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Tournaments are here as a beta to test. You'll see a tournament link at the top. Registration for the tournaments starts around 2 hours before the tourny starts. You'll see a join button at the tables.
Other changes:
- new trophies thanks to embair!
- new logo and badges for members, advisors, and contributors
- switched layout (might be hard to get use to but its better... trust me)
- brighter colors (finally, I think it's the oldest idea)
- simplified table levels (ie, 100, 500 etc). This is the amount you risk by playing.
-insta death flags < round 5, diplomatic flags afterward. Your flaggable position is the position you have at the start of your turn
- new better random number generator (although I still don't think it matters)
- stat details on month archives
Other changes:
- new trophies thanks to embair!
- new logo and badges for members, advisors, and contributors
- switched layout (might be hard to get use to but its better... trust me)
- brighter colors (finally, I think it's the oldest idea)
- simplified table levels (ie, 100, 500 etc). This is the amount you risk by playing.
-insta death flags < round 5, diplomatic flags afterward. Your flaggable position is the position you have at the start of your turn
- new better random number generator (although I still don't think it matters)
- stat details on month archives
32 comments
, posted by Ryan at 10:40 AM, Saturday November 1, 2008 EDT
Kdice Saga by unlucky9999, compiled and
[Note by skrum: Each new chapter appears in the Forum only. Then it is archived here when the next new chapter appears.]
Characters : Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Guardian Luckie (X Luck X) - legendary warrior, who is thought only to be a legend, that was made up in the past.
Prologue
"I will never get this finished" sighed Kviz, the royal historian of Imperial Library. But Kviz was not a person who gave up that easily. So he continued writing about the Old Times : ".... and no one was sure wheter that great guardian, widely known as Luckie, which was known to be one of the best lightsaber fighters of all time, truly existed. He was the conqueror of the worlds, The Destroyer, Luckie appeared from nowhere, destroyed "The Order of Jewel" , which was the primary power in galaxy at that time , and then just took his ship "Centurion" and flew to the Outer Rim and never came back."
- Finally, the 1st chapter is done, - said Kviz loudly. He was soo tired, that he could hardly stand and just laid down on his bed.
But the rest lasted only for few seconds...
-Attention all employees of the Imperial Library. We have spotted an unknown miliatary ship over the planet which is heavilly armed and probably hostile. We need all of our priceless info put into the safe, so it wouldn't be damaged, if attack would occur. And please, HURRY UP, - said the voice
from the speakers.
Kviz sighed again. "I hope its a drill and it will all end soon", though Kviz. But he did not knew
that it was only the beggining, a beggining of a new period, a period of darkness....
Chapter 1.
Characters : Lord Vagr (grunvagr) - One of the most powerful Sith Lords at this time. He is very proficient in the use of lightsabers, but lacks Force powers.
Darth Bine (Wishbone) - Darth M'ishak's close friend. They grew up together and the planet Sion and remained close friends all the time.
Darth Xineon (leekstep) - He and Xineon are the most powerful Sith Lord's at these times. They have been working together for some time, but they secretly hate each other.
Darth M'ishak (montecarlo) - A Sith Lord who has a very strong sense of Force and has a deep understanding of it.
Captain (some random noob) - One of many Lord Vagr's captains.
Lord Vagr was mad. "How could they do that to me?! I am more then just an ordinary Sith Lord! Oh, they will pay...." , though Lord Vagr, while he was moving to the Conference Hall, where a meeting of Sith Lords was about to occur. And just when he was about to enter the Conference Hall, one of his captains bumped into him.
- Lord Vagr, i am sorry for this mistake. It will not happen, - Captain apologised quietly. - Lord Vagr, i promise you, it will not happen again.
- I will ensure it wont happen, - replied Lord Vagr.
The soldier suddenly moved up and his neck broke. Captain used all of his willpower to whisper his last words:
- Long live Lord Vaa.....g.....
Lord Vagr kicked the cramping body of the captain and entered the Conference Hall.
The Conference Hall was the biggest hall in the whole ship. It was a big round chamber with a huge round table which had a holographic projector. Usuaully this chamber was empty and abandoned, but while the galaxy started to change, a meeting of all the supreme Dark Lords was a must, so Darth Xineon and Darth M'ishak invited most of the strongest and most influential Sith Lords to Xineon's flaship "Destiny", so they could re-organise the Galaxy how they wanted.
- Welcome Lord Vagr, - greeted Darth Xineon. - I see you made it after all. I am so glad to see you Lord Va..
- Enough of stupid greetings. We came here to rule, not to drool, - Lord Vagr said with a calm, deep voice. - We have serrious issues going on. It seems that Jedi's aren't completelly wiped out after all. We must hunt them all down. And there is an even more important matter : I sensed a huge disturbance in the force. "Something" has entered our part of the universe from the Outer Rim. "Something" very strong and heartless. "Something" who is very thirsty to destroy...
- HA! You and your pathetic feelings, Lord Vagr, - laughed Darth Bine. - I have a lot more important things to attend to then "something" entering our part of universe. You became even more pathetic then you used to be. I think that cleansing Dantooine is much more important. Jedi Enclave has been restored. We must...
- Shush. Now you will all listen to me. And you shall listen good, - Darth M'ishak gathered the momentum. - I have different plans and i am pretty sure those plans will work for all of us. Me and Xineon discussed and we have decided that the prime objective right now is to go to Tatooine and capture one scientist. He's a brilliant mathematic and he must be forced to work for our cause. Here's the plan....
Chapter 2
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps hi's cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but was wise enough to herself into the Counsel.
Stacy (Stacy) - Stacy was one of the Jedi students, but after an incident with Pierce she turned to the dark side and now serves one of the Sith Lords.
- Damnit Pierce, get the out of your bed now, - Jedi Master Muka'poo yelled. ? I'm so disappointed. You were suppose to cleanse the universe of the siths and become a great Jedi knight. You had so much potential and....
Muka'poo starts to cry and his voice becomes weak:
- But all you can do is party most of the night and be totally wasted in the morning. I will have to report this to the Jedi Counsel.
The Jedi Master leaves, but you can still hear his old body walk slowly through the Jedi Enclave. Pierce can feel huge disappointment floating in the air.
"Well, at least yesterday was fun. I drank a lot and found those girls and? Ugh, my head hurts... Must remember.... I think I'll sleep for 5 more minutes..." Pierce fall's asleep.
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- ?So with great sorrow I have to say that Pierce failed me once again, - sighed Muka'poo.
- I think we have overrated him. Maybe he's not the chosen one, - Jedi Master Cody said carefully. - Pierce is beating all other students in his class in both light saber fighting and use of the force, but he's totally careless and he misuses his powers.
- You mean like that time when he used the force to force Stacy to go out with him, - laughed Jedi Mistress Angela. - Wait, why are you looking at me like that? You think that's not funny. Ok, I will shut up (you could hear how Angela sighed).
- Who did ever let a woman to come to Jedi Counsel?! - Muka'poo was not joking. - See what's she doing?! I just want to get my light saber out and throw it at her!
- Stop it you fools. We are the last 3 of Jedi Counsel. We will restore it, but first we have to prepare Pierce and others for the trip. I sense a dark power coming here...
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- Pierce, drop that bottle of gurgan and pack your stuff. DONT DRINK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, - sighed Muka'poo. - I said drop it?
Muka'poo lost his patience and used Force Push against Pierce. Pierce lost his balance, dropped the bottle (which shattered in to many pieces) and fell on the floor.
- Master, I can't get up. My head hurts...
You should have heard how loud the Jedi Master sighed.
- Pierce, I have no idea how such a noble and talented man could give a seed for such a pathetic excuse for a Jedi. Just go our starship fast and I'll take your stuff.
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After that incident everything went well and Jedi's left after 2 hours.
A voice floated somewhere not that far away :
- You escaped again, but I will catch you, you pathetic Jedi's...
Chapter 3
Characters : Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
Soldier #1 - lesplaydices
Soldier #2,#3, #4 - some random noobs
Captain - some random noob
It was so quiet that you could hear a pindrop, but silence never lasts long. Fast and light footsteps disturbed the silence. Whoever it was, he was in hurry.
Kviz had only one thought in his mind : "I must reach the queen as fast as I can. Xatris is in danger. I'm just glad that my senses did not failed me."
Although, two hours before the current events, Kviz was walking down the gallery. He just could not believe that all those things were a drill. "Why would they do a drill like that? We wasted huge amounts of energy shooting into 'nothing' and we were being hurried all the time. Right after the 'supposed' ship was destroyed, we had been told that it was only a drill. Something does not fit here. I think I have to check all this out right now."
Kviz quickly darted throught the gallery and ran into his friend's chamber. Willy the Mad was sitting on his sofa and napping. Kviz looked at his friend's body, which looked weak and didn't have any muscles. Willy the Mad was very slim and it looked like if wind blew, he would have been blown away. "Am I sure he can do it?" - Kviz started to have second thoughts, but there was no time and Kviz had only 1 option.
- "Willy, wake up! Now! Xatris needs your help." - Kviz started waking Willy up.
It did not take too much time and they both were near the Library's Info Center, which was guarded by 4 soldiers by the entrance.
- "Ok Willy, here's the plan. You will go and distract them while I get into the center and see what is...Willy? WILLY?!"
But Willy was not called Willy the Mad for nothing. He did not even listen to Kviz's advice, but instead just jumped out and took all 4 soldiers on. Needless to say, he killed first 2 with the element of surprise. The other two were shocked and died just a second after.
- "There, it's done, it's finished"- exclaimed Willy.
- "Ok Willy, guard the position. I wont need much time."
Kviz hurried into the Info Center. He knew that it was lunch time and that the center would be empty. He had never been there before and was very surprised : It was a huge chamber with monitors, computers, holograms, and service droids all over it.
- "So this is the main Command Center of Xatris...."- Kviz was amazed.
But he didn't waste much time on sightseeing and ran to the bigger computer with a huge hologram. Someone had not turned the program off and Kviz saw something, that disturbed him deeply. "There is no time to waste!" that was the only thought in Kviz's head.
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Kviz was running out of breath, but he was almost there. He knew that Willy the Mad was running beside him, even though couldn't hear his breathing, nor his footsteps...
They reached the final outpost before the Queen chambers. Kviz had a special pass to see the Queen at any time, but a captain, which was guarding the chambers, was new.
- "I am Kviz, Royal Historian of Xatris, and I must see the Queen right now. Its a very important matter."- Kviz almost yelled the last words.
- "I am sorry. Whoever you are, Queen has ordered that no one would disturb her." - The captain said calmly.
- "Here is the pass. Just look at it" - sighed Kviz.
Captain took the pass and studied it for about a minute. Kviz was losing his patience. Finally, some words came from captains mouth :
- "Proceed. But remember, if she will be mad, you shall be beheaded. Good luck, SIR!" (the last words where filled with hatred)
And Kviz proceeded through the door...
Chapter 4
Characters : Darth M'ishak (montecarlo) - A Sith Lord who has a very strong sense of Force and has a deep understanding of it.
Stacy (stacy) - M'ishaks apprentice. She was a jedi knight but after an incident with one of the other students she abandoned the academy and joined sith.
Unknown Sith Lord ( ) - no more info at the momment.
"something" ( ) - He was one of the most powerful jedi of all times, but after a The Great War he left to Outer Rim. Something "corrupted" him and now only his body remains.
Guards - random noobs
Darth M'ishak was lying in his chambers. He was exhausted. "Those fools are becoming hard to control. They must be replaced as fast as possible. But the plan isnt ready. Nor is my apprentice" M'ishak had a lot of things to think about it...
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Stacy was lying in her bed and still thinking about the choices she made in the past : "Was I right to leave Jedi Academy for one lousy accident? I dont like this ship, nor being in it. Why couldnt I just stay?". A single tear brushed her cheeck.
- "Stacy, come to my chambers at once", - she heard a cold voice of Darth M'ishak.
Stacy knew what happens when M'ishak is mad, so she didnt waste any time and firmly walked to M'ishkaks chambers. Even though ship was big, she was deep in her own thoughts so time flew fast. When Stacy reached the door she saw two guards by M'ishaks chamber. "That's weird. I've never seen any guards by his chamber. I thought he was fearless. Why would there be two guards when he is in friendly territory?".
-" It's me, Stacy. Darth M'ishak requested my appearance",- Stacy said firmly.
-"Do go in, mistress",- one of the soldiers replied.
Stacy didnt waste any time and went into personal M'ishaks chambers, where she has been soo many times, that she lost the count.
-"Yes, Lord M'ishak, you wanted to see me?",- Stacy asked, but you could feel her tone has weakened and all her courage has dissapeared.
-"Welcome, apprentice. I have a mission for you. I need you to reach planet Gastrox and find one person. His name is unknown, but he calls himself Pheonix. Tell him you were sent by Darth M'ishak and tell him that codename "Stars of Orion" has begun. You wont have any problems identifying him, because he was involved in an accident at his earlier days and has few metal parts on his body. That will be all. Go now, apprentice. Do not fail me!", - after the last words Stacy felt that something squeesed her heart and it in became all cold.
-"I will not fail you, Master",- Stacy said the last words in a hurry and quickly got out of the chamber.
-"So M'ishak, this is Stacy,eh? Hahaha. Now, I know what you meant. I hope you know what you are doing..." , - a cold voice floated in the air and the famous Sith Lord (which was presumed dead) became invisible again and left Darth M'ishak all puzzled and scared.
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A being with only a heartless body left was standing in his ship, but which was being hold only by force. A being which once was a proud jedi and one of universe heroes became "something" else. It has changed. The only human feeling that creature was still feeling was lust. An unberable lust for force which turned him into a monster who came only to kill, because that was the only that he could satisfy his lust.
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Stacy packed her bags quickly and left Darth Xineon's flagship "Destiny" and turned her small ship to a small planet named Gastrox. She did not knew what was waiting for her and she did not want to know. Stacy was just glad to get out of the ship, where only treachery and evil were felt...
Chapter 5
Characters: Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Cleo (Cleopatra) - The Queen of Xatris. She is one of the last two royal family members. The location of the other family member is unknown.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
General Sinth (Sinth) - Chief of Xatris military.
Colonel Travis (Johnson213) - Ex bounty hunter. He was taugh how to use the force by a Sith Lord, after which he escaped and became a loyal soldier of the Queen of Xatris(?)
The Shadow (2fast) - One of the last remnants of nearly extinct, allthough still very powerful shadow race. His true name is unknown.
..... and finally reached the Queen.
-" Queen Cleo, I've finally reached you. I know this might be a bad timing, but Willy and I found something very important and we had to share it with you", - since Kviz ran non-stop for a long time, his voice was shaking and you could his heavy breathes.
-" Kviz, it is always a pleasure to see you. But what brings you here? What could be important enough that you would run all this way?", - Queen Cleo said surprised.
-" My Queen, you do remmember your last talk with General Sinth, correct, and that he was not like himself? Well, it seems that our worst fears have taken shape. We have been backstabbed. Look at what i have found!"
Kviz did not waste any time. He took out a tiny disk and put it into the holograph. Suddenly a huge blueprint of the Shadow Strikers appeared. At the bottom right a small and in the corner, a plan appeared that shocked Cleo.
- "This can not be.... Sinth would never do that.... He could never side with Shadows... Even Sith are afraid of them..." ,- Cleo could hardly talk. The information she had seen literally took her breath away. - "Kviz, if this information..... is true, we must act immediately. Kviz and Willy, I hope you both understand the importance of this. You must not share this information! Gather only the most trusted and we will leave at once. I don't think we have chances at Xatris, because our military is being controlled by our generals, not the royal family. Talk to Colonel Travis. He is the only colonel to be trusted" - Cleo got more and more confidence and with the last words you could feel, that she was herself again.
- " It shall be done", - Willy said firmly.
- "Your wish is our command, Cleo" , - Kviz agreed with Willy.
Both of them knew how time was important right now, so they wasted non of it and left right away.
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- "Everything is going according to plan, Lord Shadow", - Sinth was completely confident about his plan and did not show any doubts.
- "I hope you are right, General",- said Lord Shadow obviously unhappy - "Remmember, that our race is almost extinct and we do not take losses kindly. Do not fail me, or this task shall be your last, General"
And Lord Shadow left the room again and came back to his chambers so he could restore his powers and get ready for the fight, which was unavoidable. "I know you are coming, but I will be ready" those were the last words before Lord Shadow started to rest.
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As soon as Willy and Kviz left the Queen, they hurried to find Colonel Travis. They knew where to find him, but when they were almost there, Willy stopped Kviz.
- "Kviz, you know I do not talk too much, but I do not think all that Colonel Travis idea is so great. Remmember that he used to a be a bounty hunter and do not forget that he knows how to use the force. I do not trust him" - Willy was dead serrious
- "I know what you mean, but we can not do anything else. If the Queen trusts him, he must be ok. Lets just hope it will all turn out ok and we can end this"....
Chapter 6
Characters: Darth Bine (Wishbone) - Darth M'ishak's close friend. They grew up together on the planet Sion and remained close friends.
Darth Xineon: (leekstep) - He and M'ishak are the most powerful Sith Lord's at these times. They have been working together for some time, but they secretly hate each other.
Grand Priest Jesse: (fiero600) - A main chief of the Grand Temple of Ry and is considered to be a prophet. Jesse is quite mysterious and there is not too much information about him.
The Grand Temple of Ry was a true wonder. It was the biggest tourist attraction at Si'lshai, the moon of Xatris.The whole temple was made from luxurious materials and metals and it's width and length were enormous. There were amazing gems, architectural wonders, genial paintings and statues all over the place. It was constructed a long long time ago and architectured by a pure genius, but he is still unknown even in these days.
The Grand Priest of the Temple, who is also considered to be a true prophet of Ry, was sitting in his chambers all alone. Jesse still could not decide what to do. He had to maintain his power, but he knew that getting too close, both to Jedi's and Sith, could be deadly. "I know I can manipulate all of them. Poor pathetic fools. They really believe I am a prophet and they just give me more power ." Jesse makes a loud laugh. "Soon, I shall have the throne of Xatris and all Sith will listen to me!"
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- " Darth Bine, i need you at Xatris. You are well known at that planet and you're not even considered to be a possibility for the Sith Lord. You must hurry and get some information for me. There is no time to waste. GO!" - Darth Xineon explained what he needed and Darth Bine left.
" What a fool, but he will do everything that I want him to do. This will all work out just fine if I can just neutralize Darth M'ishak at least for few days. Excellent." - Darth Xineon was completely confident with his plan.
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Jesse sighed again, "Something is wrong at Xatris. My sources cant be wrong... Queen will escape and it appears one of the Shadows are in Xatris. This can't be good. And now Sith Lord is coming to Xatris. There must be a way!" Jesse was starting to become desperate, " Oh wait, I know just what would work...."
Chapter 7
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps his cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but was wise enough to herself into the Counsel.
Joshua (Big Jumblies) - One of students in Jedi Academy. Pierce's friend
The ship with the leftover Jedies left Dantooine and traveled to an unknown place. The last 3 true Jedi masters were sitting in a small secret chamber. The meeting was intense and restless. A decision had to be made. And it had to be made fast...
- "Master Muka'poo, Xatris is one of the worst possible choices. We are not going to leave a safe space area and go right into a huge conflict for Xatris throne. And do not forget the Sith and others also fight there. Neither we nor our pupils are ready!" - Cody stated his opinion without a doubt in his voice and at that second there was no man in the galaxy who could not agree with what he just said. But there are always females :
- "Cody, what you said is true, but what else would you suggest? Stay out from all the conflicts and let the Sith rule the universe? I do not agree with that! We must go to Xatris and fight the Sith!" - Angela was fired up.
- " I'm starting to agree with Cody" - Muka'poo surprised both Angela and Cody. - " Neither Pierce, nor others are ready. Besides, I have a good idea. I am going to meet an old friend..."
The meeting continued and a decision was made...
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- "I really hate you Pierce. Dude, you're such an asshole!" - Joshua was really pissed.
- " Ha, that's all you can take?! You're such a loser... 5 bottles of gurgan and you're done? I expected some competition, but you just suck..." - Piece, like always, was in a good mood.
- "Just shut up. You already did enough damage to my liver and now you're poisoning my whole body!" - Those where the last words before Joshua left.
Pierce probably would have liked to get some time to rest, but those things happen only in dreams.
- "Jedi apprentice Pierce, you are needed. Please show up at training chambers right now" - the sound of Muka'poo's voice ringed from the speakers.
" Oh comon.... NOT AGAIN!!!!"
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You could have heard a pindrop in the training chambers. All 3 masters and some of jedi pupils were there.
- " Dear Jedi apprentices. You have been selected from all of the trainees. You are the most talented, prospective, and best of all that is left. You shall all be scattared and sent to a desolate, abandoned, and dangerous planet. You will have to fight for survival with all of your strengh and wisdom. If this will not make you ready, nothing will. And the last thing : You might find a couple of Jedis. They might seem weird, but they are very wise. Trust them. Good luck"
This speech of Muka'poo shocked all the apprentices, but they all knew that old & wise Muka'poo was right.
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The Jedi students had no time to get ready and they did not get any of their things. Each of them got only a lightsaber, a jedi clotch, and some food. The mission of survival was about to begin.... Were they ready? Were they able to overcome their weaknesses, learn new tricks, and become true Jedis?
Chapter 8. The Corruption
Characters : "something" (rnd) - He was one of the most powerful jedi of all times, but after a The Great War he left to Outer Rim. Something "corrupted" him and now only his body remains.
Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
Kviz and Willy had almost reached the ship when they both felt a chill.
"Did you feel that? I wonder what It was?" - Kviz asked.
At that time, in a completely different part of the galaxy, "something" was enraged. His plans were completely different. He was suppose to have reached huge planets with enourmous populations, powerful Jedis, and uncountable amounts of energy...
But he was still far away, so without emotion or regret, he remembered his past, although not everything was clear...
He was a powerful Jedi Guardian, savior of the galaxy, destroyer of the evil Sith overlord. But he was not happy with what he did. He had a lust for power, a lust for fame. So he decided to leave the known part of the galaxy and travel to the Outer Rim. He had no idea what was waiting for him out there...
He traveled from planet to planet, cleansing one after the other, killing everyone who was in his way. While his power grew, his humanity and all that was good in him slowly decayed. He was not the same Jedi Guardian who came to Outer Rim...
Perhaps, he would just have became a ordinary Sith Lord, but he reached a certain planet. One which altered his path and sent it towards a whole new dirrection. It was an old planet in a very old system. The Old Republic at its best times had reached systems nearby and this planet was a last fortress of the ancient Sith Lords. They had built a huge complex including an academy, training buildings, library, a fortress, and many other buildings. The most strange and unbelievable, however, was the Tomb of Darth Nathar'O'dragon. He was perhaps the most powerful being who had ever lived, but he did not like how his disciples followed his path and he created a huge Tomb. One from where he left and never returned. And, sadly, our once proud Jedi Guardian found that planet and the Tomb. The Tomb was still filled with hatred and dark powers when the Jedi Guardian entered. He fought hadly with all the traps and guardians of the Tomb and eventually reached the main part. When he was about to enter the chamber, a ghost from the past appeared:
- "Welcome, young warrior. I am surprised that there is still a power that was able to reach my sarcophagus. I shall warn you only once. Leave right now or you will never be what you were or are. If you open the sarcophagus, you will find some items of huge power, which you will not be able to resist and they shall destroy everything that is still humane in you. You will become strong and probably the most powerful being in the universe, but you shall lose everything else. You will become "something" different. A monster. A slave of lust for power & kills. A being without a soul and with the sole purpose to destroy ALL that lives and to drain all of their powers. Is it worth it?" - The ghost said all of those words and quickly vanished.
But no words, logical or illogical, no actions or enemies could have stopped our old Jedi Guardian, when he had an aim. And his aim
was to open sarcophagus and see what was inside.
Only death waited in the sarcophagus. The death of a person, but not of the body. The body became an instrument of something greater. This is how the most powerful being was born. "Something" lost all of his former attributes and just took the old clothes and mask of Darth Nathar'O'dragon. Then he arose and took both lightsabers that were in the sarcophagus. One of them was black and the other one was dark red.
"Something" did not wasted too much time at the Tomb, because he had a new purpose - DESTROY. The being did not know how to operate the starship, so he just used force powers and remade it, so that it would fly entirely on force powers. As soon as the starship was done, "something" turned the ship back to the known zone of the galaxy....
Meanwhile, back at Xatris, Willy replied :
"No, absolutely nothing" although deep in his heart he knew that something has gone entirely wrong...
Chapter 9. Balance has been destroyed. [by --/*Superb1*\--]
Characters: Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Cleo (Cleopatra) - The Queen of Xatris. She is one of the last two royal family members. The location of the other family member is unknown.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employees of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
General Sinth (Sinth) - Chief of Xatris military.
Colonel Travis (Johnson213) - Ex bounty hunter. He was taught how to use the force by a Sith Lord, after which he escaped and became a loyal soldier of the Queen of Xatris(?)
The Shadow (2fast) - One of the last remnants of nearly extinct, allthough still very powerful shadow race. His true name is unknown.
Mandalorion Thraxor (Thraxle) - 1 of Sinth's bodyguards and closest friends
Dreamer (Dark_lunatic_K) - 1 of the rebellious forces leaders. Serves General Sinth.
- "General, we must prepare for takeover. I suspect that the Queen knows something about this, so we must act quickly. Our rebellion must destroy the evil tyranny and reclaim Xatris!" - Thraxor did not want to waste any time.
- "Patience, mandalorian. We must do that fast and quietly, because if the conflict last, we will probably lose. I received news that the Queen actually wants to leave Xatris. Her departure will be perfect. BUT remember this. We must get rid of that Shadow. It gives me the chills. He's a monster who has no mercy. So, have patience..." - General Sinth knew that war was an art form in which his skill was seldom paralleled.
Suddenly the 3rd person, who sat quietly all this time, moved. The person was tall, black and his soul was as dark as the black hole.
- "No. You are stupid, Sinth. Why wait? You have me. I am the strongest and the smartest being in the universe. Noone can stop me, so why wait? I will order my troops to attack as fast as they can and take over the main parts of the infrastructure" - the person, known as Dreamer, left.
- " To hell with that idiot. He's a lunatic! He will ruin all of my plans. Ok, Thraxor, rally your troops and that Lunatic down while I will think of an explanation. Go now!"
And at that moment, the civil begun and all hell broke loose...
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- "Cleo, there is no time to waste. We must leave right NOW" - Colonel Travis was very worried. It was obvious, that he had not slept for at least a day. - " Sinth's troops already attacked a few of our fortresses and they're moving to the outer space port. I have already sent troops to help defend, but his reinforcements seem limitless, so we must hurry. I will move outside. And please, hurry..."
Colonel Travis ran out through the door and Cleo felt really lonely at her Royal chambers.
"All of my life's work... ruined in one day...this is not fair...." Cleo sighed and a few tears flowed down her face... " I swear, all of those who were involved in this shall pay! And Xatris shall not be destroyed by this war!"
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- "Follow me, men! WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE! I see that my training made you immortal. Follow me and we will dine at the royal apartments!" - Dreamer was restless.
The battle was long and fierce, but the Royal troops, even though they were stronger, more accurate and smarter, could not hold on against the limitless numbers of Sinth's troops. But hope was not lost. Colonel Travis and reinforcements arrived just in time to protect the star port until the queen arrived. The capital of Xatris was taken over, but (by events are unknown) one of Sinth's main leaders, Dreamer, has dissapeared in action and was never seen again...
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Meanwhile, Shadow was watching the battle from his high-technology star ship. "Not everything went according to my plan, but this turn of events is even better. None of them know what's hidden below the Royal palace's basement. Those fools do not realize what they are giving me. EXCELLENT!" - right after that thought he lowered his star ship and flew to the Royal Palace...
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- "Thank you my dear Willy, Kviz and Travis. You saved me, but I don't know what I should do now. They have taken over. We don't have any places to fly to..." - Cleo was sad, but she still was strong in will.
- "There is a place, my Queen. Its not a very safe nor clean place, but we will be safe there until I'm able to contact my good friend..."
Queen Cleo agreed with Travis suggestion. But was she right to do that? Could the ex-bounty hunter be trusted?
Chapter 10. Unexpected Relationships
Characters : Stacy (stacy) - M'ishaks apprentice. She was a jedi knight but after an incident with one of the other students she abandoned the academy and joined sith.
Pheonix (Phoenix37) - a bounty hunter who is more an android than a human right now. He nearly died awhile fighting for Republic, but remained alive and was saved. Republic did not reward him the way he wanted, so he became a freelancer.
Lord Vagr (grunvagr) - One of the most powerful Sith Lords at this time. He is very proficient in the use of light saber, but lacks Force powers.
- "This is not good!" ,- Stacy shouted, even though she was the only person on her small spaceship.
Just before the planet Garox, there was a huge asteroid ring, which was created to defend Garox from unwanted guests. There was only one clear entrance/exit to the planet, but it was heavily guarded. Since Stacy did not have the proper documents for the entrance and exit, nor did she want to be seen, she took the meteor ring, which might have not been the smartest choice...
- "Damn computer! Think and find the damn route! I am too young and too pretty to be smashed by an asteroid!" - Stacy screamed.
Although she did not take the best route, she managed to reach Garox's surface with a heavily damaged and unfunctional spaceship.
- " I hate my life, I hate Darth M'ishak, I hate all of you!" - clearly she was not in the best mood. - "Just great.. a rocky planet with mountains and craters... Oh, can it get any worse??!!"
Apparently, It could...
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Pheonix was modifying his laser cannon, when he saw a hologram appearing.
- " Ah, my dear Pheonix, its always nice to see you!" - Lord Vagr was in a good mood. - " It has been a while my dear bounty hunter. I have a mission for you, bounty hunter. You will have to get to the Xatris for me and find one of the remaining creatures of the Shadow race. You should know that there is a girl coming. Stacy, her name is. She's an apprentice of Darth M'ihsak, but I am sure that she is just his slave. Anyways, Stacy is coming with a message from M'ishak. Apparently he wants you to work for him, but you know how well I could reward you so be smart. When you reach Xatris, find General Sinth. He is one of my men and he will help you find Shadow. May the force be with you"
With those last words, the hologram disappeared.
-"Arrogant fool, he thinks he has me! I only play by my own rules! Although right now I might go with your flow Vagr, but do not expect it for too long!"
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Darth M'ishak was worried. He wasnt sure if he could trust both Stacy and Pheonix. "I must come up with a plan... I can do it... Damn, maybe I should just go see how my other plan works..."
M'ishak turned on his holograph and found Syron's contacts.
"Syron, respond to this message as fast as you can. I need that scientist now! We can not waste any more time... Xineon is planning something and I feel that others are too unstable in their faithfulness to me. I need an ace in my hand and that would just do... GO NOW!"
M'ishak closed the hologram and just sat and waited...
Chapter 11. Fight for Survival
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps his cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but she was wise enough to get herself into the Counsel.
Joshua (Big Jumblies) - One of the students in the Jedi Academy. Pierce's friend
Alice (Wicked!) - Lipo'nuf's only student which fled with him. Alice is very gifted, but she never had the chance to prove what she's worth.
Lipo'nuf (nuflis) - A very old and wise jedi master. After the Great War and Banishment of the Sith he reatreated to an unknown hyperspace.
Captain (captainLAGER) - one of the known leaders of MUSUXO (Mercenary United Solar Urban Xarderphobic Organisation). His true name is long forgotten and people only know by "Captain".
Soldier Welsh (grandgnu) - one of the ordinary mercenary soldiers.
- "Damn bastards.... NOT AGAIN!... " , - Pierce was furious again. They forgot to give him the box of gurgan they had promised! - " Oh comon! I was only kidding when I called you fags!"
But his voice echoed at the rocky landscape.
- " What kind of dump is this?! No animals, no food, no rivers and NO alcohol! All I can see are stupid mountains and rocks... I hate this place!" , - Pierce obviously wasn't too happy with the trial.
But since there was no one listening to him, he finally decided to explore the planet and find something to drink there.
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- "Master, I sense a disturbance in the force. Some people landed in this planet and the Force is strong in them. We must retreat to our safe base in the mountains right now or they will find us!" , - Alice was deeply disturbed. She had not seen any other people (except for her master) for 5 years and such an encounter was not what she wished for.
- "My dear Alice, perhaps the time, that I have foreseen, has come" , - master Lipo'nuf coughed. - " I sense some familiar Force movements. These people are our friends, I think, and we shall not hide. And besides, one of them is so strong in force, that he would sense us anyways. I am not what I used to be... Fear not, my child, The Force shall guide us and our destiny shall be what it must be."
- " You are so wise, Master. I shall do as you say. I just hope there is nothing that we shall regret..."
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- " Is there anyone here? Anyone?" , - Pierce opened another door in an abandoned town which was in a horrible condition. - "Oh comon... There must be a bar or something... Im feeling weak now... I need my dose!"
But the town was empty. Pierce, weak and unhappy, left the town and continued to travel south. He did not know why he was going there, but the hand of destiny was guiding him right there.
After a few boring and long hours Pierce saw something that gave him a feeling of pure joy. Far, far away the landscape was changing and he saw a huge grassland and a river.
- "That river better be made of gurgan" , - and Pierce continued his journey.
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- " Do you think they will make it?" , - Angela asked. - " I am not sure if this is such a good idea now. That planet is hell! It has dangerous predators... The landscape in most parts of the planet is quite bad as well... Perhaps we should have sent them in pairs?"
- " No. If they can not survive and gain strength here, then they are no match for our enemies. IF there is a place where they can mature and become true, tough, strong, smart, and agile jedis, then THIS is the place! You have to understand, Angela, there will not be a second chance. The enemy is strong and it will have no mercy for us. They will either corrupt or destroy us, so we have to be ready. So please, be quiet and let us AND them do their job!" , - this tirade was truly impressive and both Cody and Angela could not have doubted his words. - " And I was right! There is an old friend here. And we shall pay him a visit very soon...."
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- "Captain, one of our jet fighters have spotted a powerful ship with full equipment and a large squad of smaller ships, quite possibly, with a band of jedi or sith." , - soldier Welsh told the news to the Captain.
- "Welsh, my friend told me that they were coming so this is old news. Now scramble. I have more important meetings and work to do. And, most important, a ship to take over..." , - the horrible laugh came from a scarred and damaged man that is still strong enough to hold grudges.
Characters : Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Guardian Luckie (X Luck X) - legendary warrior, who is thought only to be a legend, that was made up in the past.
Prologue
"I will never get this finished" sighed Kviz, the royal historian of Imperial Library. But Kviz was not a person who gave up that easily. So he continued writing about the Old Times : ".... and no one was sure wheter that great guardian, widely known as Luckie, which was known to be one of the best lightsaber fighters of all time, truly existed. He was the conqueror of the worlds, The Destroyer, Luckie appeared from nowhere, destroyed "The Order of Jewel" , which was the primary power in galaxy at that time , and then just took his ship "Centurion" and flew to the Outer Rim and never came back."
- Finally, the 1st chapter is done, - said Kviz loudly. He was soo tired, that he could hardly stand and just laid down on his bed.
But the rest lasted only for few seconds...
-Attention all employees of the Imperial Library. We have spotted an unknown miliatary ship over the planet which is heavilly armed and probably hostile. We need all of our priceless info put into the safe, so it wouldn't be damaged, if attack would occur. And please, HURRY UP, - said the voice
from the speakers.
Kviz sighed again. "I hope its a drill and it will all end soon", though Kviz. But he did not knew
that it was only the beggining, a beggining of a new period, a period of darkness....
Chapter 1.
Characters : Lord Vagr (grunvagr) - One of the most powerful Sith Lords at this time. He is very proficient in the use of lightsabers, but lacks Force powers.
Darth Bine (Wishbone) - Darth M'ishak's close friend. They grew up together and the planet Sion and remained close friends all the time.
Darth Xineon (leekstep) - He and Xineon are the most powerful Sith Lord's at these times. They have been working together for some time, but they secretly hate each other.
Darth M'ishak (montecarlo) - A Sith Lord who has a very strong sense of Force and has a deep understanding of it.
Captain (some random noob) - One of many Lord Vagr's captains.
Lord Vagr was mad. "How could they do that to me?! I am more then just an ordinary Sith Lord! Oh, they will pay...." , though Lord Vagr, while he was moving to the Conference Hall, where a meeting of Sith Lords was about to occur. And just when he was about to enter the Conference Hall, one of his captains bumped into him.
- Lord Vagr, i am sorry for this mistake. It will not happen, - Captain apologised quietly. - Lord Vagr, i promise you, it will not happen again.
- I will ensure it wont happen, - replied Lord Vagr.
The soldier suddenly moved up and his neck broke. Captain used all of his willpower to whisper his last words:
- Long live Lord Vaa.....g.....
Lord Vagr kicked the cramping body of the captain and entered the Conference Hall.
The Conference Hall was the biggest hall in the whole ship. It was a big round chamber with a huge round table which had a holographic projector. Usuaully this chamber was empty and abandoned, but while the galaxy started to change, a meeting of all the supreme Dark Lords was a must, so Darth Xineon and Darth M'ishak invited most of the strongest and most influential Sith Lords to Xineon's flaship "Destiny", so they could re-organise the Galaxy how they wanted.
- Welcome Lord Vagr, - greeted Darth Xineon. - I see you made it after all. I am so glad to see you Lord Va..
- Enough of stupid greetings. We came here to rule, not to drool, - Lord Vagr said with a calm, deep voice. - We have serrious issues going on. It seems that Jedi's aren't completelly wiped out after all. We must hunt them all down. And there is an even more important matter : I sensed a huge disturbance in the force. "Something" has entered our part of the universe from the Outer Rim. "Something" very strong and heartless. "Something" who is very thirsty to destroy...
- HA! You and your pathetic feelings, Lord Vagr, - laughed Darth Bine. - I have a lot more important things to attend to then "something" entering our part of universe. You became even more pathetic then you used to be. I think that cleansing Dantooine is much more important. Jedi Enclave has been restored. We must...
- Shush. Now you will all listen to me. And you shall listen good, - Darth M'ishak gathered the momentum. - I have different plans and i am pretty sure those plans will work for all of us. Me and Xineon discussed and we have decided that the prime objective right now is to go to Tatooine and capture one scientist. He's a brilliant mathematic and he must be forced to work for our cause. Here's the plan....
Chapter 2
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps hi's cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but was wise enough to herself into the Counsel.
Stacy (Stacy) - Stacy was one of the Jedi students, but after an incident with Pierce she turned to the dark side and now serves one of the Sith Lords.
- Damnit Pierce, get the out of your bed now, - Jedi Master Muka'poo yelled. ? I'm so disappointed. You were suppose to cleanse the universe of the siths and become a great Jedi knight. You had so much potential and....
Muka'poo starts to cry and his voice becomes weak:
- But all you can do is party most of the night and be totally wasted in the morning. I will have to report this to the Jedi Counsel.
The Jedi Master leaves, but you can still hear his old body walk slowly through the Jedi Enclave. Pierce can feel huge disappointment floating in the air.
"Well, at least yesterday was fun. I drank a lot and found those girls and? Ugh, my head hurts... Must remember.... I think I'll sleep for 5 more minutes..." Pierce fall's asleep.
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- ?So with great sorrow I have to say that Pierce failed me once again, - sighed Muka'poo.
- I think we have overrated him. Maybe he's not the chosen one, - Jedi Master Cody said carefully. - Pierce is beating all other students in his class in both light saber fighting and use of the force, but he's totally careless and he misuses his powers.
- You mean like that time when he used the force to force Stacy to go out with him, - laughed Jedi Mistress Angela. - Wait, why are you looking at me like that? You think that's not funny. Ok, I will shut up (you could hear how Angela sighed).
- Who did ever let a woman to come to Jedi Counsel?! - Muka'poo was not joking. - See what's she doing?! I just want to get my light saber out and throw it at her!
- Stop it you fools. We are the last 3 of Jedi Counsel. We will restore it, but first we have to prepare Pierce and others for the trip. I sense a dark power coming here...
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- Pierce, drop that bottle of gurgan and pack your stuff. DONT DRINK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, - sighed Muka'poo. - I said drop it?
Muka'poo lost his patience and used Force Push against Pierce. Pierce lost his balance, dropped the bottle (which shattered in to many pieces) and fell on the floor.
- Master, I can't get up. My head hurts...
You should have heard how loud the Jedi Master sighed.
- Pierce, I have no idea how such a noble and talented man could give a seed for such a pathetic excuse for a Jedi. Just go our starship fast and I'll take your stuff.
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After that incident everything went well and Jedi's left after 2 hours.
A voice floated somewhere not that far away :
- You escaped again, but I will catch you, you pathetic Jedi's...
Chapter 3
Characters : Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
Soldier #1 - lesplaydices
Soldier #2,#3, #4 - some random noobs
Captain - some random noob
It was so quiet that you could hear a pindrop, but silence never lasts long. Fast and light footsteps disturbed the silence. Whoever it was, he was in hurry.
Kviz had only one thought in his mind : "I must reach the queen as fast as I can. Xatris is in danger. I'm just glad that my senses did not failed me."
Although, two hours before the current events, Kviz was walking down the gallery. He just could not believe that all those things were a drill. "Why would they do a drill like that? We wasted huge amounts of energy shooting into 'nothing' and we were being hurried all the time. Right after the 'supposed' ship was destroyed, we had been told that it was only a drill. Something does not fit here. I think I have to check all this out right now."
Kviz quickly darted throught the gallery and ran into his friend's chamber. Willy the Mad was sitting on his sofa and napping. Kviz looked at his friend's body, which looked weak and didn't have any muscles. Willy the Mad was very slim and it looked like if wind blew, he would have been blown away. "Am I sure he can do it?" - Kviz started to have second thoughts, but there was no time and Kviz had only 1 option.
- "Willy, wake up! Now! Xatris needs your help." - Kviz started waking Willy up.
It did not take too much time and they both were near the Library's Info Center, which was guarded by 4 soldiers by the entrance.
- "Ok Willy, here's the plan. You will go and distract them while I get into the center and see what is...Willy? WILLY?!"
But Willy was not called Willy the Mad for nothing. He did not even listen to Kviz's advice, but instead just jumped out and took all 4 soldiers on. Needless to say, he killed first 2 with the element of surprise. The other two were shocked and died just a second after.
- "There, it's done, it's finished"- exclaimed Willy.
- "Ok Willy, guard the position. I wont need much time."
Kviz hurried into the Info Center. He knew that it was lunch time and that the center would be empty. He had never been there before and was very surprised : It was a huge chamber with monitors, computers, holograms, and service droids all over it.
- "So this is the main Command Center of Xatris...."- Kviz was amazed.
But he didn't waste much time on sightseeing and ran to the bigger computer with a huge hologram. Someone had not turned the program off and Kviz saw something, that disturbed him deeply. "There is no time to waste!" that was the only thought in Kviz's head.
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Kviz was running out of breath, but he was almost there. He knew that Willy the Mad was running beside him, even though couldn't hear his breathing, nor his footsteps...
They reached the final outpost before the Queen chambers. Kviz had a special pass to see the Queen at any time, but a captain, which was guarding the chambers, was new.
- "I am Kviz, Royal Historian of Xatris, and I must see the Queen right now. Its a very important matter."- Kviz almost yelled the last words.
- "I am sorry. Whoever you are, Queen has ordered that no one would disturb her." - The captain said calmly.
- "Here is the pass. Just look at it" - sighed Kviz.
Captain took the pass and studied it for about a minute. Kviz was losing his patience. Finally, some words came from captains mouth :
- "Proceed. But remember, if she will be mad, you shall be beheaded. Good luck, SIR!" (the last words where filled with hatred)
And Kviz proceeded through the door...
Chapter 4
Characters : Darth M'ishak (montecarlo) - A Sith Lord who has a very strong sense of Force and has a deep understanding of it.
Stacy (stacy) - M'ishaks apprentice. She was a jedi knight but after an incident with one of the other students she abandoned the academy and joined sith.
Unknown Sith Lord ( ) - no more info at the momment.
"something" ( ) - He was one of the most powerful jedi of all times, but after a The Great War he left to Outer Rim. Something "corrupted" him and now only his body remains.
Guards - random noobs
Darth M'ishak was lying in his chambers. He was exhausted. "Those fools are becoming hard to control. They must be replaced as fast as possible. But the plan isnt ready. Nor is my apprentice" M'ishak had a lot of things to think about it...
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Stacy was lying in her bed and still thinking about the choices she made in the past : "Was I right to leave Jedi Academy for one lousy accident? I dont like this ship, nor being in it. Why couldnt I just stay?". A single tear brushed her cheeck.
- "Stacy, come to my chambers at once", - she heard a cold voice of Darth M'ishak.
Stacy knew what happens when M'ishak is mad, so she didnt waste any time and firmly walked to M'ishkaks chambers. Even though ship was big, she was deep in her own thoughts so time flew fast. When Stacy reached the door she saw two guards by M'ishaks chamber. "That's weird. I've never seen any guards by his chamber. I thought he was fearless. Why would there be two guards when he is in friendly territory?".
-" It's me, Stacy. Darth M'ishak requested my appearance",- Stacy said firmly.
-"Do go in, mistress",- one of the soldiers replied.
Stacy didnt waste any time and went into personal M'ishaks chambers, where she has been soo many times, that she lost the count.
-"Yes, Lord M'ishak, you wanted to see me?",- Stacy asked, but you could feel her tone has weakened and all her courage has dissapeared.
-"Welcome, apprentice. I have a mission for you. I need you to reach planet Gastrox and find one person. His name is unknown, but he calls himself Pheonix. Tell him you were sent by Darth M'ishak and tell him that codename "Stars of Orion" has begun. You wont have any problems identifying him, because he was involved in an accident at his earlier days and has few metal parts on his body. That will be all. Go now, apprentice. Do not fail me!", - after the last words Stacy felt that something squeesed her heart and it in became all cold.
-"I will not fail you, Master",- Stacy said the last words in a hurry and quickly got out of the chamber.
-"So M'ishak, this is Stacy,eh? Hahaha. Now, I know what you meant. I hope you know what you are doing..." , - a cold voice floated in the air and the famous Sith Lord (which was presumed dead) became invisible again and left Darth M'ishak all puzzled and scared.
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A being with only a heartless body left was standing in his ship, but which was being hold only by force. A being which once was a proud jedi and one of universe heroes became "something" else. It has changed. The only human feeling that creature was still feeling was lust. An unberable lust for force which turned him into a monster who came only to kill, because that was the only that he could satisfy his lust.
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Stacy packed her bags quickly and left Darth Xineon's flagship "Destiny" and turned her small ship to a small planet named Gastrox. She did not knew what was waiting for her and she did not want to know. Stacy was just glad to get out of the ship, where only treachery and evil were felt...
Chapter 5
Characters: Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Cleo (Cleopatra) - The Queen of Xatris. She is one of the last two royal family members. The location of the other family member is unknown.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
General Sinth (Sinth) - Chief of Xatris military.
Colonel Travis (Johnson213) - Ex bounty hunter. He was taugh how to use the force by a Sith Lord, after which he escaped and became a loyal soldier of the Queen of Xatris(?)
The Shadow (2fast) - One of the last remnants of nearly extinct, allthough still very powerful shadow race. His true name is unknown.
..... and finally reached the Queen.
-" Queen Cleo, I've finally reached you. I know this might be a bad timing, but Willy and I found something very important and we had to share it with you", - since Kviz ran non-stop for a long time, his voice was shaking and you could his heavy breathes.
-" Kviz, it is always a pleasure to see you. But what brings you here? What could be important enough that you would run all this way?", - Queen Cleo said surprised.
-" My Queen, you do remmember your last talk with General Sinth, correct, and that he was not like himself? Well, it seems that our worst fears have taken shape. We have been backstabbed. Look at what i have found!"
Kviz did not waste any time. He took out a tiny disk and put it into the holograph. Suddenly a huge blueprint of the Shadow Strikers appeared. At the bottom right a small and in the corner, a plan appeared that shocked Cleo.
- "This can not be.... Sinth would never do that.... He could never side with Shadows... Even Sith are afraid of them..." ,- Cleo could hardly talk. The information she had seen literally took her breath away. - "Kviz, if this information..... is true, we must act immediately. Kviz and Willy, I hope you both understand the importance of this. You must not share this information! Gather only the most trusted and we will leave at once. I don't think we have chances at Xatris, because our military is being controlled by our generals, not the royal family. Talk to Colonel Travis. He is the only colonel to be trusted" - Cleo got more and more confidence and with the last words you could feel, that she was herself again.
- " It shall be done", - Willy said firmly.
- "Your wish is our command, Cleo" , - Kviz agreed with Willy.
Both of them knew how time was important right now, so they wasted non of it and left right away.
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- "Everything is going according to plan, Lord Shadow", - Sinth was completely confident about his plan and did not show any doubts.
- "I hope you are right, General",- said Lord Shadow obviously unhappy - "Remmember, that our race is almost extinct and we do not take losses kindly. Do not fail me, or this task shall be your last, General"
And Lord Shadow left the room again and came back to his chambers so he could restore his powers and get ready for the fight, which was unavoidable. "I know you are coming, but I will be ready" those were the last words before Lord Shadow started to rest.
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As soon as Willy and Kviz left the Queen, they hurried to find Colonel Travis. They knew where to find him, but when they were almost there, Willy stopped Kviz.
- "Kviz, you know I do not talk too much, but I do not think all that Colonel Travis idea is so great. Remmember that he used to a be a bounty hunter and do not forget that he knows how to use the force. I do not trust him" - Willy was dead serrious
- "I know what you mean, but we can not do anything else. If the Queen trusts him, he must be ok. Lets just hope it will all turn out ok and we can end this"....
Chapter 6
Characters: Darth Bine (Wishbone) - Darth M'ishak's close friend. They grew up together on the planet Sion and remained close friends.
Darth Xineon: (leekstep) - He and M'ishak are the most powerful Sith Lord's at these times. They have been working together for some time, but they secretly hate each other.
Grand Priest Jesse: (fiero600) - A main chief of the Grand Temple of Ry and is considered to be a prophet. Jesse is quite mysterious and there is not too much information about him.
The Grand Temple of Ry was a true wonder. It was the biggest tourist attraction at Si'lshai, the moon of Xatris.The whole temple was made from luxurious materials and metals and it's width and length were enormous. There were amazing gems, architectural wonders, genial paintings and statues all over the place. It was constructed a long long time ago and architectured by a pure genius, but he is still unknown even in these days.
The Grand Priest of the Temple, who is also considered to be a true prophet of Ry, was sitting in his chambers all alone. Jesse still could not decide what to do. He had to maintain his power, but he knew that getting too close, both to Jedi's and Sith, could be deadly. "I know I can manipulate all of them. Poor pathetic fools. They really believe I am a prophet and they just give me more power ." Jesse makes a loud laugh. "Soon, I shall have the throne of Xatris and all Sith will listen to me!"
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- " Darth Bine, i need you at Xatris. You are well known at that planet and you're not even considered to be a possibility for the Sith Lord. You must hurry and get some information for me. There is no time to waste. GO!" - Darth Xineon explained what he needed and Darth Bine left.
" What a fool, but he will do everything that I want him to do. This will all work out just fine if I can just neutralize Darth M'ishak at least for few days. Excellent." - Darth Xineon was completely confident with his plan.
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Jesse sighed again, "Something is wrong at Xatris. My sources cant be wrong... Queen will escape and it appears one of the Shadows are in Xatris. This can't be good. And now Sith Lord is coming to Xatris. There must be a way!" Jesse was starting to become desperate, " Oh wait, I know just what would work...."
Chapter 7
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps his cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but was wise enough to herself into the Counsel.
Joshua (Big Jumblies) - One of students in Jedi Academy. Pierce's friend
The ship with the leftover Jedies left Dantooine and traveled to an unknown place. The last 3 true Jedi masters were sitting in a small secret chamber. The meeting was intense and restless. A decision had to be made. And it had to be made fast...
- "Master Muka'poo, Xatris is one of the worst possible choices. We are not going to leave a safe space area and go right into a huge conflict for Xatris throne. And do not forget the Sith and others also fight there. Neither we nor our pupils are ready!" - Cody stated his opinion without a doubt in his voice and at that second there was no man in the galaxy who could not agree with what he just said. But there are always females :
- "Cody, what you said is true, but what else would you suggest? Stay out from all the conflicts and let the Sith rule the universe? I do not agree with that! We must go to Xatris and fight the Sith!" - Angela was fired up.
- " I'm starting to agree with Cody" - Muka'poo surprised both Angela and Cody. - " Neither Pierce, nor others are ready. Besides, I have a good idea. I am going to meet an old friend..."
The meeting continued and a decision was made...
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- "I really hate you Pierce. Dude, you're such an asshole!" - Joshua was really pissed.
- " Ha, that's all you can take?! You're such a loser... 5 bottles of gurgan and you're done? I expected some competition, but you just suck..." - Piece, like always, was in a good mood.
- "Just shut up. You already did enough damage to my liver and now you're poisoning my whole body!" - Those where the last words before Joshua left.
Pierce probably would have liked to get some time to rest, but those things happen only in dreams.
- "Jedi apprentice Pierce, you are needed. Please show up at training chambers right now" - the sound of Muka'poo's voice ringed from the speakers.
" Oh comon.... NOT AGAIN!!!!"
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You could have heard a pindrop in the training chambers. All 3 masters and some of jedi pupils were there.
- " Dear Jedi apprentices. You have been selected from all of the trainees. You are the most talented, prospective, and best of all that is left. You shall all be scattared and sent to a desolate, abandoned, and dangerous planet. You will have to fight for survival with all of your strengh and wisdom. If this will not make you ready, nothing will. And the last thing : You might find a couple of Jedis. They might seem weird, but they are very wise. Trust them. Good luck"
This speech of Muka'poo shocked all the apprentices, but they all knew that old & wise Muka'poo was right.
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The Jedi students had no time to get ready and they did not get any of their things. Each of them got only a lightsaber, a jedi clotch, and some food. The mission of survival was about to begin.... Were they ready? Were they able to overcome their weaknesses, learn new tricks, and become true Jedis?
Chapter 8. The Corruption
Characters : "something" (rnd) - He was one of the most powerful jedi of all times, but after a The Great War he left to Outer Rim. Something "corrupted" him and now only his body remains.
Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employess of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
Kviz and Willy had almost reached the ship when they both felt a chill.
"Did you feel that? I wonder what It was?" - Kviz asked.
At that time, in a completely different part of the galaxy, "something" was enraged. His plans were completely different. He was suppose to have reached huge planets with enourmous populations, powerful Jedis, and uncountable amounts of energy...
But he was still far away, so without emotion or regret, he remembered his past, although not everything was clear...
He was a powerful Jedi Guardian, savior of the galaxy, destroyer of the evil Sith overlord. But he was not happy with what he did. He had a lust for power, a lust for fame. So he decided to leave the known part of the galaxy and travel to the Outer Rim. He had no idea what was waiting for him out there...
He traveled from planet to planet, cleansing one after the other, killing everyone who was in his way. While his power grew, his humanity and all that was good in him slowly decayed. He was not the same Jedi Guardian who came to Outer Rim...
Perhaps, he would just have became a ordinary Sith Lord, but he reached a certain planet. One which altered his path and sent it towards a whole new dirrection. It was an old planet in a very old system. The Old Republic at its best times had reached systems nearby and this planet was a last fortress of the ancient Sith Lords. They had built a huge complex including an academy, training buildings, library, a fortress, and many other buildings. The most strange and unbelievable, however, was the Tomb of Darth Nathar'O'dragon. He was perhaps the most powerful being who had ever lived, but he did not like how his disciples followed his path and he created a huge Tomb. One from where he left and never returned. And, sadly, our once proud Jedi Guardian found that planet and the Tomb. The Tomb was still filled with hatred and dark powers when the Jedi Guardian entered. He fought hadly with all the traps and guardians of the Tomb and eventually reached the main part. When he was about to enter the chamber, a ghost from the past appeared:
- "Welcome, young warrior. I am surprised that there is still a power that was able to reach my sarcophagus. I shall warn you only once. Leave right now or you will never be what you were or are. If you open the sarcophagus, you will find some items of huge power, which you will not be able to resist and they shall destroy everything that is still humane in you. You will become strong and probably the most powerful being in the universe, but you shall lose everything else. You will become "something" different. A monster. A slave of lust for power & kills. A being without a soul and with the sole purpose to destroy ALL that lives and to drain all of their powers. Is it worth it?" - The ghost said all of those words and quickly vanished.
But no words, logical or illogical, no actions or enemies could have stopped our old Jedi Guardian, when he had an aim. And his aim
was to open sarcophagus and see what was inside.
Only death waited in the sarcophagus. The death of a person, but not of the body. The body became an instrument of something greater. This is how the most powerful being was born. "Something" lost all of his former attributes and just took the old clothes and mask of Darth Nathar'O'dragon. Then he arose and took both lightsabers that were in the sarcophagus. One of them was black and the other one was dark red.
"Something" did not wasted too much time at the Tomb, because he had a new purpose - DESTROY. The being did not know how to operate the starship, so he just used force powers and remade it, so that it would fly entirely on force powers. As soon as the starship was done, "something" turned the ship back to the known zone of the galaxy....
Meanwhile, back at Xatris, Willy replied :
"No, absolutely nothing" although deep in his heart he knew that something has gone entirely wrong...
Chapter 9. Balance has been destroyed. [by --/*Superb1*\--]
Characters: Royal Historian Kviz (kwizatz) - The Royal Historian of planet Xatris, who works for the Royal Seat and has a huge influence for the Queen of Xatris.
Cleo (Cleopatra) - The Queen of Xatris. She is one of the last two royal family members. The location of the other family member is unknown.
Willy the Mad (MadWilly) - One of the employees of Imperial Library. Willy is a good friend of Kviz.
General Sinth (Sinth) - Chief of Xatris military.
Colonel Travis (Johnson213) - Ex bounty hunter. He was taught how to use the force by a Sith Lord, after which he escaped and became a loyal soldier of the Queen of Xatris(?)
The Shadow (2fast) - One of the last remnants of nearly extinct, allthough still very powerful shadow race. His true name is unknown.
Mandalorion Thraxor (Thraxle) - 1 of Sinth's bodyguards and closest friends
Dreamer (Dark_lunatic_K) - 1 of the rebellious forces leaders. Serves General Sinth.
- "General, we must prepare for takeover. I suspect that the Queen knows something about this, so we must act quickly. Our rebellion must destroy the evil tyranny and reclaim Xatris!" - Thraxor did not want to waste any time.
- "Patience, mandalorian. We must do that fast and quietly, because if the conflict last, we will probably lose. I received news that the Queen actually wants to leave Xatris. Her departure will be perfect. BUT remember this. We must get rid of that Shadow. It gives me the chills. He's a monster who has no mercy. So, have patience..." - General Sinth knew that war was an art form in which his skill was seldom paralleled.
Suddenly the 3rd person, who sat quietly all this time, moved. The person was tall, black and his soul was as dark as the black hole.
- "No. You are stupid, Sinth. Why wait? You have me. I am the strongest and the smartest being in the universe. Noone can stop me, so why wait? I will order my troops to attack as fast as they can and take over the main parts of the infrastructure" - the person, known as Dreamer, left.
- " To hell with that idiot. He's a lunatic! He will ruin all of my plans. Ok, Thraxor, rally your troops and that Lunatic down while I will think of an explanation. Go now!"
And at that moment, the civil begun and all hell broke loose...
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- "Cleo, there is no time to waste. We must leave right NOW" - Colonel Travis was very worried. It was obvious, that he had not slept for at least a day. - " Sinth's troops already attacked a few of our fortresses and they're moving to the outer space port. I have already sent troops to help defend, but his reinforcements seem limitless, so we must hurry. I will move outside. And please, hurry..."
Colonel Travis ran out through the door and Cleo felt really lonely at her Royal chambers.
"All of my life's work... ruined in one day...this is not fair...." Cleo sighed and a few tears flowed down her face... " I swear, all of those who were involved in this shall pay! And Xatris shall not be destroyed by this war!"
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- "Follow me, men! WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE! I see that my training made you immortal. Follow me and we will dine at the royal apartments!" - Dreamer was restless.
The battle was long and fierce, but the Royal troops, even though they were stronger, more accurate and smarter, could not hold on against the limitless numbers of Sinth's troops. But hope was not lost. Colonel Travis and reinforcements arrived just in time to protect the star port until the queen arrived. The capital of Xatris was taken over, but (by events are unknown) one of Sinth's main leaders, Dreamer, has dissapeared in action and was never seen again...
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Meanwhile, Shadow was watching the battle from his high-technology star ship. "Not everything went according to my plan, but this turn of events is even better. None of them know what's hidden below the Royal palace's basement. Those fools do not realize what they are giving me. EXCELLENT!" - right after that thought he lowered his star ship and flew to the Royal Palace...
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- "Thank you my dear Willy, Kviz and Travis. You saved me, but I don't know what I should do now. They have taken over. We don't have any places to fly to..." - Cleo was sad, but she still was strong in will.
- "There is a place, my Queen. Its not a very safe nor clean place, but we will be safe there until I'm able to contact my good friend..."
Queen Cleo agreed with Travis suggestion. But was she right to do that? Could the ex-bounty hunter be trusted?
Chapter 10. Unexpected Relationships
Characters : Stacy (stacy) - M'ishaks apprentice. She was a jedi knight but after an incident with one of the other students she abandoned the academy and joined sith.
Pheonix (Phoenix37) - a bounty hunter who is more an android than a human right now. He nearly died awhile fighting for Republic, but remained alive and was saved. Republic did not reward him the way he wanted, so he became a freelancer.
Lord Vagr (grunvagr) - One of the most powerful Sith Lords at this time. He is very proficient in the use of light saber, but lacks Force powers.
- "This is not good!" ,- Stacy shouted, even though she was the only person on her small spaceship.
Just before the planet Garox, there was a huge asteroid ring, which was created to defend Garox from unwanted guests. There was only one clear entrance/exit to the planet, but it was heavily guarded. Since Stacy did not have the proper documents for the entrance and exit, nor did she want to be seen, she took the meteor ring, which might have not been the smartest choice...
- "Damn computer! Think and find the damn route! I am too young and too pretty to be smashed by an asteroid!" - Stacy screamed.
Although she did not take the best route, she managed to reach Garox's surface with a heavily damaged and unfunctional spaceship.
- " I hate my life, I hate Darth M'ishak, I hate all of you!" - clearly she was not in the best mood. - "Just great.. a rocky planet with mountains and craters... Oh, can it get any worse??!!"
Apparently, It could...
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Pheonix was modifying his laser cannon, when he saw a hologram appearing.
- " Ah, my dear Pheonix, its always nice to see you!" - Lord Vagr was in a good mood. - " It has been a while my dear bounty hunter. I have a mission for you, bounty hunter. You will have to get to the Xatris for me and find one of the remaining creatures of the Shadow race. You should know that there is a girl coming. Stacy, her name is. She's an apprentice of Darth M'ihsak, but I am sure that she is just his slave. Anyways, Stacy is coming with a message from M'ishak. Apparently he wants you to work for him, but you know how well I could reward you so be smart. When you reach Xatris, find General Sinth. He is one of my men and he will help you find Shadow. May the force be with you"
With those last words, the hologram disappeared.
-"Arrogant fool, he thinks he has me! I only play by my own rules! Although right now I might go with your flow Vagr, but do not expect it for too long!"
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Darth M'ishak was worried. He wasnt sure if he could trust both Stacy and Pheonix. "I must come up with a plan... I can do it... Damn, maybe I should just go see how my other plan works..."
M'ishak turned on his holograph and found Syron's contacts.
"Syron, respond to this message as fast as you can. I need that scientist now! We can not waste any more time... Xineon is planning something and I feel that others are too unstable in their faithfulness to me. I need an ace in my hand and that would just do... GO NOW!"
M'ishak closed the hologram and just sat and waited...
Chapter 11. Fight for Survival
Characters: Pierce (jpc4p) - a very promising young Jedi knight, who, unfortunately, is a total drunk.
Muka'poo (mikeypoo) - 1 of the 3 last Jedi Masters, who are still alive and belong to the Jedi Counsel. He's very old, but very wise and still powerful.
Cody (Comik) - A young but extremely wise and powerful Jedi master, who keeps his cool in almost any situation.
Angela (fishnetangel) - The only female Jedi who has ever been in Jedi Counsel. She's still young, but she was wise enough to get herself into the Counsel.
Joshua (Big Jumblies) - One of the students in the Jedi Academy. Pierce's friend
Alice (Wicked!) - Lipo'nuf's only student which fled with him. Alice is very gifted, but she never had the chance to prove what she's worth.
Lipo'nuf (nuflis) - A very old and wise jedi master. After the Great War and Banishment of the Sith he reatreated to an unknown hyperspace.
Captain (captainLAGER) - one of the known leaders of MUSUXO (Mercenary United Solar Urban Xarderphobic Organisation). His true name is long forgotten and people only know by "Captain".
Soldier Welsh (grandgnu) - one of the ordinary mercenary soldiers.
- "Damn bastards.... NOT AGAIN!... " , - Pierce was furious again. They forgot to give him the box of gurgan they had promised! - " Oh comon! I was only kidding when I called you fags!"
But his voice echoed at the rocky landscape.
- " What kind of dump is this?! No animals, no food, no rivers and NO alcohol! All I can see are stupid mountains and rocks... I hate this place!" , - Pierce obviously wasn't too happy with the trial.
But since there was no one listening to him, he finally decided to explore the planet and find something to drink there.
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- "Master, I sense a disturbance in the force. Some people landed in this planet and the Force is strong in them. We must retreat to our safe base in the mountains right now or they will find us!" , - Alice was deeply disturbed. She had not seen any other people (except for her master) for 5 years and such an encounter was not what she wished for.
- "My dear Alice, perhaps the time, that I have foreseen, has come" , - master Lipo'nuf coughed. - " I sense some familiar Force movements. These people are our friends, I think, and we shall not hide. And besides, one of them is so strong in force, that he would sense us anyways. I am not what I used to be... Fear not, my child, The Force shall guide us and our destiny shall be what it must be."
- " You are so wise, Master. I shall do as you say. I just hope there is nothing that we shall regret..."
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- " Is there anyone here? Anyone?" , - Pierce opened another door in an abandoned town which was in a horrible condition. - "Oh comon... There must be a bar or something... Im feeling weak now... I need my dose!"
But the town was empty. Pierce, weak and unhappy, left the town and continued to travel south. He did not know why he was going there, but the hand of destiny was guiding him right there.
After a few boring and long hours Pierce saw something that gave him a feeling of pure joy. Far, far away the landscape was changing and he saw a huge grassland and a river.
- "That river better be made of gurgan" , - and Pierce continued his journey.
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- " Do you think they will make it?" , - Angela asked. - " I am not sure if this is such a good idea now. That planet is hell! It has dangerous predators... The landscape in most parts of the planet is quite bad as well... Perhaps we should have sent them in pairs?"
- " No. If they can not survive and gain strength here, then they are no match for our enemies. IF there is a place where they can mature and become true, tough, strong, smart, and agile jedis, then THIS is the place! You have to understand, Angela, there will not be a second chance. The enemy is strong and it will have no mercy for us. They will either corrupt or destroy us, so we have to be ready. So please, be quiet and let us AND them do their job!" , - this tirade was truly impressive and both Cody and Angela could not have doubted his words. - " And I was right! There is an old friend here. And we shall pay him a visit very soon...."
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- "Captain, one of our jet fighters have spotted a powerful ship with full equipment and a large squad of smaller ships, quite possibly, with a band of jedi or sith." , - soldier Welsh told the news to the Captain.
- "Welsh, my friend told me that they were coming so this is old news. Now scramble. I have more important meetings and work to do. And, most important, a ship to take over..." , - the horrible laugh came from a scarred and damaged man that is still strong enough to hold grudges.
7 comments
, posted by skrumgaer at 7:04 PM, Saturday October 11, 2008 EDT
Dom Score Change and Other Updates
I'm still working on multi table tournaments and hope to test them this month to go live next. But I managed to get a few updates in for this month including an important but slight change to dom scoring.
In short: dominance scoring increases in value as the game goes on (but still caps off to avoid farming). The effect is that if you're knocked out early you will get less dom points than if you were to hang on for a bit (all things being equal). The goal of this change is to make comebacks a little more lucrative. Watch the dom meter and you'll see how things change.
Other small changes:
- chat box word wrapping fixed
- some db optimizations
- dom fixes for suicides (commit previous turn dom at end of round)
- sitting during game bug fixed
- dom max is 1/2 size of map
- new all player leaderboard (see top 25->click more)
- map sizes based on normal distrbution with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 4 ( most maps will be around 35 +-4 with some outliers)
- fixed a bug that caused tables to lock up
In short: dominance scoring increases in value as the game goes on (but still caps off to avoid farming). The effect is that if you're knocked out early you will get less dom points than if you were to hang on for a bit (all things being equal). The goal of this change is to make comebacks a little more lucrative. Watch the dom meter and you'll see how things change.
Other small changes:
- chat box word wrapping fixed
- some db optimizations
- dom fixes for suicides (commit previous turn dom at end of round)
- sitting during game bug fixed
- dom max is 1/2 size of map
- new all player leaderboard (see top 25->click more)
- map sizes based on normal distrbution with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 4 ( most maps will be around 35 +-4 with some outliers)
- fixed a bug that caused tables to lock up
24 comments
, posted by Ryan at 10:54 AM, Monday September 1, 2008 EDT
Working on MTT
I'm working on multi-table tournaments. Should be fun.
53 comments
, posted by Ryan at 10:39 PM, Wednesday August 20, 2008 EDT
Change Log
Even in the middle of all the craziness yesterday I managed to get a few small updates in:
- better looking tabs
- turn only sound option
- dates added to reviews
- even distribution of map size throughout levels
- account confirmation link added for new players
- can't add unconfirmed players as friends (bugfix)
- points per game added as true stat (propagates through leaderboard, month history, daily history)
- kills added as true stat (# of eliminations)
- fixed double sitting glitch
- database cleanup for a faster server
- better looking tabs
- turn only sound option
- dates added to reviews
- even distribution of map size throughout levels
- account confirmation link added for new players
- can't add unconfirmed players as friends (bugfix)
- points per game added as true stat (propagates through leaderboard, month history, daily history)
- kills added as true stat (# of eliminations)
- fixed double sitting glitch
- database cleanup for a faster server
18 comments
, posted by Ryan at 10:11 AM, Friday August 1, 2008 EDT
