They had been chopping through the jungle for a while now. It was a lot thicker the further out you got meaning the element of surprise was completely out the window. Still the temple was in sight and they had taken a position to assess their next move.

"do you see anything" Kyradia asked, Ashara was looking through the macrobinoculars while they crouched in the underbrush

"10 people in total, look like mercenaries, vibroblades and blasters pretty standard, take a look" Ashara passed over the binoculars to Kyradia. As she looked through she could see the temple, it wasn't a large structure, Kavaraa wasn't really about that. It looked a little run down she really needed to take better care of this place, well at least that probably means she isn't here. Kyradia took note of the mercenaries Ashara had mentioned 6 on the edge of the clearing and 5 on the top of the temple entrance. One stood out unlike the rest, she wasn't wearing a helmet which usually indicated some form of status, she had olive green skin and completley white hair, probably a Milirian but surprisingly young looking.

"Ashara you see the one in the middle, she looks different right, kinda out of place?" Kyradia gestured towards the Milirian

"kinda yeah can you sense anything from her?" Oh yeah if course force sensing why hadn't she been doing that? Kyradia took a second to channel her anger and pain and began to focus on the Milirian. As she did though she sensed something else, something much stronger, dark and somehow familiar it hit her hard causing her to reel back as the feeling hit her.

"Kyradia are you alright" Ashara grabbed Kyradias shoulder as she began to breathe heavily

"I uh dunno I sensed something else and uh I think i've sensed it before" Ashara looked worried but stoic how was she always so calm

"we probably shouldn't waste any time then, how should we approach?" Ashara was right no time to waste

"uh um take out the ones on the ground one by one then move in sound good?" Kyradia was a little flustered, she couldn't put her finger on what just happened and that angered her

"yeah ok i'll go left you go right" Ashara seemed very focussed, Kyradia hoped that meant this would go off without a hitch. They split off and Kyradia headed for the first target turning invisible as she moved, as she approached the first target she tapped into the force using her new found anger to stride to the first mercenary stabbing the through the back. She quickly slinked back into the shadows and headed for the next guy, she followed the same strategy as it was tried and true to work but as she moved up she heard a volley of blaster bolts fire in her direction. She quickly pivoted to deflect the bolts sending them back towards the mercenaries on the temple in an array of purple light.

"shit, so much for stealth"

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how had they seen her had they seen Ashara? no time now she quickly sprinted to her intended target spearing him through the chest with her lightsaber before he could react, where was the third? She spotted him as he turned around ready to shoot, with a powerful throw her saber glided through the air slicing him in half. As it did she heard another volley of blaster shots damn no lightsaber, she quickly rolled out the way as they scorched the grass, seconds later she felt the lightsaber return to her open hand. Just the people on the temple now, she hoped Ashara was doing better on her side, Kyradia channeled her seething rage as she crouched down and then suddenly springing up onto the temple with a single jump. As she landed she saw two mercenaries focussed on her, the Milirian was looking around frantically and the other two were seemingly focussed on Ashara, perfect. With a sudden burst of force lightning she shocked the mercenary on the left incapacitating him when she felt a searing pain hit her shoulder suddenly. The other bastard mercenary had managed to shoot between her armour plates the lucky bastard, she shook off the pain channeling it into a devastating force push which sent him flying off behind the temple. Kyradia took a second to make sure her arm was ok when she noticed a sudden vroom sound, Lightsabers? had Ashara already dropped the other 5 mecernaries? She turned to see the Milirian staring at her holding a yellow lightsaber "so this is more than just a mercenary raid then" Kyradia said with confidence, this kid didn't know what she was in for.

"why are y-you attacking we're not hurting anyone" she looked like she was trembling a bit, to be fair Kyradia did have a reputation

"lets see you're trespassing on someone else's property with hired guns and what feels like a pretty dark presence in this Jedi temple" this kid probably didn't know half of what she was doing "I mean I could go on" defiantly seemed like a patsy

"you're one to talk about dark presences you're sith" well she was right there but it was different

"technically yes but I saved the galaxy I think that gives me a free pass" can't argue with that she was good sith

"n-no you didn't you're just another tyrant I can't let you stop us" she lunged at Kyradia with her lightsaber which Kyradia blocked easily. Damn it Ashara I tried to diplomatic I promise

"you don't wanna do this kid" Kyradia kneed her in the side before going for a slash along the midsection but to her surprise she managed to dodge it ducking and going for another swing which Kyradia blocked with the force. Kyradia went for another incapacitating slash this time opting for the legs but again the milirian managed to dodge it this time with a jump, damn this kid was acrobatic. As she landed she went for her own slash to Kyradias legs which despite her best efforts worked causing an uncomfortable laceration to her right leg. Damn it my robe is ruined Kyradia thought as she reeled from the strike, she was surprised the milirian was so adept for her age but this was more of a fight than she had had with a jedi or sith in months. But nonetheless it shouldn't go any further Kyradia channeled the pain of her leg and shoulder and tapped into the force to sweep her legs dropping her to the ground with a thud. Kyradia put her lightsaber to her throat hopefully indicating to stop fighting as she had won.

"y-you cheated" the Milirians face was scrunched up in anger but Kyradia could sense the fear in her eyes

"there's no cheating in a battle kid if you had that control over the force you would've used it too" Kyradia wasn't planning on killing her, not only could she have information but she was a pretty accomplished fighter which was very curious. As she stood over the Milirian she heard the sound of a lightsaber as Ashara made her way up the side of the temple, thank god she's ok. She was in battle with the last two mercenaries and was opting to knock them out instead of killing them, oh maybe Kyradia shouldn't have killed them, well this would be difficult to explain. Ashara clocked the first guy in the head and he dropped like a ton of bricks to the floor but the mercenary behind her threw down a flashbang blinding her. Shit Ashara is in danger but the prisoner but Ash- Kyradia quickly sprung into action throwing her lightsaber straight through the guy as he approached Ashara. As she turned back around though she felt the the sudden movement of the Milirian as she scurried to the temple edge before jumping down. Kyradia tried to stop her with the force but couldn't act in time "DAMN IT SHIT FUCK ARSE" Kyradia continued to curse as Ashara moved up to her at which point she composed herself.

"uh thanks for saving me"Ashara was still squinting so the flash bang probably hadn't worn off "sorry the Milirian got away"

"nah it's ok we can get after her i'd rather you're ok" Ashara weakly smiled, Kyradia was hoping Ashara didn't see all the dead bodies "cmon we should go follow her no time to waste" she grabbed Asharas hand and quickly headed away from the dead bodies….