Star Wars: Jedi Asylum

Star Wars: Jedi Asylum is a horror series written by Brandon Kamin. It takes place over 150 years after | Return of the Jedi.

Plot
There are four books in the series that tells the tale of a Jedi Knight Kambor Myatt who is condemned to be incarcerated in the Jedi Asylum, a large institution on Boz Pity created for corrupt Jedi. Each book tells about his survival and escape.

Descent
The first book tells about Kambor's arrival at the asylum and his suffering from the sick procedures he was put through by Valone Skade. He is eventually freed by a Jedi who is part of a group of 3 other Jedi, roaming the asylum trying to survive. Kambor follows him deeper into the asylum until the Jedi is killed by Phase 3 converts, which are Jedi that were traumatized into brainless, savage animals. Kambor escapes and meets up with Zeekra, a female zabrak Jedi who is a strong darkside user. They work together to find Skade and steal the key to the lift that descends into the depths of the asylum. When they reach the lift Zeekra turns on Kambor and nearly kills him. He manages to escape however into the lift, where he fears the worst.

Wake
The second book starts off with Kambor fighting his way into the inner sections of the asylum, where he teams up with a Jedi he freedtoo discover the dark secrets of the asylum. He finds things to be much worse than he expected. The asylum is scattered with bioengineering labs and sick genetic experiments with several species. During their investigation they awaken the hideous altered beings that are thirsty for blood. With Zeekra on their tail, Kambor and his new Jedi comrade fight through these threats and shut down the operations. In the process they also awaken an abandoned expiriment that was put in hight security containment. A genetically engineered creature who is nearly indestructible and highly lethal. Meeting up with Zeekra again, they agree to team up to get past the beast. While they succeed, Zeekra escapes, the Jedi is killed, and Kambor is captured. He once again encounters Skade again, who tortures him and prepares him for phase 2 of the conversion.

Trauma
Kambor manages to barely escape during the conversion and kills Skade. He takes his lightsaber back and searches for Zeekra. He encounters disturbing hallucinations of his past within his journey and becomes more dark and savage when fighting the threats of the asylum. Eventually he runs into Zeekra again after a long search. Reluctant to trust her, Kambor agrees to a very brief alliance to overcome the final obstacles to finding the dark leader of the asylum. During their journey they are split up and Kambor is the first to meet with the leader, who is a genetically mutated Sith Lord named Darth Margus. The Sith reveals his sinister intentions for the asylum as a way to build an army of converts and find one worthy apprentice to build an army and consume the galaxy into darkness. Kambor refuses to be a part and Margus then speaks to Zeekra as she enters, and tells her to kill the Jedi in order to become the apprentice.

Fate
The final book begins with Kambor's second battle with Zeekra. He proves to be a much more formidable opponent for her than before and manages to defeat her after a long and gruesome battle. Margus than congratulates Kambor and tells him he will become the apprentice to him. Kambor refuses and tells him he will report to the republic about everything that he has seen. Margus attempts to kill him, but Kambor frees the experimental creature that was never killed and Margus is consumed by him. The dark taint is cleared from the asylum and Kambor contacts the republic and the Jedi order to collect the converts and corrupt Jedi and dismantle the institution. Kambor is readmitted to the Jedi order, and the plans for the asylum are erased.