A/N: Hello, I made this fanfiction combining Slayers and Star Wars, mainly due to the idea of a magic/sci-fi conflict. The crossover is set shortly after Star Wars: the Force Unleashed, in which Galen Marek is revived through unknown means and serves the new Rebel Alliance, and after Slayers Next, in which Hellmaster Phibrizzo's defeat destroyed the Monster Shield.
I chose Unleashed because 1), there's so little fanfiction about this awesome little chapter, and 2) the amped-up Force would certainly make it an interesting fight against Magic. Imagine a Dragon Slave being hit with a Force Blast.
As for Slayers, I figured that the Shield's disappearance, and outburst of magic contained for a thousand years, would cause an echo in the Force, spiking the Emperor's interest. Perfect time, I think.
As for the Super Star Destroyer, I know that it wasn't completed until six months after the first Death Star, but who said that it couldn't move before then?
Anyway, for those of you who ask if there's going to be anything like Galen Marek wielding Dragon Slaves, or Lina Inverse using the Force, I'll just say that Magic and the Force, though similar, are fundamentally different. You can't extensively know the fundamentals of one as well as know the other. I'll post an explanation in-character at a later chapter. But I'll say this: I DO have one Slayers character slated to being a Force-sensitive, though you might not expect it, and I DO have one Star Wars character planned on looking into sorcery, but that's enough for now.
Now, a little disclaimer: I do not own Slayers, nor Star Wars, though OCs (i.e. Josef Sturn) are mine, but I don't mind other people using them unless noted.
Without further ado, enjoy the first chapter of Slayers: Unleashed
There is a prophecy in the kingdom of Seyruun that spans back thousands of years, even predating the War of the Monster's Fall. It says that a person from a distant realm will one day visit the kingdom. With his visit, he will bring about the destruction of the city of Seyruun. This destroyer of stars will also revive the country into a far greater and more glorious power.
However, after the War, the prophecy was lost from memory, much like the holy magic of the world.
Darth Vader stood at the bridge of the Super Star Destroyer, Executor, taking it on its trial run to an unknown location.
The immense dagger-shaped battleship cut through space like an arrow, a vicious monster ready to destroy anything that stood in its way. Though it was far from completion, the ship was still an awe-inspiring sight to behold. The Executor stood orbiting a small planet, green and lifelike, yet radiating a strange power from its depths.
He flicked through a datapad, looking at the planet before him intermittently. According to official Imperial files, this planet was a barren, lifeless world, devoid of any inhabitable terrain. However, the Emperor's records stated this planet held a great power, a power that even held the Force at bay. Because of this... shield, the Emperor had pretty much ignored this planet.
However, both he and Palpatine had felt the planet shift, suddenly open to the Force. With the Executor ready to test, the timing was perfect. Vader would send a squadron of spies to observe the planet and, if it was usable, claim it for the Empire. If anyone stood in his way, well... There would be a perfect reason to try out the ship's weaponry. The creators claimed that the Executor contained enough firepower to slag up to a quarter of the planet, if need be.
He turned to an Imperial admiral behind him. Admiral Josef Sturn stood, twin brother of the now-deceased Ozzik Sturn. He wore the white uniform deserving of an admiral, however, he wisely chose not to keep a Wookiee pelt as a sash. His brown hair and amber eyes made him look exactly like his brother, Captain Ozzik Sturn, with the exception of a jagged scar running down the right side of his face. The admiral cleared his throat, before informing Vader. "Our spies have detected that most of the sentients on the planet are human or humanoid. Most of the planet is primitive, as they haven't even discovered simple flight yet."
Vader nodded, "I sense there's something you're not telling me, Admiral Sturn."
Sturn's hard face faltered slightly, before he replied, "Well, there is one, uh, small problem. The people of this planet seem to have mastered something that they call 'magic'. It seems to be much like your powers of the Force, but..."
"But what, Admiral." Vader demanded, his anger starting to shake some of the nearby computer panels.
Sturn continued to stutter, "Well, uh, Lord Vader, it's uh, of no real concern. Really. Their powers over the force, uh, only work as.... elementary powers."
Vader was silent a moment, then asked, "Elementary powers? Explain."
"Well, I don't really understand, either. It seems that their 'magic' allows them to create things like fire, water, earth, you know, elementary powers. This might create a slight hang on our plan."
The Sith Lord turned from the admiral, looking back out at the planet. "Very well, admiral. What is your plan?"
Josef was taken aback by this. Vader, asking me for my strategy? He thought. After a few minutes, he replied, "Well, I planned on sending in a squadron of Stormtroopers, as well as a couple of AT-ST walkers. The locals shouldn't provide too much resistance, even against a small squadron."
He was silent as Vader looked towards the admiral, neither angry nor pleased. "Go on."
Admiral Sturn tugged at his neck collar, nervous. "Well, once the squadron has figured out just how powerful this magic really is, we will immediately prepare a fleet to overtake their most powerful city. Once the locals of this planet witness that, they will immediately surrender."
Vader had now began to enter his Sith Meditation chamber, waving his hand dismissively at Admiral Sturn. "Very well, admiral. Proceed on with your plan." and closed the chamber.
Sturn sighed, relieved. He turned to his subordinate, and said, "General Palek, you may launch your troops when ready."
Galen Marek stood next to Juno aboard the Rogue Shadow. "So, Vader has taken his toy out to play." he muttered, looking at the super Star Destroyer in front of him. Galen wore the white tunic of a Jedi, now fully accepting that he had let go of his past.
Juno nodded. "I never realized how immense that ship was." she commented in her British accent, awed at the sheer size of the Executor. She wore a simple Corellian flightsuit, keeping her hair neatly in a bun.
Galen nodded. "I just hope PROXY has some information for us..." he said, now concerned about the holodroid's mission.
Kota, wearing his classic battle armor, strode forward, neatly avoiding all obstacles, despite his lack of sight. His unseeing eyes focused on the small planet. "There is an immense power here, boy. It's not quite the Force, but something... as integral." the blind Jedi stated.
Galen nodded again. Even though Kota lost his sight, he was still able to see through the Force. This also meant that he could see things they could not, like the intent of another person. It had saved them on many occasions.
Without another word, Galen and Kota left to the meditation chamber, to resume their training.
Juno sighed at the two, then turned towards the communications array, awaiting PROXY's contact. The pilot couldn't help but express some frustration over their Force powers. Even though it was something she would never be able to comprehend, Juno still wished that the Jedi would tell her something before vanishing off like that.
Lina had just exited an inn, frustrated. She had searched everywhere for bandits, but they had all disappeared from Atlas City. She kicked the dirt with her boot, letting her ginger hair fall in front of her face. Nobody knew anything about this new gang of thieves, and money was starting to get tight.
She continued to grumble as she walked along, trying to clear her mind. She had let everyone else sleep late back at the inn, a small mercy, considering her typical nature. The annoyed sorceress continued to build up a small storm of anger and fury, focusing more on her growing frustration than where she was headed.
She suddenly smacked into an immense man, falling to the ground. This had put her past her limit. Lina shouted in a voice that woke up half the city that morning, "Hey, watch where you're going, idiot! You picked the wrong sorceress to mess with!" and began to summon a Fireball.
The man she had run into dodged to the side, trying to keep his face concealed beneath his brown hooded robe. Lina's fireball screamed across, leaving a charred mark on the ground.
"I apologize, miss." was all the man could say before another fireball grazed a little too close for comfort.
The thoroughly pissed-off sorceress roared, "Well, sorry isn't good enough when you mess with Lina Inverse!" and fired off a series of Flare Arrows.
This time, the arrows connected with the man's brown robe, ruining it. Realizing this, he threw the robe off, showing a white tunic, brown belt and boots. His brown hair was combed neatly back, and a well-trimmed beard adorned his chin. He seemed to be in his mid twenties, and ruggedly handsome.
The man immediately withdrew a strange cylinder from his belt, and held it like a sword. Lina couldn't help but let out a small laugh. "You really think that will work against a powerful sorceress like me?" she taunted, pointing at the device, before shouting, "Fireball!"
The next moment happened like a flash. One moment, the fireball was flying towards the man, next, the cylinder erupted in a blue light, and literally deflected the magic back... to... her.
Lina suddenly hit the dirt, as her own spell harmlessly whizzed past her.
The man now approached, picking the startled sorceress off the ground. "Like I said, Miss Inverse, I apologize for bumping into you." He commented, as he began to walk off. "If you'll excuse me, I'm on a mission of my own."
The ginger-haired sorceress snapped out of her trance, and quickly caught up with the stranger. "Where are you headed?" she asked, curious.
The man stopped, contemplating this, before replying, "I am trying to find information about magic. I am interested in how it works." he looked at the young girl's eager face. "Nowhere in particular, I guess. I'm afraid I don't travel much, so I don't know where I'd go first."
Lina's eyes brightened. "You've come to the right sorceress, then. I, with my small group of friends, tend to travel all over the place. We'll help you," she said, then added with just a hint of humor to her voice, "For the right price, of course..."
The man shifted a bit, then produced a bullion of solid gold from his pocket. "Will this do?" he asked, some doubt in his voice.
Lina's eyes filled with dollar signs, as she looked at the precious metal. She quickly snatched it away, and, weighing it on a set of scales, confirmed that it was a fifteen pound bullion of pure gold. She nodded in a slight daze. "Of course..." she muttered, taken in by the sight of such wanton tossing of this material.
She snapped out of her daze long enough to ask the man, "Who are you?"
The man bowed, and said, "I forgot, how rude of me. I am Ben Kenobi."
Ben sat at a small table inside the inn, watching with mild amusement at Lina and her companion, Gourry, a tall, muscular swordsman with long, blonde hair, consume the massive plate of cooked food before them.
Kenobi looked with a questioning face towards the other two in their group, a small, young girl with black hair named Amelia, and a light blue, stone... chimera they called him, with wiry purple hair, Zelgadis was his name. The two shrugged, like this was a regular thing amongst them. While Lina and Gourry continued their assault on the mountain of food, Zelgadis and Amelia enjoyed simple plates. Ben, himself, had ordered nothing. He had claimed several times that he wasn't hungry.
He continued to watch them, slightly annoyed at Lina's philosophy of "eat first, talk later". Finally, Ben broke the silence.
"If you don't mind telling me, how exactly does magic work? I'm very curious." he said.
Lina continued her nutritional attack, not hearing Ben's question above the sound of her own noises.
Zelgadis sighed, and explained, "Nobody really knows, Ben. All that's known is that magic simply is. It flows through all of us, empowering us with several abilities. Some creatures have enhanced abilities because of it. Humans can, to a small extent, control it. We call those kind of people sorcerers, or magicians, depending on what kind of magic they specialize in."
Ben raised an eyebrow. "So, there are different kinds of magic?" he asked, his intrigue growing.
Amelia nodded. "That's right. There's white magic, which deals with healing and light, dark magic, which summons the powers of Monsters and deals completely with attacks."
Ben interrupted now, "So, magic has a light side and a dark side?" he concluded.
Zelgadis shook his head, his wiry hair making a slight noise. "It's not that easy. You see, there is another form of magic called shamanistic magic that deals with nature, such as earth, water, fire, and air." The chimera explained.
Ben leaned back now, lost in thought. After several minutes of silence, besides the sloppy noises of Lina and Gourry's raid on the local food supply, he spoke up, "I see. Where I come from, we have a power similar to that, called the Force. However, instead of invoking the power of creatures, we commune with the Force directly. In a similar way, you might classify it as magic. It, too, has a light side, a dark side, and, as I have recently learned, a gray side, sort of like your white magic, black magic, and shamanistic magic."
Zelgadis raised slightly at this. "So, this country you come from, they use this... Force to accomplish unusual things?"
Ben nodded. "Yes, in fact, much of the Force is a mystery, even to me. I have seen one man in particular who was so strong he pulled a floating fortress out of the sky, simply with his mind."
Amelia's eyes widened in shock, even Lina had stopped eating, listening to the story.
Ben nodded, "Of course, That is something we should keep between ourselves. I mean, it wouldn't be a good idea to go broadcasting that you're strong enough to pull off a deadly Dragon Slave, right Lina?"
The sorceress had wisely shut herself up with another helping of food.
Zelgadis had now slumped back. This Force... if pulling things out of the sky is easy, then perhaps one of these Force Magicians could help me find a cure.
Juno had resorted to playing a game of Sabaac with the ship's computer to pass the time, when the comm suddenly buzzed. Startled, the pilot nearly fell out of her seat, before activating the communication, seeing the familiar face of Ben Kenobi. His face quickly faded, as PROXY now looked into the handheld comlink on its arm.
"PROXY reporting in, Eclipse." the holodroid stated.
Juno nodded, "Alright, what have you to report?"
The droid pressed the side of its head, as data leaped into the ship's computers. "I have ascertained that the ruling power here is called 'magic' by the inhabitants. It seems to be very similar to the Force, but, the power is much different. It appears to be much wilder, as even the so-called 'sorcerers' cannot wield it without an incantation."
PROXY was silent for several minutes, then said, "I believe it might be a good idea if Master Marek joined me." it quickly followed up, "I'm not trying to kill him, but there's a sorceress here that might kill me if I'm not careful."
Juno couldn't help but stifle a small laugh. The idea of PROXY being afraid of a human. It was almost too much.
She regained her composure, and replied, "Alright, but, Kota and I are going as well."
The holodroid nodded, "Perfect! Thank you, Juno!" and shut off communications.
Galen stood in the cockpit, his arms crossed. He ran through PROXY's recordings once again, his eyes focused on the one called 'Lina Inverse'. She had shown what appeared to be great prowess over this 'magic'. Granted, it wasn't as refined as the Force, but it seemed to be just a potent. He turned to Kota, who, while he couldn't see the video feed, could listen to the audio. He nodded. "It seems like that this Lina Inverse is indeed strong. If the rest of her world is like this, then they might have a chance against the Empire." the blind Jedi Master said.
The former Sith apprentice looked at Rahm Kota, and asked, "So you believe that the Empire was drawn here to conquer the planet?"
Kota nodded, and replied, "What other reason would they be here, boy?"
Juno turned in the pilot's chair, and said, "well, there's only one way to find out, right?" Without waiting for a response, she punched in the last known coordinates of PROXY's location.
Galen smiled, then suddenly took on a mischievous look. "I have an idea... What do you say we have a little... fun with these people first? I need to work on my ambushing skills anyway." he suggested.