Adeline Sha's Story

Hello? Can anyone that retains the ability to move freely hear me? If so, we who do not would greatly appreciate your help."

The massive feline's ears flicked as consciousness slowly took back over. His yellow eyes opening and closing in a haze and his body shaking for a second, all his muscles and instincts telling him to get up and do it fast. He could sense what felt to be a malicious veil about them and grunted loudly before staring toward that tree.

As his eyes narrowed and brain fully returned to his body he stood and gave snarl before trying to step in front of the Apprentice who just had spoken. "Stay behind me young one..." The deep baratone of his voice rumbled outward. With a spinning motion he drew and activated both blades of his saber and then narrowed in something else happening. A knight was pulled toward the tree, drat it.

Scenarios began pulsing through his brain quickly he had to defend this Apprentice but then again, he had to try and help the other Knight. Ideas fulled his head before one connected; Battle Meditation. He had no idea where they were or why they were there but he hoped they still had full connection to the Force. In what kneeled down and began trying to concentrate on the force, to channel it, beginning the steps of Meditation. Hopefully if it worked it would bolster his allies about him and weaken whatever was hostile toward them, if it worked that is. If not he would have to try more direct approaches.

"Hello? Can anyone that retains the ability to move freely hear me? If so, we who do not would greatly appreciate your help."
Koda'rai heard a voice ring through the forest but had no means to locate it. He could hardly count himself as mobile, everything he tried looped him to the same place: walking, running, jumping, flying, even Fold Space and Flow Walking took him to the same place upon leaving the clearing. (I'm assuming even the spiritual body used to Flow Walk is bound to the same region of space. Hence my statement even though it isn't real travel)

"This one possesses means of mobility but appears to trapped within a specific area of space." The translator projected Koda'rai's thoughts, "If the one to whom Koda'rai is speaking could provide some information on their location it can see about providing assistance. This one's species is quite adept at navigation, if nothing else describe the stars and their view. It will be sufficient for this one to get a rough location." If he was lucky, this other voice: female and or child from the sounds might be able to see him. If that was the case, escaping his prison should become an easier task. In truth, considering how thorough his prison was he doubted he'd actually be able to escape. At best, his power would only let him 'stretch' the prison a bit in one direction before returning to its original shape.

"Ancient Ones, forgive the arrogance of this Aing-tii in its abuse of the Force upon this day. But this one sense an innocent, perhaps even Pilgrim within this danger and is duty bound to rescue said innocent. None save the Force and the Ancient Ones themselves know of the judgement of Koda'rai is sound in this act. But to save even one life, then the sin of heresy and sacrilege shall weigh upon this one's soul until the end of time thousands of times over." Koda'rai offered a quick prayer for its earlier for use and with how much it was about to use, but as he'd told the Ancient Ones themselves, he will save at least this one life. Then, it'd figure out how to save Karkon Kilbaine and the Padawan Atsa.

"No more mine than it is yours Jehaa" he looked around "I have yet to encounter anything as foul as this place" he looked down at her "Your ready to go then" he reached behind his back and pulled forth a hand blaster. Nothing fancy to his knowledge, a DC-17 hand blaster, he used it to hone his skills in the event his light sabers were damaged. "You will need this"

"Hello? Can anyone that retains the ability to move freely hear me? If so, we who do not would greatly appreciate your help."

This voice was all to familiar to Revan "Adeline" he muttered in surprise. Then suddenly his surprise turned to fear, fear that his apprentice was in danger. Then into pure rage, as someone had dragged her into this place, and that she may be in harms way....

Revan flourished his lightsabers, and entered his Force Sense to attempt to track down his apprentice. Yet this darkness seemed to obscure the Force, like a cloud blotting out the sun.

Revan turned to Jehaa "Keep close to me, and watch your corners" Revan issued the orders as if he had been a seasoned tacticle veteran, but instead it was no more his rage and natural confidence that issued this order. With that the two took off towards the direction they believe Adeline to be in.

Jehaa and Marcus came to the clearing in no time. They had a view of the whole clearing, seeing Koda'rai over to their left, and Adeline and Kelios to their right at the opposite end of the tree from Koda. The darkness that surrounded Koda'rai began to lift on the side of him that faced the tree, but the darkness thickened towards the rim of the clearing. Adeline's muscles slowly began to ease up, allowing motion.

Whispers began to come from the rim of the clearing, riding on the cold wind. They started off with only a few at a time, but then the whispers became more and more. The area beyond the clearing began turning pitch black, encroaching inward towards the group. There was only one way to go.

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The immediate darkness was repelled from Atsa, but it did nothing for the cold. The ground stuck to Atsa's feet, and at times it even felt as if it were trying to pull him down. Behind him the darkness swarmed into the spaces that he left unoccupied. Ahead was a new room, or perhaps more just a new area because Atsa couldn't make out any walls, excluding the walls of darkness all around him. He could make out a figure further in front of himself. It was seemingly spazzing out in the distance. As Atsa moved forward, the figure become clearer. It was more of a swinging motion, and it was swinging everywhere. It was a sword. No, a lightsaber. It was being swung by a man, a tall man, it was being swung by a...by a...by a Karkun! Karkun was swing at solid shadow matter that was being shot at him as projectiles. As soon as Atsa approached, the volley stopped, and Karkun's head snapped to Atsa.

"Atsa! We need to get out of here, now!"

Without even a second for Atsa to respond, Karkun was darting in the other direction. He had an expression on his face that Atsa had not seen before, a look of almost confusion, of stress.

Karkun didn't stop running until he was forced to stop. What forced him to stop, was what he saw. There were skinned bodies laid down in rows, all of them with a crooked smile carved into their face. There were 4 rows of them, each with at least 15 bodies in them. This time he could actually make out that he was in a circular room, about a 60 foot radius. There were two pathways out of the room excluding where he came from, which were in the far end of the room and to the left side of where he was standing. Karkun slowly walked forwards in the middle of the room, bodies on both sides of him. There was dried blood all over the floor and smeared on the walls. He did his best to watch his footing, having very clear intentions of not touching on of the bodies. But, just his luck, one of the steps kicked a rock that made noise that would have been impossible normally. The instant Karkun kicked the rock, his heart stopped. The moment from when the banging of the rock against the floor started to where it ended seemed like an eternity. He stood still for minutes, trying to regain his senses. Holy shit...ok...we're ok. A single bead of sweat ran down his nose and dripped to the floor. The instant the bead of sweat impacted against the floor, all of the heads of the bodies snapped to Karkun. Their eyes a swirling void of darkness. He didn't know if Atsa was behind him, but he voiced his thoughts anyway.

"Run".

His lightsaber was now drawn and he was going to haul ass to the end of the room. Upon taking his first step, the bodies were standing up. With the number of skinned bodies ahead of him, Karkun would have to cut through them to get anywhere.

The blaster that Revan unexpectedly hands her falls into her grip with a natural ease. The cold weight was a comfort against the whispering dark. As Revan takes off, full of angry energy, in the direction of Adeline's voice, Jehaa looks over her shoulder at the encroaching 'wrongness' that was slowly driving them all into the center of the clearing.

Stepping after the human Sentinel, she spots the big shape that can only be Kelios, as well, standing over the miralukan apprentice who was beginning to stir. On the other side, Koda'rai. And in the middle, she catches the diving form of Atsa disappearing into the heart of the twisted tree.

The darkness around them only presses closer, and Jehaa exhales once, slowly, in a moment of self-centering she knew before Tython. Flying thoughts and a growing fear that might've caused a rookie to stumble are sent to a cold, hard pit in the middle of her chest. Drawing her 'self' into that center, she carefully visualizes constructing a wall of calm confidence. She had the skills, the will, and the means. All she lacked was the solution.

The wind whispered in languages she shouldn't know that she was wrong. Unworthy. Doomed to be forgotten as a failure. And that inner fire bites back until the voices retreat, hissing, into the surrounding dark.

Better steeled against the murmured voices, Jehaa lets the nervousness manifest back in a shifting of her weight. She was just a corporal in the Vanguard, and ill-prepared to face phantoms and ethereal evils.

"We have to go after Atsa!" She points at the lizard's last flick of a tail into the tree, "Spit knows what's inside, but it's the only place left to go."

Putting action to the words, bolstered by the Force-morale-boost and with blaster in-hand, ready to burn the first sign of a hostile, Jehaa ducks her head and in she goes!

She pulls a similar disappearing act to Atsa, the darkness closing over and feeling about like stepping under a bucket of ice water. Only less pleasant. But whatever else, Jehaa told herself firmly it was better to move foreward than stand and wait to be driven.

Adeline wasn't sure what sort of response she had expected to receive to her monotone call for assistance, but it certainly achieved a greater level of success than she'd have thought, and in moments the Gorvan-Horansi, who had previously been unconscious was on his feet, brandishing a double-bladed, presumably non-training, lightsaber.

"Stay behind me young one..."

Briefly, Adeline considered pointing out that, as she had just mentioned, it was literally impossible for her to act to follow or disobey that command, but after a moment she decided against it. While it would not be meant in that way, it could come across as rude. After saying this he seemed to contemplate the best course of action, before kneeling down and, from what Adeline could tell, entering a state of battle meditation.

"This one possesses means of mobility but appears to trapped within a specific area of space."

The mechanical manner of speech and the use of "this one" to refer to oneself identified the other being as the temple's guest, Koda'rai.

"If the one to whom Koda'rai is speaking could provide some information on their location it can see about providing assistance. This one's species is quite adept at navigation, if nothing else describe the stars and their view. It will be sufficient for this one to get a rough location."

Adeline's vision was rather obscured at the moment, but she wouldn't be able to describe the stars normally anyway. She was very adept at using the Force to see, but things outside this solar system were definitely out of her range. Seconds later however, navigation became a non-issue, as suddenly the whole clearing was visible, and in it was Koda, along with Jehaa and Revan. Thankfully, from what she could tell, everyone was alright, with the possible exclusion of those in the tree. Another interesting development was odd dark mist that was closing in from the edges of the clearing. Finally the Padawan realized that she could now move freely, without the interference of whatever had been restraining her previously. Instantly, her lightsaber was in her hand, though not yet activated, and she made her way over to her master and the Vanguard. As she reached the pair, Jehaa voiced her opinion on what should be done next.

"We have to go after Atsa! Spit knows what's inside, but it's the only place left to go."

Truthfully, Adeline agreed wholeheartedly. While it was clearly the center of all this mess, it was also where they were being driven, and where Atsa and Karkun were. Unfortunately the soldier then decided to dash in on her own. Turning quickly to Revan, the Miraluka said "She's right. We're going to wind up there anyway, and the sooner we do, the sooner we can help them." She extended a hand for him to take, explaining "It'll probably try to separate us once we head in. At least that's usually the way these things work." The things she was referring to were technically classified in the archives as Dark Side manifestations, thus why she didn't call the phenomenon by name.

Revan was glad to have found his apprentice, she had become like a daughter to him. Knowning she was in harm had placed him into a blood rage, from which he was now slowly returning to reality. Revan gazed around at the dark mist as it crept in closer and closer to their clearing, forcing the individuals towards the tree. It seemed to gain strength and speed the closer it got.

"She's right. We're going to wind up there anyway, and the sooner we do, the sooner we can help them." Adeline extended a hand for him to take, explaining "It'll probably try to separate us once we head in. At least that's usually the way these things work."

Revan looked at her hand, then up at her. He wanted so much to follow her, to take her hand and make sure she was safe. But as he saw the others struggling to move, and the mist creeping in he held off from his own selfish needs "No Adeline" he said closing his sabers and placing them upon his belt. He walked towards the mist "You need to help get the other Jedi to safety" he gestured towards them "I will buy you as much time as I can" Revan held up his hands as he embraced the force to hold off the mist. It did not take the effect he had planned, as the mist continued to seep in, but it seemed to struggle against Revans will

"Go Adeline!" He said with great effort "I will be right behind you" his mind was so focused now on trying to stem the tide of darkness to save his fellow Jedi.....

Koda'rai heard sounds and voices, a bit too much at once for his translator. But from what he could discern the one he sought to help had been rescued, which left his own predicament. By the rules of the Pilgrimage, he wouldn't be wrong to seek using the Force at this time. However, the shifting of the shadows leading towards the trees lead him to believe that this was something he'd have to go through normally.

"Go Adeline! I will be right behind you," finally he heard words he could understand. This at least meant the translator still worked well, and too much noise had been the earlier issue. Koda'rai strode towards the tree, after all he wasn't versed enough in non Aing-tii ways to recognize the situation despite his time in exile.

"Is there anyone in there," Koda'rai cautiously fed a question as he walked. While uncertain, he was not scared and probably couldn't afford to let fear show anyways. " This one is but a humble Pilgrim and seeker of knowledge and would like to engage in communication." With every step closer to the tree, the atmosphere felt a bit different but he couldn't tell in what way.

"Perhaps this one can learn something, or maybe teach something. But at the very least, Koda'rai is of the belief that a deal of some sorts could be arranged." At this point, Koda'rai was within arms reach of the tree. He couldn't tell if his words fell on deaf ears or even if this thing had a consciousness. But at the very least, he'd seek the peaceful route...only if all options are exhausted will he try the Force again. After all, he still needed to find and rescue the others within the forest.

Adeline stood for a long moment, before letting her hand drop. She did not like this plan. It was obvious that everyone would have to head to the tree at some point, and there was no sense in splitting up like this. Still, it wasn't in her nature to argue the point, especially with the one who had taken her to be his Padawan. Still, she hesitated.

"Go Adeline! I will be right behind you!"

She wasn't completely certain if she believed him, but she'd carry out his instructions regardless. First, she'd see about finding a way out. Well, for the moment it would seem that the tree was the only way. She'd try making a path through the mist, but considering how much trouble Revan was having just holding it back, that probably wouldn't be possible. So, the tree it was. Seeing that Koda was already next to the odd flora, she focused on the large feline instead. "It looks like we'll have to go through the tree to get out. From what I read in the archives, the journey won't be pleasant, but hopefully nothing we'll see in there will be real." That said, she lead the Knight over to the tree in question, just in case there had been some sort of doubt as to which evil-looking tree in the center of the clearing she'd been talking about.

While she had planned to suggest that they all hold on to one another and enter wherever it was the tree would lead them, the thing driving this apparently guessed that she would do so, and an invisible force pulled Adeline in before she could so much as open her mouth.

The moment she emerged on the other side, she was keenly aware that she was surrounded by... nothing. It was as thought everything in the universe had simply ceased to exist. After a long pause, the Miraluka ignited her lightsaber. Almost instantly, she saw in front of her, herself striking Atsa, her blade slicing through his wrists as she rose from the seemingly nonexistent ground. Only this time, it hadn't been a training saber, and the hands were severed from their previous owner. Apparently the false Adeline wasn't quite done yet either, as the blade came back around decapitating the smaller Jedi's image, which then fell limp between the two. Horrified and taken aback, she was for the moment too shocked to respond to this. The doppelganger however, seemed to have no such problem.

"It's quite a shame. He really didn't deserve it." The look-alike shrugged as if to show that it hadn't been too great a loss in its opinion. "Still, he stood between you and carrying out your orders, so he had to go."

Adeline took a deep breath. "Nothing you say matters. You do not come from me, nor do you come directly from the Force. You are a ghost, and nothing more." The double chuckled at this taking a step toward the Padawan, almost stepping on the false Atsa's hand. "And how does that make me different from you? You claim to enjoy Atsa's company, and even consider him a friend, but when you're pitted against him, he's nothing more than a target for you to eliminate. You spend all this time in the archives, looking through countless ways of using the Force, and still use nothing more than the narrow selection that the Masters prescribe to you. You claim to believe the Force doesn't have a Dark Side, and still you avoid anything considered to be connected with it. You are a hollow shell of a being, that has little to no will of its own. I'm more alive than you are!"

"There is no emotion, there is peace." Was the response it received. "See, that's what I'm talking about. You disagree with a large portion of what they have to say, but you still keep spouting their code like some sort of prayer." It got no new answer to this. Adeline was repeating the same phrase every two seconds or so, and was clearly shutting out the outside world. "Answer me!" The thing screamed, clearly infuriated with the result, or lack thereof, it was getting. Suddenly the fake vanished, along with the corpse between them, and the world reappeared. Adeline had only a moment to appreciate this however, before she suddenly began being thrown about, slamming into things as whatever it was she had upset expressed its annoyance with her. This lasted for a few moments, before she was tossed into a room of some sort, her lightsaber rolling to a stop next to her.

Koda'rai had been content to wait for some form of response,either from the tree or the darkness itself.At least until the other Padawan, the one that arrived with a feline Jedi and seemed to know what was going on, was swallowed. That lead to his diving into the tree after her, but he emerged in an area without her... then the visions began.

He saw himself standing-no floating over the planet Alba. This other version of himself turned in his direction...and winked but more profound was the change to Alba. No longer was it a lifeless desert, instead it was the bustling and lush civilization his one time friend had dreamed. The other Aing-tii, him yet infinitely different descended to the ground and Koda'rai beheld a sight he'd never envisioned. The village and populace from so long ago was still standing, and living with joy... brought to life by a power he himself was still beginning to learn. Was this a future or a fantasy...twice this Koda'rai has demonstrated absolute mastery of powers he could barely begun to learn. As if to further show off the sheet gap of power, this version of him who was practically his ideal warped them both to a spot he'd never expected to see again...home. The power to cover such a distance so effortlessly only occurred amongst the Grandmasters and even then it was rare enough to be considered myth. But it was then dream became nightmare. His look-a-like forced its fellows on all fours, once more demonstrating power beyond belief and for a moment shielded everything...even his planet from view. The next vision was himself, standing before a planet that had done him know wrong, but it was obviously full of life. The image slammed its staff of the ground, and Koda'rai saw a near infinite numbers of dots and lines criss-crossing his vision of the space. Above them all, one point stood out, the point this version of him reach for and struck with the stun stick. On the electrical discharge from the stun stick, the planet was no more... power beyond measure even in the Shatterpoints. Even somehow hiding an entire planet from vision and Force sensory... this monster that was himself held power that could truly be called godly.

But it was all wrong, Koda'rai did not want power like this... it was too much and used too selfishly. This version of him then came to him, with no translator and furthermore removed his own. For the first time in sixty years, Koda'rai would speak as Aing-tii do naturally. Licking the hide of his counterpart he understood, "You envy my power do you not, you dream of performing feats like these. But such power is beyond simply self discipline, a true understanding of the Force is needed- all the teachings the Jedi hoard in their temple of other faiths will suffice. But you must also take power from others if you seek me." The pheromones were overpoweringly strong and left a bitter taste on his seven tongues. Koda'rai gave his answer in kind, the seven tongues making his shell crawl.

"This one does not seek such power. Nor does this one intend to ever become so vulgar in speech and action. Koda'rai shall also express gratitude for the confirmation of his belief. But there is no such power to still another's Gift." He put as much defiance in his statement as possible, but deep down... he could not refute himself entirely.

"Oh but there is such power in the Dark Side. Yes the Force has many colors, but remember colors have shades. The darkest of reds allows for the forceful stripping of power...Force Subjugate. I'll show you a memory of the first time we use it." At that point both of them shifted into the blue form of Flow Walking, and they watched another scene. It was himself...older than now but younger than the other walking up to a Sith Lord he could not name. Looking closely, space and even the Force itself seemed to flow through him instead of around him like normal. The third Koda struck the Sith Lord with his stick, stunning the creature and placed a hand on its head. Vicious red luminescence showed on the hand in this realm that wouldn't be visible anywhere else. Both the Koda'rai there and the Sith were quickly wreathed in a gold aura, it was their Gift. Koda'rai didn't know how he knew this manifestation was such...but he did. In horror he watched at the Sith's aura faded and disappeared into nothing...while the aura of his parasitic self grew in equal proportion to what the Sith lost. "Yes, that's the right feeling...fear, envy and determination- you're more like me than you believe. But I shall show you the difference between us."

The clawed talon of his nightmare grasped his throat, still in Flow Walking, their aura's flared. Koda'rai saw his own, fairly large in its own right if he had to guess. But his jaw dropped at the monster before him, the aura dominated his field of vision. "Gaining true understanding was before me at that time, but reaching Enlightenment doubled my power. At that time I had about thrice what you do now,but imagine...double the power of an individual by simply learning the Force. In total, the power of a hundred Grandmasters is mine to command...you cannot defeat me. You must simply become me." At these words, a jet black manifestation crossed from the hand and into his throat. "We will be one, and our power will be beyond measure."

Koda'rai barely got out his retort, "this one disagrees," and struck his own core Shatterpoint. The other power had brought it into visibility, thus letting him end his own existence... the other shouldn't be able to restore that. His consciousness returned to his body, his mask just beyond his reach and his body unable to move properly from fear.
(Not sure if we're supposed to end up in the same place or not, so I left it ambiguous.)

The Sith stood in front of Marcus, his chest rising and then lowering with each breath. His lightsaber was made from...bone. It had many different carvings on it, many appearing to be hieroglyphics. He was hunched over a little, and had on a cloak that was as black as the darkness around him.

"The Dark Side is strong in you...".

The hunched Sith snapped into combat position, his posture suddenly completely fixed. The 5'9'' man who was just previously standing before Marcus morphed into a hulking 7' tall Sith Warrior. His Lightsaber of bone ignited into a fiery red blade, and in that blade, Marcus could see the face of all those he cared about. And that same blade, with all those faces within, was now heading straight for Marcus. The ensuing battle was one-sided, with Marcus being completely toyed with by the Sith. Swing after powerful swing forced Marcus back, and then to his knees.

"You must use your hate to defeat me. You cannot win without calling upon the source of victory, the only thing that can change this galaxy for the better, the dark side." The Sith brought his blade above his head, and in the blade once more, Marcus saw his mother and Elyssia, both screaming in agony. Their terror was completely silenced after a mere moment, and Marcus knew they were dead.

In a fit of pure rage, Marcus embraced the power he needed, and stood up with both of his lightsabers being swung upwards to block the Sith's strike. The block knocked the Sith back a step and off balance, to which Marcus would capitalize on. With a mad flurry of swings, the Sith's chest was practically gone, and Marcus ended it with one final swing by bringing both sabers across his body. The Sith flew backwards, vanquished. But the body that flew backwards wasn't the Sith, it was Adeline. Before the body hit the ground, the room started shifting. It was forming into the Temple, into the archives room. Everything was burning and broken. Smoke filled the top of the room, and bodies of fellow Jedi littered the floor. Fear and pain could be felt in the air...

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Atsa and Jehaa, after Jehaa regained her senses and figured out the small annoying bundle was Atsa, experienced a similar change in scenery. The area narrowed into a long hallway, barely able to fit Jehaa and Atsa. The walls were a cold stone, with small vines slowly taking them over. Down the hallway was a bright light, which was almost blinding to look at. From behind them, a swarm of what had to be some kind of insect began spilling out from holes in the wall. The swarm started charging right for the two, all with 8 long bug legs. The insects were all black and the size of a grown man's fist, with two long tendrils protruding from the front of their heads. Their exoskeleton was smooth, and was shaped like a beetle.

The walls of the hallway were now slowly starting to come together like a trash compacter, and parts of the floor began to give way. The chittering sound of the swarm's movement was becoming louder, and Atsa and Jehaa didn't have much time. Little did they know, or really think to care, was what these arthropods would do to the pair if they came into contact with each other...

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When Koda next opened his eyes, he was floating above the galaxy, looking down on it. It was truly a beautiful sight, each sun shining with its own unique light, surrounded by their own unique planets. There was a sense of peace that could be felt by Koda. There was a certain balance to it all. But just as quickly as he had arrived, the galaxy was becoming consumed by fire, left only with darkness after the flames died out. The screams of the people from every planet echoed in Koda's head, and the galaxy fell to the darkness.

An unknown force took Koda and shot him towards the burning core of the galaxy, towards Tython. From the atmosphere Koda could see the smoke, a smoke that carried the very smell of death. He was brought closer and closer, until he was above the Jedi Temple. It was untouched, the only thing on the planet at this point. But a large force was coming out of the burning forest, a force that was covered in black cloaks. They casually walked up to the main door of the temple ad knocked on the door. After no response was given, the one in the front of the army kicked the giant door down, and so began the battle of the Temple. Red lightsabers illuminated the sea of black. The back rows equipped blasters and began firing from their positions.

Koda was unable to do anything to interact with the scene, but was able to move around and observe. One by one the masters fell trying to protect the younger Jedi, who became the victims of the next wave. No one was safe, and eventually every Jedi fell. The assailants left the Temple, and all that remained was the ruined temple with all of its inhabitants slain.

In the archive room Adeline and Marcus would appear, and in the council room Jehaa and Atsa would appear.

When Adeline's "vision" cleared, or to be more accurate, when the manifestation finally cleared its obstruction of her perception, she was in the archives room of the Temple, a room that the Padawan was intimately familiar with. The main differences were that the place was now littered with corpses, everything was broken and/or burning, and her master was standing over her, lightsabers drawn and activated. So basically, everything was the same, except for almost everything being completely different. Adeline made note to work on her similes later.

"I failed you." Truth be told, this was actually an accurate if slightly skewed assessment. "You gave me one task, to see to it that the others escaped safely, and I instantly failed it. Whether or not everyone else is alright, I did not see them to that state as you instructed me to. For that, I am deeply sorry." For a moment, there was a stray thought in her mind, that considered that her double may have been even more correct than she had initially thought, but she quickly squashed it. There was no point in worrying about the words of a long dead being taking cheap shots at a young adolescent, at least not at the moment.

In any event, Adeline was far more worried about Revan's sate than her own, though admittedly she was rather scratched up by the manifestation's temper tantrum. "Are you alright? What did you see?"

Koda'rai felt the world spinning after the latest bout of visions, or were they real? He couldn't tell, but the massacre of the Jedi temple had left the greatest impact. It was at that point that he saw his hands... they were still blue; a second discovery was made at that point. He was in two places at once, or was it two times at once? A matter of examination showed that it was the former that was true. But examination of multiple times and or places simultaneously was something he'd never heard happen before. He closed his eyes, and slowed his breathing in heart rate; he sought the connection to his body... he could barely feel it. This was hardly solace, he was still nearly adrift in time and space...stuck wandering as a consciousness for eternity.

With all the power he could muster, he brought his bodily connection to the maximum. At this point, he could use Morichro, it'd keep his body in suspended animation and maybe he'd be able to rejoin it. This left him in a dangerous position, first off it'd need a Master to truly re-synchronize himself with his body. Then came the issue of his use of Morichro; it was safe enough when he used it on himself. But since he had to remotely apply it to himself, it was far more dangerous...potentially lethal. Once more it would require someone far more skilled in the art than himself to safely wake up his body. Well a lot of luck could bring him back to his body, but waking it up again with his current skill would either mandate the risk or take a lot of time. This would be him inside a body and thus unaware of the flow of time around him.

He was roused from his musings by the simultaneous speaking of two females, the Padawan from before and another Jedi. One was in the Council Chamber- now full of Corpses and the other with a different Jedi...presumably her master. He didn't detect the presence of his mask, which meant even if he could communicate with them- his voice wasn't an option.This meant he'd have to catch their attention non verbally, but there was no guarantee what or even if his messages could get through. His current level of Flow Walking severely limited his ability to interact with the world...even for the limited capacity the ability allowed. For starters, he couldn't understand their words but he could read and write in Galactic Basic.

Koda'rai struck out at both spaces with all the power he could muster, normally enough to move a ship of about two hundred meters. But in this circumstance, he'd be lucky if they even felt his Force Push, the best effect would be a light push. It'd barely be enough to move an arm, from there he'd try to get his message across some how.

Well, that wasn't the reaction she was hoping for, In fact, out of all the possible reactions that Adeline had thought that Revan might have, that was not one of them. For a moment, she merely stood, stupefied as he simply knelt there, slumped over stewing in his uncertainty. Finally, in an uncharacteristic bout of what seemed almost indignity at how completely upset the natural order of things was, she held out her hand to him for the second time that evening. The main difference this time being that she was very clearly not going to allow it to be refused.

"With all due respect master, get up." By the time Adeline had finally spoken, she'd regained some of her normal calmness and objectivity, though her voice was still shaking slightly, barely displaying that odd blend of confusion and righteous fury at whatever was responsible for all this. "We have a job to do. We need to see if anyone else is alive, assuming that this isn't just another illusion. If it is, we need to break through it. Either way, sitting here isn't going to help." Just then, a wave of of force made its way through the room. It was barely as strong a a powerful breeze, but it was enough to let her know that something was present. "See? There's someone else out there. They might need our help."

Adeline grinned as Revan took her outstretched hand, pulling him to his feet. His change in expression and bearing clearly broadcasted his change in attitude, even if the Force had not done so already. Like him, she turned in the direction of the source of the small wave.

In a flash Revan's sabers leaped to his hands, spinning and flaring to life. "Be prepared for any situation Adeline, as you said this may be real or an illusion of the dark side. You have cleared my mind, now keep yours cleared as well" The padawan nodded. She had no intention of allowing her thoughts to become clouded, even with things being the way that they were. Any issues that remained could be addressed after they'd finished locating the others and ensuring their safety. The Dark side has its way of manipulating the fabric of reality itself. Let us find the others" Two replies occurred to her, the first of which was something along the lines of saying that she noticed, and the other was pointing out that what the Jedi called the Light Side could do that as well. She didn't say either of those things of course, instead merely calling her own blade to her hand, though she left it deactivated for the moment.

In the halls, Adeline noticed how eerily quiet the place was. That wasn't to say the entire temple was silent, but any noise was too far off or too faint to detect with any reliability. Even with the Force, she couldn't see anything there, but under the circumstances she decided to get a second opinion. "I don't suppose you see anything?" She tapped just below her left eye socket to help clarify why she was asking.