Garo Conquest of Makai
ESKK: New chapter let us begin this my readers.
(Start Colosseum)
The Garoken was surrounded by guards as many Zygarrian's tried to draw it but the weapon would not budge for anyone. It was clear to see that this was no ordinary sword but regardless of that fact many attempts were made to release the weapon from its spot. Even then all of those attempts had been met with failure left and right. It seems the Garoken would only respond to those who were most worthy to wield it and so far none of them were worthy, not that any of them knew of these facts and one more fact on it. But what very few knew was the memories that were tied with this sword not only of those who wielded it but of those who had come across it in some form.
(Scene Break Unknown)
A child was seen running around laughing a playing as he held a wooden sword in his hand. As he enjoyed his life it seems he was with three others one being a woman who held an infant in her arms wrapped in cloth to keep said infant warm and a man in a white duster over ebony robes. As he walked up to the boy he put a hand on his head and smiled to him as the boy smiled back. On the man left middle finger was none other than Zaruba as the boy smiled to the man before him. They were in a humble home together as on display was the Garoken in its sheath awaiting to be used once more.
The boy then reached out with his hand to pull the Garoken torts him but the sword did not budge in the slightest as the man chuckled and walked over to it. "This sword can only be wielded by one acknowledged by the Golden Knight." The man said taking the sword with ease.
"Then how can I be acknowledged dad... you're the strongest Knight in the Galaxy." The boy said as he looked to his father who smiled sadly to the boy.
"Andros." The woman said walking over to her son as she passed the infant over to the protocol Droid Gonza who took her over to the child's nursery. "Your father isn't the strongest of Knights it only looks like he is too many." The woman said smiling to the boy who was a young Andros. "The reason for this how your father is as he is... well it's something you must find for yourself." The woman said as she looked to her child to which Andros was confused but that was to be expected from him.
(End Flashback Andros)
Andros was given a cell in a wing akin to solitary confinement for a castle. His guard looked inside and saw Andros to his surprise back on his feet already training as he sent out punches and kicks as if preparing for something. The guard was impressed with his resilience as he was weaponless and blinded but still trying to stay strong through it. Andros would not be beaten like this he refused to allow such a thing. So long as he could breath, so long as he could stand on both his legs and so long as he had both his arms Andros would never give up the fight.
The guard tried to focus on his work but every time he tried he eyes went back to Andros never seeing anyone with such willpower before. It wasn't until Andros ended up hitting the wall that he fell back to the ground showing he was still adjusting to his lack of sight. "Well glad to see you're still lively." Zaruba said as Andros heard his partner speak.
"Don't have much of a choice there... Zaruba." Andros said as he got back to training in his cell.
"What are you planning to do, Andros?" Zaruba asked as he was glad to have the plate on his face off for a longer period of time.
"I'm getting out of here and rescuing the others." Andros said as he then returned to training as he had a plan and a goal for the plan to accomplish. And he wasn't going to give up not by a long shot after all he still had those who needed him as one who protects and nothing residing in either the light or the darkness was going to stop him from fulfilling that sworn oath inherited from the ancient past.
(Scene Break Shara's Group)
Shara was with Churi, Logos, and Phonon as they finished setting up their small outpost using the Smugglers ship as the main part of it. They would have used the Gold Storm but A they left it with Anakin's ship the Twilight, and B this guy owed Churi a shit tone of money which she exchanged for several favors that would add up to what is owed her.
The Togruta were more than happy to be freed and happy to help their saviors rescue the rest of their people. So what's the plan to rescue Master Kenobi and Captain Rex?" Shara asked as she looked to the trio.
"We wait." Churi said as she sat there looking over her plans.
"That's it we just wait?" Shara asked in shock to this.
"Not like we can do much as is, we can't just go in as a rag tag group of soldiers because 99% of the time we'll be shot dead before we save the day." Logos said being the logical one for the first time in like... forever.
The Republic Fleet should be here soon but until then we're going to need to stay put and wait it out." Churi said as she looked over some plans of attack while tinkering with some Madou Tools of her own.
"Patience I can work with that I suppose." Shara said as she then went off to mediate and be patient for the battle to come.
(Meanwhile back in Andros cell)
Andros ran towards a wall to leap up on it and back flip off of it as well, keeping up his training, doing flips and kicks before try to do a side flip only to fall on his side, soon getting up and try again, with the Zygarrian guard attention now fully on Andros, as he saw him train his hardest without his blindness affecting him in anyway.
Soon Andros tried again and succeed with a follow up of kicks, a tornado kick, and the round house kick before stopping for a hand strike.
The Zygarrian guard shake his head a bit as he went back doing his duty letting Andros do his training, as Andros soon fall on purpose to swing his legs around to stand back up follow up with strikes with his hands as Zaruba said to him, "I see. The passive stance?"
Andros dive down to the ground as he leap off the wall again, it seem there was another purpose to that as he was knocking the loose stones off the walls and dive down to pick them up while keep on moving to make it seem he was just training if the guard was still watching him as Andros said to Zaruba, "Protecting myself will be vital from here on."
"You can't see and you're without the Garoken, and your saber, and your without the force," Zaruba said as to tell Andros is at a disadvantage with Andros now limited with his force abilities again, as saving Shara from before was too much for him with his empathy was unleashed, he felt the pain of all the slaves that came and gone from the auction house was too much, and only had enough strength to try and stall for his sister and Jinga to escape, as right now all he can do is depend on his other senses and skills to escape… somehow.
Andros flips onto his back to the ground as he give a pause on his training for a moment to say, "Yeah."
"Makes me wonder of why haven't you given up yet?" Zaruba said as the odds are stack against Andros, as the young Makai knight smile and said, "Why? Because I have a promise to keep… and I can't afford to give up now as if I do then I have truly failed."
(Flashback)
Andros mind flashes through his memories the time he try to pull Garoken from its sheathed as he said towards his parents, "I will draw this sword one day."
His memories flash forwards to the day the horror attack and destroyed his home, his father died by this foolishness, his sister was soon taken away by the Jedi, and soon follow by his mother's death sometime after on her death bed, before stopping to show young Andros as he stood in front of two graves, "I will be the strongest knight I can be… I will be the strongest to protect everyone."
His memories flashes again to the present time when he was being carried off as he spoken his message through Zaruba, "I'll be fine on my own, just keep my sister safe, help the others get freed, and take care of that horror. I'll escape on my own... somehow someway, I will meet you guys again, as that is a promise."
(End flashback)
"I have to keep my promise to my late parents, my promise to my friends. I can't give up now," Andros said to Zaruba as everything he said was said through their link with each other as Zaruba give a smirk sound as he should have known Andros wouldn't give up, if his ancestors didn't give up themselves, why wouldn't he?
Andros lay on the ground of his cell as he relax to catch his breath, and building up his energy for what is to come next, then suddenly the Zygarrian guard's communicator rang out before a message came through saying, "A notice to all members. We have report of missing slaves."
The Makai knight raise his head to this as he could guess what is happening right now as his friends are making their move to help free some slaves, and possible to help rescue everyone else that been taken captive as the message went on saying, "Suggesting by the action of those who were working with the Jedi and had escape the auction house. Be on the lookout and capture all intruders on site."
The Zygarrian guard heard it as he turn it off as he knew what that meant, as he soon turn towards Andros cell to check up on him hearing him being silent for some reason, and to his shock, he didn't see Andros in his cell at all as he quickly rush up to it with his keys, getting it unlock quickly to get in, but suddenly Andros came down from above and kick the cage door open, stunning the guard for a moment as the door hit him, force him to back away.
With Andros quickly grab the Zygarrian guard and pull him into the cell, and force him up against the wall with his arm at the Zygarrian Guard's neck while using his free hand to remove the guard's weapons and whip from him as he said to the guard, "Sorry about this."
The guard looked surprise by this as he wonder how a blind boy could do this as he said, "What do you think you're doing?"
"I'm going to break out... and help my friends," Andros said as the Zygarrian guard was shock to hear, and the Queen had order them to keep the boy comfortable in his cell and not lay a hand on him unless told so, as he said to him, "You'll never get far as you are."
"I am getting away... There is something that I must do," Andros said as soon enough Andros had left his cell with the Zygarrian guard in there with the door lock and all of his weapons and his communicator were outside the cell, out of reach with the guard looking piss at this as he was taken down by a Blind boy.
(Outside)
Andros arrived at one of the bigger rooms in the castle as he had his hand on the wall to help guide him through. Using the Force to weaken his empath abilities was having an effect on him. With the sudden loss of his sight his other senses were over compensating for the lack of sight. But when he walked out into the open a Zygarrian saw him causing a scene.
"Hey! You!" They called out and in turn began to run torts Andros who knew what to do.
Andros took one of the rocks in his hands and proceeded to throw it at the guards. All was silent for him as he could hear their footsteps coming torts him as well as the pebble hitting the ground. Acting similar to Echo Location Andros got ready for them as they came straight at him. Andros then rolled through his attackers and began to fight. One of them got a whip to his arm and thus Andros allowed it. But as it shocked him Andros gritted his teeth and with a show of strength grabbed its owner and threw him to the others. Andros then dodged another attack and went to kicking his attacker back.
Once he had room Andros jumped off the ledge and to the ground below intended for the platform across. When Andros bombed his landing he heard the guards coming after him and proceeded to run for it once more. Andros continued to run for it knowing they would not give up the chase that easily. But just then Andros unaware of the stairs fell down them which caused him more pain as the result. Andros kept running unaware he had help from a familiar face nearby.
(Jinga)
Jinga watched as Andros was making a run for it and smirked knowing full well where Andros was going. He knew exactly where Andros was heading to and knew how to best help him and that was to clear a path for him. Jinga in turn jumped to another building and started making his way to the auction house to help clear the path for Andros to take back his sword.
(Back with Andros)
Andros was punching and kicking his way through the guards in the main street as many Slavers and Slaves alike saw the battle taking place. Andros was fighting his way through them showing how strong he was with or without his weapons. Two of them had Andros pinned with their whips only for Andros to use those whips to pull his attackers close. Once they were pulled he punched the two hard enough to knock them both back. Just then Andros was nearly hit by a stun shot causing him to use the whips to get both of them. He was lucky to get one as he then wrapped the second around another guard. Once he did so he grabbed the guy and punched him to a nearby wall where he hit it and lost consciousness.
As Andros backed up he failed to notice someone behind him but the combination of both his adrenalin and the situation Andros didn't have the forethought to check if he or she was a Zygarrian or an innocent. When Andros backed up into the person it was quickly revealed to be a Slave when he bumped into him and on instinct punched him. Many Slaves saw this as they backed away from Andros in fear to which Zaruba spoke up quickly.
"Wrong person, Andros!" Zaruba called out making Andros go wide eyed in shock to what he did.
"I'm sorry!" Andros gasped as he could hear the slave reeling in pain from his punch. "I'm sorry!" Andros repeated as he began to run for it once more knowing full well the odds were not in his favor.
(Zygarrian Queen)
"I see." Miraj said as she looked to the guard with her as Anakin overhead things. "So the boy escaped." Miraj said impressed that Andros was able to pull that off despite being blinded.
(Meanwhile back with Andros)
Andros took a breather as he was in a tunnel and slid down to a sitting position against the wall. As Andros sat there Zaruba noticed Andros was out of it right now. "Andros, what's wrong? What happened to the previous pep you had?" Zaruba asked as he knew Andros didn't meant to harm that slave.
"Zaruba… just shut up." Andros said as he sat there. "Look at me how am I supposed to fight Horrors? In my condition more people will get hurt by accident." Andros said as he sat there. "How can I consider myself a Makai Knight?" Andros asked to which Zaruba heard this.
"What'll you do, Andros? The landing pads are just ahead. If you want to run now is the chance." Zaruba said as he knew Andros was having a tough time right now. "If you were any other Knight there would be no way you can fight now." Zaruba said as he knew well enough Andros was not any other Knight. After all Andros had a powerful ally in the form of the Force. Andros stood up and began to make his way to the platforms as if ready to give up the fight after so long. "Are you willing to let all your hard work go to waste?" Zaruba asked as Andros thought about his training from so long ago while making is way to the platforms.
(Flashback)
Andros stood in the cold front of a planet similar to Illum in warm clothing and a training sword. Before him his master, Tarlos who had his axe over his shoulder. "Traverse this place for a month, fight the enemies placed here, and survive for the month." Tarlos said as he looked to Andros who heard this. "If you succeed your training will truly begin." He said and thus Andros nodded to him.
"Yes." Andros said ready to begin his training.
(Later)
Andros was seen fighting a creature of the Makai as he had his sword at the ready for it. But alas he wasn't strong enough and in under five minutes Andros was knocked down and panting for breathe from his utter beat down. In turn Andros let out a mighty roar of frustration as he laid there refusing to give up the fight.
(End Flashback)
Andros stumbled to a set of steps as he grasped the rails to stop himself from falling. As Andros fell softly this time he looked on to the darkness that was his blindness wondering if this was it. "Is giving up... the only way now?" Andros asked as he tried to think of another path of different ways but it was hard when he could not see what was in front of him.
Just then Andros fell something tug on his duster causing him to turn around out of habit. He of course saw nothing but head footsteps of sorts coming his way and in turn stop. He then felt someone sit down next to him and when he looked he was surprised to find that through all the shadows he saw someone there. It was a young girl whom Andros swore looked like his mother and his sister. But he also noted Togruta like features on her suggesting she was mixed blood.
"Is this where the story ends?" The young girl asked as she looked to Andros in confusion. "You made a promise to become Garo long ago so you can pass on all that you know to the future." The Girl said as she looked to Andros with hope. Andros then had to think on that for a moment and in turn he remembered another part of his past when he was training.
(Flashback)
Andros was running through the cave systems of his training ground a bit banged up but still alive and strong. He eventually slowed down and caught his breath for a moment before looking around the massive room. HE heard the call ever since he entered and once he got to the room he felt the call strongest here.
Andros with his limited sight saw a meditation spot of sorts in the center of the room as he swore there was a group of statues around him. In turn he entered a meditative position and focused through the Force and in turn the room began to light up with it. The Statues came to life as they were revealed to be images of Makai Knights. As they approached Andros holding their weapons in both hands Andros let them be knowing this was part of some grand ceremony of sorts. One by one the Knight statures lowered their swords upon Andros as the weapons hovered over him while he connected to the Force.
In turn the room lit up showing a realm of white with Makai Crests floating about. The spot Andros meditated upon revealed to be the crest of Garo as from above a yellow glow began to descend. Once it came down it floated torts Andros as he opened his eyes and put his hand out to the crystal in question. Once he did Andros smiled when he looked upon his own Khyber Crystal. As he inspected it he smiled further as he made a promise feeling this crystal was a sign of sorts. "I... I won't ever give up, I'll become Garo." Andros said as he looked upon his Khyber Crystal before he pocketed it not planning to make a Lightsaber at the moment but opting to keep it as a memento to his training.
(End Flashback)
Andros then gasped as he looked to the girl only to see that she was gone now. But Andros hand rested on something as he felt it and saw it was the stones from before his initial escape. He knew what they were the stepping stones to his journey and thus Andros had resolve returned to him. "What is it?" Zaruba asked as Andros then got to a meditative stance and focused.
"It's not over yet." Andros said as he began to focus through the Force. His other senses may be over compensating for his loss of sight but his senses sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste were nothing in the face of the Force. The Living Force a most powerful ally to have regardless if you were Jedi or not. As he focused he could feel the world around him he couldn't exactly 'see,' it but he can feel it. Thus he took the stone and threw it to the ground and the ripple began and thus he knew where he was going now. Andros then jumped off the stairs to the ground below and in turn got ready.
'These legs can still run.' Andros thought and thus took off in a sprint. As he ran Andros bellowed a mighty roar of defiance against defeat.
(Ahsoka)
As Ahsoka was still in her cage she could feel it. Andros was out in the city she didn't know how but he was there. She felt the shift in the Force minor it may be but she knew instinctively it was Andros. She could hear the talk that Andros had gotten out already and knew him well enough to know he wasn't coming her way, not yet. She knew where he was going because in the end he cannot be Garo without his Garoken.
'Go Andros.' Ahsoka said mentally knowing where Andros was going.
(Garoken)
The Zygarrian's were taking turns trying to pull out the Garoken, in its awakened form, but each one that tried had failed as the sword would not budge. The Garoken can only be wielded by those chosen to be the Golden Knight and the sword knew that none of them were Garo. In turn Garoken sent out a call through the Force and to those who can hear it in order to summon its true master.
(Andros)
Andros came out of a dark area when he stopped and heard the sound. Blade clashing against blade and with it a whisper in the air and through the Force. 'It's calling me.' Andros realized as he knew his sword was calling for him. 'The Garoken.' He continued and thus sprinted once more to locate his missing sword. 'These ears can still hear.' Andros mentally said as he was not going to give up that easily.
As he ran he used the Force to know what was in his path if he needed to avoid it or power through it. 'Even if I can't see... my eyes isn't my only strength.' Andros reminded himself. 'All of my hard work won't go to waste.' Andros continued on as he avoided a pillar with ease. 'Only those chosen to be Garo can pull out that sword!' Andros went on as he ran to where the Garoken was. 'I'm going to prove it by pulling the Garoken out!' He mentally roared out as he knew where to go now.
(Jinga)
Jinga was also running to where the Garoken was as he made his way to its location. "Jinga this is a foolish move you know." Alva said as she looked to Jinga.
"You going to stop me Alva?" Jinga asked to which Alva then chuckled.
"Stop you? The opposite in fact I'm going to help you." Alva said as even she had a few ways to help Jinga without fighting herself. As Jinga ran he looked to the side and saw the other Jinga smirking sinisterly in a shadowed spot. But he then vanished as Jinga had more important things to worry about which was to help his best friend.
(Meanwhile back over with Andros)
Andros came out to the open streets stumbling on a wall to catch himself, as he stop a moment to catch his breath, with the slave and homeless people around him looked at him strangely, with some recognize him right away before they back away to stay away from him.
"Andros, go straight. I'll tell you the rest of the way," Zaruba said giving Andros a hand as well as he raise his hand up to talk to Zaruba as he said, "What's up Zaruba? I thought you would just let me do this?"
"I am the eternal partner to Garo, and as far as I know your still Garo and you would most like get into trouble If I don't help you," Zaruba said as Andros smile to this, as he realize even if he is alone and powerless, he still have friends to help him out, and that include Zaruba as Andros said, "Then let's go!"
Andros said as he ran straight ahead and didn't slow down as he thought, "Even if I fallen behind, or if I lost it all…"
Andros trip, rolling in the dirt for a bit before he catch himself and started to stand back up as he thought, "I'll start over from the beginning!"
(Flashback)
Young Andros ran across the ice lands before he fell, as his body shivers he didn't huddle his body to keep warm, he just gotten back up and keep on running, not stopping for anything, not giving up at all.
(End of Flashback)
Andros keep doing so, as he ran towards his goal, his destiny, his future as he thought to himself, "Remember the past!"
Andros ran into a stand as he ran a bit off course and fallen down in a bit of pain.
(Flashback)
Young Andros fell down as well, but he gotten back up and give a yell as he went on running again.
(End)
Andros keep on going, running pass some creature fighting with knives, scaring them off when he did and soon ran into a pole in the ground and fell down again.
(Flashback)
Young Andros fell again as he give a cry, "Ow!" soon getting back up as he knew he can't stop now as he gotten to his feet and said, "Damn it!"
(End)
Andros gotten back to his feet as he thought to himself again, "For years I train with my friends."
(Flash back)
With Young Andros looking a bit older in a jungle area as he held up a training sword as he face against Jinga, with Phonon watching, Logos cheering, Churi who was holding BD, and many wookies around cheer out as their teacher watch from afar.
"And we fought together," Andros thought as his younger self leap up in the air with Jinga as they clash swords with each other with spark flew from their swords.
(Later)
Young Andros is seen resting up against a rock with BD came walking up to him, along with his other friends giving him company as they all sat by a fire as Andros look towards them and said, "Let's give it our all again tomorrow, but this I'm going to win."
BD beep out as he cheer out for his owner, believing that he can with some of the others laugh at this.
Soon enough as the everyone going to sleep, Young Andros was still up as he look up seeing a moon above him with many stars in the sky as he said, "Good night. Mother, father… and Korona, wherever you are at, I'm sure you're seeing the stars as well."
Young Andros turn towards BD and said to him, "Good night G." as the little droid beep out before headed off somewhere else.
(Flash forwards)
"And I overcame the final ordeal."
Years later when Andros was old enough to receive Garo, with his face cover in blood from the most dangerous training he did before hand, as he grasp Garoken and pull it out from its resting place.
Soon enough he was face with a madou droid that held a horror within as his final test as he summon forth Garo and cut down the madou droid horror in one slash when he summon forth the armor.
(End)
As Andros ran he was far from done as he tried to leap over a wall but only hit it and was knocked back by it. 'But it wasn't done.' He remembered as he then tried again and jumped over. Later Andros was seen running down an area with his right hand on a hand rail as he ran to where he knew the Garoken was calling for him. 'There was many more challenges to face down that road.' Andros remembered as he jumped over another railing only to hit the wall and fall to the ground below. But he did not let that deter him.
'I won't let it end here.' Andros mentally vowed as he remembered losing his eyes while running further to where he knew his destination was. 'I want to believe in my power!' Andros called out mentally knowing full well he could not give up so easily.
Andros began to remember the past both far off and recent as he remembered his childhood training. As his past childlike self, trained his older self, repeated those moves in his cell. With each move it was clear Andros was returning to the basics to rebuild himself so to speak.
Soon Andros was seen sprinting down the streets as he looked to his side and swore he saw his past self, running with him. As he did this he smiled and both began to leap over the obstacles that came there way. It wasn't long until Andros had climbed up to a building top but did not let that deter him. He sprinted to the edge and in turn both Andros and his past self, jumped over it using the Force to enhance this leap to make it to the other side. Andros was not going to surrender not by a long shot eyes or no eyes. He then managed to grasp to the opposing ledge and began to climb up it.
'I can't give up.' Andros vowed as he climbed up the ledge. 'If I give up... it's all over!' Andros mentally called out as he knew the auction house was close now. He sprinted torts it refusing to give up the fight until the fight is won or his life was forfeit.
(With Shara)
Shara's eyes shot open as she felt a small pull through the Force and smiled as she realized something good had happened. "Andros." Shara said as she realized Andros was ok. The others heard her and smiled knowing full well why she senses it and was glad to see Andros was alive and well.
(Scene Break Garoken)
The Zygarrian Guards were surrounding the Garoken keeping an eye for anything out of the norm. But just then they heard movement and looked to see that Jinga was at the door glaring at them. "All of you step away from the sword. Your hands are unworthy of wielding it." Jinga said as he glared at the slavers with contempt.
In turn the Zygarians glared at Jinga ready for whatever he may have up his sleeve. In turn they guards came at Jinga who in turn began to fight his way through all of them as they came. He sent powerful punches and kicks their way fighting off is foes as they came. It was clear Jinga had the advantage here when it comes to skills but his foes had the advantage when it comes to their numbers. But as Jinga fought his way through them all he was quickly getting over powered by them for even he had a limit to how much he can take. It wasn't long until Jinga found his arms being wrapped up in the energy whips of the Slavers as he was being forced to his knees.
Jinga refused to fall though as they kept going as another whip wrapped around his neck in turn. The shock coursing through him was making him waver but through grit teeth he refused to surrender to these slavers. But as he fought on defeat was starting to look more and more like a reality. The Zygarrian's realizing they weren't going to solve anything like this charged Jinga and in turn began to dog pile on him one after the other. In turn Jinga found himself held down by the Slavers as he gritted his teeth against them all.
But just then they were all caught off guard when a powerful Force Push was used to blast the door off its hinges causing all eyes to go to the origin. The Door flew across the stage but from the smoke Andros walked out injured but none the less alive and well. Jinga seeing this smiled as he saw his best friend had at long last arrived. "Andros, about time." Jinga said smiling happy to see Andros was alive and well.
The Zygarrians seeing Andros all charged at him as some even left Jinga to try and bring down Andros. As Andros saw them he felt them through the Force, and in turn knew they were coming his way. 'Here they come.' Andros thought as he was ready to deal with them as best he could. Unaware to Andros a camera was watching the whole thing broadcasting it live to another location.
(Meanwhile with Ahsoka)
Ahsoka growled as she was being shown what was going on with Andros. They wanted to break her but she refused to break and saw these Slavers using such a dirty move to get her to break. But that would not happen as Ahsoka was stronger than that so she knew what to expect. As the guard smirked thinking he got Ahsoka the Togruta knew in Andros' current condition he would be hard pressed to win but she had faith in her lover that he would succeed and stand victorious.
"That boy will not make it, with the way he is and the numbers he faces, there no doubt about it he will die," The slaver said as give a low dark chuckle laugh as Ahsoka didn't let him get to her as she keep on watching the screen as she thought, "He will make it."
(Back at the auction house)
The guards were soon upon Andros, as he knock away the first guard before blocking and avoiding the many strikes the guards made at him, as he was about to be pile onto, Jinga suddenly leap in to save him, pushing half the guards with the force and use his sheath sword to hold back the other half up against the wall.
Andros stood up again after that as he begin to walk towards the stone platform where Garoken is at, but suddenly the guards that Jinga first taken on block the way as one said to him, "Where do you think you're going whelm?"
One of them activated their energy whip as they prepared to take Andros down by order of the head guard, with Andros slowly taken a fighting stance as he prepared to fight them as another guard said, "Do you think you can fight us, and in the state you're in?"
They laugh at that but Andros held his ground and prepared himself as one guard suddenly came up from behind him as he was about to strike Andros with a Taser rod of sort, but he dodge that at the last moment, with the guard turning around quickly to strike him, Andros block it and using the moves he was using in his cell to block and strike the guard, hitting his weak vital areas and knocking him out as well in less than a second.
The group of guards were surprise by this as they saw one of their own was taken down like it was nothing for Andros these guys were nothing like the Jedi and was prepared to take them on, but Jinga heard a communicator coming on one of the guards as they called out for reinforcements, with Jinga taking action himself as he strike the guards he held back with his own strength and charge at the group of guards that stood in Andros's way with a mix of his strength and the force as he yell out to Andros, "Go Andros! Draw the sword!"
"GO Andros!" Alva cry out as well encouraging him to go as Andros give a battle cry as he said, "Alright!"
Andros rushes towards the stone platform with no more guards stood around it, but before he could reach it, he trip at the entry way and landed in the dirt, with blood and sweat drips off his head, he took a moment to relax and waited for the sound of Garoken to call forth to him.
Closing his eyes as he listen, and listen very carefully as he blocked out any other noises. Soon enough Garoken rang out with the sound of Sword clashing against another, it had called out to Andros, as the young Makai Knight stood up and went over.
Jinga look over to Andros and saw he was nearly there, with the down guards slowly looks up to see what had happen, and the camera droid looking down at him, watching him carefully showing the viewer who was watching it.
(Ahsoka)
The young Jedi watch as Andros had arrived at the Auction house and most of the guards were taken care of, as she smile with the head guard growl at this as he wanted that boy dead but it seem the guards could not even take care of one blind boy with Ahsoka whisper out to the screen, "Do it Andros."
(Andros)
With Andros crawl up onto the stone platform and reach out his hand for Garoken, as he felt it, he stood up on his own strength without putting a hand on Garoken's handle until he was on his feet once again and grasp it.
Jinga was losing strength as he did think the guards would be relentless, and it didn't help to know more guards were on their way with Alva said to him, "Hold on Jinga as long as you can."
Unknown to Jinga as a guard came out another, as he slowly walk over to Andros, with a dagger in his hand to stab the young Makai Knight in the back when he gets close, Andros as he began to talk to his sword as he said, "Garoken... Do you still acknowledge me?"
As all of his memories from before flashes again in his mind, with all the struggle he went through, the pain he felt, all the blood sweat and tears he shed, and the challenges he face to get there to stand before Garoken like he has before as he said, "Am I still a Protector?!"
The memories from before when the Auction went on, to him fighting off the guards, going blind by Shara's saber on accident before pushing her out to safety while blowing away Garoken out as well went it change as well suddenly, with Andros grip the sword with both hands with Jinga look over to him and yell out, "Andros!"
(Ahsoka)
"Andros," Ahsoka said softly as she watched Andros about to be stab and hope Andros can pull out in time.
(Andros)
Soon with all of his strength, force, and soul, feeling all the pain and hearing the cries of all the slaves coming at him at once, with Andros give a great cry as he pulls Garoken, it soon glows brightly with Andros had pull the sword out from the stone platform and swing it behind him to slash at the dagger the guard was holding, breaking the blade at the hilt, with the guard back away in fear of this with Andros raise Garoken in the air with a golden light from above shine down upon him.
(Split screen)
Everyone that was witnessing this were surprise by this, with all the guards as seen the boy who was blond pulled out a sword that no one else can pull out with Jinga and Ahsoka smile to this as Andros had succeed and retrieve Garoken once more.
(Andros)
"I am a Makai Knight! Andros Ruststorm! The Golden Knight! The one who has inherited the title of Garo! The one who will protect!" Andros shouted out to the heavens with his voice echoing out that any slaver and slave that were near heard it loud and clear, with a light shining over the Auction house they could not believe what they were seeing, as the slave felt something they have not felt in a long time... Hope.
Andros give a serious look as the guard that stood before him soon ran off in fear seeing the strength in Andros eyes, even though they were dim due to the blindness, he can see Andros soul through them as it was burning brightly and overwhelming.
Jinga give a nod to this as his friend was once again Garo, and he was stronger than ever as he feels it, Andros has become stronger.
Suddenly the auction house was swarming with guards, as they came out to the center area and surround Andros, with Energy whips in hand as well as blaster, ready to shoot Andros.
Andros lower his arms and Garoken as he sense the many guards around him, and the camera that was looking down upon him as he look up at it, giving acknowledge to it and the people that was watching through it as he said to it, "You and your race have made too many people suffer, cry out when they ask for mercy when they couldn't take it anymore and made them do something against their will."
The zygerrians looked at him strangely as they wonder what the boy was going to do as Andros raise his sword with both hands as he said to all of them, "This will be you punishment, the mark of your sins upon the Galaxy!"
Soon enough Andros brought down Garoken with all of his might as the guard watch carefully as things almost seem to be moving in slow motion, as Andros focus the Force through Garoken giving it a mighty power, as when the blade of the sword touch the platform, everything shook.
A cloud of dust came forth, and the land around the zygerrian shakes as they felt it from their feet. No longer could stable themselves to keep standing, soon a great tear as heard as from the dust cover area.
A huge crack came forth as it rush across the ground and soon reach the walls of the auction house, but it didn't stop there, as the crack soon travel upwards of the auction house reaching to the top of it with another one form in the opposite side from it as by the look of it, it almost seems the auction house itself was cut in two.
(Outside)
Everyone around could not believe what they felt, and what they had seen, the auction house itself seem damage with the cracks that can be seen on the other side as well, no one could explain what just happen with the zygerrian empire itself shaken in fear by this.
(Auction house)
Back in the auction house when the dust started to clear, the guards look and saw Andros was gone, and the stone platform was destroy. As they all look around and try to figure out where he went, along with the other that has help him was gone too as they were nowhere to be seen at in the area.
(Ahsoka's cage)
The zygerrian guard that was watching looking beyond anger as he throws the remote to screen, cursing out in his people's native tongue screaming out in rage of what he saw as he could not believe a blind boy was that powerful.
With Ahsoka could not help but smile greatly to this as not only Andros gotten back his sword, but left a mark on the zygerrian empire that no one will forget, and no doubt the slaves could rise up from this as she said, "You did great Andros."
She and the guard wasn't he only one that was watching, as the two birds forms of the Son and Daughter saw what had happen as well, and they didn't know what to say to this as it was something unexpected even by force standers as they saw the young Makai Knight that had everything against him had succeed against of what they thought might happen, but it seem they cannot see into a future that was changing for everyone.
(Later with Andros and Jinga)
Jinga had Andros arm around his shoulder as the Shining Shadow Knight helped the Golden Knight get to his temporary hideout. "Geez we're both pretty beaten up huh?" Andros said as Jinga laughed a bit in response.
"Me? Have you seen yourself? Oh sorry." Jinga joked as Andros smirked not caring he was without his eyes right now. "But yeah we've been beaten up good, I wonder if this is how Logos feels?" Jinga added as the two shared a laugh at their perverted friend's expense.
"But..." Andros trailed off as Jinga knew what he was going to say. "We've still got to do this." Andros said referring to now only the mission but the tombs as well.
"We have to do it." Jinga began before looking to Andros. "All of us." He said agreeing with his friend.
The two shared a laugh between them as they made their way back to Jinga's hideout. If Churi, Logos, and Phonon were here it would be just like old times for them back when they trained together. But for now Andros and Jinga were content with this as the two made it out alive. They still had to save Anakin and Ahsoka from the queen after all and let's not forget Obi-Wan and Rex from the slavers. "First let's get you healed up a bit then we can go postal on the Slavers." Jinga said smiling to Andros who nodded in agreement.
"Right." Andros said as he then went silent for a bit. 'Ahsoka... just wait for me I'm coming for you.' Andros mentally vowed as he was going to save Ahsoka no matter the cost to himself. As he walked with Jinga the two knew very well that they had friends and close allies to rescue and as ones who protect they would save them no matter the cost to themselves. But despite this Jinga main goal was to return to alive to see Barriss while Andros was to return with Ahsoka and all of their friends in tow. Despite what the Jedi believed love and the attachments one forms with others can truly grant a strength unlike any the Galaxy had ever seen through the Force.
(TBC)
ESKK: Hey new chapter is done and I hope you all enjoy reading the chapter. Now then be sure to review before leaving and as I always say folk's ja-ne.