Xenosaga : Destiny of The Force

Part One : Re-Ignition

Story:
A Star Wars/Xenosaga crossover. AU of Xenosaga. A Jedi Knight happened to be a member of Vector Industries on board Woglinde when all hell broke loose. Little did he know that the following events will set him up in a battle with his age-old enemy.

Disclaimer:
I don't own Star Wars nor Xenosaga but I do own the characters Alexander Darkblaze, Daron Sol/Darth Exodus, Darth Malice/Erina Karas and E1-D1.

Chapter 11: Knight's Destiny

The group entered the Song's inner sanctum. Brood, large and a long corridor greeted them as they moved cautiously. Shion gazed back at the entrance.

"Alex...I'm worried about him..."

chaos gently touched her shoulder. "Don't worry. He'll be fine."

"But still..."

"Do not worry, Shion. He might not look like it, but he is able to hold on his own. I know this from our days in the police force." Ziggy added.

Jr. smiled. "Tell me about it. With a century of experience, that guy has been everything; soldier, weaponsmith, scientist, police. Hell, he was even a cook at one time!"

"I doubt that he will let us interfere in his duel." KOS-MOS said. Her words caused everyone to look at her. Shion smiled.

"You're right. Let's go, everyone."

Even with two lightsabers on, Alexander failed to broke through Malice's virtually inpenetrable defense.

"You've been lazy all these years, Jedi!" the Dark Lady of The Sith shouted as she slashed across his chest. Alexander avoided it but just barely as the green saber singed the upper part of his robe. However, he smiled.

"Apparently so, Sith. So tell me, how did Exodus revived?"

"Hmph. Very well. You have the right to know that." Malice turned off her weapon and Alexander did the same.

"Lord Exodus had discovered the way to preserve his spirit even in death. But to revive completely, he need to have a suitable host for his immense powers. To that end, he cloned his body and kept it secret on Byss. When the time was right, his trusted Darkest Knights summoned his spirit towards the cloned body. From there, you know the rest."

"I see. Last question then."

"It better be, Jedi."

"Are the Jedi truly extinct?"

Malice smiled evilly. "The Jedi are no more. Every Force-sensitive children will be taught to walk down the Dark Side. You are the last of them."

Alexander closed his eyes as he tried hard to absorb the sadness. Suddenly, he realized that he found a new purpose to achieve. A destiny that he must fulfill. This realization revitalized his tired body and sharpened his senses. He opened his eyes but not without tears running down his cheeks.

"Very well then. If I am the last of my kinsmen, it is my duty to re-establish the order. Like Luke Skywalker did a hundred years ago."

Malice sneered as she re-ignited her lightsaber. "Then prove it, Jedi. Prove to me that you are worthy of challenging Lord Exodus and restore the Jedi!"

With that, she intensified her Force aura and her eyes turned into demonic red and her blonde hair turned to white. Alexander found himself shivering but he quickly banished the fear and ignited the cyan lightsaber.

"Force, grant me strength to defeat this foe."

With that, the two clashed again and each impact caused the whole place to vibrate.

The group moved in deeper into the room to see Albedo was cradling a female Realian. Jr. was the first to speak.

"Albedo...you..."

Albedo simply sneered. "Please spare me from any trite lines like, "You're still alive?" Life and death are merely empty words lacking any power over me. By the way…did you ever bother telling the girl? Does she know that we're monsters, both you and I?"

It was then Jr. noticed that Albedo was holding another MOMO. "MOMO!" Then, he felt intense pressure around his throat as the MOMO that was with the group strangled him from behind.

"M...MOMO!"

The strangling 'MOMO' slowly turned into a Kirshwasser. "I want the me...inside of you..."

Others looked at the scene in astonishment. "MOMO!" Shion uttered.

"That's not her." Ziggy said. "She's..."

Albedo laughed. "Free from the bonds of flesh… A pure consciousness has no true form. All that exists is the longing for reality."

Jr. couldn't stand it any longer. "Get...off...ME!" He shouted as he emitted a ball of red flame to knock the Kirschwasser away. MOMO moved her finger in respond.

Albedo turned to her. "Did you see that, ma peche…? You're witness to his true nature right now…a consciousness desperately struggling to stay alive. Such a pitiful sight. This is unseemly, Rubedo."

"Jr..." the Realian called out slowly.

Albedo delved his hand into MOMO's head.

"Albedo! Get your stinkin' hands off her!" Jr. drew his Makarov guns. "Or I'll..."

"Hmm? You'll do something…if I…do this?" With that, Albedo absorbed from what was stored in MOMO. MOMO cried in pain.

"YOU MOTHER--!"

Jr. blowed away one of Albedo's arm but it simply regenerated quickly. And the latter reveled in it. "What pain…so sweet…so alive! Pain is such a vital part of realizing one's existence… Try to remember, Rubedo. What it takes…what you must do… Or have you lived in peace for so long that you've completely forgotten?"

"I don't give a damn about what you have to say! Just give her back!"

Albedo shook his head. "I don't think so… I'll just take what I want to proceed with my plans… And along the way, I'll make you remember…who you really are…"

With that, he absorbed further information from MOMO, pushing Jr. closer and closer to the edge.

"Shut up! I don't need some freak contaminated by U-DO to tell me…"

Shion raised her brows by the mention of U-DO. "Jr..?"

"Contaminated? Not quite. More like…evolved. I experienced but a fragment of my true power that day. The waves that inundated my body are now a part of me! I've reached a higher stage of existence compared to you incomplete mortals. I am the alpha and the omega of perfect consciousness!"

Jr. shivered. "S...Stop it..."

"Mmm…Ah, this is nice… Don't you want to give it a try?" Albedo continued his teasing.

"MOMO!" With that, he fired two rounds of bullets at the head and arm. However, they reappeared from nowhere.

"Impossible… Is that nanotechnology…?" Ziggy asked.

Shion shook. "No. Nanomachines can't work anywhere near that fast, and besides… Not even the research laboratories have models with head-regenerating capabilities yet."

"He's a U.R.T.V. Just like Jr.…" chaos finally said.

"What?"

"U.R.T.V.s… They were created for the purpose of eradicating U-DO."

"Rubedo… You still don't remember? Or could it be…fear… You're frightened, is that it? Am I right? I can't blame you. The only thing that matters to you is yourself. Rubedo…so cruel… And yet this girl clings to you so dearly. Isn't it pitiful?"

MOMO's bracelet given by Jr. dropped to the floor as Albedo continued his pursuit.

"One more layer. Just one more layer, and then I'll have everything inside of her. I'm sure you know what that means, Rubedo. Now then, I wonder how much more she can take?"

"NOOOOOOO!"

Out of rage, Jr. activated the power within him and blasted Albedo away with his red flames. The madman hit wall with a loud bang. The group quickly apperached MOMO.

"MOMO! Are you okay?"

Albedo slowly got up, covering the side of his face. "I see… It all makes sense now…"

Then, a winged AGWS came down and he jumped on top of it. "But now…Rubedo, how about we enjoy a moment or two together."

With that, he got into his unit. Shion and chaos were prepared to summon their AGWS when Jr. stopped them.

"Let me handle this."

"But..."

"You guys take care of MOMO. I'll take care of this monster!"

With that, Jr. summoned his AGWS and the two machines had a go at each other as the others retreated several meters back.

"Come, have at me, Rubedo! I challenge thee."

"ALBEDOOOO!"

By the use of Force Rage, Darth Malice attacked Alexander repeatedly with brute strength and power. And the latter find it harder to evade and parry each attack. Whenever their lightsaber clashed, his weapon almost left his grip if not because of his refined Soresu techniques.

(I can't keep this up. It appears that the dark powers is abundance within her.)

"You're getting sloppy, Jedi. A few more rounds and this will be over!"

Another slash from Malice it sliced another part of his robe. He countered and Malice dodge it but not before it took a few strands of her hair. Using this moment, Alexander gathered his Force powers and launched a powerful Force Push to her abdomen. The impact was so strong that she was thrown more than a hundred meters away before hitting one of the pillar that held a platform above. It took the Lady Sith more than a minute to finally recovered from the blow. She wiped the blood trickled from the edge of her mouth.

"I see. Your weaponskill might have been rusty but your knowledge of the Force is definitely on another level. Hehehe. Interesting."

"What do you mean by that, Sith?"

"Very well then. Let me see your own power, Jedi."

With that, Malice unleashed her Force Lightning. Alexander could see the blue electric was slowly turning into the head of a Krayt Dragon which was prepared to swallow him whole.

(Sithspit! I can't use any of Force technique for that. Just hope that this technique is as good as it claims to be.)

Alexander made several complicated hand gestures in quick succession before he spread his arms wide, waiting the arrival of the Force Lightning Dragon.

He shouted; "WIND ABYSS!"

Moments later, a gust of mighty wind appeared and it slowly nullified the lightning's power before the remaining energy dispersed. Malice looked at the outcome in awe but laughed moments later.

"A Jedi who doesn't rely on the Force. That is the first. Now I see the reason why Lord Exodus wants you dead."

Alexander went into his combat stance. "Come at me, Malice! We don't have all day."

"Hehehe. Indeed we don't, Jedi. But that will be all for now."

With that, she switched off her lightsaber. A dark portal then appeared beneath her.

"Running scared, Sith?" Alexander sneered at her.

"Heh. Say what you want, Jedi. But we will meet again. Very soon. And that time will be our last battle. No interference. No mercy."

Malice sunk into the portal and disappeared. Alexander sighed in relief.

"Thank Force. One more of that and I'm toast."

After a hard-fought battle, Albedo's mech was finally disabled. The pilot got out and landed on the floor, with a smirk on his face.

"Ah, Rubedo. You're getting closer to your old self. But you're still not quite there yet. You were much stronger than this back then, weren't you?"

Albedo ignited his dark energy as Jr. was losing it. "Damn you, Albedo! Don't get cocky!"

Jr. countered with his red energy and both clashed with no clear winner. Albedo laughed again.

"What's wrong, Rubedo? You can do better than this. Come on, show me what you've got."

chaos stepped out. "Jr. no! Don't do it! Don't play into his hand…or you'll…"

"We can't go on like this. If he loses the plot, we have to stop him."

Everyone turned around to see Alexander approaching them. Shion was the first to react.

"Alex? Are you...alright?" she asked after seeing various burns and bruises.

"Yeah. I'm a little tired now. Don't worry about the injuries. They will heal in time."

"You managed to kill Darth Malice?" Ziggy asked.

"Hmph. She fled. Come, let's stop..."

"Jr..?"

Everyone turned to see the awakened MOMO. She turned to the Kirschwasser nearby and cradled her. The Kirschwasser slowly touched MOMO's hand.

"Daddy… It was always you he looked at… The rest…of…us… We all…wished…we could be…you…"

Those were her last words as she finally died. "That can't be true… We're all… We're all supposed to be the same…" MOMO silently cried. Alexander closed his eyes as he remembered of what happened on Miltia 14 years ago...

Taking full advantage of the chaos outside, Alexander made his way into the U-TIC laboratory. He saw various holograms of the Zohar with a now empty tube in the middle.

"Dammit! Where could it be?"

Just as he about to leave, he saw a Realian sitting beneath a table. He recognized the distinctive blue hair and green eyes.

"A Kirschwasser. No. That uniform looks different. What is she doing here?"

Alexander approached the frightened Realian. "Come on. You're safe now. I'm gonna get you out of here."

The Realian was reluctant at first but eventually came out from her hiding place. Alexander smiled and patted her on the head.

"Good girl. Now, do you see the 100-Series Prototype by any chance?"

The Realian shook. Alexander nodded and slung his assault rifle on his back. He then reached out his hand.

"Come. I'll carry you out. We'll save a lot of time."

She nodded and Alexander held her small frame in his arms. "Alexander." he said. She blinked. He smiled. "The name's Alexander. What's yours?" There was a long silent. "Nevermind that. I'll give you a proper name should we get out of this alive."

Carrying the Realian, Alexander used his natural speed and agility to get by many obstacles and was just a few blocks away from the rendezvous point where a Federation ship was waiting.

"We're almost there, hang on!"

Suddenly, a military Auto Tech appeared and blocked the only way towards destination.

"Damn. Looks like I have to fight."

Alexander gently put down his companion. "You wait here while I take care of this."

She nodded and there was a silence before she looked up at him. "Be...careful..."

He grinned. "I will, Real."

The Realian gasped.

It took a while for him to finally destroy the unit. "I know I should have bring my lightsaber around..."

Suddenly, his keen hearing detected a click and just when he turned around, there was a gunshot. The Realian threw herself in the way, saving him but the shot caught her in the chest in the process. Alexander looked at a combat Realian who blasted the shot. Enraged, he put his Force Grip on the insane Realian before blasting him away with Force Lightning. Alexander cradled her and examined her wounds. To his dismay, it was beyond his abilities even if he try to save her. All he could do was to lessen the pain.

"Hang in there! Just...don't die on me! I still have to give you a name!"

The Realian reached out her hand and touched the side of his face. "Are you...crying?"

He nodded as tried to suppress his emotion.

"I...envy you, Alexander. I wish all of us are able to feel sad too..."

"Forgive me. I'm not able to fulfill my promise..."

"You...already did...my name is...Real...right?"

Alexander realized when he said that name out of the blue. He smiled and touched her face. "Yeah. Real. That is your name..."

"I'm...so...happy...thank you...and...goodbye..."

With that, Realian stopped moving and he looked up at the dark skies. He screamed as loud as he could.

"Real..."

Meanwhile, Jr. continued his aggressive assault as Albedo continued taunting him.

"Come on, Rubedo! Just a little more! Just a little more and your dreams'll be fulfilled! Come on, come on, come on!"

"Jr.!" chaos called out.

Suddenly, both sets of flame decreased in size as MOMO used her own powers to break them apart. The group was surprised by the event.

"What's...happening?" Shion gasped before looking at MOMO. "MOMO..?"

"MOMO..." Jr. said as the red flames died out.

MOMO was shaking as she suppressed her powers. "You've…taken so much from me. But…I… I was given a part of you too. A part of you is now within me! So, now…!"

Albedo laughed. "So, that's why you're doing that?"

"Why do you hurt everyone? My sisters, they all loved something they saw in you. Even after all that you put them through, they still believed in you. How…how can you desecrate their feelings ? Their hearts!"

"Hehehehe. Desecrate? Your sisters? Look around you."

The group doesn't need to look again as they knew that the place was littered with corpses of Kirschwassers and 100-Series Realians. Albedo laughed again.

"Who's the flower that blooms from those corpses? That's right… It's you…peche. Everything is just as Mizrahi...your dear Daddy? Wanted it to be."

"Daddy?"

"Isn't that right, Rubedo?"

Jr. shook his fists. "You bastard… Say any more and you're… You're gonna…"

"Pay for this!" Shion continued. "Those girls weren't toys for your enjoyment! They were all individuals with will of their own! Yet you…"

Suddenly, flashes of cyan and orange flickered. Everyone gasped as Albedo was sliced in numerous pieces and Alexander stood still behind him, with his lightsabers ignited. Albedo tried to laugh but his head was chopped off quickly. Alexander glanced at the decapitated body.

"I think that's enough nonsense from you, freak." he said coldly.

After a few moments, Albedo regenerated his body and laughed.

"Hehehe. Your attack surprised me. And it slowed down my regeneration rate. Interesting...hehehehe."

"One more of that and by the Force I'll spare you no mercy."

Albedo raised a brow. "Oh? I thought you Jedi Knights were taught to be patient and be merciful to all living beings. From what I've heard, you will walk down the dark side if you continue following your instincts."

Alexander grinned. "Heh. Is that what Malice told you? You are right, freak. But in order to defeat a monster like you, I will gladly embrace the dark path."

"Hehehe. Too bad. I won't be able to see how you will kill me..."

The Jedi felt another presence from above. He looked up and saw a masked blue-hooded man. He was descending to the floor.

"Hehehe. So he send the new guy, huh?" Albedo said.

The hooded man turned to Albedo. "Stop screwing around. Hurry up and get the job done. Don't waste your time on these fools."

Albedo jumped back onto his mech. "Give him this message: It belongs to me!" Then, he went inside the cockpit.

Jr. ran out to stop him. "Hold it!"

Alexander signaled him to stop as the hooded man appeared in front of them.

"Where do you think you're going?" he said. "Hey, why don't you do me a favor and let him go for now. I'll do my best to keep you entertained in the meantime."

"Who...are you?" Shion asked.

"Step back, Chief. This is no ordinary human." Alexander warned.

"Who? What does it matter?" he replied. "Do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning."

"Huh?"

"You don't get it?"

The hooded man raised his hand. "Well, how about I show you..."

"Get out of the way." Jr. uttered.

"Hm?"

"I said, get outta my way!" he shouted as Alexander felt his powers were rising.

However, the man didn't flinch. "Oh? You've got guts, boy. Why don't you make me move? Shouldn't be a problem for a U.R.T.V., now should it?"

"Show me then." With that, the hooded man morphed into a tall and thin creature. The group stepped back to get the full view of this adversary.

Shion equipped her weapon. "Looks like we have no choice..."

"Be careful. This enemy is different compared to others we had fought." Ziggy said.

"Aye." Alexander twirled his lightsabers. "Ready, KOS-MOS?"

KOS-MOS stared at him and wanted to say something but her human expression module was against it.

"Yes, I am ready." she replied.

"Good."

"Umm...I might not be able to contribute but I will stand back and provide healing..." MOMO said, uncertainly.

chaos smiled. "That will do, MOMO. We'll keep Jr. in check."

Jr. was the first to attack with a barrage from his Makarovs and soon followed by various tech moves from the others. The creature known as Ein Rugel wailed in pain as it received massive damage from the attacks. It reeled back a few meters and suddenly casted a spell on the group.

"Wha--? What's this? I can't move!" Jr. shouted as he struggled to break free. The others too, felt the same effect.

chaos uttered. "Ugh. This..."

Ein Rugel recovered and towered over them, preparing to unleash the fatal blow. Suddenly, there's a laughter. It was Alexander.

Shion looked at him. "Alex?"

"Hahahaha. Too bad I developed a technique to counter that." he sneered. Then, he threw his orange saber in the midsection. Ein Rugel howled painfully as the lightsaber returned to its owner. Alexander glanced at his companions.

"I'll keep him busy until the spell wears off."

With that, Alexander Force-jumped his way up and the two engaged in an intense swordfight.

Aboard the Durandal, the crew on the bridge saw Albedo's ES Simeon left the Song of Nephilim.

"Any contact from the Elsa?" Mary asked.

Shelley shook. "Negative."

"Albedo must have left something for them. And I don't sense Jr.'s hatred no more." Gaignun informed.

Mary smiled. "They managed to curb him, huh?"

Gaignun grinned. "Doubt it. But if there is anyone that can do it, it's Alex."

"Come to think of it, he does have the knack of calming people down."

Shelley smiled. "Though he only said he was doing what was right."

"Both of us had learned to place our trust in him. Ever since that tragedy happened..." Gaignun then let his words trailed off.

Alexander and Ein Rugel clashed fiercely as the former was virtually flying in the air, exchanging attacks with his opponent's sharp edged hands.

"What's wrong, finding it hard to deal with a mere human like me?" the Jedi taunted. Ein Rugel howled and morphed into a flying creature which was known as Doppelwogel.

"Now that's cheating." he moaned. Doppelwogel shrieked and lunged at him with its beak. He countered with his saber but was surprised to see it only inflicted a scratch on it. The creature attacked him again and this time its beak connected with his chest. Time stopped as Alexander looked down at his wounds and felt his energy was sapping away. He turned to see his companions.

Shion was shouting, calling his name. chaos broke free from the spell as white wings portruded from his back. He then flew at the wounded knight and managed to caught him just before he hit the floor. Jr. looked at Alexander's injury and shouted a battle cry before attacking Doppelwogel. Ziggy followed suit. KOS-MOS offered to help but was told by Shion to help Jr. and she reluctantly obliged.

Alexander smiled at Shion. "Sorry Chief. I was...careless..."

"No! Don't die, Alex! I won't allow that!" his superior screamed.

"Heh. Of course you won't."

chaos opened up his friend's robe to see the extent of the injury. "The wound is deep but thankfully it was on the right."

"Thank goodness." MOMO said.

"But still, he needs immediate treatment now. If we delay any longer..."

Shion pulled her sleeves up. "Right. Let's start."

MOMO and chaos nodded. Alexander grinned. He closed his eyes and felt waves of energy coursing into his body, slowly mending his wounds. Within minutes, he slowly drifted into sleep.

(I will restore the Jedi. That is my destiny...)

Next:
Will Alex survive this and make it to the promised duel with Darth Malice? Will he, ultimately restore the Jedi?