Chapter 11
Bane and Ventress both nodded their approval. Anakin said, "Alright Via. Face me." The girl did so and Anakin had a twinge of doubt. She was so small. Via activated her lightsaber and Anakin stiffened his resolve. He activated his lightsaber and blue light illuminated his face. Anakin said, "Don't hold back." Via nodded and flew at him. Anakin was taken aback at her speed and for a moment frantically blocked her advances. He got used to fighting again and began to drive her back. Bane and Ventress watched, still amazed, as Via and Anakin flew around the room their lightsabers flashing and crackling. Via jumped and spun, doing seemingly impossible flips in the air while Anakin blocked. Via began to get angry as she could not hit Anakin. She blocked and held up her hand. Anakin paused, which was not a good idea as a blast of blue energy rocketed from her palm and hit him full in the chest. He spun in the air and crashed to the floor. Bane and Ventress shot up from their chairs. Anakin struggled to his feet and brushed himself off. Via ran to him and said, "By the Force Anakin! Are you alright? I'm so sorry!" Anakin coughed and then chuckled. He said, "That was simply amazing. What was that you did?" Via said, "Well I was angry. I tried to use Force lightning but I put too much into it. It came out as a single blast instead of arc electricity." Anakin shook his head and said, "With more training, I don't know what you're capable of."
Five years passed and the 12 year old girl Via had been became a beautiful woman of seventeen. Her long hair had been cut short for training and she had matured quite well. Bane and Ventress were 24 and 23 respectively but showed no real signs of aging. Anakin had taken several different bodies until he technology had developed a way for him to sustain himself indefinitely. Via had excelled in wielding her lightsaber as well as force powers and it was her final test. If we passed, she would be given a full set of Sith robes and the title of Force Master. Via walked into the old training room with Anakin and said, "I haven't been here in a long time." Anakin said, "Well I thought it only fitting for you to end your training where you started it. Are you prepared?" Via nodded and Anakin said, "For your final test you will face…your father." Bane moved out of the shadows and said, "Yes. Via, do not hold back your anger and your passion. Use everything you have learned these past years. You cannot hurt me, don't worry and I will not hurt you. The first break the other's force shield is the victor. Are you ready?" Via said, "Yes my father." Via and Bane walked into a large circle that had been entrenched into the floor by Anakin and Ventress. A large force bubble glowed blue about them to prevent anyone from running. Via activated her pink lightsaber and held it at her side, ready. Bane smiled and from his robes he pulled his two saber staffs and activated them. Via felt a twinge of fear, she had seen her father fight Jedi on missions and knew that he was vicious. Via ran toward her father and struck he blocked and spun to attack but Via was already on his other side striking again. Bane blocked behind has back and the two began to fight at speeds that would normally be physically impossible. After a few minutes of this Via found her opening. She swung vertically and Bane blocked it in an X formation and Via spun her lightsaber toward herself, used the force to move through her father and behind him and then pulled her lightsaber to her. Bane had no time to move and the lightsaber broke his force shield with a CRACK and fell to the floor.
Anakin clapped and Ventress whooped. Bane bowed to his daughter and said, "You are amazing Via. As the clear loser here, I declare you a Force Master." Anakin stepped up and said, "Via you'll probably become the most powerful force user in the galaxy. I've never seen anybody use the force to pull themselves THROUGH someone else before." Via said, "Thank you Anakin for everything you've done for me. If there is anything I can do for you…" Anakin waved his hand back and forth and said, "I'm so old that I've seen too many things and had too many opportunities. I just want to rest now." Anakin smiled and faded into the force. Via wiped a tear from her eye and Ventress said, "Oh…don't cry Via you should be happy! You can go on raids with us now." Via shrugged off her mother's arm and began to walk away. She stopped at the door and was about to turn around when a starship crashed through the throne room window and ground to a halt 2 feet in front of her.