Zakai was not so chatty any more. He began spinning his staff lightsaber rapidly with his right hand. it began to blur the image of the saber. he slashed out with his saber as he drew his third saber and began an all-out assault. "I am no weakling eaither!"

Rallyn began to dodge and counter the strikes as they came.

"A rather interesting style but It'll take more than that."

Rallyn countered another flurry and began to press the attack.

His full frontal attack was getting him nowhere. he threw his staff lightsaber and it began to spin and hover in place. "normaly I would have four, but i'm a bit short on lightsabers right now." he said as the staff shot towards Rallyn. Zakai swung around to Her side and struck at her as well.

Rallyn dodged to the side and shape shifted into a bird to avoid Zakai's strike. She flew out the window and began to head back to Jaren, he'd be interested with the information.

Zakai recalled his lightsabers and retreacted the blades. He leaped out the window to follow her

Rallyn flew high into the sky and suppressed her force presence. It would take time for him to get his speeder and follow her.

(hey when will he realize Jaren stole from him)

(when he isn't preoccupied. also, if you are a star wars fan [which i am assuming you are] you should look up Ryan Vs Dorkam 2. that is one epic fight.)

Zakai ran to his speeder and quickly turned it on. He could have caught up to her much faster on his feet by using the force, but then he would have to deal with wraiths. He pushed the acceleration pedal to the floor and began pursuing Rallyn.

(yeah it was awesome)

Rallyn flew into a crowd and into an alley where the speeder couldn't follow. Once on the other side she shape shifted into a wookie and merged with the crowd.

Zakai slowed down when he lost sight of her. "Tch. oh well, she will be returning to that shop soon to report her findings...." He said to himself as he turned his speeder around, towards the direction of the shop. He pulled down his mask to reveal a wide grin, showing canine-like teeth.

Indeed Rallyn began to make her way to the shop.

Zakai made good time and had gotten to the shop quickly. He parked his speeder and calmly walked back into the store. he didn't see anyone up front so he rang the bell on the counter.

Jaren smiled as he walked up to the counter.

"Yes have you realized your short four hundred thousand credits?"

He wasn't having a nice day today, but that realy TIcked him off. Zakai's eyes flashed red as he spoke. "No I did not.... but the reason I am here is because i have a little Jedi issue." He said calmly as he put his hand on the counter. The place where his hand was turned black and disfigured. "Your assasain should be ariving shortly. That shapeshifting wench lost me in a crowd of wookies, but that doesn't matter."

Jaren smiled and ducked as Trent fired a rocket launcher. Rolling he grabbed his lightsaber and with a snap-hiss the blue blade sprang to life.

Zakai delfected the rocket with ease and drew his lightsabers. He threw two of them seperately and they flew towards Trent. Zakai took his remaining Lightsaber and faced Jaren. "you Have no clue who you are dealing with." Zakai grumbled.

Jaren grinned and brought his lightsaber into a defensive position.

"Ah but can you handle two jedi masters?"

Behind Zakai stood Rallyn with her own blade ignited. Trent had dodged the sabers and was now holding a green staff saber in his hands.

One of Zakai's hovering lightsabers turned and began to swing Rallyn. "three sabers and three opponets. his should be interesting..." Zakai said as he slid forward and did a low sweep at Jaren's legs. His remaining saber was Stabbing at Trent.

Rallyn blocked the slash as did Trent. Jaren however jumped over it still grinning stupidly.

Zakai took this opportunity to us force grip on Jaren, suspending him in the air. The other Lightsabers continued to attack with various sweeps and jabs.

Jaren used the force to dispel the grip and dropped to the floor. Trent and Rallyn took this as their opportunity to push forward.

Zakai saw this was getting him nowhere. It was time for him to Go on the defense before he wound up getting killed. Zakai let go of his lightsaber and it floated before him. His other two drifted back to him and floated around him to form a vertical line. The blades began to move rapidly, blocking virtualy every attack. This took nearly all of his energy, but it was worth it for the near impennetrable defense. As he stepped towards his foes, the blades moved as well to keep him in the center of the circle of defense.

The moment the force wraiths entered the building Rallyn, Trent, and Jaren had already deactivated and hid their lightsabers as well as suppressed their force presence. The moment they began to look expectingly Jaren spoke, doing the best imitation of a scared father.

"Please help us, this man and three others broke in demanding our money or our lives. The other three left and this one stayed behind to kill us."

He hugged Varina and Darex who had been watching, doing a damn good imitation of a father concerned for his kids.

The Wraiths looked at Zakai, their weapons ready.

Zakai scoffed and Stared at the wraiths with his curently red eyes. "These three are Jedi. As any fool can see, I am with the Sith." Zakai shouted.

The wraiths looked to the dark jedi, then to the five cowering people. They blinked in confusion, sensing no force presence from any of them.

"For disturbing the peace you are to come with us for questioning."

Zakai sighed as he deactivated his lightsabers. "that I will accept. I did disturb the peace, regardless. But shouldn't these people be brought in as well?"

The wraiths nodded and together the Wraiths began to lead them to an interrogation room in the barracks. Jaren, Trent, and Rallyn had already began to replace memories, modify them, or simply push them into the deepest reaches of their minds.

Zakai was in fact telling the truth, so he had no need to alter his memory. In addition to this, the faint signs of memory alteration. "Ask me anything and I Shall answer it."

"Ok tell us your name, where you were born, and your side of the story."

Meanwhile in another room another wraith was asking the same thing.

"My name is Zakai. i have no last name. I was born on Nar Shadaa. My side of the story is as such: I was searching for a store to sell some designs i hade laying around. In the process, i was also searching for any Jedi that may have been hiding near by. Through a fw tricks, I apparently angered them, as they sent one of them to kill me. Me and the assasain fought until she fled. I went back to the shop only to find a rocket waiting for me. We began to battle and then you entered the scene." Zakai said calmly. "You may check my memory, if necissary."

"And I will."

The wraith checked Zakai's memory as well as Jaren, Trent and Rallyn's memories. Obviously the two sides didn't match up. So after a few hours of deliberation the wraiths finally came to a conclusion.

"With the conflicting memories we will let you all go: However Zakai, you are to stay at least 50 feet from their shop for a period of six weeks. Also you three will pay a fine of 100 thousand to Zakai.

Jaren paid the money and left with Trent and Rallyn.

Zakai scowled at this. now he would have to back down for a whole six weeks! with that time they could move and go back into hiding.

Sion was sitting in a chair and sipping froma cup pf his favorite Dagoban bentaxne berry tea. When he sensed his apprentice at his door he opened it with the Force and said, "Come in, my apprentice."

Stygian entered the room, only faint scarring visible as proof of what had happened in training last time. But, within him, the scars were deeper...

He bowed before Lord Sion. "What is your wish, Master?" he asked, his voice subdued, like a deep rumble from a volcano that had yet to erupt.

"His Darkness and I are right to be disappointed in you, however unlike His Darkness, I am not so upset over what you cannot help at this point. Tell me, what exactly did he say to you, my apprentice?"

Repeating it to Sion was almost worse than hearing it in the first place... almost. When he had told Sion what his Emperor had said to him, he waited, still kneeling, for what Sion would say.

Darth Sion was quiet for a few minutes and then he spoke to Stygian.

"Love is not something that is easily severed or overpowered and there is a strong possiblity that you may indeed never rid yourself of it. However..... do you know what you had proved to me that I fear His Darkness was too distracted to see?"

Stygian raised his eyes, warily. "What is that, my Master?" he asked.

"While you were unable to completely rid yourself of this weakness, you were however able to push it back and draw strength from it. You were able to see past your weakness and tear yourself from its clutches if only temporarily."

Sion looked sternly into Stygian's eyes.

"This means that you may be able to overcome if not conquer your weakness in this area. As long as you can focus your mind elsewhere and forget what you see before you."

Stygian nodded. "I will," he responded, deadly determination in his voice.

Sion brought forth a black case containing several tansparent durasteel vials.

"Tell me.... have you ever heard of Sith Poison?"

Stygian cocked his head. "I have been given many poisons, to heighten my resistance to them," he replied. "I do not believe I have been given that one, however," he said, curiously.

Sion actually laughed a small bit at Stygian's remark.

"In a way it is a form of poison, but at the same time it's more of a special Dark Side stimulant."

"Palpatine's Dark Side Compendium; Volume 3: The Creation of Monsters, had some references to Sith Poison if you remember. But it didn't go too well into detail now did it?"

Stygian shook his head, remembering. "No, Master, there were very few mentions of it at all," he said.

"Sith poison was a biological toxin, being a product of Sith Alchemy, that when absorbed in sufficient quantity, multiplied the rage felt by a person. In action it was more of a disease, taking up residence in the victim's body and setting off chemical reations that rapidly diminished the victim's ability to resist the pull of the Darkside of The Force. The poison can sometimes be fatal unless counteracted by strong Jedi powers, and even then its effects were likely to remain.

Sith poison could either be ingested or administered by medical means, usually via syringe; both of these methods brought a much shorter reaction time upon the victim. It could even be directly applied through the mucuous membranes of an already exposed injury.

After being introduced to the body, the poison is absorbed on a molecular level, feeding on the individual's anger and drawing them closer to the dark side. The individual's judgement becomes less rational, and they eventually become so enraged that they begin to lash out involuntarily with the dark side.

Use of Sith poison was extremely rare, therefore being implemented by only the most proficient Sith alchemists. While creating the infusion the alchemist expends much of their own dark side energy; the process is laborous. Once the toxin is finished the alchemist then has a powerful weapon to use against any unsuspecting Jedi."

Sion held out one of the vials.

"However.... it can, and normally does, erode one's reasoning capabilities as well and could turn them into savage monsters. Which is why many of the subjects who are being imbued with any Lucia's Bane are allowed to make little if any physical contact with them. You see, all Lucia's Bane are created with Sith Poison as one of the key physical elements.

We are fortunate to have Alchemist skilled enough to make this. With it one could forget weak emotions such as love, friendship, and mercy. Thereby becoming a true servent of the Darkside. However, the subject could risk losing control over himself and become a mindless monster. The factor in this, depends on both the subject and the dose given to the subject. But none the less, this poison could be considered the cure for the taint of the Lightside."

Sion was silent as he thought everything Sion had said over. Then he looked up to his Master. "Is it your will for me to take this poison, Master?" he asked.

Sion smiled, but with a serious expression. His Sith nature was going to find this next part very amusing.

"No my young Apprentice, it is not my will to force you to take it, but instead to present you with the option of taking it by your own free will or by refusing to take it. As I said before you have the potential to at least overcome some moments of your weakness for wretched girl Lacus, but it is not a garunteed that you will always be able to do that. However, with this Sith Poison you could overcome it, but at a cost to your mind and soul."

Sion used the Force and placed the vial of Sith poison he was holding into Stygian's hands.

"This will be your choice and I do recommend you think this over carefully. Because once you use Sith Poison, the effects of it will always remain to some degree, with little if any hope of fully recovering from it."

Stygian considered the vial in his hand. It could help... it could rid him of his weaknesses. But... it would also sap his strengths, his ability to think. Lord Sion had taught him many things, and one of those was that it was not always the strongest who won in battle... it was the one with the opportunity.

Would the poison dull his senses enough to cause him to miss such opportunities?

His fingers curled around the vial. "If it pleases you, Master, I would like to find the strength within myself to overcome my own weakness... not rely on a poison which will rob me of my strengths," he replied distastefully. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. "However... I would like to keep it, if I may, Master. I have... a use, in mind for it..."

Sion was very pleased.

"Very well then.... you may hold onto it, my Apprentice."

Sion and Stygian then heard Xarkun's statement on the intercom system.

"Come.... the stage is being set, and our parts in it are crucial."

Sion and his Apprentice headed straight for the bridge of the Night Hammer.....

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