OVERSHADOWED
In pursuit of reviving Takodana's Jedi Temple, Knight PERUN ventures into Andui, a den of iniquity, with a fellow Jedi. Their mission: to safeguard the restoration efforts, ensuring no malevolent force disrupts the temple's rebirth.
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Ensconced in a shadowy alcove of a ramshackle cantina in the sin-infested metropolis of Andui, Perun reclined languidly, his hirsute, alabaster form partially concealed by the dim luminescence. The clamor of the den's patrons, the polyglot orchestra of negotiations, bluffs, and under-the-table deals, played an incongruous soundtrack to the Jedi Knight's introspective repose. His gold-flecked gaze, enigmatic and introspective, roamed the cantina's lurid landscape, finding scant interest in the rogues and rabble who comprised Andui's less-than-reputable demographic.
The clink of a glass heralded the arrival of his long-awaited libation, sliding to a halt on the weathered plasteel table with practiced precision. The waitress, a Wroonian with tattooed tendrils coiling down her vibrant azure neck, shot Perun a dismissive look.
"Better savor it," she quipped, her tone laced with tacit scorn, "That's the last of the Corellian ale."
Offering a cocksure grin, Perun retorted, "My thanks, madam. For such a rarity, a toast then, to your aplomb."
Left alone once more, Perun waited for his companion to arrive. He wrapped his robust fingers around the cold, dew-kissed glass, his mind surreptitiously slipping, cascading back to the memory-soaked ruins of Takodana's Jedi Temple. The sweet echo of victory against nature, of the Force bending the stubborn vines, and the triumphant surge of accomplishment still lingered, a wistful grin tugging at his lips.
He drained his glass, the robust flavors of Corellian ale serving as a poignant reminder of his purpose. To safeguard the temple, and to prove to the galaxy that the Jedi Order, like the temple, could rise from the ashes of the past, ready to illuminate the darkness once more.
@Altaris