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Prologue

The Galactic Republic.

Once, a thriving organization of varying worlds and sentient races that came together for the common goal of piece and commerce that would benefit all.

Of course, that was what the original intent had been, and with that came the arrival of sentient races endowed with mystical abilities from an entity known as the Force.

As to who or what the Force was, no one could really discern. Some believed the Force was an omnipotent being who created the universe and the heavenly netherworld, while others believed the Force to be nothing more but an energy field created by all living things. However, despite this, all Force-users agreed that there was a higher calling, and they who were endowed with the Force's abilities took it upon themselves to come together to understand what that meant, and as such The Je'daii Order was formed, which would later be renamed The Jedi Order.

And so for more than a thousand generations the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice for the Galactic Republic. However, while most used the Force for good, there sadly arose those who wanted it for nefarious reasons.

Initially out of a desire to study all aspects of the Force, one Jedi came to the conclusion that the only true nature of the Force lied not in the light, but in the dark. And when this Jedi was refused to be allowed to study this particular aspect, let alone impart this knowledge to others, he was exiled from the Order. However, others would follow him down this path, and when enough forces had gathered, the newly christened Sith Order returned to strike back against their former brethren, and the Jedi-Sith Wars erupted across the galaxy.

The wars would take a long time and escalate across many star systems, but eventually after countless eons of fighting the Jedi won and the Sith were wiped out, their foulness forever eradicated from the universe as a whole.

Or so the Jedi Order thought, for unbeknownst to them one Sith by the name of Darth Bane had managed to survive the entire conflict, and upon reflecting on everything his Sith brethren had done – both right and wrong – decided to come up with a whole new way of reinventing the Sith Order, and this time in a way that the Jedi wouldn't see coming until it was too late. Combining his Sith knowledge along with adopting certain Jedi tenets – namely patience – Bane began to lay out the groundwork that would allow the Sith to gain in power, yet at the same time remain hidden from the Jedi, and that meant adaptation. Having already studied his enemies well, Bane already had a sense that the Jedi would become complacent now that the Sith were believed to be wiped out, and that very complacency would seal their demise.

All this knowledge Bane had acquired he would then pass on to only one apprentice, and then in turn would be passed on to another successor after the fact, and so on and so forth. This was done by Bane's design for he wanted his successors to understand that their real enemy was not each other but the Jedi. And although it was set up to where the Master would have the power, the apprentice to crave it – this was more of a benefit to the Sith for if the student could defeat his/her Master, then the apprentice was worthy of being the new Master and carrying on, until the time would come to finally wipe out the Jedi once and for all.

And then finally, after a millennia's worth of planning, it all came to fruition. As the Sith had surmised, the Jedi did not see their downfall coming until it was too late, and in a desperate attempt to try and stop their enemies, the Jedi's own Grandmaster tried to confront the Sith Master Darth Sidious head-on but it was all in vain, for as the Grandmaster himself ultimately realized, the Sith had adapted. No longer were they the same type of Sith the Jedi had trained for, but instead they were now a new type of Sith; one that had adapted a new way of learning, even incorporating some Jedi aspects into it to make them even more dangerous than before. Meanwhile, the Jedi Order had eroded into nothing more than a shell of what they once were. However, Yoda wasn't about to concede defeat, but he realized he could not win this fight through martial might and tried to find a means of escaping to fight another day, but Sidious wasn't about to give the Grandmaster such an opportunity, and through simple Force-abilities and lightsaber skills Yoda was tragically defeated, which every remaining Jedi felt throughout the galaxy.

With Yoda dead Sidious wasted no time in establishing his authority over the Republic and turning it into his new Empire, with his first act being total eradication of the Jedi under the premise of them attempting a coup. As a result, anyone who tried to harbor them would be tried for treason and executed immediately. Sadly, many Jedi tried to go underground, but true to Sidious's word, they were found and executed.

With the downfall of the Jedi Order began a new regime, one that brought order to the galaxy not by peace and negotiations, but by sheer might and oppression. At first the people within the core worlds saw this as a means towards genuine security and order with no conflict, but as the years would go by many would discover that it was anything but that. However, many had no choice but to hold their tongues since anyone that spoke out against the Empire or even gave any kind of criticism would be silenced in some fashion.

Fortunately, a Rebellion had been forming underground. Created by a section of politicians and militias who either didn't believe any of the Imperial propaganda or had become disillusioned by it, the Rebel Alliance set out to find a means of defeating the Empire. However, in comparison to the Imperial Army, they were hopelessly outgunned. But the Rebel Leaders could not bring themselves to give up hope. Somehow, someway, the Empire would be defeated, and freedom and justice would be restored.

At a glance, it seemed that very little was resulting from the Rebel Alliance's efforts even though the only way for them to combat the Empire was through guerrilla operations. Despite this, a handful of star systems still lent their support. However, there was also something else giving these star systems a sense of optimism, for both within the core worlds and without lied a prophecy, one that had been foretold eons ago:

"…And in the time of greatest despair, there shall come a savior, and he shall be called The Son of The Suns…The Prince of The Universe…The Chosen One. One who will bring true balance and justice."

Although it had been written by scribes eons ago, this prophecy was handed down to many worlds and cultures as well as to the Jedi. As to what the meaning was no one really knew, and many within the Jedi Order had dismissed it as nothing more than "fairy-tale rubbish" at the time. After all, if the Sith were dead, why would they need a savior? Fortunately many cultures outside the Jedi Order did not follow that attitude, and kept handing it down, hoping to one day discern what it meant. And now…in a time where a tyrannical regime rules with an iron-clad fist, that message couldn't be more of a beacon of hope than before. Of course, many wondered if such an individual would ever come into being, or if he/she was killed by the Empire before their time. Even Sidious pondered about this prophecy, and if it turned out that it wasn't in his favor then it was nothing short of disconcerting, and as such the Sith Master began planning a means to end a possible threat to his regime.

But even despite his best efforts, he could not prevent the Force's will, for the Chosen One would come into being. It was just a question of when…