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niki_chidon) wrote2009-04-16 12:36 am
niki_chidon) wrote2009-04-16 12:36 am
Fic: Nights of the Old Republic (18/?): Korriban, Prestige (KotOR, femRevan/Carth)
Title: Nights of the Old Republic (18/?): Korriban, Prestige
Author: Niki
Fandom: SW: KotOR
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Notes: I'm moving further away from the actual game dialogue but I still use it as the base.
Previous parts: Prologue, Chapter 1, Interlude, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 and Chapter 16
Chapter 17: Korriban, Prestige
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Dammit, Shin! He’s a Sith! You’ve seen how he’s behaved, why do you have to set yourself up for torture in his stead! Carth wanted to yell the words out loud as he was forced to watch helplessly as the crazy old Sith attacked Shin for every ’wrong’ answer she gave in his demented quiz.
But of course Shin had to do that, she wouldn’t spout Sith lies even to save her skin – especially if it meant another living being would suffer. And this time, too, her gamble paid off. Not only did the other student, Mekel, help them defeat the crazy old man. He also stopped to think about the path he had chosen, and with Shin’s encouragement decided to leave the Academy, maybe even to join the Jedi.
That was, what, second student Shin had cost the Academy? How was Carth supposed to yell at her now?
”I know what you’re thinking, Carth,” she said as they turned to exit the tomb of Tulak Hord. ”But if I’d done that any other way I would have been no better than the Sith.”
”I know! I know. I just... It tears me apart, seeing you in pain.”
”I’m fine. I promise. I can’t say I enjoyed the torture – damn those Force lightnings seemed to burn every nerve ending! – but I’d never, ever, cause pain like that to another human being. Not even a Sith.”
- - -
After the heaviness of their previous experience, Marko Ragnos’ tomb felt like comic relief. After helping the rogue assassin droid by disabling its assassin functions Shin and Carth sat on the floor of the tomb, laughing, repeating over and over the discussion between HK and the other droid, especially HK’s shock over the fact the assassin droid didn’t want to kill anyone, and his sincere offer to help him overcome this terrible state!
In the end they calmed down, Shin apologised to HK, Carth rolled his eyes, and they moved towards the last open tomb they could access. Ajunta Pall’s tomb, too, had it’s surprises.
Namely, Ajunta Pall.
The blue shimmering visage of the Force ghost came as a shock to Shin who had never seen the like. Almost like a hologram but more... vibrant. Shimmering with Force despite the fact that the old Sith Lord seemed almost pathetic as a ghost, like he was lost, stuck in place only because of his rage.
After fulfilling the ghost’s ”quest” and discovering his sword Shin talked to the spirit. She didn’t really sense Darkness here, not from him.
Still she was surprised when she actually managed to talk the Dark Lord into accepting forgiveness, accepting Light, and leaving the tomb he had haunted. It made her feel good, made her momentarily share the peace she had given him.
How did anyone fall to the Dark side when the Light felt like this?
Or was it pure arrogance on her part?
But surely Carth wouldn’t look at her with that admiration in his eyes if she was not doing something good?
”If I hadn’t seen that myself, I wouldn’t believe it. You just turned a Sith Lord! ...what’s the word I should use? Redeemed? Make him fall to the Light side?” His voice was lightly teasing, despite the admiration.
It wasn’t until much later that Shin thought to wonder about of the fact that Carth had also seen the Force ghost. She didn’t know if that was supposed to be possible for non-Force sensitives. She’d have to look into that, maybe ask Bastila... After all, Dustil was strong in the Force. And it was supposed to be hereditary.
Something worth thinking about later, that’s for sure. Shin was aware she was forming that queue again, ”things to think about when you have a moment.” But at least that was better than getting distracted by things in the middle of a fight, for example.
For a second she allowed herself to picture Carth in the full robes of a Jedi Knight, holding a lightsabre, and the image took her breath away. Then again, it was hard to imagine the pilot without his orange jacket – and even harder to imagine a Jedi with the jacket, so maybe things were better off as they were.
- - -
They turned back towards the Academy. She needed to see Master Uthar and show him all the things she had found, in hopes it would gain her enough prestige to be selected. She also wanted to contact Ebon Hawk to reassure the others that they were still alive and well.
On the way they noticed a cave they had missed earlier in their rush to reach the Valley of the Dark Lords. She didn’t understand how she could have – it reeked of Force, darkness, fear, and sadness.
Well, most of the planet did, so maye it wasn’t so surprising, after all.
”You want to go in there? I don’t know, Shin, I have a bad feeling about this.”
”Me too. That’s why we have to go there.”
”I’ve been around you too long, that almost makes sense in your world.”
- - -
Continued in Chapter 18.
Author: Niki
Fandom: SW: KotOR
Disclaimer: Still not mine.
Notes: I'm moving further away from the actual game dialogue but I still use it as the base.
Previous parts: Prologue, Chapter 1, Interlude, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 and Chapter 16
Chapter 17: Korriban, Prestige
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Dammit, Shin! He’s a Sith! You’ve seen how he’s behaved, why do you have to set yourself up for torture in his stead! Carth wanted to yell the words out loud as he was forced to watch helplessly as the crazy old Sith attacked Shin for every ’wrong’ answer she gave in his demented quiz.
But of course Shin had to do that, she wouldn’t spout Sith lies even to save her skin – especially if it meant another living being would suffer. And this time, too, her gamble paid off. Not only did the other student, Mekel, help them defeat the crazy old man. He also stopped to think about the path he had chosen, and with Shin’s encouragement decided to leave the Academy, maybe even to join the Jedi.
That was, what, second student Shin had cost the Academy? How was Carth supposed to yell at her now?
”I know what you’re thinking, Carth,” she said as they turned to exit the tomb of Tulak Hord. ”But if I’d done that any other way I would have been no better than the Sith.”
”I know! I know. I just... It tears me apart, seeing you in pain.”
”I’m fine. I promise. I can’t say I enjoyed the torture – damn those Force lightnings seemed to burn every nerve ending! – but I’d never, ever, cause pain like that to another human being. Not even a Sith.”
- - -
After the heaviness of their previous experience, Marko Ragnos’ tomb felt like comic relief. After helping the rogue assassin droid by disabling its assassin functions Shin and Carth sat on the floor of the tomb, laughing, repeating over and over the discussion between HK and the other droid, especially HK’s shock over the fact the assassin droid didn’t want to kill anyone, and his sincere offer to help him overcome this terrible state!
In the end they calmed down, Shin apologised to HK, Carth rolled his eyes, and they moved towards the last open tomb they could access. Ajunta Pall’s tomb, too, had it’s surprises.
Namely, Ajunta Pall.
The blue shimmering visage of the Force ghost came as a shock to Shin who had never seen the like. Almost like a hologram but more... vibrant. Shimmering with Force despite the fact that the old Sith Lord seemed almost pathetic as a ghost, like he was lost, stuck in place only because of his rage.
After fulfilling the ghost’s ”quest” and discovering his sword Shin talked to the spirit. She didn’t really sense Darkness here, not from him.
Still she was surprised when she actually managed to talk the Dark Lord into accepting forgiveness, accepting Light, and leaving the tomb he had haunted. It made her feel good, made her momentarily share the peace she had given him.
How did anyone fall to the Dark side when the Light felt like this?
Or was it pure arrogance on her part?
But surely Carth wouldn’t look at her with that admiration in his eyes if she was not doing something good?
”If I hadn’t seen that myself, I wouldn’t believe it. You just turned a Sith Lord! ...what’s the word I should use? Redeemed? Make him fall to the Light side?” His voice was lightly teasing, despite the admiration.
It wasn’t until much later that Shin thought to wonder about of the fact that Carth had also seen the Force ghost. She didn’t know if that was supposed to be possible for non-Force sensitives. She’d have to look into that, maybe ask Bastila... After all, Dustil was strong in the Force. And it was supposed to be hereditary.
Something worth thinking about later, that’s for sure. Shin was aware she was forming that queue again, ”things to think about when you have a moment.” But at least that was better than getting distracted by things in the middle of a fight, for example.
For a second she allowed herself to picture Carth in the full robes of a Jedi Knight, holding a lightsabre, and the image took her breath away. Then again, it was hard to imagine the pilot without his orange jacket – and even harder to imagine a Jedi with the jacket, so maybe things were better off as they were.
- - -
They turned back towards the Academy. She needed to see Master Uthar and show him all the things she had found, in hopes it would gain her enough prestige to be selected. She also wanted to contact Ebon Hawk to reassure the others that they were still alive and well.
On the way they noticed a cave they had missed earlier in their rush to reach the Valley of the Dark Lords. She didn’t understand how she could have – it reeked of Force, darkness, fear, and sadness.
Well, most of the planet did, so maye it wasn’t so surprising, after all.
”You want to go in there? I don’t know, Shin, I have a bad feeling about this.”
”Me too. That’s why we have to go there.”
”I’ve been around you too long, that almost makes sense in your world.”
- - -
Continued in Chapter 18.