Ahsoka stood away from the others, her face full of concern. She felt something evil happening to Tarre, but what she could not explain, or even understand. Mace Windu walked behind her and said, "The citizens of Naboo, human and Gungan have been accounted for. Whatever they did saved all our lives. The Republic forces are currently helping them relocate to a safer world."
Ahsoka turned towards him and saw his stern but calm face, understanding that he had not changed much. "Your feelings are too tightly wound Ahsoka.", he commented.
"Will we not go and help them?", Ahsoka asked.
"We will. Half of us are going back to Naboo, the remaining are going to help the people of Naboo.", Windu replied. Looking at Ahsoka, whilst she looked towards the sky he said, "There is something else on your mind."
"Something terrible is happening. I feel as if he is neither alive nor dead.", Ahsoka said.
On Naboo, the pandemonium only got worse. In Samhain's hand was the decapitated head of Tarre Vizsla and with his other hand he raised the dead on the planet overwhelming the small team of pagans and one angel. Fenrir got up and raising his shield, he made a battle cry and charged towards Samhain, expertly dodging his opponent's attacks and trying to land hits of his own.
Samhain used Fenrir's rage and lack of experience (when compared to Samhain) against him and stated, "You were born in comfort. I who was remade by Lucifer, am beyond your level." With this he moved so quickly and backhanded Fenrir like a rag doll, knocking him out cold. He then looked at the remaining opposition and laughed, "Two of your most powerful members, reduced to nothing before me." He then raised Tarre's head and said, "Let us see if you can defeat him."
With this Tarre's eyes opened, glowing green. His body got up and his head flew towards it, reattaching itself, but leaving a clear scar that surrounded his neck like a jagged circle. With the hammer in his hand, he stood vigil. "Kill them all", Samhain said.
Tarre then started his attack, only to intercepted by Bendu and Hulk, who were knocked back with a force blast from Tarre. He then moved so quickly and grabbed Bendu by his throat, lifting him up and started draining his life. Hulk then moved in to punch him, but Tarre seemingly disappeared and reappeared behind Hulk, plunging his metal arm into Hulk's back and shattering his skeleton completely.
The others looked in shock, but Balthazar snapped out of it first and moved towards Tarre, his eyes glowing blue. He launched an energy blast towards him with such speed that Tarre was unable to block or dodge it. The blast did falter Tarre but not damage him. Samhain flicked his finger and Balthazar flew away from the battlefield. "No angelic tricks. I will not have you take him from me.", he said.
As the other pagans moved in closer to try and incapacitate Tarre, he called forth lightning to the ground and blasted them back, though they had all raised a barrier in time, they were still stunned by Tarre's raw power and understood how he was able to single handedly defeat an entire battalion of orcs.
The remaining pagans then came closer together, pouring all of their power into Voris, who then launched an energy blast with the combined might of all of them, towards Samhain. The blast turned him into ashes. Tarre intercepted it, taking it head-on. A huge explosion followed, throwing all but Samhain away, at the centre of it was Tarre Vizsla. When the blast cleared and the debris settled down, Samhain laughed again, "You call yourselves 'Gods'", he sneered. As he said this, they all saw with shocked eyes the figure of Tarre Vizsla, with naught but the scar on his neck. His eyes were still glowing green and he raised the hammer, out of which erupted green lightning towards his fellow pagans. It struck them and they all yelled in pain, with no energy left to defend themselves, they all came down on all fours, sensing their life force ebbing away. Then they felt a new and powerful presence among them and the green lightning stopped. They all looked towards the sky and saw Bor. For the first time Samhain looked afraid, he had been assured that Bor's injuries would not heal in time.
Reaching the Well of Knowledge, deep inside the roots of Yggdrasil, Thor and Odin sought out Mimir. Thor seemed distracted. "What is it?", Odin asked.
"My apprentices. It feels as if someone is playing with their lives, and my daughter, I can sense her fear and dread.", Thor answered.
"Thor, you came here for one purpose. Do not forget it.", Odin said.
Suddenly a severed head materialized before them, being held by one Yggdrasil's roots. "Odin and Thor, powerful members of the Aesir. To what do I owe this pleasure?", the head said licking it's lips in anticipation.
Onboard the Ghost – Sabine stood inside Ahsoka's and formerly her quarters. Infront of her lied Tarre's new whitesabre. Sabine wondered as to what it was doing here. A few moments ago, she was outside Ahsoka's cabin going to her and Ezra's, but she felt something coming from Ahsoka's cabin, something that she couldn't explain.
Suddenly the door opened and Ezra entered. "Sabine we are going back to Naboo, what are you doing here?"
She turned around and said, "I felt something coming from Ahsoka's room and I think that it may have been Tarre's lightsabre."
Ezra raised an eye at this, but didn't say anything. Sabine then turned and extended her hand towards the lightsabre lying in front of her. As she picked it up, Ezra placed his arm on her shoulder, and suddenly they were both experiencing a vision.
D97/1 BBY
Deep in the jungles of Yavin IV, away from the Rebel Base, sat Thor and Tarre. In their middle was Stormbreaker, the recently forged battle-axe.
"Quite Impressive. Is the handle made from Yggdrasil's roots?", Tarre asked.
"I believe so, though I never asked Etri.", Thor answered.
"Is he still upset with me, given that he knows everything about that incident and I don't?", Tarre asked.
"I didn't ask.", Thor answered and then said, "You should know this from experience Tarre – never underestimate a dwarf's stubbornness. Like on Erebor, when a small company of dwarves, who weren't force users decided to battle against the survivors of Laketown led by you, and the Eleven army led by Thranduil. But apart from that, you are the only pagan whose craftsmanship is on the same level as the dwarves, and they hate you for it. So, no you will never be able to make peace with the dwarves, because they don't want to."
They were both silent for a while. Thor then broke the silence by asking, "What exactly happened to Ezra?"
"Like I said, his mind was attacked by a Sith Lord. But Ezra held his own.", Tarre answered and then grinned slightly, "Actually, he did more than that. He fought the Sith Lord as an equal, and would have been able to push him out on his own too, without anyone's help. I have known many Jedi, few possess the same strength of character as Ezra Bridger, not even Jaden…", Tarre then stopped speaking.
Thor was looking at him with a very stern expression, "Do I look like I was born yesterday Tarre?"
"What do you mean?", Tarre asked in return with a poker face.
"First, you lie to my face. Second, you fail to mention your delayed reaction. We both know that the thing that attacked Ezra was not a Sith Lord. What are you hiding…correction, what are you failing to hide from me?", Thor said. It looked like Thor's eyes were X-raying Tarre.
Tarre remained silent for a moment. He then sighed, "It was Nihilus. He attacked Ezra."
Thor nodded and said, "As for your delayed reaction. There is only one possible explanation."
Tarre and Thor then remained silent at this. Thor then broke the silence and angrily asked, "How many times Tarre? How many times have we had this conversation?"
"One million and nine hundred.", Tarre answered looking anywhere but at his master.
"Yet you continuously refuse this simple request. Do you feel special, when you scratch that wall Tarre?", Thor asked in a low, but enraged voice.
"No.", Tarre answered, his eyes narrowing, his features expressing the anger and disgust at Thor's words.
"Yet you are so desperate to see what's behind. It appears my words mean nothing to you.", Thor said.
Tarre remained in silent. Thor then sighed and said, "So be it." He then snapped his fingers and Tarre glimpsed clearly what was behind the wall in his mind. He immediately collapsed. (Fortunately, Ezra and Sabine didn't see what Tarre saw and remained conscious, but they still felt what he felt).
A few hours passed. After which Thor walked towards Tarre, placed two fingers on his forehead, bringing him back to consciousness. Thor saw the fear and disgust in Tarre's eyes, and Tarre saw the anger and worry in Thor's.
"Let this serve as a lesson. The things hidden behind that wall would kill anyone else in your position, well not an archangel or a seraphim. But due to your special circumstances, those things will turn you into a vegetable, and no one short of GOD would be able to heal you.", Thor said.
The flashback ended, the lightsabre falling out of Sabine's hand. Her knees felt weak and would have fallen if not for Ezra's support. They both looked at their faces, covered in sweat. Quickly wiping the sweat on their faces, they looked at the chronometer realizing that ten minutes had passed. Using the force, Ezra put the lightsabre back in its original position and both of them left, choosing to say nothing about what they had witnessed.