20 Levitation (1/2)

The next day Riané was training her abilities in the force. She had mastered those which had been coupled under the core's category of sense. She could see mere seconds into the future on reflex, she could take in the emotions of those around her through empathy, she could feel the presence of other people and life forces around her. She could even brush off some active thoughts from someone close enough to her.

Now it was the time to meditate on the abilities pertaining to control and alter. Various materials were scattered about the ready room of the Scimitar as she was situated in the center of it. Her legs crossed.

She was dressed in the alabaster grey mandalorian styled carapace and the other articles Valad had given her. The weight of the armor was an obvious distraction to pull her away from her equilibrium, a test to her constitution. The slim fitted bodysuit riding up slightly as she kept a straight posture. Her hands rested upon her knees.

She pictured the items which surrounded her, she felt out for their geometric shapes. Their textures rang in her mind, their colors and taste. Their densities were varied, but she could feel it it all.

She tried to pick them all up at once, but she was barely able to even lift one of a few swamp rocks a few nanometers off the ground.

Letting out a huff of annoyance, her eyes opened partially and she stared at the door in front of her which belonged to the airlock. How was she suppose to do this?

Valad had walked off after giving her instruction, he wasn't there to give her a prep talk nor any advice. Was this all his plan? He wanted her to find her own way to get through to this?

'You have to will the force, use your imagination and their forethoughts. Don't try to bend it to your will, suggest your will and execute it.' She thought, repeating his words in the back of her mind which he had given her at the beginning of the day.

Her eyes eagerly closed once again as she isolated her thoughts, meditating on the problem before her. She needed to find a solution. If only Valad had shown her how to do it with his own powers, she could imitate him and learn faster. She could only think this was all on purpose.

Riané cleared her mind and continued to think, the rain outside of the hangar kept her mind at ease. She would only focus on one thing now instead of the cluttered mess surrounding her. The Echani Martial Arts manual opened up, but it didn't levitate before her.

She didn't open her eyes, she just kept going at it. The crease between her brows increasing as she stressed.

She had been told not to rush, but she could only feel like something was coming their way soon. Someone, something, which felt dark and merciless. Her road though, she knew it didn't end here. She didn't foresee her death in her dreams, nor her masters.

However she did foresee death in the coming days which were to come. She was sure her master saw it as well. She could only contemplate however since he just dismissed it as nothing new, which tipped her off he knew for a much longer time than she.

What was he keeping from her? Wasn't she his apprentice?

She could only feel as if he was testing her limitations, her patience and her own intellect. He wanted to see how far she could go without relying too much on him.

”What is he up too...?” Her thoughts were trailing off the mark once again as she opened her eyes and slowly stood up, still not entirely used to the carapace top heaviness. She would reach out her hand and close her eyes once she was situated, her arm reaching out towards the book.