With the Emperor and his Dark General killed at the hands of the Dark Servant, she named herself the rightful leader of the Empire through the right of challenge. As the victor, she took the throne of the Empire for her own dark and twisted reasons.

Star Wars: Darkness Rising.

Episode Four: Dawn of a New Dark Empire.

Soon after the death of Emperor Palpatine, the Dark Servant formerly known as Alanis took to the Throne of the Empire with ease. As her first order of business was to complete the second Death-Star and have it brought to the Imperial Homeworld of Corucant where it would remain as the Capital city of the Empire. Although several commands throughout the Galaxy had refused to follow her lead, they had left the Empire and hidden as the Imperial forces became weaker. Un-phased by this act of treason against the Empire, she reached out her hand to the Rebel Alliance and requested a meeting with the rebel leaders themselves to discuss the possibility of peace within the galaxy. Unsure of the actions of the new Empress, the leaders of the Rebel Alliance had dispatched Luke Skywalker, now a fully-fledged Jedi Knight his mission was to investigate and hopefully broker a peace with the Empire once and for all.

Silently, she sat at her desk with a slight smile on her face as she sensed the approach of the young man she had once so easily manipulated too her own needs, before he reached the door of her large office she stood and walked around the desk as her thin, white, silk like robe fell open revealing her naked for all to see as she sat on the end of the large metallic desk with a dark smile on her face. Quickly, her smile changed as the doors before her opened and a large Imperial Guard entered and bowed with respect as he spoke.

"Mistress, the Emissary of the Alliance as you requested"

"Excellent, leave us" She said with a smile.

Bowing slightly once more, the guard turned as she stood from her desk as her guest spoke.

"My Lady, it is a pleasure to see you again"

"And you, my love" She smiled.

"I was shocked when I heard that someone had taken over the Empire…"

Slowly, his eyes ran up and down her form as she removed her silk robe and let it fall to the floor softly as she walked towards him and spoke seductively.

"First things first. Let us celebrate our reunion. It has been several months since you've stood before me" She smiled.

"Each moment that passed, was like a dagger in my heart" He smiled as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Word of your deeds has reached even me here; you have done me proud However, before we… talk. Let us make love as we did the last time we where together" She said seductively.

With a large smile on her face, she led him into her personal sleeping quarters and closed the doors behind them. For three days, they remained locked inside the room until finally the doors opened. Bowing slightly too her, Skywalker left the Imperial Home Planet to return to his fleet.

Stood alone in her large office, she folded her arms as she laughed aloud at what was to come.

As promised by new Empress, all Imperial Vessels had held their position or returned to the homeworld as the small Rebel Alliance fleet entered Corucant space for the first time, stood on the command centre of the lead cruiser, Luke Skywalker smiled as he felt the powerful presence of the Empress on the world below.

"I hope you are correct about this Luke, we have the bulk of our fleet here" Leah sighed nervously.

"Relax, we can trust her, I trust her. She wants to put an end to this war as much as we do. These peace talks will allow us to return to our home worlds once more, or take up residence elsewhere. Do you trust me?" He smiled.

"Of course" Leah smiled. "It's just her, I don't trust. We know nothing about her, who she is, where she came from…"

"Relax Leah; I am sure she will reveal that information soon"

Leah was right, very little information about the Empress had been released by the Empire, only that she had assumed power after the death of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. What no one could know was her true power with the force, a strength that had not been seen before. Her greatest weapon was the ability to enter a person's thoughts and input either a suggestion like the Jedi Mind-Trick or completely reorganise a person's thought patterns and twist them permanently to her own needs if necessary, as she had done to Skywalker without his knowledge.

Slowly, the command ship of the Rebel Alliance touched down on a large landing pad while escorted by a squadron of Fighters. As the Command Council exited the vessel led by Skywalker himself, a large man approached them and bowed with respect.

"Honoured Guests, I am the assistant to the Empress. Please, follow me… the Empress awaits you"

"Thank you" Leah bowed slightly.

"Master Skywalker, it is a pleasure to see you again. Her Highness has been expecting you for several days now"

"Thank you Jadrell" He smiled.

As the large group was slowly led inside, they entered a large reception hall s the Empress stood with her arms folded awaiting their arrival.

"My Lady, the Alliance Command Council as you requested" Jadrell said as he bowed.

"Finally we meet, first… allow me to apologise for the actions of my… predecessor"

"As you wish" Leah bowed slightly.

"Well, perhaps we should sit and talk about this… ceasefire"

As the guests took to their assigned seats, a second large alien walked towards Jadrell and whispered in his ear slightly. Nodding, Jadrell walked towards the Empress as he spoke.

"Forgive me Mistress… an urgent situation requires your attention"

"Of course" She said as she stood from her chair. "Please forgive me, I shall return as swiftly as possible. My assistant Jadrell here will take my place in my absence. He has been fully briefed on my proposals" She bowed with respect.

Smiling slightly she left the room as her assistant sat in her vacant chair and begun to spoke.

"Forgive me for this… we are still in the process of taking over from Palpatine and his old order. We propose a full ceasefire effective immediately. As you can see, all Imperial Vessels have halted their advance throughout the galaxy…"

For over two hours, they sat discussing the terms of the ceasefire between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. Overseeing the process before her on the main screen in her vast office, she sipped on a warm drink as she laughed slightly, for a moment it appeared as if the meeting was going according to her plan as Luke Skywalker stood and whispered into the left ear of Leah.

"The Empress has been gone for a long time; I will see what I can find out"

"Of course" Leah replied.

As he left the meeting hall, he walked through the corridors until he finally entered her large office, bowing slightly he walked towards the desk as the contents of a large glass case caught his attention.

"Is that not…"

"The suit of Darth Vader, I had it… repaired and mounted as a reminder of the past" She smiled.

"I believe that it is time My Mistress" He bowed once more.

"Of course" She smiled.

Slowly standing, Skywalker smiled as she walked towards him wearing a long black leather coat, thigh high boots, shorts and a very revealing top as strapped too her side hung the Lightsaber Hilts she had taken from her fallen enemies.

"Lord Skywalker, assemble your men" She smiled.

Since he had last been on Corucant, he had sworn himself to her cause as her General and right hand, in much the same way his father had joined the Emperor. Since he had joined her cause, he had inherited his father's command as his true heir. With a dark smile on their faces, they both exited the large office as a legion of troopers followed behind them with their weapons fully charged and ready. As they entered the reception hall, the Alliance Council members jumped to their feet as the Empress and Skywalker entered with a dark smile on their faces.

"What is the meaning of this?" Leah demanded.

"I believe you would call it… Betrayal" The Empress smiled darkly.

"What? Luke?" Leah said in disbelief.

"She made me… a better offer" He smiled darkly as he reached for his weapon.

"Why else do you think we asked for you here?… I one fail swoop, I have done what my predecessor could not. I have wiped out the rebellion once and for all. As we speak, your vessels are being captured and destroyed. Your ships computers are being searched and all information of Rebel bases are transmitted across the fleet. By this time tomorrow, your alliance… we be dead" The Empress laughed.

"Why are you doing this?" Leah cried out.

"Ohh… this was not my idea…"

Smiling, the Empress turned to Skywalker as Leah looked at him in shock.

"You did this?"

"Yes" Skywalker smiled.

Slowly and with a darkness in her eyes, the Empress walked towards Leah and grabbed her chin, moving her head from side to side she smiled as she ran her eyes up and down Leah's body slowly.

"Ahh… very nice. Skywalker, you where right about this one. Take her, kill the rest"

"WHAT?" Leah yelled in protest.

"You will make an excellent addition to my inner circle" The Empress winked.

"I would rather die first"

"Ohh no my pretty little one, by the time I am finished with you. You will do anything I ask of you"

As Luke grabbed her by her arm, she attempted to fight against his grip as she spoke.

"You are sadly mistaken"

"We will see"

As Leah was led out of the room by Skywalker and the Empress, screams filled the room as weapons fire echoed around the room while the troopers executed the members of the rebel council. As the information was taken from the rebel Starship computers, the Empress gathered her most trusted allies before her in the throne room as she personally gave out their assignments.

"Lord Skywalker, you will take your fleet and hunt down the last remaining rebel vessels"

"Yes, Mistress" He bowed.

"General… you will take the third fleet to the Death Star, there you will set course for Tatouine… and destroy that world. Am I clear?" She smiled.

"Yes… Mistress"

"Very well, dismissed. Lord Skywalker, remain for a moment. Something I wish for you to see"

As the Generals left the Throne Room, a small door to the left of the room opened as a female figure dressed in a white see threw robe walked towards the Empress and knelt before her as she spoke.

"I am here as you requested… my Mistress"

"Very good. You may take your seat at my side" The Empress smiled.

Standing, she turned towards Lord Skywalker and bowed with respect as his jaw almost dropped at whom he saw before him.

"Leah?"

"I believe you know my… lover, Lord Skywalker?" The Empress smiled.

"Yes My Mistress. An interesting choice" He bowed slightly.

As Leah sat next to the Empress, she held her hand lovingly as Lord Skywalker bowed to them both as the Empress spoke.

"She is to be given the same respect as myself. Anyone who does not show her the appropriate respect will be brought before me for punishment. Am I clear?"

"Yes… My Mistress" He bowed.

"Very well, I have one more thing for you to do before you take your assignment. You will report to my personal physician immediately…"

"As you wish" He bowed.

As he left the room, the Empress looked at the woman at her side and ran her fingers over her face lovingly. After reporting to the Physician as ordered, Lord Skywalker underwent a painful procedure of grafting metallic armour to his body and imprisoning him in a metallic suit that in some small way was similar to the one that had imprisoned his father for the majority of his life, as well as the suit and to keep him subordinate to his master, he was made addicted to a specific drug that only the Empress could manufacture. After taking over the position of his late father, Luke Skywalker now imprisoned in a hybrid suit bore the name of Darth Tyranny.

After the destruction of the Rebel Alliance, the Empire was free to grow in all directions under the iron fist of the Empress and her lover, the former rebel leader Leah. As her thought patterns had been altered, she had renounced her actions with the Rebellion as illegal and pledged her life to the Empress.

Under the oppressive grip of the new Empire, the galaxy would never be free as the Jedi and Sith had been finally wiped out by a powerful young woman who served her own purposes.

The Galaxy would never recover from the darkness that had been placed upon it.

The End.

Story By:

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