Jedi: Fallen Order by Pedro J. E. Santos

Author:Pedro J. E. Santos
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

THE ORIGIN TREE

Cal was almost near the summit. The massive winged creature from earlier was resting on the path, licking its wounds from its headlong crash into the Imperial shuttle. While Cal didn’t know what it was, he could see that it was a majestic creature. Its white feathers shone with the light.

BD beeped.

“Shhh…” Cal warned him. “We don’t know if it’s friendly”.

BD couldn’t see a problem with that.

“That’s the thing that took down the Ninth Sister. We have to be careful”.

With that, the creature took off again, and Cal ran past it, not questioning his good luck. On cue, Eno Cordova’s voice announced from BD-1’s speakers. “My Friend, as Tarfful led us here he spoke of a glorious creature called the Shyyyo Bird. He said the bird is the forest’s protector. So rare it’s nearly legendary. I would dearly love to research this creature further, but the Astrium must be my priority. I hope to one day return and search for the Shyyyo bird with Tarfful”.

The hologram disappeared and Cal pressed on.

After a while, Cal came across a massive gap in the path. Once, he could have cleared it, but even with his relationship with the Force much improved, it was impassable for him now. It served as a reminder of how much he could still improve. He focused on his journey up to that point and was able to see and hear his master again, once again teaching a lesson to his younger self.

“Get up! Try again”, Master Tapal said.

“I just keep failing master”, young Cal admitted.

“Do you? Good. Keep failing, keep getting back up. That is the only way to succeed. Do not allow yourself to be weighed down by ego and pretense. Let go of what you fear to lose and rise up”.

Taking that teaching to heart, the vision of Tapal vanished as quickly as it had appeared. Cal closed his eyes and leapt across the chasm, in a true leap of faith. It was an impossibly far distance without the aid of the Force. But Cal cleared it easily. His doubt was gone. His relationship with the Force had been fully restored. He could now use it fully to follow the path of Cordova and strike a blow against the Empire.

“Just gotta keep getting back up, BD”.

The little droid understood it clearly.

“As long as we get back up we’re still in this fight”.

BD beeped happily.

“I’m finally back to where I was before the Purge”, Cal explained. “Before Master Tapal died”.

They carried on a bit further, and as they did, the Shyyyo bird landed in front of them again. It was distressed, crying out in pain.

BD was nervous.

“It’s hurt”, Cal realized. “Think we can help it?”

However, the Shyyyo bird had no interest in that – it lifted itself back up and shot itself into the sky. Cal had no choice but to continue further into the forest.

The two friends came across another platform, and this time, the Shyyyo Bird landed on it and seemed reluctant to move again.

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