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Darth Jeviso.
Chapter II.
Naruto looked at the new bounties in his achieves.
"Is it true?" he asked one of his henchman.
"Yes, sir. It's made by CEO Ja'Boag from Rim Commercial Mining. They killed one of his agents, he lost money because of this and anything that threatens his precious money he destroys."
Naruto slowly went to his personal chambers.
"Should I do something about this? Or not?" thought he, sitting behind his table.
"You should, flesh of my flesh." familiar voice made him raise his head.
"Forefather?"
"I can sense that this Boag, as you called him, have something of value in his possession, something… mine!"
"I heard that he has an habit of having some "trophies", from dirty deals, where he betrayed "foolish" from his point of view, partners. Remains from assassins and some weapons, which belonged to ancient warriors. Maybe he is somehow gloating about this. Like they are dead, and I'm here sitting on a lot of money with their weapons decorating my walls."
"You should not get bothered about his reasons. He has my mask!"
Coruscant. Jedi Temple.
"Why did Jedi Council summon you Master Salmara?" young dark skinned boy asked his master.
Master Salmara, young – looking, dark skinned female replied:
"I don't know, my padavan, but I fear it is connected to Darth Maul."
"Darth Maul is dead."
"We thought so too…"
"Master Obi – Wan cut him in half. And Maul… Both his halves fell into the reactor's pit. His legs weren't connected to his body." swinging his arms said padavan.
"Nobody arguing with this Dray, I doubt that both parts survived. I don't think that there is a Sith's butt running across the Galaxy, waiting for some kicking."
"But how can somebody survive this?"
"Hatred is hard to extinguish. Darth Maul is burning from inside because of his anger. I imagine this anger… this fury… empowering him and sustaining his life… and this anger… I don't know how and where, with time just grew. Doesn't matter, how crazy it sounds, padavan, but Dark Lord of the Sith, after being on the verge of life and death can became stronger… and much more dangerous." replied his Master.
Council Chambers.
"Ja'Boag is a CEO of Rim Commercial Mining, one of the largest mining companies in Galaxy. Uranium that they extract is used everywhere from here to the Tingel." said master Ki – Adi – Mundi.
"Ja'Boag put a bounty on heads of Darth Maul and Savage Opress." said Master Windu.
"But how did he mange to find out about existence of Maul?" asked Master Salmara.
"This is what we must find out, Master Salmara. Currently he is visiting one of his great mines on Moorjhone. Leave immediately. Find out, what Ja'Boag knows about Maul… and where he found this out. We don't want to anger him. He is very influential person, it would be very good to have him as our ally. Hopefully, you would proceed with caution." replied Master Windu.
"Of course, Master Windu." replied Salmara, while bowing.
Her companion, Jedi Master Judd, a blue skinned reptilian creature, asked a question of his own "What if the information from Ja'boag will lead us to brothers?"
"Searching for them Master Kenobi is…" said Master Yoda. "Get in contact with him you must… and aid him you will, if a reason will be, Master Judd."
"But do not let search for Maul, lessen your attention to Ja'Boag actions." said Master Windu. "He transported to Moorjhon so much private security forces that they are comparable to a small army. Since he had opened his mine, locals are suspiciously silent. Find out if there are any reasons to worry."
"And if it is so?" asked Master Judd.
"Follow the Force and act as you think right." replied Windu. "May the Force be with you all."
Moorjhon.
Black ship landed on the brown stones of Moorjhon. Two figures covered by black cloaks get out of it.
"Do you think it's wise to get in this fight, brother?"
"No, brother. But we can't let this farce to continue."
"You said yourself, that Sith operate in Shadows."
"I'm prepared for Jedi to come and engage us in combat. But I will not waste my time on greedy bastard, who strikes from shadows and hires bounty hunters."
"But risks…"
"Do I feel cowardice, Savage?"
"Only the voice of reason, brother. I prefer to live with bounty on my head, than walk right to death."
"Bounty will cease to exist, when there will be nobody, who will pay for it."
"Brother…" called Savage. He stood near the end of the cliff looking at the lines of the soldiers in yellow armor. "…he has an army."
"Looks like he needs to protect himself from something." said Maul.
Brothers got down from the cliff and went to the lines of the soldiers.
"Hey, what do you need?" asked one of them. Maul whispered something to his ear. Like a puppet he went to the post of commanding officer, "…so what did they want? Hey what are you doing?!" screamed officer.
"I… I don't know…" said soldier and pushed the activation button on thermo – grenade in his arm.
"Now brother, we act like Sith." said Maul to his brother, while they walked surrounded by fire and burning people. "Spreading panic. Spreading fear." They activated their lightsabers. "Spreading terror. Spreading chaos." They unleashed their fury on remaining security forces.
Meanwhile in the mine.
"Oh! That's what I like. Our product transports, everyone is busy…" said Ja'Boag looking at the mining process. "Our profits are astronomical…"
"Ja'Boag, sire." he turned his head to speaking commando. "Two terrorists attacked the mine, they are already half way here, it's time to evacuate you."
"Preposterous, captain…" said Ja'Boag. "Invite our guests in."
"In a moment, sire!"
Force push from Savage Opress got him back in the room.
"Now, now." started Ja'Boag "I remember putting bounty on the heads of both of you, I hope you don't want to take it yourselves, prey shouldn't be like this."
"It taunts us?" asked Savage.
"Kill it." barked Maul.
"Wait, I…" Boag couldn't continue because Savage sent him to lava pits via Force Push.
Brothers looked how screaming form of Ja'Boag was falling to lava pits, until he stopped in midair.
"A Jedi." said Savage.
"Correction brother: the Jedi." said Maul looking at two Masters and padavan.
"Get me up!" screamed Ja"Boag "Get me up!"
"Let him be, brother." said Maul.
"Now kill them!" screamed Ja'Boag to his security forces, while padavan helped him to rise up.
"Wait!" said Master Salmara. She raised her head to see the brothers, who stood on the balcony above. "Darth Maul, my name is Salmara. I want to deal with this matter in diplomatic way, avoiding senseless bloodshed. Let's talk?" said she to the Sith.
"What do you propose?" replied Maul
"I propose you to low your weapon and surrender. I promise that before fair trial you will not be harmed. We…"
"Brother let you speak and that's all that you could say?" instantly exploded Maul He activated his lightsaber and pointed it at the Jedi. "You lost your chance to beg for mercy, Jedi. Now you will die."
"Yeah, very diplomatic approach." commented Master Judd.
"You should had listened to her." cold voice behind them make everybody turn or move their eyes to its direction. Figure in black cloak and strange armor, which looked like scales attached to each other and coated in strange black metal.
"And who are you?" asked Maul.
"There is a profession: to get rid of the trash in the Galaxy." said figure, while lightsaber appeared in his hand and bright red blade got from the hilt.
Enraged by taunt, with loud battle roar, brothers jumped from the balcony. They landed and instantly stretched their hands, sending a double Force Push in direction of the crowd of people.
Force push easily send flying security forces, but Jedi Masters prevailed over it, while padavan and Ja'Boag, after a little struggle, were send into the air too, they were caught by the only unaffected person on the bridge, the one covered by black cloak.
"Thank you, Lord Jeviso, deal with you gives results nearly instantly." said Ja'Boag.
"You better not trick me dwarf, or what happens with those two, will seem like vanilla ice – creamed to you, compared to my unleashed wrath!" said, now revealed Darth Jeviso, through gritted teeth.
Laughing loudly, Darth Maul, followed by his brother, struck his enemies left and right.
"Enough!" roared Master Judd striking them from above. Brothers instantly blocked his assault with their lightsabers. "Ugh!" groaned Master Judd when Maul hit him into the nose, with the hilt of his lightsaber, forcing the blood to flow from his nostrils, as result.
Judd smiled, showing his long sharp fangs, while wiping out blood with his clawed hand. "It has been a while since I met a worthy opponent." said Judd.
"Our meeting will not last long." said Savage, while his brother deflected blaster shots. Judd just slid on the floor and while Maul managed to foresee his attack and evade it by making a salt, and landing behind Judd, Savage was not so lucky, Judd hit his knee and zabrak fell to the floor from sudden pain.
"Your brother is too reckless Maul." said Judd, while Sith and Jedi crossed their blades. "He lacks focus as much as you lack your legs."
Force Push from Savage threw them in different directions.
"Jedi…" muttered Jeviso "So much pathos…"
"Oh yeah?" said Dray "Maybe you can do something about it?"
"But of course, padavan. Now observe: divide…" Naruto moved one of the barrels, which stood near wall, behind the lines of security forces and threw it into Savage.
"What?" said he and prepared to cut it in half.
"Brother, no!" screamed Maul. "It's carbonite!"
His warning was a little too late: Savage has already cut the barrel and streams of carbonite froze him in his place.
"… and conquer." ended Jeviso. "Now that's one really good sculpture. Like a monument to raw power and fury in all Sith, who were, are and will be."
"What do you think?" he asked Master Salmara.
"Pretty good move." she praised.
"I'm not talking about my move, I knew it was smart, I'm about… ah, forget it… to think that Jedi will understand, what Sith finds beautiful… is simply impossible."
"There is only one left." said Master Judd. "And only partially."
Suddenly one of Maul's metal legs grabbed Jedi's right arm and twisted it. With loud snapping sound arm broke and lightsaber fell from it, from pain, Judd fell to his knee before Maul.
"I would gladly torture you more, Jedi. Unfortunately I'm out of time." said Sith, while raising his sword. Suddenly with a hissing sound a green lightsaber pierced metal torso of Darth Maul.
"Let him go!" said Dray, who held the lightsaber. Maul didn't falter, it didn't matter that his enemy was a child, he just cut of both his hands and boy's lightsaber deactivated. Boy fell to his knees unbelievingly looking at the place where his hands were.
"Dray!" screamed Master Salmara, while activating her blue lightsaber on the run, Jeviso followed her. Master Judd already used the Force to ease the padavan's pain.
Maul, evading the blaster shots, ran across the bridge. "Don't let him go!" screams followed him while he fled.
"I will take care of your padavan. Now run! Kill the beast, while he is weak." said Master Judd to Salmara and Jeviso, who followed her.
They followed Sith to the end of the bridge, only to find that he is already on the balcony.
"He is destroying the tunnel." said Jeviso. "Move!" He and Salmara used the Force to stop the falling rocks.
"No, no, no!" bitched Ja'Boag. "He was in our arms!"
"It's not time to care about Maul." said Salmara. "We need to treat our wounded."
"Of course you are right. I will get in contact with my soldiers above us…" said Ja'Boag. "…even if we will not found him this planet does not forgive the weak. With such wounds he will not last long. And if he will not be devoured by desert, we will find him." continued he. "Jeviso…"
"My top priority is your protection, sire." said Darth Jeviso. "I will not go anywhere. And I'm the best medic around."
"Do as you please, Jeviso, your prize awaits you on the table in my cabinet. I found what you wanted."
Meanwhile with Maul.
Zabrak awoke in the dark cave and first thing he heard were scratching sounds. "Who is here?" asked Maul. "Show yourself." Demanded he.
With a mad laughter he appeared, dehydrated and starved spider monstrosity he once were.
"You!" screamed Maul in surprise. "No. You are dead!"
"Dead?" asked spider Maul. "I will not die, ever!"
He closed his face to Maul's "I'm you. The one, who survived!"
"No…" Maul grabbed the throat of spider Maul. "You will die!"
Upper body of Maul turned into upper body of Obi – Wan Kenobi. "No. "It was you, who died. I turned you into half – Maul. Remember?"
"Kenobi!" screamed zabrak empowering his grip on the spider Kenobi.
"And how will you stand your ground against me without legs." Maul turned his head dawn to only to see that his metal legs vanished and he was in the air, with his arms on spider Obi – Wan's neck.
"I don't need them; to strangle you I will need only my arms."
"No…" pleaded Kenobi. "…please." His face blurred and turned into cat – like person, one of the locals of Moorjhon. And his throat was in Maul's hands.
"No!" screamed another moorjhonian, now female, "Get your hands away from grandfather!" screamed she.
"What? Where am I?" asked Maul.
"Oooh." groaned the old one.
"Grandfather! Your heart!" screamed you female charging to her grandfather.
"It's alright Jatenn. I'm well." replied old man.
"I sense the great wrath within you. The pain, which created you. Relax, great warrior you are among friends." said old one.
"Where am I? What happened? Why did you get me here?" asked Maul
"You are the chosen one." replied young female. "My grandfather cannot see the world around us, but he can see the future. He foretold the coming of skilled warrior, who will put an end to the tyranny of Ja'Boag and help us return home… to great mine."
"And why should I help you return home?" asked Maul.
"If you will train us and lead us against Ja'Boag, we will return our lands… and help you return your brother." said old prophet.
"Brother…" slowly said Maul. "He may still be alive. Maybe… with an army it will be easier for me."
"I knew, I knew!" said old one "The Day of Three Suns is upon us. I foresaw the arrival of the one, who will protect us from doom. He, who walks on the light with a face of a demon!"
In mine's med bay.
Master Judd sat on the chair with his arm in bacta tank. "How is the boy?" he asked green skinned twi'lek doctor.
"Great, I managed to attach both arms and Lord Jeviso used his skills of a healer… never saw something like this! It was painful for the boy, but results are fascinating and boy is tough, few hours later he will be as good as new."
"Never thought I will see a Sith healer. But nonetheless I saw, how mere child stood against one of the vilest creatures in the galaxy, and stabbed it with his sword. He is very tough." replied Jedi Master.
"Tell me, doctor Tresphor." said he. "You… by any chance didn't give an oath to protect all life?"
"Yes…" hesitantly replied doctor.
"Good. Because I want to know about locals…"
Doctor changed in face and instantly started to get away from the room. "You need to rest more…"
"Ha!" replied Judd. "I need? I didn't break my bones for first time and this one will not be the last. But if my question gets you…" At this moment Jeviso got in the med bay with a black and red mandalorian helmet in his hands.
"I'm not interrupting anything?" asked he while doctor used this moment to excuse himself.
"Not anymore." tiredly replied Jedi Master. "What's in your arms?"
"Family heirloom, my ancestor wore it during Mandolorian wars. He led Jedi forces." replied Jeviso.
"Your ancestor was a Jedi?" asked a surprised Master.
"He started as Jedi, turned Sith and returned to the Light. Becoming the Master of the both sides eventually." said Jeviso. "All his descendants are powerful Force users, Jedi and Sith alike."
"Interesting… and what was his name?"
"Revan, mostly known as Darth Revan. He sired several heirs, last one, when he returned to the Light and married Master Bastilla Shan. Other lines were sired during the time of his travels and rising as Dark Lord."
"So there are others like you?" asked Judd.
"I don't know, I even didn't know that my forefather was Revan until recently. As far, as I know I'm the only one." he got the helmet on his head and pulled on his hood.
"Anyway, you want to know about locals, yes? No one will tell you they are too afraid of Ja'Boag." said Jeviso. "You need somebody, who doesn't give a fuck about him or his position."
"Oh! So you can bring a light to this mystery?"
"But of course. You see, this mine was the sanctuary for local people. Moorjhone is surrounded by three suns, until two of them shines the heat can be tolerated at least, but every ten years the three suns rise together burning everything on the planet surface."
Meanwhile with Maul.
"I will teach your people, how to fight Trisjohn, but they must be prepared to fight and die to end Ja'Boag."said Maul.
"Of course, warrior." Said Janette moving the cloth, that covered the entrance to the tent. "You will be our demon of light and we will be your army."
They get outside and Maul saw that tent was on the cliff under them was a sea of moorjhonians, who raised their fists in the air air and constantly chanted: "Demon of Light! Demon of Light!"
He looked down while old Trisjohn said "Our fates are in your hands now."
Training them wasn't easy, they were natural hunters and they were great in numbers, but they also had only bows, arrows and spears against blasters of security force. They were also very fond of each other, so when one falls other will help.
"Attack." commanded Darth Maul and they charged to the rows of training dummies throwing spears and shooting arrows.
One of the warriors slipped and fell during the charge. "MAS!" instantly screamed the one, who ran near him. "I got you brother… ugh." Maul's metal leg kicked him in the back.
"Stop!" screamed Maul and everybody stopped their charge. "What was that he asked the lying morrjhonian.
"That was my brother." replied he. "And he fell."
"If one of you falls he either rises or dies." He pointed his sword in direction of the rows of training dummies. "You enemy is there. You cannot stop the charge. You cannot show your back to an enemy, who wants your death."
"This is foolish!" objected moorjhonian those training dummies do not fight back and you want us go against blasters with spears and bows?"
"You will use what you can." said Maul. "If needed, you will use your teeth."
"Numbers are your only advantage, many will die but if you continue to move forward you will defeat your enemy."
"Take positions!" screamed Maul. "You too!" barked he to the moorjhonian who opposed him.
"My name is Muthai." replied he.
"Remember: I don't care what your name is. What matters is your obedience to orders of your commander."
"Charge!" once again screamed Maul.
This time he used force to snap Muthai's leg. "Muthai!" screamed Mas, he wanted to help, until he saw merciless eyes of Darth Maul. He turned his back on his brother and run not listening to his pleas for help.
Maul smiled standing behind them.
Ja'Boag's office inside big mine of Moorjhon.
Jeviso, Judd and Salmara stood in Ja'Boag office wanting am answers for several questions.
"Thank you for your help with this misunderstanding, soon everything will become hectic and this incident could have brought a catastrophe upon my head." said Ja'Boag.
"With all due respect Ja'Boag, this "incident" could have not happened, if you wouldn't place bounties on the heads of Darth Maul and Savage Opress." said Master Salmara.
"Jedi Council also wants to know where you acquired information about return of Darth Maul… and why do you need his head." continued she.
"It's hard to not notice such brutes as Maul and his brother." replied Ja'boag. "After one of their raids, one of my providers was found dead. I couldn't let this slide, the reputation of my company was at stake. And with yours and Master Jeviso's aid this idea got me this… After all what can be better sign of power and might, than this… this anger… this alive monument to debauchery and wild power… situated in our biggest mine."
"Savage Opress is a monster and murder, not some decoration to your office." said Judd.
"Seriously? From my point of view he is." replied Ja'Boag
"Ja'Boag Jedi Consul wants to judge Savage Opress, you can't left him to yourself." said Salmara.
"Oh, I can and I will." snorted Ja'Boag. "I'm sure Jedi Consul appreciates everything that I do for the galaxy, let's not worsen our relationship because of such nuisance."
"Now, I think you have more pressing matters with war and everything…"
"You are forcing us out of here I thought with everything that happened, you will want us around." said Master Judd "Of course if you are not hiding something… Can you tell me about the Day of Three Suns?"
Ja'Boag's eyes widened "N – no. No, I fear."
"Are you sure? You looked like you knew what I'm talking about."
"You are accusing me?"
Salmara raised her hand. "We are not accusing you in anything; Master Judd was a bit carried away. But we will not leave Moorjhon until my padavan is completely healed." said Salmara.
"Wounded Maul fled to desert he is already dead." said Ja'Boag
"He already died once, it just made him angrier." said Judd
"That pipsqueak, carries himself and acts like a Sith, but luckily lacks Force sensitivity to have the title." commented Jeviso.
With Maul.
"We will strike tonight." said Maul.
"Of course we will." said one of the leaders. "Tomorrow three suns will rise, if battle will not end till the dawn…"
"Ja'Boag knows that, his forces will not risk their lives on the surface. Ideal time for attack. Your people driven by fear to be burned alive will manage without powerful weapons."
"Grandfather." said Jatenn "I don't want to kill anyone."
"Don't worry Janette, women and children…" started the elder.
"Will burn alive, if you fail!" interrupted Maul. "They too will fight. Our advantage is in numbers. Do you remember how safe was inside, brat?"
"My memories are blurry… I was nothing but a child." was her answer.
"They chased you away from your house and send your people to certain death, what do you feel now?" asked Maul.
"Anger, I feel anger." replied she.
"Yes, keep it inside, let it grow than unleash it upon your enemies." said Maul. "You will kill, brat. And remember: they deserved it."
Elder sighed. "Cool your heads a little outside the tent I need to speak with warrior alone."
"But elder…"
"Now."
"Your people don't trust me old man." said Maul.
"Moorjhonians born, live and die under the earth, they fear your demonical face. But not me, I cannot fear what I cannot see, after all I can sense the source, hearts and intentions of living people." he stretched his hand to Maul's chest. "Let me see your heart, warrior."
Old one gasped in surprise from what he sensed. "I… I must go."
"No. You saw too much blind one." replied Maul
"I beg you. I… my people." said elder. "You cannot sacrifice an entire race for your personal goals!"
"SHHH." said Maul. "Let me touch your heart."
He took the fallen elder into his arms and ran away from the tent.
"Help!" screamed he to moorjhonians. "He lost consciousness, I think it's something with his heart."
"Grandfather!" screamed Jatenn.
"Hrk!" elder returned to his senses. "Ja… Jatenn…" whispered he briefly. "The… demon… of… Light…"
Those were his last words. "Grandfather?" asked she unbelievingly. She screamed loudly to heavens above in sign of her sorrow and pain.
"Poor girl." Maul gently placed his hand on her shoulder. "Keep your pain. Use it." he turned his face to moorjhonians, who surrounded them. "You all must remember this moment. Keep your pain and anger let them grow. Tomorrow you will unleash it upon your enemies. Your fury will burn hotter than suns!"
With Jedi and Jeviso.
"It will happen tomorrow?" Mace Windu asked Master Judd through holo – link.
"Yes Master Windu, Ja'Boag chases them away from the mine, so when three suns shall rise…"
"Burn they will." said Yoda.
"Not far away from your position on the cruiser "Liberator" is Master Kenobi." said Windu "He will arrive with his soldiers to help stop this slaughter… and put Ja'Boag into custody."
"And what about Maul?" asked Judd. "Should we search for him?"
"No, if Ja'Boag his brother keeps, himself he will come. Prepare to meeting you must."
WHOOOM! WHOOOOM! WHOOOM!
"Too late he is already here." said Jeviso.
On the surface army of moorjhonians engaged security forces of Ja'Boag. They were smaller, and quality of their weapons… shouldn't even be mentioned. But they desperately wanted to survive and all their anger and despair made them dangerous opponents.
"Ja'Boag! Moorjhonians attack!" one of the officers got in contact with his employee.
"Squash them like bugs!" replied businessman.
"Squash us?" asked Jatenn jumping on the back of the trooper. "You first!"
She put her leg on the chest of defeated enemy and looked at the sky. "Demon?" she asked Maul "What is it above us?"
Maul looked how battle cruiser got from hyperspace above their heads, followed by small jet – fighters and felt very familiar presence. "Kenobi!" hissed he sensing his old enemy.
Meanwhile Obi – Wan finished giving orders to Commander Cody.
"Sun will raise soon, commander. But first we will need to stop the battle and evacuate everyone to the mine."
"As you command, general Kenobi." replied Cody.
"Get in position!" barked Cody to his fellow clone troopers.
Obi – Wan stood before the lines of his troopers, who get in positions on the cliffs, prepared to shoot anyone by their general's order.
"Stop fighting and low your weapons." Screamed Obi – Wan to the fighting people below.
"Keep calm guys. Don't shoot." said Obi – Wan to his soldiers.
"Demon what is it?" asked Jatenn.
"Isn't it clear? Ja'Boag summoned powerful allies to destroy you." replied Maul, who hid behind the rock.
"I repeat: low your weapons." Said Obi – Wan "We will not harm you."
"They lie!" said Maul "They are protecting Ja'Boag. They will slay you."
"We know who you are working for! You want to get rid of us, but we will not die obediently!"
"You will not win. Trisjohn saw the future. Moorjhonians will prevail. Demon of Light is with us."
"Demon where are you going." asked Jatenn.
"Inside, to save my brother and kill the man I came here for." said Maul, while throwing spear in the white lines of clones.
It pierced the head of the clone.
"And you will be the distraction."
"No!" screamed Jatenn.
With a loud "THUD" clone's body fell to the ground.
"Stop!" screamed Obi – Wan," but it was too late. One clone pushed the trigger and many followed him.
Suns were slowly rising.
Temperature outside started to rise, while Darth Maul slowly walked deeper inside the mine.
On the deeper levels siren roared and security forces went to the higher levels. "We are under attack!" screamed one of the troopers.
"I can bet this is Maul." said Master Judd. "Find Ja'Boag, don't let him get away." he said to Master Salmara. "I will deal with the Maul."
"I will return soon." said Salmara to her padavan.
"There is no need, I will go with you." replied Dray.
"You need to rest, Dray."
"I'm alright Master Salmara. Listen my hands have healed and are on the right place. I don't want to stay here."
Judd ran to the entrance. He saw him instantly: Maul stood on the pile of bodies, with his sword piercing one of the soldiers, while he held him in the air.
"Leave him be!" said Jedi.
"Jedi." Said Maul "Decided to stop me? You will fight me, while your soldiers shoot innocent people? While three suns are rising." Sith smiled. "They are dying, you understand? Chose wisely, Jedi."
"HAH!" Maul blocked a slash to his abdomen with his red sword. "Yes, give in to your anger. Don't listen to a screams of pain from the outdoors… fight me!"
Judd just charged past him.
"No."
"No?" asked Maul. "If you run now, my might will increase tenfold, thousands of the worlds and star systems will fall before me. I will rule the galaxy!"
Judd stopped and turned. "Well good luck in ruling over the galaxy. I have a duty to uphold."
"You will regret this decision. When all Jedi will die from my hand you will remember this minute." said Maul looking at the back of walking Master.
"No, we stopped you once and we can do it again."
"Are you sure?"
"Definitely, think yourself: you aren't even half as dangerous as before."
He ran out of the mine activating his spear - like lightsaber, he jumped in the air.
"Stop this!" screamed Kenobi on the cliff.
"They are still attacking general Kenobi." replied Cody.
At this moment Judd reflected one of the shots with his lightsaber.
"Stop! Low your weapons." roared he and his loud voice was heard by everyone on the battlefield.
Kenobi instantly seized the opportunity "Do as he says." ordered he.
"You…" saved moorjhonian, young Jatenn, looked at the big figure of reptilian creature in front of her, bathed in sunlight, he stretched his hand in her direction. "… are the demon of light."
With Ja'Boag.
"Sire, locals are right near the entrance and I heard that clone troopers arrived, your personal transport awaits you." said a security officer to Ja'Boag, while hidden doors opened in his office, revealing said transport.
"Wow. You have a secrete passage in your own office?"
"Looks like somebody has something to fear."
Voices of Master Salmara and her padavan made Ja'Boag shoot from his hidden blaster in their direction.
Salmara easily reflected the shot back with her lightsaber.
"Give up Ja'Boag clone troopers will get in the mine soon with all the locals, who you tried to destroy. This is the end."
Instead of surrendering Ja'Boag pushed a button on his table. "Shut off the doors to the mines! Nobody shall get in."
"Stop it this instant!" screamed Salmara.
Suddenly red blade hit the console that Ja'Boag used and returned to the gloved hand of Darth Maul.
"Too late." said he.
Meanwhile on the surface.
"Master Kenobi."
"Master Judd. It's good to see you again. Twice as good, counting the situation."
"Situation is worsening with each second. We need to get soldiers and locals into the mine, before three suns will rise completely. The surface is starting to burn." said he, while pointing in the direction of the mine.
"General Kenobi! The gates!" said Cody.
"What?" asked Judd.
"They are closing the gates! We are trapped!"
"Master Kenobi." said Judd.
"Yes, of course." replied he.
They stepped forward and through the use of the Force they stopped the gates.
"Faster!" screamed Judd.
In Ja'Boag's office.
"Sacrificing everyone, to escape justice? Fascinating. Guards you can leave us." said Maul while two guardsmen ran past him. "Little Jedi. Didn't I cut your arms?" asked he.
"Weren't you cut in half? Did a second part survive?" replied young padavan.
Maul raised his brow questionably.
"Aren't a pair of Sith legs running around, waiting for some butt – kicking?"
"Ha – ha, very funny. Now step away from my brother." said Maul.
"Never thought, that somebody like you can return for someone." said Salmara.
"He is… useful. We will go away… with Ja'Boag." said Maul.
"I don't think so…" replied Salmara. She didn't notice, how Maul used Force to switch the temperature controller on carbonite.
Savage fell from it with his hand stretched and lightsaber still in it. His finger was on activation button, so when he fell…
"AH!"
…red blade pierced Salmara from behind.
On the surface.
"I don't know how much we can hold on! Move faster!" screamed Master Judd.
"Help those, who cannot help themselves. Get them in." commanded Master Kenobi.
"Get inside girl, I don't know, if we can keep the door open." said Judd to Jatenn.
"But of course you can." replied she. "You are our savior and always were. Grandfather foresaw it. You are from the prophesy. You are our Demon of Light."
"Hm, it's of course very cute, but …ugh go inside already." smiled Judd.
Ja'Boags office.
Dray sat near the body of his teacher, and looked at her lightsaber.
"Yes, took the lightsaber, little Jedi, get revenge for your Master." taunted Maul.
"Dray don't blame yourself, there was nothing you could do. The guilty one is this madman, not you." weakly said his Master.
"You cannot, yes? You little coward, you…" Maul shouldn't have come so closely, because Dray seized the moment and violently headbutted him.
"You think you are the smartest one here, fucking cyborg?" said he using the Force to get his teacher's sword. "You think you are so high and mighty, because you killed a bunch of innocent and helpless people? If you want to know my opinion, the weak one here is you."
Maul blocked the strike with his blade.
"The only coward here is you!"
"I'm sure you are waiting with fear, for the day when Obi – Wan will return to deal with remaining half!"
"I bet you cannot even dream because of this… ugh!" having enough of his bickering, Maul kicked Dray with his leg and send him into the wall.
On the surface.
Two Jedi weren't enough to hold such massive door for a long time, under heat, which was rising from second to second. Nearly all people were in the cave, when Master Judd finally said:
"My skin is tougher than yours, Kenobi. Get in and hold the gates from inside."
"N – no… after… you…" replied Kenobi, nearly losing his ability to speak from fatigue. "What?" Kenobi find himself levitating in the air. "Master Judd?" asked he.
"You weren't fit for this." replied Judd.
"The door is closing!" screamed Cody.
Master Judd levitated remaining clones and moorjhonians in the air "Don't worry everything… is as it should be…" he threw them into the mine, right in time before the doors closed. "…as prophecy foretold. Demon of Light." he closed his eyes.
Then came the light.
In the office.
"Returned to your senses Jedi?" asked the blurred form of Savage Opress before Dray's eyes. "Can you see everything?"
To Dray's dread he saw Maul with a sword pointed in his teacher's chest.
"You love her, little Jedi?" asked Maul.
"Don't…" whispered Dray looking in his teacher's eyes "…don't leave me."
Maul sent his blade down. Dray closed his eyes to not see what will happen. So he lost the moment when another red blade hit the Maul's lightsaber and threw him away from his trajectory. Maul stabbed it in the floor near Salmara's head. Red blade, while spinning, returned to Jeviso's hand.
"Who are you?" asked an angry Maul.
"Just a wraith, which comes upon your kind." was his reply.
"Let's see if you live up to your name. Savage get Ja'Boag to the shuttle, I will deal with the young one." Maul's attacks were fast, wild and powerful. He used all advantages he had, included twisting in odd angles due to his unnatural legs.
But Jeviso wasn't somebody, who would fall so easily, he parried every strike of the Maul's blade, and his counterattacks though rare, were always powerful enough to set even Maul off balance.
"AAGH!" in anger Maul raised his blade upon his head and put it down on the Jeviso's. What Jeviso did to counter this action surprised Maul. He put his sword in reverse grip and blocked the blade with his hilt. To Maul's surprise his blade destabilized, when he met Jeviso's hilt.
"Impossible!" thought Maul "He coated it in cortosis!"
Jeviso caught Maul's right hand in iron grip, and stabbed him with his lightsaber. Maul tried stop his hand with is left, but lightsaber pierced his metal carcass.
"Look." said Jeviso "You are now symmetrical."
He got his face, hidden by helmet, closer to Maul's. "I know what you fear Maul. I can sense it and he can sense you too. He is coming."
Wall behind them exploded making him get away from Maul. Zabrak didn't lose any time and jumped into the shuttle, he escaped with Savage and captured Ja'Boag.
"Dray!" screamed Obi – Wan, who came first through the hole in wall.
"Master Kenobi!" Dray ran to him. "We tried to stop him…"
"Shh." said Obi – Wan "Everything is okay."
"AAAGH!" screams of Salmara, her body was engulfed in lightning, which spread from Jeviso's arms on her wound. Under surprised eyes of everyone in the room, wound slowly closed. Salmara's body stopped shaking and her chest slowly rose up and down. She was alive.
"Master Salmara!" happy Dray ran to his master only to fell to his knees near her and cry, from happiness.
'What was that?" asked Obi – Wan.
"A successful healing through the Dark Side." replied Jeviso.
"You understand that you will come with us?"
"The facts of me being stronger than all of you combined, saving Jedi's live and having this really powerful thermo grenade say otherwise." said Jeviso.
Obi – Wan stepped aside.
"I always knew that you are the man of reason Obi – Wan." said Jeviso slowly walking past him.
"Master Kenobi." He turned to see Dray staying beside him.
"Did all of us managed to get in?" asked the boy.
"Yes…" said Obi – Wan. "Master Judd… He saved us all."
"Maul and Savage took Ja'Boag…" continued Dray. "…he escaped justice."
"He didn't." said Jatenn, who stood near them all the time. "Demon will do terrible things to him."
"Yes…" said Obi – Wan. "… I can imagine."
"What about the other one." asked Dray. "I'm glad he healed Master but…"
"He is not our enemy." said Kenobi. "Yet, he is not."
With Ja'Boag.
"Are you sure Ja'Boag? That's a lot of credits." said a Muun, who was speaking with Ja'Boag through Holo – link.
"You are a banker Viran, pay without questions." said Ja'Boag.
"Savage, get Ja'Boag off the board." said Maul pushing one of the buttons on console.
"What? But I did as you said, I gave up all money!" screamed Ja'Boag.
"And you are now useless." said Maul.
"Useless? You don't understand anything about power! In this galaxy it belongs to me. Without my mines, without my uranium it will drown in darkness!"
"Ja'Boag we want to drown it in darkness." replied Maul, while Savage dealt with screaming little alien.
Dathomir. Several days later.
"Mother Talzin." one of the Night Sisters came into chambers of the Mother Talzin. "Lord Jeviso whishes to see you."
"Let him in." replied Talzin.
Figure in dark robes came in her chambers. Jeviso waited until doors closed behind him. He stretched his arm and forced Mother Talzin in the wall.
"I will give you five minutes to tell me: why do you returned him?" asked he.
Talzin tried to tell something but Jeviso's Force grip was too powerful.
He lessened it and Talzin helplessly fell to the floor.
"I do not know any mother who will not try to help their son." was her reply.
Jeviso didn't respond, he just stormed out of her chambers.
Jeviso's hideout.
Naruto looked in the mirror emotional turmoil in his mind and soul still didn't calm down.
"Calm yourself, flesh of my flesh." said a familiar voice behind his back.
"Why do you think that I'm not calm?" asked Naruto.
"Your emotions betray you, thinking about Talzin and Maul you compare them to your mother and yourself." replied ghost.
"Am I that easy to read?"
"No, it's just I'm several millennia old entity, I have a lot of experience." said Revan.
"What do you think I should do?" asked Naruto.
"Most basic choice is face your past. And deal with it." replied Revan.
"You mean to strike them down?" asked Naruto.
"That's only for you to decide, but nonetheless we need to gather more strength. I shelter your presence in the Force but to face the current Dark Lord you will need more power. You need to find my lightsaber. It's on the planet Onderon, in hands of unworthy, who don't even understand what's in his hands."
"Without a doubt you hid it well, Master Revan, maybe a bit too well. I heard that there is rebel faction on Onderon, I will ally myself with them after all every army needs a doctor.
Onderon. Several weeks later.
Jeviso infiltrated the lines of the rebels as an enemy to current king's regime, he introduced himself as a doctor with mandolorian origin. An oddity, but they were too short on personnel to ask questions. Due to his work they didn't have many problems with wounded, "Shock therapy" from doctor Jeviso, as soldiers called it, came in handy, soldiers also didn't risk themselves remembering treatment.
But Jeviso couldn't raise the dead and rebels lacked in experience, weapons, numbers medicaments and nearly everything compared to CIS forces.
That led to eventual decision: they contacted Jedi Council.
"Unfortunately, return Onderon through any diplomatic means seems impossible." said a young rebellion commander through holo – link to Jedi Council. "And we lack war machines and ammo."
"Onderon is ruled by the king and at the start of war he chose the side of CIS." noted Obi – Wan.
"Our true king sits in jail." interfered older and more soldier – looking commander. "Current king is the lackey of separatists. Without aid we will not survive."
"Solution find, we must." said Master Yoda.
"We are waiting for your answer." said rebellion leader terminating the holo – link.
"such activists exists on nearly every planet." said Anakin "If we teach them and give them weapons they can strike separatists from behind in time of key republic operations."
"Anakin we are not teaching terrorists." said Master Kenobi.
"And if not terrorists, but rebels, who wish to return under the wing of Republic?" asked Anakin.
"Wise decision." said Mace Windu."We can made separatists to fight on two fronts."
"Fear extinguish like that." commented Master Yoda. "We cannot. Stop the terror, we must."
"Of course, you ask about dangerous things, Anakin, we do not tutor terrorists." said Obi – Wan.
"And rebels?"
"Our war doctrine, differ from others, supplying the rebels means risking the innocent lives." countered Obi – Wan.
"We can minimize the damage, by use of the anti – droid weapons." didn't give up Anakin.
"The only things we can do are helping them to protect themselves and testing tactical weapons." said Mace Windu.
"Ha!" said Anakin "New weapons would come in handy."
"Hm, train and observe, Masters we will send." said Yoda.
"I will go!" instantly said Anakin.
"I'm with you." said Obi – Wan.
"What? You don't trust me?"
"On the contrary, that's what worries me most."
They looked at the Grandmaster and Yoda nodded to them.
Several days later, republic transport got to Onderon.
"Valkyrie 29 – 29, we are getting to the landing zone." said the pilot.
Meanwhile the back of the ship opened revealing Anakin, Ahsoka and Obi –Wan in cloaks and Rex in local uniform.
"Go, go, go!" said clone trooper to them.
And their company jumped to the surface. Using acrobatic tricks Jedi landed on earth, while Rex used jetpack. They instantly get to the trees while Anakin and Rex went through the forest. He stopped when rider got from the thicket before them.
"Don't move!" said female voice. Anakin turned to the other side and second rider appeared behind him. "Identify yourself."
He pulled of his hood. "It's alright we are friends." said he.
"Jedi." said female rider.
Two figures landed on left and right sides of her. Right figure pulled of the hood.
"I'm Commander Tano. We are here to help you reclaim the planet."
"My name is Steela." replied female rider. I will get you to our base."
Situated deeper in the forest in ancient ruins, was the rebel's base.
Obi – Wan, Ahsoka, Anakin and Rex looked around and also commented the state of the forces.
"A bit disorganized to my tastes." said Obi – Wan.
"That's why I took Rex with us." said Anakin.
"They lack discipline, but there is nothing we cannot fix with enough time." said Rex.
In front of them landed a flying creature. One of the rebel commanders, who asked for aid from Republic, the elder one, jumped from it's back to them.
"General Kenobi, General Skywalker." greeted he.
"You already know us." said Anakin. "These are Commander Tano and Captain Rex."
"Saw." replied rebel commander. "Saw Gerrara."
"He acts like he is a commander here but trust me he is third in rank at best." said a voice to their left.
"It cannot be." whispered Ahsoka.
"Good to see you again, General Kenobi, Commander Tano and good to meet you, General Skywalker and Captain Rex. I'm resident doctor and also second – in – command. But you already know me as Darth Jeviso. If you hurt yourself or need some tactical advice, feel yourself free to come to me. And for you Ahsoka I propose a full medical checking." said very familiar Sith in mandolorian helmet and dark armor.
While Ahsoka blushed and everyone laughed, Obi – Wan asked himself is it a curse that this certain Sith emerged in galaxy or a blessing in disguise.
Force after all moves in mysterious ways.