Chapter 4
Hello everyone and like always sorry for the wait. Like always I got like halfway into this chapter and ended up hating it. So started over again only to face writers block for a good amount of time. But here is the next chapter but first Q .
Necromancy94 wonderful idea. If you're still reading in like 5 or 6 chapters remind me.
hughfj08 ya I saw that after you said something. Really have to go back and fix that but I keep putting it off for one reason or the other. Will try to do better.
Neekl that is ok and your welcome to. I am not the most knowledgeable of the Star Wars universe by any means. But it's just seems to me that they do backtrack a lot. Especially the Jedi who to me definitely seem scared of change.
Warlover1015 I do because its something people seem to like but we most likely won't see many. I give some details this chapter on how it can be done and what not. Also any tech ideas are welcomed. I mean I am going to just take from other games movies and what not. So suggests are more then welcomed.
I have plans for the Mandalorian Clan down the road so we will see more of them down the line. Not final plans but if you have any ideas let me know.
Victorius 435 I can't wait to get to that part as well. But I am going for the hidden hand feel kind of know what I mean. Put I think we will be there with in 20 chapters or so. Maybe.
JK 501st thank you for being that up because I completely forgot about that. I only vaguely remember it so most likely I would have skipped over the whole thing if you didn't say anything.
Any ways I have been talking with my beta, but he is more like my bounce ideal guy off of. And been wondering when do you all think I should being in Kightmare's or should I at all. I don't wish to go full OP right at the start and this isn't a poll or nothing just a question for all to weigh in on.
Now on with the story.
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-982 BBY Ondruth-
Looking out over the club Lelouch thought about how easy it was to take control of the vast majority of the criminal underworld of this planet. It was so easy, in fact that it bordered on boring at times with only a few hiccups here and there. After the deaths of Moorzaggom's brother and father he had wasted little time in removing their treacherous bodyguards. Who were foolish enough to believe they were going to get paid for what they did. It was a well-known fact that in Hutt society openly killing one another was not tolerated. The moment Moorzaggom convinced them to kill his father and brother he was a dead slug if word got out. Lelouch couldn't allow that to happen of course and had them removed by Xel and her men.
Once that was taken care of Lelouch had guided Moorzaggom over the next few years in his takeover of his family's business and an aggressive expansion. Quicky making him one of the most important Hutts on world and off world. Well inside the sector anyways but more then Moorzaggom had ever hoped he would be. With his father's fleet of ships and contacts Moorzaggom was able to increase the volume of refrain they were moving. To the point that it was now showing up outside the sector in limit qualities. Such volume of course meant millions of credits and a lot of attention that eventually led to Big Boss Uvisk finding out that Moorzaggom was behind the new drug. Sadly, for him by the time he had found out the truth it was fare to late to stop Moorzaggom.
With the number of credits, he was bringing in Moorzaggom wasted little time buying up muscle and political power. Till he became the second most powerful Hutt on planet. Too powerful in fact for Uvisk to remove without a long and bloody civil war that he knew he would lose. So, he took the more practical route and came to the table with Moorzaggom with an offer. An offer that was fairly simple, they would split up the refrain business. Each taking half a cut and an agreement that there was to be no fighting amongst each other. Seeing as it was only a matter of time before the Hutt Ruling Council came knocking to demand they share how to make refrain with the rest of them. They would need the muscle to hold them off. Really however Uvisk was becoming afraid as at the rate Moorzaggom was expanding it was only a matter of time before he was replace/killed.
Lelouch had to fight to keep the smirk off his face at thinking about how when Moorzaggon was drunk on his own power for the first time didn't want to take the deal. Now that he was at the top with only one being above him, he wanted it all. Lelouch of course had to smack his friend down hard however on that type of thinking as refrain while useful was quickly reaching the end of its usefulness. In his power druck mindset Moorzaggon had forgotten that they were still operating on a Republic world. They were not in Hutt Space where they could manufacture it as much as they liked and not have to worry about it being traced back to any one planet. What's more the Republic was just now rebuilding after their latest war against the Sith and was looking to flex its power. What better way to do that then crack down on crime as much as they could. Since refrain was a highly addictive drug that was slowly spreading to the wider Galaxy it was only a matter of time before the Republic came knocking.
At least that is what Lelouch told Moorzaggon to convince him to not do anything rash. Really if Lelouch wanted he could have easily hidden their involvement in the drug. As well as making it near impossible for the Republic to trace where it was being made and distributed from. The dumb AIs he had successfully built made it all too easy to feed false information to any would be hacker. Granted he couldn't hack the holonet as that would take at least a 6-gen smart AI to do but controlling information on a single planet wasn't hard. Anyone who came to investigate Jedi or not would quickly find themselves chasings shadows. But while that may have been the case, refrain was always just a means to an end.
Legitimacy was what Lelouch was aiming for. Both for himself and this planet as he was curious to see would happen if he provided it with the tools to advance. Seeing as he had no planes to become emperor again, he was curious to see what would happen if he gently guided the planet in a particular direction. Then just sat back and watched as the dominos fall. Something he could easily do as he already owned 30 percent of all the business on planet and was buying up more slowly. In around five or so more years he would own up to 50 percent all business so long as nothing happened to interrupt him. Then he could set the next part of his plan into motion. A worldwide gang war would damage those plans and put them on hold. So of course, he wasn't going to allow Moorzaggon fuck that up.
Yet while he had succeeded there and everything else was going as planned some things were sadly not. In order to move his plan along he really needed to up the technological level of Ondruth. That, however, was proving easier said than done as even with all the greatest scientists of his time available for him to talk to it was still slow going. As while he was a genius with an eidetic memory, that was regarding military strategy and political intrigue. When it came to the sciences however, Lelouch was at best a mediocre researcher.
Oh, sure he knew enough to be useful but was not the lead researcher by any means. It was a lot like his piloting skills with a Kinghtmare. He knew how to pilot one and was even a decent pilot, but he was no Suzaku or Kallen. Who to be frank where freaks of nature in Kinghtmare piloting as much as he was in military strategy and politics. However, his failings in science may have had more to do with his own short attention span when it came science in general. But regardless of why he sucked at them the fact remained that he did.
Regardless at the rate he was going much of the technology of his time would remain out of reach for the near future. As the components and material were simply not available right now. Like the data crystal chip that was developed by Doctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey that allowed for the first true Smart AI to be built. With the technology level of this time Lelouch could easily build as many Dumb AI's as he wished but in Doctor Catherines own words it was a pipe dream at best to even hope of making a Smart AI right now. With the level of technology available now he would have to build a computer about the size of a 50-story building to reach the processing power Cortana, the very first Smart AI had when she first came online. By that estimation it would take half the planet to reach the level Cortana was at by the time he let himself be locked away.
It went without saying he wasn't about to build something that big and even if he did it wouldn't fix the main problem. That being that all the schematics for the tech of his time were lost when his Empire fell. As they were stored on Cortana's main core, and she was long since dead and there was nothing, he could do to bring them back. Of course, there were backups that he had scattered around the empire, but he doubted any survived over the last 50,000 years or so. In fact, he knew they didn't as an interesting thing had happened once Cortana and the other AI's shut down permanently. They had all ended up being able to communicate with the Lelouch via C's World. Meaning that not only had they fully become sentient but had at some point developed a soul.
That was kind of funny to Lelouch and only wished he could shove that in the faces of your so-called religious experts of his time. Sadly, again that was not going to happen as many of them ended up in hell funny enough and he preferred not to speak with people who ended up there. As they had a habit of trying too justify themselves or begged him to help them get out. Like he ever would.
With Cortana on the other side he was able to talk with her and run some ideas by her, but she was limited to say the least. As while yes, many of the AIs he knew ended up in C's world their knowledge was limited. Why that was he did not know but it was, so again he couldn't access any of the data from his time. That left him with two options. Keep researching from scratch or bring someone back from the other side.
Neither were an option he would prefer as one was an annoyance and the other well even more so. Having the code was all well and good as it allowed Lelouch to do several things that would seem godly. Such as the ability to erase someone from existence as well as bring someone back from the other side. However, while he could do both, they did follow a set of rules that he had to abide by. For example, to erase someone from existence they had to first do something that threatened the natural balance. Like how his father and mother tried to change the world to suit their desires. Needless to say, few ever got to that point, and it was rare for him to do so
As for bringing someone back to life that was slightly easier as all Lelouch needed to do was find someone who wanted to come back. Which was unsurprisingly both easy and hard to do. When people died one of two things happened unless Lelouch erased them. The first being that when someone died, they went to what many would call, heaven, paradise, or nirvana to rejoin their loved ones for eternity. The second was they went to hell if they were horrible enough in life. With those two places as his only options, it was both easy and tough finding people willing to come back.
After all, only a true nut bag like Lloyd Asplund or Rakshata Chawla would willing leave paradise for this world. And as for the people in hell Lelouch wouldn't even dream of bringing anyone back from there. In fact, on the few occasions that one of those people found a way to escape hell Lelouch had gone out of his way to hunt them down so he could erase them.
" I find that very insulting your highness. Comparing me to the Earl of Pudding." Lelouch hears the voice of one Rakshata Chawla say to him from C's World.
Smiling a bit Lelouch says, "Insulting but not an incorrect comparison Rakshata."
Pouting at hearing this Rakshata says, " Have you ever thought your highness the reason why you have such trouble finding people willing to come back from the dead is because of you attitude."
"Oh, occasion but not really. As I don't care what most people think of me anymore, I tend to ignore those of lesser minds." Lelouch says in good humor.
Things stay silent for a bit till Lelouch asks, "So what do you say? Do you want to come back to the land of the living again."
" Hmmm I do not know. While I admit that this time period's lack of advanced technology by the Empire's standard is interesting it is not that interesting." Rakshata answers him.
"That is too bad. Between you and Lloyd, I have always preferred you." Lelouch comments in a flirtatious voice.
" Yes, I can imagine why your highness, but I have no desire to enter your bed again at the moment. No matter how much fun we had during my 2nd and 4th life." Rakshata says to Lelouch in a deadpan voice.
"Don't forget your 7th life as well." Lelouch points out thinking fondly of the past with her.
While the two of them couldn't say they loved each other there was a mutual respect between them. As one of the smartest people ever born Rakshata was one of the few people Lelouch could have an enjoyable conversation with. Never mind the sex which was, well let's just say it took him a while to match the Indian women and even then, he had his suspicions that she never went all out.
" Ah yes, I do try and forget that time. After all I was angry at my husband and acted more than a bit rashly at the time." Rakshata say but does not honestly feel all that bad about it anymore. As while yes, she did act rashly at the time the revenge sex was fairly good. Some of the best she had in any of her lives.
"How is Gunadhya doing by the way. Any chance he would be willing to come back? When it came to small arms weaponry you could hardly do better than him." Lelouch says remembering the man fondly even if Gunadhya hated him for sleeping with his wife.
" Most likely not. He still hasn't gotten over the affair. At least regarding your part in it your highness." Rakshata says in good humor. Her husband was so easy to wrap around her finger that her affair with Lelouch during her seventh life was all but forgiven after she came back. But his anger towards Lelouch was in his own word's eternal.
"Pity." Is all Lelouch says not at all caring for a dead person's hatred. After all half, the people he talked to now a day in C's World hated him for one reason or the other.
Thinking for a moment Rakshata says, " You can always try Shanti your highness. My darling sister has been feeling tired of paradise for a while now and has expressed some interest in coming back."
"Really?" Lelouch asks as while he never had to much contact with Rakshata's younger sister she didn't seem like the type to want to come back.
" Yes, while paradise is all well and good, she has been expressing some interest in the technology of this time and wishes to see what she can do with it. The only thing keeping her from seeking you out however is her concern that you will not find her for some time do to your limited resources." Rakshata says to him.
Yes, that was the biggest problem with bringing someone back to life. Lelouch had no way of knowing where someone would be born. He knew when because it was always on the same day and time, he had used his power to bring them back. But very rarely was it in the same overall location. If Shanti really was interested in coming back to the land of the living she could end up in any number of locations where human life could be found. And as Rakshata had said he had limited resources and while owning 30 percent of the planet's business may seem like a lot it really wasn't. However, that may end up not being a problem for much longer Lelouch thought as he watched two individuals walk into his club.
"Rakshata locating your sister may not be a problem. Will you let her know if she is still interested, I would be more than happy to bring her back to the world of the living." Lelouch says to her.
" Yes, your highness." Rakshata says and takes her leave so she can talk with her sister.
Once she is gone Lelouch just continues to watch the two beings walk deeper into his club wondering what took them so long.
-Darth Zannah-
As I walked into the night club where our target was supposedly located a number of emotions were running through my head. Anger being at the forefront of those emotions along with a hint of fear. Fear towards the being she and her master had been searching for, for these last 12 years. A search that often felt in vain as no matter how hard they looked they could never find a trace of him. Yet all was not in vain as during their search they had found knowledge long since lost to time. Knowledge that no other being in the Galaxy knew and that filled her with a sense of satisfaction as well as dread. To think there was another power out there besides the force that was equal if not greater then it was in a word humbling.
At first when her master had told her what happened on that dead planet all those years ago, she had not believed it. Thinking he had gone mad from the experience. Which made her feel at the time, that perhaps it was time to remove him. A foolish thought to be sure as he was still so much more powerful than her at the time, but what else was she to think. That was how she felt till they came across some evidence that proved that he was if not right at the least not crazy. On a world about twenty light years away from where they had found Lelouch they had found a lost temple that was so old that dating it had proven difficult. As the scanners they had could only tell them it was between 50,000 to 100,000 years old. As for the force, when they entered it, they found nothing. They were completely cut off from it. As if somehow, they had left what they thought was reality and entered a new world. A world where the Force didn't exist. At least not in the way they knew.
But once her master and her looked deeper they had found the Force along with a power that felt so old and powerful that they dared not look deeper. Least they find themselves trap in whatever that power was. For that was what they both believed would happen if they dared to look any deeper. It went without saying such power scared them more then either dared say.
According to her master that was what he felt when he was first pulled into this C's World. A feeling that was both awe inspiring and dreadful. As it made him comfort himself and accept, he and the Sith as a whole where just one part in a great whole. For the power they felt was a fundamental part of the universe as a whole. As was the Force itself, the only difference being that that unlike the Force they did not command this power and Lelouch didn't either.
Her universal view needless to say was shaken to its core and would only take an even bigger hit a few years later. In this last year when I felt it was truly time to depose of her Master and take my place as Lord of the Sith we would have an unexpected encounter. For years after we had found the temple and a few other sites that connected Lelouch to this C's World we had found nothing. There were no more hits or whispers from the Force to be found. So ready to give up on the search after 12 years I was about ready to strike when a small disturbance in the Force was felt.
So small was it that even after they had pinpointed where it was coming from and had landed on the world of Muunilinst they could not track it down. That was till they came across something unusual for the planet. An advertisement for a dance performance that stared a Twi'lek and calmed her to be the greatest dancer in the Galaxy. Now a Twi'lek dancing was not at all unusual and one becoming famous for it even less so. But on a world whose primary species was the Muuns it was odd. Odd enough to warrant them checking it out? No but it was the only thing that stood out on the planet. So, they went to the show just to rule it out.
To this day just thinking about that night infuriated me. As what started off as just a boring dance recital changed the moment she stepped out onto the stage. The Twi'lek, Uinawmegoh was as far as I was concerned a slightly above average dancer with a beautiful body and face. Nothing that was that special or worthy of the praise she was getting on this planet. But then little by little I found myself watching her more closely. Her movements in my mind becoming more refined and enticing. Till at some point I could no long take my eyes off her.
That is when it hit. A feeling of unbelievable sexual attraction towards the Twi'lek. Now I had always thought of myself as straight with no interest in the same sex. Yet at that moment when my nipples got painfully hard and my womanhood wet, I started to question that belief. In that moment I would have done anything for her. Anything she commanded in exchange for just a slight touch of her hand.
It was also at that point that I realized something was very wrong with me. And when I tried to take my eyes off her I found it far harder to do then it should have been. The amount of willpower it took to take my eyes off her was nearly painful. And I was just barely able to put up a force wall around my mind to block out whatever influence she was having over me. I was not the only one who had such trouble Once I got control back over myself, I look towards my master and saw he fared little better. Whatever she had done it was just that powerful or perhaps that refined that it completely slipped past our defenses without us noticing.
After the concert, my Master and I tried to get close to her. To find out what she did to us and why it was that no matter how hard we tried we could not enter her mind or feel the force at work when she did whatever it was, she did. Unfortunately, that proved to be impossible for several reasons. The primary reason being they had no influence on the planet, and she was basically royalty on it. Unless you knew someone or where very wealthy getting an introduction would be unlikely. We could have fought our way to her, but it was a fight that most likely would not have ended in our favor. As it was not just your average everyday guards protecting her. But battle droids as well as a group of Mandalorian mercenaries who guarded her around the clock. The droids and normal guards we could have taken but the Mandalorians would have proven too difficult to deal with.
All was not lost however as while we may not have been able to get close to her, her husband or ex-husband was a different story. Now I didn't know the full story of what happened between the two of them and honestly didn't care to know, but at some point, in time she had tricked him out of his fortune. Then kick him and his kin out onto the streets. Leaving them destitute and helpless in an unforgiving galaxy. A cruel and cunning thing to do and one that I applauded her for, but also look down on her for. As in her power play to take her husband's fortune, she had forgotten or did not have it in her to end his insignificant life. Which allowed my master and I to track down said husband and his family then extract the information they needed from them before finishing what she should have.
It took little time to make the man talk. A few bolts of Sith lightning and the man was all too willing to tell them everything he knew. Which granted wasn't much as the man was a fool and was about as intelligent as a rock. But he was able to provide them with a name, a place and more importantly a club his wife used to work at. That is how they ended up on this Force forsaken planet and club that they suspected belong to Lelouch.
Spotting an attractive Pantorans women walking up to my master and I, she stops in front of us and asks, "Excuse me my good sir and lady but would either of you happen to be Sir Dessel or Lady Rain?"
"How do you know that name?" Her master asks in a calm voice that doesn't betray the fury he was feeling inside at the mention of his birth name. A feeling I mirrored as I had cast away that weak name long ago and had never wished to hear it again.
"The owner of the establishment told them to me my good sir. Can I assume by your question that you two are indeed these people." She asks again in a sweet voice.
While his anger may have spiked at the mention of that name my master kept it in check and answered, "Your assumption would be current."
Nodding her head the women say, "Very well please follow me the owner is waiting for you in the VIP room."
She then turns and starts to walk off towards the back of the club and up a flight of stairs with us following close behind. Till we arrive at a door mark VIP Room and opens up with a quick body scan. Upon entering the room, we spot Lelouch sitting there on a sofa watching a podrace on a viewscreen without a care in the world. Something that pissed me off a lot.
-End POV-
Looking over at the two people who have just entered the room Lelouch smiles a joyless smile and says, "Lord Bane, Lady Zannah welcome I have been waiting for you for quite some time."
Walking into the room and judging whether it was safe to attack the man before him or not Bane for the first time in his life feels uncertain on what action he should take. For most of his life now the Force had guided his actions but now it was unnervingly quiet. No, it was not quiet, it was completely absent from the room. In the club he could still feel the Force guiding him, warning him of potential danger but now it was gone. As if it never existed in the first place. Why that was he was not sure, but it felt just like the time he tried to read that Twi'lek's mind.
It was a disturbing feeling as he could still feel his own power over the Force but any attempt at precognition was now useless. Which put him and his apprentice on edge as it was not something they were used to. They could be walking into a trap for all they knew, and they would never know it. Not till the trap was sprang anyways and with the number of Mandalorians they had spotted in the club it would be one they most likely wouldn't walk away from.
Putting that out of his mind for the time being, however, as he didn't come for a fight in the first place Bane asks, "You were expecting us?"
"Indeed, few get to look into the vastness of that which is eternity and of those few who do not they all wish to see more. So please take a seat and we shell talk about eternity and creation." Lelouch says with the same joyless smile from before.
Taking Lelouch's invitation at face value both Sith Lords take a seat across from him and Bane starts the conversation by asking a simple question, "What are you?"
Making a gesture as if he had to think about it for a moment Lelouch answers, "That is both a difficult and simple question to answer. If you are asking what species I am then I can assure you I am human. But if you are asking me what I am other than that it becomes complicated."
"How so?" Zannah asks.
Looking over at her Lelouch smiles a more friendly smile that while not happy shows some interest in her. Which only makes her raise an eyebrow at him. Already knowing what he was thinking, as she had seen similar looks on other men's faces but didn't expect it from someone who was far older than the Republic itself.
"Well, the best way to describe it is to call myself a fundamental part of the universe." Lelouch answers.
Looking at Lelouch thoughtfully Bane says, "Fundamental? You mean like a necessary part of something greater?"
"Indeed Lord Bane. As you two are aware there are certain laws that govern what we call reality. Such as your Force, that I admittedly know little about but can tell it is a part of the greater whole." Lelouch says to him.
"You can tell? How? Can you feel it?" Bane asks intrigued by this. Because if Lelouch could feel the Force then perhaps he can take Lelouch's immortality for himself.
"Oh no, noting like that. I just have some experience with people having it in the past. Granted I did not know it was this Force thing till just recently. In the past we just called it talent, but I always found that word to be inaccurate when it came to describing the abilities of some of the people I knew." Lelouch says.
"And you believe these individuals were using the Force?" Zannah asks.
"It would explain how it was they did what they were able to do." Lelouch states to her.
"What do you mean?" Zannah asks.
"Well seeing as both of you are here, I am guessing you found me by way of Uinawmegoh current?" Seeing both of them nod their heads Lelouch goes on, "Then you know she has a certain power to let's say seduce an individual's mind. I gave that power to her."
"We did notice that, and I have questions about that as well but how does that have to do with these individuals you mentioned?" Bane asks feeling his anger start to build up remembering how that woman had affected him so effortlessly.
Smiling a cold smile once again Lelouch answers, "Well it has to do with the fact that her power is just one example of the types of powers that have existed thanks to me, or others like me."
"Wait there are more like you?" Zannah asks in surprised.
"Not anymore sadly. I am the last." Lelouch says much to the disappointment of Bane and Zannah. As both of them where still thinking about how they can get his powers for themselves.
So, moving the conversation along Bane says, "And it's from these power that you believe those people were using the Force."
"Again no, from what little I have learned on my own your powers work in a number of ways using this Force as its power source current?" Lelouch asks.
"That is right though there is more to it than that." Bane answers.
Nodding his head and filing that away for now as Lelouch hadn't really looked too much into the Force or it's uses he just moves things along, "Well Geass, that is name of the power I give out is more focused on one type of ability."
Hearing this both dark lords nod their heads and wonder if that was the reason why that woman was able to enter their minds so easily. Because her power was geared towards only one thing while their powers were not. It would make sense seeing as how refined it was.
"What types of powers are we talking about? Mental like the Twi'lek we ran into." Zannah asks.
"Yes, but those are only the most common ones. Energy manipulation, mental manipulation, physical manifestation to even reality bending is possible. Once there was a user who's Geass would activate upon their death and send their consciousness back in time by six hours." Lelouch states much to their surprise and intrigue but before they can ask any questions on this power Lelouch adds, "But the cost of using such power was a heavy one. Once she realized she was somewhat immortal she became reckless to the point that she didn't take any precautions in protecting herself. Not thinking what the cost would be if she let herself be killed several times within that six-hour period. Eventually her power forced her to relive all her deaths at random times."
Lelouch doesn't need to say anymore for them to get where this was going. Clearly the women abused her power to the point she lost control of her power. Mostly likely resulting in insanity or potential brain death. Either way it was a horrible way to go and something they felt they should investigate. As while neither wanted to have a power like that, the result of experiencing something like that would make a perfect way to torture information out of people.
"I am going to guess this woman wasn't the one who made you believe these individuals had been using the Force right?" Zannah asks.
"That is right. It was due to a man name Bismarck Waldstein and my own mother that I first started to believe there was something more to talented people then most believed. You see both my mother and Bismarck where highly skilled fighter pilots and swordsmen when they were alive. Especially my mother who always bested him whenever they spared. And that was even when he used his own Geass which allowed him to see the immediate future of any event that was taking place around him." Lelouch says to them.
"How immediate?" Bane asked intrigued at hearing this.
Thinking it over for a bit Lelouch says, "Hard to say we were never on speaking terms. Seeing as I killed both my father and mother who he was loyal to then preceded to dismantle the empire he served for so long. But death has cooled his hated for me somewhat and from what he has told me at least a few seconds."
Ignoring the part of Lelouch killing his own parents as neither dark lord was surprised that the being before them would do such a thing. They think over this Bismarck character's Geass and had to agree if this woman bested him without a Geass of her own then it had to have been due to the Force. Since being able to see clearly into the future by even a second would give even a halfway decent fighter a huge edge. Give them a few seconds and even Bane was willing to admit he have some trouble dealing with them. Against a skilled fighter he was still sure he would win but it would be no easy feat.
"Did you mother have a Geass as you call it of her own." Zannah asks on both of their behaviors.
"Yes, but it was not one suited for combat or really anything useful in an aggressive situation." Lelouch says.
"Hmmm I see then I would have to agree with you Lelouch. Your mother was definitely using the Force. Though most likely not in a self-conscious way. Still impressive for someone with no training in the Force." Bane says while wondering for a bit how skilled this woman really was.
"It's good to have my theory confirm but let's move on. You two also came in hopes of finding a way to become immortal current? Not that you would be very successful." Lelouch asks and watches with a smile as he spots their hands go to their laser swords that Moorzaggon told him about. Though that wasn't what they were really called. Light, something or other was what they were called. He really wasn't paying attention too much to what Moorzaggon was saying at the time. Being too busy watching a podrace on a holoscreen at the time.
"Now, now there is no need for that you two. Not only would it be useless as you both would end up fighting a being that you have not hope of killing but also you would have to fight your way back to your ships. A task that I doubt either of you will succeed at." Lelouch says in an uncaring voice. He had no plans to kill them but if they started something then he would have no problem putting them down.
"You sound confident Lord Lelouch. Perhaps overconfident." Bane says back to him in anger his yellow eyes blazing with hate.
"Come now Lord Bane we had this conversation years ago. Let's not repeat it as you know very well you won't be able to kill me." Lelouch says dismissively.
Looking at Lelouch with a hateful look Bane knows he speaks the truth and pulls his hand away from his lightsaber. "Very well but tell me why do you believe we won't be successful? After all Lord Lelouch you cannot stay here forever and the Sith will not always be what we are now."
"Well, the main reason is nothing is forever Lord Bane. Whether by my choice or something else's I will leave this reality. It's only a matter of time and I have a lot of time. Even if by some chance you were able to achieve a fraction of my own immortality it won't last. You can either accept that or you can't, but the truth will remain the truth. The other reason is…. well I am not going to tell you but let's say unless I am willing to give up my power you will never get it." Lelouch says with a know-it-all smile.
A smile that infuriates both of them. Well one lesser then the other but still Zannah would still love nothing more than to shove her lightsaber into his face. But for now, they settle down and move the conversation along.
"In that case let us drop any talk of immortality aside and speak of knowledge. You have hinted at the ability to talk with the dead. Does that go for all those who have died or only some of them?" Bane asks as this was not the time to pick a fight or push matters about immortality.
"Why do you ask Lord Bane? Is it because you are looking for these holocrons things you and the Jedi make?" Lelouch asks.
Before Bane can answer Zannah says, "You know about holocrons?"
Just looking at her deep in her eyes Lelouch says, "Of course, we have already established that I can speak with the dead. That includes both Sith and Jedi. And while the Republic is moving quickly to remove the Sith from the historical record from the greater populous there are names that will not be forgotten till your civilization does what mine did and destroys itself."
"So, you can locate them for us by talking with the dead." Bane asks/demands.
"Yes, but there is no need to do so. I already know were a few are located." Lelouch states to them.
"Where?" Bane asks/demands again.
"In the hands of the Hutts." Lelouch says to them without a care in the universe.
"The Hutts." Bane says unbelievably for a moment then a look of realize comes to his face.
"That is right Lord Bane. Again, I am amazed how many people underestimate the Hutts. They have been around longer then both the Sith and the Jedi. As both conquers and criminal overlords. Outlasting several different versions of the Republic and the Sith Empire of old. Is it really such a surprise that they would have amassed a collection of these holocrons over the millenniums. How many? Who knows but I know of several Hutts who have them on display in their palaces." Lelouch says thinking these Sith and Jedi are complete fools, if not for their beliefs, then for just the fact that they never thought to look towards the Hutts to find these holocrons.
It was a feeling that was mirrored by Bane and Zannah as it made perfect sense. Looking at it from a new angle of course the Hutts would have some. Since many of them were known collectors of rare objects, they had no need for them of course but when did that ever kept the Hutt from collecting things. Having them just to show off their own power was all they cared about. Yet even with this knowledge in hand it would not be easy getting a hold of any of them. Depending on the Hutt who had one, getting close would be incredibly difficult.
"I can get a hold of one for you if you like. I know a Hutt who happens to be in possession of one currently and could be persuaded to hand it over for a price of course." Lelouch says to them.
"And tell me Lord Lelouch what is keeping us from just taking it from this Hutt?" Bane asks in anger at Lelouch for trying to extort them.
"You mean other than the fact that he is a well protected Hutt who is guarded by a small army of highly trained mercenaries?" Lelouch questions with a knowing smile. "Well, I guess that if you did, I would have to kill you both seeing as he has some value to me currently."
Both Sith Lords feel their anger rise quickly but just as quickly push it back down. While they had little doubt, they could escape from this club if the need arise it wouldn't be an easy thing to do. Plus, they were dealing with an immortal who they could not kill. Slow down maybe but not kill and that would only make an enemy for the Sith when they were at their weakest. All it would take was one word or rumor that the Sith survived for the Jedi to start hunting them again. Only this time with their names and appearances.
"And what is it you would like in return for this Holocron you speak of." Bane asks knowing he had lost this battle.
Smiling at them knowing he had won this little fight of theirs Lelouch says, "That is easy Lord Bane. Today at 10 o'clock this evening a child will be born. Where I am not sure, but that child will be of of great value to me. Bring this child to me and you will have the Holocron I speak of."
"How do you know this child will be born today and can you not give us more information?" Zannah asks.
Looking at the women Lelouch says, "I know because I will be the one brings them into this world. Sadly, I have no way of controlling where they end up."
It takes a moment for everything to fall into place but again around the same time Bane and Zannah understand his meaning. But this time don't say anything aloud instead they both stand.
"Very well Lord Lelouch we will see this task done. But be warned if you are lying to us about being able to provide us with a Holocron we will make you suffer." Lord Bane says in a dark voice.
"That is cute. That you think you can make me suffer. Trust me Lord Bane there is no greater suffering then watching all you care about slowly waste away to the winds of time." Lelouch says with a smile that again does not reach his eyes.
With that both Sith Lords take their leave, seeing as this conversation was now over. For now, anyways.
" You really should have just killed them Lelouch." Lelouch hears the voice of his old friend Suzaku Kururugi say to him.
" Well, well someone has become bloodthirsty in death." Lelouch says with a teasing voice.
" You know that isn't it Lelouch. You could see it as well as I. They are power hungry in a way that makes you look tamed in comparison. For the betterment of the Galaxy as a whole it would have been better to kill them." Suzaku says in that same self-righteous tone Lelouch had come to know all too well.
" And then do what my old friend. Conquer the known Galaxy again and bring it back to a time of peace like before. Because you know that is is I would need to do truly be rid of the Sith. As a counterpart to these Jedi and from what little I have learned about this Force one will never be without the other for long." Lelouch states to him.
Reaming quite for a time to think Suzaku says, " So you believe this Force is a living thing?"
Going back to watching the holoscreem or at least pretending like he was Lelouch answers, "Would that really be all that surprising if it was. Even before you had died, and I became immortal we had seen things that had proven that the impossible is very much possible. Why not a second power that coexists next to that of the Collective Unconsciousness and is fully or semi sentient."
" Hmmm you do have a point. Still, it would have been best to kill them. No matter what you choose to do Lelouch. Be it a businessman, a politician for Republic or Emperor they will pose a problem that could see millions if not billions killed." Suzaku says to him.
" As will these Jedi. But I have no interest in the wider Galaxy or their games and wars right now. Let them fight with each other. I will sit back and watch and perhaps lend a helping hand from time to time to those who get caught up in the crosshairs." Lelouch says and picks up a glass and drinks his wine.
" Very well Lelouch just don't lose yourself in your own disinterest in the wider Galaxy." Suzaku says before leaving his mind. Leaving Lelouch along with his thoughts and an amused smile on his lips.
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And done.
Just real quick if it wasn't clear no Geass is not more powerful then the Force just more focused on one thing and taking it to the max. Unlike the Force that has a lot more options regarding powers.