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Chapter 9

3674 BBY, Tython

The past four years had brought nothing but hardships for the Republic and Jedi. Four years ago, a new Sith was seen on the battlefields. This Sith had slaughtered everyone in its path with graceful ease. The Jedi had a kill on sight order for this Sith or if that could not be accomplished, then the other option was to flee immediately. Over the past four years, the only information that was able to collected on the Sith was that it was a female and that she was called Darth Nyriss.

Senya sat as the council discussed what should be done to bring down Nyriss. One member of the council was saying to lead Nyriss to an unpopulated planet and have an orbital bombardment take care of her. Another was saying hire bounty hunters to kill her. But for some reason, Senya couldn't agree with killing Nyriss. Closing her eyes, Senya meditated and asked the force for guidance on what she should do. Soon, Senya was seeing a small oasis hidden in a cave on Taris and that she needed to be there in a few days. Senya opened her eyes and saw that the Jedi council was looking at her.

Sighing, Senya said, "I was granted a vision that said I had to find a cave, and that would help us understand what we should do to take care of Nyriss. And no, I will not tell any of you what I saw."

Getting up, Senya first stopped to get supplies and once she had them, she started walking towards the temple hangar. On her way there, she heard someone call out to her. Turning around, she saw Satele running up to her before glaring at her saying, "Tell me you are not suicidal and are about to take on Nyriss by yourself. I know it has been four years, but if this is you thinking that you can see Vaylin again then I can tell you she wouldn't want you to do this."

Senya looked at Satele and said, "This is not about that. I understand your fear, but I asked the force to help me know what to do about Nyriss and I was told to go to a hidden cave. That the answers we need to stop Nyriss will be found in this cave."

Satele nodded and let Senya go, only telling her to be careful and to come back. Senya nodded and walked off heading to a shuttle and took off. Once she was in orbit of Tython, Senya entered the coordinates to Taris and jumped to lightspeed. Once she was on her way to Taris, Senya meditated and prepared herself for the worst and hoped that this wasn't a trap.

3674 BBY, The Ravager

Aboard a Harrower-class Dreadnaught, Darth Nyriss sat in her personal quarters meditating. Nyriss had spent the last four years winning every battle she fought in. That was all thanks to the knowledge she had been able to steal from a prisoner the Emperor held aboard his hidden fortress on Taral Five. Nyriss was soon seeing visions of a hidden cave on Taris, and how to find it. Slowly opening her eyes Nyriss gathered supplies and made her way to her private ship, a Fury-class Interceptor. Taking off, Nyriss was soon on her way to Taris.

3674 BBY, Taris

Darth Nyriss carefully moved towards the planet. Finding a nice spot to land, Nyriss set the ship down and exited the ship. It was a twenty minute walk to the cave, but it was where the visions said it was. Soon, Nyriss was walking to the center of the cave. As soon as she entered, there was a massive quake that collapsed the entrance to the cave. Dusting herself off, Nyriss tried to use the force to clear the entrance but nothing happened. She pulled up her hood and walked towards the heart of the cave.

While walking, Nyriss spotted a ghostly woman in a cloak. The ethereal woman shook its head sadly before saying, "I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you from the Zealots influence. They corrupted you so much that you have forgotten who you are."

Ignoring the woman, Nyriss began walking again. About twenty minutes later, Nyriss saw woman again, hearing her say, "They have manipulated you to do their will and weakened you in the process."

Enraged, Nyriss through a volley of purple Sith Lightning at the woman, only for it to look sadly at Nyriss and disappear again. Continuing on, Nyriss followed the path to the heart of the cave. At the heart of the cave, the cloaked woman moved towards Nyriss and spoke, "They have twisted your emotions blocked your memory. All you have to do… is to remember who you are." At this, the cloaked woman touched Nyriss in the middle of the forehead, and everything for Nyriss went dark.

Inside Nyriss' Mind

Getting up quickly, Nyriss looked around and spotted ruins of a temple and most of the plant life on fire. The sky was thick with smoke and ash as everything around her burns. Looking in front of her, she sees a woman wearing a beautiful white cloak, facing away from her. Nyriss looked at the woman and snarled out, "Who are you? And where am I?"

The cloaked woman's only reply was, "What's left of your mind. Come." Seeing nothing else to do as she figured it would be the only way to get out of here, Nyriss followed the woman. Soon Nyriss saw Sith and Imperial soldiers. Once they were spotted, the Imperials and Sith attacked both the woman and Nyriss. Soon the Sith and Imperials where dead, and Nyriss asked, "Why did they attack me?"

The woman kept on walking but replied, "They attack you because they do not want you to remember how and what you are."

After fighting, they reached the steps of the temple ruins. At the front of the steps, Nyriss sees Dark Honor Guards waiting for them. The woman Ignites a beautiful blade and starts defending herself. Soon Nyriss is soon doing the same, and fighting with everything she has. Once all of the honor guards are dead, they enter the temple ruins.

The cloaked woman turns her head enough to speak to Nyriss but not show her face, saying, "We must head to the Library before we can defeat the corruption that plagues your mind."

Nodding, Nyriss follows the woman. Soon they face Inquisitors loyal only to the Sith Emperor. Seeing no other way, Nyriss fights them all. As soon as they are defeated, Nyriss gains a lot of memories about using the force and many fighting techniques that she never knew she had. Turning to the woman, Nyriss spoke, "So now where do I go?"

The cloaked woman replied, "The council chambers, they hold all of your true memories."

Nodding, Nyriss followed the woman. Soon they entered the council chambers and saw twelve Zealots and a dark haired man. The dark haired man spoke, "It seems I underestimated you. No matter, this foolish act will be stopped and you will forget it and continue to be the perfect weapon."

The dark haired man nodded and the Zealots attacked. Both Nyriss and the cloaked woman moved in perfect mirror as they attacked the Zealots. As soon as all of the Zealots where taken care of, all that remained was the dark haired man. The dark haired man threw black Sith Lightning at them, but they easily blocked it. Nyriss began to emit a ghostly pale mist, and launched the mist at the man. He completely disappeared and soon everything began to fix around her. Soon everything came back, and the cloaked woman pulled off her hood.

Staring at her face, the woman replied, "I'm glad you remember Vaylin. I hid away when I realized what they were doing and waited until you where far enough away to break free of their influence. The Zealots put everything they had into this, so they will be found dead soon. Now, wake up."

Outside Vaylin's Mind

Sitting up quickly, Vaylin felt a presence that warmed her heart and terrified her at the same time. Quickly hiding behind some boulders and hid her presence in the force. Vaylin tried to keep from crying out loud as she remembered all of the innocent she had killed without mercy.

3674 BBY, Taris

Senya entered the cave slowly and made her way into the heart of the cave. It took about ten minutes and felt something disappeared and she pulled out her lightsaber. Walking to the heart of the cave, Senya called out, "I know you are here. While you can hide your presence, I will eventually find you."

As soon as a figure came out of the shadows, Senya ignited her lightsaber and snarled out, "Darth Nyriss."

Senya noticed that Nyriss flinched at the name and way she was spoken to. Looking around, Senya asked, "Why are you here? Come to kill me?"

Senya then noticed that Nyriss broke down and collapsed while she quietly sobbed out, "I'm so sorry. Just please kill me quickly."

Nyriss repeated this over and over. Hearing the familiar voice, Senya turned off her lightsaber and slowly approach Nyriss. Slowly, she lifted Nyriss' hood and saw the familiar face of Vaylin. Gripping her lightsaber tightly, she asked, "Why did you do it?"

Vaylin cried as she explained everything after she expected to die from the explosion. Senya, upon hearing all of this, pulled Vaylin close and held the young woman she considered a daughter. Looking at Vaylin, she said, "Come, let's go home."

Upon seeing that Vaylin wasn't moving, Senya asked, "Vaylin? What's wrong?"

Shaking her head sadly, Vaylin replied, "I can't come home, not yet. I need to atone for what I have done."

Vaylin walked up to Senya and kissed her on the cheek before walking away. All Senya could do was watch as her daughter left the cave, broken and afraid.

Here is Chapter 9. When I was writing this chapter, I was listening to Who Will Save Us Now By David Chappell. It was a big part of this chapter's inspiration. As always, please leave a review.