STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Rescue

"Indeed," Galder says. "Time to die, last of the Shepherds."

That being said, the Shepherd goes for a last ditch effort to kill you both with a Twin Attack.

Pffft.

Active Dodge and Strike.

The Shepherd cuts first at a Force Dodging Galder, the sword biting into Galder's front for 5 damage when he rolls a 20. Then he spins towards Rianna and slashes her deeply across the arm when he rolls a 17, for 6 damage. For Galder this means very little, but for Rianna, she now has a -1 penalty to contend with.

Both Galder and Rianna run him through, their lightsabers crackling against each other as they sink through the Shepherd's chest. He falls backwards, his mask cracking on the floor. The fight is over, and the Psycho Brigade has effectively wiped out the organization known as the Shepherds.

Well, that's that done...

Rianna turns away from the body of the fallen Shepherd, turning to glare at Galder, keeping her lightsabers out and ignited.

"You had better explain fast just what this was all about," she says. "And it had better be a damn good explanation, too."

Galder keeps his lightsabers active as well.

"I ran into a bit of trouble, that's all," Galder says. "And now that trouble is done. I was following rumors and they proved to be untrue."

"A bit of trouble? Seems like it was more than just a bit of trouble. And it certainly got us into a little more than just a 'bit' of trouble chasing you down," Rianna snaps. "And of course they were untrue. What makes you think they would be anything but?"

"Because I KNOW Kuylen is out there, and I WILL find him," Galder says, firmly. "He was too strong a man to simply let death take him from the cockpit of a starship. Just as I am."

"He's dead, Galder. Start living in reality already. And no, you're not so strong as to avoid death, and I'm pretty ready to attempt to prove that right now."

Galder smirks.

"You don't get it, do you?" Galder says. "I have a destiny carved out for myself, Rianna. None can stand in its path! Try proving me wrong and you will find that it is you who is mistaken, about a great many things."

"Your 'destiny'? Please, don't be so delusional. You do nothing but destroy everything and everyone you come across. It's all you're good for. We were sent after you simply because Rand wanted to be sure you hadn't given away our whereabout," Rianna hisses at him. "And ever since we left Epireus, I thought doing so was a waste of our time..."

Galder's face darkens when you accusing him of being nothing but a destructive mess.

"I wouldn't expect you to understand anything about Manifest Destiny. Kuylen showed me how it felt to have the power to conquer the Galaxy in the palm of my hand. One day, I will have it again. I have the drive to achieve it, so I will make it happen."

"Just having the drive to do so isn't enough, and you know it. You wouldn't be able to do anything on your own. One single mistake, one roadblock, and you'd go back to just destroying whatever got in the way. They think I'm unstable? You're even worse," Rianna says, knowing that she's getting at him.

"And what would you do with any sort of power? Wreck anything that didn't go as you wanted? Even if you could gain that power, you wouldn't know what to do with it."

"I would conquer this Galaxy!" Galder says. "I would eradicate the Jedi Order for the wrongs they have done me! I would set up a new government in place of the decrepit Republic! I may not have the insight that the others of our tentative group possess, but I know I cannot go it alone. I have my destiny, but it is as Kuylen also showed me; the Sith tore themselves apart, but we can be better than them! We can work together! There just needs to a firm hand to enforce that cooperation. Something that I have."

"The wrongs they have done you?!" Rianna says with a laugh. "You are mad. You wouldn't be able to do any of that. And no, you wouldn't be able to 'force' cooperation. Do you really think anyone would take orders from you? I'd kill you first."

Dak growls, coming towards Rianna and Galder. "You fool. You cannot enforce anything upon us. It would be suicide to have a leader who is not only going, but is already insane. The power to rule is not yours to wield, Galder..."

As a reminder, Dak is bleeding from a sword-inflicted wound. He and Xavier are in bad sorts.

"Better than no leader at all!" Galder shouts at Dak. "Our group has no motivation, no goals! Kuylen provided those for us, and if I cannot find him, then I will try to do the same as he! Without it, the Dark Side will only turn us on each other and then our potential for domination will be totally lost."

Galder angles his lightsabers towards Rianna.

"As for you, you wreckless whore, you can be the first I will put in line."

"Oh, you can try..." Rianna says, pointing her own lightsabers at him.

"Notice, Galder, that it's you who's now turning on us."

Galder does not respond to Dak as he suddenly sets upon Rianna with a madness in his eyes, though Rianna responds in kind with a spark of hatred.

Meanwhile, Xavier's faithful servant cautiously enters the room with blaster in hand, having followed the sound of lightsabers.

"Are you alright?" Trax asks, limping towards Xavier and Dak.

"No, you moron, I got stabbed. Right here." Dak indicates his darkly bleeding wound.