Journal of the Whills (ASWS)

"I tried to create a world that can create its own future from moment to moment, free of one man's vision and the perversions of a prophet's words, free of a future predetermined. It appears that destiny disagreed with that idea."

- The Skywalker

The Prophecies of The Skywalker were a set of writings that foretold the coming of kings, rulers and other legendary figures throughout history. From the time of the exodus off of Had Abaddon to his death on Kal'Shabbol, many visions came to The Skywalker which led him to write eight distinct prophecies that would span over one hundred thousand years and multiple galaxies. He wrote them within his own sacred journals and they were eventually some of the first entries of the Journal of the Whills after the establishment of the Order of the Whills.

The coming of many noteworthy figures in history was prophesied by The Skywalker before his death. Such figures include Ussej Padric Bac, his descendants, Carden Mannux, Darth Bane, Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker and Patrick Keylan Bac, a man who lived on Earth after the Jedi Bendu were forced to exile themselves there.

Because such notable figures in history were prophesied by The Skywalker, the prophecies themselves gained galactic attention over time. Had it not been for the efforts of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker and Ussej Padric Bac LXIV, they would not have seen the light of day for thousands of more years as it was the reunification of the Jedi Order and the Bendu Order into the New Jedi Bendu Order that allowed them to be published for the galaxy-at-large to read and cherish.

History
After the Jedi Bendu exodus from Had Abaddon, the newly created order made its way to the Promised Land which they knew to be the ancient world of Kal’Shabbol. Having been the first to set foot upon it in thousands of years, they began constructing their first monastery that would also serve as the religious home of The Skywalker. After construction was complete, The Skywalker sat down upon his newly created alter to pray. However, what he saw was unexpected. He began seeing flashes of a man fighting with a blade made of pure energy and light, something that The Skywalker referred to as a “laser sword”. It took him years to interpret it’s meaning, but eventually he was able to decipher it and called it the Prophecy of the Voyager.

As the years went by, he had many more visions of many more people. It took him years to decipher each one, but there was one that took him longer than the rest. He called it the Prophecy of the Son of the Suns and he simply could not break through it. As he was becoming ill, he feared that he would never crack the mystery that was the prophecy. Finally, he reached his deathbed. He told his children that they and their descendants would go out among the stars and create what would later be called the Order of the Whills. The Whills would follow the Jedi Bendu to dwell within the light of the Ashlan Nebula. On the fourth planet, he said, they would record the continuing saga of the Jedi Bendu and a great Republic that would last for thousands of generations once it was created. Just before he passed, he realized the meaning of the prophecy and urged his children to write down what he said so it could be recorded later on. He realized that the Whills would be sustained by their task until a dark shadow crossed over them, but eventually a savior would arise from the land of the twin suns and rescue them from the abyss.

Once the Order of the Whills was established, The Skywalker’s children and the Chief of the Whills knew that they would have to begin on what they were destined to begin. They put together a large, blank manuscript, one that they came to call the Journal of the Whills. The first pages of the journal contained the words of The Skywalker, stating how the Whills would tell the story of the Jedi Bendu and the future Republic, as well as the prophecies that The Skywalker had created. Once that part of the journal was sealed, it would never see the light of day again, the prophecies would be fulfilled.

The Prophecy of the Voyager
The first prophecy seen and spoken by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Voyager. In it, he saw a young warrior with a blue beam of energy fighting against a dark warrior with a crimson beam of energy. The blue blade soon became blood red, signifying a betrayal. However, the two crimson blades soon became light once more. One of the blades died out, but the other continued to become brighter and brighter until all became white. The young warrior stepped out of the shadows, a smile on his face, with his arms wide open in a sea of love and comfort. His version of the prophecy was spoken as follows:


 * ''In a time of great chaos
 * ''A warrior of untold power
 * ''Will rise from Hell’s brink.
 * ''He will be forced to flee
 * ''In the end, he will vow
 * ''To fight no more, forever.
 * ''But the day will come
 * ''When he is forced to fight
 * ''And he will do so with valor.
 * ''When this laborer’s task is o’er
 * ''When the battle day has past
 * ''Upon the very farthest shore
 * ''Will land this voyager at last.

After the end of the Great Territorial War, Ussej Padric Bac and his family was forced to flee into the Unknown Regions to avoid death at the hands of those still loyal to the fallen Sith Empire. They were picked up by members of the Bendu Order who believed that Ussej would go on to fulfill the prophecy, based on his experiences as a Jedi and a Sith. What truly made them believe was Ussej’s vow to fight only when necessary and never kill another living being. They were taken to the world of the Bendu and were given training in their ways.

Many years later, the former Sith Empress Viea attacked Kal'Shabbol, forcing Ussej to fight once again. The former empress tested him, tempting him to kill her. Ussej refused and only a few seconds later, she stabbed him through the chest. He did, however, manage to unarm her as he fell. Her blade cutting through the thing ledge itself, the evil one tempted him to end it once more. He still refused, telling her that he did not have to, as the ground was about to give away. When it did, the two warriors fell hundreds of feet to the ground below, killing them both. Upon his death, Ussej’s soul was immediately transported to the shores of Ashlan Four where he found the monastery of the Whills, as well as The Skywalker, waiting for him. At that moment, he realized that the prophecy was true, though it was not until Ussej Padric Bac III was momentarily taken to Ashlan Four to speak with him did anyone realize that the prophecy had come true.

The Prophecy of the Night's Children
The second prophecy seen and spoken by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Night’s Children. In it, he saw a dark warrior, one with blue skin and red eyes like he had never seen before, standing upon a moon as it rose above a throne. A group of warriors made their way out from around the throne and began to weave a web, as if they were spiders, singing dark prayers and spells. They crept through the shadows, speaking of the darkness and speaking of secrets that were better left unsaid. The prophecy was spoken as follows:


 * ''As the full moon rises to its nocturnal throne
 * ''The children of the night will soon awaken
 * ''To weave their web of dark enchantments.
 * ''Through the shadows they will slowly creep
 * ''Whispering their dark secrets onto the wind.

During the Great Sovereign Crusades, a former Dark Lord of the Sith named Carden Mannux discovered the prophecy and realized that he could bring it about. Using the prophecy as his guide, he created the Dark Guardians of Lettow based upon the principles of Xendor, a former Dark Jedi Bendu Knight. With it, he ushered in a new era of darkness.

The Lettow worshiped the Dark Side of the Force and, in time, it ended up becoming bent on aiding the Sith Empire destroy the Jedi. They were galactically renowned for their brutal discipline and lust for power in their upper ranks, along with the unholy methods they used to attain it. During the early days of the faction, they simply worshiped the Dark Side, readying themselves to unleash their fury when they were called upon to do so. They were rediscovered by a Dark Lord of the Sith during the Millennium of Hiding and served the two Sith Lords for nearly eight hundred years.

The Lettow were instrumental during the Galactic Civil War, most notably the First Battle of Alderaan, the Battle of Endor, the Sieges of Naboo and the First Battle of Coruscant. However, during the latter battle, all but two of the Lettow were destroyed, thus destroying almost four thousand years of hard work and determination, though they did have a resurgence almost two thousand years later on Earth.

The Prophecy of the Sith’ari
. The third prophecy seen and spoken by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Sith’ari. In it, he saw the coming of an exemplar of the ideals of the Dark Side. The figure in it, a near-Human, was first seen as weak and as a nobody, someone with very little strength. But, as he slaughtered those who opposed him, he eventually came out on top. He watched a battle from the sidelines and then, when the timing seemed almost perfect, there was an explosion. When the dust settled, the figure was the only dark one left, at least for that moment in time. Though he never officially recorded the prophecy, as he believed it to be too grim for anyone else to see, he did tell one of his sons that he believed that the being would be perfect, someone who would rise to be a prominent figure in an army of darkness and then destroy them. However, out of the ashes, he would make the order stronger than ever.

Throughout history, there were many candidates for the Sith’ari. The first was Revan. After the Mandalorian War, he brought the Sith Empire to power but eventually destroyed most of them through his redemption and the defeat of Darth Malak. He stored his teachings in a holocron, a holocron that would prove to be instrumental when Darth Bane reformed the Sith Order into one that eventually conquered the galaxy, thus helping the Sith to become stronger than ever before. However, in time, it was proven that he was not the Sith’ari. Another candidate was Anakin Skywalker, as he destroyed Darth Sidious and the Sith Empire. However, he did not make the Sith stronger, as they were destroyed for eternity, and he himself never led them.

The true Sith’ari was Darth Bane. Bane was the one who provided Lord Kaan with the Thought Bomb during the Final Battle of Ruusan in the New Sith Wars, thus leading to the destruction of the Brotherhood of Darkness. Afterwards, he instituted the Rule of Two, thereby making the Sith Order stronger than it ever had been before.

Appearances

 * The Beginning: The Legend of The Skywalker
 * Shadows of the Jedi: The Legend of Ussej Padric Bac II
 * Shadows of the Jedi: The Legend of Ussej Padric Bac III
 * Lettow: The Curse of Carden Mannux
 * Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Beginning