It is around 200 years prior to the fall of Jedi order.
Before the Galactic Empire rose to power.
Before the miraculous birth of the chosen one, Anakin Skywalker.
Before the Jedi order made one final push against their enemy the Nihil.
One Jedi Knight will face an enemy long thought extinct until now!
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The galaxy back then was peaceful and the Jedi Order was spread far and wide across the universe before the Clone Wars occurred there was the great Great Hyperspace Disaster. And the battle with the infamous Nihil people who didn't like Jedi as they waged war against the Jedi order hoping to thin out their numbers by hiring powerful allies and paying powerful bounty hunters some more dangerous than the others .
And right now a Jedi shuttle called the Polan had dropped out of hyperspace and flew to a planet known as Jabiim located in the outer rim.
And onboard the shuttle were Jedi knights Kara a snow tiger native to the Nowhere system, Molly a kangaroo of the Astralimas (Astral-mas) system, Lyssa Votz, Dagan Gara and Lilly tora-asi, Elzar Mann, Jedi padawans Jex k'oehek a jawa, Lula Talisola and Rooper Nitani And last but not least Jedi Master Arkoff.
"We are now approaching Jabiim once there we will find out where the Nihil are hiding and bring them justice!" Elzar said piloting the ship as he was with Arkoff as the Wookie gave a roar of agreement.
"That's great, I'll inform the others Jedi right away." Lily said as she got off from her pilot seat and went to go greet the other Jedi in the back once she arrived she saw Dagan Gera the greatest Jedi in the era chatting with Molly.
"Come on Molly you know Rayvis isn't anything like his brother he has a code of honour and I respect that and this is the reason why I asked him for this mission in the first place." Dagan declared with a proud smile.
"Yeah I know that most of the Jedi saw it, even master Kree saw and even she saw how he bent the knee to you of all people and that's something. So how can I do that?" Dagan chuckles to the kangaroo while patting her head.
"Something you are talking about?" Lily asked the two Jedi knights as they gasped as Dagan then explained the situation.
"Well I was telling the others how I faced the Gen'dai Rayvis and earned his loyalty single handedly without the need of anyone else. Not everyone can forge a respect for the great species. After all, Lily, it is our job as Jedi to communicate and forge bonds with the universe and spread our light across the universe."
Lily chuckles at that with a small smirk rising on her face. "I know I didn't think that Dagan Gera, a self renowned Jedi knight would talk about his new bestie so casually you even got the scars to prove it."
Dagan smiled at the memory as he looked at the girl. "I emerge the victor in the end! And that's a story worth telling to the galaxy that even powerful warriors can have hearts of pure gold."
Lily then said "Is everyone here gathered?" The Jedi nodded as they all looked at Lily who then continued. "Excellent now this is going to be a tough mission, our mission is to capture the Nihil leader Marchion Ro."
Lily pulls up a holographic image of Marchion Ro to show the other Jedi.
"Who's no doubt hiding somewhere on Jabiim mostly protected by the other Nihils now our mission is to make sure we get their leader and they will die for the cause of seeing the Jedi meet their demise at their hands this mission will be a two way strike team one led by Master Arkoff and the other will be led by Dagan with the Marauder Blades led by their leader Rayvis."
Dagan then spoke up. "I'm the only one that Rayvis can trust so I'll lead the team so our teams can make a pincer blocking any sort of escape for the Nihil to even make we're only gonna get one chance."
Jex then said asking a question to Lily and Dagan. "Utini!" Lily then said. "The battle will indeed be dangerous, young Jex so be extremely cautious and be ready for anything our enemies throw at us!"
Kara nodded and said. "You got it Lily after all this is what a Jedi trains for we'll be alright if we all stand together!" Lily smiled at her snow tiger friend as the ship finally landed on the planet's surface.
The Jedi then walked out of the ship as Dagan then said. "Well I'm off to meet up with Rayvis, may the force be with you." As he walked off as Lyssa Votz then said as he left the scene.
"Back at you buddy!" Once Dagan was out of sight the Jedi began to move, making sure to take out any patrols on the way to avoid being seen.
Meanwhile with Dagan he arrived to see Rayvis as he was with an army of the Merciless Gunners. Rayvis smiled to see the Jedi knight.
"Haha! Dagan my comrade in arms!" Dagan and Rayvis shake hands as it is firm and strong like their relationship.
"Great to see you my friend, have you briefed your allies about the mission?" Said Dagan as Rayis nodded as he then said to the Jedi knight. "Correct, my spies have told me that our main enemy has made their base not far from here. I think we should start moving so we can block their entrances or exits to prevent them from even leaving the planet."
Dagan then said. "Then let's get moving, don't want our prey to escape," Rayvis nodded before putting on his helmet as Dagan smiled. "Nice helmet so what do you use it for?"
Rayvis then said. "The helmet only comes out Killing mostly." Dagan chuckles at the thought. "Sorry. Hah, I'm just a catty bitch when I'm jealous. All right, let's do this."
Hours passed and Dagan's group had taken security before seeing Marchion in the Nihil war room but however it appeared he wasn't alone he appeared to be chatting with other people in the room.
Dagan and Rayis gasped to see none other than Durge like Rayvis; he was also a Gen'dai and very hard to kill for his reputation as a bounty hunter and for fighting Mandolarians.
But they weren't the only ones in the room as they could see three strangers with lightsabers on their waists, one of them had a hood over their face and another one had a strange mask concealing his face as it looked different than any metal Dagan had ever seen.
"Our forces grow stronger every waking hour ever since our attack on Banshii more and more have joined the ranks of the Nihi." Marchion said to those gathered in the war council room.
The masked warrior then said. "Indeed the Nihil have delivered a strong blow to our enemies across the galaxy, the Jedi, they are no match for the likes of us but I think it would be wise to keep our identities well hidden if the Jedi become aware of the Sith's return."
Dagan gasped at that word the Sith but that was impossible they were killed many centuries in the old wars but now they have returned? He thought to himself.
"It's most likely the Jedi will come for us or most likely come for Marchion because he is the leader after all." The hooded man nodded. "Agreed Darth Sadis the Jedi are so easy to read you see one Jedi be they a padawan, a knight or even a Master you see all of them."
The now revealed Darth Sadis nodded before he turned to his sith apprentice. "Void!" The now revealed Quarren stepped forth,
"Yes, what do you wish me to do? Go out there and slaughter those Jedi scum and bring their lightsabers to you as trophies?" Darth Sadis then said with a shake of his head.
"No! My student, you will not be doing that!" That caught Void by surprise as Sadis brought out a holoprojector and showed an image of a planet.
"That is what your assignment my pet you shall travel to the Brendock system and find yourself a pawn in our future battles against the Jedi scum if not slaughter anyone that stands in your way be they Jedi or other."
Void growled shouting in anger. "But I want to fight the Jedi you made me a Sith, your creation to fight the Jedi to expose them for what they really are to the-" Sadis's eyes glowed shouting.
"THAT'S AN ORDER!" Void then nodded before leaving the room before he gave one final glare at the Stranger as he left the room.
Marchion then sees Dagan's group and then smirks. "And in the meantime let's give our guests a proper welcome to Jaiibim be they Jedi or their allies."
Dagan and Rayvis' eyes widened that Marchion knew that they were as Durge cracked his knuckles as he chuckled. "It'd be my pleasure!"
"Scatter!" Dagan and Rayvis shouted as Durge brought out his gatling gauntlet and fired darts at the group which they dodge.
Dagan then sees Marchion, Sadis and the strange man with the helmet run out of the room as Rayvis then comes over shoulder pushing Durge into the command console before the loyal gen'dai says to the Jedi knight.
"Go after them, I'll handle my brother!" Dagan said in shock. "Brother?! He's your brother?" As he looked at Durge slowly getting back to his feet before shaking his head. "Never mind, I'll ask later kick his butt buddy!"
Rayvis nodded with a smile as Dagan ran out of the room as he got out his communicator. "All Jedi be on high alert the Nihil knew they were coming Durge is here and I think maybe some Sith can anyone read me?"
Rayvis glared at Durge though his helmet as the blue armoured warrior then said. "It's been a long time since our paths crossed hasn't it little brother?"
Rayvis scoffed at him. "How could I forget after what you've done brother you murdered our father in blood!"
Durge roared back in anger. "Father was weak, he would rather make peace treaties than take it by force, that's why I had to take his life!" Rayvis growled underneath his helmet.
"I'm giving you one chance to do the right thing here brother, give up unless you want to put you down!"
Durge chuckles not taking it seriously. "I don't think so, Rayvis let our battle commence. If the Mandalorians and the Bloodboilers of Kragis can't kill me from years ago then you will not kill me!"
Rayvis roared as he charged at Durge as he did the same as they clashed.
Outside of the fortress Lily felt a disturbance in the force something that hasn't been seen in a long time before turning to her master.
"Master, did you feel that?" She asked as the Wookie nodded right as Dagan ran out of the fortress as the Jedi wondered why he was here.
He looked exhausted from running. "Dagan what's wrong, did you and Rayvis capture the Nihil leader?" Elzar asked.
Before Dagan could speak, the two people he was chasing were right behind him.
The Jedi all ignited their lightsabers, the two men that were behind Dagan as Darth Sardis chuckled to the Jedi before speaking to the masked warrior.
"Do what you please with the other Jedi my friend I'll handle Tora asi and Lyssa Votz!" The stranger nodded before igniting his red sabre as he led Lily and Lyssa somewhere away from the battle.
"Attack!" Dagan shouted as they charged at the Stranger who simply unleashed a force push, which resulted in knocking the Jedi back before stabbing Elzar with his crimson red lightsaber before tossing the corpse aside.
Kara's yellow blade and Molly's green blade clashed against this strange man's blade as he was faster than they were as he bashed his helmet as the two Jedi's lightsaber suddenly short circuited turning off which caused them to gasp.
"Our lightsabers just stopped!" Kara shouted in as Molly's eyes widened in shock as if getting a better understatement of the strange sith. "His helmet is made of cortosis!"
But the moment Molly said that the Stranger slashed her, Kara gasped in horror before screaming with tears for what that monster had done as her lightsaber turned back on.
As the stranger was dodging every attack being dished out at him and countering with his own lightsaber skills as he held out his arm which had an arm brace also made of the same stuff his helmet was made of.
Kara's eyes widened in shock as her weapon was deactivated again as her eyes widened as the man impaled her with his lightsaber before force pulling Jex over as the Jawa screamed in agony as they were both killed by the dark warrior before he beheads them both as their bodies drop dead.
Dagan, Lula, Arkoff and Rooper charged at the man as they began battling him..
Sardis chuckles as he stands his ground against Lily and Lyssa.
Lily and Lyssa's green and blue blades shine as they hold a good grip on their lightsabers.
"You seem surprised young blood on who and what I really am seems someone made sure to study on Sith!" Sardis told them as he tossed his cape aside while smirking.
Lyssa frowned. "The Sith were destroyed many centuries ago. How is it that you exist?" Sardis chuckles at them.
"WE are everywhere hiding in the darkest shadows of the galaxy untouched by your light waiting in patience for our moment to strike so what better time than now?"
"That's gonna be your big mistake buddy, you should've stayed hidden!" Lily said very seriously about the fight as she swung her lightsabers.
Sardis simply laughs not taking it seriously as the the three continued their battle as lightsabers swung across the battlefield as the sith was leading the two girls somewhere.
As their silhouettes are shown as their lightsabers clashed through the night.
The Stranger dodges an attack from Lula and kicks her before dodging an attack from Dagan before grabbing the Arkanian Offshoot and tossing him aside.
Before Rooper tried to slash the man held out his cortisis bracelet as it disabled his lightsaber before he got kicked back.
Dagan then helps Lula back to her feet before turning on his lightsaber.
"Who are you? WHAT are you?!" Dagan said to the masked Stranger who just chuckled and said being cryptic."I have no name. But some Jedi like yourself might call meā¦Sith!"
Dagan glared back before engaging the Sith as they both clashed before he was force pushed by the stranger as Lula and Rooper tried to slash the masked man who dodged and then slashed Lula's hands before stabbing the girl and then disarming Rooper and then snapping the boys neck killing.
Arkoff gasped before anger took over as it was unwise to upset a Wookie when you hurt his friends or his pupils he roared with fury at the masked villain.
"Lula and Rooper? That was their names, don't pin the blame on me master Jedi you brought them and the others here to die at my hands."
Arkoff snarled before grabbing the man and roaring in his face as the man dropped his lightsaber as the Wookie began punching the stranger.
Arkoff delivered a eighty punch resulting in the man's mask falling off as the man force pulls his weapon to him before he splits his lightsabers into a shoto and stabs the Jedi master three times who roars in pain before slashing the Wookie as his eyes widened to see the man's face before dying.
"Master Akroff!" Dagan shouted in horror before he then saw the man's face when the Jedi master hit the floor to get a good luck on the man's face.
He had small brown eyes, pale light skin and greasy black hair. Dagan thought the man's face was almost familiar and felt like he met him before somewhere in the Jedi Temple.
"You look familiar." The unmasked man then said with a small smirk. "You could say that I have one of those faces you see after all you were still a young Padawn at the temple while I was a knight."
"Then why show your face? What do you plan to achieve out of this death and destruction?" Dagan questioned. "Freedom. The freedom to wield my power the way I like. Without having to answer to Jedi like you. I want a pupil, an Acolyte!"
He then points to Dagan. "I want YOU! Dagan Gera." Dagan gasped before saying. "Me? You killed my friends! Molly, Kara and many other Jedi my friends good friends!"
"I have to kill every single last one of you. I don't make the rules around here. The Jedi do. And the Jedi say I can't exist. They see my face, they all die. But that's what makes you different from them is what makes you special from all of them."
Dagan growled as he tried to keep his cool around the man.
Sardis was growing tired of fighting the Jedi before he used the force to trap Lily under some rubble as he continued to battle Lyssa as their blue and blades interlocked.
"Such power makes you quite an impressive foe girl for a mere archivist but there's something you lack!" He deactivated her lightsaber which Lyssa gasped as she lost her balance as Sardis then turns on his lightsaber and stabs her.
Lyssa screams as she is impaled by Sardis's Lightsaber. "Being many steps ahead of our enemy like me!" As she dropped her lightsaber before dying.
"LYSSA!" Lily screamed at the loss of her dearest and oldest friend as she used the force to push the rubble off her and charged at the man with fury while Sardis smirks before he blocked her attack.
"Ah such rage, such hatred just like how it felt to lose the people on Banchii and even it's villagers."
Sardis smirks at her. "All those adorable little beings you couldn't save them when Nihil decided to make a quick return. How did it feel to fail all of them? How will you ever sleep with all that guilt?" Lily roared as she broke his defences as he dodged a slash from her rage.
"Poor child, you say to your colleagues of the order that you're fine but you're wrong because their deaths haunt you."
Lily now enraged as she could still hear all the screams from the Banchiians, even cradling one who died as she still remembered crying.
She snaps out of her memory her eyes burned with fury unleashing a mighty cry one of rage with tears in her eyes and slashed Sardis's lightsaber and then kicked him into a wall and then stabbing the Sith lord who yelled in pain.
Lily looked exhausted as her robes looked a bit damaged before hearing the deranged chuckle of Sardis who smirked at the girl who turned off her lightsabers as the body of her foe slid down to the ground.
"What's so funny?!" Lily questioned the fiend.
"You have great power Dagan yet the Jedi hold back your true potential they don't truly trust you at all." Stranger said preying on Dagan's insecurities as he was entranced by his words. "They limit your creative freedom to explore to encounter the unknown just like when I was a part of the order, that's why I want you to join me."
Dagan felt sweat dripping from his forehead. "No! I won't be swayed to betray the Jedi ever since they're my family." Stranger scoffed at him as he folded his arms.
"Don't do it Dagan don't become my enemy Dagan you know it's true you just don't see the lies the Jedi spew to the galaxy you're meant for much more than being a pawn to the Jedi they're not your family Dagan not even the Jedi council will believe you saw me because they will believe either you killed them or the Nihil stroke them all down in retaliation."
Dagan felt like the man was telling the truth; the Jedi Council always didn't want to hear what he wanted to say and felt like the Stranger was right.
Before the stranger was slammed back by Rayvis who no longer had his battle helmet. "Get away from him you bastard!"
Stranger scoffed to see Rayvis while Dagan smiled that his faithful ally had come to his rescue as they were ready to fight the Stranger however he said as he shook his head.
"No!" He puts his lightsaber back onto his belt and retrieves his helmet placing it back onto his head before saying. "If you ever change your mind about the Jedi being corrupt and selfish Dagan I look forward to having you by my side just go look me up."
Just like that he vanished from sight much to their annoyance before Dagan knew something there was another Sith lord fighting Lily and Lyssa before he and Rayvis went to find them.
"Oh what I'm laughing at is how strong you are in this fight, it's a shame and your body." his hand touches her face as she quickly steps back. "It's beautiful you will make a mine minion for Nihil."
Lily then sees some Nihil enter the room as they stun blast her as her body hits the floor. Sardis slowly gets back to his feet as he sees blood leaking from his uniform, most likely dying from when the girl impaled him.
"Get the girl back to your base. I bet she'll make a fine Nihil once you corrupt her mind." The Nihil nodded as they took Lily's body back to their ship right as Dagan and Rayvis ran into the room to see the Nihil leave with Lily and then noticed Lyssa's dead body as Dagan gasped in horror.
"To late Jedi scum your friend is going to be a very fine puppet for Nihil and you can't stop them!" Sardis uses the force and pulls Lyssa's lightsaber to him as he clashes with Dagan's lightsaber along with Rayvis's mace before the two manage to deliver a killing blow to the Sith who sighed in relief after being killed by them as he dropped the lightsaber.
"The future is set in stone!" He said as for his final words before death took hold Dagan and what remind of his allies have won they could not capture the Nihil leader but they were able to capture Durge but at a high cost at the Jedi who gave their lives in this war.
And the worst part of it was one of them was captured by the Nihil taking her to who knows where in the galaxy.
"I will have my best troopers find your friend Dagan I promise." Rayvis said to his friend in this time of grief who needed a close friend by his side.
"Thank you Rayvis, we'll gather the fallen Jedi and report to the council about what has occurred." Dagan picks up the body of Lyssa.
He defeated the Nihil and took back Jaiibam but why did it feel like he lost everything?
Meanwhile with Lily she slowly began to wake up and she noticed she was onboard a Nihil starship they had taken her prisoner.
Lily had to work fast otherwise she was gonna be in trouble as she used the force to retrieve her lightsabers and slashed the cell she was in and began battling the Nihil onboard as they were in for a rude awakening.
"The Jedi has escaped!" Yelled a Nihil soldier as they were slashed by Lily as she arrives at the reactor of the ship as she uses the Force to destroy the ship's engine.
As the ship drops out of hyperspace as the Nihil onboard are confused on the new planet they see was a blue planet filled with life.
"What kind of planet is that?!" One of them exclaimed in total shock as they felt the ship being pulled in by the planet's gravity.
"We're losing altitude, the ship's engine has been destroyed by the Jedi, we're going down!" Shouted another one in panic.
Perhaps I should have thought this through before going though but at least the Nihil wouldn't be getting me so at least that works.
Lily thought to herself as she dropped sweet drops until she saw a cryo chamber, something that will most likely survive the dangerous crash.
"I really hope I know what I'm doing!" Lily said as she placed her lightsabers into a compartment to store her lightsabers before jumping into the cryo freeze chamber knowing it will survive the crash landing.
As the last thoughts of the Jedi knight was May the force be with me!
Before being frozen as the ship crashed on Earth as everything went dark for her hoping that someone will find her one day and free from cryosleep.
Coruscant
Dagan was so outraged that the Jedi council didn't believe his report about the Sith though they were grateful they caught Durge and pushed the Nihil off Jabiim but didn't believe in the rumour that the Sith were back at least Master Yoda and Master Plo Koon agreed with him on something but Verenestra who was a bit hesitant when he told her about the Stranger but decided to shrug it off just as he stormed out of the room very upset.
"Why didn't Master Vernestra listen?! I swear the council can be such a pain up my-" Grumbled Dagan before a voice called.
"Dagan!" Said person gasped to see his oldest friend who had just been granted the rank of Jedi Master Santari Khri as Dagan smiled.
"Santari!" Dagan lightly laughed as he hugged his old friend after the bad day he really needed this hug. "I've really missed you old friend. How did it go within your mission?"
"It managed to calm down after we found a peaceful solution. I heard about how your mission went Dagan on how your Jedi squad was all killed except for Lily who was kidnapped by the Nihil and you and Rayvis managed to survive."
"Indeed and I think I saw someone who looked like Master Vernestra's old Jedi pupil who left the order and he said he wanted me as his pupil but I refused."
"That was a relief but I am sorry for the loss of those who went alongside you, even Master Arkoff."
Dagan smiled at her. "Thanks Santari I will let their deaths be nothing because I think it's the right time to continue the project I have been working on for a while."
"Project?" Santari asked confusedly what he meant before he explained to her. "It's a project I had to uncover what's on the other side of the Kohboh abyss and I thought you could lend a hand."
Santari then said. "Well I have nothing to do for a while so I'd be happy to help out!" Dagan as they were off to the Kohboh system to its Shattered Moon to uncover the secrets of the abyss but that story would be for another time.
Hey everyone RGGAM here and I was finally able to get this story of the ground while using elements from Star Wars Legends and Canon I even threw a fun reference that Durge and Rayvis were brothers before moving onto the Stranger from Star Wars Acolyte I know people didn't really like the show and that's fine because I really enjoyed the fighting in the Acolyte with the Stranger just kicking butt chefs kiss I have to say that wraps up the first chapter of Lost Stories because next chapter we will get introduced to Maya Disel and her life before the invasion of Britannia and the Royal Regime stick around loyal viewers RGGAM out!
