Chapter XXXII

Jedi Council Chambers, Jedi Temple, Coruscant

Timoth Frejik, the padawan of Anakin Skywalker that had gone missing for the past two months stood before the three Jedi Masters of the Council that were present in the Temple. Anakin Skywalker, Yoda and Mace Windu.

"You have returned padawan Frejik," said Anakin with a smile.

"And I have master," he replied.

The three Jedi Masters noted the change in the sixteen year old's attitude, gone was his childish arrogance and demeanor, he now stood with an air of authority a mystery shrouded his features and the Force shone even more brightly from within him.

"Of your experience tell us, please do," said Master Yoda.

Timoth nodded, "I was ambushed in a lounge on the planet's surface, and knocked unconscious, and for I don't know how long, remained in a comatose state,"

Mace and Anakin nodded.

"I was awakened by a mysterious creature, a Fosh I believe she called her specie, her name was Vergere, and she said that she was a Jedi Knight from long ago," continued Timoth.

"Vergere?" inquired Anakin surprised, "she is alive? What of the Invaders-," abashed he allowed himself to calm, "continue padawan Frejik,"

Timoth nodded, "This Jedi, taught me many things, of the Force, of Life of the Death Seekers, many things that proved true…one of which is that the Death Seekers existed before the Jedi Order and that the first Jedi Master in the galaxy was a Death Seeker Lord that abandoned their Order,"

The three Jedi Masters felt a chill crawl their skin as this new information dawned on them, all along the Jedi had thought the Death Seekers merely a sect from the Sith Empire, only now did it occur to them that it could have been the Jedi and the Sith that were a Sect from the Death Seekers.

"And I have returned to you masters, with knowledge of their ways, their technology, their ranks, their lords, their lore, their teachings, their techniques to help lead the Republic to victory," finished Timoth, after relating his many adventures and quests at the hand of his teacher Vergere, the Jedi Master, Seeker Master and Sith Master.

Anakin was the first to speak as the silence overtook the room, "I accept you back padawan Frejik, you may rest now, we must seek council in private,"

Timoth nodded respectfully and left the room.

Anakin turned to his contemporary masters, "Did you not feel the Force flow even more powerfully through him?"

Mace nodded, "I felt great strength and power flow from his body, the Force was a blanket across his skin,"

"And yet, no darkness do I sense in him, eh, no darkness," whispered Yoda, "hmm, powerful he has become, but sense no darkness in him do I, a Jedi he still remains," the wizen Jedi Master was quiet for a moment, "and yet, Vergere, this one still a mystery to us, still a mystery Vergere is to the Jedi," he sighed, "dark times, dark times are upon the Jedi, and all the galaxy,"

"And yet there is a darkness I sense in Ian Riath," said Anakin, "darkness flows through his body, not through the body of my padawan,"

Mace Windu nodded, "I felt it in Ian too, we tread carefully with this one, there is an imbalance in the Force, like a famine death has struck the galaxy, and the Jedi Order will take the most blame in these affairs,"

"Indeed, much blame there is Master Windu," said Yoda, "mm-hmm, mm-hmm, much blame indeed, alert the Supreme Chancellor we must of this new information, more Jedi must be trained, better, stronger in the Force, ended the Clone Wars have, but just begun the Great War has,"

"We must look to the Force as our guide," said Anakin, "trust is the only currency of the living Force,"

Mace Windu rose from his seat, "I will go to the outer-rim to defend them against the Death Seekers,"

Anakin nodded, "I will remain here for a while, and I will join you shortly,"

"May the Force be with you Master Windu," said Yoda.

"May the Force be with you Master Yoda," replied Mace.

"May the Force be with us all in this Great War," amended Anakin as he rose from his seat.

Part II End