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The Zabrak's odd weapon however matched any of his assaults and his Force Precognition let him keep up even with this assault. The Zabrak turned with him, cutting at him, forcing Qui-Gon to defend himself midair, the hiss and thrum of lightsaber once again resounding in the air. Again and again the Zabrak turned or matched Jinn's leaps with his own coming in at another angle or attacking from above, forcing Jinn to remain stationary then catching him with another blow before Jinn could move once more.
This in turn made Jinn fall back on his Force Shield more often his body tiring out around him and his Force ability quickly following. Each time he did it was weaker, the shield beginning to flicker. As he was falling back into a roll however Qui-Gon thought he saw a chance.
Gathering what remained of his strength he pushed forward harder, pressing the Zabrak down onto the stairway, hoping to disrupt his footwork and stance. Lashing out first with a Force Push to take his opponent off balance Qui-Gon pressed in, aiming a blow to take him in the upper body.
His Force Push however was simply batted aside, and Qui-Gon found his lightsaber blocked, the blade carried up out of position. Before he could use the momentum of that attack to turn and bring his lightsaber around again, the second lightsaber blade came up cutting into his side. His desperate Force Shield flared out a bare second into the lightsaber's strike against his side, Qui-Gon's exhaustion costing him.
The blow continued unabated to cut the Jedi Master's arm off from just below the pectoral up to nearly the neck, searing through his flesh. As the arm which had been holding his lightsaber flew away Qui-Gon Jinn fell without a sound, never even seeing the blow which swung down, decapitating him.
OOOOOOO
Though separated by nearly a quarter mile of palace, Obi-Wan still felt his master's death through the Force as did Windu. But unlike Obi-Wan, Mace also felt the individual who had killed Qui-Gon Jinn. A Dark Side user, here, why? This is bizarre, the first Dark Side user seen in more than two hundred years, and no warning about it unlike that time when it was a Jedi who had fallen into the Dark Side. Suddenly I have to question the real reasons behind the Trade Federation's actions here.
But for now, which target would the Dark Side user go for? The queen, who is no doubt closer, or the Jedi apprentice freeing the starfighter pilots? Reaching out subtly to the ForceMace tried to get some inspiration on which decision to go for, only to not sense anything.
Sighing Windu covered himself in the best mixed Force Cloak and Stealth he could manage and disappeared into the background of the palace, thinking hard. Deciding the Zabrak would go for the queen, that making more sense than a Dark Side user randomly appearing here to attack three Jedi, Mace raced in that direction. He ran into several more droidekas, slowing him somewhat, but he was nearly there when the Dark Side user once again struck. But not at the queen as Mace had thought was the most logical, but at Obi-Wan, forcing Mace to turn around, moving even faster now as he cursed his blindness.
OOOOOOO
Obi-Wan skidded to a halt pushing Anakin towards one of the fighters, small starfighters built here on Naboo built along the same sort of sleek design type as Padme's yacht only smaller and better armed. Turning he stared at the Dark Side user who had just walked into the hanger bay. "Go Anakin!"
Next to him Anakin stared in the Zabrak's direction for a brief moment, and Obi-Wan wondered if he too had felt Qui-Gon Jinn's death through the Force. Regardless, the boy swiftly obeyed as Obi-Wan turned his lightsaber on, racing towards the Zabrak, who in turn ignited a strange double-bladed lightsaber and charged to meet him.
The two met in the center of the bay as around them the last few starfighters rocketed up into space heading to attack one of the two Lucre-Hulk class mother ships, the one controlling the droid army on the ground at present. Not that either combatant cared, their lightsabers sizzling and slashing at one another as their Force Precognition too reached out.
At first Obi-Wan leaped around, trying to come at his opponent from as many directions at once, much like his master would have. Jinn had taught him a lot of Ataru over the years they had been together, not because he felt Obi-Wan was suited for it, but because that was Jinn's own style, and he didn't have enough understanding of the other forms to teach them beyond a rudimentary level.
This proved to be a mistake. The opponent's double-bladed lightsaber gave him an amazing level of flexibility, able to attack and defend far faster than any opponent Obi Wan had ever faced before in training or in real life. Three barely dodged assaults later, Obi-Wan gambled for a brief moment. He conjured up a Force Shield to block an attack before ducking under the other blow and kicking out hard, sending the Zabrak backwards. His enemy rolled with it, coming up several meters away and rushing forward once more.
But instead of pressing his fleeting advantage, Obi-Wan swiftly centered himself in the Force, holding his lightsaber down at an angle towards the floor. When the Zabrak attacked Obi-Wan flowed into Form 3, Soresu. It was a defensive style, which used the opponent's moves to power that defense. It never attacked outright, concentrating the user's physical style and Force Precognition on blocking or deflecting the opponent's attacks in an effort to outlast him until your opponent made a mistake then riposting. It was a style made solely to defend, a stance anathema to most Dark Side users.
Here the style quickly went to work, nearly infuriating Maul to distraction as he leaped and slashed in from every direction, trying to overcome Obi-Wan's defense. Even his better skill at Force Precognition failed at this change, Obi-Wan's own skill in that ability acting like a fulcrum in a lever, forcing Maul's power away. However riding high on Qui-Gon's death Maul retained control, using his anger to further fuel his Force powers, pressing Obi-Wan hard.
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