Chapter 6 is here. The first part of the Mortis arc, the one i've been waiting to write for a long time. Let's just say… things will happen in these next few chapters.
MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE!
A TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INTERCEPTED FAR BEYOND THE OUTER RIM, DEEP IN THE CHRELYTHIUMN SYSTEM.
WHY THE CALL HAS BEEN MADE, AND FROM WHERE CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED.
BUT BURIED IN THE MESSAGE IS A JEDI DISTRESS CODE THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED IN OVER 2,000 YEARS.
OBI-WAN KENOBI, REVAN, ANAKIN SKYWALKER AND HIS PADAWAN AHSOKA ARE SENT TO INVESTIGATE.
FEARING A SEPARATIST TRAP, THEY ARE TO MEET WITH A HEAVILY ARMED JEDI CRUISER...
Anakin pulled the Jedi shuttle they took out of hyperspace near the rendezvous area they were to meet with the Star Destroyer, deep within the Chrelythiumn system and contacted Rex as the captain appeared on the dashboard holoprojector. "Rex, Rex do you read me? We're at the rendezvous point awaiting your arrival. Where are you?" he asked the clone. "Sir, we are at the rendezvous point and there's no sign of you on our scanners." the captain replied. "Oh, come on. That's impossible." Anakin said in mild disbelief before looking at Obi-Wan. "Something's wrong. We're at the exact coordinates where the distress signal originated, but there's nothing here. Rex is at the exact same coordinates and he's not here." the older Knight pointed out, complaining a bit.
"This is getting interesting." Obi-Wan commented. "Unable to find you. Where are you, sir?" the captain said as the hologram started to flicker. "Something's blocking the signal." Ahsoka told them before the shuttles power cut out completely. Obi-Wan pressed a few buttons to try getting the shuttle back online, only for it to not respond. "Not good." said in worry before Ahsoka stood from her seat and looked at him. "Everything's dead, even the life support." she said in worry. "This is really strange." Anakin said, looking at Obi-Wan as the power suddenly came back on. "There. See? Nothing to be concerned about after all." Obi-Wan reassured with a smile.
Ahsoka's eyes suddenly widened and Revan stood up to see the reason before his widened as well. "Then what's that?" she asked in worry, pointing to a giant metal rhombohedron. Obi-Wan and Anakin's eyes widened a bit as well before the ship shook once as it started flying towards the giant object by itself. "It's pulling us towards it." Ashoka pointed out. The middle of it opened up a bit as a bright light shined along the opening. "Everyone, strap yourselves in." Obi-Wan told the two youngest Jedi before they sat back in their seats and strapped in. "Looks as though we're going for a ride." Obi-Wan joked lightly as they entered the light.
Revan groaned as he awoke fro his seat. 'Oh, man… What the hell happened?' Anakin groaned as well as he sat back up in his seat properly and rubbed the back of his neck while Obi-Wan regained consciousness. "I must have blacked out." the older Knight said. "Then who landed the shuttle?" Obi-Wan asked. "Not me." Ahsoka replied as she awoke. "Me neither." Revan said, checking to see if his mechno-arm wasn't broken. "Where are we?" Anakin asked as he looked out the viewport to see some trees and a mountain in front of the shuttle. Ahsoka pressed a button on the console beside her and checked the screen before turing her head back to him as he looked around the side of his seat.
"Some kind of organic mass. All of our readings indicate that it's bigger than an asteroid. But at least the atmosphere is breathable." she replied, looking back at the consoles screen before Obi-Wan pressed a few buttons on his. "Well, this is getting more unusual by the minute. I can't even lock down where in the galaxy we are or if we are even in our own galaxy." he said, sounding unsure. Anakin pressed a button on his side and the ship beeped but did nothing else before he leaned back in his seat. "Well, the ship's systems seem to be fine but for whatever reason, nothing's working." he said as Ahsoka walked to the door and opened it.
The four Jedi walked down the shuttles ramp and onto the short grass. Obi-Wan looked around through his small macrobinoculars. "Hey! I saw something. A reflection, up on the hill." Ahsoka said, pointing at it for a moment. Obi-Wam took a few steps forward and looked at the hill with his binoculars. "I don't see anything." he said. 'Okay… Giant floating rocks. This has officially become weirder.', "What the what? Did you hear that?" Anakin asked them. "I didn't hear anything." Obi-Wan replied before looking through the binoculars again.
"Are you the One?" a ethereal female voice asked. The other three stood behind Anakin and looked at the woman, she was glowing and wearing a white dress and had very log green hair. "Hello." Obi-Wan said, holding his chin and smiling. "Who are you?" Anakin asked her, placing his fists on his hips. "I am Daughter." she introduced. "Are you the One?" she asked Anakin. "The 'One' what?" Anakin asked, his voice starting to sound irritated. "I will take you too him." she said instead of answering. "'Him', who?" Ahsoka asked her as Obi-Wan took a step forward. "Did you bring us here?" he asked her. "Only he can help you. There is little time. Follow me. We must have shelter by nightfall." she said, before turning around and walking. "And we thought the planet was strange. How 'bout this one?" Anakin joked quietly to his friends. "We'll be fine as long as we stay together." Obi-Wan assured as they started following her.
A little while later the Jedi walked along a path carved into the side of a mountain as they continued following the Daughter. "Have you noticed the seasons seem to change with the time of day?" Obi-Wan asked, loud enough for only them to hear. "Yeah." Anakin replied with the same volume. "And there are no animals." Ahsoka pointed out while looking at the sky. "And you sense it?" the Master asked his first padawan. "Mm-hmm, since we arrived. The Force is… very strong." he replied. "An intersection unlike anything i've ever felt before. Be wary." Obi-Wan warned. "Reminds me of Korriban. Just without all the Dark Side energy." Revan said.
"Scuse' me. Who are you taking us to?" Anakin asked the Daughter. "The Father, of course." she replied. "Of course." Ahsoka agreed with a hint of sarcasm. "And what exactly are you?" Obi-Wan asked her. "We are the ones who guard the power. We are the middle, the beginning, and the end." she replied. "Glad she cleared that up for us." Anakin said quietly to the others with a smirk. Revan noticed the green plants on the edge of the path and ones on the mountain in front were now red. "Hey! Look out!" Anakin warned her while pointing at a giant rock that started falling. The older Knight pushed her ahead while the other three Jedi jumped out of the way. Obi-Wan accidentally slid off and was now holding onto the edge.
The two teens quickly got back up and rushed over to help pull him up. "Thank, you." he thanked them with a grateful smile. "You're welcome." Ahsoka replied with a smile. "No problem. We should contact Skywalker, see if he's all right." Revan suggested. "Good idea." his former master agreed before turning his comlink on. "Anakin, are you there? Are you alright?" he asked. "Yeah. But our friend here has run off!" the other Knight replied, yelling out the last two words at what Revan guessed was the Daughter. "Go back to the ship and try sending another distress call. I'll follow her and find out how to get off this rock." he said after a moment.
"And if this is a trap?" Obi-Wan asked him. "Then i'm not gonna wait around to find out." he replied in an urgent tone. "Anakin, stop! Wait for us to find another way around and meet you." Obi-Wan told him as the com cut out. "Anakin?" he asked, not getting a reply. "So reckless an impatient." the Master said to himself, frowning and folding his arms. Ahsoka took a step toward him. "He'll find her." she assured with a smile as he turned his head to her. "Yes, and what else?" he asked before they looked at the sky to see dark clouds after hearing thunder. "Storm's coming." Ashoka warned as they started hurrying back.
Upon arriving where they'd landed, the three Jedi noticed the shuttle was gone and that the grass and trees were dead. "The ships gone." she grumbled. "Gee. Thank's for pointing that out, captain obvious." Revan said sarcastically, earning a glare. 'The hell? I've only ever acted like this towards her when the Dark Side was around, which means… Shit.' the Knight looked around but didn't see anything as it suddenly became night. "Yes, I can see that." Obi-Wan replied to what she said. "It was here, no question. And look, everything's dying." she said as few plants curled up. "Did you lose something?" an echoing male voice asked from behind them.
The three Jedi spun around fast while Ahsoka ignited her lightsaber and took a defensive stance. A man with grey skin, wearing black clothes with two red tattoos on his bald head and two underneath his black eyes with red iris' and pupils asked them. Revan kept himself calm. 'This guy just oozes the Dark Side.', "You didn't do as you were asked." he said. "And what was that?" Obi-Wan asked him as the man glared at them. "My sister said to wait!" he replied, raising his voice. "Did she now? Well, we were unfortunately separated. We'd like our ship back if you don't mind." Obi-wan said. "Not yet." the man replied before stepping up to the Master. "Is it true that he is the Chosen One?" the man asked. Revan and Obi-Wan activated their sabers as well and Ahsoka activated her shoto.
"What do you know of such things?" the older Jedi asked, glaring at him. "What is about to happen shall occur whether you like it or not." he said, glaring at them again as he waved his hand, causing their sabers to deactivate. Revan couldn't help but be mildly in awe at what he'd just done. 'Now that is a cool Force power!' Obi-Wan pointed a finger at him. "You are Sith." he accused as the man folded his arms. "Sith?" he repeated before chuckling evilly. "Yes, and no." he answered as it started raining. The Jedi looked at one another as he unfolded his arms.
"The storms here are quite lethal. If you want to live, I suggest you find shelter." he warned, turning around and breaking into a sprint before shapeshifting into a gargoyle and flying off. "What in the universe was that?" Ahsoka asked slowly in a low voice of disbelief. "I'm not quite sure." Obi-Wan admitted in the same volume as they clipped their sabers back on their belts. They jumped back a step as a bolt of lightning hit the ground in front of them. "Quick. There's a cave over there." the Master said, pointing behind him. The three Jedi ran towards it as another bolt struck beside them. Revan and Obi-Wan managed to get a fire going and the three soon decided to try and get some sleep. Revan took his mask, glove and robes off, using the robes as a makeshift pillow before drifting off.
You knew! And you let me turn into this!
Revan awoke with a startle and looked around, noticing Obi-Wan was awake and Ahsoka was still sleeping. 'Shit. Another vision with Anakin's voice? I thought these had stopped!' he mumbled obscenities under his breath before laying on his back and looking at the caves ceiling as his eyelids closed and he drifted off again. Revan awoke again when he heard Obi-Wan's voice. "Ashoka?" the older man asked, keeling over her with a concerned as she awoke. "I had a vision. I think Anakin may be in trouble." she warned. The two walked up to Revan. "I'm up, don't worry." he said standing up and putting his stuff back on before they exited the cave.
Awhile later the three Jedi were walking as daylight came out, causing the dead trees and grass to come back to life. "The longer we stay here, the stranger this place gets." Ahsoka said dryly. "Ditto." Revan agreed. "It appears the planet is renewing herself." Obi-Wan pointed out. "What about Master Skywalker?" she asked worried. "Anakin will not be easy to deceive." he assured with a small smile. A moment later they turned around when they heard flapping, only for Obi-Wan to get grabbed by a griffon and the teens to get grabbed by a gargoyle.
The two winged beasts flew them towards a temple sitting on a mountain. The griffon lowered Obi-Wan onto one side of a large circular courtyard with a symbol and the gargoyle lowered Ahsoka and Revan onto the other far side, while keeping a grip on the Jedis shoulders. They noticed Anakin and an old man wearing a grey robe and pointed hat with a long white beard standing in the middle. "Not him." the Father said, gesturing to Revan as the gargoyle released him. The teen was about to try freeing his crush when the beast smacked him in the chest, sending him onto his back a few feet away. The younger Knight clutched his chest and groaned in pain as he managed to turn his body around in order to watch the others.
The gargoyle roared. "Whatever he wants, don't do it, Master!" Ahsoka called to him, trying to get her other arm free. Anakin turned to Obi-Wan as he struggled against the griffon as it gave a lighter roar. "Let them go. I will not play your games!" the older Knight snarled at the old man, who started to walk around him. "Oh, but I think you will. I have ordered my children to kill your friends. The question is," the old man suddenly appeared standing on an upper part of the courtyard. "which one will you choose to save: Your master or your apprentice? You must now release the guilt and free yourself by choosing." the Father said. "No!" Anakin yelled at him in defiance.
Obi-Wan tried freeing himself again. "Their powers are too strong for us, Anakin! Save Ahsoka!" he urged as the Knights look at her and she cried out in pain as the gargoyle squeezed her arm. Revan tried to stand but only fell back down and used his mechno to help keep himself up while holding the other to his chest as it flared in pain. 'No! Get up! Ahsoka's going to be killed!' he tried forcing himself up again but like before, he couldn't. "Let. Them. Go!" Anakin demanded again. "Only you can make my children release them." the old man replied.
"Anakin! The planet is the Force. Use it." Obi-Wan urged him. "You will let them go!" he demanded, as his voice took on an echo and the lines of the symbol glowed before he moved both hands in opposite directions quickly, sending out a repulse that caused the beasts and captive Jedi to take step back. Anakin turned his palms upward and slowly started to raise them as the two beasts lifted off the ground, now under his power of the Force. The sky suddenly turned nighttime with the only light coming from the griffon and glowing symbol. Lighting crackled in the sky as he made them release the two other Jedi before they fell to ground on one knee and stood back up.
The Chosen One made fists and brought the two beasts a few feet forward before extending his arms with his palms out, sending the two into opposite sides of the courtyard walls. The beasts got back up and hovered in the air as they advanced on the two they previously had captured as the Master and padawan ignited their blades. "Down!" Anakin commanded the gargoyle, throwing him to the ground before turning to the griffon and pulling them both towards him as they roared in protest. "On your knees!" he commanded, using the Force to make them change back into their normal forms and onto their hands and knees as they panted.
Anakin relaxed a bit as the old man walked up behind him. "And now you see who you truly are. Only the Chosen One could tame both my children." the Father said as he stopped. Anakin panted a bit as the man and woman looked up at them and the Master and padawan walked up to them. Revan walked over with his mechno on his chest. "I have taken you test. Now fulfil your promise and let us go." Anakin told him. "Ah, but first you must understand the truth." the Father replied before looking at the others. "Now all of you, leave us." he ordered. "Do not trust him." Ahsoka warned, loud enough for only her friends to hear. "You think?" he replied with a 'no duh' look.
"I said, leave us." the old man ordered again. The other four Jedi and the Father's children left them. A little while later the Jedi were the temples landing pad with their shuttle, Ahsoka walked up the ramp and stood next to Obi-Wan as the two younger men stood at the ramps bottom. "Ready to get out of here?" the Master asked the two as the older Knight kept staring at the temple. Revan walked up the ramp first as Anakin looked back once more before entering as well. The two older men started the ship and flew off as Revan could swear he heard ominous music…
Chapter 6 is done.