Obi-Wan Kenobi, a fifteen year-old boy, is the only Jedi Padawan that meditates. When he meditates, he is in such a trance that not even Yoda can get him out of it.
That is why he does not hear the screams of his friends as they die at the hands of a Dark Lord of the Sith.
Arms and heads hit the ground as children as young as 5 to as old as 17 die. Blood curdling screams echo down the halls of the Jedi Temple…
And several Jedi Knights are running to the Padawan chambers to see what is going on. One of these Jedi will one day be facing the threat as a Master. This knight is Mace Windu.
"BANG!" The doors to the Padawan chambers crash to the ground as the Jedi Knights enter… and only Mace Windu can believe what he sees: a black-robed, hooded human with a red lightsaber, surrounded by small bodies with expressions of terror on their faces. The man's face is hidden by shadow.
"Who are you?" Mace shouts to Sidious. Sidious raises his left hand, and lightning erupts from it. The Force Lightning hits Windu and his fellow Jedi Knights, knocking them unconscious.
Windu's last thought was, I will one day capture this beast.
Inside his chambers, Obi-Wan Kenobi still meditates, letting the Force speak to him and teach him… but his peace is interrupted when a shadow clouds his Force-vision. In his head, Obi-Wan hears an old man's cackle, and a deep voice say, "You underestimate my power!".
Obi-Wan opens his eyes. Cold sweat has drenched his Jedi robes.
Something's wrong! Obi-Wan realizes. The young Jedi rushes out of his quarters and gags. Arms, legs, heads, and whole bodies of Kenobi's friends litter the floor.
"Ah, a surviving Padawan!" Laughs a cold voice. Obi-Wan looks at the shadow standing across the room from him.
"LEAVE MY BROTHER ALONE!" Shouts a young voice. A nine year-old boy enters the room from his quarters.
"Devol, get out of here!" Obi-Wan shouts to his brother.
"No, I want to fight this creep!" Devol Kenobi explains.
"Your last mistake, young fool." Sidious grins. He turns off his lightsaber, hangs the hilt on his belt, and extends both hands. Lightning shoots out from his fingertips and is about to hit Devol…
"NO!" Screams Obi-Wan, and he runs in front of his brother, ignites his blue lightsaber, and just manages to block the lightning.
"Devol is my little brother, and I love him. If you think that you can hurt him or me, then you're wrong!" Obi-Wan shouts to the Sith Lord.
"Come get us!" Devol taunts. There is a slight pause.
"So be it, Jedi." Sidious says.
"Remember those secret lightsaber techniques I taught you!" whispers Obi-Wan just before Darth Sidious jumps across the room and ignites his weapon. Devol ignites his blue blade, Obi-Wan angles his, and the duel begins.