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The Deshlon in question had a missing jaw replaced by crude cybernetics. And in the center of the room behind Zule's shield there was a single human in a somewhat decent suit lying on the ground his thigh burned.
"Thank you Master," Zule said, quickly informing him of all that she had overheard as she let the shield technique, wavering on her feet for a moment as the drain from it hit her. Deactivating her lightsabers she moved to rip off a piece of one of the local's clothing, moving to kneel beside the human's thigh and trying to staunch the bleeding.
She wasn't a Healer, nor was her Master, although his personal healing abilities were quite high. Healing another person however was something Glaive simply could not do.
He did however have extremely good Force Precognition, and when the human tried to pull out a small holdout blaster Glaive's lightsaber cleaved it in two right above the other man's fingers. Glaive smiled down at the other man, but it wasn't a kind expression. It was a shark-like expression on his normal grim countenance, and he leaned forward deliberately intimidating the smaller man. "Trying to take my padawan hostage is not the best way to get on my good side. Now, why don't you tell me all about this new drug…"
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Harry's lightsaber flashed to the right blocking an attack from the Luminara, then swiftly segueing into another stance his lightsaber coming up, covering half his body, before moving to defend against two more strikes in quick succession. Retreating up under Master Unduli's assault, Harry gestured with his offhand, the rocks underneath Luminara exploding upwards in a tower.
Luminara however simply bounced aside, coming around the new obstruction quickly, only to be met by Harry who had moved in the same direction, their lightsabers flashing and sparking off one another. A second later Harry flipped over her, his outstretched hand thrusting down a Force Push forcing her to remain on the ground for a moment his Force powers enveloping her own.
Despite that, Luminara's Force Precognition was up to the task of battering aside his assaults, returning with a series of attacks straight from Makashi, pushing Harry backwards in midair.
"Good instincts," Dooku said calmly from the sidelines. "But always remember your opponent's abilities, never get caught flat-footed in midair like that, it impedes your abilities far too much. You can't concentrate on that air walk maneuver and your lightsaber skills of same time. What have I told you about falling back like that while attempting to use Ataru?"
"Not to do it Master Dooku," Harry said promptly, not looking away from where he was still engaged with Luminara, having regained his footing only to be continually pressed back and around in a circle now.
"Exactly, though perhaps you should take this to heart. I cannot tell you the amount of Jedi who have taken up Ataru who are not suited for it simply because it is flashy." Dooku said a sneer in his voice as he said the last word. "Now, take up the initial ready stance of Makashi."
Luminara backed away for a millisecond, allowing Harry to take his stance, before attacking with even more speed and skill. But Harry matched her, unwilling to take to the air as he had been, but also not taking a full Makashi stance, using a few wild slashing attacks from Shii-Cho.
"An interesting attempt," Luminara said, before she deftly disarmed Harry, her lightsaber as usual on low flipping over his own to gently lash at his forearm. That kind of touch with a full powered lightsaber of course would have cost Harry his hand.
"But still not quite good enough. You're getting better at giving yourself to the Force to allow it to guide your movements, but you still trust too much in your own eyes. Remember a lightsaber's repost off another's blade can be just as deadly and powerful as any actual attack. Momentum and movement is the key in lightsaber combat." Luminara instructed.
"As is endurance," Dooku interjected calmly. He had Luminara had several conversations about that, but he had proven his point more than once. Makashi allowed the duelist to control the pace of the battle, fast soft or hard, it didn't matter to a Makashi user, and Dooku was Form 2's undisputed master. Unduli was good, but Dooku was arguably the second best duelist in the Order.
But despite their harsh words to Harry, both Jedi Masters were deeply impressed and in the case of Dooku pleased with Harry's progress. The past two weeks had passed quickly as Harry began his formalized lightsaber instruction, falling into a rhythm as the two lightsaber duelists did their best to bring Harry up to match his fellow padawans, finding in the boy a true diamond in the rough. He had incredible speed and coordination, and his Battle Precognition was getting better all the time.
"That is enough for now," Luminara said. "Break for 10 minutes then we will move into a full spar."
"Yes Master," Harry replied, powering down his training lightsaber. Master Dooku and Master Unduli had decided to spend at least six months training Harry extensively in lightsaber stances and moves before allowing him to start building his own lightsaber. He was allowed to collect the parts, except for the all-important crystal of course. That item would take a training journey sometime in the future.
Of course, a break didn't actually mean a full break, just a break from physical exercise. Master Fay motioned Harry to join her, and he sat in front of her for a moment, as Master Fay began to press here and there on his body, informing him of the various ways injuries would feel at those points and how to heal them, how to draw out the pain as she put it, then push the Force into those areas, healing the wounds. Though he was relatively good at fixing broken bones, Harry had yet to do that or any other kind of healing consciously, and it was time he learned how to project the Force inwards in this manner.
Lily wafted over to Dooku, smiling at the older man as he pulled off his Jedi robe, setting it aside. "How do you think Harry's doing?"
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