Star Wars: The Chosen

"Ken Elegin of the Jedi, I have need of you. The Galaxy has need of you. Find the ones that I have shown to you and lead them to greatness, for if you should fail, then the Galaxy shall lie in ruin for the remainder of its days. May the Force be with you."

- The voice in the vision

Star Wars: The Chosen is a work of Star Wars fan-fiction written by NKSCF and published on FanFiction.net. It follows Jedi Master Ken Elegin as he receives a vision from a mysterious source that claims he is needed to gather a group of Jedi, traitors, and civilians in order to fight a bent on possessing a malignant power that could give him control of the entire Galaxy. The story is currently on-going, and has nine chapters out of thirty-five written.

The Search
Two years after the fight with the Lost Tribe of Sith, Jedi Master Ken Elegin receives a vision from an unknown source, and discovers that a monstrous creature mired in dark side energies will envelop the Galaxy and kill all sentient life. Recently the Jedi have foreseen their destruction, but their search into Sith-affiliated worlds has come up with no evidence of any threat existing and the search was called off. After being shown the planet and being told to head there, Ken is accosted by Jedi Master Kyle Katarn, who has become wary of Ken due to his frequent absences from the Jedi Order to find his place in the Galaxy. As the two debate their differences, they find that a recent mission to find a missing Jedi named Sothais Saar has discovered that he is no more, murdered by his contacts inside of Hutt Space, where he had attempted to get the Hutts to abolish slavery. Learning this, Kyle reveals to Ken that his former apprentice, was killed on  during the search for information on the hidden threat, and that he wanted to go there himself, but was forced to stay on  by his fellow Council members, who feared losing yet another Jedi Master as they had in years past. Ken, now with Kyle's approval, leaves, knowing that on Lehon he will find Tash and Zak Arranda.

In space, pilot and bounty hunter Malinza Thanas and her co-pilot Zomil wait for two Jedi Knights to transfer the recently recaptured pirate Three-Eye, who escaped from Galactic Alliance custody and began experimentation on animals from an old work site of hers. When Shul Vaal and Tiu Zax arrive with Galactic Alliance soldiers to pick up the prisoner, they find that they have been double-crossed, and that Three-Eye allied with the and, who extract her from the Jedi, and also take Shul as a captive, leaving an unconscious Tiu with an angered Malinza, who swears to get Shul back alive.

On, Danni Quee and Kunra encounter the living consciousness of the planet, and are told to leave for Lehon, where they will assist an unknown figure in his quest to save the Galaxy. Recently married, the two take a modified coralskipper to get away from their hidden part of the Unknown Regions and make their way to Lehon.

As his fellow slaves depart for their service, Garindan, once famed information broker, dwells on his past, knowing that he has been marked as cursed by his people for giving information to the Empire that could have killed  on  before he had a chance to destroy the. Despite his setbacks, he managed to gain access to a privileged life, but the Hutts placed a bounty on his head that was eventually collected by, and then he was sentenced to live the remainder of his life on , where he would have been indoctrinated into the recently resurrected cult on the planet, if not for a bribe he made that allowed him to secure access to an enzyme that broke off the of the. This leaves him one of the few slaves on Ylesia able to keep his own mind and not be broken by his overseers, causing another slave to notice him. The slave, a named Maber Yeff, tells Garindan that he is planning a slave revolt to make up for his past as a member of the, and that he wants Garindan's help, which Garindan offers when he realizes that he has nothing to live for anymore.

Tash and Zak Arranda investigate the ruins of the on Lehon, in an attempt to disprove wild theories that the  could return to menace the Galaxy. As they work, they find themselves under attack by a group of who are bent on killing them. Before the battle can truly start, however, Ken arrives in his and forces the Mandalorians to flee without killing any of them. The Mandalorians return to their camp to talk to their leader, Ram Zerimar&mdash;who has been told by an individual known as Durrei that the Arrandas were secretly supplying the Empire with weapons&mdash;vows to kill the Jedi himself, as he thinks that he will be doing the Galaxy a favor.

Meanwhile, on Coruscant, Raynar Thul, recently offered more freedoms following his recovery from being among the Killiks, finds himself being contacted by the same being that talked with Ken. Finding that he has been holding himself back, Raynar leaves the Temple by hiding himself in the Force, and leaves for the Hapes Cluster, where he was directed by the mysterious being. After the Jedi discover his departure, Kyle Katarn sends Barabel Jedi Knight Dordi after him, as none of them know his reasons for leaving so suddenly.

Waking up in a strange cell where a group of are watching him, Shul Vaal finds that he has been bounds and that his lekku are attached to, causing him immense pain. Right before, he is contacted by a being that claims to be working in his best interests, but that it is up to Shul to decide whether or not to trust his words. Shul also finds a group of ysalamiri with him in his cell that are semi-halting his ability to use the Force. When his cell opens, Shul meets Gumbrak Hoxz, who is allied with Palazidar and claims to want to kill all who wield the Force, even though he has its power as well. Palazidar drugs Shul and vows to take him to Ylesia, but stops on before in order to set off another part of a much larger plan few are aware of.

On Lehon, Ken, Tash, and Zak discuss Ken's vision, while Zak views it with skepticism. Reminding the others that they are still being hunted down by Mandalorians, Zak goes to Ken's StealthX to make sure it can defend them when the Mandalorians attack them. Ram watches Zak work and feels an outside presence guide his hands to kill Zak by first placing him within the confines provided by an adhesive grenade and then a thermal detonator. Shocked at what he has done, Ram tries to fight off the presence, but finds his fellow Mandalorians with him, telling him that he sent a distress call to them and that they will treat his wounds after they kill the Jedi. Knowing he does not have any wounds, Ram attempts to dissuade them from attacking, but he is prevented from doing so by the same force, which he finds is a mysterious figure that manages to make Ram fall into a dizzy spell and from there to unconsciousness.

Tash reacts terribly to Zak's death and starts delving into dark side abilities to kill the Mandalorians attacking them. Ken manages to calm her down momentarily and fights off the Mandalorians with her, and wonders if they were sent by someone who knows of his vision and does not wish for them to succeed. Using Tash as bait, Ken creates a and ensnares the Mandalorian without the weapons they held moments before. Questioning them, Ken finds that they will not reveal their backer, and that they have plenty of weapons hidden inside parts of their armor, and almost dies, but the coralskipper piloted by Kunra arrives and kills the Mandalorians, saving both Ken and Tash. Ken is contacted by Danni and told that they are there to help them out. Ken tries to tell Tash the good news, but finds her carrying the desecrated remains of her brother, wailing her grief throughout the Force, as Ken swears to himself that he will never let anyone around him die if he can help it.

Watching from afar, Ylairo Iteu is contacted by his Master, who asks for a report on the mission. Ylairo tells him that he was able to arrange for Zak's death, but that the arrival of the coralskipper prevented him from killing anyone else and he requests to be sent elsewhere. Agreeing to his request, Ylairo's Master tells him to leave, and Ylairo does, heading to for then, but knows he won't end up there, as his Master will tell him to go elsewhere soon.

Thanks to intelligence gathered by the, Malinza and Zomil managed to capture a ship piloted by a member of Three-Eye's organization and gain codes to enter her base on. Tiu receives a vision and is told to save the Galaxy with the friends she will find on the way to her destiny. Waking up, she goes with Malinza and Zomil to Iridium after Malinza alerts Galactic Alliance forces to Three-Eye's base, but, due to recent events, has to lie about rogue Jedi being there to get them to come.

On Iridium, they encounter Three-Eye's second-in-command, who leads them to Three-Eye, and encounter her special bodyguards, including a YVH droid, B1 droids, two Anzati, and several Talz. Barely fighting them off, they reach an impasse, but they receive a message from Galactic Alliance forces, who rout Three-Eye's fleet. Cornered, Three-Eye tries to have her pirates fight to the last being, but she's shot by Sawthane, who says that while he likes being a rogue, he does not wish to die to maintain that life and prefers prison. Tiu and Malinza interrogate Sawthane on Shul's whereabouts and discover that he has been taken to Pzob, rendering the majority of their mission there futile.

Meditating in his chambers on the forgotten fortress world of, Durrei experiences visions brought on by the that show him his enemies and what they will do in the future. Contacting Vul Isen, Durrei finds out that Vul is close to procuring a man that could help them find what they have been looking for in the Hapes Cluster. Next, Durrei tells Ylairo, his apprentice, to go to Pzob and kill all that would oppose them, as he leave O'reen behind, while giving its secrets to the Vagaari Empire, in order to make sure that no one can reveal who he is to any potential questioners.

Behind the scenes
Star Wars: The Chosen is NKSCF's attempt to branch off from his earlier works, which were considered on the site to rely too much on Mary Sue-ish qualities that detracted from otherwise great ideas. In order to distance himself from these works, NKSCF came up with an idea to find a canon Sue and work it so that he or she had flaws and could be respected. During a visit to TVTropes, NKSCF found out that many fans considered Ken from the  series to be such a Sue. From there he came up with a way to incorporate Ken into a story that he was already planning that dealt with obscure or rarely used characters from canon to give them a chance to be in the spotlight. This was sparked by a visit to Wookieepedia, where NKSCF read about the Jedi healer. Knowing that he was unlikely to be used too much in the future, NKSCF made Shul the first character for his fan-fic, and then built the story around Shul and Ken, filling other characters in to make the story more stable.