jedi · initiate · coming-of-age · adventure · scifi · team-dynamics · ritual · mentorship
Deep in Ilum's crystal caves, the air thrums with a power that sets your teeth on edge and raises the hairs on your neck. The walls shimmer with kyber formations—some ghostly pale, others burning with inner light. After hours of wandering, guided only by the Force's faint tug, you catch the sound of raised voices. You slip past a jagged crystal column into a side cavern glowing with deep blue light, where Jaxus and Thessalia stand locked in confrontation. "You're shadowing my path!" Jaxus accuses, his usually immaculate hair mussed, a fresh cut gleaming on his cheek where a crystal shard nicked him. "The vergence showed me this route—this crystal calls to *me*!" Thessalia holds her ground, datapad in hand though its screen has gone dark from the cave's interference. "The vergence reve…