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The Books of Oyja III: Leik and leiksChapter 4 The Arena
I imagined that Jash and I seemed an odd appearance. For we were two beings suddenly appearing from nowhere. The Jedi wouldn’t know whether to trust us, and the Separatists would be going through the same problem. Who could blame them? I, for one, wouldn’t trust myself if the same decision were upon me.
I turned on my lightsaber and breathed in, settling mind and body. My spirit heightened as I started my attacks. I ran at the nearest super battle droid and cut it in half, doing this I narrowly escaped a shot to my head. Jash tried to come close to me but she was attacked.
I looked at her as she was attacked by a Jedi. The great protectors of the Republic attacking an innocent! Damn the darkness of Tas’ glory! “Great Jedi, I mean you no harm.” Jash said but the Jedi didn’t seem likely to believe her. I blocked some shots that came our way, allowing one to go into his kneecap.
Jash twirled her lightsaber hilt so that it hit the Jedi. “I would think less of him if he had believed me.” She said when the Jedi was down.
“It would prove his weakness if he had believed you.” I replied.
“You shouldn’t believe everyone who says they’re your friend, especially during battle.” With that we started to move elsewhere. We always kept on the move, looking for enemies everywhere. Shadow could come and bring some Hists. But that move would be useless since it was daylight outside.
Jash came into contact with battle droids and turned her lightsaber off and on in quick succession. The droids were confused by that. But she ended up using her mind to break some important wires in the droids.
I, on the other hand, used orange lightning and the lightsaber. The lightning scared away the Jedi and easily got rid of the droids. I used my lightsaber for bolts that came my way. I looked around and saw one Jedi come towards me, unafraid of the orange lightning. This would be good.
I wanted to kill this Jedi but I also knew that I should let her live. I decided to wait to see what would happen. Searching through her mind I found the name ‘Siri Tachi’. So that was her name. Unfortunately, names didn’t play as much importance here as they had in Tenju Hell.
I wondered how I could prove to Siri that I meant her no harm. An answer suddenly came in the form of a smile that appeared on her face. “Oyja, why are you a male twi’lek again?” She asked.
“I have just turned into a male twi’lek.” I replied, confused. Further conversation was ruined since a group of super battle droids had decided to attack us. Damn them! Siri and I fought together. So I was going to know her later, as a friend. Next time I’ll confuse her for giving me such a headache!
Jash joined us. “A new friend?” She asked and I laughed as I cut a droid in half. I shot orange lightning at five droids. Siri looked at Jash quickly but went back to fighting.
“Obi-Wan would want to see you.” Siri said as she then went off. I watched Siri go away. I doubt Obi-Wan would know anything about the Tenju or the Dark Lord of the Night. I sensed a leik opening.
“You should go see Obi-Wan.” Jash said. “It will help you, not now but when I’m gone.”
I nodded and guided myself over to Obi-Wan. I went quickly through the droids and arrived near Obi-Wan and a man I identified as Mace Windu. Mace looked at me and raised his lightsaber to me. “Hold.” Obi-Wan said. “Oyja is someone I know. I’m glad to see you here but I’d hoped you’d choose to stay human female.”
I shook my head. “Never will I forsake my present, the past before is something that is best forgotten. I remember it but know that I have changed, and I refuse to become unchanged.” I replied and Obi-Wan stared at me. He got free of answering me for a minute since battle droids were upon us.
The next chance he got to speak he replied, “This is odd…” I bowed and quickly found Jash.
“It seems that Obi-Wan’s past is my future.” I said. “But I can’t believe I turn into what I was before.”
Jash smiled at me and we fought together, she went into close combat. She was a daredevil, and I still an apprentice. I blocked the bolts that came towards us but we had a moment to breathe. “You, Oyja, will understand your future when you revisit your past.” She said. “May Tas watch over you, for your glory days are just the beginning. And help, you will, a soul lost as you were lost.”
I nodded at Jash as I felt a leik. I smiled as I realized we could get back on track. “There is more than we realize, and less than we think.” Jash said. “And go into places unmarked we will. For my time is ending.”
I shook my head as we both raced toward the leik, knocking droids and Jedi as we went. “Your time will not end soon.” I said. “I want to raise a family with you. We can raise our children to become protectors as we are. But, please, allow a chance for peace.”
“There will be peace when we’re dead.” She replied. “But we are due peace, though we can’t run forever. And our son is already dead.”
I had no idea what she meant by that. For she could mean a number of different things. Dead as he had turned. Dead as he had actually died. But Jash had not yet born a child, I had not gotten her pregnant. Our relationship was not yet to the point where we had sex. No. We were two different species, to have gotten where we were now was something to be proud of.
I jumped into the leik and held Jash’s hand. Whatever she had meant was of no matter now. I wouldn’t focus on visions, but on what was now happening.
Author’s Note: Ah, I completed a battle scene, yet again. Yes, Rachel, I was tempted to kill off Siri.