Today's Fallen Order request is "I don't see him" for @dragonleighs
Eyes roaming the snowy scene ahead of them, Merrin does her best to mirror Cere and contain her panic, as though they haven’t just watched an avalanche crush an entire village with their friends still inside it. The last thing she saw was Cal, arms thrown out, the Force gathering. “I don’t see him,” she shouts over the snowstorm. “I don’t see any of them.”
“Neither do I,” Cere says. She closes her eyes, breathing steadying. “They’re alive.”
It takes all Merrin’s self-control to not demand more information from Cere. That, and the knowledge that there are a lot of frightened people gathered behind them, people she refuses to scare further when they may have lost loved ones to the snow and ice. Instead, she stays quiet, feeling the Force move around Cere in ways not accessible to a Nightsister.
Cere’s eyes spring open. She points. “There. Where the clinic used to be.”
Merrin grabs her hand. “Let’s go.”
“Wait.” Cere pauses for a moment to face the other villagers. “Get to higher ground!”
The elder takes control of their people, leading them to a nearby cliff. Cere gives Merrin a nod, and they’re standing atop the ruined village a heartbeat later. Merrin feels the Force beneath her, a great hand pushing up with waning strength. She summons her magick, lets its flames melt the snow. Cere reaches down and pulls out Greez, who wastes no time turning back and helping her free the others.
Merrin looks up, sees more snow headed their way. She races forward, moving so slowly, half-blinded by the storm, but her magick is as rapid as her thinking, a wall of fire blocking its onward path. She puts more strength into it, but nature can only be held back for so long, and already she is forced to retreat, centimeter by centimeter.
“Everyone’s out, Merrin!” Cere bellows. “Move!”
She teleports back to the others and finds the villagers, Cere, Greez, Cal and BD wading through waist-deep snow. Cere’s pulling Cal onward. Greez, being smaller, struggles more, and Merrin grabs him and teleports them both back to the safety of the cliff where the rest of the villagers wait. She turns to go back to help the others, but they’re already scrambling to safety. Cal rolls onto the cliff, nudged a little further from the edge with a few head bumps from BD. He flops onto his side, panting for breath, glassy eyed with exhaustion. Cere crouches down, squeezes his shoulder, and then looks up to the villagers. “Is everyone alright?”
There is a collective yes (if Merrin ignores Greez’s gagging at her side). The elder steps forward. “We should seek shelter in the caves,” they say. “Can he walk?” They mean Cal.
Cere shakes her head. The elder calls to a large, practically Wookie-sized Human male and he scoops up Cal and unceremoniously throws him over his shoulder. BD hops onto Cere’s shoulders. The elder leads the entire group into the nearby caves for shelter.
“Are you done throwing up?” Merrin asks Greez, her hand on his back as she leads him on. If they lose sight of the others in this weather, they might never find the caves.
“Ugh, I hope so,” Greez says, pushing through the snowstorm. “But I’m alive, and I’m very grateful to you and Cal for helping keep me that way, so no more complaining from me.”
In the cave, villagers unpack emergency supplies, including heaters and blankets. Merrin and Greez find Cere, Cal and BD-1 near one of these heaters, Cal’s head cushioned on Cere’s lap, tucked under a blanket, BD sticking close.
“Wore himself out huh?” Greez says, sitting down and resting a hand on Cal’s head. “So much for taking it easy after Nur.”
Cere only manages the faintest of smiles. “Perhaps the next place we stop at should be devoid of all weather.”
“I know a few merchant barges that will serve our needs,” Greez says, Cal not stirring as he runs his hair through his fingers. “He kept that snow off our heads until Merrin melted it. I don’t think he knew he could do it until he did.” He looks to Merrin. “You did good to get us out.”
Merrin sits down too. “It was a team effort.”
Cere reaches over, her hand resting atop Merrin’s. “You gave us enough time to get everyone out.”
Merrin feels herself smiling and blushing. “Happy to help.”
The villagers settle into groups. A short while later a few come over and provide bowls of simple soup. The scent of warm food rouses Cal, who sits up and eats with minimal conversation. He blinks and grunts in response to any questions. He does at least seem glad the villagers are all alive.
“I have decided I do not like snow,” Merrin tells him.
He glances at her, yawning massively. “Me neither.”
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILER WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This video contains spoilers for the ending of Jedi: Survivor! Please watch at your own discretion! Spoiler talk also below the cut!
This video was made for the Anniversary Event run by @voidcat-senket !!
On all accounts, Bode should be dead.
But he's alive, and reliving his story with Cal all over again, but this time he had the upper hand on what's going to happen.
Take on the role of Bode Akuna in this visual novel "game", where your decisions can alter the outcome of the story of Jedi Survivor.
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This is my love letter to both the Jedi game series as well as a love letter to visual novels and visual novel-type games.
Time took:
Script: written over the course of about 5-ish days (i travelled during some of it, sue me)
All art assets: drawn over the course of about 8 days. Some which were nonstop 12 hour days.
Editing: completed over the course of about 5 days between song choices, effects, and some assets that were used. including my own screenshots from the game!
All songs are listed in the credits by order of appearance, and all thanks are put at the end.
I was sick through about 75% of this, but I wanted to bring forth the love I had for this project and the love I have for these characters, game, and ship. A special thanks to the creators, writers, actors, and everyone involved in the making of the Jedi games because without them, I wouldn't have made *this*.
Yes, there are multiple endings including two secret endings.
No, I don't think I could do this again (maybe, if I get the motivation for it another time), it was 3.5 weeks of constant work and I'm exhausted.
Yes, my askbox IS open for any and all questions regarding this because I would love to hear those questions and those comments and such.
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Luke Skywalker: I did it, I, the last Jedi, defeated Darth Vader!
Ahsoka Tano: Way to go! I knew nothing could go wrong in me ditching the Rebellion right after I found out Darth Vader was my old master Anakin.
Luke Skywalker: ... Who’re you?
Cal Kestis: Man, I knew that Darth Vader guy was trouble after my first encounter with him. That’s why I laid low the whole time.
Luke Skywalker: ... What?
Quinlan Vos: Yo don’t worry! I’m a full-fledged Jedi Knight and I just said, “pfft, screw that, way above my pay grade!”
Luke Skywalker: You’re a Jedi Knight!?
Cere Junda: Me too actually.
Luke Skywalker: Okay are there any other Jedi who’d like to show themselves?
Ezra Bridger: Don’t look at me! I got carried off by the space whales I summoned to defeat Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Reva: After I decided not to kill you and Obi-Wan spared me, convincing me to abandon the dark side... I decided to leave the rest of the galaxy to its fate.
Luke Skywalker: ...
Gungi: *Wookie sound*
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