Landing on korriban had been difficult , Incredibly so , Given the fact that the vast majority of korribans surface churned with a gargantuan sandstorm . Infact the sandstorm was so large that the only places on the planet unnefected were dreshdae and the sith academy .

Even then there were walls of sand Thousands of metres tall that circled the two establishments.

" I want our ships refuelled and ready for lift off immediately " Noctus growled out as his sith lackeys rushed towards the available fuel pods , All the while the sith marched towards the hanger bay doors.

He paused however as the force became still , A current around him that he himself wasn't privy to .

He almost jumped , Would have if he wasn't sith , As the hanger door slowly slid open , Allowing for a woman in a grey uniform to walk into the hanger with a slow purposeful gait.

" You ... woman what is the current condition of the academy " Noctus snarled as he pointed at the woman who was still approaching .

" Greetings noctus , Our master has been waiting for your arrival , please bring your crew and come along " Potema motioned towards the hanger doors where she began to turn away.

" Lady , What is the status of the academy students I am to deliver " Noctus growled as his hand began to slowly move to his saber .

" There has been a change of plans lord notcus , All will be explained when we arrive " Potema continued to walk away , Yet stopped at the snap hiss of a saber.

" I would advise against such actions ... noctus ... master doesn't like it when people defy his will " She slowly turned to face the man , Her eyes now blazing a sulphuric yellow as she made a gripping motion and simply tore his saber from his grip , The blades hilt flying into her own open hand.

" You ... " Noctus made to retaliate , Yet froze as a massive glob of saliva collided with the ground beside him , A low guttural rumble shaking the hanger bay as three more low hisses were heard , From above the ships .

" There will be no harm come to his lords subjects , Not on korriban " Potema smiled as the two of them looked up , As Noctus came face to face with the sharp plate like jagged teeth of a terrenttek

" Those are " Noctus fell to the ground onto his back , Slowly crawling away from the four creatures that caused the landing gear of the ships to fail , With the ships crumbling and slamming into the ground under the combined weight of the beasts .

" Our guardians , Terrentatek , Gifts from our lord " Potema reached up and ran her hand along the beasts underbelly as it climbed from the roof of the hanger .

As noctus fell back , And his crew screamed as three more were now climbing across the ships .

The crew rushed to his side , Forcing them into the centre of the hanger , Between the ships and potema .

The ships shuddered and shook all before simply Collapsing under the weight of the warped sith spawn creatures.

" Our lord is waiting " Potema simply smiled as she turned away and began to once more walk towards the hanger entryway " Come along ... or be eaten "

The choice was made for them , As noctus rose and quickly followed , Which the rest of the crew quickly followed suit.


Noctus froze as they approached the academy , Dreshdae sat behind them as they walked down an orange path of sand .

Yet when he laid eyes on the academy, A sense of primal terror rushed down his spine.

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The whisper penetrated his mind with no issue , Tearing through his mental defences as he laid eyes on what he could on describe to he looming tendrils of white ash like flesh that rose into the skies like obelisks of unknown origin .

Gulping , The hairs on his body standing clear on end , Noctus could swear the more he looked at the Ashen surfaces of the appendages , The more they shifted .

Eyes , Ears, Hands and gaping mouthed seemed to shift , Appeared momentarily before dissapearing the next across the surface of the Ashen arms that rose high into the skies .

" Milord " Potema dropped to her knees as they reached a sort of stone bridge that separated the academy from dreshdae , A ravine separating the two whilst a single rickety bridge allowed them passage .

Noctus watched , Standing several paces behind potema as roots of white flesh began to snake themselves from over the cliffs of the ravine , Growing exponentially to surround them on all sides .

Noctus felt his heartbeat quicken once more as several eyes opened up throughout the roots , Unblinking as they stared at his with Molten yellow orbs.

Silence reigned for several long seconds as potema said naught , The eyes seemingly staring at them before they sunk back into the white roots , All before said roots began ti slowly retreat back into the ravine .

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Noctus felt a migrain pulse in his skull as the words shook the world around them , Potema rising from her kneeling position as the terrentatek with her began to crawl across the gnarled spoke bridge .

He debated simply cutting his losses and leaving , Rushing to the shuttles and leaving korriban all together.

And he would have too , If he didn't infact see a single , Gargantuan , Unblinking eye made of stars , reminiscent of the galaxy itself protruding from the curtain of sand that swirled around the settlement .

The eye itself was many tines larger than the academy itself, And he had the distinct feeling it was watching them exclusively .

" Master sees all ... master knows all " Potema smiled as she simply stepped onto the bridge, The looming eye still stating down apon them as noctus swallowed his fear and reluctantly followed the woman across the bridge.

" A god ... we're in the presence of a God " One of his men whispered , Barely loud enough for them to pick up on , Yet they couldn't refute what was heard , For in their hearts they knew it to be true.

Entering the academy was a simple affair after crossing the bridge , As the tarrentatek lumbered away into a series of caves that bored into the mountain the academy was built into .

But being inside the academy was far worse , Far more sinister than the world outside .

A thin mist of grey crawled across the floors , As their feet echoed throughout a dimly lite corridor that lead to the main hold of the academy .

Yet for all noctus remembered from his time previously spent in the academy, It was infinitely different from what he remembered .

Within the central chamber , Numerous recruits wore black robes , Each one kneeling on the ground surrounding a central structure that noctus knew was no doubt the origin for everything occurring on world .

It was cult like , The students prostrating themselves before the central structure as they seemed to be mentally connecting themselves with it .

It looked like a cocoon made of clear obsidian , With those white flesh like roots protruding from its base , Penetrating the ground , They also sprung from its top , Much like a tree as they burrowed into the ceiling above them , Spreading far and wide throughout the room and no doubt the rest of the academy .

A beat with a slow rhythm , A pulse he knew to be a heartbeat , One that korriban itself synchronised itself with as the world seemed to rumble in tandem with the things pulse.

But noctus focussed on none of these , As he refused to even blink as he focussed on what he could see situated within the cocoon , Visible even through the smoky like surface of the obsidian surface.

It looked like a human man , Sith like eyes sitting in the skull of the man with near perfect aristocratic features , The face of a ruler .

But he knew its face to be a lie , As they slowly approached ,making sure not to disturb the other acolytes .

Said lie would feel anyone had they not been able to see the shadows that clung to its body. Surging outwards to cast a shadow several times larger than what its body looked like , With swaying appendages and numerous arms , and he knew the shadow belied its truth, The face a lie , The shadow the truth.

It was when potema stopped them a few metres from the cocoon that notucs knew his theories to be true .

As the being within lurched, And it was something he would never forget , Stuck in his minds eye for the rest of his mortal life .

Like a person surfacing from under water , A featureless face with no eyes , Ears nose or mouth morphed from the smooth surface of the cocoon .

He knew this to be the gods true face , As it pulled itself from within the cocoon , Six arms clawing at the surface of the cocoon as it pulled its torso from within .

The torso was covered in runic scripture, said scripture seemed to flow from the centre of its chest, As it someone had painstakingly carved each rune with great meticulous care.

A hole sat at the centre of the creatures chest , Where the scripture seemed to surround the hole . Said hole drew noctus's eyes . It felt infinite before his eyes , The hole was filled with stars , Spinning galaxies and shining stars , The whole was as infinite as the universe around them , As it sat within this Gods chest .

It stepped out of the cocoon with two human like legs each one rippling with taunt muscle , with humanoid toes giving it balance as they softly touched down onto the cold surface .

It was hard to see from their position , But noctus was able to catch a glimpse over its shoulder , Only to see the roots that burrowed into the entirety of korribans surface were infact coming directly from the creatures spine. Just like an endless amount of appendages that seemed to morph through solid objects as they flowed without obstruction , He couldn't count them , For these long appendages may have been as infinite as the hole in its chest .

He was able to see the end of just one of these appendages as its multi jointed form shifted and rounded towards them , Its six fingered hand stretching to potema , White light building in its palm as it gently placed its hand on the woman skull .

She slowly knelt , Smiling slightly as she planted her head apon the ground before the God , And it turned to them .

" Greetings , My new subjects " Its voice tore through their skulls from all directions , A thousand voices of men women and children spoke at once , It was maddening , Harrowing and wrong.

But he knew he had no place other than under this gods will , Just as his men did as they too prostrated themselves before the creature , Its featureless head lowering as its eyeless surface seemed to scan them.

" Good ... welcome home "


" I still don't like it " Bastilla mumbled as even now , She could feel the subtle chill through the force .

' How can somebody affect the force in such a way , like his very existence changes everything ' Bastilla shuddered as a wave of subtle malevolence crawled from across the galaxy into the rest of the force .

" There isn't much we can do ... " Carth replied as he piloted the shuttle through the skies of dantooine .

" No ... Now that we're here ... we can fix this mess " Bastilla hissed as they approached the jedi enclave as they broke through the clouds.

" What are we going to do " Carth asked as she gave the Republic soldier a harsh look .

" That is up for the council to decide "


The grey coloured ship slowly approached the settlement , As bastilla stood tall amongst two jedi masters .

They could practically see the ripples of the force surrounding the ship in its wake .

" Such a powerful presence " Vrook Lamar squinted , Yet despite his best efforts , He wasn't able to identify any traces of the alignment of the being within .

" Are we ready " Vandar came up to their side as bastilla looked around the open hanger which had been rearranged to allow for several soldiers to hide behind and ready an ambush.

" Naturally " Dorak answered as they all prepared for the engagement they were about to go through .

The ship slowed , Turning around as it settled down with a hiss of its landing gear .

Dorak glared at the vessel , A visible miasma , Shimmering like the heat off of a metal surface , Caused the air to shake and cause distortions , The force clung to whatever was within the ship like no other , And it had them all on edge .

The startled as the ramp began to lower itself , They were all tense , Their weapons held tightly in their hands as their knuckled were clenched tight.

A curtain of cold air swept from within the shuttle , As bastilla lowered her chin and squared her feet , Casting a subtle look to Aria who was next to carth , Both kneeling behind a barricade.

Stepping down the ramp of the vessel , Dorak laid eyes on what he could only describe to be a nexus of force energy , As Molten yellow eyes immediately settled on his own , Black hair slicked back on the man's head as he seemed to smirk at the group that had surrounded the shuttle .

" So you actually came " Bastilla frowned as she spoke , Eying trask who stood silently beside the man yet refused to meet the gaze of anyone present.

" Of course , I have nothing to fear afterall " He flashed a smile as he approached the ring of jedi .

" Come no closer sith " Vrook spoke with stern authority , Stepping forward to protect the line of padawans that stood behind the line of jedi masters .

Chuckling in amusement , Nox stopped halfway between the shuttle and the council members , Waving his hands at his side mockingly as he made a sarcastic face of fright .

" OOo... Here I came in good faith in order to learn , And you brand me a title without even pleading my case " Nox lowered his hands and clasped his hands behind my back , All sacrasm fleeing his face as he fixed the man with a peircing glare.

" Do not presume to understand me jedi , Nor order me around " Nox growled as he turned to another jedi who stepped forward, A sense of arrogance rising from the person.

" You are out matched sith , We have called all sufficiently powerful jedi masters here to subdue you , Surrender so you can expect summary execution " Atris announced , As she had been called from her home to dantooine by the request of aid by the dantooine council .

" Well arent you an arrogant one " Nox chuckled as he studied atris intently.

' The fallen jedi master huh ... different to what I'd have thought ' Nox mused , Smirking slightly as he turned to the other jedi masters who were slowly spreading themselves out in order to block any escape .

" Last chance sith , Surrender ... " Bastilla announced as the jedi masters all activated their sabers , Followed by every other jedi present in the landing pad .

" It seems we're at an impase " Nox smiled widely, Flashing his teeth as he simply reached into his robes , Pulling out his saber.

Pulling out his weapon, The masters all recoiled at the feel the weapon sent through the force , A hunger they had next felt an object posses , A cruel malice that sucked the light from the world around it.

" I suppose I should introduce myself " Nox activated his saber , A terrible scream Tearing from the weapon as a few of the padawans felt a sense of primal fear , Causing them to flee the hanger outright.

" I am Darth Nox , Heir of tulak hord , I am the lord of a thousand faces , And I have come to parley... to learn ... I have been sorely disappointed " He lowered the black blades saber as bolts of red lightning sprung from its purple shroud , Striking the ground nearest the blades reach .

" Strong words for the damned " Atris activated her blue saber , Glaring harshly at nox as she looked to bastilla , The two of them nodding at eachother before rushing towards the left and rights of nox .

Bastilla thrust towards his exposed left side , As atris moved to decapitate him .

Yet both found themselves halted as nox stepped back , Raising his blade as both yellow and blue found themselves crossed with noxs own .

" Bad move " Nox admonished as his neck tensed and he lifted his back , All before lurching forward to release a terrible force scream that forced everyone infront of him to skid back several metres at the burst of energy that tore from his mouth.

Bastilla felt the haze assault her head as she fell to her knee , Holding her brow as vrook rushed forward , Pulling bastilla back as he and the freshly recovered atris rushed to engage nox with durak .

Atris leapt up , swinging down at nox whilst vrook tried striking nox in the chest .

" Useless " Nox simply raised his hand , A purple barrier stopping the two of the master dead in their tracks as nox simply flicked his right pointer finger , Releasing a sweeping force push that sent the two careening back to the rest of the council members.

" Stop this mediocre display of negligible ability, Lest I accidentally destroy you " Nox growled as he had yet to actually attack the jedi masters , Yet they were grating on his nerves .

A sudden bolt of energy flying at him was his answer , Of which diverted from his path and flew directly at Lamar. The man barely defending himself in time as carth sent an apologetic look .

" We will not bow down to the likes of you " Lamar gripped his saber with both hands , Glaring at nox who in turn gave a disappointed frown .

" It appears I will have to ... make you submit , Trask ... go sit over there " Nox inclined his head to the side as the man did so without responding, All the while nox simply shrugged off his cloak to expose the torso and lower portion of his sith cultist armour .

" I will be as gentle as I can " Nox clenched his right fist as the jedi decided to stop testing his defences, As they all got ready to engage him at once .

Simply lowering his gaze , The council , All the jedi masters and even the permitted padawans rushed at him , Some going around whilst the heavy hitters committed to simply bull rushing his front , The padawans stayed back in an effort to catch him by surprise .

Meanwhile , Trask simply closed his eyes as he watched them immediately surround nox , A disappointed gaze falling to the ground .

' Useless ' Trask thought in dejection , Closing his eyes as he already knew what was coming .

As the first jedi reached him, It happened , A white light exploded outwards from noxs position , Deafening everyone present as a repulse sent everyone flying away from his position .

It was powerful enough to toss the jedi masters high into the air and out of the hanger , Those unfortunate enough found themselves rendered unconscious by their heads slamming either into the ground or wall .

The others found themselves laying on the ground , Ears bleeding and tinitus immediately afflicting them.

Standing unfazed from his previous position , Nox simply waved his hand , Sending a single command throughout the area .

" Sleep " His command weighed upon the minds of those present , Pressing apon their minds as they found themselves rendered unconscious with that simple word .


Aria was one of the first to wake , Eyes fluttering open as she groaned .

" Did we get the digits of the speeder that ran me over " She groaned aloud as she rose from the cold duracrete under her , Tonher right she found carth slumped against the wall , Said wall being cracked exactly where he had struck its surface .

Slowly the memories of what occurred returned to her , As her eyes widened , She found herself being stared at by a face she found somewhat familiar , But yet the woman was clearly not of the jedi .

" Stay where you are , Master will be by shortly " The blonde smirked , Yellow eyes peering down at her as the woman simply leant against what remained of the barricade they had used for cover .

" Uh ... who are you " Aria asked awkwardly as she picked up her blaster that had been laying on the ground beside her .

" My name is no longer relevant , I am simply follower , The same as those who follow my lord , But to those plebians who dont , I was known as potema " Potema introduced herself to aria , Who nodded with puckered lips .

" And your master is... " Aria hoped she was wrong , But potema simply raised her brow .

" The God whose mere illusion was powerful enough to subdue every single one of you " Aria blinked as she registered the words potema had said .

' There's no way ... ' Aria thought as she straightened about to ask for clarification, Yet potema , Seemingly reading her mind opened to speak first .

" Yes ... A mere illusion , Constructed manipulatinf the force , Cast by my lord from against the galaxy apon the ship landing here , With less than a percent of the power I have seen my lord wield , Was powerful enough to render every single one of you pathetic creatures immobile " Potema mocked as she rose , Turning her head to nod at noctus who was approaching potema's left flank .

" Is this the one " Noctus asked as potema nodded , The man pinning aria with a calculating gaze .

" To think that she , This woman , Was capable of such things " Noctus studied arias face intently , As potema shrugged dismissively.

" I remember you now " Aira spilled as she finally registered potema's face " You were on taris "

Aria slowly stood up , Studying potema who was evidently very amused by the situation they were now in " You didn't have a hint of the force in you , Yet bere you are ... How "

" That would be me " A voice from directly behind aria caused her to jump to the right , Where her eyes widened in open terror at what she found .

" My lord ... You arrived , As quick as ever " Potema knelt before the real nox , with noctus doing the exact same thing, Along with the sith soldiers who were currently lounging around the hanger to guard the jedi .

" Mostly ... I am here... and there ... " His criptic meaning was easily interpreted by potema who inclined her head .

" Understood " Potema kept her head down in reverence as nox pressed his hand to her forehead once more , Of which the womans pupils delated as she entered a trance like state .

Noctus frowned behind them , Yet kept his jealousy to himself as nox turned to aria with a Studying gaze .

" Ah its coming back to you I see " Nox stepped forward as aria took a fearful step back , Her heart pummelling her chest as she found herself pressed against the wall , With nox stepped well into her personal space to look down apon her .

" But not quick enough, I shall restore a small portion of what is missing " She watched with bated breath as he raised his right hand , His index finger coming and planting itself directly at the centre of her forehead.

A pulse rose over her body , And the world around her came to life in new light, The heartbeat of the galaxy exposed to her once more .

The force had been forced into her once more , Yet she didn't know this as with the first pulse , The sheer feedback of the force directly around them forced her into a state of unconsciousness.

..

' How amusing ' Nox mused as he stood within a chamber of the dantooine jedi enclave .

His fingers stroking his chin as he loomed up and around the architecture . He stared up at a tree that was housed within the academy , Feeling the life energy that bled around them with his senses.

Lounging on the four smaller plant pots that circled the room , Potema and noctus instructed the sith acolytes they had brought with them in their effort to sort through the knowledge the jedi housed within the academy.

" The jedi are waking " An acolyte approached and knelt before the three of them , With nox indeed feeling the jedi waking in the distance.

" Then we should expect then to return to the academy with haste , Bring me the holocrons " Nox all but ordered as he turned from the tree and faced the assortment of knowledge they had pilfered from the academy during the jedi's state of duress.

With great haste , The acolytes all brought as many holograms as they could carry , All before kneeling as a group before nox in the courtyard.

Reaching his hands out in the directions of the holocrons , The students were awed to see every single one of the devices activate all at once .

..

They rushed to the academy as fast as they physically could , afterall they had intercepted the sith at the hanger bay rather than at the jedi enclave , A mistake on their part to be sure.

' dammit ' Bastilla hissed as they all came to a stop infront of the enclave , Their speeders coming to a halt as she and the jedi council leapt Into action, The rest of the master and apprentices hanging back . " Bastilla " Vrook gained her attention , Stopping the brown haired woman where she stood .

" Yes master " Bastilla stopped with Lamar before the entryway into the enclave .

" You will stay here , If anything happens from the point onwards, You will be the last line of defence ... i sense young Aria is within " Vrook spoke solemnly with a small frown , The rest of the council members standing side by side as they looked into the now less than safe enclave.

The council took a step back back as an unfamiliar blonde woman approached with a small smile on her face .

" Another sith " Atris growled as she activated her lightsaber to point it at potema .

" There is no need for such hostility , I am here at my masters behest " And with a wave of the blondes hand , Atris's saber simply shut off and stopped working.

" Now then " Potema made a dragging motion , Tearing the weapons clear from the council members hands as they began to float around her in a clockwise orbit .

" I have been instructed to take you to my master , He is currently in the library " Potema turned away and began to walk back into the enclave with the confidence of a rancor in its hunting grounds .

" I ... guess we no longer hold any power in this situation " Vandar slowly began to walk forward, Studying the back of potema with sharp eyes .

" You would be right " Potema hissed from ahead as the rest of the jedi council reluctantly began to follow .

..

" What exactly is the force " Aria asked at his side , Her eyes shining with the curiosity only a child could have if they discovered something new.

" Whilst everyone's interpretation of the force differs , What we all know about the force is that it permeates everything , It binds and flow through us . It feeds the life of the universe and it feeds the death of all , It is everywhere and everything , It simply ... is " Nox explained as he pulled a datacron into his hand from one of the nearby shelves , Opening it to study its secrets.

" So it's like some kind of ... deity " Aria asked as Nox simply shrugged.

" Whilst it does have a will , A plan it wants metred out ... it'd hesitate to call it a deity ... More along the lines of ... a cosmic anomaly that not even a God can control " Nox explained , Yet kept his next thoughts to himself ' Though ... there are gods for sure ... And the source of the force itself is definitely counted amongst them ' " Does that mean ... we don't have control over our fate " Now that was a very revan question if nox ever heard one , And so he turned to Aria with a raised eyebrow.

" To break free of the chains of fate ... would require you to be strong enough that not even the force can chain your will ... but typically ... yes , One is simply following the path previously put in place by them " Nox replied as he turned his attention back from Aria and to the datacron .

" Are you free from fate " She asked , Causing nox to paused and ponder.

" I ... would like to think so. But I am not naive enough to believe that . I will know I am free from fate , When I stand at the top " Nox replied in a grating tone , Thinking of the creature that had sent him here .

" Tell me Aria, Now that you can feel the force ... what do you feel , When you look around the enclave ... around the world " Nox asked in an effort to evade any more questions.

Closing her eyes , Aria seemed to still for several moments as , Like the prodigy nox expected her to be , She easily began to reach out to the world around them .

" I feel ... A flow ... the push and pull of life . The brightness of the sun breathing through everything around us ... The joy of the galaxy , The hope of the young ... " Aria pointed out in wander as Nox smiled slightly .

' The light of the force... the gift of life ' Nox mused as he focussed his attention solely on the woman .

" And what else ... " Nox urged the woman to go on as her smile became a small frown .

" Cold ... hunger... sadness ... wrath ... I can feel destruction ... whispers of power ... it's eyes ... are on us " Aria tore herself from her meditative state to look at nox with wide and fearful eyes " What was that "

" That was the force ... and it's corruption ... You felt both the light and the dark . I suspect you may be attuned to both actually " Nox spoke as he smirked slightly, Aware a couple members of the council were listening in to what he was saying .

" Focus ... Tell me young Aria... when you look at me through the force , What is it you feel " Nox asked as he turned to face Aria squarly , Looking down apon the woman with a reassuring smile .

Closing her eyes once more , Aria winced as she reached her senses out to nox , Her brow twitching as a bead of sweat began to roll down her brow .

" A ... sweeping darkness with a hunger I've never felt , Its ravenous... It promises power, Madness ... " Aria began as she focussed harder , A faint glimer of light shining through to her senses.

Reaching for said light , Aria twitched violently as his signature erupted into a Blinding light as she felt for the crack of light.

" Power ... energy ... I do not feel the heat of life ripping off of you , Nor do I feel the hunger of shade calling me into its embrace ... It just ... Is ... Power in and of itself " Aria opened her eyes with new clarity as she looked at nox .

" You stand in the centre of both ... don't you " Aria asked she watched Nox's lip twitch upwards.

" When one has sufficient power ... It matters not where you stand .. for all abilities lay before you . The force is will , to embrace its corruption is to break free from the fate it lays before you , But you are never actually free , For it knows all ... As I said .. power is freeing . but some will never break free " Nox explained as he turned to potema who finally stepped into view.

" Hello potema , Masters " Nox crossed his arms to see the reluctant jedi council , And the alarm on their faces at Aria being at his side .

" I look forward to my training " Nox spread a wide smile , Seeing the seething glare Aria sent his way.

" You think we will " Atris hissed as nox blasted the woman back with a mere wave of his hand .

" I do , I am coming to you in the hopes you will help me turn away from the dark , A desperate plea for help ... will you deny turning the most powerful force sensitive you will ever witness to your side " Nox hissed as atris continued to be pressed into the far wall by nox .

Looking between eachother , Vrook and the rest of the council gave eachother harsh glares before ultimately shrugging .

" I guess the choice is no longer in our hands " Vandar approached as he came to a stop a metre infront of nox , In the meantime he deposited the now gasping atris on the ground in the distance.

" Welcome young padawan " Vandar twitched as nox gave a not so subtle smirk , As the young man bowed .

" I look forward to your teachings master ... Potema , Return home with noctus " Nox ordered , The dark lady bowing and waltzing away with little care , Afterall nox had given her both power and knowledge enough to fight whatever came in her way .


WEEKS LATER


Nox studied Aria intently through their dual training , In truth he had no wishes to learn from the jedi , But if he was to learn what he ahd to , As he suspected Aria was the one that the entity wanted him to learn from .

' Its always revan ... Revan this revan that ... I guess that's what it means to be favoured by the force ' Nox rolled his eyes as he stood across from Aria, Each one holding a training saber .

" I'll go easy on you I promise " Nox teased as he pointed the tip of his saber at the ground in his usual stance , Aria squinting at him with a challenging glare.

" I'm going to win this time " Aria , Infact hadn't won a single training session the two had engaged in , Not a single one ... And nox was sure it grated the girl something fierce .

Eyeing them was the gathered council members , Their attitude having changed drastically during the last couple of weeks . No doubt in part thanks to the aura of false light nox had shrouded himself with, Giving them the impression that he was indeed turning to the light side of the force under their training, Something they seemed mighty proud of themselves with .

" Let's go " Aria rushed him , Staying low as she was taught as her training blade scraped against the ground.

" Very well " Nox replied as he leant back as Aria swept upwards with her blade , All the while nox flicked his wrist upwards , the tip of his blade smacking directly into the bottom of arias chin .

" Dead " Nox said matter of factly as Aria stumbled back a couple paces " You're too predictable "

Nox simply tossed his training blade at Aria, The girl leaping to the side with a force enhanced leap , Only to find herself face down on the training mats as noxs training saber slammed into her back.

" You gave talent in spades " Nox caught his saber in his extended hand " You have drive , Ingenuity... "

Aria rose to her feet as Nox once more pointed his training saber at the ground.

" But I have those traits too , And I have something your severely lack ... " Nox lowered himself , Reading his feet wide as he pointed the tip of his blade behind him.

" And what is that " Aria asked as she l brought her blade into a two handed grip , Knowing nox was about to go on the offensive .

" Experience " Nox touched the ground with his right foot , And all but dissapeared from his place , Blitzing forward with nothing but a blur before the eyes .

He appeared before Aria in else than a second , His blade pointed at her abdomen .

She barely managed to twist her body to the side , As she leapt into the air to the side to avoid the strike that would have ended their bout.

She landed with her feet spread , Her left hand curling into a fist that came to a rest infront of her waist , whilst her blade was held infront of her , Pointing at noxs head .

' Now that is a stance I remember... revan ' Nox thought as he turned to face the girl , Seeing she was relying on her instincts this time rather than what they were taught.

With a huff ,Nox brought his right foot forward and began to simply walk at Aria, The woman responding by lowering her blade , Rushing forward and thrusting at his abdomen.

He side stepped the thrust , Turning right hand , his training saber collided with the womans own , The two blades sliding against eachother as he redirected her saber away from his person.

Raising his left hand , Nox grabbed thr girl by the neck , Lifting her from the ground before ultimately slamming her into the ground .

The chamber rattled as the ground was cratered , Leaving the woman dishevelled and disappointed at her performance , Her hair splayed over her face as sweat ran down her face .

" You're getting better " Nox reassured the girl as he slowly sat down beside her prone form , Feeling the approving glances of the jedi council as they slowly dispersed , And he could guess why , Revan was a monster ... Why not have a monster on their side to put her down if she returned to her old ways .

' Fools 'Nox rolled his eyes as he felt the gaze of bastilla still on his back.

" Am I truly... or are you just saying that " She asked as she slowly rose from the ground , Shaking the rubble out of her hair in the process .

" I truly mean it ... slowly but surely you're getting better, I believe that In short time there will be few who can hold up to you " Nox assured the girl as he helped her to her feet .

' Though ... the gap between us keeps getting wider and wider ' Aria thought, She wasn't as stupid as the council , Nor had nox ever lied to her ... She could feel the sheer power that rippled off of his body into the surrounding area , She doubted she would ever be able to close such a gap , Not when his power seemed to grow with each passing moment.

" I'm hungry " Aria announced as nox chuckled , Letting her shoulder gently as she eyed his his lightsaber clipped to his right thigh .

' Such a terrible thing ' She could feel the abberation , Its hunger , She could see the force being sucked into the weapon as its malevolent power slowly , Painfully slowly spread into the atmosphere. Slow enough that the jedi wouldn't notice , But enough for her to ' The saber is Absorbing energy for ... something '

" Let's go eat " Nox walked forward , Leaving the training ground as they walked towards the cafeteria , All the while nox could feel the unsure bastilla stalking them from behind.


KORRIBAN


Korriban was completely unrecognisable , If one was able to see beneath the gargantuan storm that had covered 99.9 % of the planets surface.

Sprouting from the top of korriban academy , A massive eldritch structure of Ashen roots sprouted from the academy and reached for the skies , Massive roots winding around eachother before coming together at the base of what the roots were making .

Standing over the academy , Forming from the roots , Was a towering torso with six arms reaching from its upper portion , Roots sprouted from where the arms should be , The roots grinding and winding against eachother , Fusing together to slowly construct the creatures body .

At the centre of the torso was the cocoon that housed noxs true body , The one on dantooine being a simple manifestation of his consciousness whilst his true body lay housed in the cocoon, Growing , Manifesting its truest state around the cocoon .

That's right, The gargantuan torso was his aeon form , Said aeon form slowly being manifested in the physical realm .

It was only thirty percent complete , With its head missing, It didn't have arms nor legs , Yet slowly ... but surely , Spreading from its torso , The roots were constructing the rest of its body.

Floating around the academy , The acolytes present floated nearby the torso , Just like every other creature on korriban .

Potema herself was the closest to the torso , Her arms splayed wide as her eyes were completely glossed over with white mist .

" Yes master " The murkiness in her eyes vanished at her words , The woman slowly floating back down to the ground , Floating down beside her , A squad of sith acolytes awakened from their mental union with their God.

" We have our orders " Potema hissed , The group turning away as they headed for dreshdae , Potema kneeling to her lord once more before turning away to do his bidding.


Dantooine


The rest of the apprentices avoided the two of them , As they sat down at a table together with the gruel that was provided for them to eat .

" Where are you from " Aria asked as Nox paused , Raising an eyebrow at the woman witb an amused glint in his eye " I want to know more about the people I'm going to be serving with "

" Taris ... I was born on taris " Nox shrugged and continued to eat , Seeing no issue with revealing such information to the girl .

" Really " Aria gave him a bland look , Yet believed him none the less .

" Yep ... anyway " Nox turned to bastilla who was standing a few feet away with her own tray in hand , Seemingly wanting to join the duo .

" Hello bastilla , Want to sit down " Nox motioned to the unused seat on the opposite side of the table .

Instead of responding , The woman nodded and slid herself down into the vacant chair.

" You look well " Nox complimented as the woman looked down at her food , Smiling to herself slightly as Aria frowned .

" This is a place of healing and recuperation ... I would hope I do " Bastilla replied as she slumped , Relaxing in the now warm atmosphere relaxed by Nox's presence.

" Now Aria... You've been having dreams haven't you... " Noxnasked as he turned to the Frowning woman , Said woman shaking her head and turning to nox with an unsure frown .

" How did ... never mind ... Yes I have " Aria shook her head , Understanding there was just things nox new ... And that would never change.

" Tell me about them " Nox asked as he leant against the table , Bastilla now Keenly interested in the topic .

" I saw a ... temple ... ruin ... There was a bald man in brown armour , He ahd blue markings on his head " She began to retell her latest vision " He stood before another , Garbed in black ... they were talking about something called the. .. star forge "

Bastilla looked frightened at what was announced to the two of them , With nox smirking slightly as his lips twitched .

" Ah the star forge " Nox nodded , Rubbing his chin in amusement " That thing "

" You know of the star forge " Bastilla asked , Becoming on edge at what nox hinted at .

" I have heard of it , I found a piece of its machinery on my travels actually . It can make pretty much anything if fed the force . Though I am not entirely sure of its location. Nor am i worried ... there are ... far more powerful machines out there for me to worry about ... of which I will keep to myself " Nox squinted , Reaching dpwn to his hilt , His fingers dancing across its surface .

" There is nothing worse than the star forge " Bastilla urged back in an effort to try and pry more information about these machines nox seemed to know of , Of which the knowledge that these things existed brought a great deal of terror to her , Which she ruthlessly crushed .

" There are weapons out there that make the star forge seem like a joke , Fleets capable of policing the galaxy forever . Weapons stored away by celestial races with the abikity to alter the very compositionnof a solar system. Did you not hear the theories that the corellian system is abit too ... perfect . There are other things , Terrible things " The look on Nox's face gave the expression of a haunted visage, As he stared intonthe mid distance with a glum look .

" You ... know where they are ... don't you " Aria hinted as Nox's eyes slowly turned to face her with narrowed flurescant blue eyes.

" And it shall remain that only I know " Nox replied before turning his attention back to his food , Bastilla giving him a calculating gaze " There are secrets that should remain hidden , dead "

" I have .. things I must discuss with the council " Bastilla reluctantly stood , Bidding them well as she moved out of the cafeteria and made a B line towards the council .


1 WEEK LATER


" So I'm being ... assigned to go with am I " Nox shrugged , A newly constructed blue lightsaber held on his left hip , His original still sitting on his right hip .

' Just as I wanted ' Nox smiled kindly as Aria nodded happily , They had afterall become close over the last month, With his rising fame within the academy , His unbeatable record .

In the eyes of the council , He was their best case to be remembered in the annals of time , A darksider of impossible power that returned to the light and embraced the ways of the jedi under their tutelage. If it continued that way , Their fame within the jedi order was all but guaranteed .

The problem was , Nox had learnt everything they had to offer , Pilfering the holocrons and data stores within the academy when they weren't aware , They had nothing left to offer , Which was why he subtly planted the notion he should be sent along with Aria incase she turned back to revan ... He was their fail-safe to keep their little project in line .But he also wasn't a fool , He knew they would ultimately most likely choose to dispense with him . he was a darksider in origin in their eyes . He would forever be a threat , So he knew they were most likely biding their time ... learning of his weaknesses , Hoping they could use him to destroy Malak and revan ... where they would ultimately turn on hom and either kill him or imprison him. Luckily ... they knew nothing of the power he held . And so he would play to their tune , Fool them until the time for pleasantries was to be dispersed with .

' Fools ... the lot of them 'Nox mused as he and Aria moved to their separate quarters , Picking up their belongings and moving to link up with bastilla before their departure.

It didn't take long for them to do so , With bastilla having already moved most of her things into the Ebon hawk .

As they approached the exit of the academy , Nox looked at bastilla currently having an interesting conversation with bastilla .

" We entrust this to you ... " Entrust what , Nox thought as he squinted at vrook .

' How amusing ' Nox thought if simply assaulting bastillas mind to find out just what , Yet thought to wait rather than doing so in the middle of the academy where all pretences of him being oriented in the light would fall shoudl the identify him as the source of bastillas anguish should he have tore through bastillas mental defences ." Let's go " Nox spoke aloud as he jumped into the speeder , A small smile toyong at his lips as Aria chuckled , Sending the speeder surging forward knowing bastilla would meet them at the hanger .They arrived at the hanger a few moments later , Passing by several civilians who they ignored , Before come to a stop before the vessel .

" Hello Trask ... I trust your stay has been ... comfortable " Nox smiled at the man , Yet the man wasn't fooled as he refused to meet Nox's gaze , Instead he inclined his head .

" Milord ... what would you have of me " Aria raised an eyebrow at Trasks attitude , As nox simply chuckled .

" Prepare for departure , I'll be in the port dormitory should you need me Aria " Nox dismissed himself , Aria watching him go with puckered lips at his apparent disinterest in their activities.

" You're scared of him ... why " Aria asked as Trask immediately looked to the ground .

" If you knew what I did, You would understand ... Keep to yourself ... stay away from him . it is for your own good " Trask hissed as he reached into the speeders and began pulling the crates they had brought with them out of the speeder and moving them into the ship .

..' So out dated ' Nox rolled his eyes as he lay on his bunk in the port dormitory , With Aria unpacking into the bunk right beside his as he , Aria and bastilla would be sharing the port dormitory.

' No doubt that way so bastilla can end us in our sleep should she need to ' Nox grunted as he focussed on his activity , A small smile of satisfaction coming to his face as a ball or pure beskar materialised in his hand ' Much better ... '

It amused him greatly , Considering Carth had all but avoided him outright apon his entry into the ship . Mission and zalbaar seemed to be conversing with their new tag along, Jubani ... some unimportant feline who had momentarily turned to the darkside the the dantooine wilds after attacking her master.

But Nox didn't really care much as he turned his gaze to Aria who had just finished packing clothing into the footlocker beside her bed.

" Where are we off to first " Nox asked as he focussed on turning the ball of beskar in his grip into pure oxygen .

It took longer than he wanted it to , As it slowly deconstructed itself before his very eyes as if it was turning to dust in his hand , All before it vanished completely.

' that took too long ... I'll have to improve apon these celestial powers more 'Nox glared at where the orb had been , Whilst Aria began explaining the first destination.

" Tatooine ... I had a vision .. of a cave of bones ... That's where the star map is ... I think " Nox inclined his head as he slowly rose from his bunk .

" Then that's where we're going ... " Nox grunted and began to remove his close , Ignoring the flustered look the overcame Aria at his stripping figure , Said woman turning away and staring at the far wall . " What are you doing " Aria hissed , Refusing the urge to turn and spy on Nox , As much as she would have liked to . " Getting changed obviously... What ... Don't tell me you're embarrassed , We're comrads in a war , We'll most likely be in far more compromising positions in the future , Such as destroyed armours ... Hell I've had to fight for several hours completely nude due to the construction of my armour ... though I guess you're not used to that yet " Nox mused out loud , Causing the woman to grow more and more flustered at his words.

" and you shouldn't be embarrassed either , Not with your looks ... be proud " Nox chuckled as the woman became red in the face , All the while he slid a pair of black knee length pants on .

" Now ... I'm going to rest ... wake me when we arrive at tatooine " Nox slunk back into his bunk , Ignoring all else as he sent his consciousness back to his original body back on korriban.

Aria meanwhile , Had calmed her breathing , Taking the chance to send a look over her shoudler , Where she found nox already dead asleep in his bunk .

Letting out a breath of relief, She smiled slightly , Yet came on edge as she realised bastilla had entered the room .

" You know , Had I not be able to see him right now , I wouldn't believe he was on the ship ... he has no force signature when he sleeps. Like he's not even here right now " Bastilla came to sit on the edge of Nox's bunk , Studying him intently as she saw his chest rise and fall slightly, Unaware of how close she had actually been to the truth with her observation .

Reaching her hand out, The woman placed a hand on his forehead as Aria was evidently becoming agitated with bastillas actions.

" He changed so much in a month .. Following the ways of the light like he had been doing it his whole life ... Its like the darkside holds no power over him ... " Her thumb gently stroked his forehead .

" Are you .. What is going through your head right now " Aira hissed .

' Surely this woman hasn't become obsessed in just a month ' Aria thought as bastilla , Before her eyes became closed off , Her mental shields Intensifying as she shook herself out of some kind of stupor she fell into while looking at nox .

" Just admiring a man who's sheer force of will I can respect... with terrifying power he hasn't abused once ... I look forward to learning from him " Bastilla hid her feelings with such words as she rose and made her way to the unused bunk on the other side of noxs own , The one she would ultimately be using.

' Keep your distance woman 'Aria hissed before turning into her own bunk , Glaring fiercly at bastilla who had turned away from their direction .

..

" You're learning " The being stated matter of factly before nox , Standing in the void where nox found himself once more.

" I ... don't think I leant much from those jedi " Nox replied as he stood beside the entity, The two of them looking out into the white expanse.

" Not from those creatures ... You're finally beginning to understand the true extent of the powers you house within you . You are finally learning how to express and weaponise your will into the world around you . Even as we speak , You're evolving "

" And right on time too ... Time is not on our side ... learn quickly ... I will speak to you when you return from tatooine "

Nox found himself ejected from the dreamscape, Forced back into the skyriver galaxy in a reality that wasn't his own . ...

HOME UNIVERSE - YEARS GONE- UNKNOWN .

...

Eleghast turned away with a sniff , His elegant garb flowing behind him as he began to slowly walk away from the entrance to his temple. ' Now I just need to make sure the chosen one accepts his duties ' Eleghast began to slowly relinquish the power he had taken from his countless selves across the universe , His weathered features falling as he thought if what he'd truly done .

' I'll take whatever punishment is metred out ' Eleghast cringed as he looked up into the skies of mortis.

His eyes widened as a shift in the air alerted him to something being wrong.

And before he could act , He felt a piercing pain tear from the base of his spine , Erupting through his left pectoral where his attackers hand sat covered in blood .

" I'm glad you can agree "

' No ' Eleghast turned his head to the side fearfully, Only to have his greatest worries confirmed as he stared into the bright glowing purple iris's of nox staring at him with great evident mirth.

He attempted to move despite the hand currently housed in his chest , Yet , A pulse of what he knew to be the force , Rendered any action he could think of to be for naught.

A pulse rose over the two , As noxs face began to contort into a small smile.

A pulling sensation began to overcome his senses , Beginning from where noxs hand was located , He felt the force beginning to slowly flow into nox from eleghast.

" FATHER " Niphal cried out as she leapt at Nox with outstretched hands in an effort to stop nox from Absorbing her father's power and life-force.

" Too late " Nox spoke slowly as he adjusted his stance and simply used his free right hand to capture niphal around the neck with his hand .

Now with his hand puncturing elegast and niphal occupying his other hand , Nox turned to face the newly recovered Eipha , Who tried to blitz nox after appearing behind his right shoulder .

" You lose " Nox whispered as another , Third , Arm burst from his right shoulder, Of which captured eiphas lightning covered left hand .

At that same moment , Nox's left shoulder contorted as a fourth hand burst forward , Which Grabbed Eipha by the head and just like Nox's main hands were doing to Niphal and elegast , Began to absorb the energies that made up the father ,Son and daughter .

" Stop ... this " Elegast whispered as the glow of his clothes slowly began to fade , All the while the glow of noxs eyes began to become more intense.

" Not until you understand " Nox growled as Eipha began to cry out as he fell to his knees , The hand on his cranium becoming a shade of Ashen grey , Its fingers growing longer as they began to gouge out parts of eiphas flesh.

" You see " Nox pulled Elegast closer so the old man could listen , All the while Niphals radiant glowing white form began to dim, Her elegant glowing green hair beginning to become a dull green colour .

" You are no longer ... in charge " Niphal was the first to crumble to the ground, Struggling to breath as her hair had lost its radiant glow, Now simply green in colour whilst her previously white glowing skin was now that of a caucasian human woman .

Her brother was next , With his armour wilting and falling from his body like blackened leaves falling from a tree , Leaving him as bare as the day he appeared , The red glow in his eyes becoming a dull moroon colour.

" So consider yourselves " Nox smirked as he slowly pulled his hand from elegasts chest , The man falling to the ground with deep heaving breaths.

Robbed of his powers , With nothing but that of a regular jedi padawan , Elegast cast his eyes to nox slowly .

All the while nox slowly walked towards elegasts throne , Before slowly sitting himself down with a mocking gaze peering into the father's eyes .

" Under new management " Nox crossed his right leg over his left , As he interlaced his fingers and planted his hands into his lap .

" I have allowed you to retain a small , Negligible amount of your power . So you can regrow back to your previous states , Of which I will then take from you again . From this point onwards , Aside from your regular duties in maintaining the balance of the force , You are nothing but batteries ... Generators for me to take from . From now ... from now until the heat death of the uniervse swallows us all " Nox looked down apon them with his smile becoming larger and larger as he spoke , Finally finishing with a deeply contorted twisted smile .

" Welcome to your new destiny " Nox bid before he all but vanished from their sight before they could even blink , A thunderous rawr of power shaking mortis as he broke out from the hidden dimension and escaped into the larger universe with negligible ease .

...

CHAPTER COMPLETE

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