Chapter 8: Destiny
Jedi Master Stark knows that to save the galaxy certain things have to be put in motion. A Jedi knows that every being serves a purpose and has a destiny, and it is time for Stark to fulfill his part...
15 Years Before the Battle of Yavin
Stark sat there, focused on the hum of the engine. The longer he can concentrate, the more likely his message can be sent.
Kira: "What s the Jedi doing?"
Froze: "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. It can be a little complicated."
Kira: "Yeah, Jedi did never like things simple."
Kira: "What s the Jedi doing?"
Froze: "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you. It can be a little complicated."
Kira: "Yeah, Jedi did never like things simple."
Froze: "Are we there yet?"
Kira: "We should be there soon enough. Are you sure your friends know what they are doing? Maybe they should just be grateful they are alive and no longer concern themselves with the galaxies problems."
Froze: "Thats not the Jedi way."
Kira: "I'll get the ship ready to get to the surface undetected then."
Froze: "Kira...thank you."
Kira: "We should be there soon enough. Are you sure your friends know what they are doing? Maybe they should just be grateful they are alive and no longer concern themselves with the galaxies problems."
Froze: "Thats not the Jedi way."
Kira: "I'll get the ship ready to get to the surface undetected then."
Froze: "Kira...thank you."
Froze: "General?"
Stark sat the in full concentration. Unmoved by his friends words, the Jedi finally could feel a connection.
Stark sat the in full concentration. Unmoved by his friends words, the Jedi finally could feel a connection.
Stark: "Come. Come to find me. Use your feelings and search out. It is time we resolve our destines."
Carth awakens to the voice of his former master. The last time he heard his voice was the day he struck him down, but could not kill him.
Carth awakens to the voice of his former master. The last time he heard his voice was the day he struck him down, but could not kill him.
Carth: "You old fool. I have long searched for you, and yet you reveal yourself to me through the Force. I will be your undoing old man."
Carth has grown in power and strength wile he has been an apprentice of the Hidden Sith.Much of the Sith fear he is to powerful but his masters believe they have him in check.
Carth has grown in power and strength wile he has been an apprentice of the Hidden Sith.Much of the Sith fear he is to powerful but his masters believe they have him in check.
Carth: "Master I can sense him. He is far away, but he has called me to him. He will not flee. Now is my chance to prove myself."
Morti: "Go. Seek out and destroy the Jedi. If you return, you do so as a Dark Lord of the Sith."
Carth: "I will not fail you my master."
Morti: "Go. Seek out and destroy the Jedi. If you return, you do so as a Dark Lord of the Sith."
Carth: "I will not fail you my master."
Morti: "Do not falter. Let the Darkside guide you my apprentice. Remember your training, channel you hatred and you anger. With each blow let the fear of you adversary fuel you."
Carth: "The Force is my slave. I will use it well."
Carth: "The Force is my slave. I will use it well."
Morti knew that his apprentice was powerful. He is slowly becoming a threat to his power. Morti still had to assert his rule over him.
Morti: "If you fail. I will end you."
Morti: "If you fail. I will end you."
Carth: "When I return. Things will change. I will reshape this Empire as my own."
Carth walks out of the temple and boarded his starship. His destination was the planet of Makeb.
Carth walks out of the temple and boarded his starship. His destination was the planet of Makeb.
Standing on the edge of a plateau over looking the planet Makeb. Stark searched out using the Force. He sensed a faint disturbance. Drawn to the shift in the Force, Stark walked on.
Stark: "How far you have fallen Carth. You could have been a powerful Jedi, you could have been a survivor like the rest of us, but instead you choose to follow the same path of Skywalker."
Carth: "I always assumed the lapdog was Skywalker. It is a shame really, confined to a suit. Unlike me who has the power of the Darkside fully under my command."
Carth: "I always assumed the lapdog was Skywalker. It is a shame really, confined to a suit. Unlike me who has the power of the Darkside fully under my command."
Stark: "The Darkside. I do sense it within you, but there is still good in you."
Carth: "The good in me has been cut out like an infected limp. I am Sith."
Stark: "I can see that you will not listen to reason. It is too late for you."
Stark can sense the rage growing in Carth. Carth prepares to strike at his former master.
Carth: "The good in me has been cut out like an infected limp. I am Sith."
Stark: "I can see that you will not listen to reason. It is too late for you."
Stark can sense the rage growing in Carth. Carth prepares to strike at his former master.
Carth: "It is time that you die like the rest of your order old man."
Stark: "The Order may have been flawed but it did not deserve this. I have seen what the Empire can do."
Carth: "You should be more concerned with what I can do."
Stark: "The Order may have been flawed but it did not deserve this. I have seen what the Empire can do."
Carth: "You should be more concerned with what I can do."
Stark: "You think the Darkside gives you power? It only weakens your body. It drains you of your lifeforce."
Carth: "Sacrifice is the key to survival. And only the powerful survive. Even now you lecture me."
Carth: "Sacrifice is the key to survival. And only the powerful survive. Even now you lecture me."
Carth can sense the words of his master inside his head.
Morti: "Use your opponenets weaknesses against them. To win you must be willing to do anything."
Carth: "I will not fail. You will die here old man!"
Stark: "I have a different destiny boy!"
Morti: "Use your opponenets weaknesses against them. To win you must be willing to do anything."
Carth: "I will not fail. You will die here old man!"
Stark: "I have a different destiny boy!"
Carth lunges forward striking at Stark with sheer force. The blow sends the old Jedi staggering backwards as he falls to the ground beneath him.
Stark lay there thinking about the past. This Sith in front of him was the young boy he raised since the being. He remembers every moment. The sound of an incoming lightsaber blade forces Stark to return to reality.
Stark calls upon the force as he speeds past Carth just as he is about to deliver a killing blow. Carth's blade slices through the rock.
Carth: "AHHHHHHH!"
Carth: "AHHHHHHH!"
Stark blasts back at the Sith knocking Carth to the ground. Stark knows he has to finish this but the memories hold him back.
Stark uses the force to recall his lightsaber and reaches out to grab Carth's new blade.
The blades ignite. Stark looks down at Carth. Stark realizes that he cannot come to terms with killing the boy. After everything they had been through, and after everything he was to him...Stark cannot do it.
Stark disengages the blades and looks down at the boy.
Carth: "YOU SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS HAS LEAD TO YOUR DEATH!"
Carth: "YOU SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS HAS LEAD TO YOUR DEATH!"
Carth fires bolts of lighting far more powerful then Stark can even realize. In this moment Stark can feel death inching closer to him. He looks out into the void and there he sees a glimpse of the future. Stark realizes his error, he has just allowed a great evil to live and thrive.
Froze: "Hey! Freakshow, lets take a moment to calm down."
Froze fires a few bolts that distract Carth, saving the now wounded Stark.
Froze fires a few bolts that distract Carth, saving the now wounded Stark.
Carth: "YOU WILL DIE CLONE!"
Draska: "Now one will die today, except for you tainted one."
Draska: "Now one will die today, except for you tainted one."
Master Draska ignites his blade. He turns to the Sith and can see the power in his eyes.
Draska: "Get him out of here! I will hold him off!"
Draska: "Get him out of here! I will hold him off!"
Carth: "YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME! ANOTHER DILUTED JEDI FOR ME TO PURGE FROM THIS GALAXY!"
Draska: "You have become something else Carth. You are a pain on the galaxy, a distrubance in the force."
Draska: "You have become something else Carth. You are a pain on the galaxy, a distrubance in the force."
Froze helps Jedi Master Stark up.
Froze: "Come on old man. Don't die on me now."
Stark: "Death...worlds burning...innocents slaughtered...I...have...failed..."
Froze: "Come on old man. Don't die on me now."
Stark: "Death...worlds burning...innocents slaughtered...I...have...failed..."
Carth: "You disappoint me Master Draska! I remember a warrior and now I will slaughter a weakling."
Draska: "I...won't..."
Draska can feel his energy slipping away. The old master had made a grave error.
Draska: "I...won't..."
Draska can feel his energy slipping away. The old master had made a grave error.
Carth slams his blade into the alien as he attempt to connect with a final volley.
Carth feeds of the fear and the victory. Carth can feel his power growing.
Carth feeds of the fear and the victory. Carth can feel his power growing.
Carth: 'I AM SITH! The galaxy will soon know the power of Carth the Dark Lord of Pain!"
Voice: "Insolent child. You are but a learner. But there is something about you..."
Voice: "Insolent child. You are but a learner. But there is something about you..."
Author's comments
Hey guys this is the exciting conclusion to Darkness Born! But this is not the end. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post the Epilogue so you guys can get an understanding of what is to come. Next I am happy to announce I am well into writing book 2 which I will be slowly revealing over the next few months. It is going to be bigger and more ambitious and I will need your help! There will be contests and other ways for you guys to get involved only here on Court House Publishing!
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