The Nishia

Ch. 3

"When?" Qui-Gon asked.

"Nearly 8 months ago.I tried to contact you between transmissions but he had tapped them and I..well I was punished until I escaped."

The way she said 'punished' made Obi-Wan's stomach wrentch.

"I've been able to make it here only by the kindness of some transporters..then again with some I stole away."

Mace gave her a look.

"None the less I need your help." she paused taking a breath, "He'll bring the Divan down that I know, he's already using his political power in use being the King's right hand man..I'm sure by now he has power."

Obi-Wan recalled Divan as a wealthy planet but quiet a ways from Couracsant.

"And he'll drag those he knows down with it. Unless I can make it Safely back to Divan the planet is just as doomed as I am."

"The men Bant and Andeorn dragged in, hired?" Mace asked.

"Yes, though one man is still missing.I am more fimilair with him than the other three that Obi-Wan and his friends saved me from." she looked at Obi-Wan. He tried his hardest not to let his face redden.

"They've been after me since I left..they'll turn me or kill me, those are their only options."

Qui-Gon grimaced.Obi-Wan was very confused but he'd ask his master later.

"So you need escorts?" Qui-Gon asked.

"I need allies." she corrected, "He's teaching the forces of Divan in our ways it won't be long before they are near his standard and when they get there, there won't be much hope for me or Divan's way of life...even the system itself is in danger."

Obi-Wan could see the fear in her eyes but he still felt nothing in the air surrounding her that bothered him greatly.

"I'm willing to do as I can." Mace said looking to Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan.

"I'm ready for the task.." Qui-Gon said looking to Obi-Wan, "I'll explain it to my padawan and he can make the decision himself."

Obi-Wan was very surprised by that.Almost all through his appreticehood he had just basically followed his master around were ever he went.He recalled once before when Qui-Gon had left him in the care of Master Yoda because of the dangers in the mission he went on at the time. Though he was probably around 12 at the time he was now nearing 20 and his master thought the mission may be too dangerous for him?

'Don't jump to conclusions Kenobi.'he told himself.

He nodded outwardly.

"I greatly apperacate any help." Sreina smiled at the three.

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Obi-Wan shifted in his chair as his Master sat across from him.Mace and Sreina had left the apartment for the two to talk alone about the mission.Obi-Wan could feel Qui-Gon's apprenhension.

"I don't understand what Sreina is talking about.What does she mean by 'turned'?I feel no Force senstivity around her..I don't feel anything around her at all.An-"

Qui-Gon cut his apprentice off,

"I know you're confused Obi-Wan, I felt the same way when I first met her.Let me explain." he took a deep breath collecting his thoughts and Obi-Wan waited patiently.

"Sreina is one of the last of her kind..she's called a Nishia. They existed long ago,long before even Master Yoda..they were the first type of Jedi though they have no sense of the Force only the instincts of it."

Obi-Wan leaned forward in interest.

"Like us, they can use their abilities for good or evil and they turn under complete hate and anger but unlike us when they turn they almost become a completely different person with the objectives of the person who turned them."

"So if the person who turned them wants to, take over a planet or system, that's what the N-ishia will do beyound their own thoughts."

"Or die trying." Qui-Gon added, "Which pretty much ended the kind in the end..Sreina is now the last of the Light Nishia."

Obi-Wan nodded, "And her father..we can defeat him can't we?"

"Yes, we can.The Nashia have their flaws just as any kind and who better to align against him in finding those flaws then a Nishia of his own blood?" Qui-Gon said though he had sadness in his voice.

"So why is it that I can't feel her through the Force?"

Qui-Gon cleared his throat,

" Well, Sreina's mother was.." he paused, "She was a Jedi but what she nor the rest of the Universe knew was that when the blood of a Jedi and the blood of a Nishia were mixed to create a being they clashed completely because of the type of meicorines in the blood."

"Type?"

"The meticlorines in a Nishia are different than a Jedi's because it allows the being to act of the instincts of a Jedi but refuses to allow it to have to complete power of itand when the meicorines of a Jedi are introduced to the ones of a Nishia they clash completely and try to destroy eachother and will succeed and destroy the being in all."

"Then..what has kept Sreina alive?" Obi-Wan asked understanding the whole subject a little better.

He had heard of Jedi blood clashing with certain other types of blood..Sith for one but this was completely different.

"Did you notice the bracelet she wore?"

Obi-Wan brought back a memory of Sreina when he had her pinned to the building wall.He could feel a type of metal under his hand.

"Only a bit of it." He replied.

"That bracelet is what keeps the Jedi blood at bay, it sends a type of containing wave throughout her blood and cylces over the meticlorines of the Jedi keeping them away from the ones of the Nishia.One could of been made to keep the Nishia away from Jedi but her mother decided to keep the Nishia alive for her fathers sake."

Obi-Wan nodded.

"If that bracelet is ever taken off of her for more then 2 hours the Jedi blood begins to come back to life and habit..within 8 hours the two types of blood will clash and destroy."

"So she can't use the power of the Jedi at all?" Obi-Wan asked.

Qui-Gon took a deep breath,

" She can if she removes the bracelet and calls it but it brings her great danger.Calling the cells and power forward makes the process of the cells clashing to less than half the time..we're not sure how much less. "

Obi-Wan nodded in thought.

" The reason I want You to decide for yourself to or to not join this mission is because a great risk is involved, the Nishia are known to fight as well as any Jedi depending on his or her power.Sreina's father is very powerful and could match up to 3 or 4 Jedi in a weaponed battle.They're also known for teaching their knowledge.As you heard Sreina say he was teaching the forces of Divan she meant he was teaching them every known advantage over the Jedi in general..if you are ever one on one with Noviak there's a fair chance you won't come back...the same goes for any Jedi."

"He's kind of like a Sith then..?" Obi-Wan concluded.

"Yes, he's very much like a Sith just double the fighting ability and take away the Force power." Qui-Gon said leaning forward.

Obi-Wan sighed slightly and thought, his master patiently waiting on a decision.Then he spoke,

" Then keep the peace and justice we will." recalling the vow of a Jedi.

Qui-Gon smiled proud that Obi-Wan choose such words to answer.

"Then we will see the council by morning with Sreina and Mace."