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| - The new Sith Lord, Darth Krayt, has made an alliance with the New Empire and has destroyed the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Now he has sent an assault team of Sith and Storm Troopers to finish off the remaining Jedi at the Academy on Ossus. Kol Skywalker and Wolf Sazen lead the Jedi against the invading Sith even though they are vastly outnumbered, Wolf Sazen orders the young Cade Skywalker and Shado Vao to take the younglings and flee Ossus on one of the Jedi Shuttles. When Cade objects and continues to fight, his father reminds him that a Jedi's first duty is to preserve life and that Cade's job was to protect the younglings. However, when Master Sazen is struck down by Darth Nihl, Cade defies his father's orders and goes to join his father in the battle. Kol orders Cade to take Sazen and leave and though Cade is reluctant, he agrees and carries Sazen back to the shuttle. Sazen dies on the shuttle but Cade is unwilling to accept this and draws a tremendous amount of Force power to bring Sazen back to life. Meanwhile, back at the Temple, Kol is killed with Force lightning by Darth Nihl. Cade decides to avenge his father's death and kill the remaining Sith on the planet but the shuttle is attacked by Imperial Fighters. Cade takes off after the Imperial Fighters in one of the Jedi X-83 TwinTail Fighters to buy time for the shuttle to escape but in the ensuing battle, Cade's ship s destroyed. Sazen can feel that Cade is still alive but the remaining Imperial Fighters prevent them from searching for Cade. Back on Coruscant, Roan Fel, the Emperor of the New Empire, holds a meeting with his Moffs and is told of the Jedi's defeat on Ossus by Morlish Veed, but his briefing is interrupted by the appearance of Darth Krayt and his Sith followers. Fel, who thinks that the New Empire and the Sith are allies, is betrayed and killed by Krayt. Krayt proclaims himself the new Emperor of the galaxy and Morlish Veed swears his allegiance to Krayt. The rest of the Moffs immediately follow suit and Krayt's self appointed position is solidified. As the Moffs leave, Veed complains to Nyna Calixte that Krayt has gone against the plan and made himself Emperor instead of appointing Veed. Calixte tells him that the future is unknown and that he may still become Emperor. After the Moffs have left, It is discovered that Roan Fel is still alive and the Krayt actually killed Roan Fel's double. Krayt blames Darth Maladi for this mix-up and orders her and the other Sith to hunt down the remaining Jedi so that the true Roan Fel cannot gain the Jedi as allies. Krayt reveals that he is plagued by something that threatens his life and that he could sense a disturbance in the force when Ossus fell. Krayt promises to find the Jedi that was able to draw life back from death and to turn that person to the dark side.It has been seven years since the massacre on Ossus and Wolf Sazen has called together a few of the remaining Jedi, Shado Vao being among them, to the planet of Daluuj to discuss the future of the Jedi and to ask for their aid in finding Cade Skywalker but before any plans are made the Jedi are attacked by Sith. In the end, only Sazen and Shado are standing and Shado agrees to help Sazen find Cade and restore the Jedi Order. On the planet Lok, an alien named Naxy Screeger sits in a cantina called Brogar's. A pirate by the name of Rav is looking for him and Screeger is trying to buy his way into the cantina's safe house. Cade Skywalker bursts into the cantina along with his partner's Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue announcing themselves to be Bounty Hunters looking to collect the bounty on Screeger's head. A Jedi in hiding by the name of Hosk Trey'lis believes that Cade is there for him and Force throws a table at Cade and Syn. Hosk makes a run for the door and it shoot with a sleeping dart by Deliah. Hosk turns and Force pushes Deliah back but is taken down when Syn hits him with a thud-bug. Cade captures Screeger and is confronted by the Brogar for capturing someone that has paid for Brogar's protection. Cade makes a deal with Brogar that he wont tell the "Imps" that Brogar was sheltering a Jedi if Brogar allows them to take Screeger. Brogar agrees and Cade takes Hosk and Screeger back to his speeder. Hosk begs Cade not to turn him over to the Sith but Syn informs Hosk that he wont find any pity from Cade and that Syn and Cade once worked for Rav the pirate. On Coruscant, the Jedi Temple has been rebuilt but now serves as the Temple of the Sith. Darth Krayt observes a new Sith Apprentice and orders her to kill her teacher Darth Ruyn. The Apprentice obeys without hesitation and kills Darth Ruyn. Krayt then names the Apprentice Darth Talon and makes her one of his Hands or personal assassins. Her first mission is to find the daughter of Roan Fel, Princess Marasiah, and capture her so that they can lure out Roan Fel. Darth Talon goes to the planet Socorro where she kills the Princess' personal guard and teacher, an Imperial Knight by the name of Elke Vetter, and continues to search for the Princess who is fleeing with her personal handmaiden Astraal Vao. Marasiah is able to feel Elke die in the Force and almost goes back to avenge her death but Astraal convinces her to do her duty and survive. On the Planet Socorro, Cade Skywalker, Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue struggle to take the captured Jedi, Hosk Trey'lis to a pirate named Rav to collect the bounty on the Jedi as well as the bounty on Naxy Screeger. Hosk breaks free only to be tackled by Cade, causing them both to fall from a bridge. As they fall, Hosk senses that the Force is strong with Cade and that Cade could perhaps be a Jedi but Hosk is knocked unconscious when they hit the water. Cade drags Hosk out of the water and hands him and Screeger over to Rav who stands waiting on the shore. Rav stiffs Cade on the bounty and gives them just enough to refuel their shift and leave but as a "bonus," Rav gives Cade three deathsticks. Syn gets angry with Rav for stringing Cade along with the deathsticks and Rav admits that he enjoys keeping Cade on a short leash. When syn argues that he and Cade earned their freedom from Rav and that Rav actually owes them, Rav reminds Syn that it was Syn and Rav that found Cade amongst the ruins of the Jedi Academy on Ossus and the Rav didn't owe either of them anything. On Bastion, the former Emperor Roan Fel gains the support of the 501st and with the help of the 501st's Commander, Oron Jaeger, turns Bastion into his main base of operations. (in what is known as the Retake of Bastion) As Fel tells Jaeger that his acquisition of Bastion must remain a secret from Darth Krayt, Jaeger receives the transmission that the Imperial Mission on Soccorro is burning, Princess Marasiah is missing and her body guard, Elke Vetter has been slain. The Captain of the Fel's Imperial Guard ops for an immediate three man rescue team to find the Princess but Fel forbids it. Fel explains that he cannot risk letting Krayt know that he is on Bastion and that the Princess was just a lure to get Fel out of hiding. Sia and her hand maiden, Astraal Vao flee from the Imperial Mission but their pursuer, Darth Talon, isn't far behind. Astraal uses a public holocomm to contact her brother, Shado Vao and makes plans to meet him on Vendaxa. Elsewhere on Soccorro, Cade has locked Syn and Deliah out of his ship, the Mynock, and is visited by the Force Ghost of Luke Skywalker. Luke asks why Cade uses deathsticks and Cade replies that they keep Luke away and dampen his Force abilities. Luke wonders why Cade gave up his traing to become a Jedi when he has such a talent in the Force. Enough talent to bring his former master, Wolf Sazen, back from the dead. We learn that in bringing Sazen back, Cade partially fell into the dark side of the Force and the part of him enjoyed it. Luke reminds Cade that he know more about the dark side than Cade does and that if Cade was at peace with himself and embraced his legacy he wouldn't have to go there to draw so much energy. Cade asks Luke what's so great about being a Jedi when history shows that it just gains you more trouble. Luke tells Cade that running away from his responsibilities won't solve anything and Cade replies by threatening to to shoot himself with his own blaster unless Luke left him alone. Luke leaves and Cade opens the hatch to let in Syn and Deliah blaming the wait on being in the shower. As Syn and Deliah begin to load their things onto the ship, Sia and Astraal come running towards the ship and demand that Cade take them with him. Cade asks them if they have creds and Sia attempts to use a Jedi Mind Trick on bade. Cade questions Sia's identity but the sudden appearance of Darth Talon coming at the them on a swoop bike cuts him off. Cade allows Sia and Astraal to board and orders Syn and Deliah to make an emergency take-off. Astraal tells Cade to take them to Vendaxa and Cade gives Sia and Astraal Deliah's room, so, Deliah decides to bunk with Cade. Syn gets onto Cade for taking on passengers with no creds but Cade discovers the identity of Sia and decides let Sia lead Cade to her father so that Cade can get the reward for saving Sia and then turn them over to the Sith for an even larger reward. Imperial Knights Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg take on an unauthorized mission to save Princess Marasiah Fel, who is currently trapped by Sith on Vendaxa. They arrive, but are shot down by the Sith. Both survive, and with Jedi Wolf Sazen and Shado Vao helping them. Wolf engaging Darth Nihl in a rematch of their former duel on Ossus, Shado fighting Darth Talon. During the battle Antares admits that he loves Marasiah, with Marasiah replying only as, "I know". Jariah Syn, having recently found out that Cade was a Jedi, is having doubts about trusting Cade. On the other hand, Deliah Blue is impressed, wondering about how much credits they could make if they had a Jedi on their side. Jariah gets into an argument with Cade, eventually pointing his blaster at him. Cade then leaves the ship, angry. Cade Skywalker looks on the battle, standing still, having flashbacks of his father's death at the Massacre at Ossus. While Cade stands on, a Sith attacks the defenseless Cade, about to kill him. Then Marasiah jumps in the way and kills the Sith, saving Cade's life, but also getting seriously wounded herself in the process. Cade eventually gets up, picks Marasiahs lightsaber up off the ground, breaking his vow to never pick up a lightsaber again, and ignites it. He then shouts with rage, "I have had enough!". The
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