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den turned his head sensing a strong presence coming...he felt there were two there he quikcly got up, his eyes pure yellow and glee of a battle arose in him. He had been starving for 2 days with no food or water and would not be much of a fight...but he will be one day once he becomes a sith apprintace.

It was sudden seeme dimpossible for the speed at which he travled, but Aryx stopped dead infornt of a young man, almost right aginast him. The enormous dust cloud he had kicked up from his sudden arrival quickly settled. Aryx looke dhim over only once, his eyes behind the mask serveying the young one. His force was weak, and he felt little potential from him. Atleast, that was, with the current arrogance that seethed fomr the youngling's form. Aryx sighed as Nini finaly arrived, turning to her after she spoke, completly ignoring the hopeful. "You are right apprentice. he is weak. It would be an unfair fight, and a complete waist of energy. But, tis was not the energy I felt, not form him. What i felt came from a little farther to the west."

Nini prowled behind Master Aryx like a cat stalking its prey. She eyed the new being before her, her morbid system of analysis assessing the situation in seconds but coming to no result- primarily due to the new feeling of self-control under her new Master.

She moved to Aryx's side, crouching low, and spoke barely above a whisper, "I am the apprentice of Master Aryx..."Her attention turned to the shadowed figure of her Master beside her, "What do you say Master? If you agree you will also agree to a painful rivalry. Give me an order and I shall obey you."

Jaden looked at him...this so called sith lord did not want him. He was going to test him to find him worthy...what shall he do? Jaden stood up and looked at the deserted waste land, "If this is truley what it takes...then I shall go and do your bidding," he said.

Wise as always. Nini always seemed to know best in a matter of the mind and body. He nodded and turned back to the hoefule, sizing him over. He shook his head. He coudl feel the usial arrogance form him. It reminded him of a being the exact opposite. "Atris...." He turned heal to look int he opposite direction form wence they came, then back to the hopeful.

"In the valley of the lords, there is a path. The path leads to a very sacred area known as the Eternal Pyre. It is a massive colem of pure fire straight fomr the planets core. It forever burns. Frome this sacred place, retrieve one of the rune stones that surround it, I care not which. Take it back to the Dreashday ports, dock three. We will meet you there. Tell no one, trust no one. And relei only on your physical abilites. No Force. You may eat only what you kill yourself. Also, a side task. Meditate at the eternal pyre. Refelct on your self and what you know of the sith, then forget all of it. Also, you have a time limit. Two days. If oyu are not at dock three by the time the sun sets on the day after tomarrow, then I will consider you dead, a failure, and not worth any ones time. Further more, this is a task to help you reflect on your self. If you are sooner then afternoon of your last day, I will assume you did not take the time to meditate and reflect and consider you again worth no one's time. Now go, waiste none of my time or yours."

After a while, Judacrus returned to the temple to reasses his situation and recover. He renembered much of what Naga Sadow told him, about how he'd need to assert his power more, and extend his designs beyond the planet to a place called Wayland. That time would come. In the meantime, however, he decided he needed to discuss things with Master Aryx, if he could locate the Sith Lord.

He sighed as he gently petted the top of her head. He had gotten little sleep the night before aswell. An interesting night it was. He smile dunder his mask as he reache dunder his robe and pulled to metal viles form his belt and opened the twist tops. He took Nini's hand and held it infornt of his palm up and tapped several piles into her grasp. "Suppliments. They'll give your body the nurishment you need to keep going, but they wont fill you in the slightest. We'll see about gettign you some fish when we reach Dreshdae. We'll rest for a moment, I'm willign to wait and let you nap. We have as much time as we need. I am in no hurry."

Nini sighed and quickly devoured the supplements. She felt somewhat better but also desired food. She did her best to not let it get to her as it normally would, she didn't want to bring shame to herself and her master. She moved on all fours to the nearest shady spot and curled herself into a tightly coiled ball, purring softly as she slid slowly into unconciousness.