Competition: Rest and Relaxation

Lights flashed all around as Abadeer dropped out of lightspeed. A beautiful blue and green planet loomed ahead in the distance. Taasii was ready to unwind after the long battles fought on Florrum. Serenno was a beautiful planet with plenty of nature for Taasii to escape into. He didn’t have a desire to go back to Shilli currently, but he needed to escape the technology and the cities.
The Togruta brought his Infiltrator in for a landing. After turning off the ship, Taasii walked out into the fresh open air of the field he’d landed in. He was going out, on an unknown course to try to loosen up. He’d left all of his weapons and gear in the ship. He return in a few days. There were mountains to the east of his location and he decided to head there.
The Hunter spent several hours hiking through the plains that he’d landed in. Occasionally seeing, hearing or picking up on his echolocation small animals scurrying through the grass. He ignored them all, just enjoying being away from people. Eventually Abadeer made it to the mountains. It was getting later, nearly evening now. A slow fog was rolling down the side of the mountains now. The Sith would not be deterred, he was determined to make it to the top of the mountain.
Hiking upwards there weren’t many difficult places that Taasii couldn’t get through. Coming over one rise the Togruta stared up at an incredibly steep cliff. He rolled his shoulders, getting ready for a climb. He would test his strength against this cliff. He reached up and found purchase in the rocks, hoisting his body off the ground. He continued to climb the tall rock face, which took about fifteen solid minutes of hard work. Reaching the top, with sweat dripping down his entire body. His finger muscles and forearms were aching, but with a good soreness. It had been a good climb, and the journey was worth it.
As he continued to hike, Taasii would pass his hands on the solid trees of the mountain. They were different than those of his own home world. Less wild, but almost stronger. They’d survived the winds and cold of the mountain. An increasing rushing noise alerted the Hunter to running water. As he approached a beautiful clearing appeared, with a majestic waterfall crashing to the rocks below.
Abadeer was right near the base of the fall and decided he’d stay here for the night. He could use some time to clear his mind. He removed his cloak and his top and strode into where the water was crashing down. He knelt down and crossed his legs. The water crashing down on his head and shoulders was quickly overwhelming to his senses. It stimulated his echolocation, totally causing the Hunter to lose sense of his surroundings.
After losing the sense of everything around him Taasii let his conscious slowly slip into himself, until he’d nearly lost himself in the meditation. After an indeterminable amount of time Taasii slowly opened his eyes. He was met with the rising sun over the horizon. He stood up and walked out of the waterfall. He’d been there all night, in a state between being awake and asleep. An almost total loss of consciousness. He became aware of how cold he was, the cool mountain air and the nearly icy temperature of the water had caused the tips of his extremities to go numb. He closed his eyes focusing on the numbness, using the Force to bring warmth back into his limbs. He wrapped his top and cloak back around his frame and started back up the mountain.
It took several more hours, but finally Abadeer arrived at the summit. The view was beautiful and the Sith felt like he was on top of the world. He contemplated his rise to power. He was in a process, but he imagined this is what it would be like when he made it to the top. He stayed for several hours pondering his path and where his journey would lead. Finally the man stood and began to make the arduous journey back to his ship. The respite had been good and exactly what he’d needed, but it was time to get back to work.