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In pulling the mask off the speaker after deflecting the saber slash, @Alyse TiVarnus left herself exposed. As the man's corrupted and unrecognizable face was unmasked, he instinctively took a step back. But the crimson blade was already coming around for the blonde's extended hand. If it weren't for Alyse's Force Push, she would have regretted her dramatic gesture. But as it was, her attack threw the man off balance briefly: he made another shaky step backwards, flourishing his blade in front of him to repel a follow-up strike or an attack like Force Lightning.
For now, the young Ti'Varnus had the initiative. Her presence in the Force was evident, and not only to the Force-sensitive "Honor Guard". The ordinary cultists were intimidated enough to stay away and focus on other troublemakers. But the speaker still posed a very obvious threat and had to be dealt with.
@Manuk Gagak had remained unnoticed until one of the cultists took a shot at her... and paid for it with his life. The woman made her presence known in a spectacular fashion. The cultists who watched the duel between Alyse and the speaker, too scared to interfere, now had a new target. One of them, a tall and burly masked alien, swung his heavy two-handed axe horizontally, aiming to bisect Manuk at her stomach. Meanwhile, another cultist standing about 5 meters away from Manuk fired twice from his blaster pistol, aimed roughly at Manuk's chest.
The number of cultists who could pose resistance diminished steadily. In fact, only one more cultist wielding a vibrosword wasn't in battle or retreating yet. Between the lightning-spewing Amaran and the newcomer being attacked from 2 sides, the man decided to aid his two comrades... He figured he'd have higher chances of survival that way too.
Meanwhile, @Korsak Wulpez demonstrated that size meant little when the Force was in play. One of the cultists got gunned down when a blaster bolt deflected by the Amaran's crimson blade hit him in the chest. The other cultist was a little luckier: the deflected bolt hit him in the leg, forcing him to fall on one knee and to lean on his vibrosword that he plunged in the ground for support. At least that allowed him to experience the power of the Dark Side: Korsak's burst made the wounded man let go of his stuck sword and fly away a few meters like a ragdoll. He wasn't getting up any time soon.
Still, the Amaran would have his plate full before he could hope to recruit someone into his service. A Force-sensitive lightsaber-wielding member of Khar's "Honor Guard", rushed towards the furred Sith, lightsaber at the ready to deflect Force lightning or a strike. If not attacked, he'd go for a vertical strike downwards onto Korsak's head while screaming: "Die, filth!" The surviving cultist with the rifle remained at a distance and would take a shot at Korsak's chest again; especially if the Amaran would be foolish enough to lock the blades with Khar's guardian for a moment too long.
Khar Ti'Varnus was nothing if not calculating. He wouldn't have made it as far as he did in politics otherwise. Once he had heard the news of his daughter's return, he had taken some precautions. One of those precautions came into play that night. A decoy; something long practiced by ranking politicians, like Senator Amidala from Naboo centuries ago.
He and the members of Honor Guard all wore masks that concealed their faces and voices. The Force bonds between them insured that the servants understood the master like no one else. So when Alyse and her companions arrived to the site, it was Khar's thoughts and ideas that they heard; but not in Khar's voice. The man himself had been standing by the right hand of the Speaker all along.
Although eager to speak to his daughter himself and convince her, Khar had to relegate the job to his decoy. There was only one thing that he couldn't entrust to his servants and the Force bond between them: the ultimate decision of Alyse's face. So the only word Khar said to his daughter himself was "Die."
Of course, he had counted on his men overwhelming and subduing her. But apparently, Alyse had made some friends. Regardless, at least a part of the plan was working: Khar and a couple of cultists were steadily leaving the clearing. After all, who cares about some babbling fanatics when you've got power, wealth, and the Force? If he was lucky, @Trinity had set her trap away from his intended retreat path, and everyone else was too preoccupied to stop him.
For now, the young Ti'Varnus had the initiative. Her presence in the Force was evident, and not only to the Force-sensitive "Honor Guard". The ordinary cultists were intimidated enough to stay away and focus on other troublemakers. But the speaker still posed a very obvious threat and had to be dealt with.
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@Manuk Gagak had remained unnoticed until one of the cultists took a shot at her... and paid for it with his life. The woman made her presence known in a spectacular fashion. The cultists who watched the duel between Alyse and the speaker, too scared to interfere, now had a new target. One of them, a tall and burly masked alien, swung his heavy two-handed axe horizontally, aiming to bisect Manuk at her stomach. Meanwhile, another cultist standing about 5 meters away from Manuk fired twice from his blaster pistol, aimed roughly at Manuk's chest.
The number of cultists who could pose resistance diminished steadily. In fact, only one more cultist wielding a vibrosword wasn't in battle or retreating yet. Between the lightning-spewing Amaran and the newcomer being attacked from 2 sides, the man decided to aid his two comrades... He figured he'd have higher chances of survival that way too.
...
Meanwhile, @Korsak Wulpez demonstrated that size meant little when the Force was in play. One of the cultists got gunned down when a blaster bolt deflected by the Amaran's crimson blade hit him in the chest. The other cultist was a little luckier: the deflected bolt hit him in the leg, forcing him to fall on one knee and to lean on his vibrosword that he plunged in the ground for support. At least that allowed him to experience the power of the Dark Side: Korsak's burst made the wounded man let go of his stuck sword and fly away a few meters like a ragdoll. He wasn't getting up any time soon.
Still, the Amaran would have his plate full before he could hope to recruit someone into his service. A Force-sensitive lightsaber-wielding member of Khar's "Honor Guard", rushed towards the furred Sith, lightsaber at the ready to deflect Force lightning or a strike. If not attacked, he'd go for a vertical strike downwards onto Korsak's head while screaming: "Die, filth!" The surviving cultist with the rifle remained at a distance and would take a shot at Korsak's chest again; especially if the Amaran would be foolish enough to lock the blades with Khar's guardian for a moment too long.
...
Khar Ti'Varnus was nothing if not calculating. He wouldn't have made it as far as he did in politics otherwise. Once he had heard the news of his daughter's return, he had taken some precautions. One of those precautions came into play that night. A decoy; something long practiced by ranking politicians, like Senator Amidala from Naboo centuries ago.
He and the members of Honor Guard all wore masks that concealed their faces and voices. The Force bonds between them insured that the servants understood the master like no one else. So when Alyse and her companions arrived to the site, it was Khar's thoughts and ideas that they heard; but not in Khar's voice. The man himself had been standing by the right hand of the Speaker all along.
Although eager to speak to his daughter himself and convince her, Khar had to relegate the job to his decoy. There was only one thing that he couldn't entrust to his servants and the Force bond between them: the ultimate decision of Alyse's face. So the only word Khar said to his daughter himself was "Die."
Of course, he had counted on his men overwhelming and subduing her. But apparently, Alyse had made some friends. Regardless, at least a part of the plan was working: Khar and a couple of cultists were steadily leaving the clearing. After all, who cares about some babbling fanatics when you've got power, wealth, and the Force? If he was lucky, @Trinity had set her trap away from his intended retreat path, and everyone else was too preoccupied to stop him.
Situation:
- 5 Sith: 2 (killed by Alyse) + 1 (engaging Alyse) + 1 (engaging Korsak) + 1 (retreating)
- 10 Cultists: 1 (killed by Korsak) + 1 (killed by Manuk) + 2 (killed Korsak) + 2 (retreating) + 3 (engaging Manuk) + 1 (engaging Korsak)
