Post 1756-1757 of the Game Thread

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First Place:

Ignoramus: (10) Nictel, Diamondeye, Seon, Autolycus, Jarema, DIY, Beefy, Choxorn, Double A, Khazaar
Joooray: (10) Kagemusha, Ironside, Chaotix, WEW, Sasaki, Diana Abnoba, Robbiecon, Warman, Greyblades, Ignoramus

Second Place:

wideyedwanderer: (6) Nightbringer, CBlackadder, Frozen in Ice, Renata, Joooray, Cecil XIX

Third Place:

Link: (2) Yaropolk, Csargo

Fourth Place:

Robbiecon: Yaseikhaan
Diana Abnoba: God Emperor






Sol Jade noted that time had expired, and asked for a vote.

"Have we reached a verdict?" Jade asked.

The Jedi took a vote, and it turned out that they were undecided, having narrowed it down to two potential candidates. The Jedi were pretty sure that at least one of the two had to be a Sith, as the two candidates together had managed to grab half of all possible votes.

"No we have not, Grandmaster." said Ronen Durdon.

"Who are the leading candidates?" Jade asked.

"Myself, and Master An-Wan Dyas."

"Very well. Let the accused have a chance to defend themselves." Sol Jade said.

Ronen Durdon: "As you can clearly see from the security holograms, I was busy hunting down the Sith last night. It could not possibly have been me. I can prove I am not a Sith! I resent the fact that I am even being accused..."

An-Wan Dyas: "As you can clearly see from the security holograms, I was defeated in lightsaber combat on the eighth night by my attacker. I could have been killed, and yet, I did not show myself to be a Sith. I had no red lightsaber, and I also did not try to kill the one who defeated me! There's no way that I am a Sith. I do not understand why I am even being accused..."

Ronen Durdon: "The evidence proving my innocence is much stronger. I will not allow myself to be destroyed foolishly. This is pointless!"

An-Wan Dyas: "Your evidence doesn't prove that you're innocent, it proves that YOU killed a Jedi! We should go with what we know, which is that you are a killer among us. I'll defeat you in combat and prove that you're a Sith!"

Ronen Durdon: "I am no Sith, and I do not believe that you are either. This decision to force us into a duel is a mistake. I'm not going to accuse you out of spite, Dyas."

An-Wan Dyas: "You can't play innocent with me, you've already admitted to your crimes. Now face me in battle!"

Ronen Durdon: "For the last time, I was trying to remove the Sith myself, nothing different from what you're about to try to do, An-Wan. Moreover, it's nothing different from what we all have done every single day, which is to try, and fail, to remove a Sith from our midst using what is essentially vigilante justice. You all are accusing me of doing what each and every one of you has done, and it makes no sense! We are beings of reason, conscience, and righteousness.... I cannot believe that you would all allow this hunt to cloud your judgment so. Judge me as evil at your own peril, for I have done nothing different from what you have done yourself."

Sol Jade: "Enough! You've both been judged as suspicious by the Council. You are to face each other in battle to determine which of you dies. May the Force forgive us."









Lightsaber Battle: Ignoramus versus Joooray




Ronen Durdon entered the hangar bay from one side, and An-Wan Dyas entered from the other. The two combatants bowed to each other, and nodded in the direction of Sol Jade. Ronen Durdon knelt down and began to meditate, while An-Wan Dyas ignited her blue lightsaber and stood in a standard Makashi-style form. She stood at the ready, and began channeling the Force through her body in preparation for the battle.




Suddenly, Ronen Durdon stood up, his meditation complete, his mind focused. He ignited his blue lightsaber, and stood in a classic Soresu-style pose, and prepared to defend himself. An-Wan Dyas shielded herself with a bubble of the Force, which could easily deflect any possible projectiles. The two combatants advanced on one another.

Their sabers clashed, and they met each other blow for blow. An-Wan's movements were in the style of a true fencing master, with precise, accurate strikes, timely parries, and forceful, flowing slashes. Ronen's movements were short and less flowing, keeping a tight defense around his body, not allowing anything to get through. He was indeed powerful and strong, and he was undeterred by An-Wan's graceful attacks.




An-Wan stepped up her game, and continued with the Makashi style, utilizing her advanced training to press onward. Ronen, too, reached deep into his most advanced training to deflect all of her attacks. They both gained and gave ground, demonstrating nearly equal mastery of the saber. Ronen, however, seemed to have a slight edge, as he was able to control the course of battle masterfully. Soon it was An-Wan herself who was on the defensive, and began to give ground.




Ronen pressed the attack, and unleashed a powerful burst of Light in an attempt to weaken An-Wan. This tactic did not even faze An-Wan Dyas, and she used the moment of failure to reach deep into the Force herself, unleashing a greater connection. Her speed doubled, and then tripled, and her movements became nearly impossible to see with the naked eye.

Ronen was forced backwards, deflecting all of the powerful, blinding slashes with his short, quick movements. His deep concentration allowed him to keep up with Dyas, who seemed to be glowing with power, her blue blade shimmering. He was powerful enough to hold back the stronger, faster Dyas, by expending as little energy as possible on unnecessary movements. The two combatants fought with incredible valor, neither relenting, neither weakening.




Dyas reached even deeper into the Force, and reached down to the last of her training, and began to deliver acrobatic, graceful strikes from unexpected angles, demonstrating great innovation and creativity, trying to break down Ronen's defenses. She used the Makashi style in a less linear manner than she had been trained to do, and began to sidestep, roll, and jump to get around Soresu's tight frontal defense. Ronen had not seen such moves demonstrated with Makashi before, and was also forced to improvise.

Reaching as deeply into the Force as he could, he unleashed a blast of power; a wave of the force that sent An-Wan Dyas flying across the hangar bay. She landed against the far wall, where she had already turned around and braced herself, and used her powerful leg muscles to springboard off of the surface and land on the deck plating below, unharmed.

Ronen Durdon tried the move again, and reached deep into the Force, unleashing another wave which threw An-Wan across the hangar bay at the opposite wall, where she struck hard and was knocked to the floor, where she rolled to her feet, undeterred. He tried again, knocking An-Wan against the ceiling, and back against the floor, and back against the ceiling, trying to knock his opponent out. An-Wan simply reached deeper into the Force and strengthened her protective shield, which caused her to bounce harmlessly off of both surfaces.

Frustrated, Ronen Durdon released Dyas from his hold, and charged toward An-Wan, determined to strike her down. He unleashed a torrent of powerful Soresu strikes, quick and deliberate, trying to break her. But An-Wan's speed and strength caused her to be able to deflect all of these attacks. Ronen continued to advance, pounding An-Wan with a flurry of precise strikes, as An-Wan parried them. She was backed into the wall, which she propelled herself off of and over the head of Durdon, as he tried to cut her down in midair. She gracefully deflected the swing, and landed on her feet, and tried to break Ronen's defenses again. Her counterattack was enough that Durdon also had to become creative with his movements, and roll out of danger, leap to avoid a downward cut, and lean back to avoid a horizontal cut that could have been fatal.




Ronen unleashed another wave and pushed Dyas out of range, to give himself some space. She rolled to her feet and continued to advance on Durdon. The two combatants clashed sabers again, giving it everything they had, utilizing all of their training and all of their mastery of the saber and the force and of their own minds and bodies. They fought toward the center of the hangar bay, where Durdon managed to swing himself around and deliver a horizontal cut, which Dyas deflected, but he continued the motion and delivered a leg sweep that knocked Dyas to the deck. He stood over her, ready to finish it, but she quickly delivered a swift kick to his knee, and he also fell to the deck plating. As he fell, he grabbed onto Dyas' lightsaber by the hilt, and tried to force her weapon out of the way so he could deliver the finishing blow. He unleashed another blast of Light to try to stun Dyas, again to no effect, and she grabbed his own lightsaber by the hilt and the two combatants grappled, rolling on the deck, each trying to gain some advantage over the other.

Ronen tried to unleash another blast of Force Wave at Dyas, but in such close quarters he found himself surrounded by the protective bubble that encased her body, and the only effect was that both of them went hurtling toward the ceiling, bounced off of it, and collapsed back onto the deck below. They continued rolling on the deck, until Durdon finally had Dyas pinned down, and he began forcing her own lightsaber back at her throat. Dyas, reaching deep, unleashed her speed and strength and reversed Durdon's lightsaber back toward his throat, and held back Durdon's greater strength and leverage, preventing herself from being decapitated. Durdon held back Dyas' counterattack, and forced his own saber forward as well...

Dyas twisted her body around, knocking Durdon off-balance, and then rolled in the opposite direction to avoid the killing blow. She twisted herself free of Durdon's grip, and gracefully did a backflip, avoiding another strike, and deftly dodged sideways to avoid another. She stood toe to toe with Durdon, and they clashed sabers one more time... her connection to the Force weakening, her shield finally began to buckle. Durdon unleashed one last wave of the Force at Dyas. They were standing so close to each other, that the wave blasted both Ronen Durdon and An-Wan Dyas in opposite directions, both of them slamming hard into the duranium on either side of the hangar bay. Durdon was the first to recover and stand up, but he saw that Dyas was also coming to. He disengaged his lightsaber and retreated out the nearby airlock. An-Wan also disengaged her lightsaber, and limped to the opposing airlock. Durdon had been unable to deliver the finishing blow, as Dyas proved to be too elusive. Dyas could not break Durdon's defenses. The contest ended without a death.









Sol Jade and the other Jedi watched it all happen. When it was over, Sol Jade's brow furrowed slightly. "Hmmm......"

He paused.

"It seems that the contest ended in a draw. This is getting us nowhere. We don't have time for this, we need to prepare for tonight's duties. Everyone proceed to your assigned sections, or get some sleep. You have your orders already."










Alive: (40/68)

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AntiKingWarmancake
Autolycus
Beefy187
Belisarius II
ByzantineKnight
Captain Blackadder
Cecil XIX
Chaotix
choxorn
civplayah Replaced by Skooma Addict2
Csargo
Cultured Drizzt fan Replaced by Sasaki Kojiro2
Cute Wolf Replaced by Yaseikhaan2
Death is yonder
Diamondeye
Diana Abnoba
Frozen in Ice
God Emperor
Greyblades
Ignoramus
Ironside
Jarema
Jolt Replaced by Tincow2
Joooray
Kagemusha
Khazaar
Link
Major Robert Dump Replaced by Slysnake2
Nictel
Nightbringer
Niklas Replaced by Yaropolk2
Psychonaut
Renata
Robbiecon
Secura Replaced by Zack2
Seon
TheFlax Replaced by Raskolnikov2
wideyedwanderer
Winston Hughes Replaced by Double A2

Force Ghost: (1/68)

pevergreen- Jedi Master Jacin Sky (Killed Night Four)

Dead: (26/68)

Raskolnikov- Jedi Initiate Mas Amdu Kof (Killed Day One)
Slysnake- Jedi Initiate Kerren Cae (Killed Night One)
Stuck in Pi- Jedi Initiate Si-At Unesh (Killed Night One)
Double A- Jedi Initiate Mun Farlander (Killed Day Two)
Zack- Jedi Initiate Yogal Sec-barr (Killed Night Two)
Yaropolk- Jedi Initiate Yala Edak (Killed Day Three)
Sasaki Kojiro- Jedi Initiate Sec-sar Jor (Killed Night Three)
Skooma Addict- Jedi Initiate Ker-oth Ex (Killed Night Three)
Yaseikhaan- Jedi Initiate Kaz'an Neimoidian (Killed Night Three)
Tincow- Jedi Initiate Lo'son Galeb (Killed Day Four)
ArpeggiateTHIS- Jedi Initiate Azurine Kadu (Killed Night Four)
YLC- Jedi Initiate Drafo Tylum (Killed Day Five)
spL1tp3r50naL1ty- Jedi Initiate Ker'ral Fisid (Killed Night Five)
Sigurd- Jedi Initiate Cah Andwal (Killed Day Six)
Sprig- Jedi Initiate Qui Ul'pat (Killed Night Six)
Andres- Jedi Initiate Stre-don Rett (Killed Night Six)
Rebel Jeb- Jedi Knight Ushan Nihlek (Killed Night Six)
Beskar- Jedi Initiate Jax Revus Sith Apprentice Darth Fermanagh (Killed Night Six)
Askthepizzaguy- Jedi Grandmaster Nomi Sunrider (Killed Night Six)
Ibn-Khaldun- Jedi Padawan Gall Rado (Killed Night Seven)
Classical_hero- Jedi Padawan Mar-ial Nih Pho (Killed Night Seven)
Johnhughthom- Jedi Padawan Taun Jan (Killed Night Seven)
dcmort93- Jedi Knight Mace Wyyrlar (Killed Night Seven)
landlubber- Jedi Knight Jenn Gon Rui (Killed Night Eight)
remake20- Jedi Padawan Rian-ban Fo (Killed Night Eight)
Stuck in Pi2- Jedi Padawan Ana Riya (Killed Night Eight)


Will of the Force: (1/68)

Romanic- Jedi Initiate Pla-den Krul (WOGed Night Three)





Night phase continues.