Star Wars: Jedi Dawn

by Malik Kajil

Five years have passed since the events of Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith, and a civil war has broken out. Under the guidance of Jedi Knight Xenos, Dakriel has become strong in the force, and a padawan learner. In a galaxy ravaged by civil war, the two Jedi are now the only hope for peace...

1. Prologue: Jedi Dawn

Prologue: Jedi Dawn

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

Terror grips the galaxy as the last Sith Academy on the planet Voss falls to the might of a new Sith Lord. Five years after the destruction of Kamino's cloning facility, Malik and Athaliah have travelled the galaxy in search of the Jedi Knight, Xenos, seeking to destroy him. Unaware of the Jedi's presence on Belsavis, they have placed a bounty on his head large enough to gain the attention of the Hutts, and any bounty hunter skilled enough for the task.

Meanwhile, Xenos and Dakriel have spent the last five years training, with Dakriel becoming the Jedi Knight's apprentice. Under the watchful protection of the Duros sentients that took them in years ago, they have molded into a formidable duo, and set out to find other force sensitive sentients, if any still remain. The devastation of Lord Malik and Darth Mira has not gone unnoticed, but they are nowhere near prepared to face the Sith Lords just yet, and have set out for the distant planet of Cato Neimoidia.

Enraged by the attacks lead by Malik, many systems have begun to rebel, forming the separatist federation known as S.A.S: Systems Against the Sith. With multiple systems, both former Imperial and neutral systems, aligned against the Sith Empire, a civil war has begun, rendering some planets too hostile for inhabitance. With a galaxy at war, no one is safe, and no planet is off limits. With so much violence and disorder, only one hope remains for the galaxy: The Jedi Knight Xenos and his young padawan, Dakriel.

Outraged by the separatist S.A.S, Lord Malik has sent Darth Mira to lead a violent assault against the people of Corellia, demanding the execution of recently elected Chancellor Cain Windum, a human with the goal of freedom in mind. Surviving multiple assassination attempts, Windum has summoned an entire fleet to blockade the planet, as well as attacking known Imperial trade routes throughout the galaxy. As the future of the S.A.S darkens, the Chancellor's only hope is to strike victory in a battle against the Sith Empire...