The Cleansing

Cimil

He ran. Never stopping, or thinking to turn and look. He simply ran. From what he didn't know, what he did know, was that it will kill him. Even as he ran at full speed, he knew his doom was here. He was reaching for him commlink when he felt his feet fly out from under him.

He went flying, face forward into the ground. The commlink scittering away under some venders stand. Quickly, he rolled on his back and sprang to his feet. An instant later he felt pain streak through his chest, glancing down he saw a thrin red line on his robe. The stain grew as more blood seeped from the wound.

There was a hiss as his saber sprang to life and he was narrowly able to block another swing. The force of the attack knocked him back a few steps. He had only a second before the attacker was on him again.

Striking high, low, left, right and over again. The man fought with such finess, Brien had never seen anything like it. It was all he could do to fend of the attacks. All around him there were screams as venders and shoppers alike ran.

His comm-link gone, Brien reached out with the force. Trying to contact anyone. If anyone can hear me. I don't have much time, you must be weary as a new beingthreatens our, he was cut off as the enemy nearly struck home.

Finaly, knowing his fate, Brien went on the offensive. He was able to get off one swipe. From Right to left. The attacker nimbly stepped backwards, and then plunged his sword in Briens thigh. The blade sunk to the hilt, Brien screamed in agony. And before he could act, the attcker grabbed the outstreched arm by his wrist. He slammed his fist upwards into Brien's elbow.

There was a sickining crack, and his saber fell from his hand. In less than a second, the attacker caught the saber, stepped behind Brien, ran it through his chest. The screaming came to an abrupt stop, and Briens body went limp.

The attacker, let the body topple to the ground. Retrieved, his blade, and left.

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Paq awoke, the man's plea for help echoing in his mind. He swung his legs over the side of the bed, and sat for a moment. The man was dead, that much was certain. And by the sounds of it, he wasn't the only one.

Paq stood, grabbed his robes, and set of to the council chamber. Over the past month, 12 jedi had gone missing. And seemed as though they had finaly found some clue as to why. Something, or someone was hunting them. A protocal droid waddled over to him.

"Are you in any need of assistance, master?" The droid was hard pressed to keep up with him. Paq stopped and said.

"Yes, actualy. Spread the word that any jedi free of assignments is to report to the council chambers." The droid nodded and wondered off. We'll need all the jedi we can get.
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Aldar Natadare

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. Aldar awoke to the sound of his comlink blaring. He sluggishly moved his arm over to it and placed it against his ear. "This is Jedi Knight Aldar Natadare" Aldar said, he noticed it was a Temple frequency so he wasn't afraid to identify himself. "Report to the Council Chambers imm-" but the comlink was turned off before he could finish, "Damn," Aldar said as he uncovered himself and slipped into his robes. He grabbed his utility belt and hooked it around his waiste, looked in a mirror to make sure he looked presentable.

The door slide open and Aldar walked into the considerably cooler Temple hallways. As he looked around several Jedi were streaming out of their rooms and all seemed to be heading to the Council Chambers "I wonder what's going on?" Aldar thought to himself as he joined the other Jedi on their way to the Chambers.

Upon reaching the Council Chambers he discovered that several Jedi had already arrived. He wasn't exactically liking how this was looking. But he sat down in a corner and meditated, feeling with the Force what maybe the reason they were called. It was faint to him, but he felt a disturbance, death.
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Cimil

Paq surveyed the jedi. It was great to see his comrades so alert. Sadly, he couldn't set all of these jedi after the mysterious attacker.

He'd have to select two, maybe three squads. He cleared his throat as the last of the jedi filed into the room.
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Sirak Sazen

It had only been three weeks since the fateful mission to Onderon that claimed the life of Sirak Sazen's Padawan: Marth Vikto. A promising student and great friend, his untimely death at the hands of a bounty hunter haunted Sirak. He would continually ask himself if he could have saved him... if things would be different had he acted in a different fashion. Sirak was at that place once again. He stood on one of the many balconies of the Jedi Temple overlooking the Coruscanti skyline. The commlink buzzed on his belt - disturbing his silent nightmare. Sirak took the device from his belt and pressed a small button. A metallic voice rang out to him. "All available Jedi report to the Council chambers, immediately."

Sirak stalked off of the balcony, through his dormitory, down the Temple hallways crowded with droids, Jedi, and the like, and into the chambers. The circular room was already full of Jedi awaiting whatever they had been called here for. They all chatted quietly to one another, but Sirak remained silent. He couldn't shake the disturbing presence that lingered within his mind. Something was wrong. Terribly wrong.
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RainaRose

A young Jedi girl was standing among the crowd waiting quietly outside the temple. Her body was thin and her skin the color of pale ivory. She was moving quickly through the crowd, quietly attempting to find a better seat so she could sit and listen. Bright yellow eyes, wide and innocent, scanned over the many Jedi who were crowded in the room. She sheepishly dodged people, avoiding touchign them when she could, until the golden eye girl with short silver hair came to sit carefully down into a seat not far from Kanli Vandever. Kanli a new female Jedi Knight, and the girl was not too far behind her. She scooted in next to her, darting her eyes around.

"What is going on Kanli?" She whispered, trying to avoid the stares the girls recived, as if they did not belong in the Temple.

Kanli swept her hand through her silver hair which was pulled into tight pig tails. "I don't know yet, Sal."

"This is weird..." Sal (whose full name was Dawsalli) tugged on her own short silver hair, looking up at the older girl with curiosity.

"I know." Kanli whispered back.

"Hey look, is that Sirak coming in?" Sal ointed and Kanli's eyes quickly snapped to where the obviously younger girl was pointing.
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"If you take [a copy of] the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain."

Cimil

As the last of the jedi filed into the room, Paq cleared his throat.

"My friends, I apologize for bringing you here on such short notice. I also apologize for the lack of information." He stopped, took in a deep breathe, and started again.

"As some of you may know, several members of our order, twelve to be exact, have gone missing. Very little has been shed on the subject, and now is the time."

Murmors ran through the room. Suddenly, any weariness was gone.

"Today, just hours ago, another member of our order was killed. I have very little evidence, but I believe that this murder is related to the rest of the dissapearances.

It is not confirmed, but it is believed that the rest fo the missing jedi are dead."

The murmors grew louder, and the word Sith could be heard several times.

"As to whethor or not the attacker is a sith, has yet to be confirmed. And this brings me to the point.

I need five jedi willing to try and find the culprate, and maybe our bretheren..."
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Aldar Natadare

Aldar was awe-struck. Twelve members murdered and no one knows who did it. He felt the need to volunteer his to find the culprit. He stepped forward from the group, "Master, I volunteer to go on this mission" Aldar said.

((Sorry for shortness, having a bit of writer's block))
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Sirak Sazen

This new information rattled around in Sirak's skull. Twelve Jedi, missing. He looked to the man next to him, a Nautolan. Their expressions matched. Blank and thoughtful. The feeling in the room was tense. Sirak only seemed to snap back to life when the man in the center of the chamber mentioned volunteers. He didn't need to think about it. Before anybody else could answer, Sirak spoke. "I'll do it. I'll go." Several people stared. This was when he noticed the two young girls sitting not far from him. Sirak Sazen gave them a light-hearted nod to show that everything was going to be alright.... or so he hoped.
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Cimil

Paq nodded, a surveyed the jedi. The same expression was expressed everywhere. Another jedi, a quarren, stepped forward and volunteered.

"Is there anyone else? I understand the fear, and the shock. So if no one else joins, I understand"
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Aldar Natadare

"I think you just have the three of us" Aldar spoke up, "I hope it's enough" He added. As he walked closer to Paq he asked him, "So do we have any intel on this murderer, or are we just taking shots in the dark?" Aldar asked him. He was quite serious at the moment and his facial features reflected this.
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Cimil

Paq sighed, it was dangerous. To assign only these three. But desprate times call for desprate measures.

"Alright. You three come with me. The rest of you may return to whatever you where doing." Paq turned and walked towards an elevator.

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"Again, I apologize for the suddeness of this. There's not much more to tell you." They reached the bottom floor of the temple and the doors slid open.

"I had a team search the news briefly. The attack happened at the Market in sector twelve, known better as the peoples market." Paq turned, and looked at the small team.

"The authoroties should meet you there. You may use any of the order's speeders." He turned, then looked back and said "May the force be with you..."
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RainaRose

"Wait a minute! I want to go!" Kanli dashed around, catching up to the group and running with such a velocity that once she did reach the other memebers the girl was unable to stop and slid accross the floor into Sirak. Instead of pushing him over as she had expected to do, she fell backwards, unmoving him. "Ow..." She mummbled.
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"If you take [a copy of] the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain."

Sirak Sazen

Sirak turned towards the source of the bump to see the little girl on the ground, the one he had seen in the Council chamber. "Are you alright?" he asked with a hint of alarm to his voice. Sirak reached down to help pick her up. "I'm sorry."
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RainaRose

((Lol she is actually 17, just innocent looking.))

"Ow.... fine thank you. I'm going too!" She declared, allowing the man to help her up.
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"If you take [a copy of] the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain, soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone. Our bible IS the wind and the rain."

Sirak Sazen

OOC: Gah

"Well, I'll leave you to discuss it with Paq," he said after he was sure the girl was on her feet. He turned to face the other Jedi. "I have some things to arrange before I leave. I'll meet you in the hangar. Won't be long," said Sirak. He turned away and left, flashing Kanli a smile.

His boots plodded on the marble floors of the Jedi Temple and his robe luttered behind him as he made his way out the front door. The morning sun had now risen. It cast a marvelous golden light over the Temple and it's exterior. In one of the many gardens outlining the colossus structure, Sirak's hound, Sly, was galloping around and playing with the children. Ever since he'd adopted the hound from a junk dealer during a mission in the Outer Rim. Sly would often reside in the Temple when Sirak was away and was very popular with the Younglings.

The second he caught a glimpse of Sirak, the black hound sprinted towards him. He leaped onto Sirak paws-first, nearly knocking him back. "Calm down, boy" he said playfully as Sly licked his face. "Listen up. I'm going to be leaving, okay?" Sirak spoke to him. Sly seemed to understand and confirmed the message with another lick to the face. "The caretaker is going to watch you. Don't worry. I'll be back soon." Sirak gave Sly a final rub of the head before moving back to his dormitory to make final preparations.

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