SW0106 Darth Bane 01 Path of Destruction (v5) by Drew Karpyshyn
Author:Drew Karpyshyn [Karpyshyn, Drew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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It took nearly an hour before Bane reached his destination. The vegetation around him was teeming with life, but as he was carried along through the jungle he saw nothing larger than insects or small birds. Most creatures scattered before the rancorâs advance, vanishing long before Bane ever came close enough to catch even a glimpse of them. Yet though they scampered away, the rancorâs keen sense of smell often picked up their trail, and more than once Bane had to rein in the beastâs hunting instincts to keep it on course.
As difficult as it was to keep the beast from racing off in pursuit of its next meal, it became even more difficult to drive it forward as they neared the temple. Every few steps it would try to veer to the side or suddenly shy away from its course. Once it even tried to rear up and dislodge him from its shoulders.
Bane couldnât see more than a few meters ahead through the thick vegetation, but he knew they were close now. He could sense the power of the Temple, calling to him from behind the impenetrable curtain of tangled vines and twisted branches. Clamping down with the dark side, he crushed the last of the mighty rancorâs will to resist and urged it forward.
Suddenly they broke through into a clearing, a circle nearly one hundred meters across. In the very center stood the Rakatan Temple. The structure rose nearly twenty meters to the sky, a monument of carved rock and stone. The only entrance was a broad archway at the peak of an enormous staircase carved into an outside wall of the Temple itself. Its surface was pristine: stark and pure, unsullied by clinging moss or climbing ivy. The grounds surrounding it were barren but for a carpet of short, soft grass. It was as if the jungle feared to creep forward and reclaim the tainted stone.
Bane leapt down from his mount, all his attention focused on the structure towering before him. Freed from his power, the rancor turned and fled back into the undergrowth. The terrible crashing cacophony of its escape was overlaid with its tortured howls, but Bane noticed neither sound. He had no more use for the rancor; he had found what he was searching for.
He took a trembling step forward before stopping short. He shook his head to clear it. The dark side was strong here, so strong it made him feel light-headed. That meant this was a place of danger; he couldnât afford to be wandering around in a stupor.
According to the accounts heâd read in the archives, the Temple had once been protected by a powerful energy shield, one that required an entire Rakatan tribeâof which each individual had been a powerful Force-userâto bring it down. He didnât sense any such barrier, but only a fool would proceed without caution.
As he had done in the tombs on Korriban, he began to probe the area around him with the Force. He felt the
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