Prologue
[Nightsister's Temple, Dathomir]
"I will obey Asajj" that is what resonates through my head as I wake.
My body feels different and it's cold… where the hell am I?
As I open my eyes, flashes of green unveil women in red hoods all around me. I am starting to remember... pieces of memory, my memories.
I am Savage Oppress, and I am angry.
Angry at how the nightsisters rule. Angry about my lack of strength to resist them. I am a slave… that's what angers me the most.
My last memory as Savage is sleeping, the rest are a blur half dream and a nightmare, all the same.
The feelings of this body remain muted and distant for now, excepting the rage of course. But the most important asset within this being are the techniques ingrained in him.
Right now the anger and a whisper of something along the periphery of my consciousness have all my attention.
Damn… I don't know or care how the hell I arrived in this body. I recognize all of this! I know where I am now!
A scene from another lifetime… the birth of a monster.
Now I see her, Ventress, my owner.
In a flash of anger, my body moves.
I can feel the heat of her throat in the palm of my hand.
The first words I hear in this new galaxy are spoken.
I am now Savage Oppress and I will do whatever it takes to survive in this far far away galaxy.
Asajj Ventress
A crushed throat, that is what this plan is giving me so far. For a moment, fear grips me as tightly as the hand in my throat.
"Let.. me.. go" I say desperately to the beast that Mother Talzin has created.
"Calmly sister" she exclaims in an admonishing tone.
"Let me go"
The more authoritarian tone seems to do the trick, I'm free from his grasp.
Gasping a little, I quickly regain my breath and watch as he gets up from the ritual slate. He now towers above me. In his eyes, I see nothing but hate.
Terrific, hate is vital, but first… a test.
"Bring in the prisoner"
As I look directly in the eyes of my new monster, the nightsisters proceed to follow my orders… the time has come.
"Now for the final test"
They bring in his brother. The greatest weakness of this beast before his transformation.
The useless one is dragged in. I can feel his fear through the force.
"Savage?" he asks panting while admiring in horror my new pet. The surprise in his tone is matched in the force, his mind loud because of his fear.
"Kill him"
If this fails, I may not try again as clearly my time would be better served training in order to destroy my former master.
The foolish brother tries to reason with my new weapon.
"Savage, you know me. I am your kin. Do not do this" he begs.
For a moment, the feeling of fear is familiar… the fear of losing family.
For a moment… Ky Narec lays dead at my feet.
Master...
The image is gone in a flash and my anger continues to grow as I see hesitation in the eyes of my pet.
"I said kill him"
He finally grabs him.
"No! Brother! Brother, please!"
What a sight. My new pet is crushing his little brother's throat… such a pitiful cry he's letting out.
Suddenly, I feel it. The hate, the anger.
A pulsating ball of fire in the force from the monster and I see…tears? Tears in his eyes.
Eyes that are now turning a sickly orange.
"Goodbye, brother"
As he crushes his brothers throat, a scream like the wailing of a child that realizes for the first time that he is alone comes out of his mouth. He has been abandoned.
"Good, very good"
As I congratulate the monster Mother Talzin has created, my mind starts to fantasize about the power I've felt within him. It will serve me well.
"You will learn to draw strength from this pain as I have. And draw even more power from your anger. Hate will feed you, never sympathize with the enemy" he remains still as I lecture him.
Suddenly, a magick pool bursts forth at his feet, a blade rises from it with whooshing sound. Mother Talzin presents it.
"For you an enchanted blade, blessed with our most potent magicks"
"I believe it's time we introduce the apprentice to his new master"
Finally the plan will begin, and I will have my revenge.
[Dooku's Castle, Serenno]
Savage Opress
As I make my way down the ramp, I can think only of the feeling of my brother's throat being crushed. I thought I would not have all the original Savage's feelings, but it seems whatever brought me here wanted to see someone with more brains and emotion than canon Savage.
My brother is dead, and I have killed him, my brother is dead.
The dark side is more insidious than I thought. I can hear it more clearly and more calmly now than when I woke.
Its promise of strength, of taking revenge on Ventress.
The power to impose my bidding in this galaxy, to do as I please.
It's… intoxicating.
But I need more training and Dooku is one of the best lightsaber duelists of this time. I must be patient, my time will come; she will die, once I have crushed her throat as she made me break my brother's, well I doubt I would be at peace.
For an instant, a whisper in the force… PEACE IS A LIE.
Yes… a lie. But I must focus on my new master now.
Even if he was never my favorite character, his composed attitude and power always had my respect. Besides, his resources will allow me to investigate the vastness of this galaxy. There is lots of lost sith lore I can look for, I remember some names of planets with much buried in them.
As I am presented fully before him, words of praise come out of his mouth
"He is certainly a sight to behold"
Yes, you should be impressed. This fucking witches roided me with some crazy magiks. Shit, i'm fucking ripped.
"The fiercest of his kind, my Lord" responds the head witch "He shall serve you well".
Yeah, until you try to kill him…
But there is still time, and the obedience spell is not as strong as I thought… or more likely, the witches have not realized how powerful this body is.
I mean, canon Savage was left an idiot after the ritual and even he broke it. With the resentment I have against these witches for making me murder my brother, I feel I could free myself now.
"Yes, he shall" says Dooku while looking at me with treacherous eyes.
Well, time for me to kneel before my new master. I can't even imagine all the events my actions will change.
Murder and mayhem await… Well, I think I'm making that my catch phrase. Eat your heart out, sith inquisitor… man I loved that storyline.
I hope he cannot read my thoughts, or this apprenticeship will end rather quickly.
"You shall accompany me inside, where I will give you a final test"
Boy, I hope he means killing jedi and not him lurking in every corner of my brain.
"Yes, my Lord"
I wonder how subservient I should be...
His main office looks just like in the show. The big green window looks great, and the place has the structure so everyone who comes in looks like a supplicant before a king. So far nothing is wrong.
"Mother Talzin speaks highly of your skills"
He looks pensive, that's bad.
"Still, I require proof of your abilities as a warrior" he continues to speak while a hologram of a structure appears.
Ah, yes… the temple.
"The Jedi are in control of a vital outpost on the jungle planet of Devaron, a temple"
He is looking at me expecting a comment… isn't he?
"It must be a front for something more, or you would not send me there"
Yes, that sounds like something a tactician would say.
"Indeed, the temple of Eedit is where the military operations of the Republic are controlled. It is essential that we seize the Temple so we may exert our power over that corner of the galaxy"
He seems animated while telling me this. Must be the whole darkside corruption for him to enjoy himself even as he imagines the subjugation of the galaxy.
"You shall go to Devaron and take what is rightfully ours"
"Yes, my Lord"
Finally, some excitement. But most important, a chance… a chance to test the limits of this body.
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