Duel on Jwlio

The Duel on Jwlio was a lightsaber duel that occurred on Jwlio at the onset of the Dark Nest Crisis in 36 ABY, between Jedi Master Saba Sebatyne and the Night Herald of the Gorog, Welk.

Prelude
After Jedi Knight Jaina Solo disregarded her orders during the attempted rescue of Jedi Knight Lowbacca, Jedi Master Saba Sebatyne travelled deep within the caverns of the moon Jwlio to clear her mind whilst hunting. During her hunt, Master Sebatyne encountered a precise cut into the centre of a stone; indicating a lightsaber had been used. Feeling that her prey had become more interesting than she had first suspected, Saba examined the cleft it had cut; within were several empty cells. Whilst she examined the empty cells, Master Sebatyne sensed biterness nearby and her danger sense grew.

The duel
Sebatyne surprised her attacker by spinning around quickly, taking his feet from under him with a quick swipe of her Barabel tail, removing his chance to kill the her whilst her back was turned. Saba spun on her haunches, snapping her lightsaber off her utility belt, continuing her spin to face her fallen attacker. As Sebatyne turned, a crimson coloured lightsaber ignited and blocked her blade, before a Force Wave blasted the Barabel across the cavern; slamming her head into the hard stone wall, causing a ring of darkness to obscure her vision.

Strangely, the Barabel Master could not sense her opponent within the Force. Whilst Saba examined her opponent with her compromised vision, he lifted himself off the ground, and arrogantly waited for the Jedi Master to ask his name, or composed himself to continue the duel. Taking her chance, Sebatyne leapt at her opponent and attacked with a vicious overhand slash, forcing him back several steps to block her blade. The Barabel brought her knee around to slam into the chest of her attacker, however, when it made contact it felt as if she had struck a statue.

Taking advatage of Master Sebatyne's shock, her attacker slipped his palm-heel under her guard, hitting her under the chin, and sending her staggering backwards. The Jedi Master then kicked a fist-sized stone off the floor and used the Force to hurl it at her opponents head, before following through with a cut attack to his knees. The mysterious attacker pivoted out of the way of the Force-hurled stone, before meeting the Barabel's blade, and sweeping it up into a disarming counterarc.

At the top of the disarming arc, Saba released her grip on her weapon and raked her claws down in a one-two slash; the first strike opening up her opponents face from temple to jaw, whilst the second completely sliced his eye apart. The attacker whirled away silently, yet screamed his agony into the Force, landing a stop kick into the Jedi Master's belly. Saba went with the attack, rolling into a quick backflip and lost a section of her tail to her attackers blade.

Knowing better than to allow the Barabel a chance to recover, the attacker sent Force lightning arcing out at her, catching her full in the chest and bringing her to her knees in agony. As her attacker limped forward, Saba saw him clearly for the first time; it was the Dark Jedi, Welk. Stopping a metre and a half away from the Barabel, Welk brought his blade down in a decapitating strike; however, Saba let loose a Force shove that sent the Dark Jedi tumbling backwards. As Welk staggered backwards his lightsaber scraped Sebatyne's skull, though she faught past the blinding pain to leap at him; slamming into his chest and biting his throat.

However, Saba had lost much strength due to her two head injuries and failed to sink her fangs deep enough into Welk's throat. In retaliation, Welk slammed Sebatyne backwards with the Force, however she used her own power to call her lightsaber back into her grasp as she soared towards the cavern wall. As the Barabel landed, and fought off unconsciousness, she leapt at her attacker. Welk leveled another blast of lightning the Jedi Master, however, she absorbed the barrage with her lightsaber, before pivoting past the sizzling arcs to rush her opponent.

Welk brought his blade to a middle guard, whilst Master Sebatyne attacked high. The Dark Jedi blocked the Barabel's attack; her reflexes fading. However, Welk was forced to retreat another step, whilst Saba launched a spinning attack, bringing her blade around in a shoulder slash and simultaneously swiped her bloodied tail at his legs. Due to her fading reflexes, Welk successfully blocked the shoulder slash and jumped the tail swipe; however Saba brought her trailing foot around. Her foot taking the Dark Jedi's feet out from under him, Sebatyne executed a second spin that severed his Killik-arm, before adding a neck wound to his growing toll of injuries.

However, Saba's compromised vision cost her as Welk sent a rock towards her; hitting her in her head wound. This damaged the Barabel's sight further; Welk took this advantage to retreat, blood gushing from his neck wound. Despite her opponent retreating, Saba sensed more danger than before. Dark-Nest Killik assassins attacked the Barabel, injecting poison into her. Whilst Saba defeated the Killik's they exploded upon contact with her lightsaber blade, damaging her hand. Though Saba wished to pursue Welk, she realised that the Killik's had come from the empty cells she had encountered earlier; however, one appeared to be missing and she feared it would attack the Jade Shadow.

Aftermath
A Killik did indeed stow aboard the Jade Shadow, befriending the young Ben Skywalker in an attempt to undermine his reationship with his mother, Mara Jade Skywalker. Jade Skywalker, would later battle the assassin bug, knocking it unconscious to allow Jedi Master Cilghal to analyze it.

Both Saba and Welk recovered from their injuries; Welk would later be killed in a duel with Luke Skywalker, whilst Saba would continue to take part in the Dark Nest Crisis and ultimately survive the war.

Appearances

 * Dark Nest I: The Joiner King