A/N: Before I begin, I would like to say that I still have not played or read the Force Unleashed II, so anything that doesn't add up please just ignore. Also, heads up if you don't know, Cade Skywalker is a distant descendant of Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker, making his most direct ancestor actually Ben, Luke and Mara's son. Just a heads up with that, now onto the intro. Also, this first part is supposed to be much like the beginning of Force Unleashed.
Prologue
A New Story Begins
A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…
Star Wars
The Force Unleashed
The New Legend
Many years have passed since the death of Darth Cadeus and the Jedi legends of Cade Skywalker, and it is now a time of great unrest. The time of the Galactic Alliance has fallen, and has given rise to the evil control of the Sith once again, as the New Imperial Force has taken control of the galaxy, lead by the despicable Darth Nabaeus (nab-bye-us) and his Sith Apprentice, Darth Saelimu (sai-li-moo). The Jedi have been hunted down to near extinction once again, even Cade Skywalker himself.
Pockets of Jedi still survive, hopping from world to world, never staying too long in any one place. Darth Saelimu, in his quest for more power, as is the Sith way, soon wanted to dethrone Darth Nabaeus and rule the Galaxy by himself. He began searching the galaxy for Force-sensitive people he could possibly use to help his quest for 'ultimate' power. Many months he searched to no avail.
Then, after more searching, Darth Saelimu found himself hunting a powerful Jedi on the planet of Naboo. When he found this Jedi, Elias Nekron, Darth Saelimu engaged the other Force-user in battle. Elias was good, but Saelimu was better as he struck at Elias and made him kneel on the ground before him.
Ravaged Nubian Village, Naboo...
As the Jedi Elias Nekron knelt before him, the Sith Lord Darth Saelimu sensed another, far more powerful presence through the Force. "I sense someone much more powerful than you in this area, Jedi. Where is your Master?"
"Master? The Dark Side has clouded your judgment, for you killed my Master long ago."
"Well then, I believe it is time for you to join him in the afterlife!" Darth Saelimu raised his crimson-colored lightsaber and was about to strike Elias down when it flew out of his hands. Looking in the direction where the glowing blade flew off to, he saw a young boy, no older than ten years old standing there with the Sith Lord's lightsaber being held in a basic battle stance. "A son?"
His thoughts were interrupted as three NIF Troopers entered the area along with a Squad Commander.
3rd Person POV for The Boy~
Ten year old Nicklas Nekron was playing with his best friend, nine year old Brienna Rylo in the forest just outside of the Nubian country village Amidala (named after the Senator of old), where they lived. Suddenly, Nicklas and Brienna heard an explosion coming from the town, and saw that there were black smoke clouds coming from the village's general direction.
Brienna's parents Giina and Hiram came running toward the children, but Nicklas' father was not. "Mom! Dad! What's happening?" Brienna asked as they came toward the two.
"The New Imperial Force has attacked, looking for Jedi, meaning us, Nicklas' father and you two as well since we have been training you, are in danger. We have to get out of here now. Nicklas, your father is still in town hoping to hold off anybody that may come looking for us while we make it to the escape pod."
Nicklas looked back towards where his father was, and subconsciously felt a small disturbance in the Force. "No, I'm not leaving him. I can fight, too." He began making his way back to the village.
"Nick, no!" Brienna shouted as she grabbed onto his arm. "Stay with us. I'm sure your father will be fine. Please, don't." Her eyes were tearing when she felt Nick wrap his arms around her.
"Don't worry, Brie. If something happens today and I survive, I promise one day I'll find you. I don't know when, but I will. Now go, get to safety. Hopefully we'll be right behind you in the second pod." Nicklas placed a quick, gentle kiss on Brienna's cheek before letting go, the girl's arms not letting go of him.
"Please, don't. If you go, I might lose you. I don't want to risk my best friends' life."
"Brie, I know you worry and that you have feelings for me that are stronger than friendship is by itself. I have them too, but you have to let me do this. Please, Brienna. I'm not going to put anyone's life in danger other than my own, especially those close to me. Just let me go and I promise you that, just so we do see each other again, I will survive whatever is happening in town. Now please, go. It's ripping me apart not being able to know that you at least got somewhere safe." Nick pulled Brienna apart from him as he turned and used the Force to boost his running speed slightly to get ahead enough so Brienna would go to her parents.
Brienna began crying hysterically and Giina came and picked her up. "Come on, sweetie. Trust him, Nick isn't the easiest boy in the Galaxy to kill, you know. Let's get out of here and he'll find us again, I'm sure of it." Brienna just put her head into the crook of her mother's shoulder and cried as they hurried to reach the hidden escape pod before any New Imperial Force Troopers could find them.
Nicklas ran back towards the village, hearing blaster fire and whatever else. As he approached the center of town, he saw his father engaging in combat with another person who also wielded a lightsaber like his father had been teaching him, but this stranger's blade was as crimson as blood. It looked like Elias was winning the fight, but then the other person made his move, making Elias kneel down on the ground in front of him, defeated.
Nick saw the stranger's hooded head turn slightly as if realizing something. "I sense someone much more powerful than you in this area, Jedi. Where is your Master?"
"Master? The Dark Side has clouded your judgment, for you killed my Master long ago."
"Well then, I believe it is time for you to join him in the afterlife!" The hostile stranger raised his crimson-colored lightsaber and was about to strike Elias down.
No! Nick thought as he reached out to the Force and suddenly the strangers' red lightsaber flew into his hand.
The stranger looked in Nick's direction and saw Nick standing there with his lightsaber being held in a basic battle stance. "A son?" Nick heard him say before three NIF Troopers and their Squad Commander entered the room.
3rd Person POV (General)...
"Lord Saelimu, do you require any assistance?" Asked the Commander.
"No, Commander Cyloth. I am going to take this youngling into my custody. Know now that no one is to know that I have taken him under my wing, is that understood?"
"Yes, my Lord. Shall we escort you to your ship?"
"No, I will take the youngling to my ship alone. You're dismissed." The Commander saluted the Sith Lord and left the village along with the three NIF Troopers. Darth Saelimu turned to Nicklas. "Follow me, boy." Nick stayed rooted to the spot he was in. "Now!" Nick jumped up in fright and began following the man, turning back for just a moment. Brienna, I'm sorry, I think I may be killed after all. Just don't ever forget me. He thought in fright as he followed Darth Saelimu to the Sith Lord's ship.
Nine Years Later...
Now nineteen year old Nicklas 'Silverblade' Nekron made his way through the private wing of Darth Saelimu on the Super Star Destroyer the Kaliman. He was making his way to the Meditation Chamber, where he would be given a mission by his Sith Master, Darth Saelimu himself.
Entering the Meditation Chamber, he knelt down on one knee in front of the Dark Lord of the Sith. "What is thy bidding, my Master?" He asked.
Darth Saelimu turned around and took his hood off, revealing his yellow Sith eyes and hie tanned skin, the scar that ran down his right cheek etched in a lighter tone, forever reminding him of the fight with the young man's father (Didn't mention it earlier because it wasn't shown earlier, plus that part of the fight was skipped over). His shoulder-length shaggy ginger red hair frizzed a little as the hood came off and he looked at Nick with pleasure.
"Good, Silverblade, you're actually a little early. Are you ready to carry out your next mission?"
"Yes, Master. What would you have me do?" Silverblade asked, bowing his head slightly further than he had already put it.
"My spies have located a rogue Jedi on the planet Belkadan. Her name is Brienna Rylo," Darth Saelimu missed Nick's slightly confused expression at hearing the name, which sounded very familiar to him yet he couldn't place from where he knew it. "I want you to go to Belkadan and kill her. Bring me her lightsaber as proof that you have taken her life. Remember, you may be under my command, as is half of the New Imperial Force's army, but if any of the troops see you, you must kill them. No witnesses, Silverblade."
"I understand, Master. When do I leave?"
"You leave after you get some rest. I know you must be tired still from your last mission. Go to your ship and rest, and then leave for Belkadan once you have woken up. I have assigned you a new pilot, for your last one has been recalled to the Emperor's Omega TIE Fighter Division. I believe you know each other well enough, though, so trusting them should not be a problem. Now, go. Contact me once your mission is complete."
Nick nodded as he got up. "Yes, Master." He left the room and made his way back down to the Hangar Bay, boarding his ship, the Sekota. Upon boarding, Nick entered his quarters and lay down. Bringing his arms to rest underneath his head, he said out loud. "Where have I heard that name before? It seems so familiar, yet so far away. Like a vivid dream. Maybe I should get some sleep. Maybe I'll remember why the name Brienna Rylo seems so familiar to me." Closing his eyes, Nick felt sleep take over his senses.
A younger Nick was playing with a girl around the same age as him in a forest. He was running after the girl, whose long blood-red hair was swaying with the wind. "Come on, Nick. I thought you were faster that that!" She called back, making the younger version of Nick laugh as he ran to try and catch up.
"Oh, Come on, Brienna! You were always faster than me." Nick complained.
Suddenly, another voice called out to the children. "Brienna Rylo and Nicklas Nekron, get back into town now! It's time for dinner." Looking over at the girl, who had a disappointed expression on her face, Nick nodded.
"Alright, mom! We're coming back now." Brienna called as the two children ran off again, this time back the way they came, back to their home village of Amidala on Naboo.
Nick bolted into an upright position on the bed in his quarters, and he couldn't believe the dream he had just experienced. It was the same dream as the one he had almost every other day for the last nine years, since Darth Saelimu first took Nick from Naboo. Nick had never been able to place a name on the girl, but due to the recurrence of the dream he could only think it would be a memory from before his time in service to the New Imperial Force as an assassin even Emperor Nabaeus didn't know about. Now he knew that the girl's name was Brienna Rylo, it helped him remember the life he had left those nine years ago. She had been his best friend back then, from what the memory was showing.
But wait, Nick thought. Brienna Rylo... Isn't that my Target's name? Oh, no. I've been sent to kill my best friend. Nick was in no way completely loyal to the New Imperial Force, but that was before he had still known that Darth Saelimu had taken him from Naboo when he was only ten years old, but he had never fully trusted him. But, Nick had always been good at acting, and thus he was now in this predicament. Forced to kill his childhood friend because of his feigned loyalty.
"Of course," He said to himself. "I could deceive Saelimu into thinking that I was killed by Brienna. Then we could be reunited, like I promised her nine years ago. But, what can I really do to help her? I don't want to kill her, but it's my duty. Fuck, why do I have to make these kinds of decisions when I know that either way it hurts someone, doubly so if I kill her, because then it hurts me as well. Well, I'll think of something as we go to Belkadan." He said, stretching before standing up and making his way to the cockpit.
Belkadan...
Eighteen year old Brienna Rylo woke up in a cold sweat, just like every night since that fateful day nine years earlier when she was separated from the one she now knew she loved: Nicklas Nekron. It was always the same dream, replaying the events that occurred the day Brienna last saw Nick. But, the one thing that was different from what really happened was the thought that must have come from Nick at the end: 'Brienna, I'm sorry, I think I may be killed after all. Just don't ever forget me.'
She had broken down and cried every time she has that dream for the first three years after that day, and now, after nine years, only a tear would ever escape her eyes as she remembered the boy she had been forced to let run off to his father, only to die moments later. Now, she lived on Belkadan in a small settlement and had for the last five years, after her parents had died in an attack on the planet Gala. Now, she was just a self-trained Jedi Knight as Nick would have been if he were still alive. Brienna took out a locket and opened it, showing a small picture of Nick smiling up at her. Nick, I miss you so much. I love you, and I will never forget you, I promise. She thought and closed the locket.
A/N: This story is officially underway! I have been thinking of a Star Wars-based fanfic, and after playing Force Unleashed for the seventieth time, I decided to write a Force Unleashed-related story. So basically, the beginning is a mix of two things: the first of course is the beginning of Force Unleashed. Actually, this one may follow a story similar to Force Unleashed, just with new Jedi and whatnot. The second thing is another story I've found, the only other one that at least uses Galen (Starkiller) as a main character, and that one had the sort of friendship-into-love theme, but this one is a little more straight forward, so it is different.
Next Time: Nicklas takes off from the Kaliman on the Sekota and trains a bit before arriving on Belkadan, where he almost instantly sees Brienna. Brienna on the other hand sees Nick and just turns away. What will happen when they actually meet up? Stick around for the next installment of Star Force the Force Unleashed The New Legend.
