Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K Rowling and Star Wars belongs to Disney

"Normal Speech"

"Thoughts"

"Alien Language"

Episode I

THE HIDDEN EMPIRE

It is a period of peace in the Republic. With the threat of the Sith as a distant memory, the galaxy has been able to recover from the old war.

But with the peace, also comes an age of growing corruption, as greedy politicians attempt to grab power in all the ways they are able to, and the Jedi themselves have become too complacent.

But within the eastern sectors of the galaxy, the ancient SITH EMPIRE gathers strength with every passing minute, and a burning desire of revenge against the republic and its Jedi protectors burns within the hearts of those living within the ancient Sith capital of Dromund Kaas…

Prologue

(36,383 TYA / 930 ARR / 1947 AD)

Dromund Kaas

Bellow the storm filled skies of the old Sith capital world of Dromund Kaas was the equally old Kaas City. Standing at the heart of one of many jungles of the planet, it was from here that the Sith Emperor and his Dark Council ruled over a hundred systems scattered across the Unknown Regions of the galaxy. With each passing day, scouts reported findings of new habitable planets, and they were the colonized and formally made part of the growing Empire, alongside its enormous population. And even though the Sith were always preparing themselves for war against the Republic, they lived in a new Golden Age. One that was not seen since the times of Marka Ragnos himself. One that was ended by the foolish actions of the reckless but powerful Naga Sadow.

It was his actions that allowed the Republic to strike at the heart of Sith power, and it was his actions that allowed the Republic to nearly destroy the entire Sith species at the end of the Great Hyperspace War.

But now, it did not matter. For the Sith had recovered from near extinction, and they survived under the guidance of Vitiate. During the first centuries of his rule, there had been an enormous progress, but when it had been discovered that he had been the one behind the atrocity committed in Nathema, actions had been taken. And now, the new Sith Emperor, succeeding Vitiate, ruled from the Sith Sanctum located in the Imperial Citadel, and oversaw his growing empire.

Within his chambers in the depths of the Sith Sanctum, the Emperor sat on his throne, and he watched, as a figure entered the throne room and knelt before him.

"Rise Lord Oscopos."

The female Sith pureblood obeyed the Emperor, and upon rising, she gave a small bow.

"Your Majesty, I bring news of a discovery by a scout team."

The Sith pureblood, Darth Oscopos, head of the Sphere of Expansion and Diplomacy, was one of the rare Dark Councillors that the Emperor considered both useful and his favourites. Rising to power after her master got himself killed by falling from a balcony during the celebrations of the founding of Kaas City. After that incident, many Sith Lords decided that alcohol and high places did not mix very well if they wanted to remain alive.

"Go on."

"One of the scout teams was sent to the Chorlian sector, attempting to discover if there was another unfound system in the sector. They discovered one that was composed of a single star and nine planets. They have begun to call it the Helioset star system. There is only one inhabited planet, composed of a human population. Their technology is primitive, their society is broken in clans, and the local population seems to be involved in some sort of continental scale war."

One of the Emperor's eyebrows rose in curiosity.

"Do you have a holographic image of the planet?"

"Yes my Lord." Oscopos removed a small holoprojector from her robes, and the Emperor summoned it with the force. As he activated the device, he nearly dropped it on the ground when he saw the planet that they had discovered.

"Earth…" he whispered.

In the thousands of years that the Sith had expanded their empire under the nose of the Republic, why was it only now that they had discovered that planet. He knew that the Force sometimes worked in ways that not even the wisest Force-user could understand, but still…

"Tell me Lord Oscopos, how can a star system in the Chorlian sector have eluded us for so long?"

"We are not sure my Lord. But there seems to be a strange nebula protecting not only the Helioset system, but others as well. From what Inquisitor Jorel has discovered, the inhabitants of that planet have already given names to some of those stars, such as Alpha Centauri, Sirius, Vega and others. They call their own planet either Earth or Terra. There are many variations of the name. She also noticed that that region of the sector was similar to ours.."

While the Emperor did not answer Darth Oscopos, he had heard every single word. Since the nebula around the Sith worlds gave the area some protection against attacks, but even that did not prevent the Republic to strike at them. And since the Republic rarely decided to send scouts to expand their territory, there was always the chance of them finding Helioset as well.

"There was also something else my Lord."

"Enlighten me."

"Inquisitor Jorel reported that the Dark Side of the Force holds a strong influence within the nebula, and that the largest concentration of Force energy is on Earth itself. But she mentioned that the level of the influence was not normal. As if it had grown due to an outside force."

That raised the Emperor's curiosity.

"I sense that you presume that the Rakata were responsible."

She nodded. "Yes my Lord. I wish to request access to the Rakatan archives, so that I may confirm if that region was once part of their empire."

"Access granted Lord Oscopos." Replied the Emperor "Bring the results to me afterwards."

"I shall do so my Lord." said Darth Oscopos "I shall take my leave."

"Before you do, sent to me Inquisitor Jorel. I wish to investigate the planet personally."

"I shall send her to you my Lord."

"You may go then."

As the head of the Pyramid of Expansion and Diplomacy left the Emperor's chambers, the Emperor himself had become thoughtful.

"A continental scale war…no. It's still too early." he thought "But is also means that the time for the birth of the true Sith'ari is close. I have to make sure that the events that occur do so as I wish."

Author's Note:

TYA stands for Tho Yor Arrival, which serves as the "dating system" for the Sith Empire.

ARR stands for After the Russan Reformation, which serves as the current "dating system" of the Republic.