Chapter 1
[Duluur Sector, closing in on the Devaron system]
Savage Opress
The trip to Devaron has me restless. The anger and hate I feel have not subsided, but I don't feel bad or wrong. It's strange however that I can think so clearly in this state.
Regardless, the view of outer space is incredible as it is the ship I have been granted. An interstellar sloop Punworcca 116. As I was told by the droid who presented it to me, the same type of ship used by the count.
The brilliant light of the stars in space is a welcome reprieve. As I practice what little I can with the force, moving my weapon from one hand to the other with it is taking all my concentration.
It's frustrating how something so simple that even a padawan could do is giving me such a hard time, and down there, a master and apprentice will be waiting for me.
I can't hardly expect for everything to go as smoothly as in the show.
I felt my knuckles crack as my grip tightened on my weapon. I am angry… Oh hell yes, I am angry.
Suddenly I could feel the resistance fading away. Anger is the key to improve when using the dark side of the force.
In my mind I thanked the count for this opportunity to murder something and release everything I was feeling.
This is the moment where my legend starts.
[Devaron System, Devaron]
As I enter the atmosphere of the jungle planet and prepare myself for what is to come, I can only think of my brother, again. Feral I hope you are at peace now.
And there, in the corner of my consciousness, I hear it again… PEACE IS A LIE.
The Sith code learned in another life, now haunting me in this one.
I can't believe I'm this excited…
Yes, peace is a motherfuking lie at this particular time in the galaxy. So long, as the clone war rages, there will never be peace. And for now, that is just fine with me.
"The time has come, murder and mayhem await"
With a roar, I jump out of the ship infusing my body with the force. Here I am now, in the middle of the carnage blaster fire. All around me droids and clones both fall in front of the temple.
Beautiful, I can feel it with such clarity… the dark side sings in this place. And every clone that perishes just makes it's hymn stronger.
"We've got incoming, General" informs the clone commander to the jedi "men get him"
They approach me recklessly and without fear. Yes, clones really are excellent soldiers. Bred to die… death that amplifies the power of the dark side in every corner of the galaxy.
Using the force, I strengthen my arms and legs. I swing the blade towards the first of my victims bisecting him in half and start to run towards the others.
I better be careful about getting shot as I advance.
My body moves like I have never felt it move before. The apprehension I once had is gone, now, only excitement remains.
I close in on the next one breaking his armor with a single blow. Shards of it are sent all over the place along with him. I can feel his pain. A joyous howl rips itself unbidden from my throat. Euphoric.
I feel it... I'm growing stronger, and I have only just begun.
Two more clones rush at me shooting from the sides, I evade what I can but one shot gets through.
Huh... I barely felt the heat of the shot. Mother Talzin did give me great armor.
I can feel as if all the rage I have been feeling from before is thrown away as joy takes its place.
Power flowed into me, energizing me like I'd never felt before.
I unleashed a wave of force from my hands sending the offending clones crashing against the surrounding trees.
Their end is so very close… death…
Like a hungry beast, the smell of death instinctively attracts me towards the closest clone. For a moment, I lost control of my body.
Concentrate, god damnit.
I will not be an animal.
I will not lose control.
The next clones feel my frustration through my blade. I crush the skull of one with a powerful swing and cut off the leg of another with the next.
They try to surround me. It's a good plan, shoot from all sides. They could quickly overpower my armor... but they have only put themselves within my reach.
I get into a rhythm swing left, now right, block a shot with the side of the blade, move aside from a punch. Retaliate with one of my own, push them aside with the force. Now slice.
They die all around me… joy… that's all I can feel while killing them.
I enjoy the fear growing within them as they are unable to stop me.
I should get a heavy repeating blaster...
I'm sure I can carry one around. It would make killing clones easier. But right now, the blaster carbine that these clones use will be enough.
With the force I reach for the closest one and start firing towards the clones in the back, carefully, avoiding shooting at the jedi.
Mowing them down, I start to advance once more. The droids that are left keep marching onwards without any tactics, which I guess, for them, it is a tactic.
Finally only the Jedi are left. Some battle droids remain and are awaiting my orders.
"Stop" and as the droids lower their weapons, the jedi master turns towards his padawan.
Jedi Master Halsey
The Sith was abnormal... that much I could see. His size was unusual for a Zabrak and he reeked of corruption.
As I looked towards the fallen bodies of the clones, my gaze stopped. Commander Trauma's corpse lays on the floor.
The brutality that was demonstrated was not unusual, but the use of the blaster was. He was no simple minded brute...
I opened my senses and listened to the force. All I could feel… a warning of danger... and a flash of pain that cursed through my mind.
I know now that this will be my last battle but it doesn't have to be my padawans.
"Nox, get out of here. I will hold him off, you can escape towards Tikaroo"
"Master, no. We can take him together"
Oh, my foolish padawan...
"I hate to interrupt your last moments together, but neither of you will escape"
His voice resonated in every corner of my being. A thunderous rasping drawl coming out of his throat.
I hesitated only for half a second… Where is he…? Above me…
Half a second was everything he needed to pass over me… He's heading towards Nox.
"Nox, run! you are no match for him!"
I move as fast as I can to assist him.
"Run, where is he supposed to go?"
I could sense the sith tapping even deeper within the dark side… It's cold. I could feel the force focusing on the palm of his hand. He… he is preparing to attack!
A force push… One unlike anything I've ever seen before.
"NOX, NOOO!"
My padawan crashes against the temple gates… His body was destroyed by the impact.
Pieces go flying everywhere…
The force of the wave crashes the stone. Living little rivers of cracks along the door and frame are born.
I know it.
I can feel it, the connection that we had... broken.
He is dead… my padawan is dead.
For a moment, fury swells upon my heart. But I remind myself of the need to remain calm.
Remember the training.
Concentrate on the force, be tranquil… like the forest around me at night, like the fountain in the Temple that is now in front of me.
Feel the vergence in the force in which this temple was built upon. Feel it, bring strength into my body.
Let the force fortify it against the power of the dark and the emotions that break my concentration.
"You will die Jedi. Your corpse shall make a fine gift to my master"
The Sith taunts me, but he will not realize his mistake in time to matter.
I stealthily turn on my communicator and transmit what is happening back to Coruscant.
I need to make him talk more; my sacrifice must not be in vain.
The Jedi must prepare for the new threat that this being brings to the galaxy.
"Where did you come from? What is your plan?"
He is arrogant, he will talk, I know it.
"The where doesn't matter neither do my plans. My orders where simply to massacre you and take this temple, and I will soon fulfill both"
"No care for the plan truly. You are nothing more than an animal"
The moment I finished my sentence, I could see it in his eyes, the fury. The hate that came from being described as an animal.
"I am no animal. My name is Savage Opress and I will change the course of this galaxy. One way or another I will change the future that has been shown to me"
The future... has he had visions?
"What do you know of the future?" Come on, speak.
"I have seen the end of the war, the republic's victory, I know how this all ends. But that future will never come to pass"
I feel it in the force, all he said has truth in it.
So we win... and he is trying to stop the Jedi from defeating him and his master...good, that's good.
This message will reach the council. They will stay the course and this war will be over in favor of the republic.
"YOU" he howls
Oh, no. He must have realized it.
"Jedi, you are smart, I will give you that. Sending my image so they can hunt me was clever. But the time for talking is over. Now is the time for action"
He's coming.
I need to be fast, he looks like a fighter focused on power. Speed will be my bet.
slash towards his left, drop and kick his legs, slash his legs while I'm down
For a body of his size, the speed he showed was impossible to achieve. That display of ability is only obtained with rigorous training… Where was he all this time? Why didn't the council feel him?
"You are boring, Jedi"
Evade! Move! If I flinch even a little, I am done for.
This feeling, He… is… reaching for me. I need to dodge his grab.
"It's over, Jedi Master. You have been caught"
This is impossible... he shouldn't be this powerful!
The grab is strong enough to break my bones… my arm cracks, it's been crushed. My lightsaber falls off my grip.
I see his blade approaching... I know it's over.
He…stopped?
"You have accepted defeat, I see it in your eyes. But you will not join the force so easily" he says while swinging his blade.
One swing, one clean cut… one arm.
"Aggh!"
The pain of losing an extremity… almost unbearable. But I must not concentrate on the pain.
"Your agony is delicious, it makes the force sing in my ears. Your legs will be next"
With a quick movement, my legs are now bleeding stumps, falling with a whimper.
I look to the ground for a moment and then straight to his face. A glare is all I give... I will not let out any of the screams he craves. I won't give him the satisfaction .
I will die without breaking.
"Scream and i will let you die quicker"
Spit in his boots is all I am giving.
"Very well, I shall clean the saliva on my boots with your head, then… until I hear your voice in a melody of agony"
Savage Opress
Disappointing.
The fight with the master was not what I wanted… but I should be happy. I really can't believe it was that easy, and I was never in any danger.
The little torture i inflicted on him was great… and that worries me the most, I wasn't that sadistic before arriving here…
Well, it doesn't matter, so long as I grow stronger. I feel my strength growing with my dark deeds.
The Dark Side Feels stronger now around me, and I have realized why. Battle, Murder and Fear strengthen my own connection allowing me to draw power from it.
Still there is work left to do. The battle at the gates has stopped but the Temple remains, and I must take it.
Well, now… where's that super battle droid with the armament I need?
"There you are, blow up the doors and kill everyone inside"
"Roger, Roger"
BOOM!
"That went good… you may proceed*
Without any hesitation the droids start to pour in, blasting everything in front of them. Cries of pain and despair fill the inside.
I'll kneel for a moment, here...
At the entrance of the Temple, the music in the force reaches for my ears. The rhythm of the dark drowns everything… What is that?
There is something… a pool of the force inside the temple!
No, it's… below it!
A force nexus! A vergence in the force like the one below the Jedi temple of Coruscant or the one inside the Cave of Dagobah.
Fascinating... this merits further study.
I had never heard of this temple before. Perhaps it's something that was explored more in the empire's time, as that is the period I know less about.
Those droids really do their job… As I walk inside, all I can see is a large entry hall that leads into the heart of the temple facility flooded in corpses.
The droids start to separate and head to the staircases located on each side of the building, climbing the towers and killing everyone up there too.
Time to take a look...
Going up the stairs, I come across several classrooms. There is also a dining hall, dormitories, and caretakers' offices in the upper levels.
There is a data pad laying about… should have some information regarding the layout of the temple… I am looking for a basement of some kind.
The closest thing is an escape tunnel…. from what I know they didn't have time to use. Yes that will do.
I should remember everything I know of a force nexus while heading towards there. If I am lucky, I will be able to use it to connect even more to the force… if worst comes to worst I will simply receive a force vision or maybe a vision of the future.
Now let's see what I get...
Concentrate on the force. Feel the rhythm of the Dark. The notes of music that promise power. The sounds of death and cries of fear. Move along with it.
Feed it, RAGE!
Feed it, PAIN!
And last… give it all, my HATE!
THE RED SON!
HE IS LOOKING AT ME…
HIS MIND IS REACHING FOR MINE!
AND ALL I CAN SHOW IS... HIS DEATH.
HE'S... LAUGHING?
He saw me…HE FUCKING SAW ME.
I can't stop panting...
I had forgotten about the Mortis saga!
Shit, that was after Savage left Dooku in the original timeline, I hope things don't change too much.
On the bright side I think he kinda likes me…
I can feel my connection to the force more solid.
The power I got from killing the clones was a temporary high. It's receding now, but not as much as I thought it would. It must be because of the nexus. Regardless... I see this as an absolute win.
I must contact Dooku now.
"My Lord"
"I felt your victory from Serenno. Most impressive, Savage"
"Master, the temple has been taken. The Jedi and the occupants have been massacred, too"
"Return immediately, there are things we must discuss"
"Very well my Lord"
I will take the carabine and the two lightsabers with me, got the feeling I'll need them... and the blaster will make a good souvenir.
[Dooku's Castle, Serenno]
"You have grown stronger in a very short amount of time, Mother Talzin certainly delivers on her promises"
That is true, even if it's beneficial to her in the long run.
"I foresee we will do great things together. I shall teach you the ways of the dark side. Soon your power will rival that of the great Sith Lord, Darth Maul"
Yeah, I'm pretty sure he is just bullshitting right now. This old man hasn't seen the trap that Mother Talzin has set, yet. I doubt he has foreseen that much of my potential.
"We will be even more powerful than Lord Sidious, We shall rule the galaxy together my apprentice"
You haven't even told me who Sidious is, damn it! I already know but Savage isn't supposed to. Where's the trust, master?
"I am your servant, Master"
For now…