Tisto brought his saber to bear as the lightning came around. The roar of the saber, like that of a swoop engine, was enough to said the few onlookers running. The roar of the saber reminded Sa how Tisto had been able to handle himself before he was actually trained, and if the rumors were true, Tisto had been taken under Edgar for tutelage in the saber right before the war with Clan Plagueis.
"We are fighting on my home world," the Knight Commander stated evenly. "This won't end well for you."
"Must your saber be so loud? You could be drawing inquisitors!" Sa replied.
"They would have been alerted to us already," Tisto replied. "Anyone even half bothering can sense me."
"Then why are you here?" the Sentinel replied.
"To bring you back. We have real work that needs to be done!" Tisto said quietly, lowering his blade.
Sa ignited his blade, his experience with Tisto preparing him for everything. When the Kiffar charged, he was ready, meeting the first attack with all the finesse of a true duelist. Tisto followed that up with three quick strikes, attempting to overwhelm his opponent. The savage way he was attack was easily countered by Sa's more refined tactics. Even though the Kel Dor was not as agile and fast as the Kiffar, he parried each strike with a deft flick of his wrist. Sa called on the Force, and telekinetic energy curled into his hand. He leaned under a fourth attack, and smashed his hand into the ground, sending the Kiffar flying yet again.
Tisto smacked into a wall behind him, and landed face down. Pushing himself up, he gave the Kel Dor a grin. "You gotta teach me that," he said, stretching his back, doing his best to ignore the pain. “That is going to leave a few bruises,” he muttered to himself.
Sa looked at the Kiffar, in semi amazement. The Knight Commander had only been a Knight when Sa had left the team, and it seemed like he had gotten stronger. He watched as his former commander moved forward, and ignited his saber.
“You should learn when to give up Tisto,” the Savant said sadly. If Tisto kept getting up someone could get seriously hurt.
“So should you,” the Kiffar replied.
The two stood for sometime, their lightsabers lowered. A minute passed as Tisto called on the Force, feeling it flow through him, as it did every time. He shivered as it passed through his chest, where, in his mind at least, the Force Scar was located. Then he charged. Sa barely had time to react, caught off guard by the Kiffar’s speed. Tisto lashed out with half a dozen strikes, all striking at the Kel Dor below his waist. Sa parried the first, barely moved out of the way of the second, and had to stonewall the remaining attacks.
Cursing himself for having to resort to a full defence, he was saved by a glimpse of Tistos next attack, the seventh blow. It came in a full arc strait for the Kel Dors head, and were it not for that moment of insight, Sa understood he would not have been able to get his arm up fast enough.
Red flashed against purple as their sabers collided, and locked above the two of them.
“Your fast,” was all Sa could think to say.