Hunter becomes the Hunted

[Shade Magus]

Shade looked around for a minute before pointing off to the south. "Let's head that way. And remember to keep your senses open to anything and everything."

Shade picked up his bag and started that way. For a few moments, the pair traveled in silence until he broke it. "So out of curiosity, what were you doing when you got my message?"

[Rognan Dar]

Rognan turned to look at Shade to answer his question.

"Well...I wasn't doing to much. You know, just flying around, saving the galaxy. The same things we do each day." He smiled and continued to walk on.

[Slayn Cloak]

After catching his breath the Dark Jedi pulled himself away from the wall he had slumped against. The creature that had taken residence in this temple was terribly evil. It had absolutely no consciousness and must had been some kind of beast. Just a small touch of the creatures mind had almost demented Slayn, and drew out a huge level of strength. Almost a half cycle of this planet had occurred since Slayn had set himself against this wall for support, and only now had he regained full composure.

I should probably avoid trying to enter that thing's mind. What a horrible creature, completely without sentience and yet... so evil. I must learn more about this beast.

Just as Slayn had begun to think about this new opportunity he became aware of something coming down the corridor behind him. Slayn wasn't exactly in the mood for anyones nonsense but didn't have time to hide before a large Ithorian amerced from the low lit background of the hallway. The Ithorian's voice was deep and seemed assertive as he grumbled on in his native tongue. Slayn couldn't understand him as it was a more arcaic form of there language; thought it was of no consequence, Slayn wasn't in the mood.

Slayn spoke with authority and tore into the Ithorians mind, he doubted that it could understand basic, but it could still feel. Slayn pushed fear into the beings mind, filling it with a need for escape and reminder of mortality.

"This is death..."

He pushed all of his energy into the area filling it with the scent of power... it wasn't long before the Ithorian lost interest in conversation.

At this point Slayn realized he may have pushed a little to hard, and that this may actually draw more attention. Unfortunately this was unavoidable; he didn't see a reason to kill the Ithorian there was probably a reason for him to be on the surface.

[Shade Magus]

Shade stopped dead in his tracks and turned to his left, motioning for Rogan to stop. There it was again, but did he imagine it that time?

"Did you feel that?"


OOC/ so sorry it has taken so long but I've been busy with some things...hope you guys can still bear with me

[Rognan Dar]

Rognan stopped and looked at Shade. He did feel something. But with all the life and activity that was in the jungle, he did not notice it or think it very much different. But it was there. Something was.

"My senses are not as good as yours. What do you think it is?"

[Shade Magus]

"I'm not sure, but it might be the answer to our problems down here. Let's go check it out," the Jedi said as he turned to move in the direction of the energy he was feeling.

[Rognan Dar]

"After you," Rog said as he followed Shade. His feelings about this mission were only getting worse as they continued on. What might have been a easy explanation for the disapearences of the Ithorians, was now turned into some kind of plot, and that someone - or soemthing - evil was behind it all.

[Shade Magus]

Shade and Rogan continued their trek deeper into the jungle. He pushed foilage out of the way as he walked. He might have made conversation with Rogan, but this disturbance he had felt had silenced any comments he would be making.

And hour later they came to a small clearing that lead to a temple. Shade stopped and looked it up and down. This is where is feelings where emmintating from, but from here it didn't look all that dangerous.

"Well I guess this is the place. I think we should try and find a way in. You go around one side and I'll follow the other side. Yell if you find anything ok?"

[Rognan Dar]

"Or yell if I am in trouble? I got ya."

Rognan went off right away and started circling the temple to the left, disapearing behind the corner. There was not much to see about this temple. Clearly it was old and was not used much. The growth of plants and wildlife could been seen all over it. Vines grew up its side and spread everywhere. Its stone surface looked like it was once smooth. And, if the overgrowth was trimmed down, he was sure that it was quite a site to see.

As he circled around he could not find anything. Higher up there looked to be some sort of window. Or maybe it was just a opening. But it was high up, near the top of the temple. If that was the only way in then they could make it. But there had to be a better way in.

[Slayn Cloak]

Slayn was deep withing the catacombs of this temple, part of him may have been trying to hide; but he had convinced himself that this was an important hunt. Unfortunately the Dark Jedi had no idea where he was, these tunnels could confuse anyone, and the creature wasn't exactly easy to hunt. The wake of its power could be felt everywhere, it was somewhat bewildering and made Slayn incapable of honing in on it.

There was something however, after him perhaps. He couldn't quite explain it, but there was something odd happening here...

[Shade Magus]

Shade had rounded the second corner of his side of the temple, and still found no door near the ground. He continued scanning the side of the monument and then as he walked past the middle of this section he noticed an opening in the side. It was prehaps twice his height. Not far, but it would be tricky getting in there.

"Hey Rogan! I think I found something over here!" He yelled while taking a closer examination of the stone walls. Prehaps there was a way to climb up the temples. He ran his hands over the surface and noticed a few places to nestles his fingers in, but he'd rather wait for Rogan before trying to climb up and slipping.

[Rognan Dar]

Rognan came jogging around the corner and made his way to Shade's side. He looked to where Shade was looking and examined it before commenting.

"Well, it looks sound enough. There was nothing on the other side and nothing that I could see while coming by on the backside. This looks to be the best way in for now."

Rognan could feel a presence inside the temple. Or maybe it was two, or three, or even half a dozen. The more he focused on it the more it seemed to change. It was not like it was a person as much as a feeling. A dark sense was coming from the temple. His senses were not enough to pick up much about it. But the feeling that Shade had first felt was now clearly percieved.

"You first?"

[Shade Magus]

Shade took one last glance up before securing his bag around his waist.

"Sure...why not? But if I fall...catch me," he said with a smile. He put his hands up and searched for finger holds. Once he found them he pulled himself up and used his feet to look for foot holds. Once he found them he started the process all over again. A few minutes later he reached up and this time he was able to up his hands in the window. He pulled himself up onto the ledge. He smiled as he stood and brushed his hands off. "See nothing to it..ahh...ahhhhh"

While he had turned to talk to Rogan he had taken a small step back and fallen over the edge. He landed with a thud and tried to look around, but there was total darkness. He couldn't even see his hand in front of his face. No wonder he had fallen.

[Rognan Dar]

Rognan watched as Shade made his way up. It looked fairly easy. The window was not up to high or he might have thought it easyer to get up by more...convienent methods. Once Shade was at the top and looking down, Rog went to the face of the wall and put his hand in the first hand hold. He was just about to give Shade a sneer at it being nothing when he was suddenly out of site.

"Shade?"

No reply. Sith-spit. Just when things were starting to look up. Rognan took a few steps back and looked up at the wall, right above the opening. He focus on that area and used the force to move him to that spot, a skill that he had been practicing when he had the time to develope it. He lifted off the ground and went through the air until his hand landed on the stonework above. He then let go of his grasp with the Force and landed, almost falling in as well.

"Shade? Are you there?"

[Shade Magus]

The young man shook his head as he tried to get his eyes to focus. When he heard Rogan's voice he started. He had almost forgotten about his freind.

"Yeah, I'm down here. Watch that first step though. It can be tricky," he called up to his freind. His voice echoing slightly. "Here this should help, if you can see it."

Shade reached down and unclipped his lightsaber. He brought it up in front of him and activated the weapon. It's normally soft green glow seemed unnaturally bright in the darkness. It took his eyes a few moments to adjust to the new light.

[Rognan Dar]

Rognan searched the darkness for his friend, yet he could not see him. And when he heard him reply, he was even more struck by how dark it was. He could hear him, it had to have been right below him, and he could feel his presense, which confirmed that he was below. But he would never nave thought that this place was so completely built without some kind of lighting system or even a few windows. Even the window he was standing in didn't give much light to the temple.

Then there was a sound, and a light sprang forth in the darkness. He could now see Shade clearly, but with a green glow now overcasting his face. He was even closer then he would have thought. He was expecting him to be as far as the outside floor. But he was closer. Maybe by a few feet, maybe more. He looked around the floor before jumping down.

"Are you alright?" Rog said as he helped Shade to his feet. "You know, you should be more careful when climbing through windows. Nothing good ever comes from it."