Sith Archive: Asheth (FanFiction)

Chapter 4: Breaking Point

2 Years Later On Taris

"Apprentice, your becoming a pain for me. So...we are on Taris for your final chance." He whispered, hand on my shoulder.

"Whatever you say Master, I live to serve you of course" I replied sighning a little, before feeling him push me through the door ahead before locking it down.

I saw the darkness loom about me, the wet drops on my face, a cave or tunnel system maybe. I started to walk down there slowly, allowing the force to guide me. For about 10 minutes I saw nothing until I hit my last step to a bright light that flickered on. Rakghouls salivating could be seen held back by a thick glass window, between me and them.

"Amazing isn't it Ash, they are truly a...well maginificent specimen. You'll be having a close up examination with them, don't worry." He shouted from an unknow location, his chuckles echoed through out the cave.

The glass window lifted slowly and I ignited my saber, preparing myself for this hell. The Rakghouls broke into a sprint, and once reaching me I threw them all into a cave wall with a quick force push, killing all the ones closest to me with a quick flick of my wrist. The rest were stumbling to their feet as I was their only victim today. They ran at me in a frenzy, I tried my best throwing my saber at a few cutting about 10 in half, while the rest kept coming, one jumped at me mauling my chest. The one thing I could do was push it off which I did, before crawling back to my feet, unleashing all the lightning I could muster, killing about 5 or more that were close enough, but they continued to come.

The Silhouet yelled "COME ON ASH FIGHT!!" He chuckled again as it echoed out through the cave once more.

The Rage fueled me, helping me to continue a little, but the pain in my chest increased rapidly. As a few ran towards me as they did, I thredded them apart with my lightsaber with quick precise slashes.

I helped for killing a few more, before giving out a burst of lightning to destroy the remaining ones approaching, I could smell their charring flesh with delighted me easily. Before I saw the Silhouet jump down from his platform, creating a force shield around him to protect him as he hit the ground, before standing up and dusting himself off. He looked at me, his hood shadowing his face and he spoke "Ash, I didn't expect you to get so far, I am impressed indeed. But fear not, you won't die now, come let me be your last challange once again." After saying this he ignited his saber before charging at me saber in hand striking my saber hard as I tried to defend myself.

I kicked him in the stomach quickly which he counter by punching me in the face, pushing me to the wall with the force, before leaping at me with a powerful strike from his saber. I rolled to the side swiftly as his saber stabbed into the empty stone where I once sat, I stumbled to my feet before attempting to strike with a precise stab to his stomach, which hit his armor, but no more. And he knocked my lightsaber from my had with a quick and powerful counter. Clearly using Form 5 or at least the Djem So variation against my Form 2 of Makashi.

I was fast, he was strong. Working to my advantage, I jumped over him using the force to get my lightsaber to my hand, before landing on the opposite side of him, igniting my saber before his saber clashed with my own, multiple quick parrys to counter his offensive, his attacks powerful, yet slow and bearable. His offensive continued as I continued to defend myself, before pushing him back with the force breaking his force barrier, before rushing in as he was distracted.

I slashed quickly, yet as precise as ever to his saber hand, severing it, which only enraged him. Pushing me away with a strong force push as my head hit the rocky wall, making my vision blur a little. He forced his saber to his remaining hand, holding it tightly, before he looked at me, the crimson skin and blood-red eyes made it obvious now.

I stumbled back to my feet saber closer to my body, watching him sprint towards me, saber in hand I threw it, but he easily counter it, knocking it to the ground. His offensive as strong as ever, I reached behind my robe, grabbing onto my other saber's hilt, he was still coming, fast. As he was but an inch before me, he striked for my head, and I swiftly counter as I pulled out my other lightsaber, twisting the lightsaber in his hand out of his grasp, before kicking him to his knees, placing my lightsaber a few centimeters from his neck.

He grits his teeth in anger at this, his reliance on lightsaber combat clearly dawning on him. I swung my saber back and to his neck to remove it from his body before feeling a grasp around my throat, tightening quickly as I dropped my saber, watching the dust rise as it fell.

"Apprentice, I am disappointed. You were doing well after all." A man walked out of the darkness removing his mask. "Did you really think that was me?" He chuckled, his hand out, showing he was the one who had won as he choked me.

He threw me to the ground, the thud echoed for a second before I struggled to my feet.

"Don't bother, you are done!" He yelled, kicking me in the stomach, putting his hand to my face, sympathy spreading across his face.

"Do not worry though, I won't kill you...just torment you..in a sense anyway" He said, chuckling before beckoning his slaves over as they grabbed my arms, dragging my deeper into the tunnels as they followed their Master...