And I'm back with a new chapter, an early present as it were... so enjoy!
Chapter Six: Sweet and Cold
Nightblade slammed his fist into the wall of his room as the door closed, not only had the rebel forces escaped but they made the off with a large portion of Spaceship fuel. The luckiest thing was they had not got more of it or the expensive crystals stored elsewhere.
There was a buzz at the door and it opened, Nightblade didn't look around until someone spoke.
"You fought well" the voice spoke,
Nightblade turned and saw three members of Vader's fist standing before him, Bloody Cat, Spirit Wrecker and another whose name he did not care to learn.
"Bloody Cat..." Nightblade spoke emotionlessly as he frowned,
"Indeed, Lord Vader stationed the three of us here for a different mission, I was pleased to hear you would be arriving... we located you just in time to watch your battle with those rebels" Bloody Cat told him,
"You should have stopped them from escaping then" Nightblade told him,
"We were ordered not to interfere young one, this was to be your trial" Spirit Wrecker tod him shaking her head,
Nightblade scowled as he turned, "And now that I failed that Trial?"
"Lord Vader will be calling in a different Fist to deal with it" Bloody Cat told him, "And you should leave before they get here"
"Why?" Nightblade asked,
Bloody Cat looked away and scowled, "Lord Vader is sending Blade"
Nightblade turned away and frowned, "Good... Now, I have work to do"
With that the three Fists turned and walked out of the room while Nightblade smirked.
(Several Days Later)
Nightblade walked out with the rest of the Fists to great Blade who walked off and smirked as he saw all of them, before turning to Nightblade, "Looks like I'm in Charge Again" and smirking.
Nightblade frowned and drew his pistol, firing three shots, "Never again"
Blade had to move swiftly to dodge and drew out his two Lightsabers, "So the little boy wants to play?"
Instead of answering Nightblade rushed forward, shooting with every step until he was within striking distance, Blade attempted to strike him, but Nightblade skid through his legs and took aim, firing a shot of flame from his wrist, Blade leapt back to avoid it, but dropped one of his lightsabers as he moved.
With a flick of his wrist a grapple line shot out and grabbed the saber, attaching it to his belt Nightblade smirked, "Now we finish this"
Blade scowled and used the force to send a bolt of Force Lighting at Nightblade, who rolled out of the way, shooting several more times, causing Blade to block.
Blade was forced backwards by the barrage of shots that rained down upon him from Nightblade's Pistol, forced to fall into a defensive position before Nightblade smirked, flicking a switch on the side of his pistol he aimed it again and smirked, shooting a single shot which as it made contact with Blade's Lightsaber, exploded, knocking Blade to the floor.
Although he was back standing in nearly no time, Blade scowled as Nightblade took aim once again, his eye darting to the other fists who did not seem to want to intervene in the battle. Shooting another explosive round again Nightblade walked calmly forward, each time Blade stood back up Nightblade had moved closer, until he was able to pull the lightsaber from his grip and throw it away.
Nightblade's pistol was pressed against Blade's forehead and the pair stood in silence, before Nightblade removed the pistol and picked up the Lightsaber on his belt, pressing the button he slashed twice but found Blade had recalled his own Lightsaber to his hand, the two met in a flurry of blows, from which both stepped back and aimed the saber they were holding at the other,
"You've grown in skill, but I was trained as a Jedi and now as Sith, you will be no match for me!" Blade laughed and Nightblade smirked, "You are no Sith"
With that he walked forward with the Lightsaber held at his side, its red blade glowing faintly as with two slashes, the Lightsaber cut at its former owner, Blade blocked one, but the second hit true and Blade roared in pain as his arm hit the floor.
"Y-you Bastard!" Blade yelled,
"Every Inch" Nightblade smirked as he moved forward to engage in battle again, the lightsaber's met a few more times before Blade was disarmed and his lightsaber hit the floor, Nightblade's pistol back aimed at his head.
"Give me a reason" Nightblade hissed,
"Because I am loyal to our Lord Vader" Blade smirked, "And I do naught but his orders"
Nightblade smirked, "Then think of him as I send you to your death" and with a flash, he pulled the trigger and Blade's body hit the floor,
"Now, I shall deal with the Rebels, find them, Thrawn, or do I have to do that as well?" Nightblade asked as he picked up the second Lightsaber and walked away, a smirk on his face,
"Why did you kill him?" Bloody Cat asked as he stormed up to Nightblade,
"First because of what he did... and second, because he lied about our Lord Vader" Nightblade told him, "I will not have anyone slander him..." he turned and walked faster, and Bloody Cat frowned, wondering wheither or not it would be right to tell Nightblade the truth, deciding it could wait he shock his head and turned away, unaware they had been watched...
(On a Nearby Rooftop)
Ezra and Zeb knelt as they watched the battle and the result in shock, both wondering why the one of the Empire's finest warriors would attack and then kill one of their own, more over, another of Vader's Fists... Each of whom Vader had hand picked himself.
Neither spoke as they watched the Imperial Party walked back into the base but as the doors shut, Ezra breathed a sigh of relief
"Hope Kanan's Mission is going alright" Ezra frowned, disliking being out of the mission,
"It'll be fine, but i'm wonderin'... why did that guy kill his ally?" Zeb asked,
"Maybe he's not as evil as he appears to be" Ezra told Zeb, "Maybe we can convince him the Empire are the ones in the wrong..."
"Forget it kid, he's following the Empire, doubt they'd be anyway we could get enough contact with him let alone the right method to persuade him to come to our side" Zeb frowned,
"Maybe your right, but... I dunno... I just get this feeling... like... he going to be important to the rebellion somehow..." Ezra frowned,
"Bah... I Say when we get the chance, we take him down" Zeb replied, "Now lets go get those supplies Hera wanted"
Ezra nodded as they moved silently from the rooftop and off into the market...
And done!
Shorter than usual but lots of content!
