"You have got to be kidding me!" Xanthe shouts out loud, clearly exasperated. "Of course I should've expected something like this. Sometimes I wonder if the Force really hates me…" she groans.

"Statement: Nothing appears on my scanners. Everything seems secure. Do you need me to run a diagnostic on you Master?"

"No HK. I can sense a presence in the Force and it goes further than your scanners."

"Query: What do you sense Master?"

Xanthe turns around, seeing Scourge looking at her curiously, faces HK and answers, "The problem is, is that she is coming here."

"Master? She? You mean the meatbag Rey?"

"Yes, the one and only." Xanthe sighs.

Marr steps forward and asks the most obvious question- "Who is "Rey"?" Scourge turns to Marr and replies, "A potential and aspiring apprentice to Imperius."

"Scourge!" Imperius yells out in annoyance. "No to both of you- she is not aspiring to be neither an acolyte or apprentice to me. She will be the future of the Jedi- whether she likes it or not." and angrily storms off towards the ruins. Marr looks at Scourge who shrugs with a slight smirk before following Imperius into the ruins.

By the time the Sith Lords entered the ruins, Thanaton squad had already set up camp, discussing the layout with the Sith Purebloods and Kassai already present.

"My Lords" the commander of Thanaton squad greets them with a slight bow. "Commander Revel." Marr responds, acknowledging him with a slight nod. Kallig turns to Scourge and asks, "...Did she say Revel?"

"Yes I did." Marr responds instead. "And yes, from the background check I did on him and from the information provided by Lord Scourge, he is a descendant of Andronikos Revel, the Republic turned pirate that once served and travelled with you. Apparently many of his descendants have been either involved in the Imperial Army mainly special forces or as saboteurs for Imperial Intelligence. A few have been less involved as supply traders."

Kallig blinks in surprise under her mask, "... I see." Turning to the Commander of Thanaton squad, she states, "Your ancestor would be proud of your achievements, as am I. Especially on this day. This glorious day that the First Order was defeated and our Empire finally restored to its proper place in the galaxy."

"I… Thank You my Lord. I have great pride for my family name and the history it holds. Fighting alongside Darth Marr, Lord Scourge and you- Darth Imperius- in the Battle of Korriban and defeating the First Order is my greatest honour. I now understand why Andronikos followed you so long ago." Commander Revel responds along with a salute. Kallig returns the salute and excuses herself.

Motioning Scourge aside- with HK in tow- Kallig sighs. "Rey is on her way here and I also have a descendant of Andronikos here. Next thing I know, there will be a Talos Drellik descendant here as part of the Imperial Reclamation Service!"

"Well…" Scourge began, "He did have a family if you recall. And yes, his descendants still exist. Some are in the military…" He pauses, eyeing Kallig, "...In the Imperial Reclamation Service," Kallig groans, "...But," Scourge continues, "Others have become decorated officers and Moffs, while some have become Sith in their own right as well."

"What? Really?" Kallig exclaims with surprise evident in her voice. "He has Sith descendants… I must say I am quite impressed."

As Kallig was about to comment further, she feels a strong presence in the Force again. Sighing, she states, "Rey is almost here. Best that she does not get fired on." she comments as she walks to Marr. "Darth Marr, there will be a small outdated vessel- not of the First Order- arriving shortly. Please advise the fleet not to engage. I will send coordinates of an appropriate landing spot for it."

"Very well Imperius."

'I don't know what this… what this pull is towards this hidden world. I've never felt the Force call to me like this before. Is the Force trying to tell me something?' Rey thinks to herself. As she gets closer to wherever she instinctively knows to go, she notices the astrochart starting to update itself with the data of the system she just entered, when she feels a presence in the Force. It is a familiar presence, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. 'It isn't Skywalker… It isn't Kylo Ren or General Organa…?' The answer presented itself, when she saw the name of the system she had entered :

Esstran Sector:

-Horuset System

-Nearest habitable planet: Moriband

-Other known names: Pesegam, Korriban

"Korriban?" Rey mutters to herself, "I'm sure Xanthe said she was going to Korriban… I wonder if she's already here?" Immediately her comm alarms, notifying her of an incoming call, 'as if the Force is listening and providing me with a response' she thinks to herself amusingly. "This is the captain of the Millenium Falcon, I am here only for exploratory reasons. To whom am I speaking to?"

"Exploratory reasons hmm? You know it is rude not to introduce yourself when being hailed. Saying you're the captain of a ship is not really enough of a form of identification. Usually a name would suffice. Captain Rey would have been better, although it doesn't have as much as a ring to it as Jedi Master Rey I suppose."

"Xanthe? Is that you?" Rey asks with a slight laugh and a faint smile on her face, which slowly fades as she sees Star Destroyers orbiting the planet. "There are-"

"Yes I know." Xanthe interrupts. "I have already notified them of your arrival. All you have to do is hail them and tell them I have given you clearance to land, and it would help if you introduce yourself as Rey, Captain of the Millenium Falcon, ally of Lord Kallig. I'm sending coordinates now."

"Do I really have to say all that?"

"We may have been given a bad reputation by the Republic's historic accounts and perhaps our ways are more… harsh than theirs were, but unlike the Republic and the Resistance, we still hold etiquette in high regard."

"... I see." Rey opens her mouth to comment, but thinks better of it and closes her mouth and just shakes her head and drops it and instead replies with "I have received your coordinates, I will hail your fleet and… introduce myself properly." With a faint smile reemerging, she adds, "I look forward to meeting up with you Xanthe."

"As do I Rey. See you soon." and with that, Xanthe cuts off communications.

Sighing, Rey follows Xanthe's instructions and hails the fleet. After a few moments it is answered by Moff Carsen. She introduces herself the way she was told by Xanthe.

"Ah I told to expect a young female ally in an...outdated ship. I have seen outdated, but yours… Well, you must be quite a talented pilot and engineer to have it still flying. Due to the harsh atmosphere of Korriban, we can escort you to another more appropriate ship to take to the surface if you wish?"

"Thank you for the offer, but I can get there myself. This ship has seen many battles, I'm sure one landing will not be an issue."

"I encourage you to reconsider. To be perfectly honest, I do not want to risk Darth Imperius' wrath upon me if something unfortunate should happen to you."

"I have flown and survived against the First Order. She knows me to be a competent pilot. Don't worry, you will not be held responsible."

"...Very well. Will you at least allow us to provide you with an escort to the surface just in case?"

Rey sighs. "Fine. You may provide your escort. Thank you for your hospitality."

"The pleasure is all mine. Any ally of Darth Imperius, is an ally of mine. I hope to meet you in person in the near future. You may proceed." Moff Carsen replies, ending the transmission. Rey sees about five TIE-looking fighters heading her way, 'They must be the welcoming party.' she thinks to herself and allows her ship to be guided to the surface.

Meanwhile inside one of the Sith Temples on the planet's surface, Xanthe is pacing up and down the perimeter of the base set up by Thanaton squad. Marr looks on slightly confused and Scourge just observes with his arms crossed with a smirk on his face. Eventually HK breaks the silence.

"Observation: Master, I have counted you pacing the same path about 57 times. Do you require a diagnostic Master?" Scourge could barely contain a snort, causing Kallig to stop pacing immediately, glaring at both of them. "Imperius, you seem... on edge. Is there something I should be aware of?" Marr asks. Scourge shakes his head and chuckles. "No Marr, she needs to spar to help rid her of her… anxiety."

"I will shove my lightsaber down your throat Scourge if you continue talking." Kallig growls. "...Is this about the one called Rey? Why are you nervous about the Jedi initiate?" Marr asks. "I am not nervous!" Imperius shouts. She takes a deep breath and continues albeit more calmly, "I have not seen her in quite some time and I am hoping that there will be no issues with the fleet. That is all."

"I assure you Imperius, the fleet will act accordingly and she will be escorted her promptly. In the meantime, you can either spar with Scourge, or show me around this particular Sith Temple."

Imperius looks at Scourge wanting nothing more than to wipe that smirk off his face, but remembers that Rey is on her way and Rey seeing her frying Scourge to a crisp is probably not the best idea. Sighing, she turns to Marr and replies, " Very well. I will show you around this temple until she arrives." And leads Marr down one of the corridors.

Eventually, Rey arrives to the coordinates given by Xanthe. She thanks the TIE pilots and watches them go back to the fleet before unbuckling herself and making her way to the ramp exiting the Millennium Falcon, only to be greeted by- "Salutations: Ah meatbag Rey! It is a pleasure to see you again. My Master is eager to see you."

Rey chuckles, " It is a pleasure to see you too HK. I hope sand hasn't gotten inside your joints?"

"No. Master made sure that all gaps were sealed prior to landing."

" I am glad to hear it." Rey replies. Hearing footsteps behind her, she turns to see a large humanoid male with red skin and no hair, arms crossed and with a small smirk on his face. "Welcome to Korriban Rey." He welcomes her with a bow. "We have briefly met before. I am Lord Scourge."

"You're a... Sith pureblood?"

"Indeed I am. Come. Let's not keep Darth Imperius waiting."

As Marr and Kallig were returning from a tour of the temple, Kallig could see Scourge, HK and Rey walking in. Picking up the pace slightly, she hurries over to Rey and pulls her into an embrace. Rey is slightly surprised, but returns the embrace. "I… I'm sorry Rey. I guess I missed you more than I realised." Xanthe chuckles. "That's alright. I missed you too." Rey replies. "I'm afraid I have bad news. Master Skywalker is no longer with us."

"Yes I know. I felt him become one with the Force. Oh, as you know that is Lord Scourge, and this individual over here is Darth Marr, leader of the Sith and Imperial forces- Commander in chief if you will. Bowing her head, Marr greets her with, " Pleasure to meet you Rey."

"Likewise Darth Marr." Rey replies. Turning back to Imperius, she states, "I felt a pull in the Force and it led me here. I don't know if it was trying to lead me to you or to the planet?"

"Hmmm…" Imperius ponders. " I am more inclined to believe it was the call of Korriban. All of us felt it too. We just need to figure out why the call of Korriban came to you also. Since you're here, I can give you a tour of the temple- or what's left of it until the others arrive. Allow me to ask one of the troops about a few things and then we can be on our way."

Rey nods in response as Imperius walks away.

As Rey turns around, she bumps into someone. "Oh, my apologies." As Rey regains her footing, she sees another human female with a robe and a hood over her head, but what looks to be armour underneath. "Oh, you're not Imperial are you?" The robed figure asks. "No, I'm here as a guest of Darth Imperius. You're wearing a robe… Are you Sith?" Rey asks. She lifts up her hood, looking straight at her, with glowing yellow eyes. "Yes, I most certainly am. It has been a long time since I have set foot on Korriban. I wasn't aware Imperius had any friends other than Scourge lately. Regardless, I am glad to hear it. Anyway, I must be off. Farewell."

"Wait, who are you? Don't you want to speak to Imperius?"

"I have tried, but she is too stubborn to listen. I am hoping she will listen to you instead. I hope Korriban will help, but she is a stubborn one. You can call me Kelsa Jen Chataris."

"...So Lord Chataris?"

" Please no. Just Kelsa. Or Lana I suppose. You will find there are many in the Empire with their first name being Lana in honour of the one that helped Imperius get to where she is today." She turns, seeing Imperius finishing her conversation with the trooper. "Well Rey, I must be off, I have many things to do. Please be there for her if possible. She has no one else. Well other than her droid I suppose."

"Unfortunately, she won't listen to anything I would say. I wanted to join her and she flat out refused."

"Of course she did. She feels it was for your own protection. Like she did for her sister Cora."

"Wait…. She had a sister?"

"Yes, a Jedi. She was a great Jedi Master and hero of the Republic during the war… I… think it will be best if she tells you about her."

Rey looks at her suspiciously. "...Who are you really?"

" I told you. I am a Lord of the Sith and an advisor to the Council."

"And what do I tell her if she asks how I found out about her sister?"

"Tell her that the Council's advisor sends her regards l and firstly, I still think Laniko sounds ridiculous and secondly, that even after all this time, unlike me, it seems she still struggles with the art of mediation... She once said that I'm a natural with meditation." Kelsa commented with a small smile. " Farewell Rey. Remember, the call of Korriban is strong. Always remember who you are and never lose sight of that. May the Force ever serve you well." She finishes with a slight bow, replaces the hood back on her head and walks out of the temple.

As Imperius walks back to Rey, she sees her talking to a hooded individual. 'Must be another Sith Lord introducing themselves.' she thinks to herself. As she approaches Rey, she sees her looking in the direction the hooded figure had left. She waits a moment behind Rey, slightly amused, deciding if she should or shouldn't make her presence known. She leans towards her shoulder and right next to her ear she asks, "So… Who was that?"

Rey jumps startled, with a slightly panicked look on her face before morphing into annoyance. "Stars! Are you trying to bloody scare me to death!?" Rey yells.

Xanthe just laughs in response which only agitated Rey more. "Oh you find this funny do you? Perhaps I'll just leave. I know the Resistance needs my help and you refuse to train me in anything so I don't even know why the Force made me come here." she huffs and starts to walk away when Xanthe quickly reaches out and grabs her arm. "Hey, hey, hey… I am sorry. I couldn't resist that's all. It's been a while since I had someone to muck around with. I will behave myself… I am a Dark Councillor after all I suppose." Xanthe comments with a shrug and a slight smile. "I noticed another Sith introducing themselves to you. You have gotten quite popular… for one who is not Sith."

"Yes, she said she knows you personally actually."

"Oh? Is that so? I didn't realise the other council members were already here."

"No… She said she's an advisor to the Dark Council."

"Advisor?" Xanthe asks in confusion, "We-" Xanthe is interrupted by HK, announcing excitedly "Observation: Master! I have just noticed that there is an opening to the tombs underneath that was not there last time. Would you like me to investigate?"

"No HK. That is fine. I will go myself." Turning to Rey, she asks, "Would you like to go on that tour now? We might be lucky and find some artifacts."

"I… alright. Would there be teaching of the Sith down there?"

"Possibly. Unlike Jedi, most Sith are entombed and usually with things as part of their legacy… weapons, items, books… sometimes if you're lucky, even holocrons."

"What is a holocron?"

Xanthe grins. "You'll see. Let's go."