บท 7: Minor Breakthrough!
Mace Windu was really shocked because he could see that Xytan was using Shatterpoint. This was a rare innate ability that was so rare that many Jedi and Sith dreamed of having it. Now, there was a kid in the Order that had access to this skill, how could he not feel some form of shock?
"To put it simply, I see you like blocks. I see you through the force, and I..."
"Can see where you break..." Mace Windu interrupted and finished Xytan's sentence unconsciously.
"Look closely." Mace looked at the shattered space, he could see himself fighting someone. The foe he was fighting looked like a silhouette, he held a red lightsaber. Mace saw that he had the advantage against this unknown figure, the surroundings were also distorted, so he couldn't tell where this fight was taking place.
Mace watched with complete interest when he finally defeated the unknown figure by disarming him. The silhouette backed away in fear...pleading it seemed. Mace couldn't hear their words or read their lips, but he noticed another silhouette. It was, no, he was merely a spectator and he appeared to be looking at this silhouette often, seamlessly explaining something while keeping his purple lightsaber pointing at the Sith foe.
Mace turned to Silhouetted Sith and was about to strike the final death blow. Suddenly, what was once a spectator had turned into an ally of the defeated Sith, he ignited his Blue Lightsaber and struck Mace, cutting off his hand.
Mace gasped in horror seeing this; that Blue Lightsaber was a Jedi, it had to be! The defeated Sith grasped the opportunity and shot deadly force lightning at Mace. Then, he was sent flying out a window to his death, it appeared in the form of an open space in which he fell.
Then... that was all.
Xytan retracted his hand and looked up towards Windu, who was looking at Xytan with wide eyes; his mouth hanging slightly open. His eyes slightly glazed over from not blinking, what he had seen was so real, but he knew the abilities of Shatterpoint.
This...this...had to be real!
Mace was distraught, he didn't want to believe it but for some reason, he strongly believed this from his experience. What was more amazing was how long the Shatterpoint went on, it shouldn't have been so long.
Xytan merely used his memory on what would happen to Mace, he used the Force and Shatterpoint to show him. Of course, he made sure to silhouette everyone on purpose. This was like a personal ability, something special he could use. Of course, people had the ability to show people their past achievements, so it wasn't all that amazing.
"Master, Windu, you can take it how you want, but I suggest buying something that can weaken the effects of lightning, so you can survive." Xytan straight-faced Mace before bowing and walking away.
"Hold it, kid." Mace took a deep breath and stopped Xytan.
"Huh, is there something wrong, sir?" Xytan turned and asked.
"If you believe in these visions so much, then you must have seen other things, right?" Mace squinted.
"I have...and I'm sure you have as well. I think you can guess the future of the Republic but you can't guess how it would fall." Everyone knew it had something to do with the clones, some of the Jedi even kept an eye on them more often.
Not everyone had distrust in visions, some even strongly believed in them—like Sha Koon for instance. Mace was in disbelief at how Xytan seemed so intelligent for age, this wasn't how a normal kid acted.
"What I saw was the destruction of the Jedi Temple's hangar, that's all for now. I don't know when but it will be destroyed."
"Really, how can that be possible? That hangar is being looked over by many Jedi Knights, this seems unlikely. Better yet, how about you come to the council room and explain this to the rest of the members?"
"No way, you've seen what I've shown you, there is a traitor amongst the Jedi. I'll be targeted, I'm not trying to die when I haven't even lived yet." Xytan looked at Mace like he was crazy, he was already generous enough to tell him this much.
Xytan didn't want Mace to die this time around, he wanted him to survive Order 66.
Mace was speechless but he understood, he didn't know it but he unconsciously believed what Xytan had shown him, completely.
"Okay, kid, we'll keep this quiet for now. I'll have to investigate this matter further but we'll be talking again." Mace seemed like he needed to do a lot of thinking, he turned away and left after getting a good look at Xytan.
Xytan was a youngster that stuck out for many reasons, so he wouldn't forget him even if he tried.
But why would Xytan go out of his way to do so much by telling him and showing him all of that? He had somewhat done the same thing with Shaak Ti, telling her a few bits when he was younger.
It was simple, this would get them to believe in his word and have faith in him later. This would let them know that visions were real and not fake. And in turn, he could say he told them so, as to not be held accountable after so many warnings.
Xytan was sorta in a way—establishing harden trust amongst the stronger Jedi members. This was why he targeted Shaak Ti, Mace, and perhaps a few others he could talk to later. He even told the older younglings from before about their fates. Of course, he wouldn't give anyone a clear answer, but only show them pieces like a puzzle they had to figure out later.
Xytan sighed in relief, Mace was one of the really strict members of the council but he managed to convince him somehow. However, knowing him, he would be back to question him further and ask him more about what Xytan is seeing.
Xytan went back to the room where the younglings practiced their lightsaber parrying and practices. Once he was inside of the room, he saw that same Master meditating there.
'Damn, don't you ever go somewhere else!?' Xytan's eyebrows knitted seeing him again, then he started training alone.
He blocked the imaginary blaster bolts; the helmet would allow him to know if he had blocked them successfully or if he had been hit. He was using a Green practice lightsaber to do this; the Master from before peeked at Xytan and smiled slightly before closing his eyes to meditate again.
Xytan was seeing a bit of improvement, but this wasn't enough in his book. He needed a bigger challenge, so he took off his helmet and added another practice droid to deflect blaster fire in order to increase his proficiency.
Xytan was using Force Focus to block the imaginary blaster bolts that were shooting at him all at once.
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[Ding! Agility has risen by .2]
[Ding! Speed has risen by .1]
[Ding! Shii-Cho has risen to level 6]
...
He heard a series of Notifications going off but he didn't bother to look. Xytan was still practicing, he wasn't tired and kept going until he started to reach his limit.
The core of Shii-Cho was the body target Zones, Parrys, and Corresponding attacks.
Zone 1 was the head, Zone 2 was the right arm and side, Zone 3 was the left arm and side, Zone 4 was the torso chest, and back, Zone 5 was the right leg and Zone 6 was the left leg.
Xytan deactivated the training bots and saw that he had been hit twice through the whole ordeal.
'Dang, it!' Just one hit was enough to ruin his focus in real combat, so he had to get through this ordeal without taking one strike. Xytan took a breather for a moment, but at this time he was being watched closely by the Master in the corner.
Xytan knew he was being watched and he didn't mind it. He stood up and held the lightsaber in front of him, then he held it in a right guard parry position, which was that of Shii-Cho's fighting style before taking other stances of this form.
A really good technique was the disarming slash, being able to disarm individuals of their weapons; this was typically so for other Lightsaber wielders. Xytan practice in this way, he was beaming with energy, and Shii-Cho was a good form, in fact, it was one of the best.
Xytan practiced for an hour before stopping.
"Clap Clap"
"That was an amazing performance young one, you show great promise!" The Silent Master from before finally spoke up after always remaining silent.
"Ah, thanks, Great Master." Xytan nodded.
"There's some ways to go but you're on the right track, never lose that drive." The middle-aged man smiled and said.
"Right..." Xytan bowed before leaving, he was satisfied with his training today. After all, he managed to level up his Shii-Cho to Level 7 in the past hour. He was still so far from Master Class, but he was confident in his growth.
Xytan went back to his room to meditate for a bit, his mind wandered through the force. He felt free doing this—as if he was floating in a paradise zone connected to many other force users. Xytan could even feel his stamina coming back rapidly from doing this.
He opened his eyes slowly, he was currently meditating on his bed.
Xytan seemed to have thought of something, he didn't want to do this but he had an idea to cover it up if it were to be exposed.
"I may as well choose a Lightsaber Crystal now, this should do." Xytan ran over the system, he couldn't wait to get his hands on a Kyber Crystal.
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Blue Kyber Crystal: 5,000| SP
Cyan Kyber Crystal: 5,000| SP
Light Blue Kyber Crystal: 5,000| SP
Indigo Kyber Crystal: 5,500| SP
Green Kyber Crystal: 5,000| SP
Yellow-Green Kyber Crystal: 5,500| SP
Purple Kyber Crystal: 9,000| SP
Yellow Kyber Crystal: 7,000| SP
Magenta Kyber Crystal: 8,000| SP
Orange Kyber Crystal: 7,500| SP
...
"I'll take this Crystal, I can just hang it around my neck until I'm prepared to make my lightsaber with it!" Without hesitation, he purchased the Crystal he wanted; these were only Crystals from the Kyber Crystal Category.
[Ding! You've purchased the...
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