A New Dark Lord Chapter 1

Hello, everyone! This is an idea I had after watching the Clone Wars 2D and CGI shows, where a new Sith would join the war and the effects this has on it. I hope you enjoy this first chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars.

In the endless deserts of Jakku, there was an unremarkable looking hut in the middle of the desert, and what was inside it was something that completely betrayed it's look of innocence on the outside.

There were several holocrons of various sizes on three tables. Each one glowing an ambient red color that spread across the table, floor, and there was even some of the color on the walls.

In the middle of the room, there was a mysterious man meditating. The man wore a garb that resembled that of a Tusken Raider that covered his entire body except for the head. The head was covered by a helmet that also had some cloth from the garb that covered parts of it as well. The helmet was a Ubese bounty hunter helmet with a rounded top and the T-visor of a Mandalorian war helmet, and also had a breathing apparatus on the back of the helmet, as the breathing sounds coming from the helmet sounded forced and labored. There were also spikes coming from the seams of the garbs covering the being's arms. For hands, there were long claws attached to the fingers, which left a big rip in the leather gloves the figure was wearing, showing some of the decayed skin on the fingers and the robotic hand over the skin. On the figure's waist, there were several lightsabers on the figure's belt, all of them but one of Jedi design. The only one that wasn't of Jedi design was a lightsaber on the figure's left hip, which had a cloth covering the majority of the hilt except for the activation stud, the blade emitter, and the three long spikes surrounding the blade emitter. This lightsaber clearly belonged to the figure and the figure was clearly a Sith.

The Sith was thinking, reflecting on his life. He remembered living in his family's castle, his parents, going through the forest near the castle with his mother, and that fateful day in his room. The mere thought of that day angered the Sith.

That day, his father thought it would be fun to take him to the mountains like his grandfather did when his father was little. His mother agreed, and they went for to his room, but when they entered, they saw him lifting everything in his room with the Force. They were shocked, to say the least. After a few hours of arguing about what to do, they both agreed it would be the best decision to send him to the Jedi. However, his Aunt was enraged when she learned of this. He still remembered the night where his Aunt snuck into his room, and took him to the spaceport. She had him sent to Balmorra, where a friend of hers, a former Jedi, would train him to master his abilities. She gave him an address, and sent him away on the shuttle. He did manage to find the address, and found out that the former Jedi was actually a Sith named Darth Mercredes. He made him his apprentice, and the rest was history. The Sith was too angry to continue recounting what happened during his time as an apprentice. Since his eyes were always closed during meditation, he didn't notice the holocrons and tables were now hovering above ground.

Father, it's his fault I ended up this way! He never loved me, never cared about me, and he chose to send me to the Jedi as an easy way of getting rid of me. He condemned me to all this suffering. the Sith thought. The Sith then opened his eyes, and all the items dropped to the ground with several loud clangs. The Sith then used the Force to place all the holocrons back on the tables and got up. He then left the hut. As soon as he opened the door to leave, he immediately felt the heat of the desert hit his body as he exited the hut. After walking a fair distance away from the hut, he reached into a pouch on his belt and pulled out a rusted pendant. The pendant used to shine in the sun back in its glory days, but now, it suffered from years of disuse and it being a constant reminder to the Sith of everything he had loss. The Sith held the pendant in front of his face, the chain wrapped around his cybernetic fingers. He stared at it for a few seconds, before turning his hand and allowing it to fall on the ground. He stared at the pendant on the sand for a few more seconds, noticing some sand already covering parts of it, until he turned and headed back to his hut.

Halfway back to his hut, the Sith heard the echoes of loud blaster fire. The Sith stopped, and concentrated with the Force, trying to sense any possible Jedi on this planet. After a minute, the Sith finally sensed three Force users to the Far East of his current location. Interested in the idea of three new lightsabers for his collection, he turned his course towards where the sounds came from and started running.

If they have a ship with them, I can use it to escape this wretched planet and finally reveal myself to the Republic, and then the Sith shall have their revenge. the Sith thought as he ran towards the sounds of battle.

*Elsewhere on Jakku*

"Sir, the Separatist compound's defenses have been breached. Our forces should manage to get inside the compound within the hour. There's nowhere San Hill can go." said Commander Bacra. The Republic had learned from a defector in the Separatist ranks that San Hill had a strategic complex that was the center of many Separatist operations in the Western Reaches on Jakku. The Chancellor then sent Master Ferroda and his Padawan Bek Galesar along with The 321st Assault Brigade to secure this complex for the Republic. If they succeeded now, all CIS operations in the Western Reaches would be compromised and it wouldn't be long before the CIS are driven out of the Western Reaches and the Republic could concentrate on the main territory of the CIS.

"Good, contact the fleet, I wish to know of their progress in destroying the enemy fleet." said Ferroda. He and his Padawan had seen little action in this war, mainly because many other Jedi were already doing a sufficient job of fighting Separatist forces on other worlds. However, with the arrival of Jedi killers Asajj Ventress and General Grievous, along with the rise of the Dark Acolytes, there was an increasing need for Jedi across the galaxy against the CIS. Six months after the war started, Ferroda and Bek were called by the Jedi Council to defend the Tashtor Sector from a massive CIS Mid Rim invasion led by San Hill. Ferroda, Bek, and the 321st managed to successfully repel this invasion and this got them both recognition from the Republic and Jedi Council. There was even consideration among the Council on if they should make Bek a Jedi Knight for his heroic service to the Republic.

"Sir, the fleet has reported they have nearly obliterated the CIS fleet. They are down to one Recusant light destroyer, two Lucrehulk battleships, and one Bulwark battleship." Said Bacra. Bek was curious on how many their forces still had.

"How many ships do we still have?" asked Bek.

"We have five Acclamator assault ships, five Venator Destroyers, and six Vector Destroyers, sir. We lost six of our ships early in the battle, though." Bacra replied.

"Good, if things keep going this way, we'll have the CIS out of the Western Reaches in no time, then we'll win this war." said Bek.

"Patience, Bek. We haven't won this battle yet, things can change." said Ferroda, placing his hand of Bek's shoulder.

"How? We have their complex surrounded, one of the main Separatist leaders inside that very complex, their fleet nearly destroyed, and we have nearly broken through the defenses of that complex. How can anything change the tide of this battle?" Bek asked incredulously.

Ferroda ignored his Padawan's question, as he was focusing on the battle that was unfolding not far from them. The clone troopers had nearly broken through the droids that were guarding the main entrance, while the turrets on the walls had already been destroyed by the 321st's artillery. Now, even Ferroda wasn't sure how this battle couldn't be won.

What can possibly go wrong now? Ferroda thought as the entrance to the complex took another hit from the artillery.

Suddenly, Bek winced and started to stumble. Commander Bacra noticed this and helped steady the Padawan. Ferroda, confused at this sudden occurrence, goes to his Padawan to find out what is wrong.

"Bek, what is wrong?" asked a concerned Ferroda. Bek turned to his master, his eyes filled with confusion and shock.

"I sensed…a great darkness" answered a weary Bek.

*The Sith*

The Sith now went at a simple jogging speed as the sounds got louder. After what seemed like a few minutes, a large triangular shaped fortress came into view. Once the Sith got closer, he noticed the heavily damaged state and the huge cannons firing at it. At the entrance of the fortress, there was a huge blur of red and blue blaster bolts flying everywhere. From what the Sith could see, there were armored soldiers attacking the fortress, while there were droids defending it. Judging from how the battle was going, they were clearly doing a poor job.

The Sith looked up, and saw ships battling each other above the planet. The Sith sat down and meditated. He breathed slowly and when he opened his eyes, he saw the space battle above the planet. He saw two fleets firing at each other. One fleet had about four different ships, all of which looked damaged, fighting the other fleet. The other fleet had at least sixteen ships which were in much better condition and were winning against the first fleet. One the ships of the second fleet, he recognized the symbol of the Galactic Republic.

Well, looks like I know which side is which. Now, let's turn the tide of this battle. the Sith thought.

Using the Force, the Sith searched through one of the biger ship for the main generator. After a minute, he found it built under the bridge inside the ship. He then started adding more power to the generator, planning to set it to overload to cause a big explosion. After a few minutes, the entire backside of the ship, which included the bridge, main generator, and engines, exploded, leaving the rest of the ship to drift towards Jakku's atmosphere. He then did the same thing to a few more of the ships, while the other fleet, which must have realized the confusion the Republic fleet was having, started a new offensive, which destroyed three more Republic ships. By the time the Sith decided that he had done enough, they had destroyed six Republic ships by overloading their generators and five more were destroyed by the other fleet.

I think they can handle the rest, now time to get rid of the ground forces. the Sith thought as he exited from his meditation and started towards the complex. When he looked around, he noticed that the sky looked darker and the complex looked even worse than the last time he saw it. There were also more dead armored soldiers and destroyed droids than earlier, but it didn't matter to him.

"FOR THE REPUBLIC!" yelled one of the armored soldier as he advanced to the complex. That soldier just unknowingly doomed himself and all of his comrades, as that yell informed the Sith that the armored soldiers were servants of the Republic, and they would perish. The Sith then unclipped the lightsaber from his belt, and his thumb then rested on the activation stud.

The Sith then started choking that soldier with the Force, which stopped the soldier as soon as he felt the air stop going to his lungs. The Sith heard loud choking sounds coming from the soldier, and his comrades could only watch in shock and horror as their comrade choked. There was then a loud snapping sound, and the soldier fell to the ground, dead. All the soldiers then turned their heads to see their soon to be murderer.

The Sith ignited his lightsaber.

So, what do you guys think? Feel free to criticize anything here, as this is the first chapter. Reviews are appreciated.