3 Reborn

Leo had a very calm expression the next day, he carried a box with him as he and Burin set out toward the shop of Lor-Vetan.

Leo did not do anything during the day, everything went on as usual.

Later during dusk, Burin left for their house and Leo said he still needed to clean some things so he stayed behind. There were two people in the shop, Leo and Lor-Vetan.

He smiled calmly and turned toward Lor-Vetan, 'Force Domination.'

Leo said suggestively, "Will you tell me how old you are?"

He felt the connection through the Force and he felt a slight headache as the other party tried to resist him but Leo was not weak-willed. He managed to hold on easily.

Lor-Vetan answered blankly, "I am 45 years old."

Leo's smile widened, "Free me and Burin."

His headache became a bit greater but it was nothing he couldn't endure. "Yes," said Lor-Vetan, and did some things with a device nearby.

Leo felt the chip deactivate and smiled in victory, 'Now I just have to take it out later...' He willed it and the device in Lor-Vetan's hand flew to his.

"Stay and don't move." He ordered and Lor-Vetan blankly obeyed.

He used some rope to tie him up so that he wouldn't be able to escape when he stopped using Force Domination. Long use of the technique made Leo feel exhausted, 'Besides, I can't make him feel pain in that state.'

He taped the former slave owner's mouth shut and stayed back then let go of his technique. Lor-Vetan's eyes instantly became alert as he surveyed the surroundings with panic, many questions on his face.

"You might wonder what has happened but well, It doesn't change anything if I tell you since you will die soon. I will have you pay me with your life for the past month or so but before that, You see, I need target practice for my Force training and you are awfully convenient as you see..." Said Leo casually and opened a box.

Lor-Vetan was frightened. He was helplessly laying on the ground with his mouth shut under the mercy of the child in front of him, But the so-called child looked more like a monster to his eyes.

He saw the items within the box and paled in fright, there were many thin needles, their sharp tips faintly reflected the light of the shop radiating danger.

"You see, Telekinesis is very powerful especially if the user can control several lightsabers with his mind but since I don't have any at hand, I have these needles that will compensate till I get some lightsabers later; A man has to fight somehow, right? And since my body is too weak and my Telekinesis is not strong enough to tear people apart, I will practice shooting," Leo said matter of factly.

Lor-Vetan almost pissed himself when he saw the needles slowly float out of the box one by one and point toward him, their gleaming tips made his body shiver in fear.

He looked towards Leo with pleading eyes but the latter didn't even acknowledge his existence, he was focused on his floating items. Each one was 3-4 inches tall and quite thick but got extremely thin as they reached the tip. He remembered these needles were used for repairing certain parts of a Hyper-Drive.

"Okay, Let's begin. Number 1, go!" A needle swiftly shot toward his thigh and stabbed the man there. Lor-Vetan wanted to scream in pain but his mouth was taped shut.

Leo frowned, 'That was meant to stab the arm not there, I guess at high speeds and multitasking I lack control. My dream of controlling dozens of lightsabers with my mind is quite far indeed...'

He pushed the needle farther in and his victim struggled in pain. He tried another one and his aim got a little better, then another, and another.

20 minutes later, The man in front of Leo was stabbed with needles all over his body; One was even in his eye rendering that eye blind. A yellow pool mixed with blood below the man showed that he had pissed himself due to fear.

Lor-Vetan's remaining eye cried tears and showed his immense pain and fear. Leo took notice of him and smiled, "I guess you can make this expression as well... Well, I am done with training so Lucky you... or maybe not?"

Leo pulled out the needles and put them back one by one in the box with his mind as he thought, 'My aim improved significantly and at the same time, I got my revenge, efficient. The trick to high speed is to visualize the path, not the destination; When firing a needle with telekinesis, I have to imagine the path to the target rather than the target itself. I wonder how difficult a lightsaber battle with telekinesis will be...'

The last needle came out and the eye of Lor-Vetan came out with it. Leo felt a little disgusted so he threw that one away. Lor-Vetan's body spasmed in pain...

He closed the box and turned to look back at Lor-Vetan and sighed, "I am not a fan of inflicting pain, I actually despise it; However, This was your punishment so I had to do it; I will now put you out of your misery... Force Drain."

The glowing red smoke began leaving the body of Lor-Vetan and flowed to Leo's Hand. He felt a rush of power unlike any before, it was massive. 'So humans give this much power?! Wow!' he thought with amazement.

The rush made him warm and relaxed as the connection with the Force grew stronger and better. Leo smiled in satisfaction as he drained the man's life.

Lor-Vetan's hair grew white, his cheeks caved in and his blood darkened. His skin or whatever remained of it and was visible began cracking, his body grew thin; Lor-Vetan felt strength flee him, his body burnt as if boiling water had replaced his blood and his organs became as heavy as stone. He saw Leo's smile of satisfaction and His last feeling was of abject horror when he saw it.

Eventually, he died as a thin man that resembled a skeleton more than a human.

Leo sighed in contentment and looked down at the eyeless empty husk covered in black blood that remained of Lor-Vetan, He did not feel any remorse or regret. 'The strong survive and weak are enslaved, that is the law of the world. Regret is for the weak; The strong will accept, learn, and then move on.'

He splashed some liquid substance on the body and the shop, he salvaged whatever that was useful such as credits and parts then walked away with the box in hand and a bag carrying his new belongings.

He didn't look back as he lit up something and threw it in the shop without checking whether it landed or not, he left. A great Fire began raging inside a few seconds later as smoke came out of the door and windows of Lor-Vetans shop.

He had a smile as his eyes glowed, the fire raged on behind him casting a dark shadow on his face in the night, only his eyes were visible shining a sinister red in the darkness like an awakened demon.

'Through my Passion for freedom, I gained strength. Through that strength, I gained Victory. Through the Victory, My shackles were broken. Now I am Free. That is my path and I fully accept it and believe in it. No one would have saved me, condemned to a life of slavery I would have been if not for the dark side. There is no peace or balance, only power...' He thought with great conviction.

He felt the Force pulsate around him as if in jubilation, he felt something from the force and smiled when he realized it was a whisper of the dark side, 'From now on, I am Darth Maleficus. Force Shall Free me...'

Leo Vanis chose his path and thus Darth Maleficus was born...