Hello everyone! I'm relatively known for writing superheroes, but my true passion lies in sci-fi. In fact, the inspiration for this story has been in my head since I was a wee little tween, and I barely knew Star Wars. This tiny chapter is meant to present the basic cause for the plot, which actually begins on next chapter. I do hope you enjoy! :D - Darthkvzn

It had been an off-handed directive. Darth Tyranus may have felt his reunion with the Force close at hand, but he didn't mean it when he ordered General Grievous to take out Chancellor Palpatine if he couldn't otherwise kidnap him from Coruscant. Dooku was relying on the Jedi (Master Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, no doubt) to spirit his hidden master away from Grievous' robotic clutches.

So, when he ultimately perished, beheaded by the alleged Chosen One in a fit of rather un-Jedi revenge, he couldn't have known that the Kaleesh cyborg would actually perform to his insanely high expectations, for once.

And so, when the Jedi cornered the General against the transparisteel viewport, he responded by lashing out with two of his lightsabers, distracting the Jedi and freeing him to throw a discarded electrostaff, with enough force to shatter the transparisteel behind him, at the Chancellor's neck.

Sheev Palpatine never saw it coming. So sure of this operation's success was he, and so eager to have seen Anakin inch ever closer to being a Sith, that he hadn't foreseen the good General ending his life. And end it he did, instantly frying the Nubian's brain.

The sudden imbalance in the Force was so strong, every Force-sensitive being in the galaxy felt it. The Dark Side had bet on Sidious, and it had just lost. Grievous, unable to feel the Force, merely smiled inwardly in satisfaction, slicing the transparisteel with his lightsabers, and making his explosive escape from the dying flagship. The Jedi barely survived, stunned as they were.

For the first time in more than a dozen years, the shroud of the Dark Side had lifted, and the Light reigned unchallenged. The revelation of Palpatine's schemes would eventually shake the Old Republic to its core, and the Confederacy would go on to become the higher power in the galaxy.

But all that Darkness had to go somewhere...

Think of this as my version of a text wall intro. The basics? Grievous accidentally killed the mastermind for the CIS, and that has enormous repercusions for the galaxy. How so?

For starters, upon finding that their leader was a Sith Lord simply toying with their resources, and upon reaching a peace treaty with the CIS (with no Palpatine on top, and no Dooku to sabotage, negotiations can take place), the Old Republic breaks apart. Hordes of systems break away to eek out a living on their own, and the diversity the galaxy is known for virtually disappears, with only the most loyal species remaining (Togruta, Twi'lek, etc.) The New Republic is left in its wake, relatively weak and fiercely territorial. The CIS is the most powerful faction, but suffers some of the problems of the Old Republic instead. The Jedi Order is also completely changed, due to the Chosen One getting a bit of a reality call in his mentor being pure evil.

So yeah, those are the basics. We'll be following the story of Leia and Ahsoka, who are Padawan and Knight respectively. We'll also get some OCs and other familiar faces from the current Star Wars Canon. I do so hope you enjoy! See you next time. - Darthkvzn