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The Resurrected Wiki is now back up, to serve as a sample of what's to come as well as host some new Genesis short stories that form a backdrop for Remnants/Resurrected/Reckoning. As before, I'll also be featuring works by friends of mine and anyone who'd like to post samples of their writing on the site. :)

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You might have noticed that the wiki is unreachable... Well that's because I have decided to turn some of this zombie madness into eBooks. Now, this is basically drawing board stuff at this time, but I plan to release Remnants/Resurrected/Reckoning on the Kindle and other eBook stores sometime in the coming months. The Genesis stories will remain here to serve as a sample of my writings. I will also be posting snippets of previous stories and works in progress.

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Enjoy the New First Chapter of The Dark Holocron

Here's a preview of the new first chapter of the Reverse Engineered Starii Saga:

Science Vessel Hermione shot out of hyperspace, as it pre-programmed destination had been reached. Gingerly stepping over the bodies of the deceased pilot and co-pilot, a female bounty hunter in ancient Mandalorian attire took a seat. Filling the fore viewport was an enormous singularity codenamed “The Corridor of Ages.” The pilot of the vessel removed her weathered Mandolorian mask and looked on the sight with trepidation. “The pay for this had better be substantial,” she said.
For weeks Nevara Coral had been psyching herself up for the “holocron mission,” but the danger was still off the charts. Her benefactor had actually been the lone Jedi presence on the science mission that led to the discovery of the Corridor. He apparently knew how to commune with the singularity as though it was an intelligent being. The Jedi turned Dark Side adept could even communicate with it from light years away. All Nevara could do was hope that the phenomenon was already programmed (for lack of a better word) to take her to Korriban from any point in the galaxy in a mere twenty to thirty microseconds before collapsing in on itself. Lucky for her benefactor nobody else had detected the remote phenomenon.

On Korriban, Nevara would find an old Jedi device and exchange it for information about a holocron to something called an “Arija.” When pressed as to how the would-be Dark Lord knew of this commlink he responded, with a mixture of arousal and pure evil, that Korriban is where his turn to the Dark Side completed. Nevara had an intuition that equated to the Force, but she had never been formally trained to go beyond that. She took his word for everything (mission, details, assurances) and went forward with the task, especially after the first half of her credits were deposited in her accounts, though she would try the old whining method to see if he’d up his rate eventually.

Suddenly, Nevara’s attention shot to the navicomputer which had just programmed itself to head right into the singularity. Crunch time, Nevara thought. The Hermione increased to sublight and just before entering the terminus, shot into hyperspace. The trip only lasted maybe thirty microseconds of subjective time. In orbit above the decimated Sith homeworld, Nevara scanned the surface for life. Coming in for a landing, Nevara said aloud, “Hmmm, somebody’s here.” A black-clad human female was entering a small homestead, a load of archeological tools in her grasp. Suddenly, a hologram popped up right in Nevara’s lap. “Commencing landing procedures,” it said as Nevara nearly wet herself.

Episode III: The L’un Prophecy

Episode III: The L'un Prophecy (2006)

by Jordan Allemann

Chapter 1

A year has passed since the rise (and fall) of Reaper. On the planet Corellia, there is unrest. The independent government on that planet has just revoked several important laws. The people are furious as their government takes new steps with each passing day to undermine the people’s voice in government. What’s even stranger about all of this is the fact that a former Republic senator, Testra Voldoran, resigned from his previous post to join in the elections on Corellia a little less than a year ago. Ever since, he has fueled conspiracy theorists with his shadowy nature. 

Little do the people know, but Testra Voldoran is in league with a powerful Sith named Darth Alldair. Their plan is to completely take over the Corellian government, kill as many citizens as they can, and start a war with the Republic. All of this, according to their plan, will lead the Jedi right to them and to their ultimate fate.

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Chapter 2

After narrowly escaping the clutches of Alldair, Si-Alet set off to find Reaper. Si-Alet started her search on the planet of Utapau where she found out that Reaper's prison ship had passed by about a day ago, and that it was going in the direction of Mustafar. After acquiring the information she needed, Si-Alet put in the coordinates for Mustafar and jumped to hyper-speed.

As Si-Alet was coming out of hyper-speed she could see Reaper's prison ship drifting slowly through space. She could feel Reaper's presence, but it was very faint, she knew she had to hurry if she was going to save him. Si-Alet slowly approached the ship and docked with it. Upon entering the ship she could see nothing but darkness, but as she started to walk towards the back of the ship she could see a blinking red light. Quickly Si-Alet turned on her lightsaber and ran to Reaper's position, but before she could reach him she heard a voice that said,"Not so fast."

Si-Alet looked over to see none other than Nevara Coral, the bounty hunter she had fought and captured years ago. Nevara was holding a Sith Darksword, an ancient weapon the Sith had used before there were lightsabers. Si-Alet faced off against her to save the man she loved. Using Makashi form Si-Alet attacked Nevara with fire in her eyes, but Nevara had improved her fighting skills and this battle was proving difficult. After trading blow after blow Si-Alet used a force push to throw Nevara against a wall, stunning her and followed with a lightsaber throw which impaled Nevara against the wall.

Si-Alet then proceeded to release Reaper from his prison as she pressed the red control button. She watched as Reaper slowly came back to life. Finally after Reaper was fully thawed, Si-Alet's heart was filled with joy as Reaper slowly walked towards her. He only took a few steps when he suddenly collapsed into Si-Alet's arms.

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Chapter 3

Darth Alldair sat in his hidden cave deep beneath Corellia's surface. He had a new look. His mask was no longer with him, being as it had sustained heavy cracks and damage. His lungs were aritficially kept alive by a Corellian experimental life support system. This black suit not only controlled his breathing, but his blood reuglation and muscles. On top of the suit was his enormous cloak, which covered his head and face. Only his eyes were shown...those evil Sith eyes, glowing with hatred. He thought of how easy it was to trick Lord Reaper, and he wished Si-Alet had not escaped him while they were in transit to Corellia. If only she hadn't used the Force to break that exhaust containment pipe, which crushed his body, his mask, and his ability to breathe. "Who knows where in the hell either of them are," Alldair thought, "At least that bounty hunter had taken care of Reaper."

Suddenly, Testra Voldoran walked in. "Preparations are almost complete," Testra told the Sith Lord. Alldair motioned for Voldoran to leave. He was in no mood for a status report. Testra left and Alldair began removed his cloak and life support suit. His hyperbaric med-chamber opened and he climbed in. His droid, M4-K7, brought him a towel and quickly rushed off.

Alldair let his mind wander...

M4-K7 was created by his former Master. At the time, his Master was only 10 years old and living on Corellia. When his Master left to become a Jedi a few years later, M4 remained incomplete and was instructed to wait for future contact. During The Battle of Kudu, Alldair was rushed to Corellia to get his Master's droid because it was a strategic and logical genius. That genius of a droid would lay out the battle plans for the entire conflict. "Mankohr put a lot of faith in that droid," Alldair thought. After the Battle on Kudu, with his Master dead, Alldair took the droid with him in the hopes that it's genius would one day be used to his advantage.

While in exile on Geonosis, Alldair had the droid moved back to Corellia with new orders. M4-K7 would receive some clones of Alldair and be the backbone of Alldair's backup plan. While everything was playing out on Korriban and Coruscant, M4 was to be preparing a hostile takeover of Corellia. An old underground cave, once used by Darth Mankohr, would be renovated and always ready in the event Alldair needed to escape. When that happened, M4 would contact Senator Testra Voldoran and require him to resign from the Republic Senate. Testra would come to Corellia, find a way to assume power and prepare for the hostile takeover. However, Alldair's plan was a little more ingenius. Hostile takeover, then frame the Jedi, and finally start of the War. M4 concurred and so did Testra. 

Alldair's med-chamber beeped. It was time to get out. M4 came to his side and helped him into his equipment. "M4," Alldair said, "release the clone." The war was just about to enter the first stage.

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Chapter 4

It was raining in the city of Utarefson. The day had been marked by another speech that was vaguely anti-Republic by President Testra Voldoran. I was now 4 hours after the noon lunch hour. Everything was normal except for one man walking in the business district. He wore a cloak and nothing could be seen of his skin. He was walking very slowly, strangely. A woman stared at him thinking about how Voldoran had told all Corellians to be vigilant about suspicious (and possibly Republic) activity. The woman turned on her commlink, but before she could say anything, the strange cloaked man had switched on a lightsaber and cut her head off.

Panic was suddenly widespread. The business district had never seen such chaos. The strange man in the cloak was cutting people apart and throwing objects all about the area using his mind. The man uprooted the tree that Dakob Utarefson himself had planted and threw onto several Corellian police enforcers. Suddenly, someone cried out “It’s Dakob!!” Dressed in old Corellian garb, looking just like the drawing that the old hermit Kerk had drawn, was Dakob Utarefson. The people cheered wildly as Dakob used his magic to defeat the Jedi stranger. After shocking the Jedi to death, Dakob stood amongst the surviving people in the business district. “I have returned!” Dakob shouted. 

Just as Kerk the Hermit had always said, Dakob had returned just as a war was about to begin. Dakob was allowed to speak that night to the people of Corellia in a special council. He talked about a lot of interesting things, but none more interesting than his disdain for the Jedi and Republic. This Corellian legend had returned to start a call for war against the Republic. Now, Dakob Utarefson (the city’s namesake) had a clear purpose and not just some murky tall tale. The people awaited the declaration of war from President Testra Voldoran. Little did all of Corellia know, Testra knew all of this would happen...

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Chapter 5

As I regained consciousness I found myself laying in the arms of a beautiful Twi'lek woman, it was Si-Alet. Then I heard a gasping sound coming from my left. I looked over to see a woman bounty hunter sitting against the wall with Si-Alet's lightsaber in her stomach. To both Si-Alet's and my own surprise she pulled the lightsaber out of her and attempted to strike down Si-Alet, but before she could complete her attack I sliced her in half.

As Si-Alet and I were heading back to her ship, I felt that something was not right, at first I did not know what it was, but then it hit me, my force power was gone. I told Si-Alet about this, but she was not surprised, she said that because I was encased in the carbonite for so long my force power was depleted and therfore I would not be able to feel it, but then she reassured me that she could help me get it back and even that I could become even more powerful. Before we left the ship Si-Alet set a permacrete detonator near the engine so that we could be rid of my prison. After we boarded her ship she started to fly away into space as she blew up my prison ship.

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Chapter 6

Si-Alet began to explain to me that she knew how to train me to feel the force again, and even to make me stronger. This involved intense training in the ancient ways of the Sith and the full understanding of the dark side. To start with Si-Alet would take me to various locations across the galaxy where there were high concentrations of dark side energy. She told me that by meditating in these concentrated areas I could better understand the dark side and become powerful in it.

Next she told me that I would be physically training my body to channel pure dark side energy through my very being. To do this I would subjecting my body to the harshest punishment the dark side could offer. Doing this would allow me to make full use of the dark side.

Finally to complete my training in the full power of the dark side I would get Sith markings applied to my body to show that I was truly ready to harness the dark side's ultimate power. Because Si-Alet had yet to finish this training herself she told me that we would be training together. Without any hesitation I decided to go through with it other wise I would not be able to exact my revenge on Alldair.

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Chapter 7

A full Corellian day after the ruthless Jedi attack in Utarefson, Testra Voldoran announced his declaration of war on the Republic. In addition to that, he also made a shocking revelation (one that would change the face of Corellian for a long time). Testra gave his Executive Power to a man named Darth Alldair. Testra remained as the Executive Assitant. The head of the Corellian Ministry of Defense was M4-K7, Alldair's briliantly sadistic droid. 

The people of Corellia took the news in an astonished manner. They wondered where Dakob Utarefson was now and why he would suddenly leave when the job was apparently unfinished. Panic set in when Alldair declared himself as Emperor of Corellia and revealed that Dakoob was merely a ploy to start the war. As the new Emperor was issuing several decrees, none was more disturbing than his call for all Corellians (men, women, children, aliens, and everyone else) to join the the Corellian Defense Network (CDN) peacefully or live in a world of chaos.

Less than twenty-four hours after Alldair assumed control, a cloaked Republic freighter had landed on Corellia in the small city of Haam. There, 150 Republic guards and fourteen Jedi prepared to make a first attempt at striking Alldair. However, the Force was turbulent. The Jedi could already feel what would happen, but hope can never be lost. Master Zota would lead his thirteen fellow Jedi into Utarefson and prepare pull off a very sneaky attack. Little did any of them know that there was a small probot listening in on their plans...

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Chapter 8

Si-Alet took me to various places across the galaxy where there were high concentrations of dark side energy, but there was one in particular that helped me the most. While on the fiery planet Mustafar, I discovered a dark side nexus. Inside of this nexus was a dark power I had never felt before and as I entered it I felt a surge of dark energy overwhelm me, and I passed out. When I woke up there was nothing but darkness, but then suddenly a lightsaber ignited right in front of me and I jumped up to see that it was none other than Alldair. What was he doing here and how did he find me? Nevertheless I had to defend myself, so I drew my lightsaber and struck at him. As I continued to battle against him I realized that I could not win, he was just too strong. Then he stopped and started to laugh, and it hit me, this was an illusion, a test created by the nexus to see if I was ready to face Alldair, and clearly I was not. Suddenly Alldair began to glow, then he exploded into a mass of dark energy which absorbed into me and threw me back against a rock wall.

When I awoke Si-Alet was standing over me and she helped me up. I explained what had happened as we walked back to her ship. Si-Alet told me that when she had found me my eye was a shade of blue that she had never seen before and that my other eye was burning like a true Sith's eye. We trained viscously for hours, until I began to feel faint. She applied proper Sith markings to my body, and we were off. At some point on the way to our next destination, I lost conciousness and fell into a coma-like state. What caused this, I do not know.

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Chapter 9

Nevara Coral stood at the top of The Great Spire in Utarefson. She had survived the destruction of the transport ship and returned to Corellia and her employer, Darth Alldair. Now, she had a new assignment and she would be well-paid for it. Then, she heard the marching footsteps approaching from the southeast.

The Great Spire was large enough so that one could see in all directions for an uncountable number of meters. Nevara saw Master Zota leading a couple Jedi and at least 15 Republic soldiers. She steadied herself and her Class DL-5 Sniper Rifle and called upon the Force. A row of five soldiers was killed instantly. They tried to scatter, but to no avail. Nevara was too fast and had caught them off guard.

Now, only the Jedi were left. Nevara free-fell halfway down the length of the Spire and managed to catch her waiting swoop bike, which was equipped with a proton launcher. Nevara bombarded the Jedi, killing all but Zota, who managed to retreat. He would be back with more troops, and Alldair knew it. Thanks to the little spy droid, the Republic was set back and Alldair had more time to amass his Corellian troops. "Thank that little spy droid," Nevara thought to herself.

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Chapter 10

I awoke and found myself in a cave on some planet that surged with the power of the Dark Side. My head pounded with tremendous pain, as though I'd been training for 30 years straight. I attempted to get up and staggered about the area. My memory was shaky at best, but suddenly it hit me. I was Darth Reaper, the greatest Sith in the galaxy. Out of nowhere I heard the sounds of footsteps, many footsteps. While in this stuper, I became aware that I was not in a cave. I was surrounded and this constituted a threat. I could feel their hatred of me.

My senses came back completely and memories flashed through my mind. Memories of a childhood in the Jedi Order. Memories of how bored I was for most of my once-pitiful life. Memories of the first encounter Si-Alet and I had (and how it was cut very short). I was never allowed to live, but now I had the power. Alldair flashed through my mind, and the rage became hatred. "Suffering to all the Galaxy, for I am the reckoning and life has made me so!" I shouted.

The people that surrounded me went down with little to no fight. Left and right, up and down, in every direction they fell. The elderly, the young, the middle-aged, the good, the bad, the innocent, and the guilty all fell. By the hundreds these strangers fell. The last one I cut through was a woman and when I saw her face, I nearly fainted.

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Chapter 11

Nevara reported to Alldair with the news of the Jedi retreat as M4-K7 left the conference room. "All of these years, I've been watching you Nevara," Alldair said. Nevara took off her helmet and gave him an uncomfortable look. "All these years, I've loved you," Alldair said with what sincerity he could. Nevara was puzzled beyond explanation. Her silky black hair blew in the breeze, as she assimilated the information. Suddenly, Nevara looked the Sith Lord right in the eyes, and said, "I know you killed my father."

Alldair switched on his lightsaber and held it to Nevara's throat. "You've no idea what that man put me through," Alldair snapped. Alldair then asked how Nevara obtained this information. She told him about the people that rescued her as a child and how they told her of the family she once had. Nevara had tracked her father to Kudu and saw Alldair kill his Master, her father, Darth Mankohr. "It was always my intention to make you my apprentice, Nevara, and then my wife," Alldair said. This bastard that killed her father would pay when the time was right. Alldair commanded her to go and watch for rebellious Corellians in the streets.

As she walked down the hallway, Nevara felt like she was being watched. She looked towards a pillar and could feel the guard standing behind it. She pulled out a lightsaber she had stolen on Coruscant some years ago. She didn't have any form of fighting to say the least, but she was good enough. The head of the guard rolled about the floor. Nevara pondered about her next move. She had to run away, they were watching her. And run she did, until she came upon a group of criminals in an alleyway. In the middle of this group was one of her targets from the past, Jhord Dock. She didn't get the chance to slay him before. She thought out loud, "Maybe I can still get the credits for this one?"

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Chapter 12

Reaper stared, nearly crying, at this woman he had nearly cut in half. Staring back at him was Si-Alet. The beautiful Twi'lek was barely breathing. Si-Alet managed to smile at him, and weezed out "Your training is complete." Reaper quivered and quaked as she fell unconcious and died in his arms. "NOOOOO!" the Sith screamed out so that the whole planet could hear. He ran from one corner of the planet to the other, fueled by hatred. He killed everyone in his path.

When there was no one left and the planet was hushed and dead, Reaper regained his thoughts. He ran back to the ship that had brought Si-Alet and himself to this terrible planet.He cried for an hour or so, but finally regained full composure. After checking the galaxy map, he found that he was on Kudu and not too far from Coruscant. Darth Reaper set a course for his destiny. This young Sith, fueled by hate, would kill Alldair and use his might to rule the galaxy or so the plan went. He would make Si-Alet proud and fulfill the plan they made together.

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Chapter 13

Death to Alldair! Death to Alldair! 

The Corellian Conspiracy Initiative (CCI) had been protesting since dawn yesterday and Alldair grew bored with their stupidity. Lord Alldair sighed, thinking about the coming battle that was surely only an hour or less away. To make sure he wasn't too rusty with his skill, the "ruler" of Corellia unleashed his hatred on the protesters. They all fell grasping at their throats. The protesters were nothing but vile, usless, and mislead.

Miles away, Zota sat and meditated in an armored Republic X-234 drop ship. Alldair entered his thoughts. Zota felt incredible confusion for a moment, but then it all became clear. _They aren't Sith at all. Alldair and Reaper aren't really Sith!_ Zota sunk with the realization that the two had to destroy each other. The events of the last two decades now made sense. A very old prophecy was about to come true, but it was not of the Jedi or Sith. Something was about to happen that was once thought to be a myth. The L'un still existed and young Jin Starii was the key and always had been. Zota called off any attack plans the Jedi and Republic had. "Get involved, we cannot," Zota said.

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Chapter 14

Darth Reaper was making an orbit approach above Corellia, when two small Corellian freight cruisers came alongside him. The small ships activated tractor beams and lowered Reaper's ship down a couple meters. Using auto-targeting turrets, Reaper had the two ships' tractors destroyed. Before he took the two ships out, one managed to shoot out his primary drive system circuits. Darth Reaper began a freefall, and if the Dark Side was with him, he would land where his destiny waited for him.

Nevara was spotted by Jhord when she slipped on a wet grating. The thugs with him drew their pistols and prepared to fire. "Back for more?" Jhord asked. "I thought I'd never see you again, especially after what you pulled on Coruscant all those years ago." When the smug crook asked if she had ever found her father, Nevara growled with disgust. She activated her lightsaber, but something caught her attention. A ship was heading right for them. As it crashed into the alleyway and destroyed two buildings, Nevara ran and barely escaped with her life.

Nevara had not been out for a couple minutes, when she was awakened by the Sith she was hired to kill, Darth Reaper. Nevara took off her helmet which felt like it was grafted to her head. Reaper stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. "Have you seen a ghost," she asked him. The young Sith stumbled, and managed to say "You look just like me." "What's your name?" asked her. Nevara paused, then told him her name. Reaper remembered the name Nevara from some distant memory of childhood. Nevara asked Reaper about his name before it was Reaper. Reaper sighed in disgust and said "Jin Starii, my name's Jin Starii." Nevara went white as a ghost. "My name was Nevara Starii long ago," the bounty hunter said with emotion she had barely experienced in her life. Nevara couldn't believe that she had finally found him. "I've been looking for you for years," Nevara said with some tears accompanying. The two hugged each other and talked for few minutes, but then Reaper realized that his mission (his destiny) was not yet complete. "I may need backup while fighting Alldair," he said. Nevara looked him in the eye and said, "Anything to help the brother I was told that I had."

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Chapter 15

M4-K7 readied the troops, though there were very few of them. The volunteer numbers predicted by the Corellian Senate were inaccurate, being as barely any Corellians would fight for Alldair. It was of no conseuqence to Alldair or M4. The droid knew his Master would destroy the oncoming threat and the Jedi had called off their plans. There was now only one objective, Reaper. Suddenly, the earth quaked and building began to crumble until only the Great Spire and Alldairs palace were standing. Utarefson lie in ruins all around them.

The ship that had crash-landed earlier flew overhead. Almost a minute later Nevara Corel fell from the sky and slashed two troops in half with a lightsaber. M4-K7 chuckled, "The was unexpected." Nevara cut through all nine of the troops surrounding M4. The droid's legs shook in terror, something very unusual in a droid. She cut off the legs. Nevara would use what was left of the digital bastard as a hostage to get into the Palace with no fuss. After all, he could still talk. Reaper landed atop the Palace, while Nevara ran with the droid dragging behind her.

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Chapter 16

Reaper walked into the landing bay corridor and all of the lights came on. "It's time to shed some light on what makes you and sister tick," Alldair said. Reaper was puzzled by the statement. "How do you know of my family in any way?" Reaper asked blunty. Alldair went on to tell him how he'd been watching Nevara for years and knew his family well. Nevara ran into the chamber where Reaper and Alldair had gone to for discussion. She expected to see a huge battle taking place, but apparently Alldair wasn't ready for the fight yet. "Nevara, come join us," Alldair commanded. She threw what was left of M4-K7 on the ground and went inside the chamber.

"Do you believe yourself to be Sith, Jin Starii?" Alldair asked. "That's not my name," Reaper shouted. "Your name is at the very heart of the matter," Alldair snapped at him. "A long time ago, there were the Jedi and the Sith," Alldair started. "The Sith had incredible power in this period, but there was a sect that saw possibilities of defeat. They were called the L'un Order of the Sith and their founder and hero was Juaquim Starii. The L'un's sole purpose was to regain control of the galaxy and impose their own ideals. The organization of L'un was to be carried on by the men of the Starii family. For 200 years the L'un prospered and threatened the Republic and the Sith. However, at the height of their power they were infiltrated by both Republic and Sith forces. The L'un Order of the Sith was destroyed, but the Starii family continued in hiding. Over the thousands of years the L'un was forgotten (and thought to be a myth) and the name Starii no longer had a purpose, until about 20 years ago."

"You killed our father, hoping that you could eliminate this secret order," Nevara said. Reaper was in a state of semi-conciousness. He could not believe what he was hearing. He was not Sith, he was something called a L'un. "Now, you two are both here and I will end the bloodline of Starii and the L'un once and for all," Alldair said with complete sincerity. "I am Sith, you two are not," Alldair screamed. He switched on his lightsaber and took a swing at Nevara. The young bounty hunter ducked and switched on her lightsaber. Alldair unleashed Force Lightning on her, and before she had time to deflect her lightsaber was thrown in to the bulkhead. Alldair came up to her battered body lying on the floor and prepared for one swift death strike. Reaper sprung out of his subconciousness and kicked the lightsaber out of Alldair's hand. Reaper yelled out "You will not end this bloodline. If I am L'un, so be it. I am still more powerful than you!" From behind Reaper could hear M4-K7 clawing his way to a good spot on the floor to make a kill. Reaper spun around and beheaded the droid with near-Hyperspace speed. Nevara was out cold. Reaper levitated her down far below to the ground and out of harm's way. It was just Alldair and Reaper now. "The prophecy will be fulfilled," Alldair shouted.

Chapter 17

As Nevara came to she saw Reaper and Alldair engaged in a fierce battle. Without her full mental faculties, she thought she saw the sky falling, or myabe it was the ground rising. Then, a violent tremor brought her all the way back, as the earth opened beneath her. Alldair shouted "Those who are not Sith cannot..." but before Alldair could finish speaking Reaper threw his lightsaber blindly toward Alldair, which stopped only inched from his seared hand. Alldair then used the Force to turn the lightsaber into a flying propeller of doom and then hurled it toward Reaper. With little time to react Reaper ducked allowing the saber to go over his head then catching it with his right hand. Just as he caught a huge bolt of Force Lightning came crackling toward him and he quickly deflected back to Alldair with the saber. The Lightning harmlessly deflected high above Alldair's head.

Suddenly Alldair started laughing uncontrollably. "What is so funny fodder!?" Reaper screamed. Just then Reaper could see a countless number of lightsabers appear. "Now you will die." Using  the force, Alldair propelled the lightsabers toward Reaper with blinding speed. In response Reaper dove through the window to evade the oncoming lightsaber storm. As he plummeted toward the ground he battled thousands of lightsabers and moments later hit the ground creating a large crater. Up toward the crater walked a lone minstrel who kicked Reaper in the face with ferocious force as he played Lapti Nek on his lute. The Minstrel was the same one he had seen when he was stationed on Ilum (the one who had tormented him). Was he dreaming or awake or dead? As his senses came back to him, Reaper felt the crushing force of Alldair's boots upon his chest. Alldair had leaped from the top of the building right onto him. Reaper lay motionless as he could barely breathe. 

Struggling to breathe, and barely living, Reaper heard each lightsaber hit the ground thankful that none had impaled him. Alldair again boasted of his prowess, laying out his vision of the future which included his infiltration of The Republic and the subsequent dismantling of it. Suddenly, Nevara leaped out of the crevasse she had fallen into and right behind Alldair, and switched her lightsaber on. The blade hummed as Alldair watched it protruding through his chest. Nevara switched it off and let Alldair fall to the ground. As she approached Reaper, Nevara felt a shudder in the ground and looked toward Alldair. He stood up, arms raised high above his head, then threw them down at his side. As he did so, the building that had come to symbolize his reign on Corellia collapsed down on all three of them.

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Chapter 18

Thoughts swam through Reaper's mind. He saw his father whom he had barely known, his mother who had died shortly after his father left them, and his sister whom he had forgotten and only recently found. But one thought overpowered all of the others, as though it were a vision being sent directly through the Force. It was a vision of The Great Spire which stood only 500 meters from his current position. He saw two figures standing atop it and a smaller one that appeared to be levitating reaching out for one of them. The Spire was crumbling, then the vision panned out to reveal the ground cracking and quaking and magma shooting out in various directions.

The vision continued and another figure appeared atop the Spire, feminine in its figure. The levitating figure had grabbed one of the figures and this feminine one was trying to hold on to it as well. The Spire collapsed as the vision faded into another. The new vision unfolded Reaper's rise and an uncertain future. His head pounding and chest aching, Reaper awoke and beheld a vision of what must have been over 100 shadowy humanoid figures. "We are the L'un," the figures said in unison. One stood out in particular, it's features similar to Reaper's. It said, "Your are Mankohr II, now save our legacy."

Just then, Reaper flew out of the wreckage of the building. His eyes glowed bright red and continued getting brighter. He landed just in front of The Spire and sized it up. From behind Reaper heard someone running toward him. He looked back and saw that it was Nevara. A smile contorted Reaper's face, but quickly changed to rage when he saw a lightsaber impale his sister right through the center of her chest. The ground began to crack as ripples nearly like soundwaves were sent across the whole planet.  Whole buildings collapsed about the city. One such building began tumbling downward toward a bunch of curious citizens who were watching the battle. Thinking quickly and using whatever good he had left in him, Reaper lifted all of the onlookers up at once with the Force and placed them in relative safety miles away. As he glanced back toward his dying sister he saw a lightsaber coming right at his face. Reaper stopped it a millimeter away from his nose.

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Chapter 19

Reaper held the lightsaber in front of his face using the Force. Slowly, the floating blade turned and shot right where it came from, but before it could hit the target the lightsbaer exploding in a bright red flash. The city now was laid waste, with ground buckled and cracked and fire everywhere. Reaper thought to himself, "This is not the reality I know, this is something else, something mystical." He looked up to The Spire and saw a lone figure atop it. "None of this makes sense to me anymore," Reaper thought. He looked over to his sister, lying on the ground in lifelessness. Suddenly, a revelation came through his mind as though it were a memory.

YOU ARE MANKOHR II! USE YOUR POWERS TO STOP ALL OF THIS! OR FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL CEASE TO EXIST!

Reaper had now understood exactly what was happening. He was Mankohr II, the vision wasn't just hallucination. 

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Chapter 20

Alldair launched off the top of the Spire, lightsaber blazing. Reaper stopped him in mid-fall nearly shattering Alldair's body completely and then let him fall the rest of the distance downward. As he hit the groun Alldair's body shattered as did his mask. Reaper walked up to the now-battered body and nudged it to see signs of life. Just then, a light came over both adversaries and Reaper's energy faded. Reaper's mechanical eye began to crack and blood poured out of the socket. His reamining eye turned a pale blue as the mechanical one cracked into nothingness. Reaper's black hair changed to silver as the last bits of energy faded from him.

Alldair laughed as Reaper's body fell to ground as lifeless as his sister's. Master Zota's ship flew overhead as the planet began to crack apart . The Jedi looked down on it all as the earth rumbled. It looked to Zota that the L'un were dead as he sadly told the pilot to leave. Zota felt the fog of war cover the galaxy, but suddenly it was gone. For an instant, Zota felt nothing...nothing at all.

Alldair in all his glory continued to celebrate his victory when he suddenly collapsed clutching his chest. Blood gushed from Alldair's nose, eye sockets, ears, and every pore on his face. Before his brain could notify his body, Alldair was bleeding all over the place. Through the Force, Alldair could feel his power diminishing and his connection to it destablizing. Alldair convulsed and quaked as the ground did. With his flesh ripping and melting, Alldair gasped his last dying breath and spoke "no." With that a figure appeared before Alldair looking not unlike his former master, Mankohr I. The figure spoke in an ancient tounge and then beheaded Alldair with a L'un Death Blade. The battle was over.

Out of Alldair's body exploded the spirit of Reaper which shot up into the sky. Briefly, the figure of of his father, Mankohr I, touched his mind and hinted that he should redeem the actions committed by Alldair. With that, Reaper fulfilled his destiny and jumped up in the sky and used his reamining power to restore life to the planet of Corellia...

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Epilogue: Some final words...

19 BBY

As I write this, I am well. I have been hiding for many, many years. Too many to count, in fact. It has been so long since the battle on Corellia and I have endured more than one attempt on my life as I try to discover the history of my family and the order of which I am the last. This may be my last entry as I am now too old to continue the journey. I now let the Force take my spirit so that I may see my family for the first time. The times are getting stranger as my life comes to a close. Something dark is on the horizon. Perhaps it is best that the L'un not face it...

- Nevara Starii, Last of the L'un

Knightfall: A Concept for a 5th Batman Flick

 *Note: This is a continuation of the Batman film series released during the years 1989-1997.*

Batman: Knightfall

Fifteen years after the events of Batman & Robin, Bruce Wayne has retired from the cape and cowl, but not by choice. During that span of years, his back was severely injured in a fight with Clayface, he married to Selina Kyle (who came out of hiding), plus he turned over Wayne Enterprises to Lucius Fox. Dick Grayson now cleans up the streets as Nightwing, and has his own caped crusader in training, Tim Drake a.k.a Robin. However, there’s not much crime for the new Dynamic Duo to fight, as all of the major masterminds are in Arkham or dead.

Enter Ron Dorrance, a lowly former street tough who happens upon the mask that Bane wore in Batman & Robin while searching Arkham’s lost and found. Ron is far more cunning that the Bane we’ve seen before, and by the time we meet him he’s already formulating plans for escape. By chance, he happens upon a much older Edward Nygma, who baits him with possible info about Batman and Robin. In order to get this information, Ron must create a distraction so the good ol Riddler can sneak into the highly guarded contraband rooms and snag one of Freeze’s freezing guns. They pull off their plan. Riddler uses the gun on a large section of Arkham’s oldest wing and the whole thing collapses, allowing 90% of the criminals in the complex to escape. Ron, now donning his mask, runs into Mr. Freeze who calls him “Mr. Bane.” Nygma tells the new Bane of Batman & Robin’s secret identities…

Bane calls out Batman atop a ritzy hotel. By happenstance, Dick Grayson is already in the area. The two tussle and the Bat’s mask comes off revealing Grayson. Bane is pissed that Riddler’s information is apparently incorrect and throws the broken former Robin to the ground 40 stories below. Dick Grayson is dead. The Gotham PD is too preoccupied with all of the criminals running wild, which gives Bane the perfect opportunity to head to Wayne Manor.

Mr. Freeze has already made his way to the Manor and, repaying his debt to Bruce, warns him of impending danger to his life. Shortly thereafter the Riddler arrives at Wayne Manor knocking Alfred out as he enters (“Trick again!”) Freeze blasts him with freezing gun and breaks the green freak into thousands of pieces, allowing time for Bruce and Selina to escape into the Batcave. The new Robin is out on the town helping the police attempt to maintain order, so Bruce and Selina are left alone to whatever fate awaits them.

Bane has now made his way to the Batcave via the same launch tube for the Batboat from Batman Forever. Bruce and Selina are no match for the strength of Bane, not even close. The hobbled Wayne is thrown into the water, while Selina is knocked out with one punch. Bane threatens to murder her as Bruce watches, prompting Bruce to reveal that she’s pregnant. Mr. Freeze arrives just in time (thankfully hearing Bruce’s hollering) and freezes Bane’s arm, which breaks off letting Selina fall to the floor. Freeze places Bruce and Selina in the Batboat, setting it for autopilot; but before the boat launches Bane shoves Freeze into the water causing all of the water in the cave to freeze. The boat is going nowhere…and Bane now has acquired a Bat-Bomb. He arms it, taunting the crippled caped crusader, but before he can place the device, a shot rings out. Alfred has killed the masked murderer with a single bullet to the head, and the bomb goes as it falls out of his hand into the boat…

Thankfully, a certain overgrown boy scout in blue tights was there to grab it. Superman floats near the ceiling of the Bat Cave, proclaiming “Bruce, I can‘t make excuses for you and your ilk any longer.”
He flies out of the cave (taking Bane‘s body with him), as the scene cuts to a television featuring Vicki Vale: “The President of the United States announced this afternoon that vigilantism will no longer be tolerated within the United States. This is of course related to the unprecedented jail break reportedly caused by Batman himself.” The video shows a manipulated image of Batman setting off a bomb at the asylum. “Batman apparently committed suicide this afternoon by jumping form the Hotel Napier, though some claim he was thrown by a large monster. Superman has managed to bring the city to order. Soon, he will be tasked with rounding up all vigilantes who do not cooperate with the new law imposed by our President.”


To Be Continued…

The Starii Legacy Episode II

Episode II: The Rise of Reaper (2005)
By Jordan Allemann & Scott Mancevice

Chapter 1
I’ve been sitting here for hours, staring (with my one remaining eye) at the lifeless form of a beautiful woman named Arija Noor impaled on the wall. It’s sad, the way she had to die. Using his Sith razor-whip, Alldair continued to strike at me mercilessly, all the while my flesh was being sliced to bits. I cannot give into hate. But it is difficult. I take a couple swings at him. He shocks the hell out of me. If I had my lightsaber, the piece of fodder would be dead. Here I am though, lying on the floor with no true allegiance to anyone anymore. What a sad life I must have, eh? I almost thought I had felt a teardrop of blood come from behind my eye patch.
Did I mention that my name is Jin Starii, and that I was once a promising Jedi? Now, I am the forced apprentice of a piece of garbage Sith named Darth Alldair. Sometimes, I wonder if I should just give in and “be his apprentice.” But I MUST hold on. The Jedi won’t be too long now. They’ll save me. I’ll explain what happened, and with their understanding they’ll let me stay in the order. Just then, Alldair tells me that I’m a fool and that the Jedi will never save me. Was I thnking out loud? He takes a swing at me. I block him.
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Chapter 2
Alldair smiles as he pounds me. My block was apparently ineffective. Alldair’s Guard Droids pick me up as Alldair says he’s gonna take me to see something. I close my eyes, not because I’m tired, but because I know I can do nothing to stop whatever madness is next. They drag me out of Arija’s hut for several meters until we reach Alldair’s ship.
I wake up. I can’t believe I actually slept. I look around and realize I’m in some kind of storage compartment. I get my bearings and something catches my eye. I go over to a dark corner of the compartment. I hear sobbing and shuffling. I can’t see what this is though. Light fills the compartment. Alldair laughs. And there in the corner, hangs a naked Twi’lek woman chained to the wall.
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Chapter 3
She had skin that was somewhere between dark blue and purple. She was gorgeous. Her name was Si-Alet, and I was once her lover. I met her during some mission that escapes me now. I saw her eyes and they were more beautiful than the waterfalls of Theed. We fell in love instantly. I know that’s not the Jedi way, but neither of us cared. I had to leave her though, as I had a mission to accomplish. I didn’t mean to make a one-night stand. It wasn’t long ago at all that I received a letter from her via a “mutual friend.” All it said was “I love you.” Now, here she was chained in front of me. She reminded me of Arija, both had such strong wills, and were strong in the Force.
“What the hell is this?” I asked Alldair. He commanded Si-Alet to tell me. She sobbed a lot and told me of how Alldair used the Force to guide her into a trap in which she was assaulted by a bounty hunter. She had been captive in Alldair’s ship for weeks. Despite the fact that she looked like a literal hell, she was still captivatingly beautiful. Right then, I had to ignore her body and focus.
I knew what needed to be done. Using the Force, I snatched my lightsaber from his belt. With one stroke, I cut off his arm. He fell down, which seemed strange to me because he wasn’t that much of a whimp. Not a chance. I proceeded to sever his legs,then I freed Si-Alet and we escaped from Alldair’s ship. I was sure that under his Sith Deathmask, he was in shock. But that was just what I was sure of at the time. I carried Si-Alet on my back all the way to my transport ship that I used to get to this Godforsaken Korriban. We would be safe there, for the moment.
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Chapter 4
I knelt down and laid Si-Alet on my ship’s only bed. I was going to find her some clothes and then check and see if my ship was flyable, but she grabbed my arm. I didn’t resist. I couldn’t. She kissed me and asked me why I hadn’t contacted her. I told her about the mission I was on and the fact that I couldn’t be attached to her. As we held each other, I wondered if I could stay with her now.
I told her I had to check the engines. She let me go. I ran down to the engine room and found everything to be in order. As I ran for the bridge, I heard Si-Alet scream. As I ran back into the living quarter, I found her in the clutches of Darth Alldair. He had another lightsaber and it was ready to cut Si-Alet’s head off. I drew forth the lightsaber I had taken from him and began hacking away at him. He was dead. Being foolish I finally realized that he was standing that whole time. How’d he get new legs? Just then, I heard breathing behind me, and there he was again. I cut his head off. Another came. And another. There were so many pounding on me that I passed out.
I awoke to find myself back in Alldair’s ship. Two Alldairs were guarding the door. Then they suddenly disappeared. In came another Alldair. I wasn’t sure what to think now. I dashed at him but he threw me back, right into Si-Alet. She groaned and I stroked her cheek. I got lost in her again. Suddenly I was pulled from behind. Alldair had me in a Force choke. He began to tell me his insidious plot and it was then that I knew I was dealing with the real Darth Alldair.
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Chapter 5
The sick bastard goes off on me. He tells me all about his plan. All about the fact he could have had control over me the whole time, but he was kind enough to give me the choice. Wretched piece of fodder. He forces me to watch his cloned minions beat the living hell out of Si-Alet. I screamed at him, but his Dark Force Cage certainly won’t release me. The bastard was gonna give me a choice? Whatever.
He takes me into his secret cloning facility beneath the surface of Korriban. Apparently the bastard had been there before. Alldair tells me all about his cloning process. How the clones are moderately strong in the force, but not as much as the original. But he tells me how with all their combined power, he could overtake the Republic. I couldn’t let that happen.
He threw me back in the Dark Force Cage, where I slept for several hours until I heard something. It was a ship landing. I heard lightsabers, tons of them. A war was going on. The battle must have lasted for what seemed like a full day. I looked over at Si-Alet, she was malnourished and barely alive. She hung on long enough for the Jedi to come in and rescue us. We left Korriban behind, and headed back for Coruscant.
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Chapter 6
I visited Si-Alet in the Jedi transport’s med center. She was wearing a Jedi Robe someone had lent to her. She started crying. “Jin,” she said, “I must tell you something.” What happened next changed my life forever. She told me how her Master had tricked me, made me think I was facing Tulak Hord, but that it was actually a test created in my mind to distract me from Arija’s death. She told me how her Master had always been watching me. How he had always known of my greatness. Her Master was Darth Alldair. His former Master was my father. She told me to let go of the Jedi. My destiny lied along a different path. She stood up and I followed. I decided to help her in her mission Alldair had given to her. He would be coming soon.
We made our way through the corridors and found a I found a lightsaber for Si-Alet. We wandered all throughout the large ship, cutting through bulkheads and Jedi. Burn marks and blood were everywhere. Mayhem and destruction was all around, caused by Si-Alet and I. We reached a junction and headed towards the escape pods. There we saw Master Zota. He switched his lightsaber on, and we got ready.
The little Jedi fought with tremendous accuracy, blocking nearly every blow and countering. He was too fast and I was a master with the lightsaber. I had never fought so hard in all my life, but it was to no avail. He threw me back. I saw Zota cut Si-Alet’s slender right arm off. His next blow would be the one that killed her, but not if I could help it. I shot Force Lightning at the little nuisance, caught him off guard. I kept shocking him. The little coward ran into an escape pod and blasted off. We had killed all the Jedi on that transport ship except for him.
Si-Alet told me that she loved me, and that OUR Master was almost there.
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Chapter 7
Alldair arrived only seconds after Si-Alet assured me that he was almost there. He came entered the airlock of our now stolen Jedi vessel with an ere of rage about him. He asked me for the final time if I would join him. I hesitated and I could feel his impatience as he looked toward Si-Alet. I finally whispered and answer. It was yes.
He went on with his big blowhard speech that ended with my name being Darth Reaper. I was honored for a time, but I had my own plans. No need to tell him or Si-Alet. Just like he did to his Master/my father, I would one day do the same. I just hoped that I would get the chance.
Over the course of those days and weeks, I had figured some things out. I no longer believed in the Jedi. They were a corrupt breed. I wanted to use my powers, my lightsaber skills, for my own purposes. Then it hit me. I would use Alldair to gain power. He wanted to overthrow the Republic, I could use that to my advantage. And Si-Alet and I would rule the galaxy. “You’re only a pawn,” I thought. Using the Dark Side I could now cloud his mind. As we blasted away towards Coruscant, I snuck into Si-Alet’s new quarters. She pledged that she would help me.
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Chapter 8
After attaching a mechanical arm to Si-Alet and creating an cybernetic eye for myself, Lord Alldair let Si-Alet and I in on his final plot. It was really something. For the past month, Alldair had controlled certain variables in the elections for Supreme Chancellor. Alldair still had friends in the Republic senate. These friends had dirt on the Chancellor Shi’az and the opposing candidate, Senator Shaul Lame. They would be exposed, soon after we would arrive. The election would be in jeopardy. The Senate in an uproar.
The Senate is required to immediately hold an emergency assembly when situations like the one Alldair was describing would occur. Under the rules of those days, the Senate coordinator would be appointed Chancellor. The coordinator was Testra Voldoran, a Zabrak who was not Force sensitive, but was certainly a fan of the ancient Sith’s power. Testra would give up his Chancellery to my Master, Darth Alldair. Si-Alet and I would be his guards/deputies. I was liking this. His plan fit mine very well. I wanted him to take power and with time Si-Alet and I, Darth Reaper, could overthrow him.
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Chapter 9
While we were waiting for the ship carrying clone reinforcements to dock, I decided to talk to Si-Alet about our past. “Now I remember how we met.” It was on Ilum and we had both been sent there to assemble our first lightsabers. I saw her walking up the spiral staircase inside the cave looking for the perfect crystal, and I was captivated by her Twi’lek charms. It was the same day that that annoying minstrel attacked and tormented me. After we finished our business on Ilum we both headed back to Coruscant to complete our mission. “Jin, they’re here.” Si-Alet said softly.
I came back to my senses and saw that the clones were ready. “All right, we will be approaching Coruscant shortly, and launch a night raid to catch them off guard, that will give us the upper hand.”I shouted. As we headed to Coruscant, I meditated on the coming battle. Alldair smiled. I could not help but feel that something was not right. We would deal with the Temple, while he worked the politics.
Our ship sat cloaked, directly over the Jedi temple. After gaining Alldair’s approval to begin the attack Si’Alet and I jumped down from the ship under the stars of the Coruscant night sky. When we touched the ground Si-Alet looked at me and I looked back at her, as we swithced on our blazing lightsabers.
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Chapter 10
I froze. I was ready to jump. My lightsaber was on. And there I was, frozen like a deactivated droid. Then I saw something. It was a man, ghostly looking. I remember it looking like a ghost anyway. It moved around and after a while I heard it speak.
“Jin,” it called out to me. Then I noticed something very strange. This ghost looked just like me, except for the hair (his was short and blonde, while mine was long and black). He said his name was Mankohr, Darth Mankohr. Long ago, he was known as Ro Starii. Here he was, my father, just standing there and talking to me. To this day, I can’t remember all that he said. But there was one thing he told me that I would never forget. He told me to make him proud. I snapped back to my senses and he was gone. Si-Alet and (most importantly) I would make him proud.
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Chapter 11
Si-Alet and I swooped down into the Temple. Amazingly, no one was in sight. The placed seemed and felt abandoned. Where were all the Jedi? It was of no consequence however, as we had a mission to accomplish. The second front of this little takeover was about to begin. Si-Alet and I headed for the Jedi Archives.
A short distance away, an Alldair clone was meeting with Testra Voldoran. The clone was setting up the event to play out in a few short minutes. Testra would enter the the Senate chamber and ask to speak. He would then expose the candidates in the upcoming election and present evidence against them. The Senate would then erupt into chaos. By the same time the next day, Lord Alldair would hopefully be able to assume power over the Republic. The plan was quite grand, and therefore doomed to failure.
The place: Alldair’s (stolen and formerly Jedi-owned) cloaked ship. The factions: The Clones and the Jedi. The Effect: Battle. An ambush occurred as my Master listened in on Testra and the Clone from afar. The Jedi struck swiftly, and annihilated the clones, until they reached my Master. From what I heard later, my Master killed Jedi after Jedi. The only one to stop him was Zota. Unfortunately, my Master had to flee the ship as more Jedi arrived. Some time later, he told me that it seemed like the entire Jedi Order was there against him. How did they know?
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Chapter 12
I sensed my Master approaching. He entered the Jedi Temple with nearly every Jedi in the Order following. It sounded like a Bantha stampede. We ran out of the Archives. Then Alldair, Si-Alet, and I gathered around each other as the Jedi surrounded us. We were going to fight til the bitter end.
It was three against about three hundred Jedi, we were severly out-matched. Then we ignited our blades and began our desperate attack. After cutting down about twenty Jedi, Alldair had stopped. I looked at him and asked what the hell he was doing, then he laughed as he grabbed Si-Alet’s hand and said “it is time.” What was he talking about? Then he pulled out a detonator switch and pressed the button.
I looked around and I could see all of the support columns collapsing around us. “Damn it all.” I looked back at Alldair and he was taking off with Si-Alet in his captivity. I ran full speed after him but he was already too far away. I saw him jump aboard his ship as Si-Alet screamed out to me. Before I could escape the temple, I turned around only to see my impending doom.
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Chapter 13
“Ugh…what..happened?” I kept slipping in and out of consciousness, I could feel something heavy on me. When I awoke again I could hear a voice, I tried to look up but I could only see shadows, then I heard foot steps approaching. Suddenly the heavy weight I had felt was lifted off of me and then I was standing up. Then I felt a pair of energy restraints being put around my hands, I could not even resist my captor, it felt like my head was ripped in half.
The next thing I knew I was in a dark, smoke filled room and I could not move. “Now my mission is complete, and they never knew I was with them the whole time.” a voice spoke softly. Then I heard Zota’s voice, but the words didn’t make sense. And those garbled words would be the last words I would hear for a long time. I felt myself sinking into the ground and suddenly I was really cold, then there was only darkness...

To Be Concluded...