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elixirphoenix — TBOO III Chap 2
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The Books of Oyja III: Leik and leiksChapter 2 Confusion
With Jash beside me the leiks seemed almost calming. I, though, wanted to find out where we were going as soon as possible. But the leiks were a wonder. Light and dark; death and life; horrific and wonderful all at the same time. Tas could create wonders and this was one of them. Who guarded the leiks? That was, itself, guarded and only a few knew. There was rumored to be an order that protected them, but there wasn’t much proof of them.
“Who guards these?” I asked Jash. “You have more knowledge of this place than I.”
Jash shook her head. “You’ll find that out later. It doesn’t much matter. They’ve let us pass.”
“But when will I learn?”
“When it is time.” Jash replied and I shook my head. We were in love but she was still the Jash I knew, still strict. I’m glad love didn’t blind her and she was the same old Fosh. A very caring individual that would die for me.
Suddenly I saw two people. One was conjuring water in the air and the other one was conjuring dirt. They looked like they were fooling around. The man with water turned it into shapes and the man with dirt put it onto the water to add some shading. They laughed, saw us, and waved.
“Hi!” The water man said. “My name is Nuin and this is my friend Kwyn. May Tas shine over all your days!”
“And may she happy your days also.” I replied. “What are you doing here?”
“We’re coming here from Ryloth and heading towards a planet called Mars.” Kwyn answered. “I really enjoy the dirt and dust there. Really amazing. And where are you headed to?”
“We are going to Mon Calamari, I know some people there.” Jash said and smiled. “I haven’t been there for so long.”
“Have you heard what happened to Tenju Hell?” Nuin asked. “Rumor has it the Tenju society is breaking up. That the Tenju are going to become extinct! Some say they’ve fallen out of favor with Tas.”
“Doltan did cause havoc.” I replied. “I can see how he has fallen out of favor with Tas. But he also has made an alliance with the Dark Lord of the Night.”
Nuin and Kwyn gasped. “The center of all evil?” They asked. “Doltan really went that low?”
Jash nodded. “And it has been going on for awhile. Doltan had blinded the Tenju to what was really happening. Oyja here stopped him, or at least drove him away from Tenju Hell.”
“But where is he now?” Kwyn asked.
“He has been taken away by the Dark Lord of the Night.” She replied. “And the Dark Lord of the Night will not give up Doltan soon.”
Nuin and Kwyn nodded and then waved. They walked away slowly, laughing the entire time. A little ways down they stepped off of the leiks and went to Mars. Or, possibly, hopped from one leik to another. That would be a VERY risky thing to do.
I looked to Jash and smiled. “So what has happened was not hidden.” I said.
“No.” She replied. “Do you think something so big could be hidden? This was something that affected the fabric of time and space!”
I nodded in agreement. “But, then, it must be a very big thing and we’ll have allies.”
“Only those who are not scared to run.” Jash replied. “And those who have nothing to lose.”
A group of four people walked by us. All of them were Arconans. “Hey, your face looks better than last time!” One shouted.
They were the Arconans from the coffee shop! I ran over to them and we did a group hug. “Thank you for your help, though it wasn’t needed in the end. But it helped me go where I needed to.”
“We are always happy to help.” One replied. “Especially when one is so lost. We are glad to get away from Tenju Hell. Now we are free to go where we please.”
We said our good-byes and they left. Though I wasn’t a Tenju anymore, I wished for the chance of Tenju Hell being rebuilt. Rebuilt to show a better glory to Tas. Tas was all there was. Everything was her and, for that, I paid her my respects.
Suddenly I felt something coming towards us. Something dark that seemed like a shadow and there were chills that were being sent out. Jash rested a hand on her lightsaber while I took out mine.
“You’ve fallen out of favor with my master.” The creature said. It looked like a human but its skin appeared to be tightened against its muscles. More a creature of bone and skin and death. “The Dark Lord of the Night has put a death warrant on your head, may you die slowly.”
“We are not weaklings.” I said. “I don’t fear you.”
“You should be.” It hissed. “I am something more than either of you.”
Author’s Note: Nuin and Kwyn will play an important part later. So I decided to introduce them now.
