Chapter Four: The Darkness is Touched

Depa felt the warning just a second before, and leapt out of her seat rolling on the floor coming to her feet gracefully, lightsaber lit, in front of Adi.

The council member's watched as Obi-Wan drove his saber down into metal and a echoing thud sounded in the chambers as it's heavy form crashed to the floor. The young man deactivated Mace's saber and turned to the dark skinned Master.

The man stood up, quirking an eyebrow. He appeared remarkably calm for all that had just happened, but he was a Jedi Master. "How did you know that droideka was there and why could we not feel it?"

Obi-Wan sighed. "It's not what you think I didn't-" Stopping abruptly, he suddenly ignited the vilot beam of Mace's lightsaber once again. Putting his finger to his lips he motioned for everyone to be quiet.

Silence was all that followed the peculiar act. No one protested, even though no one could feel even a ripple in the Force. But clearly the young man was on alert, and still baffled from minutes before, they obeyed the command. The young man's muscles in his hands tightened with a death grip on the weapon in his hand.

But only silence rang out.

Only until a low laugh drifted from the hall outside the now open chamber door.

Everyone turned and looked and saw a dark figure emerge form the shadows. Dressed in black robes, similar to that of a Jedi the figured walked into the room.

With a wave of his hand, the figure sealed the doors behind him and then looked up at Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan stared at the creature in front of him, and his face turned from that of confusion to that of pure hate.


"So now HE uses his lap dogs to do his dirty work for him. That is so like him. He is nothing but a coward," Obi-Wan snarled.

"Don't speak of HIM in that manner. You, yourself used to serve him before you betrayed all that you had come to know," the Sith spat back as she ignited her own blade.

"Siri, end this here and now. Don't make me kill you," Obi-Wan stated as he waited.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a few of the council members getting ready to attack, but before he could say anything, Siri raised her hand and quickly threw all the members of the council back.

Obi-Wan looked on in horror as all members save him and Siri were affectively pinned were they sat.

Obi-Wan knew then and there that HE was controlling things from outside and that it was up to him to stop Siri.

Holding the violet blade in a defense posture, Obi-Wan waited for the attack.

Siri quickly attacked Obi-Wan, using long sweeping motions. Obi-Wan evaded them as best he could, yet a few well placed hits caused him pain. Quickly pushing the pain aside, Obi-Wan went on the attack.

The violet blade came down only to be stopped by a crimson blade. He quickly jumped back, just as he felt the Force push against him.

Quickly using the Force, he created a barrier to protect himself. Luckily he got it up just in time and was able to protect himself from the worse of the damage, yet he was still slammed into the near by wall.

Quickly recovering from the blow, he quickly attacked the shadowed figure, but was unable to get a blow in as the dark creature blocked him at every move.

Obi-Wan knew he need to do something and he racked his mind for away to defeat her.

You can't defeat me Obi. Even though you have betrayed us, you are still linked.

"I will defeat you, Siri, and HIM too. Soon you and your kind will be gone. I promise you that."

Siri snarled in anger and rushed him. Obi-Wan once again was on the defense and blocked the blows as best he could, trying to get a blow in himself. But nothing was working. Ever twist and turn he made, Siri was there to block it. Every lunge and move he came up with she had a way to counter it.

Then those watched in the room in utter shock and horror as Obi-Wan did something they never thought he would do.

Obi-Wan called upon the Darkside. He let it flow through him. He could feel the dark energy coursing through his veins and he welcomed it. It let it take away his weakness and energize him. He smiled in satisfaction as the darkside energy washed away all the light he once held.

Turning to Siri, he saw the fear in her eyes, as she recognized what he had become. He had turned into the very thing she clamed he had betrayed. A servant of the Sith.

"Now turn away and leave this place, or I swear I will kill you here and now and end it," he stated.

"No. You will die by my hand, and I shall take your place at HIS right hand," she shot back as she attacked.

However this time the roles were reversed, as Siri was forced to defended against Obi-Wan's attacks. They became red and purple blurs as they moved throughout the room.

All to soon though the fight came to an end as Obi-Wan plunged the saber through the heart of his former friend. He watched as her body slide down and to the floor, switching off his blade. She was dead before she hit. However, no sooner had she passed away, that Obi-Wan's cry of pain ripped through the stunned silence of the room.

Obi-Wan quickly dropped the saber, and grabbed his head. He cried out to try to get the pain and agony to stop; yet he knew that it wouldn't, until HE felt it was time.

Those in the room watched as Obi-Wan withered in pain on the floor. Even after being released from the field that held them, they could do nothing. No knew what to do, save one.

Qui-Gon could only watch as his former Padawan killed the sith. He could only watch as his body was wracked in pain. He felt so helpless at not being able to help, until he heard the words spoken. He quickly pushed his way past those that observing and ran to Obi-Wan's side.

Allowing the pure, clean energy of the Force wash over him, Qui-Gon forced it into Obi-Wan's body. It watched as it banished the darkness much as Obi-Wan had done earlier with the Darkside power. Soon the cries diminished and Obi-Wan stilled in Qui-Gon's arms. Just as he was about to speak, Obi-Wan spoke the words Qui-Gon never thought he would hear again.

"Thank you, Master."