And I'm back with a new passion story….Nightblade series! This was inspired by some art some friends showed me, and here it is… the first chapter! I Would like to point out now this is AU, however will try and keep to some degree of cannon where possible.

Title: NightBlade: The Rise

Rating: M for , MA for A03

Paring OC x OC (Yaoi), Ezra x OC among others.


Prologue: Graveyard of Giants


Pain. That was all he felt. Crawling forward he felt blood against his helmet, standing up he looked around, battle surrounded him, his tie fighter behind him in ruins, both wings gone and only the hull laying against a rock he stood up.

The environment was harsh, miles of sand laid out Jakku before him, the wreckage of hundreds of ships, including a Star Destroyer and an AT-AT lay everywhere, while two more AT-AT's moved forward, along with several AT-S's.

All he had was a single DH-17 Blaster Pistol, growling to himself he walked forward, watching he saw a Rebel soldier moving forward, aiming to see if anything was salvageable from the wreck, he aimed his pistol and shot, hitting the soldier between the eyes the man fell back his arms splayed.

Sighing he looked around, the Empires forces were being pushed back, scowling he pushed through his pain and walked on, shooting every Rebel he could see. His short stature made most of the soldiers ignore him.

He saw a Star Destroyer crash into the ground behind their forces, the sand covering part of it. Looking above him, he saw Tie Fighters and X-Wing's firing at one another, a large web of dogfights above his head.

Scowling again he walked forward and saw a large group of Stormtroopers moving forward, a man in black leading them, paying them no mind he continued to shoot the rebels, his aim not waiving and rebels falling before him.

As he climbed another sand bank, he saw a rebel before him and took aim before realising he had run out of ammunition. He threw his pistol and hit the rebel before he ran forward, picking up a dropped blaster from the body of a stormtrooper, he aimed the Scout Pistol, shooting them in the head.

Breathing heavily, he knelt and picked up some ammunition, loading his pistol again he continued moving forward, the new troopers seemed to be pushing the rebels back, and he was more than determined to help as much as possible.

As he arrived underneath the Star Destroyer, he saw people staring to aim at him, he dived behind a piece of scrap metal and felt shots hit the other side, he saw Stormtroopers moving forward and one laughed at him,

"What's a Black Suit doing down here?" The trooper asked,

"Shot down" He replied as the trooper shot at the Rebels,

The soldier laughed and knelt down next to him, "Well, Lord Vader is leading the battle, and ever since he arrived its turned in our favour, not one Rebel dares try and face him one-on-one"

His eyes widened, during his brief spell in the Imperial Academy, he had heard of the Legendary Lord Vader, the man who 14 years before had lead Order 66 against the Jedi, and wiped them out, which had allowed the Emperor to form the Empire.

He raised his blaster pistol again, "So what's your name?" the trooper asked,

"Tonken" He replied, and the trooper laughed,

"I'm Trauli" the Trooper nodded and shook his hand, "C'mon let's keep moving, Lord Vader will be passed soon, and we want to be fighting to try and impress him"

Tonken nodded as he stood up and aimed his pistol forward and shot at a rebel and hit them in the forehead.

"Nice shot!" Trauli laughed as the pair continued shooting, they walked forward and saw a Rebel command ship being shot down, the troopers cheered and the rebels began to flee. Tonken was about to move forward when he felt a hand on his shoulder, turning he saw a man in black leather, a red bladed weapon in his hand, a long black cloak flowing behind him.

"Soldier, what is your ID?" The Man asked,

"NB-5334" He replied calmly,

"Fresh out of the academy… how many kills have you recorded" The man asks, his breathing loud.

"21 by Blaster, 3 By Arial combat sir" He replied again,

"24 Kills, and from what I am told from the commander, nearly all with a perfect headshot… you will go to the Executor to await orders…. As will you Trooper" The man told them as he walked off, Trauli sighed and laughed,

"Who was that?" Tonken asked,

"That was Lord Vader, head of the Imperial Military" Trauli replied as he walked away from the battle, Tonken followed behind.

"That was Lord Vader? What do you think he wants with me?" He asked slightly panicked,

"I don't know, but if it was bad he'd have killed you there and then… made an example of you" Trauli shrugged, as the pair walked, as they walked they heard the last engines stop and several loud explosions as a massive Rebel troop ship was destroyed.

They saw a transport awaiting them and the two climbed on, sitting in two of the chairs before the transport took off, heading for the massive super star destroyer that dominated the landscape, both sighed as they pulled off their helmets.

Trauli seemed to be 18, with medium black hair and purple eyes, his skin a light tan, while Tonken had pale skin, blue eyes and golden hair.

"How old are you kid?" Trauli asked, as he leaned back,

"15, been in the academy for 8 years…" Tonken replied, as Trauli smiled walking over, looking down at him,

"Pretty good for someone so young" Trauli smirked as he held out a hand, "I think we will make a decent duo… if we survive Lord Vader's meeting"

Tonken nodded and the pair fell silent as Trauli sat down next to him. Within ten minutes the shuttle landed and both rose, placing their helmets on and walking off the shuttle.

They walked towards Lord Vader's office and stood outside, back to the wall, weapons held loosely by their side. Within an hour, Lord Vader walked past and left the door open, they both followed him inside and saluted him.

"NB-5334 and JI-4294, you have been brought from the field of battle because I have heard reports from the field commander that both of you have showed extreme loyalty to the empire, and due to this you are due a promotion, so JI-4294, for your seven battles of service, you will become a member of my personal bridge crew, congratulations Captain Sadrap, you will wait outside for your assignment"

"Thank you, Lord Vader" Trauli saluted as he left and stood with his back to the wall.

"NB-5334…. Tell me… what happened in the battle from your perspective" Lord Vader said as he sat down,

"Before the battle started I was instructed to board Tie-Fighter 7893 and use that during the battle… as it started I flew out with my fellow pilots and the dogfight started, I took aim at a straggling A-Wing and shot it down, it crashed somewhere in quadrant B-4…. I then went after one of their Y-Wings, which was targeting an AT-AT… I hit its side when I saw a pair of X-Wings form up behind me, they attempted to shoot me down, I performed several evasive moves." Tonken explained as he stood at attention,

"Interesting, what happened to the Y-Wing?" Lord Vader asked,

"I believe it escaped before getting shot down by another pilot my Lord" Tonken told him,

"That matches the report, continue" Lord Vader waved a hand,

"The pair of X-Wings continued to shoot at me and I performed a loop which I believe they did not expect, and I shot them both down, both crashed somewhere in quadrant D-17" Tonken explained, "I moved to attack a passing A-Wing when I felt an explosion to my left, I felt the TIE beginning to spin towards the ground, my Left Wing had become detached, I attempted to pull up and regain control when I headed towards the rocks, in most of Quadrant A 1-13… I Caught my right wing, it detached and my pod crashed and rolled until it hit into a rock, the window shattering"

"So your Tie was unable to continue combat" Vader nodded, "Continue"

"I climbed out of the wreckage, and picked up the pistol all pilots are given and entered the battle, I believe the same time you yourself did" He finished,

"Interesting… I have been watching your progress, everyone of your instructors… they have all praised your abilities as incredibly gifted… and from what I have seen from both your report and the field commanders, you have lived up to the rumours" Lord Vader said, "You are being moved to my command… and will take orders from only myself"

"Thank you, My Lord" Tonken bowed,

"You will also be promoted to Stormtrooper commander…" Lord Vader told him before picking up a pistol and placed it on his desk, "You will take this… it is a new pistol and should help you pick off your enemies"

Tonken looked down at it, there was a white metal handle with a longer barrel, and a small scope,, "I thank you Lord Vader" Tonken bowed.

"Now, there is one more order of business, you are aware of my enforcers, the until entitled Fist of Vader?" He asked,

"I have heard Legend of their skill my Lord" Tonken nodded,

"I am sending you and two of them to the SoroSuub complex, where we are building a large fleet of TIE Fighters, along with a portion of my own 501st Legion, the Revels will soon attack and you are to defend it" Vader explained,

"Yes, my Lord" Tonken nodded, "Will you be joining us sir?" he asked hoping he was not pushing his luck,

"I have a different mission, what that mission is, is none of your business, however if I finish it before the Rebels have been crushed I will arrive with reinforcements and crush them personally, and then dispose of you" Lord Vader told him, before waving a fist and Tonken knew himself to be dismissed.

Picking up the pistol he turned to leave, and saw a trooper awaiting him, "Commander, come with me, I shall take you to the transport"

"Thank you" Tonken nodded as he walked past Trauli who smirked in his new officer uniform and walked inside Vader's office, the door closing.


And that's the first one done!

As far as I am aware, this maybe a multi-story story, but we will see what happens, see you in the next chapter!