9 YEARS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF NABOO
ONBOARD THE ETERNITY
Darth nox sat inside his chambers , Various holocrons lay scattered around the room , each one having given their secrets to the being whom used them , His large bed at the head of the room as well as a study which held few datapads across their tops .
Nox kept his gaze at the holocron currently levitating infront of him , Its pieces rotating around him as he channeled the darkside through him and into the small relic .
' All the accumulated knowledge of the brotherhood of darkness in one holocron , All rituals , every ability laid bare before me , And now Its all ... Mine ' Nox thought as he learnt everything the holocron had to offer .
" Surprised Statement : I am amazed with your ability to restore me to my previous capabilities and improved apon them , You have my gratitude master and I will continue serving you to the best of my abilities " Came the modulated voice of the newly rebuilt HK-51 , his body restored to what it once was .
The droid was currently guarding the room of his master , His menacing yellow eyes shon bright in the darkened room as he observed his owner .
" Of course HK , It wouldn't be the same if you weren't what you once were " Nox stated in responce with a smile on his face .
" Agreeing statement : It warms my processors to hear you say that master " HK said which made Nox chuckle before refocussing on the Holocron hovering infront of his face .
Watching the holocron lower to the ground slowly as it pieced itself back together , Nox reached down and picked up the red glowing prism before placing it in the lockbox inside the wall to his quarters .
" Statement : Master , there appears to be a meatbag standing outside your quarters " HK stated as he grabbed for his rifle .
" There Is no need to kill them HK I know they're there " Nox stated with a wave of his hand as the door slid open to his whim .
" What is our status captain " Nox asked as the scattered holocrons around the room rattled and reasembled themselves before hovering over to the workstation .
" My lord we will be arriving to the coordinates momentarily , All squads of nights have formed their batalions and are waiting for your speech " Tyreece stated as she knelt infront of her emperor .
" And how is Kanya " Nox asked as he placed his mask onto his head , It's clamps coming together , The black eyeless holes in the mask gazing apon the captain .
" Kanya is currently training her connection to the force in your sanctum my lord " Tyreece responded .
" Very well , I will deliver the speech to the knights then I will monitor Kanya myself " Nox commanded as HK stood behind him as they left the room to head to his podium aboard the eternity .
" As you wish my emperor " Tyreece said before hurrying off to her duties .
HALL ABOARD THE ETERNITY
Nox stood above the many Knights below him , All sorted into their batalions , All looking up to him .
" Knights of Zakuul , For so long have you waited for the return of your emperor , To be given your duties once more . From this point on the wait is over " Nox started off as he spoke to his military .
" From this point on we will return Zakuul to what it once was , I have made it known that we have received communications from Iokath , I am sure many of you are confused on what Iokath is . It was the birthplace of our once glorious fleet , We all the fleet as you know was destroyed thousands of years ago . However , Before my disappearance I sent the destroyed fleet back to Iokath to be rebuilt , And after sending out my transmition to Iokath two months ago , I Have received news that the fleet has been returned to what it once was , Fully capable and ready for its purpose " Nox announced as he watched the Knights cheer at the news .
" Now , When we drop out of hyperspace , Each battalion will be sent to their own vessel with twelve squads of skytroopers for each ship , We will be taking them back to Zakuul to be fitted with a fully functioning crew to rebuild our once glorious empire , Now ... WELCOME TO IOKATH " Nox stated As he swung his arms out as they dropped out of hyperspace , The giant mechanical planet coming into view as the ship flew between the planet's city boundaries .
Nox abruptly turned around as his holo communicator pinging making him draw it out and hold it infront of him as he answered .
" I originally thought it too good to be true , But I must say I am pleased by this revelation " Came a synthetic female voice .
" It's been a long time Scorpio " Nox stated as the droid came into view on the holo device .
" Indeed it has my old friend " Scorpio responded to which Nox rose an eyebrow .
" Exploring emotions now are we Scorpio " Nox said with a smug voice .
" Indeed I grow curious , However I take it you are here for more than a social call " scorpio replied .
" Indeed, I've come to take the fleet to Zakuul , I have a suspicion it will be needed " Nox confirmed .
" Of course , All planetary defences are off and the connection from the fleet to you is now stable , The ships are now yours once again , All previously destroyed fleet battleships are repaired and have received their upgrades , More ships have also been put into production and should be ready to deploy in the following years , I believe you would also like to know that I have rebuilt Izax as well as the other five wardroids " Scorpio said happily , Even though it was hard to tell from her .
" Thank you for the news Scorpio , Would you be able to prepare Izax and the others for immediate departure for my personal hanger aboard my flagship at once , Also feel free to send along one of your proxy bodies as well " Nox said as he stood infront of the view port as the flagship deployed it's stock of dropships to land and occupy the fleet once again , He watched as monoliths flew from the planet's cities to observe the new arrivals .
" I will endeavour to do so They will be shipped and are as of this moment patched directly into your implants for you to control and only you , I will also have one of my bodies tag along with you , It will be most appealing to observe your empire once again " Scorpio agreed as she once again occupied more than one body .
" The flagship has a room spare for you my friend " Nox said before cutting off the holo as he watched six large containers fly from the large artificial planet and into his hanger being moved by a large amount of monoliths , without another word he turned and walked down the hall as he made his way to the training rooms , Going to his observation port to watch kanya during her spar .
KANYA'S PERSPECTIVE
Kanya , Now being two years older was now eleven , her long black hair went down her back being braided together , She wore a black cloak with light armor below , she stood at the centre with her training saber at the ready , Pointed towards the ground as she focused .
Stood around her were four knights of Zakuul as well as a fifth infont of her .
The knight brandished his weapon as he leapt at his opponent , Kanya leapt to the side as she swung her blade at his helmet , to which he ducked under and smashed her in the stomach with his armored foot , Making the girl roll across the sand before she slowly dragged herself to her feet .
" Pitiful , It's a wander why our emperor even keeps you around " The knight said as he dashed at the girl , Bringing his weapon down onto her blocking blade , Causing Kanya's legs to buckle before she collapsed into the floor once again .
" You're weak " He said as he kicked his opponent in her stomach , the light armor denting as she collapsed yet again .
" You're a disgrace to his name " The knight said as he brought his blade up " And you are not worthy of his time "
Kanya shot up off the ground as she screamed at her opponent , She could feel her master watching ' NO , not infront of him , I will not be an embarasment '
She swung her blade around as she side stepped the attack from the knight , Tagging his arms before swinging at his head as hard as she could , Smashing her training blade against his armor as she continuously pummeled his head .
Before she knew it the knight was dead , her broken training saber in her grasp , Wedged into his helmet .
" well done Kanya " Nox said from behind her .
Instead of being traumatized at the fact she had just murdered someone , Hearing the praise from her master had instead caused her to feel obscene amounts of joy to which she took great amounts of pleasure from .
" You are learning quickly , Feuling the darkside with your emotions , You are doing well , Soon I'll be able to teach you some of my own techniques " Nox said as Kanya repositioned her cloak over herself to fit over properly as she stood next to her master .
" Of course master , It is what you have taught me to do " Kanya replied as they matched steps followed closely behind by HK .
Nox walked into the throne room as he walked down the walkway , The knights acknowledging his presence as he came to his throne and sat down .
Kanya knelt beside the left of the throne as she went to meditate , being in the presence of her master easier her .
HK himself stood behind the right as he stood sentry with his rifle in hand .
Nox watched as the eternal fleet went into orbit , each ship having a new and upgraded Gemini droid as they went through the atmospheric boundaries .
Suddenly Nox's attention was drawn from the fleet as he stared into the stary sky , Looking through the stars as his gaze was drawn to a specific planet not visible to his eyes , However he knew exactly what planet it was .
' Tatooine ' Nox thought Feeling the pulse through the force as he momentarily latched onto it ' A child ' Nox kept pondering as he kept latched onto the presence .
Nox's eyes glowed purple once again as the force grew heavy around him allowing him to see the newborn infant , Keeping attached to the child , Nox looked down at the baby , The crying baby's attention was drawn to him as he leant down and stoked it's chin as the baby stopped crying as it reached out for him ' You are very important ' Nox thought as the sensed the force around the child , cocooning around the child much like around himself , Nox contemplated as the baby coo'd and giggled at him .
" Here he is , Little anakin " Came a female voice as she walked through the apparition of Nox , She lifted up the baby and held him in her arms .
" A wonderful boy shmi , I take it you're working for the both of you now " Came another voice , A human male wearing worn leather clothing , it wasn't hard for Nox to pick up he was a slaver .
Nox left the conversation at that point and returned to himself .
Getting an Idea , Using the ripples of the force due to the boys birth , Nox hid his presence as he drove his attention to coruscant .
Feeling the jedi temple he looked through the force at them ' Weak , pitiful... ' He stopped mid way through his observation as he was drawn from the jedi temple to the Senate ' ... And sith ' Nox observed as he felt two different presences , One being older than the other , Forcibly connecting himself to the darkside user , He felt the sith recoil at the sudden intrusion as they tried bringing up their mental shields , Only for them to be torn to shreds as Nox dominated their mind , Pushing images of the Korriban academy into their mind .
Nox slowly opened his eyes , the sulfuric yellow glow taking in the planet below him , A smile came to his face as he started to figure out his purpose here .
" Prepare my ship " Nox announced before turning and making his way down the hall followed closely by Kanya and HK .
CORUSCANT
" I must do this alone my apprentice , Now ... Leave me " And older man said , He was a mu'un going by the name of hego damask , However few called him by the name of Darth plagueis .
" As you wish my master " A younger male said , He was human with greying hair , This younger human male in public went by the name of Sheev Palpatine , However others would come to know this individual as darth sidious " I will be here when you return "
Plagueis didn't bother replying as he made his way into his shuttle before taking off The old mu'un panicking ' This has to be a sign of retaliation for what I've done ' as he sat down in his chair and punched in the coordinates for Korriban .
CHAPTER END .
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