Darth Raven vs. Mara Jade
After Mara arose from her bed, she and darth Raven headed to the trianing grounds. mara stood weilding her saber infont of Darth Raven. "I want you to pratice defense and countering" said Darth Raven. And after he spoke Raven lifted his hand and a bolt of lightning projected at Mara. Mara blaocked it with her saber's blade andm oved foward. Raven continued to immit bolts of lightning at her. After each bolt Mara blaocked nad moved clsoer and lcoser, until she was in strikngi range. As Mara moved to strike, Raven created a shockwave that sent Mara to the ground.
As Mara arose she noticed that her lightsaber was gone. she paniced trying to find it, and as she turned to face her m ster, she was struck by a bolt ofl ightning. "Now that you weapon is gone, what will you do?" said Darth Raven as he contiued to strike Mara with the bolts of lightning. began to sink lower and lower to the ground as the bolts of lightning serged threw her body. Finally Raven stopped and said "get up, fight me!". Mara still feeling the pain of her wounds replied "I..can't". Darth Raven then using force grip lifted Mara inot the air and threw her into wall. He then ignited his saber and procced towards her. he then grabbed her by the hair and heald the saber's blade clsoe to her chest. "If you give up you accept failure, if you fail you die!" said Darth Raven with a strong tone.
As Mara laided her head agaisnt the wall she sighed and said "I'm sorry my master". Raven then released his grip on her and turned away. "You disspoint me my young apperentice"-"You leave me no chocie but to destroy you" said Darth Raven. Mara raised her face and said "what?". Darth Raven then turned around and thrusted his saber at her head. mara ducked nad rolled. "Master, what are you doing?" asked Mara laying on the floor. Raven didn't respond, he continued to attack her with fierce blows, and after being struck in the side Mara knew he intended to kill her. Mara dodged and tried to escpae, but it was no sue raven used force grip to bring her towards him. Finally Mara turned around and used a force blast that send him backward.
However this only stunned him, and as Mara limped away Ravendashed and slashed at her head. Mara ducked, maknig the blade of the saber only cut her hair. When Mara arsoe she sued a strong forcep suh that sent raven into the air and onto hsi back. Mara the narose nad limped away, but as he did so, boltys of lightnnig struck her in the back burning her within. Mara collapsed to the ground crwaling away. But iw as no use she felt all her energy being sucked out of her. she then began to realize her master was surious and that this wasn't a drill. It was mattero f life or death. Not wanting to die, mara with lasto her strength arsoe and turned facing Raven and hsi bolts of lightning. She then exstend her arms foward and moved her hands in the way of the bolts. As she blocked the bolts, her hands began to burn. But as the pain serged threw her body Mara held strong and began directing the bolts backward, hiting Raven. Now the bolts wern't burnnig her, they where comnig from her. Now both where using Force lightning on each.
mara then looknig in the coner of her eyem saw her lightsaber nad with quick muanuver she grabbed it nad leapt towards Raven. raven ignited his saber and blocked and the two combatants began a firece duel. Raven spent most of his time on defense, for Mara was deleivering heavy blows. She had becoem full of rage adn anger, her very eyes glowed an orange-red. And fainally after both combatants had foguht a while, Mara struck Darth Raven in the right arm, cutting it off. raven fell to the floor and grasped his wound. Mara stood above him read to dleiver the final strike. "Go ahead, finish me my young apprentice"-"and complete you journey to the dark side of the force" said Raven. But as Mara began to strike, she stopped and said "no, master I can't". Raven then arose and said "Then you are not ready". Raven then picked up his saber and walked away. Mara thne fell to her knees and grasped her saber's handle. "I'm sorry my master, I've failed you" said Mara s she watched Raven walk away.
Afterwards Mara entered there quaters, where she found Raven repairing hsi porthetic arm. Mara approached Raven and said "I'm so sorry my master, I've failed you". Raven turned facing Mara and said "No you haven't failed, I pushed you to hard"-"I have failed you". "No master, I shoudl have been ready"-"I should have been perpared" replied Mara. Raven then arose and touched Mara's face with his repaired prothetic arm, "You are powerful Sith Mara, and in time you will be ready".
Afterwards Darth Raven and Mara headed to the mian city, where they began the next training session.