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I stepped through the doors and felt the immense power of the force. A door opened up inside of me full of awareness.
***
Brakiss could sense the change in her. Being around ysalimari for so long, he was worried that it might affect her force power. With his hand on her shoulder he could feel every aspect of the force pulsing through her veins. She was untrained and that's what Brakiss had hoped for. After failing to instill the dark side on the jedi twins, Jaina and Jacen Solo, Brakiss had long hoped to mold a dark jedi. The jedi twins had been trained since birth, but Kristi was untrained. Knowing that Kristi couldn't escape because of the hold on her planet, she would make an excellent apprentice for Brakiss. Soon she will call him Master.
***
We walked to a platform that overlooked a large chamber. In the center were chairs surrounding a raised area and throughout the chamber there were various areas to practice the force. In the chamber I could see other beings practicing the force. One human I noticed above all else, was a teenager who looked about my age, with brown hair. He was just sitting observing all the others, I could feel myself reaching out to him. He turned his head and my eyes met his in just a quick glance.
Brakiss could sense Kristi using the force, even though she was hardly aware of it. He stared at the boy and his eyes averted from hers. Interesting, he thought.
"Come," Brakiss said, "there will be time for all this later."
Brakiss took her to his chamber to begin her training. I sat down in a chair and could feel the pressure of Brakiss's eyes on mine.
"Master Brakiss," I said hesitantly, "how exactly did I acquire the midi-chlorians to use the force?"
"You are familiar with midi-chlorians," Brakiss said somewhat surprised. "Well, no one on Earth has the proper midi-chlorian count to even begin to understand the force. No one in your family has a high count. The midi-chlorians in you multiplied by themselves. They have increased in number as you've matured and grown."
Brakiss paused, "you still doubt your force ability?"
"Yes," I said uneasily.
Brakiss took out an oval object placing it on his desk. He lit an orange flame in the center of the object.
"Close your eyes and concentrate on the flame," he said. "I want you to change the flame."
"How can I do that if I can't see the flame?" I asked with my eyes closed.
"You don't need to see the flame to use the force. It's just like the wind, you can't see it, but you know it's there. Now concentrate."
I closed my eyes and cleared my mind, envisioning the flame in my mind. I imagined the flame changing colors from orange, to red, to blue, to purple.
Brakiss sat there looking at the flame as it changed to all the colors of a spectrum. He had to dispel all her doubts of her potential.
"Now open your eyes and stare at the flame," he said, "focus on your anger. Open yourself up to the dark side, release the anger you've been suppressing for so long."
Brakiss watched as Kristi's body went still as her eyes looked at the flame. Her eyes seemed to change and he could see the reflection of the flame in her eyes. The room began to grow warm and the flame grew more intense, then the flame grew quickly and it nearly touched the ceiling.
My anger had nearly blinded me, as the flame shrunk back to its original size. My doubts about my ability were gone and I could tell by just looking at Brakiss, that he knew too. I wiped my forehead with my hand to brush sweat away, when I felt a cold chill nearly freezing me to the bone. I was numb and had no emotion, then all I could feel was the cold. Then a wave of fear hit me, then a strange calm.
"Why were you afraid?" Brakiss asked quietly.
"Because I had no emotion," I said. "A human's range of emotions is what separates us from the animals."
"Indeed," Brakiss said, "you have hidden your emotions. The stoic expression on your face hints that you have no emotion. But I realize what many people don't, inside your mind is racing at top speed and you're full of emotions. Release your anger and see the possibilities that anger has."
"Perhaps someday I will," I said. "But I will keep my anger inside and that serves as an inner power. I don't have to show emotion to express it." I paused for a moment, "and you yourself realize that, Master Brakiss. You've taken extra care to hide your emotions. Many think emotions are a sign of weakness, but in reality it's a sign of strength. People like you and me have to hide our emotions."
"Your perceptions are correct," Brakiss said. "You will make a fine apprentice, not only are you strong in the force, you are strong mentally as well."
We stood at the same time.
"It's time for you to go to your room or as we like to call it, your meditation chamber."
Well, I hope you like the story so far. Please R & R and tell me what you think. Thanks to those who have reviewed the story thus far. May the Force be with you.
I stepped through the doors and felt the immense power of the force. A door opened up inside of me full of awareness.
***
Brakiss could sense the change in her. Being around ysalimari for so long, he was worried that it might affect her force power. With his hand on her shoulder he could feel every aspect of the force pulsing through her veins. She was untrained and that's what Brakiss had hoped for. After failing to instill the dark side on the jedi twins, Jaina and Jacen Solo, Brakiss had long hoped to mold a dark jedi. The jedi twins had been trained since birth, but Kristi was untrained. Knowing that Kristi couldn't escape because of the hold on her planet, she would make an excellent apprentice for Brakiss. Soon she will call him Master.
***
We walked to a platform that overlooked a large chamber. In the center were chairs surrounding a raised area and throughout the chamber there were various areas to practice the force. In the chamber I could see other beings practicing the force. One human I noticed above all else, was a teenager who looked about my age, with brown hair. He was just sitting observing all the others, I could feel myself reaching out to him. He turned his head and my eyes met his in just a quick glance.
Brakiss could sense Kristi using the force, even though she was hardly aware of it. He stared at the boy and his eyes averted from hers. Interesting, he thought.
"Come," Brakiss said, "there will be time for all this later."
Brakiss took her to his chamber to begin her training. I sat down in a chair and could feel the pressure of Brakiss's eyes on mine.
"Master Brakiss," I said hesitantly, "how exactly did I acquire the midi-chlorians to use the force?"
"You are familiar with midi-chlorians," Brakiss said somewhat surprised. "Well, no one on Earth has the proper midi-chlorian count to even begin to understand the force. No one in your family has a high count. The midi-chlorians in you multiplied by themselves. They have increased in number as you've matured and grown."
Brakiss paused, "you still doubt your force ability?"
"Yes," I said uneasily.
Brakiss took out an oval object placing it on his desk. He lit an orange flame in the center of the object.
"Close your eyes and concentrate on the flame," he said. "I want you to change the flame."
"How can I do that if I can't see the flame?" I asked with my eyes closed.
"You don't need to see the flame to use the force. It's just like the wind, you can't see it, but you know it's there. Now concentrate."
I closed my eyes and cleared my mind, envisioning the flame in my mind. I imagined the flame changing colors from orange, to red, to blue, to purple.
Brakiss sat there looking at the flame as it changed to all the colors of a spectrum. He had to dispel all her doubts of her potential.
"Now open your eyes and stare at the flame," he said, "focus on your anger. Open yourself up to the dark side, release the anger you've been suppressing for so long."
Brakiss watched as Kristi's body went still as her eyes looked at the flame. Her eyes seemed to change and he could see the reflection of the flame in her eyes. The room began to grow warm and the flame grew more intense, then the flame grew quickly and it nearly touched the ceiling.
My anger had nearly blinded me, as the flame shrunk back to its original size. My doubts about my ability were gone and I could tell by just looking at Brakiss, that he knew too. I wiped my forehead with my hand to brush sweat away, when I felt a cold chill nearly freezing me to the bone. I was numb and had no emotion, then all I could feel was the cold. Then a wave of fear hit me, then a strange calm.
"Why were you afraid?" Brakiss asked quietly.
"Because I had no emotion," I said. "A human's range of emotions is what separates us from the animals."
"Indeed," Brakiss said, "you have hidden your emotions. The stoic expression on your face hints that you have no emotion. But I realize what many people don't, inside your mind is racing at top speed and you're full of emotions. Release your anger and see the possibilities that anger has."
"Perhaps someday I will," I said. "But I will keep my anger inside and that serves as an inner power. I don't have to show emotion to express it." I paused for a moment, "and you yourself realize that, Master Brakiss. You've taken extra care to hide your emotions. Many think emotions are a sign of weakness, but in reality it's a sign of strength. People like you and me have to hide our emotions."
"Your perceptions are correct," Brakiss said. "You will make a fine apprentice, not only are you strong in the force, you are strong mentally as well."
We stood at the same time.
"It's time for you to go to your room or as we like to call it, your meditation chamber."
Well, I hope you like the story so far. Please R & R and tell me what you think. Thanks to those who have reviewed the story thus far. May the Force be with you.