A/N: I've always felt that the story of Revan was not handled properly in SWTOR. As a huge fan of KOTOR and KOTOR II I firmly believe that the protagonist of these two classic games deserved something more than being killed by a bunch of Sith and Jedi while being only 'half' of himself. Then KOTFE and KOTET were released and I thought "wouldn't it be amazing if Revan was 'The Outlander'?". So I started to think about writing fanfic about it.
In my story, Revan didn't die on Yavin when his two halves had merged. Instead, he was truly reborn - and whole again - and Jedi Council decided to use him as an expert of the Dark Side, the Sith and the Sith Emperor. In the meantime, he developed friendship with his descendants, Satele and Theron Shan and he was secretly contacted by some members of the Sith Order, such as Lana Beniko and Jaesa Willsaam, who believed the Force is more than just Light Side and Dark Side. He was often asked for guidance by young Jedi Knights, as well as experienced Masters. He served as a diplomat and as a warrior whenever he was required. He was working for the Republic but he had his disagreements with some senators and with Chancellor Saresh whom he accused of being dictatorial. The Revanites were disassembled but a lot of them were still in touch with their former leader, no matter if they served the Republic or the Empire. Eventually, after desctruction of Ziost, Revan became the member of the Council and he was sent to meet Darth Marr at the Sith's flagship.
The ship is boarding Marr's Terminus-class destroyer. This is where Knights of the Fallen Empire begins. This is where my story begins...
Sorry for all mistakes, misspellings, grammar errors. I'm not native speaker, I hope you'll understand.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
It is a time of chaos. A mysterious army led by twin conquerors has carved a path of destruction across the worlds of the warring Galactic Republic and Sith Empire, then disappeared into uncharted space.
Meanwhile, an older threat still looms: the former SITH EMPEROR, revitalized after annihilating all life on the planet Ziost, has similarly vanished without a trace.
Determined to hunt down these dangerous foes at any cost, Imperial leader DARTH MARR gathers allies from both factions to join his incursion into the far reaches of Wild Space...
The Jedi corvette has jumped out of the hyperspace near an enormous ship covered in the Sith Empire's emblems. Normally the lesser unit would be destroyed in a flash but the circumstances were far from normal. Darth Marr, member of the Dark Council and informal leader of the Sith Empire, had sent a message to the authorities of the Republic, a message concerning their common foe - the former Sith Emperor and the annihilator of Ziost. Lord Marr decided to invite a member of the Jedi Council aboard his flagship in order to discuss the strategies. The Empire and the Republic might not have been friends but a being like Vitiate was too dangerous to be ignored and no war or conflict was more important than terminating his threat.
The corvette boarded Marr's flagship and two members of its crew entered the Sith destroyer. Imperial and Republican soldiers were standing at attention and some female officer was approaching to welcome their special guest.
"This won't be a long stop. Keep the engines running" ordered Revan.
"As you wish" replied Theron Shan, his attaché and descendant (although Theron preferred the term 'distant relative'). "Just... be sure to remember whose ship we're on. 'Truce' doesn't mean we cannot keep our eyes open."
Revan smirked behind his mask.
"You don't need to be so paranoid" he said "After all, we are here to talk about our common enemy"
"You used to be our common enemy" Theron reminded.
"Yet I'm still standing. Don't you worry."
Theron shrugged and returned to the corvette. Revan moved forward and encountered Captain Fora, one of Marr's high-ranked officers.
"Lord Revan" she greeted.
"Just 'Revan' if you don't mind captain" he answered with a nod.
She ignored that and cut to the chase.
"Darth Marr awaits you on the bridge. I trust you remember a way."
Straight to business, then.
"Has Marr really found the Sith Emperor all the way out here?" Jedi asked, although the moment his ship left the hyperspace it was pretty much obvious to him. He spent three centuries in Emperor's prison, he wouldn't be able not to feel his presence, as much as he would like to.
"I wouldn't presume to speak for Lord Marr. But I've never known him to exaggerate." Fora's voice was confident. "Welcome aboard" she added.
Revan nodded and continued to the bridge. He heard the whispers of the crew and he felt their gazes focused on his black robes and famous mask. He was wondering how many of these people used to fight alongside him during his reign as the Revanites' leader. Probably not so many because they wouldn't make it to the Marr's personal crew, however a lot of Revanites acted as silent agents during their clash with Republic and Empire and it was possible that they remained undetected.
Now it doesn't matter, of course. If anything happens, I am on my own and Theron with his people are doomed. Fortunately, I do not sense Marr's betrayal. His message seemed urgent - and honest. He wants to destroy Vitiate as much as I do. Revan was trying to stay calm but he was still cautious. He was betrayed one time too many.
Finally, he entered the bridge. He approached Marr who was standing near the window, watching the great void of space.
"I received your message. And now that I'm here... I sense it too" Revan decided to start the conversation with stating the obvious.
"We grow closer every moment. Our former emperor is out there" Marr stated.
Revan looked at the Sith Lord's masked faced. Did he say "our" on purpose? Or was it coincidence? Nevertheless, Marr was right. Revan did serve the Sith Emperor, although briefly. And it was Revan's actions on Yavin that helped him gather his strength and destroy Ziost...
"Do we know what could have brought him to this area? My ship's charts don't have much." Revan decided to abandon his dark thoughts and focus on more pressing matters.
"There are rumors of many civilizations in this region, but our only outposts nearby were destroyed without explanation some time ago. The culprits were never determined." Marr responded and turned to Revan. They didn't saw their faces because of their masks, but Jedi Master was able to feel rage and powerlessness of Dark Lord."Why travel so far? Why consume every living thing on Ziost, then turn and flee into the depths of Wild Space?"
"It wasn't the first time he did something like that" Revan responded and he was certain that Marr was surprised with his words. Apparently, knowledge about Nathema is no longer common among the members of the Dark Council "Never mind. Vitiate definitely did not sound scared the last time we spoke. It is possible he's just toying with us. Although I know for a fact, that he is a man with a plan. Anything he does, he does for a reason."
"We'll soon find out… If we do locate him, I believe I can press the Dark Council into line… But what of the Republic? The cooperation we received has been beneficial but limited. And apparently unofficial. Will your government help destroy this threat?" Marr asked.
Revan took a deep breath and responded.
"I cannot speak for Supreme Chancellor Saresh. She and I… Let's just say we have our disagreements. However, I can assure you the Jedi will not let this danger go unchecked."
Marr simply nodded but Revan was certain he was happy with his answer. He was going to ask another question, but was interrupted by some elder officer.
"My lord! Sensor contact, fifteen clicks. Small… no life form readings… some kind of probe?"
Revan and Marr hurried to the window. A probe passed them and seemingly was trying to evaluate the potential of Sith destroyer.
"Readings are identical to scans from the unknown force that attacked Korriban" the yeoman informed.
"Raise shields. Pursue and destroy" Marr commanded.
Jedi Master was not happy with that order.
"If we could take the probe in one piece, we could learn much more about who's spying on us" he noticed.
"Wreckage can teach us enough and it can't transmit our location." Marr replied.
"Are you serious? What makes you think it hasn't sent our location already?" Revan asked but Marr decided to ignore his question. He was too focused on the computers' readings.
The crew had started targeting the probe and they'd been almost prepared to fire but suddenly the entire fleet of strange ships jumped out of the hyperspace.
Revan couldn't believe his eyes. The fleet was enormous, much bigger than Imperial and Republican forces combined. Is it possible that someone managed to rebuild the Star Forge?
"Evasive maneuvers! Come about 180 degrees!" Marr shouted. Revan knew it was pointless. They were already doomed. Escape was all that remained but Sith Lord was too proud to admit it.
Some capsules hit the Sith destroyer. Alarms were launched in all sector of the ship.
"We're been boarded! All decks report hostiles!" somebody cried.
Marr was just standing, he looked like his world had collapsed. Revan decided it's high time for him to take the initiative.
"I'll sweep for boarders, you – get us out of here!" he ordered. Marr looked at him and nodded slowly.
Revan used the Force to enhance his speed and soon he was no longer able to hear Marr's orders from the bridge. He reached the corridor near the hangars which was now the battle area. The soldiers were shooting at something that appeared to be droids.
Well, this should be easy.
Revan activated his lightsabers, thrown them and directed them through the Force. Soon, all of the machines were deactivated and the purple sabers were back in his hands. He continued down the corridor and was destroying every hostile who was stupid enough to try to stop him. Finally, he stopped by the shielded gate.
"Get this blast door shut-that shield won't hold forever" Imperial sergeant ordered.
"We can't just leave them there" Republican corporal protested."We have to help!"
"We have to hold this ground. They have their job – we have ours!" sergeant insisted.
There was another explosion behind the door and the men could see a trooper dying on the other side of the shield.
"Drop the shield and let me through. I could handle this." Revan commanded.
"Right away!" corporal saluted.
The Imp turned to Revan.
"We'll cover the exit and make sure no stragglers sneak out past you" he assured.
"I do not think it will be necessary" Jedi stated and rushed into the hangar.
There were not as many robots as he suspected. He focused, lifted them all with the Force and crushed them with a swift move of his palm. Few seconds and it was over.
He could feel the gazes of soldiers, both Imperial and Republican. They were amazed with what he did, one of them even started clapping. Revan left the hangar and returned to Imperial sergeant and Republican corporal.
"You did it! I've never seen anything like that!" he exclaimed.
"I bet you haven't. Now, regroup at the bridge – we cannot lose control of this ship." Revan commanded. Soldiers saluted and followed their orders.
Meanwhile, Revan decided to clean the corridors on the way to his corvette. He was running through the ship and destroying hostile droid before they could spot him. Deep down he enjoyed this. It was far too long since he had the chance to test himself in the real fight. Lately, he acted like a teacher, a mentor, a monk – but it wasn't him. Since he joined the Republic during the Mandalorian Wars, he was a soldier, a warrior and he was happy that his 'vacation' didn't affect his efficiency.
Although, he admitted in his thoughts, these droids are poor excuses for soldiers. The Foundry units would have destroyed them with minimum effort.
A huge explosion interrupted his deliberations. It seemed that the droids were not so incompetent as Revan assumed. Or maybe they were weak from his point of view, but there were not enough Force users aboard the ship.
"Trouble here!" Theron raised him through the comm-channel. "They shot out the airlock, but the clamps are jammed up – we can't do anything!"
"I'm on my way. Just hang in there" Revan responded and started running even faster.
He had no troubles fighting these strange droids, but their numbers were ridiculously high. After passing a few chambers he began feeling a little bit tired. Despite fatigue, he kept going. He owned Theron one – or maybe more than one – after what he did to him on Rishi. Not the he felt much remorse – it was perfectly justified back then.
Finally, he reached the area where his corvette was docked. He defeated some of the droids but he quickly realized that it was no longer possible to enter the ship – the entire docking area was in fire and there were multiple elements of the destroyer that were likely to explode if moved. Only one thing remained.
Revan override nearby console and detached the corvette from the destroyer.
"We are free and clear! But it's not looking good around here. The Imperial forces are being decimated!" Theron cried through the comm-channel.
"If you see an opening to escape, take it" Revan shouted. "Someone has to make it back to the Republic".
"I won't allow you to become a martyr, not again! We can't just leave you behind" Theron replied raising his voice.
"You have to!"
"But…"
"Theron" Revan interrupted. "I've lived long enough. You have to tell the others what happened here. Contact Satele, contact Saresh. Whoever is behind this, they must be stopped!" he demanded. "Besides, I think it's fitting that I die fighting side by side with the Sith" he added with a chuckle.
"Don't you dare joke right now!" Theron was irritated. "All right, I will do as you say. But we'll meet again. May the Force be with you, grandpa."
The corvette jumped into the hyperspace and Revan could no longer hear Theron's voice via communicator.
"'Grandpa?' And it was me who shouldn't be joking" Jedi sighed.
His comm-device launched again and for a moment he thought that Theron decided to ignore his orders. But it wasn't Theron - it was Darth Marr.
"The enemy has breached the engineering deck – they're after the primary generator. I'm on my way now – meet me there"
"Copy that" Revan responded and started running to the elevator.
Maybe I'll die today. But at least I will not pass away on the pouffe in the Jedi Council Chamber.