23

CORUSCANT

" Anakin my boy how are you " Sheev announced as he ran into the blonde boy in the halls of the Jedi temple .

" Chancellor , what are you doing here " Anakin asked as he looked up at the older male .

" Please call me sheev , I was talking to the Jedi council about some legislation I was thinking about , come walk with me My boy , I'm interested to hear about your adventures " Sheev motioned as Anakin quickly fell into step with the chancellor , Making their way past padawan's , knights and master's who occasionally walked past .

" I'm afraid I haven't had too many adventures , More like whenever Kanya comes by or master Qui Gon . Other that that its ... " Anakin made a complicated face as sheev discreetly looked at the boy , sensing his troubles .

" Is there ... something wrong " Sheev asked as Anakin shook his head lightly to dispel his thoughts .

" The others ... the other Padawan's ... I don't think they like me very much " Anakin admitted as he slumped lightly .

" Oh my friend , That's unfortunate to hear , perhaps they're simply cautious " sheev offered as Anakin thought on the old man's words .

" I see , Thank you , Maybe they just need to know me abit better " Anakin smiled as he accepted the man's advice .

" It's my pleasure , Now my friend , I'm afraid I must depart , My doors are open to you always , Do come see me when you have the time , I enjoy our talks " Sheev announced as they stopped , Turning to each other at the entrance to the hanger , Sheev bowing to the boy whom promptly returned his own .

" Ohh umm , I will , thank you " Anakin responded , Unsure of what to say to the old man's kindness .

" Think nothing of it , Until next time " Sheev stated before departing towards his shuttle , Guards following close behind as he regally entered the ship before flying away from the Jedi temple .

" Here we are " Nox announced as he and his apprentice entered the colosseum on Iokath , The subjugation in orbit under camoflauge as Vaylin stood in the stands , Watching with keen eyes .

Standing across from him , At the other end off he colosseum was Kanya , Her black robes billowing in the wind as she held her lightsabers with white knuckles .

" Come lade creath , Show me how much you've grown " Nox taunted as he pulled out his black and purple bladed weapon , His voice carrying across the distance as the weapon screamed to life .

I will make you proud master " Kanya retaliated as she activated her two blades , The yellow and red in stark contrast to each other.

" Come then " Nox ground out as he took a step forward with Kanya beginning a full sprint in his direction.

Pushing off the ground with a powerful leap , Kanya cleared the distance between the two individuals , Bringing her dual saber's down in a powerful crash .

Kanya was forced to disengage as she felt her connection to the force weaken , Tethers of energy flowing from her and into her master's weapon , The hilt glowing with ethereal energy as Nox retook his stance , The weapon screaming with each movement.

" Oh that's right , You've only seen my lightsaber once after it's redesign . As you saw , Simply clashing blades with my own will syphon your power in the force and strengthen both me and it . However after several tests , I have discovered it is capable of much ... much more thanks to what I've done , Let us see how you fare against it " Nox announced as the purple runes across the hilt of his weapon began to glow brighter , The weapon sucking in the latent force energies in the air as the hairs on Kanya's neck stood on end .

Taking a step forward , With red lightning flaring to life as it sprung to his lightsaber with but a thought , The red energy coursing across the weapon , Nox heaved his weapon at his apprentice , Letting it fly in a circular saw motion through the air as the weapon let loose it's born chilling cream as it cut through the air .

Kanya ducked under the weapon as it buried itself into the wall before the lightning exploded outwards in every direction around it , Kanya had but a second as she leapt out of the way , attempting to guard herself from the explosion of lightning as she was pushed back .

Gripping his weapon through the force , with a flick of his hand in the direction of his apprentice , The weapon dislodged from the wall , Slicing its way towards the young woman as it once more spun like a saw through the air .

With their blades connecting in the air , Nox's blade being blocked by both Kanya's own as she crashed back into the ground , Feet sliding across the metal surface as Nox's weapon bared down on her .

Kanya disengaged once more as she felt not only her connection to the force weaken the more she clashed with her master's lightsaber , But felt the cold embrace of something else , Something foreign within the weapon growing in strength with the more energy it took in .

unintelligible whispers bled from the weapon , confusing her as they slowly grew in intensity , So strange and garbled the language they spoke that Kanya wasn't even sure it was coherent .

" You can feel it can't you , The voice of my weapon , It's will , It's life " Nox chortled as he recalled the weapon to his hand , The sentient weapon relishing it's master's embrace as the force around it grew corrupted and exploded in currents malevolent energy which made Kanya physically sick .

Attempting to gaze at her master through the force , The heavily muted presence of her lord forcing her to recoil slightly as waves of energy washed over her . She however tried to ignore dark tendrils of her master's presence and focus on the weapon he held .

The weapon was twisted , Corrupt , The absence of the force that the weapon represented acted such as a black hole , Absorbing the very cosmic and living force themselves as it sent the majority of what it collected to her master but kept a tiny portion for itself , Converting the life energy of the force into something else , Something twisted , The weapon was no mere weapon , It had a will, A will to serve its creator and do as he wished , But for the life of her , She could not fathom what goal her master wanted to achieve with such a terrible weapon .

' what do you hope to achieve with such a horrible lightsaber master ' Kanya thought as she heavily drew apon the force , Most notably the Darkside as it flowed into her .

Shrouding herself with the force , Kanya disappeared in a haze of purple cloud . Her steps muffled as she attempted to sneak around to strike her master .

" So you've developed the ability to use force cloak ... Well then , You want to hide , I'll show you how to hide " Nox announced as he simply took a step forward , His visage shimmering before fading away .

' What the fuck ' Kanya thought as she attempted to sense her master through the force ... only to find the room empty , No presence radiating through the force , No sounds no movements ... ' master is truly adept in the arts of ... what ..master ... 'she had a master ' .. who was it , He ... no she , who am I fighting ... a friend ... family ... where are they , have they abandoned me , did I let mumma and Papa down ... I wanna go home '

Kanya's thoughts became more and more erratic as Nox stood behind her , His use of Force Blank taking affect as his own apprentice lost memory of his very existence , Memories of him fading away to nothing as even the mental picture of his face was lost.

Materialising behind Kanya as she crumbled to her knees , Sorting through her memories as she tried to recall even his face .

" So that's it , That's your resolve " Nox asked as Kanya's head shot up , Her memories of her master being restored as tears ran down her face , Puffy cheeks dyed red as she dragged herself from the ground .

" What ... father ...Master what was that " Kanya hiccuped as she fumbled her lightsabers .

" That my naive apprentice was the ability known as force blank , The ability to become invisible to sight , Hearing , The force and even memory , Those that I don't wish to have seen me forget . It is the ultimate ability to hide , Not even the Jedi can resist this technique " Nox explained as Kanya barely resisted the urge to cry .

The girl had to take a few moments to compose herself , The sheer loneliness she felt moments before fresh in her mind as she attempted to calm herself , Fully embracing her master's force presence , Vowing to herself to never forget its feeling , The comfort it brought her as a child doing the same now .

" Rise , Creath , Temper your emotions , Our battle is not yet finished " Nox stated as he returned to his starting position.

Kanya herself rose to her feet , Shallow breaths tearing from her as she shakily ignited her lightsabers , making use of Jar'kai as she drew apon the force , The Darkside flooding into her as her fear and terror heavily influenced her thoughts.

" Come " Nox ordered as Kanya hesitantly took a step forward , Followed by a second , Commuting herself to the duel in her thoughts , Kanya soon broke into another sprint , Throwing her lightsaber at her master before leaping into the air .

Time slowed to a crawl as Nox's senses skyrocketed , His hearing enhancing as his muscles became taunt , Reflexes heightened to the nth degree as he sidestepped the thrown lightsaber , Hand blurring in an afterimage as he caught the weapon by it's plasma blade , The cortosis in his armour doing its job as the weapon sputtered out , Short-circuiting before being tossed to the far side of the colesseum Cluttering to the ground harmlessly as it slid and hit the far wall .

As Kanya reached the apex of her leap , Nox brought his weapon to defend against her incoming strike , With the prediction of her strike and his precognition , Plans fed into his mind in less than a second as he prepared to counter her incomings onslaught .

Altering the angle of his lightsaber to fifty degrees , Legs tensing as the force hummed under his flesh .

' Gotta time this right ' Kanya's eyes widened in panic at her master's move , Having expected him to move to defend her over head strike , With less than a couple of seconds to stop herself from being skewered by her master's blade , Kanya prepared to ensure her immediate safety .

As they neared , Now within striking distance of each other , Kanya's blade came around in an arc , Their blades colliding in a flash of white , Kanya successfully pushing her master's weapon away from its intended target.

Sliding to a stop a few feet behind her master as her boots slid , Turning to face her father figure , She crouched low as she kept her red lightsaber pointed at the masked man , Leaping upwards from her position .

Before her eyes , Nox's head turned to the side to face her ever so slightly before his entire figure blurred as her blade neared .

Kanya dropped flat as her senses flared , Her master appearing behind where she stood in sheer speed as his weapon blurred to slice her in half horizontally .

Scurrying to get away from close quarters , With her master lifting his foot to stomp down on her , Kanya rolled out of the way , Her master's foot slamming into the ground , Cratering it around his boot before he pointed his lightsaber to the ground forcing Kanya to roll away once more as he stabbed his lightsaber into the ground where she landed repeatedly , Kanya started to panic as she kept rolling .

Spittle sprayed from her mouth as her masters form blurred once more , Offhand fist burying into her stomach as she was propelled across the metal floors before slamming hard into the nearby wall .

Catching her breath as the pain in her stomach flared , She opened her palm and called for her second lightsaber , Hearing the weapon clatter across the floor before it landed in her hand .

Rising from her feet as she stood tall , Using her pain to her advantage as her master paced back and forward In the middle of the colosseum , His mask hissing ominously as his black armoured form glistened under the light , The terror inducing scream of his weapon the least of her worries as Nox raised his hand in her direction .

' Oh shit ' Kanya thought as he closed his fist , The woman leaping away as the place she stood became a mangled mess of steel . The pieces rising from the floor before flying in her direction . The girl igniting her second blade once more as she began swinging her lightsabers to defend herself from the onslaught as best she could , Severing debris in half as she sidestepped each piece .

" You won't get anywhere meaningful in battle against me when you're constantly on the defensive " Nox commented as he let the rest of the debris drop to the ground around his apprentice.

Calming her breath , Kanya broke into sprint in the direction of her master , Concentrating as she called forward the force .

Apon reaching half way , Kanya slid to a stop , Clasping both hands tight together over her chest , Directing the energy to her palms before she let loose a powerful force push in the direction of she master .

The force behind it carving a trench across the ground , Nox slammed his right foot forward and held his arms out low to his side's in a low grasping motion , Taking the force push head on as he relied on the natural force shield inherent in all force users .

With the push flowing harmlessly over him , Nox made a grasping motion with his left hand , The ground around him humming as the energies built .

Kanya , Seeing his plan , erected her own force shields around her and prepared to take her master's responding push head on , Anchoring herself to the ground with the force as her shield spun around her .

With the air around his left hand shimmering , White tendrils of energy bursting from his palm . Nox reared his arm back before pushing it forward in a violent release of energy .

With the release of the pent up energies , The push was titanic , Dwarfing Kanya's own as it annihilated the ground between the two , Shredding through her shields and lifting her off her feet .

Kanya was carried by the force push far and wide until she hit and penetrated the far wall , flying through several corridors and buildings before impacting and Cratering a final wall hundreds of metres from her point of origin as she was embedded into its surface . The rest of the colosseum wall fared no better , The Southern facing wall to which he had sent his force push had been rendered a mangled mess along with several of the following buildings which had been torn asunder and rendered nothing but a mangled mess of steel and concrete . Kanya lay visible at the far end of the trench , Blood slipped from her mouth and down her lips as her hair hung low , Covering her head as she simply sat , Her Unconcious lidded eyes peering at the ground as drops of blood hit the ground .

Arcs of electricity sprung from newly exposed underground conduits , Dust settled slowly while steel groaned as the area slowly settled .

With a sigh , Nox raised clipped his lightsaber to his belt , Raising his hand Infront of him as Kanya was pulled from the wall and hovered over to him .

Turning away as he dropped his hand , Simply using his mind to carry her as he made his way tot he exit of the colosseum , Vaylin leaping down from the stands to join him in his stride .

" That was ... Impressive ... mostly " Vaylin purred as she cast a single glance at the Unconcious apprentice .

" It could have gone on longer had she not made such a risky decision , There is no use in trying to withstand an unstoppable force , Hopefully this experience will be an eye opener for her . Had I not held back so considerably and she pulled the same defence ... there would simply have been nothing left of her ... force user or not " Nox commented as Vaylin nodded , Their boots clanking across the metal ground as the exited the colosseum and made their way to the nearby X-70 .

" C7 ... Prepare the med bay " Nox relayed through his implants as the droid sent back an affirmative.

Making their way onboard the ship , Nox deposited the Unconcious Kanya into the med bay while the droid prepared to run a full scan .

" Make sure she's back to one hundred percent " Nox ordered before departing the bay and heading to the central lounge .

" HK ... Get us back to the subjugation " Nox said as he passed the droid .

" Affirmative : I will do so with pleasure " The droid giddily replied before marching through to the cockpit while Nox went about looking at the Holo projection of the fleet near the centre of the room .

" What are you thinking " Vaylin asked a she came to stand beside him .

" There are alot of things coming in the future ... I can feel it . I need to make sure you our empire can handle it , and Kanya must be prepared for the trials to come " Nox responded as he crossed his arms over his chest .

" Of course , With you at our lead , The support of myself and our people and the might of our empire ... there isn't anything we can't accomplish " Vaylin supported as Nox nodded in response .

Athla'giroth stood on the bridge of his fleet vessel , The heavy skytrooper unit whom he possessed now being covered in black and red flesh as the only thing remaining of the droids body being it's outer armour .

His six hellish eyes looking in different directions as it used it's millions of years of knowledge to make plans .

" Ah this is where you were " Athla'giroth tensed lightly as he turned to look at the blonde male .

" I was ... thinking " Athla'giroth responded as it watched lucieal walk forward and stand beside it , Blue eyes peering out towards the void .

Athla'giroth kept his guard up , very well aware of the threat nihilus once posed to life itself .

Athla brought the force to bare as he sensed lucieal through the force . Feeling the tether between both lucieal and their shared master , The loyalty nihilus held influenced by Nox himself . Below the hate , The self loathing , Athla felt it , The echoes that nihilus represented cried in with a thousand voices the pain assaulted the eldritch entity .

" We have been given new orders " Lucieal announced as he broke Athla's concentration .

" What are our orders " Athla asked as lucieal withdrew a Holo projector .

" Mistress Scorpio has noted several anomalies and occurrences within our regions , We are to take command of the seventh and twelfth armada and find the origin of these anomalies " Lucieal relayed as Athla'giroth nodded slowly .

" I'll depart immediately for my ship and link up with the seventh armada at once " Athla'giroth responded , Turning away from the ancient sith before marching from the bridge of the fleet warship .

Obi-Wan rubbed his brow lightly as Qui-gon spoke to Anakin , The younger boy adjusting his robes lightly .

The three of them stood near the entrance to the hanger within the Jedi temple , Other Jedi and guards walking by as the three waited for their colleagues.

" That's the boy huh " Obi-Wan heard a young feminine voice sounded as the teen turned to look at another knight , A blonde girl with fair skin and blue eyes , Her tan robes snug against her form.

The girl smirked lightly at Obi-Wan as the male nodded .

" Qui-gon's new padawan ... Anakin Skywalker " Obi-Wan stated as the girl drew Qui-gon's attention .

" Ahh Anakin ... meet Jedi Knight Siri tachi , Siri ... this is my new padawan Anakin Skywalker " Qui-gon introduced as Siri and Anakin bowed to each other .

" It's a pleasure young skywalker " Siri stated as Anakin smiled up at her.

" Are you a friend of Obi-Wan's " Anakin asked as Siri looked at Obi-Wan and nodded .

" Of the sorts " Siri responded as she looked at Qui-gon whom was about to ask a question.

" Master Gallia will be along shortly , She had some business to take care of before we depart " Siri soothed as the older man nodded , Playing with his beard as Anakin moved towards Obi-Wan .

" I never got to ask , What's it like being a knight " Anakin ask as he drew Obi-Wan's attention off of Siri.

" It's ahh , Alot of responsibility , I must uphold the ideals of the Jedi order . I go out and bring safety and security to those who need it within the galaxy , I must bring peace to troubled lands and justice those who would harm that peace . And there isn't a thing I'd think of doing other than exactly that " Obi-Wan smiled kindly to the boy whom was running off on him , He reached out and ruffled the boys shit as the sandy blonde pouted .

" When I become a knight , I'm going to bring peace to the galaxy and be the best Jedi there ever was " Anakin announced as Qui-gon , Siri and Obi-Wan smiled lightly .

" Even better than grand master Yoda " A brown skinned alien with silver tendrils surrounding her head asked as she approached , The Jedi master looking down at the young boy with a kind smile as the boy nodded assuredly .

" Way better , Nobody will ever have to suffer again" Anakin announced as Siri snickered to herself.

" With determination like yours , I have no doubt you will " Qui-gon stated as Anakin smiled up at the Jedi master .

" You think so " Anakin nearly pleaded as the master nodded .

" I know so " Qui-gon chuckled as Anakin beemed a thousand watt smile , Determination swimming behind his sky blue eyes .

" He's quite lively isn't he " Jedi master Gallia stated as she stood beside Siri and Obi-Wan as they watched the Padawan and master converse .

" He is , alittle too much sometimes I think but I'd take it over being grilled by his sister again " Obi-Wan quipped as Siri nearly laughed out loud .

" The mighty Obi-Wan Kenobi humbled by an angry sister " Siri laughed into the sleeve of her robes as Obi-Wan crossed his arms .

" Angry is certainly a word for her ... I pray you meet her , Then I'll be the one laughing " Obi-Wan responded as he held his chin up high .

" I don't think so , We'll be exchanging notes on how to humble the great knight Kenobi " Siri teased as her master watched their friendly banter .

" On second thought you two must never meet , I fear for my sanity otherwise " Obi-Wan responded as he shook his head .

" Fret not , We wouldn't want the esteemed knight to have a fit would we " Siri chuckled as Obi-Wan's eyebrow twitched .

" You're not going to let that go are you " Obi-Wan asked as he slumped over .

" I don't think so " Siri responded as Obi-Wan sighed and rubbed his brow .

" Woe is me " Obi-Wan sighed out as Anakin and Qui-gon rejoined them , Jedi master Gallia clearing her throat lightly to draw the two Knights attention back to the present .

" Keeping Obi-Wan on his toes I see " Qui-gon chuckled as the male knight scowled .

" What are friends for " Siri replied as the master nodded .

" Right , I think bullying is a better term "Obi-Wan announced , Brow knotted as he glared , Siri laughed to herself as Anakin looked at them all in wander .

" Now now Obi-Wan , That's what friends are for " Qui-gon clapped Obi-Wan on the shoulders much to the teens embarrassment .

" Don't we have a mission to depart for " Obi-Wan held his chin up as he walked off and around the corner into the hanger .

" As entertaining as this is , Knight Kenobi is correct " Gallia announced as she followed behind the departing knight.

" Right you are , Come on anakin " Qui-gon motioned as the Padawan master duo left Siri to herself .

' I wander ... Obi-Wan ... is it as difficult for you as it is me ' Siri's eyes dropped as she moved to follow the group silently , Playing with her hands within the sleeves of her robes .

Nox levitated within his sanctum aboard the subjugation , Legs crossed as he kept his eyes closed , both hands held out and closed over his knees .

The black pools of viscus liquid sprung from their containers , Moving through the air to circle the ancient sith slowly as the force hummed around him .

Slowly , As he hovered , The Viscus liquid surged closer and closer to Nox .

After a few moments , The fluid made contact with Nox , Slithering over his body , Clinging to his body , Crawling under his armour as the fluid covered the entirety of him in a black , Flowing ethereal dome .

Nox snapped his eyes open , A black expanse of dark clouds as far as the eye could see , there was no ground below his feet of stars in the void , Nox simply existed in the expanse of nothingness .

His black star flecked eyes closed for a second time as he focussed , Connecting himself directly to the cosmic force as he drew it in .

Slowly , The black around him shifted into a kaleidoscope of colours , Swirling around him as they melded together .

After a few more moments of having his eyes closed , The colours shifted once more , as the world around him shook , Noises registered in his ears as answers came to him .

' Under arrest ' A silhouette announced as , Dark in colour as it held a purple blade of plasma in it's hand , Around it stood three others holding green and blue blades .

' Are you threatening me master Jedi ' A second voice announced , Another silhouette , This one made purely out of darkness , Molten eyes the only tangible thing on its body as it sat .

Nox watched them converse for a few more moments before the vision dissolved away into colours once more before turning red and brown , Two figures stood facing each other , One on a machine floating over molten river while the other stood on a dirt bank .

' You underestimate me power ' Another almost black silhouette growled , This silhouette had motes of white light shimmering through its form as the other was made entirely out of white light .

' Don't try it ' The other responded with grief layering his voice .

Nox watched as the first jumped , Attempting to leap over his opponent before the second swung his blade , Removing the first man's four limbs in three small circles of movement .

Nox's attention was drawn away from the two as he looked up towards a walkway , Another made of large black and red with small traces of light sat on its knees , It's elbows downwards completely missing from its body from its feminine form simply looking upwards .

The one standing over her however was easily the most recognisable to Nox , He would Afterall , Always recognise himself through the force no matter what was happening .

Nox could feel his own pain through the scene he was looking at , He watched himself in silence as the version of him in the vision placed his foot on the feminine figures chest before simply kicking backwards , Pushing the figure off the platform they were on , The feminine figure disappearing into the shadows to fates unknown as himself in the vision turned away and left without a word .

Turning his attention back tot he two men , He watched with a hardened gaze as the man cried at his dismembered friend , Nox couldn't hear a thing the man was saying as he simply heard the dismembered man's groans as the vision shifted once more , Showing a silver room with two dark entities in the middle , The first completely black as a black hole , The second having small butterflies of blue light flying around its dark centre .

' Khhhhhh hssshhhh ' With that single noise the vision went black once more , The cries of babies ringing in his ears for but a second before the scene changed considerably .

' I must save you ' A young voice announced , It's body made entirely out of blue and white , It hugged the hulking figure of black .

' You already have ... tell your sister ... you were right ... you were right ' The figure responded before falling backwards and fading .

" It is painful to watch " Nox was taken off guard as the vision fell around him , The iridescent colours returning as a new figure appeared before him , This one entirely unrecognisable and not apart of his vision .

It was made entirely out of the void and stars , Pure white eyes with purple iris's that peered straight at Nox .

Squinting as he peered at the obviously Inhuman entity as it floated closer , Nox shook his head .

" I have known their possible fates long before now ... but my question is who are you " Nox asked at the entity made of the stars stopped and stared at Nox .

" You wouldn't try to change what is to come " The disembodied voice of the entity surrounded Nox as he shook his head once more .

" I have spent many weeks sleepless in my thoughts , Pondering on my visions , But from what I have seen , A great many things MUST occur to prepare for what is to come . I don't have to like it , And I will certainly try to do what I see is the best for them , But in the end , Their fates are in their own hands ... as my fate is within my own . I will guide them towards what the best outcome is ... but I will prepare for the worst and if need be ... I will do what I must " Nox responded as the entity floated silently for several moments , Appearing as unliving as the void around to before it nodded slightly .

" I knew I made the right choice ... I just had to be sure " The figure cryptically responded as Nox opened his mouth to ask what it was talking about before the figure exploded outwards , The stars and voice making up its body morphing into energy that grabbed for Nox .

The man being unprepared could not move to defend himself as the energy and entity was instantaneously absorbed into his own body .

Nox floated silently for what seemed like eternity , mouth agape in perpetual agony before he found his voice , The unholy demonic scream that followed shook all , His vision , His body even the force as his vision went black once more .

The black dome around him danced and rippled before exploding outwards violently , Nox's ungodly screech shaking the entirety of the monstrous ship his was on , It's denizens losing their footing as a certain high justice surged towards her lord , Struggling through waves of force energy that originated from the sanctum .

Nox's hood fell from his head as his eyes exploded open once more , Eyes taking in the room around him as he stopped the screech , Dropping to the ground as a pair of iridescent purple iris's flickered in and out of existence in his pitch black star flecked eyeballs for several seconds before fading away once more .

' I'd ask what that was ... but I fear the answer , Flesh of my flesh ... are you safe ' Aloysius worriedly asked as Nox slouched over on the floor before a low chuckled ripped out of his throat .

" Oh my dear old friend ... I couldn't be better , I ... " Nox looked towards the sanctum , Taking note of the viscus fluid recombining together as it slithered back into the pools they originated from .

" My Love ... " Vaylin yelled as she burst in , Aloysius fading back into Nox's mind , Clearing the distance between the two of them as she crashed to her knees and looked over him " I thought you were in danger ... The force it ... Erupted from you in ways I've never experienced , I'm pretty sure it nearly killed some of our knights "

" I apologise , I simply ... lost control " Nox soothed as he moved to his feet , Dusting off his clothing .

" It wouldn't have bothered me if they died ... if they can't withstand your presence then they were too weak either way " Vaylin replied as Nox chuckled .

" Insightful as always " Nox chortled as the woman rose to her feet and smirked lightly before Nox departed the room , The woman following him once more .

" Scorpio , Alert Athla'giroth that once he and Lucieal have finished their investigation I want him to report to me in person " Nox announced out loud as they walked through the subjugation's hallways , Knights picking themselves up from the floor as the lights occasionally flickered on and off .

" Of course your majesty " The female esk voice announced over a nearby speaker as he and Vaylin made their way to the hanger .

" And also ... alert lady creath to return to naboo until stated otherwise , Her new studies have been moved to her ship . In the meantime I and Vaylin must depart " Nox ordered before they entered his personal hanger , The X-70 beginning takeoff procedure's due to Nox's control of the ship via his implants .

" Vaylin , Prepare yourself , What I am about to do will most likely endanger both you and myself to no small degree , We will be in unsafe territories , Be on guard and do not hesitate to obliterate anything that gets in our way " Nox warned as Vaylin raised and eyebrow but nodded non the less .

" What are we doing " Vaylin asked as Nox looked at her for a second before looking forward and strolling up the ramp to his ship .

" There is ... an echo of something I'm detaching for in the yavin system , A piece on the board that should have faded long ago ... I surprisingly felt it once more during my unintended release ... it's time we collected it " Nox mused as he made sure he had both his main lightsaber and the scorched lightsaber clipped to his robes .

Nox quickly made his way to his quarters as the ship rose from the hanger floor , Flying forwards as it left the subjugation and began to enter hyperspace .

Pulling out his Sith cultist armour , Going over all its systems as he prepared for what's to come , There had to be no fault in his armour , It's systems or the cortosis weave , It had do be perfect .

' We're coming for you ' Nox mused as he gazed towards the yavin system .

Kanya groaned as she woke , Body flaring in against as she rose from the soft bed she lay on , Black hair falling around her as she rose .

" Ahh Good to see you awake " The nearby medical droid announced as it completed a final scan on the woman .

" Where is father " Kanya asked as she flung her legs off the bed , Wincing slightly as she took to her feet .

" His majesty just departed , He has requested your return to naboo to be by the queen's side , I have been informed your ship has new learning materials for you to practice during your assignment " Scorpio announced as she stepped into the room , Synthetic voice ringing over the beeps of equipment .

" Did he ... say anything else " Kanya asked as she looked at her hands trembling lightly as she remembered the last thing she saw .

" I believe this will alleviate your concerns " Scorpio replied as she held out a holodisk to the young woman , Said woman slowly reached for the device , Pocketing it to watch in private before she rose from the bed .

" Thank you " Kanya whispered as the droid shrugged before departing silently .

Anakin squinted as he looked at Obi-Wan , The room he , Obi-Wan and Siri sat in held three large circular couches , One for each person currently seated .

Siri and Obi-Wan relaxed as their masters piloted their ship towards their destination .

" Obi-Wan " Anakin began as he drew the teenagers attention " What was it like for you ... to be a Padawan "

Obi-Wan looked as if he were a deer caught in headlights as Siri laughed at his reaction .

" I uhh phh what do you wanna know " Obi-Wan replied as Anakin leaned forward .

" I mean ... what was it all like for you " He asked as the teen pondered for a moment .

" It was ... long ... it had its ups and it's downs ... I ... don't remember much of my birth place infact ... my first memory is of the temple . I took to the life of a jedi like a fish to water " Obi-Wan began his story as Siri snorted.

" Mister gifted prodigy over here , Anakin , don't let mister stick up his arse belay the fact he was the best of his age group " Siri butt in as Obi-Wan sent her a sour look .

" There was that ... but you want to know how I met Qui-gon don't you " Obi-Wan stated as Anakin nodded , Eyes looking at him in wander .

" I was old ... well older than others ... I had fears that I wouldn't become a Padawan ... I always did my best but I was always a head above everyone else ... I was growing too old and only had one last chance before I was assigned another task , You see , If a youngling isn't selected by their thirteenth birthday ... they are reasigned to one do the many corps run by different sects of the Jedi order ... I was twelve ... and I would be turning thirteen very shortly " Obi-Wan began as he thought back .

" It was during one of my duels that I met master Qui-gon , Master Yoda had asked him to check on our group in hopes of him selecting one of us , I was exhausted , I had fought with everything I had , For all that I was worth " Kenobi continued as he saw Anakin was fully invested in his story .

" I had hoped against hope that he would pick me but it was for naught ... And my final chance was dashed as Master Qui-gon denied me the chance to learn under him. I admit I ... was in a dark place at the time , My chances of becoming a Jedi Knight and one day Jedi master crumbled before my eyes . So I resigned myself to my task , I was sent to the mining colonies of bandomeer " Obi-Wan continued as he slumped lightly , Rubbing his own arm subconsciously for his own comfort as Siri looked uncomfortable , Her years of bullying the young man coming to the forefront of her mind .

Anakin remained silent however , sorrow easily seen on his face as he moved from his chair , Walking the distance before placing himself next to the male teen .

Obi-Wan looked at Anakin in surprise for a few moments before a warm smile made its way to his face , Petting the boy on his head before continuing on with his story .

" Master Qui-gon had also been sent on a mission to bandomeer you see , When master learned of me being there , He asked for my help to defend a group of people from some bad criminals who was run by a fallen dark Jedi Padawan . I had to work together with master if we were both to survive . But it was a trap , Set by this fallen Jedi for master jinn , It was after a few battles , Where we were tested for who we were , That master jinn accepted me as his Padawan learner . We were an ... unlikely match , But we worked together well and one day ... on the day of my thirteenth birthday ... I was given this " Obi-Wan pulled out a small stone and showed it to Anakin .

" Woah what's that " Anakin asked as he looked towards the stone in the older boys hand , The stone was black in colour with red vein running through it , Obi-Wan handed it to Anakin whom found it to be warm to the touch

" This is a river stone . Master jinn said it comes from his home world ... In a special body of water called the river of light . Master got it when he was thirteen ... and when I turned thirteen ... he gave it to me , It is ... my most precious item " Obi-Wan stated as Anakin slowly handed it back to Obi-Wan the teen looking at it intently .

" It's awesome , I guess master jinn saved us both huh " Anakin smiled up at the teen whom pondered for several moments .

" I guess he did didn't he " Obi-Wan smiled as he pocketed the river stone , Laughing at Anakin's megawatt smile while Siri gagged at the scene the two were having .

Beside the entrance to the room , On the other side of the wall stood the two Jedi master's as Gallia and Qui-gon listened .

" And you were worried " Adi stated as Qui-gon shook his head lightly . The two Jedi soon continuing their walk down the hallway towards the bridge .

" It appears you were right , But I sense your tension , You're worried " Jinn pointed out as Gallia nodded .

" I worry for my own apprentice ... things seem to be ... hard on her and she won't confide in me ... I worry about her " Ali relented with a sigh as Qui-gon stroked his beard .

" She will come to you eventually , Just be patient and listen to her , you'll know what to do my friend " Jinn responded as Ali sighed and nodded , The bridge door opening Infront of them as they soon took their seats .

" I hope you're right "

Athla'giroth stood apon his personal warship as the armada dropped out of hyperspace , The relay they dropped by being in an uninhabited system .

" How far away are we from the point of origin " Athla'giroth asked the Gemini unit as it's eyes lit up .

" According to the readings , The point of origin is on this exact location on the asteroid eighty kilometres away " The Gemini unit replied as a Holo of a oblong shaped asteroid about five kilometres in size with a single point displayed .

" Hmmmm , Prepare my shuttle , If anything should happen , Release everything we have on them , Shoot first , Ask later " Athla'giroth growled as his hulking form stormed from the bridge .

At the same time , Nihilus dropped out of hyperspace with his own armada , A display of the system lit up Infront of him as he analysed the nearby planet .

" Prepare fifty squads of skytrooper units and begin a sweep of the surrounding area , Of anything shows up , Alert me at once , I will be going towards this anomaly here " Nihilus pointed to one of the three points displayed on the Holo.

" Of course sir " The Gemini unit replied as the armada began mobilising the skytrooper units .

" Begin system wide scans , I want to know everything , From the last dust mote to settle to the last continental shift on all the planets " Nihilus announced as he began his departure .

The semi living shell of Athla'giroth stood on the ramp of his ship , Unaffected by the vacuum of space as he threw himself down onto the surface of the asteroid , Dust being uplifted by his impact as he rose , Covering his eyes as the asteroid rotated to give him direct view of the nearby star .

' So damn bright ' Athla thought as he began his march towards the detected origin point , His boots churning up the sands below his feat as the floated off in the zero gravity .

Keeping four of his sex eyes closed as he marched , Athla looked down into a large crater , It's centre being the point of origin , The shadow from the craters edge hiding whatever was in its centre .

Walking down the face of the crater , Using the force to anchor himself , Athla made his way to its centre .

" What the fuck is that " Athla cursed as he saw what appeared to be a metallic device on a tripod , Two dishes spinning around a centre box which had a small display and two blinking lights , One red and one blue .

Raising his hand , The device rose from the ground , Bringing a small portion of the asteroid it was drug into with it as it flew into his hand .

Holding it by one of the disk's , The tripod rotated as he fumbled with the box .

' How do I turn this thing off ' Athla growled as he looked over it .

Growling in frustration , The ageless entity simply absorbed the electricity directly from the device as I slowly died in his hands , it's movements coming to a halt as the entity let loose a simply grunt .

' Now let's see what the hell this thing is ' Athla thought as he leapt from the surface of the asteroid in the direction of the fleet , Being intercepted by his ship in the process as he landed on its ramp , Making their departure towards the armada currently in system .

" Reports coming in , It appears master giroth has found some sort of recording device " Lucieal heard through his him link , The Gemini relaying their findings .

" Yes , I think I might be staring at a similar machine right now . Tell me , Have you had a chance to analyse it " Nihilus asked as he stood within a small clearing planet side , Birds chirping in the distance as the lush forest teemed with life .

" I have, It records system wide activity around a hyperspace relay and or beacon , And sends the data off to a second party , Depending on the size of the system changes the amount of devices needed " The Gemini announced their findings as Nihilus nodded .

" Someone wants to know who we are , Unfortunately they're in for a nasty surprise , How do I turn this off " Nihilus asked as the Gemini unit studied the transmitter Infront of the Sith .

" Each device has a unique code , However they appear to be relatively simply to predict for us and mistress Scorpio , The code is 1993678 , Access the display , Put in the code and initiate shut down sequence " The Gemini unit instructed as Nihilus did as he was told , Soon watching the machine come to a stop before it detached itself from the ground ready for relocation .

" Prepare to study this one , I'm bringing it onboard , I expect the others are on their way as we speak " Nihilus asked as he hefted the device onto his shoulder and began the treck to his shuttle .

" Of course , The skytrooper units have secured the other devices and are enroute , Arrival within ten minutes " The unit replied Nihilus nodded .

" Good , I want to know everything about whoever put this here , Can you do that " Nihilus asked as the unit contemplated for several moments .

" That may be difficult but not impossible , Depending on what it is capable of I might just be able to fullfill that request " The unit replied .

" Very good , I'll be arriving shortly " Nihilus finished as he shit off the holodisk as he neared his shuttle , Tossing the device onto the ship as he climbed in , Awaiting the ships departure from the surface .

" Are you ready for whatever is to come " Nox asked as he tested his suits systems , The display within his cultists mask showing a full body scan of his suit and body .

" I'm always ready " Vaylin replied confidently as the X-70 lowered to the surface of yavin 4 , Heavy rain falling around the ship as the trees around them swayed in the harsh winds .

" Then let us go " Nox announced as the ships ramp lowered , The heavy rain immediately heard as they walked down .

Their feet sunk into the mud below as they began their walk towards a nearby cave entrance .

Nox Walked through the heavy storm without worry while Vaylin held her right arm over her head as she made sure her hood was covering her whole head .

" Stupid mud " Vaylin sneered as she stomped down on a bug as she stood on a tree trunk .

" It's just there " Nox pointed to the nearby cave entrance , Tracks of droplets ran down his visor and lenses all the way down his armour .

Vaylin trudged on with renewed determination , Hurrying to the entrance as she practically leapt over the vegetation .

After a few more moments , Vaylin sighed as she stood in the damp entrance to the cave , Nox entering shortly after as a torch activated on his helmet , Lighting up the entire cave system before them .

Shaking herself off , Vaylin grumbled as Nox chuckled to himself , Stepping over large rocks while minding his footing .

" Ready " Nox asked as he shuffled past two rocks close together .

" For anything " Vaylin reassured as she followed close behind .

Following the cave for a few hundred metres , shifting past a few boulders , Passing a few small streams of water and cutting through vegetation .

The cave ground soon flattened out to concrete as they exited a rather tight fit into what appeared to be a large chamber .

Ancient statues lined the walls , Each with their head bowed while the room was lit by a large crystal hanging from the roof .

Vaylin stopped looking throughout the room as Nox gripped his lightsaber in his hand hard , The horrid lightsaber taking pleasure at his grip .

Following his gaze , Soon followed by the gripping of her own lightsaber as she saw a large obsidian throne at the top of a small amount of stair at the far end of the room sat a figure .

Blue in colour and partially see through , The figure garbed head to toe in metallic armour dark even in it's blue hue , In life it would have appeared to be black , Belt cape hanging around its legs as the fear inspiring mask peered at them .

The apparition sat forward , leaning on his hand as he analysed them .

" You've come my child " The apparition sounded out throughout the chamber .

" So I have ... horde "