Retooled(open)

[Foxfire]

It had been two weeks since Cho had returned and much had happened to him. On the second day after he returned to his room from lunch he found that the same mark that was on his chest was now burned into his room's door. Though when he tried to open the door he found that the security locks were in gaged and the door warped so that even if the door was unlocked it would not slide open.

Cho shook his head closed his eyes and delved into the force to open the door. Opening the door it shrieked and groaned as Cho forced it open. As he did an odd feel in the force came from inside his room. Not a feeling of danger but a sick feeling a feeling of .... something rotten. the noxious fumes poured out of the room for it was filled with garbage and spoiled food. Yet a oozing of some liquid from underneath the pile. Who had ever did this also backed up the toilet to overflow into the room as well.

Just shaking his head at the child-like manners Cho left the door open and started to reside at the court yard atop the temple. There he slept and meditated only coming down for food. When the two weeks were up he went down to his ship to check the systems and felt pain and then heard a scream of agony. One of the pit crew had got his arm caught under a ship when a robotic lift failed. The others of the space port crew were trying to lift the ship off but they could not get another lift under the ship with the way the ship was settled.

Going over to the mid-sized shuttle craft Cho ignored the looks of disgust and the whispered curses of his presence and slowly raised the ship off and resettled it a few feet away. When the injured being was freed they pushed him aside as if he was a young ling. Cho was not about to rage against this for many of the other marked ones treated him the same way as it they themselves were not marked like him.

Going back to the temple Cho decided that a bit of training was what he needed. Finding a training ground area that was not used or that he was not ushered off was hard to find. Yet he did find one a training lot that was in the upper reach of a canyon who's walls were crumbling onto the arena floor space. Cho started by clearing it of the larger boulders pushing them into a slope leaving the smaller ones for force lifting. So for the rest of the week he was found coming and going from that court arena.

On one mid-day after the two week hanging around temple and the court arena Cho was meditating at the court arena when a small group of young one came near. Their voices were hushed but still loud enough to be heard. They were eager to mess with Cho since he was not allowed to harm or fight back for two weeks. What they did not know was that the two weeks had ended three days ago. Cho allowed these to come closer he was not going to just let them hurt him but he wanted to see what they would do and see how strong they were getting.

One young Sith human rushed Cho with a lightsaber. Where he had gotten a real saber was not his concern what was the young ling could be seen by any one that he had not even became a level three in Shii-Cho. Which meant the this one was going to hurt himself with the saber. With his hand upon his knees Cho used a minor bit of force and flicked a finger of for power toward the young human's legs knocking him down. As the human fell Cho flicked away the saber to smash upon the canyon wall. Opening his eyes Cho said.......

Stand! Try again.

That was all he said to any of them as each one in turn rushed him and as the same as before their legs were knocked out from underneath them. Only one, an odd Mon Calamari male, was successful in getting near to Cho and tried a flying kick to Cho's head. Which when he did he closed his eyes as he neared Cho. He soon opened them when his kick meet nothing and he had yet to touch the ground.

Better young one, but remember to keep your eyes open when you are fighting or even trying to land a blow to your opponent.

The young alien kept looking from Cho to the ground which he was not touching as of yet. Cho settled him on the ground and once more said 'Again' to the young ones who continued to try their best. If Cho had not known it he would have sworn that some one was watching him as he taught these young ones who were really at first trying to hurt him and mess with him but in the end they came back every day for the next week to see what else this 'Traitor' would teach them.

[Othorious]

Yes, someone had been watching Cho over the past week as he taught these kids a lesson they needed to learn. Doviculous uncrossed his arms and walked across the rough clifftop he had situated himself on. He had met Cho over a month ago, on the frozen world of Ziost in Sith Space. Then Cho had earned Doviculous' respect, Cho showed great prowess in the force, which was far greater than Doviculous', yet Cho had returned to the temple, from which he had been exiled by the prestigious Darth Reneta. His arrival had attracted more than Cho's attention, powerful force users had arrived to see Cho.

There had been Virgil, the Xenophobic Racist he had previously met on Vendaxa, when Doviculous slaughtered all the Dark Jedi on a mountainside village. There was also Var, a Twi'lek Initiate who had a fire in her heart, and a bark as worse as her bite. There was also Zarene, the apprentice of Darth Reneta. Zarene was also Cybernetic, having an obvious artifical arm. Then there was Nieraan, a near human who seemed to be well known around the temple. There was also Koeing, who he had also met on Ziost, but he didn't appear interesting to Doviculous, but he had appeared interesting to Var, who was his apprentice. Then came a late arriver, Kajir, whom have arrived in a ship shortly after Cho had.

That day was when Cho got the brand... Darth Reneta had arrived soon after everyone else, and had ordered cho to remove his shirt while Zarene set one of Cho's sabers to the lowest setting, and inscribed a symbol onto Cho's chest, marking him forever. The mark was one of shame, but Cho didn't seem to mind. Soon the young ones had returned to see Cho, and now was the time to make his entrance. Doviculous turned, and teetered over the edge of the cliff, which after a 30 foot drop, led to the courtyard where Cho was situated. Doviculous stepped back two paces, and then front flipped off the side of the Cliff, and landed with a loud thud on the stone floor.

Doviculous landed in a crouching position, and his fall had also caused the floor to crack, sending spiderweb lines three feet in every direction. Doviculous waited a few moments before slowly rising to an upright position. Greetings Cho Wroth, It's been awhile Doviculous pulled his hood down, revealing his red tinted face, his red eyes, and his pitch black horns, which he had polished just this morning, which made it glint oh so slightly. I hope i'm not interupting something, am I? He chuckled softly before removing his trench coat, Mind if I have a go?

[Cadyren]

Cadyren had heard many things over the past few weeks. He had heard that a traitor of the Empire had returned to the Temple, and had also gotten himself branded for it. He also had heard that the traitor was a Noghri, and when he first heard it he was reminded of one that he had met during his ‘vacation’ on Ziost, but he doubted it was the same one.

He had also heard that some of the Initiates had been pulling pranks on this traitor, and while Cadyren had been asked to partake in some of these pranks he thought them to be a waste of time, why waste time clogging the toilet of a traitor when you could instead train or study or do something that was at least somewhat productive. Cadyren did find it interesting to hear some of the stories about the traitor occasionally when he was eating his meals, about how some of the Initiates around his age had tried to attack him. Hearing of their failures was always entertaining, especially when people began to twist them for their own amusement.

The stories stopped a week or two after the traitor returned, however Cadyren did occasionally hear some of the initiates his age talk about him. Some of them went to see him every day where he trained to try and learn from him.

After a few days of hearing initiates talk about how powerful the traitor was Cadyren decided that he wanted to see for himself just how great he was.

He followed some of the Initiates as they left to meet him, making sure to stay a short distance away. He eventually found himself in a canyon, with the only visible creature other then the initiates was a single Noghri. Cadyren stopped walking as he looked over at the Noghri, a familiar presence coming from him. Cho is the traitor? Interesting. Cadyren thought as another figure appeared, a large Devaronian. Cadyren was too far away to hear him speak, but he could tell that the reptilian sentient was addressing Cho. Curious as too how Cho had been branded a Traitor, Cadyren began to walk over to him, moving at a relaxed, slow pace.

[Foxfire]

Another day another class of sorts for Cho Wroth young one kept coming around testing themselves against Cho power and his knowledge. Cho used both to teach them the minor things of the force it seemed they lacked any grasp upon the basics. Power with out the basics was like grabbing hold of a shield generator's power core and waiting for some one to hit the switch.

This day was nearly the same when another Sith an older one landed near to the group as they worked on moving blocks and throwing them at Cho. The being was none other than Doviculous. A Sith who prided himself upon the understanding that he was a 'monster' of sorts. Killing dark Jedi for sport did not make one a monster this much Cho had learned.

So when Doviculous landed and cratered some of the restored court arena floor Cho was not fully surprised. Neither was he taken back at his wanting a try at Cho. They had locked horns of that sort on Zoist at the 'Temple of the Crag'. Short and brief it was, but it had power. If this one wanted to have a go at Cho Then he would need to clear the court arena.

Still seated in full lotus position....I don't mind, but isn't frowned upon to seek a marked one just for the 'sport of it'.

Turning his head to the young ones.....Move to the canyon's mouth, and do not enter unless you are willing to get between a dog and his bone.

The noghri turned himself to face Doviculous....Are you worried Doviculous that I have lost my mind, or Do you think me weaker than last we met? Because it has been a while since we last met and much more focused have I gotten, especially since my branding and the following internment. . . . . I know what, I shall let you have the first go just like last time. You could even use your blade if you want. Since this...-opens his shirt-I fear no blade nor any being. Death will be my only master.

With those words he closed his eyes and waited for Doviculous response. Yet a small part of him quietly scanned the young ones sensing their emotions find their common response and a very familiar sig, Cadyren. A quiet smile broke out on his lips. These wanted to see what a monster he was and he would show them.

[Othorious]

Doviculous knew Cho would accept his challenge, it was his nature. Doviculous tosses away his trench coat, revealing a black cloth shirt covering his muscular torso. No Saber Cho, like on Ziost He also unclipped his saber and tossed it on his trenchcoat. He wouldn't need to use a saber against Cho... yet, if the situation called for it. He'd only have to test Cho's skill in the force, and this seemed like the perfect time. The sky had begun to darken, draping the entire courtyard in slight darkness.

((OOC: Beast and the Harlot by Avenged Sevenfold plays

Doviculous smiled, and reached out to a large rock with the force, and chucked it at Cho, knowing that the Noghri would either stop it, or send it in another direction. With Cho distracted by the rock, Doviculous turned and ripped a small pillar from it's foundations, and threw it at Cho. Doviculous then turned, and ripped another pillar out of the ground, and chucked it at Cho Wroth. Let's see how you fare Doviculous continued to rip rocks of all shapes and sizes from the cliff sides, and threw them at Cho, not all at once, he waited until Cho was about to deal with one, then threw it. This was a version of the tactic Cho used against Doviculous on Ziost, but instead of tiles it was rocks, and it wasn't as elaborate as Cho's.

He chucked his final rock at Cho, then slowly moved forward, his hands clenching and unclenching, waiting for the Noghri Sith to make his move. Cmon Cho, let's see whatcha got, I'm itching to see how you've improved since we last met Doviculous knew Cho was powerful, from his last encounter with him, there was no doubt. He still wondered if being branded infront of many powerful Sith hindered his spirits any, that's what Doviculous wanted to see, and he made it known to Cho.

[Cadyren]

Cadyren was within earshot when Cho told the other initiates to go to the mouth of the canyon, and for them not to enter unless they were wiling to get between a dog and his bone. Fair enough, but who is the dog here and who is the bone? Cadyren thought as many of the initiates passed by him as they walked back to the entrance to the canyon. Many of them were looking back at Cho and the Devaronian and wondering what was going to happen, so Cadyren was unsurprised when one of them bumped into him.

It was a human, like Cadyren, but he was far shorter. The human took a step back and looked up towards Cadyren, the look on his face making it seem like he was ready for a fight. That was until he noticed the size difference between the two of them, and the look of indifference on Cadyren’s face, as though he didn’t care if the other boy attacked him or not. Deciding not to risk getting hurt, the boy decided to keep walking, and as he passed a smirk escaped Cadyren’s lips for a moment. Some of the Initiates were so easy to scare, especially for someone as tall as Cadyren.

Cadyren considered going back with the other initiates, he could sense that both of the Sith were ready to battle and that they both more powerful then he was. He eventually decided that he would stay and watch, the two would most likely be to busy attacking each other to care that he was there, and if they told him to leave then he would of course. He highly doubted that Cho would try and attack him just for watching, sure Cho didn’t seem to be the most predictable person Cadyren knew but he didn’t seem like someone who would kill a person on a mere whim. As for the Devaronian, Cadyren figured that unless he decided attack Cadyren and forget about Cho he wouldn’t have to worry about him either.

Cadyren found a nice clear spot a short distance away and watched as the battle began. Cho let the Devaronian, which he called Doviculous, have the first move. Cadyren watched as rocks and pillars were sent towards Cho, curious as to how Cho would react to the projectiles being sent towards him. If this Doviculous person intends to try and win this battle by sheer strength then I’m betting that Cho will defeat him quickly enough. If he does have any tricks up his sleeve however, then this may turn into an interesting fight. Cadyren thought as he watched. He doubted the fight would become interesting however, even someone as young as Cadyren could sense that Cho was leagues ahead of Doviculous in terms of Force ability. Not to say that the Devaronian wasn’t powerful, it was just that Cho was that much more powerful.

As he watched Cadyren began to wonder what it was that Cho did to become a 'marked one'. he had heard something about angering one of the Dark Lords, but he had no reason to believe that it was true. He would have to ask him once the battle was over.

[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

((OOC: Well, I'm in. Enjoy having a larger audience now.))

Varulla'aba came to a stop and surveyed the scene in front of her. Typical...

The Twi'lek Initiate had been hiking around the dusty surface of Korriban on her own little archeological expedition, searching for insight. It wasn't Ziost obviously, but poking around ruins might give her enlightenment in the so far fruitless search for the necklace.

Or at least get her out of the Temple.

And only half to her surprise she'd run across a little skirmish in progress. She recognized Cho as the one who'd returned and been branded. Var had been watching that from the sidelines. And she recognized Doviculous, the Devaronian she'd been tossed into an unlikely partnership with on Ziost. He lacked subtlety, which was why she wasn't surprised at all.

But there was also a human with dark brown hair and eyes watching the (hopefully) sparring match. He was a solid six inches taller than her, which really didn't bother her. She wasn't 'tall' and she accepted that. She was also almost a decade older, another reason she wasn't the slightest bit intimidated. Younger Initiates never bothered her.

Var walked over next to him, and stood there watching. She gave him a curt nod when he looked at her, but said nothing.

[Cadyren]

As the fight began Cadyren felt the presence of another Sith. This one was not quite as powerful as the two that were battling, but was still more powerful then he was. Cadyren always found it annoying whenever he found someone more powerful then him, even though the ones he met were older then him.

Cadyren felt the presence move closer to him, and turned to see a Twi’lek walking towards him. She was quite a bit shorter then him, but he could tell that she was not intimidated by the height difference. She had a cream colored skin, with dark green eyes. She had a slender build, and appeared more like a dancer then a Sith. Cadyren knew better however, appearances could be deceiving.

The Twi’lek gave him a nod when she saw that he was looking at her, but she said nothing to him. Cadyren nodded back before turning back to the fight. The Devaronian kept throwing things at Cho, picking up more pillars and rocks in an attempt to catchthe Noghri off guard with one of them. It was a simple tactic that might have worked against an equal opponent, but Cho was far more powerful the Doviculous, and Cadyren was sure that he would be able to handle anything that the Devaronian threw at him.

“I don’t see what the Devaronian is trying to accomplish here, do you? I don’t think he has any chance of winning this battle.” Cadyren said to the Twi’lek, shaking his head at the arrogance of the Devoranian, "How long do you think he is going to last?"

[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

"Doviculous has a surprising ability to stay alive despite making idiotic decisions. Somehow I doubt he thought this out very far though. At all actually."

Var ran a hand over her lekku, straightening them out over the top of the Echani light armor she routinely wore as she appraised how long he'd last.

"I've never seen Cho in action before. But if he's half as strong as he acts then I don't anticipate this taking long. It depends on whether he sees this as a friendly sparring match or the chance to kill someone."

That was the one thing about the Sith Order that she disliked. Everyone was too willing to fight. But on the bright side it gave her a chance to watch them for weaknesses. She watched everyone for them, identifying their flaws in form and their psychological gaps.

Var had manipulated her old Jedi master by using his low opinion of her intelligence and abilities to escape him quite nicely. And since then she'd continued to do it to various degrees. Jedi were the easiest of course. So many of them valued mercy and redemption that feeding them the right lies made for effortless manipulation.

In another life the Twi'lek Sith could have made a great actress.

Right now she had a common mask of passing interest to conceal the fact she was appraising all three around her.

Her green eyes flicked away from the pair fighting to the human at her side. "My name is Varulla'aba. Who are you?"

[Foxfire]

Cho snorted at the others words. It was obvious that their little duel made for an impression upon the horned being. So when the first large rock was sent hurling at him he knew the what else was coming. Rolling forward on to his hands Cho raised himself off the ground and launched himself into the air letting the rock harmlessly fly under him.

The next thing was a pillar which Cho back flipped onto and righted himself to ride for a few seconds. Those seconds let him charge a hand full of force lighting and blast it toward Doviculous. The aim all would say was way off, but Cho was not aiming at the
Devaronian. He was in fact aiming behind him at the lower foot of the canyon wall. The force lighting made a glassing scar upon the wall. Cho continued to do this with each attack of Doviculous. Yet it became harder as the things thrown were getting smaller and faster. A smallish shard of flint whizzed past him slicing into the lower part of his back making him loose concentration and fall to the ground.

A growl of anger rose with in Cho as another rock and debris hit him over and over again. It looked like Doviculous had the upper hand, but Cho was just using the pain as fuel and a way to focus his mind. Diving deep into the force Cho started to recite the 'Pray for the Dead'. A noghri translation of a Rataka poem and a way to tap into the gray energy of the force. Cho shin started to prickle and Cho growl became inhuman as the Rataka force taping grew with in him.

As another rock was within three feet Cho washed the area of a force blast. Which distorted the thrown aim of the rocks Doviculous had tossed with the force. Cho still kneeling lifted his head and with eyes a blaze with force power he reached out to the canyon wall and to the scar he had made. Grabbing hold of it and tearing it from the canyon wall like a scab, Cho was able to break the stability of the wall. Bringing his hands together Cho started forcing pure force power into them. All he could manage was a small ball size. With his heart racing and his head bounding Cho released the force ball once again passed Doviculous and into the canyon wall.

The wall exploded showering the court arena with debris of all sizes Cho let some of the gray force loose in a force bubble blast which swirled the debris around himself. Cho roared as the pain of that much force was released through him. Nearly spent Cho slowly gathered more energy to rebuild his used energy for the next round.

[Cadyren]

“He’ll need more then luck to beat Cho. The Noghri is crazy, I’ve seen him rip a Sith hound to pieces using the Force, then dig into another’s flesh with his teeth before stabbing it with his Lightsaber. He might play around with Doviculous before he defeats him, but I still think that this fight will not last long.” Cadyren explained, not looking away from the battle. It seemed that instead of simply batting the other Sith’s attacks aside Cho just wanted to dodge them. He watched as Cho jumped onto one of the flying pillars and sent out a burst of Sith Lightning. He had expected it to hit the Devoranian and send him flying backwards but instead it missed, hitting the canyon wall behind him.

He turned to the Twi’lek only when she told him her name, then asked him who he was. “I am Cadyren Caldin, nice to meet you Varulla’aba” Cadyren said. Even though his words were polite his tone was that of indifference. He turned back to the fight, wondering if Cho had managed to hit the Devoranian In the moments that he had looked away.

Cadyen watched as Cho continuously missed Doviculous, each time hitting the canyon wall. What is he trying to do here? Cadyren thought, there was no way that Cho could miss that many times on accident. He had never seen Cho use Force Lightning before, but from what he had seen of his other abilities Cadyren had thought that Lightning would come easy to him.

Some of the debris began to hit Cho, they were mostly small things, but Cadyren could sense that they still hurt Cho, if only a little bit. Cadyren then felt Cho’s presence in the Force drastically increase, and Cadyren began to wonder again what exactly the Noghri was trying to do. He began to hear Cho speak in some strange foreign language, and Cadyren felt strange energy coming from Cho.

Cadyren watched as Cho ripped the part of the canyon he had hit the Force Lightning from the canyons wall, and then hit it with a strange ball of energy. Cadyren watched as the canyon wall exploded, debris flying everywhere. “This is ridiculous.” Cadyren said angrily as he reached out for the Force, feeling it quickly flow into his body. Reaching out Cadyren grabbed a decent sized boulder that was falling towards him and Varulla’aba and threw it to the side, not caring if it hit someone else. Cadyren then began to telekinetically reach out and grab other pieces of debris, either throwing them off into the distance with the Force or sending them flying into other larger pieces of debris in order to move them away. It was tiring, some of the pieces of rock were larger then Cadyren was used to picking up, but he managed to alter their descent enough so that they wouldn’t hit him.

One such large piece ended up landing right next to Cadyren, only a few feet away from crushing his body. Cadyren ignored it, preparing to move aside any other piece of debris that fell towards him. But it was over. Angry, Cadyren looked back towards Cho, wondering what the heck he had been thinking. Did he really need to destroy the canyon wall to defeat the Devoranian? “What is wrong with that Noghri?” Cadyren asked angrily, however the question was not directed at anyone. He wiped a single bead of sweat from his face as he continued to look towards Cho, trying to calm himself down before he did something stupid like yell at the Noghri.

[Othorious]

Doviculous was caught off guard by the sudden explosion of rock behind him. He stopped his attack on Cho to look behind him, and saw a massive explosion of stone, so that's what Cho was doing with all of his missed attacks, he was weakening the wall behind Doviculous. Doviculous frowned in determination, and brought his saber to his hand in a quick force pull, and activated it's crimson blade with a hiss. Doviculous quickly sliced a large rock in twine as it careened towards his face, and quickly wheeled on another which tried to hit his torso. He looked up, and noticed a rather large boulder speeding towards him, one that wouldn't be so easily destroyed with his saber. So he reached out with the force on the boulder, and used one of his most devastating force abilities, Force Crush. The boulder suddenly began to crumble and buckle inward, then it exploded as it was crushed by the invisible force hand of Doviculous.

While Doviculous dealed with the boulder, it allowed for many rocks of various sizes to slam into his body, causing his shirt and pants to rip in various spots. Finally after Doviculous was finished with the larger boulder, the cliffside started to crumble again. Not only did Cho cause it to explode outward, but the remaining cliff began to rockslide down towards them. Doviculous sliced a few of the rocks in half, while the smaller ones smacked and slammed into his chest and face. He managed to toss a few more out of the way before a massive boulder rolled down the cliff heading straight for Doviculous. He knew he wouldn't be able to destroy it with Force Crush or with his saber, he had to change it's trajectory. He deactivated his saber, and clipped it on his belt, and reached out towards the boulder with both hands, using the force to slowly edge it away from Doviculous and the others. It took alot of strength and will to move it away from him, and Doviculous used alot of it to do so, and so the boulder rolled past him and crashed into the opposite wall.

Doviculous breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Cho Wroth, That was one insane tactic Cho Wroth, you put everyone here in danger. But, it did prove to be good exercise He flashed a toothy grin at the Noghri, he had tested Cho's force abilities since last time, they were up to snuff. Now there was one last thing he had to test, something he didn't test last time... his saber skills. He took a step, and suddenly realized how damaged he was. There was multiple gashes and slashes in his tunic and pants, where blood stained his black attire, he didn't care, a true Sith puts pain behind him. He walked up till he was a few feet away from Cho, and said Cmon now Cho, no more games with the force, it's time for a good ol' match with our sabers... He brought his saber to his hand with a quick force pull, and activated it's crimson blade, and took the offensive stand of Djem-So.

[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

Var had a much simpler course of action to take in order to avoid flying debris. She stepped behind a large boulder and waited for it to subside while Cadyren used force abilities to move aside bits of debris.

Again, so many of the Sith saw everything in confrontational terms. Simply moving aside probably hadn't occurred to him. And that was a flaw in most of the other Sith she knew. Its what gave the Twi'lek an edge. Her cunning, her thinking outside the box, and her ability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities were valuable allies.

She brushed a little dust off her shoulder as she stepped out from cover. With a quick boost from her arms, she vaulted up onto the boulder she'd just sheltered behind, leaning back across it to comfortably watch the impending lightsaber duel. That was where her analytical approach would really come in handy.

"Somehow I get the feeling those sabers aren't on a training setting. This could be interesting indeed."

She trained her gaze on Dov's tattered and bloody self and wondered whether or not he was going to wind up in severed bits on the floor. he didn't really care one way or the other. He was useful in his own way, but he was also a liability at times. And she was never quite sure if he was an ally or an enemy. But certainly he wasn't a friend. Var had no friends. And she was about as cuddly as a cactus despite her lithe body and graceful appearance. Anyone who made eye contact could see that much.

[Cadyren]

Cadyren looked back as Varulla’aba stepped out from behind the rock she had been hiding when the rocks had fallen. There was a time and a place to take cover, but hiding behind a rock while a bunch of rocks of equal size were falling from the sky was not one of them, at least not to Cadyren. What would stop a rock from flying over that rock and landing on her, or a bunch of rocks from falling around and on top of her rock and trapping her? Cadyren would rather grow tired moving the rocks, or even trying to move away from them, then risk getting trapped under a rock slide.

He Twi’lek jumped on top of the boulder so that she could get a better look at the two combatants. Cadyren still had a decent enough view from where he stood, so he didn’t jump up to join her.

He watched as Doviculous walked towards Cho, Lightsaber in hand. Cadyren was still angry at Cho for the rock slide, so he was starting to hope that the large Devoranian would win the battle.

"Somehow I get the feeling those sabers aren't on a training setting. This could be interesting indeed."

Cadyren looked up at the Twi’lek as she spoke, “I would be surprised if they even knew how to put their Lightsaber onto the training setting.” Cadyren said, his eyes moving back to the battle. He could tell that both Sith had gotten hurt, Cho from having pillars and rocks and other things around the canyon thrown at him, and the Devoranian from having pieces of debris cutting him as they fell. Cadyren was glad that he had not gotten closer to the fight, or else there would have been even more debris for him to deal with, and he would have been worse off then the Devoranian.

Cadyren watched as the Devoranian took up the opening stance of Djem so, the form that Cadyren used as well. Cadyren then turned to Cho, waiting to see if he would take out his double bladed Lightsaber and fight. He could tell that Cho had been weakened when he created that strange ball of Force energy, he could see that Cho was tired. He shook his head at the Noghri, how could he have been so irresponsible with his power? Using it to defeat Doviculous was one thing, but using it to create a rockslide that could have killed all of them was another thing entirely. Cho needed to learn to be more responsible with his power, instead of just destroying things as he pleased.

[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

"I would be surprised if they even knew how to put their Lightsaber onto the training setting."

The comment prompted a chuckle from Var. Simply because she was a Sith didn't mean she had no sense of humor.

Dov was in a Djem So stance now. One of the more common forms in the Sith Order. The power and momentum of it was appealing, the perfect channel for anger. But it had to be executed correctly. Too much power just meant gambling your opponent had less. Var was hardly a master at it, but she was proficient enough for most cases. And she could tell when someone was gambling.

Var hated gambling. But she had no problem watching others do it. It was their choice to play games with their lives. And if someone were to be slaughtered? There was a time when she would have enjoyed seeing it.

But that particular seed of cruelty in her had died long again and been replaced with disinterest.She honestly didn't care if anyone died. Her only reason for watching was analyzing the two fighting, in case she ever had to face off against them.

Already she'd made the decision that she'd start with a Shii-Cho stance, one deliberately geared to present an image of weakness. With her height and build it was easy to underestimate her. And for people as arrogant as most Sith were, she could turn it into a fatal mistake.

But that was merely planning for the worst. She had no intention or desire to fight either of the Sith.

Another quick glance at Cadyren accompanied a question. "You know the Noghri, Cho?"

[Foxfire]

At first looked at Doviculous then at the two remaining young ones. Cadyren he knew but the other he did not just saw her at the temple when he first returned to the temple. He started to laugh at the words and the emotions he felt coming from them all.

Standing up right.....What would you else expect from a traitor Dovie. As for them if they failed to heed my words and removed themselves to the canyon's mouth then they would have to deal with the problems that come with it. The great Sith Overlord gave allowed me to return for they want what I have..... power whether uncontrolled or not sane or rabid and as a sith hound. What I have become is because of the lineage of the Sith. They have always feared chaos, yet they need it, use it, promote it. Yet when one simple sith, who is beyond loyal that he would storm the Jedi Temple with nothing but a vibro-blade, has a few force seizes of which he could neither control nor find help for they expel HIM!

Cho's anger grew once again as power returned to his limbs. Static force started to show it's self around Cho. With each movement the static could be heard and seen as it rippled up and down Cho's body.

Nothing is fair Dovie, not even in this fight or have you forgotten. Renata still has my sabers as of yet.

Just then a small voice could be heard coming from the mouth of the canyon, it was the young Mon Calamari who had found favor in Cho's eyes. In his hands he waved Cho's sabers as he ran toward Cho. The young one stopped short as he got near to the court arena. Tossing them into the air for Cho the young sith waved, smiled and said...... 'Your Freedom'. Cho snatched the sabers from the air to his hands. Quickly checking them over in sight and in the feel of the force to see whether Renata or any one else had messed with them. Cho then turn back and took up the first stance of Jar-ki. His blade leaped to life the darker blade on the bottom and the lighter one on top.

Cho knew this form was his weakest but it made for the best opening stance.

[Othorious]

Doviculous smiled at Cho, this was about to get interesting. Cho, I know you feel wronged by the Inner Sanctum for exiling you, If I was part I would be one of the first to disagree with that. But the past is the past, it's time to look to the future Doviculous made his first move, bring down his saber with incredible strength, a move known as the 'Falling Avalanche', where the user would swing his blade down from the opening stance. Doviculous attempted to hit one of Cho's sabers, either forcing him to use one saber, or perhaps causing him to retreat, enabling Dov to press the attack. Doviculous also didn't just use his strength in his opening attack, but he also used his remaining force to enhance the blow. Trying to block or parry the attack could become dangerous, and with Cho's Jar'kai he held each saber in one hand, he'd either have to block or leap out of it's way.

Whether Cho dodged the attack or blocked it was Dov's concern, he quickly followed up the overhead swing with heavy swings and thrusts. After a bit of the bout, Doviculous backed off, and took on the stance of Soresu, Djem So's polar opposite, bringing his blade close to his body to block or parry any attacks that came at him. The downside of this is that Doviculous would need to concentrate totally on Cho Wroth's blades, and that there being two or one (Either he blocked or he dodged) could make it difficult or moderate for him to defend. He would let Cho attack, then once the time was right he would quickly change from Soresu to Djem So and suddenly press the attack. Many enemies have fallen to this trick, he hoped Cho Wroth would.

[Cadyren]

Cadyren’s comment had gotten Varulla’aba to chuckle, but he himself was still to angry to laugh, even at his own stupid joke. He instead watched as Cho got back to his feet, giving a small speech. Cadyren could tell from his voice that he was angry, and could feel it in the Force too. This is getting dangerous. Cadyren thought as static began to move around Cho’s body. Cadyren heard Cho say that he no longer had his sabers with him, and for a moment wondered if Cho was going to continue the battle using only the Force. He then turned to the sound of shouting and running feet. E saw a young Mon Calamari waving Cho’s Lightsabers around as he ran across the canyon to him. He then stopped short and tossed them to the former exile, telling him ‘Your Freedom’.

Cadyren watched as Cho ignited both sabers in his hand, he had expected him to use a saber staff like he had when Cadyren and him had fought the Sith hounds. He looked at Cho’s grip on the sabers, as well as the positioning of his arms and legs. Having grown up learning from a master of Jar’Kai Cadyren could tell that Cho was not proficient with the use of two sabers at once.

Cadyren turned his to look at Var as she asked him if he knew Cho, nodding his head. “Awhile ago I traveled to Ziost so that I could get a break from the temple, and shortly after I arrived Cho found me. He took me to one of the many temples on the planet and let me stay there until I decided to return to the temple.” Cadyren responded, “And you know the Devoranian? You said his name earlier. Cadyren asked, wanting to know about the initiate that thought he could take on Cho in one on one combat.

Cadyren then returned his attention back to the battle, watching as Doviculous attempted the Falling Avalanche on Cho. Cadyren knew the maneuver well, seeing as he himself was a Djem So user, but his master had told him not to use the technique because an opponent could easily dodge the attack or smack the Lightsaber aside. As Dov began to press on the attack Cadyren began to think about his training in Djem So under the Guardian Het Lohen. He found himself drifting off into memories of the past, back when he was a young Padawan.

A twelve year old Cadyren stood in the center of a circular room, another larger figure walking around him. In Cadyren’s hand was his Lightsaber, which he had built months earlier. Ever since he had constructed it his master had been teaching him the sequences of Djem So. This day seemed different however, Cadyren didn’t see the training droid that his master usually had him practice on.

“Today there will be no droids, no practicing of sequences. Today I will teach you how to properly use the techniques you have already learned. said Het as he picked up both of his Lightsabers from his belt, igniting the twin blue blades in synch. ”Begin!

With those words Cadyren activated his Lightsaber, the dark green blade jumping to life from the hilt. With his saber in both hands Cadyren swung the blade at his master. Before it could hit its target however one of Het’s blades made contact with it and carried it easily over his head. Cadyren then moved to attack again, but stopped when he noticed that his master’s other Lightsaber was pointed at his chest. “Djem So is about dominating your opponent, about defeating your opponent quickly, not blinding swinging your sword with all of your weight behind it and leaving yourself open for a counter-attack. How can you dominate your opponent when your attacks are so basic, and when you have no defense?” Het asked, looking at Cadyren inquisitively.

Instead of answering Cadyren knocked his masters blade away from his chest and they began sparring, Het putting Cadyren on the offensive. Djem So’s defense was similar to that of Soresu, so Cadyren kept moving his master’s blade away from his body instead of simply blocking it like most would. The spar lasted a few moments before once again Cadyren found his masters blade pointed towards his chest. “Now you are being to defensive! When your opponent begins to press on their attack you have to look for openings in their movements, then exploit them! If you cannot find one, then make an opening yourself! Then you must press the attack, keeping your opponent on the defensive, but do not simply hack at them as you tried earlier. Direct their movements with your attacks, using your strength to make them retreat. And always be prepared for a counter-attack, don’t let an opponent catch you off guard while you are trying to attack.”

Cadyren nodded in understanding, “Yes master, I think I get it now.”

Het let out a chuckle then smiled at Cadyren, “We shall see.” Cadyren returned the smile then both of them walked a few paces back.

“This time your going to be the one with the Lightsaber pointed at your chest.” Cadyren said with a chuckle as he moved forward to attack.

“Such confidence! But let’s see how far that gets you. Het answered, also laughing. The two then locked blades and began to spar.

Cadyren shook his head, he did not want to think about his former master, not then. Even though it had been over a year since he had watched his master slain before his very eyes Cadyren still had trouble accepting the fact that he was dead. He had been Cadyren’s father and his best friend since he was nine years old.

Looking towards the fight once again, Cadyren sighed. He began to talk about the fight in case Var had noticed his little trip down memory lane, and wanted to change the subject before it was even brought up. “The Falling Avalanche isn’t a good move to use considering the height difference between the two, in the time it takes Dov to bring his blade down Cho could easily dodge it. He is going to have to focus if he wants to defeat Cho, even if Cho is using a form he seems to be unfamiliar with. Cadyren stated, still keeping his eyes on the fight as he spoke.

[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

Var stared at Cho's stance with the two sabers. She wasn't an aficionado of the form, so she couldn't tell how bad Cho was at it.

"I prefer a single saber. You can deliver more powerful blows. I agree that falling avalanche won't work for Doviculous due to the height difference, but if they were closer he could press the assault. Keep the avalanche rolling and batter him down. He has the raw strength required for that. And no one holding a saber one-handed can succeed in blocking well-executed two-handed Djem So."

After a brief pause she responded to Cadyren's first question.

"Yes, I know Doviculous. Several of us were sent to Ziost in search of an artifact. Popular planet. But I do know him. Not well though. I can say he lacks subtlety but certainly not strength. And I'm not sure if he any common sense either."

She omitted the fact that her first encounter with him had been coming between him and another Initiate, or that she'd had a perfect chance to blow him to kingdom come. She preferred to keep her own abilities secret, and definitely preferred to have the thermal detonator she always carried remain unknown. It gave her an edge.

[Foxfire]

In Cho's condition when Doviculous swung his blade it moved as slow as a hutt mating. Nearing the strike of his upper blade, Cho shifted his body's stance to one of Ataru with his left shoulder leading which would make Doviculous' blade pass in front of him. So when the blade started to make contact with Cho's left blade, he shut off his blade letting the strike pass by at full speed. The smell of ozone was very strong.

Swinging his right side blade back up to parallel his body Cho let Doviculous hammer away at him. It was not going to be said that Cho did not let Doviculous attack. Each strike was strong and fierce. Coming quickly as Djem-So was suppose to be the only thing keeping Doviculous from hurting Cho was two things: One Cho's death grip upon his blades. Two the Ataru speed and agility.

As soon as Cho was going to have to delve again into the force for more strength Doviculous backed away and took up another form.

Very nice and strong too, yet you lacked the grace when going for the kill. It is not always about the first kill. It is about the perfect kill.

Cho switched off is sabers and brought the hilts together with a twist of his wrists the two became one saber. A hilt of four feet long. Removing one hand Cho took an advanced starting form of Ataru. Then both blade lept from the sabers sounding hungry and thirsting for blood. Cho swelled in the force taking the gray energy to strengthen and enhance his body. Bolting with the speed of force enhancement Cho lept and in a blur of Ataru strikes the attack started.

The strikes cams as thus; first to the left of head, then to the lower right knee, then with a windmill rotation striking for the groin. Taking the strikes or the misses Cho lept back away and no sooner than hitting the ground he leaped into the air again. This time in mid-air Cho raised his blades over his head so that the lower blade would go for a vertical stab into Doviculous' chest.

Yet a quarter of second later he switched it up. Keeping the same position of his hand he gently twisting the blade in his hands which shut off the lower blade. Making the strike look now as an over hand one. Rotating it again the upper blade doubled in length and strength. Now the blade beginning to look more like a claymore saber Cho swung the blade.

Oh what a perfect strike it would have been,.... for most but not for the noghri. Cho rotated his saber in his hands once again and the upper blade died away as it would have made contact with the Doviculous' block. The twisting though made the lower blade leap to life as it swung by Cho's right side. It too was now doubled in length but not in power. Hitting the ground Cho reversed his swing for and under handed strike. Cho at the last second did a half step backward leaving a better gap between them as not to harm his opponent. Finishing up with a frontal and overhead windmill with four steps back.

Breathing hard-Grace and the perfect kill both are marks of a great warrior.