Duel in the Zi-Kree Sector

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 * name=Duel in the Zi-Kree Sector
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 * date=154 ABY
 * place={{sw|Zi-Kree Sector}}, {{sw|Coruscant}}
 * result=Both Jedi killed; Zagrev wounded
 * side1=Golden Empire
 * side2={{sw|New Jedi Order}}
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 * forces1=1 Centurion
 * forces2=*1 {{sw|Jedi Master}}
 * 1 {{sw|Jedi Padawan}}
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 * casual1=Zagrev seriously injured
 * casual2=*Halambo&dagger;
 * Zee Pek&dagger;
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The duel in the Zi-Kree Sector was a duel which took place in the underlevels of {{sw|Coruscant}}'s {{sw|Zi-Kree Sector}} in 154 ABY. {{sw|Jedi Master}} Halambo and his Padawan, Zee Pek, attempted to apprehend Centurion and Royal Executor Breek Zagrev.

Having narrowly escaped a bomb which consumed Malleigh Rason's apartment, Breek was meditating and immersing herself in the Force for guidance in her pursuit of the holocrons of {{sw|Darth Ramage|Darths Ramage}} and Chosis. When Eche Parunam contacted Breek for help, Breek agreed to meet the {{sw|Twi'lek}} and ordered her apprentice, Kyriel Windrunner, to hotwire a speeder.

Breek's exposure to the deep currents of the Force had attracted Halambo and Zee Pek, who sensed her Sith-influenced training and mistakenly believed her to be a member of the {{sw|One Sith}}, whom they were attempting to prevent from obtaining the holocrons. The Jedi arrived and attempted to take Breek into custody; ordering Kyriel to get the speeder running, Breek engaged them instead.

The duel
Breek unleashed on both Jedi. Halambo managed to it, but was blasted off his feet by the force of the energy. Zee Pek, who had his lightsaber activated, caught the blast and attacked. Armed only with pistols and knives, Breek attempted to dodge his blows while using hand strikes, but Zee Pek struck her in her left biceps. Unable to use the arm and sensing Halambo returning to the fight, Breek trapped Zee's arms, broke his tibia, snapped both his elbows, and crushed his throat with a punch.

Taking up the dying Padawan's lightsaber, Breek fought Halambo one-handed. The fight was evenly balanced; though one of the best swordfighters in the Golden Empire, Breek's abilities were hampered by her arm injury. Halambo, a who had previously killed multiple Sith, was at peak fitness, and was renowned in the Jedi Order for his swordsmanship. The two masters dueled back and forth; Halambo cut Breek's right thigh and singed her neck, and Breek cut off two fingers from one of his hands.

Both combatants were exhausted by the duel, but Breek used, taunting Halambo about Zee's death, for a brief respite. As they both rallied, Breek managed to cut off one emitter of the 's and the hand holding it. Summoning her last reserves of strength and pushing through pain, Breek seized her lightsaber with both hands (exacerbating her arm injury in the process), smashed Halambo's stab aside, and.

Aftermath
Breek and Kyriel continued their hunt for the holocrons, but Breek was forced to delegate most of the fighting to Kyriel, as her injuries prevented her from fighting safely.

Halambo and Zee Pek's bodies were retrieved by the Jedi and returned to the for ceremonial burning. Master Jextar Cyern-Star believed the Sith to be responsible for their deaths and ordered a hunt for the killers.