A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
Star Wars: The Awoken ChroniclesThe galaxy is standing on a knives edge. A peace has been won between the New Republic, and the Imperial Remnant, which has been taken over by the reborn Sith Lord, DARTH VADER, who has since declared himself Emperor over the Remnant.
Now, with LUKE SKYWALKER, returning from his exile has begun to rebuild the Jedi Order. With the aid of two young Awoken, two people who up until recently had no exposure, or ability to the Force. Named Finn and Rey, who had recently married each other on the forest world of Takodana, as well as an ancient Jedi named DIIRAN SUNDANCER.
Unfortunately, it is not only the Jedi that are about to return… for the Sith to, are returning to power. As Darth Vader with the aid of the ancient Sith Lord, DARTH COORVA and her elite Obsidian Guard. Are gathering what Force-sensitives, Awoken or otherwise they can find, to rebuild the Order of the Sith Lords of old.
It is a race against time, not only for the dominant governments of the galaxy for the war that is to come. But for the Jedi and Sith, as the ultimate fate of the galaxy, is in their hands…
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A shuttle descended into the atmosphere of C'hol Palentine. Capital of the Phoenix Legion that had aided the New Republic in the aftermath of the Hosnian Cataclysm, and the destruction of the First Order's Starkiller Base.
On the landing platform of a newly constructed building stood Luke Skywalker, the Hero of the Rebel Alliance, the Last of the Jedi, and many other such names and titles over the course of his long career. He tried once before to rebuild the Jedi Order, to restore their place as peacekeepers in the galaxy. But his nephew, Ben Solo, now known to the galaxy by and large as Kylo Ren. He betrayed Luke to Supreme Leader Snoke of the First Order, and the Knights of Ren.
Ashamed, Luke exiled himself to the obscure world Ache-To. In the end, a young scavenger from Jakku, Rey, brought him out of his exile. As the Phoenix Legion began their campaign to deny the First Order advances in Republic space, what's more, Snoke had imbued Kylo Ren with the spirit of Darth Vader. As was his plan for the young man from the very beginning.
In the end, the restored Darth Vader killed Snoke as the First Order capital world of Had Abaddon fell apart beneath the fury of the Phoenix Legions leader and creator. Autarch Gcarin Fy'nyx, a powerful Force user in his own right.
"Well, how're you feeling Rey?" Luke asked as his Padawan Rey arrived behind him.
"To be honest, I'm not sure. I've never been a teacher, and I've only recently even used the Force. So what am I even supposed to do? I mean you're the expert on the Jedi." Rey said, nervously fidgeting with her cybernetic arm. That she had received from one of Autarch Gcarin's sisters, Padme, after the Destruction of Had Abaddon, and had lost hers to the revived Darth Vader.
"You've got experience kid, not just with hand to hand combat. But with first-hand experience with the tyranny of the Dark Side, besides. I need a second pair of eyes with mine gone, and I'm still getting used to 'seeing' with the Force." Luke explained as the shuttle landed, bringing in a new generation of people to teach in the ways of the Force to the Jedi Academy. "That and some of them might need someone their own age to relate to."
"And where are Finn and Diiran?" Rey asked as the myriad potential Jedi disembarked from the shuttle.
"I think Diiran is getting her harness checked up, and Finn is… doing something else. I don't know, I'm old, I'm blind, and I've been hiding out on an ocean world for at least five years." Luke said, Rey just made an unamused eye roll.
"Fifty is not that old Master, even for Humans." Rey said in annoyance.
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Later on, inside of the newly constructed Jedi Academy, the students were gathered in a large auditorium. Luke and Rey stood on the stage.
"I'd like to welcome all of our new students to the Jedi Academy. Here we will train you in ways of the Force. You will learn to defend yourself with a lightsaber. You will also study diplomacy, history and more." Luke said. "Now I imagine that some of you are wondering what being a Jedi will be like… well let me break some assumptions for you. It will be a hard life. One without reward, without remorse, and without regret. A path has been placed before you. This choice is yours alone. Do what you think you cannot do. It will be a hard life. But in the end, you may find who you really are." Luke said as the students murmured among themselves.
"Master, is this a good idea?" Rey whispered to Luke.
"There grown-ups Rey, most of them at least, I think there old enough to handle harsh realities. " Luke whispered back. "Now, during the Old Order a student was assigned to one Master or Knight at a time. But… seeing as there's so few of us, only a few Force users on this planet alone that even qualified to teach. And even then only four of us even regard ourselves as Jedi… so this is going to be a might tricky. Point is, each Master here will be permitted to teach more than one Apprentice." Luke then pulled out a datapad. "Now, let's see who gets to be taught by who."
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Meanwhile, on the ancient dead world of Ziost, desolated during one of the ancient wars of the Sith and the Old Republic. Darth Coorva, an ancient Sith Aberration, a Sith Lord that had somehow cheated death in one form or another, stood over the Sith initiates.
"Take heed you dregs, today. Your old lives are dead, for you have been found to have worth. And Darth Vader, rightful Emperor of this galaxy has permitted you to learn from me the ways of the Dark side of the Force. So that the strength of the Force within you is not squandered in anonymity or by simple ignorance, for this galaxy belongs. Not only to Darth Vader, but to the Sith Lords! And under my guidance, you shall become Sith Lords… most of you anyway. The rest of you will be trampled beneath the feet of your fellow initiates, or by the universe by and large. But for those of you that survive, you will ascend. From just another pathetic, meaningless face in the crowd, to being one of the rightful rulers of this galaxy!" Darth Coorva shouted to the Sith initiates.
"When do we get the laser swords?" An initiate said.
"You will have to make your own weapons, which you will learn when I'm certain you can be trusted with such knowledge. Secondly," Darth Coorva said as she ignited her lightsaber, and disemboweled the curious Sith initiate. "It's called a lightsaber! A LIGHTSABER!" Darth Coorva shouted as the body slumped dead onto the ground. "Remember that word well." Darth Coorva said with contempt at the dead initiate. "The same goes for the rest of you! Have I made myself clear?" Darth Coorva's communicator beeped, and she answered.
"Darth Coorva, how is the first day of training going so far?" Darth Vader asked.
"It hasn't even started properly. Had to kill one of these mongrels for misidentifying the weapon-" Darth Coorva then grasped at her throat as Vader Force Choked her.
"My dear Coorva, what have I said about killing Initiates over misdemeanors? Besides, my former… host first called a light saber a laser sword." Vader said in annoyance as he let go of Coorva's throat. "And of course they know so little of Sith lore and traditions. Your job is to teach, but only to kill them when they prove to be genuine failures and weaklings, unworthy of the power we offer. And… wait… are you somewhere private?" Vader asked.
"No… I'm sorry but I didn't know that things would-"
"Have any of the Initiates heard me?" Vader asked in irritation.
"How many of you wretch's heard our conversation?" Darth Coorva asked of the Initiates. They were facing away from her. "I'm going to assume they have deliberately looked away so as to ignore our talk." She said.
"Smart move, my point is. Save the death sentence for genuine failures rather than simple mistakes that anyone can make. And speaking of failures, I have a meeting to get to… and most likely it'll be listening to Moff's whine until I just kill one of them, just to hear myself think, Emperor Darth Vader, out." Vader said as the call ended.
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Authors Note: Alright, this is how this story is going to go down. Basically, chapters will focus around individual students on both sides. One chapter will focus on a Jedi Padawan and another will be around a Sith Initiate. As they go on their own adventures. Some Jedi and Sith will be characters from the original cannon, and others will be original characters.