Out of Reach - Star Wars Uncertain Ways 1.17
Chapter 1 - The Gangs of Coruscant
Part 17 - Out of Reach
The door opened and a sharp wind hit Jona’s face. She wanted to sprint forward, but was suddenly blinded by rays of light that appeared in front of her, simultaneously with an enormous roaring sound. She stopped dead in her tracks, shielded her eyes and tried her best to see what was going on. Then a hysterical laugh echoed all around her. “You’re too slow, Jedi!” A triumphant Rodian was standing on the ramp of a shuttle, which was ascending from the depths of the abyss in front of her. The Rodian was holding onto the ship’s railing with the last bit of his strength and was bleeding heavily from several wounds, but his grin was one of utter satisfaction. Glowing dimly blue in his bloodstained right hand was the holocron. “A wonderful souvenir!” He shook the holorcon with a twisted smile. Jona let out a cry of rage and reached out with her hand and the force to grab the holocron, but it was no use. Her hand only grabbed thin air and the force forsook her as rage and frustration ran through her body like bitter poison. “Pathetic!” The Rodian cried with laughter. "Now, this is goodbye, Jedi! I’ll take care of the holocron and my friends will take care of you!” he mocked her. “You may run, but you’ll never escape me! Mark my words!” she screamed, but her voice didn’t even carry far enough to reach the Rodain anymore, who was still laughing maniacally. With a roar of its engines, his ship ascended out of sight, towards the planet’s surface, leaving Jona and her rage behind. She lashed out with her lightsaber, but only hit thin air and the floor of the bridge across the abyss she was standing on. It was no use. The Rodian was gone and so was the holocron. Adrenaline was still pumping through her body and she could hear the blood rush through her head. She needed to get to a ship, fast! A scratching , metallic sound made her look towards the other side of the large cylindrical abyss, which she now recognised to be a maintenance shaft for the lower levels. From over there the rest of the bridge was extending towards her. And on it were at least two dozen thugs of all species, brandishing their blasters and rattling their blades, hollering at her in dozens of languages. The Rodian hadn’t lied. He had brought his friends and they were out to get her. Jona took a deep breath and gripped her lightsaber even more tightly. Her broken ribs still stung and the burned skin form the crash was aching. But she wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of defeating her. No, she would show them what happened to those who dared to mock a Jedi! And she was not going to let any other thug escape today.
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Uncertain Ways is back after far too long and just in time for May 4th! You can’t imagine how often I tried and failed at building this part. I changed the whole concept several times and had to expand the final build equally as often, until it felt right. Now however I am very happy with it and hope you enjoy it to!
May the 4th be with you and may we enjoy all things Star Wars together again this year!
For those of you who want to see more new Uncertain Ways content, check out my art account ordo_draws. There I'll be posting detailed character designs and maybe one or two small comics form the story, with the first one being the re-design of Master Cal Amandis. Make sure to take a look!
Click here for the previous part.
Out of Reach - Star Wars Uncertain Ways 1.17
Chapter 1 - The Gangs of Coruscant
Part 17 - Out of Reach
The door opened and a sharp wind hit Jona’s face. She wanted to sprint forward, but was suddenly blinded by rays of light that appeared in front of her, simultaneously with an enormous roaring sound. She stopped dead in her tracks, shielded her eyes and tried her best to see what was going on. Then a hysterical laugh echoed all around her. “You’re too slow, Jedi!” A triumphant Rodian was standing on the ramp of a shuttle, which was ascending from the depths of the abyss in front of her. The Rodian was holding onto the ship’s railing with the last bit of his strength and was bleeding heavily from several wounds, but his grin was one of utter satisfaction. Glowing dimly blue in his bloodstained right hand was the holocron. “A wonderful souvenir!” He shook the holorcon with a twisted smile. Jona let out a cry of rage and reached out with her hand and the force to grab the holocron, but it was no use. Her hand only grabbed thin air and the force forsook her as rage and frustration ran through her body like bitter poison. “Pathetic!” The Rodian cried with laughter. "Now, this is goodbye, Jedi! I’ll take care of the holocron and my friends will take care of you!” he mocked her. “You may run, but you’ll never escape me! Mark my words!” she screamed, but her voice didn’t even carry far enough to reach the Rodain anymore, who was still laughing maniacally. With a roar of its engines, his ship ascended out of sight, towards the planet’s surface, leaving Jona and her rage behind. She lashed out with her lightsaber, but only hit thin air and the floor of the bridge across the abyss she was standing on. It was no use. The Rodian was gone and so was the holocron. Adrenaline was still pumping through her body and she could hear the blood rush through her head. She needed to get to a ship, fast! A scratching , metallic sound made her look towards the other side of the large cylindrical abyss, which she now recognised to be a maintenance shaft for the lower levels. From over there the rest of the bridge was extending towards her. And on it were at least two dozen thugs of all species, brandishing their blasters and rattling their blades, hollering at her in dozens of languages. The Rodian hadn’t lied. He had brought his friends and they were out to get her. Jona took a deep breath and gripped her lightsaber even more tightly. Her broken ribs still stung and the burned skin form the crash was aching. But she wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of defeating her. No, she would show them what happened to those who dared to mock a Jedi! And she was not going to let any other thug escape today.
______
Uncertain Ways is back after far too long and just in time for May 4th! You can’t imagine how often I tried and failed at building this part. I changed the whole concept several times and had to expand the final build equally as often, until it felt right. Now however I am very happy with it and hope you enjoy it to!
May the 4th be with you and may we enjoy all things Star Wars together again this year!
For those of you who want to see more new Uncertain Ways content, check out my art account ordo_draws. There I'll be posting detailed character designs and maybe one or two small comics form the story, with the first one being the re-design of Master Cal Amandis. Make sure to take a look!
Click here for the previous part.