(Written by Lord Nekt on the old Forums)
"Its' a boy!" Cried the headlines around the spaceship Endeavor V. The ships named the Endeavor were considered to be the old republics' colony ships; those that would help expand the republic into the outer rim. The Endeavor V would be the fifth project of expansion for the republic, and perhaps the most confrontational. The Jedi, beacons of wisdom and justice throughout the world had always had a company of Jedi go to every colony world, to help out the colonists construct bases, hunt, and the other things that the colony would need. However this planet would be different...
The Jedi knew much more about the planet Myrkr. Much more than the republic ever knew. The Jedi archives had listed that the Jedi are not to go there, and until now no Jedi nor senator nor chancellor had ever asked the question "why". But now, much more would have to be revealed to the public about why Myrkr is off limits.
To the Republic, Myrkr was a new planet full of resources and a planet that could connect them from the outer rim to the mid rim. The saw the temperate climate would attract so many noble's who were wealthy and could easily raise the economy all around, yet the Jedi didn’t see the world so plainly as the Republic did.
5 months before...
"Chancellor Septimus! You must understand that the Jedi will not go to this planet. Our forefathers have decreed that-" "Your ancestors have decreed that we must have no emotion and not have children!" The Chancellor was known for his harsh tongue and for being willfully ignorant to the Jedi. He personally despised them but he did not let business and pleasure mix. The chancellor was just what the Republic needed at the time: A human who could promise something to get and he delivered."Master Hotyst'ruu, Your kind has always hidden behind your codes and tenets, and every time we talk about this you never tell us why!" The Jedi master knew that he was in a mind war with the chancellor. Master Hotyst'ruu was the most reasonable and diplomatic master in the Jedi order; He knew when to pick his battles, and he realized hours before the meeting started, that he could not win a battle against the chancellor in an open forum, where every senator would attend. My Kind… was the words he wanted to say so badly, but he learned to hold his tongue long ago. “Chancellor this isn’t a negotiation. Do whatever you will with your colonization of that planet, but it will have nothing to do with the Jedi.” Hotyst’ruu left the senate room; it didn’t take a master in the force to feel the shock of all the senators’ faces of the openly defiant Jedi, but alas. Hotyst’ruu had a small grin on his face as he was leaving; the twilek beat the human after all.
Present day
The Endeavor V was just heading into orbit of the planet Myrkr. Captain Angelos was perhaps the strongest man on the ship and everyone knew his role as leader. Hero of Kurava III, He was widely famous for holding the republic line against an armada of pirates for over 20 hours without food, water or a break. The man was the Idol of all republic soldiers and he proved that the Jedi were not the only ones who could take all the credit. The crew was indeed grateful to have such a man of high stature by their side, as they had to Jedi to protect them. It was even rumored that the great captain could match the skill of any Jedi. These false rumors inspired the crew to press their efforts even harder in his majestic figure. “To all citizens, this is the captain. We will be landing within the hour. So prepare your things and we will make camp hopefully before night fall, captain out” He talked with such an ego that even a rancor couldn’t match, yet the people loved him and saw it as confidence that they would hope to one day have.
“My lord.” The dark figured bowed solemnly to what appeared to be a rather tall humanoid. Both of them wore hoods, Even on the darkness of the planet, the other man was looking out past the cliff, but yet it was completely dark. There were no lights, no beacons, and no way to guide them anywhere. Yet they knew where they were at all times in the dark isolated jungle. The man was positioned as if he were crossing his arms, or at least what could be considered arms. As soon as the second man dropped to one knee merely 5 feet away from this almost godly figure, the sky seemed to split and turned from darkness into utter chaos. Lightening crackled in front of them hundreds of miles away but still visible. The thunder was monstrous as if the second man had awakened some elemental beast. Roars of some far away animal could be heard, and shrills from the trees itself echoed. The Planet was awakened all at once. After a couple of minutes of the man on his knees and even until a festering worm crawled around on the man’s knees did the figure finally move. He put his hands to his sides and finally spoke a harsh deep voice that would have cowed even the demons of hell itself.”It is time. Assemble the army.”