All right, folks. I haven't really counted how long its been since I finished Love and War. But here is the first chapter to its sequel. To the brink. The intro is fairly short and it will have a slow build up throughout the story but that's where the Pursuit chapters kick in with the action. So, here is the first chapter. Enjoy!
Recovery: Chapter 1
A thin sheen of cold sweat settled over the Jedi Master's body as he shot up in bed and huddled himself in his arms, hands clutching at each bicep as shivers convulsed through his firm body and spiralled down his spine.
Trembling hands sliced through thin air and ghosted over his face as his forehead pressed into his palms and his breathing shuttered in deep, long puffs.
The nightmares still remained – tormenting his very soul, staining it with the darkness that almost nearly consumed him completely. All because of one man who had come so close to destroying the Negotiator.
He could feel it there with him all the time – the darkness. It was always in step with his very shadow, tormenting him like an omen. Lifting his head up and gazing with haunted eyes through the cracks his fingers made when they opened, the Jedi's body was tense as each shadow reminded him like a silhouette of the darkness, waiting to spring out of him once again and take him.
The man knew that everyone had darkness within them, and he knew, first hand, on several occasions that he was no exception. His stubbornness, however, would try anything to keep it at bay from now on. He had come so close, once again, to slipping into its clutches and being captive there forever.
Releasing all the tension and weight from his position, he fell back onto the soft and mildly damp mattress beneath him and dragged the covers up so close to his chin, as if the turquois shimmersilk would offer him some form of safekeeping.
Bearing impatience to the dawn, he slowly closed his now darkened blue eyes, ready to take on the rest of the night.
No one heard the soft, pain-filled moans of his nightmares from his room.
Okay, so I'm sorry for its length, but, for some reason, my first chapters seem quite short for stuff like this. Not all chapters will be so short. I hope this was okay. I was trying to create an omnious, dark feeling - trying to make Obi-Wan feel watched by a shadow of what he has recently done. So I hope I didn't disappoint you. My fingers are crossed that this little piece for the start of To The Brink satisfies you. :)