Chapter 11

"It is time young Skywalker," Darth Nexus said. "Rise."

Ben stood tall and straight.

"Despite the lies of the Jedi your proper Sith training has overcome them," Nexus said. "You are now ready for your final purpose."

"Yes, master."

"You are now a full Sith," Nexus said. His eyes were closed again. "And no longer shall you be known as Ben Skywalker."

"Ben Skywalker is dead," Ben said. "I understand everything you have taught me. Only through the dark side have I achieved all I have dreamed. Ben Skywalker could never have achieved all of this."

"Agreed, and from now on you shall be known as Darth," Nexus said. "Fier."

"Yes, master." Darth Fier said.

"Now go, Lord Fier, and crush the Jedi," Nexus said. "The plan is already in place for our rule to come. I shall leave this prison I have made for myself and go to the surface. It is time to bring our plans to fruition."

Together Master and apprentice left their underground sanctum.

"The Jedi will be wondering where you have been for the past month," Darth Nexus said. "They will be worried about you. Whatever you do do not contact your family. If they know what has happened they will attempt to destroy you. Shield yourself from their prying eyes."

"Yes, master." Darth Fier said.

"You know what you must do," Nexus said. "Contact me when your mission is complete."

"Yes, Master."

"You will not be alone," Nexus said. "Your reinforcements will be soon after you arrive. And then the galaxy will be ours."

"Yes, Master." Fier said. He left for his ship and departed Coruscant, leaving his Master to finish with the plans. Nexus watched as his apprentice left and then he left as well to finish his own mission.

-

It was raining on Coruscant. Billions of rain drops came pouring down from the sky, splattering on the floor below. Vehicles drove through the skylanes as the populace traversed from one side of the planet to the other. In his private office, the Chief of State watched as a speeder hit another speeder and went careening into the side of a building, resulting in a fireball of death. He sighed and went back to business, knowing that a clean up crew was already on its way. Lightning flashed momentarily, casting shadows everywhere in the office. There soon came the rumble of thunder. The lightning flashed again, casting shadows once more, only this time one of the shadows moved. It moved silently across the room and stood behind the seated Chief of State. Lightning flashed again, casting a shadow across the Chief of State.

"Hello, esteemed Chief of State." The shadow said.

The Chief of State jumped as the following thunder rolled in. "Who said that?" He said, starting to turn around.

"Do not turn around," The shadow continued. "If you do I will kill you."
The Chief of State gulped. "What do you want?"

"I'll get to that later," The shadow said. "First I have a proposition for you."

"What do you mean?"

"A war is soon to come," the shadow said. "But if have a way so no Alliance lives may be lost."

"What way is that?"

"Simple: give me command of the galaxy."

"What?" He said and started to turn around but caught himself. "I can't do that. I may be the Chief of State but this is still a democracy, and I alone don't have the power to do that."

"Yes, you do," The shadow said. "In the data files in the computer archives you will find an old law, from the time of the last Senate, enabling you to do so. Read it and all will be explained to you."
"Why are you doing this?" The Chief of State said in a firm voice.

"For too long this galaxy has been ruled by the weak," The shadow said. "What I want to do is bring it back to its former glory."

"But how can you do that all by yourself?" The Chief of State asked. "Just because you obtain my power does not mean the people will obey."
"Did I ever say I was alone?" The shadow asked. "Remember, a war is soon to come. And I will have control of the galaxy, either through a peaceful abdication or," the Chief of State heard the snap-hiss of a lightsaber, casting the room in a red glow. "through a forceful take over" Lightning flashed again and the shadow was gone. At that moment a squad of armed guards came through the door.

"Are you alright, sir?" One of the guards asked. "We got the silent alarm you sent."
"I'm fine, but I want a sweep of the entire building," the Chief of State said. "And bring my speeder up. I need to call an emergency meeting of the Senate."

"Sir." The guards said and saluted and went to fulfill the command. After they left the Chief of State sighed and accessed the computer archives to look for what the shadow had told him. The rain continued to pour down. It will be a long night.

-

Darth Nexus returned one more time to his former living place and accessed the beeping computers. He put in the necessary codes his master had told him so long ago.

"Soon, Lord Sidious," Nexus said. "Soon the Sith will have their final revenge."