Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Tales of a Sith War

Star Wars: Tales of a Sith War is a short story telling the tale of the formation of the Sith Trinite in the wake of the Duel on Gand.

Publisher's summary
''Within the chaos of the Sith Crusade two gods of the Force; Darth Abeonis, the Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire and Luke Skywalker, the Grand Jedi Master duel on Gand, to decide the fate of the war.

''With the retreat of the light, darkness finds itself in turmoil; as Sith Knights and Lords throw in their lot in the hopes of gaining power.

''Abeonis, fearing for his throne decides that to avert all-out civil war, a coalition must be formed, a coalition that can control the Sith Order of Decreto and keep it loyal.

Dramatis personae

 * Darth Abeonis; Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire (Human male)
 * Darth Alectasa; Sith Lord (Epicanthix male)
 * Darth Validus; Sith Lord (Hapan female)
 * Darth Adsec; Sith Lord, Commander of the Home Fleet (Human male)
 * Darth Micail; Sith Lord (Human male)
 * Jacen Solo; Sith Lord (Human male)
 * Darth Wyyrlok; Sith Knight, Sith Council member (Chagrian male)
 * Luke Skywalker; Grand Jedi Master (Human male)

Characters

 * Darth Alectasa
 * Darth Validus

Events

 * Battle of Thyferra
 * Mission to Kashyyyk

Vehicles and vessels

 * Trinite

Chapter 1
Alectasa waited patiently and quietly for his name to be called by the captain's secretary. He paced up and down the corridor, gripping his hands tightly, shaking slightly. Darth Micail was by far the most powerful member of the Sith Order of Decreto to have ever requested him, and this worried Alectasa greatly; what had he done to warrant this meeting? It had only been seven hours since he had awoken from his coma and been told of his ordeal.

Supposedly, following Darth Cannae's dismal failure two years previously Alectasa had been seriously wounded, and a self-induced coma had been the only thing that saved his life. Now, two years later he had finally awaken and found that much had changed in the Sith Empire. The Sith had expanded greatly in the last two years, and Cal Omas, leader of the enemy had been killed, yet the Jedi continued to fight for a lost cause&hellip;apparently.

These thoughts of deception had plagued Alectasa's mind ever since he had been told the story, he knew that treachery was the way of the Sith, and that the story could just as likely be false, as it was true. But before he could further dwell on these thoughts the captain's secretary called him forth. The time had come, to meet a Sith Lord.

Chapter 2
Darth Validus had long been an exile amongst her own people. Ever since her father's death she had hated the Galactic Alliance with all her heart, and with the return of the Sith just two years previously, she had been given the chance to exact her revenge.

She had fought valiantly over the past two years, always at the front line, and it had paid of just months ago when she was promoted to the rank of Sith Knight by her former commander; Darth Micail. Now she had been called up by the Sith Council itself and even the great Darth Validus shock slightly at the thought of her immediate future, and whether it was about to be cut short or not. Sitting on the stone bench, outside the Council chamber on Korriban Validus shuddered at the thought, shaking it off, preferring to believe that it was good news, for her at least.

Validus had not been sitting for half a standard hour when she found herself being hurried forth into the greater Council chamber. Before her sat four hooded figures, each one projecting a strong dark side aura. At the head of the table sat the strongest and most powerful of them all &mdash; Darth Abeonis himself. It was then that she noticed a fifth, un-hooded figure standing just beside the door.

A tall man, with long brown hair and a strong face sporting the crimson red armour of the Sith Knights. He had pitch black eyes, suggesting artifical implants and a large scar over his right eye; stretching the length of his face.

'Darth Validus,' declared the Dark Lord Abeonis 'I would like to introduce you to your fellow Sith Knight, Darth Alectasa.' Alectasa bowed, and Validus returned the compliment. 'I have brought you both here because the Empire is in need of help.'

'What kind of "defence"? If I may enquire?' asked Alectasa

'Defence, from within unfortunatley. It seems my recent failure to eliminate Skywalker has given many of our fellow Sith Lords delusions of grandeur, delusions which seem to be pitting them against myself. So far it has only been a minor inconvenience but now it seems things are heating up.'

Micail, who had been listening intently suddenly interrupted, saying 'Thyferra, a planet only recently conquered by our forces has fallen under the sway of a Sith Lord named Darth Iiniuria, you may have heard of her? But regardless; her claiming of this planet as her own has sent a message to many of her fellow Lords and Knights. And if this utter betrayal is not crushed quickly and brutally, then it could erupt into all out civil war&hellip;'

'&hellip;civil war without end&hellip;' interrupted the third hooded figure, Darth Adsec.

'&hellip;yes, and if that is allowed to happen, the Sith Empire might never regain its rightful place at the head of the galaxy. And that is something, we cannot allow.'

Both Alectasa and Validus stood still; neither was shocked at the news of a fellow Sith's betrayal, but the fact that it was a single Sith Lord, on a single planet just seemed suicidle, and then Alectasa suddenly realised something.

'Why are you telling us this? Why not just send Lord Micail, or even Lord Adsec to bombard the planet into submission, kill the traitors!?!'

'Because,' said the final hooded figure 'both of you have proven your worth, and his Lordship want to test you one more time, before your loyalties are "rewarded".'

'"Rewarded"'? enquired Validus tentitivly

Behind the scenes
Inspiration for this article came from C3PO the Dragon Slayer's comment on the talk page of Star Wars: Darth Abeonis.