Title: Legacy
Author: T'Keira Lea
Timeframe: Post-Destiny's Way AU
Characters: Jagged Fel, Jaina Solo-Fel
Genre: Alternate Universe
Keywords: Jaina, Jag, Force Evolution Series
Notes: Sequel to Echoes of the Past, this story follows Jaina Solo-Fel and Jagged Fel as they return to a post war Galactic Alliance

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LEGACY

There is light and dark in all of us. In those of us that the Force shines the brightest, the darkness can be all consuming when the light flickers out. – Jaina Solo-Fel to Valin Horn

PROLOGUE

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

The Yuuzhan Vong had entered the galaxy as marauding conquerors, tattooed warriors using their strength and skill to rip apart the New Republic. They had not been satisfied with merely removing the heart of the New Republic, reducing Coruscant to rubble and with it tearing down the foundation of government that had once united the galaxy, but rather these invaders had succeeded in also ripping out the hearts of its people.

So many had been lost to the ravages of war, yet in the midst of it all two hearts had found a love that transcended everything else – a love that demanded to be free of the shackles of war and suffering. With the light of this love, Jaina Solo, tiny in size but generous in fighting spirit, had found a way to defeat an enemy bent on ending all that her loved ones had fought and died to secure. Size mattered not to Jaina as she challenged the evil scavengers, even as their disease devoured her beauty from within.

Through it all, Jag Fel had trusted in the love he had embraced by throwing aside the rigid structures he had been raised to uphold. The love that had consumed him provided the light which would guide the newly formed Galactic Alliance through its darkest hours. His child – a precious gift – had been the key to unlocking the mysteries of the Force to the Jedi. The unborn daughter of Jaina and Jag had revealed the Yuuzhan Vong in the Force, allowing Jaina the insight to defeat the Supreme Overlord at the Battle of Naboo.

The act of spearheading the final campaign and its ultimate success, which had led to the Yuuzhan Vong's surrender, had come at the ultimate cost. Jaina's body had failed her. Only with the unbendable love of those she had saved fortifying her spirit did Jaina ultimately find a way to overcome the destruction of her body.

Safe on Csilla from those who might wish them harm, Jaina and Jag had welcomed Keira Winter Fel into the galaxy, a blessing after all their sacrifices. There was still a price to pay for cheating death however, and that price had been Keira's eyesight. The proud parents refused to be daunted by the limitations imposed by this obstacle. Instead, they accepted the gift of life and hope of a peaceful galaxy in which to raise their family, no matter what barriers fell in their way. Nothing possibly could be more daunting than all they had endured so far; they held that truth above all others.

The Fel family grew in love and faith, sheltered from the trappings of the life that had consumed their existence for so long, while others strove to ensure that Jaina's victory would secure a future for families everywhere. The Yuuzhan Vong, now without the smothering leadership of Shimmra, found that many of their beliefs had been twisted for the Supreme Overlord's personal gain. As the walls of their ideological system came tumbling down, the Yuuzhan Vong searched for a way to rebuild their society.

Most importantly, the Yuuzhan Vong quickly realized their deities had been no more than a method for Shimmra to subject his will on the people. The Trickster charade was revealed for what it was – a cunning deception. Despite this fact, the Yuuzhan Vong still held Jaina in the highest regard as it was revealed that she, a woman bearing a child, had withstood the assault of the shaped disease and at the same time defeated the Supreme Overlord, ultimately freeing the Yuuzhan Vong from their own shackles.

Having paved the way for their heroes' return, those on Naboo, the temporary seat of power for the Galactic Alliance until the reclamation of Coruscant could be completed, continued to work on rebuilding the galaxy to what is once was. All the while they anxiously await the time Jaina and Jag would deem it safe enough to venture out of the Unknown Regions and back into their lives…