The Trials Of Tekira Sul

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The sanctuary lay silent. For a brief moment a single drop of water could have been heard falling from the ceiling

For Tekira, it was the sound of change as she took her tunic from where Master Bern had lay, silenced by death. Now he was trupy one with the force, perhaps it was the better place for him.

The remains of broken droids scattered the floor as Tekira stood up to take a moment of her surroundings. There was no gain her for the Sith Empire, she was confused to the reason behind the attack...but then she remembered. The Sith had no reason, just destruction.

She journeyed fourth out of the sanctuary, unsure what was to come next. The battle had long been over by the time she arrived, whoever had survived was long gone.

...at least that was what Tekira thought until she came to the clearing past the ancient stone rocks that formed an older temple from before the Rakata Era.

Troop transports, and a dozen or more soldiera preparing to leave. At first they didnt see her. Tekira just watched as they were waiting to go. The slaughter was done, the next world awaited...relentless, unmoved by the sheer terror they had done.

At the verge of her anger, the very emotion she had fought to control Tekira battled. She wanted revenge for her master and the countless others. Yet in her mind she felt Master Bern teach her to be calm. The jedi do not seek revenge.

"Up there, on the hill" a soldier called out

"A jedi?" Another asked

"The jedi are dead, she is no jedi, not a worth adversary of our attention, we have orders, move out" An officer said.

Tekira focused her mind, her breathing, her connection to the force. The Sith were not going to stop, not without resistance. Extending her fingers she walked slowly forward. The very earth started to shake. She was calm, the force was with her...finally Tekira understood, darkness would only be stopped by light...and she wasnt going to stay out of it any longer.

"Worthy? Come then, if you want a worthy adversary...ill give you one" she said to them as the ancient rock formations began to lift in the air, one for each transport...one for each soldier...

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"If you want a worth adversary...ill give you one"

-Tekira Sul to a platoon of Sith Empire Soldiers

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Master Bern, that was where Tekira's thoughts were as she raced back to the sanctuary. The force spoke to her but uer mind was clouded as she run, using the ppwer she had to spurr onwards.

The sanctuary was aflame. The roar of ships flew overhead as Tekira looked on in horror. The war that had eluded their quiet little world had finally arrived, no provocation, no sign of defence. It was just smouldering ruins.

Searching the ruined sanctuary, Tekira felt the coldness of fear. She sensed her master. There was only silence amongst the rubble as she worked her way to the main chamber.

Her eyes widened in shock, the sight of her master on the ground was near too much to handle. Rushing to his side Tekira could do no more than speak, trying to wake him.

He murmed a little opening his eyes enough tp see his apprentice. "Tekira, no matter what, trust in the force, defend those who need it" and his eyes closed. Life had departed him.

Shedding a tear, Tekira took her yellow tunic off and covered her muster with it. Trying to groeve for a moment...then came a buzz and the sound of metallic steps on the ground.

Droids.

She looked up, armed battle driods, sith markings. The did not notice her at first. Tekira didnt give them an opportunity. Weapon in hand she leapt into the air, ignited Tekira spun and sliced tue droid in half, the others held back to process the sotuation. To them she was jist another target. But for Tekira, she was vengeance reborn, tottering on the edge of the dark side. It was an awakening.

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Reflections: The temple ruins

Tekira breathed in the cold air of the ruins. She had finished her lightsaber but wanted to explore more of this ancient place of the order before heading back to master Bern.

As she descended further into the collapsed sanctum, her heartbeat was growing faster. It was nerves of what she might find, thoughts of why the jedi never returned here.

Finally she cake to a single chamber, light shone from a crack in the ceiling to a partially flooded floor. Stone columns collapsed around her, and her gaze set upon an obiect atop a platform.

Armor, sitting upin a stand, the markings matching that of the temple within. No doubt a jedi's armor from the ancient days of the Sith Wars of Exar Kun, or the Great Hyperspace War...maybe even from the tike of the Rakata.

As she tip towed in the chamber, her skin felt cold, the air seemed to turn to ice. She felt the dosturbance in the force. She was not alone. Calming herself she reached for her lightsaber, the blade came to life for the first time with a green hue lighting the chamber.

She looked around and saw no one, but the presence was still felt. "The jedi will fall young apprentice, along with your master" a voice called out in a deep tone.

Tekira gasped, she sensed the danger. "Master!" She called out. Tekira had to rush less she be too late.

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Reflections: Building the symbol of peace and justice.

Another chamber in the ruins was where Tekira chose to build her weapon. She sat chosing to let her mind and feelings do most of the heavy work.

The pieces lifted up and in her mind she knew how the end product would look. Like surgery she was careful to move all the parts precisely with the force. Interlocking them in place and ensuring the crystal was kept just right.

It was a moment of excitement for her, the lightsaber would replace her trusty staff, but not as a weapon, she was determined to live master Bern's ways and be a beacon of hope for those who needed it.

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Reflections: The adegan crystal

It was a long swim, but she had finally retrieved it. The adegan crystal lay before her in the cave beneath the jedi ruins.

Tekira sat amazed at the discovery, the small item being the key to the jedi's most valuable asset next to the force, the lightsaber.

She meditated before it getting a full understanding of the power she now had, not thst she would use it to be powerful. The crystal was an accomplishment, true but it meant she was ready for the next step.

Levitating herself with the crystal, she could only look at the beauty. While most would just put it aside to build their weapon, Tekira chose to enjoy the moment. Red, blue, yellow, orange the other crystals could have been hers, but it was this green crystal that reached out to her.

While other objects levitated with her, Tekira could only just sit there and smile.

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Reflections: The force surrounds us all

The jungle Tekira had made it to proved enough she was on the right path. The jedi ruins of legend would have been hidden.

Staying close to the water, she could begin to sense the presence of the animals around her. The fireflies, the river, even the prowling eyes from beyond the trees.

Sitting she put her legs in the water, if only to rest a moment.

There was a ripple, then an octopus like creature appeared, one eye. Tekira looked at it, obvipusly both cautious of each other. She reached but it withdrew. With her thoughts she reached out again, beast mastery was an ability spoken of but not seen amongst her fellow students.

The octopus appeared again, swimming to her it reached out and tentacles wrapped around her leg, no longer afraid. As the animals calmed around her Tekira felt them communicate, the creatures all shared the bond. They would show her the rest of the way

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Reflections: The living force

Four days into her journey. Tekira's mind was clouded. She had no map, no clues and no idea where she was going. Master Bern was adamant she find her own way.

The landscape was green open and endless, Tekira had no idea if she was lost.

Finally she came upon a lone tree stump, no other vegetation apart from the grass around it. Her thoughts gathered wondering of the tree that once stood there, yet nothing entered her mind.

Breathing she tried to focus her mind, nothing again. It was frustrating, a jedi trained in peace, serenity, harmony and she could not even clear her mind.

She sat down, remembering Master Bern's teachings of the living force. Be one with the world around you, accept it and let yourself be consumed by it. The very air will talk of you only but listen.

Tekira took off her boots to ground herself, her feet touching the grass she bresthed in and out, the whispers of Master Bern guiding her. Then it was all clear. She meditated for hours in the same place, before the answer came. The stump was a marker. The thoughts guided her east, and told her always into the east.

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Reflections: Lessons of the Master

The warrior was broken, defeated. Tekira knew the only way to go forwqrd was to reflect. Back to when it all began...

Tekira sat within the remote sanctuary of her master, Bern'tar Kosten. They were far from the Jedi citadel where the others lived and trained.

Tekira had been different to them, not as attuned to the force. When she delved into the living force, she sought Master Bern out to train under him. Living a spartan and somewhat primitive life.

Yet even their seclusion was not unnoticed. Master Bern had returned with the piece of wreckage from his latest journey, the owners dealt with by the legendary battlemaster of an era long past.

"The first have gone, more shall come" he told Tekira. "Now you must journey to find your true power, find your crystal, the time for you to take up a lightsaber approaches" he told her

Tekira had used a hardwood staff to train and had been acustomed to it now, bit to build her lightsaber, she still was unsure.

"Master" she said. "How will i know where to go?"

Master Bern frowned. "Do not doubt the living force, it will guide you to the ancient Jedi ruins from the time of the great hyperspace war, there you shall find your crystal, now go"

She sighed, ancient jedi ruins and no map to guide her. Tekira knew this was a test, and she reluctantly had to agree to it.

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The Toils of War

The Toll Of War

Tekira had fought, for years she defended the republic, went into battle against the Sith seeing both victory and defeat.

Coruscant had been attacked, the jedi temple mostly ablaze and in ruins...countless dead and many of her jedi friends.

The jedi vanguard were all gone, in the chaos that followed the attack many fled the Sith battle cruisers that descended and reigned fire.

All that was left was to save what she could and who she could. They were maybe a hundred or more who boarded the transport ship, even as the soldiers descended upon them she fought and saved who she could.

When it was over, when the ship was away bound for Nar Shaddaa, all Tekira could do was sit and wait. To the refugees she was their saviour, but in her mind she was broken...a jedi who had seen so much battle since she left to join the fight. In her mind she reflected...on her past...on the present and on the future.

The chapter of her time in the war was over, but the adventure was only beginning, for in her darkest moments, there still was hope...there still was the force...

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The false peace. Tekira had been fighting for years now, over several campaigns. So when the truce came, when the Sith Empire that had ravaged so many worlds said they wanted peace...Tekira didn't beleive it.

Recalled to Coruscant, she had been sent to guard several envoys. Yet there was one she felt was different. She felt his darkness, even within the relative safety of the capital.

So she confronted him, in the office complext she stood and and observed. He was the first to draw. Crimson as blood his lightsaber was glowing brightly.

As Tekira ignited her green blade, she felt the darkness grow immensley...a large wave was coming, she felt them...all of them

They had all been deceived, the Sith had come to Coruscant....

If they were to make this a battleground, then let blood shed until the force make known its will...

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Tekira Sul - when the training becomes reality

Running the wire, to the firebrands it was the term used to walk the slackline between the highest peak in Rigo. To most it was the challenge for the most skilled, for Tekira it was her way to vent her frustrations.

This time had been no different, the war effort pressed on and Tekira had made a name for herself. Yet she wanted off Rigo, the fighting was closing up with the Sith abandoning their attempts to claim the planet.

So here she was, running the wire again. Yet this time, she had sensed danger at the worst time. Halfway between two peaks, a thousand meters up, the beep and buzz was clear. She saw them close in, they were not training droids.

As she had trained Tekira needed perfect balance, one false move andcit was over, thse droids were sent on a hunt, and now they had Tekira cornered.

She ignited her lightsaber, she was already frustrated enough

"Someone out there chose the wrong day and Jedi to mess with"

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Tekira Sul and Bryn Kalarn

Sisters in battle, friends for life

Tekira had made few friends during her time on Rigo. Master Bern had kept her distant from the others. Yet when the battle call came and she took up arms to fight. It was the Jedi sentinel Bryn Kalarn that had her back and welcomed her to the vanguard.

Training together and fighting together, Bryn was the line of hope and friendship that Tekira had wanted, like family. Between the fighting, the two trained to hone their skills, while leaning on each other for support, especially when the the light seemed at its darkest.

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Firebrand and Vanguard

Tekira had not joined the war effort easily, as Rigo had been far enough away from the fighting. Yet the surprise assault on the peaceful planet saw the Jedi who trained there soon join the ranks.

Not immune to temptation, Tekira joined the young firebrands to bring a swift end to the invasion. Yet her prowess in battle saw Tekira advance with her best friend Bryn Kalarn to the vanguard and into the very heart of the war.

"So sing the song of the brave", Tekira would say before a battle. "Now shall we begin"

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The Tales of Tekira Sul

"There is no chaos, there is harmony"

Tekira breathed in the clean air around her. The landscape, remote, plain and abandonned. A place to meditate amongst the troubles of war.

Just as Master Bern-tar'kotsten had taught her years ago as a young padawan on Rigo.

The Jedi code echoed in her mind as she levitated off the ground. Even in war, the Jedi needed time for respite. There was no emotion, there was peace.

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Tekira Sul, born on the planet Vivar and daughter of the Grand Consul. Her force potential was identified young and like many sent to begin her training in the Jedi Order.

At the outbreak of war, the number of Jedi who were turning over to follow the Sith began to grow. In an attempt to stem the flow, apprentices showing signs of risk were sent to Rigo, a temperate world to study at a hidden Jedi Citadel. There away from the eyes of the of the Sith Empire, Tekira's Tale begins....

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Tekira Sul

Tekira Sul, the generated image when i put her SWTOR face up