Happy Easter
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Daegon Lok looks at the Supreme Grandmaster in fear and astonishment. Never has he seen or heard anyone use the Force the way he did. To do what he did, to go up against the Despot Army the way he did and not only survive, but to make it seem effortless... he couldn't believe it. He stood in front of him, like you would in front of someone you saw every day, as if it wasn't anything special.
"W-what do... you mean?" he asks.
"You started out as an angry young man, willing to do the unthinkable to get revenge for your friend. And yet, you have lost your way and stand here before me, at the side of the Twi'lek Queen, willing to kill me for her success."
Daegon Lok grabs his Force sabre and prepares for a fight.
"So? I am ready to fight to the death. You won't get me to bow before you." Daegon says.
"Oh, please, child. You haven't seen anything yet, and believe you could die fighting? Do you believe that it is honourable or brave of you to say those words?"
"What are you talking about? Fight me! Or are you too scared of what I could do?" Daegon shouts.
"Were you present just now? What makes you think you have a fraction of a chance?"
"RAAHH!" Daegon Lok shouts and runs towards Primus.
He uses the Force to run faster and increase his strength. Time seems to slow down as he approaches Primus, who hasn't moved from his spot and doesn't even raise his lamppost to defend himself. His pupils dilate and his pulse accelerates as he swings his sabre diagonally, cutting Primus in half.
"Ha... hahaha... HAHAHAHA-"
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"Were you present just now? What makes you think you have a fraction of a chance?"
"Huh? What... what is this?" Daegon is confused. He looks forward and sees Primus standing in front of him. But he could swear that he just killed him. He shakes his head and rushes forward. He attacks Primus again, stabbing him this time. But as soon as he does that, he reappears in front of Primus again.
"Were you present just now? What makes you think you have a fraction of a chance?"
"What is this? What's happening here?!" Daegon shouts.
He tries to use the Force to grab Primus telekinetically and choke him or crush him. But nothing happens this time.
"WHAT?!"
"I'm sorry to tell you that she would never allow someone to harm me by using her. At least nowadays." Primus explains.
"I don't... understand..."
"You see, I don't have to raise my hand to fight you. I took care of that earlier."
"Wha-"
*PEW*
A rift opens up again, ripping open realspace right in front of Daegon Lok, and from it, a shot shoots out, which was swallowed up earlier during the fight. The energy blasts through Daegon's abdomen, shocking him and Hadiya, who was still watching the exchange. She was crazy about Daegon for going up against Primus, who was an immovable object and irresistible force all in one.
Primus moves forward and looks down at Daegon with a neutral expression. He wasn't angry, sad, or even bothered by what he saw as a prepubescent child.
"It takes character to admit one's own mistakes and even more to pay for them. The question is, do you have such a character?"
"..."
*Boom booom*
Suddenly, Primus is attacked by the remaining soldiers, and Hadiya runs forward. She grabs Daegon and helps him to his feet. They run backwards while the soldiers continue firing at Primus, trying to keep him in check.
"Run, my Queen. We will hold the position." Bakko says.
Hadiya nods her head and retreats, while Bakko commands the remaining forces to continue firing and occupying Primus until his queen can leave.
"Continue firing! Prepare the cannons and fire at will. We have to give the Queen time! Go! Go! Go!"
Meanwhile, Primus is being shot at and looks annoyed. He shakes his head. His skin is being peeled off by the sheer amount of energy shots hitting his body.
"I am attacked here, and you just watch?"
*BOOM BOOOOM*
More and more of his body is destroyed and broken as the attacks continue, but Primus doesn't do anything.
"I suppose I should find a shoulder to cry on later... maybe a female one... the Twi'lek looks good...", Primus says, and immediately, the attacks stop.
Above everyone's heads, the clouds begin to gather, and a moment later, a large storm suddenly appears. The wind picks up and blows across the field. Lightning starts to rain down from the sky and strike the soldiers, frying them where they stand.
"AHHHH"
"RAAHH!!"
"NOO!"
*ZZZBRROOOOMMM*
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..
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"Uhh... okay."
Primus looks around the area and sees all the dead bodies turn to dust and being blown away by the wind. Seeing that everything had been taken care of and even cleaned, Primus gets back into a meditative position and continues to listen to the Force. She had quite a lot to say, and he wouldn't hear the end of it any time soon.
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Hadiya helped Daegon back to their camp in Kaleth, where their final siege was taking place. The temple of knowledge was under heavy fire, but it was meant as a distraction for their main host, which had attacked Akar Kesh and the Supreme Grandmaster. Now, they were at a significant disadvantage considering the war overall. In Kaleth, the Despot Army was still superior in number, and it was showing, but as it was the headquarters for the Je'daii Council, most of the top fighters and skilled Force users were present.
Hadiya has lost two of her most trusted advisors and generals, Gav Vannar, who was known as the Butcher and Bakko, her Chief advisor. But now, they were dead, and she was left to deal with the war without them. All she could hope was that Daegon Lok, her lover, would survive and continue to help her. She had seen his defiance against the Supreme Grandmaster and took it as the greatest sign of loyalty towards her and a show of unbridled love that he was willing to die for her.
"Take him and heal him. Doom for you, should he not make it." Hadiya says to the healers and moves out of the tent again. She has a war to win and she will be damned if she allowed this 'minor' setback to pull her down. That was what made her such a successful leader. Hadiya's charisma, strength of character, and will pulled others in and combined with her attractiveness, she was a powerful leader. She would have been a good Queen if she hadn't been delusional and wanted to defeat the Je'daii. Her 'fight' against the Je'daii and her refusal to submit to the 'will' of the Force led her to Tython.
Hadiya joined the fighting and was a monster on the battlefield. Her vibrosword clashed with the Force sabres of the Je'daii, and she managed to kill several of them. Her anger at losing a major battle against what was essentially one man made her more powerful and fuelled her battle lust. Her skill affected her forces, and their spirits lifted, giving them a push against the Je'daii forces. The day stretched for hours, but Hadiya had to rest after giving it her all.
She returned to her tent, where she saw Daegon Lok waiting for her, his abdomen wrapped and mostly healed. The energy shot pierced him without hitting any major organs, and using the Force, he had already managed to get back up. They look at each other for a moment, each of them saying many words with their eyes alone. Their relationship had grown a lot over the time of the Despot War, and while it might have started with lust, they were about to advance further. So the fight with Primus came at a time of change. Without waiting any longer, they embrace one another and rip each other's clothes off in a heated frenzy. It doesn't take long for both of them to end up on the bed, going at each other deep into the night, falling asleep.
But Daegon Lok can't sleep. He is in pain. He ignored it during their passionate lovemaking, but he could feel it now, after the adrenaline had finally worn off. And with the pain, Primus' words returned.
'It takes character to admit one's own mistakes and even more to pay for them. The question is, do you have such a character?'
Did he have such a character? Daegon remembered why he entered Hadiya's army and started to fight for her. He wanted revenge. Revenge for... who did he want revenge for? He almost forgot after this time. He was embarrassed and angry that the words of one man and his dismissal of his strength led him to a position of self-doubt and embarrassment. He hated the fact that Primus was right, though.
Daegon stands up. He looks at the beautiful figure of Hadiya, the Despot Queen, the one who could have been so much more, had she just left Tython as it was. He would have died for her, been together with her and conquered other solar systems with her... if he hadn't met Primus on that day. He takes a dagger in his hand, he had decided. He would be the instrument of his own revenge... he would end the war.
Looking at Hadiya, Daegon hesitates. He was surprised by just how much her beauty and his own feelings affected him. There are always unprotected places in armour, and despite Hadiya and him just having had intercourse, she was wearing one, but Daegon found one. He stabs Hadiya. However, his hesitance causes him not to kill her right away.
"Wha- Daegon!! WHY!" Hadiya shouts and immediately reaches for her own dagger.
The warrior queen slashes Daegon across the face and almost cuts off his right eye in the process.
"How could you?! ... I thought... assassination is forbidden as a Je'daii," Hadiya says and gets ready for another attack, but Daegon won't have any of it.
"It is. At least it was..."
Daegon reaches out and uses the Force to choke Hadiya. The Despot Queen is lifted into the air and tries to get the invisible force choking her away, but it's not working. Her will to live causes her to struggle desperately and turn this into a morbid fight to the death on her part. Seeing the woman he had bedded and maybe even loved die so slowly and fighting was hard for Daegon, but not as hard as it was for Hadiya. Eventually, she stopped struggling, and her neck broke.
"Haa... haa..." Daegon breathes hard after he finally succeeds.
He is ashamed of himself. He truly lost his objective out of his sight and had fallen for the honey trap. He killed Je'daii and even one of his former masters. But he would fight for them now, for those who died during this war. Fuelled with anger and determination, Daegon walks out of the tent and towards the platoon of Hadiya's current best fighters. They were more like the second or third best of her army, but after the eradication through Primus, it was the best that was left.
"Daegon, how are you feeling?" one of them asks.
But Daegon didn't answer. He looks at the man and swings his blade horizontally, cutting off the man's head. Before anyone can realise what is going on, Deagon moves to the next person and kills him as well. He moves around using the Force to telekinetically push and pull objects and kill them with his sabre. Only one of the men is left alive, one to tell the tale.
"Please~ please don't kill me," the man begs.
"You will go and tell everyone what happened here. Tell them, Hadiya is dead, killed by Daegon Lok."
Daegon then walks away, back to the Je'daii, where he will admit to everything he has done. Who knows whether or not they will take him back, or execute him? One thing was for certain: the war was now over. With the Queen dead, not only would the remaining generals start fighting for dominance, but the Je'daii would quickly defeat them as a result of losing their strategically strong leader. The fate of Daegon Lok, however, would be a surprise not only to himself but to many others who couldn't understand how such a thing was possible. The only man who knew about it was Primus, but he was being reprimanded right now, so he couldn't do anything.
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I just wanted to say that I am trying to make his relationship a bit funny. It will never become a problem, though. I don't like that angry female, hitting man type of trope. She's just jealous.