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Chapter 2
Twenty minutes later, Ahsoka and Lux made it to Lux's Coruscant apartment.
"So Ahsoka," Lux began. "What did the Order say to you? I mean if you don't mind me asking that is?"
"Well," Ahsoka began. "I won't go too much into detail, but they offered for me to join them again, said how I dealt with everything that I went through proved that I possess the traits of a true Jedi. I couldn't go through with it though. How was I supposed to trust them or myself when they didn't trust me to begin with?"
"What about your master though?" Lux asked.
"I always trusted Anakin," Ahsoka said. "He stood by me and believed in me the whole time, but Anakin can't be the only reason why I would stay with the Jedi, it just wouldn't be the same."
"I understand your point," Lux said. "You can stay here tonight if you like. There's a guest room here."
"Thanks Lux," Ahsoka said. "I really appreciate it."
"Is there anything you need?" Lux questioned.
"No thank you," Ahsoka said. "If you'll excuse me though, I think I'd like to meditate on today's events."
"Okay," Lux replied. "Let me know if you need anything."
"Will do," Ahsoka said. "Goodnight Lux."
"Goodnight Ahsoka," Lux replied.
Ahsoka made her way to the guest room. She closed the door and sat on the bed. Okay time to find out more about what happened on Mortis.
"Daughter?" Ahsoka questioned.
"Hello again Ahsoka," Daughter said.
"I'm alone now," Ahsoka stated. "Now if you please, what exactly happened to me on Mortis?"
"What is the last thing you remember before waking up and being embraced by your master Ahsoka?"Daughter questioned.
"I was in a dungeon of some kind," Ahsoka replied.
"Well,"Daughter began. "My brother, he found you and he managed to take control of you."
"He did that?" Ahsoka questioned.
"Yes,"Daughter replied."Your master, and Obi Wan found you but because you were under the influence of my brother's power, you fought against them."
"And the end result?" Ahsoka questioned.
"I gave Obi Wan a dagger to defeat my brother," Daughter said. "You took it from Obi Wan though and though your master and Obi Wan begged you not to, in your "brainwashed" state you gave it to my brother and he …killed you."
"Killed me?" Ahsoka asked. "Great, I died and I don't even remember it. How am I alive now though? You must have something to do with it if you said we're connected."
"Yes I did,"Daughter declared. "After my brother, killed you, he tried to kill my father, but I got in the way and took the blow that was meant for him. So I was dying as well. Your master begged my father for help, he said there was no hope though, but I knew I could help. So using your master as a channel, my father put my remaining life force into you, and that's when you woke up."
"And that's how were connected," Ahsoka said.
"Yes," Daughter said.
"I died," Ahsoka said. "I died, and I don't even remember it. What did I do?"
"You only fought against Anakin and Obi Wan and gave my brother the dagger,"Daughter said truthfully.
"This can't be possible," Ahsoka said again. "I hope I didn't say anything considerably hurtful."
"Ahsoka,"Daughter said. "While I understand that this is truly upsetting you have nothing to be ashamed of. My brother is the dark side, and it would be impossible for someone to resist his power."
"I want to know," Ahsoka suddenly said. "I want to know how I died."
"Ahsoka,"Daughter began. "I will show you how it happened, but I don't believe now is the appropriate time to do so. You're still very emotional from today's events and I believe showing you your death will only make you feel worse."
"You still exist," Ahsoka confirmed. "And if you're the light there has to still be dark for there to be balance. So does that mean…"
"Yes Ahsoka,"Daughter said finishing her thought. "My brother is still alive. His relationship with his hosts is different though. Our relationship is symbiotic; with my brother he can only stay in a host for so long. He eats away at their life forces until they burn out."
"Like a parasite?" Ahsoka questioned.
"Yes,"Daughter replied.
"Well, and I thought I had a lot to take in before," Ahsoka thought. "Is there anything else I should know?"
"At the moment no," Daughter said. "Trust me Ahsoka, when the time is right you will know everything. For now, though I suggest you get some rest, your emotions must be exhausting you."
"Well," Ahsoka said. "You're not wrong. Goodnight Daughter."
Ahsoka went into the bathroom, spent a good twenty minutes in the fresher, before getting out and going to bed.
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The next morning Ahsoka woke up feeling a whole lot better.
"Well, it's been a long time since I had a good night sleep," Ahsoka said to herself.
She went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror.
"Good morning Ahsoka,"Daughter said.
"Good morning Daughter," Ahsoka replied.
"Feeling better?"Daughter asked.
"A lot actually now that there are a lot of answered questions," Ahsoka asked. "I'm still upset, but I accept it."
"That's good,"Daughter replied.
"I must say though," Ahsoka began. "It is kinda weird talking to my reflection right now."
"I think we can fix that,"Daughter stated.
"How so?" Ahsoka questioned.
"Close your eyes and focus on my essence that lives inside of you," Daughter said.
Ahsoka did as she was told and when she opened her eyes and looked in the mirror, only this time instead of seeing her own reflection she saw the Daughter, looking the same she had when Ahsoka last saw her one Mortis.
"Wow," Ahsoka said. "This is interesting."
"I understand it must be awfully strange talking to your reflection all the time,"Daughter said.
"I should tell you though that you are not strong enough yet for us to do this for long periods of time."
"That's understandable," Ahsoka said. "Plus I would hate for someone to walk in and see this right now."
So Ahsoka finished up in the bathroom and went out into the dining room area to find Lux already awake and sitting at the table.
"Good morning Ahsoka," Lux greeted.
"Good morning Lux," Ahsoka replied.
"Did you sleep well?" Lux asked.
"Better than I've sleep in a while," Ahsoka replied.
"That's good," Lux said. "Are you hungry?"
"Starving actually," Ahsoka said.
"Why don't you sit down?" Lux said. "You woke up just in time for breakfast."
So the two of them ate and talked about what was on their mind and what they had been up to lately, only it was mainly Ahsoka asking Lux what things were like in the senate.
Once they finished Lux said that he needed to go to the senate.
"I'll be gone for a few hours," Lux confirmed. "Will you be okay here Ahsoka."
"Don't worry Lux," Ahsoka said as he left. "I'll find a way to keep myself occupied."
"What should I do though?" Ahsoka asked putting her hand on her hip and noticing something she had failed to notice before.
"My lightsabers," she said. "Where did they…oh right my fight with Barriss. Well, I can always construct new ones. I'd have to find a way to get to Ilum to get Kyber crystals, but I can't do that until I have the materials to make the rest of the lightsabers."
Ahsoka reached into her skirt pocket and pulled out some credits.
"That should be enough to get the materials I need," Ahsoka said. "Good thing I know where to look."
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Ahsoka wondered through the markets of Coruscant. She was almost done with finding all the material for her lightsabers. She was just glad she had enough credits to find the materials to construct two lightsabers. She had grown so accustomed to dual-wielding and if there was a possibility to still do that then she was going to take it. As she continued her searching though she started to sensing a strange presence. It didn't feel the way the powers of the dark side felt, but it also wasn't the same as a force signature the Jedi had. What was this though? Looking around Ahsoka carefully advanced in the direction she felt the signature coming from. In the distance she saw somebody in a brown cloak. He was looking around as if he was searching for something or someone. Ahsoka moved into one of the narrow alleys and watched him carefully as he continued to search the areas of the market. After a few minutes though it looked like he had given up and he turned around to leave but not before he bumped into a few citizens that said some rude things before moving along.
Ahsoka swiftly moved out of the alley and to the spot the stranger last was. She found something strange on the ground, it was a piece of cloth made from the same material of the stranger's cloak, only it had a symbol on it that Ahsoka had never seen before.
"I should have known some of them were bond to come searching,"Daughter said.
"Searching?" Ahsoka questioned. "What's going on? Who was that man? What is this symbol?"
"I was hoping I wouldn't have to inform you of this information later Ahsoka,"Daughter said. "Now that they were here though I have no choice. That symbol is the symbol of the light side of the force. In your Clone Wars there is the Republic and the Separatists, the Jedi and the Sith.They are not the only ones who you can associate with the Light and the Dark though. There are two societies in this galaxy that worship the Light and the Dark, so myself and my brother, some of them are force sensitive, very few though, but all of their followers give off a certain signature. So that man you just saw was a follower of the society of the Light."
"Why is he here though?" Ahsoka questioned.
"When you were in your very emotional state yesterday you let my essence loose in a way and members of both societies can feel it. So he must have seen searching for a clue to my presence," Daughter said.
"How do you know he's not a member of the society of the Dark wearing a disguise?" Ahsoka questioned.
"The people of the Light and the people of the Dark let off different energy signatures Ahsoka," Daughter explained."As you get stronger and learn how to control the powers you have gained from my essence you will learn to tell the difference."
"Does this mean I will have to seek them out?" Ahsoka questioned.
"Someday yes," Daughter replied. "For now though I believe your focus should stay on creating your new weapons."
"Alright," Ahsoka said.
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A few hours later Ahsoka returned to Lux's apartment only to find that Lux still had not returned. She sat on the couch and put the bag full of her lightsaber material down beside her.
"Okay, my next step would be to get to Ilum," Ahsoka said to herself. "Now how do I get there. I don't have enough credits to get a ship that will take me there, and I'm certainly not going to steal one."
Suddenly Ahsoka heard the door to the apartment slide open, and in came Lux.
"Hi Ahsoka," Lux greeted.
"Hey Lux," Ahsoka said. "How did things go at the senate?"
"Alright," Lux replied. "Kind of boring actually."
"Boring?" Ahsoka asked. "I never thought it was boring, all they do is argue."
"When it's all they do it does start to get boring," Lux said.
"I guess that's a good point," Ahsoka said.
"Did you find something to do?" Lux questioned.
"Yes," Ahsoka said. "I went to get materials for new lightsabers."
"I noticed before that you didn't have them on your person," Lux said. "They didn't confiscate them from you for the trial did they?"
"No," Ahsoka said. "I lost them in a battle with Barriss; and as much as I'd like to recover them that could take a long time."
"Did you find everything you needed?" Lux questioned.
"Everything that I could get on this world," Ahsoka declared. "I still need to get lightsaber crystals, but I'd need to go to Ilum for that."
"And that is the only place you can retrieve them?" Lux questioned.
"No," Ahsoka said. "It's the only one that I know how to get to. Master Yoda and I took the Jedi younglings there when they were learning how to build their own lightsabers."
"How about I make a deal with you then?" Lux suggested.
Ahsoka looked at him curiously.
"Being a senator I have access to my own ship," Lux confirmed. "I'll lend you the keys to my ship so you can go and find your lightsaber crystals, but in exchange for that you have to let me hold onto this."
Lux picked up the bag full of her lightsaber materials.
"That way there's nothing stopping you from returning," Lux said.
Ahsoka had to laugh at this.
"Okay Lux," Ahsoka said. "You have yourself a deal."