Key of the Ancients

[JediMaster12]

"Not now," and she peeked over the edge of the rocks. She again scanned the landscape and saw what she was looking for. She threw the pellets and with a deadly accuracy they landed where she intended. They released a strange light that illuminated anyone that was invisible. Some were small explosives with a lot of punch. She smiled and said, "That got em. Now we shall see who is attacking."

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

He stopped where he was, bending down at the knees. He slowly drew a small arcane symbol into the dirt, sliding the red trinket off of his necklace and placing it in the center of the glyph, standing up and backing up.

 

"Stand back.." He said to the others, glancing at the snipers as the white light revealed their positions. He twirled his staff above his head then spun it around his body, twisting into a small dance before stopping and slamming the blunt end of the staff into the ground as a large pillar of Earth shot up from either side of him, putting him into a dirt cell.

 

In a few moments, the Earth sunk back into the ground as another couple pillars of Earth shot up near the snipers, then a black shadow stood out in the daytime, hovering above the snipers, who were donned in black Sith armor from head to toe. The black shadow swooped down, looking like a torn black cloak, and snatched up the offensive sniper in a flash of black and carried the man in the air towards Matthew before it disappeared into the air as the man fell to the ground at his feet.

 

Matthew put the end of his staff on the back of the man's neck, immobilizing the barely-conscious Sith. "Here.." He said, panting a little, picking up the trinket and slipping it on his necklace, messing up the symbol with his foot.

[Uber_Saber]

Quirian watches the black cloak-like thing attack the Sith sniper. "Handy trick," he murmurs, and then ducks inside the ruins for a few moments. He comes back out and nods to the woman. "Did I say you were Jedi? I merely said you had recieved training in the Force, and desired to know how you were trained in it. That, or you have a natural ability to hide your presence." He nods to the large... thing, whatever it was.

 

"Thank you. May I ask who you are?"

[Niner_777]

Exodious watched as the events played out before him. He couldn't tell exactly what was going on. One thing he did know was that there were sith snipers in the area, and one of the natives wasn't being kind to them. Exodious tried not to pick sides when money wasn't involved, he didn't know who was "bad" and "good" so when he was faced with decisions like this, he had to follow his heart. He pulled the trigger with the crosshairs pointed perfectly on the native's head.

 

The ion blast hit its mark, he thought, but the creature was still alive. As a matter of fact, he didn't seem to be hurt at all. Exodious packed up his stuff, shut the sniping hole, and climbed back into the cockpit. Even his force powers couldn't hid his position now. Somebody had to have seen the shot, and would soon investigate. With soldiers like that around, Exodious didn't want to be visible. He turned on the ship and took off. He wasn't going to leave yet, just find another sniping spot.

[JediMaster12]

"Haida sisters know nothing of the Force only of Bushida. I am Lilah. We know how to hide when we want," she looked over to watch.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

He stiffly twisted the staff, grinding it into the man's spinal column, snapping it out of place, effectively killing him. He glanced as the shot rippled against his shield. "Ingus and Mingus!" He said, not looking away from the man who sped off. "Next time you involve me in something like this, don't." He said, walking off, twirling the staff and sliding it on his back, tucking his necklace inside his shirt.

[Uber_Saber]

Quirian watches as the hair (even as he is already thinking of Matthew, he associates him automatically with the wild hair) begin to stalk away. "Er... did we get you involved in this? I don't remember." He calls out after the man.

 

The Jedi looks to the woman. "Lilah, pleased to meet you- I think." A grin crosses his face. "Give me a while longer in your company to be sure, though. My name is Quirian Jorgas." he eyes the distant ridges, noting that the blast was an ion rifle's. "That was an unusual weapon for a sniper..." His voice trails off even as he sinks a little further back into the shadows of the ruins.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

He kept walking, snatching his pack and throwing it back over his shoulder, walking off. He headed out into the open, following the trail of the ship that sped off, his species had certain aspects enhanced in their eyes that significantly allowed the level of detail to increase.

 

"Nevar.. Tirfi.. Noixi.. my guardians.. " He said to himself, his necklace's glowing through his shirt- blue, black, and red. "I must continue my journey.. but first.. Nevar.. " He said to himself, stopping and drawing the same arcane sign from earlier into the dirt. He stood up and backed up, withdrawing his staff and twisting into a dance then stopping and slamming the blunt end of his staff into the ground, creating large columns of Earth soar into the air, giving birth to a black torn robe-like shadow. The black trinket glowed underneath his shirt as a dark screech was heard, shaking the ground as the shadow flitted into the air, carrying Matthew.

 

He directed the beast as it flew, but made sure the symbol was covered well by dead grass, for any type of brush or wind could easily blow away and symbol and send the guardian back to it's trinket. (You guys kinda get the idea about the summons now..)

[JediMaster12]

'We should leave. There is nothing here and if we stay, there could be more," Lilah said. She had been watching the landscape. She could sense the kinrath and the tukata now stirring. It was a bad sign.

[Uber_Saber]

Quirian shakes his head and looks to Bron and Kran before looking to Lilah. "We cannot go too far. We must investigate these ruins. There may be clues we can use." he watches the handmaiden for a moment before watching the odd man with the stick and the wild hair stride away, then fly away.

 

"No matter what manner of beasts and traps await us, we need to go in. You have been helpful so far, Lilah. Will you help three Jedi that do not have your familiarity with this place? We search for clues about the Key of Ancients." He looks to the other Jedi as he says this, but trusts his instincts in telling this to their unexpected temporary companion.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

(Gotta wait for the guy with the sniper to post..)

[arvik]

"He is right." Bron said. "We came here to search these ruins and I am not planning on letting the order down. What about you Kron? What do you think?"

[JediMaster12]

"The Key of Ancients is a power that can only be utilized by one that we call pure of heart. It sprang from these ruins as a result of the evil that was spawned. You cannot find it; it can find you when the time comes," Lilah replied. Seeing that they would be stubborn she continued, "If you seek this, I warn you that only one that I know of has successfully used it and lived. The last to use it, a Jedi, used it but died himself. If you dare to seek it out, I will help you for I have been through the ruins and back on hundreds of other worlds. I know where to find the stories."

[Uber_Saber]

Quirian nods. "We would be most appreciative, Lilah. I am sure you know of the... nests of beasts that await us as well." He reaches out, feeling the stirrings of the beasts as he slips into a very small trance for a few moments. He opens his eyes after a heartbeat or two, breathing in heavily.

 

"You cloak yourself quite well, Handmaiden." He frowns. "But there is something..." he shakes his head. "The animals have come awake from the blasts. We should be very quiet and perhaps wait for things to settle down a bit." He looks to their new companion, he clearly does not trust her completely.

 

"So you know much about the Key of Ancients, then?"

[Niner_777]

Exodious Prime set down Majestic Strike in a clearing in the forest, a couple of klicks away from the ruins. He set the ship to camoflage mode and the ship became invisible. He turned around and grabbed his gear before opening the cockpit hatch. His armor sensors took in the surroundings. He could read the humidity and temperature, as well as information on vegetation and the soil around him.

 

Exodious made his way to the edge of the ruins and turned his visor to its infrared mode. He found the jedi and then switched his visor to its binoc filter. He zoomed in on the jedi. They were talking to another creature; it looked like the creature knew its way around the ruins. He found an entrance into the ruins and decided to go in. He took out his lightsaber and held it firmly in his hand as he entered.

[Xbx_Inthusiast]

Matthew had landed his beast a few miles back from where Exodious landed, and had since then brought the beast back in it's trinket. He had made his way to the ship once Exodious had entered the ruins, even though the ship was camouflaged, his eyes could detect the outline. Still, he payed to bother to the ship and followed the man stealthily.

[JediMaster12]

"I know of many things," Lilah replied. She knew that they didn't trust her. Why should they? She carefully selected her wording as the loremaster taught her how, "I know of the Key of Ancients, if that is what you call the Great Power. Is it not a power so great that it is rumored to have spawn here?"

[arvik]

"Yes, that is true.." Arvik said. "The first thing we were assigned to look for though was any temple recordings of when the power was used. We can what kind of face the jedi had, we can see how the power looked like, and we could see what it was he did. If he had a surprised face, he might have just discovered how to learn the power on his own or from an ancient sith holocron in the temple that was destroyed.. Do you know antything about any recordings?"

[JediMaster12]

"What is recorded is not in these temples but deep in the valleys, away from the spaceports. I can show you the way," Lilah responded, "but we have to leave at night."

[Uber_Saber]

Quirian nods, slightly. "Then we leave at nightfall. In the meantime, is there possibly anything of usefulness in these tombs?" He waves a hand, expansively, apparently blithely unconcerned. His mind, though, whirls, thinking quickly. He senses the beasts generally quieting down as the blasterfire ceases.

[JediMaster12]

"Nothing more than the corpses that litter the ground. It would be poor in spirit to strip them. Let them be or the beasts may awaken," Lilah replied. She began a survey of the area, making sure that no one was around.

[Niner_777]

Exodious continued into the ruins, casually walking into the darkness. He was aware of someone following him; he could sense them, but decided not to do anything about it. He would find a more advantageous spot before encountering them.