One year later a 19-year-old Mara Jade sat at the helm of her own Jade Shadow. When she asked where the money for the highly customized spacecraft came from Anakin Skywalker told her it was an anonymous doner.
"At least now I know where he gets it from." Mara Jade quipped.
Looking at Master Anakin Skywalker with a speculative raised eyebrow, Mara Jade said, "Your as bad a liar as my future husband."
Sometime later The Jade Shadow came out of Hyperspace and Mara Jade said, "Tython dead ahead"
From the copilot's seat Luke spread out his senses reaching out with the force.
Kruff Me…
DDDDAAADDD…. Luke screamed.
Anakin heard the panic in his son's voice and ran for the cockpit.
"Luke?"
"Dad… were being hailed from the Planit.
"W-H-A-T" Anakin stated as he ran in the cockpit.
Planit side on Tython at the Temple of The Grandmaster Of The Je'daii Order.
"We are alike and yet not alike Master Skywalker." The man said, "You fear the darkness we do not."
As my ancestor said "In the light, there is a darkness, and in the darkness, a light. It is the way with us all. Be a prisoner of neither Bogan nor Ashla. Strive to live in balance. As Tython itself teaches us, it is dangerous to do otherwise. And the danger is there—always."
Master Ishale Enz at your service.
Looking at Mara Jade Ishale said, "You would first need to unlearn everything you have learned."
Closing her eyes, she said:
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no fear, there is power.
I am the heart of the Force.
I am the revealing fire of light.
I am the mystery of darkness.
In balance with chaos and harmony,
Immortal in the Force.
Looking at them Master Enz said, "We are imperfect beings made of darkness and light, to deny the darkness is to deny part of yourself."
Looking at Leia she said, "Have no fear young one, I will be sending a representative back with you."
Looking at Anakin Master Enz said, "You need to spend time on Ashla Master Skywalker."
Two weeks later after his arrival back on Tython, Anakin saw Luke, Leia and Mara Jade along with Master Enz and two others he did not recognize standing by The Jade Shadow.
"This is my daughter Lyra Rendix, she will act as Ambassador between The Je'daii Order and your Jedi Order, she had full power of authority."
Looking at the Zabraks Anakin asks, "And Him?"
"That is Cul-utaan Jeseladai descendent of Kao Cen Darach and he is a true Master of Combat."
"You've mastered every form of Jedi lightsaber combat!"
Master Enz remained silent as the Zabraks said, "Sith as well…. I can wield Double-bladed lightsaber's and standard."
Sometime later in the hold of the Jade Shadow Luke was practicing with his Saber.
Cul-utaan Jeseladai disembodied voice said, "Your're gripping it too tightly that's why you keep getting hit by the practice droid."
Taking Luke's place Cul-utaan said "Watch!"
Engaging 2 more droids and using a single blade lightsaber he let is fall forward Cul-utaan blocked the first, second, third fourth, even the fifth shot by the droids.
"You have to listen to the wind, then listen to what's behind the wind"
Anakin watched Cul-utaan and Luke spar with lightsabers when he recognized the style the Zabraks was using,
Djem-So… He is holding back, but there's no mistaking it.
Luke don't try to go blow to blow with him… he's too good.
The reed bends but it does not break.
I've got to time this just right, Luke thought, as the next forceful blow came Luke used it's energy to add to his own counterstrike's speed and power.
"Good, now can you do that without your father speaking into your mind."
"If I truly were a Sith you would be dead!"
Disengaging his lightsaber Cul-utaan said, "Jedi have forgotten the most important lesion of all."
"What's that?" Luke asked.
"When someone faces you with killer intent, you must do the same"
Luke was about to protest when his father Anakin spoke up saying, "As one of two people in this room who have faced and fought a Sith I can tell you he is right."
In a gravelly voice Cul-utaan said, "Sometime to preserve life, you must take life."
Taking a seat Culu-taan closed his eyes and asked, "Tell me young master what separates a benevolent act from an act of evil?"
Anakin said, "Intent."
Opening one of his eyes Culu-taan said, "You have to want to fall, it can't happen on its own.
One Solar week later in The Jedi council chamber Coruecant Lyra Rendix and Cul-utaan Jeseladai stood before the assembled masters and Master Mace Windu asks, "Are you a Sith?"
Shaking his head Cul-utaan states, "So your what passes for Masters!"
Master Shaak Ti asks, "If you're not a Sith then what are you, you do have a connection to the dark si-At the first line the chamber went deathly silent as Cul-utaan said, "There is no ignorance, there is knowledge."
This time his companion joined in as they said, "There is no fear, there is power.
I am the heart of the Force.
I am the revealing fire of light.
I am the mystery of darkness.
In balance with chaos and harmony,
My name is Lyra Rendix I am the daughter of Grand Master Ishale Enz, of The Je'daii Order."
"As for why we are here, I am to serve as Ambassador between our 2 orders."
Looking at Mace Windu Lyra said, "Any Idea you have of challenging Cul-utaan I would abandon he is master of all seven forms… he is master of Stav Kesh"
That got Master Yoda's attention
Cul-utaan said, "I understand your hesitancy to trust me, Master Skywalker told me about Darth Maul…"
Shaking her head Lyra Rendix said, "Your order has forgotten the most basic principles."
"What principles are those!" Mace Windu asked.
"Pursuing the dark path is a conscious choice, and The Force Is neither light nor dark until we influence it."
"The outcome is dependent on our intent Master Jedi."
In a gruff voice Cul-utaan states, "How can you fight that which you fear."
Both Je'daii turned to leave, stating, "We will leave you to think."
30 minutes later at the Skywalker residence Ahsoka Tano, and Padmé Amidala-Skywalker were talking when Lyra's and Cul-utaan's force presence brush hers.
Leia was working on an outline for a document and saw her stiffen and said, "Relax Aunt Ahsoka, it's just Lyra and Cul-utaan."
"But why do I sense the darkside coming from them?"
"Because young one, like you, we are not Jedi." A disembodied female voice said.
"Then What are you?"
"We are Je'daii… and so are you." Lyra said coming into view
"Mom" Leia called, "I need your opinion."
"What are you working on." Padmé asks
"An outline for an exchange program, between The Jedi and The Je'daii."
Through the force Ahsoka heard, I make you an offer, you may complete your training on Tython if you wish.
Meanwhile back at the Temple Mara Jade walks into the room of Seven Fountains.
"Master Yoda, I've had a vision that makes no sense to me"
In an aged willowy voice Yoda said, "Come, sit discuss it we will."