Immersed In Darkness, Lo's TimeLapse & Followin Posts w/ Honor

[Logan Cole]

Logan had spent quite a while after the battle of Kashyyyk looking for his Sith Master, but had come to have no luck. He had had a close call when he almost ran into Narek Taol, but the worst was a close run in with a Jedi that he and Lexy had actually been at the academy with. After that he decided to keep it low and went into hiding. He took what little that Aeacus had taught him and continued to exercise his Force powers and feed off of the different strands of hate that ran through his veins.

After a while, he caught wind of a rumor that a new Force order had been formed and then soon after two leaders had assumed command, one was killed and the other disbanded the order. It didn’t take much for him to figure out that this was actually his sister, Lexy’s doing and that it was unlikely to be a rumor at all, so he came up with a plan and went to set it in motion.

It had taken him a while to pinpoint the Cryth that would work best for the job, but once he had found Kyrton there was no doubt that this Cryth was the one. After Logan spoke to Kyrton about how the Cryth could reassemble the Cryth order and take over as their leader, Kyrton practically immediately joined Logan. The young Sith soon had a complete organization of Force Users at his command and it took no time at all for Kyrton to start hunting Lexy.

However, things went wrong on Tatooine when Lexy had figured out that Kyrton was after her. Even though she had found out about the Cryth, Logan was pleased to hear that she had still not made any connection between himself and the Cryth organization. So Lo continued to work the strings of the Cryth, and Kyrton, from their base on Ithor.

After the destruction of their base on the asteroids of Hoth, Logan wasn’t sure if he had gotten the right Cryth for the job after all. He had specifically made sure that the men’s orders were to keep Lexy in custody no matter what, and bring her to him on Ithor. However, even though his sister had ended up escaping , Kyrton had not disappointed him, by capturing the one other person in Lexy’s life that still meant far more to her than her own life… Honor Harrington.

After a small discussion with Kyrton over the future plans for Honor Harrington, Logan had asked Kyrton to start Honor’s training in the Force and when they were ready they could come to Ithor. Then, after two months of no contact, Kyrton had sent a message to the base notifying them of their soon arrival. Logan wasted no time in preparing to meet with his leading commander, Kyrton, and his sister’s newest lover, Honor Harrington.

Logan looked up the ramp of Kyrton’s ship as it slowly lowered and couldn’t help the grin that slowly crossed his face. Honor’s sudden attack was actually something that Lo had predicted and figured that it wouldn’t be the last. After all, Honor had been there when he had killed Lexy’s last lover, and now Lo was also responsible for everything that had been happening to Lexy over the past few months, as well as taking Honor from her.

“It’s good to see you again, Honor.” His voice was slightly menacing as he used an almost tormenting tone as he spoke. He wanted Honor to have something to hate, or there would be nothing for him to feed his powers off of during his soon to be continued training. He couldn’t have Honor breaking his training habits just yet, as he still needed him to train to be the best he could be.



{Warning! If any of this post did not make sense, I'm very sorry... However, that's what happen's when I'm writting at midnight. Anyway, I still hope it was enjoyable.}

[Honor Harrington]

Honor watched in frustration as Logan dissipated the attack he had used moments ago. The man radiated power in the Force, something Honor had missed during their last confrontation on Kashyyyk. He had known that Logan had escaped the planet after killing Zekk but he had fallen off the radar in during the Rogue Cryth crisis. Apparently though, Logan had just been hiding behind the scenes, manipulating events. Impressive.

"It was you then?" Honor asked into the silence. "You were behind the Cryth at Hoth?"

Kyrton stepped out from behind Honor, putting himself in Honor's view. "Logan contacted me following the dissipation of the Cryth on Kashyyyk. We both understood that we would need to find strong soldiers if we were to defeat the Vong and so we set up the Cryth Remnant and sent them after Lexy, knowing that it would bring you along as well."

Logan nodded, his voice guarded but welcoming. "I saw you fight at Kashyyyk, Honor. I could feel you drawing on the Force, even if you didn't know it at the time. Your Mandalorian training honed your abilities, but you had peaked. You were no longer improving. As you chased down the Remnant, however, Kyrton and I watched you begin to tap into your own power. You rose to every challenge that was put before you. That was all the proof we needed."

Honor nodded his acceptance of the compliment but mentally, he was wary. The man was a snake; Honor had watched Lexy struggle through the pain her brother had caused him and then through the suffering Kyrton had inflicted on her. There was no man inside Logan Cole, just a monster.

But one could learn from a Monster and once Honor was confident in his abilities to defeat Logan and Kyrton, they would both die.

"So you want to continue my training then?" Honor asked.

Logan smiled and the air rippled with the power radiating from him. "Yes. And we begin now." Logan activated his lightsaber and leaped toward Honor, slashing outward with his blade.

Honor ducked the slash and rolled to the side, coming to a fighting pose even as he called the lightsaber at Kyrton's belt to his hand. Honor saw the Cryth nod his head in approval but anything else he might have done was lost as Logan attacked him once more.

[Honor Harrington]

Honor caught Logan's strike at the edge of his stolen lightsaber, deflecting it safely away from his body. Taking advantage of his opponent's momentary inability to strike, Honor moved into Logan's inner circle of defense, bringing a knee up to strike.

Logan twisted with the blow, diminishing the impact. Honor attempted to bring his other hand around but Logan's floot swept underneath him, sending him tumbling to the floor.

Logan's blade, now diesngaged from Honor's, twirled down from above, intent on stabbing through Honor's chest. Honor raised a hand and concentrated, using the Force to create a protective shield around him. The lightsaber glanced off the shield, deflected to the side.

A look of surprise crossed Logan's face even as Honor lifted his feet and landed a force-enhanced kick, sending Logan scrambling backwards. Honor took the moment to return himself to his feet, calling the lightsaber back to hand.

He'd certainly hefted one before while he had been onboard the Blue Vein with Lexy-a pang of pain ran through him-but he had never found the opportunity to truly fight with one. Unlike his beskad, the lightsaber's weight was focused in the hilt which meant it required a few different strategies. So far, though, Honor had found that using the lightsaber as he would his normal weapon could be effecitve; Logan seemed to be slightly off-balance as a result. Superior sword and Force abilities more than balanced things out at least.

Logan renewed his attack, bringing his lightsaber around in a strong horizontal strike. Honor parried the strike, barely, and attempted a quick jab with his own blade. Logan dodged out of the way then prepared another blow.

Even before he began to move, Honor knew where Logan would strike. It was a vague sense of danger that Kyrton had honed and Honor found that it made fighting all that much easier when you knew what your opponent was planning on doing. It made Honor's final stand on the Cryth asteroid much less of a mystery. The Force was, indeed, a powerful ally.

The duel continued for five more minutes with each participant landing the occasional strike on the other. Honor took more hits of course but both took care to ensure that they didn't cause permanent damage. Logan still needed to train Honor and Honor still believed he could stab Logan in the back at a later date.

Finally, they parted, sweating heavily. "Not bad," Logan said with a slight grin. "Not bad at all. Kyrton's taught you well although, unfortunately, you've inherited his weaknesses as well." He nodded. "I'll have to burn those out of you later."

Honor smiled back. "Yet more pain to look forward to. Wonderful."

[Honor Harrington]

Honor's bare feet gently brushed across the floor as he stepped out of the dormitory he had been assigned. A droid had been assigned to watch him but he had disabled it with a minor force surge through the unit's central processor. His subterfuge would be discovered later he was sure but what he had done with his stolen time would be kept secret. Or so he hoped.

Using the Force to dampen his presence, Honor slipped through the Cryth base, searching for any active computer terminal. After a few minutes of searching, he found something that he hoped would hold a computer terminal, a library.

The room was relatively small and contained two rows of data cards as well as two data terminals. Honor seated himself at one of the terminals, choosing to forgo the standard privacy shield for fear that it might be noticed.

Sitting down, Honor immediately set up a secure access to the nearest HoloNet station. It didn't take long for him to begin his search through the various news outlets he could access. His eyes poured over the information, hoping he might catch a lucky break.

Footsteps sounded behind him and Honor shut the terminal down and whirled to face whoever had found him. Logan stood only a few feet away, a smirk on his face.

"You know what I think of my sister, Honor." Logan said, breaking the silence of the library. "Don't you think I've set up programs to sift through likely sources?"

Honor remained silent, choosing to omit that he knew certain things about Lexy that Logan did not. That she presumably had both his buy'ce as well as the Blue Vein. And, in fact, his ship had been given clearance to land on Mandalore about a month ago. And, in the last week, there was a record from a pediatrician on Tatooine who had seen a young baby with the last name of Cole.

Logan's smirk faded into a look of concentration and Honor could feel the Sith's mind focus itself into a blade to strike at Honor's own thoughts. He erected a mental barrier to stop the probe.

Logan smiled regardless. "Well it would seem that you found something on her, given your sense of satisfaction-" Honor let a mental curse loose. "-but that is irrelevant. She is weak, and always has been I think."

Honor finally broke his silence, unable to let Logan sully Lexy's name. "And why would that be?"

Logan grinned. "Where shall I start? She continues to prove her weakness of mind with her affection for you. Not a few months after Zekk's death, her first love of her life and the father of her child, she falls in love with you. Not because of you, but because she needs a strong mind from which to deride her own strength. Can you really believe that she loved you?"His voice dripped with sarcasm. "The only reason she ever loved you was because you were there. If not for your continuing education under me, I would expect that Lexy would have already moved on, no longer needing your strength."

Honor blinked his eyes rapidly, refusing to allow evidence of his pain to reach his face. Outwardly and as far was concerned, even with his proving senses, Honor could have cared less. But inside, Honor had felt Logan's spear drive deep, touching every major fear he harbored.

What if Lexy didn't truly love him? What if he had simply seen in her what he wanted to see? How could she love him while carrying the child of her previous lover? And now that she surely believed Honor was dead....would she still care?

Honor shook the fear away, letting resolve fill him. "Your point?" He asked Logan.

Logan shrugged. "She is weak. She proved it with Cryth. Think Honor! She had the power of an entire organization of force users serving her. Did she ever use them to save the people of this galaxy? No. Did she use them to strike the Vong? No. What did she do?" He asked accusingly. "She disbanded them! Power unused is power wasted!"

Honor slowing nodded, hoping to convince Logan that he agreed. In truth, he wasn't sure. The evidence certainly seemed damning but perhaps Lexy simply hadn't realized the potential she had wielded. Or maybe she had another reason for disbanding them...And maybe she had simply been wrong." Honor gave his head a mental shake, dispelling the thought. There would be time to talk about the situation with Lexy later, after he killed Kyrton, Logan and the rest. They could right the wrongs of their pasts, their mistakes and forge a new future ahead of them, one which only served the galaxy as a whole.

Logan seemed to consider something for a moment then gestured for Honor to follow him. "Come," he said.

Honor nodded obediently and he and Logan walked through the base, finally arriving at Logan's room. The Sith nodded to one of the Cryth guarding his door and then entered, asking Honor to follow.

Logan's room was sparesely decorated, lacking most comforts and containing solely the necessities. Logan approached a drawer, opened it, then withdrew a silver tube. He turned and handed it to Honor.

"This," he said, "Is a lightsaber that I have kept for the past months. It holds a..." he paused, searching for the words. "a special significance both to me and to my sister. Though she may be weak, I will always love her as the woman and leader she once was. This is a memento of those times."

Logan handed the lightsaber to Honor, who grasped it's handle, feeling the remnants of it's previous owner within it's handle. The presence seemed familiar and as Honor let his senses continue to feel it, he felt Lexy's prescence within it as well. Whoever this had belonged to, she had been deeply involved with him. Which made it all the more fitting that Honor take possession of it now. He activated it, nodding in satisfaction at the green blade that emerged. He deactivated it and hooked in onto his utility belt.

"An impressive weapon," he replied, giving a nod of his head in thanks.

Logan smiled. "It is. And you have earned it. Your training here over the past week has progressed rapidly and every day you continue to show me that my faith in you is sufficient. And, given our coming mission, you will need it."

Honor raised an eyebrow. "And what mission would that be?"

Logan grinned mirthlessly. "The only one that matters. To destroy the Yuuzhan Vong, to wipe them from existence. Tomorrow, you, Kyrton and I will be leaving and going for Utapau."