I feel the Force as I concentrate on all that Rakine has told me about the techniques of the Force. Controls, sense, and alter. I feel it all coursing through me. I keep meditating and I hear Rakine.

"You're an incredibly fast learner. You seem to actually be strong with the Force."

I opened my eyes and nod.

"The Force keeps speaking to me. It says I already know how to use the Dark Side of the Force."

"Because you're a Sith Lord?" Rooda asked me as she got closer.

"That may be it. You were trained with a formerly notorious Sith and killed him. The Force may still have a big impact on you." Rakine took a step forward to me and points with one finger to me. He shoots Force lightning and I hold up my arm, the lightning strikes my arm and I absorb the lightning in my arm. Rakine stops and I watch the lightning die down in my arm.

"How did you just do that?" Rooda walks to me and feels my arm. "And you can't even feel the lightning." She turns to Rakine. "Is that the Dark Side of the Force?"

"It must be. It's nothing I learned before." Rakine stares confused. "You have some new techniques yet, Ven." He nods in approval.

"Now can you try to shoot Force lightning?"

I hold up arm to Rakine and focus on the Dark Side of the Force. Alter. I close my eyes as concentrate very carefully. Nothing happens for ten seconds. I open my eyes and glare at my hand. I focus my anger and fear, the power of the Dark Side, to focus the Force. Nothing but a spark.

"Don't feel bad Lord Venison," Rakine pat my back. "Not everyone gets it the first try."

"Learning the Force isn't easy, for sure." I shake my head. "The lightning isn't as important as the rest of the Force techniques I wish to learn."

"But you said I wanted to learn as much of the Force as you can."

"I know. But the Force lightning can wait. For now. Let's just move on to the other techniques."

I watch Rakine as he rubs his forehead and roll his eyes.

"Alright. Try to move on to another Force technique. Try to focus on the Force itself and listen to it."

I close my eyes and I feel the Force as it speaks to me. I am reminded of my connection to the Dark Side of the Force. Everything I am capable of proving my worth as a Sith warrior. All that I need if I am to go down that path. The choice to go down that path. Do I want to finish my journey to the Dark Side or do I stop now and try to return to my former self as Eyt? I open my eyes and I shake my head.

"What is it?" Rakine asked me.

"The Force reminds me that I am slowly turning down the path of the Dark Side and finishing my transformation to the Sith."

Rakine and Rooda look at each other then back to me. I look at the grassy field under my feet.

"Isn't that what you want? To carry out a branch of the Sith legacy? To fill in Sorin's steps and rise to power?" Rakine stares at me.

"That's why you wanted to use all the Force abilities?" Rooda walks over to me and puts a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay to tell us. We're your friends, Eyt."

I keep staring at the ground and think silently.

"If I do follow the Dark Side, will we remain friends?" I look at Rakine. "You said you were a rebel."

"Against the Empire. Not the Sith." He reassured me as he sat down. "The Empire is ruled by two lords of the Sith, Lord Sidious and Lord Vader. And you are just to be a Sith. You wouldn't join the Empire would you?"

I look up slowly to Rakine.

"No. The Empire is evil. The Sith are just warriors in my opinion. If I joined the atrocities of the Empire, it would ruin our friendships."

Rakine nods.

"Well, as long as the Empire isn't involved, and decision you make is alright with us." Rooda stood by Rakine. "We will still remember you as our friend. Now, Eyt, are you sure you want to continue your path to the Dark Side?"

I think silently for a while. I have already been trained in much Dark force techniques. I have more knowledge of the Dark Side than the Light Side now. I have these permanent antler-sabers in my head as a physical bond to the Dark Side. I don't even know if I can recover from the Dark Side to return to my previous life as a rejected Zan-Deer warrior, who's pride and respect was lost in his home back on Randin. I open my eyes and look at Rakine, a tear from my eye.

"Yes, I wish to finish the path to the Dark Side as Darth Venison. I do not wish to return to my past life. And I can't go back anyway. I am physically and mentally attached to the Dark Side and I can't deny it anymore." I turn to Rooda as she wipes her eyes. "I might as well already be a Sith, and I hope it isn't a problem with any of you."

She shook her head.

"No. It isn't a problem." She put a hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes and spoke slowly. "Any choice you make is okay with me." She managed a small smile.

"See?" Rakine claps once. "Not a problem. We're here to support you. Remember I walk the Grey Side, in between. So I know what you're going through. And my knowledge of the Dark Side can compare to yours. We are both powerful, but your knowledge of the Dark Side is still much less than mine." He nodded. "Now, I hope you are ready, to finally rise as the Sith Lord, Darth Venison."

I stand straight and proud.

"I am ready, Rakine."

"Very well," he nods. "Then let the Force flow through you. You will find that the Dark Side has finished it's links to your mind and body. The path is being finished, and your are finally the Sith Lord, Darth Venison." He grins. "I hope this is what you want."

"It is," I say quietly.

Rooda stands by me and looks straight at me. "Lord Venison, no matter what you do, I will always remember your past and I will now and forever, respect you for who you are." She tried not to cry. "I hope we will still be friends and see each other again."

"Of course we will, Roo." I put one hand under her chin and she looks to me. "I will always be with you both. We are all attached to one another, mentally-" I look at Rakine as he nods, "and pathologically." Rooda hugs my body in her arms and brushes the side of her face against my chest, and looking up at me, quietly. I hold her close to me as I put my arms around her. We stand quietly and Rakine sits down on the ground.

"Well, you two want to sit down in the grass, where it's nice and peaceful here?" Rakine laid back and rest his head on his hands, closing his eyes and the sun hitting his face.

"All right," I look at Rooda and we sit down by the nearby pond, Rooda dipping her hoofed feet in the cool water and leaning her head on my shoulder.

"Lord Ven?" Rooda looks at me.

"Yes, Roo?"

"Everything between us is still the same right?"

"Of course it is," She sits closer to me as I look in front of me. "Everything is all the same." In the corner of my eye, Rooda smiles and her eyes drift ahead of her.

We stared ahead at the peaceful lake country, quietly enjoying our time here on Naboo. I turned to Rakine, he's now sleeping in the grass, leaving me and Rooda to ourselves.

"The lake country here is beautiful isn't it Roo?" I turn to her as she smiles quietly.

"I love it here. It's calm, quiet, peaceful," she chuckles a little and gently pushes me, "romantic."

I turn to her quietly.

"It is?" I try not to show any emotion and I look back forward. "I guess it is."

"It's very different than at home. Home we weren't allowed to be happy or show any connections to each other." She lowers her ears and chuckles. "But here we can express ourselves. Here we can show signs of friendship, respect, happiness," she rests her head back on my shoulder, "love."

I feel Rooda's affection running off her her and into me and I look to her again.

"Yeah."

I silently sit by her and we look at the scenery ahead of us. I think to myself as Rooda watches the calm waterfalls, the green hills and the lively plains in front of us. We stay there enjoying our time ignoring every other thing that has affected us in the past. Just enjoying our time together in the peaceful lake country of Naboo.