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 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:50 am
When Drox's Master entered the cave, all of the warmth was flushed from his blood and cold fear replaced it.While Drox stepped in front of him, he pushed himself against the wall behind him as much as he could.
He... He had never felt this kind of darkness before! Yes, Drox carried a fair bit of it, but-but not to this extent! He tried to still his emotions, but all his efforts were shattered the moment the Sith Lord looked at him.
All of those negative emotions the older lion radiated stole the breath from his lungs and made every muscle in his body freeze. Even when Drox tied the rope around his neck, his eyes stayed transfixed on the being who's dark energies felt like they would eat him whole.
Is this what every Jedi felt the first time they came in contact with a Sith Lord? Or was he just weak?
He flinched at the cruel laugh that was barked out by the Master as he choked his own apprentice.
The last look the Sith gave him felt like an icicle piercing his soul.
When he finally left, A'lan fell to the floor, trying to bring in heavy wheezing gulps of air back to his lungs. His lungs quickly protested and swiftly turned into harsh wet coughs.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:00 am
Once his Master had said that A'lan was a jedi he had felt a hatred go threw him every time he even looked at the young lion. He couldn't believe that he had a bonding moment with him. In some ways he felt that the young jedi had tricked him in some way. When they were speaking to each other he was so sure that he was a sith and that they could become friends, after of course his Master got the weak traits out of the lion.
Drox felt a little annoyed with his Master. How did he expect him to do his duties while tied up with such a weakling? He watched as A'lan fell to the floor and coughed. "What is wrong with you? Why do you cough so much?" he asked bitterly. He set himself down as far away from A'lan as he could. "I wonder what I did to piss my Master off enough to make me do this. How the hell am I going to do my duties while tied up to a weakling like you?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:02 pm
With the coughing finally subsided, A'lan stood and stretched. His chest ached the feeling licked into his limbs, but now was not the time to show weakness if he could help it.
He'd admit though, that Drox's comments hurt him a bit more then they should have. They were having a decent enough conversation just a minute before, what had changed? He sure as well wasn't going to ask, it would probably just make the young lion more disgruntled. He settled instead for answering his questions.
"I- I was almost killed a little while ago. Someone poisoned me with something really fatal. The healers managed to save me, but I get sick real easily now." He shifted a bit unconsciously. "But if someone had told me that this is would happen before I joined the Jedi, I would still do it again in a heartbeat." He looked over at Drox. "I know how it feels to be truly alone, even when there are people around you. To be overlooked and treated like you don't exist." At this point he had dropped his gaze down to the floor. "I-I wasn't really sure if I even DID exist." He then reconnected his sight with the young Sith. "But then my Master found me. He told me that I didn't have to be alone anymore and that I could help the lives of others. I will never regret accepting that offer, even if it ends up killing me."
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:00 pm
"And you do it all for your Master?" Drox asked. He had never felt 'companionship' though he greatly desired it. His Master would never be a father figure or a friend to him. The way A'lan talked about his Master it almost sounded like his Master truly cared for the sick lion. He shrugged the idea off and reminded himself that caring was only for the weak. A'lan was proof of that, he thought.
The idea of someone being there for you, caring about you, was stuck in Drox's head. He had never cared for another creature. When he was younger he thought that he cared about his Master, but his Master punished him after he found out and told him that he is not aloud to care. He wondered what it felt like to love another creature. It sounded like it would feel good, better than anything he ever felt.
Drox stared at A'lan's eyes. This would be his chance to find out. This lion had experience these emotions that Drox was not aloud to feel. Maybe he could tell Drox what it was like. That shouldn't be against the rules right? After giving it a moments thought he decided to ask the lion. "What is it like to care about someone, anyone?" He asked in a child-like way, giving him (for a moment) a look of pure innocence.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:55 pm
"Not all for my Master, though I am very grateful. I do it because I hope that I can make a difference in someone else's life like the Jedi have done for me."
When Drox asked about what caring felt like, that pulling tug came back in full force. Compelled to act upon it, the jedi took a few careful steps toward the young lion and looked straight into his lavender eyes.
"Drox, any description I could give the feeling would pale in comparison to actually experiencing it. Its like this gentle warmth that sits in your chest. The only thing better is when it is returned." Taking another hesitant step forward, A'lan took a quick glance at Drox's neck before re-establishing eye contact. "I-is your neck okay?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:50 pm
As A'lan got closer to him, Drox felt his heart beat quicken, something that usually occurred when Drox found himself in danger. He wanted to back away from the lion, but he felt his feet stuck to the ground. There was a part of him that was curious about the feeling A'lan spoke of. Drox stared into A'lan's eyes, refusing to look away. He didn't dare try and understand what A'lan spoke of. Feeling something like that and returning it was something Drox didn't want to do, though he had to admit it sounded rather nice.
"My neck is fine," he said quickly, with harshness in his voice. He did not want A'lan thinking that what he said made him soft. No, he would have to show that he couldn't be changed, that he belonged to the dark side and no 'feeling' would ever change that. "We are going hunting now," he started walking toward the save entrance, ignoring the tightness of the rope around his neck.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:40 pm
The sudden harsh works and the swift tug of the rope rendered A'lan temporarily speechless. He jogged to gain pace a step behind Drox, not knowing where they were going and to keep the rope comfortably slack for the both of them.
"I'm glad your okay." He hesitated before asking his next question. "Does he do that often? Hurt you for fun I mean."
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:57 pm
Drox wanted to growl at A'lan, more than anything when he said he was glad that Drox was okay. He couldn't bring himself to do it though. This lion was not like him, he decided. He knew he was much more, softer, than himself. It wouldn't take long for his Master to break the other lion and mold him into an apprentice like himself. For now Drox wouldn't react to A'lan and his feelings.
When A'lan asked his question, Drox felt hesitant to answer. What happened between him and his Master was none of A'lan's concern. There was something inside of him that wanted to share his stories, his suffering. "He only does it if he feels he has something to prove," he replied carefully as he left the cave. He didn't want to give up to much information. It wouldn't help him if his enemy knew his troubles, he reminded himself. He smelt around in hopes of smelling some sort of prey. "What about you? Does your Master ever teach you lessons like that?"
He had a slight interest in how the Jedi might teach their apprentice's compared to his teaching, of course he knew his training was tough, it was nothing like that soft, child training the Jedi had to go through. After all they had to be careful about their feelings and such. As Drox thought about it, the more he felt superior to A'lan and the Jedi.
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:12 am
A'lan was glad that Drox had responded at all. He really did want to get to know the other lion better. He felt connected to him for some reason.
He shook is head in response. "Not like that. The Force has many lessons to teach and each comes to us all in different ways. Mine were not so physical as yours appear to be." He did not elaborate any further. Instead, he used the brief moment of silence to listen to the nature surrounding them. Hearing a faint rustle to their right, He nudged Drox and then pointed to the direction silently.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:47 pm
Drox liked the silence. It gave him time to think. This gave him a chance to think about what the other lion was saying. There was something about A'lan that made Drox question the way he was taught. Was it his light and the way he spoke about feelings?
He glanced at A'lan when he nudged him and pointed. There was something in the bushes. Drox decided what ever it was it would be their meal. "Now watch how a real hunter hunts." Drox said full of arrogance.
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