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Post by Luxeria on Sept 17, 2018 13:08:53 GMT -8
Her eyes remained closed as a small smile came across her face at Vasari's words. <<It's pretty easy, actually. So what of they are? Even if they knew who we were, we'd actually need to talk to them and let secrets be said for it to mean anything if their spies. Other than that, all they can report is that we were here. Not much to gain from that bit of knowledge. As for assassins, that's less likely. Those types of rumors aren't very good for business. People suddenly disappear or die while here or after they visited? And even if they were, you really think they'd get away with it? We can sense these things for we are never so complacent, even during relaxing times like these. Besides, sometimes when you let yourself relax, you can see more than when your tense.>>
Luxeria continued to let out soft moans as she felt the tension melt away at the touch of the Twi'lek's hands, not the slightest bit bothered by the setting or the possibility of who they truly were.
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Post by Vasari on Sept 17, 2018 13:25:59 GMT -8
Vasari considered her friends words and found them satisfactory - at least to the point of allowing her mind to relax from the thoughts of betrayal or sabotage, the Zeltron's fingers dug in a little harder meeting the tension of muscles that hadnt been relaxed in a long time - at least in this way. Her body fought against the prodding fingers for a short amount of time before Vasari willed them to relax allowing the living force to spread through her body and connect herself with the Zeltron masseuse.
<<We'll see about that last part... im not sure i'll be able to relax that much with these two here...>>
By this time the Zeltron girl had made her way down her lower back and had started on her thighs. The feeling was odd - having another's hands upon her in such a way but she was slowly adapting to the feeling, but she couldn't have accounted for the feelings that passed through her body next. A darkness spread from her mind, and a chill caused her entire body to tense. The Zeltron must have noticed because she paused slightly and looked up at her. Vasari was gripping tightly to the edge of the table she was laying upon - her teeth clinched as if she was fighting off some phantom pain. Her leg fell still, all muscles in it relaxing as if the blood flow had chilled to the point of uselessness and it felt as if her leg had died. Then a sharp pain - the feeling of nails digging into her skin - and with that she jerked turning sharply and snarling at the Zeltron.
"GET BACK!"
The towel had flown off of her and she half sat half crouched on the edge of the massage table her eyes glowing with power and her teeth bared like a cornered animal. She hadn't felt this pain since Pzob - she looked down at her naked leg and saw the glowing bloody runes that Ifrit had carved into her skin glowing brightly for a short amount of time before fading away. The Zeltron's eyes flickered downward at them for a moment before she turned and fled from the room...
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Post by Luxeria on Sept 18, 2018 13:08:48 GMT -8
Luxeria had no time to respond before she felt the sudden rise in the darkness around Vasari. No sooner than she felt it, she heard Vasari yell out at the girl working on her. She pushed herself up and looked to her friend, first assuming the girl had actually tried to hurt her. After a moment to gather what was happening, she watched as the girl ran out and her eyes settled upon her leg. She let out a sigh before laying back down. At this point, the Twi'lek was edgy about continuing, but after a few moments returned to her work, her gaze shifting towards the Zabrak from time to time. It was unknown if the Zeltron would return, someone else would take over, or if drama was about to unfold in a few moments. If so, she intended to get as much relaxation as possible.
<<Guess the runes are still working their magic. Surprised it takes relaxation for them to kick back into making you feel pain.>>
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Post by Vasari on Sept 18, 2018 15:31:58 GMT -8
It took several more moments before Vasari could calm herself and lay back on the table - the towel laying to one side of her body hardly covering anything but a stretch of her thigh that she was still rubbing life back into. Her twin hearts continued to beat out of control and for a short amount of time she could feel their rigorousness with every breath deep in her rib cage. She took another few moments to breath before she opened her eyes and noticed a young blond human walk into the room. She had to blink twice before she realized that it wasn't who she thought. The young woman smiled at her and leaned over to rub at her chest and her arms looking down at her without fear. Vasari smiled softly and relented - closing her eyes again and letting the young girl continue to massage her.
<<Im not sure what caused it... I just hope that is the end of it.>>
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Post by Luxeria on Sept 19, 2018 13:13:33 GMT -8
Luxeria watched as another woman finally walked into the room and took the place of the Zeltron. Luckily, all that had transpired was a frightened woman. It meant they could go about the rest of their time here in relative peace. She hadn't had a good massage and soak in a hot tub in years, not since she left home in search of the Sith. This whole getaway was just as much a vacation for her as it was showing Vasari what else the galaxy had to offer.
She could feel Vasari settling down after the little outburst and looked over to see her finally laying back down and accepting the new woman. <<Well, let's hope it stays that way. Don't need to cause a scene that will cause us issues before we leave.>>
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Post by Vasari on Sept 19, 2018 15:49:57 GMT -8
<<Im sorry my dear... it wont happen again...>>
Vasari exhaled slowly and closed her eyes again - the blond girl adjusted the towel across her waste and continued where the Zeltron had left off, gently running her hands along the length of Vasari's thigh before beginning to massage the muscle as before - this time she felt a wave of energy rushing through her body and she felt the calming influence of the living force move through her body before the girl set into working the muscle loose. Vasari's eyes opened softly and gazed up at the woman her lips parting softly as the warm influence of the force moved through her. Another Sith would have recoiled from the touch of such an 'enlightened' presence however she did not. Balancing her mind between the light and the dark had taken years for her to master, and so gentle presences of both would not overwhelm her center of balance, and this girl was nothing - if not gentle.
Vasari looked at her narrowing her eyes unnecessarily as if they would change the view she had upon her face. After a moment she raised her hand and caressed the girl's cheek with the backs of her fingers. The girl's eyes widened slightly and she blushed, Vasari couldn't tell but the blush was fabricated for the Zabrak's own benefit, the girl knew exactly what she was doing, even if she wasn't sure why the Zabrak was looking at her the way she was - but that wasn't her job.
<<What a complete waste of talent...>>
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 4:22:03 GMT -8
Uscru Entertainment District Where Dikeledi and Vejide's efforts to elude the CSF prove successful. . .Fumnanya, on the other hand, unfortunately attracts the attention of the two blue-gray hued police droids on patrol that spot him as he ducks into the clothing shop. . .the police droids enter the clothing store and begin searching for Fumnanya, one remaining near the entrance while the other proceeds further in the store, head swiveling all the while to search the aisles it passes on its way to the racks of suits nearer to the back of the store.
Knowing he won't have time to change into the full ensemble, Fumnanya risks a quick look around the corner of the rack of suits to check on the police droid's progress. His luck changing for the better, if only for a moment, Fumnanya sees the droid heading towards him is still several feet way and looking down an an aisle on the other side of the store. Moving in a crouch, Fumnanya pulls the hooded robe off the mannequin and hastily pulls it on. Lifting the hood over his head after tearing the security tag off of the robes, Fumnanya hugs the briefcase to his chest beneath them and then stands and starts heading at a casual pace for the store entrance. With any luck, Fumnanya thinks, he will look like a pudgy senator rather than a fugitive from the law with a briefcase nestled under a stolen hooded robe to the droids. The store staff will hopefully be so focused on the fact that police droids are searching the store that they won't be paying too much attention to Fumnanya as he joins the other store customers that have noticed the police droids and are heading out of the shop as well.
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As Fumnanya tries to lose the police droids, and Vejide makes her way to the Coruscant Spaceport, Dikeledi enters the Galactic Museum after doing her best to make sure she had not attracted any police attention while heading to it. Once inside the museum, Dikeledi goes to the exhibit their instructions for the delivery specified. The exhibit, about the flora and fauna of some obscure world, is not particularly crowded and Dikeledi sets the bags down by the display their instructions specified and pretends to read a plaque about the flowers in the display. When a Nikto accompanied by a Weequay give her a nod after standing beside the bags, Dikeledi moves to another display as they pick up the bags. After the Nikto casually opens the bags and verifies the contents, she takes out a datapad and sends a message before giving Dikeledi another nod and leaving the exhibit. Giving the Nikto and Weequay a few moments lead time to see if any police are waiting to pounce on them, Dikeledi leaves the museum and starts heading for the Spaceport.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 19:01:28 GMT -8
Uscru Entertainment District Cursing his luck when he spies the police droids heading inside the shop, Fumnanya ducks down behind the rack of suits he had been pretending to be interested in to avoid being seen by them . . . The store staff will hopefully be so focused on the fact that police droids are searching the store that they won't be paying too much attention to Fumnanya as he joins the other store customers that have noticed the police droids and are heading out of the shop as well.
At the starport, police droids and organic officers are more prevalent than usual due to the BOLO that had come from the underworld earlier, but are still looking for two human females traveling together or a lone blond haired human male, leaving the smugglers free, for at least the time being, to go about their business unmolested unless or until they do something to draw attention to themselves. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 4:20:37 GMT -8
Uscru Entertainment District
Once back on the streets, Fumnanya takes a circuitous route to Vos Gesal Street so that he can watch for and try to lose any CSF tail he may have picked up and so that he can circle around the Outlander Club before finally entering it once he is as sure as he can be that he is not being followed. Relaxing slightly once he is inside the bustling facility, the crowds and noise making it improbable that he will attract any attention, Fumnanya makes his way to the jhabacc tables where their instructions stated the recipient of the delivery would be found. The instructions included a description of the recipient as well, and Fumnanya has no difficulty at all in spotting the male Lepi due to the fact that a six foot, green furred bipedal rabbit stands out even among the various species present in the club.
Setting the briefcase containing the shipment down casually beside the Lepi, Fumnanya waits until the lagomorph has visually inspected the contents of the briefcase and given him a nod after sending what he assumes is a message confirming receipt of the shipment on a datapad. Moving away from the jhabacc tables, Fumnanya moves to where the club's clientele can bet on the sports that can be viewed on banks of telescreens, watching a Nuna-ball match on and off as he waits to receive the message letting him know the number of the storage locker at the spaceport where their payment will be waiting for them.
After receiving the message, Fumnanya leaves the club and sets out for the spaceport, anxious to get off of Coruscant before anything else can go wrong. Deciding to wait until he has their payment in hand and has checked for any obvious signs of the CSF setting up a trap for his crew, to contact Dee to have her bring the Geheim Masjien to the spaceport, Fumnanya takes his time getting to the storage lockers once inside the spaceport so that he can observe level of CSF activity around them.
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Post by Luxeria on Sept 21, 2018 6:54:04 GMT -8
<<Im sorry my dear... it wont happen again...>>Vasari exhaled slowly and closed her eyes again - the blond girl adjusted the towel across her waste and continued where the Zeltron had left off, gently running her hands along the length of Vasari's thigh before beginning to massage the muscle as before - this time she felt a wave of energy rushing through her body and she felt the calming influence of the living force move through her body before the girl set into working the muscle loose. Vasari's eyes opened softly and gazed up at the woman her lips parting softly as the warm influence of the force moved through her. Another Sith would have recoiled from the touch of such an 'enlightened' presence however she did not. Balancing her mind between the light and the dark had taken years for her to master, and so gentle presences of both would not overwhelm her center of balance, and this girl was nothing - if not gentle.
Vasari looked at her narrowing her eyes unnecessarily as if they would change the view she had upon her face. After a moment she raised her hand and caressed the girl's cheek with the backs of her fingers. The girl's eyes widened slightly and she blushed, Vasari couldn't tell but the blush was fabricated for the Zabrak's own benefit, the girl knew exactly what she was doing, even if she wasn't sure why the Zabrak was looking at her the way she was - but that wasn't her job. <<What a complete waste of talent...>>
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Post by Dees on Sept 21, 2018 21:38:20 GMT -8
Dee was sitting in traffic, keeping the ship in its designated path toward the spaceport. She was in no hurry at the moment, she just wanted to breathe.
She was only given a few moments of respite when she got an all-clear message from Fumnanya. She rolled her eyes and sent a request to descend to a fast lane. It was auto-granted, and she ducked the ship down and blasted toward the spaceport.
The ship curved around and she landed with the loading ramp facing away from any crowds. She was done with getting attention for the day. Setting the ship down on its legs and lowering the ramp, she closed her eyes and leaned back until she got the all clear to take off and directions for the next destination.
Her side ached, her nose hurt, her head was pounding, and her heart was still racing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2018 22:36:25 GMT -8
Coruscant Spaceport
Dikeledi is the first to arrive at the Geheim Masjien, Fumnanya's orders to stagger their arrivals to minimize the chances that they are spotted by any attentive CSF droids or officers given that he is convinced that at least their physical descriptions have been distributed based on what had happened to him at the clothing store and to Nkosana and AVI in the underworld. Spotting the gore on the boarding ramp and inside the ship, Dikeledi asks Nkosana, nervously smoking one of his thin cigarras at the top of the boarding ramp, "That from any . . ."
Shaking his head, Nkosana says, "We're all whole. Dee got a bloody nose, I scraped my knee, but that's pretty much it. I'm more worried about what Vejide will do to Sango when she sees what he, he points towards the dents Sango made while going at the ramp with a fire extinguisher, did to the boarding ramp."
Snickering, Dikeledi says, "Wouldn't want to be him. Using the green scarf she had worn over her hair to tie her red hair into a ponytail as she enters the cockpit and settles into the co-pilot's seat, she asks Dee, How's the nose?"
Vejide is the next to arrive, predictably irritated with Sango for the boarding ramp after learning that no one has been hurt, and is still giving out to the doctor when Fumnanya arrives not long after her. Heading straight to the cockpit, Fumnanya lays the fancy hooded cloak over the back of the captain's chair as he tells Dikeledi in a distracted and mildly annoyed tone, "Switch the transponder over to the Keine Überraschungen one, and then tells Dee, Get us to orbit slow and easy, find a heavily trafficked outbound area so that we can blend in."
"Where we goin'?" Dikeledi asks, having switched their transponder and turned to the navicomputer.
Rubbing the bridge of his nose, Fumnanya admits, "No idea. We should probably get away from the Core Worlds, lay low somewhere. Frustrated that he and his crew, never having found the time or means to set up any kind of permanent base of operation, have no go to safe location to set out for, Fumnanya asks, Suggestions?"
"Osarian? Dikeledi proposes after a moment considering the options, explaining, Far away from the Core, no First Order or Alliance presence, minimal defense force to worry about so easy enough to get planetside without leaving a trail for . . . "
Nodding, the planet as good as any other for someplace to lay low for at least a little while, Fumnanya says, "Osarian it is, then tells Dee, Let's get out of here."
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Post by Dees on Sept 21, 2018 23:13:57 GMT -8
AVI had locked the frame away in their cabin and was instead floating in the holoviewer in front of Dee. As the crew came on board, she continued to stare out the front window gently breathing through her mouth. Her mind was blank and her body numb.
She shrugged at Dikeledi's inquiry Sore. Stuffed.
She went to lean out to talk to Vejide as she boarded, but her body refused to move. She muttered something about owing her and Sango an apology later on.
She heard Fumnanya board, but not much registered besides "slow and easy" and "Osarian."
Without a word, she picked the ship up and directed it to an outbound vector. She pointed at AVI and leaned her seat back. She took out the flower petal she had hidden and stuck it in her mouth as AVI guided the ship into Orbit.
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Post by Vasari on Sept 29, 2018 6:02:16 GMT -8
~Rose Nebula~
Vasari seemed to remember herself at Luxeria's thoughts and she lowered her hand from the girl's cheek, closing her eyes and letting her continue with her work - the feeling of the lightsiders healing energy moving through her body causing a calm that she wasn't prepared for, but slowly learned to accept. She felt the ghost pain of her leg slowly fade away, but she got the feeling the pain was simply being suppressed, not eliminated completely. Her twin hearts returned to a more even Bu Dum Bu Dum beating just off time with each other.
Hardly necessary... simply wasn't expecting an energy healer at a place like this...
The time seemed to pass as the blond girl worked up and down her body, and soon enough she felt so light that any movement felt heavy, felt wrong. The level of calm was unprecedented for her but when the massage finally ended and she did move from the table she felt a different sort of strength she wasn't expecting. She didn't know how long she had been lying there but her body felt like knew as she slipping back into her robe as the blond woman smiled at her and moved into another room to await them.
I've always been intrigued by the application of healing via the Living Force, but it messes with my Balance...
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Post by Luxeria on Sept 29, 2018 13:45:27 GMT -8
Luxeria smirked but said nothing else. She simply let the relaxation sweep over her and bring her body back to life. She could have easily drifted off to sleep but kept herself alert, mainly to know when time was up.
When they finally finished, she got up and placed the robe around her and followed the attendants to another room where the jacuzzi was prepped and ready for them. They bowed and left, allowing the girls to disrobe and enjoy the water. Wasting no time, Luxeria slipped off her robe and set herself down into the hot water. It was slowl as she adjusted to the heat before finally responding to Vasari.
<<I see. So tell me about this balance of yours? It’s obvious you approach things differently than I, sometimes you seem to reject really stepping into the darkness. Hard to control?>> She recalled the few times she felt Vasari resonate with a strong presence in the Dark-Side, it usually didn’t have a good response.
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Post by Vasari on Sept 30, 2018 10:01:59 GMT -8
Vasari cast her robe aside next to Luxeria's once again half wondering the purpose of the things if they were simply going to be cast aside room after room. She smiled at the thought regardless and watched Luxeria slip into the water. She could see the steam rising from the bubbling pool and the sight reminded her of the hot springs below the Academy cliffs one of the few sources of fresh water on the planet. Casting the memory aside she moved into the water and sat opposite of her friend the heat hardly bothering her as her body was more accustomed to heat than cold - coming from the climate she did. The inquiry from Luxeria hardly drew a reaction - she had spoken of this with her friend before and she knew that Lux was hardly an idiot - with them working so closely together it would be impossible to hide such a thing from her, so she never tried.
<<The deep debate concerning the nature of the Force was only raised by one of my teachers at the Academy - oddly enough it was the High Sorceress. But that's another issue... At a young age I found a rather strong connection to the Living Force, Dark or Light all beings are connected through it... Its all energy and thought. When I Decided to delve into Sorcery and from there Alchemy I decided that the Living Force was going to get me further than the Dark side alone.>>
Vasari exhaled as she sank down into the water until the bubbling surface engulfed even the tips of her horns. She resurfaced a few moments later with a deep content sigh as the water dripped down her scalp to her shoulders. Her mind opened up a pathway through the Labyrinth that protected her mind and offered to guide Luxeria back to the pool that was at the center of her mind - thoughts and memories passing back and forth from their minds as she did so, within a few the face of a blond human girl in Mandalorian armor that bore a striking resemblance to the masseuse from the room prior. By the time their conjoined minds reached the pool Vasari's thoughts had already continued along the progression of thought - the pool was perfectly placid.
<<You've been here once before... This pool guards the center of my mind... the stillness is a representation of the Balanced connection I have to the Living Force. There are times... Like Pzob... where I have connected deeper to one side than the other, losing balance. It grants me the power that my passions and anger hold, but my mind loses focus. It scares me... I am not ashamed to admit that. That is why I distanced myself from those at the Academy, and why I never pushed to apprentice for any of the Masters, even though with my level of skill I easily could have beaten out most of the other students.>>
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Post by Luxeria on Oct 2, 2018 5:57:03 GMT -8
Luxeria closed her eyes, not even watching as Vasari slipped into the water. Letting her head rest tilted back on the floor, she listened to what her friend had to say. They had spoken of it before, but she knew there was so much more to the Zabrak's approach that she had to know why. <<What is the Living Force? Considering I never had any classes as you had t prepare me for becoming an apprentice, it's possible its something I'd never learn from my master. The again, the way you speak of it, it doesn't sound like something that's taught at the academy either. Most likely a topic most would consider weak and useless. And why would that get you farther than the Dark-Side? The bit I've read on it says it requires a deep connection to the Dark-Side, something I knew I possibly never have myself.>>
She then felt her mind slip into Vasari's being led by the woman's own mind. She recognized the layout easily as she was led through it as if she knew how to navigate it. Then again, it wasn't so much being led through the twisting paths as much as it was the walls parting to open a direct path to the center. At the end, she saw the pool again, unaffected and calm as it had been before. <<Indeed. It was when you saved me from myself back on Mustafar. Once I was free and your connection to the deepest parts of my minds retreated, I was pulled along and found myself here with you.>> Her mental self looked around, having noticed the images of the girl and their repetition, but said nothing of it for the moment. There was one thing that caught her attention in Vasari's words that needed addressing. <<Why does it scare you? And don't you think if you practiced enough in using the Dark-Side, you could learn to maintain that same balance and focus?>> Her questions weren't carried in a condescending tone as many others would have asked. The events of Mustafar and what happened to her had placed a new found fear of the deep darkness within her. As such, the question was what it was truly meant to be: a curiosity as to why it scared her beyond it just disrupting her balance.
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Post by Vasari on Oct 14, 2018 14:50:11 GMT -8
The pool at the center of Vasari's mind rippled at the path that Luxeria's questioning thoughts had led her down. Having lead her too deep within her mind to hide the fact that the question rattled her, Vasari did not even bother to distract her from the pool - where her memories and current thoughts would be displayed even as she thought them. It was an old memory that emerged from the rippling water, one that reached all the way back to her childhood, an old Dathomiri woman with glowing green eyes, as green as the lightning that Vasari was able to manifest, holding an old book to her chest.
<<The Living Force... Its... umm... difficult to explain... Its a feeling...>>
Vasari felt a flush come to her cheeks and it was not because of the heat of the water.The mental projection of her appeared pressed against Luxeria's body, her eyes lidded with pleasure and her skin hot to the touch even within a memory. There was an energy pulsing from her body, an over exaggeration of the currents of the Force that she was able to see, able to feel moving from one living creature to another. The intimacy and the closeness was simply how her mind was able to translate it at the moment, images and feelings from the night prior sprang to mind and the memory of the two of them together played out like a scene within the pool of Vasari's mind, even as the Zabrak held her close. Vasari breathed against her friends neck attempting to put words to the feelings...
<<Its everywhere, it is within everything... Deep emotion is what fuels the dark side of the force in most beings, Above and Below... within that emotion lies the Living Force. Its like waves upon the ocean, breaking and crashing amidst one another...>>
Vasari's arms were wrapped around Luxeria's mental body, holding her tightly as a lover would... but this also gave Vasari a strong hold on Luxeria's own mentality, she was existing within her mind after all. Their environment changed rapidly and a moment later waves crashed upon them from seemingly all directions, pulling Luxeria from her grasp an sucking her down beneath the waves, crushing on her from all sides - yet even still Vasari's thoughts passed through her mind.
<<The moment you lose control of that balance the strength of those emotions crashes upon you, moves through you building, building stronger. The pain is unbearable and that only makes the power within stronger, the power taken from pain within the teachings dark side is great, and it is so for a reason. Pain builds upon your mind...>>
Luxeria would find the paths to escape difficult, Vasari's mental hold on the situation was too powerful, too strong when one came so willingly and so deep within her own mind. Of course if that power was to be turned Luxeria would find that she held just as great a power over Vasari should her mind be the stronger and be able to focus past the image and feeling of drowning - the pain she spoke of displayed to her the pain of her lungs bursting for air, straining against her ribs as the gas built within them urging her to breath, urging past that mental understanding that to breath now would mean certain death... pain flooded the mental link. The pain of awaiting death. Images played within the water - a side affect of being so close to Vasari's mind, so close to her center, being so trusted. Flames everywhere, green flames, a village burning, Zabrak families cut and their bodies hewn against the walls of their own dwellings, the men, the women, the children... everyone, an entire clan massacred... save for one. A young Zabrak girl looking up at an old Dathomiri woman holding a strange book.
<<The Power in pain is unbearable... and to be struck with all the pain in life at once the moment you lose balance, it builds in your soul and there is only one release for that power!>>
A darkness flooded around Luxeria's drowning form a feeling of dark energy surging through her thigh, a strike from one of the spectral wraiths they fought on Pzob, pain flooding into the wound causing the leg to fall lifeless pain spreading into her body from the wound. The image of Vasari striking back at the monster who had felled her comrade while wounding her, the power released blasted the wraith from reality and left Vasari exhausted and immobile until Ifrit came to her side momentarily repairing her leg. The image grew closer as it played over and over, Vasari's entire body growing dark with power, shaking with it as she attempted to restrain it, her eyes going dark red - a sharp contrast from the bright orange and yellow they normally reflected - the power would have torn her body apart in moments and she had no recourse but to release it. The released blast tearing the wraith apart, but at the same time leaving Vasari weakened, she had no control over how much power she had released - the amount of power that it would take to purge a wraith from existence - that power was drawn from her own body and had she not been strong enough it would have killed her with the effort, there was no control, she simply thought of the task, and expended the amount of power necessary regardless of if it would have destroyed her own body or not. The feelings of hopelessness and the loss of control moved between their minds - that is what she felt in that moment and to relive it, even through the eyes of another was nearly too much for Vasari's mind and she pulled Luxeria free of the waters of her mind, the two of them crashing back into the glade at the center of the labyrinth soaked with the memories shared between them. There was a great silence between their minds for a time and if Luxeria would have opened her eyes she would have seen Vasari shivering - her arms wrapped around her body as if trying to warm herself, even within the heat of the spa bath. her eyes were dull, and her skin seemed pale a strange look for a Zabrak and her eyes had nearly lost all of their fire.
<<I lost control on Pzob... and if not for Ifrit I would have died there, that is not an easy thing to live with. Yes... I think with training and with practice I will be more powerful than any simple Sith Lord can dream of... That is why I will not bow to any but the strongest Sith. Because only someone who has mastered the Dark Side can teach me what I need to learn to control myself when that balance is lost... No on at the Academy had such a presence, not until Viox Savage came. I will bow to him and no other.>>
Vasari soon recovered, her body relaxing into the waters again feeling the heat from the pool move through her body easing the tension and relaxing her muscles.Her mind recovered quicker - which lead her to regain her balance and Luxeria would have had the opportunity to watch the pool growing still until it was perfectly placid as her mind recovered from the experience and then her total focus put towards recovering her body as well. She reached out and softly touched Luxeria's cheek a giddy laugh coming to her lips as she smiled a smile that took years off her face.
<<I've never explained any of this to someone before... I bet you're more lost than you were starting out huh?>>
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Post by Luxeria on Oct 15, 2018 5:31:34 GMT -8
As Luxeria asked her questions, she notice a shift in the water out of the corner of her eye. Her attention then turned to it as the scene played out within it, acting as a mirror to the innermost thoughts and memories of Vasari's mind, things that were normally beyond her reach when in her friend's mind. She was able to grasp what was seen, understand what transpired, yet all that happened from there happened in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, Vasari was pressed against her, much like they had the night before. Luxeria, herself, didn't fall into the embrace, only listened as the Zabrak sought to find a way to explain it in a way she thought Luxeria would understand. Yet, somehow, the way she held her and the words didn't seem to connect together, in the way it was explained. Still, the words did register in her mind as she began to process what little was told and shown, trying to establish an image of just what Vasari saw the Living Force to be.
Without warning, things changed again, now having them submerged in a violent torrent of water. In an instant, she was ripped from her friend under the intense currents, forcing her to reach out. It took a few moments, but Luxeria had a stronger mind than most. She slowly began to see what this was, knowing that, despite being in water, it was nothing more than a mental projection. There was no escape, but it wasn't about escaping, but accepting and embracing the flow around her and becoming one with it. Pieces were falling into place in understanding what Vasari saw, and with that, she could obtain some semblance of control of herself in the moment. She let go and worked to find a calm center, the raging torrent around her caused from these deep emotions and pain that her friend spoke of. The memories being displayed before her showed more than could ever be understood. She couldn't control the waves entirely as it wasn't her mind, but she could create a space of around her that these waves curved around her, carrying her along in a more steady current. Seeing through the pain, the feeling, she was able to suppress the feeling of drowning and her burning lungs.
Before she could gain full control of herself, she was brought back to the same central place of the labyrinth they started in. She smiled as Vasari became a little giddy and spoke. <<I don't know. Perhaps I can take a stab at sorting it out.>> She took a breath before looking at the water once more. <<For you, the Living Force is the current of energy that flows within you and others. It is the energy that we use that gives us our strength, but is also what connects us, allows us to be in the state we currently are. You see this current as an ocean, one who's water is calm, or moving in a steady, peaceful current. When you are calm and center, the current carries on in this flow. But when your emotions begin to leak out, the overwhelming ones like anger and fear, it mingles with the water and churns it, turning it from an ocean on a clear blue day to a raging storm. Those emotions translate to ripping torrents and crashing waves, moving in ways that toss you about so much that you can't gain control. That is why you fear the dark-side and using its power. The emotions you've kept hidden away and held in check are powerful, more than you are currently capable of controlling. You can't stand being tossed around, unable to be in control. Especially when that storm inside builds to the breaking point, eventually bursting through in your displays of power.>> She then turned back to her friend. <<It is also why I don't have the same problems in controlling the darkness and the emotions dwelling within. From what I've seen, you've experienced great hardships in your early years, things you weren't ready for, things your mind couldn't comprehend. As such, you worked to push them into hiding instead of controlling them, not wanting to face those memories again. I, on the other hand, grew up with a wonderful life. And hardships I faced were hardly considered hardships or were petty and meant little to nothing. I started at the bottom, facing one emotion after the other, letting the intensity build slowly over time and as I came to terms with them. And for all that, I still haven't faced what you have. Whether or not I could take hold of them now would be a mystery, but even still, I feel as if I could be better equipped to handle only due to the progression of training to handle it.>> She then put a hand on her hip with a smirk. <<How's that? Close enough?>>
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Post by Vasari on Oct 19, 2018 5:06:51 GMT -8
Vasari never stopped to think what her life would have looked like through the eyes of someone else. She had lived most of her life keeping out of the spotlight, invisible, attempting to do her best to stay off the radar of anyone with any sort of importance. And while it could be argued that Luxeria had little importance within the grand scheme of the Blackguard, at least at the moment only being an apprentice - she held great value for Vasari, and Luxeria wasn't someone that Vasari wanted to let down or disappoint. The skill at navigating her mental scenario only proved once again that Luxeria was perhaps far more advanced than her in the ways of the Force, and as she made her explanation of what Vasari was attempting to share... she proved she was more advanced in the ways of the Dark Side as well. Perhaps not when it came to the theory behind mental Force application, but in practice Luxeria continued to show her superiority.
<<Close enough...>>Vasari's mind whispered back as she reached out and took Luxeria's mental projection by the hand before leading her away from the pool - their minds drawing apart until finally the imagery of the labyrinth even faded from the shared consciousness and Vasari opened her eyes.
Shifting somewhat self consciously in the water she attempted to focus her mind on the heat and enjoy the spa for what it was. She couldn't help but think about the way Luxeria explained her own upbringing, she was raised apart from this life and came to learning late, while Vasari had spent years and years studying and training. Her body was a constant sign of that, and yet Luxeria had more experience. Vasari had read every book of importance within the Academy at Iridonia, and yet Luxeria had learned for years at the foot of a Master. If she was correct, and from what she saw on Pzob... a very powerful one. They were very different, especially in the ways they viewed the Force. She attempted to not let it show - how the encounter had effected her - but Luxeria was too close to her mind, and the vulnerability she had shown wouldn't have gone overlooked - and now more than any other time they had been together it was made quite clear that Vasari was actively attempting to hide something about her past.
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