Chapter 7
The Imperial shuttle lands on the ancient Sith Empire planet and Darth Revan steps out, flanked by a pair of Stormtroopers. At his command, they stay in place and he makes his way across the thin bridge of the chasm towards the entrance of the academy. The skeletal remains of the Terentateks lay outside the building carved into the mountain side, still in the same place they were killed nearly 4,000 years ago. Darth Revan takes a deep breath, but before he can make his way inside, he hears an explosion behind him and he watches as his shuttle changes into scrap metal and shrapnel and the Stormtroopers fly towards him and land lifeless on both sides of him.
He looks up at the sky and sees a fleet of Imperial Star Destroyers firing down on the planet in concentrated volleys. He can't help but smirk under his mask. "Sore loser," He says as he turns around and makes his way inside.
The remains of the statues greet him and a disturbance in the Force makes him grab his lightsaber and ignite the blade. He turns around and brings his blade up in time to block the overhead attack of an assassin. His opponent back flips in mid air and he brings up his blade again to absorb a salvo of Force Lightning. His stance falters for just a second when he feels a familiar presence.
"I can see that I still can't best you, my lord." His opponent says.
"You simply aren't quick enough, my faithful assassin." The Dark Lord counters.
Both men extinguish their lightsaber blades and relax their stances. They make their way over to each other.
"I assume that the fleet above is the Empire?" Ithost asks as they make their way down the familiar hallways.
Revan nods. "The Emperor doesn't like to be used, apparently."
Ithost looks up as the mountain surrounding the ancient academy becomes the next target for The Emperor's tantrum. He grins and shakes his head. "Big baby."
Revan and his faithful assassin continue their way deeper inside until they reach the very same room they were knocked out in. This time, Ithost makes his way over to the open tomb and the shattered crystal. He picks up a couple shards and examines them before he drops them to the ground. They can't return using the same crystal, that's obvious.
"What do we do now, my lord?"
"Keep searching," Revan says simply. "There might be another crystal like that nearby."
"We have company," Ithost says as he grabs his lightsaber.
"Find the crystal!"
The door slams shut seconds before the Stormtroopers and Palpatine can make their way inside. Revan starts ripping off the lids of the sarcophagi one by one using the Force until he finds another crystal. He reaches inside and grabs it without thinking. The door is ripped open and the Stormtroopers start to pile in. Revan slams the crystal on the ground and uses a powerful blast of the Force to pull Ithost over to him just as the black mist starts to pour out. Just as the mist envelops both of them, the Stormtroopers open fire.
Once the mist dissipates, both Revan and Ithost have disappeared and Palpatine makes his way over to it. "This is not the end, ancient Sith."