AN: My version of Jaesa's conversion is a bit different from the game. Quinn and the guards are out of the room taking care of other matters (so they don't hear the whole 'light side' thing) and Jaesa doesn't read Ishtaa's nature until after they fight.
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Ishtaa's bright green eyes went wide, her cheeks turning pale. "No," she said forcefully. "Jaesa, don't you dare—"
Ignoring her, Jaesa closed her eyes and reached out.
Almost immediately, she recoiled, taken aback by the immense strength of Ishtaa's signature. The Force rolled off of her in bright, gleaming waves that burned and flared as they met Jaesa's skin, filling her with warmth and purpose. Far from the harsh, bitter vacuum of the Dark Side, or the passionless sphere of the Council—cool and smooth like marble—Ishtaa's presence was different. It was adrenaline and serenity, the thrill of righteous fury sated in the wake of a victory and the thrum of laughter.
It was glorious.
When Jaesa opened her eyes, she saw with astonishment that Ishtaa's eyes were shining.
"You mustn't tell anyone," she breathed, her voice raw and shuddering. "The truth…what I am…no one must know." She gritted her teeth, closing her eyes.
"Let me join you."
Ishtaa stared. "What?"
"What you have…I want that. Let me come with you, be your apprentice. I can help you."
"I don't…" Ishtaa sighed. "What I am...Learning to be like me…It'll be dangerous."
"I don't care. I've seen what you've done, and I've felt your power. I've never seen anyone do what you've done. You feel, you love, you feed on passion, and yet your actions reflect only light. You appear to be an agent of the dark side, but it's a mask." Jaesa's eyes flashed. "All my life I've put up with deceit and denial. I thought the Jedi would be different. You showed me otherwise." She grasped the Sith's hands, her eyes still gleaming with the impressions of Ishtaa's nature. "Please. Show me to walk the light path. The true light path."
"Jaesa…"
Both jumped at the unexpected growl. They had nearly forgotten that Karr was still present.
"I'll see that the Jedi disavow you," he spat. "You will be labeled an enemy of the order."
"She will not be alone."
Jaesa's face lit up.
"Then I will go with you?" she asked. "I can stand by your side, as your apprentice?"
Ishtaa met the girl's wide-eyed look evenly. "Baras feared your power. As an enemy of the Jedi, I feared your power also. But as an agent of true light…" She trailed off. Slowly, thoughtfully, she nodded. "I sense that we could do great things, you and I."
