Sirens and alarms went off and the PA was continously annonced high alert on all decks of the flagship of Darth Thorvus. He order his most well trained shock and storm troopers to hangar C-7 and had most of the available exist and entrances were ordered to be sealed off with the bulky blastdoors along with five fully armed squads behind them to prevent anyone to proceed further than the hangar. Heavy battledroids walked to their positions at the corridore that connected the hangar with the elevator to livingquarters.
- Everyone of you must be on high alert and whatever it takes you will not let anyone enter my ship you hear me! – The holographic image of the darth yelled at his men in rage. – I don't care how many of you will die, just DO. NOT. LET. HER. IN! – Just when he finished his sentence the shield of the hangar was breached at the far end and a battered sith fighter flew right across the first half of the hangar.
The elite storm troopers raised their blasters and aimed directly at the wreckage that entered the ship. The fighter then blew off making those who stood in the first line fall, behind them the rest still maintained their positions and under their helmets they were sweathing heavily because of the tension.
Only the cracking of the fire was heard in the heavy silence, the image of Darth Thorvus only could watch the place where the fighter landed.
- What are you waiting for you idiots! Check if anyone in that thing survived, ran a sqan or something, NOW! – He yelled again. He could feel it in the force, whoever was flying that vessel was still alive but either mortaly wounded to climb out or just waiting for the prey to come a well placed trap.
Most of the soldiers were afraid to go near the wreckage but after their master crushed the troath of one of them a group of six slowly cornered the fighter from all sides. Finally upon coming close to it the cockpit's door blasted open from the inside and went flying into the crowd far behind the team. They watched as the piece of metal hit the wall behind the small army that guarded the door but that was a capital mistake on their part.
A person bursted out from the remains of the fighter's cockpit with two activated scarlet red lightsabers in both of its hand. The second the other sith reached the floor the team of six storm troopers turned back but they were late. It happened in seconds, none of them were able to fire a songle shot, like a flash the intruding sith mawed them down leaving only burnt bits of the troopers. The rest who reamined behind their makeshift barricades opened fire, massice volley of heavy and regular blaster fire covered the ground before them and rains of granades hit the ground where their comrades once stood.
The explosions tored most of the floor up and the wreckage, thick smoke blocked their view. Some troopers rested his blasters and some sighed in relief.
- FOOLS! She is still alive! Rest when you made… – The image of the darth yelled but it was cut off when the holopojector was hit by the massive hunk of metal that was once the fighter's wing crushing most of the troopers around it. The sith jumped out from the grey smoke and ran at the line of troopers in front of her. They opened fire immediately but she just deflected the blaster fire with incredible speed. The shots bounced back killing those who were unlucky to dodge them, the sith rammed the head of the barricade and started an immens masacre in the front. The left side charged at her but then again the wall of troopers well pushed back with enormous power all of them literaly flying into the wall.
The sith then jumped up high into the air and with both of her hands she formed a giant orb above her and with in miliseconds she released the huge amount of force power upon the troopers. The explosion that followed devestated the entire regiment of soldiers leaving a big hole where they wanted to stand their ground.
On the other side the reagulars only could feel a big tremor comming from the other side of the blastdoor. Then something hit the thick palasteel structure causing to shake a bit, then again another one followed shortly, and this time the blastdoor was dented on the other side. On the third try the door was ripped out from the casing and went flying towards the waiting troopers. Tons of metal hit the first lines pushing them back, they couldn't even believe it that something got through those sealed off doors so easily and upon the last row of soldiers realised the breach they were also caught in the pile that the closing metal sweeped up.
They met the faith of getting crushed by it when it reached the wall; the first two lines have fallen only one remained. Darth Thorvus ordered all the remaining battledroids to quickly take up position at the hallway leading to the main elevator. The heavy droids already engaged their targets but the machines were no match for this sith.
She stopped for a moment and examined the elevator doors through the visors of her helmet, the first group of droids arrived at the hallway only to find the destroyed heavy mechs but no trace of the intruder. Suddenly all of them pointe their blasters at a corner and opened fire but they ceased it when saw it was only a shadow of a friedly astrometric droid. It rolled up to the group of droids and by that time the second group of droids reached the hallway as well. They let the little thing pass but it stopped in the middle of the crowd. Not realising the trap they didn't disabled the little droid before it released a highly electormagnetic pulse that fried all of them out at once.
Darth Thorvus was walking up and down in his chambers and cursed his subordinates for their incompetence.
- Come in Captain! – He tried to contact the bridge, but no one seemed to answer his call. – I said answer damn it! If anyone can hear me I order you to commence a hyperspace jump immediately to Dromun Kaas. Secondly open up a channel with… - the doubledoors to his chambers were blown open cutting him off.
- No! How… how could you… - He started to back off. – Please… I-I…
- Save your lies… master. – The woman said as she activated one of her lightsaber. – I like you better angry rather than in despair.
- Syndell… my dear… there is no reason for hasty actions.
- Tell me… why you are afraid. You are the master and I am the apprentice or should I say… was your apprentice.
- I have ntohing to do with them… those bounty hunters wanted money… the Republic bastards…
- LIAR! – She slammed a table at him missing intentionaly. – You should know better than asking mercenaries to kill a sith. The cowards were good, they managed to blast my Fury down from the sky but they didn't do a proper job.
- Thank the force for that… I hoped for you to come back.
- Then I guess those troopers I chopped down were my welcoming party. Not bad, but I prefer flowers more than blaster fire. You probably guessing how did I survive?
- Knowing your capabilities… I am not surprised. I trained you well… to well.
- You want me to thank you for that? – Syndell chuckled at the thought. – You wanted me to become your whore… used me as a living shield when your forces failed… and took away the only hope for me to be happy. You robbed me and now I want revenge. – Darth Thorvus could feel the immense power radiating form her, he was too careless when he taught her how to vield her anger but this was not anger. He was about to witness her darkest, purest and the most fierce rage in the known and unknow galaxy.
He quickly drawn his lightsaber and wanted to force his way out from this pinch. Syndell blocked the attack easily but it was only a diversion for him to escape. Activating her off-hand lightsaber she threw it at the direction he was running to, the thrown lightsaber was blocked but it gave her the time to catch up to him. He was now forced to fight her; it was two against one when it came to blades. They fiercly clashed, slashes and blows were exchanged between the two siths, Thorvus gritted his teeth when he barely managed to block one of Syndell's blow that was ment to behead him. While doing that he got a closer look at her face mostly her eyes. Rage and anger was burning in them but deep in them was a glimps of despair. He cracke a small smile at that, he jumped back and with a mocking smile turned to Syndell.
- Your rage is remarkable, but now I see… your reason of revenge is pathetic. – He mocked her. – I admit you are my best apprentice but you still failed to learn the last lesson. I have made you stronger… better, you should thank me for it.
- YOU ROBBED ME FROM HOPE! – She cried out and viciously started to attack him.
With each strike Thorvus found it harder to deflect or dodge them, Syndell was too qiuck and agile for him. As they proceeded he could feel that his own sternght is at an end, he must figur out something to avoid defeat. If he can overcome her with force then myabe he can persuade her.
- Listen to me child. – He started as he deflected another whip from her. – You wield power beyond imagination… together we can mould it to our advantage. – He jumped up and landed behind her.
- No one will stop us, the Republic, Jedi and the Dark Council. All of them will bowe… the galaxy is at our hand. Syndell isn't that what you wanted… power than influence…
She just didn't listen, instead she gritted her teeth and continued on, Thorvus used his forcepush to send her back a bit. That hit her on surprise and he used the second to run, with anger Syndell threw her lightsaber that spinned at her former master. The Force was on her side, the spinning blade managed to hit Thorvus severing his right knee from the rest of his leg.
The Darth fell to the ground and screamed in pain holding the burnt wound cursing her and her aim. He could hear her approach slowly, her shadow toped over him and the malice in her eyes made them glow.
- The pain you are feeling is only tenth of that I felt when you robbed me. – She said in a dark tone.
- However you do have a point… you are the one to thank for this power and the knowledge.
- Wha… What knowledge? – He hissed.
- I'll keep that for myself if you don't mind. – She activated her lightsaber. – Let's just say… I have new horizons to conquer for the Sith. – With that she beheaded Thorvus with a single blow.
- Preparing for hyperspace jump… awaiting orders captain. – The navigator said as she dialed the coordinates into the hyperdrive.
- Good on my mark… - Captain Hoft said but the doors leading to the bridge exploded. – What the…
- Abord hyperspace jump immadeitley if you know what's good for you. – Syndell walked in casually then threw something on the floor of the bridge. – From this day you serve me and only do as I permit.
The captain and the crew could only atch in horror that what she threw at them was their former master's head.
- Any objections? – Syndell asked the crew of the bridge. They reamained silent and looked away.
- Splendid – She said cheerfuly. – prepare a jump at the double. – She ordered.
- To which coordinates, my lady? – Hoft asked.
- To Tython… and yes I know it is where the Jedi Temple is, but… I have very important business to do there.
- Then… you heared our master mates… prepare a hyperspace jump to Tython at once… and now.
The massive ship entered the hyperspace in blink; the dark side of the force wavered a bit when Syndell striked Thorvus down, on a planet far away from known space and old man stared up to the stars. After he finished he started to walk back into his hut and sat down to meditate.
- The one who carries shadow has moved… great winds approach from the future. The first holds suffering… the second blood… the third agony, but the last one carries tears. Hmm… yes, tears of one's sorrow and one's joy. – He closed his eyes and entered a trance.