My earlier comment wasn't about control either, just that it would aid in dealing with the injured getting patched up...
The Unabridged Memoirs of Darth Plagueis the Wise [Star Wars AU]
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Ahhh, interesting. And where are the four Army Groups located again?
I know one is watching the Unknown Regions in case the Chiss ever attack, one is around Kalee, and another was facing the bulk of RLF space. Where's the fourth? Is it also operating near the RimCon-Republic border?
Does Coruscant have a Clone garrison? If so, how large? A sneak attack on Coruscant could be a propaganda coup at this point. To bolster the spirits of a fledging star nation.
I know one is watching the Unknown Regions in case the Chiss ever attack, one is around Kalee, and another was facing the bulk of RLF space. Where's the fourth? Is it also operating near the RimCon-Republic border?
Does Coruscant have a Clone garrison? If so, how large? A sneak attack on Coruscant could be a propaganda coup at this point. To bolster the spirits of a fledging star nation.
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- Six months into the war the Chiss made a public statement that they had no intention of intervening, so the First Fleet can focus all its attention on Kalee, which is right near the Unknown Regions.
- The Second Fleet was split between Obi-Wan's half and Anakin's half, but now that he's calmed down and gone back to Coruscant for "evaluation," they're mopping up the stragglers of the Bothan fleet, calming things down between the Republic and the Hutts, and just generally putting out fires.
- The Third and Fourth fleets are straddling the Corellian Run, pushing back raids by RLF-affiliated pirates and anarchist groups. They're going to go on the offensive once Bothan Space is totally secure.
- There's also a Fifth Fleet forming around Anaxes to eventually retake the areas along the Perlemian that Ackbar's Blitz devastated. Ackbar can't really do anything about it; he's busy fortifying Dac and licking his wounds.
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What's the status of the Hapans at this point? In legends I believe they were still in a state of isolation. Are they more engaged or is it the same?
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The Hapans are still isolated. The Battle of Outer Hapes only solidified the Queen Mother's belief that she wants absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the galaxy. Any non-Hapan ships passing through the Transitory Mists are given one warning to turn around-- if that warning is ignored, the Hapans shoot to kill.
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With the war grinding down the RLF, I wonder if there'll be an attempted coup in the near future.
The peak of their power and success is gone, the Republic is just getting stronger, and more and more RimCon member worlds are being lost to occupation.
What if radicals, yeah RLF radicals (scary thought) attempted a coup d'etat. I can picture the aftermath being similar to what happened to Nazi Germany after the July 20th Plot. Extreme fanaticism, blind loyalty, and 'not one step back' mentality. Even more so than now.
The peak of their power and success is gone, the Republic is just getting stronger, and more and more RimCon member worlds are being lost to occupation.
What if radicals, yeah RLF radicals (scary thought) attempted a coup d'etat. I can picture the aftermath being similar to what happened to Nazi Germany after the July 20th Plot. Extreme fanaticism, blind loyalty, and 'not one step back' mentality. Even more so than now.
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Oh god, that would be a mess. A successful coup d'etat would require the entire Provisional Council to be wiped out first-- kill off anyone who can claim to be a leader. In that regard, the most vulnerable member world would likely be Naboo or Ryloth. Grievous is practically a living god to the Kaleesh, so he's safe from a coup. Ackbar's only in it to defend Dac, and the Mon Calamari (and even the Republic) respect him, so he'd probably just refuse to recognize the coup and continue doing his own thing. Kligson's constantly on the move, making him hard to track down. Alto Stratus keeps Jabiim in line with paramilitary terror, so the chances of him being overthrown are low so long as the Political Security Service keeps executing his critics. But "Padme" and Cham Syndulla are supported almost entirely by their charisma and popularity, meaning that if the war keeps going badly for the RLF, they may have a July 20th situation develop. That would split the RimCon in half-- Naboo and Ryloth would sue for peace with the Republic, while Kaleesh, Dac, and Jabiim continue the fight, while also attempting to punish the other two worlds for "counter-revolutionary treason."
It's fear of a coup that keeps the Provisional Council from meeting in person so often: if they're rarely all in the same place, then the chances of a successful coup goes way down.
But it is a worry, and the RLF will begin researching increasingly-desperate ploys to scare the Republic into coming to the negotiating table before things get too bad. Hence the secret project Agent Hatchet stumbled upon, which will be explained in coming updates.
Shit's gonna get nasty.
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Just zis guy, you know?
Don't they need ten years to grow? Are the new ones Spaarti clones, instead of from Kamino?
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I've actually thought about this. Regarding the original "batch" of 1.2 million, the Kaminoans only counted the 1.2 million clones ready for active service. There were already a significant number of clones only a few years away from battle-readiness, and a million clones kept in stasis for "spare parts"-- an organ transplant here or there. The enormous boosts in clone personnel are coming from the "spare parts" clones being thawed out and sent into active service, coupled with the next couple generations of clones approaching service age. The Republic has hired the Spaarti to exclusively produce clone organs rather than whole troopers-- they figured it was more efficient than how the Kaminoans were doing things.
If the war had ended early before the next batches were needed, the Kaminoans would probably have liquidated the younger batches while keeping maybe a third for use on Kamino itself.
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@YeahOkayCool
On the possibility of a coup, what if it came from the Commissariat? Is there an official Commissariat or is it pretty ad-hoc like much of the RLF/RimCon's organization?
I would imagine the political atmosphere on a lot of RimCon worlds is tense to say the least. Many may want to go back to the Republic to avoid turning their world into a warzone and the subsequent occupation.
The secret police/Commissariat must be busy with their blasters...
And the whole new batch of clones/Spaarti organ replacement makes a lot of sense.
On the possibility of a coup, what if it came from the Commissariat? Is there an official Commissariat or is it pretty ad-hoc like much of the RLF/RimCon's organization?
I would imagine the political atmosphere on a lot of RimCon worlds is tense to say the least. Many may want to go back to the Republic to avoid turning their world into a warzone and the subsequent occupation.
The secret police/Commissariat must be busy with their blasters...
And the whole new batch of clones/Spaarti organ replacement makes a lot of sense.
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The Political Security Service is basically the closest thing the RimCon has to a Commissariat. They're sort of a hybrid secret police/political officer corps. They also occasionally do special operations-type stuff, but Sev'rance'tann sort of has her own parallel organization going on in that regard. The PSS is Alto Stratus' baby, so any PSS coup would be akin to him taking over as chief warlord. Nobody wants that. Syndulla, Ackbar, Sev'rance'tann, and "Padme" have been able to keep him on a leash thus far.
Loving all these great questions, btw.
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Could you give us a sitrep of what's going on in the unknown regions beyond Chiss space?
The Ssi Ruu imperium, Vaagari, killiks, among other powers in the region?
Also minor powers such as the centrality and herglics? What's their status?
Also sense Plagueis killed all those Vong scouts-what's the situation with the Children of Yun-Yuuzhan? Has civil war broken out yet between the Onimi-Shimmra faction and Quorealists?
The Ssi Ruu imperium, Vaagari, killiks, among other powers in the region?
Also minor powers such as the centrality and herglics? What's their status?
Also sense Plagueis killed all those Vong scouts-what's the situation with the Children of Yun-Yuuzhan? Has civil war broken out yet between the Onimi-Shimmra faction and Quorealists?
Chapter 29: Architects of the Future
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Chapter 29: Architects of the Future
[The following is part of an encrypted information packet sent to the Republic Intelligence ops center on Eriadu approximately seventeen months following the First Battle of Ryloth. Confirmation codes showed that it was sent by one of their deep-cover agents within the RLF research and development infrastructure, codename "Scalpel," who had intimated that they were being shifted to a new project cell on Malagarr to complete work on something known only as "PROJECT THUNDERCLAP." The packet consisted of a recorded conversation between Head Councilor AMIDALA and Political Security Service Commander ALTO STRATUS, the project's apparent lead, as well as a large file of classified data pertaining to Project Thunderclap. Agent Scalpel's name has never been revealed to the public.]
AMIDALA: "Alto, I'm looking at Adept Tann's latest report here. While I'm pleased to hear the Cartao raid went well, I'm concerned about the state of your project here. You're about three months behind schedule; what's going on?"
STRATUS: [heavy sigh] "You name it, it's happened at least once. We sniffed out a Republic spy in the facility security-- before he got his message out, thankfully, but I thought it best to halt production until we figured out who his fellow-traitors in the project were. Since then, we've been playing catch-up. Technical issues, too. The material your people supplied didn't bond well with the main substrate, and it took another month before the first iterations were stabilized."
AMIDALA: "But was it really necessary to smuggle Commander Sheelal all the way across the galaxy and back again to help you?"
STRATUS: "A risk, granted, but Qymaen's expertise was invaluable to the finished product. That said, the first iterations are now done, and we have some promising results again. Here, I'm sending you the latest vid from testing."
[prolonged silence]
AMIDALA: "Hmm. Well, Alto. You've really outdone yourself on this one. Tann as well. You'll have all the resources you need to get the project back on schedule."
STRATUS: "I knew you'd see things my way. Magnificent, aren't they?"
AMIDALA: "They're certainly... enthusiastic. And you're sure you can control them?"
STRATUS: "No question. The imprinting process is near-flawless. The Republic won't know what hit them."
AMIDALA: "I'd still feel better if you did a test-run before distributing them across our active units. Contact Cham as soon as possible; he and I have a raid in the planning stages that may be just the sort of test I mean."
STRATUS: "At once, milady."
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AMIDALA: "Alto, I'm looking at Adept Tann's latest report here. While I'm pleased to hear the Cartao raid went well, I'm concerned about the state of your project here. You're about three months behind schedule; what's going on?"
STRATUS: [heavy sigh] "You name it, it's happened at least once. We sniffed out a Republic spy in the facility security-- before he got his message out, thankfully, but I thought it best to halt production until we figured out who his fellow-traitors in the project were. Since then, we've been playing catch-up. Technical issues, too. The material your people supplied didn't bond well with the main substrate, and it took another month before the first iterations were stabilized."
AMIDALA: "But was it really necessary to smuggle Commander Sheelal all the way across the galaxy and back again to help you?"
STRATUS: "A risk, granted, but Qymaen's expertise was invaluable to the finished product. That said, the first iterations are now done, and we have some promising results again. Here, I'm sending you the latest vid from testing."
[prolonged silence]
AMIDALA: "Hmm. Well, Alto. You've really outdone yourself on this one. Tann as well. You'll have all the resources you need to get the project back on schedule."
STRATUS: "I knew you'd see things my way. Magnificent, aren't they?"
AMIDALA: "They're certainly... enthusiastic. And you're sure you can control them?"
STRATUS: "No question. The imprinting process is near-flawless. The Republic won't know what hit them."
AMIDALA: "I'd still feel better if you did a test-run before distributing them across our active units. Contact Cham as soon as possible; he and I have a raid in the planning stages that may be just the sort of test I mean."
STRATUS: "At once, milady."
[conversation ends]
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Knight Quarters, Jedi Temple, Temple Precinct, Coruscant, 11.8 years following Battle of Naboo
The marker of our status as Sith is the depth and potency of our connection to the Force, but ironically the most important skill any modern Sith learns is the ability to conceal his or her Forceful nature from observers. This is a simple corollary of our strength in the dark side, for concealment is one of the great strengths of the Dark. Our true faces lie in the dark beneath our skins, and our true hearts lie shadowed deeper still. By immersing ourselves in the shadowed folds of the Force for a time, we can hide our potency in plain sight, to the point where even the most subtle and perceptive Jedi can sense nothing of our true selves. Entering such a state has the unfortunate side effect of restricting our own ability to wield the Force, dampening our sensitivity to the auras and emotions of others, but it is a cost worth paying if the benefit is moving undetected among the Jedi.
It is only in such a state that I would ever willingly meet young Skywalker, to say nothing of meeting him in the very heart of the Jedi Temple. The risk would simply be too great otherwise.
I went to see him quite soon after his return to the Temple and subsequent confinement there for "mandatory psychological evaluation." His room was as austere as expected of a Jedi-- or at least it probably was, underneath the clutter of assorted droid parts and tools. The only clear area was the path from the door to the small cot, over which was emblazoned a large poster of a garishly-colored podracer.
Skywalker sat on the edge of the cot, elbows on his knees. His head shot up as the door whooshed open, and I resisted the urge to sniff disdainfully. As always, I was disappointed in the Force's lack of proper dignity when creating the young man. He seemed perfectly ordinary in all physical respects, no different from any other Outer Rim human-raised-Jedi. Still, there was potential there, buried beneath the surface. I did not even need the Force to sense it-- phenomenal energy billowed behind his eyes, and as I stood in his doorway I found myself in the uncomfortable position of meeting the gaze of a being whose power in the Force might someday rival my own. Surpass it, even.
A fascinating specimen, by all accounts. Small wonder Borea was so taken with him.
Skywalker's face was polite but confused. "Oh, Magister Damask. I, ah, wasn't expecting any visitors. Especially non-Jedi ones."
"I was sitting in on some of the Damask Foundation exchange students' classes, when I overheard someone mention the Black Knight was back on Coruscant." I smiled, lying easily. "I asked around and they told me you were confined to the Temple for the next few weeks. So I thought it might be best to see how Jabitha's friend is faring."
At the mention of his moniker, a strange cast came over Skywalker's face. He gave a sheepish grin, but it wasn't quite genuine. I was more interested in the way he visibly paled and wouldn't meet my gaze. "Thanks. Look, Magister, I... I know people are calling me that now, but--"
"Does the epithet bother you? I apologize."
"No, it's not that. The Black Knight is just a name, but what I did to be called that..." He took a deep breath. "Sure, a lot of it was exaggerated by panicking refugees, but a some of it... wasn't. There's a lot of what I did in Bothan Space that was just wrong. Dark. I was so angry, it was like nothing else mattered."
Ah, how interesting. Even after breaking the chains of his Jedi restraint, he felt guilt over his actions-- the ressentiment of Jedi ideology still haunted him like the spirits of the Bothan dead. He was afraid of his own power, and unlike Sidious at his age, his fear was no act. Skywalker had much inside him worth fearing. His rampage through Bothan Space had shattered the locks the Jedi had placed upon his raw power, and had shattered them so thoroughly that they would never close that tightly again. He had tasted his anger, and inevitably he would want more, like a vornskr tasting human blood. The most profitable way forward would be for him to accept his anger as a part of himself, to make no excuses for it, to welcome it into his soul as a friend. But in order for him to take that step, he must first be made to think it was his own idea first. It would be a cautious taming indeed-- or more properly, an untaming.
"From what I understand of war," I said in a not-unkind voice, "anger is a perfectly natural response to fighting for one's life, or to defend the lives of those one cares about."
He flushed. "Anger is not the Jedi way."
"Have you ever considered," I asked carefully, "That the Jedi way might be significantly removed from the right way?"
"You... don't understand, Magister," he said. "I'm not sure you can, without being able to touch the Force. We have so much power as Jedi, that we all have a responsibility to see that we use it properly. Self-control is such a huge part of our training because that's what helps us resist the temptation to, well, indulge ourselves, if you want to think of it that way. We have to control our stronger feelings-- anger, hate, passion, stuff like that-- because if we're not in control, they unbalance us, mess with our priorities."
"Ah. I believe I understand. And this would be the 'dark side' the Jedi speak of?"
Skywalker looked away guiltily. "Yes."
"But surely a powerful young Jedi like yourself can understand that controlling your emotions, your great passions, also entails knowing when to use them productively?"
"I... no offense, Magister, but I'm not sure you understand what you're asking."
"Perhaps not. I assumed I was showing you that our emotions, when properly understood, are a type of fuel that focus and motivate us." I leaned forward, putting more weight onto the sharpened tip of my cane. "Consider, for example, your great loyalty and sacrifice for those you love. Your passionate defense of others. Certainly that is an emotion that burns strongly within you. Your master seems to think that fuels a great deal of your heroics, and he is continually amazed at what you have accomplished as his pupil."
Silence-- good, good, he was thinking about it. I waited until he met my gaze again before I brought down the hammer: "I know Jabitha appreciates your passion as well."
Skywalker froze. The color drained from his face, and it was all I could do to keep from smirking. The young man was remarkably transparent.
"I-I- I have no idea what you mean," he spluttered.
I sighed theatrically. "Oh come now, Skywalker. There are no security cameras in here. There is no reason to lie anymore, least of all to me. Did you really think I didn't know? Skywalker, I have known Jabitha for almost ten years now. She is practically a daughter to me. Did you really think she would-- or even could-- could keep that monumental of a secret from me? I knew what was going on the moment she returned from Ryloth. But of course I had my suspicions for years before that, and I'm sure your master has as well. But regardless, I have always been very happy for the both of you."
"But... but... you..."
"Not to worry, I understand your desire for secrecy. What's more, I agree with it. You have lived a real life out in the galaxy, a childhood filled with both great hardship and great love. What would anyone raised from infancy in the Jedi Temple truly understand about that? Even if they understood what you and Jabitha were going through on a purely physical level, they would not be able to empathize with the depth of your feeling. You and she, I'm afraid, may always be set apart from those around you."
Skywalker stammered helplessly in protest, but I could tell from the lonely glint in his eyes that I was only telling him what he had already been telling himself. "Does she know you know?" he finally managed to ask.
"Indeed. In fact, she wanted me to officiate the wedding."
"What?"
"Oh, yes. I was quite pleased to agree. I am, after all, a licensed marriage commissioner on Coruscant and all Muun purse-worlds, fully qualified to perform a civil ceremony. And, needless to say, I am extremely discreet. As I said: I have always been happy for you both, and would never knowingly jeopardize your relationship."
"I... uh... okay then," he said, at a loss. "I guess I should thank you. But why are you telling me all this, Magister?"
"Hm." I drew myself back up to my full height. "Because I believe that your relationship with Jabitha makes you a better Jedi, and perhaps even a better man. It gives you perspective that your compatriots lack. You have a unique perspective among your fellow Jedi, one that enables you to better wield your already considerable power. Again: using your emotions to motivate you. And perhaps it also gives you something of the 'common touch,' the empathy for the common galactic citizen, that the Council does not have, and cannot appreciate."
I frowned. "But it is for this reason that you must be wary. The Jedi Council do not understand you, and like all powerful groups they aim to control or destroy that which they do not understand."
"What are you suggesting? I already know that if they found out about us that I'd be in serious trouble, but you seem to be saying something more than that."
"You might think that, I suppose, but I couldn't possibly comment. Oh, it certainly... could be possible that the Council might be motivated to more drastic measures to ensure your loyalty to them. Particularly if the war against the Rim Liberation Front continues to go badly, or they believe that you may be fomenting dissent among the students here at the Temple."
"That's crazy, that would never happen."
"Well, perhaps you are right. After all, you are far more familiar than I with the internal affairs of the Jedi Order. The possibility is, of course, remote. But for your sake and Jabitha's I would encourage you to, if nothing else, prepare for the worst. I feel the forces of civilization are entering a trying period, and we must all keep alert and prepared. Sometimes danger can come from even the most unexpected places. To say nothing of unexpected people. Be wary, that is all I mean to suggest."
Comprehension began to dawn across Skywalker's face. "But... what do I do?"
"That is always the question, is it not?" I turned to leave again. "Goodbye, young Skywalker. I look forward to talking like this again soon. Ah, yes: also, my droid will be sending you an encrypted message soon denoting the time and place of the marriage ceremony. Please ensure that you are not followed on the way there-- it would mean ever so much to Jabitha."
NOTES: I promise one day soon I'll stop teasing you all about Malagarr. That said, have a nice Plagueis/Anakin chat.
Darth Plagueis, Plagiarist
Good... Good. The next step for Plagueis would be to excise Anakin's spirit from his fleshly body and make it into a proper vessel for possession. How 'sad' that Jabitha's old mentor died under mysterious circumstances.
"It's me, your master! We've been married for decades and you never knew! Hahahahaha!"
"It's me, your master! We've been married for decades and you never knew! Hahahahaha!"
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BOREA: "O-oh Sekot, I think I'm gonna throw up..."
TENEBROUS: "Plagueis, you smarmy drunk! That was MY idea!"
Though this post actually reminded me of one of my really awful ideas during the first round of brainstorming for this fic. Plagueis was going to use midi-chlorian manipulation to de-age himself into a child and get "discovered" by the Jedi, then maneuver himself into a position to become Anakin's apprentice during the Clone Wars and corrupt him from below. I actually wrote a test chapter like that, but the whole thing was just too disturbing and I abandoned it.
You guys dodged a fucking bullet, lemme tell ya.
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He wants him as a combination acolyte and test subject. As the only being ever concieved directly by the midi-chlorians themselves, he offers up many unique avenues for research. To say nothing of his usefulness as a military commander. But he's so powerful already that Plagueis is probably concerned that making him a full Sith apprentice may make him uncontrollably strong.
I'm getting some form of brainwashing technique combined with cybernetic implantation from this. I doubt these are clones - too short a timeframe, unless Plagueis set up facilities for them.
Damnit I thought that was going to remain a joke!
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WOW! What an update, so much manipulation! So many lies... SO MUCH PASSION!
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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You forget that the RLF just launched a recent raid on Cartao, home of the Spaarti cloning cylinders. Maybe they came back with some souvenirs? I don't know, I couldn't possibly comment.
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Many Bothans died to bring Anakin this information.
Anaking being married to a Sith Lady by a Sith Lord without realizing that about either of them is something I've always wanted but never knew until just now.
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Anakin doesn't necessarily need to be a Sith Apprentice/Sith Lord to serve Plagueis' needs. As long as he isnt loyal to the Jedi Order when Plagueis makes his move then that is a win in Plagueis' book, especially with how popular Anakin is becoming in the Core Worlds.
He is hopelessly in love with a Sith Apprentice and respects the Sith Lord. Anakin may never even have to give up his "Jedi" status. Once everything is said and done and this first arc is over and Plagueis' Imperium rules the galaxy I can see him being the Grand Master of a "reformed" Jedi Order that has been so corrupted with the Dark Side that they are Dark Jedi without even truly realizing it. Most will be Anakin's age and younger San they ten more suspectible. Or if they do, they are so enticed by the Dark Side and the power they have that they won't care.
This Imperial Jedi Order would act as the foundation of the Imperial Inquisition with Anakin as Grand Inquisitor. Not all Inquisitors are Dark Jedi but all Dark Jedi are Inquisitors. They would hunt down the conservative traditional Jedi who are "enemies of the state" and surviving RLF cells.
Hego Damask - Emperor of the Galactic Imperium, Darth Plagueis
Jabitha Hal - Commander of the Emperor's Hands, Darth Borea
Anakin Skywalker - Grand Master of the Imperial Jedi Order and Grand Master of the Inquisition
He is hopelessly in love with a Sith Apprentice and respects the Sith Lord. Anakin may never even have to give up his "Jedi" status. Once everything is said and done and this first arc is over and Plagueis' Imperium rules the galaxy I can see him being the Grand Master of a "reformed" Jedi Order that has been so corrupted with the Dark Side that they are Dark Jedi without even truly realizing it. Most will be Anakin's age and younger San they ten more suspectible. Or if they do, they are so enticed by the Dark Side and the power they have that they won't care.
This Imperial Jedi Order would act as the foundation of the Imperial Inquisition with Anakin as Grand Inquisitor. Not all Inquisitors are Dark Jedi but all Dark Jedi are Inquisitors. They would hunt down the conservative traditional Jedi who are "enemies of the state" and surviving RLF cells.
Hego Damask - Emperor of the Galactic Imperium, Darth Plagueis
Jabitha Hal - Commander of the Emperor's Hands, Darth Borea
Anakin Skywalker - Grand Master of the Imperial Jedi Order and Grand Master of the Inquisition
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Slava Ukraini!
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Cartao spaceport must've had a sale on souvenir magnets in the giftshop.
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I Raided Cartao And All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt
Dang.
To be honest I'd been hoping this entire time that between the odd paranoia of directly meeting Anakin and the constant thinking back to Tenebrous as if he was still around to criticise Plagueis, that this fic's premise did involve Tenebrous not fleeing Plagueis on Bal'demnic. I was fully hoping that once there was a proper meeting with Anakin, Plagueis would be immediately thwarted by Anakin's possession rather than anybody finding him out. Unless that did happen and Tenebrous is so good nobody noticed.
To be honest I'd been hoping this entire time that between the odd paranoia of directly meeting Anakin and the constant thinking back to Tenebrous as if he was still around to criticise Plagueis, that this fic's premise did involve Tenebrous not fleeing Plagueis on Bal'demnic. I was fully hoping that once there was a proper meeting with Anakin, Plagueis would be immediately thwarted by Anakin's possession rather than anybody finding him out. Unless that did happen and Tenebrous is so good nobody noticed.