The Dark Academy on Korriban

"I am not a slave, no. Perhaps I simply chose the wrong words. It is not that I am nobody, more that I have not become somebody of note yet. I don't have any doubt that I will, and have prepared for this for some time. But when I walk out of this academy I expect that my name will be on the lips of important people," he replies. He had a calm demeanor, with an intensity in his eyes.

“A Sith should choose their words with carefully at all times, aspirant. You never know who could be listening and more importantly how they will receive your words. To say you are nothing says a great deal about who you are. To say you simply have not achieved some nebulous level of greatness says another. Neither seems to be accurate,” she said with a smile.

“Even what you said right now, your name has graced my lips already, am I not important?”

"I do consider you to be important. But I am not going to stop in my attempts to achieve here at the academy. I would prefer that myriad of potential masters consider me an aspirant worth fighting over to take as an apprentice rather than only having caught one's attention," he replies. "Right now I am grateful to have been recognized and to receive your wisdom. But this is not my ceiling and I would like to further prove my worth over many different tests."

“As you say.”

“I do hope you prepare yourself for how dangerous such fighting can be when Sith decide they want something that someone else wants. There are always casualties,” she said with a smile.

“But that’s none of my business, is there anything else you can remember about the holocron or the tomb?”

"Other than the droid remnants that were at the entrance, I can't think of anything. But they were dealt with and as I said, I have their memory cores so they really shouldn't be any danger. Also Spindral was there but I suspect that's not exactly an uncommon occurrence when something unexpected happens in the wastes," he replies.

"There was also a source of fresh water, so that should make it easier for those spending time documenting the site."

After talking with Lord Zash, Rumun goes to the biological sector of the library looking for some datapads.

'' I need to learn about the tuk'ata and how to catch one...'' He talks to himself.

He is quite far away from where Zeno and Lord Zash are talking, so he is not listening them.

'' ... Lord Zash said that a pup should suffice, but perhaps I can catch an adult without using violence. Hmmm, I need to learn if this is possible.'' He talks as he search for some information about those creatures.

"Greetings aspirant, I am 2V-R6, is there anything I can help you with?" a droid approached and said.

“That is very helpful; you should get some rest aspirant. There are going to be some hard days ahead,” she said cheerily.

"I shall do so. I appreciate your assistance Lord Zash," he bows his head respectfully before tucking his datapad away and heading off.

Zash watched him go and satisfied there would be no further interruptions she took the holocron and her datapad to her private office. She sat down and observed the exterior, the intricate red and black detailing and then reached out with the force to examine the lines.

There was the problem, she could see it and feel it. It would be an easy fix and then the pain set in and she rubbed her hand. It was happening more often now. She focused her mind through the pain, cut through the miasma of suffering. It felt like dying or what she considered dying to be like.

She was so close now, Lord Hazzan was the key. Zeno had just stumbled onto this holocron, a rather fortuitous turn of events but it was only the beginning. Power demanded sacrifice, and the greater the power the larger the sacrifice.

The pain subsided and she could see clearly now, existence was agony. But that pain gave her power, she focused it into the holocron… it was time for the apprentice to reveal his secrets.

OOC

Force Die Roll - Zash: 3eF 1 Light Side, 2 Dark Side

'' Oh, greetings 2V-R6. I'm looking for a datapad titled A Sith’s Culinary Journey authored by Lord Theon. I also need some information or article about the local creatures of Korriban and where to find them, information about the tuk'ata, their eating and general behavior and if possible anything about how to capture or fight with one. Please'' He asked respectfully to the droid.

“Oh of course, aspirant,” the droid walks away and returns with two datapads. “This one is the requested text and this one has collected articles for the tuk’ata, will that satisfy your requests?”

'' Yes, I suppose. Thanks 2V-R6'' The duros thanked the droid as he analized the datapads.

''I should go and start reading this archives immediately...'' He said aloud as departed to his room for study.

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