8 Korriban
The new Chancellor of the republic sat in his office with a faint smile, he suddenly looked at the sky of Coruscant and his smile widened, 'A potential apprentice?' he thought as he felt something from the Force.
As soon as the feeling appeared, it went off the radar and he could not feel it anymore. Palpatine merely shook his head, 'No matter; A new apprentice will be necessary for my plans...' thought Darth Sidious, 'The dark side was strong with this one, I will find the source in due time... The Dark side will bring it to me.'
Meanwhile, Yoda frowned as he felt the presence of the dark side but it vanished too fast for him to do anything with it.
Leo and Dia landed on the surface of Alderaan in one of the ports. Leo left the ship with Dia, all the credits on his person. He was still hiding his connection with the Force.
He said, "I don't wish to do anything so I will not act. Find us a dealer, I need my spaceship."
Dia nodded, "Yes, master; Just follow me."
Leo didn't do anything as he followed her on the streets in one of the cities of Alderaan. It was a truly beautiful planet, the streets were clean and bright with people in good condition going around. Many scenes of greenery such as decorating trees and such were around.
He spent all the time observing the surroundings in interest, 'This feels very surreal, everything looks so aesthetically pleasing and calm unlike Tatooine; It compels people to feel safe... What a great planet. I want it!'
The people around who walked past Leo shuddered for some reason.
Dia approached a good looking shop and entered, Leo followed suit. Inside, holograms of many types of Starships were visible with prices under them.
Leo read some of them and turned pale, '1.7 million... 800k... 210k... 60k...' he read them and sighed. 'The bigger it is, the more credits, we have 28k since Dia was able to get 20k... What should I get?'
Dia began talking with the dealer as he looked at some more starships and at last, she approached him, "We can at most buy a used Firespray-31 or a Star courier in good condition. What is your order?"
'I can't accept that...' Leo smiled.
A few hours later, A brand new Star Courier that was painted black with additional cloaking devices and advance radars intalled left Alderaan. Its passenger being Leo; A lot of supplies were also on the ship including food, water, and spare parts with many books. Enough to last him for years.
It was rather hard to pilot it all by himself but with the help of the Force, 2 droids, and Telekinesis, it proved to be easy. One droid was capable of communicating in all languages, cooking, and more; the other capable of flying the spaceship by itself and repairing it in case of damage. He had managed to become on par with an average pilot in a span of the few hours he spent getting to Alderaan so he could fly the spaceship by himself as well.
He had gotten the droids with Force Dominate so he had the 28k credit at hand. The 1st droid was a class 3 servant droid that had million of languages added to its database in case he needed a translator and it was also modified to tutor Leo so that he could learn faster. He named the heavily modified droid 'Sona'. The 2nd droid was a class 2 Astromech droid and Leo made sure it was an R2 series, he named it R2-S69. Both droids were mainly black colored.
He had separated from Dia after making sure they could communicate over long distances. He set the course toward the planet Moraband in the installed navigation system. Since he didn't want a used ship and even a simple one cost plus 50k credits, he decided to risk it and used Force Dominate to get what he wanted; A very modified Star Courier. He left Alderaan after.
He felt the Force give him a good feeling about Korriban. 'Here I come...' he thought and entered Hyperspace despite his nervousness.
The scenery of the stars changed as the ship entered Hyperspace. He gulped and after a few minutes turned calm again. 'I am alone in space but I have the Force with me...' he thought and grew confident again.
A black R2 moved around in the command room of the Starship as it piloted it. Another Droid was visible making food on something, it looked like a metallic woman in a black maid outfit, Leo had gotten a luxury droid obviously with some tools to make food and such.
"Sona, how much will the supply last us?" Leo asked from the droid.
Sona answered in a feminine robotic voice, "Master Leo, based on my estimation, it will last for 19 months."
Leo nodded, "I see, how long will you function at maximum capacity?"
Sona answered, "That depends heavily on the environment and the nature of my tasks. The food is ready, Master Leo."
Leo sat on a nearby chair and took the food and began eating, "Good. Report to me if anything happens on the ship. If there is a malfunction or anything of the sort, have R2-S69 repair it. I want you to tutor me on Federation history till we reach our destination."
"Affirmative, the federation..."
The journey went on for a while and Leo listened with interest.
The black Star Courier left Hyperspace near an orange-red planet with white clouds.
Leo stopped listening as he felt the Dark side palpitate around him in joy. The Force was calling him, no rather, the planet was calling him; He could feel it.
He stood up and Sona stopped talking, he looked out the window of the ship and felt a strange sense of belonging looking at the planet in front of him. He smiled confidently as his eyes lit up, 'I made the right choice, my power will become much greater here...'
"R2-S69, land on the planet. Chose the area that appears to have been the capital of the planet," he instructed. The droid made some noises in affirmation and the Starship began slowly approaching the planet.
A few minutes later they entered the atmosphere and Leo could feel the Dark side grow stronger per second.
A while later, the Star Courier landed on Korriban. A set of stairs descended on the ground and Leo walked out.
The dry wind made his cloak flutter as he stepped on the planet. He crouched down and touched the ground with his fingers. 'I can feel something intense on this planet but can't quite feel what it is.'
He sat there, a few meters away from his ship, in meditation and felt his connection to the Force was much greater and stronger on the planet. As he meditated, the soil around him floated and gently orbited with him as the center.
A few hours passed and he opened his eyes, they were glowing a dark red color. 'Something is here...' he thought and looked toward the east.
A lone silhouette in a black cloak seemed to approach slowly. Leo felt no threat from it and even after probing the Force, it told him it was safe. Despite that, he grew cautious and a Blaster appeared in his left hand from under his own cloak.
As the figure came closer, Leo could discern its appearance clearly and his eyes widened greatly, his pupils constricting. He didn't move, however, he was clearly on edge but for some reason decided to not move.
The figure stopped a few meters away from him, it spoke in a whispering voice that echoed around, "You have come, at last... I have waited for many days after the Dark side called me here..."
Lao did not stand up, he glanced at the figure and said calmly despite his nervousness, "If I am not mistaken, that armor and mask... You must be Darth Nihilus."
The figure seemed a bit taken aback since Leo had recognized him, "I see. It makes sense... The call of the Dark side; The Devouring presence you have that surpasses my hunger... You are the Sith'ari."
Leo couldn't remain calm and openly gawked, 'What the Fuck?!!!!!'
