Temptations of the Dark Side

Chapter 20

THE NEXT MORNING, (Y/N)'S POV

I woke up from a very good sleep, I went to stretch my arms when I felt two bodies shift around either side of me, I remembered that I had two guests in my bed and smirked before looking to my left, I saw a familiar head of red hair she looked quite peaceful apart from the redness on her cheeks, I looked down and saw that I had grabbed a handful of her breast and gave it a squeeze.

"Ah... (Y/N), we shouldn't, we're still in class..." Pyrrha moaned in her sleep as she snuggled deeper into the covers.

(My, my... what a naughty dream miss Nikos, I underestimated you) I thought to myself, however I was surprised when I felt something resting on my groin, I looked over to see Yang firmly latched onto my side, her long, blonde hair covering her face partially but not enough to cover the lewd smile on her lips, I lifted the covers to see her hand inside my pants.

"Well, someone's bold... I like it" I said to myself as I removed my hand from Pyrrha's chest and pulled Yang's hand out of my pants, I sat up and climbed out of bed, leaving the two to sleep for a little bit longer, I was curious about how my apprentice Velvet was doing with her mission, so I knelt down to the floor, sitting on my knees as I closed my eyes and went into meditation, to connect with her.

(Velvet, can you hear me, my apprentice?) I asked as I reached out across the vast distance between myself and her, until I finally touched her mind, I felt a tremor of shock pass through her mind before it settled after she recognised my voice in her mind.

(Y/N? I-Is that you?) she asked timidly, it was amazing that even her thoughts could reflect on her shy nature.

(Yes, it's me apprentice, how's the mission with your team going? Have you had the chance to show them the results of your training yet?) I asked, curious to see if she had put on her robes and tried fighting with the Force yet, it was a shame I couldn't see their faces when they see their shy little bunny show her true power.

(Not yet master, we've only just arrived and are going to be briefed on the mission, from the looks of it we will be doing a mass scale extermination mission, hopefully we will be done before the dance!) she said in my mind, I could hear the hopefulness in her mind, it seems she really wants to go to the dance with me.

(Indeed, it seems your rather eager to be back for that dance my apprentice, any particular reason?) I asked in a teasing way, I could imagine her blush from here.

(W-W-Well... th-there was something I-I was hoping for... b-but I'll tell you when I come back!) Velvet replied eagerly, I smiled a little with my eyes closed at her eagerness.

(Very well Velvet, if it's an extermination mission you and your allies are on then I shall make killing those Grimm your test) I said, I was a little annoyed that this would be her test, but this slaughter could very well help her to learn to access her new Force Powers, if she could learn to reach deep into herself and use her emotions in battle, then all the better for this test to happen.

(What would you like me to do, Master?) Velvet asked.

(I want you to fight the Grimm the way I taught you, don't use the way you learned in Beacon, instead use your emotions to fuel your Force Powers and practice your skills with both hand-to-hand and your vibro-doubleblade, I want you to bring your fear, your fury, your hatred against CRDL and other bigots and use it against the Grimm on this mission, and once you prove your prowess on the battlefield you will be one step closer to true power, and claiming a lightsaber from my collection as your own, fight well apprentice, revel in the glory and the bloodshed) I said, I felt some worry on her end of the Force Bond but also a little excitement.

(I will, Master...) she said before the connection was cut, I could still feel Velvet's emotions but our communication was stopped, however as my mind wandered I felt something in the Force, it felt familiar, was it my former Master and his Apprentices coming here?

I was broken from my concentration when I felt a pair of warm arms wrap around my body, and something soft press against my back, I opened my eyes to see a pair of arms with golden bracelets on the wrists.

"Good morning (Y/N)" Yang said in a sleepy, sing-song voice as she ran her hands over my chest.

"Good morning Yang, sleep well?" I asked with a lazy smile coming over me.

"Oh, I slept really good~" she said with a giggle as she leaned in closer, pressing her breasts harder against my upper back, I looked back to see that she was still half asleep, her eyes half lidded and a lazy smile on her lips, I looked past her to see Pyrrha sitting up in my bed and stretching as she woke up.

"Good morning Pyrrha, did you sleep well?" I asked as she looked towards me, I saw her eyes narrow slightly in jealousy as she saw Yang hugging me.

"Yes I did, how about you? Did you sleep well (Y/N)?" she asked as she got up from the bed and walked towards me and Yang.

"When I'm sleeping between two lovely ladies such as yourselves? Absolutely" I answered, Pyrrha's face turned bright red and Yang had a smirk plastered on her face.

"Well, we could always do more than sleep~" Yang said with a lewd smirk on her face, Pyrrha turned even redder in the face and looked very annoyed at Yang's comment, although I could feel some agreement in her.

"As tempting as that is Yang, for now, I must decline" I said as I untangled myself from Yang's arms and stood up, walking towards my closet and picking out a set of black Sith robes for my training.

"Kill joy..." Yang mumbled as she glared at me playfully, Pyrrha seemed relieved that I had declined her, she turned her head away as I put on my robes.

"Noooo, don't cover up, I wanna see more!" Yang whined in annoyance as I tied the last of my robes up, securing them to my body.

"Maybe another time Yang, I've got training to do, I have to stay alert after all" I said as I went towards one of my cases that held my collection of lightsabers, I opened the box and looked inside, my thoughts went back to that feeling I had in the Force, it made me want to be ready for a future fight for some reason, and seeing all of these weapons had me remember a special project I had started before the ambush from the Republic, perhaps this would be a good time to start up my new project?

"Are you okay (Y/N)?" Pyrrha asked as she placed a hand on my shoulder, I looked up at her to see concern in her emerald green eyes, and I heard Yang stand up and walk towards me.

"Yeah, just have this feeling I'm going to need to change things up a little, like something's coming that's really going to test me" I said as I put my single-hilt saber into the crate before removing a double-bladed saber, Yang and Pyrrha looked at it curiously before I shut the crate, I then stood up and walked to another crate and removed a small box from it before closing the crate and walking towards my bed and sitting on the edge of the mattress, I set the hilt of the saber down beside me while I placed the small box that held my most precious treasures on my lap.

"What's that?" Pyrrha asked as she and Yang walked towards me and sat down either side of me, I looked at them both and decided I could trust them enough to show these to them.

"This box, holds my most treasured possessions, it's taken me a long time, a lot of hard work, effort, and several times that I had to risk my life against massive beasts, armies of men, and the traps and creatures from ancient tombs, but they were all worth it" I said as I opened the lock to the box, a special lock that will only open for me and my Force signature, I carefully lifted the lid revealing the precious contents within.

"Woah, are those Dust Crystals!?" Yang asked as she gawked at the several different crystals and gemstones that were sat within, I heard Pyrrha gasp in wonder as she too went wide eyed at the gemstones I had collected.

"No Yang, these are specialised focusing crystals that, if properly cleaned, prepared and installed, can change and enhance the blade of a lightsaber" I said as I looked over my collection carefully, thinking over what kind of combination of crystals I would need for future battles.

"Wait, so you use these to enhance your lightsaber? How do they work?" Pyrrha asked curiously.

"All I need to do is set them in places where the light passes through the crystals, the energy changes and is manipulated by the crystals, some crystals make the blade more stable, others make the blade erratic, while some can change the energy of the blade entirely, allowing for different kinds of attack" I said as I scanned over more of my crystals, replaying the memories of how I obtained each crystal in my travels across the galaxy, I reached into the box and took out a Bondar cyrstal, the clear, bright crystal shining in the light.

"For instance, this is what's known as a Bondar Crystal, these are very rare, the only place that these crystals are formed in the whole galaxy, is an asteroid that's in orbit of the far reaches of the Alderaan system, this blade can convert the energy of a lightsaber blade, making it stun instead of cutting all the way through, these are mostly made for training blades, and I don't really use it too much" I said as I turned the crystal over in my hand, I put the crystal back into the box next to my Luxum crystal.

"This one here, is a Damind crystal, we Sith use this crystal a lot, this crystal can create a longer, wider blade, making it easier to deflect blaster fire, that is a Dragite crystal, the beam they create resonates loudly when it strikes causing minor sonic waves that hurt who hear it, and that is an Eralam crystal, which can make a clear, superior lightsaber blade, this is one of my favourites, a Firkrann crystal" I said as I picked up the crystal, rubbing my fingers against it's smooth surface with a smile on my face.

"What does that one do?" Yang asked as she looked at the small crystal.

"This puts an electrical charge into the weapon it contains, sending electricity through the blade of my lightsaber, imagine the lightning I fire from my fingers running along the length of the blade, it is especially devestating to robotics and droids, but can also be amusing to use against organic enemies" I said with a grin on my face as I held the crystal in my hand along with the red crystal that colours my blade, I looked over my collection again searching for a particularly powerful one that I liked a lot.

"What's this one?" Pyrrha asked as she pointed towards a small, glowing white chunk of crystal that could be particularly useful to me.

"That, is a Nextor crystal, when it's put into a lightsaber it generates a highly volatile, but very powerful blade, and next to that is an Opila crystal, the blade from this is very intense and capable of cutting through almost anything very easily, there are a lot of crystals in this case, some of them are the same crystal just cut differently for in case I ever use more than one saber at once" I said as my eyes finally landed on my most two treasured crystals, I carefully set my red Synth-crystal and Firkrann crystal down and reached into the case.

"And these, are my most precious treasures..." I said as I took the two crystals into my hands and took them out, sat in the palm of both of my hands were two, perfect Krayt Dragon Pearls, one was a lustrous shade of red while the other was a deep black, the light of the room refracted from the red pearl causing a red light to glow from within.

"Woah... those are so beautiful!" Yang said as her eyes widened and a big grin came to her face.

"I have to admit, they are pretty impressive" Pyrrha said as she leaned in closer and looked at the pearls.

"These are very special, and very valuable lightsaber crystals known as Krayt Dragon Pearls, these are only found inside the belly of a Krayt Dragon, it took me a lot of effort to get these, and they have been my most treasured possessions ever since" I said as I took the red pearl and set it back into the case, keeping the black pearl for my lightsaber, I then placed my crate aside safely and walked to the middle of the room before taking apart the hilt of the saber, I carefully set the pieces down on the ground along with the black Krayt Dragon Pearl, red focusing crystal and the Firkrann crystal down.

"What are you going to do now (Y/N)?" Pyrrha asked as she and Yang watched me kneeling down with the pieces laid out in front of me.

"Now, I'm put the pieces together..." I said as I closed my eyes and went into a meditative state, I felt the Force shift around me as I started to construct my lightsaber.