Post by Jalua Solast on May 11, 2009 0:01:38 GMT
On top of the mountainous peak lied a building, carved into the cliff-face. Just the entrance was visible, but that was darkened deeply, no light could be seen entering this place of evil. The one-hundred and twenty special forces soldiers quickly escaped from the landing shuttles and spread out, before approaching the entrance to the building with weapons aimed to fire. Flashlights was turned on and the soldiers entered the complex with Jalua, who was at the ready with her lightsaber. It was a cold and miserable place, the walls were bare with a grey mould upon them. With so many soldiers here, and them used to working in groups of twenty maximum, they split easily into groups to clear out rooms and secure the complex. In a series of precise manoeuvres, they began clearing the rooms, progressing further into the complex. At almost the same time, all of the teams met in the centre where part of the cliff had actually descended down into the complex, creating a barrier of boulders they had no hope of getting past. "This site is secure Empress" the Colonel said through the comm, obviously at another part of the complex.
Jalua wasn't happy however, the barrier shouldn't have fell down. The complex was structurally sound so why would the mountain block such a large portion off? Reaching out deeper into the force, a series of images flashed before her eyes, and suddenly it became clear. A Sith Lord had brought down the mountain upon them, sealing them off so that they could-. "Get out! This is full of explosives!" she shouted through the comm, and without hesitation, the soldiers began to run out of the complex, covering each other rapidly in a leapfrog formation. Most of the soldiers made it out within a couple of minutes, but before Jalua could get there with her team, a bright flash of yellow and a deafening noise took them out.
Jalua awoke to coughing, before feeling a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she grabbed the offered arm and lifted up to stand on her feet. Her ears were ringing and her eyes hadn't fully adjusted to the darkness, but that was soon discovered. "Night vision on" said one of the soldiers, and a faint whiz of noise emitted from each of the goggles. They had been effectively sealed in by boulders all around them. It was obvious that the explosives had been arranged in such a way that those in the middle passage would get trapped, but Jalua wondered if it was just to keep them caged. That was soon answered when one of the soldiers luckily managed to get into contact with the soldiers outside the complex. "Yea we're safe, we are surrounded by rocks though" the one said before listening to something a freezing slightly. Jalua looked at him, her face full of hesitation. "We've got three lifeforms approaching" he said, and as if on cue, the moving of boulders could be heard. Jalua joined the rest in raising their weapons to the noise before a large portion of the natural barrier was ripped from in front of them. Three darkened figures carrying red lightsabers approached fast, the boulders they had plucked away falling to the floor. Activating her own purple blade, Jalua raced forwards and stopped the middle Sith Lord from slicing through her soldiers, which on cue began to fire at the remaining two Sith Lords on her flanks. Jalua exchanged in a series of cautious blocks, countering once or twice to test her opponent, just like he was testing her. The laser fire was flooding the small space and occasionally, the muffled sound of a soldier hitting the rocky floor could be heard, but Jalua pressed on. Gathering what she could, she focused on her training and surprisingly, the first thing what came to mind wasn't the Jedi way, it was the Fallanassi way of thinking. Immersing herself in the force, her figure became distorted, like a smoke. When the Sith Lord attempted to stab her, the smoke contracted next to him, where a purple blade flashed alive again, slicing through the chest of the Sith Lord. He fell into two pieces, and with that the two Sith Lords focused their attention on the Empress. One of these gathered both of his hands together, gripping the force around him and flung it towards Jalua. Once again the smoky figure moved rapidly away, concealing her exact location again. The force push hit a couple of soldiers but mainly just caused a breach in the boulders behind them. While the remaining Special Forces team continued to shoot, whether standing or on the floor, the smoke moved again. This time instead of just moving to the side, not revealing where Jalua's body actually was, it engulfed the Sith Lord to her left. This trick was a cleaver one, while her raised his lightsaber in a parry technique against the smoke, Jalua actually jumped at the one on the right, who was also surprised at the attack, but carefully deflected each of her furious blows.
Meanwhile outside, the soldiers could hear the faint clashing of lightsabers and the echo of blaster fire, it didn't stop however, meaning there was still hope. "Colonel, we haven't got no more explosives with us, the SFSG might though" a soldier said from behind him, and the colonel nodded. Although they could potentially damage those within the gap, there was no other way of getting to them quickly. Without waiting for the order, the soldier got onto the radio and attempted to contact the SFSG, who by this time would hopefully have cleared the training grounds.
Jalua wasn't happy however, the barrier shouldn't have fell down. The complex was structurally sound so why would the mountain block such a large portion off? Reaching out deeper into the force, a series of images flashed before her eyes, and suddenly it became clear. A Sith Lord had brought down the mountain upon them, sealing them off so that they could-. "Get out! This is full of explosives!" she shouted through the comm, and without hesitation, the soldiers began to run out of the complex, covering each other rapidly in a leapfrog formation. Most of the soldiers made it out within a couple of minutes, but before Jalua could get there with her team, a bright flash of yellow and a deafening noise took them out.
Jalua awoke to coughing, before feeling a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she grabbed the offered arm and lifted up to stand on her feet. Her ears were ringing and her eyes hadn't fully adjusted to the darkness, but that was soon discovered. "Night vision on" said one of the soldiers, and a faint whiz of noise emitted from each of the goggles. They had been effectively sealed in by boulders all around them. It was obvious that the explosives had been arranged in such a way that those in the middle passage would get trapped, but Jalua wondered if it was just to keep them caged. That was soon answered when one of the soldiers luckily managed to get into contact with the soldiers outside the complex. "Yea we're safe, we are surrounded by rocks though" the one said before listening to something a freezing slightly. Jalua looked at him, her face full of hesitation. "We've got three lifeforms approaching" he said, and as if on cue, the moving of boulders could be heard. Jalua joined the rest in raising their weapons to the noise before a large portion of the natural barrier was ripped from in front of them. Three darkened figures carrying red lightsabers approached fast, the boulders they had plucked away falling to the floor. Activating her own purple blade, Jalua raced forwards and stopped the middle Sith Lord from slicing through her soldiers, which on cue began to fire at the remaining two Sith Lords on her flanks. Jalua exchanged in a series of cautious blocks, countering once or twice to test her opponent, just like he was testing her. The laser fire was flooding the small space and occasionally, the muffled sound of a soldier hitting the rocky floor could be heard, but Jalua pressed on. Gathering what she could, she focused on her training and surprisingly, the first thing what came to mind wasn't the Jedi way, it was the Fallanassi way of thinking. Immersing herself in the force, her figure became distorted, like a smoke. When the Sith Lord attempted to stab her, the smoke contracted next to him, where a purple blade flashed alive again, slicing through the chest of the Sith Lord. He fell into two pieces, and with that the two Sith Lords focused their attention on the Empress. One of these gathered both of his hands together, gripping the force around him and flung it towards Jalua. Once again the smoky figure moved rapidly away, concealing her exact location again. The force push hit a couple of soldiers but mainly just caused a breach in the boulders behind them. While the remaining Special Forces team continued to shoot, whether standing or on the floor, the smoke moved again. This time instead of just moving to the side, not revealing where Jalua's body actually was, it engulfed the Sith Lord to her left. This trick was a cleaver one, while her raised his lightsaber in a parry technique against the smoke, Jalua actually jumped at the one on the right, who was also surprised at the attack, but carefully deflected each of her furious blows.
Meanwhile outside, the soldiers could hear the faint clashing of lightsabers and the echo of blaster fire, it didn't stop however, meaning there was still hope. "Colonel, we haven't got no more explosives with us, the SFSG might though" a soldier said from behind him, and the colonel nodded. Although they could potentially damage those within the gap, there was no other way of getting to them quickly. Without waiting for the order, the soldier got onto the radio and attempted to contact the SFSG, who by this time would hopefully have cleared the training grounds.
