A Light in the Darkness
Posted: 2002-10-16 07:58pm
Many thanks to Stormbringer for the suggestion. Here is the beginning.
A Light in the Darkness
Chapter 1: The Evil Within
He stood in silence, the white snow falling and covering the ground and all upon it. All except the recently disturbed earth. He never expected to be burying his wife. It wouldn't be long before they would be here to take him as well.
The fighting had been going on too long. He knew one day those responsible would pay, but that day was to be long in coming.
Rhian and Thayre stood side by side as they watched the ships take off with the other Jedi. They had been asked to stay behind and keep watch over the children as they had too many times since the war had begun. Thayre had wanted to fight this time, but his heart kept him with Rhian.
"I sense something," she said as she touched his arm.
"As do I." His brow furrowed as they turned back into the building. He thought he heard something as they passed the dining hall. The children had been asleep for hours. There couldn't be anyone there.
Rhian's eyes widened as the Force gave her a vision. "Thayre, the children!" She pulled her lightsaber from her hip and ran towards the barracks. He ran beside her, igniting his own blade as he ran.
The doors had been blasted open. How neither of them heard it was a mystery. The sight inside made Thayre want to retch. All of the children were dead. Most still looked like they were sleeping, but the burn marks on the sheets told them otherwise.
Rhian squeezed the tears from her eyes and pushed aside the images of the children. She ran quickly towards the far doors. Her lightsaber spun in front of her as she blocked a lethal blaster shot. Now knowing where her opponent was, she ran faster.
Thayre felt in his mind her sudden anger. Running quickly in that direction, he passed her. He scanned their minds and discovered they were Hunters running into a ship. He threw his lightsaber in hopes it might damage the ship.
Unfortunately, the ship blasted into the atmosphere, leaving the couple standing in a cloud of smoke.
Rhian cried while Thayre fumed. "How could they," she wondered aloud. "They slaughtered innocent children. What did they ever do to deserve death?"
He wrapped his arms around her. "They did nothing, love. And those Hunters will pay." Deep within him, his anger and outrage fueled the Force. He would become the hunter and track them all down. He would kill them exactly the way they had killed his charges.
Rhian shuddered, unaware of the changes going on within her beloved.
A Light in the Darkness
Chapter 1: The Evil Within
He stood in silence, the white snow falling and covering the ground and all upon it. All except the recently disturbed earth. He never expected to be burying his wife. It wouldn't be long before they would be here to take him as well.
The fighting had been going on too long. He knew one day those responsible would pay, but that day was to be long in coming.
Rhian and Thayre stood side by side as they watched the ships take off with the other Jedi. They had been asked to stay behind and keep watch over the children as they had too many times since the war had begun. Thayre had wanted to fight this time, but his heart kept him with Rhian.
"I sense something," she said as she touched his arm.
"As do I." His brow furrowed as they turned back into the building. He thought he heard something as they passed the dining hall. The children had been asleep for hours. There couldn't be anyone there.
Rhian's eyes widened as the Force gave her a vision. "Thayre, the children!" She pulled her lightsaber from her hip and ran towards the barracks. He ran beside her, igniting his own blade as he ran.
The doors had been blasted open. How neither of them heard it was a mystery. The sight inside made Thayre want to retch. All of the children were dead. Most still looked like they were sleeping, but the burn marks on the sheets told them otherwise.
Rhian squeezed the tears from her eyes and pushed aside the images of the children. She ran quickly towards the far doors. Her lightsaber spun in front of her as she blocked a lethal blaster shot. Now knowing where her opponent was, she ran faster.
Thayre felt in his mind her sudden anger. Running quickly in that direction, he passed her. He scanned their minds and discovered they were Hunters running into a ship. He threw his lightsaber in hopes it might damage the ship.
Unfortunately, the ship blasted into the atmosphere, leaving the couple standing in a cloud of smoke.
Rhian cried while Thayre fumed. "How could they," she wondered aloud. "They slaughtered innocent children. What did they ever do to deserve death?"
He wrapped his arms around her. "They did nothing, love. And those Hunters will pay." Deep within him, his anger and outrage fueled the Force. He would become the hunter and track them all down. He would kill them exactly the way they had killed his charges.
Rhian shuddered, unaware of the changes going on within her beloved.
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