Draken Chakara: Your Training Begins.

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*Amalia stood inside one of the many training rooms inside the Academy. She was awaiting her newest padawan, Draken Chakara, whom would be arriving shortly.*

[Draken Chakara]

Draken Chakara walks into the training room he was assigned to. The huge man walks over to the Knight assigned to his training. He bows in front of her and prepares to train.

"I am here, Master Amnde, and am ready to be trained."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*She returns the bow. She looks at him for a moment or two without saying anything.*

"Before we begin your training, there are a few questions I would like for you to answer for me, if you would please. Here is the first. Why is it that you wish to become a Jedi?"

[Draken Chakara]

Draken thinks for a moment before answering.

"Well... I believe that it is something I have felt for a long time. I was born with the strength in my body, and have felt it is my responsibility to use my size and strength for good. I should stand up for those who cannot defend themselves... it is my duty."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*She noded her head, as if to acknowledge his words.*

"I see, speaking of duty, I wish to know, what is being a Jedi to you. Another words, I would like for you to tell me, what is a Jedi to you?"

[Draken Chakara]

"Hmmm... a Jedi, to me, is a protector and guardian. He or she defends the Light and protects the innocent. They are the best and only defense against the evil present in this universe. That is what I perceive to be a Jedi."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

"Good, Thank You, Draken. Can you recite The Jedi Code for me?"

[Draken Chakara]

"The code is
'There is no emotion; there is peace. There is no ignorance; there is knowledge. There is no passion; there is serenity. There is no chaos; There is harmony. There is no death; there is the Force. The peace and justice of the Galaxy will be guarded, and all life in any form is and will be respected. For my ally is the Force, and I use its powers to serve and protect the innocent from evil. I seek goodness, and defend it from the Dark Side. I have dedicated my life to the Truth, I am the Light - I am a JEDI'.

But I must comment... I have no love for codes and liturgies. They become trite over time. Too much recitation at the expense of true introspection. Know this, though: By the strength in my hands and the breath in my lungs, I am devoted to the Light. No other oath will ever be necessary from me."

[Jedi Amnde]

ooc Warren told me you'd be a handfull, I should have listened.:p ;) :)

*Amalia smiled brightly and proudly. She was very impressed with how Draken represented himself. She paced in front of him for a few moments, sometimes looking at him as she did so, though her expression seemed impassive as she did this. Finally she stopped to face him.*

"I see, and you may do so. All I ask as that you know of it and you know of what it means and stands for."

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: You ain't seen nothin' yet... :)

IC: Draken nods in deference to his Master.

"I have no reservations about the meaning of the code, merely the trite repetition. I will follow the code in spirit and in truth, if not in exact word. What is required from me next?"

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*She smiled coolly.*

"Another answer to another question. What do you know of the Sith, and in particular, the darkside?"

[Artemis Ventrai]

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[Draken Chakara]

Draken answers quickly, having thought about this topic in great detail.

"The Dark Side, to the best of my knowledge, is the source of power for the Sith. It is the feelings of rage, hatred, anger, and pain, made manifest in the hearts of evil beings. It is the side of the Force I must strive against, in the same way I strive against its practitioners."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*Amalia had not planned on asking him anymore questions, but as he listened intently to his reply, his answer made her inclined to want to make her ask another question.*

"I see, and how exactly do you feel about these evil beings?"

[Draken Chakara]

This question, unlike the last, was unexpected. Never one to rush into a rash answer, he thinks for a few moments before answering.

"I... guess I don't like them. They hurt people. That's not right... so they should be stopped. And, I guess, since I have the strength to do so, I should stop them."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*Amalia thought to herself.*

<i:D on't like..not hate..good..exactly what I was looking for...[/i]

"Alright Draken, you have helped me greatly by answering these questions. Now..youre training begins..Come, we shall go outside into the gardens. As we walk, you can tell me about yourself."

*She smiled at him and began to walk forward, motioning for Draken to follow her.*

[Draken Chakara]

Draken bows as his Master turns, following her as she leaves. He was having trouble containing his anticipation at being able to begin training.

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*The two Jedi walk out of the double doors of the GJO and out into the garden area. Amalia sensing the padawan's anticipation, smiled.*

"To learn is a great thing, Draken. But even when your training is complete with me, you shall never stop learning. For each and everyone of us learns something new everyday."

[Draken Chakara]

Draken follows the woman, listening intently to her teaching.

"Thank you, Master Amnde. I will heed your advice."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*The two stood in the middle of the garden now. Amalia noticing a small pebble at her feet, bent over and picked the pebble up off the ground, placing it in the palm of her left hand. She turned to look at Draken.*

"As you know, the force is found within all living things, it surrounds us, penatrates us, and binds us together. Now, with that said, this pebble can be lifted by the aid of the force. All it takes is concentration and focus. Can you lift this pebble by way of the force?"

[Draken Chakara]

Draken looks at the pebble, concentrating on the feelings within himself.

"I will try, Master Amnde."

He gathers the strength within him, letting the Force flow. He can feel the rock through the Force, detecting contact with it. He reaches out to the rock, trying to move it. Suddenly, the Force flies from his hands in a compact ball, slamming into the small rock and sending it flying several feet. The Force seems to want to escape from him, screaming away from him at his slightest direction.

"I am sorry Master... that is all I seem to be capable of."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*Amalia only noded her head, crossing her arms.*

"It's not exactly what I had in mind, but it will do...for now."

*She thought deeply for a moment, thinking about what had just happened and how it could have been done differently.*

"Control you need. The force, each person controls their own actions through the force, for the most part, unless another force user is controling your actions. Self control is a great asset and is something all Jedi should learn. As I see, you have a firm grasp upon the force, but you're using too much of the force at one time, and it is overwhelming you it seems. Do it again, but focus your energy only into the rock, not a great amount of energy just a little."

*She walked over and picked up the rock, placing it in her left palm once again. She walked back over to Draken.*

"Lift, concentrate on just levitating the rock, nothing more. Not so much energy.."

[Draken Chakara]

Draken concentrates again, attempting to reach out with the Force. Somehow, he is unable to reach outward. The Force seems to want to expel itself outward in small bursts. He attempts none the less, and again sends the rock flying. He hangs his head.

"I am sorry Master Amnde. I cannot do it. I can only seem to send these... bursts. I have no other control, it seems."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

"You think negatively, that will not help your cause any. Do you know of meditation, Draken?"

[Draken Chakara]

Draken nods.

"Yes Master, I do."

OOC: The inability to do anything but throw Force blasts is another limitation to even him out.

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

ooc: lol, I have got to talk to you. Do you have AIM yet?

ic: "Alright, well, before we start up again, I think it is best that you do some meditation, to help relax your muscles and clear your mind."

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: Yeah. Draken Chakara is the name. :)

IC: "Very well, Master."

The large man sits down, calming himself, and begins thinking on the Force.

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

ooc: Thank You.:)

ic: *Amalia waited, she remained quiet during his meditation time so as not to disturb him.*

[Draken Chakara]

After several minutes, Draken opens his eyes and addresses Amnde.

"Master Amnde, I am finished. I am ready for the next portion of my training."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*Amalia smiled.*

"Let us put a hold on your training for a bit, Draken. We have come to a point where I feel that I should know about you. I want to know about you and what it is you know, and if possible, I would like to see a demenstration of what it is you are capable of. Does that sound alright?"

[Draken Chakara]

Draken nods, and begins thinking about the question. Once he has sufficiently gathered his thoughts, he speaks.

"I come from the planet Kentaga. It is an extremely harsh world, due to its proximity to a red dwarf sun. Many times during the year, radiation storms from the sun ravage the planet. My race had to develop a form of protection to survive. We are able to convert our skins to a metallic substance. It feels about like normal skin, but is extremely durable. I, unlike my kin, have the ability to sustain this armor for a much greater length of time. If I may, I will demonstrate..."

Draken concentrates, bringing forth his race's innate ability. He augments this with the Force, drawing on its strength to sustain his armor. In a short flash of light, his skin changes from a normal fleshtone to a gleaming, rippling metal. It is as if his skin were coated in a layer of mercury.

"I can hold this for many hours. No blade can cut me, no rock bruise me. Though, if I am hit with a great enough shock, I can still lose conciousness.

I have always been strong... very strong. I once thought it was a genetic benefit, but I see now that I was drawing on the Force. As well, I have the ability to 'charge' my hands. I cannot do it for long at all, nor can I call on it often, but when it is active my fists can turn a stone into dust."

With this, Draken causes his hands to glow green, gloved in a sheath of Force power. He strikes a nearby stone, literally shattering it. The glow fades quickly, its job completed.

"The only other power I have thus far discovered is the ability to fire those Force blasts from earlier. Does this sufficiently answer your question?"

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

"Yes it does, Thank You."

*Amalia thought for a moment, taking in all that he had said.*

"There are some things that you obviously can't do, due to the abilities that you have, which prevents you from doing what I asked. So therefore, we will work with what you can do and train with that."

*She studied his hands.*

"What have you experienced in the force thus far?"

[Draken Chakara]

"Well... you have seen the abilities I have already displayed. The armoring ability has been with me from birth. The only other ability which has manifested itself is my strength. I never really knew why, but it always seemed that when I had need of great strength, the power was there. I now see that the Force was the root of that power. Other than that, nothing has manifested itself."

[Jedi Knight Amnde]

*She pointed to a pile of rocks.*

"What can you do with those rocks? Don't show me, just tell me."

*She had never had such a student as Draken before, but then again, not all students were the same. Though most of her training technique's were the same. She could tell from observing Draken and his abilities that his training would be much more different than most students she had taught, but that was alright, in the end he would learn the exact same things as all her other students.*

[Draken Chakara]

"I could do several things. I could crush them with my hands... or I could throw them. I guess I could just send them flying with a Force blast. That seems to be about it."

[Jedi Amnde]

*She noded, looked upon a medium sized rock that lay some distance away and then toward a tree, standing off toward the right. She then placed ehr attention back on Draken, noding in acknowledgement.*

"I see, if I asked you to take a rock and send it toward a certain object, could you do it?"

[Draken Chakara]

"In a way, yes, I could do as you have requested. I could line up with the object and throw a Force Blast at it, sending it in that direction. Other than that, I have no control over it. I am sorry."

[Amalia Azalin]

She smiled reassuringly.

"Don't be sorry, I ask because I do not know. To ask and then to get an answer, is to learn. And so I learn so that I can help teach you. Alright, enough with the questions for now, we will test how well you can Master reading ones mind."

She opened up her mind, cleared it of all thoughts and then thought of a specific object, a small red ball, and nothing more.

"Reach out with the force, prod my mind, reach out and see what it is I am thinking of."

[Draken Chakara]

Draken calms himself, opening up to the Force and his Master. He reaches out as best he can, but the mental avenues seem closed to him. He does sense something... a color. He can see red, but that is all.

"Master, I see... red... and nothing more."

[Amalia Azalin]

ooc: Can't sense anything through the force either? Do you have a bio for Draken? I'd like to read it if you do.:)

*She noded her head slowly.*

"Good, it is indeed red. Reach out farther, into the depths of my mind. If you can sense that it is red, you are that much closer to identifying the object. Can you sense its shape at least?"

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: I can sense people, as in where they are, but I'm very specialized. Perhaps, since my character is very involved with shielding, I could develop some mental resilience. Other than that, no mental abilities. Course, I'd love to be trained in mental shielding to a limited extent. IM me if you wanna discuss all my limits.

IC:
Draken concentrates more, trying to connect to his Master. Even with her trying to allow him to read her mind, all he can sense is a vague blur of red.

"I cannot... I see only a blur of red."

[Amalia Azalin]

ooc: alright, I seem to have this all understood now, somewhat. Sorry, Draken, if you feel the need to, you may wish to have a new Master appointed to you for I am not as experienced as the other Jedi that train students here, but I am learning and doing the best I can.

ic: *She ran some things through her mind and then shook her head slowly.*

"Alright, let us try mental attacks. Upon any battles you face, your opponent will always try to tap into her mind, get inside your head. He or she may try and tap into your mind to see what troubles you, disturbs you. Your mind must be fully prepared to face such situations."

*She smiled slightly.*

"So now I want you to think of something, keep your mind fully open to the force, and then gradually, I will show you how to block your thoughts."

[Akrabbim]

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[Draken Chakara]

Nodding, Draken sits again. He calms himself, turning his mind inward to the Force. He concentrates on a simple object. He forms the picture of a stone is his mind, letting his mind open fully to the Force.

"I am ready."

[Amalia Azalin]

*Amalia paced in front of him, studying him. She reached out to his mind.*

'You should be able to feel my force signature proding at your mind, you must use your own force signature to block my force signature from entering your mind, you must fight against it. Do you feel my force signature?"

[Draken Chakara]

"Yes, I feel it... it feels like... another set of thoughts, those not my own. I will try to hold you out."

Draken tries pushing at her presence, attempting to move it away by force. Each attempt is met with failure, as if he is pushing on water. He then changes his focus, attempting to "armor" his mind as he armors his flesh. He imagines his mind being covered with the metallic armor he uses in battle, and the effect is much better. He is still unable to totally block his Master, but he is at least able to dampen the effect greatly. It takes a great deal of his concentration, but it is effective none the less. He relaxes his mind and speaks.

"I think that may have done it, Master."

[Amalia Azalin]

*She reached out to test his progress, she still could reach his mind, though not enough to gain anything from his mind. She then let go, seeing as he had accomplished the task set before him.*

"Yes, indeed it has. Have you ever heard of mind control over another being? It only works with those of the weak minded, but I wish to know if you have heard of it.."

[Draken Chakara]

"I have heard of it... but I don't know if I could do it. I tried to force your mind from my own a moment ago. I seemed to be able to push you back from my immediate mind, but when I tried to push beyond that, it was as if I lacked support."

[Amalia Azalin]

"Would you like to try it?"

*A servant walked into the room, bowing to both, but did not yet speak so as not to interrupt Amalia and Draken's conversation.*

*She spoke to Draken through the force.*

If you so wish to, I will show you how to do so with this servant. You only need let me know and I will gladly show you, that is if you think you can do it. If not, we will move onto something more.

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: BTW, just so you know, Draken's almost totally physical. Very little mental powers

Reaching out with the Force, Draken attempts to read the mind of the servant. He can sense his presence, but cannot reach out the the man's mind.

"I am sorry, my master. The servant's mind is closed to me."

[Amalia Azalin]

ooc: alright.

ic: No need to be sorry. We shall try something else then.

"I will teach you force speed. Force speed is achieved through the force. You must first allow the force to flow through you freely. Once you have done that, you must bring the force down into a specific location, in this case, your legs. Once you start running, bring the force down into your legs, this will allow you to run at an extremely fast pace."

[Draken Chakara]

Bowing, Draken attempts this new feat.

He begins running, jogging in a moderate pace to get into the rhythem. He calms himself as he runs, drawing in the Force. As he allows the Force to flow, he gets faster. He draws the Force power into his legs, strengthening and speeding them. After several minutes, he is moving at a very fast pace.

[Amalia Azalin]

*Amalia noded her head in approval.*

"How do you feel, Draken?"

[Draken Chakara]

Draken chuckles lightly at the question.

"Heh... I feel... tired. That was quite the workout. I have never attempted to probe the depths of my abilities like this. But more deeply, I feel good that I am gaining more control. I am anxious and in great anticipation of becoming a Jedi. I may be getting ahead of myself, but I feel ready to continue on my path."

[Amalia Azalin]

"That's very good to hear. You still have much to learn though, even without my assistance. I will let you rest up some now, and then I will teach you Force Jump, when you are ready."

[Draken Chakara]

"Actually, Master, if I may be so bold, I believe I have enough left in me for one more technique. May I learn this one technique before I go?"

[Amalia Azalin]

"If you wish, and then you may go for the day."

*She noded and then spoke once again.*

"Force jump is done almost the same way as Froce Speed. You must let the force flow freely through you, and then let it flow into your legs. If you have done so correctly, when you jump, you should be able to jump at a higher distance than any human ever could."

[Draken Chakara]

Drawing in the Force once more, Draken channels the power into his legs. He leaps, launching much further than he was able to before. His landing is a little rough, but other than that, he seems to be able to use this technique.

"Thank you Master. As per your wishes, I will now retire for the day. Thank you."

[Amalia Azalin]

"Very well. I will see you in the afternoon tomorrow. I bid you a farewell untill then."

*She bowed to him and smiled slightly, and then left, leaving him to do as he pleased.*

[Amalia Azalin]

OOC: Hey Draken, I know you're busy. I'm just wondering what we're doing with this as of now. Are we putting it on hold? Well, just let me know when you're ready to continue, no hurry.

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: Heh heh... oops. I sorta thought the thread was done and headed off to other things. I didn't know what to say after you left, so I assumed that was it. If you want to train more, though, please just start a new thread. Sorry about that.

[Amalia Azalin]

No, it's my fault for not being clear. All that is left to do is to make yourself a saber, and do some saber training, but if your character does not use a saber, well then, I suggest have a challange with one of the other padawans in the academy. You may use whatever force skills your character has.

I'm still unlear as to if your character can use a saber or not, because he has difficulties with the force, I'm not sure the saber would be able to be put to good use or if it would be a waste of time for Draken, being that to use a saber, you have to have aid of the force, and Draken is somewhat limited with his force use.

[Draken Chakara]

The reason Draken cannot use a saber is because of his strength. He has augmented physical strength which would cause him to break a saber in his posession. As well, the armor he uses slows him to the point of not being able to move quite that fast. Thus, a saber would be too slow to be effective.

[Amalia Azalin]

Very well, I'd like you to battle someone in the academy. So that I can at least see you in action.

[Draken Chakara]

Will do... I'll set up the challenge now.

[Amalia Azalin]

ooc: Draken, I need to ask a favor of you. I'm sure you've been participating in other threads besides that of your training, at SWFans or anywhere else, that is related to your character and his progress. As you know, I don't get on AIM often, and I was wondering if, either by email, or by posting it here, if you could direct me to the links you've participated in so that I can look them over, thanks.<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smile.gif ALT=":)">

[Draken Chakara]

OOC: Sorry, I've been uber busy... I don't really have any other threads except the fight with Anbira... and that's not even done yet.

[Amalia Azalin]

It's alright, let me know when you finish with the spar though, please.<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/image/emoticons_classic/smile.gif ALT=":)"> thanks.