Title: In a Moment: Vignette. 1 "And Darkness Devours Me."
Main Characters: Anakin
Summary: Anakin becomes Vader.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Star Wars, as cool as it would be if I did. Everything belongs to the Flannelled One. I do, however, own any OCs. They are mine, mine, all mine! *notices the strange looks she is receiving* I mean, *clears throat* They belong to me. *blush*
A/N: When I first got the Ep. III DVD, I was mobbed by plot bunnies for vignettes. It has taken a while, but I have decided to start posting them. They will probably all be written in first person, and will be from the points of view of several different characters. I am not sure how many there will be, but I will post each new vignette as a chapter. I hope you enjoy them. :)
And Darkness Devours Me
I have always known it was there, the Darkness, the endless abyss, the living shadow… I have always known it was there, waiting for each moment of weakness. I just never thought that I would welcome it…but that is what I find myself doing. I am opening my arms and calling upon the Darkness, asking it to overtake me.
It is the only way, the only way to save her… For her, I will surrender everything to the Darkness: my place as a Jedi, my best friend and mentor, my goodness, the innocence that has not yet been destroyed by the war…my very soul. All for her, because I cannot live without her.
As I listen to the voice of the Sith Lord, the man I once was begins to fade. With each word, another piece of Anakin Skywalker ceases to exist. The darkness in the depths of my heart rises up, no longer contained. I feel it eating away at the light that is left within me, extinguishing that brilliance like the wind snuffs out the flame of a candle. I feel it envelope me, feel the touch of its cold embrace. The burdens of my conscience lift, and are replaced by dark desire. I feel empty, and know now that the only thing which can fill this void is hatred.
My new Master finishes speaking, and commands me to rise. I stand, but the world around me seems oddly surreal. Numbly, I agree with his predictions, acquiesce to his wisdom. He has ordered me to the Temple. I go to carry out his will, but my mind is still lost in a thick fog of confusion.
I see my actions, and understand them, but I feel as though I am simply an observer. It is as if some dark puppet master has taken control of my limbs. I know who that master is: he is Darth Vader, the newest Dark Lord of the Sith. He is my own creation, and I can fight him at anytime. But I don't. I allow him to use me, to corrupt me…because it is the only way.
I slaughter my fellow Jedi, beings who once saw me as their greatest hope, their Chosen One. Yet I know that in some part of me, some distant place in the depths of my being, there is light which still burns brightly. It cries out in torment as I kill those whom I once held dear, begging me to stop. But I refuse to heed those cries, and force myself to move forward, to continue killing.
At last I come to the Council chambers. I know what I will find when I step through that doorway, for I can sense the pure, untrained energy of the children who have tried to seek refuge there. I move forward, and pause for a moment as a small blond boy walks up to me, asking for guidance, not seeing me as the threat I truly am.
For an instant, I hesitate. I think perhaps that I can spare these children, that I can somehow save them. In this moment, the brightness within me flares once more, inviting me to return to the Light, to end my fall into the void. But my dream replays before my eyes once more, and I see her death.
I cannot lose her, will not lose her.
So, I ask Darth Vader to end his retreat, to return and overtake me. I force down that last flicker of goodness, the last piece of the man I once was.
The child's eyes grow wide in confusion and fear as I raise my blade, and darkness devours me…
Fin
A/N: As I said I am not sure when I will post the next vignette, which will center around Dooku, but I hope that you enjoyed this one. :)
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