I've written Fan fictions in the past, but never posted them to a site such as this. Please read and review, and while this is only the beginning, I hope people will enjoy what I have started. While this prologue is very vague on where the story will lead, I promise it will head into something very interesting and fantastic and in line with the spirit of the Star Wars universe. I do not own the rights to Star Wars, and I am only using its material as inspiration for what I have created.

Enjoy.

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

It is a time of peace in the galaxy. For over 1000 years the galaxy has seen relatively little conflict; many historians attribute this to the Peace Accords of Corellia in 346 ABY. Within that event, one key clause rang louder than the rest: Everything relating to the Force is outlawed. Any individual with a high medichlorian count is tagged and watched to ensure that they do not use the force beyond what they can naturally achieve. Furthermore, steps are taken to eliminate all literature on the Force and its nature.

Within 10 years following this event, the Jedi Order is nonexistent. The Sith have also finally disappeared. Finally, nonusers of the force have triumphed in removing those they believed to have caused the majority of conflict for over 7000 years.

In the present, 1451 ABY, the Jedi are just a figment of literature, tools in the stories to be used as great heroes and warriors. The Sith are their enemies. In history, the Galactic Civil War Era (Collectively lumped as 50 BBY to 200 ABY) is just that- history. The Jedi Purge are historical events, as well as the Yuzzhan Vong War. In fact, the Yuzzhan Vong are now proper members of Galactic society, having been welcomed into the galaxy at large from their home in the Unknown Regions on Zonoma Sekot a few decades after the Peace Accords of Corellia.

Most citizens of the galaxy don't think about the Force these days. While the laws are still stringent against it's use, every once in a while a magician shows up at a cantina able to levitate things with his mind, and those wel read know it to be of the force. But most think nothing of it, passing it off as a parlor trick or scientific illusion.

However, rumors that Jedi still existed within the galaxy persisted from those who believed the Jedi had been beings of good. These Jedi were awaiting the day when the Sith returned, so that their purpose in defeating the dark would once again be apparent to the galaxy, and the true nature of the force revealed.

Still others believe that the Jedi and Sith never existed at all, and that they are simple bed time stories to teach lessons to children at night.

Whatever the truth may be, this story begins with humble wrappings; a young human, Adral Casius, studies history at the University of Endor. In the weeks to follow, what happens to him will set in motion a change in the galaxy that has not been seen since the days of Luke Skywalker...

Adral Casius leaned back in his desk, extremely bored by the lecture Professor Bog'al was giving. Bog'al was a smart Hutt; and much more polite than most of his species, yet his lectures never ended. Furthermore, once again he was preaching about the "beauty and majesty" that was the Galactic Empire created by Emperor Palpatine.

"When we look at the events surrounding the Jedi Purge and the creation of Palpatine's empire," Bog'al said, "A meta analysis is often not given. Many people only examine the motives of Palpatine as a Sith; however, as a politician, it is important to understand that he also had reasons for forming the Empire into a military state." He paused for what he believed to be dramatic effect. "Well? can anyone tell me what one of those reasons was?"

Adral yawned. He knew Bog'al was referring to the reading required for lecture today; Adral had done it, though he assumed much of the rest of the class hadn't. When no one rose their hand, Adral raised his.

"Ah good. Adral. What do you think?" Bog'al asked.

"Well, when we examine the historical events surrounding Palpatines rise to power, we know two things," Adral said. "Palpatine had evidence of the pending Yuzzhan Vong invasion; Also, the Republic had no standing military force whatsoever other than the Jedi Order and planetary security forces."

Bog'al slid towards Adrals side of the room. "And what does that evidence tell us?" he asked.

Adral smirked. "It's simple. Palpatine used the Clone Wars to create a military on a galactic scale. However, he knew the Jedi would oppose the military existing in a standing fashion without concrete proof that the Yuzzhan Vong attack was coming. Therefore, the Jedi had to be removed from the picture. The change from a Republic to a military state Empire was necessary in order to prepare the galaxy for the invasion; Thus why we see the creation of so many Star Destroyer class vessels as well as super weapons such as the Death Star."

Bog'al looked at Adral. "Very good, very good. All right class, this last question, if answered sufficiently, will allow all of you to leave class early today." Bog'al's huge, bulbous eyes bored into Adral. "If Palpatine was preparing for a galactic invasion, why would he keep the invasion a secret from everyone? Furthermore, why not keep the Jedi under his thrall, allowing for some of the best warriors in the galaxy to be used as his pawns against the incoming enemy force?"

Adral smiled. He had written a paper on this two part topic for his elective, The Yuzzhan Vong: An analysis of their Culture and the War, over the summer, and he knew Bog'al knew that. Looks like he is being nice today, Adral thought.

He looked at the Hutt. "It's a complicated issue. First, creating a massive military force, in Palpatine's sith inspired philosophy, would be easier done through fear than through panic. He quickly fortified each system and sector with planetary governors and moffs. Most assuredly, famous figures like Thrawn most likely knew of the invasion; Thus why Palpatine sent Thrawn into the unknown regions of the time to create a fortified sector out there." Adral paused, scratching his chin.

"Most likely, the reason why Palpatine didn't keep the Jedi under his sway is the same reason why he turned Darth Vader to his side. Any Jedi would oppose Palpatine, even if they thought helping his plan was for the right reasons. Its the problem that we always face when talking about the Sith and Jedi; their very existence requires them to fight one another. Therefore, to ensure as little conflict as possible over the next decades before the invasion, Palpatine had to remove them from the picture, even if it was possible to turn many of them to his side through a long bloody Sith vs. Jedi War. He would have made up for the loss of such great warriors through the various super weapons he would be able to build in the decades of peace that followed."

Bog'al nodded approvingly. "Wonderful answer, Adral. A few final comments before ending class. As Adral so elequently put, Palpatine's Empire would have stood as a great fortress against the Yuzzhan Vong, most likely having the capability to defeat them soundly before they broke through the Outer Rim. However, as you all should know from basic history classes, this was unable to happen because of the rebellion that followed. For tomorrow, I want an essay detailing three key events of the rebellion years that dismantled the galaxy's military to a point that was unable to cope with the Yuzzhan Vong invasion, at least at first. Dismissed." Bog'al slowly moved out of the room, heading towards his office.

Adral stood up, heading towards the door leading out into the hallway. He walked out of the building, and crossed the main plaza to head toward his apartment. The university itself was a magnificent complex; built over 400 standard years prior, it stood amongst the hills of Endor surrounded by the extremely tall trees. Bought by a wealthy entrepenuer at some point during the centuries following the famous Battle of Endor, the planet stayed relatively uninhabited besides the various Ewok tribes living on the planet. Over time, however, a small bustling spaceport arose, and eventually some researchers decided to create a university on the planet, seeing it as a very ideal location to promote learning given its unmolested atmosphere.

Adral, a human of 20 years of age, had come to the University of Endor originally seeking a degree in Hyperdrive science but switched his degree of study into History and Archeology after taking a few history classes during his first year. Now in his final year of study, Adral was looking forward to finally getting off this annoying forested moon. The only enjoyable thing about the planet was the presence of the Ewoks; even after almost a millenium of having an increased galactic presence on their planet, they still managed to maintain many aspects of their tribal culture. In some of his free time, Adral would visit the closest Ewok villages. He greatly enjoyed hearing their legend of the Great War; what the rest of the galaxy knew as the Battle of Endor, they knew as the greatest battle ever in which they defeated 'the great metal warriors with logs and sticks'. Mentions of a great Golden God were rampant as well, which Adral believed to be a reference to some droid the rebellion had with them.

reaching his apartment, Adral noticed a few messages on the datapad sitting on his kitchen counter. Walking over to it, he pressed the "receive" button. A small hologram of a twilek female arose out of the holoprojector on the datapad.

"Adral Casius: Congratulations! You've been selected as a winner of our annual Sabbacc draw-" Adral deleted it, seeing it for the spam advertisement that it was. He selected the next message. This time, a formal looking human rose out of the projector.

"Adral, I would like to formally congratulate you on your acceptance to our research team. My name is Valus Garrin, the leader of this project. I've sent you in an attachment all the necessary information you need to know for transportation as well as necessary student research forms. Your professors have been notified of your absence from classes for the three weeks starting on Monday."

Adral couldn't believe it. He had actually been accepted to the research position. He wondered what planet they would assign him to; he was quite worried about that. While he was excited for a chance to work with sa famous archeologist such as Valus Garrin, he sincerely hoped he wasn't assigned to a planet like Tatooine. He barely listened to the rest of the message and the technical data; he would have time for that during transit. Adral went directly to the attached files, pulling up on the datapad's screen a description of his location and the research he would be doing there.

Adral laughed in surprise, not believing his luck. Not many people ever got security clearence to travel to a planet so entrenched in the history of Force Users.

He was traveling to Korriban, one of the famed ancient homeworlds of the Sith.