Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
- - - The Sith Code
It is ten years after the Battle of Yavin.
The Rebel Alliance has formed the New Republic, and has pushed what remains of the Empire into the Unknown Regions.
Luke Skywalker is the Grand Master of the New Jedi Order, and is training the first generation of new Jedi, with the help of Jedi Survivors from Order 66.
The Sith have been vanquished, destroyed by Anakin Skywalker, formerly known as Darth Vader.
Balance has been restored to the Force.
Or so everyone thought...
-Coruscant, Jedi Temple-
Luke knew that he was dreaming. He was aware that he was fast asleep, still in his quarters in the Jedi Temple. But he also knew that he could still be in danger. He was running through a dense forest, robes splayed behind him in the breeze. He was running from something, though from what, he wasn't yet sure. He just knew that he was in danger. As he sprinted through the trees, he senses a shadow moving towards him. Luke comes to a halt in a clearing, and reaches for his Lightsaber, only to find his weapon missing.
A moment later, two - no, three figures burst into the clearing. Their dark cloaks have raised hoods, and their faces are cast in shadow. Luke quickly sets himself in a defensive posture, wary of these dark figures. His eyes widen in shock when they draw their weapons. Lightsabers, with blades the color of blood. "Impossible..."
A moment later, they swiftly bring their Lightsabers down on him, and he wakes in his bed, covered in sweat. After taking a moment to catch his breath, Luke swings his legs out of bed, and stands up, walking over to his balcony. He leans against the railing, looking out over the Coruscant skyline, listening to traffic fly through the city.
Coruscant was certainly different from Luke's home planet of Tatooine. In contrast to the endless deserts and scorching heat, Coruscant was an endless city with controlled weather. He inhales deeply, and sighs. The planet had much life. But it was not the right place for the Jedi. He had been doing his best to arrange the movement of the Jedi offworld, but it was slow going.
Luke is broken out of his reverie when he senses someone at the door to his quarters. He heads inside, and opens the door to find Ahsoka Tano standing outside. Luke smiles politely. "Ahsoka, what can I do for you?" Ahsoka smiles back at him, but has a worried look in her eyes. Luke had met Ahsoka recently, and the older Hedi had agreed to help him rebuild the Jedi Order. "Master Skywalker, I'm sorry to disturb your rest", she says. "But we have a problem. R2 is getting a report of several Stormtroopers in Coruscant's power levels. Their entrenched in an old warehouse, and we're being asked to assist the authorities."
Luke pinches the bridge of his nose, sighing. Even now, a decade after Palpatine's death, there were still Imperial holdouts, some of which were here on Coruscant. The Grand Master uses the Force to summon his Lightsaber off of his desk. Clipping it to his belt, he grabs his cloak, and follows Ahsoka to the Temple hangar. As they move swiftly through the halls, they are joined by Jedi Master Galen Marek. Marek, formerly the apprentice of Darth Vader known as Starkiller, kept out of the public eye. But he never hesitated to help take down Imperials. Despite the Jedi Code, he had a particular hatred for Stormtroopers and what they represented. Luke, Ahsoka and Galen enter the hangar, and head over towards a police shuttle, where a squad of New Republic Commandos is waiting. They all board the shuttle, and it exits the hangar, flying off to the Works.