woah, this is alot like the movie sphere, where thay doubt reality and such. by the way, i've also seen "frame of mind", and my god was that a cool episode! he was like doing the play and that wierd guy appeared at the window. errie.

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"they say a level just isn't a level without the tangy zip of cog scripts."

(Ares: since we've put a lot in here about the jedi turning on eachother, I think the SP level should include a thing where if you kill the other jedi, you get major health, but you get a different ending(succumbing to the dark side). Something like that. And now back to the story.)

*Luke, Mara and Kyle looked down the warped hallway(it resembeled an upside-down cathedral) where in the darkness ahead they could see even darker sillouettes, the shadow beings.*

Mara: "I'm getting sick and tired of those things. I'm going to kill them all.*

*Mara rushed foreward, lightsaber ignited, but when she reached to where they should of been, the saber's light revealed only the emptiness.*

Mara: "Where did they go? (looks back at Luke and Kyle)You saw them, right?"

Luke: "Yes I did. At least...I thought I did."

Kyle: "Maybe it was another one of the temple's illusions; to throw us off. Or maybe we just imagined it."

Mara: "All of us? Maybe your-"

Luke: "Look out!"

*Mara spun frantically, seeing the shadow beings leap from all directions at her. They were clawing, punching, kicking and pulling her. It looked like darkness closing around her as she desperately tried to hack herself free with her saber. Luke and Kyle ran to her help, attemping to grab the shadow beings and pull them away from her. It was like trying to empty a flooding rowboat with a bucket for when they pulled the beings away, more were there. The shadow beings were starting to attack Luke and kyle also. Finally though, they all managed to ward off their attackers and kill them.*
*They quickly went down the hallway into a cavernous room. From above, a waterfall was flowing into a tunnel-like hole. The water itself seemed dark and murky, probably because of the mud-like walls. Kyle went to look closer at the waterfall.*

Kyle: (peering down at the the hole the waterfall went in)"Wonder why there is water in such a forsaken place like this? And I wonder where it goes?"

Mara: "Kyle, you're awefully close to it. You might fall."

Kyle: "I can take care of myself."

*From out of the shadowy corners, a shadow being leapt out at Kyle. Kyle flailing his arms in panic, slipped and fell into the hole, dragging the shadow being with him. Luke and Mara ran to no avail.*

Luke and Mara: "Kyle!"

To be continued...

(level note: the hole that the waterfalls goes into acts like the slippery tunnel in JK MP CTF level "the challange at nar shadda"; the CTF level with the view of an imperial shuttle from the starting point before choosing a team. The tunnel/hole would be brownish to resemble mud/rock and would have water in it. It is up to all of you what happens to Kyle, if he sees anything important or not, if he just meets up with Luke and Mara shortly after, it doesn't matter. I just wanted a section with water in it, possible with new water bad guys. I'd like to see where this goes. If you need any more clarification on the hole or whatever, please say so.)

[This message has been edited by Gebohq (edited November 06, 1999).]

ok onto the story

Luke:Kyle! We have to go after him
Mara:i think your right..but we dont know what may be down there! it may lead to our doom and without the force to help us there is no way to know
Luke:Your right
Luke:*SIGH* do we have any rope?
Mara looks at lukes back and bends around to see hew back
Mara:I dont see any backpaxk and i doubt the thread of your cloak would work...
Luke:This is no joking matter mara! Kyle is in trouble
Mara:Ok.Ok. Luke lighten up

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Kyle landed in a shallow, narrow, stream of water he was in a large room that streched on for what seemed miles with the stream running right down the center of the room. The room its self was made of a dark rock type od material
Kyle:Well...where there is watter there ALWAYSE is a way out and in. Since i cant find the way it somes IN i can only do OUT
then a shadow creature came out of a dark corner and lunged at Kyle. Kyle ignited his lightsaber. The greenish-White glow iluminated the room slightely and Kyle saw carving on the wall some may have been faces but kyle could not tell. but then the shadow creature was close and ready for combat. Kyle began a slow circle around the creature and lunged in. It Feinted(<-----Spell Error?) to the left and Kyles blade missid by bare inches then it lunged at kyle. Kyle spun in as fast a circle as he could in the opasite(<------Spell Error?) direction of the creature but he went all the way around and sliced it ih half judt before it hit him
then Kyle went walking down the stream looking for the exit. He saw one odd looking carving on the wall(to use in the level as the kind of Swich you see behind the statues on the jeric level) but he passed it.
After reaching the end of the tunnel he saw the watter going out a small crack in the floor so he looked and saw it went down another watterfall and out into the swamp! he Ingited his Lightsaber and shoved it through the wall. he slashed down with an unusual ese and he realized he did not hear the Lightsaber hum anymore so he kicked the wall and(of course) nothing happend so he turned around and walked back(the crack in the floor that the water falls out of is not big enough for a human)
When he saw the odd carving("Vally of the Jedi swich" as i call it)he pushed on it. He heard a grating sound the was rock sliding on rock and he turned around to see a door opend on the other side and he also saw two Skelaton Creatures there too. so he ignited his lightsaber once again and prepared for battle. Kyle moved in and before the first blows were traded the door crushed one of them but the other was out of the doorway and swung at kyle. Kyle jumped back and as the weapon missed him kyle lunged foreward for a stab but the stab went right in between two ribs! so he slashed sideways and down nearely seperating the beings torse from the legs it almost fell over but it threw its weapon at kyle before falling and crumpeling. Kyle lunged into the shallow stream barely escaping the hurteling blade. He then got up and pushed the swich again and the door opened. this time revealing four Shadow Creatures
Kyle:is there no end?
kyle waited to draw them out a little than he jumped through the door just as it was closing. None of the shadow beings were presend at the moment so Kyle got up and ran as fast as he could.

To Be Continued

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=Dash Rendar= one time Tester of the month JKBTG massassi.net/betatest

"I Finaly discover that my path is not set..i can maky my own choises and..yet..it is a great ironey that i discover that i have no choice at all"

"He lived a warrioer. And died a hero"™

(non-story reply)

Dash: Ouch, my eyes! PLEASE watch your puncuation. You have some great ideas, but I had to read it over like 10 times to see where you would of put a period or capitalization. And about the hole/tunnel Kyle fell through: I had lots of trouble explaining it and don't blame you at all for getting it wrong. The entire hole/tunnel is slippery, so Kyle and teh being would slide to the very end of it. I call it a tunnel/hole because it doesn't go straight down, but twists left and right, sometime almosy going horizontal, like in the CTF level. I like the Jerec button thing, but you mentioned the swamp and I wasn't sure how deep into the temple they were suppose to be, are they far underground or not Ares? All of this is real trivial stuff, its real neat! What else will they meet? Leaves me hanging.

hehehe sorry...i hate puncuations...whenever i try it makes it worse! i ignore em cause to me thay are not-needed....i know they help but..sorry and ok i see what you mean by the hole...guess thats the end of my idea...hmmmm...and i meant kyle walked a while and just saw the edges of the swamp...

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=Dash Rendar= one time Tester of the month JKBTG massassi.net/betatest

"I Finaly discover that my path is not set..i can maky my own choises and..yet..it is a great ironey that i discover that i have no choice at all"

"He lived a warrioer. And died a hero"™

*Kyle continued to run as if his life depended on it, not looking behind. He finally reached to a huge underground lake, the water being dark and murky. Kyle hoped to go around it, but as he looked around, it seemed as if it stretched from wall to wall. The ceiling came down in areas above the lake, so he could not see where it ended. Kyle reluctantly dove into the water, diving below water when the ceiling came too low. Kyle could feel something brushing against his leg and made him jitter in the water. He found a small island in the lake and crawled on to it fearing that whatever had brushed him would of pulled him down into the dark water. Kyle sat there for a long time, pondering his situation.*

Kyle: //why does this temple pick on me? I haven't done anything wrong//

*The darkness swirled in front of Kyle, forming a tall body clad in flowing black robes, the Darkside.*

Darkside: "Of course you haven't done anything wrong. We want only to be your friends Kyle."

Kyle: "Luke and Mara are my friends. You just want me to convert and do your biddings."

Darkside: "If Luke and Mara are your friends, why haven't they come looking for you? It is because they know that would be a waste of time. They figured you'd join us just like you did at Dromund Kass. They know that it is your destiny Kyle, and you know it too."

Kyle: "You lie! Your trying to trick me!"//but maybe the darkside isn't. maybe it is the hard truth. the darkside was always there for me, it would be so easy just to give in. but..//

Kyle: "Go away!"

Darkside: "As you wish"

*And with that, the Darkside vanished just as it had appeared, leaving Kyle to struggle with his feeling. Meanwhile, Luke and Mara are attempting to think of a way to find Kyle. But they have troubles of their own...*

non-story
i can tell you dont keep up with the Star Wars books and book fans and stuff because everyone LOVES mara (Espicaly those people who think "There were not enough hero frmales in Star Wars" and stuff like that) but she is VERRY popular and i think you should kill kyle..that would be a large shock...and a bit of a twist (¦:-)

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=Dash Rendar= one time Tester of the month JKBTG massassi.net/betatest

"I Finaly discover that my path is not set..i can maky my own choises and..yet..it is a great ironey that i discover that i have no choice at all"

"He lived a warrioer. And died a hero"™

Yes, it probably will be kyle that dies, but whoever dies, i will decide myself. and i will write that section myself. Im not really even considering killing Mara or Luke.
And one reason im not gonna kill Mara: Guess said one reason Mara should die is because all of luks friends have died, and that is exactly my point, Luke has suffered enough.

And completly unreleated to the story, As a matter of fact, i have some trouble thinking of Luke and Mara as husband and wife, Luke is this good jedi, and Mara is a reformed sith, and assassin... I just cant see that, ah, maybe its just me....

Im also beggining to see ALOT in this story that will need adjusting and editing to work better and make more sense, Its getting a little bit tough to follow....

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

This is just my opinion, but why does anyone have to die at all? Just make it LOOK like Kyle dies...

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-ThreeDee
Emissary from the Third Dimension
http://redrival.com/threedee

*kill the farmboy...........*
*turns around*
who said that?!

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Aglar, Lord of All that Is, Was and Will Be!

Since you're making it for Jedi Knight, good luck on getting good mat files for a sith looking place!

I guess the level doesn't all have to look blue like on MotS. Maybe you could make it all lava-like. Since red is a "hot" color, it would give good atmosphere, unlike the "cool" color blue used in MotS.

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Enchiladas! Nice and Hot!
Enchiladas- I got I got!

I'm glad SOMEBODY besides me thinks nobody should actually die. Most stories like Star Wars need the main characters alive, otherwise if they died, how could you continue further(other than prequels, which you can only do so many of)? Though if no one actually dies, I think it should look like Luke died(the big bad jedi appearing to be killed would damper the other 2's spirit. But with all this talk, I think Ares should leave us in suspense as to whether anyone WILL actually die. And could someone tell me how to italisize, bold, and underline my words in my replies? There don't appear to be options to let you do this, yet I've seen it done.(crowd screams "more story! more story!") I would write, but I wrote last and I can't think of anything to do with Kyle or Mara and Luke.

Well, when and if someone dies, you can be sure they will go out in a blaze of glory... and sometimes in stories and movies... cherecters have to die for the story to continue... (Like Qui-Gon in Episode 1, or Obi-Wan in episode IV... or Yoda in episode VI...)

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

Kyle slips on the wet rock and falls over backwards. He cracks his head on another rock, is knocked unconcious, and drowns in the water.

The End

How is that for going out in a blaze of glory?

Mara and Luke look down the tunnel/hole in the floor
Luke:Kyle? can you hear us?
they wait for a few seconds
Mara:i guess its to deep
Luke:Yes
Mara:So what do we do? Continue going? Or wait here for Kyle
Luke:I dont know. Without access to the force there is no way i can find him. I feel blind
Mara:Yes.
Luke:Well i guess we should--
he was cut off by twelve skelaton creatures and twelve shadow creatures entering the room
Mara:Look out!!
They both ignite their lightsabers and the room is flooded in the light from the lightsabers.
Luke and mara both back against the far wall
Luke:Mara! keep them busy!. I have a plan!
luke ran foreward followed by Mara. Luke circled around behind the creatures but. Mara stayed on the other side and started swinging wildely at them. Luke finished his circle and was behind the creatures. He lunged at them and pushed four Skelaton creatures into the hole/tunell and got two Shadow Beings in there. He then swung at the creatures who still had their backs to him and wiped out two of each. And then as they turned around to face him mara finished three shadow beings and one skelaton creatures!. That left five Skelaton Creatures and five Shadow Beings. Then they got smart and were now fighting back to back
Luke had three shadow beings and two skelatons on his side to deal with. Luke lunged at them and deflected a swing from the left most Skelaton Creature and was almost him by the other one but he jumped sideways and managed to avoid being hit then he had his opening. As they had swung so hard their weapons were out to their sides. So luke jumped in dispaching them both in a single blow. Then it was onto the SHadow Beings wich he dispached with ease, for they had no weapons!
Then he had a clean shot at the ones attacking mara. She had already taken out all but one Skelaton and he decapitated it
Mara:Thanks
Luke:No Problem
Mara:Now what?
Luke:I have no idea...

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=Dash Rendar= one time Tester of the month JKBTG massassi.net/betatest

"I Finaly discover that my path is not set..i can maky my own choises and..yet..it is a great ironey that i discover that i have no choice at all"

"He lived a warrioer. And died a hero"™

uhhhh...is everyone getting bored of this or what?? i was the last to post so im not gona post again untill after someone else does...b

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=Dash Rendar= one time Tester of the month JKBTG massassi.net/betatest

"I Finaly discover that my path is not set..i can maky my own choises and..yet..it is a great ironey that i discover that i have no choice at all"

"He lived a warrioer. And died a hero"™

hmmmm... I seem to have singlehandedly destroyed the sith hell story. oops.

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Good pitching can always stop good hitting and vice versa.
- Yogi Berra?

Na you didnt destrot it, as far as im concerned, your killing Kyle never happened. I will add to it when i have some free time.

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

(I guess I'll post)

Mara: "So what are we going to do about Kyle?"

Luke: "Kyle's a big boy. He can take care of himself."

*Mara gives Luke a questioning look, which with Luke gave no reply back. They entered a hallway that gave an appearance of an upside-down gothic cathedral. As the jedi pair were walking to the opposite end of the hallway, the floor gave way and they both fell through. They tumbled downwards, seeminglessly forever, wondering if they would ever get to the other side.*

*Kyle meanwhile sulked on the island in the middle of the lake, thinking of how much he hated himself when suddenly the ceiling gave way and two bodies fell from above into the water. Kyle identified them as Luke and Mara, who were now most certainly in danger of the water creature that almost had Kyle. Not thinking of himself, Kyle dove into the water to assist them to the small island he was just on.*

Kyle: "Are you two OK?"

Mara: "I think so, I think only my ego is hurt."

Luke: (now recognizing Kyle)"Kyle? I thought we'd gotten rid of you?"

Kyle: "Rid of? Is that all you can say?"

*The anger grew between each other.*

Luke: I told you that you were too close to the pit, and-
Mara: Luke...
Kyle: And what? you wanted to get rid of me?
Mara: Kyle...
Luke: No, but you just went and did your own thing, so now you-
Mara: Luke! Kyle!
Luke: Mara, you stay out of this!
Mara: No, I will not! Listen to you two! We're supposed to be trying to solve the mystery of this place, and then get out of here! And I will not put up with the two of you arguing about stupid nonsense-
Luke: So you're saying you want to kill both of us, and get out of here yourself?
Mara: Of course not!!!!!

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Enchiladas! Nice and Hot!
Enchiladas- I got I got!

Luke: "Well, let's get moving."

Kyle: "We can't. There's some water creature in the water and it could kill us."

Mara: "Since when did you become afraid of water monsters? We've dealt with worse."

*Mara dives into the water, followed by Luke. Kyle hesitates before joining them. They reached a part where the ceiling hung low enough for them to have to keep underwater. Their sabers gave a faint light in the dark murkish waters. Then they saw the water monster come for them, its apperance resembling a deep-sea fish: skeletal-like with big pupils and think glowing skin. It came for Mara, she felt it brush up against her, sending a jolt of electricity through her. She swung her saber at teh monster: it looked like a slow motion fight. Mara eventually struck it down though and the three jedi reached the other end of the lake. Beyond them was the mouth of the tunnel that lead into darkness. They walked with hesitancy into the darkness.

*As the jedi walk through the darkness, Kyle is consumed by the futility of the situation and breaks down in tears.*

Kyle: "It's hopeless! I can't go on knowing that we don't stand a chance."

*Luke starts to get depressed also.*

Luke: "Your right Kyle. We should just go back. Or better yet, end our misery."

*Luke begins to pull out his saber when Mara stops him. She is also crying, but not because of their situation, but because of Luke and Kyle.*

Mara: "You can't do this! We've made it so far! We can beat this thing, I know it."

*The three jedi comfort each other in the darkness, supporting each other for the trials to come.*

OK....who wants to add to the story next? Anyone? Anyone?(echos off) I'm feeling very alone here.

*Mara forces the two male Jedi to get up and to persevere*

Mara: We have to get going if we're going to be able to reach the bottom of the temple.

*the male Jedi get up and start to mope behind Mara, who is striding down the black nothingness. Suddenly, there's a muffled click and a sharp intake of breath from Mara*

Luke: Not again.

Kyle: Who know's what temptations wait for her? Where does that tunnel lead? Where?

*Kyle laspes back into hysteria and all Luke can do is stare into the darkness that engulfed Mara*

*Mara slides and slides and slides and is dropped abruptly onto her back and the edges of her vision are dotted by black spots for a second*

Mara: Wh-where am I?

*Looking around, Mara sees a room with a raised dais in the center and a moat of god-knows-what surrounding it. the walls are covered in ancient complex script that is hurtful to the eyes.

Lord Acrys: Welcome Mara

*The voice seems to come from nowhere yet she was surrounded by it. It exuded malevolence and was backed by malice and spite. A lean form appears before her. It pointed its hand at her and she was struck by the late emperor's voice "YOU WILL KILL LUKE SKYWALKER!"

Mara: Noooo!!!! I got rid of him! He's dead!! He's DEAD!

*Mara clapped her hands over her ears and began to rock as the figure moved closer...*

[This message has been edited by Arbiter (edited November 20, 1999).]

Lord Acrys: You really think your hands will stop the sound? You think you're really hearing it?

*Mara just kept rocking and rocking, back and forth, back and forth. Mara opened her eyes, there was no longer the room with the script, she was in an empty space, no light but still she could see. She looked up, and saw the twisted and evil face of the emperor.

Mara: No, no, you aren't here! You died on the Death Star!

Emperor: Did I? How do you know that? I'm right here with you! you can never get rid of me. EVER!

*Mara just screams, screaming the scream of a person on the edge, with a bare toehold on reality*

Mara: Face me, you coward! Come out! COME OUT!

*The plane dissolves around Mara, the face of the emperor gone, but the voice still echoing in her mind*

Lord Acrys: I still have plans for you. YOu won't be so lucky next time.

*Lord Acrys moves his hands in a way Mara does not understand. Mara is suddenly lifted off the floor and thrown to the wall. He hands and feet are restricted by metal straps , which are bolted to the wall.

*Far away, Luke and Kyle hear her screams.*

Kyle: Oh My God.

Luke: We have to find her. This cannot go on.

*Kyle and Luke ignite their lightsabers, and move cautiously down the corridor. The same complex script is written on the walls*

Kyle: What is this? Can you read it, Luke?

Luke: No, I've never seen anything like it before. It's not surprising though, The Sith were always very secretive.

Kyle: Yes. Wait! I sense something.

Luke: I feel it, too. It feels like a blanket covering my mind.

Kyle: We best be on our way, lest that thing, that darkness catches up to us.

*Kyle and Luke start a quick pace down the hallway, which degrades into an all-out run. They come to a Y-junction. Luke goes left and Kyle goes right. Kyle realizes what has happened only after the fear has subsided.*

Kyle: LUKE! Luke! Where are you?

*Luke, too, has realized this too late. He hears Kyle's voice.*

Luke: Kyle! I cna hear you, just stay there, I am coming!

*Back with Lord Acrys, Mara is still bound to the wall. She has struggled, but it only serves to let the metal bite into her flesh.*

Lord Acrys: You really think those bonds are physical? You really think you're in a room?

*Acrys laughs evilly. The room shifts, and Mara is bound to the ceiling. Her confusion at this just serves as more humor to Acrys. The laughing penetrates and reverberates inside Mara's skull, just like the emperor's voice*

Mara: Do what you want! You cannot break me! You will never break me.

*Mara's voice wavers on the last sentence. They both know this is a lie. Mara is becoming weaker and weaker. She is resisting less and less to the emperor's beckoning call.

Lord Acrys: I can feel your mind degrading like a building that needs to be torn down.

*Mara's cheek is brushed by a hand. She opens her eyes and see Lord Acrys. He is tall, and thin. His eyes are black, black as the abyss which threatens to swallow Mara's sanity, and her soul. There is no black cloak and cape typical of Sith lords. He is covered by a black body suit, covered in the same script. What is that writing? Does it help him? Mara wonders to herself. Acrys' nose is aquiline and his face is regal and a thin, sharp smile plays across his lips. Mara notices a black saber at his hip*

Mara: What kind of Sith are you?!?

Lord Acrys: You will soon find out.

*Lord Acrys once again spun and rattled the room around, jarring Mara into unconsciousness.*

Jeez, when this whole things over, the there gonna need to go into counsling...

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

Jeez, when this whole things over, the there gonna need to go into counsling...

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

Jeez, when this whole things over, there gonna need to go into counsling...

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When i go to the site daily, the general level quality seems to be getting better and better, yet people STILL release single sector levels.... Hey People when will it sink in? A SINGLE SECTOR IS NOT A LEVEL! THIS MEANS YOU TOO!

Phear Y2K....

I would appreciate if no one wrote anything involving Lord Acrys. I am a very selfish writer and I would just like to see the story go where I want it to go for the time being is all

[This message has been edited by Arbiter (edited November 22, 1999).]

(*ahem* Arbiter. Could you post the rest of your part soon, because I'm sure some of us want to continue writing for this too. If you don't soon, I will. And Ares, this story sounds like its almost getting to the end(any longer and I think it would be too long for a SP level), did you want to end it? (since you did say only you could end it) Though I think we need all three jedi to split up before the end, but that's just a suggestion.

(ok guys, i have just been taking a break from writing for a while, rolling ideas around in my head and the like. now, on to the story...)

*Mara came back out of the darkness of unconsciousness. The dark around the edges of her vision cleared out and Lord Acrys was standing nose-to-nose with her*

Lord Acrys: Pathetic jedi, you are no match for me. Killing you right now would be an act of mercy, to rid your foul presence from this plane

*Suddenly Mara saw. Saw the outer protection that pride was giving this man. Saw how the shield could be gotten through. 'There's always a weakness, no one's defense is impenetrable.' Mara thought to herself. This reminded her of a maneuver she had once done while in the service of the emperor. How she had let the persuing X-wing get a lock on her(with her shields dropped), then spiraling her ship behind it and watched while the hapless pilot could do nothing but die. 'Pride is what eventually kills a person.' it had always been that way, and always would be. Her plan formulated, she set it in action*

Mara: I'll never give into you! Never! You vile thing!

Acrys: Hah! Just like a candle. One violent flicker before it goes out. I've tortured and killed things made of harder mettle than you.

*Acrys flung Mara across the room, impacting hard against the wall. Again he launched her to the opposite wall. Mara's vision became blurred, and darkened, but she held on. So it went, Acrys flung her with the Force, slamming her against a wall, again and again. She heard a rib crack and then another. By the end of the siege, she counted 5 cracked ribs, and she thought her left arm was dislocated.

Acrys: Now, the hunter is victorious. The prey is weak and unable to flee. The final strike shall come soon, my dear.

*Mara edged away from the black figure. The figure walked forward, with a slow, persistent and tireless step. Out of nowhere, his hand turned into a long orange cylinder. It took a second for Mara's mind to realize that Acrys had unsheathed his saber. As she stared into the lightsaber and listened to its hum, her mind reveled. As she looked into the colour, she imagined that there actually was a Sith Hell. Not what she was in right now, but where Sith jedi went where they were gone or killed. The soul burning colour of Acrys' lightsaber, the eternal fires of the Sith Hell. It struck Mara as ironic, that Acrys had colored his lightsaber, which he had undoubtedly used to strike down many, the color that he would see after his death. Mara was prepared to let him see it. She let out a loud primal scream, lit her lightsaber, and charged toward him.*

*a handful of meters away, Luke and Kyle heard the scream.*

Luke: Oh my god, Mara!

Kyle: It came from over there.

*Pointing down a corridor, Luke and Kyle raced down the hall, and heard lightsabers crashing together, as if in heated battle...*

*Mara lunged at Lord Acrys, who calmly brought his lightsaber up to block. He Force-pushed her back to the wall, and cast aside his robes. Mara was not suprised as to the garments revealed underneath. It was a basic sith garb, except with those sigils all over it. Lord Acrys was a human, and the sigils that were on his clothes seemed to continue unabated onto his skin. He was simply covered with sigils. He put his hands out, clasped them together, one pointing up, the other pointing down. The sigils along his body seemed to glow, in synchronous order, in pulses up and down his body. They all seemed to lead into his arms and lightning lept between his hands and a bolt lept toward Mara. She brought her lightsaber up to block the bolt, struggled with it, and finally diffused the bolt. She took off toward him then was hit by an invisible fist, knocking her to her feet and cracking another pair of ribs. She got up, breathing raggedly. Nothing would stop her, nothing. She rushed toward him, yelled, screamed, at the point of insanity, ignoring the invisible fist that struck her again. She finally let go and pushed the lightsaber down. Acrys grunted, eyes wide, then the parts of him slide apart. She hears a sharp intake of breath behind her, whips around, and sees luke and Kyle standing behind her.

Luke: My God! Mara! Are you all right?

Mara, sighing: Yeah, I think my arm is dislocated. Maybe a few broken or cracked ribs.

Kyle: It's ok, Luke and I will focus our Force as best we can and heal you. Then we can move on to the center and extinguish the evil here.

*Mara, Luke, and Kyle sit together and heal. Only after Mara has completely healed do they move on. Mara wonders if Acrys is in his hell , The Sith hell.


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*The three jedi continue on through the dark temple. Their paths only seemed to get darker as they went on, both physically and mentally. For quite some time the trio's only problems were cotemplating which way to go, left, right, straight, or just turn back. They also had the time to ponder the darkest parts of themselves, the silence borring into their minds, their souls. Several times they thought the dark eyes of fear were watching them, but they were never certain enough as to stop and look. Luke, Mara, and Kyle were very involved in struggling with their own sanity, which is why they were caught completely off guard when the chaos arose. They were surrounded by skeletal warriors and flying skulls. Not only were the jedi facing the task of surviving the onslaught of their attacks, but also whether they would want to go onward for they feared the shadow beings would attack them from nowhere. The whole situation was pandemonuim and the three were not thinking very straight.*

Mara: "Watch out-behind you-"
Luke: "Stay together-we can't be seperated-"
Kyle: "Duck-"
Luke: "No-don't go there-"
Mara: "Help me! I'm-"

*The fight continued on, with all three screaming to be heard, but their voices grew quieter as they fought on. The three jedi now found themselves free from their attackers, but were now faced with a bigger problem: each was alone and could not find either of the other two. They were now prey and could not have the support of the others to keep them from sucumbing. The sticks that were once together in a bundle were now seperated, more liable than ever to snap from the hands of the Darkside.

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"90% of life is the anticipation." (not a self-quote)

>>>Gebohq<<<

Mara: "Luke? Kyle? Where are you?"

*Her voice echos off with no reply. She decided that it was of no use to sit around to be picked off by whatever danger lurked about, so she walked on. She didn't know where she was going, she could only feel a growing darkness, which she used as a compass to guide her. What she would do when she got there was still a mystery, but she couldn't go back knowing that such evil could threaten the universe she knew of. She would have to hope that Luke and Kyle could help her.
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Luke: "Mara! Kyle! I knew this would happen, how could I let myself do this?"

Voice: "There was nothing you could do about it, they were weak."

Luke: "I remember you, whatever you are. Stay away from me."

*The shadows around Luke spiraled in front of him to form a figure clad in flowing black robes, his hood hiding his head. The Darkside had returned to tempt Luke again.*

Darkside: "We are only here for your needs Luke, to be your loyal ally. We were there when you needed us before, and we are here again. Join us, and you will previal."

Luke: "Never. I've learned what it means to wield such power that you offer and who it hurts."

Darkside: "Yet your still here. And what do you hope to accomplish? Do you really think you can defeat us? You must know that good can not exist without evil, just as light can not exist without darkness. But you may have a chance. Use your true power and complete your destiny."

*Before Luke can respond, the cloaked figure disappears in front of his eyes, leaving him with many more thoughts to ponder.*
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Kyle: "Luke! Mara! I can't believe this happened again. Maybe I should just give up."

Voice: "Don't give up. You can still take advantage of the situation."

*The cloaked figure that appeared before Luke was also in front of Kyle Katarn. Kyle knew what this figure represented, but he was desperate, and desperate situations called for desperate measures. Besides, he had dealt with the Dark side before, and he knew how to control it. He would not make the same mistake again.*

Kyle: "How?"

*Though you couldn't see the figure's face, a smile formed under the hood.*

*Mara was gripped with fear as she continued alone down into what she felt was the heart of the wretched temple. The fear of things lurking in every shadow was almost unbearable, the place made her loose almost all rational thought. She had to keep reminding herself that the walls possibly couldn't come down on her or that the shadows themselves could swallow her whole. But she had seen a lot since coming here, things that defied all scientific reasoning and stretched even what she thought was possible through the Force. It was as if ever dark and evil thought she ever had, and didn't have, came to reality in the temple to threated her. She darted her head left to right, her shoulders were higher and her knees bent more than usual, all as if she had turned into an animal, prey to something mightier.*

*She had come across a pile of human bones on the ground, teh sockets of the skull staring right at her as if to say "It's your fault I'm dead". Mara looked at it intently, then began to charge at it.*

Mara: "You're not going to get me! I'll get you before you can sneak up on me!"

*Paranoia flooded over Mara as she continued to run towards the bones, fearing that it would rise to strike her. She brought down her lightsaber on the bones several times in quick swings. She was breathing hard as she finally stopped the onslaught on the still pieces that were left. She realized how silly she was acting and continued to draw closer to the dark presence she felt. But she couldn't help feeling that the shadows had eyes and the walls had ears and that both could sense the dark half of herself.*
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*Meanwhile, Luke was also using the dark presence as a focal point to journey to but his mind was on things that did not concern the present, but what layed ahead. He felt depressed about the whole futility of the situation he was in. As much as he wanted to disagree with the cloaked figure, he knew that what was said was true, he could never hope to single-handedly defeat evil, only a higher power could do such a thing. Perhaps he could fall to the dark side, maybe the Darkside would use him as a host, and hope that ,by having Mara and Kyle strike him down, the evil would be purged.--

--This will be continued(doesn't have to be all me you know...)--

(Non story: I can't find my JK cds, so if it's JK I can't play it . I did install MotS before I lost the cds, so if it's MotS I can help you do the cogs.)

*Suddenly Mara saw a light ahead.

Mara: At last!! This may be the exit......

*Mara ran forward, and suddenly hit into a wall. There was darkness everywhere.

Mara: Oh no!!!!!!! Another trick!!!!!!!!!

*Mara lay there, and heard evil laughter (<-- SPELLED WRONG?)coming from all over. After a few seconds she leaped up and screamed, 'GO AWAY!!!!!!' She grabbed her lightsaber and slashed blindly at the walls. Finally she dropped the lightsaber.

Mara: Why should I resist?!?!? I can't do anything alone.

*Out of the cracks she had cut in the wall, a Ysalmiri (<-- SPELLED WRONG?) came and used force healing on itself. Before Mara realized the very important thing that had happen it was gone. Then Mara saw that it had used a light side force power!!!

Mara: How did it do that??? How did it use a light side power?

*Mara suddenly got up.

Mara: I'll keep on going.

(Does that sound silly? I didn't try to make it sound silly. Thanks.)

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*Kyle stood in the presence of Darkside, contemplating what he could do to fool this being of deceit and hatred.*

Kyle: Alright, whatever you are, let's make a deal. You and I contend in a fair fight. If I win, I can continue through these halls without fear of attack until I rejoin with my friends. If you win, I'll join your side. Do we have a deal?

Darkside: It shall be so. And in order to make the fight ever more fair... We shall become your equal!

*Darkside's body is engulfed in a black flame. Through the flame, Kyle observes a metamorphosis, through which Darkside becomes an exact copy of Kyle.*

Darkside: Now, Katarn, draw your weapon that we may begin our deul with you.

*Kyle draws his saber, lights it, and takes a defensive stance. Darkside draws and lights his saber as well. Darkside's saber is blacker than the darkness and semi-transparent. As he swings it, etherial glows reside in the air.*

Darkside: Now, it begins!

*The two square off. Darkside comes at Kyle with several quick swings, which Kyle manages to block. He brings his saber around and slashes at Darkside's legs, who merely jumps over the weapon.*

Darkside: You'll have to do better than that to defeat us.

Kyle: I'm only getting warmed up.

*Kyle moves in with several vertical slices, but realizes that the taxing atmosphere of the temple has weakened his reflexes and judgement. Darkside, realizing his foe's weakness, continues to play with his prey, blocking, thrusting, slashing, taunting.*

Kyle (to himself): I musn't let him wear me down. He has the home field advantage, I must prevail!

Darkside: We admire your persistance, but we grow weary of battle, as you must grow weary of movement.

*Kyle, now pinned in a corner, resorts to one last ditch attempt at defeating the powerful foe. He jumps straight at the wall, springs his legs off of it, flips over Darkside, and brings down his saber with all his might. Unfortunately for Kyle, Darkside blocks this blow, and punches him in the face.*

Darkside: Now, succumb to our power!

*Darkside thrusts his saber the full length into Kyle's chest. To Kyle's surprise, he feels no pain. The saber itself does not penetrate his back, only his chest. He feels a sudden wave of darkness flow over him as he watches in horror the image of Darkside melding into the saber, and into his body. He feels the sudden sensation of burning flesh, as he watches the hilt fuse into his chest. He had lost.*

Kyle (with posessed voice): Now we are one. Your destiny has been fulfilled. You are with us. Now watch, as we show you how easy it is to dispatch our common foe.

*Kyle had fallen to the darkness. His mind was controlled by all that he despised, which only strengthened the controller. As he held on to what little humanity was left in his soul, he realized that he was dead to the light side.*

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Luke walked forward, slower and slower, and thinking about what Darkside has said. 'If I can find Kyle or Mara, maybe I can do something....' said Luke quietly, 'Where are they?'

Voice: 'Kyle has joined us, and Mara is dead.'

Luke: 'No, you've said that before!!!!'

Voice: 'It's true.'

Luke ran forward, and at that second the wall exploded into pieces.

Out of the hole in the wall stood Darkside.

Luke: 'Go away!!'

Darkside: 'Join us.......'

Luke: 'No!!! Where are Kyle and Mara?!?!'

Darkside: 'I told you. Mara is dead, and Kyle joined us.'

Darkside disappeared. Luke ran forward into a giant room, with pillars. At the end was a throne. In it sat Kyle.

Kyle (possessed): 'Join us, or die!!'

Luke just stood there, staring at Kyle. Kyle grabbed his lightsaber, ignited it, and slowly walked forward. Luke slowly reached for his lightsaber and thought, 'Should I join Darkside, or fight Kyle?'

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*Meanwhile, Mara had been hunting for the ysalimiri like a wild predator. After what seemed like an excrutiating long time to her, she finally spotted the ysalimiri again. As soon as she saw it, she stiffened completely still and slowly lowered herself to the ground until she looked like she was in a stance similar to foot racers before the race starts. With eyes unblinking, she stared at it until she thought would be the perfect time....and with all her speed she dashed at the ysalimiri. Before it could move away, Mara held a firm grasp around it.*

Mara: "Gotcha!"

*Before she could realize what was wrong with teh situation, the ysalimiri faced Mara and emitted a high screech, followed by blue electricity flowing over it. Mara dropped to the ground, writhing in pain as the ysalimiri wiggles out of Mara's grasp and makes a fleeting attempt at escape.*

Mara: "Oh no you don't"

*Mara, still on hte floor, lurched her whole body on top of the ysalimiri. The electricity came again, but Mara had been through worse and this particular ysalimiri did not seem to want to put up a long fight. Mara felt proud of herself for capturing it, but now that she thought about it, wasn't quite sure what she was going to do with it. Out of the corner of her eye she could make out flashing lights down a corrider, the kind made by colliding lightsabers. She decided to make her way down there with the ysalimiri in hand.*