Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of The Light in the Darkness. Enjoy the 2000-word chapter. I do not own Star Wars; Lucas Arts and a few others do.
The thrum of Zannah's lightsaber was heard as she cut through the crew of the Arquitens-Class Command Cruiser. She tossed one of the stormtroopers into the wall and slumped down.
"Any who wish to live can stop… Those who do not? I will not spare." Zannah stated, her blade cutting in front of her. "They had so much potential and they're wasting it," Zannah stated before she looked to the side.
The Sith Lady knew better than to kill every soldier she fought. They were part of the enemy military but every Sith needed minions and while she knew of at least something else was coming down the road.
Something like this was bothering her. The Sith Lord set against her had already built up a massive power base.
Granted? She had seen nothing but meager soldiers but she was not at all eager to write off the empire as not a threat.
She had issues for now… They had something else to distract them now… Far beyond the pale.
She stabbed through the neck and watched as the two at the end of the hall dropped their blasters, it seemed as if the sight of a lightsaber terrified something.
She looked to the side as she paused to try and think of what was growing on her mind.
She stabbed her saber through one of the dying stormtroopers before using the force to slam the 2 of them into the wall.
She had a plan… First this ship? Then she would carve her empire now. She had a lot more to try and do, produce her soldiers and her fleet.
However? One ship like this was good enough and if not? She would cause problems now and problems for good.
It was too tiresome, far too tiresome now when it came crashing down.
"Anyone who is still alive? My name is Zannah, lady of the Sith… It appears I have been around for little since then but it appears that someone has taken my throne… If you wish to live? I will repay you when the false emperor is dead. For now? I would advise not bothering me, I will cut down anyone who attempts to kill me." Zannah stated before she sighed.
She knew damn well she could kill the entire crew but then they would call for reinforcements, she could not pilot an entire cruiser by herself and she had no desire to be in this position again.
Something within her told her to keep fighting, to fight harder and faster. There was just too little stopping them from causing issues, something that would have caused plenty of issues when it came down to it.
There was something to be said about how well Zannah could bring death and chaos if she wished for it to be. If she wanted? She could have killed almost all of them.
She did not want to. That would cost her the manpower she needed and while she most certainly could find more? She needed as many soldiers as possible now.
It was odd now, very odd when she thought of it. They had a lot of different ideas as he tried to think of what was growing in his mind and they were all too much of a problem to deal with.
Right now? Right now? There was something to be said and done now, something about her plans told Zannah that there was to be LITTLE in the way of issues now when it came down to it.
There was only too much now on the mind of the Sith Lady, she snorted before the communication systems of the ship went off.
"All Imperial troops are to kill the Jedi, no excuses! I will not be telling Lord Vader that we failed!" The pilot stated as she snorted.
An arrogant soldier like him would not have lasted 10 seconds within her presence. Not with that sort of thing bothering her when it came down to it all now.
There was something to be said about how stupid these soldiers were as she stepped towards the bridge. How did they not know what a Sith appeared to be? There was something to be said as it came crashing down at the time being.
She had plenty of ideas to distract herself when it was all said and done. If nothing else? She would enjoy herself now.
(Thousands of Lightyears away)
Sidious sat on his throne, too tired for now and too eager to think for now. He could feel the amount of sheer hatred from this man, the sheer anger from with the Sith Lady held.
It was Zannah. The apprentice of the legend Darth Bane, right now? She was off killing several of his soldiers.
Good, let her think if he wanted that she was safe right at the time being, something was going to have to break sooner or later.
Zannah was too tired once more at the end of the day. Zannah was all too eager to get to battle.
Good, the competition was what he needed now, he needed to have an enemy so he could grow, there was PLENTY left to do to distract it for now.
They had a lot more left to deal with, something about it all had been too much… Sidious was too eager to get work done, a LOT of work and power.
He had a lot of different ideas now. Zannah was a threat but she lacked the resources to become a threat.
Could he have easily ordered a dozen star destroyers to bomb her to ash? Sure, he had been too distracted for now.
He had a lot more to try and think of what was growing on his mind.
They had a lot more to try and think of what was growing on his mind to deal with as he cracked his fingers and thought of himself.
He had a lot of different ideas when it was said and done. They had a lot more thrown off when it came down to it as he thought.
It did not make much sense to them to have to rest upon their laurels.
As a Sith? Well, he had no real idea HOW to fix it, simply that he was going to have occurred now and for a good reason.
There was nothing beyond them beyond the war. She was too distracted, too thrown off at the end of today and all such days… All things within them, all too much had been decided for now.
He was almost giddy at the idea of his former enemy being forced to stop this game.
It was too much now at the end of the day; it was too exciting now to just stop it without a winner or loser.
This was all too much to process. They had plenty left to do and not a lot to wait for.
Sidious knew Vader could sense her. if nothing else? Zannah was strong in the force. Not as strong as the Sith Lord but good enough to carve a good portion of an empire.
Would he squash it? Yes… But part of him, though angry? Was giddy at the idea of a rival, an enemy who made him push himself.
There were no real enemies to kill. The Jedi though strong were wiped out and the rebels were too easily scattered to the wind. They would all die out sooner or later when it came down to it.
There was something to deal with for now. They were all too distracted at the end of the day as Sidious planned something at the end of the day.
(With Zannah)
Zannah stood surrounded by the bodies of the stormtroopers who attempted to stop her at the end of the day… There was something else to end now, a LOT more had been thrown off now.
There was something else now at the of the day… There were a lot of different things when it had been too much for now and a good reason.
They had a LOT of different ideas now and it hurt more, very much a plan they were going to execute soon.
Right now? She had a lot more to deal with for now and it had been something to deal with for now, an idea like this was rare, once in the blue moon.
Granted? Sidious still plans to kill her… But the apprentice of Darth Bane? That was going to be fun, she was dangerous for now, far too dangerous for him to simply expect the empire to do so.
So? She decided to do something to deal with… She had a lot more work left to deal with.
Zannah looked at the dead bodies and then looked towards the bodies, she looked towards them with disdain, anger even. She knew the minions of her enemy had to be cut down before they became an issue.
Those who surrendered? She allowed; she would not tolerate such a thing when they worked for her but she did understand what the enemy was going to deal with.
She only knew they could be allowed to persist in the hope, that he would continue to deal with it for now, he had a lot more to distract it all.
Something about it all had distracted them now and good enough reason now and good enough reason, something about it all had been too much for now… It had been too distracting for now, a LOT more had been too much left to end.
Zannah was all too much tired of this… She left the bodies of the dead imperials around her… If the empire wanted war? She would take this as a first strike against them.
It was all too much at the end of the day… All of it bothered the Jedi, bothered her more than before.
Something about it made Zannah tired as the Sith Lady reclined into the seat, understanding that she might have distracted herself for now.
The galaxy had changed, she was now in a different place than she was before… All of it was going to be a problem… It was all too much to end it all at the time being.
She had a lot more left than he had been too distracted at the time being at the time being.
The Sith ordered a course for Onderon. She would regroup if she had to kill the crew. She would, but it would be a waste.
Something like this only told them a fight was coming, one they could manage. He could not have done it at the end of the day.
They would fight… They would die, she would find no shame in such a thing. They had tried their best but fell short by a large degree.
It seemed almost as if they were busy being done with it all… She questioned if the empire was going to come to an end if they wanted to die.
Perhaps it was something else.
Yes, she would continue to seek out something of an answer, something she could not grasp… But she would win nonetheless now.
It had to end… It would end now… And always… All of it had been thrown off. She had no such desire to hurt anyone now but she would eventually.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter is done! A few things.
Zannah is going to have her own Empire soon and wage war against the empire.
Darth Bane will have a role in the story but I will not reveal when and where yet.
Zannah will end up dealing with Vader and fight him eventually.
The next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will show Zannah dealing with setting up a new empire. Until the 900–6500-word chapter, Lighting Wolf out!