07-02-2014, 05:55 PM
Malik's head cleared and there standing in front of him was Ascendancy, Force roiling off of him. Behind him stood two guards. Then, suddenly the Force drained away from him. Yet his power did not diminish. Malik smiled, rapturously. This was the man he believed him to be. At his question, Malik sank to one knee, head down. He too released his grip on the Force.
He then looked up into those thunderous eyes, hearing and seeing the rebuke. But he was not abased. It was not abasement to kneel to ones potential master.
"Yes, Lord Ascendancy, it was I."
He paused. "Very foolish, I know. I knew I took my life in my hands as I did it. But I had what I considered logical reasons for doing so at the time."
His meditations in the park came back to him and he laughed softly. "And yet I know my reasoning seems flimsy indeed, now."
"I realize now I did it to get your attention in the way safest to my continued living."
For the first time he let a note of worry- something that had been in the back of his mind since dinner- creep in. "If I had seized the Force in your presence at any time I could only have expected immediate death."
He saw the confirmation in the man's eyes, had heard it when had spoken earlier. "And while I am a Sigma, I knew opportunities to speak with you would be limited."
He shrugged apologetically. "I took the opportunity that fate has provided and willingly submit to your discipline. I am sorry."
He waited expectantly...but confidently as well. Tonight the will of the Force would be done, one way or another. But he believed the Force had not set his feet on this path to this night for nothing.
Edited by Marcus DuBois, Jul 2 2014, 08:25 PM.
He then looked up into those thunderous eyes, hearing and seeing the rebuke. But he was not abased. It was not abasement to kneel to ones potential master.
"Yes, Lord Ascendancy, it was I."
He paused. "Very foolish, I know. I knew I took my life in my hands as I did it. But I had what I considered logical reasons for doing so at the time."
His meditations in the park came back to him and he laughed softly. "And yet I know my reasoning seems flimsy indeed, now."
"I realize now I did it to get your attention in the way safest to my continued living."
For the first time he let a note of worry- something that had been in the back of his mind since dinner- creep in. "If I had seized the Force in your presence at any time I could only have expected immediate death."
He saw the confirmation in the man's eyes, had heard it when had spoken earlier. "And while I am a Sigma, I knew opportunities to speak with you would be limited."
He shrugged apologetically. "I took the opportunity that fate has provided and willingly submit to your discipline. I am sorry."
He waited expectantly...but confidently as well. Tonight the will of the Force would be done, one way or another. But he believed the Force had not set his feet on this path to this night for nothing.
Edited by Marcus DuBois, Jul 2 2014, 08:25 PM.