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Path of the Jedi Part 2: Yavin Trials

The day finally came when the Jedi arrived at the Temple to pick their Padawans and begin a more extensive training. Amourian was helping Menyra with her force pushes and pulls. "I hope I'm good enough for a Jedi, but at this rate." She tried pulling a lightsaber to her, wobbling as it came to her.

"All you have to do is calm down and focus. The force will flow through you, and do the rest." Amourian said. "I guess" she said, closing her eyes and concentrating on bringing a book from across the room to her. Instead, Amourian rushed up and kissed her, wishing her good luck, as he left the room to go to his trial.

It was held in the Training Room, and the room was dimly lit. The presence of the force was strong, wafting around the room. The walls were covered in shadow, and in the center of the room sat the rock used for testing force powers. From the shadows a voice spoke out. "Please lift the rock, Amourian." Amourian reached out with the force and lifted the rock without a problem. After pushing, pulling, and destroying the rock, the door opened.

The light outside the room was so bright; a dark figure was all that could be seen in the doorway. The figure walked toward Amourian, and activated their lightsaber. Amourian jumped back and drew his lightsaber. The door shut and the figure became shrouded in darkness, only to be seen by the glow of her green saber. The voice spoke again. "Amourian, this is a test to see your lightsaber skills. You can begin anytime, Menyra."

Amourian was paralyzed in surprise of the last test. He tried not to let his emotions cloud his judgment, and his ability to use the force. That was the only way he was going to beat her, Menyra being the superior swordsman. Menyra leapt from the shadows and slashed down, narrowly missing the testing student. Amourian countered and parried Menyra's attacks, occasionally getting a point for mating non-fatal blows.

Amourian noticed how she kept her left leg open and decided to act upon it. He ducked her horizontal slash and swept her legs out from under her, holding his saber to her neck. The lights brightened and it took a little while for Amourian's eyes to adjust. When he could see again, he noticed the Jedi lined up upon the walls. "Very good Amourian, you passed the trial." The same voice said, this time with a face. It was Luke Skywalker, head of the Jedi Academy.

Menyra extended her hand and he helped her to her feet. "Im sorry you had to fight your best friend, Amourian, but it was the ultimate test of how you could handle your emotions." Luke continued, walking toward him. He extended his arm and held out a new, better, lightsaber. Amourian, along with the rest of the students, had practice lightsabers with low intensity. So instead of cutting through limbs, it seers the skin. He turned on his new lightsaber, which glowed blue, and tried it out. "It suits your fighting style and is made specifically for you." Luke said.

Another one of the Jedi stepped forward. "I am Jaran Rikus, and I will be your master, if you accept." Amourian bowed to Jaran and said "Yes of course" Jaran smiled. "Good, collect your things, and say goodbye to your friends, we leave in the morning."

Amourian bowed again, and left toward his room, only to find Menyra, playing with a new blue lightsaber. "You got picked too? Good job!" Amourian said giving her a hug before coming to the conclusion that they won't see each other for a long time. "Don't worry, Amourian, you have a Datapad and so do I. We can keep in touch when ever we need to." An awkward silence filled the room as they started to pack, to go their separate ways, and to become Jedi.