The first calm

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Mhmun, along with Emely, were being shown around the ship, well, sort of. They were being shown the gun decks, and Hanger, with a few common areas that were multi-roled.

"How will your ships arrive?" Kenobi asked.

"They will appear from the warp. I will need time, to set up a psychic beacon that could be used." Mhmun explained, his eyes darting to the pommel of his blade.

"How long will you need to create this?" Obi wan asked.

"If I had my Librarius, it would be easy, I could sustain it without threats, but.....I fear I may need to be watched, and have someone ready to put me down, if the spirits of the warp try and take me." Mhmun said.

"What is it you need?" Obi-wan asked.

"A large room, one that is quiet, the heat will be intense, and will need to focus in order to protect keep others safe." Mhmun said.

"He could use the hanger, mark an area." Anakin said.

"I will withstand the heat." Emely said, as she was back in her armor.

The group reached the hanger, and a large area was clear, a very large area. Barriers were put up and Mhmun took the sword sheathe off his belt, and began a prayer. Emely removed her fur cape and handed it to Obi-wan.

"I expect that back. If you can place shields, then I would raise them." Emely stated.

Clones watched from a distance, as Engineers set up a group of shield generators around the pair. As Mhmun finished his prayer he gripped the sheathe, and threw it to the side, it bounced off the deflector shields, before Mhmun knelt on a single knee and placed the tip of the blade on the ground.

The blade suddenly began to glow, before flames shot out, along with wind. The flames grew larger, burning away the cloth robes that Mhmun wore, showing the dark blue armor color. Emely stayed near, holding a blade in her hand as she covered her helmed face from the flames.

Many clones began to sweat due to the heat radiating from Mhmun and his "beacon".

Mhmun, Chapter Master of the Blades of Flame, carried the Blade of Warped Flames, a sword that would burn when used. It would create a beacon of sorts, one that could be seen by both the navigators, but also would attract Daemons. Mhmun grit his teeth, and opened his mental eye, he was peering into the immaterial realm, and was caught off guard.

He fully expected to be swarmed, tempted and attacked by Daemons, but.....there was nothing. No spirits. The flames his spirit were engulfed in did not burn his spirit. The warp was strange. It was not like any vision he had seen before, it was still, with two great clouds of light and dark, pushing and attempting to over whelm, but not mixing.

"What sorcery is this?" he questioned.

Anakin was sweating, kind of, the heat and wind her so harsh it felt the sweat dry as soon as it touched his clothes. The flames burned bright, the deflector shields holding back the flames.

It was across the galaxy, when The navigators took off, spotting a beacon that burning brightly. The Ships entered the warp, flying through, the tunnels of the warp the Ships, the Blades of Flame force, with a group of heavy transports carrying Lansar Forces.

A clone naval officer approached Obi-wan, and informed the general.

"We have arrived in the Raxus system, we'll be deploying in a few hours." He explained.

"Understood, we will hold until their forces arrive." Obi-wan said.

"We should inform the council, and the Republic?" Anakin asked.

"We will, but I want to see how strong they are." Obi-wan answered.

Anakin watched, until the Flames vanished, and Mhmun released the sword, standing. The ground all around was glowing from the intense heat in a radius of where Mhmun knelt, he picked up the sheathe from beyond the shields, and grabbed the blade, lifting it and sliding it into the sheathe, before hooking it to his belt once more.

"Why did you stop?" Obi-wan asked.

"The fleet has arrived." Mhmun said, before the painful pulse hit Anakin and Obi-wan. They fell to a knee, before the pain faded.

"We can tell." Obi-wan said.

"What is the plan?" Anakin asked, getting up.

"My chapter will move and clear any threat to your ships in space, before you land with a small team. Soon after, Thunder hawks will join, deploying forces of my chapter, with drop ships deploying Guard forces to aid." Mhmun explained.

Everyone looked towards Emely, her armor seeming to glow just a bit, before she was sprayed with cooling agents and the back of her armor opened.

Her face was soaked in sweat, and she looked at Mhmun.

"Well, you're possessed, so something is up with the Warp." Emely said.

"It is different. The normal storms are all but gone, but.....I saw two beings, of light and dark, and darkness had a thin vail over the light, as if it held but did not obscure the light." Mhmun explained.

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