A Deadly Battle.

On the planet Azeroth, Arthas and Uther were preparing to deal with the mysterious dark figures. Whatever they were doing, it was nothing good, as the two jedi could sense the darkness from a long distance. Nova had already scouted the area and gotten a solid look on the enemy base. The mysterious people were a mixed race, and they had Orcs among their ranks. Normally this would be something Master Thrall could help with, but they had a feeling that they didn't have time to wait for him, since the dark people were doing something and whatever it was, they could not afford to wait any longer than they've already had.

Nova had made a holo map of the enemy base so they could plan their attack "Their base isn't very big, but it's well guarded. They certainly have strong warriors among them, and the leader is an Orc. It was hard to make out, but he looked like a blade master".

"I've heard of Blade masters. They are legendary orc warriors, known for their mastery over melee weapons, and nearly unbeatable in close combat. Even Jedi and Sith have struggled against them in the past, with one Blade master named Samuro even killing a Sith Warrior in single combat. But they are supposed to be honorable warriors, a true Blade master would never go down such a dark path... not willingly at least" Uther commented.

"If that is the case, then someone must have corrupted them" Arthas said.

"I am inclined to agree. Whatever they are up to, we can not allow them to succeed. The King's soldiers will give us the support we need to stop them" Uther said.

"I... have a bad feeling of what they are doing" Nova spoke, making the two jedi look at her "While I was scouting, I noticed a lot of dead people. I spoke to one of the King's commanders and he informed me that many of the villagers were missing from their home villiges... I believe these dark figures are sacrificing them".

Arthas clenched his fist "Monsters. Then we should hurry and get in there so we can destroy them".

"Calm down, Arthas. Remember, we are Jedi. Vengeance is not our way. If we allow ourselves to be consumed by our darker emotions, then we will become as vile as the Sith" Uther said.

"Yes master..." Arthas said as he forced himself to calm down. Though his anger was understandable, since this were his people that were being butchered by those horrible monsters.

Uther smiled "That said, if you're feeling up to it, I want you to lead the attack".

Arthas looked surprised "Me? Well, of course!".

"I will scout the area to make sure our enemies isn't planing an attack of their own. If they attack while we're away, there is no telling how many people will die" Uther said.

"I won't fail you, Master" Arthas promised.

"I know you won't, Arthas. May the force be with you" Uther said.

Arthas walked out, and Nova watched him leave "You sure it's wise to let him lead the assault? He is really upset".

"I know Arthas can struggle with his emotions from time to time. But I trust him, he will not let his anger turn in to hate" Uther said.

"I hope you are right" Nova said, but she was still concerned.

Arthas soon left with most of their troops to the dark cam. camp. Uther was doing what he said he would do, scouting the area, as he could sense something was amiss. He looked down and saw something glowing. He reached down and touched it, then he suddenly took out his lightsaber and blocked and attack from an Orc Blademaster who had tried to ambush him.

"Jedi fool! Your efforts here means nothing! Soon, our dark masters will will claim what is rightfully theirs! And the whole galaxy will burn before their unlimited power!" The Blademaster said darkly.

"Yes, I've heard these words many times before before. You dark side worshipers will never learn!" Uther strikes the blademaster, which quickly disperses into dark mist "It was only an dark image... Impossible, only high level Sith sorcerers are capable of something like this. Damn it, what are they up to? And who did this to them?".

Meanwhile, Arthas approached the camp. He alongside Nova crawled over to an ledge and watched their enemies. They had had several captured villiges, a human male, a female Twi'lek and... her child. Before Arthas could do anything, the Blademaster decapitated the adults with one swing. The child cried for his mom before he was mercilessly killed himself. Never before had Arthas wittnessed such cruelty. Killing unarmed prisoners where bad enough, but a child? That was crossing a line, a very dangerous line.

Arthas anger grew like a raging fire before he stood up and ignited his lightsaber "ATTACK!".

The soldiers did not hesitate to obey Arthas' order as all of them wanted payback for what had been done to their people. The attack was swift, with the enemies barely being able to react before blaster fire rained down on them. Several were killed instantly, but many more remained, and the warriors of the dark camp quickly railed to meet their attackers... Their eyes glowing red, and their faces consumed with madness. The dark side was at work here. But Arthas didn't care at the moment, he only cared about avenging his people.

Wielding his blue lightsaber like a warrior, Arthas cut down several of his enemies. She slashed a orc across his chest, cut down a human with a swift strike to his gut and impaled a Protoss through the heart. So many different races where here, even some dark Gungans where there. Three gungans ran at Nova who had taken up a sniping position. She shot them down but felt one was trying to stab her from behind. She blocked the strike with her sniper, before kneeing the Gungan in the gut, then moved behind him and snapped his neck.

She looked at her sniper and sighed in annoyance when she realized it was to damaged to fire with, luckily she had a back up plan "Lena, you're up".

"Coming in now, Love" Lena said as she flew over the enemy camp with her ship, firing well placed canon shots that took a big chunk out of the enemy ranks, without harming a single one of her allies.

The Dark Blademaster slice through a trio of soldiers. He then proceeds to cut down one who was trying to stab him from behind. He slashes another guard through the chest with his sword, while delivering a brutal back fist to another soldier's face, sending him flying against a wall with a fractured skull. He attempts to swing at his last remaining foe, though the soldier ducks under the sword. However, the soldier's follow-up stab with a vibro blade is swiftly interrupted by the Blademaster smashing him in to the ground with his fist.

The Blademaster clearly enjoyed killing his foes, however he soon noticed his forces where being swiftly defeated. Knowing he couldn't win, he decided to retreat. However, Arthas noticed this and he refused to let that butcher escape after what he did. Arthas swiftly cut down an enemy before he chased after the Blademaster, leaving his allies to deal with the remaining enemies.

As the Blademaster was running through the forest, he sense someone was following him. He slid to a halt and turned around to see Arthas standing before him, his lightsaber still ignited.

"You didn't really think you would get away did you? Not after what you did to my people" Arthas said coldly.

The Blademaster glares before he smirked and held up his blade "So you are their prince. You will make a worthy sacrifice".

They clash blades, and Arthas noticed the Orc's blade could block his lightsaber. Of course, most Orcs were Mandalorians, so it would make sense for a Blademaster to possess a Beskar blade. Arthas uses the force to push the Blademaster away, but the strong Orc recovered quickly and began to strike at Arthas, who blocks and counters each strike with his lightsaber. The Blademaster delivers a kick that makes Arthas fall back, but he performs a back-flip to land on his feet. The Blademaster attacked him again, but Arthas avoids his trike and slashed him across his back

The Orc growls in anger and pain as he began glowing with dark side energy. He blocks Arthas' lightsaber and delivered much more powerful blows than before. Arthas blocked them the best he could, but The Blademaster was unnaturally strong, even for an Orc, and Arthas felt his arms shake from every strike. The next blow knocked the lightsaber from Arthas' hand. Arthas quickly uses the force to stop the following blow which could've killed him, and quickly uses the force to pull his lightsaber back to his hand, and with a swift motion, he cuts of the Blademaster's hand, who falls to his knees, holding his burned stump.

"It's over, you lost" Arthas declared.

The Blademaster only chuckles darkly "Have I? You really believe you accomplished anything here today? Your people are still dead, and my masters got their sacrifices".

"Who are your masters?!" Arthas demanded. He was angry and frustrated, and needed answers.

The Blademaster only laughed as he ignored Arthas' question "Do you want to know, what your precious people said befor I killed them? They wondered, why hadn't their beloved prince returned yet? Why is he doing nothing while they all die? Where is the prince? Oh where is our hero? Hahahaha! How does it feel to be such a failure of a prince?".

As the evil orc laughed, Arthas angered reached a new height as he raised his lightsaber. The orc keeps laughing... right until the moment when Arthas cuts his head of, finally killing the evil Blademaster. A bittersweet end to such a vile beast. But killing this beast wasn't enough for Arthas. he was going to find those masters and kill them too... he will avenge his people.

However, his actions had not gon unnoticed. Nova saw what he did... She knew there was no need to kill that orc after he lost his hand. They could've captured him and maybe gained some information from him... But Arthas just killed him... he killed a defenseless prisoner.

After the battle, Nova decided to rest up by spending time with Lena. The two were now in their bed inside their ship. Both were naked as they were cuddling. However Nova had a hard time relaxing, and there was clearly something on her mind.

"Ok love, what's bothering you?" Lena finally asked.

Nova sighed, of course her lover would notice "It's arthas... He worries me".

"Arthas? Why would you be worried about him? He is a fine jedi" Lena said.

"Jedi are supposed to carry themselves with honor and mercy, never allowing their emotions to cloud their judgment. True warriors of light. But Arthas... I saw him. He executed an already defeated foe... Jedi's don't kill unarmed and defenseless enemies. But the look in his eye... I saw anger and hate, he just wanted his enemies dead" Nova explained.

Lena thinks on this before remembering something "Well this is his home world, and those were his people that were being sacrificed. Honestly, I can't blame him for being angry".

"I suppose you're right. I just hope he doesn't fall to the dark side. I would prefer not to fight a sith" Nova said.

"I doubt we need to worry about that. Now enough of that for now. Before we need to head out again, we should make sure we enjoy ourselves as much as we can" Lena said before kissing Nova on the lips.

Nova smiled "As you wish, love".

They kissed again, hugging their naked bodies close. The love they had for each other was their greatest strength. Knowing Lena was waiting for her was strong motivator for Nova to always come back alive. And Lena had never loved anyone as much as she loves Nova, and she would always be there for her, whenever she needed support or just someone to rest with.

But dark times were coming, and no one was prepared for it.

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