Chapter 7
Lorzin has been on the streets for six months. Though he feels bad about it he has been stealing food to survive. He did not mind living in abandoned buildings at night to stay out of the cold. He has not been able to wash himself or his clothes, so he is still stained with the blood of Neela. Every night he still sees that night in his dreams and wakes up crying.
"What do I do now?" The young boy asked himself after waking up from another dream and not being able to go back to sleep. "I wanna go home, but every one I try to talk to this that something is wrong with me. I don't know what to do." Scared and alone the frightened boy begins to cry again.
Despair. That is what the Sith Lord feels coming from the Force. It is coming from a source that he has not felt in weeks and recognizes it. This is the third time he has come down here on a tip from one of his informants. The first two turned out to be wild bantha chases. Unpleased with the information the two informants suffered greatly. One is dead and the other was tortured mercilessly to the point of insanity. The evil sith took great comfort in the being's agony. "Do not get distracted on the task at hand." The powerful Lord thought to himself. The Force Signature is very weak, but he knows that young human is close. Stretching out to the Dark Side, Sidious attempts to pinpoint the boy's location. There is much despair in the surrounding area. "Pitiful creatures." The fear and anguish he feels here helps rejuvenate him. "He is close, I know it." An evil grin spreads across the Dark Lord of the Sith's face. "There you are my new apprentice." Having finally zoned on the location of his target Sidious quickens his pace.
Silently Darth Sidious enters the abandoned dwelling. He follows the Force to find the boy with his back to him looking out of a window. The fear and despair rolls of the boy and the Sith bathes in it. For all of the Dark Lord's knowledge he does not know that this is the child that he created and tossed away. As if sensing him there the small human suddenly sits up straight and turns around. Fear in his eyes he backs up to the wall to get as far away from the strange figure that has entered the room. His eyes scanning the room for an escape.
"Do not fear me little one. I will not harm you."
"W-who are you?"
"A friend."
"I don't have any friends not any more."
"Well then let me your newest one."
"Why do you want to be my friend? I am just a kid."
"Is there a reason why I should not be?"
"My last friend died because of me."
"You will find that I don not die easily." Said the hooded figure with a chuckle. "Some have tried but now have succeeded."
"Why did some one try to kill you?"
"Well that is a long story that I shall tell when the correct time comes. But let us just say it is because I have a gift the some do not or can not comprehend. A gift that you have also."
"I don't have any gifts."
"Oh but you do. You used them that night in the alley against those who tried to harm you."
"H-how do you know about that?"
"Let us just say that I am always looking for special people. Do you know what the Force is?"
"Only the little bit that the Jedi told me about. But they told me that I am not strong enough to be one."
"The Jedi are closed minded and therefore do not know what they have lost. The Force is strong with you and I can teach you how to control it."
"But I thought only Jedi can use the Force. Are you a Jedi?"
"Force no. I am better than a Jedi. Stronger and more powerful. I am a Sith."
"What is a Sith?"
"The Sith are Force user like the Jedi. But unlike the Jedi we do not fear certain emotions. When the gang members attacked you and your friend, you were afraid correct?
"Yes sir."
"Then your fear turned to anger after she was killed and they attempted to kill you. Am I correct?"
"Yes I hated them for hurting her."
"And that is where your power came from. Your hatred and your anger is what made you able to defend yourself and kill those how would do you harm. The Jedi fear those emotions. Fear anger and hate are powerful emotions and can give you much strength if you know how to control it. I can teach you how to control that power."
"Is it hard to learn?"
"Yes it will be challenging. But I would not be here if I did not think you could do it. You have a raw unrefined power that only needs to shaped to do your bidding. But once you are trained there will be nothing you will not be able to accomplish. Would you like to learn?"
"What do I have to do?"
"All you need to do is pledge your loyalty to me."
"And then you will teach me? How long will it take?"
"If you pledge your loyalty to me then I will teach you. Though it will take along time. Like the Jedi it will become your life."
"I won't have to live on the streets anymore?"
"These questions are starting to annoy me." Sidious thinks to himself before answering. "No you will no longer have to live on the streets. I will take care of all your needs. However if you accept then you will have to heed every one of my commands."
"Well it would be better that living here. And no one would be able to hurt me." Lorzin said more to himself. "Yes I will come with you. My name is Lorzin. What do I call you?"
"I am known as Darth Sidious, though from now on you will call me Master."
"Yes sir. I mean yes Master."
"Good now kneel before your new master. As my apprentice you will kneel before me each time you come into my presence unless you are engaged in training understand?"
"Yes Master." The new Sith apprentice replied kneeling before his new Master.
"Very good now rise my new apprentice. Your name is no longer Lorzin. You will now be known by your new Sith name. Darth Interitus."
The newest Sith rises and follows his Master to his new life.
