{Disclaimer: I will be using Lingojams Mando'a translator as well as other sources to introduce the Mandalorian language into the story.}
As much as all the Masters hate to admit it I have the most encounters with General Grievous so when the Holo of him torturing Master Koth I remained in the room when all other Padawans and Younglings left. I gritted my teeth as Grievous had Master Koth electrocuted, I watched his hands closely and pointed it out to my Master quickly. "I'm obviously joining you Master! Don't try sidelining me now!" I shouted as I followed after Obi Wan, "I understand the risk but if we want to increase the chance of Grievous taking the bait the both of us being there would definetly be too tempting for him!" I calmed myself before hopping onto the transport, he wasn't stopping me from coming along however against the idea he was. "Vi Kelir bralir..." I whisper under my breath, my Master gave me a quizzical look so obliged him with a translation. "We will succeed, I thought you had an exstensive stay on Mandalore." I've started learning Mando'a, picking it up pretty quickly although I wouldn't say I'm fluent just yet, I figured knowing it would connect me more to my heritage through that I can gain greater understanding of how my two bloodlines came to create me.
I have an idea to improve our chances of capturing the good General so I put it into action, I wonder into an armoury and grab a signal jammer. Whistling fill up a backpack with multiple Ascension Cables before making a sneaky exit as I am not signing for this equipment when at least one of them isn't returning, I board the ship and orientate myself. "Yeah just line the corridor with as many as possible, even if they don't attach to anything they'll be useful." I order the Clones as we fit the Cables without them being too noticable, my Master watched me and the Clones worked towards my master plan. "Dankel, this isn't going to work... He has Lightsabers." I just wink before joining him on the Bridge, as soon as we enter Hyperspace I act out a stumble into my Master who catches me. "He'll have Magna Guards, I can handle them while you hold off the General then once I've dealt with them we'll use the Sword and Shield manouver to force him on the defensive." I make sure the Jammer is safely secured to my belt as we enter Hyperspace, I start bouncing from side to side as I start to get excited.
As soon as we leave Hyperspace the fighting starts, "Ah General Kenobi, you are a bold one! I assume you have come to rescue Master Koth." I stand off to the side as my Master converses with the General, I'm sure my being here would be a great suprise for him, once the fighting began my Master and I made our way towards the airlock . "If we keep him engaged enough he won't notice his signal being jammed, that's the idea right Dankel?" I nod to my Master as our ship is caught in a tractor beam, "Prepare for comm silence, once the Droids are taken care off make a barricade incase me and Dankel are unsuccessful at capturing Grievous!" I turn on the Signal Jammer and draw my Saber, I move onto the otherside of the airlock form a Clone before crouching down. Once the Droids breach through I ignite my Saber across the hole in the door which takes out two charging Commando Droids, kicking of the wall I narrowly avoid getting shot by one of the Clankers. I quickly return to my Master's side as we deflect blaster fire, the Clones take up defensive positions as more Droids pour in followed by two Magna Guards and the General Himself. My Master and I bait the good General back towards the Bridge where we sprung our trap, Kenobi used to the Force to launch the Magna into the one I was locking blades with so he could engage Grievous.
The Magna Guards were nothing compared to the Zillo Beast, I quite literally disarmed them and threw them at Grievous who was using all four of his arms. I activated my Enhanced Force Sight however instead of watching Grievous' fighting style I watched my Master as I entered his shadow and copied his movements, my Saber changed its configuration to that of a spear as kept my movements as hidden from Grievous' view as possible. When I saw my opening I spun out from behind Kenobi and stabbed my Saber towards his lower right arm, my strike was slightly off thankfully my Master moved back in front of me allowing me to re-enter his shadow. Grievous locked Sabers with Kenobi and kicked him back, I rolled to the side to avoid being taken off my feet, as I got up to give chase I activated the Signal Jammer. Just as I thought the corridor where Grievous orders his Droids to open fire on our ship was the exact same corridor I had the Clones line with Ascension Cables, "What's wrong General? Tech not working for you?" I twirl my Sonic between my fingers as he turns to face me, "You're a skilled warrior I'll give you that however strength is nothing if you haven't got the brains to back it up." I activate my Sonic and all the Ascension Cables fire at once with several embedding themselves in the walls, floor or ceiling with one even piercing the Cyborgs leg. The 'net' greatly reduced Grievous' movement room, I however had no issue jumping through the gaps in trap, using the Force I tightened the net around him.
My Master turned the corner to see Grievous fighting against the Cables wrapping around his joints, I was about to gloat about how my Master was wrong about my plan ya' know until the Jedi killer grabbed one of his Sabers with his FOOT and cut himself free. I rushed in, my Saber in its dagger configuration, I used the Cables to move as unpredictably as possible. As I was moving I noticed a distortion on one of the Cables so using the Force I pushed it back which caused it to spring back into place which hit Grievous' hand, I couldn't help but smile as the Saber fell from his hand. "Thank you for so graciously giving me an advantage General!" I proclaim as I pull the Saber to me, I ignite it as I'm forced to dodge the quickest flurry of stabs and slashes I've had the displeasure of being aimed at me. A sizzle catches my attention, I look at my belt to see the Signal Jammer was destroyed in the assault, Grievous begins to flee again with my Master and I chasing him. We both hear and feel the Turbo Lasers of the Droid Capital Ship open fire on us immediately, we speed up to see the Clones attempting to slow him down to no avail. I burst into flames as I shoot forward to assist my men, I bring both Sabers down onto the Generals guard, Obi Wan was quick to reinforce my assault.
We were close to dealing a critical blow when the airlock snapped, I drop the liberated Saber to focus on creating a barrier to stop us from being sucked into the vacuum of Space which believe me was draining. When I usually make barriers I make them at the point where the thing (Usually a Blaster Bolt) would make contact with what I'm trying to protect, this allows me to keep fighting, the barrier I had just created spanned the entire opening and was also twice as dense as I would usually make them. This forced me to stand still whilst my Master and the Clones climbed after Grievous, I sensed Master Abi Gallia approaching fast which is when a stray blaster bolt flew past my head. I flinched only slightly however that was enough for my concentration to slip which lead to cracks in my barrier, as I began to be sucked into the endless void I raised my hand in defiance. My hand began to glow red as a highly pressurised flame burst forth, the pull I felt lessened long enough for a wire to shoot past my head. I grabbed it with my free hand and was suprised at how quickly I was pulled up although this was probably due to my improvised jet engine. "Where's Grievous?" I asked although the injured Clones told me everything I needed to know, "To Anakin's shuttle then!" I helped a limping Clone to his feet, the few Droids in our way didn't last long against the two Jedi Masters who lead the charge.
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"He'll be on the panets surface there isn't any chance he made it to a hangar with a ship, he'll be in one of the escape pods," My Master explained in the briefing, "We'll be landing as close as possible, Dankel and Rex will each lead recon speeder units whilst I remain with the main unit... If we capture Grievous we'll be taking a major leap in ending this war." Obi Wan continued as I checked my fitting of my wingsuit, Domino Squad was joining me as our recon troop which made me rather happy as we'd grown a lot closer since the Ryloth. My Master pulled me to one side before I boarded the gunship, "It's very important that you don't engage Grievous without me there Padawan, stall his movements with hit and run attacks if required but don't fight him alone." I nodded before taking Fives' hand, I turn with a confident grin to my Master. "May the Force be with you Master." With that the door closed and we took off for the planet surface, I turned to my unit with a sign. "Anyone else think it would be smarter to get a visual from the air before we landed all our troops?" Echo and Fives agreed with me whilst Heavy disagreed wanting to get straight to the action, Cutup joked about how I just wanted to be in my fighter which wasn't entirely false.
I wish I could say our recon was full of fighting and singlehandedly taking out Grievous but no the best Domino Squad and I did was some light sight-seeing. Hevy sighed as we found yet another empty escape pod, Cutup scanned the area from up high on a barrier I created for him. "There's another pod west of here Commander!" I gently lower him down before letting out a small sigh myself, I too was getting bored however I was glad not to be fighting the whole of Grievous' forces. A couple of B1 Droids are waiting for us at the pod however they're quickly dispatched by my squad, "Fives report this in to my Master, Hevy see if they made any communication attempts, Echo and Cutup I want the area sweeped stick together." I order as I kneel down to meditate as I'm extremely conflicted, on one hand we could end the Clones Wars now on the other ending said war could speed up the 'Game' Vitiate wants to play. I dragged from my thoughts when Fives recieves the coordinates of Grievous over the comms, we don't speak as everyone knows what must be done as we mount our speeders.
I jump off of my speeder and knock over to B1 Droids with well placed bolts of fire, Domino Squad is quick to clean up any stragglers behind me as I'm more pre-occupied with reaching where my Master is duelling the Cyborg who has several dead Jedi under his belt. "MASTER!" I shout as I throw my Saber across the battlefield, I smirk as Kenobi catches it and forces Grievous on the back foot. I weave my way through the blaster fire, slowly making my way torwards the raging duel ahead of me, the Droids are slower then usual which makes it even easier. I spot Rex's Squad join the fight with the Captain missing from the lead, I springboard of the back of a Droid and launch myself over my Master and with a giant Force Push I create some space between the duel for me to land. I'm handed my Saber which signals the two of us duelling Grievous, I'm not Anakin however that doesn't change the fact that Obi Wan and I are a highly effective tag team, I move quickly with hit and run tactics whilst shooting small bursts of fire to keep the pressure up; adding Obi Wan to be the main target of our opponents attacks makes my current duelling style even more effective.
I screamed out in pain as I got kicked back by Grievous, Obi Wan grabbed my ankle and effortlessly threw me back up onto the escape pod. Where that strength came from I have no idea but when I recovered I saw Grievous attached to his shuttle, "Master!" Throw me!" I sprinted as quick as I could and jumped as high as I could, I felt the Force Push launch me further enough to get close enough to Grievous. I drew my Saber and swung, my blade cleaved of the Generals left leg, I activated my wingsuit to try get another attack off however a stray blaster bolt tore through my left wing. I crashed into several trees and was thankfully unharmed but I was disappointed, we were so close to capturing Grievous. The look on my Masters face was hard to view, I saw how tired he was, I saw how tired all the Jedi were becoming. I supervised the Clones so Obi Wan could rest, believe it or not I do know how to organise soldiers (Thank you Video Games) decent enough for them to do the rest themselves. The trip back to Coruscant was a somber one, I kept up with my duties which I would often skip in place of training or building, I really didn't want to add more to Obi Wan's plate.
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Back at the Temple I focused on 'Re-empowering' my Pyrokinesis, everyone seemed to be avoiding me, even Ahsoka and Barriss kept their distance. I threw a punch which in turn launched a small plume of fire, that's right I'm Firebending! Anyways, the few Jedi that watched my training left the room abruptly without my notice as I began to perform a combo which was less for fighting and more for calming myself down. I fully extended my body launching a small flame from my fist, I stepped through and launched a small flame from my other fist. I crouched down sweeping my foot in a circular motion producing a minature flame to rise in a circular motion, I continued, my movements turning away from fighting towards a dance with my flames conveying my emotions. I ended with a ball of flames cupped in my hand, I looked up to see a youngling staring at me in a amazement so I crouched down and smiled, "Hello there, I'm Dankel." The youngling walked in followed by several more which caught me off guard, their Jedi Guardian came in moments later after I had already sat down with them and began to answer their questions about what I was doing. "There's no need to apologise Master, I was done in here anyways besides," I weave a small flame through the air much to th glee of the children around me, I can't help but smile when they refer to it as pretty. "It's nice to get a reminder that my power isn't just destructive but also kind, that's why you orchestrated this right Master Yoda?" I leant back to see the Grandmaster of the order standing at the other side of the room, he simply smiled and nodded before leaving to I assume go to have a chat with my Master.
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I let out a sigh as I jogged around the Temple, Ahsoka kept sending me messages from random training rooms however when I get there she's nowhere to be seen. An unfamiliar smell hung through the air as went, some other things felt off but I couldn't place my finger on it, my train of thought got interupted by another beep signalling another message. I reach a meditation room off in a side corridor and knock before entering, my body was pulled backwards as a Saber shot through the door. The crackling Blade slices effortlessly through the door revealling a Masked Assailant who launched the fragments of the door at me, I roll to the side and reach for my Saber only to find it missing. "Who are you?" I ask as small sparks of fire surround my fingertips, my attacker has no answer but to slice at my neck which I counter by dodging back and meeting their Blade with a stream of fire to roll it off balance. "Where's Ahsoka!" I demand, I was drawn here by her commlink which my Assailant holds up, that's enough for me as I use Ataru footwork to jump between the walls of the corridor before bringing a wave of fire down in a downwards slice.
I gasp as the Assailant kicks me into the wall, I didn't even see them move, I shakily get up and grabbing a tiny packet with a strip of metal off of my belt. I open and throw it before igniting it with a small flame which causes a blinding light, I run out to where there should be fellow Jedi only to be met by an empty grand hallway. "Where the hell is everyone? There should be~ Agh~" I groan as a Force Push takes me off my feet onto my back, I look up to find a second Assailant with two Lightsabers standing next to the original. "Two of you guys huh? What'd I do to deserve such a party huh?" Surely there had to be someone around, a Scholar or a youngling who'll let me borrow their Saber. I step back when they toss a Saber to my feet, my Saber, I lift it with the Force and ignite it. I take a deep breath before pulling it to me and sprinting forward at full speed however my two opponents worked together perfectly, the Assailant with two Sabers was the shield whilst the first Assailant stalked me like a predator would with its prey. I pushed back the Second just in time to block a strike from the First, I recognised it immediately, He brought his Saber over his left shoulder and brought it down while twisting his body.
I blocked the slash and as expected the air around me erupted with a shockwave of Force power surrounding me, locking me in place for her follow-up attack. "Alright I lost..." I proclaimed as the two Sabers passed straight through my stomach, the two Assailants morphed into the ancestors of my body. "Did I at least do decent?" The Empire's Wrath shook his head before chuckling, he went on to describe how I was completely useless if my opponent knows how to counter my Pyrokinesis. "Your dueling was impessive though, I was expecting you to dodge a bit more though especially when you saw what technique He was using." The Hero of Tython stated quizzically as she walked around me with a skip in Her step, "Could it be that you're a Masochist Dankel?" I gritted my teeth and launched a few sparks of fire which were effortlessly blown out by their target, she chuckled softly before travelling back to her friends side. They then took turns to teach me basic manoeuvers in Lightsaber Combat, both Jedi and Sith taught with the raw power of the Dark Side being tempered by the calm and patience of the Light. "This shouldn't work right? The Dark Side is all corrupting, hell I lost my passive healing because of it so how can you two tell me it does?" The Two of them chuckled before waking me up.
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I figured out why everyone seemed to be avoiding me, the place Master Windu had taken me to meditate after I killed the Zillo Beast was the closest point to the Sith Shrine that the Jedi Temple is built upon. I punch the wall of my quarters, I was growing more and more annoyed by the constant tests the Council is having me go through since I used the Dark Side on accident. Ahsoka and Anakin had been avoiding me due to a completely different reason thankfully, they were trying to figure out a way to cheer me up as they thought I blamed myself for Grievous' escape. My Master saw their efforts as admirable however he knew I hadn't taken the loss personally so he'd just decided to let them struggle for his own amusement, he did however mention we were going on a mission to Mandalore to investigate some rumours which obviously got my heart pumping. I spent my time in the archives learning everything I could about Mandalore, I knew a decent amount already thanks to obsession with the Old Republic and the Mandalorian Wars however I was after the little detais that someone wouldn't write about in the comics. I found a piece of music composed by a Mandalorian who lost his whole family to the Republics forces, I found recipes for food and forging techniques for metals that weren't Beskar.
I actually had some time off from my training and military duties so I did some people watching, Masters and their Padawans talking with each other, I did this for hours until someone caught my eye. I followed them around patiently until I noticed I too was being followed. It wasn't long until we reached a training room, "You took longer to seek me out than I expected Padawan Fec, normally when a Padawan chooses to learn Niman they are directed to me immediately however you have seemed to be doing just fine on your own." The man I followedstated as he waved away the two Temple Guards escorting him, "I have time until my next meeting, run through your Shii Cho drills." I do as I'm told, running through the multiple drills whilst Battlemaster Cin Drallig walks around me critiquing my stance and blade work. I switch over to Soresu drills which get me a lot more praise, the benfit of your master being The Master of Form Three. I go through the rest of my drills and face Master Drallig who nods his head in thought, "I see why you've stagnated, you're an excillent duelist however you aren't using Niman to it's full potential. The Forms that make it up are there to compliment each other however you are using them seperately." I nod and thank Master Drallig for his time, the Temple Guards accompanying him continue to watch me as they leave.
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On my day away from my Jedi and Military duties I travelled around the Coruscant streets, I wandered around aimlessly with a smile on my face. "Dankel is that you?" I turned my head to see Senator Chuchi being escorted by two Pantoran Guards, "I knew it, only you would have such an eager grin whilst doing nothing at all." I laughed at her comment and walked with her for a while, it was nice not having to deal with the glances I got from my fellow Jedi and just being able to let my guard down. "So tell me, what is the Pheonix of the Republic doing in the shopping district?"She giggles as I groan, that nickname is going to stick with me the rest of my life.
"I finally had a break and despite living on this Planet the majority of my life I haven't got many memories of just being here, amongst the people... Not as a Jedi..." I spin around taking in the sights, "I hate to say it but you probably know this World of ours better than me, would you mind a Jedi escort?" I bow and offer my hand which she accepts, if only I knew how big of a mistake that would have been. I had been in literal warzones less mentally taxing then when Riyo dragged me from store to store: we ate food, tried on clothes. She dragged me away from her guards towards the end of our shopping trip, not enough for it to be a security risk, "What's up Senator?"
Riyo shyly put something in my hand, "I would consider us friends, I often find myself thinking about you when I hear about the 212th's deployment..." I open my hand to find a small pendant with a symbol I know all too well, the starbird otherwise known as a Pheonix. "Do me a favour and keep that on you, a good luck charm if you will." I chuckle slightly and tie it around my neck using the Force, I was going to say something when I noticed a group of Coruscant Guards rushing towards me. "Excuse my interruption Commander, we have a situation that we could use a Jedi for." I turn to Riyo but she simply waves her hand dismissively, "Go, they obviously need you. Duty comes first Padawan Fec." I nod and follow the Clones who fill me in on the situation, a robbery turned hostage situation. I hold back the urge to sigh as I just wanted a day off. Once we arrive outside the building I kneel down and begin to meditate, in a matter of moments I'm inside the room standing next to the Hostages. I relay what I see back to the Clones then grin as I get back up, I grab my Sonic and whistle to myself as I open up a maintenance vent which the Clones couldn't fit through so they dismissed it completely.
I hum the Mission Impossible theme to myself as I crawl through the vent, closing my left eye I got a partial image of the room however it was enough to see the three armed men. I grinned eagerly as I methodically open up the vent above the hostages, using the Sonic I disable their weapons before slowly lowering myself down. "Hey look at me I'm a target!" I shout, I don't even flinch as I trust in my tech; their Blasters explode in their hands. "Can't trust those black market Blasters, alright boys come on in." The Clones burst in and take down the Criminals whilst I use the Force to unbind the Hostages, a little boy recognised me as the 'Pheonix of the Republic' and I couldn't help but smile. I flicked my wrist causing a small flame to dance around the room, the way he looked at me made losing the rest of my day off completely worth it.
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Dankel Fec: Current Ability Level
Duelling - On par with Asajj Ventress
Hand to Hand Combat - On par with average Jedi
Connection to the Force - Slightly Stronger
Force Abilities - Telekinesis, Pyrokinesis, Force Sight (Advanced), Force Enhancement, Force Healing (Passive), Force Projections, Force Scream, Force Barrier, invincible, (______).
Current mastery over the Abilities on a scale of 10;
- Telekinesis = 5.5
- Pyrokinesis = 7.5
- Cryokinesis = 4.3
- Force Sight (Advanced) = 3.6
- Force Enhancement= 5.1
- Force Healing = -0.8
-Force Projections = 2.1
-Force Scream = 0
-Force Barrier = 4.2
-Invincible = 0.05
-(______) = 1