Chapter 1

We walked quietly down the busy street. I swerved to the side every so often, dodging relentless people who felt it was okay to slam into everyone in front of them. Most of them were either looking for a fight, or they were drunk. Or both.

I didn't realize that I had been starting to wander away from him. He grabbed my arm and stared at me with a warning look.

"Don't get lost," he whispered harshly. I jumped at the sudden sound of his voice. Until lately, I didn't even know he could talk.

Distracted by his words, I slammed into a boy my age. He was wearing light-colored clothing and had a small braid down the side of his head.

"I'm sorry," I said, blushing.

"That's okay." he smiled and kept walking. My ally held me forcibly.

"He's not interested in you," he snarled.

"You're not so good-looking yourself."

He glared at me, his menacing yellow eyes glowering.

"Where are we going, anyway? You didn't mention it before."

He was quiet. I assumed he was still angry with me over my good-looks remark. After a while, we had walked away from the commotion and into a small ally-way. There was nothing but a dumpster and an empty parking space for a pod.

Most places on the ground-level of Coruscant were like that. Bars and cantinas were crowded with drunks looking to start fights. The apartments were mostly filthy. And worst of all, ground-level drivers loved to smash their unwanted pods into buildings. I hated the planet. Since I was younger, I had vowed to get off of it. My future after that brought me nowhere but back to it.

"You see that over there?" asked my ally. I looked at him briefly and glanced to where he was pointing. A few people in light robes were in the middle of a fight. I recognized them by their glowing weapons. Jedi. I said nothing, but kept staring. One of them had been the boy I apologized to before.

"You seem them over there? You must promise to never fall to them. They offer nothing. No use of power."

"I would hope you'd think that." It was the only thing I could think of saying.

"Once you're a Sith," he explained casually. "You're always a Sith. That's just the way it works."

I knew he was right. Sometimes I disagreed with this statement, even though I'd heard it over and over. As I stared at the Jedi, I heard a soft hum behind me. I recognized it instantly as a lightsaber hum. Just as I was about to jump out of the way, I felt a searing pain shoot through my chest. I fell to the ground quietly. I wanted to scream, but I couldn't.

How did I not see this coming? I knew it was a bad choice, joining them. Yet I had done it anyway. They were the beginning of something for me, yet they were also the end of my life.

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