V.3-C.52│Nearing Climax II│

Darth Zannah, known as 'Rain' during her childhood, was a Force-sensitive Human female from the planet Somov Rit. She was recruited to fight for the Jedi's Army of Light during the Ruusan campaign of the New Sith Wars but, after arriving on Ruusan, was separated from the group during a Sith attack and presumed dead.

Unbeknownst to the Jedi, she had been saved and befriended by a member of the native Bouncer species called Laa. When the Brotherhood of Darkness later unleashed a planet-wide Force storm, Rain survived by instinctively enveloping herself and Laa with a bubble of Force energy.

Not long afterward, the young girl watched as Laa was haplessly killed by Jedi scouts. Stricken with anger and grief, she unwittingly gave in to the dark side and murdered the Jedi.

Her display of rage attracted the attention of the war's only surviving Dark Lord, Darth Bane, who decided to take her as his apprentice. Rain cast away the handle of her youth and instead embraced her birth name, becoming Darth Zannah.

Zannah's preliminary Force training took place on the planet Ambria and involved the study of ancient Sith magic.

In her tutelage under Darth Bane, Zannah executed a variety of missions designed to incite anarchist movements throughout the Galactic Republic, including manipulating the terrorist Anti-Republic Liberation Front into a botched kidnapping attempt on former Supreme Chancellor Tarsus Valorum.

From Hetton, the ARLF's leader, Zannah also recovered information regarding the creation of holocrons, a secret highly sought by her Master, who later killed Hetton after Zannah tricked him into an attack on the Dark Lord.

When the parasites that comprised Bane's body armor began to cause him concern, Zannah was tasked with infiltrating the Jedi Temple archives on Coruscant to obtain information about the creatures.

Her mission complete, Zannah was surprised to encounter her cousin Darovit, who confessed that he had exposed her presence to the Jedi.

Zannah fled Coruscant with him and met Darth Bane on Tython, where the Sith prepared to battle the pursuant Jedi. Despite their numbers, all of the Jedi were slain, although Bane was grievously wounded and on the brink of dying.

Zannah returned with her Master to Ambria and demanded on threat of death that the local healer save the Dark Lord, which he agreed to do only after Zannah revealed the Sith presence on Ambria to the Jedi.

She betrayed and killed the healer upon completion of the procedure and also used her power to drive Darovit mad. The respondent Jedi assumed that he was the Sith Lord they sought and killed him, effectively convincing the Jedi of the Sith's final eradication.

With no surviving witnesses, the existence of Darth Zannah and her Master remained safely anonymous.

The Sith relocated to Ciutric IV, and over the course of ten years, Zannah grew to be an accomplished Sith sorceress who equaled Darth Bane in strength.

When she failed to confront him for the position of Dark Lord, Bane believed she lacked initiative. However, Zannah had already begun to contemplate his demise.

On a mission to Doan, she learned of a Dark Jedi named Set Harth and enlisted the reluctant young man as her apprentice. Zannah returned with him to Ciutric IV to confront her own Master, only to find that Bane had been captured by the Doan Royal Guard.

She then returned to Doan, where she infiltrated the place of Bane's imprisonment. She located Bane and fought him, but their duel ended in a draw when both were forced to flee the prison.

Soon after, Bane, who had taken the Iktotchi Darth Cognus as his new apprentice, called Zannah to meet him on Ambria, where they dueled for the final time.

Zannah was initially overwhelmed by her Master's attacks, but she was able to use her sorcery to injure him.

As a last resort, Bane attempted to transfer his essence into her body, but was defeated when Zannah's spirit condemned his to the void of the dark side. Zannah then took Darth Cognus as her apprentice and continued Bane's legacy as Dark Lord of the Sith.

This was a summary of her life before being reborn anew. A second chance to live again, in spite of the things that happened to her and what she had done in the past.

"Things getting along nicely, I presume?" Anakin's voice startled Zannah as she was meditating within her own provided lodging, within Skywalker Palace.

"W-What are you doing here?" Zannah asked in turn, looking Anakin over, as he was presently conversing with her. "You should of knocked."

"Maybe. Also, I'm here to take you on a little adventure." Anakin replied.

"Adventure?" Zannah questioned, her beautiful face scrunched in confusion.

"Yes. After all, isn't what the Sith seek something similar to that? Or am I wrong in thinking you might crave a little danger?" Anakin replied, asking again.

"Fine. Show me what you got." Zannah replied, jumping up prepared for anything that Anakin would show her.

"As you wish." One moment the two of them were on Tatooine, and the next Anakin had taken her with him to Coruscant, where the damage had been done. After all, this as of this moment is probably the most dangerous and adventurous spot right now.

There were those that started to risk going in despite the warning signs, leading to many people dying deaths they would have otherwise avoided had they listened. But listening was one thing, as believing is also another.

Zannah and Anakin would spend some time bonding together on this planet, in an activity that Zannah enjoyed. Killing, for the murderous beasts that Sidious created still existed, even more so now, here, on Coruscant.

Anakin used this as a chance to further his own research, his own wanting to explore this place, but also further another plan of his. At the height of the crumbling Coruscant, Anakin had brought Zannah to its peak as the rays of the sunlight settled in dusk.

Not a speck of dirt or grime could be viewed upon both of their forms, as Zannah seemed to take in the beauty, as disastrous as it is, of the dying planet known as Coruscant. No more were there people of clear minds living here, for they either transformed like the Sith abominations here, or were driven into insanity by the voices here.

"You sure know how to charm a girl." Zannah said this as she smiled, the sun rays being both purple and orange, claiming a beautiful sight.

"Maybe." Anakin replied, as they were above everything else, looking down on the world.

"So, why have you brought me up here? You couldn't possibly be doing what I think you are about to-" Zannah was interrupted, her eyes going wide as she was flabbergasted at the situation. In the chaos and confusion of it all, she had popped the idea within herself that Anakin would try and propose to her.

'But I would've never actually guessed...' Zannah was confused about many things since being here again.

"Marry me." Anakin did not bend, nor he asked, he only told her what he wanted, but it was not a demand.

"W-What?" Zannah didn't get to answer long, for Anakin just went in for the metaphorical kill. His lips smashing into her own, with all the feelings she transmitted, received all thrown into a concoction that dazzled her.

"Thanks for accepting." Anakin gave her a cheeky smile, as he leapt downwards to further do his own thing.

"Y-Your welcome..." Zannah was left to watch as he floated downwards, not noticing she had basically accepted everything so easily.

'Did that just happen?'

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Born Padmé Naberrie, Amidala was the youngest daughter of Ruwee and Jobal Thule Naberrie, and the sister of Sola Naberrie. Padmé grew up in an isolated mountain village where her parents instilled in their children high virtues like self-sacrifice and care for the socially weak.

Her family moved to Theed when she was young, and Padmé attended the best schools available to her, enjoying occasional class retreats to Naboo's lake country. In her youth, she volunteered for the Refugee Relief Movement, like her father had before her, and journeyed to Shadda-Bi-Boran to aid in the relocation efforts of the natives.

Sadly, many of these refugees died when they were unable to adapt to life on another world. Following this, she entered the Legislative Youth Program.

She never forgot her past or her heritage, however; even after she reached the top, Amidala still maintained her village's tradition of painting her thumb nail on each hand stark white, a small but notable sign of her dedication to her family.

Amidala's rise was meteoric, she had joined the Apprentice Legislature at age eight and became a full Apprentice Legislator by age eleven. During this time, she first met Silya Shessaun, her workshop mentor.

The two would meet again as Senators, and formed a close bond. At the age of thirteen, Padmé Naberrie had become Princess of Theed, and was extremely popular, rallying those opposed to the rule of King Ars Veruna.

Her bid for the throne had initially been suggested to her parents, and subsequently discreetly backed, by Senator Palpatine, who wished to see Veruna lose the election for his own reasons.

Although prodigiously talented, Amidala, at 14 years old, was still not the youngest Queen of Naboo to ever be elected. Once elected Queen, Padmé took the name Amidala, and amended the constitution to limit the rule of elected monarchs to two terms, in light of Veruna's unpopular long rule.

Once becoming Queen, everything changed allowing her to change her path. Change her destiny, as her mind wondered to the man she would come to love for what she believes to be for eternity.

Or whatever that meant, for Padme's love for Anakin was something small. A small fire that was alighted but grew, and grew, and grew. Time passed and as Anakin had reached adulthood, she could no longer hold back on her desires.

'Which is ultimately why I am more linked to the dark side, than the light.' Padme thought to herself, seated upon another throne of much greater magnitude, communicating with the artificial intelligence known as Seri.

"So, how are things going on here?" Her Ani's voice spoke to her as he arrived, dashing, and charming and all the more greater than any other boy she may have liked before him.

"They are going fine. Seri has most if not everything handled. Integrating those new systems and other factions has been a hassle. Trying to get to the root of their corruption is annoying." Padme replied, her face alight with a radiant smile.

"That's great." Anakin nodded his head, before wrapping his arms around Padme and kissing her passionately, for their passion was something always meant to be. Even if the Force itself didn't want them to get together, Padme had this feeling, no doubt, that they would have a bond stretched across time and space.

"What are you thinking in that pretty head of yours?" Anakin awoke her from her revelry.

"Why, of course, I am only thinking about you. And myself, I guess." Some time now she was starting to feel this aching need for something more. Married, and essentially family, but there happened to be this missing component that she had said she never wanted.

At least never wanted in the times that they lived in.

"That is good then." Anakin nodded his head, but awaited for her to come to terms with whatever it is she seems to want to say.

"... Ani..."

"Yes?"

"I think... I think I am ready..."

"Ready for what?" Anakin had this smile on his face that seemed to suggest he was on to what she was talking about, however he would not say it for her.

Glaring, her eyes seemed to spark electricity as she gazed at Anakin's face. 'This...' Sighing, she says. "You know what I mean."

"I am afraid that I do not know what you mean." Anakin replied, playing innocent. "You wouldn't be having some dastardly, or devious thoughts now, would you?"

Pouting, Padme then says it outright. "Let's start a family. An actual family, where we have actual children."

"Oh? What happened to wanting to wait?"

"Aayla didn't wait, and I don't want to wait anymore as well." Ever since being ordained with the Force, specifically being in tune with the Dark side of the Force, Padme was more willing to give into such desires she may have had before, but was hesitant to act on.

"Then you must know what comes next, dont you?" Anakin's smile definitely annoyed her, but at the same time her body and thoughts were occupied with what sorts of activities that they may be doing next.

'You sneaky boy.' Padme thought to herself, before smiling deviously and dragging Anakin along to somewhere more private.

'What are those two doing...' Along their way, Shmi just so happened to see the two lovebirds go off to somewhere else. 'Well, maybe I shouldn't think about it...'