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Path to Redemption: Vader's chapter
"Make peace with him... for me."
Her
request for him to make peace with Skywalker echoed in his head as he
sat alone in meditation. The Darkside of the Force surrounded him,
comforting him, protecting him as he reflected on the second chance he'd
been given at life. Never did he expect to be able to have the freedom
to be with his family again. Though he had an odd way of expressing his
love for them by most people's standards, he loved them none the less.
Nikita was one of the few people in his life that truly knew him on a
personal level... she knew the man behind the monster so to speak. She'd
been at his side with unwavering loyalty since the fall of the Old
Republic.
A
coy smirk tugged at his lips as he focused his thoughts on those he
cared for, that he trusted to never betray him. Vader could see the
image of his wife in his mind, a woman that to him was the perfection of
a Darksider. While he surpassed her in brute strength she made up for
it with speed, stealth, and at times an unsurpassed viciousness...
something that caused him to love her all the more. She was just as
cruel as he was, just as guarded, making them a stronger team in his
eyes. Drawing in a deep breath he shifted his focus slightly to their
children. His anger flared, his smirk faded as he reminded himself of
the fact that their mother had given them over to the Jedi. It had been
his hope that they would train their children together in the ways of
the Sith.
Just
as his anger flared he could hear the Force whispering to him of Aaron
and Allana's destiny. She was meant to become a Greysider; a path that
in Vader's mind was the most deadly, and he was meant to return to learn from Vader himself. To him Greysiders seemed more
dangerous than the Sith or Jedi, as you dealt with an unknown with a
Grey that didn't exist with any other path. While he knew his daughter
would always have a soft spot for the Sith he knew she'd never return to
what she once was. Though this didn't please him he released his anger.
He knew it was pointless to hold onto it when the Force whispered that
what he desired for his oldest children could never become truth.
Calming himself again, his focus shifted once more. His vision was
filled with the image of his wife once again. Even though she was six
months along with their second son she carried on with her normal tasks
in a way that made it hard to believe, save for the slight stomach she
now possessed. This would be his third child, his second chance to
learn to be a parent. He swore to himself that he wouldn't fail any of
his children again.
Centering himself within his current
calmness he opened himself further to the Force. As he felt it flow
through him he allowed it to direct his mind as it wished, no longer
controlling his focus he welcomed any vision the Force wanted him to
see.
(His vision)
- Massive fleet converged in an
unknown location. Their numbers bloated with huge obsidian colored
capital ships, some of them appeared to be larger than any ship Vader
had ever seen. There was no doubt all of them were armed to the teeth
with top of the line weapons and defensive systems. Upon a closer look
one would see small shuttles and frigates transporting supplies from a
station to the various ships, fueling, arming and stocking goods the
crews would need once underway. -
To one who'd seen as many
wars as Vader he knew instantly it was a fleet assembled for one
purpose... the destruction of an enemy. The question was who was behind
the massive build up, and who was their intended target? The answers to
those questions eluded him, distressing him further as he could feel the
Dark Side of the Force radiating strongly from the fleet... It radiated
in a way that felt familiar to him, it reminded him of the aura that
surrounded a Sith'ari.
Sighing as he opened his eye he ran his
hand through his hair briefly. It worried him to think a Sith'ari could
be lurking among the crew of one or more of the ships he'd seen. And
what if they were planning on attacking the Empire? Who would Nikita
side with? Would he be forced to turn on his love?
"No never!
She'd never turn against me. She's been at my side through too much to
abandon me now." He thought to himself as his stair settled on his saber
hilt. She would fight alongside him just as she always had... but who
would he side with? This unknown foe or Skywalker's ever growing Empire?
Though he and Skywalker didn't get along he knew at the end of the day
Skywalker would have his back if he found himself in more trouble than
he could handle. He also knew if he sided with him no one would ever try
to control his life nor Nikita's ever again.
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