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"Passion is not chaos. Passion is that driving force that inspires us to reach for the stars and pull them down from the heavens. So long as they do not consume us, our passions keep us free."
Prologue: Changing of the Guard
Dawn had come to the Sith world of Dromund Kaas. As the sun rose grudgingly over the landscape, the Sith Academy began to show signs of life. Soon, the sky was as light as was possible and the heat began to rise. Signs of life began to show all around the Academy. The atmosphere all around was oddly tense, and while everyone could sense the fact, no one wished to discover why. Then, a door to a meditation chamber opened. An odd mist poured forth from within and blanketed the ground nearby. A shadowy figure became apparent from within the mist still inside the meditation chamber. For a few seconds, the figure just stood in the shadows as though he were rooted in place. Then he moved forward and emerged into full view. It was Darth Malevolence. Darth Malevolence was the Apprentice to Darth Inferis, the current Dark Lord. Darth Malevolence was moving with an uncharacteristic swagger. With purpose that only he seemed to know, he moved to a circle at the center of the main room. The circle was a visual cue that the person standing within was positioned at the direct center of the Academy. Once he was comfortable in his stance, Darth Malevolence held his arms out to his sides in a grand gesture. He closed his eyes and his voice sounded in the minds of all who were within the structure that made up the Academy.
"The time of Darth Inferis is over!" came his voice with a powerful boom. "His reign is ended! I take up his mantle as the Dark Lord! I, Darth Malevolence, now rule over all! One among you will become my Apprentice, and someday surpass me as the Dark Lord."
An odd wave of euphoria washed over the entire Academy. Ambitions soared, and more than a few smiles appeared on a vast array of faces. However, despite the sense of joy that most felt, others were filled with uncertainty and dread. What exactly had become of Darth Inferis? Had Darth Malevolence killed him? Was it a fair fight? Was it a duel? Or, perhaps, could it have been murder? Certainly, such moves were not unknown to the Sith, but no one thought that Darth Malevolence was even capable of overthrowing Darth Inferis. What had happened?
To be continued...