A/N: This is where things start to change and it gets AU but not too much yet.
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
The Fallen Knight
The Sith Emperor
Walked down this road all alone
This is the path I've chosen to go
It's no one's fault but my own
-Space Bound, by Eminem
5 months later
"Revan the dark side is getting stronger the farther we go." Malak said as they walked down the corridor. They had spent the last few months gathering information on the Sith by going undercover. They had left their armies on a far moon so that they weren't detected. What Malak and Revan found was a massive army of pureblooded Sith preparing for war. What little information they got they had learned that the leader was known as the Sith Emperor. Revan set up a plan that took over a month to prepare.
The plan: sneak in and kill the Emperor. Hoping to crush the resolve of this powerful enemy. Revan knew better than to hope. The army was too big and powerful to just give up after the loss of their leader. What he needed was another Mass Shadow Generator attack. If only he had Meetra copy the plans so that he could recreate it.
But cutting off the head of the snake theory would have to work for now. They walked over to a giant door.
"He's in here." Revan said. They both drew their lightsabers. "Don't let him use his force he is very powerful he could easily take us out, we must be quick."
Malak nodded and they opened the door.
"Ah the two Jedi who have been causing problems welcome." Revan and Malak charged at the large shadow sitting in his chair.
The Emperor waved his hand and they both flew back and were relieved of their lightsabers. Revan jumped up and pulled out his red lightsaber and charged once again. The Emperor seemed to flinch when he saw Revan's other saber. But he unleashed a volley of lightning upon the young Knight. Though it slowed his advance he did not stop. His robe started to singe as he walked defiantly towards the Emperor. Seeing that Revan wasn't going to stop the Emperor stood up and used both hands to make his lightning more powerful. Revan wouldn't stop he kept pushing the pain out as he progressed. He was now only 10 feet from the Emperor.
He stopped and cried out unleashing his anger into a small explosion of Force. This knocked the Emperor back a little but Revan couldn't advance. He succumbed to his wounds and dropped to his knees.
The Emperor laughed as he approached Revan. 'That's right focus on me..'
As he came closer Malak jumped from behind them both with lightsaber in hand about to stab the Emperor. But at the last second the Emperor grabbed Malak in a choke hold and threw him next to Revan.
"I underestimated you two, but I guess you would be the strongest the Republic has to offer since you helped them stop the Mandalorians." Malak looked up at him in shock. "What you didn't think I know what goes on in Republic space? You have seen my empire you have seen how powerful we really are and yet you try to go against us?"
Six Sith Lords walked into the room and stood behind the two Knights. "You were behind the Mandalorian Wars, you put them up to it." Malak gasped out.
"Put them up to it? No I only fed their hunger for battle with the dream of the greatest war in history." The Emperor sat back into his chair. "But it will only be the second greatest war in history after I'm done with the galaxy."
"What do you have against the galaxy?" Malak now stood on his feet still in pain.
"Everything. Do you remember the Great Hyperspace War?"
"You were survivors of the war. And now you're growing and waiting to attack." Revan said still in pain from his burns. "All while hiding in unknown space. Genius."
"Ah so you are the great Knight Revan. I must say I have been waiting for this moment." Revan slowly stood back up saber still in his hand. "You would be a formidable opponent if you were left alive when I invade the galaxy." The Emperor waved his hand.
Revan reacted quickly and pushed Malak out of the way and brought his blue saber back to him. He blocked two of the Sith's attacks and kicked a third. He got into a fierce saber duel with all six of them. He fought fiercely but his burns were slowing him down. He called upon the darkside within himself and pushed four away from him. He grabbed another one in a choke hold and crushed his windpipe and tossed him away. He blocked the attack from the other and slashed across his chest killing him. He waited for the others to attack but they circled him and stayed at a distance.
"So it seems you have tasted the darkside Revan." The Emperor said calling the four back. Revan then collapsed as the Emperor entered his mind. Revan felt him breaking down his barriers and pulling out his memories. He quickly safeguarded his memories of Bastila keeping her a secret. "You have been to Malachor I see. Ah you gained all their power but you haven't been able to control it why is that. Oh there it is you still serve the light. How can one taste this power and turn away from it?"
Revan looked up at the Emperor who was smirking at him. Then a blue pierced through the Emperor's body. "You keep forgetting there are two of us." Malak said pushing the blade deeper into the Sith beast.
The Sith Emperor looked down at the blade and laughed. "You think that YOU can kill me?" The Emperor turned around and grabbed Malak by the throat. Revan stood up but he stopped when four red lightsabers were pointed at his neck. "I am the ultimate Lord of the Sith! I hold all the secrets and powers of the Force!" He threw Malak to the floor in front of Revan. He then used the Force to pull the blue blade out of his body and into his hand. He then covered himself in a purple essence and healed himself.
"You won't be needing this anymore." He said crushing the lightsaber in his hand. He sat back down into his chair and stared at the two knights. "You both have killed millions and have tasted the dark side yet, you both resist. Interesting. I think I may have use for you two after all."
He lifted his hand and the two Knights were covered by a red cloud. "You cannot resist the power of the darkside. It will give you all this power and more."
Revan felt his will breaking he felt the overwhelming power of the darkside befall him. All the light he held to balance it out was gone. He felt the Emperor's words echo within his skull. "You want to serve me and the power of the dark side." It took him a minute to realize he had said those words out loud after hearing them in his head. 'No, no I can't fall I have to resist.' Revan powered up trying to keep his will from breaking. But it was no use he was falling deeper and deeper. He desperately searched himself for something anything to keep the light in it.
'Bastila.' Was all that echoed in his head. He felt her in him bringing out the light in his body. He felt his willpower coming back. But he knew the Emperor felt it too. He quickly built a barrier around the thoughts of her and let the darkness manifest a little but just enough to convince the Emperor he had fallen.
"Who do you obey?" The Emperor said darkly.
Both Revan and Malak looked up at him with sickly yellow eyes. "You my Master."
6 months later.
"Find the Star Forge and build me an invincible fleet." The Emperor's words echoed through his head as Revan meditated. After six months of searching they had finally found it. Sneaking around the Enclave on Dantooine, going to the bottom of the ocean on Manaan, searching miles of desert on Tatooine, passing the tests in the tomb of Naga Sadow on Korriban, and passing simple war strategies on Kashyyyk they had finally found it. As if that wasn't enough they crash landed on a planet near the Star Forge. After dealing with the inhabitants and gaining access to the temple they were able to find out what the Star Forge was and that it required the darkside to activate it. Now here he was meditating on the Star Forge.
Malak paced impatiently in front of him as he tried to focus. "Breaking my concentration is not going to get this thing activated any sooner." Revan said irritated.
"It is simple Master we just need to use our power to activate it." Malak said staring at Revan.
Revan grunted then stood back up putting on his hood and mask. "It is not that simple Malak, this station is more than it seems I only need to activate its factory and to do that I need to bypass a few things."
Malak looked at him in disbelief. "But this place can be so much more why limit it to just a factory?"
Revan walked over to the window and stared out into space. "I know you are thinking the same thing I am Malak. We are not pawns of the Emperor, he can break us but he can't make us serve him."
Malak walked up by his side. "Yes I agree with the Star Forge we can easily crush him and the Republic."
Revan thought about this for a moment. "No, even with this place we cannot hope to defeat him and his armies. We need more men more support, more Jedi."
"Then what do you suggest?"
Revan turned away from then window and looked at the control panel. "We take the Republic and make it ours. Imagine how powerful it would be without the politicians and greedy weak minded men in control. We saw it firsthand how strong they can be when pushed to the brink. With us in control we were unbeatable. And that was just half the forces under our command, imagine the whole galaxy. Even the Emperor said it. We were too dangerous to be left alive we could easily beat him with this station and the force of the Republic."
Malak walked over to join him at the controls. "Yes we take the Republic we take the galaxy."
Revan focused his power to start up the Star Forge. He focused very carefully on the systems and only activated a select few. After a couple of minutes of starting it up he backed away and watched as the systems came to life. He smiled under his mask as a screen popped up.
Star Forge: Active
Primary Systems: Active
Secondary Systems: Offline
Star Forge is online functioning at: 0%
Begin Primary functions?
Revan typed in some commands and looked back at the screen.
Star Forge is beginning request.
Approximant time of completion: 5 standard months.
Malak watched from behind his Master. "So now we wait?"
Revan stepped away and nodded. "Yes until then we must train our forces and prepare for war." Revan turned to leave.
"Where are you going Master?"
"I wish to gather more knowledge on the true Sith and their power."
6 months later
Revan had never fallen completely to the darkside. He just played the part so that he could gain the power and resources to defeat the Emperor. Now he was half way there. But he felt the darkside breaking him. He kept the memories of Bastila secured but let them come out when he meditated so that he could keep the darkside in check. He was barely hanging on to his sanity some days and others he felt completely in control.
The past six months he had ventured to ancient Sith home worlds. He tried to find out everything he could on the species. He found more than enough information. Apparently the holocrons on Malachor V were of long dead Sith Masters who left their spiritual essence in the cave for someone who had proven worthy of their power. Also that these Sith's power was unlimited, he just had to unlock it somehow. Apparently the Sith Emperor was a survivor of the Great Hyperspace War and he had unlocked all the secrets of the Sith. Revan found out that his spirit was immortal and he would transfer it to different hosts. The Emperor was unbeatable it seemed.
But after Revan was done researching he snuck onto the ancient Jedi home world of Tython. It was not very popular anymore but Revan grew very interested in the ancient Jedi. He had already mastered all of the techniques of the Jedi and was more interested in older forgotten techniques. There he was able to contain the monster that the Emperor had created.
Revan had even been confronted with a spirit of a long gone Jedi.
Two months earlier.
"Who are you?" Revan asked the Spector. He walked into an old broken temple where the Force was very strong. He found an old Jedi spirit roaming the halls. Revan felt calm as he walked closer to the former Jedi.
"Who I am does not matter, I have what you seek Revan." He spoke.
Revan was surprised that the spirit knew who he was. But he slowly stood face to face with the cloaked ghost. "How do you have what I seek when I don't know what I am looking for?"
The spirit turned and walked into another room with Revan following. Revan felt the lightside surround him as he walked towards the ghost. The Jedi turned and faced Revan.
"You wish that ancient techniques can subdue the darkness within you." The Jedi spoke. "You wish to let both the light and the dark to flow freely within you so that you can be unstoppable."
Revan blinked a few times realizing that is what he had been trying to do ever since he acquired the darkside on Malachor V. The Jedi had indeed foreseen this event and was waiting for Revan. "Yes is there any way you can teach me? What must I do?"
The Jedi shook his head and turned away. "I cannot teach you how to bring peace between the two sides of the force. Only you can do that, and you are not yet strong enough."
Revan felt his anger growing. The spirit knew what he wanted yet he mocked him saying he wasn't strong enough. Revan quickly suppressed his anger and kept glaring at the Jedi. "Is there nothing you can do to help me?"
The Jedi turned around and faced Revan. "You are a Sith, why do you care about turning back from the darkside?"
"But if you have foreseen this why do you ask?" Revan insisted.
"I want to hear it in your own words."
Revan looked at the floor. He knew the Jedi wouldn't believe him unless he had said it himself. Revan reluctantly released the barrier in his mind and let the Jedi view the memories and feelings he had of a girl he had once known. "I love her." Revan whispered. He took off his mask and threw it onto the floor. He slowly threw off his dark armored robe. He stood there in his old Jedi robe staring at the floor, tears escaping his eyes. He crumbled down to his knees. "What have I become?"
The old spirit knelt in front of him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You have become what you needed to be. You have given up yourself for the power to protect the innocent. Even though the Jedi know reject you I understand, sacrifices needed to be made. And you gave up the greatest thing you could offer. Your own life. So that you could defeat your enemies."
Revan looked up at the former Jedi. "You do not agree with the Jedi now?"
The spirit shook his head. "No our code and laws are far different from the ones now. We existed over 5 thousand years ago. The Jedi, now paranoid after Exar Kun, have safeguarded their Order so much that thinking against their council laws is of the darkside. Once a long time ago Jedi were taught of the darkside."
Revan was shocked. "What the Jedi allowed this?"
"Yes in teaching the young Jedi of the darkside it helped them safeguard their minds against it, and they were stronger when it came to combat. Tell me, why is it you have resisted the darkside for so long?"
"I was learning of it and its influence before the Mandalorian Wars. Are you saying because I had knowledge of it I was able to control it?"
"Yes why do you think that those that fall to the darkside become so consumed by it? It is because they give in to its blinding power. They do not know what it really is what it can turn you into. But there are some beneficial techniques that do not overwhelm the user. You are a wise one, you have indeed proven yourself worthy in my eyes. I will teach you in the ways of the old Jedi."
Revan stared out to the passing stars as his fleet went through hyperspace. He remembered his training with the spirit; though it was brief he learned a lot. He had told the old Jedi he would return and the Jedi said he would wait to teach him more. Revan had felt more at peace with his decisions after his training at Tython. But one thing still haunted him. He needed to start another war and this time he will be against the Republic.
Revan hoped it wouldn't come to this, but the Senate would be all to suspicious if he executed a few people and fought a few skirmishes that would lead him to control the Republic. Even though they were fools and cowards, they were not blind. He needed a war to hide his true mission, the real point to the war. After all, sacrifices were necessary if victory were to be achieved.
Revan no longer hid their allegiance. They were the Sith. And he was the Dark Lord of the Sith with Malak as his apprentice. His forces followed him willingly as he claimed he would "cleanse" the Republic. That was the truth he would crush the weak points of the Republic and make it stronger. Strong enough to defeat the true Sith threat.
"Sir we are approaching Foerost." Admiral Quel told the Sith Lord.
"Ready the fleet to attack all Republic ships, instruct Malak to orbit the planet and prepare the ground forces and my shuttle for departure."
"Of course My Lord." The Admiral said walking away.
Revan watched as the ship dropped out of Hyperspace directly behind a small Republic fleet orbiting the planet. He stared out as his fleet unleashed hell upon the unsuspecting fleet.
'I am sorry Bastila.'
Fin.
A/N: Just to note everything in the story besides the parts with Bastila has been cannon until the part of Revan going to Tython. He did go to Malachor V during the Mandalorian Wars and that's when he came into contact with the darkside. The part of the Sith spirits was just added suspense. When it started to get off was when Revan hung onto the light when the Emperor took over their minds. So this will eventually become way AU later on but for now it sticks with the original story. More deleted scenes. I chose not to have anything with Bastila in this chapter because I wanted her to grow up first. I needed her to be herself before I presented her again. And I was going to have Revan skirmish against some Jedi on Tython but I thought it was better with the story later on if it was abanded and I wrote another part where Revan was already under control of both sides of the Force but then it didn't work because of the Jedi Civil War that was coming. Please review!