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Post by Ambika on Sept 9, 2007 17:36:55 GMT -4
A young Goth Kiffar sat on the steps, looking ahead at the dawn sky in the warm orange sunset, staring right at the Jedi Temple. She breathes in the good scent of fresh air through her nose, inhaling heavily. The teenager Kiffar never knew her real parents. However, her mother, Ashaiya Kyja, is in fact a Jedi Knight who died in childbirth after giving birth to the young Kiffar due to rare disease. And for her father who brought her up for two years, but she was separated from him, as she never knew her real father. Karissa was adopted and brought up by her foster father, learning in the ways of the Jedi. She quite enjoyed her training and lessons, but she feels empty. She wonders why the Jedi Council forbids her from learning about her real parents.
Karissa’s father, King Keyan Halcyon, was once the Black Valkyrie Leader before his banishment by his old nemesis: Tolth Retwin. Rumours to be said, Retwin wanted the King’s daughter alive or dead. The hunting for the young Princess has took them 15 years, but they failed in order to find her. No one knows about the whereabouts of King Keyan Halcyon, but the Jedi Council wants to keep Kari safe and hidden from Retwin. Kari didn’t like it; she doesn’t know whether she should trust her Master and the Jedi Council for longer. She feels like she needed to know the real truth and wanted to find out who her real parents.
Karissa’s thoughts were interrupted by a certain voice behind her.
“There you are, Kari! I’ve been looking for you everywhere!” a familiar voice spoke
Karissa turns her head to get her full attention to the Ottsel companion “Baxter?” she asks. Baxter’s a long-time best friend of Kari for many years. Baxter is a hybrid breed of a weasel cross with a otter, his fur covered in brown and white. He wore a goggle headband around his head, keeping his ears back. He has blue eyes and is about 3/4ft. He gave his best friend a smile. He looks very cheerful and happy. To Baxter, Karissa looks all emo and depress to him.
“Yes, it is me, Kari” Baxter says walking towards Karissa, putting his paws on his hips, looking straight in Karissa’s eyes “Now then, care to tell me what’s on your mind right now?”
Karissa sighed, not wanting to look at her best friend. She pause for the second, staring at the Jedi Temple in the orange sunset. It look beautiful to Karissa’s eyes, she enjoyed the view of it. “Nothing is in my mind, Baxter” Karissa replied.
“Oh come on, Kari,” Baxter says jumping up on Karissa’s lap, trying to get her to tell him what’s in her mind “because, I can tell have something on your chest. I am your best friend, and you better tell me your problem, before I can read your mind”
Karissa raised an eyebrow staring at the Ottsel on her lap “Have you been drinking tea leaves again, Baxter?”
“Wh-What? Erm… no, Kari” Baxter spluttered nervously. He puts on a nervous smile with his paws behind his back “I never touch them, I hate them!” he lied.
Karissa lets out a weary sigh “You did, Baxter!”
“Hey, what else am I suppose to have now? Juma Juice?” Baxter protested “No wait, that one makes me go crazy like the last time!” Baxter rubs his chin, pausing for the moment. Baxter looks up at Karissa again, letting out a sigh “Are you sure you don’t want to talk about what’s bothering you” he asks, wondering what depressing his best friend. She has been like that for days and possibly weeks.
“It… it’s just….” Karissa spoke trying to think what she suppose to say out her mind “I don’t know…. I’m not sure if I could trust the Jedi Council and my Master” Karissa embraces her arms around her legs, letting Baxter sitting on her knee. However, Karissa is under Master Jaing Stellar's command, since she is his Padswan. She hasn't seen him for a day, she rather not want to face him. She doesn't want him to see her depress or leaving the Temple without his permission. Her Master always worries for her safety. It was like he's an over-protective father to Karissa. “There’s something they are hiding from me, the truth, I never knew who are my real parents… it seems like they are hiding it from me and protecting me. I’m 17, a grown woman! I should have the rights to know my real parents. I wanna know what happened to my parents and find them”
“Maybe if you could look for their information in the library, see if Ko Nea have a holocron of your parents, maybe?” Baxter suggested. Karissa sat frozen thinking over for the minute. She sighed thinking if her parents are dead or alive. She needed answers in why she is forbidden from finding out her real parents, especially her father.
Karissa hopes if Jaing didn't turned up right behind her. Since Karissa is aware of what her Master will be like. Leaving the Temple without his permission would give him a panic attack forcing him to search around for her. She knows he is looking for her right now, she doesn't want to face him...
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 10, 2007 17:46:28 GMT -4
Jaing hid a smile on his lips as he watched Karissa and Baxter talk about her parents and why the Council had forbidden her from finding out. But that was usually enough incentive for Jaing to find out as much as he could. Good thing she's picking up on it at a early age, he mused silently, perched up high in one of the cedar trees. From this point, emerged in the Force, he could feel the two presences of his Padawan and her friend below him, and farther away he felt Amaya Disse and Skye Kelleman, the girl he had recently sparred, making their way through the thick growth of trees and thorns, followed by Skye's little dog.
Keep thinking, follow your thoughts, Jaing thought. How many times had he told Karissa this? How many times had he drilled this lesson into her mind? If somebody's in your way, figure a way around them, don't stand there gawking.
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Post by Ambika on Sept 11, 2007 8:20:02 GMT -4
Karissa roses up from the ground, dusting her leather trousers from the dirt, she brushes her fringes from her eye. She looks on ahead at the Jedi Temple, she sighed out, looking down at her Ottsel companion. “Come on, let’s get going…” Karissa says, with that she turns around heading straight through the thick growth trees and thorns. She doesn’t want to head back to the Temple or getting an earful from her Master. Karissa wanted a break from the Temple having more freedom to herself with Baxter. Although, Karissa and Baxter used to sneak out at night exploring around in the forest, they did it over the last 10 years, without any of the Jedi Masters founded out. This is because she has inherited the skills from her father. The Black Valkyrie Clan are known to be train in stealth than any of the Jedi Watchman or Sith Assassins can do. Karissa could tell her Master would be impress with all of her progress she done so far, amazed with her fighting techniques. However, Karissa remembers her time when she was ambushed by a group of Black Valkyries within Ossus few weeks ago. Karissa managed to fought them off in defence, until she was rescued by Jaing, Amaya and the other Jedi Masters. She wonders why the Black Valkyries ambushed her and wanted her alive. She is confused, she wanted to find out why did they ambushed her and of course, she overheard the group leader to capture her, but why? Karissa seems to remember the tattoos on their face they look similar to the tattoo marks on her face. Karissa shook her head from the thought continuing walking down.
“Kari? Where are you going?” Baxter asks watching his Kiffar friend heading deeper into the forest “Isn’t it the best time to go back to the Jedi Temple?” he asks nervously looking around. Karissa turns to face her companion, she noticed him shivering in fear looking around. She raised an eyebrow, putting her hands on her hip.
“What does it look like, Baxter?” Kari asks “I’m going to walk around than just going back to the Temple unable to rest my mind” she says with a sarcastic tone in her voice. She smirks a bit knowing Baxter is worried about the animals within the forest.
Baxter looks up at Karissa watching her smirking and looks straight through her dark blue eyes covered with her thick Gothic eyeliner around her eyes. “But what about the Adegan Eel? The Wrywulf?!” he says in fear taking one last glance around him.
The Goth teenager crosses her arms staring down at Baxter with concern, rolling her eyes. “Bax, there’s won’t be any creatures around unless if you’re sticking close to me. You could make your two options, Baxter: one you either come with me or two you can go back to the Temple?”
“Actually, I rather just tag along with you, Kari. We best friends stick together no matter what!” Baxter says walking along following behind Kari. “And what about those Kiffar guys we saw weeks ago?” Kari stops in her track thinking for the moment, she looks down eyeing the ground. She decided to ignore it for the moment. She is hoping if they ambush her again, then she could find answers from them.
Baxter runs towards Kari to catch up with her, however, he feels something isn’t right. He began to slowly looking around him, checking if the coast is clear, he shivers in fear, knowing he’s wetting his fur. Before he could say one word to Karissa, he feels that he is being watched and sensed by an animal. He hated it, he stops without Karissa noticing, he can hear a low growl behind him. Baxter could tell the animal behind him planning to prey on Baxter. With that, he heard the animal licking it’s tongue “Wait a minute," Baxter turned behind him over his shoulder "DINNER CALLED?!” Baxter yells in fear, seeing a small dog roaring and growling. Baxter’s eye widen in fear seeing the big sharp teeth and saliva dripping down from its teeth. “WAAAAAAAAH! KAAAAAAAAAAAARI!” Baxter screams running towards Karissa. Karissa turns around as Baxter jumps up onto her dear-life shoulder. Karissa laughs softly, as Baxter cowers behind Karissa’s shoulder.
“It’s okay, Baxter, it’s just a dog” Karissa says laughing a bit, bending down to stroke the dog’s head. Karissa smiles as Baxter peeks his head up looking down at the dog. He gets really annoyed with Karissa laughing at what he did. “Aww ain’t you such an adorable boy, aren’t you?” Karissa says still stroking the dog, and rubbing its belly.
Baxter points to the small dog in shock at Karissa “How in the Force’s name did you did that for?!”
“Baxter, I’m good with animals, remember?” Karissa says looking at her Ottsel companion sitting on her shoulder. “Like the last time you saw me taming the wrywulf”
Baxter groans a bit, smacking his hand on his head. “That wrywulf tried to eat me alive!” he exclaims.
Karissa felt the presence of the Force Sensitive coming closer towards her, hearing a voice of a girl. Karissa looks up and sees a Kiffar running up, Karissa knows the dog must be belongs to the girl. Karissa roses up staring at the Kiffar with her Jedi Master into the forest, she knows the Jedi Master: Amaya Disse. Karissa looks at the young girl called Skye Kelleman, she could tell Skye is different to what Karissa is, through the tattoo marks on her face. Karissa stood still looking at Skye and Amaya stands before her. She notices both Amaya and Skye are Master and Padawan, but the bond between them isn't very strong like she has with Jaing. She is very close to her Master, Jaing is very more of father to her like she never have before.
Skye looks a bit younger than Karissa is. Karissa is 17. She watches Skye looking up and down at Karissa’s unique outfit, Karissa wasn't a big fan of the Jedi Robe, though she prefers leather trousers and black top with a black corset with black laces on it,, she also has a skull buckle belt with chains wrapped around her waist, knee high boots with laces and metal strap belts strapped around it, black fishnet arm-warmers and a black choker around her neck. She also wore a matching black hoody and a black scarf with her outfit. Karissa could tell Skye looks a bit freaked out with her nose stud on her left nose and two lip rings. She smirks a bit, shifting her weight. Baxter puts his paws clinging on Karissa's shoulder sitting down. Baxter always sits on Karissa's shoulder many times, even he is short.
Karissa brushed her long black hair tied back in ponytail behind. Karissa cleared her throat and spoke “Is this yours?” she asks referring to the small dog, looking straight at Skye.
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 11, 2007 12:04:33 GMT -4
Skye tried not to gape at Karissa. This was... different. Clearing her throat, she forced a smile. "Yeah," she said. Unable to look her in the eye, Skye bent down to pet Cash, who had his nose in the air, sniffing Karissa's friend. "Sorry about the scare. He heard something and sprinted off." Skye shrugged apologetically.
Cash started barking at Karissa's friend, probably visions of a tasty meal inbeded within his mind. He jumped up and put two forepaws on Karissa's shoulders and sniffed the thing. It quaked in fear.
"Down, Cash," Skye rapped out. The dog sniffed the Ottsel one last time before retreating back to Skye's side. While stroking Cash's back, she asked, "Aren't you Jaing's Padawan?"
"Aren't you supposed to be in the MedBay?" a deep voice asked from the trees. Skye gasped and looked up. Jaing sat on a tree branch, watching the encounter.
"Um... uh... well..." Skye stuttered, still trying to process her thoughts to give a good excuse.
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Post by Ambika on Sept 11, 2007 13:07:15 GMT -4
Baxter cowers behind Karissa’s shoulder while glaring at the dog, Cash, keeping his eyes in case the dog goes after him again. He knew that being on Kari’s shoulder will keep him safe, plus he knew that Kari could stop the animals from going after Baxter since Karissa tamed animals well than anyone else can do.
“Is he really yours?” Baxter asks again “You need to keep him on lead this time! That pet of yours looks very dangerous!”
“Come on, Baxter, he doesn’t do any harm. He’s seems friendly” Karissa says to Baxter. “Look…” she says bending down again, extending her hand out to the dog. The dog sniffs Kari’s hand and licks it. “See?” she says looking at Baxter. Without warning, Cash leaps up and licks the Ottsel’s face being friendly to Baxter.
Baxter tries to to stop Cash from licking him “NO NOT MY FUR! I HAVE BEEN PAMPERED SINCE THIS MORNING!” he looks in disgust, hating to get his fur wet, as Cash stops licking him. “Alright, little buddy, you promise me not scare the fur life outta me next time!” he points shaking his finger at Cash, with annoyed. Karissa chuckles softly at Baxter “What’s so funny, tattooed wonder? I spent the last four hours doing this and now it’s RUINED!” Baxter says glaring at Kari, crossing his arms over his chest. Karissa couldn’t help but to laugh at Baxter’s expression “Whatever, tall, dark, spoiled princess!” Baxter commented, rolling his eyes at Karissa.
Before she can reply to Skye’s question, she looks up and stumbles back seeing Jaing sitting on the tree branch, she is very stunned and surprised to see him there. She wonders if he has been scouting for her since she left the Temple without permission, for the ninth time. She crosses her arms, staring at Jaing, watching him leap down from the tree approaching her and Skye.
“I’m not expecting to see you turn up, Master…” Karissa whispers softly. She bows her head eyeing the ground still in thinking. Her thoughts were abruptly cut off, Jaing spoke up she looks straight in his eyes, gulping not wanting to get an earful from him.
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 11, 2007 14:14:09 GMT -4
"I know," Jaing said. "If you were expecting me, I wouldn't have shown myself."
"Karissa is with me," Skye said hurriedly, coming to the Kiffar girl's defense. "I commed her after you left and asked if she wanted to go on an errand with me. I just forgot to tell Master Amaya. I'm willing to accept the punishment for her leaving without permission. I'm sorry."
Jaing scowled. This wasn't the way he had thought things would turn out. He looked at Amaya, touched her mind gently with the Force, telling her to follow his lead, and said: "Very well." He pointed towards the Enclave. "You and your dog may return to your quarters. You're off the mission."
Skye blanched. Cash growled, picking up on his owner's anger and betrayal.
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Post by Ambika on Sept 11, 2007 14:23:35 GMT -4
"BUSTED!" Karissa thought in her mind, closing her eyes. She sighed, opening her eyes willing to accept the punishment, this is the second time she got caught. She turns to glare at the Kiffar girl, next to her. She hisses under her breath to herself through her bare teeth "Nice try...."
Kari turns to face Jaing for the moment "Look, I'm sorry, Master... I should have ask your permission... but it's my fault"
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 11, 2007 14:29:06 GMT -4
Jaing grinned. "And for that, you're both off the hook."
Skye gaped at him. Jaing pointed at her. "You lied to me, but you stood up for her." Then he pointed at Karissa. "And you didn't let her stand up for you. I'd say you guys are getting more mature." He twisted his face as if the unfamiliar word burned him. "Karissa, I wanted your opinion, anyway. What do you think of a double-mission?"
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Post by Ambika on Sept 11, 2007 14:37:24 GMT -4
"Oh that's surprising!" Karissa says sarcastically "I'm mature?" she asks then her voice turns into her mockery tone "Oh look! who's talking!" Karissa puts her hands on her hips, staring at Jaing with her eyebrow raised up. She smirks at his expression, loving to see his burned face. She shook her head "You're getting soft on me now, Master"
As Jaing asks for her opinion, Karissa thought for the moment. "What you have in mind for this mission? I'm assume we're joining with other Master and Padawan?" she says, wanting to know what mission Jaing have signed up for.
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Post by Force_Flow on Sept 11, 2007 14:43:39 GMT -4
Jaing began to explain the mission:
"Belasco is having a few problems with pirates," he said. "Our contact, a Jedi-turned bounty hunter named Jaskia Paine, has lost contact with us. She's stalling the pirates, but not for long, I think. We have to infiltrate the pirates and take them out from the inside. Skye and Master Amaya have already agreed to go with us."
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