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Death's Chosen Knight

Chapter 5

Coruscant, 47 B.B.Y.

It had been a couple of months since Asajj found out that she was pregnant. One of the biggest issues she had come across was nausea and sickness that came with being pregnant. So far, it was troublesome for her as she would be dizzy and feel like throwing up almost all day every day. Word had traveled quickly throughout the Jedi Temple that Asajj was pregnant. Many had come up with ridiculous reasons that Asajj was pregnant while others had come up with some more reasonable ideas of how she ended up pregnant. Not long after the rumors started, the Council had tried to put an end to them but there were a few left within the temple spreading rumors of how she had come to be pregnant.

The main issue the Council was trying to figure out was who would become the child's master when it was old enough to become a padawan. The Council was split between having Asajj teach her child, and having a Council member become the child's master. While both sides brought up valid reasons for their decisions, they had yet to decide who would train the child.

Asajj was currently back in the medical ward waiting for Luminara to set up an examination room with the ultrasound equipment. Asajj was a little nervous because Luminara was going to see if she could determine the sex of the child. She was hoping for a little girl because the males were not treated very well among the Dathomirian people.

Asajj was brought out of her thoughts when she saw Luminara walk up to her and ask to follow her to the exam room. It was a quiet walk and Luminara could sense the nervousness coming from Asajj. She looked at the Dathomirian padawan and asked, "I can sense the nervousness coming from you. Is something wrong Asajj?"

Asajj sighed and said, "I am afraid that I am pregnant with a boy. The Dathomirian culture is not kind to the males of our species and it's not just my culture that is cruel to Dathomirian males. Throughout history, they were used as berserkers and assassins by the ancient Sith Empire."

Luminara thought about it and could understand the fear that Asajj felt. She knew the young woman was afraid for her child should it be a male. Once they made it into the room, Asajj removed the upper part of her robes so Luminara could have access to her stomach. She laid on the medical bed and flinched when Luminara placed the gel on her stomach. Luminara apologies for the cold gel as she did her best to warm it. After a few minutes of checking over the health of the fetus, Luminara smiled and asked, "Would you like to know the gender of your child?"

Asajj nodded and watched as Luminara turned the screen to her and smiled as the healer said, "Looks like your fears can be put to rest as you are having a little girl."

Asajj let out a small sigh of relief, knowing that she was having a daughter. Asajj put her tunic back on and waited for Luminara to bring back a refill on the vitamins that she had been prescribed since she had found out that she was pregnant. Soon Luminara asked, "Out of curiosity, have you decided what you would like to do when it is time for you to give birth?"
Asajj thought about it for a moment and said, "Now that I know I am having a little girl, I now know I have some more options than I did before. I am torn between having her here at the Jedi Temple, and having her on my homeworld of Dathomir."

Luminara looked at Asajj and asked, "I am curious to your decisions of both the Temple and your homeworld of Dathomir for giving birth to your daughter?"

Asajj thought about how to phrase her answer, when she looked back at the Jedi Healer and said, "The reason I am thinking of Dathomir as a possible place to have my daughter, is because she would be born into the clans and would have immediate protection should she need to flee Coruscant and hide in the galaxy. I am basically thinking that if something ever happened to the Jedi, then she would have immediate protection rather than if she was born in the Temple. If she is born here in the Jedi Temple, then my daughter would be considered an outsider and she would still remain in danger. Outsiders need to work and find favor of the clans and that could take months, even years. And that could be time that she may not have. And not only that, I also want my daughter to be a part of the Dathomirian culture like I am."

Luminara immediately understood why Asajj was considering Dathomir as a place of birth for her daughter. Not only would the child be a Nightsister by birth, but she would also be a part of the Dathomirian culture. She could understand Asajj wanting to expose her daughter to the culture of Dathomir. She could easily see other Jedi of similar cultures doing the same, like a Twi'lek or a Togruta. Soon Luminara let Asajj go and watched and the young mother-to-be leave and most likely head off to her room.

Asajj quietly walked around for a bit, watching the younglings running around and she began to wonder what her daughter would be like. She soon found herself at the temple gardens and she carefully sat on a bench and closed her eyes, meditating in the force to find some clarity in the chaos that her life had become. Soon she found a presence in the force that confused her as it felt powerful, wild, and chaotic, it was different than a normal presence in the force as it felt like it was growing and changing very slowly. She began to let the force lead her to the presence when all sound drowned out, and the only thing she was hearing was a single heartbeat. Soon Asajj realized that this was her daughter's heartbeat and presence in the force and she was happy to feel such a presence growing within her. Soon she could hear a gently chuckle behind her and she opened her eyes to see who had snuck up on her.

Hello everyone and here is Chapter 5. I hope you are all enjoying the story and are looking forward for the next chapter. Let me know what you think and if you find any errors, please let me know.