Star Wars
The Despot War
The Goddess And The Warrior
By
Christopher Cleveland
Prologue
"Hey Mama?" Cassandra asked. "Yes sweetie?" Arden replied. "Could you tell me a story from your time?" Cassandra said. "What story would you like me to tell?" Arden inquired.
"How about something from history that isn't exactly remembered well. Like what's the first war ever recorded in the history of our universe?" Cassandra replied. "Well, that one would have to go to the Despot War of which our ancestor Daegen Lok was a veteran," Arden said. "Tell me about our ancestor Daegen, tell me about how he must have been such a great hero!" Cassandra pleaded.
"Well he was deemed a hero because of his actions in that war for a little while. But then, he started becoming fascinated in the Dark Side. This fascination grew so obsessive that he was actually banished to the Tythan moon of Bogan to contemplate the Light, also known as Ashla," Arden said. "Oh don't tell me about when he was a bad guy, tell me about when he was a good guy!" Cassandra begged. "Well sweetie, if you want to know how he was when he was a good guy, you have to first know what he did after the war," Arden explained.
"All right, tell me about that then tell me about how he was a hero!" Cassandra whined. Giggling, Arden decided it was best to tell her daughter about Daegen's misdeeds just in terms of a short summary. "Well sweetheart, even before the war, Daegen always had a problem with being extremely reckless and in some ways, the war brought out the worst of that. In others, it was his ultimate evidence to being one of the most powerful warriors of the Je'daii Order.
"However, his fate wasn't really sealed until he sided with a Rakatan Force Hound named Xesh who had also been banished to Bogan by the Masters' Council. They escaped together but eventually, Daegen was caught by the Je'daii and Xesh was taken back to his masters for execution. A little resistance was all it took for Daegen to be subjugated to a temporary wipe of all his memory of Xesh. They even went as far as to wipe out his fascination with the Dark Side until they felt they could secure his loyalty with the Order even with the knowledge that it had occurred," Arden said.
"So he continued to serve the Je'daii after that?" Cassandra asked. "Yes he did and for many years too, until he was killed in the Force Wars by Minos Rath. Minos was the leader of the Followers of Bogan who helped shatter the aspired balance of the Je'daii Order but that's another story. Another story for another time," Arden said, pinching her daughter's nose as she said it.
"Hey, don't do that!" Cassandra begged. "No worries and speaking of the story, I have something for you," Arden said. Then she pulled from a small box a golden amulet that she put around Cassandra's neck. "There you go: recordings of all that I know, preserved for you to enjoy in later years; just in case I'm not around to teach you myself," she added.
"Don't worry about that, mommy! Palpatine will never catch us!" Cassandra exclaimed proudly. "I hope you're right sweetie," Arden said, kissing her forehead. "Now do we get to hear about when our ancestor Daegen was a hero or not?" Cassandra demanded.
"All right, all right, I'll tell the story. But first, we have to start from the Rakata side of things because they were the ones who helped started the War," Arden said. Thus began her great story, the tale of how the long ago deeds of Daegen Lok came to afflict his descendants now. The story of how a man who became a hero one moment turned into a villain within yet another instant.
A/N: Hey guys, sorry it's been several months since the last update but college was really kicking my ass for a little while and I may still be on and off for several periods of time but I'm back now with more goodies!