[Dooku's Castle, Serenno]
Savage Opress
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"I am glad you brought the lightsabers from Devaron" dam his aristocratic voice that makes everything sound like an insult
"They are trophies Master" and they are mine to use
"Trophies? Indeed, regardless with them you will build your own"
is…is he serious I don't know how to build anything, much less how to construct a lightsaber
"I can sense your confusion, but we will remedy your lack of knowledge. Kneel with both in front of you, call upon the Dark Side, hear the sound of HATE"
I do as he bids me, kneeling in the middle of the room his desk Infront of me and Dooku Infront of it, looking down on me.
I start to fall into a trance and once more I can clearly hear the glorious melody of agony that the Dark whispers in my head.
There in the edge of my consciousness I hear it again, but this time is different.
THERE IS ONLY PASSION
The next line of the code, passion the singular focus onto an object or objective by an individual.
There is no need to for me to see as I feel the pieces moving, like a world rearranging itself to fit new life, the pieces cry out into the void that is the Dark Side.
The crystals resist or more accurately try to resist the change.
"Good, you noticed how the crystals are rejecting you, you will subjugate them, pour into them everything you feel, your hate, your anger, your fear and your pain."
As he says this, I can feel him moving closer
"Make them hurt. MAKE THEM BLEED" the moment he finishes talking I feel danger.
"agggrr" gritting my teeth is all i can do as I feel the current of lighting in my back.
I…will…never…let…him…break…ME
"Yes, feel the HATE use the PAIN channel all your ANGER"
"I will KILL YOU FOR THIS" saying this I feel as the lighting gets stronger
"Don't lose focus my apprentice, bleed those crystals make them yours"
Concentrating once more on the Dark Side I channel everything I feel into the floating crystals.
As I do, I feel them begging, crying to let me leave them be as they are. Flashes of my brother Feral and his companionship while living in Dathomir. Haven't you also experienced pain they say.
The pain of losing a part of yourself with the death of your brother.
Pushing past the feeling I ignore the images…clever things these crystals trying to sympathize with me.
But they have made a crucial mistake seeing my brother doesn't make me sad and weak.
IT MAKES ME ANGRY
I push more and more energy into them and finally open my eyes to see them start changing color.
They look beautiful…like the color of fresh spilled blood or the red of a perfect apple from earth.
I cannot look away, even the lighting that was causing me so much pain before seems like a distant sound barely out of reach and the electricity in my being is disappearing into the red gems before me.
Guided by something more than me I combine the lightsabers into one blade capable of separating, like the one the Jedi in Fallen Order used.
A blade with two hearts.
The force lightning stopped, I didn't notice when, but the aftereffects can still be felt, I don't think I can move my body. And only my anger stops me from crying from the pain.
"Hmm an interesting weapon, suitable for some of the more complicated lightsaber forms, a pity I would have appreciated another user of Makashi, but your build would have made it difficult to use to its fullest"
"You would call your combat form simple?" I said while trying to regain a semblance of strength
"It is exceedingly simple for me"
arrogant bastard, ughh my back feels as if ants were trying their best to burrow under my skin as they chew everywhere
"I will not let you kneel there forever; we must start your education immediately. Get up and follow me"
I will kill him, I will…
"Yes, my Master"
I was now in a different room with several droids in it and a big screen
"I assume I am to practice with them" I said as calmly as I could I don't wish to experience Force lighting again so soon.
"Perceptive"
aaah the sweet flavor of sarcasm
"The screen will show you what you need to know about the basics of lightsaber combat. once you are finished, I will instruct you further in others after seeing how you learn Shii-Cho"
The screen lights up as Dooku walks out and a robotic voice starts
"Attacks and parries in lightsaber combat are described by the body zones they target. In idealized sparring drills, most attacks are executed with horizontal swipes, while parries are carried out with vertical blocks meant to push the point of the enemy's blade away"
oohh no, not a droning mechanical voice, it's the hell of customer service.
A diagram of the six body zones appears in the screen
"Zone 1: The Head"
I hit myself on the head to concentrate, this is important.
"A zone 1 attack consists of a vertical chop at the head, with the goal of vertically bisecting the opponent, and the corresponding parry is a horizontal block"
this could literally mean life or death in the future
I wish there was a way I could simply skip this and still get the knowledge…
"I hope you paid attention Savage"
"Yes Master, I was very diligent"
the hours learning from a boring robot were torture
"Tell me then which Zone do you think compliments more your fighting style?"
"Zone 2, attacking the arms and sides with horizontal strikes are more my style, they let me inflict great damage and if blocked my superior strength still causes some problems to those defending"
"Very well, now which of the three rings of defense is the most important for you?"
"The middle ring Master, as it lets me defend from quick blows and helps me deflect blaster bolts easily. The guard positions the blade being held at right angles, with the upper and lower guards being horizontal, while the left and right positions being vertical"
"Excellent, a complete answer with the positioning of the blades, had you not said anything about it I would have punished you"
Sadistic bastard I can feel the disappointment in you at not being able to abuse me more
"Thank you, my Lord"
"Tell me, what is your preferred mark of contact and in your opinion which of the standard ready stances suits you best?"
"The Sai tok would be my preference the sweeping strikes that cut one's enemies in half and the best stance for me would be the Jedi Ready stance that is almost identical to Ataru's opening stance"
"An insightful answer, I have decided what to teach you" finally no more studying
"But first we will spar, do try your best" shit I thought he wouldn't hurt me since I answered correctly but it seems nothing will deny him his fun
"As you say Master"
We are once more in Dooku's throne room he positions himself at the center of the floor and bid me to do the same
"Ready your stance" is all he said before igniting his saber, I did the same and ignited only a single blade
Pushing myself into it. the dominant foot was held back, with the blade in a vertical parry position on the dominant side
Dooku had his lightsaber pointing towards me, he is waiting for me to make the first move.
I gather the force around my hand and throw a telekinetic blow, he is surprised, I can tell by the widening of his eyes, but it only last a moment.
He evades moving to his left.
Launching myself at his right side with sweeping motion trying to cut of his arm, he moves me aside with a wave of the hand and slashes my leg, barely. The armor that covers my body softens the blow, but i still feel it.
The heat and pain shock me into action, I try to unbalance him with a kick as I rise with an upward slash, which he easily blocks.
"An interesting start but your technique is lacking, try again"
As we take our opening stances once more, I decide a full-on rush will never work. Better improvise, jumping to the walls and from them I move as fast as I can trying to make him lose focus
"A predator's tactic in the wild to run around their prey looking for an opening, basic but not bad" he says this while tracking me with his eyes
I decide it is finally time to attack, it would be useless to continue wasting energy like this if it doesn't work.
Going for his back or as close as I can get, I release another force push to unbalance him, this time he counters with his own and the energy vanishes.
This time I go for his head, a decapitation strike, he blocks but the force of the blow is greater than he expected as he grunts while bracing himself.
Oh shit he got angry.
his eyes turning a yellowish orange in the light of the room signal me the danger I'm in.
Moving faster than I can he delivers several strikes to my body; I recognize what he is doing.
The shiim one of the basic marks of contact, a more minute wound to an opponent by the edge of a lightsaber's blade.
He is showing me that if he gets serious, he could have killed me three times over with those wounds at the base of my throat and over my hearts, alien biology sure is weird but having two hearts is cool.
Thanks to my armor I am not that hurt but now I'm filled with something far worse than pain…FEAR, fear at the strength of Count Dooku and at the unimaginable strength of Darth Sidious.
"With the proper training you could be a powerful warrior, you have a natural ability, but we must hone it" he says as I kneel Infront of him filled with fear
"Fear is useful, but you cannot let fear dictate your actions, now are you up to the challenge?"
calming down I feel anger growing within me as well as envy to the power he has displayed
"Yes, Master I am ready"
I get up and move to my master's side
"We will concentrate on forms II, III and VI, can you name them Savage?"
"Of course, form II is Makashi your preferred form, form III is Soresu and form VI is Niman"
"From Makashi you will take the opening stance and fluidity of movement, Soresu's constant blade movements for defense will make a powerful offense with your great build and Niman's inclusion of force-based attacks accompanied with its simple form will give you flexibility"
"These forms will make you a force to be reckoned with and a most excellent weapon in this war, the stances will be studied in the room where you learned the basics, recover your strength and meet me in the yard for your next lesson"
These are the pillars from the show they look marvelous, like the ancient works from the Aztecs on earth, all look as if made by hand.
"Your connection to the force is strong but we must test how strong it really is"
As he talks, he starts to levitate all the pillars and I can feel my skin tingle at the way the force gathers.
They fall back into place with no scratch on them, they really are well made.
"Now lift them, as many as you can as long as you can"
I can hear the threat in his voice, I don't relish in the punishment that awaits me should I fail in meeting his expectations.
I call on the Dark Side of the force with all my might, its melody grows, the air around me feels colder.
Concentrating on my hate for Ventress, the pain in my heart at the death of my brother and the anger it inspires. Suddenly the melody gain's purpose.
The hate becomes almost unbearable. And then…
I hear it again but this time…
PEACE IS A LIE
THERE IS ONLY PASSION
With a howl right from the most obscure parts of my being, I start making four pillars float; the code gives me strength, it brings my anger purpose, it makes the pain go away.
I let them down gently.
Without thinking I ignite my lightsaber and block a sudden stream of force lighting redirecting it to the ground.
"I didn't tell you to stop but I will commend you for your reflexes"
He stops the lighting but with a quick movement of the force my saber is in his grip
"However, you will not escape your punishment for defending yourself"
"Master please mercy"
I feel so pathetic at begging him, but I really don't want to feel the lightning again
"You are very foolish to ask that of me, as you know there is no mercy in the Dark"
PAIN
Unimaginable pain starts coursing in me, my veins feel like they are on fire and the feeling of ants eating at my flesh returns but this time it's in my face.
The only thing I can do is scream
"I HATE YOU; I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!"
it doesn't lessen the pain, but it still makes me feel better.
"This is the way of the Sith" his cultured voice responds calmly over my screams of hate and pain.
Finally, after what feels like an eternity but was only a few seconds he relents, and I can breathe easy once more.
My body twitches as the last of the electricity leaves my body and I stand once more
"You have completed the first stages of your training, as reward I give you a new assignment"
great a new mission…wait then the moment approaches my revenge is near.
"You will go to Toydaria and bring me king Katuunko, alive, kill all who might interfere"
"Yes, my Master it will be done"
I respond while kneeling. Soon very soon my brother will finally rest, his killer will be gone.
"Don't be too exited my apprentice, you will go tomorrow I want you to start practicing the forms we talked about, wouldn't want you to embarrass yourself should you encounter a better opponent this time"
Well shit… practice time it is.
Author note: Hello it is i, here again...anyway now i'm all caught up to the other sites, i hope you enjoy it and like always it is my duty to remind you that the next chapter is up on my Pa-treon for a dollar. if you rather not pay, i will be seeing you on the first of April.
Pa..treon../KalJc