Temple of the Ancients

[Swirling Force]

The Temple of the Ancients, also called the Temple of the Elders, was a temple on Lehon that was said to hold the secrets of the Star Forge. The temple's doors were blocked by a mysterious force field that only Rakata could bring down by performing a special ritual or by using an ancient tome, and even then, the force field would not stay down for long.

The structure itself was twenty meters tall. Located on the top of the Temple of the Ancients was the summit. It contained an elevator to the main floor.


^{Image: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic © Lucasarts}

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni walks across the surface of the tropical planet of Lehon, also known as Rakata and Rakata Prime. The heat is causing her the sweat under her black robe. She therefore takes it off and places it in her back-pack. She now has a black leather tube top, a quite transparent black-gray sarong around her waist as well as black leather gloves.*

"By the Force this place is hot! Better not stay out in the sun for to long or I am going to be one grilled Twi'Lek."

*As she arrives as the Temple of the Ancients two Rakata stands near the entrance.*

=Rakata=
Greetings! Master Umbra I presume?

=Oni=
That's what my nametag says.

=Rakata=
But you are not wearing a nametag?

=Oni=
Never mind. Just lower the Force Field.

=Rakta=
As you wish, Master Jedi.

*Oni stands back.*

=Oni=
So, are you going to do some kind of Force ritual now in order to lower the Force Field?

=Rakta=
Nope, we just push this switch.

*The Rakata places his hand on the switch and the Force Field is lowered.*

=Oni=
Oh! Well, that makes sense. Much easier I guess.

=Rakata=
It sure is. Installed it when the Star Forge was destroyed. No need for it now that it doesn't really guard anything.

=Oni=
I see. Well, guess I have to wait for my padawan now.

*Oni sits down in a meditative position and awaits Mas'ud's arrival.*

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud arrives at the temple after being in the blistering heat.*

=Mas'ud=
I'm here to see Master Umbra.

=Rakata=
Go in. She is waiting for you.

=Mas'ud=
*Mas'ud enters the temple. He sees his master meditating, her eyes closed. He attempts to use the force to seek her attention. *The attempt feels feeble to Mas'ud.*

[Oni Zenthari]

*Although it now was midday and the sun was in zenith, the rays of light did not reach Oni in the shadows inside the temple. She reached out with the Force and scanned her surroundings. She could not only sense the darkness that once dwelled inside these walls but also something else, something dark, something dark that was still here.*

"I wonder what it might be. What ever it is, I shall claim it!"

*Oni senses her companion approaching her long before he even tries to reach her with the Force. She is sitting with her back towards him as he enters the temple.*

"Do not flatter yourself, young one. I could sense your clumsy steps even before you made them."

*Oni stands up slowly. She then turns to face Mas'ud. She could taste the anger radiating from him. Obviously someone or something had irritated him.*

"Tell me, did the Rakata anger you? I trust that you did not act on your emotions but stayed in control and got the files copied onto the disc?"

*Oni extended her arm towards his and starred into his eyes.*

"Hand me the disc then start searching the area. We came here for more than this history lesson."

[Sith Trooper]

*Suddenly out of nowhere a strange hidden door opens up. Out limps two Sith Troopers. There is something odd about these troopers however. They are moving very slow, dragging their feet and their arms are hanging straight down. One trooper is missing his helmet and his skin looks pale and even rotten in some places.*

*One of the troopers speak with a blurry voice.*
You... not... belong here!

*The two troopers raise their weapons and starts fireing toward Oni and Mas'ud.*

[Oni] *Shoots Rapid Fire towards head.*
[Mas'ud] *Takes aim and shoots a sniper shot towards his head.*

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud slowly extends the holodisc to Oni. His irritation at her tone is shown in his eyes as he glares into hers.*

"They were suspicious. I almost had to do some damage. The files are all there.*

*Mas'ud remembers the suspicion he felt before the Elder mentioned it. How he would have liked to cause true pain to those Rakata. He smiles at the prospect of torturing them, of causing true pain.*

"Their suspicion subsided. When I left, I took their secrets with me."

*A door opens, startling Mas'ud. He jumps at this unexpected event, his lightsaber ready. As the secret door opens, Mas'ud turns to the creatures coming towards both he and Oni.*

*As the Sith Trooper shoots at Mas'ud, he ignites and blocks the shots with his lightsaber.*

-The firing at Mas'ud is blocked. Health is 10/10-

*Mas'ud walks with haste to join Oni, his lightsaber still ready*

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni takes the disc and places it in her back pack.*

"You did well, student. A true Sith controls his anger, he does not let his anger control him. This way a Sith can channel the anger and use it to grow stronger."

*As Oni recited the words of her old Master, Tulak Hord, she could not help but to smile. Who was she to speak? She who always killed and acted out her anger all the time.*

“Very well, now we have something to bring back to the Masters back at the Academy. Let’s...”

*Before she managed to finish her sentence a door opens and Oni senses something dark in the Force.*

"I have a bad feeling about this."

*Oni ignites her two lightsabers that springs to life in a crimson red colour. As the troopers reveal themselves Oni get’s quite puzzled.*

“Sith troopers? What are they doing here? There haven’t been any Sith troopers on Lehon since the war! Who are you?”

*As the Sith Troopers reply by starting to shoot at her, she dodges the shot directed for her.*

- The Rapid Fire that is shot at her is dodged. Health to 10/10-

“Oh, that was a big mistake, Sir.”

*[Sith Trooper 1] Oni leaps towards him, both sabers drawn and makes a flurry as she lands just one meter in front of him.*

[Sith Trooper]

*As the troopers are very slow they have no time to react at the incoming danger.*

-[Mas‘ud Kaul] - The shot that is deflected back at the trooper hits him in the head. He falls to the ground dead. Health 0/10 -

-[Oni Zenthari] As the trooper gets hit by the full extent of the flurry he is shredded to pieces. Health 0/10 -

*Both troopers are dead on the floor in a pool of blood. The blood however is not red as it should be since the troopers were human but the blood has a more dark blue color.*

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud retracts his lightsaber after joining Oni.*

"What were those Sith Troopers doing here, and why is their blood blue?"

[Oni Zenthari]

*As the two troopers falls to the ground Oni deactivates her lightsabers and attaches the hilts to her black leather belt with red stripes. She approaches the bodies and sit down next to one of them.*

"I have no idea. I have seen some species with blue blood but these troopers appears to be human."

*Oni dipped her index finger in the pool of blood. It was cold.*

"Strange. They have just died yet the blood is already cold. And judging by the state of their skin and intestines I would say that they have been dead for quite some time. I have seen things like this before, a long time ago on Correlia. A group of Jedi and allies, among them Duron Qel-Droma, Zerro Shan and Zerrec Zageth, went to investigate some deaths near the city of Tyrena. They discovered a secret lab in the sewers. And in the lab they discovered..."

*Oni stands up and turn towards Mas'ud.*

"... zombies!"

*As Oni moves towards the secret door the zombies came from the continues with the story.*

"The group had to fight their way out, facing not only the zombies but also bounty hunters. The Republic and the Jedi did nothing to stop the zombies they discovered and several thousands of Corellians died, killed by these monsters. This is why Corellia has quite cold relations to the Republic nowadays." OOC: All this happened in the old Infinite Empire RPG that was on Facebook.

*Oni walks thru the door and finds herself in a dark room. Using Force Lightening the ignites the torches that hangs on the wall and light spreads in the room illuminating it.*

"By the Force."

*The room looks like a small office of sort. Shelves are covering the walls containing scrolls and other strange items and a chair and desk is located at the far end of the room. As Oni moves closer to the desk she can see that a mummified corps of a Rakata is sitting in the chair. The design of the furniture and the paintings on the walls are like nothing Oni has ever seen before. She also sees several claw marks on the walls, floor and on the shelves, probably belonging to the zombies that was locked in here.*

"Come, student. Have you ever seen anything like this?"

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud deactivates his lightsaber, putting it away. His attentiveness wanes and his gaze becomes set on the blue blood. He is perplexed, never having seen anything like this before.
He listens carefully to Onis story. He follows her into the small room, his attention turning to the lightning.*

"How long do you think they were in here? What were they doing trapped in this room?"

*Many questions ran through Mas'uds mind as he studied the corpse in the chair.*

"This place just got a whole lot darker." *Mas'ud smiled at that as he looked at Oni*

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni walks up to one of the shelves and smiles.*

“I have no idea but they most at least have been here since the battle of the Star Forge. The question is how they were created. I know that there is Sith Alchemy that can create such monsters.”

*Oni runs her fingers across the dusty objects on the shelves. A tingling sensation ran thru her body as she sensed the dark side in all of them.*

“This place is dark indeed. Scrolls, holocrons... mummies!”

*Oni examines the mummified remains of the Rakata in the chair. As she touches it, it falls to the floor giving both Oni and Mas’ud quite a scare. As is does it reveals a strange looking object on the desk.*

“It looks like some sort of holocron. What if I...”

*As she places her hands on it the holocron it burst to life displaying the holoimage of a Rakata.*

=Rakata=
Who are you and why have you disturbed this sacred chamber?

*Oni stretched to her full length. She knows that she has stumbled upon something important and that she can not afford to lie at this point, she knows that this Guardian would see right thru her. She turns to Mas’ud and starred at him with hatred in her eyes.*

=Oni=
Mas’ud, if you tell anyone about this, I will remove your head from your body

*She then turned of the holomask she was wearing, displaying her true face, the mutilated face of a Twi’Lek. She then turns back to the Rakata Guardian.*

=Oni=
My name is Oni Zenthari of the Sith Empire. Padawan to a murdered Jedi Master, Apprentice to a murdered Sith Lord and here to claim my revenge! Mas’ud, you would do best to introduce yourself.

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud startes as the holocron bursts to life. As Oni threatens Mas'uds life, he feels the true hatred boiling through her body. Fear enters his mind, eyes and heart as he quickly nods his head, unable to talk. He is astounded by her true face.*

=Mas'ud=
"I am Mas'ud Kaul, young one to Master Oni." *He stares at the Rakata, who impatiently looks at both Oni and Mas'ud

=Rakata=
"Your introduction does not tell me why you invaded this private palace and what your business is here! I asked a question, and I had better get an answer."

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni rested her hands on her hips.*

=Oni=
We are here in search of power and none were more powerful than the Rakata.

=Rakata=
Ha! You flatter me, young Twi'Lek. When I were alive I knew a young Twi'Lek girl. Before I died I killed her. Will I kill you too I wonder?

*Oni smiles at the holographic projection as she takes a few steps closer.*

=Oni=
You are a hologram! What could you possibly do to harm us?

=Rakata=
I am not only a hologram! I am the librarian and keeper of this study. I posses knowledge that no one else does and control artefacts that are so powerful that they will rip your mind apart, little girl.

*Oni start laughing.*

=Oni=
Yes? Like wha...

*Suddenly a silver bracer with a red gem attached to it comes flying thru the air and attaches itself to Onis wrist. Oni falls to the floor and as her body smashes hard against the stone floor Mas'ud can sense how her spirit is no longer in her body. Oni is not dead, just gone.*

[Sith Trooper]

*A few seconds later a great explosion is heard and the entire temple starts shaking as if a earth quake had just occurred. A few artefacts fall from their shelves and some pillars in the temple falls over.*

=Rakata=
Now you will die!

*Outside the temple, several Sith Zombies spring from the ground, clawing their way up thru the dirt. As their rotten bodies see the light of day for the first time in several years a stench spreads all along the coastline. The zombies walks slowly into the temple in search for fresh flesh. The steady stream of zombies block in entrance making it impossilbe to get out. Two zombies sees Mas'ud and attacks him.*

[Zombie 1] *Slashes at Mas'uds head.*
[Zombie 2] *Points his rifle at Mas'ud and fires.*

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud tries to catch Oni as she falls, just missing her.*

"Oni!!!!" He screams and tries to wake her, but she just lies there.

*As the zombies enter, Mas'ud ignites his lightsaber. Out of nowhere, a zombie slashes at Mas'uds head, catching him offguard and striking him violently. striking him violently.*
-Mas'ud is hit. Health 9/10-

*Pain enters Mas'uds head as he feels blood flow down his face. He can taste it in its mouth. He blocks the gunfire and dodges it with his lightsaber*
-Mas'ud blocks fire. Health 9/10-

[Sith Trooper]

*More and more zombies tries to get inside the temple as they smell the blood flowing from the wound on Mas'uds face. The two zombies that just attacked are unhurt and therefore attack once more.*

[Sith Zombie 1] *Picks up one of the stone blocks that fell earlier and hurls it towards Mas'ud.*

[Sith Zombie 2] *Continues shooting at Mas'ud.*

*A third zombie has entered the room. He sees the body of Oni and moves over to it and starts biting her legs.*

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni is still out cold since her spirit is caught inside of the strange crystal. She therefore can not do anything as the zombie starts eating her legs.*

-Health 7/10-

[mkaul]

*M'Kaul barely dodges the stone thrown at him. One of the shots grazes his arm, barely missing his shoulder. Blood slowly trickles down it.
-Shot hit. Health 8/10-

*Mas'ud, with his lightsaber deflects a shot, aiming it towards the first zombie. He then charges the second zombie with his lightsaber, aiming for its throat.*

[Sith Trooper]

*Both zombies are killed by Mas'ud. The first gets his head shot of by the deflected blaster bolt and the second one gets his head cut off. The third is still alive and continues eating of Onis leg.*

[Sith Zombie 1] -Head shot off Health 0/10-

[Sith Zombie 2] -Head cut off Health 0/10-

[Sith Zombie 3] -Still unhurt Health 10/10-

[Lance Hazell]

*Lance, Tyrone and T1-A1 march up to the Temple of The Ancients*

[Rakata Temple Guard] "What is your business here?"

[Lance] "Is it any of your business?"

[Rakata Temple Guard] "It Is If Its In There"

*Rakata Guard motions towards The temple*

[Tyrone] "Look, Just let us in, we don't want to hurt anyone"

*Tyrone hands clasp around the handle of his Heavy Blaster*

[Rakata Temple Guard] "Thats a sith gun... Are you sith? You don't look like sith"

[Lance] *Pulls out his Sith War Sword, brandishing at the guard*

[Rakata Temple Guard] "Okay we dont want innocent blood spilt, go on in"

*Lance and team walk into the Temple, Lance spots the blood spill from the room Oni and Mas'ud are in and runs in, While Tyrone and T1-A1 took in the beauty of the place not noticing the blood*

"What the hell!" Lance shouts

*Lance brandishes his war sword spinning it over his hand and flicking it into the air, he catches it and brings it down aiming to stab the zombie clean through the chest*

[mkaul]

*Mas'ud is frightened as the sword wielding person charges in the room. He guards himself with his lightsaber as the person attacks the zombie. After a moment, Mas'ud realizes that this person isn't a zombie. He keeps his lightsaber ignited and ready.*

[Sith Trooper]

*Yet more zombies spring from the ground and keeps entering the temple. Two zombies, both carrying vibroblades enter.*

=Zombie 1=
You do... not belong here! Leave now!

[Zombie 1] *Attacks Mas'ud with a flurry.*

[Zombie 2] *Attacks Lance with a power strike.*

*The third zombie, that no one seems to take any notice of, keeps eating Onis leg.*

[Oni Zenthari]

*Oni is still out cold since her spirit is caught inside of the strange crystal. She therefore can not do anything as the zombie thats eating her legs.*

-Health 5/10-

[Lance Hazell]

*Lance tries to dive to the side the power strike crashing into his shoulder, on the wound from before*

"ARGH!" Lance shouts

*Lance hits the floor clutching his shoulder with his hand, his sith war sword clattering to the floor* Health - 7/10

*A1 and Tyrone hear the Cry from Lance and rush into the room*

*Tyrone aims a sniper shot and Zombie Two*

*A1 Looks at Oni and scans her quickly realises her pulse is slowing down due to the Zombie eating her leg - A1 Aims Shock Arm at Zombie Three*