4 Ambition

'What now?' Wondered Leo as he returned to the house. He was unsure of what to do, he was finally free but he did not know what his purpose was.

He did not enter the house, instead, he pulled a piece of cloth and put half the credit he had salvaged with a letter on it and used Telekinesis to put in on his bed through the window.

He turned around and left, 'Bulin, you not really my grandfather but you are an honorable old man; I dislike owing to someone so consider us even...' He didn't look back as he vanished in the dark streets. Far away, the smoke that was the result of the fire in Lor-Vetan's shop was visible.

'What do I want?' Leo Pondered and felt like he had to find the purpose of his life. He wanted to know what he desired, what he hoped to achieve in this life in Star Wars. He sighed as he aimlessly walked around.

He knew that he had power and that he would grow stronger and better with time, but at the same time, he wondered what the point of that power was going to be.

You see, in the Sith Code, it all begins with passion. Leo's passion had faded due to the fact that he had his victory and now he felt slightly lost. By no means was he unsure of his path, but rather, his end goal.

He could feel his confusion affecting the Force as he felt a guiding intent from the Force. The Dark side guided his thoughts to gain power but he frowned instead of accepting.

'The Dark path is my path but I don't wish to become another Failure like the Sith Lords before me... I won't let the Dark side control me and guide me to a path of mindless evil, and I am not arrogant enough to think that I can control it; however, I can use it as I would a weapon, The Force is my weapon. The only way I can truly overpower everyone is by not letting it control me. The Force is neutral at the end of the day and it definitely would let me down a path of doom like all the Sith before me. I refuse to have the same fate.'

"There is no point in power without passion for something... So What am I most passionate about?" he muttered to himself and looked at visible stars.

Something hit him when he looked at the boundless starry sky, so familiar and yet so different, nothing like the sky of Earth; He felt a sense of Melancholy and yet a feeling of Desire.

'Imagine all the stars in front of my eyes, belonging to me...' He wondered how it would feel like to hold the stars in the palm of his hand.

He extended his hand and gazed at the stars from between his fingers, "I think it would feel amazing..." he murmured in Awe, 'Living in my ocean of stars freely... That's it.'

'I think I know what I want... I always desired Freedom above all else from when I was a child... Am I really free now? What is freedom in the first place?' He suddenly and leaned on a nearby wall as he stargazed.

'If I own all the stars, would that make me Free?' He asked himself and pondered deeply.

'No... Freedom is a state of being; A state within which, no being can imprison me, enslave me, or hold me back in any way or form; Freedom is the state in which I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, however I want. So back to the question, am I free? No, Only one being is free and that is the most powerful being, all others have the illusion of freedom. Unless I have the power to topple the entire galaxy, I won't be truly free. The only answer is... kings or Emperors are free, all others are not.' He concluded.

'Based on that, If I want to achieve this desire then I must become a king or Emperor... Besides, even if I become the most powerful Force user ever, An armada of dreadnoughts or a Death Star can easily kill me... Power is the most essential thing in existence and power lies also in numbers and armies. A man who is powerful but alone can be defeated but the same man with an army is unstoppable... This also coincides with the idea of holding the stars in the palm of my hand.'

He faintly smiled, 'Now I see why the Sith went on to make Empires... It is the ultimate form of power; My own empire to fight whoever stands in front of me. I need an Empire, My Empire.'

He felt his heart beginning to beat a little faster, 'Not just any Empire, but an Empire that includes all the galaxy, inner and outer rim and if possible, all the universe.'

"Since my Ambition knows no bounds, I will aim as high as I can. I will create a Universal Empire, the 1st step is to make a Galactic Empire, and to do that, I need to conquer this little planet first." He said to himself confidently.

The fires of passion raged in his glowing red eyes, 'Just imagining myself as the Emperor of the Universe makes my boy shudder in excitement, that is true Freedom. Oceans and oceans of stars, all mine, free to go wherever I want and do whatever I want, whenever I want. Yes.'

He suddenly chuckled, 'Here I am, an 11-year-old imagining myself as the Emperor of the Universe. How funny. But to ever hope of reaching such a place, I need to 1st control Tatooine, then, as they say, I must get rich.'

He resumed walking but this time, he seemed to have an idea where he was going; 'I need to master The Force and get as powerful as possible, I need to master the science of this universe; I also need to master strategy and battle, lightsaber fighting and many skills. Only then can I really command an army and build my Sith Empire... I have a long way to go. However, where there is a will, there is a way; My Ambition is borderline arrogance but I won't give up until I realize this goal. I will become the Emperor of the Universe or die trying.'

Leo was the type of person that would set his mind to do something and wouldn't give up unless doing it. His mind was set. The Force around him sensed his reignited passion and gave him assurance.

'I have a great goal in mind, even greater adversities and hardships in front of my chosen path but I won't cower away; this stuff makes life fun and worth living. I will gain Victory.' he decided with a firm belief in himself.

"Let's conquer this planet in one year..." He set his 1st step to the end goal and smiled. 'My story has just begun.'

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Author: As Leo grows older and learns more, his ambition will grow and his goals will change so will his perspective and etc. (there will be character development) The story won't go where you are expecting at the moment.

What could possibly be more ambitious than a Universal Emperor? Right?! I guess we will find out later in the story.