Chapter 1

Deception

The young Telir, although he looked calm in his actions, panicked in his mind as he ran quietly into the Tython temple. Telir was a Sith. He had dark red hair and red skin with deep, shining gold yellow eyes. He also wore a black cloak with the hood pulled over his hair. He had a double-sided lightsaber in his belt that bore an orange saber crystal. He had always been praised for his "gift". Telir had a very large connection to The Force, he was known to have levelled a whole army of Jedi Knights on Corellia.

This was his final mission, assassinate Satele Shan. She was the biggest threat to the Sith Empire, she had to be disposed of. Telir calmly walked up the curved ramp leading to the great landing. In front of him stood the staggeringly tall Jedi Council Chamber doors. He shoved the great doors open with much force. The Jedi Council room was a large oval room with an oval table in the center. Chairs were neatly lined around the table, but there was no sign of anyone being in the room recently except for one person.

Inside the doorway a young Knight stood. He wore a black hood pulled way down over his head. The young Knight forced two lightsabers out of his belt and activated them. The two bright green light sabers dug into the ground.

"You're too late sith," the Jedi said.

"Oh, really, I didn't notice that there was nobody here!"

"Let me introduce myself, I am Katir, your killer."

"Well I am Telir, but I must correct you. I am your killer. Your body will be displayed as a flag of victory."

"Why do you feel so confident going against one of the strongest Jedi in the Order, weakling."

At this Telir threw himself at Katir, quickly drawing his double-sided blade. Katir ran at Telir and slid under his legs, got up on his knees, and stood up. Telir swung his light-saber turning his whole body and slicing into one of the many columns lining the hall. The column collapsed and a wide hole opened in the wall.

The scene outside was horrifying. A flood of red lightsabers clashed with green and blue lightsabers for an array of extreme flashes of multi-colored lights. Bounty hunters hovered above the ground spraying flames over the whole battlefield. Troopers stood behind the lines of flashes spreading lasers, many finding their targets square in the chest of Imperial Agents. The sky was filled with ships of all kinds shooting each other down and bombing groups of fighters.

Katir jumped out of the temple and hurried to the top of a mount, where he leaped his lightsabers above his head. He landed right onto Telir's blade. Katir's sabers fell to the ground with a loud thump. The battle seemed to stop for a couple of seconds while Katir's limp body slipped off Telir's saber and fell to the ground.

Then Telir ran straight into the midst of the Jedi and Clone Troopers and started to swing his saber madly. Deflecting bullets back at Troopers as fast as they came and tearing through the countless Jedi. He jumped ten feet into the air and pounded back on the ground sending tons of people flying in all directions. Telir threw his lightsaber so that it went in a wide circle, cutting down Jedi as he punched, kicked and threw enemies on all sides.

Then a Jedi master, jumped at Telir. Instantly Telir recognized the new opponent as Master Satele Shan. Telir panicked, this was his assassination target. The legendary Master Satele Shan. She was the one who defeated Lord Zash over the harsh ice planet, Hoth.

Satele slashed Telir's face open leaving a deep gash through his eye. Telir was enraged. He repeatedly swung his lightsaber making a web of light. Then, he remembered that he had one arm free. He formed a dark energy ball and shot it through his "web" and it blasted Satele back. She jumped back up and leaped to the top of the Jedi Temple, with Telir close behind.

Telir landed at the top of the temple silently. There was nobody at the top. Telir tried to use The Force to sense where Satele was, but something was not letting him sense anything. Telir squeezed his eyes shut and pressed his fingers to his temples, but still could not sense.

Finally, Telir thought of something. He used a Force Blast and sensed the wave hit something. He walked to the far end of the temple and looked over the edge, but still found nothing.

"Hello, assassin."

"Show yourself, coward," Telir shouted.

"I have."

Telir quickly ducked as a lightsaber zoomed over his head. He turned, and shoved his hands into Master Shan using a Force push to shove her back. He ran at Satele and swung his lightsaber down at her. Satele reacted and kicked him off of the side of the building.

Telir got up on his knees, and quickly turned onto his back, blocking a death blow from Satele's lightsaber. He used the Force to slide underneath her. When he got up she was gone. Jedi surrounded him on all sides. One of them spoke.

"Surrender."

"Never."

Telir shoved all of the Jedi into the air. He turned to the leader and swung his lightsaber repeatedly, each time being blocked by an expertly placed lightsaber. Telir kicked the Jedi onto the ground and went in for the final blow.

He was blocked by another lightsaber. Satele pushed Telir back away from the Jedi, and the Jedi retreated, leaving the work to Satele.

Master Shan jumped onto Telir digging her lightsaber into his leg. Telir screamed with pain and repeatedly sliced at Satele's arm leaving ten deep gashes. Satele kicked Telir and cut off his right arm. Telir's lightsaber fell to the ground. He pulled a chunk of rock out of the Temple and threw it at Satele, who elegantly jumped over it. Then he pulled down a ship and crashed it down on top of Satele. She took it from him and threw it back. Telir jumped out of the way but was too late. The ship crashed down onto his chest. Satele threw herself at Telir. The final blow was delivered and Telir's limp lifeless body sat under the ship symbolizing the defeat of the Empire on Tython.