Wasn't Darra at the point where she rather die then have the monster Ciaran help her?

Heck part of the order thinks her crazy with her talk about Ciaran and even the council had to hush her up due to the Ceasefire.
 
Interlude - Legacies of the Force Pt. 3 - Pilgrimage
Mortis

"Are you certain that approaching them is wise?"

"Why wouldn't it be?" Ciaran replied as she made her way towards the Jedi shuttle. "At times like this it's better to have allies, and I know that they can be trusted."

"That is not my concern. Since they were brought here and presumably do not have your ability to hide yourself, that likely means that their location is...compromised."

Ciaran stopped short. "The Son would know they're here, not to mention the others."

"Indeed."

"Though that does remind me, do you think the Son was out to capture or kill me?"

"I do not know. I merely surmised that relying on the mercy of the embodiment of the dark side would be...unwise."

"...Point taken," Ciaran said with a shudder. As she closed in on the shuttle she crouched down and began to move in more slowly, surveying the area.

Obviously one of those...er...

"The Ones."

Thank you-none of the Ones are around, so the best I can do right now is fall back on what little I know and follow what brought me here. Now where are you, Anakin?


Glancing around, she didn't see any signs of movement for a moment before the shuttle vanished right in front of her eyes without warning. Once Ciaran's mind processed it she immediately dropped to the ground, glancing in every direction and trying to listen for sounds of movement. A moment passed, then she heard a pair of familiar voices coming closer.

"...just a few rocks!"

So a rockslide separated them?

"Anakin should be safe with the 'Daughter,'-"

Ah. No way that was unintentional then.

"-and more importantly we need to make sure that-"

Their voices cut off as they noticed their missing ship.

"I-It was right here...!"

"I don't understand...surely there should be signs of movement or some indication of what happened..."

As the two tried to puzzle out what happened, Ciaran noticed a familiar presence moving towards them. Cursing under her breath, Ciaran moved as quietly as she could out of sight of Ahsoka and Obi-Wan before breaking out into a dead sprint in the direction Obi-Wan and Ahsoka had come from.

"Are you certain about this?"

"Before I came here I could feel that Anakin was at the heart of this somehow; so given what little I know I'm assuming the Ones must want him here for some reason or else we wouldn't be here,"
Ciaran mentally replied. "If I find him, he can vouch for me with the other Ones and make sure that the Son won't try to kill me."

"That seems like a considerable leap of logic to make. Do you really think that will work?"

"If you have any
other ideas I'd love to hear them," Ciaran fired back as she reached where the supposed rockslide was. She stopped to catch her breath, then began to focus on the rocks in front of her.

Come on Ciaran. Focus. It doesn't matter where you are, everything has a weak point.

Unable to rely on her Force vision, Ciaran let her instincts take over as she sought out the shatterpoints for the boulders blocking her way. In a trance-like state, she raised her hand and pushed with the Force-

And the rocks in front of her shattered, their fragments flying away from Ciaran. Coming out of her trance, Ciaran noticed that the road was now clear-

"Run!"

Ciaran started to run again before her brain even properly registered what Kreia had said. "What's-"

"While those boulders may have been physical, remember that this entire realm is suffused with the Force." Kreia rapidly explained. "No doubt-"

Kreia's voice cut off as Ciaran felt the Son's presence moving towards the site of the rockslide as well as another presence that radiated with Light - undoubtedly the Daughter.

"Do not stop running. Now they know without doubt that you are here and have an idea what you are capable of. I do not know what the Daughter would do, but-"

"I know!"
Ciaran shot back. Finally getting the time to process the area around her, she noted that the path she was on was leading towards a towering pyramid-shaped structure in the distance, with a brightly-shining crystal hovering above it.
father
The Father's there. I get there and hopefully I'll be safe.

Ciaran slowed down a bit to catch her breath but still maintained a quick pace, noting that the Son had not moved from the position of the rockslide and neither had the Daughter.

Why aren't they starting a more thorough search?

"I suspect that the two of them are in conflict over what your fate would be should they find you."

That's...not reassuring actually...


Finally letting herself properly slow down for a moment Ciaran continued to make her way towards the structure. After some time had passed she noted that the sun had begun to set. Normally this wouldn't have worried Ciaran except she noticed that the Force seemed to be...shifting somewhere behind her. Taking a look back Ciaran saw how the lush green lands behind her seemed to suddenly transform into a blasted wasteland, the trees dying off and changing to an eerily ethereal blue.

Oh great, now Mortis itself is trying to kill me.

"The change in the realm itself will not harm you, but the weather it brings will."

So as long as there aren't any clouds in the sky I should be fine, got it.


Ciaran began to move more quickly again as Mortis began to shift from day to night behind her. While she was close to the monastery, she was fairly certain that the night would catch up to her before she could make it-

And it did, the world around her suddenly shifting. Even though she was not using her Force vision, Ciaran staggered as she felt the Force invert for lack of a better description as the light in front of her continued to recede. After a moment she managed to recover and continue her trek towards the mountain structure. While it seemed as though she would be able to reach it before anything happened, Ciaran noticed that clouds were beginning to gather above her. Quickly starting to run, she managed to reach the staircase leading to the structure itself before the clouds darkened further and-

Suddenly Ciaran felt power go through the air as she saw rain begin to fall around her and burn away, though none of it hit her. She felt oddly calm as she walked up the many steps leading to the structure she had been trying to reach, and as she finally made it to the top she saw what appeared to be an old man with a long beard standing at the entrance.

"So you are the final visitor here then," he said, his voice reverberating as he spoke. "Though your arrival was unexpected it would be unbecoming of me not to offer you shelter after your journey here." He gave a slight bow. "I am Father, and I welcome you to my home."


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"You said that my arrival here was 'unexepected?'" Ciaran nervously questioned as she walked alongside the Father.

"Indeed, though perhaps I should clarify: I did not anticipate that someone would be reckless enough to follow the vessel that came here. Consider your presence here a gesture of good faith. Or perhaps...curiosity."


"So...you did invite me here."

"At the last possible moment. On that note I must say that you are...intriguing. The fact that you were able to hide yourself from my children is quite remarkable."

"It's not a complex technique; I simply suppress my Force presence and it keeps others from sensing me," Ciaran explained, not wanting to earn the Father's ire.

"Perhaps I should clarify; you are aware of what your presence is like when you hide it, correct?"


"It's as though I have no Force sensitivity to speak of, though obviously I still have some presence as a living being. Your point?"

"Consider the realm you are in: infused with the Force at every turn and where only those in tune with the Force may tread. When you hide yourself, your presence becomes unnoticeable because you effectively resemble the rest of the realm's environs."

"So that's why..."

"You understand then, good." The Father stopped next to a door. "Here is your room for the night. I would recommend that you stay here for the duration as the layout of this place may shift without warning."

"What happens in the morning?"

"That depends on other events that do not concern you."

Ciaran quietly nodded at that and obediently entered her room. She waited for a few moments, then slowly opened the door and glanced around to see no one in sight.

Like hell those events 'don't concern me.' I haven't gotten as far as I have by just standing by and letting things happen.
...
Kreia? Are you there?
...
Right, on my own then. Alright, I need to find Anakin in a building whose layout may or mat not be constantly changing. Great.


Breathing in, she glanced in both directions, trying to determine which way to go.
left
Nodding to herself, she turned left and began walking down the hallway, and as she went forward she quickly understood what the Father had meant as it seemed to constantly curve in different directions, to the point that Ciaran would have sworn that she had been turned around at some point. She'd been checking the rooms on occasion though, and they'd been consistently different as she moved along. Continuing on her path she came to a crossroads and-
right
-without breaking stride turned right to continue on her path. After some time walking through the labyrinthine corridors of the monastery she stopped in place as she noticed the Son's presence in one of the rooms before it vanished completely.

Oh hell.

Despite the protests of her aching legs, Ciaran ran towards the room in question, arriving just as the door opened and an angry-looking Anakin exited. Once he glanced over in Ciaran's direction, he was unable to hide his confusion.

"Ciaran!?"

"H-hey," Ciaran said, catching her breath. "Fancy meeting you here."

"You have eyes?!"

"...Doesn't everyone?"

AN: Seemed like a good point to cut off before the fun stuff starts happening. I probably could have merged this with the last update but hindsight is 20-20.
 
Wasn't Darra at the point where she rather die then have the monster Ciaran help her?
Remind me, Darra was the one that ran off when she found out that we worked with the Hutts that one time?

Something that both the Jedi and the Republic have both done at least once. So her calling Ciaran a monster is a bit much.
 
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This just occurred to me, but at another thread you were giving advice to someone on what to do when a crit over 100 happens. How far above eleven would our 170 crit be?
 
"I know!" Ciaran shot back. Finally getting the time to process the area around her, she noted that the path she was on was leading towards a towering pyramid-shaped structure in the distance, with a brightly-shining crystal hovering above it.
father
The Father's there. I get there and hopefully I'll be safe.
Breathing in, she glanced in both directions, trying to determine which way to go.
left
Nodding to herself, she turned left and began walking down the hallway, and as she went forward she quickly understood what the Father had meant as it seemed to constantly curve in different directions, to the point that Ciaran would have sworn that she had been turned around at some point. She'd been checking the rooms on occasion though, and they'd been consistently different as she moved along. Continuing on her path she came to a crossroads and-
right
-without breaking stride turned right to continue on her path. After some time walking through the labyrinthine corridors of the monastery she stopped in place as she noticed the Son's presence in one of the rooms before it vanished completely.
Hmm I am starting to wonder if it is her shatterpoint sense that is acting up or if there is someone else helping her out here.


"Ciaran!?"

"H-hey," Ciaran said, catching her breath. "Fancy meeting you here."

"You have eyes?!"

"...Doesn't everyone?"
I love Ani's priorities here.
 
See this is why I prefer the sith at least their honest about being dickbags.

If it's one thing the Sith Lords do best, it's being brutally honest about their intentions:

Sith Inquisitor: It is wise to respect your superiors. At least until you're powerful enough to kill them.

I love Ani's priorities here.

Anakin's Thoughts: I need some answers. The Father will ans... Ciaran? How is she... SHE HAS EYES?!
 
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so anankin is likely about to find out that the friend of his who has been an endless fount of obscure force lore is actually a force user, though given how good Ciaran is at bullshit she might be able to bullshit him into thinking she was brought here for her expertise.
 
well yes, but random mialuka off the street usually don't turn up in the force realm.
I don't care anyone who researches Miraluka for even a second would discover that they're near human all of whom have an inherent force connection they use to see.

We're not exactly hiding the fact that we are force sensitive, just that we know more beyond maybe some Luka Sena stuff.
 
I think the issue with Darra isn't so much her moral inflexibility as who was being a bit too morally flexible, you have to look at it from her perspective. The renowned philanthropist and humanitarian who saved her life, gave her the prosthetics that let her keep living, essentially took her in and basically been a role model and an example of what a decent human being should aspire to be- just revealed she's involved in waging gang warfare on behalf of the Hutts.

That's gotta sting of betrayal, and for someone that close to Ciaran to suddenly realize how good she is at playing her role of the most benevolent business magnate of her age when she's really a fairly ruthless criminal mastermind/businesswoman? It's hard to trust or have any faith in someone when you a facade you were emotionally invested in is so wildly divergent from the truth.

If he didn't know we're a Miraluka I'm a mallard.

Seriously she's part of a species who's entire way of life kinda depends on the force its something he'd notice.
There's a difference between 'is a force user' and 'can fight Asajj Ventress to a standstill', MIraluka's have an intuitive grasp of force sight for sure, but that's different from Ciaran's ability comparable to a Jedi Knight. So yeah, I'd suspect it's still a surprise considering Ciaran uses Buried Presence all the time.
 
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