Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
A/N: Things are starting to get interesting eh? This chapters going to be a little shorter than usual but don't worry I'll make up for it soon enough.
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Aida was stunned, of all the things she could possibly have expected her Master to say retreat was the farthest possible thought.
The two combatting lightsabers flashed back and forth with a level of speed and skill Aida had never before seen, the gray of Nevans and the red of the attackers came crashing together and became locked in a dual of wills.
"Aida!" The strain was very clear as he called out to her. "Leave now!"
And she ran, she cleared the dockingport and kept running, everyone seemed to move so slowly in contrast to her it seemed as though they were almost standing still. Something in the tone of Nevans voice willed her on never stopping once till she reached the Demons Foe she quickly entered the security code to deactivate the ships security systems an then went directly to the cockpit.
Her hands danced over the controls as she sent a transmission to the first person that came to mind.
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The two moved back and forth gracefully, if it weren't for the danger and deadly intent it would have been a beautiful sight, pitch black, two glowing blades of energy flicking back and forth, sparks thrown into the air.
Nevan fought with all he was, pressing every strength he had, all his knowledge and wisdom, but no matter what happened he seemed to be unable to do anything. Backing away from an overhead strike from his opponent, Nevan reached out through the Force and sought out a piece of debris and sent it hurtling at the attacker only to have it be struck by a bolt of blue lightning.
In that split second Nevan caught the image of something that caused fear to rise up in the back of his mind, all the fears he dreaded were indeed true.
He was constantly on the defensive now, his adversaries power seemingly growing stronger and stronger by the second.
With threw his hand outward and sent a wave out through the Force knocking his foe to the ground.
Nevan then reached out and found what he was looking for and with a simple connection the lights flared on, several sparking out soon afterward and the few remaining giving out a dim light, but it was enough.
Lining the walls of the dockingpad, which was large enough to easily hold something the size of the Demons Foe were black clad figures.
Nevan deactivated his lightsaber and let it slowly drop from his grasp, clattering to the ground, the noise barely reaching his mind too filled with terror.
A sensation that had been nagging the back of his mind had wound up being more important than he could have possibly known, he wasn't fighting one of them, he was fighting the collective power of the entire group.
Somehow they had managed a Force link on a level Nevan had never believed possibly, that knowledge and Force power of the whole should have been too much for the one assailant to handle but they had managed it, and this was a fight Nevan couldn't win.
"So kill me already, this is a waste of valuable time." Nevan urged them.
To his surprise his enemy deactivated his lightsaber and took a step forward.
Nevan frowned in confusion "What?" He glanced around the landingpad for a moment before it hit him, "Not again."
Those were the last words that exited his mouth before he was barraged with blue lightning, and soon unconscious.
One of the figures stepped forward and with a motion of the hand Nevan's body lifted off the ground and trailed behind him as he headed for the exit, followed by the others who silently filed out.
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"Did you get a look at who attacked you?" The small hologram of Qui-Gon inquired.
Aida shook her head "No, it was dark although before we went into the pitch black of the landingpad but I think it was a she, and she was human, I couldn't see much but I do remember her eyes were the oddest colour, sort of bright purple."
The hologram appeared to freeze as Qui-Gon thought on this.
"Stay there, since your Nevan's Apprentice it would be stupid to assume I could keep you cooped up, so all I can say is gather information, do not do anything stupid, wait till we get there."
Aida nodded
"We'll be there soon, there's been a bit of a problem and the fastest we can get there in a few days."
"Goodbye Master Jinn."
Aida pressed a button and the little hologram flickered out of existence.
The anger at being unable to do anything only fuelled itself, causing her to become angrier at her inability to quell the emotion.
Sitting down on the floor she took a deep breath, and began a simple Jedi calming exercise.
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Twenty three hooded figures sat in a circle.
"He is the one who defiles our existence." One spoke.
Another spoke, "He must be destroyed the ghosts demand it."
"Weak!" A third one shouted, "You fear him, and you fear the wrath of the fallen."
The third one began to advance on the second.
"Enough." A fourth one spoke calmly, "I have my own designs for the paladin."
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A/N: Once again sorry for the short chapter, anyway what did you like, what didn't you like, any mistakes and please review.