Chapter Five: State Of Insanity

"I thought I told you to put a shirt on." Vorexa said with a roll of her eyes.

Anakin handed her a piece of cloth and Vorexa glared at it. "There's my shirt."

Vorexa scowled, "Your shirt just happened to be burned and you didn't? So very logical, that is."

Anakin flashed her a humorous grin and stepped in front of her. He always had to be in the lead. He claimed it was to keep everyone else protected if anything attacked, but truly it was just because he was accustomed to being superior to those around him.

He thumbed the activation switch of his lightsaber illuminating the surroundings in a shroud of ice blue light. They were still unsure as to what state Saar'ii was in, how skilled she was, and where she was even located. If she appeared out of nowhere, Anakin didn't want to waste a second activating his lightsaber for protection.

The scent of acrid fumes still lingered in the air from the other day's explosion and the only sound was that of creatures and rolling waves. With a psycho killer on the loose trying to find you, it just wasn't a pleasant picture.

Anakin nudged Vorexa then looked at her lightsaber hilt so she comprehended the instruction. She nodded and activated her lightsaber which revealed a bright yellow blade. "Where do you think she could've run off to?"

"No idea, but it's definitely not far away if her intentions are to kill anyone around here. She couldn't have had time to find transportation off of this planet in her medical condition anyway." He responded.

"Why would she wish to leave when you're here?" A cold voice drawled from behind and the snap-hiss of a lightsaber was heard.

Anakin whirled around to face Saar'ii, her eyes were in fact glowing green and she had a maniacal grin on her face. It was definitely not an image he'd wish to see.

"What's so great about my presence?" He asked conversationally.

"If you weren't here, you wouldn't get the pleasure of watching your dear girlfriend die by my blade." Saar'ii said and used the Force to choke Vorexa.

Was Saar'ii a Sith or was this an effect of whatever illness she's ended up with? Anakin thought to himself.

Fear began to creep into his mind and he tackled Saar'ii sending her to the ground and releasing Vorexa of the Force Grip. Vorexa remained on the ground, gasping for breath, but she was still alive. Saar'ii's lightsaber had landed on the ground as well, deactivating as it fell.

Saar'ii appeared to be depressed somehow, even if she was insane at the moment. Her green glowing eyes peered into his own and her voice sounded as it had earlier instead of cold and maniacal, "Anakin…tell me where….Caedus is…" She gasped.

Anakin was confused momentarily, but if he told her then perhaps she would chase him down and kill him instead of that burden belonging to him. "He's on the planet of Korriban."

Saar'ii Force Pushed him away from her and his scarred back slammed into a nearby tree. He slumped down to the ground and remained there, writhing in pain.

Saar'ii grinned again and grabbed her fallen lightsaber. She activated it and walked towards Vorexa's gasping figure. "Now, you'll understand how it feels to be severed of everything valuable in life."

Her blade came down; severing Vorexa's right foot, then she removed a vibroblade from her belt. "And darling, this is only the beginning."

She placed the vibroblade neatly against Vorexa's face then left a deep cut through the flesh right under the left eye down to her shoulder. Vorexa's face was tear streaked and she was still gasping for breath. Anakin's vision began to fade causing him to lose consciousness once again.

"I'll leave you both to die." Saar'ii said as she threw her vibroblade, implanting it into Anakin's right shoulder.

Anakin regained consciousness shortly later, there was no sign of Saar'ii, but his shoulder felt as if it an inferno had decided to live there. He looked down and heaved a sigh. Carefully, he removed the vibroblade, flinching when it was finally removed. "Just what I needed…more wounds from some power crazed person."

He looked at Vorexa's immobile figure and was filled with the emotion of fear once again. Why can't I be stronger?

He grabbed a tree branch using his left hand in order to stand. "This is hell…" He said to himself.

He slowly walked to Vorexa and stared for long moments, finally coming to conclusion she had managed to survive. "Vex…get up."

"Can't…" She responded shallowly.

It was then that he noticed her foot had been severed; his heart felt heavy. It was his fault for even wanting to find out who Saar'ii was in the first place. "I'm going to find someone to help-"

Vorexa cut him off, "No, she might come back. Besides I'll manage nothing too bad; just a severed limb and a deep cut. "

Vorexa was strange; she didn't think something serious was ever that bad. Anakin shook his head, "You need medical attention. Don't even tell me you don't, because then you're just being typically stubborn."

"Fine, get Xior to come out here, we'll find Saar'ii once I'm healed. You and Jashakyrr go find your blasted twin." She said acidly.

"I'd like that idea if you weren't being such a brat about it." He retorted.

"I'm just acting like you is all, Mr. Perfection!" She said angrily.

"Mr. Perfection? Oh, that's rich, Miss Hypocrite." He snapped.

Vorexa looked hurt for a moment, "Get out of here."

"Gladly," Anakin replied and walked away to his Y-Wing. He was going to find Caedus alright, and Caedus was going to die for all the lives he had taken.

He commed Xior, "Xior. Vorexa's in need of some help, she's injured in a forest nearby the destroyed Fountain Palace."

"Thanks for the information, Anakin, I'll find her." Xior replied almost instantly.

Now to find Jashakyrr and eliminate the newest threat to the galaxy, He thought.