Chapter 1: Past Present and Future

OOC: how far is it from the edge of the arena to the centre, in both meters and range bands?
OOC2: I don't think swinging the Force balance here is something even Yoda could pull off...
OOC3: Taryn uses all four Advantages to try and get some insight into what is/was going on here.

"Just go, I'll be fine..." Avi him.

"If you insist. I still think it's bad idea to split up." He gives her a short hug and gives her his comlink [ooc: well, obviously only if she doesn't have one already].

Hastily he runs after the others into the hidden tunnel.
Marvelling at the statues he makes his way. He wonders if these are natives or some other species he is unfamiliar with.

The deep sense of foreboding that washes over them as they enter the arena seems oddly familiar. It reminds him of his crystal visions. He does the best he can to push the fear he'sfeeling out of his mind."

"How has this been here all this time without any of us sensing it?" he wonders out loud. "Maybe it's just 'woken up' only recently?"

"We've got two rifles, so we should get shooters up on'the ledge there."
"I don't think reacting violently is a good idea."

"Three rifles," he says as he pulls his robes aside, showing the blaster at his belt."but I'm with Alyx on this. This doesn't seem the kind of thing you can fight. Does anybody sense anything living? Ian, can that gadget do a life scan?"

He shines his glowrod at the obelisk and starts to walk slowly towards it. "I wonder if this was an arena, or some kind of temple where they sacrificed people to that... big... rock thing there."

Sensing what Alyx and Evellyn are trying to do, he adds his spiritual strength to theirs.

OOC: Taryn is about 3 meters away from the obelisk

"This is definitely a place of ritual..." Taryn says, "Maybe the Force-sensitives of these people came here to test themselves against the Dark Side?" he wonders, "Not unlike ourselves..." he adds, his voice suddenly a lot more on edge as he realises what he just said. "We're probably just feeling an echo of something long gone..."

"YOUR SACRIFICE IS ACCEPTED. THE PACT REMAINS. WELCOME INITIATE. POWER OR DEATH SHALL BE YOURS."

"What the frell !?!" he exclaims as he instinctively jumps a few steps back.

"Hmmm. I think I get it now. These people worshipped some kind of Dark Side being, or even some Sith or fallen Jedi who set himself up here as a god, gorging himself on the fear and hate and deaths of the combatants and the blood-lust of the audience..."

He checks his rifle and sets it to stun, but doesn't draw it from the holster. "We probably should try and not feed it anything, try to keep our negative emotions in check..."

Not knowing what else to do, Zepharo shoulders his blaster rifle and shouts, "Get back!"

With a worried expression Alyx would walk along with Ian, clutching at the blaster rifle he had given her. Instead of stopping him when he reaches up to touch the obelisk, she decides to trust him, biting her lip nervously. When Evelynn stops him and summons up the loud voice by touching the black monolith she she starts to look around the arena, ready for danger.

"Balls." Ian mutters as he goes to back up, trying to pull Evelynn with him. Raising his blaster rifle he goes to fire as soon as he backs up enough to get a clear shot. Squeezing the trigger the red bolt lances out to collide with the behemoth, burning blackening a plate on its body.

Alyx's blue eyes go wide as the creature bursts forth from the ground. Moving towards the beast she gets into Short range, grits her teeth, levels the rifle and sends a shot at the beast.

ooc: defense setback dice are always black. Also, not all Nemesiseses have the Adversary talent, just saying. Adversary doesn't upgrade everything to red. If it has Adversary 1, it upgrades difficulty once, turning PPBB into RPBB. If it has Adversary 4, it upgrades Difficulty 4 times, turning PPBB into RRRBB. Setback dice can't be upgraded or downgraded.
OOC2: what colour us everybody using for OOCs? I think I asked before once.

Taryn mutters a curse in Twi'lek and moves a few steps away from the beast.

He feels it's important not to act on fear. He tries to steady his nerves as he draws his weapon and takes aim.

[Taryn uses two maneuvers: draw his rifle and Aim.]