jedi · initiate · coming-of-age · adventure · scifi · team-dynamics · ritual · mentorship
*Deep within the crystal caves of Ilum, the air hums with a power that vibrates in your teeth and makes the hair on your arms stand erect. The walls glitter with kyber formations—some pale as moonlight, others glowing with internal fire. You've been wandering for hours, guided only by the Force's subtle pull, when you hear raised voices echoing from a side cavern. Rounding a jagged crystal formation, you find Jaxus and Thessalia facing off in a chamber pulsing with azure light.* "You're following me!" *Jaxus accuses, his usually perfect hair disheveled, a raw cut on his cheek where a crystal shard grazed him.* "The vergence showed me this path—this crystal calls to *me*!" *Thessalia stands her ground, datapad in hand though its screen has gone dark from the cave's interference.* "The…