Brotherly Hate(Open)

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::It was just one of those days. Boring, nothing to do except look at the glassy surface of the Iridonian lake on his very homeworld. The sunlight reflected off the water and burned into his eyes, making him recoil them into a squint while looking in a daze to the water. He knew what lay beneath, a monster that nearly swallowed him whole a long time past, but yet it only seemed like a week ago. Time is funny. You can awaken from a sleep that lasts years, but yet you feel like you mearly took a two hour nap after nearly killing yourself in a duel.::

::And there was the disturbance in the water. The water began rolling away in waves, smaller first, but getting larger as the wake sped towards the shallows, the very place Keade sat. The monster swam at incredible speeds until the waves smashed against the rock face that led into a 100 foot drop into the water.as the water began to trickle onto the grass, Visuvious spotted a serpentlike head beneath the surface. And then, the very next second, the waves became less mammoth and the serpent gone. But inside, Keade knew it off not a mere coincidence, but something much, much worse.

"It's an omen."

::Meanwhile, Toxis' starfighter blasted out of hyperspace and sped towards Iridonia. His lips were drawn in a straight, white line. He didn't want to come back to this planet, not after his family had exiled him from them after killing his brother. A shame far worse then anything he had ever imagined, and still the reason he was exiled was a lie.::

"He's alive. The scoundrel survived the serpent and the drowning. How unlucky can one person get? The very reason he was shamed beyond anything else, and the reason was a blank...."

::The fighter touched down near Toxis' home and the lake. Feeling his brother's presence, the man in blood red robes walked towards the lake, to where his first murder was commited. And where his next was about to begin.::

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::The monster stirred under the water again. It's serpentlike body curved around the cliff, trying to get Keade to fall in. Only then did he realize that it was the monster, the monster that haunted his dreams. He looked down upon it, the slender, strong body sending waves crashing into the small cliff. And then he realized this monster couldn't be the monster, as it couldn't have pushed him into the water itself.::

::Thoughts rolled through his mind like waves, the same thing the dragon below him was doing. And he remembered everything, in one large flashback...::

He glared at me, his blue eyes filled with fire, making them almost seem maroon. Actually, they were maroon, and they burned their imprints into my eyes. With one final yell, he pushed me and I sprawled backwards, flipping over the cliff. I was helpless as I landed headfirst, like a middle, in the water. I chocked as I tried to inhale after the breath left me. I continued to sink, until I realized I was drowning. Flipping over, I swam towards the surface, and I saw the sun's light again. But something coils around my feet... can't look! I must concentrate all my strength to swimming! Get to the light, the light, the light!...

::Keade stumbled and nearly tripped over the cliff. His eyes were shut, and he was hyperventilating like a frightened deer. The thoughts, he didn't want them. They posioned him, sending the deadly truth down his veins and rememinded his brain. The dragon wasn't what lurked below, it was his...::

"Brother, you fool"

::Toxis stood over Keade, his large manner in the blood red robes blowing into his face with the new gusts of wind. A lightsaber, maroon in color, matched his eyes as he held it in between them, blocking his nose. Time had passed since they last saw each other. Keade realized his brother now had horns.::

"I have come to kill you... again. I hate you, you dishonered me, you fool! I shall feed you to the monster, again, right now."

::Instinctively, Keade grabbed his blaster off of his belt and pointed it at his brother's face. He was trembling, now that he was confronted with his monster. He knew he was weaker, he sensed the strength rolling off his brother in strong pulses. He had to prove to himself he could beat his dragon, and show he belonged in the senate with the slaughter of a Sith Lord. A shaking finger pulled the trigger, the blast of red heading for Toxis' torso...::

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::Toxis anticipated the move. His lightsaber humed as it passed through the air and slapped the blaster bolt into the water, watching it create a large splash that sent water many feet from where the blaster bolt passed the surface of the water. Meanwhile, Toxis darted forward, his lightsaber swinging for his brother's head. Keade rolled to the left, the blade narrowly missing it's mark. Toxis, who put all of his brute strength into his target, stumbled forward like he was tripped. Keade took the chance to shoot at Toxis' neck. The shot hit low, into Toxis' right shoulder. He howled in rage, his cold voice echoing as the sun nearly vanished behind the water, it's red-orange glow illuminating the spilling blood.::

"You ignorant fool! Don't try and fight me! I will destroy you!"

::Keade laughed loudly as his brother ranted like one of the drunks at the cantina. In his moment of laughter, he didn't realize Toxis lifting an arm hidden by the cloak. Lightning bolts shot out of the fingertips like bullets. The lightning grasped Keade, knocking him breathless as the energy shocked him horribly. The pain spread to every nerve of Visuvious' body, making him cry out in pain. And as quickly as it started, the pain stopped.::

"you.... fool.... monster... I will kill you."

::With one last chance to get up before he was mincemeat to the charging Sith Lord, Keadeshot from his behind, letting out three shots aimed for the dragon's legs.::

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::The charging sith Lord waved his lightsaber in an arc in the path of the blaster bolts, sending two flying into a crowd of bystanders, looking to watch the Sith Lord fight the Republic Senator. The third bolt, however, bit deep into Toxis' hip, sending blood everywhere. The Lord lifted his ahnd and sent Keade flying backwards, landing hard on his butt near the cliff nearly a second later.::

"How you have lived this long, I don't know. But I will end you brother. You have shamed me beyond beleif. I live in death, you fool , and it's your fault!"

::His rage now ignited, Toxis ignited his purple lightsaber and launched himself after Keade. His lightsabers moved in perfect unision, covering where the other wasn't just in time to close any openings. Keade was taking a severe beating, and he knew this might be his death day.::

"NO!"

::Despite the lightsabers burning him, the pain searing through every limb of his body, the Senator still had some fight left in him. Turning his blaster to rapid fire with one small thumb slide, he pressed the tigger hard and held it down. Red bolts illuminated the area between the brothers, the bolts peppering Toxis. Blood spilled from the wounds, but still he used his lightsabers to swat some of the bolts away. Keade kept the trigger held while slowly backing up towards the end of the cliff.::

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::Toxis' blood formed puddles on the ground and sprinkled the grass like it was just after a red rainstorm. The lightsabers moved unbleievably fast, but only managed to swat away 80% of the shots his brother was taking, far too less considering he had the blaster on auto. Toxis' face was dyed red, and was about ready to admit defeat when all of a sudden Keade tripped over a root, the blaster barely grasped in his palm. Toxis jumped forward, his pointed boot striking the inside of Visuvious' wrist, sending blood everywhere, once again. The blaster scampered acros the grassy surface, as if it had places to go. It fell over the other side of the cliff, and plopped into the water, followed by a stream of blood.::

"Now it is time to finish the deed, Keade Visuvious. You are no more, I am stronger then you. Let your blood on this grass forever serve the mark of how a Sith Lord killed his brother, a Republic Senator!"

::Toxis lifted Keade to his knees and in an upright position hastily before placing his lightsabers in an X form around Keade's neck. As he pushed inward, Keade finally found a way to win...::

::His finger never hesitated to arm the gernade, hidden carefully in his sleeve. As the deadly tips of the lightsabers began to dig into the Senator's neck, the flash gernade set off, blinding them both. Keade scrammbled up and ran for his brother. Tackling him, his fist smashed into the Lord's face, sending spit everywhere and a moan to come up fromt he nearly unconcious Sith. He was wining, somehow, whether it was his cheapshots or just will to live and survive his dragon once more. Even he was clueless as his fist launched itself into Toxis' face again and again, breaking the nose and sending blood all over the grass. And still, his mind was blank..::

"Why am I dong this... and to my own brother, of all people...?"

::Keade got off his brother and bent down sorrowly in front of the lake. He was a Republic Senator, not an Assassin. He had sinned on his family by attacking his own blood, and what was worse was that he was cheating by using the gernade instead of accepting defeat and dying honorably. Torn apart inside, tears running down his face, nobody could ever feel the same sorrow as Keade Visuvious that moment.::

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::Toxis was dazed as he stood up, blood pumping to his face and out his broken nose. He looked at his brother, fat tears rolling down his cheeks as he knelt. The fool showed nothing but emotional instability, weakness. Toxis wanted no more then to smash the hilts of his lightsabers into the fool's skull and drown him... again. And that's when the idea formed. His plan was ready.::

"You knew I was going to be here, didn't you. You sensed it somehow, and came... I knew you were strong in the force, the way I am now. Join the order of the Sith Lords, Keade, my brother. Together, we can change the galaxy for the better!"

::Keade remembered his brother had always been a smooth talker. The tears stopped running as his brother offered him a chance to join him and destroy the galaxy. He had no doubt that was his plan, to overthrow everyone and become the supreme ruler of all. And Keade wasn't biting the bait. He stood up, not sure how to say what he must.::

"I will not join you, brother. It is not my destiny to destroy the galaxy and all who inhabit it. I am sorry..."

::Toxis stood up and gathered the hilts to his lightsabers and walked over to his brother. He looked him straight in the eyes, his maroon eyes burning into the dark green ones of Keade's. He didn't move a muscle, just stood there, getting ready to fufill his plan and the murder of his own blood.::

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::Toxis lifted his hands threateningly, getting ready to smash the hilts into Keade's head. Meanwhile, his voice was calm yet colder then ever.::

"Very well. I can't force you to follow me, but perhaps you will reconsider if I..."

::Toxis swung his hilts as hard as he could, the silver glint in the setting sun blinding Keade as he fell back a step and narrowly avoided the attack.::

"Whoa!..."

::Stepping back, he avoided another deadly blow, and another. However, Keade was running out of room to walk, as the cliff was one step behind him. He looked down, his face tightened with anger and desperation.::

"SHIT!"

::The words echoed throughout eternity, his face filled with horror as the lightsaber hilts collided with his face, breaking all bones at least once. His mind went blank, and all he could do was watch himself fall off the cliff and into the water. He struggled to get back to the surface as he sank like an anchor towards the sea floor. Somewhere in that time, he blanked out. He was dead. Again.::

::But, minutes later, he woke up on the shore, a Tagorian warrior standing over his limp and battered body, before everything went black again. The senator had slipped into a coma.::