Star Wars: Shadows of The Past

[Hrtofdrkns]

3,000 years before the Battle of Yavin...

Rhen' Te paced nervously in front of the makeshift landing pad. The Twi'lek jedi archeologist fingered his lightsaber for the hundredth time since he had made the call to the jedi council, once again kicking himself for letting his skills dull.

What's keeping him? He thought, glancing back at the ancient military base his team had been excavating until a few hours ago. The ancient sith symbols on the walls had caused some concern, but they never expect to find what they had on this near-lifeless rock in the mid-rim.

Hope he can decide what to do. Rhen 'Te thought, gripping his saber again as he heard the sounds of a small transport entering the atmosphere.

[NoiselessKnife]

The small transport landed smoothly on the deck and a hooded figure got down of it.

Some minutes the newly come Jedi removed his hood, it was an old Jedi Master with graying black hair and chartreuse colored eyes, his name was Radulf Arawn.

“Sorry the delay Master Te” He said with a nod. “If you would, please tell me what have you found. The counceil only told me it was urgent for me to come here.”

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The Twi'lek handed him a breathing mask similar to the one he was wearing. "Put this on. The air is thin here. Ten minutes and you'll pass out, sooner if you exhert yourself."

He motioned for Master Arawn to follow him into the ancient but supprisingly intact structure. "My team was thrilled to discover this at first. As I'm sure you know, our knowledge of the sith and jedi of 1,000 years ago is sketchy at best because of the short dark age that followed. We had hoped this base could answer some questions..."

He led the other jedi through rubble-filled halls, into an open room. "When we cleared the debris we found...well...this..."

In the far corner of the room sat a shimmering field of blue light. And inside of that was a boy, Cathar, dressed in black.

"Our scanners report that he is still alive." Te explained. "Now you see why we had to be cryptic with you. Can you imagine the panic if word of a living sith got out?"

[NoiselessKnife]

The Master put the Mask on and frowned as he listened to the other Master, true, the knowlege was not much as the info was escarse at best, but what would have been so important as to...

He entered the room and the blue light called his attention immediatly and he had to do a double take. Oh Force...

Radulf circled the force field as he heard Master Te's words.

He shook his head.

"No" He said. "Yes I can imagine what would happen, the temple would be terrified, the boy would one way or another be executed, if well not by Jedi, by any other." He said as he looked directly to the Cathar's face.

"Still, he's not a Sith" The graying haired Master said, his chartreuse eyes narrowing a bit. "He's too young and look around the eyes, they are intact, he hasn't any mark of true changing, he's an apprentice at most" The old Master said before he relaxed. "I'll try to see a bit more of him..."

Once that was said Radulf relaxed and tried to contact the boy's mind.

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Images of fire and death assualted the jedi's mind. Then came a flood of pain, loss, and above all anger.

Before either jedi could blink the blue energy field collapsed. A heartbeat later the boy was up.

"JEDI!" He hissed, knocking them back with The Force . Te was thrown clear across the room as the boy assumed an attack stance, red-bladed lightsaber drawn. "You will never defeat the Sith Empire!"

[NoiselessKnife]

Radulf hit the wall hard and shook his head to recover before grabbing his saber and facing the boy.

"Put your weapon down." He ordered as he too took a fighting stance. "And I'm sorry, boy, but we already did... Look around you, is this the place you knew?" He asked, now counting the seconds silently, for they would have to get the boy out in the second he fell unconcious due the thick air.

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"Lies!" The boy shouted, swinging his saber. He charged the man, but stopped after a few steps and clutched at his chest. When he drew his hand back it was stained with blood. He stared dumbfounded before memory came flooding back.

That's right... the Republic soldier had shot him...

With a groan the boy collapsed.

[NoiselessKnife]

Radulf moved quickly and caught the boy in his arms, letting the apprentice's red saber drop into the ground.

He picked the boy up and carried him to the exit, where he knew they would be able to treat his wounds.

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A short time later a medical droid gave the two jedi his report.

Patient is stable at this time and should recover. The droid said. Of note, patient has numerous welts and marks of varying ages across the buttocks and thighs consistent with having been caned repeatedly.

Behind them the boy lay on a bed, his chest exposed with bacta stitches across it.

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Radulf nodded.

"If possible cure that too once the main damage is completly done with" He instructed and sighed.

The things had just gotten... interesting.