' Funny thing about playing the game is ... ' Nox mused as he imagined a massive round table before him , An uneven surface with markongs eerily similar to the map of the galaxy . At its centre sat the super massive black hole that spun at the centre of the galaxy . circling the centre of the table were the core worlds , Each notch representing biss and coruscant and the other core worlds .
His eyes danced to the left of the table , With a pair of old men , Sidious and dooku , Sitting beside eachtoher frozen in time .
Before sidious , Infront of his position at the table were thousands of miniature figures cast out of steel, One dyed half red with the other half dyed blue , Representing the CIS and the clone armies.
His blue , The clones , Occupied a quarter of the central sphere , Representing their hold of coruscant and the core worlds.
' If you don't know who the players are ' On the opposite side of the table sat the jedi , Their pieces were simple white robes figures , Centred squarly on coruscant with only a few single pieces scattered haphazardly throughout the board.
' And not everyone plays fairly ...all pieces have different values ' for example a simple white robes pieces of the jedi was worth ten clone pieces and a hundred CIS pieces.
But that wasn't all , Each player had their own piece , Representing their own personal power . Sidious's pieces was crimson red , Sat directly at the centre of the board , Thinking he was the most powerful person in the galaxy. Beside him was the brown piece of dooku , Since they were the same .
Yoda had his own piece alongside Mace windu , Sitting at the centre of the board next to sidious and dookus pieces.
Staring straight ahead at the pieces , Nox toyed with four golden pieces in his hand , One Representing Lana , One for vaylin , One for kanya and one for Vas lucis .
Casting his pieces , The gold of Lana and vas sat firmly beside sidious and yoda , Between the two, Playing their games .. biding time.
Then nox placed Vaylins piece on the territory if mandalor , Turning the area of the table that represented mandalorian space into a combination of gold and grey , Representing the two sides , It couldn't be long before mandalorian space turned gold.
Kanyas own piece was special , And Turning a crystalline gold which he placed beside the table where the special pieces lay hidden.
Said special pieces were dangerous , Could change the power plays of the game with a mere moment , A single play could remove entire factions of the board.
One such piece was anakin skywalker , Cast white and black , With the majority being white as he was currently affixed to the jedi.
He wasn't on the board however as he had yet to reach any significant milestones , His power had yet to be realised as such he was currently off the playing board .
The next were the mortis gods , Their piece , White , Black and red tower , Currently broken whilst placed squarly in zakuul territory directly infront of nox . As they were a non factor after noxs ... culling .
But there were other pieces, More dangerous ones , More unpredictable.
A piece witb four heads sat before nox , Each head died a different colour , These represented the bedlam spirits. Before his eyes the head of tilotny turned gold, Placing it partially under the control of zakuul. But these pieces couldn't be controlled , Their allegiance switched at a moments notice according to the whims of the pieces , Their fate their own control .
The gold pieces of Athla'giroth and nihilus sat firmly within zakuul territory, Their pieces able to move at a moments notice anywhere in the galaxy to white that portion clean.
But they couldn't do so just yet , As there were numerous other pieces scattered throughout the board , unmarked as they were unclaimed , For claiming one took considerable effort or power.
And if one failed , Well... nox cast a look off the board , Looking at the dead pieces that were the rakatan empire.
' And then their were the only three pieces that mattered... the ones that were informed ' One white and blue. . Representing the will of the force and its source.
'The life giver '
He placed the blue white piece down and the board came to life , Everything in between the pieces glowed white and blue , Entwining the pieces together, Connecting all ... just as the force did. The pieces of the jedi and other light side oriented pieces glowed with ethereal light.
On the opposite side of the board appeared the player ... the force itself. Its will.
' The destroyer 'He placed the pitch black piece down onto the board , and the radiant light that was the light side of the force became muddled and grey , The two ultimate powers fighting for control.
Off to the side , away from the table formed the third player , A shadow standing in the corner ominously , Waiting for the moment where it could destroy the board entirely.
with each given moment it drew closer to the board , Waiting to cast its hand and claim ultimate victory.
' And thus the unpredictability of skywalker comes into play 'He pulled the piece of skywalker off the side table, Placing it down , Instantly it became grey oin colour , As the two sides vied for control of the chosen one.
' For as long as he is unclaimed ' Nox cast a glance between the life giver and the destroyer ' one can not play their hand '
' And finally ' He pulled our a ruby red pieces lined with gold ' The only piece aware of the game being played. The equivalent of playing a game of cards whilst holding a thermo nuclear device under the table '
His own piece glowed a golden light , His fingers toying around the ruby piece as he guaged where exactly he should be placed .
" Coruscant is on the brink of falling " Nox stared at the dim ball that was the recently ravaged coruscant .
" Mandalor , Under vaylins hand , Will soon make its move " His eyes danced to madalor prime where vaylins piece sat " To put pressure on the republic and CIS "
" Lana in slowly gaining traction in the senate with her repeated shows of support and might and unwavering spirit " Nox looked to the coruscant piece once more where Lana's piece sat.
" I need ... " Nox placed his fingers on his chin as he sat back , Studying the board as he toyed with his piece in his right hand .
" Anakin to start realising his potential " His hand pulled anakins piece into his left palm with a small thud " So I need "
He placed anakins piece down onto the board over yavin 4 .
" Oh no ... Padme is in danger from the CIS with kanya nearby , Anakin asks her for help and they both go to rescue his wife " Nox smirked as the plan began to come to mind , Drawing pieces of the CIS and kanya and placing them over yavin .
" But to reach his potential ... Anakin needs to face something dangerous ... out of his league , Something that takes the CIS and republic rescue by surprise ... Something from Yavin ... Me ... " And finally he slammed his own piece down over Yavin 4 , Staring down over the board with cunning intelligent eyes.
" Let the games begin ... I hope you survive anakin " Nox swept his arm wide , The imaginary circular table vanishing from his throne room as he rose and marched from down the walkway , Vanishing into thin air half way across the room.
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ZAKUUL
...
Luciel growled , Thin lips paling with eyes narrowing to pin pricks . He stood Garbed in a robe cast black as the night , Arms crossed with his mask held firmly in his left hand. His molten goowing eyes stared down , Deep into the abyss of the eternal spire. Surrounded by a several exarchs , as he stood on a balcony looking at the lower levels of the spire .A howl drew his attention as a group of four shuttles appeared , Tearing through the skies before coming to a slow halt before them. The doors slid open, Revealing there to be five knights already occupying each shuttle , Ready to listen any and all orders they would be fed.
" You have your orders , Now get to it" He growled , Grabbing his saber , his black robes billowed in the updraft coming from below .
His hair violently fluttered around his eyes as scrunched closed , His face turning to a sneer whilst he stepped into his own provided shuttle .
" Take us down " His yelled out to the pilot , The shuttle leaning away from the balcony as the bay doors slid shut with the engines giving a whine.
Alongside his shuttle , Over forty others suddenly appeared , Weaving between the intricate layout of buildings that represented the spire , All hurtling down towards the lower levels as they became obscured by smoke and fog.
" I'll keep it short and to the point ... " Luciel began as he pulled out a holopuck , A holo of a shambling infected leeking ooze appearing above the puck .
" These are the infected. They have no purpose other than causing pain and spreading the disease . They first appeared to keep some sense of self after being infected , But our research has shown that to be false . Any semblance of sentience these creatures show is an act performed by the infection . They are dead , And they want nothing more than to create more ... to spread "
The fog around the shuttle bled away to show a full on war being fought on the lower levels of the spire .
Sky trooper units rushed by , Blasting rockets by the soaring shuttles at a massive unidentifiable avian made of ooze as it tried to slam onto one of the escorting shuttles .
It released a screech as it was knocked off course , Before more skytroopers appeared and slammed themselves into its body before they initiated self destruction protocols , Sending what little remained of the creature falling back onto the horde of animated dead below.
" The only way to stop them is to vaporise the bodies and the ooze , Otherwise it will persist and propagate into another form . So that is our goal ... total annihilation " Luciel announced as his offhand gently curled around his death mask housed within his robes.
" If any of you are so much as touched by the infection ... I trust you will do the right thing " Nihilus pulled his mask from within his robes and slid it over his head , Pulling up the cowl of his hood onto his head , Ignoring the somber atmosphere as he turned and braced for their halo insertion.
" Ready to deploy in t minus ten seconds " The pilot announced over the comms , The doors opening up to force a wind current to tear into the ship as the knights formed up , Their white armours humming slightly as they hooked their shields and sabers around their backs , Crouching low and getting ready to jump.
" Three ... Two " Nihilus simply stepped off of the ship to plummet down into the fray below .
Jumping in unison , The knights jumped to follow , Plummeting to follow their lord as blaster fire ripped past some of the group .
Quickly approaching a bridge that connected two high rises , Nihilus righted himself in the air , Using the force to slow his descent before he landed in a crouch , The ground erupting around him with a quake .
The sockets behind his mask turned pitch black as the darkside erupted around, As his hands crunched flying formed to release a force push that tore apart the sidewalk , Sending shrapnel and steel flying to turn anything infront of their landing zone to mush.
Groaning , Several zombies hissed as they slowly rose , Their heads crumbled whilst ooze fell from their bodies .
Their bones snapped into places , Some simply having their broken limbs fall from their bodies if they were too much of an impediment.
" Burn them away " Nihilus pointed at the creatures that were beginning to shamble in their direction.
Behind him , A heavy skytrooper landed on the bridge, Missile pods on its shoulders opening up .
Quickly , As the droid deployed its missiles ,Nihilus leapt from the bridge , The winds blowing around him as the bridge exploded in a massive heat wave that turned everything nearby to ash.
Turning his head , Nihilus saw the rest of his unit landing on various streets and bridges , Immediately taking action in fighting the infected .
Nihilus himself landed on a balcony, His robes burnt slightly as he activated his saber , Cutting an infected in half before sending three more flying off the open balcony to tumble down below .
His gaze fell to the corpse he had split in half , The two halves still moving as they tried to latch onto him.
" Disgusting " He raised his left hand , Pointing his fingers at the creature whilst taking a step back.
Lightning ripped from his fingers to strike the creature , As it released a howl of pain and agony , Its body melting away into a puddle of biomass that sagged on into ooze on the ground.
Waving his hand , A sweeping force push washed the biomass off the balcony leaving him alone as he watched the war being fought on the lowest levels of the spire.
The creatures had ascended from the lowest levels , Taking over the ground floor plaza district and spreading out into the residential districts before ultimately trying to push upwards into the second and third floors of the spire .
Sure there were well over a thousand floors to the spire , But the fact that the first level was now just a layer of grey paste that swirled and spewed out eldritch creatures that continuously tried rushed up the walls to level two and three , Showed that it wasn't just attempting to spread , Rather it was converting each level one by one , Leaving nothing untouched, Meticulously converting everything before moving on.
A frown marred nihilus's face as another unit of skytroopers burst through the canopy of smoke above , Plummeting to level two far below as they performed a suicidal kamikaze strike onto an overrun shop , Causing an explosion to rip across the plaza .
His eyes darted around , Searching for anything that might halt the crawling advanve of the creatures. Such was the reason scorpio had risked sending him down here , The droid needed all the information it could get on the hord , Whilst the droid was evacuating the higher levels of the city enmasse .
His eyes snapped wide open , Hands raising infront of him as a force barrier erupted to life around him , Just as the large avian creature from earlier slammed into the balcony he stood , Tearing the ceiling from the room as an arm srpouted from its mass in an attempt to grab him.
He responded with a force push , Stopping the appendage dead in its tracks with a wet pop .
The avian could barely be called that, As it had no beak no eyes or nose , It was just the vague outline of an avian made completely out of ooze .
And nihilus stared it down , Making sure to maintain the force barrier as it spontaneously grew teeth , Said teeth smashing together to form a mangled demented mouth.
" I... know you ... I've seen you " It spat with wet words , The bio mass making up its jaw slapping together with a disgusting popping of juices " You shouldn't be here ... in this time "
Next to the mouth an eye formed in the ooze , Its pupil zeroing in on him as the avian tilted its featureless head.
' Its intelligent ... That's concerning ' Nihilus felt his face fall , Eyeing the creature with narrowed eyes as he stepped forward.
" What are you ... why are you here " Nihilus asked in an effort to divine the creatures intentions , Stepping to the side slightly as the eye followed his movements.
" I am here because I wish to be , And your futile efforts to stall me are as amusing as they are useless ... A true exercise in futility... " The creature spat as its clawed digits slapped forward , As it stalked into the apartment , Contorting and shifting down as it began to change shape .
Slowly but surely , With several snaps and sputters as gasses within its shape were released , It took on a vaguely humanoid shape , The pervious eye and mouth forming in its face in a twisted mockery of a face . Yet the eye was where the mouth should have been whikst the mouth was located where the right ear should have been placed.
The rest of its face was simply blank , A featureless smooth mass that rippled and contorted with each movement the mass made.
" Futile it may be creature " Nihilus responded , The entity stopping just beyond his force barrier to regard him with narrowed eyes.
" But your attempts at crushing our spirits have been found wanting . We are not weak or feeble ... We will not allow your petty words or actions to wittle us away . Take one take a thousand ... At the end of this day ... Where as long as just one of us stands .. We have won ... SO DO YOUR WORST CREATURE ... BRING IT ON " Nihilus bellowed as the creature seemed to stew for a few moments.
" Very well " The creature hissed before it seemed to straighten , Squaring uts shoulders before leaning back slightly, Before snapping forward to release a shriek that caused the balcony's windows to explode in shards of glass in all directions.
In response , Nihilus sent the grey construct flying from the balcony with another force push , Meeting the creature with a wet pop before it was slung head over heel over the edge of the balcony where it fell back to the grounds below once more .
" Scorpio ... I've got news "
YAVIN 4
" RAGNOSSSSS " Nox bellowed as he appeared on Yavin 4 like he ruled the place , Well he did .
The storms over the surface of yavin churned with darkside energy , As Nox pushed open the doors to the temple of Ragnos .
The temple was unlit in the evening sun , Orange light peeling across the horizon as the doors gave a groan , Vines falling away whilst stone fell to the ground around him .
The corridor before him was dark , Smelled of muck and grime , With the hint of sulphur rippling from deeper within the temple.
The stone underfoot gave a solid tap as he waltzed into the temple , Smiling as he spread his arms wide before the apparition that appeared before him.
" Sithari " Ragnos greeted , His sweeping shade gliding across the ground towards nox " You've grown more powerful , Far more powerful since we last met .. it is impressive , I doubt the clutches of chaos should keep you should you ... expire "
" It is our way is it not " Nox replied , The two falling into step beside eachother , One floating along as they ascended into the temple until they came to stand at its apex , Overlooking the lush rainforest before the temple.
" I need you to do something for me ... " It sounded like a request , But the two of them knew it was not. Markos was indeed powerful, One of the most powerful sith to ever exist . But he knew compared to the being beside him , His opinion might as well not exist.
" What do you need " Ragnos asked , Turning his see through head to regard the bring beside him .
" I'm going to be bringing some guests to yavin , First I need you to ... draw the attention of the galaxy preferably a republic jedi if you can , Capture whoever arrives , Convert them if you wish , I just need them as bait . I'll have it arranged that a certain female senator comes to investigate thanks to her proximity ... She shall not be harmed. Infact she is to be bait for the two that will follow ... One is the prophesied chosen one... The other is his sister ... I need them pushed ... further than they've ever been pushed , To the brink of death ... I need their potential realised... "
" And in turn ... you shall have my aid should you need it " Nox finished his order , ragnos making a show of toying with his chin.
" I ... There is another more suited to this task than I am .."
" Should you do so ... however you wish ... I shall retrieve and bequeath your sceptre back into your possession " Nox drew ragnos's attention, the sith spirit smiling at the offer .
" It shall be done " Ragnos faded away moments later , Dissapearing into the darkness that swallowed the skies , Signifying the bleeding night sky overhead .
" Let's go get that sceptre "
CORUSCANT
Waking up with a surge of energy rushing into his body , The ' Unconscious ' Vas sat up like a zombie . Eyes squinting under the Blinding light of the medical wing." Damn " Power surged through his body , Bright and devastating before he pushed it back down under the surface. His body became hot , Near glowing with the sheer energy running through him before it slowly faded .
" Master Vas , You're awake " Che approached cautiously , Eyeing him as he sat himself up on his sheets " Far earlier than we thought you would "
" Evidently " Che chuckled , Her usual demeanour fleeing for a moment as he came up as all clear.
" I think I will , Thank you master che , May the force be with you " Vas stepped to the entryway to the medical wing .
" And with you as well master vas " Che watched Vas simply depart with a wave over his shoulder , The young man heading for the room of a thousand fountains .
...
Walking through the lush enclosure , With the sound of swaying leaves preening in his ears alongside the pleasant sounds of running water.
He walked across a small wooden bridge as he sought his target , A few fireflies rushing past his face as they past into the trees .
His attention however was drawn towards a white marble pergola , Where the one he saught was currently kneeling apon .
Her hair swayed softly in the wind , As her face remained relaxed , Her eyes closed calmly during her meditation. Her face was lax , Yet he could see the stress marks on her face as she knelt .
He approached with silent steps , His boots pressing against the softly pressed dirt below , Before slowly ascending the steps of the pergola .
Smiling to himself , He chose to lean against the railing of the pergola , Crossing his arms as his eyes shon in watched her for several long moments , Silence permeating as minutes slowly ticked by .
After a couple more minutes , He felt the girl slowly beginning to exit her meditative state.
" Very good shai " The girls eyes shot open , Widening as her pale blue eyes snapped to his position , Her face lighting up in delight only a child could have as she rushed to her feet , Leaping at him as she embraced him in a hug .
" Master " Shai grumbled into his robes as he responded by simply encircling the girl in his arms." Its okay Shai ... I'm here now " He began to gently rub her back , realising she was silently crying into his robes " Come on" Coruscant had drastically changed within the last couple of days . The day after the troglodytes had been routed , The military scoured and then rechecked every level one by one. Killing all remaining troglodytes with vicious efficiency.
The war , As quickly as it had come , Had devastated the lower regions of coruscant , Entire levels had been announced as completely unliveable , Mainly the lowest levels.
But none had to worry so much about the space that had been removed , Not population wise atleast when it came to remaining space . Well over twenty trillion lives had been lost in the unsuspecting invasion from below . Filling the entire lower levels with corpses plenty enough that they most likely would never be properly removed .
Level 3000 itself was simply an expanse of corpses sky high , Odor bad enough that the Republic had sealed the level off , All maintenance tunnels closed forever only to be opened for maintenance droids that would used newly constructed pods to deploy into the zone.
But as it were , The general populous were too terrified to move back down into the lower levels , Fearing the silent shadows that stretched across the silent levels of coruscant .
And so instead of returning , They instead chose to establish themselves into the levels nearest the surface , Finding themselves new housing with chaotic harmony , Throwing the belongings of the dead out of the homes or laying claim to such things themselves.
Smoke still spilled high into the skies , As vas and shai sat on the temple stairs simply staring out across the great city .
The crashed Venator stuck out of the crust of the planet , With several recovery vessels slowly but surely pulling apart the vessel whilst crews were flying throughout the city to continuously meter out aid to those in need.
Vas sat beside shai , Simply staring ahead at the specs below that moved between eachother , Millions of people huddled closely together in the surface relief zones , As trillions were still surface side , In healing or simply refused to return below .
Vas cast his gaze to the spaceport, Where millions raged , Pushing against eachother as they huddled into transports off world to escape the chaos.
Riots broke out within the spaceport , Leading to many guard and civilian deaths once more." Its ... Quieter than it used to be ... But it's... darker " Shai shivered , Running her hands across her shoulders as she prodded the planet with the force.
Indeed , The usual suffering , Unions of cries of pain and fear had ceased with the death of the majority of coruscant. But in taking their place , Was a shroud of the darkside amassed by the deaths of those beings . Trillions of lives lost in fear , Panic and suffering on such a large scale it threatened to destabilise the force.
But the darkside had yet to coalesce , Had yet to go over the tipping ppint of where it would reform into something new . It had ultimately failed to create a darkside nexus , Even with the amount of lives lost . And it greatly worried both the Jedi council and sidious at the fact that , Despite the rapid amount of death and destruction ... chaos... That such an event failed to occur .
They had felt it ,The screams of the force as millions died , Coalescing into piteral waves that rippled throughout the galaxy , Pooling together as they tore apart the fabric of the force , Yet at the pivotal moment where a nexus would have ultimately roared to live ... The energy simply vanished from their senses. Leaving only a dark shadow to remain .
The council on the other hand had let out a breath of relief , For if such a nexus had formed , They would have been forced to all but abandon the jedi temple on coruscant in the fear that they would he corrupted . But as it remains , They could weather the storm, The shadow that remained and would forever remain on world at the centre of the Republic.
" It is " Vas gently pet shai on the back , The two of them simply sitting on a bench that overlooked the city from the front of the jedi temple " But it could have been so much worse "
In the distance a civilian transport ascended into the atmosphere, Its destination being some mid rim world where the survivors hoped to set up a new life .
" Come on ... Let's go inside ... I believe the council is calling for me "
...
TATOOINE
...
Her interceptor touched down within the warships hanger , Decloaking as it rotated in the air , Landing with a solid clang of steel as the ship pressed its full weight apon its landing gear .Kanya waltzed down the ships ramp with a slow purposeful gait , Her lips twitching upwards as she beheld the scene before her.
On the other side of the hanger , Jabba , The stinking crime lord , Slithered across the cold steel of the ships hanger , Motioning towards several titanic crated being lifted from several barges into the warships hanger .
His grotesque form rippled as he approached her father , With nox simply having on arm behind his back whilst he stared at the manifest being delivered by the crime lord.
" Everything seems to be in order Milord " A knight she didn't know approached her father , With him simply nodding his head as the knight turned and went back to overseeing the delivery of the massive crates .
" The beasts have been sedated for their trip to wherever you take them , The sedatives you provided made everything rather simple " Jabba spoke in clear and fluent basic , Rotta squirming in his father's grip as the huttlet wished to play with nox.
Grunting , Jabba allowed rotta to float from his grip and into the air , Where the huttlet gave off squeals of delight as it simply floated , Suspended in the air as it made an effort to perform tricks and arobatics it couldn't usually do.
" You have delivered on your end , More than satisfactory " Nox announced after several long moments of silence , As he stared at the final and largesg crate being dropped into the hanger , A low growl escaping from within as the crate shuddered .
" And for my end " Nox turned to face her , His head Inclining , Knowing she was being beckoned near.
Kanya walked over , Droids following behind her as they approached with a crate in their grasp.
" Father " Kanya knelt before the man that raised her , His lips thinning slightly as he smiled down at her .
" Rise kanya , You need not kneel before me " He gently placed his hand on her shoulder , Raising her to his level .
" It is only proper , As the emperor of our people " Kanya stubbornly refused as she turned to stand beside her father.
" So be it , None the less , Jabba .. my friend ... I believe your most immediate problems come to an end here " Nox motioned to the crate that was now lowered to the ground beside the crime lord , The skytrooper units removing the lid for the crime lord to see within.
Satisfaction rolled from the hutt in waves , A near physical phenomenon to nox as the slug laughed joyously at the contents of the crate , One hand reaching in to pull and contort the decapitated head of his kin within .
" You have followed through with your words our business is complete " Jabba regarded nox with a greatful and respectful eye , Inclining his huge countenance whilst rotta floated between the two of them still happy as he was pretending to fly.
" As always my friend , We make better alies and friends than we would enemies no " Nox smiled as he began to walk beside the slug , With kanya following close behind , Roatta floating beside his father .
" Indeed , Your ... eternal ... empire shall always have a friend and ally in me and my own ... hutt space is open to you and you shall clntinue to act with full impunity abd autonomy within " Jabba agreed , Handing a datapad to nox who took it with a greatful smile .
" I am hosting a celebration next month , Will you attend as my guest " Jabba asked , Eyes turning to face nox , The man incling his head in response .
" I shall be there " Nox replied , A shuttle from jabbas palace approaching the hanger for the crime lord to take back to his place or residency.
" I believe this is you , Remember , Should anything happen ... you need only reach out to recieve the full might of the eternal empires aid " Nox bud jabba well , The crime lord slithering into the shuttle devoid of crew accept for the droid that would return him to the surface .
Kanya watched the ship take off and leave in silence with her father , Standing side by side , The ship in the distance turning to a small dot as it returned to tattooine .
" You did good kanya " Nox spoke , Startling the girl for a moment before she ultimately relaxed under his gaze .
" Thank you father " Kanya inclined her head , The man she looked up to turned slightly to regard her , Before smiling slightly.
" I believe I have been somewhat neglectful in your training my child ... " She stood ramrod straight to stare into her father's eyes , Denial rearing it's head as she shook it from side to side rigorously.
" No father you have provided me with far more than I could ever ask for , I am grateful " Kanya responded , The man before her releasing a deep chuckle .
" Come " He held out his hand to the child he had raised " Let's rise together "
She took it without thought , Vanishing from the hanger not moments later for the warships to begind its delivery of krayt dragon species and subspecies to iokath .
...
They appeared within the colosseum within iokath , Already standing fifty paces from eachother , With nox regarding his child with a small smile .
' She's grown ' Nox chuckled as the robes he was wearing simply vanished before her eyes , Turning into simply black sith wrappings around his torso and leggings.
His lightsaber appeared in his hand , The exposed red crystal in its hilt illuminating the side of his leg as he held it in a loose grip .
" Are you ready child " Nox asked , Standing with a nonchalant look as he toyed with his saber in his grip .
" Yes father " Kanya knew , Despite his lacking stance and his almost joking demeanour , He could strike at any moment , Faster than she could possibly react .
And so she ripped her saber from within her dark robes , The yellow blade spring to life as she dropped her centre of gravity , Her left palm facing the ground as she leant forward slightly .
" Pioneering your own form i see , Well come then , Show me what you've come up with " Nox beckoned with a mere upwards shift of his head .
And so she leapt , More like blitzed towards her father , Leaving after images in her wake as she tore across the colosseum at him , Her yellow saver pointed squarely at his exposed neck.
" I see " With a snap hiss and a scream , the demented blade his his saber roared to life .
He raised his blade, Intercepting Kanya's saber as he diverted it down to the right , Twisting himself as her second saber sprung to life in her left hand .
He leant his head back , Watching her second saber pass over his head harmlessly , Yellow eyes watching the blade pass by slowly with a passive look on his face .' Fast ... Yet ' The strength behind the carving sweeps of the girl's lightsaber was undeniable , He had felt it during the first time their blades had connected ' The speed doesn't sacrifice the strength , Nor the finesse of the blade ... A strong base for her new form '
His apprentice used his currently leaned back position as a chance to sweep his legs out from underneath his body.
He had anticipated this however as he contorted , Bending at an unnatural angle that an organic shouldn't have been able to twist .
His torso twisted around 180 degrees , As he planted his palms on the ground , And before Kanya's very eyes he sunk directly into the durasteel below , Phasing through the ground much to his apprentices shock and apprehension.
' What was that ' Kanya thought as she looked left and right , Before turning and twisting to look throughout the area." You seem surprised " His voice echoed , The ground around her shuttering slightly under her foot as she looked over her shoulder.
" Yet I've told you before kanya ... time and time again " The voice seemed to resonate from just behind her ear , Yet when she wound around she found nothing out of the ordinary.
She lowered herself , Preparing for anything as she felt the area around her with the force , Ready for anything.
She was taken by surprise however , As a hand shot out of the ground at her right foot , Reaching through the duracrete to lock around her right leg like a vice.
" Anything is possible " It came out as a simple whisper , All before she was pulled down into and through the duracrete below " You just lack "
To her shock , The duracrete simply spread by her , Parting as her face and body sunk into the ground , Feeling akin to rippling water passing by her face " Perspective "
It quickly fell away , The distance before her eyes opening up into a white expanse of skewed lights and shapes that seemed to stretch on as far as the eye could see .
And again not a second later , The shapes inverted , The white light exploding into her vision before black overcame all .
The next thing she saw when her vision cleared was a burning atmosphere , Desolate wasteland of grey ash and burning stone , Kneeling corpses and scattered weapons spread across the steaming lands .
In the distance was a pyramid that thrummed with untold secrets and power .Literal waves of malevolent energy rippling from the pyramid which pulsed across the lands with sinister tones.
Up above , A single star sat in the sky , Dark red in colour . Massive fingers of fission energy peeled from its spherical shape , Stretching from its surface to reach into the cosmic emptiness of space between the two celestial bodies .
It was close , Far closer than any star should be to an inhabited planet , And kanya knew that this planet was no doubt abandoned , Extinct , Thanks to the boiling of the atmosphere around her .
Infact , The atmosphere was boiling around her now , As shimmering mirrages of heat beat against her already sweating face.
Stepping forward , Her boot crunched on something metallic , Of which she realised was an ancient lightsaber dropped by a nearby corpse , Ash had hidden the weapon from time .
As she looked down , A flash in her peripheral vision caused her to look towards the pyramid , Where she spotted a purple black light , a thin beam of energy .
Her masters lightsaber no doubt .
' He's waiting ' He seemed to be standing half way up the titanic pyramid , Where orange light was illuminating his figure as he simply stood in the light in the far distance , The light behind him sending a looming shadow of his body that stretched across the land.
The air stunk of sulphur , It was heavy and musky as she chose to walk towards her master , The man a small spec in the distance .
' Best not keep master waiting ... I can explore this later ' And so she chose , marching forward with purpose , Choosing to rely on one for the light it provided.
' These abilities ... I've never heard of such things ' Kanya thought as she approached , The pyramid growing taller and taller before her , Its grace standing tall over her .
Finally arriving at the base of the pyramid , She made to ascend to the top , Her steps measured and purposeful as she rose higher and higher.
The heat continued to beat down apon her , Saved only by the fact her armor as working over time to keep her from succumbing to the atmosphere around her.
Finally arriving before her master , She wasn't surprised to see him simply standing without protection , unmarred by sweat or the heat , Like he was simply standing on a pleasant plane of grass rather than a literal hellscape of heat and ash.
" Where are we master " Kanya asked , The respirator of her helmet giving her precious moisture that she felt she would have been dead already had she not been wearing said armour.
" A failed bastion of the sith near the stygian caldera , Sith territory from the time of tulak hord's expansion ... Abandoned due to the hostile nature of the surrounding environment... " Nox turned to her , His lightsaber literally splitting the heat waves around it , The blade leaving behind a literal wave of fire as it igniter the burning atmosphere around it.
" Now then " Nox pointed hus saber at his apprentice , Its pointed tip wavering slightly as smoke trailed from the blade .
" Let us continue " Kanya raised her blade to her master before rushing him .
She swept her blade at noxs mid section , Their blades Colliding as her blade went wide to the right , Before she brought her blade back around to the left towards noxs head.
He ducked , The blade passing overhead as he too swept his blade upwards.
Kanya responded by bringing her blade down just in time , Stepping back to avoid being cut in half incase she didn't have the strength to stop the upward sweep.
Blade to blade , The fought , Master against apprentice , Much like they had done for the majority of her life .
She had never been as strong as him , Nor did she believe she would ever be .
She was content with that , For she was his blade . But neither was she content with mediocrity, And so she fought with all her might .
Her blade a flash , Blur untaceable to the human eye. Her skill was easily evident , With her mastery over makashi giving her expert footwork and the finesse of movements.
Form 4 gave her the aggression she need to try and push her opponent back , Had that opponent been anyone but her master or someone of equal or lesser skill .
But her opponent wasn't anyone of weaker skill , He was a master of the blade . Master of a form she hadn't ever seen before , Never had he lost before her gaze ... And she was on the recieving end of such skill once more .
As with every thrust he made, She was hard pressed to divert , Every strike she struggled to block .
And soon her breathing grew heavy, Her master no slower than he had been moments prior , He had been slowing himself down to her level , She knew that... she always knew .
He would hold back , He always did it was how she was able to stop his rising blade , Angling her right arm downwards , She averted Noxs blade upwards to her left, Allowing her to make use of her left hand now that his blade was sailing upwards to the right.
Lightning danced from her hand towards her master, Coiling and spring from her fingers towards Nox's chest.
Kanya responded by bringing her blade down just in time , Stepping back to avoid being cut in half incase she didn't have the strength to stop the upward sweep.
Blade to blade , The fought , Master against apprentice , Much like they had done for the majority of her life .
She had never been as strong as him , Nor did she believe she would ever be .
She was content with that , For she was his blade . But neither was she content with mediocrity, And so she fought with all her might .
Her blade a flash , Blur untaceable to the human eye. Her skill was easily evident , With her mastery over makashi giving her expert footwork and the finesse of movements.
Form 4 gave her the aggression she need to try and push her opponent back , Had that opponent been anyone but her master or someone of equal or lesser skill .
But her opponent wasn't anyone of weaker skill , He was a master of the blade . Master of a form she hadn't ever seen before , Never had he lost before her gaze ... And she was on the recieving end of such skill once more .
As with every thrust he made, She was hard pressed to divert , Every strike she struggled to block .
And soon her breathing grew heavy, Her master no slower than he had been moments prior , He had been slowing himself down to her level , She knew that... she always knew .
He would hold back , He always did it was how she was able to stop his rising blade , Angling her right arm downwards , She averted Noxs blade upwards to her left, Allowing her to make use of her left hand now that his blade was sailing upwards to the right.
The lightning dissipated harmlessly into noxs palm , His blade curving back down and around to bat kanyas blade away, The tip of his saber cutting a thin line in her breastplate before nox twirled around , Facing away from her while Inverting his grip and thrusting backwards and into her stomach.
Fiery hot pain erupted through kanya as her masters saber was planted directly in her lower sternum , Her face contorting in pain and anguish .
They weren't done however , Even as the haze of pain made kanya stumble slightly , Nox tore his saber from kanyas sternum , Planting a kick towards his apprentices stomach which sent her flying towards the edge of the pyramid .
Landing in a heap , Kanya rolled until she came to a stop just at the precipice of the pyramids lip , Warnings flashing through her system as her suit had been compromised.
She ignored these inturn to focus on healing , Her off hand landing on her wound as she sent energy to the local cells , Energising them , Making them duplicate a thousand times faster than was natural , The wound closing on its own before her eyes.
' That'll stop me from dying this very moment ' Kanya groaned , Rolling onto her side , Feeling the exposed skin Devoid of armour beginning to blister and burn under the barrage of heat from the star above.
Her eyes turned back to her master , Her yellow blade being turned towards him once more as he simply smiled slightly .
" I'm glad you haven't been neglecting your studies during your travels " Nox began as he disengaged his sabed and clipped it to his belt " We haven't had much time to focus solely on your training recently "
In his right hand , A staff kanya didn't recognised appeared , Sending chills down her spine as it caused the force to recoil violently from its mere presence .
" Let us see if you've focussed on honing your powers in the force, As much as you have with the blade " He pointed the tip of the darkstaff at his apprentice , She had nary a couple of seconds to react as a localised beam of energy ripped from the tip , Spearing towards her in all its twisted glory , A wave of black and purple Tearing apart the atmosphere towards her.
Before her , Kanya swept her hands forward , Creating a force barrier before her with all her might .
The beam struck the barrier , Overwhelming what it was capable of resisting at kanyas level , Leaving her just enough time to leapt to the left.
She wasn't left unmarred however as the beam Sliced through her barrier , Burning into her right arm , Burning off a chunk of her forearm and shoulder .
She bit her tongue , Refusing to utter a peep as her arm simply dangled at her side , Exposed muscle and burnt flesh falling from her arm .
She landed with but a touch , Before using her enhanced force speed to rush her master before he could release another burst.
She was reminded , However, That despite her formidable speed ... Her master was leagues faster as she found the tip of the darkstaff directly before her face .
' SHIT ' She ducked as a beam readily occupier the space she had just been , She used the second she had to use all her might to throw herself over the edge of the pyramid , Using her arm as leverage to scale down its heated surface.
Looking over her shoulder , Kanya saw nox standing on the edge of the pyramid , The staff in his hand simply pressed against the hot surface as he watched her land with a huff .
" Did I say you were allowed to flee " Nox stared down , And simply snapped his fingers .
The world around her flashed , Her vision clearing , And she found herself once more in a different location .
Dense forest rose around her on all sides , Towering trees with vines hanging from high up trying to reach her cascaded on all sides .
" Damnit " Kanya hissed , Only to force herself to the ground as a sweeping beam Sliced the trees around her in half , Crackling wood assaulted her ears as the vines caught fire , Burning quickly despite the heavy rain that was now beginning to fall .
She didn't have time to worry about the newly lit fires as the ground around her shifted again , This time finding herself deposited infront of the sith temple of korriban .
" What the fuck " Nox appeared at her side, The staff he had been wielding gone now as he brought his leg back and planted it in her side.
She would have struck an obelisk infront of the sith academy , Had she not found herself impacting the top of the pyramid she had jumped from not minutes prior , The heat immediately bearing down apon her with its wrath once more .
She was out of breath , Heaving on the ground as he stepped into existence before her , Sweat marred face simply stared up at her master , Her useless arm simply laying at her side.
" I've lost " Kanya breathed out , Coughing slightly as nox closed his eyes before smiling slightly down at his apprentice .
A pulse of energy escaped her masters being , The pain of her cuts and wounds ceasing a moment later as they closed immediately.
The open wounds on her arm knit themselves back together, Leaving unmarred flesh exposed to the Blistering atmosphere.
" Let's get you out of here " They vanished from the burning planet not a moment later .
IOKATH
They appeared back within the colosseum , The girl at his side stumbling to the side at the uneven footing below her.
" I'll be sending you to ziost to oversee construction efforts , You'll be there for the next month , During that time your time is free , However I expect you to date your duties at overseeing ziost seriously " Nox informed his apprentice , Pulling a holocron out of think air from Nathema , Handing it to the girl with great care as she slowly knelt , Her face wincing as the pain from her injuries flaring whilst she lowered.
" Of course milord , Your will is my command " Her long black hair cascaded to the ground below her .
" Good ... You've done well my child ... I will contact you with further orders later " She kept her gaze on the ground , Even as his words faded off with his being , Her eyes rising from the ground to find he had simply vanished from before her being.
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CORUSCANT
" Ah my boy , Its been too long " Palpatine welcomed anakin into his chambers with open arms , Holding the boy by the shoulders as he studied him intently " Come come "
" Ah my child ... your presence is greater every time I see you " Palpatines choice words made anakin preen under the praise , The boy smiling under the chancellors attention.
" Thank you chancellor , Your words bring me comfort ... especially with everything going on recently " Anakins smile didnt quite reach his cheeks , His shoulders slumping slightly , His ahir was growing out , Cascading down his neck , It would soon be a full mane if he had anything to say about it.
" Yes ... recent events have had a heavy weight apon us all ... Some more than others " Palpatine walked with anakin past the sith urns in his suite " I hear things at the temple have been quite interesting as of late "
For a moment palpatine could feel anakins anger rise , Before being crushed by the boys attempt at controlling his anger.
" Kni... Master Vas is getting a ceremony for his contributions during the efforts ... I can't help but feel a measure of jealousy " Anakin slumped ... His brow creasing as palpatines face contorted in worry " I feel like ... "
" Yes ... " Palpatine asked as anakin paused , The young man lowering himself down o to a couch as he rubbed his brow with his metal hand.
" Its unfair ... He's been apart of the jedi for maybe a month at best ... And in that time ... He's risen from a knight to a newly appointed master ... has the approval of the jedi council and is even friends with the master of the order. His power in the force is unquestionable... His temperance admirable... Am I not the chosen one ... " Anakin leaned over , Leaning his elbows on his knees " Am I really that pathetic compared to him ... It should be me "
The young man spoke honestly as palpatine gently touched the boys shoulder.
" I don't even know why I'm feeling this way , Its not the jedi way to feel such jealousy , Especially of another member " Anakin turned to look at the relief crew flying by the window .
" Its only natural . You're not weak anakin , infact I am confident that should you two come to blows , you would prove the victor ... Rather I believe it has to do with the blatant favouritism of the jedi council that irks you so ... Actually my boy , I have a couple of missions I need you to undertake , Which I am sure the jedi will prove more than grateful should you succeed "
With the chancellors words , A fire was lit behind anakins eyes , The young man turning to face him with a resolute gaze .
" What would you have of me "
Before long coruscant fell into a bated silence , With the clean up falling into a monotonous daily routines of waking up , Clearing the mess rinse and repeat.
Even the war seemed to slow down , With several battles being drawn out across the galaxy . It was with the republics luck that the separatists hadn't moved during the time of great distress .
The ceremony to acknowledge everyone's actions during the event cane and went after threw weeks of relative silence of the homeworld of the Republic.
KALDANI SPIRES
He appeared within his residence with a droning buzz , Stepping out of a burst of energy with a slow gait , Removing the straps to his armour as the plates slowly fell from his body.
His chest piece fell to the ground with a loud clang , Followed by his gauntlets and leg pieces, He didn't give them any more mind, As a caretaker droid came into his room to pick up the pieces , Placing then on the stand they were kept where the helmet already sat.
Making his way into his office, with the door opening with a hiss , Allowing nox to walk into his dimly lit room .
His shoulders sagged as he sat down onto the L shaped couch , Leaning back into the chair as his head rolled onto the soft fabric , His neck becoming slack .
With his eyes closed , He simply basked in the dark of his office , The orange crystal above illuminating his face in dim light.
He wasn't surprised as he felt a pair of gentle hands land on the side of his head , A pair of lips locking with his own , The vanilla flavoured lips giving him a pleasant taste as they swapped saliva .
Opening his glowing eyes , Nox caught the gaze of his blonde haired lover , Her face twisted slightly to align his own as she gave a disarming smile. The love in his gaze was clear to all as he beheld her visage, Reunited with her after years of him being gone . It warmed his heart something fierce seeing her beauty , Blessing him with her mere scent once more . He was never more complete than when she was with him.
Yet when her gaze flickered from his left eye to his right , Her face became strained in worry .
" What happened love " Lana walked around the side of the couch , Laying herself down onto his lap as she planted gentle kisses onto his cheeks and lips .
" I've missed you " His words came out low , A rumble in his chest as his arms slunk around her waist , Pulling her deeper into his embrace.
She wore a simple black gown , Which allowed for easy access as his hands gently cupped her bare back below the fabric of her gown.
" And I you " Slowly she set her head down apon his shoulder , Her warm breath running down his open neck , Her arms tensing slightly as she planted another kiss on the side of his didn't take long for the stress of recent events had the two falling asleep in eachothers arms , With nox allowing some semblance of rest to overcome him as he basked in the presence of his blessed angel.
3 WEEKS LATER - YAVIN 4
" We're really doing this " Exar kun asked as he appeared atop of the temple of ragnos .
" You are ... You afterall wish to curry his favour do you not ... I already have it " Ragnos replied as his sceptre stood firmly in his grip , It having been return to its master after 5000 years of being missing thanks to the sithari's efforts .
" Fine ... What do I need to do " Kun asked as he turned to ragnos , The ancient sith emperor pointing his sceptre at the man in response .
" There is a wannabe sith whose homeworld is nearby , Serreno I believe from what our lord has said , He is vitally imporant for the war beyond our tomb world ... You will call to him ,He will come and the others shall follow " Ragnos growled , Kun Inclining his head as he felt energy fill his being from Ragnos's sceptre.
" Very well ... " Kun faded into the distance as he teleported to serenno with his new acquired power.
SERENNO
" I find you lack of progress ... disturbing ... my apprentice " Sidious hissed over holo whilst the count knelt before his master , The aged man listening to his lord " Netherless "
" This jedi is growing too powerful too quickly ... If he will not turn he shall be destroyed ... I have ... arranged ... a chance for this fop to be eliminated ... You will not fail me in this ... His death is vital for the progress of our endeavours " Sidious hissed , Glaring down at tyrannus , The count raising his head to peer up at his master .
" I will not fail milord , I shall rally our greatest acolytes and shall personally see the death of this ... jedi ... myself " Dooku responded , Vowing to do his masters bidding .
" See that you do , These recent events have left me ... disturbed ... do not fail my tyrannus ... or shall i consider you inept in your ability to aid me in our dream " Sidious hissed with dooku moving to defend , yet found himself unable as the holo cut off , Leaving the man to slump to the ground in frustration.
" Amusing that one is " Dooku was alarmed , Sprinting from the ground as he turned to face the doorway to his personal chambers .
" Who are you to intrude on my chambers " His red lightsaber sprung to life , Pointing his curved hilt at the man that appeared there .
The man , Black hair cascading down the sides of his face , Smirked with glowing eyes .
The man , Black hair swept back with a sort of brand marring his forehead .
The veins around his eyes bulged slightly around his eyes, With said blue eyes narrowing slightly .
" An ally , I've been watching for a while ... " He wore blue and purple coloured robes , Choosing to walk towards the count with slow purposeful steps .
" Your struggles , Your anger ... your servitude to that ... man " The mystery man spoke out loud as Dooku's lips curled angrily .
" Your name ... or your death " Dooku growled , The mans smile spreading wider , With his arms splayed to the side .
" I went by many names , But the galaxy once called me ... exar kun " Dooku was aghast in horror , Stepping back at the mans admission .
" You lie " Dooku thrust his saber forward , Yet his worst fears were realised as the blade simply passed through the man's torso .
Now realising the potential threat the appeared man posed, Dooku withdrew , Jumping back in fright as he called the force to bare.
" Apparently not " Kun mocked , His arms falling to his side , The amusement fleeing his face as he glared at the count .
" What do you want apparition " Dooku hissed , Falling back at kuns approach .
" Well... I am In need of a new disciple... Though now that I see you... there isn't much to you is there " Kun mocked , Analysing dooku intently " I'll have my work cut out for me if I am to raise you into anything significant "
" And why would I care for your wants " Dooku hissed , Regarding the apparitions approach wearily.
" For power ... of course ... What else " Kun got straight to the point , Pressing dooku with the force as the count fell to the ground , The weight of the wall falling apon his shoulders " The power to hold your fate in your own hands "
" And if I was ... to consider " Dooku hissed , Sweat running down his brow , The pressure apon his body fading away as kun withdrew .
" You will find me in the yavin system ... come before me and I shall ... evaluate your worth " Kun turned to ash before Dooku a moment later , Said ash polling to the ground before dooku the next moment.
" Hmm " Dooku rose , Staring at the ashen pile for several moments before prodding said ash with the tip of his boot ...
CIS SPACE
...
...The war was back in full swing , With CIS and Republic forces waging atrocities across their warfronts with reckless abandon.
" This is jedi master Vas lucis ... All units report in " Vas ordered from within his jedi star fighter , Shais own zipping behind him as he stared at the separatist forces coming to meet them .
'So this is sidious's play , Attempting to remove me from the board by having my face both ventress and grievous at the same time ... And I suppose your little apprentice dooku is enroute as well ... ' Vas mused , His lips quirking upwards slightly as the clone fighters followed behind , His personal venator... the resurgence being several thousand metres behind.
The reports had indicated that the CIS was committing a push for coruscant , Which just so happened to be near a world that he was defending , So the jedi had called for his interference to intercept the CIS before they could jump into the coruscant system.
It was a lie , He knew that , With the CIS forces already prepared for his arrival as the dreadnoughts immediately opened fire apon his forces when they entered the system .
" Shai ... Are you ready " Vas asked over comms , His eyes straying to her fighter as they neared the incoming vulture droids .
" Yes master " Her voice came over in response as Vas smirked slightly , Chuckling as he began to subtly increase his ships speed , Approaching the limits of what it could properly handle .
" Then witness how the force can be used to influence the outcome of war " He announced, They were outnumbered , Horribly so as he had the support of only three venators against nine separatist dreadnaughts and their entire army.
His eyes began to glow with blue light , As he blanketed both the clone fighters and venators with the force , Making heavy use of battle meditation , The clone fighters increasing in speed as their mental acuity rose higher and higher , Their reaction times being bolstered whilst their ships were augmented by the force.
Shai , In her own ship , Shuddered as she felt the tether to her master increase into a near physical phenomenon, She could see a shimmering mirage surround her masters fighter infront of her own , As his thrusters roared to life .
Her body became energised as everything seemed to slow down , Clear up , Every sensation around her becoming a heightened exponentially.
" Its amazing " She caught herself saying as the force comforted her , Even as a literal wall of vulture droids speared in their direction .
" May the force be with us " Vas announced to all recipients ships , Before his fighter tore ahead faster than it should have been capable of , Pivoting in odd angles as he opened fire across the expanse that separated the two fighter armies that was closing with each given moment .
" that is not how a fighter should be able to manoeuver " Shai watched in amazement , The clones voice sounding in her earpiece as she saw him making liberal use of the force to influence the fighters orientation , Sometimes literally moving the ship to the side or outright backwards , It looked like a glitching simulation more than a real ship destroying vulture droids enmasse before their forces even collided .
" READY BOYS THEY'RE APON US " The clone commander under her masters charge yelled out , And just as he said that , The fighters opened up on the vulture droid army that they collided with , Some fighters simply Colliding with others , But the vast majority simply passed by the vulture droids , Taking many droids on their passing as they swung around , Sweeping to continue the skuttle .
Shai herself rushed after her master , Who was currently rapidly rotating , His fighter spinning in several directions one after another as he tore through the following droids .
She saw her master actually force push a droid into a passing bomber , The two exploding violently whilst he barrel rolled through the smoke screen, Letting off several bombs in the process that impacted his tail of mechanical fighters .
Shai rushed after her master , Eyeing more and more droids targeting her master as his fighter pined directly towards grievous's munificent class flagship .
" Why are they so focussed on master " Shai growled as she followed the ever building droid forces tailing her master, Which now looked like a literal wave of droids following one ship , Opening fire apon them as they exploded in vicious fireballs .
She followed behind , thinning the droids whilst Vas focussed on feeling the munificent class ships for his targets.
" This is general vas , I'm leaving everything out here for you , I'm going for the command ship " Vas announced.
" Copy that " Commander shears replied , Taking command of the clone forces as He speared at the ship he felt his target was located .
Massive streams of fire opened up towards his fighter as the other munificent class vessels tried to intercept his vessel , Yet he weaved in and out , Dodging everything with laughable ease much to shais amazement as he reached grievous's vessel , Entering the hanger with shai not a moment behind.
His ship touched down by him simply slamming the ships bottom into the hanger ground , His cockpit opening to allow him to leap from the still Skidding ship and attack the droids that immediately opened fire apon him.
His saber swept wide , Sending the bolts sailing in his direction pinging back at their senders , Killing the droids enmasse as they focussed solely on him .
By the time shai crawled out of her ship , The droids in the hanger were scrap , Her master waltzing towards the elevator at the end of the corridor that lead into the bowels of the vessel .
" Master wait up " Shai ran after him , Her lightsaber in hand as her robes flowed behind her .
They entered the corridor , Her master a sweeping phantom , Rending the droids within scrap with a wave of his hand as they made their way through towards the command deck where he could sense grievous was , And another .
" Whats so funny master " Shai asked as Vas gave her an amused smile , A force push from him Tearing the left corridor apart , Destroying everything in that direction as they came to a stop infront of the elevator that would take them up .
...
" Whats the issue droid " Grievous regarded HK and ventress's taunt faces as they watched the security holograms of the two waltzing directly towards their position.
" The droid is right to worry , That man is not to be underestimated " Ventress stressed her words , Removing her cloak as HK gripped the hilt of his weapon tightly, The general regarding the two with a sceptical eye before ultimately wisely choosing to follow their lead in preparing for the conflict .
" How far out is the count " HK asked as they watched the elevator arrive on their level .
" He'll be here shortly , He is watching to guage the mans performance " Ventress replied as the she felt the nova of force energy approaching , Mockingly slow , The three within the room moving to various points so they could all attack the man at once .
The security screens eventually showed the man to be standing just beyond the doorway that would give him access to the command bridge .
" He's here " Ventress hissed as she watched the man shrug off his cloak on holo , Before the door slid open , Him walking in with a wide smile on his face , Arms splayed wide as he regarded everyone within .
" We meet again , I was beginning to think you'd buried your head in the sand " Vas spoke to ventress with glowing blue eyes , Mockingly looking her up and down before he regarded HK " You too , I recognise you , I'm surprised you weren't turned to scrap after I tossed you to the sky last tune "
And he finally regarded Grievous with piercing eyes.
" But you ... I don't think we've met , You are ... Grievous right " The man asked , Lowering his hands as Shai moved to the side of the room , Orders to simply watch her master being followed as she stood out of the way of what was to come .
" Your feigned ignorance does not help your predicament jedi " Grievous grabbed his sabers , Picking up only two instead of his four as he underestimated what exactly Vas was capable of .
" Funny " Vas grunted , Activating his saber to catch Ventress's twin sabers with his orange blade , The woman having taken the chance to attempt to rush him.
" Ventress darling , Next time please wait , Its rude to interrupt our conversation " Vas sent the woman sprawling with a wave of his off hand , The woman flipping back onto and landing on a command console , Sneering as vas lowered his blade .
" Well now I'm not longer amused " Vas pulled out his double bladed saber , Glaring at the three CIS commanders as a blue blade sung to life from his second saber.
" Let's finish this " Vas spread his arms on either side of his body, Making a gripping motion before dragging his arms towards his body .
In response, The three within were torn from their feet , Flying in Vas's direction against their will.
Raising his blade, Vas made to slice them in half when they all arrived infront of him. His balde sweeping by , Yet they managed to survive ths initial slice as Grievous activated a saber , saving him from being slit in half at the waist.
HK activated his jetpack , Sacrificing an arm as he flew over Vas whilst ventress managed to block the blade with her own .
Ventress felt the affects to the force pull ending , Landing on her feet as Vas bore down on her with his blade.
Grievous leapt from the otherside , With vas Sweeping his blue saber back to block the cyborgs green blade , Vas looking between the two of them slowly with a slowly growing smile .
Thus began the dance between the four , The Three CIS rushing , HK coming from behind with his blaster firing apon Vas.
Vas twirled, Sabers a blur as he swept left and right , Batting off grievous , His finesse sliding behind ventress's defences where he slashed at her right arm.
He danced around them in a display of might , Power and speed that they couldn't hope to match.
HK did its best to offer support , Yet every bolt his sent towards vas was simply rebound with practices ease , Every sweep of the blade Vas committed too slicing , Gouging through the air to either defend from the two blades men , Or send a blaster bolt flying off randomly as HK circled with his jetpack.
Every tactic they tried failed to break Vas's defences, Every kick was side stepped , A leg sweep hopped over and met with a sweeping boot to the face . Even the use of the force on ventress's part was halted by an equal use of the force that halted anything she could try.
He bounced , Nothing but a blur of light as yellow and purple pressed against grievous and ventress , forcing them back further and further despite their best efforts.
This dance continued on for several moments , The Grievous and ventress tiring under the weight of every blow vas layed apon them.
Until finally Vas's blades sung through the hilt of Grievous's blades , Slicing then in half before he planted a boot on the cyborgs chest , Sending it flying onto the command bridge windows which cracked under the weight .
In that same moment , With desperation clear in her eyes , chest heaving in exhaustion , She thrust her blade at Vas's side .
The man simply bent out of the way , Feet dancing around as he raised his saber to point at the apprentices chin.
Ventress tensed , Freezing at the tip of Vas's blade , Silence prevailing as HK and grievous rose back to their feet .
It was then that another made themselves known , Stepping into the pbservation deck with a regal grace befitting his station.
" If you would kindly step away " The old man's firm voice sounded , vas turning to see the count of sereno approaching with his lightsaber in hand.
" Count dooku " Vas regarded , Turning to face the man as he sent ventress flying at her master with a mere flick of his wrist .
Stepping to the side , Dookus face remained firm as ventress slid to a stop in the corridor dooku had entered from , Walking down the steps into the bridge with his lightsaber Activating with a snap hiss.
" You know , Ive wanted to meet you for a long time " Vas spoke as he adjusted his stance , Angling his blade away from himself as he took hords stance , His legs spread apart slightly with his palm to the ground.
" And this meeting shall he your last " Dooku raised his blade to his face , Performing his usual opener as his blades twisted to his side through a series of swivelling movements until his blade was pointed at the ground.
" Unfortunately I have my doubts about that " Vas chortled as Ventress joined dooku at his side , Whilst HK and grievous came to stand at either side of his body.
" Your confidence is misfounded , And after your death , I will take my time to break you apprentice into the ways of the darkside " Dooku stated emotionlessly as he inclined his head to shai who tensed at the counts attention.
" That won't be happening " The amusement of Vas's face faded in an instant , His presence coming to bare on the party present as he lowered his centre of mass .
" Let me show you the folly of your ways " Dooku grit his teeth , The grip on his curved lightsaber tightening , A complicated look coming iver his face as he didnt recognise the stance vas was taking .
That appeared to be the end of their interaction, As a subtle twitch from dooku had HK firing apon him , Grievous rushing his right as dooku and ventress rushed his front.
Not in the mood for playing with these four anymore , Vas leant back as the bolts sailed past his chest , The man gripping HK in the force before sending the droid flying towards grievous .
In an effort not to kill the droid , Grievous turned off his sabers , His desire to win Nox's affirmations coming in as he caught HK , Placing the droid on the ground whilst Vas engaged Dooku and ventress in direct danced , Twisted and turned . Both sabers mere blurs as Ventress and dooku danced the deadly dance with their opponents .
He was a blur of motion , Yellow flying left to bat away dookus piercing stab , Whilst the blade of his blur saber blitzed right to knock down ventresses right hand blade , Whilst he thrust his blade towards her stomach , Forcing her to block with her left saber .
Blocking his blue blade , She wasn't prepared for her feet to he literally ripped out from under her body with the force , Allowing for vas to all but materialise within her defences to deliver a crippling downward kick into her abdomen.
She slammed Into the steel below with the force of a meteor , The spittle in her mouth spewing out as he now stood on her stomach , Dancing across her as he locked his left balde with dookus own , Using the woman as a platform to stand.
She tried to twist, Yet found the blue of his saber searing past her right earlobe at the small movement she made , His blade spinning rapidly like a turbine in his open left hand before he tossed it a hk and grievous whom were coming to their aid.
Ventress watched the blade saw through the air at the two machines , With Gervious being pushed to the left whilst HK leapt over the blade , Pointing its blasters at Vas and firing .
She however kept looking at the blade as it sailed past , Ignoring the fact that vas had redirected the bolts directly at her master and back at the droid , One of which hit one of its photoreceptors mid flight, Causing it to veer off course thanks to a feedback issue .
She watched the double bladed saber , Her eyes widening , As she roared with all he might, twisting herself around and planting her hands on the deck , Using one of her sabers as to pierce the deck at a moments notice.
Just In time to , as the saber forced its way through and out of the central viewport of the command deck, Causing the glass to explode violently.
Immediately after , Everything within the command bridge was swept into space , Torn from the deck into the void , which included HK and greivous and hk which were now floating in the void without protection .
' Atleast ' Ventress cast her eyes towards the young apprentice , Feeling her anger rising as the girl seemed to be routed in place 'His doing no doubt '
Her sabers began to cut through the ground as she was being sucked towards the gaping hole , Her eyes turning to her master and vas .
Dooku had found himself using the doorframe to lean on , Resisting the current of air u til the shutters could lock in place, Sealing the breach . But that wouldn't happen for another few seconds yet .
Yet her eyes followed dookus own gaze , Turning to Vas himself , Her eyes narrowing as he simply stood in the vacuum , Like a monolith of absolute power , Ignorant of the woes of the weak around him.
He spread his arms wide in a mocking gesture , His double bladed saber flying through the breach into his left hand.
" You don't know the first thing about real power" Vas spoke through the vacuum towards them all , And he took a step forward against the sweeping current of air , Simply walking with a slow gait as his hair was ripped left and right , His robes billowing violently as he approached dookus position.
For a whole six seconds , Dooku watched Vas approach , The old man pointing his saber at the youngster in warning , But a simple flick of Vas's hand had dooku being forced to readjust his grip as the doorframe crumbled under the boys will .
Vas raised his saber , Pointing at Dookus stomach as he once again bat the counts blade away .
The count held his breath , Yes widening as his arms flew wide , His eyes closing in cold acceptance as he felt the younger blade enter his stomach, It's hot plasma beam exiting through his back at the same moment .
It's current position wasn't fatal , Not immediately anyway , Any higher other position he would be dead , He wasn't stupid , So he thanked the force for the fact the youngster seemed to have missed his mark .
HK reentered the bridge at that same moment , Grievous in hand as he used his magnetic boots to lock into place, Just in time too , As t shutters sealed the breach , The atmosphere within immediately stabilising .
Seeing Dooku's compromised position , HK Raised his blaster , Changing its setting as it released a violent hum , Where he aimed it directly for the back of Vas's head .
" Die jedi " HK hissed , A cyan bolt of light tearing from the barrel of his gun towards vas .
Vas smirked however , Ignoring the warning from shai as he turned his yellow blade off and simply dipped his head slightly .
He reached overhead as he did so , Tutaminus swirling in hand as he caught the stream of light , His hands slinging around that very same moment in a blur the same speed as the blaster bolt .
Redirecting the bolt with his grip , HK watched the same bolt he had fired turn back to face him , Powerless to watch as he knew it was strike him.
The droid however refused to die , And so , As a last effort to save itself , It raised itself , Turning its torso so the bolt wouldnt destroy his core .
" You should realy invest in , Magnetic locks " HK said as he dropped Grievous to the ground , The cyborg commander watching the bolt tear through HK that same moment , Blowing the vast majority of its chest away in one go before it fell to the ground in a useless heap of scrap .
" Such a waste " Vas mocked as he turned to face the currently kneeling dooku , The man crouching over slightly , The hole inhis stomach glowing orange with the distinct smell of burning flesh permeating the air around them.
" Now die ... count " Vas pointed his yellow saber directly at Dookus head , Ready to thrust his blade through the man's head .
" fortunately... not " Lightning erupted from dookus hands , Spearing from dookus subtly curled hands up towards vas .
" Feeble " Vas stepped back and crossed his blade Infront of himself , Catching the lightning with laughable ease .
" WEAK " Vas mocked as Dooku was now standing, Arms pointed at Vas with torrents of lightning spewing from his hands , His brow strained with sweat as he simply watched vas block his desperate attack.
Spying ventress rising from the corner of his eye , Vas smirked slightly .
" But enough " Vas angled his blade slightly, And simply swept his blade out , Repelling and redirecting the lightning from dooku straight into ventress's chest.
She released a scream of pain and anguish, Lightning sparking end exploding off of her body as she fell to her knees.
Quickly stopping the bolts of lightning , Dooku slumped slightly , a deep frown on his face as he called his lightsaber back into his grip .
" Still wanting to fight ... then I'll humour you , One blade this time , Let's see who's the better blades master " Vas turned off his second blade , Once more taking the odd form dooku had never seen .
" You die " Dooku grit as he delved into the force... no ... the darkside , He felt it fill him , Stoking his simmering rage , Yet it didn't control him ... he would never give it control . And now , He made to lock blades once more with the upstart jedi master. In one step , Vas appeared before Dooku , Thrusting at an odd angle with his saber pointed at Dooku's neck , Thrusting his blade forward at an oddly downward angled piercing thrust.
' Absolutely a makashi based form ' Dooku slapped the thrust away with his blade , Their sabers beginning the dance once more as they flashed , Ducked and dodged.
He thrust towards vas's side, With the boy simply angling his balde and redirecting its stab to the left , Whilst responding by sending a retaliatory slash to gently scrape into dookus knee.
Pain erupted throughout dookus leg as his skin charred , And so he chose to favour his right leg in turn of the now damaged left one .
'Such skill 'Dooku lamented as he blocked redirected a thrust away from his stomach. Dooku , The eighty year old sith , Galaxies rumoured best practitioner of makashi , Apprentice to yoda himself and now darth sidious .
He knew he was powerful, He had spent the vast majority of his life honing his art to a level none could reach.
He could count on one hand the amount of jedi who could take him in a duel , Even In groups he would prove to be the victor against the majority of the jedi council themselves.
But now, He was left stumped , Every time his blade collided with Vas's own , An equal force of strength either redirected or outright halted his blade.
Every twirl , Every turn , He was forced to stop and either redirect or outright go on the defencive .
Vas's blade brought dookus to a halt directly between them , The count forced to focus on the strain of his arms rather than the pain flowing through his body as Vas stepped closer , Their blades being forced closer to their bodies , With vas pushing their blades closer to dookus body with every moment .
Dooku tried to angle the burning blade of his own saber away from himself , Tried his best as vas slid his own upwards along the length of dookus own .
It was then that dooku felt something deep within his soul twitch, When his eyes locked with Vas's face , He felt his breath taken away .
It wasn't the boys glowing blue eyes , It wasn't the expressionless look on his face .
No ... it was the absolute lack of effort on his part , The lack of any sort of strain or apprehension. It might as well have been easy as breath for the boy , Even as dooku tried to push the two blades away from himself.
He saw the boys saber simply begin to raise , Pushing against his own .
With their faces inches apart , Dooku , Trying with all his might , didn't even bother to try and conceal the sulphuric sith eyes embedded in his skull.
" You know ... " Dooku's heart skipped a beat at the low words coming out of the boys mouth , As the counts legs began to tremble , Now holding his saber above his chest as his back bent backwards .
If it continued like this he knew he wasn't going to get away , And he knew that , was as sure of that as asurable a new day was .
And so he looked to the left , Seeing ventress pressed against the wall by an invisible force , Her arms bent at odd angles as she tried with all her might to resist .
" Dont you see " Vas pressed dooku against the wall , The count looking right to see hk and previous struggling , Their mechanical bodies pressing against the glass viewports of the bridge.
" At the end of the day " Dooku felt it , The heat of his own saber beginning to sear into his left shoulder , Burning his brown robes and marring flesh in its wake .
" You're weak , And alone " Vas smiled as dooku dropped to one knee " Old man "His right shoulder melted away before he dropped to the ground , Letting the two blades fall away , Barely avoiding beying decapitated by the left swipe that would have taken his head from his shoulders.
He wasn't left unscathed however , As dooku felt red hot pain erupt throughout his left arm, the lacking of feeling below his elbow .
' I see ' Dooku closed his eyes , Sliding away , Opening his eyes to behold the stump where his left hand used to occupy .
Ventress rushed to her masters side , Warily staring up at Vas who stood over them with an oppressive stance.
She wrapped her masters arm over her shoulder , Lifting him from the ground as he held the stump of his hand against his stomach, The two of them staring bloody murder at the jedi master.
" We need to escape " Dooku whispered whilst Vas called shai to his side , The girl quickly crossing the gap to stand beside her master, Her face alight with wander and awe at his performance.
" Already on it " Ventress cast a glance towards the cowardly grievous , Who was currently standing over the communication console .
" What was that you said , My death comes through you " Vas began , Turning off his saber before slipping it to his belt , Crossing his arms behind his back " Yet here you are , Broken and beaten with a mutilated master "
" Don't you see this is what becomes of you should you continue to allow yourself to he guided by a weak hand ... " Vas began , His legs spread slightly as the air around him changed to a more authoritarian one.
" Speak plainly " Ventress hissed , adjusting herself to easier handle dookus weight.
" Join me ... join us , Step away from the ways of the sith , Allow me to show you the way to true enlightenment ... " Vas spoke , with the pale dathomerian glaring up at him.
" Never " Ventress hissed , Growling as she felt dookus arm tighten slightly.
" You want power but you lack understanding... Just like your master here... isn't that right dooku ... Now that I think of it " Vas raised his hand towards the two of them " You're obviously not the sith master ... let me see just who that is "
Dookus eyes widened in open terror the moment he felt the presence tear through his mental defences .
Despite the brain Melting pain , He roared.
" WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW "
" FIRE " Greivous roared .
The command bridge erupted in explosions not a second later, As the nearby separatist command ships opened fire apon the vessel , Blasting the bridge apart as dooku , Ventress ,HK and grievous were dragged into space to be picked up by their previously called drpid forces who made to immediately pick them up and shuttle them towards the nearest command ship .
Vas watched them go , Clicking his tongue as he held shai in place with his left hand , A shield infront of them conjured by the force , Sheiling where they stood from the expanse of space .
" They escaped " Vas Growled , As soon as the shuttle holding the four touched down in the hanger of the adjacent ship , It jumped into hyperspace .
" A shame ... Let's go , We have a battle to wrap up " Vas teleported then straight to the hanger , Allowing the bridge to continue tearing itself apart now that Vas wasnt sustaining it .
...
Apon the communications room within the bridge of his venator , Standing over the holo table were the yoda , Mace windu and several other jedi masters who were called into participate in the call .
" I engaged Count dooku and his apprentice alongside general grievous and the bounty hunter droid they have hired " Vas explained as a holo began to play in the meeting before the gathered jedi , Mace watching with an approving eye at Vas's masterful skill whilst handling the four . Unfortunately the audio of the holo had been 'Damaged 'So they couldn't hear what was going on but they none the less understood .
" I... disarmed the count , He has sustained grievous injuries and will no doubt be indispensable for some time while he recovers . The fate of the droid in unknown whilst the other two managed to escape relatively harm free " Vas explained as the holo drew to a close with the video showing the bridge exploding to allow their escape .
" This is a most vital chance you have given us " Palpatine smiled downbat vas from the most leftward holo " You have crippled their latest offensive capabilities This very moment "
" With the count so heavily injured during the fight , I hesitate to believe he will ge so willing to commit an attack of any sorts as of yet , He will be recovering " Mace spoke sagely " Hiding away from view until he is ready to return . That leaves us with a hunt to locate him before he is ready to return . Right now , This will be the easiest time to either capture or coerce him to surrender , In his moment of weakness "
" Should we ... think about reopening negotiation with the separatists now that their head of parliament is ... indisposed " Padme spoke alongside the chancellor , The man giving an approving nod at the thought.
" I do agree with the count out of the picture , The separatists night prove to be more ... willing to cooperate that before , What do you think master jedi " Palpatine turned to the jedi congregation.
" Agreed , We'll build a task force to locate dooku and his generals , In the meantime the senate will reopen negotiations , Vas ... return to coruscant immediately " Mace inclined his head towards the jedi who had given them such an opportunity, Smiling as he did so .
" At once master , May the force be with you " Vas spoke slowly .
" And with you " Mace replied before the holocall cut off.
" We have our orders , Return to coruscant " Vas spoke allowed , Waltzing from the communications array towards the elevator of the bridge " Come shai , Let's get some meditation in whilst we return "
" Yes master "
...Dooku winced , Holding the stub that was his hand against his stomach , Wincing hard as he solar sail floated through space towards the lush planet before him .
" Guide us down gently " Dooku hissed to ventress , His apprentice Inclining her head " The temple there "
Hissing , the count slumped deeper into his chair as the solar sail touched down on the ground before the rising temple steps .
" What do you wish of me master " Ventress asked , The worried woman watching dooku rise from his chair with a groan.
" Remain with the ship " Dooku growled , Stumbling out of the solar sail as the steps loomed overhead ominously .
" Yes my master " Ventress replied , The winds picking up around the ship , Dookus robes billowing behind him whilst he began to stumble up the stairs towards the tip of the pyramid.
The pain covering his body fueled his rage , Affording him the clarity of mind needed to stumble to the tip of the pyramid slowly .
" so you've come " The voice of exar kun echoed throughout the area , Lightning spreading overhead as Dooku beheld the apparition he had previously encountered.
" that I have ... what must I do " Dooku asked , Eyes rising to meet the spirits own.
" There is little we can do with you being hunted ... Instead ... in the meantime. We need to cover our bases , You cannot fend them off in that state" Kun simply pointed his hand as Dooku , The man letting out a wail of pain as the wounds on his body erupted , Blood gushing , Skin reforming and stitching itself back together.
" We won't be able to do anything about your hand for the meantime ... But you will learn such things are unnecessarily compared to the force ... , Instead I will personally teach you ... But first... The jedi will be apon us shortly ... They will not act if we have something they value.. A hostage " Kun pressed , Turning to the huffing dooku as rain began to slowly fall from the skies above them , Wetting the old man's face whilst the rain simply passed throughbthe apparition.
" I... believe I can arrange that " Dooku became thoughtful, The pain of his stump forced to the back of his mind .
" Then do so quickly ... we do not have much time "
...Kanya watched the construction workers from the imperial palace , Watching with puckered lips as they moved with purpose .
Massive walkers marching by with thousands of tones of stone and steel , Adding onto the already restored capital city.
' So ... boring ' Kanya felt her eyelids grow heavier with each passing moment.
For three weeks she had done nothing but study the holocron her master had given her , That and simply oversaw the progress of the workers.
But truth be told they didn't need her , They were self sufficient droids , And with Scorpio overseeing their progress alongside her , She was lift with literally nothing to do but walk around a dead city and study .
" This isn't a punishment of some sort is it " Kanya leant on the railing with a grunt , Her shoulders sagging in boredom as her head hung .
" Can I do literally anything else " She mused , And her pleas were answered , for the next moment her holocom screamed to life , Shaking her from her boredom as she answered eagerly expecting her master .
However what appeared to her wasn't her master, Rather her very much distressed brother.
" Kanya ... I need your help " Anakin plead , Falling to his knees on the holo as he outright grovelled .
" Ani what's wrong " Kanya asked , Turning to face the holo properly , Her pace increasing as she rushed towards her quarters , Ready to disembark at a moments notice.
" They've taken her ... please you're the only person I know I can trust to help me " Anakin plead .
" where... where are me meeting " Kanya didn't ask anything other than where , The details were irrelevant to her , The only thing that mattered was the help of her little brother .
" The yavin system ... " Anakin looked apon her with greatful eyes , His face racked with tears and worry.
" I'm on my way " Kanya ended the call , Bursting into the room as she called the case that held her armour , Her sabers flying to her hips as she rushed from the room .
" I'm sorry master ... fatheer ... i can only hope you will understand " Kanya mumbled under her breath as she reentered the elevator, heading straight down to the hanger with nothing on her mind but helping anakin , She would suffer the consequences later , All that mattered right now was him .
CORUSCANT - SEX SCENE
His precious woman lay on their bed , Nude whilst his seed frothed from her well used cunt. Her blonde hair spread across the pillow whilst beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.
Her breathing was heavy , Soaked in their combined fluids that was the symbolism of their combined union.
" I love you " Her angelic voice came out horse , Cracking , Croaking slightly with Her face mushed against the silk pillow case under her head.
He marvelled his handiwork, her near unconscious delirious state bringing him a sense of satisfaction , Absentmindedly his hand moved to her right ass cheek , Spreading her apart slightly to see his semen slip out and run down her leg.
" You're beautiful you know " Nox leant over , Running a hand through her hair , His other hand straying to the soft silk like blanket that had pooled at the end of their bed during their nightly activity.
He could see , Even from this angle with her head buried in the pillow , her mascara and eye liner smeared with sweat all over her face , Her lips curled up slightly at his words.
His eyes lodded slightly as he watched her eye open slightly , Sulphuric eye slowly turning to face him with a half lidded lust filled gaze.
He wasn't ignorant of the fact that she was also wiggling her behind at him , Teasing him with that tantalising, Smooth , Glistening glazed ass cheeks that he ahd pounded into not five minutes prior.
" It seems we're ready for another go " He felt the tingling sensation of his wrathful cock rise to the occasion , Blood flowing towards his tip as he rose up and turned to face her properly .
" As always " She cooed , Giving a yelp as he fished his arms under her , Arching her back as he dragged her onto him , Forcing his cock back into her entrance without a care in the world , Where she released a cry of please into their bedroom for all to hear.
His left hand coiled around the front of her neck , His right sliding up the back of her head , Catching and kneeding her luscious blond locks in his grip as he chocked her , Pulling her down further onto his cock as he deprived her of oxygen.
Her breathing was laboured , Her vision wavering , the lights becoming brighter as everything became so much more alive as the ringing in her ears intensified.
Her legs shuddering as her lower lips were spread viciously by his cock , Their carnal embrace was one of release . Releasing their pent up stress and anger onto eachothers bodies .
She clawed at his back with her nails , Carving trenches with her fingers as he choked her into delirium, Thrusting his member into and out of her box with cruel abandon.
They locked lips eagerly , Swapping their spit , Their salvia swirling in eachothers mouths as she was raised and lowered, Ted hot heat burning within her core , Her very being fusing with her love .
" Get down onto the pillow " Her man growled , Grabbing the back of her head , shaking her from side to side liek a toddler does a toy before planting her face down into the fabric of their pillows.
He let go of her head , Pushing her back down until she had arched her ass up , Curving like a feline whilst he stomped on the back of her head with his foot , Lowering his cock deep into her cunt , Rising and falling , Pushing as deep into her wombs as he physically could .
He continued to do so repeatedly , With rhythm , Her grunts of pleasure ignored by him as she bit at the pillow , His foot on the back of her head pressing her into the pillow , Her mouth clenched .
" YES " She cried out as he pierced her womb with his cock , Before pulling it back out and Thrusting through her urethral wall once more.
" YES YES " Her toes curled as she took pleasure from the pain , Legs quivering whilst her man slammed his foot onto the back of her head harder .
And with another , Core splitting thrust of her lover , She screamed into the pillow , The hairs on her body standing on end as she physically shook , Shooting her precious juices all over her lovers cock to coat everything behind her swollen cunt .
In turn , She felt her womb swell , Her man warming her core directly as he pulled at her hips , Shooting his seed deep into her once more , His deep voice groaning .
Her walls tightened around him member , Sucking it dry as she continued to quiver and quake .
" Bliss " She whispered, Her eyes rolling into the back of her head before she passed out entirely from the sixth time he had plunged his cock into her that day.
Grunting , Nox slowly pulled his cock from her cunt , With a wet pop his head sliding out , Letting the seed he had planted to spill out and flow onto the bed sheets below them.
" Hn " He rolled her onto her back , Grabbing at her bare tit with he left hand as he felt through the force , Marka sending him a message, Alerting him to the commencement of his request.
" Good " He squeezed the bulbous lump of breast in his hand , Flicking the erect ripple with his thumb whilst his right hand hooked around his woman's waist , Dragging her into her his lap as he raised her chest to his face , Taking the nipple in his mouth as he began to milk his wife's tit , His right hand kneeding the other .
'I should probably go oversee the events ... later ' He gripped her right tit tighter in his right hand , Feeling the warm fluids of her breasts milk beginning to flow into his mouth.
His attention was drawn from his ministrations a moment later as he felt her gentle hand caress the back of his head , Pulling him closer to her bust.
A light gasp escaped her lips as she came too , Already feeling his hot member once more probe her entrance, She didn't have a second thought after , Plunging his cum Soaked cock into her once again, Pushing the semen that had been fleeing her back into her womb.
Letting go of her breast , He hooked his hand under her arm , Gripping the back of her shoulder as he pulled her down once more , Pumping his still sensitive cock deep into her sacred place , And she screamed once more , Clamping down apon him as he released another volley of seed into her womb that very moment , Her voice a harp of beautiful sounds praddling gently into his ears , He savoured every moment of it as he pulled her down , Burying his cock to the base until he had fully sheathed himself into her.
Try as she might to move in any significant way , She was Powerless under his touch , Lowering his left hand to her ass cheek , Gripping tightly as he raised her , Moving her forcefully along the shaft of his member whilst he suckled on her breast , His right hand pinning her to him , Pressing down apon her shoulder.
For hours more , They continued their carnal tumble , Leaving Lana a mumbling mess of sweat and cum , Her hair and head glazed from his seed as she was marked with sweat , Her cunt spilled open and wide with seed flowing from within , Her ass red and sore , His hand marks marring her pale skin .
Her state was satisfying to look at , Bringing a soft smile to his face.
He wanted to continue with her , To leave her an unconscious mess for the next day , But he knew , He had things to do .
So with rising tension and anger , He rose from the bed , Pulling his pants on followed by his black robe .
" I'll be back in a few hours dear " Nox slapped her right ass cheek , The woman Letting out a small yelp of continued pleasure , Laughing to himself as he vanished from the room.
...
" It's a pleasant view " Vaylin crossed her arms behind her back , Long flowing brown hair having been let down to cascade down the side of her head .
' They're having fun without me ' She hissed internally, Feeling the carnal pleasure the that woman and her lover were currently experiencing ' Should be me '
" Isn't it just " Satine smiled , Walking from her governer In chief towards vaylins side , The two of them staring down apon the populous , One with love , One with hidden disdain for the weaklings below.
" They're a hardy people , Firm in their beliefs and support... But they're my people ... and I would do anything for them " Satine looked down with nothing but love and compassion in her eyes , Leaning onto the railing with a forlorn , Caring smile .
" The heads of the council of neutral systems will arrive here shortly ... they wish to meet you ... " Satine turned and leaned on the railing , Smiling towards Vaylin with fluttering lashes.
" Then we prepare " Vaylin cooed in response.
...
A tremor rose of Yavin , Circulating from the core of the planet to reverberate through its crust and into the stars .
Such was the power of Noxs subtle presence , With the stars dimming overhead apon his arrival .
The sithari appeared atop a sith obelisk akin to a phantom , Looking down through the folds of his hood apon the gathered dooku and Exar kun .
Those below were unaware of his arrival , More worried about keeping their footing as they endured the world shaking tremors , Leaning on piles of rubble whilst the forests around them shook.
His presence was subtle , Creeping past the senses of those below and through the galaxy . A silent shade unnoticed by the plebeians he so ignored .
To anyone that saw him he was more spirit , More eldritch being than physical presence. His footsteps a mere echo into oblivion , His voice a thousand whispers apon the mind . He was for all intents and purposes, Darkness given shape .
And that's how they would see him , As Kun looked apon the sithari with nothing but terror and reverence from down below .
Noxs robes fluttered in the winds , Casting shadows even in the dimming afternoon skies .
Down below , Dooku refused to look up , The Prickling sensation on the back of his neck Alerting him to the presence of ... something else ... watching over their actions.
He wasn't foolish enough to see the thing , For the force all but warmed of his death should he raise his head upwards.
" What is it " Dooku whispered , Ventress shaking at his side , Her gaze a harsh fixture placed on the ground , Sweat pooling on her brow , Her bottom lip quivering in terror .
" There are things out there better left unanswered than not ... " Kun Lowered his gaze , Dooku noticing with no small amount of terror that the apparition infront of him was also in a state of terror " He is here to watch our performance ... we best make do ... This is no longer a matter of training ... but a matter of our survival ... do not disappoint "
Dooku took the words , Engraved them in his heart as he felt a cold breath on the back of his neck .
His body froze on its own at the single breath , The atmosphere dropping to the negatives around them as the thing manifested a great shadow between himself and his apprentice .
On sheer instinct , The count of and assassin dropped to their knees alongside the spirit , Planting their eyes at the stone flecked ground below them .
His heartbeat flushed his ears , A physical phenomenon of pulsing fear rushing down his spine , Whilst his breath became visible mist to freeze in the air between them .
" Milord " Kun's voice came out a slow , Hushed whisper , As the shadow appeared beside dooku .
The count physically shook , His fight or flight instincts going haywire as he simply froze in position.
The force was silent around this ... aberration. A coiling cold of darkened tendrils slinking out to embrace the count and the woman .
" Is this who you've chosen " A headache instantly tore itself into the counts mind , His vision wavering for a second ad darkness coiled on the corner of his vision .
A thousand voices beat into his head , A demented coalescence of child , Man and woman a hundred times over. It wasn't human , It wasn't organic , It couldn't be .
" The best I could acquire at your behest my lord " Ventress froze still as she felt steel cold hand press against her cranium .
Stroking her slowly , Mockingly , It's fingers dancing a deadly game on the top of her skull . She knew at that single moment , Any stray movement would immediately result in her doom .
" You're injured " Dooku felt it's attention focussed squarely apon his being , It was like having the attention of the very gods pressing apon his being. Like his very soul was as open book to the creature before him.
" Y...Yes " Dooku whispered out , The things hand leaving the head of his attention as it silently turned to face him.
It steps where silent , Not even disturbing the mud below , No footprints left behind by the creature .
" Let me see " The tone of a thousand chiming toles assaulted his mind , A command he would follow or die .
Hesitantly dooku raised his stump towards the creature , Pain Erupting throughout the arm as the cold , Steel like digits wrapping around the stump of his hand .
" Do not disappoint me " The creature hissed , And dookus world exploded into pain and fire. Tearing through his veins was like fire tearing through every cell of his body . The skin on his stump seperated , Bone crawling out , Growing at a fantastic rate as muscle and fibre grew before their very eyes , Piecing together over the growing stump was a thin translucent film of skin that eventually , Painfully formed a new hand .
His fingers regrew slowly. Oh so slowly before his eyes , As muscle and sinew came together to form the gnarled , Old fingers that belonged to the aged jedi master.
When it withdrew its cold digits from his stump , The thing turned away to the spirit of exar kun , Dooku silently marvelling at his new hand whilst still facing directly downwards to avoid looking apon the creature that had the power to gift hum a new hand .
' What manner of power is this ' Dookus thoughts crept to the darkest recesses of his mind , Instinct informing hin that no matter how powerful he got , The thing before him was on another level .
" Of course my lord " Kun bowed deeply , His translucent forehead pressing to the ground , And before dookus very eyes , Whom was stating intently at the shadow cast by the creature , It vanished , Simply evaporated away from their location .
" Let's make this more interesting ... " Dooku felt the darkside slither , Forming together before him like he'd never felt , A black hole of energy forming within the hands of the creature before him , It's hands falling to its side as dark fingers , Tendrils of physical shadow bled to the ground beside dooku and ventress .
The sentences he heard were odd , An ancient dialect of the ancient sith dooku had never heard . He had heard his master speak the old language of the sith , Yet the way this thing spoke , Gave the old, Twisted ... demented words new clarification, Guttural tones Whispering and jumping over eachother .
The result , The world shifted uncomfortably , The force screeching in delirium as four shadows coalesced together to form shapeless humanoids made out of shadow manifest.
' What manner of sorcery is this ' Dooku looked apon the shadows out of the corner of his eyes , And to his bewildered horror , The thing he stared at transformed into a crying quigon jinn, The man wheeping before his eyes as he wept .
" I'll be watching " The sinister tones bled from the things mouth , And as he looker st the things shadow , His eyes placed firmly on the murky shadow it held. Before his very eyes the shadow evaporatedz Vanished from the scene , Leaving them shaking in their places as the thing was gone from their immediate proximity .
But dooku and ventress knew the thing wasn't too far off , As they felt it had returned to its place atop the ancient sith obelisk not too far from their position .
" It seems our hostage has arrived " Exar looked up to the arriving CIS forces , The shuttle of grievous roaring towards their position with one padme amidala handily supplied by a rather ' Unfortunate ' series of miss information provided by sidious ..." Let ... go of me " Padme struggled as she was forced down the ramp of the ship , Three confederate flagships hanging low overhead , Her shoulder ached as grievous held her left shoulder in a vice grip , Her face Wincing as she stumbled onto the mudded ground below .
" Ah we've been waiting for you " Dooku greeted , Still marvelling his new hand with a joyous smirk playing on the sides of his face.
" Dooku " Padme spat as she stared at dooku and the bald woman that stood at his side " Let me go ... "
" The republic will come " Padme began but was stopped as dooku held his hand up , Stopping the woman from talking with a wave of the force .
" That is exactly what we're hoping for " Dooku responded , His gaze moving upwards towards the atmosphere , His sith eyes peering into the clouds as his brow furrowed .
...
Vas lucis stood beside Mace , Yoda , Anakin and obiwan . Plo koon stood on the opposite side of a holo table alongside kanya , ki adi mundi, Kit fisto and the rest of the council .
" We've tracked dookus movements to the yavin system , Four flagships have blockaded the system and appear to be biding their time , What for ... we don't know , But our goal is clear " Mace spoke loud and clearly as the holo shifted to show a hologram of padme amidala and dooku .
" Padme amidala , On a diplomatic mission to the mid rim was accosted by general grievous , No doubt a bargaining ship to use against us when we arrive , Hence we have two objectives " Beside padmes hollo appeared three others , Grievous ... ventress amd dooku .
" Anakin and Obi-Wan... and kanya " Mace glared sideways at kanya , His brow folding as he mused " You will be dispatched to rescue and escape the surface with senator amidala , I have assigned the resolution to your command , The forces are yours to command apon arrival surface side "
" The rest of us ... " Mace began as padmes holo dissapeared " Kit .. plo and ki are to engage grievous ... He had proven to be a dangerous individual to engage in this war , A trained assailant of the blade , The co commander of the confederates forces ... He must not escape by any means necessary "
" next up ... ventress " Ventress holo grew larger as Mace turned to the other council members remaining "
" galia , tin and koth.. You will all engage and capture ventress , She is a dangerous acolyte of the darkside , Excells in double blade combat, Is extremely unpredictable... Approach with caution ... Meanwhile ... "
Finally the holo turned to dooku himself .
" Myself ... Yoda and lucis will engage and restrain dooku " The master of the order looked to yoda for confirmation , Yet found himself troubled at the look on yodas face .
" Hmm ... Unpredictable ... unforeseen this is ... approach with caution we must ... With great care we must tread " Yoda warned as the council all inclined their heads .
" May the force be with us , This war ends today " Mace bid everyone well , Turning away as vas walked beside the master of the order .
" I sense something is amiss " Vas spoke sagely ...
" What do you sense " Windu asked eith the utmost seriousness , Vas Rubbing his chin in thought.
" A great darkness swirls around the yavin system ... I sense something else is at play here " Vas intoned , The master of the order nodding slightly .
" Then we tread with care and decisiveness " Mace and vas steeled their resolve .
" Agreed "
..." No fucking way " A clone commando whispered , His hair cut at the side with intricate designs on the side of his head. " What is it lapse " Forks asked , The two of them sitting apon a bunch of munition crates , Clearing their blasters and getting their munitions ready for the upcoming battle .
" Well " Lapse smirked knowingly as he stared across the hanger towards the jedi transport that had just touched down " Any of you guys remember that jedi that got capn all hot and bothered "
Psycho chortled out loud, smacking forks on the shoudler " Aye I remember that ,Hwat of the lass "
Psycho asked , And in response lapse simply inclined his head towards the jedi transport " I think capn's got another chance "
" No fucking way " Psycho turned to face the ship , Squinting and leaning closer to look at the jedi " It can't be "
" It is " Lapse laughed out loud , Nudging forks with his boot as forks looked at the side of the woman walking with obiwan and anakin towards the exit of the hanger .
" Who's that " One of the two newest commando units of their squad asked , The one having spoken up being called slingshot , The one sitting beside him named trip's.
" Well slingshot , That woman right there is the reason any of us got off geonosis , It's her plan that got us world that day " Forks announced, Curving his right hand into a fist . The only reason they had lost two of their squad members being that the other jedi had attempted to modify the plan , Resulting in unnecessary losses on their part .
' If we had just followed her plan ,They'd still be here ' Forks hissed internally as he slowly rose , Grabbing his helmet as Psycho and lapse joined him.
" Where are you guys going " Trips asked , Watching as the three commando units marched towards the hanger exit in pursuit of kanya .
" Greeting the general of course " Psycho winked over his shoudler , Giving a small chuckle as they entered the lift and left the hanger , Leaving the two newest commando units to shrug to themselves and continue cleaning their belongings .
...
" Calm down anakin " Kanyas voice cut through anakins pacing , His face scrunching up as he turned to her.
" Calm down ... Calm down ... They have ker kanya what am I supposed to do " His voice broke , His shaking obvious as he quickly resumed pacing.
" Well helping me come up with a game plan would be nice , I can't think of everything that might happen on my own " Kanya rose and turned to her brother who was once more looking towards her with furrowed brows .
" It'll be okay anakin , I'm not going to let anything happen to her alright . We'll get through this , We'll get her and then maybe you two can spend alittle time by yourselves huh " Kanya joked , Grabbing anakin by the shoulder and pulling him down , Running her knuckle against the top of his head.
" Okay ... " He grabbed at her arm , His face midly outraged before the sensation on the top of his head intensified " OKAY OKAY "
Kanya released anakin afterward , The boy huffing and crossing his arms , Blow his braid out of the way of his face , Squaring his shoulders to appear dignified .
" Now get over here and help me go over these plans hey "
...
" It won't be long now before the republic forces appear , is everything in place " Dooku asked grievous , Looking over his shoulder towards Exar kun currently standing atop the temple not far off .
" Our forces are currently entrenched and ready for anything, Our blockade over world is in place , They won't be getting here so easily " Grievous replied as Asajj sat beside the cyborg , Shivering slightly as one of the shadow demons shambled past, It's lumbering shadow form causing the ground to decay wherever its feet touched the ground .
" Good ... Move the senator to the outpost, The jedi will be coming for us " Dooku instructed as he turned and began to ascend the steps of the temple to converse with exar kun himself . ...
In the distance , Garbed in shadow manifest , His features obscured by a sheet of pitch black darkness that none could see through , Nox appeared as a robe made of shadows , Observing from the distance akin to a spectre of doom . He looked more like the grim reaper , The harbinger of death than anything that belonged to the organic world .
With his face hidden by a veil of shadow under his hoods robe , Nox looked up towards the gathering clouds above , Small flecks of rain beginning to slowly fall to the ground.
With a thunderous rumble , The clouds above immediately began to dump their contents of rain apon the forests of yavin , Lightning tearing across the heavens as the CIS ships flying through the atmosphere were battered by the weather .
Nox simply stood there , Staring up with a hint of amusement, Feeling the Republic ships entering the system shortly after.
" Let me see just what you can do under pressure skywalker ... Will you crumble under the pressure and allow your belooved padme to die ... Or will you prove yourself capable enough to grasp your destiny by its neck " Nox mumbled , His voice crashing over his surroundings , The siths obelisks around him, The kneeling statues being illuminated by the lightning strikes above .
Overhead the CIS immediately began to engage with the republic forces , Explosions being obscured by the dark clouds above .
The glow of explosions lit up the clouds , As nox felt the jedi leading the charge , His smirk widening as he subtly used to force to move the CIS forces out of place, Allowing the jedi to break through the blockade swiftly .
" Why don't we have alittle fun ... I've always wanted to see just what the grand master could do " Nox mused , His form beginning to shift and churn , Turning into a black coloured raven of giant size , It's gnarled feathers slammed intonthe obelisks behind it , with glowing red eyes it stared up at the jedi fighters that broke through the cloud formations above .
' Come to me ... 'He flexed his wings , Spreading them wide before heaving, The gust of wind produced by his black wings sending the stone around him to be sent flying away from his body due to the heavy wind currents .
" REEEEAAAAGGHHH " The screech that came from his beak drew the attention of all organic life nearby , As he screamed through the air at speed towards the jedi fighters .
' COME TO MEEE ' Nox bellowed as the fighters split off , Warning eachother to be weary .
Nox's beastial eyes caught sight of both kanya and anakin , The two looking apon him with alarm as he flew by , His powerful wings spreading wide as he glided around and impacted yoda's ship despite the master attempts at avoiding his path.
With his powerful wings , Nox curled his muscles around the ship , Careening violently as he twisted and sent the two into a corkscrew directly for the ground below .
...
" MASTER YODA " Anakin called over the headset as he watched yoda fall down into the clouds below , None of them having expected the black shadow like avian to suddenly appear before them from the clouds .
" Do not worry about yoda skywalker , He will be fine , We have our objectives " Mace spoke calmly and evenly over the open comms , The jedi masters ship flying beside his own whilst they headed for the nearby CIS base.
' fine ' Anakin growled , Pushing the control stick of his ship forward as he rejoined their formation 'May the force be with you master yoda '
...
Yoda rolled onto the ground with a huff , His small form landing on its knees as he planted his three fingered hands on the ground .
His ears twitched as he picked up movement from the fighter that had crashed into the treeline , Said wreckage sticking out of several boulders whilst fuel fed flames licked at the vessel .
" A shame ... that is " Yoda mumbled , Dusting off his robes as he pulled his saber into his grip .
" Yourself , Show me " Yoda ignited his green blade , The emerald light sweeping through the crawling shadows to illuminate the darkness of the foliage around him .
" As you wish " He turned back to the wreckage , The body of the avian he had assumed to be dead suddenly shifting and twisting , Tendrils of darkness wrapping around eachother as they rose into the air to coalesce into a new form before him .
Coming together , The shadow formed nothing but an empty cloak and armour , No body within .
" Spirit " Yoda assumed as he stared into the empty hood of the robe , the endless shadows hidden within peering at him . And before the jedi grand masters eyes , Two orbs of red light formed within the shapeless dark within the hooded robe.
" Jediiiii " The voice doubled a thousand times , Crashing against yodas ears angrily as the jedi master winced.
" Targetted me why have you " Yoda asked , Unsure of what to take of perceived apparition.
" Amusement more than anything else ... I ... simply wish for a friendly spar ... a test " The robe reached to the right , Revealing a black gauntlet that twisted and pulled , Pulling a black blade made of unknown steel out of thin air before the jedi master " Of the current capabilities of the orders greatest "
" An illusion you are , tricks of the darkness , Tricks i fear not from you " Yoda spoke assuredly , Lowering his blade to the side as he stared defiantly up at the shade .
" You should not be so sure " Nox hefted his sith warblade , Reforged through sacrifices of blood on sith steel , He smirked behind his illusion , Hefting the blade to the right.
Yoda's eyes widened , As the blade fell apon his form faster than he thought , The warnings of the force were the only thing to save him , As he raised his blade and caught the sith steel weapon , The blades halting between the two of then to enter a lock neither of then were particularly interested in breaking .
" Wrong I have been " Yoda remarked , Squinting at the apparition as he actually felt the being before him through the force .
" As you always have been " Nox mocked , Breaking the blade lock and Thrusting downwards at the jedi .
" And yet here you are " Yoda replied , Leaping back to avoid the thrust , Bouncing away to land on a fallen log , Breathing a slow breath out before raising his blade to the side of his head .
His green saber illuminated his grim frown at the sith apparition he thought he was facing , His harsh glare focussed solely on nox .
Absentmindedly, Nox noted the republic cruiser lowering into the skies overhead , As republic gunships roared in the direction of the republic base .
Lowering his gaze one more, Nox allowed a small smile to come to his face , Lowering his centre if gravity under his robes as he took the regular stance for makashi .
" Your name ... " Yoda asked as nox contemplated giving up such details .
' Hm ... let's see just how intelligent you are master yoda '
" I had gone by many names in my time in the mortal plane ... Born of an era long passed , A deity amonst men ... My name matters not , I want my amusement... and you shall provide it " Nox laughed behind the lie of his illusion , Hissing with dark tones before stepping towards the jedi master.
" You may want to hurry up , they're going to need your aid when it comes to facing the restless of yavin ... Entertain me and I'll let you go " Nox pressed as he raised his blade to point at yoda .
" What choice have I.. very well " Yoda mumbled , Calming himself as he called for the aid of the force .
...
CHAPTER COMPLETE
I APOLOGISE FOR THIS CHAPTER TAKING SO LONG TO GET OUT. TRYING TO USE THIS APP IS ... IRRITATING TO SAY THE LEAST , BUT ATLEAST WE GOT THROUGH IT.
I AM ALSO ATTEMPTING TO BECOME - MORE FLUENT AND MORE DESCTIPTOVE FOR THE EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE DURING THIS STORY , MORE INVESTIVE LIGHTSABER BATTLES , MORE EXPRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTS , I WANT THIS STORY TO BE AS IMMERSIVE AS POSSIBLE AND WILL BE TRYING TO REPLICATE SUCH THINGS IN THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS
NEXT CHAPTER - PERHAPS THE DEAD ARENT SO DEAD
