It All Falls Into Place
"Lord Malgus I fear that we may have a problem?." As the formerly majestic cityscape of Coruscant burned in his view, the Dark Lord of the Sith turned to face the subordinate who had addressed him, disturbing his revelry. His voice-barely more than coarse growl-he responded "What might that be commander?" The once proud and confident officer felt his very soul collapse in on himself under the Sith lord's intense glare. "There appears to be a stiffer level of resistance being offered by the Jedi guarding the holocron vault than we had originally planned for, Lord Malgus. We require reinforcements if we are to continue the assault." His statement finished, he dropped his gaze to his shoes too frightened to peer into the eyes of the man who stood before him. "Show me the battle, and I will decide whether your unit requires superior numbers or superior leadership."
The cost of him miscalculating the force required to overcome the resistance would clearly be his life, and with that reality pressed upon him he lead the Sith Lord to a place where he could see the vault security cameras. Displayed was a man of above average height and weight clad in full Jedi Sentinel armour. "Here, Lord Malgus. This warrior has been holding back our troops for sometime. If I had clearance to use heavy ordinance, I could destroy a portion of the east wall and remove his choke point, sir, but that would…"
"Enough!" Malgus barked out, sending the officer into silence out of surprise. He was not expecting to be cut off in the middle of his speech, but truth be told Malgus did not give half a womp rat's shebs about what he had planned. He had only followed him this far so that he could find out where the majority of the fighting was taking place.
"There is much that you can learn about and opponent by the place where they choose to take up a defensive position. What their intent, fighting style, and upper limit are. All of these things could be gleaned, if one knows what to search for." Malgus used this monologue to keep the officer from trying to speak, while he confirmed the radio frequency for the sergeant in the hallway where this battle was taking place "Sergeant, identify yourself." The response was quick and rushed as he was attempting to both fire upon the Jedi in the corridor, and avoid any stray blaster fire that may come his way. "This is Sergeant Chad Nylf. Please identify to establish chain of command." Malgus knew of Chad Nylf. He was a skilled leader and could hold a higher rank. Disappointingly, he placed far too much focus on his squad, and if he were given command of a platoon or more he would undoubtedly burn himself out endeavouring to learn every last detail about all of them. "Sergeant this is Darth Malgus. Tell me, if you had access to heavy ordinance could you bypass this obstacle?"
"No, Lord Malgus, the only way we are going to bypass this foe is with a single opponent of greater quality." Before a response could be given, Malgus saw the Jedi blast a war droid apart without even striking it. The kick the Jedi had thrown stopped less than an inch from the droid, and yet it still exploded as though it were hit by an entire blast of force energy. At that moment, Malgus finally understood who this warrior was, and the reality of his situation came crashing home like an out of control land speeder. In that one moment everything made sense. And all the pieces fell into place.