Darth Tyrant: Fallen Peace

Chapter 19

Allaa landed gaining balance. "I giveth you life, I can taketh away."

Allaa send a blast of freezing energy twords Astrie, who rolled out of the way. Astrie looked around the room. He personally believed he could not harm a ghost, but he wasn't against trying.

Astrie lunged at Allaa lightsaber in hand, only to fall through the manifestation. Astrie glanced around frantically looking for a way out. He couldn't see any. Focusing his will to live, he sent a blast of lightning at his opponent.

Allaa caught it in his hand. "Ahh, a gift from Hades, bringer of electricity. Then again he gave many that gift, where I and Draken kept our talents more... Secretive." Allaa smiled as the ice spikes protruded from the ground.

Astrie had not been prepared for an attack of this type. Quickly cartwheeling out of the way he jumped back. Allaa took no time in binding his body in an icy chain.

Astrie struggled as Allaa spoke. "I'm impressed, you managed to actually kill my vessel." Allaa turned as he revealed the saber wound from earlier on. "Till we meet again."

Allaa's body started to fade revealing the cold body and face of the little sith girls mother. Astrie, mortified with what had just happened, broke the chains to catch her corpse. He felt little life left in her.

She stared up into Astrie's eyes, opening her mouth she only exhaled and lipped a few words, "Save my Vell." As she fell limp out of her hand rolled a necklace with a crystal attached.

Astrie picked up the necklace and put it around his neck, it was cold, even to him. He reached down and lifted her up on his shoulder. He reached out in the force to feel and exit. Sending a small burst of the force he shattered the ice mirror to reveal a tunnel.

Walking through the tunnel he reached the entrance to the temple. He reached out with the force, but found himself unable to open the door. Astrie grew frantic as he grasped the first door with the force and began to open it. As it reached half way he formed a piller of ice to keep it open. The piller cracked as he jumped back.

"Damn it!" Astrie cried as the door slammed shut. Reaching out with the force he focused on his want to escape, his fear of dieing alone, where he would never be found.

Sending forth a force blast he went flying back, again, this time with anger, he sent a second blast infused with lightning. Barely cracking the first door he drew on his most powerful emotion, his hate. Sending forth a blast of power he shattered the first two doors. And with the force he ripped the last out of the wall and sent it flying.

Standing before him was the hidden town, something he saw for what it really was. Astrie laid down the body half way to the town. Entering the town he went straight for the shaman's house.

Franticly he called out. "Vell, Vell!?! Vell, come here, we need to leave."

Out of the shadows Vell entered Astrie's view, terrified. "Allaa took mom, where is she?"

Astrie felt a churn in his gut. Turning aside he vomited into a corner. Turning back around he looked at her. "Your mom is one with the force, she asked me to keep you safe, come with me."

The little girls face grew mortified. Tears started to form in her eyes as she fucked over and clung to Astrie. Astrie looked down and picked her up, resting her in his waist.

"Come on, we got to go. She wants you to be safe, come with me."

Astrie rushed out of the building, charging to the cave exit. Behind him he heard the ice crack, something he sensed would happen. As the ice started to collapse, Astrie could only think of two things, escaping, and how Vell's mother would be buried after all.

His tears matched that of Vell's as he ran out the cave and to his ship. Though Astrie hadn't lost his family, he had been reminded of his master's death, and all that had transpired, and he blamed himself.