Prologue

Darth Plagueis the Wise smirked as he felt his apprentice Sideous's satisfaction at his perceived victory. He had sneaked into Darth Plagueis's room and 'stabbed him to death'. In reality, Plagueis had used his superior skills in deception with the Force to weave an Illusion of Sideous succeeding. The Dark Side of the Force had urged him to do this and find a potential apprentice that would bring the Sith to greatness once more. His future apprentice resided in the Unknown Regions, and Plagueis had stashed a Super Star Destroyer class Starship filled with Sith artifacts, droids, holocrons, and generally everything he would need to train an apprentice in the Unknown Regions. Sideous would regret betraying him eventually, but following the Will of the Dark Side was more important. He hadn't gotten this far by letting his emotions control him. He would get his revenge. With an outstanding new apprentice at his side.