Beginnings (closed)

[Rene]

Rene Kal woke up panting, covered in a cold sweat. He had had the dream again. In his dream, he relived his master's death over and over, kept seeing the green energy blade swing past the red one for a killing stroke.

Rene got out of bed and and went to shower in the academy's apprentice refreshers. Then, dressed in the traditional Sith robes, he headed for the main cafeteria.

[Rene]

"Hey Kal!"

Rene turned to see who had spoken. It was a Rodian with pale green skin. "What do you want, Fa-Qiel?"

"I heard you're in to get a new master. Guess old Rowna wasn't all that powerful after all."

Rene drew his lightsaber and ignited its scarlet beam. "One more word about my master, Fa-Qiel, and I swear I'll gut you like a Rokarian dirt-fish!"

"STOP! What's going on here?" Though perhaps she wasn't particularly intimidating to look at, Sith Saber Kila Till exuded power through the Force. "Enough of this! Rene, put your saber away."

"Yes, Lady Till." Rene deactivated his lightsaber, but he didn't put it away.

"Now, Rene, I was sent here to summon you before the Sith Council."

[Rene]

THE SITH COUNCIL Chamber

"...So, henceforth, Rene Kal will be assigned to Lady Sibanna until such time that his training has been completed." The Sith Barabel stepped up and adressed Rene. "You may rise."

Rene stood up, and Sibanna led him out. As soon as they were out, the barabel put her claw on his shoulder and squeezed, causing Rene to wince. "Thisss one wasss not looking for an apprentisss," She dug her claws in until Rede bled. "If you fail thisss one, you will regret it."

Sibanna released her hold and walked away. Rene went back to his room to tend to his shoulder and to meditate.

[Rene]

Barabels are notoriously tough teachers, especially force-sensitive Barabels. It was Rene's first day with his new master, and he was drenched with sweat.

Sibanna had seen it fit to give him a "placement test" to see how far he had gotten in his training. After a series of rigorous exercise sets, Sibanna brought him to the sparring arena.

"Thisss will be an asssesssment of your lightsaber prowesss"

Suddenly, a barred door at the other end of the arena swung open and out stepped a huge wookiee. The fur on his left shoulder was singed with the brand of a Sith prisoner.

"Your freedom or your life!" Said Sibanna and tossed him a rusty vibrosword.

The wookiee let out a huge bellow and charged Rene. Rene would have protested (after all, he was over twice Rene's size), but he had to act fast. As the wookiee swung thevibrosword, Rene executed a back flip and ignited his Sith blade, its crimson glow casting a red hue over everything.

[Rene]

As the wookiee swung again Rene lifted his lightsaber in a vertical cut and severed the vibrosword near the hilt. Before Rene could regain his balance for the next strike the wookiee swung his massive arm and sent Rene flying into the wall. The wookiee charged, brandishing the severed blade. Rene quickly raised his saber and cut his opponent's right arm off at the elbow. The wookiee bellowed in pain, and Rene put a clean cut through its throat on the backstroke. the wookiee fell to the floor, dead.

"Yesss, very good, very good indeed. This one thinksss you will go far."







(END)