Chapter 8. Rebellious Apprentice
While Plagueis attending to his affairs his apprentice Darth Mantus prepared to overthrow him. Mantus spent the next two weeks searching for an apprentice. He found one on the water world of Manaan, a selkath strong enough in the force to fulfill his plans. He immediately began training the young Selkath in the traditions of the sith. After four weeks of training the Selkath built himself a double edged lightsaber. Within two months time the Selkath named Ares could lift heavy objects, sense the feelings of others, perform force shout, choke and deflect blaster bolts with his bare hands. He could also sense the force in other. Mantus also taught him how to mask his presence in the force.
"You need more training, but you know enough to find others to join us…"
"Aren't you coming with me master?"
"No my master summons me… Now remember avoid the Jedi at all costs and begin training the new recruits… May the force serve you well…" Ares bowed and left him in an old sith spy ship that had been refurbished by Plagueis. Mantus stole the ship and gave it to his new apprentice.
When Mantus returned to Plagueis on Kashyyk the Muun seemed upset about something, but he wouldn't tell Mantus what it was. Six months passed before Mantus could leave Plagueis' sight. When he caught up with his apprentice Ares had recruited twenty-five force sentive individuals. He had also recruited a dark Jedi named Remose who was a Weequay.
"You have done well my apprentice… Very well…"
Over the next few months Mantus spent more and more time plotting against Darth Plagueis. He also spent a lot of time training his growing army of darksiders. With the dark Jedi the training went faster than he anticipated.
"The time has come my brothers… Welcome to the Brotherhood of the dark core… Soon the galaxy shall be in our grasp…" Maantus said as he knighted each of the fifty warriors before him. None of them had enough training to stand against a Jedi alone, but together they were unstoppable.