<I>Guardian Kalon stood in a dark room with a single shaft of light flowing down onto him, amidst an otherwise impenetrable darkness. </I>Darkness is infinite,<I> the Guardian thought to himself.<BR><BR> "That is correct, young one," came a voice from the void somewhere near the Guardian. "You have reached a certain plateau in your training, a place where you may either embrace the darkness or reject it. The decision is one you should not make lightly." <BR><BR> "I understand," said the Guardian, a bit shaken but not visibly so. <BR><BR> The Guardian knelt down and focused on his shadow, flickering beneath him in the dim light. It seemed to be struggling though the Guardian remained unmoving. Suddenly the shadow lifted from the ground and floated before the Guardian in a liquid-like blob. As though taking a ball he threw his shadow straight up toward the source of the light. The ball of shadow ascended and, at its zenith, seemed to explode into a million shards of black. <BR><BR> Only darkness remained. <BR><BR> The Guardian could feel the presence of his shadow returning in the darkness and spoke out. <BR><BR> "I am ready." <BR><BR> "Indeed you are, Guardian Kalon." A voice rang, and for the Guardian the darkness seemed to lift and he could discern the outlines of bodies around him. As he stood one of the figures called out to him.<BR><BR> "Light is limited." <BR><BR> "Darkness is infinite," was the Guardian's reply. <BR><BR> "Stand now, a Jedi Hunter," chorused the figures around the new Jedi Hunter. <BR><BR> "ARCONA INVICTA!" <BR><BR></I> I,Invictus, would hereby like to request a promotion for Guardian Kalon, who has fulfilled all requirements for promotion under the Dark Jedi Brotherhood's promotion guidelines, as follows:<BR><BR> (REQUIRED AT LEAST:) Kalon has been a Guardian for over six weeks.<BR><BR> Kalon has registered on the Forums.<BR><BR> Kalon has logged on to IRC and visited #arcona<BR><BR> (AT LEAST FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING:)<BR><BR> Kalon has taken a Shadow Academy leadership exam.<BR><BR> Kalon has completed a five page character fiction built off of his previous two page work. Kalon has placed in a competition (Placed 2nd in "Do they know it's Christmas time and I don't care?")<BR><BR> Kalon has earned a merit medal (a DC)<BR><BR> Kalon ran a competition and ran it successfully (It was called Arcona Invicta!)<BR><BR> As Kalon has met all the necessary qualifications, I would like to respectfully request his promotion to Jedi Hunter. <BR><BR> In darkness, <BR><BR> SBM Invictus

Terran Koul, 2012-01-29 08:45:05 UTC