Star Wars RPF Lightsaber Combat thread

IC: Darth Syren

Unable to react in time, Syren was thrown back and off her feet as the wave hit her square in the chest. Landing roughly, she rolled through the fall bringing herself upright on one knee, her sabers extended out at her sides. Loosing her cloak with a small wave of her hand, it crumpled to the ground around her as she took in a deep breath. Pushing off, she again used the Force to sprint back to the Kel Dor.

As she reached him, she moved her sabers high as if to come down in a powerful blow from above. Knowing he would see this coming as he did before, hopefully his focus at any blocking attempts would be in that direction and she changed tactics at the last possible moment. Swiftly dropping down as her body twisted to the left, she thrust her right saber out in front at an angle aimed for the abdomen.

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IC: Kodo Prine

Kodo took the bait, moving to block high before she followed through with a stab at his stomach. Taken by surprise, he parried downward but was a moment too late. Though he caught the attack and deflected it, a glancing blow still landed and his left side was scorched by the edge of the blade.

Groaning in pain as his flesh sizzled just above the hip, he sidestepped to his right and brought his lightsaber across on the forehand to counter. He pivoted at the hip to lay into her powerfully with a two-handed slash about shoulder level. He had no intention of landing the attack - as it would no doubt be a killing blow if he did - rather he expected her to block. As she was physically smaller, he knew strength would be his advantage and he intended to use punishing counters to make her think twice about attacking.

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IC: Darth Syren

Knowing her weapon made contact with its target in even the smallest way gave Syren a brief feeling of dark satisfaction. It vanished quickly as she took in the movement of her opponent.

Noting the path of the green lightsaber as it swung towards her, she continued turning her body to the left in order to block the strike head-on. Bringing her left saber up to meet its twin, she held them out in front of her vertically to shield just as his weapon connected with hers. The force of the powerful blow shoved her backwards a few steps as she gritted her teeth against the vibrations that moved up her arms.

Without hesitation, she retraced the lost ground and lunged forward with both of her crimson blades in a horizontal thrust towards his chest.

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IC: Kodo Prine

Kodo was taken aback by the speed of Syren's counterattack. He had tasted blood in the water when she stumbled back, and had prepared to press forward when in a blink she regained whatever ground she had lost.

Bringing his saber up to parry, he caught the underside of each blade and bent at the knee to push upward - up and away into an overhead blade-lock. Then he pushed forward and slipped to the right, breaking the blade-lock and bringing his left knee upward forcefully, aiming to strike her in the abdomen.

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IC: Darth Syren

Her sabers were suddenly thrust up and overhead, locked with the Jedi's green blade. Briefly, they were face-to-face and Syren hoped the intense anger she was feeling in that moment was more clear to him than anything else. He then broke away and struck her stomach with his knee, hard.

The power of the blow immediately forced the air from her body as it was slammed back once again, her regained ground lost. The only thing she thought to do in the moment was to stumble further away to her right to put space between them should he decide to attack further. She deactivated her right saber, curling her arm into to her stomach as she fought to bring in oxygen... she couldn't breathe.

She swore hoarsely as she rose her left saber, pointing it accusingly in his direction. Glaring at him, she spoke as best as she could. "You would kill me, Jedi? I stand for everything you stand against, does that not anger you?"


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IC: Kodo Prine

The Kel Dor moved away and eyed Syren intensely as she reeled from the knee to her stomach. The bile rose in his throat as he listened to her words, but it was not the accusation itself which angered him. She had allowed the blow to land, knowing he would not kill her - even if she were left vulnerable. And as soon as she regained her breath, she would be strengthened by her pain. This Sith was no mindless fighter - she was far smarter and more dangerous than that. She was cunning. She was manipulating him.

He hated being manipulated.

"Are you truly so eager to die by my hand?" he asked, allowing a hint of vexation to creep into his tone. "I have killed before, you would not be the first."

Straightening, lengthening his posture to tower over her, he started in towards the Sith, preparing to press the attack. She sought to break his focus and his clarity by angering him - and he would allow her to think that she had succeeded, though he was still in perfect control. Still, he was inching perilously closer to the dark side with every moment he indulged her little game.

This was as much a chess match as a lightsaber duel.

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IC: Darth Syren

Syren could hear something in his voice as oxygen finally returned to her lungs, something that made her mouth curl into a cruel smile. There it is. He began to advance on her, his size much greater than her own. Reactivating her right lightsaber, she moved defensively, continuing to back away slowly while her weapons were held at the ready. Pain still gripped her with each breath and she relished in its heat, letting it fuel her.

"Eager to die? No, but suddenly you seem eager to make it so." Abruptly stopping, she moved her weapons in preparation for an attack. "You speak of your past deeds as if with pride, Jedi. I do not think your Order would be too accepting of that emotion."

Allowing a smirk to reappear upon her lips, she waited to see how and if the Kel Dor would react.

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IC: Kodo Prine

Kodo said nothing as he closed in seething, his lightsaber held in one hand. He would have to be exceedingly careful - not with regards to the Sith, but with regards to himself.

He descended furiously upon Syren with a series of flowing one-handed strikes, giving little regard to caution or defense as he attempted to overwhelm and push her pack with speed and power.

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IC: Darth Syren

Syren's smirk faded quickly as he advanced on her, the attempts at prying into the Jedi's well-guarded emotions seemingly ignored. If he didn't want to talk, neither did she.

Raising his blade, she reacted by raising both of hers which were held crossed over one another to block the attack. He began raining powerful blows down on her in quick succession. Continuing to be pushed back, her arms were feeling the impact of each strike from hand to shoulder as vibrating pain moved along her limbs. He would surely overwhelm her if this continued. She had to move and fast.

Eyeing the arc of the green blade as it aimed once again, she spun to her left and brought her right leg up in a powerful kick, yelling in strain as the dark side propelled her. She aimed for the wound on his left side that she had managed earlier. If Syren hit it with enough force, she hoped he would become immediately distracted by pain so that she could bring her crimson blades down on him from over-head.

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IC: Kodo Prine

The strength left Kodo's legs as Syren's kick landed in his already wounded side, a punishing blow that would leave his ribs sore. He fell abruptly to his hands and knees with a groan, his lightsaber deactivating as he did.

She stood over him, poised to deliver the killing blow, and he was in little condition to regain his feet. The strength had returned to his legs, but his balance and focus was so askew from the pain that if he were to make an attempt at standing, he would most likely tumble to the ground again.

In an act of desperation, he drew his legs up and launched his body forward, aiming to strike her at the knees with his shoulder, wrap them with both arms and tackle her to the ground. The anger was gone - survival instinct was his only feeling now.

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IC: Darth Syren

Weak. Pathetic. Wasted.

She watched in deep satisfaction as the Jedi fell to his knees and his green blade was distinguished. She felt his pain through the Force.

Good.

Raising her blades high, she knew this was it. The moment it would end. Sneering at her prey as her weapons were beginning their motion downwards, Syren was caught off guard as the Jedi threw his body into her own, hitting at the knees. His weight threw her off balance and brought her body down on its back hard, knocking both sabers from her hands as she fell. Her head had struck the ground with force causing her vision to go grey at the edges.

She was still in a state of shock at the spontaneous, but ultimately feeble attempt at gaining the upper hand when she felt the tight grip on her legs. Sitting upright and grabbing onto the Kel Dor by the throat with both hands, she fought back the dizzying nausea that swam in strong currents through her head. Her vision was slightly off-focus, but knowing where her hands were and knowing the task they had to accomplish, she squeezed as hard as her body would allow. Gritting her teeth and groaning with strain, she pulled up with her arms so that this Jedi would meet her eyes as he met his death. This intimacy was what Syren always craved and this life she took would feed the dark side within if it was the last thing she ever did.

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IC: Darth Soccmel
Help her out

"How could I possibly think that using force lightnings under water would be a good idea?" Soccmel was mumbling, staring at his stupidity. But there was no time to indulge in such thoughts. The sight of the gigantic spider rushing towards his defenceless companion was horrific. He knew that either he acted as quick as possible or he would face the infernal dungeon he ended up alone. That rhymes with death. No, definitely not a luring scenario. "Well, I've heard you beast can't wait to taste something" - Soccmel thought - "Perhaps some human flesh, don't you? I'm sorry for you but this time all you can get is a generous portion of my lightsaber".

Summoning all his agility, with a massive force jump he reached the venomous creature. His first targets would be the claws that were to smash Hesper. But will he be fast enough to save her?

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IC: Kodo Prine

What a fine mess.

Kodo was still smarting from the kick to his injured side when he had tackled Syren to the ground, sending both of her lightsabers astray. He was now perched atop her as she strangled him with both hands. Her grip was deceptively strong as she pulled him upward to meet her gaze, and the veins in his neck began to bulge as she cut off both his windpipe and the blood flow to his brain.

But there was one potentially fatal detail she appeared to have overlooked; Kodo still possessed his lightsaber. The anger flared in him once again as he choked against her clutching hands, and he abruptly jammed the emitter end of his lightsaber into the area beneath her sternum, the inverted V where her ribcage connected, and angled it upward.

Mercilessly, he thumbed the ignition switch of his lightsaber.

Whether the blade would erupt through her torso and end this struggle, or whether she would somehow evade it, one thing would be clear to them both; the dark side had prevailed. Kodo Prine had made the decision to kill, and had done so in anger.

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OOC: I'm willing to end this here if you are, and call it a virtual draw. Whether or not you avoid this attack, you've won. High Lord Arach, Harbinger of the Serpent, will be pleased.

 

IC- Darth Arach

Concealed both physically and in the Force, Arach watched her apprentice and the Jedi fight. She couldn't help the proud glint in her eyes, nor the matching smile. Syren fought well with words and actions. This was very good.

Arach felt the Jedi slipping, becoming less and less pure as the fight wore on. She immediately stood, slightly favoring her knee, when her apprentice hit the ground hard.

The young High Lord was already Force Jumping through the rows into the arena as Syren began to strangle the Kol Dor Jedi. The apprentice had forgotten one very important thing.

Her feet had barely touched the dirt in the arena when the former Jedi' s decision was made. Before she fully realized it, Arach's hand lifted, sending a powerful Force Push toward Syren. She pushed her out of the way just as the green blade appeared.

At the same time, Arach used the Force to enhance her scream to discombobulate the Kol Dor. She Sprinted and stood over the fallen Jedi with her own blade ignited and ready. "If you kill my apprentice, know that you will spend the rest of your life in complete, utter agony."

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IC: Darth Syren

Seething with anger, Syren had completely missed that the Jedi still had a hold of his weapon, while she had neither of hers. Seeing it happen, but not able to react in time, she felt the hilt of his lightsaber press down and, letting her hands fall from his neck, she could only stare up at him blankly and expect the worst.

Then suddenly her body was shoved aside with force, sliding out and away from her certain death. She turned on her side to see that the green blade had ignited, most likely in the instant after she had been saved. Puzzled, she looked up then to see Darth Arach standing on the other side of her opponent. Very much relieved to see her, she stood quickly and recalled both her weapons to her hands as she moved around to stand behind her Master, nodding in gratitude as she passed.

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OOC: Yes, I believe we are all good now!

 

The Final Trial

Darth Soccmel, Darth Hesper

Hatred!

The gigantic creature emitted an ear-piercing screech once its mighty mandibles were cut through by Darth Soccmel’s lightsaber. He had been timely, saving Darth Hesper from certain doom, but in doing so, placed himself as the focus of danger.

With a swiftness that belied its size, the gigantic spider batted Darth Soccmel away with one of its appendages, sending him crashing into one of the nearest tree trunks.

The impact was sudden and strong, not only that, the sith apprentice would also find there was sticky webbing there, now fastened to his garments. The gigantic spider screeched again, angered beyond measure. Darth Hesper had killed dozens of its young.

Unbridled hatred poured from the enraged arachnid. It was true. The female was the most dangerous of any species. Hesper had killed the little ones, but her mate, he would die first as repayment. Turning swiftly, with every intent to kill, the giant spider raised a barbed appendage and thrust down viciously at Soccmel’s chest.


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IC: Darth Soccmel
Help himself out

"Take that, multi-legged abominion!" Soccmel thought. The Jedi apprentice was pleased when he saw how easily he managed to hit the gigantic arachnoid with his lightsaber. A precise blow and the mouth of the infernal creature that was to bite into Hesper was sliced. The spider emitted a gravelled sound that echoed through the dungeon, while a dark, viscous liquid was pouring out of its wounded mandible. "You're over, freaky thing" - He shouted at the top of his lungs - "Oversize and monstrous though you may be, you're no match for two Dark Lords".

But once again, it was his presumptuousness that betrayed Darth Soccmel. The Umarell was preparing to finish his opponent off, but by doing so he did not notice one of the many paws of the beast was finding its way towards his chest. A powerful blow, and Soccmel was catapulted metres away, when his flight ended up against a tree. Not a soft landing.

But to make it even worse, a dire discovery was awaiting him. The bark of the tree was covered by a soft but resilient substance, a sticky layer he suddenly found himself enveloped into. "Drat, it's its web!" His torso and his back were paralysed, but at least he could somehow count on his arms and legs, although they also appeared to be slowed down by the silky trap. Soccmel stared at the spider. Unsurprisingly, it was charging him, and this time one single blow would be certainly lethal. Winning the resistance of the web, he lifted his lightsaber directing it towards the paw with which the spider was trying to kill him. "You foolish creature!" - He thought - "I'll be stuck here, but I can still rely on a few aces up my sleeve. You've already tasted the red fire of my Sith weapon. I thought you've had enough of it. Is that not the case? Very well, if that's what you want, your gluttony will be quenched".

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The Final Trial

Darth Soccmel, Darth Hesper

Killer Intent!

Darth Soccmel was stuck, but not defenseless. He could still move and fight.

His single weapon moved with sufficient speed to intercept the Giant Spider’s initial attack. It screeched in pain as one of its fore claws was cut, but it did not relent. It reared up its front half and attacked with its other three appendages, simultaneously. It desired nothing else, only the sith's death might give it pause, unlikely as that was.

Three of its barbed legs now descended upon Darth Soccmel. He only needed be impaled by one for the deed to be done.

But where was Darth Hesper? Did she become a spectator, or did she realize that perhaps she might be able to forge ahead alone now that Soccmel’s end seemed almost certain, despite having defended her just moments ago?

The darkside churned as events developed with every ticking second. The nuanced dangers of their final trial continued to mount and multiply.


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IC: Darth Ravenous

As Ravenous entered the empty hull of the AT-AT; his head made its' rounds of the area, scanning for his opponent. He knew Syren was gifted in the art of deception and was also a skilled duelist. Ravenous' Master, Darth Hades provided the tip that Syren was here looking for lost Relics of the Empire. The Wookiee must prove himself in single combat. The fact that he could not see her immediately told him that she was trying to intimidate him. Ravenous preferred a more straight forward approach however.
"Show yourself Darth Syren, I know you're in here Sister!" Ravenous howled with authority; Sabers snapping to life.
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IC: Darth Syren

She had felt him arrive and swiftly cloaked herself in the darkness of the Force. A fellow apprentice of the Sith, Syren immediately recognized the imposing and formidable Darth Ravenous. She was also instantly wary of the Wookiee's appearance. Competition between apprentices was to be expected, but why would he interrupt her here and now? Continuing to simply observe and decipher his intentions, he suddenly let out a slightly haughty howl.

“Show yourself Darth Syren, I know you’re in here Sister!”

As he ignited his weapon, she smiled. Grabbing hers from either hip, she followed suit and activated the dual crimson blades. Letting the Force Stealth fall from her as if shedding a cloak from her shoulders, she glared at him from the shadows and called out.

“Darth Ravenous! To what do I owe this rather unwelcome visit?”

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IC: Darth Ravenous

“Darth Ravenous! To what do I owe this rather unwelcome visit?”
Syren sounded more annoyed than anything with this question, which began to boil the Wookiee's blood.
Ravenous responded with a guttural growl that was long and distinct.
"My master says that Holocron you've retrieved would look nice on his mantle... He wants it, it's not as precious as one would think. We could avoid this confrontation, but that would be no fun, would it?"
He pointed his blue blade in her direction. "I would have gotten it myself but you saved me the trouble of that...Give it to me...."
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IC: Darth Syren

Feeling the flow of anger coming off of the Wookiee, she narrowed her eyes further. Syren loathed being distracted and this was already becoming a rather irritating distraction. As he pointed his saber directly at her and actually demanded he be given what she had rightfully found herself, she knew when she was being threatened.

"You actually think I would simply hand it over?" she asked him as she laughed. "Surely, you must have known I would not."

Quickly scanning the area more in depth than when she first arrived, she stepped towards the towering Ravenous. They did not have a lot of space and she knew that he would have his size and massive strength on his side. If they chose to fight, this would be a challenge. However, she knew that she would not and could not back down if he attacked. It was simply not her style.

"If you want your Master's prize so badly, you'll have to come and take it from me," Syren said coolly while assuming a defensive stance.

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IC: Darth Ravenous

"If you want your Master's prize so badly, you'll have to come and take it from me," Syren said with a cool demeanor, to which the Wookiee roared; "With Pleasure!"
The rage consumed his formalities like a Hutt at a buffet. The Dark Side began pouring into the enclosed space of the AT-AT, engulfing both combatants, it was....Stifling, yet encompassing. Ravenous relished in this moment to which a grin drew across his face. He rushed in with both sabers cocked and made a cross slash towards Syren's torso. It was on.
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IC: Dex

Jet pack, check. Twin plaster pistols, check. Whipcord, check. Flamethrower, check. The bounty hunter confirmed his equipment once more. He had no intention of playing around with this contract. She was young, not even twenty, but a Sith all the same, and Sith were invariably dangerous. He had been hired by a cloaked man who introduced himself only as "Plo," who had taken the unusual step of paying him in full, upfront. He could have taken the money and run, but there was something so unnerving about his client that Dex had decided against such shenanigans early on.

With a click, he switched his helmet visor to heat sensing, and walked into the arena. Kwea Acantha was here, and he was determined to see her before she saw him. He took for granted that she wasn't already aware of his presence, having sensed him in the force even prior to his arrival. Not to say that was the case, but it might have been, and Dex was none the wiser.

Then he saw her - a stratified outline of red and yellow and green and blue. He leveled his twin blasters and opened fire.

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