Amid the back alleys of the Imperial Remnant capital of Bastion, there were stories of a monster. A monster that ate anyone unlucky enough after curfew, most believed it was just a story the Imperial authorities invented.
But the mauled corpses the Beast of Bastion, as it was called. As well as the feral roars heard in the night, usually were enough to prove disbelievers wrong. These stories eventually reached the ears of Darth Vader, curious as to who or what this Beast of Bastion could possibly be.
"Oh, there is no such thing as the Beast of Bastion. So I may cut a shortcut through this alleyway." Vader said in a stilted voice as he walked down one of the alleyways in the capital city of Bastion. Which was renamed Vaders Landing after his coronation. "Yes, I a defenseless and hapless citizen is completely oblivious to anyone that would want to do me harm."
Vader went like this for several hours, walking up and down the alleyway, loudly trying to get the Beast's attention. "This... this is getting silly." Vader said to himself in irritation. "How hard can it be to get somethings attention-AH!" Vader narrowly dodged a strike from a claw.
Even in the dark, Vader had an idea of what he was being attacked by. As the so called 'Beast of Bastion' grunted and roared like a Wookie. Which from his understanding of Shyriiwook thanks to his possession of Kylo Ren, he knew that it was basically shouting angry gibberish. Fortunately for Darth Vader, he was more than a match for a deranged Wookie, and subdued it.
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In a lab of the Imperial Bastion Palace, Vader looked over the Wookie as it was suspended in a bacta tank. It was a female, with patches shaved off seemingly at random on her body. "Droid, have you gotten any results on this Wookie's blood sample?" Vader asked of a medical droid.
"Analyzation is still ongoing. Though I do not understand why you feel the need to study the specimen's midi-chlorian count." The droid said.
"Well good for you, I don't plan on explaining my reasons either way. Now don't say anything more to me until you can tell me if this Wookie is Force Sensitive or not." Vader said irritably. "I spent nearly the entire night wearing myself ragged just to get her out of the opening. If nothing else it has to be worth something to me personally." Vader said.
Eventually the medical droid spoke up again. "Sire, the analysis is complete. This Wookie is in fact Force Sensitive."
"Good, have her ready to be shipped to Ziost within the-" Vader was interrupted as a women barged into the lab.
"Emperor! I have heard word that you have captured the Beast of Bastion!" The rotund women bellowed.
Vader just face palmed in disbelief. "Governor Aurelia... I thought you were scheduled for next week."
"This has nothing to do with a budget agreement! I want that beast dead, why hasn't it already been done?" Aurelia demanded.
Vader merely rubbed his eyes. "Governor... do you understand the Had Abaddon Armistice?"
"Yes, even more then you think I do my liege. That you gave the mongrel New Republic a year while we rebuild our military strength." Aurelia said.
"Then you would know that the Order of the Sith Lords is rebuilding... and they need EVERY body they can get. And believe it or not... that includes serial killers." Vader said.
"But that thing has murdered dozens, if not hundreds of Imperial civilians! Even if I did agree with you. That would not stop the good people of Bastion from calling out for blood! And with all due respect sire... and as foolish as it would be. They would go after you." Aurelia said in earnest concern.
Vader tried his hardest not the laugh... and failed. "Govenor... do you even know the survival rate of the average Sith Apprentice?" Aurelia looked uncertain and tried to guess a figure. "Suffice it to say. A majority die before they even learn how to construct there lightsabers. To put it simply as dangerous as she is, the average Sith Apprentice is as lethal if not more so. And even if she does survive training, then sooner or later, someone or something will kill her." Vader explained.
"As you say my Emperor," Aurelia said in resignation. "As far as the public will be told, you killed the Beast in single combat."
"Excellent, that might actually happen sometime down the road." Vader said gleefully.
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The Wookie, Cogglevv. Made her way up the ranks of the reborn Order with ruthless brutality, earning her the nickname 'Mad Claw', in reference to Wookie's who used there claws for combat. By the time she was officially apprenticed, she had killed at least ten to fifteen apprentices, and even wounded about three of Darth Coorva's Obsidian Guard.
"Oh... you are a FACINATING creature Cogglevv." Darth Coorva said as the ancient Sith Lord stood before the mad Wookie.
Cogglevv roared.
"I don't see what bantha's have to do with the matter. But I must say... I can't say I ever met a Force Sensitive Wookie. I certainly would have remembered meeting such a powerful creature. Great physical strength and your talent with the Force... I must say. It is impressive you can conceal yourself as you do, without any formal training."
Cogglevv roared.
"Ah... that reminds me of my own distant youth, believe it or not. When I was taken in by the Sith Order, I was considered less then dirt. But, through struggle and trials, I killed those foolish enough to stand against me, and avenged those who fell to my enemies in my service. I only became stronger, till I sat on the Dark Council itself." Darth Coorva said with pride.
Cogglevv roared.
"No... no it didn't happen until AFTER that whole mess with the Eternal Empire of Zahkuul... I wonder whatever happened to that world? Point is, it wasn't until much later that I uncovered how I might keep myself from death, and created my loyal Obsidian Guard. I was poised to take my place as Empress of the Sith... then of course the Jedi ruined the whole thing. My former friend Diiran Sundancer led a-"
Cogglevv roared, and Coorva shocked her with Force Lightning.
"NO! Bad Apprentice! You do not interrupt your Empress!" Darth Coorva yelled sternly. "At any rate, Diiran led a Jedi taskforce that took my Obsidian Guard off-guard... wordplay I've had going through my head for three-thousand years. THANKS Diiran. Froze them in carbonite, and bound me into that tomb."
Cogglevv roared.
"Well I'm not entirely sure. Supposedly she came into contact with some... 'World between Worlds'. That displaced her, and caused not only her apparent immortality, but her temporal jumps." Darth Coorva said.
Cogglevv roared.
"Well to put it simply... you're now MY Apprentice. And you deserve to know about your new teacher." Darth Coorva said.
Cogglevv roared.
"Well, you go where I tell you to go. You do what I tell you to do, and how I instruct you to do it. And you kill who I tell you to kill, and you DON'T complain about it no matter what."
Cogglevv grunted.
"Really? So you got a personal stipend when you were a slave? Because if so, then your story has a hole or two." Darth Coorva said.
Cogglevv grunted.
"Oh yes, now that you have a Master. By the will of my husband and Emperor, you will be permitted a personal stipend to use as you see fit... within reason, but let us now quibble about details. I see you becoming a fine Sith Lord my friend... just be mindful with whom you attempt to maul from here on out. Even our authority has limits, if only to keep the Imperial masses contented and at ease with our rule." Darth Coorva said.
Cogglevv grunted.
"That might actually be a bad idea. Kashyyyk is under New Republic administration, and the sale of Wroshyr wood is heavily controlled both by the Wookie government and the New Republic. So unless you can pay for some smugglers to get the wood for you, I don't see you getting any. At least not until the Empire can conquer the world." Darth Coorva said.
