Outside the Resistance base, Ezra is alone, seated in a meditation posture. A force ghost of a middle aged, bearded man appears, and Ezra opens his eyes.
"Luke Skywalker. You and I have some things to discuss." Ezra says.
"I know, Ezra. I would have helped her, if I had known who she really was. I'm sorry." Luke says.
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." Ezra says.
"You're right. Kira. Ben. Han. Leia. Mara. There's...a pretty long list." Luke says.
"You deliberately used a force power that you knew could kill you. What kind of strategy was that?" Ezra asks.
"A desperate one, and it worked. I distracted Ben long enough for Kira to help Leia and her people escape." Luke answers.
"You should be alive, and here, with us. We could use your help right about now." Ezra says.
"You don't need me, Ezra. I didn't listen to you, when you tried to convince me that the Jedi needed to change. I wanted to be a Jedi just like Obi Wan and Yoda, following all of the old traditions. So, I left your order, and started my own. In my arrogance, I thought I could do it. I was wrong. I failed them all." Luke says.
"I failed too. I didn't really change the Jedi Order all that much. Just relaxed some rules here and there, and tossed out the no attachments rule. The order failed, because we were trying to be Jedi, an order whose history is filled with failure and hypocrisy. We should have been learning the true path. Balance." Ezra says.
"Which is what you intend to teach to Kira and Ben." Luke says.
"Yes. We should learn from our history, and not repeat its mistakes. So, no more Jedi." Ezra says.
"I happen to agree with you. No more Jedi." Luke says.
"Have you talked to Kira or Ben yet?" Ezra asks.
"No. I know, I need to. I just didn't think they wanted to see me." Luke says.
"An apology would go a long way, Luke." Ezra says.
"You're right. It would. I failed them both. I failed my students, and I failed my family. Ten years ago, I had a vision of what Ben could become. In a moment of weakness, I considered killing him. My own nephew. I almost gave in to the dark side. I stopped myself, at the last second, but by then, it was too late. Ben turned against me, and killed half of my students. He took the other half with him, and they joined the Knights of Ren. Such is the legacy of Luke Skywalker." Luke says.
"You destroyed the first Death Star. You brought your father back from the dark side. You faced Ben alone on Crait, and you sacrificed yourself so others could live. That is the legacy of Luke Skywalker." Ezra says.
"Sounds pretty good, if you leave out all the times I fell on my ass." Luke says.
"It's an easy thing to fall. The hardest thing, is getting back up again. Which, you did." Ezra says.
"So did you." Luke says.
"Still working on it. So, what's next for you?" Ezra asks.
"I also came here for another reason. A warning." Luke answers.
"A warning?" Ezra asks.
"I didn't know about this until...I became one with the force. There's something that the others told me about. You need to know, since you'll probably have to face them at some point." Luke says.
"What are you talking about?" Ezra asks.
"There's another Sith Lord. By the name of Darth Umbra. She's Palpatine's apprentice, but we don't know much about her. She's a shadow in the force. We don't know where she is, or what she looks like. Only, that she is a woman." Luke says.
"I've heard the name Umbra before. Ahsoka says that her spies have reported about a high ranking Imperial named Umbra, but they couldn't find any info about them. Not even a physical description. She must be strong with the force if none of the force ghosts even know where she is or what she looks like. Probably using an old Sith spell, like a shadow aura." Ezra says.
"We think that's most likely. Revan says a shadow aura could hide someone from the influence of force ghosts. He also says it's permanent, until the the person that cast the spell removes it." Luke says.
"This...Darth Umbra could be anywhere. She could be anybody. Hopefully, we find out before it's too late." Ezra says.
"With the others at your side, I think your chances are pretty good." Luke says.
"I hope you're right, Luke." Ezra says.
"Me too." Luke says.
Next chapter-Mandalore gets an unwanted visitor...