Post by boto on Oct 27, 2010 18:52:21 GMT -6
09:30:02βσŧσ it was hard to tell if he was awake or asleep as he moved through the dim halls, it partially felt so real and when he ran his hands against the wall he could feel the old paint crumbling under his touch, but something about it made him feel like he wasn't in his own time. His steps echoed down the mostly empty hall before he came to stop >
09:32:23βσŧσ before a man in a gray robe, a bit taller than Paul. He pushed his hood back to reveal some piercing blue eyes and a crooked nose which appeared to have been broken several times in the past. There was a hardness in the mans face, but a warmth in his eyes.... a bit like the younger man standing before him. "I thought it was about time we>
09:36:16βσŧσ met, face to face" the robed one said, he had to be at least 15 years older than Paul. "Aoidhan..." the singer muttered and the other smiled "that is the name I was usuing, but it was a code name, my real name is Tadhg Sloane... " "Well good to meet you" Paul replied and the other laughed "yes, now come with me... it is finally time for you >
09:40:32βσŧσ to learn what you are... and what you will become, you have been progressing well, I was worried I might have found you too late... " Paul moved in step beside the other as they started down the hall, listening to the other speak "when it was time for me to return, to find you and some others similar to you, you were very angry, very confused>
09:43:18βσŧσ and lost in yourself.... though, your compassion towards others gave me hope. Indeed you are An Aon, and a life of pain and hardships have been thrust upon you... but you are still only a man... and we are breakable..." Tadhg looked to Paul "but your dedication to justice and balance in this universe has kept your soul true to what you >
09:49:44βσŧσ were destined to become" Paul furrowed his brow, he hated being reminded he was An Aon, that he held some place in Islish prophecy, but now... it seemed whatever Tadhg was, they too had been waiting for him, it was odd to think. "So what am I then?" "A keeper of balance, a keeper of justice... you always have been, despite others pulling >
09:53:52βσŧσ on you to sink to an evil place. You have a strong will and a strong soul, the flame burns brightly in you. I have been watching your actions for sometime, Isle... you used whatever means necessary to bring balance back... some of it not necessarily... kind..." "the ends justified the means..." Paul interjected "I might have taken lives, >
09:53:55Ninil_Ellipse has left the conversation.
09:55:39βσŧσ even totured some, but the information was vital... the IEA were ruthless, they killed fathers infront of their children, children if they got in the way... I never understood how they could, or why..." Tadhg smiled softly "indeed it did, no one is arguing anything you did was wrong... well perhaps the Jedi would, but you are not a Jedi, you >
09:59:03βσŧσ never could be... you believe in taking action when it must be taken, you were always a Gray even without knowing it, but now you are beginning to grow into greater... beginning to find your balance more readily. I am impressed and proud of you, you are aware of your passions and your emotions and yet find a peace when required now, something>
10:01:54βσŧσ you needed to grow. Facing your fears, your past and the pain and anger it brought you... but now you control those emotions... rather than them controlling you, that is fundemental to what we are or you risk becoming... " "a monster to fight a monster?" Paul asked and Tadhg nodded "indeed... though there are times we tap into that side of >
10:03:50βσŧσ ourselves" "Yes, but we are in control of the monster..." "exactly, we were right, you are intelligent" Paul laughed and shook his head a little as they approached a door he'd seen a million times before, but had never been able to open. "You are almost ready to possess what lies behind this door, if the order of the Gray is to grow again >
10:06:36βσŧσ and balance is to be nutured, protected and encouraged, you shall need to know how to pass on the lessons which you have learnt. You are a natural teacher, a natural leader, people choose to follow you because you inspire them... granted, you will have you critics" "we all do... I don't let them take the wind out my sails" Paul said as he >
10:08:37βσŧσ studied the door, it was a heavy oak, ancient like the man beside him. "That is why you are chosen to help rebuild the order, there will be others, like you have met... but they will learn from you as you have learnt from me and you shall be the mentors for those whom follow in your stead... a council of sorts, it is for you and those others >
10:13:39βσŧσ I have found... to ensure the continued growth of the Gray order, to ensure the balance is kept, you will however need to show me you are truly ready for this honour to be bestowed upon you... but that will come soon enough, I am aware you have a great many things in your life right now, and it is imperitive the balance in your world is>
10:14:55βσŧσ maintained before you can do it with others... but what I am about to show you, you shall need to search for, when we betrayed the sith and the war exploded we took our knowledge and hid it for safe >
10:17:06βσŧσ keeping... scattered it over the planets where the grays were prominent, until of course the battle between the sith and our kind. They did not want balance, they did not like we betrayed them after they had taken care of the corrupt government... " Paul nodded, things starting to make sense "it was the final straw for the sith" Tadhg >
10:18:49βσŧσ continued "and our numbers were already scattered... we gray walk a difficult path, which takes a certain fire and strength to walk, it is a rare find in people... thus our numbers were never as, nor ever will be as plentiful as the Jedi, Sith or Dark Jedi, it is hard for people to understand the concept of balance, too many see life as merely>
10:21:40βσŧσ good and evil, they do not see there is a middle place... things we may do can be perceived as evil... but as you said earlier, the end justifies the means... and in the end, we need to preserve the balance between chaos and order, light and dark, passion and serenity.. " "because one cannot exist without the other" Paul uttered gently "that I>
10:23:58βσŧσ have always known" Tadhg nodded "that is because your life has always been balance, you have tasted joy as equally as sorrow... and justice, true justice has always burnt in your heart... it is what we are... and what must be passed on, but you must master what you know and have been taught before you can really teach others" Tadhg pushed the>
10:30:15βσŧσ door open and within was a round chamber, several seats against the walls, it reminded him of the jedi council chamber, but it was more informal. In the middle of the room stood a stone podium and upon it lied a thick book, leather bound... on the front there was an amulet which looked like it was required to open the latch on the book. Paul>
10:35:56βσŧσ stepped closer to it and went to touch the binding, it radiated with the force, with a knowledge, this was indeed an important artifact. "It holds the teachings of our kind, our code, lessons we have used to teach the young ones... of course, when the sith numbers grew, the jedi decided it was not their place and the people turned on us... we>
10:41:50βσŧσ were aware our time was short and had to prepare for the time that the universe would deem it necessary to bring the dawn of the gray again... pieces were scattered all across the universe, so the sith could not destroy us entirely, before you can expect to guide others, you will need to find this... you can take with you any you believe will >
10:43:44βσŧσ be of assistance, those you believe will wnat to re-establish the order of the gray... those... whom you could guide to follow our path..." Paul frowned a little "the sith hunted the Gray on Naboo, the queen had offered sanctuary and aide, there is a piece under the palace" "Yes!" Tadhg said with a smile "that is exactly what I was trying to >
10:48:12βσŧσ show you, though there are two pieces, a part of the book and a piece of the amulet... all pieces will be required before the books knowledge can be accessed... it holds a deeper understanding of our code... something you will need to know" Paul nodded and drew his hand back from the book, turning to Tadhg "there is still much you can teach >
10:54:26βσŧσ me... you can help me understand the history more.." "and you will learn it as you seek the book... but first, we will need to ensure you are indeed ready to take this quest... I beleive you are, but there are formalities that must be done before you can go... formalities you must learn if you are to help others." Paul nodded and turned to >
10:57:28βσŧσ Tadhg "then those we shall have to do... but I am ready for whatever must come next, and I will not let you down Tadhg, you have taught me much, helped me find my place within the force" "You found it yourself Paul, you only allowed me to offer my advice... this was always your path, but now I grow weary and your family require you, I will >
11:04:02βσŧσ speak with you again soon... " Paul felt the hand on his shoulder draw away and the walls around him draw away, a soft breeze touched his cheek and then a warmth on it before a soft whisper of "daddy..." Paul groaned a little and forced his eyes open to find his youngest daughter looking down at him before she went to climb onto him and >
11:07:31βσŧσ she wrapped her arms around his neck, then kissed his cheek "it's wake up time, plus mummy says you shouldn't be sleeping on this couch, it hurts your back... becuase you gots a bad back" Paul smiled softly and hugged his daughter closer "yeah, you're right sweetie, how about I get up and we go see how your mummy is doing" "okis daddy!" she >
11:08:17βσŧσ said excitedly and kissed his cheek again before Paul got up and went to carry Eve upstairs, though he found he felt... rested... and ready for whatever was to come next.
09:32:23βσŧσ before a man in a gray robe, a bit taller than Paul. He pushed his hood back to reveal some piercing blue eyes and a crooked nose which appeared to have been broken several times in the past. There was a hardness in the mans face, but a warmth in his eyes.... a bit like the younger man standing before him. "I thought it was about time we>
09:36:16βσŧσ met, face to face" the robed one said, he had to be at least 15 years older than Paul. "Aoidhan..." the singer muttered and the other smiled "that is the name I was usuing, but it was a code name, my real name is Tadhg Sloane... " "Well good to meet you" Paul replied and the other laughed "yes, now come with me... it is finally time for you >
09:40:32βσŧσ to learn what you are... and what you will become, you have been progressing well, I was worried I might have found you too late... " Paul moved in step beside the other as they started down the hall, listening to the other speak "when it was time for me to return, to find you and some others similar to you, you were very angry, very confused>
09:43:18βσŧσ and lost in yourself.... though, your compassion towards others gave me hope. Indeed you are An Aon, and a life of pain and hardships have been thrust upon you... but you are still only a man... and we are breakable..." Tadhg looked to Paul "but your dedication to justice and balance in this universe has kept your soul true to what you >
09:49:44βσŧσ were destined to become" Paul furrowed his brow, he hated being reminded he was An Aon, that he held some place in Islish prophecy, but now... it seemed whatever Tadhg was, they too had been waiting for him, it was odd to think. "So what am I then?" "A keeper of balance, a keeper of justice... you always have been, despite others pulling >
09:53:52βσŧσ on you to sink to an evil place. You have a strong will and a strong soul, the flame burns brightly in you. I have been watching your actions for sometime, Isle... you used whatever means necessary to bring balance back... some of it not necessarily... kind..." "the ends justified the means..." Paul interjected "I might have taken lives, >
09:53:55Ninil_Ellipse has left the conversation.
09:55:39βσŧσ even totured some, but the information was vital... the IEA were ruthless, they killed fathers infront of their children, children if they got in the way... I never understood how they could, or why..." Tadhg smiled softly "indeed it did, no one is arguing anything you did was wrong... well perhaps the Jedi would, but you are not a Jedi, you >
09:59:03βσŧσ never could be... you believe in taking action when it must be taken, you were always a Gray even without knowing it, but now you are beginning to grow into greater... beginning to find your balance more readily. I am impressed and proud of you, you are aware of your passions and your emotions and yet find a peace when required now, something>
10:01:54βσŧσ you needed to grow. Facing your fears, your past and the pain and anger it brought you... but now you control those emotions... rather than them controlling you, that is fundemental to what we are or you risk becoming... " "a monster to fight a monster?" Paul asked and Tadhg nodded "indeed... though there are times we tap into that side of >
10:03:50βσŧσ ourselves" "Yes, but we are in control of the monster..." "exactly, we were right, you are intelligent" Paul laughed and shook his head a little as they approached a door he'd seen a million times before, but had never been able to open. "You are almost ready to possess what lies behind this door, if the order of the Gray is to grow again >
10:06:36βσŧσ and balance is to be nutured, protected and encouraged, you shall need to know how to pass on the lessons which you have learnt. You are a natural teacher, a natural leader, people choose to follow you because you inspire them... granted, you will have you critics" "we all do... I don't let them take the wind out my sails" Paul said as he >
10:08:37βσŧσ studied the door, it was a heavy oak, ancient like the man beside him. "That is why you are chosen to help rebuild the order, there will be others, like you have met... but they will learn from you as you have learnt from me and you shall be the mentors for those whom follow in your stead... a council of sorts, it is for you and those others >
10:13:39βσŧσ I have found... to ensure the continued growth of the Gray order, to ensure the balance is kept, you will however need to show me you are truly ready for this honour to be bestowed upon you... but that will come soon enough, I am aware you have a great many things in your life right now, and it is imperitive the balance in your world is>
10:14:55βσŧσ maintained before you can do it with others... but what I am about to show you, you shall need to search for, when we betrayed the sith and the war exploded we took our knowledge and hid it for safe >
10:17:06βσŧσ keeping... scattered it over the planets where the grays were prominent, until of course the battle between the sith and our kind. They did not want balance, they did not like we betrayed them after they had taken care of the corrupt government... " Paul nodded, things starting to make sense "it was the final straw for the sith" Tadhg >
10:18:49βσŧσ continued "and our numbers were already scattered... we gray walk a difficult path, which takes a certain fire and strength to walk, it is a rare find in people... thus our numbers were never as, nor ever will be as plentiful as the Jedi, Sith or Dark Jedi, it is hard for people to understand the concept of balance, too many see life as merely>
10:21:40βσŧσ good and evil, they do not see there is a middle place... things we may do can be perceived as evil... but as you said earlier, the end justifies the means... and in the end, we need to preserve the balance between chaos and order, light and dark, passion and serenity.. " "because one cannot exist without the other" Paul uttered gently "that I>
10:23:58βσŧσ have always known" Tadhg nodded "that is because your life has always been balance, you have tasted joy as equally as sorrow... and justice, true justice has always burnt in your heart... it is what we are... and what must be passed on, but you must master what you know and have been taught before you can really teach others" Tadhg pushed the>
10:30:15βσŧσ door open and within was a round chamber, several seats against the walls, it reminded him of the jedi council chamber, but it was more informal. In the middle of the room stood a stone podium and upon it lied a thick book, leather bound... on the front there was an amulet which looked like it was required to open the latch on the book. Paul>
10:35:56βσŧσ stepped closer to it and went to touch the binding, it radiated with the force, with a knowledge, this was indeed an important artifact. "It holds the teachings of our kind, our code, lessons we have used to teach the young ones... of course, when the sith numbers grew, the jedi decided it was not their place and the people turned on us... we>
10:41:50βσŧσ were aware our time was short and had to prepare for the time that the universe would deem it necessary to bring the dawn of the gray again... pieces were scattered all across the universe, so the sith could not destroy us entirely, before you can expect to guide others, you will need to find this... you can take with you any you believe will >
10:43:44βσŧσ be of assistance, those you believe will wnat to re-establish the order of the gray... those... whom you could guide to follow our path..." Paul frowned a little "the sith hunted the Gray on Naboo, the queen had offered sanctuary and aide, there is a piece under the palace" "Yes!" Tadhg said with a smile "that is exactly what I was trying to >
10:48:12βσŧσ show you, though there are two pieces, a part of the book and a piece of the amulet... all pieces will be required before the books knowledge can be accessed... it holds a deeper understanding of our code... something you will need to know" Paul nodded and drew his hand back from the book, turning to Tadhg "there is still much you can teach >
10:54:26βσŧσ me... you can help me understand the history more.." "and you will learn it as you seek the book... but first, we will need to ensure you are indeed ready to take this quest... I beleive you are, but there are formalities that must be done before you can go... formalities you must learn if you are to help others." Paul nodded and turned to >
10:57:28βσŧσ Tadhg "then those we shall have to do... but I am ready for whatever must come next, and I will not let you down Tadhg, you have taught me much, helped me find my place within the force" "You found it yourself Paul, you only allowed me to offer my advice... this was always your path, but now I grow weary and your family require you, I will >
11:04:02βσŧσ speak with you again soon... " Paul felt the hand on his shoulder draw away and the walls around him draw away, a soft breeze touched his cheek and then a warmth on it before a soft whisper of "daddy..." Paul groaned a little and forced his eyes open to find his youngest daughter looking down at him before she went to climb onto him and >
11:07:31βσŧσ she wrapped her arms around his neck, then kissed his cheek "it's wake up time, plus mummy says you shouldn't be sleeping on this couch, it hurts your back... becuase you gots a bad back" Paul smiled softly and hugged his daughter closer "yeah, you're right sweetie, how about I get up and we go see how your mummy is doing" "okis daddy!" she >
11:08:17βσŧσ said excitedly and kissed his cheek again before Paul got up and went to carry Eve upstairs, though he found he felt... rested... and ready for whatever was to come next.