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The last few months had been the best in his life. Since the death of Master Iillero, and the new vessel, Lord Trull seemed wary of Jayul. It appeared he had realized how dangerous the vessel had become. Beatings were lessened, though training was not. His studies with Master Huurgen had concluded, though he still worked with the Falleen archaeologist on lightsaber construction. A new bladesmaster had been introduced as well. Master Xed, a Mynesyrsh bounty hunter who had been trained by the Jedi.

For the first time in his life, training had become instructive. In the first session Jayul had with Master Xed, Lord Trull insisted on watching. He demanded Xed push the vessel by actually attempting to kill him. A stray lightsaber that Jayul deflected hit the wall not an inch from Lord Trull's head.

After that the fat twi'lek had more pressing matters to attend too. Then the real training began. Master Xed walked Jayul through the forms, he examined where the young warrior was strong and where he lacked. He sought to give Jayul a mastery in his strength, even teaching him advanced forms; and worked hard to bring his lacking skills up as well. It was in these training sessions, that still lasted for days on end at time, that Jayul picked up a few special talents. The first was passive, and strange. Master Xed, even Master Huurgen had never heard of it. When Jayul was fighting, he built up a pressure in the force; to the point that in his proximity the force had weight. It was as if Jayul was subconsciously increasing the gravity around him. At first it was miniscule; Xed noticed the difference but it wasn't enough to cause him problems. But as time continued, and the deeper into the fight he got, the stronger the weight of the force became.

Once Master Xed had pushed Jayul to his limits and was impressed that he was no longer able to maintain his advantage, even when four lightsabers. Then Jayul let lose and the weight of the force was so extensive that it forced Master Xed to his knees, and he couldn't lift himself back up.

The other ability was more a talent. Jayul had an affinity with lightsabers. He could build and hone blades as well as a master. Xed had watched on multiple occasions as Jayul built himself upgraded sabers using only the force. Jayul was never without his weapons either, he had begun to place many of them in hidden compartments in the newly constructed citadel. He also never carried fewer than three on himself at any time.

When Master Xed discovered Jayul's ability it cost him an arm. He had been warming the vessel up like he usually would, attacking him with only two sabers. He disarmed Jayul's first saber and kept him busy with his second; but as they locked blade a glint of silver caught his eye. A third saber had lifted from Jayul's belt, activated, and sliced through Xed's upper off-hand arm. He was able to repair the damage in a bacta tank. But from that point on, he never let Jayul fight with only one, or even two sabers. The youth carried a saber with him in the force, and after months of work he was able to use it, and a second, as easily as if he had been holding them.

Master Xed had by then realized that his life should have ended. Jayul was now a better dualist than himself; he knew of Jayul's reputation for murder and was glad that he did not see his student as a vessel for an idiot's ideals. In part he saw Jayul as a son.

"Your training with lightsabers is complete Jayul, from this point on any work we do will be to maintain your skills. You shall continue to improve but for now there is nothing more I can teach you... except." Xed then pulled a length of what looked like coiled chords out of his bag.