Star Wars: Champion Of The Force

while Palpy was whisked away to a medical facility, the entire courtyard surrounding Komire, and Bariss Offee was so still, it seemed time itself had stopped.... the reason being was that the 'Je'daii' Komire had lightning arking around his right hand, as he held Bariss' saber in his left.

"Then as your punishment for harming your fellow Jedi... Ten Lightning lashes... " He said.

As the last word was uttered, tendrils of blue-white Force lightning lept from his hand, and pounced upon their waiting victim. Bariss's screams could be heard all around that half of the temple, and after ten seconds, Komire would stop... "That's one..."

Hearing his words, while her body writhed with pain, only made Bariss more determined... she stared at Komire with as much defiance she could muster, but was unable to see the man's face due to the helmet he wore. a few seconds later the lightning pounced again, ravaging her already painful body... and on this went.... all the way until the eighth blast, when Skywalker stepped forth.

"I think that is enough Master Komire, anymore would kill her."

Komire watched as the steaming body of the still conscious Bariss offee lay twitching upon the ground... then turned to Skywalker...

"The verdict was ten lashes, and no, it won't kill her, I'm not using the lethal techniques of force lightning young man, although your consideration has been noted, however, the scentence will be carried out." He said, his rebreather making his voice sound monotonous to the surrounding jedi, and through the force the jedi masters above could see that Bariss was indeed not in any life threatening situation, and thus said nothing about it.

Although Master Yoda, whom was still sitting in his floating chair, had hovered down to be beside Anakin. glancing at the young Bariss, a thought filled expression adorning his impish-looking face.

"punishment enough, I think it is, a trial of her peers, she shall have. hmm?" Yoda said in his broken basic.

Komire did not like doing this anymore than he thinks the two Jedi had watching such a thing... but he had to draw the line... if he was to change things, he was going to have to drop the hammer... so to speak. But as Komire glanced around the saber yard, he saw all the younglings shivering in absolute terror behind a couple of the masters, whom were previously training them with their lightsabers... a Force barrier surrounding them so they wouldn't hear the pain filled screams of the traitorous Bariss, and hidden behind large cloaks so as to not view the spectacle of the 'lashings'.

Seeing this, Komire froze... then lowered his hand... as he closed down Bariss' light saber, he nodded to the small green Master. Although, he didn't leave it quite at that... as he turned and started towards the temple hallways to go back to the corridors, he gave one last line to the Jedi, and if he had bothered to pay attention, he would have noticed that it wasn't just the younglings shivering in fear at his words... but the masters as well...

"Fine, but Ten lashes wouldn't have even come close to a punishment for this type of transgression in my time, not even a Thousand would have done so."

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Master Mace Windue stood upon the balcony in silence, a cold chill barking up his spin, much how the Force-lightning had danced over Bariss' body... he may loath traitors, but to see such a scentence carried out without a trial was very alarming. As this was happening, Windu was using his special ability within the force Shaterpoint, but as he watched the 'Je'daii', he found nothing... it's as if the Force was denying him any information on what would be the man's fatal weakness. plus, when Mace heard the parting words komire said while walking away, a seedling of respect began to form for the man, because even if others couldn't sense it, although he was sure Master Yoda could; that the man walking back towards the temple detested having to use such a punishment... and likely because it was too violent... but that also begs the question... what would the punishment be in his time?

looking back at the rest of the Council members behind him, then spoke to a nearby master Jedi who had witnessed everything, "We need more information on this man, have the archivists search through anything on a Grand-Vazir Komire, and have them send it to the Council chambers immediately."

"Yes, Master." the Jedi said before running towards the archives, a solemn expression adorning the Jedi's middle aged face. The Jedi moved with such speed his cloak 'snapped' in the wind.

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As the Jedi watched Komire leave the field, the Lightsaber training Masters escorted the still shivering children to another hallway, and on their communicators, they started calling the Temple councilors, because the younglings would definitely needed some guidance after witnessing such an event.

Master Yoda floated above the still steaming body of Bariss Offee... an troubled look gracing his aged face, "Troubling, this Komire, is."

"That may be Master, but in my opinion, he acts like he's seen worse." Anakin replies.

"Hmmmmm... Troubling times, these are, clouded, the Future is." Master Yoda said, as he took out a comlink from his robes, signaling for a group of Sentinals to come and collect the injured, and groaning Bariss.

Anakin merely nodded as he watched the Sentinals gently lift the still smouldering Baris with the force, and walk her away to a medical containment facility. He had so much he wanted to ask... and after a quick though, asked...

"Master Yoda, do you think he's right to say that we have been wrong in our study of the Force?"

Turning towards the small floating Grandmaster, Anakin didn't know what to think, the events he had seen over the last few days, and weeks had prompted him to act... what greated his ears left him shaken...

"Agree, I do, guided you to him, the wills of the Force did," Master Yoda said, " Know why, I do not."