Competition: New Ties: Week 3 Fiction

Please find attached my week 3 fiction for New Ties. Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy it.

Jurdan brushed off the dust that had fallen on his armor after the explosion inside the temple corridors. He had been running away from possessed men from Tarentum. The lights was now gone with the tunnel collapsing in on itself. Jurdan ignited his purple blade and followed the remaining path forward. It was a maze of tunnels in this old temple. He figured they had wanted to confuse any who would enter to try and loot the artifacts that were in the treasure vault, if one existed. They knew at least one thing survived. This artifact had been reported as a two horned Sith Helmet. It had been imbued with powers to possess the living with the spirits of those who died here in this temple, whether by natural cause or by sacrifice.

Jurdan followed the winding tunnels until he reached a central chamber where a group of five possessed men and women were standing. They were facing an altar that had one more being standing there facing it. The being had on the Sith helmet. “He must be the leader of the group,” Jurdan thought to himself. The hum of his lightsaber attracted the attention of the people in the hall. Blasters were raised in his direction and they were just as quickly firing in his direction. The air, which was already thin, was quickly filled with the smell of laser blasts. The air burned a bit as Jurdan inhaled it. He deflected the blasts into nearby walls and back towards the ones firing. A few of the blasts hit their mark on the being who had shot at him first.

Jurdan ran towards the group and quickly sliced left and right cleaving the heads off of the two remaining possessed men. They had been good troops and now they were gone forever. It was a shame to say the least. The final being turned and chuckled at Jurdan. He made a hand gesture as if taunting the Sith Battlemaster. Jurdan lunged at the man and sliced through his chest. The blade didn’t hit anything however. It had phased right through him. Jurdan stretched out his hand and let loose all sorts of lightning at the target and hit the wall opposite the being. It was no use. This being was a ghost through and through. He took one last effort and swung his blade at the Sith helmet. It struck! The helmet took damage and the being faded for a short second. Jurdan launched another attack and sliced the helmet into two pieces. It fell to the ground and the being disappeared. Jurdan received a communication from outside of the temple. All the possessed beings had been returned to their senses.