Legacy of the Skywalkers - Season 1 - Shadowed Hope
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Chapter 0 – Galen Marek
19th September, 2BBY, 3:00pm; Custom Praetor-Class Battlecruiser: Praetor, Bridge
Darth Deus was a smart man, he had planned the downfall of the Emperor and the rise of his successor years before the Empire had won its battle of Utapau, long before Dooku had even been killed and long before an Attack on Coruscant was even considered possible. Deus himself was still ruling the world of Byss and acted as President of the Galactic Empire, it gave him large amounts of power regardless of the fact that the dismantlement of the Senate took away most of his problems, with a new advisory council dealing with the Empire he was now in a position to make a bid for the Emperor's succession from the Throne and into the Pit of Hell itself.
"Deus" spoke a voice and Deus looked over his shoulder at his lover.
Darth Diabolus was of fair skin with long blue hair that seemed black and near grey eyes, this was his original form despite the fact he could manipulate his Midi-chlorians to an extent that he could change his form and biochemistry even to that of a feminine form. Diabolus had become a form of pillar that kept Deus on here and now despite the fact that Deus' plans were miles into the future, training their son presently was the primary goal but that was not the reason which they had come to the Despayre System where he looked out with dismay at the damage to the Death Star's Satellite Laser knowing that there would be more internal damage than external, the Emperor had launched an Emergency transmission to his fleet which had broken off from a Blockade just to come all the way here to look at scratches upon the Death Star's surface.
"What is it Diabolus?" asked Deus as he turned to walk up the walkway towards the Bridge's exit.
"The lingering Force sense in this sector reveals that it was in fact a Dark Jedi which caused the chaos here, probably in training for redemption from being trained in the dark arts, I can only assume from my memory that it was Starkiller" announced Diabolus and Deus shook his head as they made their way towards one of the Turbolifts awaiting descent to the hanger.
"He goes by the name Galen Marek now, an enemy to the Empire however he is alone and not at the rank of Mastery meaning that he won't be able to train other Jedi, the Sith still have the Advantage!" countered Deus calmly as they both stepped into the lift and descended swiftly towards the Hanger where he expected a shuttle to be awaiting his arrival.
4:00pm; Death Star: Laser Dish Sector, Throne Room
Darth Sidious also known as Emperor Palpatine looked up, the doors of a personal lift opened and his long since young apprentice stepped into the room as Vader stood off to the side with a Mobile Meditation Chamber having been directed into the room where repairs were being made to the Sith Lord's Armour, Deus smirked in Vader's direction which the Sith Lord scowled in return which was plainly visible since he had yet to replace his Repertory Mask and Helmet since its destruction. Palpatine however watched his two nephews with dire interest and boredom, like siblings they always prodded at the others weaknesses and in a Sith way it made them stronger even though Palpatine wouldn't mind killing off Vader to attain a stronger apprentice or just replacing him with all Deus' attention however this would cause Deus to think ill of the Emperor. Deus was the second Sith'ari, there was no doubt of that in Palpatine's mind as he watched the Fallen Chosen One and the Sith Overlord pester each other mentally on a wavelength Palpatine couldn't imagine, the two finally turned away their gaze from each other and to the Emperor whom now attempted to ignore them while he reigned in his composure but soon enough he had to look again at them.
"How is our Father?" questioned Deus as he and Vader watched their uncle, causing Palpatine to tense, it had been Palpatine whom had placed his brother whom was known as Darth Korbek in a deep sleep and had no intention of awakening him, despite Deus and Vader's loyalty based on that fact.
"His powers in the Force are stabile…he rests, regaining his strength, however he is a cryogenic Force Sleep until he regains his strength to join us" explained Palpatine with a cruel grin, a lie within truths.
"Very well, but now we must attain information to the problem at hand, who did this to your throne room?" questioned Deus as he calmly walked around the room and looked at the ruins of a once smoking flame.
"Vader's apprentice" spat Palpatine and Vader winced.
"It was unexpected that a Dark Jedi like he would aid the Jedi but then again since you have designated that all Jedi are enemies of the Empire, there is a chance that he did indeed aid them just to remain alive as he too would be mistaken for Jedi that you have banned, is that not so or did rules change while I was bolstering our Forces in Wild Space?" questioned Deus calmly and Palpatine shrunk away, like a snake he began to circle his seemingly defenceless opponent, looking for a weakness in his armour that Palpatine could exploit.
"Remember that I care for your father's Health!" spat Palpatine and Deus chuckled lightly.
"True, but if he dies, I'll make your reign as Emperor suffer" countered Deus and Palpatine knew without a doubt that that threat was now a variable option, Deus had always been good at playing these political games, he kept track of his past advantages and used them to weight against Palpatine's efforts.
"And how goes Wild Space?" questioned Palpatine, changing the subject as he relaxed back on his throne.
"The added Supplies directed in at the Core should tell you that, Wild Space belongs to the Empire, it now prospers for a price" announced Deus and Palpatine smiled.
"Good" agreed Palpatine "then your return is most convenient, Rebels have become apparent in my Empire, I would like them removed"
"Very well, but I would like to talk to you alone Palpatine, if you don't mind" announced Deus as he looked over at Vader whom nodded now in his new helmet before striding out of the room.
"What is it that you wish of me, my Nephew?" asked Palpatine as he cut off the security cameras with a press of a button.
"You really have twisted the Sith, haven't you, Uncle?" questioned Deus humoured and Palpatine just nodded his head "you have built a Sith ruled by their emotions, have no control over them and hence are weaker for it, weaker and make slight mistakes on the judgement"
"I never intended it to be so, even I am partial to such a failure, my emotions cannot be used wisely" muttered Palpatine as he looked at his grey hands "I have twisted myself since Thirty Years Ago"
"You attempted to destroy my Father and Killed my Grandfather, Master Pelagius, but in the end you couldn't finish my father off because you loved him too much and so you put him in Force Stasis hoping that this forced Force Mediation would heal him" explained Deus as he looked into Palpatine's face "for that I am thankful therefore I will allow you this, in the next Ten Years you will lose your life and with it your Empire to me however you are to transfer you soul into a clone body meaning you won't remember your Sith Training, I would then have you taught by someone knowledgeable in the Sith Arts so that your future incarnation will become the Sith you were meant to be"
"I will consider it, Deus" agreed Palpatine as he stood "I leave for Coruscant, but know that everything you have said has piqued my interest, I will therefore not fear the death you promise when it comes"
2nd November, 2BBY, 9:00am; Kamino Sector: Kamino, Timira City: Observation Area
"You let the Clone of Galen Marek escape" commented Diabolus calmly as he crossed over to Vader as he entered the room "that is a rare failure for you"
"I'm not as young and powerful as I once was" countered Vader calmly and Diabolus sneered at this information.
"Deus will be displeased when I report, speaking of Deus he had an important Clone Body transferred here for you today, I think it best that you follow me" announced Diabolus as he opened a hatchway.
"And what Clone template would Deus send that is so…" started Vader but froze at what he saw, in the giant tube was a Clone of Anakin Skywalker and almost robotically Vader turned his head to look at Diabolus which he could guess was accusingly.
"We are planning to transfer your soul and memories into this Clone Body, the Clone Body has gone through a number of physical upgrades where it is now as durable and as strong as the body of a Droid, we even have a recreated your armour however it is but a replacement for a similar design made from Mandalorian Steel" announced Diabolus and Vader watched cautiously for a loophole "what do you think?"
"I think that I should be able to crush the Rebellion with this new body" announced Vader with a growl "make preparations for the transfer immediately, I still need to seek out the original Galen Marek and the Rebel sympathisers, it has become apparent that a Rebel Fleet has recently been reformed after an aggressive defeat led by a Nebulon-B escort frigate under the identification name: The Salvation"
"A Nebulon-B escort frigate called the 'Salvation'? Oh my, the Rebellion really do see themselves as Heroes in this war, all they are really doing is forcing us to expend our forces on them when we could be savouring out forces for more distant enemies" complained Diabolus with a sigh "I will have an Imperial Force awaiting over Kamino should we get any visitors, if Deus' prediction is correct then we will expect the clone of the Marek to resonate his altered state and join with Marek's allies, I think we should call in Boba Fett to deal with the Clone"
"Agreed" nodded Vader as he crossed to leave the room calmly while Diabolus got back to what he had been doing moments before, looking over the Cloning Data so that he could vary which ones would make perfected Sith Soldiers.
24th November, 12:00am; Sovereign-Class Super Star Destroyer: Obedience, Deus' Office
"Lord Deus" announced Admiral Gerald Garcia as he stepped into the room which Deus looked over calmly "we have arrived on Kamino"
"SitRep" commanded Deus as Gerald ceased walking and did a low kneel to the Sith Lord.
"Our Forces on the Surface have been overwhelmed by Rebel Oppressors however the Rebellion has long since fled the planet, having fled to an unknown location in which they can plot their next attack no doubt, however the most important casualties are that Lord Vader seems to have been taken by the Rebel Instigators however Boba Fett has been seen to spy on the enemy forces" announced Gerald which Deus nodded with a wave of his hand, understanding the ageless Admiral stood and backed out of the room.
"This has gone on far enough, Eversor, you know what to do" announced Deus annoyed and the youth in the background nodded his head slightly.
"Right" agreed the individual known as Eversor "I won't let you down, father"
Author's Note – And that is the prelude of things to come, what differences will there be in New Hope? Well, you'll find out soon enough, if you want to find out you'll have to review however.