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Darth Jeviso.
Chapter VII.
While Consule's forces were relocated closer to Citadel, to protect the capital against the geth threat, General Grievous used those rumors to continue his crusade in Asari Republic without interruptions. Claiming one colony over the other near the borders he also gave Consul the reasons for their actions.
Of course Grievous didn't care, his mission was to get as much territory as possible and through taking all outer territories and surrounding inner ones he wanted to claim entire Asari Republic for CIS. This plan was very daring simply because General hadn't enough men to control such a territory all by himself, yet due to stupid restrictions of the Consul, Grievous had pretty good chances for success.
Cyborg clicked his clawed fingers together. Different plans formed in his mind as he looked over the data send to him by his droid commanders. Thirst for action slowly started to overcome him. He rose to his feet and signaled his magnaguards to follow. Looks like he needed to exercise a little…
Same time. Personal chambers of Lord Vader.
Anakin Skywalker slowly woke up from his slumber, he turned his head and looked over the naked form of his beautiful wife, Padme. Two days ago, was one of the happiest and scariest days in his life. His wife is pregnant. He is going to be a Father. And Darth Jeviso will skin him alive when he founds out.
Fortunately Padme will stay in Neutral Alliance for a while, Supreme Chancellor now turned Emperor didn't need her in Senate right now, so if she returned she will be killed right on the spot. Vader hissed and scratched metal implants in his chest. Problem with lungs slowly started to rub on him.
He rose from the bed and slowly went to different machines that were needed to take care of his implants and clad him into his dark armor. Anakin once again thought how good it was that Jeviso practiced Sith Alchemy, and managed through combining technologies and his skills create this armor.
Padme slept well, much better than in her apartments on Coruscant, she dreamt about happy future with her husband and soon – to – be born children. Until hand clad in black glove touched her shoulder. She woke up only to see masked face of her husband.
"I'm going Padme, use the secret passage way to leave my chambers, nobody must suspect that you are connected to me." said Vader.
Padme smiled in return. "Dark suit for work and no suit case?"
"We never were an ordinary pair, Padme. Don't you think that our daily life should be the same: unusual, without any stereotypes?"
"Maybe… or maybe I just want a bit of normality… Maybe I'm not prepared for all of this." In an instant black figure of her husband appeared near her and hugged her.
"Don't worry." said Vader. "We will get through this."
"I'm scared Anakin… Too scared…"
In result Darth Vader was a bit too late for meeting, but in his mind several hours filled with sex with his hot wife was worth it.
Neutral Alliance. Mandalore. Palace. Meeting chambers.
"You are late." stated hologram of admiral Thraun.
"My apologies." replied Dark Lord. "But now we can start."
"Yes." said Duchess Satin. "We must discuss our next move. General Kota also wanted to take a part in our discussion. He will inform us about events on the other side." said Satin as hologram of old Jedi appeared near them.
"Greetings, fellow consolers. According to what Duchess said, I will tell you about events here. Firstly, we still didn't manage the kill Maul, we know that he is hiding in place called Terminus Systems but we still need to hide our presence from locals. Secondly, CIS's forces are already here. General Grievous is posing them as large geth fleet and he is slowly taking over Asari Republic. Thirdly, the threat of Reaper's invasion made us start the search of planets with resources and industry for creation of star fleet, as you already understand, while we keep our presence hidden it isn't easy. During our last talk Lord Jeviso reported that he managed to find something, but I will have more information only after his next report. That's all." reported Kota.
"Duchess Satin?" asked Vader.
"We managed to create fifty new battle cruisers, also training of new mandolorian troops is bearing it's fruits, three new legions are prepared to fight. Also one legion and next created battle cruisers as well as equipment and weaponry alongside supplies will be send to Chiss Dominion, according to our pact."
Thraun nodded his head, many years of planning finally gave the results. Chiss Dominion partnered itself with Neutral Alliance and therefore they finally received what they needed. Fortunately Lord Vader and Lord Jeviso alongside other generals in Neutral Alliance weren't as blind to the problems of Outsiders as Republic high command. Thraun blessed the god above for that nearly every day.
He always feared that, while he gathered strength, it will be too late to stop Outsiders. With Jeviso, his plans finally became possible. For that he was prepared to die for said Sith.
"I suppose now is my turn. We managed to locate and capture several spies from CIS, also a pair of Jedi, who were on Kashyyyk during the conflict joined our ranks. Right now it's all." said Vader.
"How are negotiations with senator Amidala going?" asked Satine.
"Senator is giving us a full support, but she fears for her people back in Empire. I can understand her fears, Emperor is very tricky bastard." And Anakin knew what he was talking about. Palpatine deceived even him. Right now however he needed to focus on protecting Alliance and Padme. Killing old bastard will have to wait.
With Darth Jeviso. Ilos.
Naruto listened to the reports of his officers and frowned. Apparently it would take several weeks till they managed to make facilities on Ilos work. And for that they will need to get a lot of equipment from ships making half of armada useless.
"Enough." Naruto raised his hand making officers stop their talking. "I will decide what we shall do later. Lowing our war potential is unacceptable." he sighed. "We will take part of needed equipment from each ship and then use the facilities here to create needed tools."
He sighed once again, before orange hand touched his shoulder. "Rough day?" asked Ahsoka.
"Not bad, at least not so bad as before. How is your protégé?" asked Jeviso.
Ahsoka sighed and rubbed her temples. "I'm still mad that you made me her instructor, I need to create a new training regimen for her because of those biotics. Because she already worked on something similar it's impossible to understand when she uses Force or biotics for telekinesis or levitation since both arts has similar trainings."
"Then start from precognition." stated Jeviso.
"Are you sure? I mean younglings start to do that only after they can summon the Force on their own." said Ahsika.
"Absolutely, since she can't summon Force in simpler trainings because her biotics were messing with her, than you must put her through exercise where biotics are useless." said Jeviso.
"Sounds reasonable. You think she will manage?" asked Ahsoka.
"After she dealt with prothean Archive? I think she is capable." replied Jeviso.
"So I need to get her after she ends her reading or use it as motivator for training? Great." said Ahsoka.
"That or electrostaff it works miracles on lazy padawans."
"Please don't remind me… I still can't believe that you wielded it alongside dual bladed lightsaber. I thought something like that can be seen only in circus, not on the battlefield." said Ahsoka. She smiled remembering that particular moment. Facial expressions of their enemies, when Jeviso showed his mastery over his weapons of choice, were priceless, then she pouted remembering something else.
"What do you think Grievous is planning to do with asari?" asked Ahsoka. While being here Jeviso didn't sit and do nothing. He managed, through bribery and usage of spy droids, create a spy net that covered all this space. Alliance, Consul space or somewhere else he will hear everything out first. So when rumors about unusual looking geth reached the ears of his spies Naruto knew, that CIS was behind this and Grievous Dooku's most effective weapon is leading them.
"He is slowly surrounding them right in their own territories, I think when Empire will come to this sector and start the negotiations, Grievous will take out Asari Republic on one strike, their fleet may be saved but as independent government their country will cease to exist. Yes, I can nearly see this, while Empire will fight with Turian Hierarchy, asari's fleet will turn into hiding, or perish in battle with either CIS or Empire."
"And what about us?"
"Wrong questions we already chose our territories. Terminus Systems. Mass relay Omega – 4 is here and if my prognoses are correct Collectors are waiting behind it."
"Why do we even need to find these creeps, Jeviso? I mean they are buying slaves for technologies." asked Ahsoka.
Jeviso hissed in annoyance. "Very simple Ahsoka. Collecters have needed facilities, they are hidden and isolated society, so they will not be missed by anyone. I need those facilities, so I will take them for myself and with eighty per cent chances Collectors are servants of the Reapers, after all rumors about their weapons that I heard are similar to effects of the weapons in prothean Archive."
"Hmm, I see…"
"And your question isn't correct. After all it should have sounded: what of humans?"
"Humans What's wrong with them?"
"Nothing, except the fact that Emperor is xenophobe and human. His politics are pro – human and since humans here were kind off… bullied by political system, they may try to use the chance for vengeance. I fear that entire Alliance will be turned into Empire's stronghold."
"That… will be troublesome. If something like that will happen, Empire will slowly take over this galaxy. With backing of Alliance Hierarchy will fall in… several days or a week. While Grievous will struggle to keep control over his territories Emperor's armies will stab him in unprotected place. Asari will rebel and after everything Empire will rule here without any interruption." guessed Ahsoka. "Shouldn't we do something about it?"
Jeviso sighed. "We can't. Grievous has already conquered far too many territories. If we interfere we will just trigger everything, Palpatine will need only to send his forces here. Civilians will greet him with pen arms after Hell that will happen. So our actions are simple: setting base on Ilos and taking control over Terminus Systems."
"And what about "Omega"?" asked Ahsoka.
"We will think about it later. But since we need to conquer the Collector's space it will be foolish to leave the potential enemy's stronghold behind."
"And Consul?" asked Ahsoka.
"They will have more problems to deal with than change in power on "Omega"." replied Darth Jeviso.
Several days later. Malevolence. Training rooms.
"This ship was created several years ago by Confederacy of Independent Systems." said Ahsoka. "It was their secret weapon against most of Republic ships and since it was General Grievous' flagship training rooms were already here. We just modernized them a bit."
"Interesting and how Lord Jeviso managed to take control over something like this." asked Liara.
"Well… that was back in time when he was a pirate…" started Ahsoka before Liara's surprised scream interrupted her.
"He was what?!"
"A Pirate King." replied Ahsoka. "It was before he started his career in politics."
"Wow, it looks like Lord Jeviso had a really interesting past." said Liara.
"You can always ask him about that, just don't mention his parents, usually after somebody asks him about that he burns whatever is in his hands with Sith Lightning." said Ahsoka.
"I will remember it." said Liara. "And who is this… General Grievous?"
"Somebody, who you don't wish to face… but judging by current situation…"
"What?" asked Liara.
"Never mind, take this." She gave Liara training helmet. "I used it before, so it must be a good fit for you."
"This will not hurt, will it?" asked Liara.
Ahsoka smiled sadistically. "Not much."
Ten minutes later.
"Oh! AH! That's impossible!" screamed Liara. "How can I deflect something that I cannot see?!"
"Don't try to hear the sound of the shoot. Laser shoot will reach your body faster. Just feel, where and when droid will shoot you and deflect it with your training sword."
"Oh! Ah! Easer… Ah! …said… Ugh! … than done…" breathed out Liara while trying to deflect the blaster shoot.
"There is no such thing as "impossible" while Force is with you." Ahsoka remembered how these things were told to her in the Jedi Temple. She also remembered how frustrated she was because of this, she felt nearly guilty while she said the same things to Liara.
Main purposes of this exercise wasn't in sharpening reflexes of the youngling, but slowly pushing his or her gift with Force to made little youngling felt and remember connection with Force when it answers the call of the adept. Ahsoka managed to feel the Force through meditation, then was telekinesis and lastly precognition. Because of Liara's condition they started from it and it wasn't right.
Ahsoka once again sighed and focused on her protégé's gift… She looked, how she coated herself in purple field of protective energy. She smiled when…
"Ah! How can it be? I used the Barrier!" screamed the asari.
"Your skills with biotics are impressive and very good against kinetic weaponry, but against energy – based… not so. Don't use biotics, use the Force."
"I'm trying! I don't know how! " asari started to anger.
"You don't need to know or try. Relax, let the Force flow through you. You don't need to know what muscles moves in your hand when you rise it up, you just do it. Use your instincts."
Asari stopped talking, but pain from missed hits didn't stop.
"If I was alone I would have manage somehow. How can I focus when she is constantly looking?! I must be looking really stupid… Why can't she just walk away? What will she think about me, since she already can do everything? I must look really disgusting." thought Liara. "Goddess, what I'm thinking about? They are dual gender race. I look like female, I don't think that she is even interested. Unlike Lord Jeviso… He looks really good, by the way…" she once again missed a shoot. "I'm hopeless… Goddess, can she get away for a while?"
"Don't anger. Focus." said Ahsoka.
"I'm trying!" screamed Liara.
"Don't try, do it. You already "tried" to tell your theories to your "colleagues". Where did it get you?" mocked Ahsoka.
"RAGH!" roared Liara. "You… don't… fucking… understand…" said Liara deflecting a blaster shoot with each word. "Those fucking cockroaches didn't let me even open my mouth!" She moved a bit letting a shot pass near her, without hitting. And she finally understood what she did. "Wow! What was that?"
Ahsoka smiled. "We finally moved past the starting point. And I didn't need to take the electrostaff."
"Wha – what?" asked Liara.
"A tool for stimulation of lazy students. Don't worry… Maybe we will use it in later exercises. Now… focus and remember the feeling that you felt during the training."
"Feeling? What I should have… Wait a minute there was something… strange." replied Liara.
"Yes, remember the feeling focus on it!" said Ahsoka feeling, how Liara's connection with the Force started to shake… in a way. It wasn't something grand, but it was the first time when Liara reached the Force on her own.
Citadel. Councilor Tevos' chambers.
Asairi Councilor massaged her temples. Reports of attacks on asari colonies by sintetics disturbed her greatly, Sparatus being the fool that he always was dismissed her suspects claiming that while their fleets are guarding Citadel there is nothing to worry about and loss of several minor colonies will not matter in grand scheme of things.
Tevos sighed, they shouldn't have been so rough on human Spectre, Shepard. Seriously they grounded her like a child. Perhaps if their relationship wasn't so… shaky, she could have asked her to check what is happening on colonies.
She sat behind her table and looked over reports of her… ehm, henchman. Tevos tried to forget about current situation during work, but her thoughts returned to one particular report. After five more minutes she couldn't try to pretend anymore.
She slapped her hands on the table and made a deep breath. Then she opened one of the reports from her agent who was on one of the captured colonies. She looked over the terrifying view of her enemy's leader. Metalic figure clad in dark cloak with burning blue sword in his hand. His, somehow Tevos was sure it was a male, even if she knew that machines were genderless, metal mask gave him mean and grim looks. Massive metal legs that ended with powerful claws were very dangerous weapons themselves. Six fingered clawed hands, according to her agent's reports were powerful enough to slash through nearly everything.
Tevos knew that something started to change, like all biotics she felt it. She feared that change, since the founding of Citadel asari and than the Councul created through their efforts was the most powerful force in this Galaxy.
In recent days it changed, since the betrayal of Saren, change became more and more easy to feel. Tevos feared that change, it brought death and destruction with it.
One of the colonies on the border of Asari Republic.
Asari, weren't quite the race of warriors, they were powerful biotics, their technologies, due to hidden Beacon, were superior to nearly every species in the Galaxy, they lived for several hundred years and can have offspring from anyone in the known galaxy male and female.
Right now however they needed more commandos. Droids of Confederacy of Independent Systems overwhelmed them with h sheer numbers, they quickly captured all key positions. In fact they could have captured the colony by several methods first was already said. Second… was more interesting, even in chaos caused by droid army's invasion it still worked.
Tela Vasir observed him right now. Matal nightmare , who brought death whenever he went, striking anyone on his path with his blue glowing sword. She saw how he was shoot by rovcket and emerged from the fire unscratched. How he easily all alone dealt with battalion of commandos, that protected this part of the colony.
Meanwhile Grievous gracefully landed near destroyed building.
"General Greivous to all ships, ground forces in my location are neutralized. Proceed with the plan, land in the described points."
"Roger that, General Grievous." Was all he heard in return, it was all that he needed to hear.
Grievous continued his path, leaving behind only fire and death. "Tactical group "Arcus", follow me. I will lead the assault on administrative center."
"Arcus will soon be on your position."
"After the center – the plant will fall. Those blue bitches are no good warriors. I think they will be far better slaves."
Grievous continued to walk, right before the administrative center he ignited the second lightsaber. "Worthless creatures." said Grievous slashing through the last lines of defenders. Asari commandos retreated to the center leaving giant mechs to protect their retreat. Those giant robots controlled from the center would be a certain death for nearly everyone.
Through their usage asari managed to stop the tactical squads of General Grievous, but not himself. Like a hurricane he tore apart the giant robots. Several minutes later the last line of resistance was broken by merciless general.
"Continue unloading the transport ships, send most of our forces to the center of the town." ordered Grievous. "Resistance is broken. Take control over all main power plants." He looked down on the rows of captured asari. "Take locals as prisoners. I will decide what to do with them after I will speak with count Dooku. Kill only those, who are resisting. Alive they can be… useful."
When sun slowly rose upon the colony, it's light for a single moment showed everything in white and black colors. White city and black craters in it. White lines if droids and burnt black bodies of defenders. Black blood and black deeds. But only for a moment. Next second everything returned to it's natural colors.
Only two managed to see it. General Grievous, who was aiming for this from the start and Tela Vasir, who spied on him.
Malevolence. Training rooms.
It was Liara's first time seeing lightsaber, elegant and deadly weapon. Very fitting to someone like them. She looked how six young acolytes trained together under watchful eyes of Ventress, Mariss and Celeste, while Ahsoka stood near her on the small balcony, from where she observed training grounds.
"Such a beautiful sight aren't they?" asked Ahsoka.
"Yes." replied Liara
"By the way we are speaking about children or lightsabers." asked Ahsoka.
"Both of them." replied Liara. "Little children are always a cute sight to see. Lightsabers… those weapons mesmerize me. When ZI will create one by the way?"
"When you are ready. You still didn't manage to completely master the exercise we are working on. And without meditation and several other exercises you can only dream to complete a challenge for obtaining the heart of the sword."
"Heart of the sword? What is it?"
"You will find out later." Liara didn't push further. Ahsoka turned her gaze back to padawans. "Anyway, let's see how Pietro gets his ass handled to him."
Meanwhile under them Petro flipped Katooni and pointed his sword on her. "Face it Katooni, I'm just too awesome."
"Really?" grim voice from behind, nearly made him jump, and when Petro turned to face the speaker he faced blank expression of Jeviso's mask. Young padawan loudly gulped.
"Let us test this statement of yours." Jeviso took his long lightsaber's hilt in his hand. "I will use only the hilt and I will also limit set of my moves. You can use anything Petro, if you will manage to scratche me I will made you a knight right on the spot."
Petro ignited his sword. "Piece of a cake! Knighthood, here I come!" His blade however vanished when it was blocked by Jeviso's hilt. Second later Jeviso knocked him out with the hilt that he used as a club.
"What did we learn today?" asked Jeviso other padawans.
"Twice the pride double the fall?" asked Katooni.
"That Petro is a jerk?" asked Ganodi.
"Before anyone continues to ask." interrupted Jeviso. "We learnt that information is a key to defeat your enemy, Petro knew every move of Katooni, however his chaotic nature maked him hard to predict, that ensured his victory. Also he let his pride cloud his judgment and he charged blindly into battle knowing nothing about his enemy."
"Wow." said Liara, while she and Ahsoka looked down on the training area. "What was that?"
"Jeviso will tell you, when time will come for you to create your own blade."
"Cool."
Meanwhile Jeviso continued to lecture. "First, you must understand hatred. You must ask yourself: can you hate? For eight hundred years Republic was safe, people managed to not slice each other's throats, somehow. But peace made Republic soft, weak, vulnerable. It was inevitable. Put aristocrats, Jedi, ordinary people, slavers, governments full of arrogant fools and several different races with different customs in one place and you will have what we have now."
"Side effects of this nightmare – several hundreds of thousand deaths every day." continued Jeviso. "So you can say that basic aspects of the hatred you already understood. But your hate is not powerful enough… or you hate the wrong person. First of all you must cherish you hatred. Let me tell you how."
Jeviso made a pause and continued soon later. "Hatred is a useful thing, a good thing. I will not tell you something like "love other people and they shall be your brothers", no it's impossible to love somebody, who placed a knife near your throat. Or somebody, who rapes little children in dark alleys during the nights. And of course it's impossible to love somebody, while you lay on the road, bleeding. Hatred caused by this, can be understood by anyone."
He smiled under his helmet. "Without it we all would have died, chocked in our own blood. Hatred is an instinct that demands us to rip the head of the one, who caused you pain. But we evolved, we don't let our instincts get a better hold over us. We learned to control them to set their course. That is how we rose above the beasts, which bite the trees in bloody anger, caused by the arrow of the hunter. Not much though…"
Naruto turned his back on them. "Let us think that you have something to hate for. I don't care for what. Question is, who do you hate? Somebody, who caused you pain? This world is dangerous and filled with bastards, as vile as he is."
"Somebody, who created this shitty situation where you were hurt? You don't even know that someone's name… No, you hate a little man, who slowly walks in dark alley. Miserable loser. He is so close. So simple. So… easy to hurt. And we know what we can take from him… Thus giving power to eternal circle of hatred."
Suddenly he turned, scaring his listeners. "This is not good. You need to know, what you must hate, who you must hate and understand for what and hate even more. While we are speaking about hatred, thousands of homeless hate those, who have something. Home. Freedom. Good life. None of those, who try to live on those scraps, which fell from the tables of rich people, never think… why fate creates somebody like them?"
He looked away continuing his speech. "Thousands of other people feel pain and humiliation. But who let others cause pain and don't give others no other choice, but endure it? Those, who suffer, don't think about it… But we never bother to think… And there is nothing we can say, that will approve this… sin of inaction."
He once again turned his masked face to group padawans and young women. "Well most terrible thing… nobody tries. Really, why? When several knife strikes in dark alley will deal with all problems of jealousy, vengeance and pain… and will release you from burden to think."
"Why did your happy world explode right in your face? All your xenophobia leads to one simple truth… you hate injustice of this world… and you can't fucking understand how you must fight against such an enemy. That's why you must … No! You obliged! You obliged to love this hatred, to understand it! You must learn to hate! To hate injustice."
He crossed his arms behind his back. "This isn't some abstract meaning, It's a grand scheme, that creates and multiplies injustice. If you will chase away those alien to you, who rules over your fate, others, maybe even your relatives will take their place. That's why there is no cure to injustice. But it exists. It's simple and plain but it exists. Don't let it exist. On every possible level. In society. Among those in power. On the streets. In your home. In your own thoughts. This isn't easy. But it is worth trying, this is the only thing you must strive for."
He turned his back to them and walked to the stands with weapons. "Or we will bite the trees ignoring those who shoot us with poisoned arrow and now laughs over our agony and pain."
"But that's impossible!" cried Petro. Suddenly Naruto appeared near him, his masked face centimeters away from Petro's.
"Impossible you say? Not so long ago slavery was the only known economical engine… Before that total annihilation of everyone, who isn't of your kind, was what we called honor… and before that it was normal for wolves to eat travelers in forests. But time passed slavery stopped being profitable and even became… immoral… just like genocide… Together we nearly stopped starvation, defeated illnesses that killed millions… We learned to travel in the air, under the water and faster than light…"
He turned his gaze to other listeners "Maybe someone can tell me… WHY THE FUCK, did we stop? We defeated laws of nature, but can't decide how we must live even on one fucking piece of mud in endless fucking Universe filled with so many others!"
His shoulder downed a bit. "We can't understand that many others… no matter the race or skin color… All hate same things and those things never changed. And those, who you hate… hate same things as you. Everyone feels pain but happiness is same for everyone too. Humiliation… Despair… Fear… Those are simple matters, that plagues every member of each race, despite their age or gender… and happiness is when you don't have something like this in your life."
His smile grew wider under his helmet. "Everyone wants to love and be loved. Everyone wants peace. And when you… and those you stand beside you will understand that you hate simple, needless and unjust things… Only then you will face injustice. And those who breeds it. You will destroy it every resurrection. In others. In yourself. All of you. Together."
"There will be no evil. Your hatred will guarantee this. Your hatred will not let this Universe choke on its own blood… One, giant, indivisible hatred… Then you will understand that hatred is something, worth dying for. Only then you will understand what it takes to set you free and broke the chains."
"You are such an optimist, Jeviso." smirked Ventress. "But when you say something like this… I just want to fight and even… die for you."
"What can I say." said Jeviso looking over his followers and smiling upon Ahsoka and Liara, who joined them. "Force will set us free. And our chains will be broken."
He thought about his hatred, about his homeworld, about Konoha, about vile beasts, who somehow dared to call themselves humans, which lived there, about his family, about his mother, his sister and most of all about his fa… no, not even in his thoughts he will call that man "father", unlike many in this godforsaken Universe, he already found, who he must hate, he already knew what he must do. His hand clenched the lightsaber and wild smile appeared on his face.
He will cleanse the world. With iron… and blood.
Kronos station. Research facility.
Jack Harper slowly put his hand away from the cold metal thing that was once geth tank. For several secands he just stood near it placing his hand on cold metal, not for research, but psychological comfort, he tried to ensure himself that armor was as tough as before and didn't turn into soft shiny… something. Fear… it was a long time since Jack Harper felt something like this.
Since last time he took weapon into his hands. Since danger loomed over his head. Since he wasn't secure even on his own secret station. Not many knew about one simple fact about Elusive Man and those who knew, were already silenced, but Jack Harper was a coward. Maybe the greatest coward in known Galaxy. Fact that was well hidden, but a fact nonetheless.
"So… you say, that you can't understand anything?" said Elusive Man looking down on scientist. One of the few, who he let work on main station.
"Well… not entirely, we can't understand, how it was done, but we can tell what wasn't used to do it."
Harper massaged his temples. "I saw your reports, doctor. You say that it wasn't something that use magnetic fields, but I can't understand all that tremens that you used while you described your position about gravitation based weapons."
"Then object will be destroyed inside and there are no signs of it."
Harper scratched his chin. "So some sort of gravitation sphere?"
"No it was different kind of destruction."
"You didn't change your mind about biotics?"
"We checked this variant several times, there is no traces of biotic energy on this tank. Absolutely nothing. The only thing I can say is that we have destruction that can only be caused by biotic energy and lot of proofs that it wasn't caused by it."
"Any ideas how we can counter this?" Jack needed to smoke right now, but even he wasn't rude enough to try something like this in sterilized laboratory.
"I can't even say what it was, sir. Only thing I know for sure is that used technology was on really great level."
"Reasons?"
"They were portable. We haven't seen any traces of said equipment on the video. And their weapons are simply… marvelous!"
"Yes.. their widespread weapons… what can you say about them?"
"It wasn't wide spread thermo based weapons. Through careful examination of the wounds we managed to receive several results, it wasn't anything we used, or at least not in the way we used to use it. Whatever they used shoot didn't have any traces of thermo energy… I still can't say how it's possible."
Scientist sighed and continued. "Our opponent's soldiers were well – trained. There is no missing shoots. Nothing for research."
Jack signed, destruction of the geth, disappearance of mining station, "kidnapping" of doctor T'Soni. He could of course balame geth for every possible oddity that happened during Saren's "crusade". But geth don't steal mining equipment, geth were destroyed when they came for Liara T'Soni. That meant that those human – looking aliens took it.
Since they stole mining facility that meant only one thing: they plan to stay here. For a long period of time.
Nin'Qwei. Jedi Temple.
Mace Windu looked upon the ice fields of South Pole where new temple was built. Since Master Yoda left them to study on Dagobah, he once again took the position of the Jedi Grand Master. Mace feared the future, they managed to hide here on this planet with such unusual Force signature, but he knew that problems find them even here. Locals were humans, many alien species inspired fear in them.
Not only that but conflicts of this world were very troublesome to deal with. Since Master Shaak Ti, who spent her exile here, tried to establish some sort of enclave here and failed, lightsabers were taken by race that made killing their art. Windu didn't even want to think about it. Elemental nations were a taboo to discuss while he was around.
On the other continent of this world, in Bending Nations, everything wasn't as smoothly as he wanted too. New Chosen, or Avatar as they were called here, still didn't manage to complete her training. Her. Mace growled remembering his apprentice. His failure. He failed to protect her from curse of Waapad. He once again sighed, after al it was all he could: sigh because of the past.
While Master Windu tried to calm himself in meditation, Shaak Ti instructed her apprentices.
"Kushina, try once again, focus. Your progress in swordsmanship is astonishing, but you lack control over your emotions and Force powers."
Kushina hit the floor with her fists causing the small shock wave. "Aagh! How I can focus when my son and husband are trying to kill each other shredding the galaxy into pieces in process?! Huh? Tell me: how?!"
Shaak Ti placed her hand on Kushina's shoulder. "Don't worry Kushina we will…"
"We will what?!" immediately exploded Kushina.
Hinata, who stood near them raised her hand pushing Kushina into the wall. "Enough! You are not the only one, who worries about Naruto! He saved my live, gave me a purpose. He is my most precious person and a man, who one day, I hope, will be my husband! Do not dare tell me, wench, that you can worry about him more than me, when you left him alone in place that hated him for more than a decade!" Hinata turned her back on them and stormed out from the room.
"I will take care of her." said Shaak Ti.
"But she is right." said Kushina. "I left my own son to wolves in Konoha. I failed as mother."
Shaak Ti made a sign for her to follow. "This planet is filled with power, it was touched by power of other world. Of Spirit World."
"Spirit World?" asked Kushina.
"Yes. There is a cave nearby…" started Shaak Ti.
"A cave?!" interrupted Kushina. "I mean, even the Force right now told me it was a serious cliché…"
Shaak Ti smirked. "Yes it is, but we need to go there. You must face your fears, your doubts and purge them from your soul."
What I will face there? What I will find there?" asked Kushina.
Togruta shook her head. "Only you know this."
So now our favorite red haired kunoichi, jedi in training, walked in underground chamber. "Underground chambers, pff, really? I will be out of here in a few minutes."
"Really?" asked a familiar voice behind her. Kushina immediately leaped forward turning in air to face her enemy. He stood in ftront of her nearly human size but still far above her height, nine tails slowly moved behind hin, anthropomorphic body became even more human in appearance and his trademark smile that showed all his impressive fangs stayed the same.
"Kyuubi…"
"Oh, come on Kushina… you are still mad that I Knew as much as only your husband was supposed to? Seriously, they sealed me inside of hot women and I have needs, what did your elders thought would happen?"
"You… you clearly spent too little time chained to the rock in the sky?" angrily asked Kushina summoning her chains. Trying being the key word.
Kyuubi laughed. "Sorry Kushina it doesn't work here. And we both know one thing." He appeared near her grabbing her arms and smacked her in to the wall. "It isn't the right way to speak with somebody, who, besides your husband, was the only man you kissed."
Kushina turmed her face away, it was bright red as her hair. "I always wondered." continued Kyuubi. "Who was the father of your children? Me or Minato? In Naruto's case it's clear: I taught him everything, That means I'm his father. But your daughter… Hmm, I need to see her to tell."
Kyuubi opened his maw and his long red tongue licked Kushina's cheek. "Stop this." said Kushina. "It's not me Kushina." replied Kyuubi. At this moment red head understood that she hugged the demon with her arms and legs. Next moment she fell on her butt, because Kyuubi turned into red mist and materialized in the other place. "Here is the truth Kushina: you are failure of a mother, failure of a wife, you desire a demon, which is feared by everyone you know, you married Minato to find replacement for said demon and match between the two of us was made in Hell." Demon mockingly bowed.
"I bid you farewell, Uzumaki Kushina, and remember: here I cannot lie, what I said is the truth you searched for, it's the truth you must live with, after all bonds between us are tougher than iron." And he disappeared leaving a crying Kushina behind.
That day Kushina finally understood, that she couldn't made her family whole again. She also understood that Naruto will slay Minato, or Minato will slay Naruto, or both of them will kill each other. In all visions that she saw only her daughter was strong enough to bring something positive from the mess they created.
Shaak Ti found her near the exit. Kushina was hurt by the visions, but she was not broken. And like everything that didn't kill us, visions just made her stronger
Malevolence. Jeviso's personal chambers.
Naruto and Kyuubi smirked together, looking, how Kushina managed to finally succeed in her trial.
"One question did you and my mother…" started Jeviso before Kurama interrupted him.
"Once. Yes, she did enjoy it, but after one Yamanaka found that particular memory on her regular mental check, they tried to suppress it, to seal it. Instead they gave her memories about being raped by demon."
"And the part about…"
"Viewing you as my son? Boy I taught you how to walk, how to write, how to read, how to fight, how to hate… By all means I am your Father."
"Well, if you use such logic… then thank you, dad." replied Naruto.
"I really like feeling myself special, but let us return to main problems: industry, resources, Collectioners, Omega. Pick anything, but resources and industry are very… how should I say that… Agh, to put it simply: without them we are toast."
Naruto scratched his chin. "Do you know that Omega Station is a center of all trading routes of Terminus Systems? If Omega is in your hands all resources and facilities of Terminus Systems will belong to you. That's why…" he turned to Kurama. "I will claim Omega for myself."
"The words of a man, not a boy." smiled Kurama. I'm so proud of you my little genocide. I hope you will do it as I always taught you…"
"With a lot of blood, gore, sex and of course with taking everything of value for myself. Take everything and give nothing back, dad seriously that was first thing that you taught me."
"And I taught you well. So what about it's Queen? Aria, or something like that. What will happen to that fine piece of meat?" asked Kurama.
"I will deal with that later." said Jeviso.
Asari space. General Grievous' Head Quarters.
Metal clawed fingers of General Grievous, clenched the armrests of his throne. He thought about conquered species. This asari… were strange. They were good in warfare that he preferred, but their guerilla tactics were very effective against his troops. He liked fighting the worthy foes, but their militia resembled a bunch of different bands of tribal warriors.
However… their abilities were rather easy to take. Grievous looked as violet biotic energy danced on his hand. Now all he needed to do was observing a special project of their medical division. Asari – scientists, which he captured during his crusade, were a great help in special project of Count Dooku. They didn't want to help at first, but after he took their relatives as hostages and publicaly and very paifuly executed several of their kind… they became more cooperative.
Giant cyborg slowly went to medical center where separatists' scientists and captured asari worked on the project.
"How is he?" asked Grievous.
"His severed spinal cord still haven't connected and new cloned body parts still don't function." replied one of the scientists. "But we need to check your implants to see if everything is alright, this technology was just a prototype after all."
General sat on the floor allowing scientists and doctors take care of him. "Do we have anything to improve our soldiers?"
Scientists shrugged his shoulders. "Unfortunately creation of the droids here is less… advanced than ours. Fortunately they are much easier to hack."
"Good." said Grievous looking on capsule with "special project", what about Death Watch?"
"They are already prepared and thirst for bloodshed. Some of them managed to became biotics. Their potential is great… But they lack control. They can only send powerful shock waves to their enemies, also newfound abilities are slowly clouding their judgment."
"Hmm." General scratched his chin. "Then our only choice is to get him on his legs as fast as possible." Everybody looked at the capsule with red skinned zabrak, with a scar that covered his stomach area like somebody sliced him in half and then he was put together.
"Soon." thought Grievous. "Soon Darth Maul will rise again."
Nobody knew but Maul already came to his senses, he felt how Force and scientists' and medics' efforts slowly returned his lost bodyparts. He smiled thinking how his strength will return to him. He remembered the betrayal of his teacher, he also remembered, how Dooku's stubbornness became the reasons of Mother Talzin's death. When he will get out he will help Dooku and after they will conquer the galaxy… he will kill him. Well, they were Sith after all.
But first things first – he must avenge his brother. Different devices malfunctioned as rage started to rise in Darth Maul. Emperor. He must…
"He is awake! Quick! Sedated him!"
He … must…
"More! This isn't enough!"
… die…
Malevolence. Jeviso's personal chambers.
Jeviso was once again in process of redecoration of his cabinet. To his greatest displeasure most of his spies were from chiss race. Sending them to Omega was too dangerous. After all a bunch of people, who never takes off their armor and helmets will get a lot of attention. Sending only humans, who weren't as experienced as Ar'alani's group? Laughable.
He was out of options and this infuriated him to no end. Several minutes later he sat on his chair… At this moment Jeviso lost his line of thinking, as he realized that somehow only the table with documents and chair always survives his onslaught.
However… he desperately needed information about Omega. Since illegal trade routs were focused on that station he could always crush any opposition with economic sanctions alone. Of course if he will have Omega.
As he presumed Aria had a lot of connections with asari matriarchs, a lot of their profits came from illegal trade on Omega, which became possible only when Aria came to power. Jeviso smiled, that Aria is a smart bitch, maybe she can be useful , if he plays his cards right, of course. Jeviso stood up and started walking in circles. He needed some sort of an ace in his sleeve to deal with her.
Of course he could always deal with Pirate Queen in more "permanent" way, but Jeviso hated to spent resources in vain. Soldiers or materials. Jeviso was a bit greedy, but in a good way. He desperately needed a plan and he found it in form of "Loki" robots. It was no secret that omega had a lot of different robots stationed there.
Creation of robots in his Galaxy and in the one he currently was differed very much. It was rather easy for Naruto to put one "Loki" unit with virus into the Station staff. Virus slowly filled the system and several days later Naruto will receive all data he needed.
In much better mode he continued to think about the storming of Omega Station.
With count Dooku. Aboard his personal flagship.
Dooku knew that in terms of Force users Confederacy was rather… outclassed compared to Empire. So unlike Emperor he decided to pursue quality over quantity, like it did Darth Jeviso. There was only one problem: loyalty. Among the Sith found even one truly loyal is impossible and Dooku needed at least a dozen of such individuals.
Hence why he was so focused now He needed to meet with one of such people, a twi'leck, who called herself Darth Geisti. Dooku waited in hangar alongside his apprentice Minato for her entrance. He send several droids to escort her to him.
Dooku turned his head to his right, observing his new apprentice. Minato and his people were other variant for him. Their kind could quickly turn the tide of war to his favour. But his action will surely get the attention of the Emperor to Minato's planet and Dooku didn't need his hounds near the planet filled with so many force users. If it fell to his hands… Dooku was scared to imagine the consequences of such event.
Transporting module slowly got into docking bay and landed right before the two. Darth Geisti slowly left it with a figure cowered by dark robes following her behind. Green skinned twi'leck woman, covered by Sith tattoos and clad in some leather straps instead of normal clothing looked rather… extravagant.
Dooku was wary of said woman, she was rumored to be able to enchant anyone, who she wanted. Such a powerful person will be a worthy ally for him, but also a deadly enemy if she decided to betray him or challenge him.
"Dear count." greeted him Geisti. "I was glad to take your invitation to your ship. We have so many things to discuss…"
"Indeed we do." replied Dooku, with his hand hidden by cloak, never leaving the hilt of his lightsaber. "With a threat of the Empire looming over us, we need to unite against our enemy."
"I agree with absolutely, dear count. Also I have additional trump card for you." She stretched her hand in direction of cloaked figure. "This is my apprentice and former Jedi… Barriss Offee. While, she was working with her previous Master, Luminara Unduli, she came over brief mention of the place called Ghost Prison. She managed to find exact location of said place, where every dangerous enough warriors, who can kill even Force users, like your General Grievous, and rogue force users are held. I think this will decide your problem with lack of agents."
Dooku finally moved his hand from lightsaber, making a gesture for her to follow him. "Indeed we do, dear Geisti, indeed we do."
Malevolence. Sergeant's Ar'alani's quarters.
Ar'lani was in process of clearing her blaster, whistling strange melody, while doing so. She thought about her position on the board of Malevolence, new position, that she didn't take very well, at least for several days.
Now, however she really liked her position. Of course Jeviso wasn't a legendary Admiral, but he was Sith, who through the usage of his talaents managed to forge a new country independent from Confederacy and Empire. He was cute too, it was a great bonus.
Ar'alani stood up and pushed several points on the wall, part of the wall opened revealing an empty space. At least it was empty, before Ar'alani filled it with weapons of her choice and photos of her dear commander. She took a second blaster and put a battery into it.
She really wanted for operation Omega start sooner. Female chiss smiled, posing before the mirror with her two pistols.
"Now, what kind of armor I should use? Let's use something classical, in other words…" she opened her closet. "Something black and showing."
Meanwhile in other part of the ship Darth Jeviso looked on the clock and sometimes moving his eyes to 3D map of Omega, he was waiting for Force to give him a signal, and he finally heard what he wanted. He pushed a button and gave several orders to his secretary.
Operation officially started, his droids readied everything for him. It was eight hours before his troops will land on Omega. Naruto smiled. Soon he will have what he needed.
Omega. "Afterlife".
Aria T'Loak sat on her giant red couch and looked over datapads. She never liked working in the bar, preferring the silence of her office, but sometimes she needed to appear, locals always need to remember, who is the boss.
Aria quickly looked over reports of her agents. Prices on any weapon grew in astronomical rates: after several batarians tried to bombard the colonies with asteroids especially well were selling anti – aircraft units. She smiled when she reached the consequences of batarians attaining Alliance attention. Yeah a fucking frigate, which was passing nearby by pure chance, filled with veteran warriors. Swiftly played. Aria nearly applauded.
Still units were selling well, after all geth activity was still great. On other datapads, she found information about several drug dealers being arrested and their products, mainly red sand, being destroyed. That was good because her own production will give her more profit after prices will rise.
After that were disturbing news. Matriarch Benezia, one of the great, wise and bigtitted leaders of her race, from Aria's point of view, just very rich and smart bitch, fell in coma after incident on Noveria.
Noveria. Aria hated that place. On Noveria you wear business suit, here on Omega, you wear armor, labels are different, but source is the same. She also found that her only daughter disappeared without a trace.
Aria really hated this, after something like this, matriarchs will start to fight over the areas of power. Damage to her business will be in billions of credits. Seriously couldn't that bitch fell in coma a bit later. Well several hundred of years later sounded really nice. Is it too much to ask? She only wanted to prosper and see that everything in her daughter's life is alright.
Aria continued to look over datapads and several minutes later she contacted her secretary.
"Order several parties of biotic amplifiers and other product of asari high tech, a bit later we can sell them with higher price later."
"Roger that."
Several minutes later figures in dark armor slowly moved in direction of the "Afterlife", Jeviso really liked these moments of being Sith, no not liked, he enjoyed it. He felt how turian's neck cracked under the Force Grip, he breathed in the smell of burnt flesh, from batarian's wound inflicted by his sword.
He enjoyed all kinds of battle. Killing is an art after all and he is from the race of it's greatest artists. Those were the thoughts of Naruto, while Aria's secretary tried to get away from his grip. "Order several parties of biotic amplifiers and other products of asari high tech, we can sell them with higher price later." said communicator on the now dead secretary.
"Roger that." replied Naruto continuing his path.
… Aria was fuming. How dared this bastard to cut the comm. – link before she ended her orders?
"Aria we have…" turian, who was head of her security stormed into her private cabinet and instantly fell on the floor with a large hole in his head. Aria instantly hid behind the coach, she ordered to made it just for case like this. She once tried to pierce it with bullet from sniper rifle and couch was too tough for bullet. Aria didn't even think that it wasn't something else but sniper rifle. Turian was dead despite all shields on his armor and in the room.
What was strange the shields on armor still worked. Aria decided to explore this mystery later and right now she needed to get out of here. Covering herself with biotical barrier she used telekinesis to get dead turian's weapon, she slowly get away from the cabinet. Loud music instantly hit her ears, everybody in the club continued to dance and drink not caring about what was happening around them.
"Security!" screamed Aria. "Security!" something pushed her into the chest, she was literally thrown back into her cabinet she was nearly crucified on the wall because of impact. Then a man came inside clad in dark armor and cover by dark cloak, his arm was stretched, it was no doubt who did all of this to her.
"Human biotic?" thought she. "Of such power? And where is his biotical aura?"
Aria tried to overpower him with her biotical power, or threw a coach into him, but biotic didn't give her a chance, she saw how violent lightning stroke her coming from his hand, then was pain, after pain – only darkness.
When she returned to her sense everything around her changed. It was still her cabinet but she couldn't hear music and there was no crowd on the dance floor that she usually saw from the window. Also she heard gunshots somewhere away.
Aria tried to move but even shaking her arm was troublesome for her.
"Hey there is booze here commander, do you wish a bit? I think former queen will not deny us something so simple." said an unknown female voice. Aria promised herself to skin that fucking bitch alive a bit later.
"Thank you Ar'alani. Move our queen face to face with me, she already came to her senses.
Inside her cabinet everything changed too except maybe the couch, in front of it was the projector in form of strange white… bucket on legs. Aria instantly recognized the projection, she herself once stood in front of something like this when her men slowly conquered the Omega. She turned her head to her captors and shivered if in darkness she could had told that she was attacked by humans, then now when the lights were on… In front of her were two persons male and female, somebody else held her behind.
Male she feared the most, his black and red eyes looked like they can see every possible sin in her soul, and she already knew that he had power to punish her for them.
"Who… who are you?" finally managed to say Aria.
"I'm new owner of that station." Said the men in front of her with ordinary tone, like just asked him what time it is.
"Something else sire?" she finally managed to see the one, who held her. It was female, she was rather human – looking, despite her dark blue skin and glowing red eyes.
"Something else will be later, first we need to deal with locals and question our prisoner." Male sat on the couch and closed his eyes.
"What the fuck is happening here? No…" Her thoughts set shivers on asari's spine. "What's with Liselle? What's with my daughter?"
"Ar'alani, standard questions. Details we will find later."
"As you wish, my Lord." bowed the blue skinned female. She then turned to Aria. "You have two choices, either you tell us everything we wish to hear, or I'm activating sound barriers and after inflicting all kind of pain on you, you will tell me everything my lord wish to know. Please chose the latter."
Aria licked her lips. She needed to calm down. She can help her daughter only staying alive. Seconds flew by and queen of Omega understood how dangerous her situation was, receiving a place that she gave to her pet krogan, Patriarch, will be a great luck for her.
Her thoughts always returned to her daughter. Also she already viewed multipile variants and tried to turn the situation in her favor. Against her was an unknown race with technology as great or even surpassing that of a Counscil… she needed to be as useful as she can, after all she was a simple dancer, who became the queen of Omega. Looks like she needed to repeat her path, she didn't want to lose her daughter and her life. After all that lord is a man and she is really hot woman… that alone had good perspectives.
"Don't be so nervous, your lord will hear all answers he wishes for." red eyed woman pouted.
"First variant… always fucking first variant. Well tell me what cantacts you have with political parties on Thessia and Ilum…" with a sigh asari started to tell her connections always telling that this ties are good only until she is gave different kinds of information showing her willingness to cooperate. In ideal, she wanted this mysterious lord to interrogate hate, in such case she can demonstrate "everything", few man didn't notice beautiful women, fortunately this "lord" wasn't one of them. Unfortunately, it was his female subordinate, who interrogated her and all that he managed to achieve were untied hands and cup of water.
Several minutes later Naruto rose to his feet. Station was under his full control. "Ar'alani get miss T'Loak into other room and give her several troops for security.
"W – wait a minute! What's with my daughter?!" screamed now former queen of Omega.
"If she didn't resist and was smart enough to surrender… then everything should be fine." emotionlessly replied Darth Jeviso, all those family matters were still sore subject for him. While His troops walked away Aria, Naruto sat behind her working place and waited for reports of his officers.
Part of him really wanted to see the faces of the Council when he will reveal himself.
AN: I will focus on chapters of my "Overfox" story now, so "Dart Jeviso" will not be updated for a while. Also it's not one hundred per cent, if I will be in a mood (finally figure out the battle with Sovereign), then chapter will be updated soon. Until then, goodbye.