Darth Abeonis

"Betrayal is not something I take to kindly."

- Darth Abeonis

Darth Abeonis, previously known as Jasca Ducato, was a Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire who ruled over the Sith Order of Decreto during the Legacy era, and was considered by many to be the amongst the most powerful Sith Lords to have ever existed. Darth Abeonis was a former Jedi Knight of considerable strength, who fought valiantly through the and  before being swayed towards the. After a short stint as the self proclaimed, Ducato was returned to the light. After a several years Ducato and the crew of his flagship The Soiyo were tasked with exploring the Unknown Regions in order to assist the ; it was during these travels that Jasca Ducato finally ceased to exist, and took up the title of Darth Abeonis permanently.

After years within the Unknown Regions, Darth Abeonis returned to the known galaxy at the head of a massive Sith armada, intent of destroying the Galactic Alliance and the. For ten years, Darth Abeonis' war would ravage the galaxy, slowly bringing it under the Sith banner. Following the conflict, Darth Abeonis would rule the galaxy with an iron fist, but maintain a fair and just rule; a rule which would go relatively unopposed for almost sixty years

The legacy of Darth Abeonis was so great, that for years after his death the Dark Lord's name was used as both curse and praise; and even during his liftetime, with his exploits throughout the galaxy well known, he was even granted the prestigious title of Tiorsiabeo, meaning The Honored Sith Warrior, Abeonis, by the people of Vania.

Early years
Jasca Ducato was born on the  in the year 6 ABY; too late to suffer at the hands of the, but early enough to suffer the raids of the. Jasca grew up learning the tales of Jedi long dead, and the troubles they both caused and cured; and would play Jedi as a young child, making believe with his friends. By the age of thirteen however, Jasca had grown out of his childhood play, and had taken a more realistic view of life on Taris, helping his father to earn the family a living from the highly competitive market; which was suffering under the thumb of the Imperial Remnant. After only a year of work however news reached Taris of a peace between the and the Imperial Remnant, but that did little to bring the Remnant into a new light in Jasca's eyes, as Taris was still under the rule of one of the Imperial Remnant's more tyrannical Warlords. For over five years Taris remained under the control of the Imperial Remnant, and this had left many Tarisians believing that the New Republic had forgotten about the planet. Many on Taris resorted to joining criminal organizations such as the, of which Jasca did. As a member of the Black Sun, Jasca learnt a great variety of trades, including weaponry and espionage. Eventually however, jasca's overconfidence was his downfall, and he was arrested by the security forces of the Imperial Remnant.

At first, Jasca feared the death penalty, but when word reached the prison that Taris was being handed over to the New Republic he began to feel relieved. After a preliminary Court hearing Jasca was sentenced to serve six months in a criminal rehabilitation center. It was in this rehabilitation center that Jasca was discovered to be Force-Sensitive by a member of the New Jedi Order and was offered to be trained as a Jedi. Jasca, having worshipped the Jedi in his younger years, was astonished by this revelation, and jumped at the chance to join the Jedi Knights.

Only two months after beginning his training as a Jedi, and in an astonishing feat of engineering, Jasca built his first and only lightsaber. This amazed many in the Jedi Order, as it usually took a new pupil around a year before they constructed their weapon. This early blooming for Ducato was enough for the famed Jedi Master Suri-lux Theomoni Vi'squis, one of the few survivors of the. Suri-lux Theomoni Vi'squis, or Vi as he was known, approached the young Jedi and offered to take him on as an apprentice. Jasca accepted the offer on the condition that he not be held back with petty training and library studies; a condition which Vi agreed too.

Wiwibringlo
One month later, Ducato and his master were sent to the temperate world of Wiwibringlo to preside over a meeting of the planet's two superpower nations which would, if successful see the unification of the planet and it applying for New Republic membership. The meeting was interrupted when a suicide bomber from the extremist Hessiean Alliance, who were attempting to incite a world war on the planet, killed several leading officials from each nation.

Not keen to see the world collapse into civil war, the two Jedi located the headquarters of the Hessiean Alliance and assaulted it, assisted by military personnel from each of the superpower nations. The Jedi infiltrated the base, whose personnel were being distracted by the military, and made their way down into the bowels of the base, locating the leader of Hessiean Alliance; a named Hess, and capturing him. Hess was later charged with treason by the newly formed joint Wiwibringlo judicial system.

Two weeks after the mission to Wiwibringlo Master Vi and his apprentice returned to the planet to assist Jedi Master Suntas in the capture of one of Hess' underlings, a crime lord named Gunto. Gunto's trading operations out of Wiwibringlo had been causing the New Republic serious trouble, and unbeknownst to the NRI or the New Jedi Order, he had managed to secure blueprints for a rudimentary cortosis weave armor.

Equipping his soldiers in the armor, along with cortosis-weaven swords, Gunto had begun to rebuild the criminal empire of his old leader and had even begun reinitiating attacks on government installations on the planet. Determined to keep the planet from reverting back into a state of war, the three Jedi lead the armed forces of the planet in a week-long conflict against the Hessiean Alliance. As the fighting progressed, the Jedi learnt the location of Quaser's Star, Gunto's flagship, and assaulted it.

As Gunto and his cortosis empowered melee warriors engaged the Jedi, it quickly became apparent that he sttod no chance of winning the battle, and leaving his soldiers to their fate, Gunto fled, followed closely by Jasca. As the Jedi closed in on the Rodian crime lord, Gunto detonated a series of concealed explosives, throwing the Jedi off his feet and killing the crime lord.

Corellia
Three months later, a now fully recovered Jasca Ducato was tasked with his first solo mission, as his Master was away at the time. Jasca was sent to Corellia, and was tasked with finding a suspected Force-sensitive female Human by the name of Katae-muri. Arriving at the household of the Force-sensitive, Jasca was shocked to learn that a criminal syndicate named Freyas'ias had taken several people on the street hostage, including Katae-muri. With little effort, Jasca dispatched the hostage takers rescued Katae-muri, along with all the other hostage that had been taken.

Having rescued the hostages however, Jasca soon found that the Freyas'ias, had not been totally wiped out, and they were now after him and Katae-muri. After several hours of pursuit through the city, the Freyas'ias pursuers were apprehended by members of the Corellian Defense Force and Jasca was able to leave Corellia unharmed.

For his heroic actions Jasca was awarded his own starfighter; a modified and updated Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor. Not long after the mission Katae-muri, who had become infatuated with Jasca Ducato, began seeing him often.

Early days
In the year 25 ABY an alien race known as the invaded the galaxy at the hardpoint of Helska 4, in the Outer Rim. Word quickly spread throughout the armed forces of the invasion, though many believed it nothing more than pirates, or even one of the few rogue Imperial Warlords that had plagued the galaxy since 19 ABY. The Jedi however were better informed with thanks to Jedi Master.

Following the defeat at Helska, and the devastating news of the death of on Sernpidal Master Luke Skywalker ordered many in the Jedi Order, including Jasca Ducato to the Crispin system, in the hopes that they could intercept the attraking Yuuzhan Vong before they continued the progress into the galaxy.

A few days after the victory at Dubrillion, Ducato and his fellow Jedi were ordered to accompany the attack force of Commander in their assault on Helska, and, although the mission was a success, with Ducato destroying no less than twelve  personally, the Jedi suffered heavy losses. Rojo had been killed, Helska was destroyed and, who had been on Helska 4 at the time, had also been killed.

Two months past, and the victory at Helska 4 had done little in the grand scheme of things. Yuuzhan Vong warriors had continued their incursions, forcing the evacuations of both Dubrillion and Destrillion. Jasca, who had been assigned to was a part of the refugee convey that landed on Dantooine, was nearly killed during the resulting battle, but managed to survive thanks to a blind hyperspace jump and by the time he had managed to return to New Republic space without being detected by the Yuuzhan Vong, the war had only progressed for the worse.

Ithor had been destroyed, Ord Mantrell conquered and the Yuuzhan Vong were in control of a great swathe of the Outer Rim. Ducato arrived in orbit of the industrialized planet of where he was greeted by his friend.

"Wurth. Behind you!"

- Jasca Ducato to

Having arrived safely on Gyndine, Ducato soon found himself trapped on the planet, alongside the millions of refugees, courtesy of the encroaching Yuuzhan Vong fleet. Being the only two Jedi on the planet, Ducato and Wurth realized that Gyndine was a lost cause and begun the evacuation of Gyndine. Fortunately for the Jedi, Leia Organa Solo and Commander had also recently arrived on gyndine with a sizeable force of soldiers. As the refugees were evacuated from the planet, the New Republic forces assisted the Jedi in repelling the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. After two days of pitch battle, the evacuation was nearing its end and the New Republic forces begun to withdraw.

With Gyndine's forests burning and its lakes boiling, the two Jedi decided that in order to give the New Republic soldiers a fighting chance to escape they would engage the Yuuzhan Vong directly, drawing their attention away from the evac ships. After several attacks on patrolling Yuuzhan Vong forces the two Jedi realized that they were being tracked, and attempted to flee.

Shortly before the two Jedi could reach their own fighters they were ambushed by the Yuuzhan Vong. They fought valiantly but it soon became apparent they could not hold out. In a heroic manner, Skidder covered Ducato's escape and was himself captured by the Yuuzhan Vong. Ducato watched the capture of Wurth Skidder as his R2 unit took control of the fighter and flew away from the planet, and made a silent promise to himself to make sure Wurth was freed.

Battle of Fondor
Having secured the assistance of the Hapes Consortium in the war the Jedi Council ordered both Jedi Master Vi and his apprentice Ducato to the ship building world of Fondor, which had recently been attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong Warlord Nas Choka.

They arrived mid battle, with much of the shipyard having already been destroyed, along with the entire fleet that had been docked at the space ports there. A long battle ensued, in which Ducato proved itself an able, if slightly suicidal pilot, though far from the greatest. Ducato soon received word that the Yuuzhan Vong warship , where Wurth Skidder had been taken following his captrue on Gyndine, was a part of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet, and moved to engage it. As his fighter closed in on the warship, Ducato noticed that the vessel was beginning to slowly decompose and die; the bodies of thousands of Yuuzhan Vong warrirs being sucked into space. Jasca sensed the death of Wurth in the Force, and felt upset. Laxing the controls of his fighter, all that saved him from being destroyed was the timely intervention of the , which destroyed a number of coralskippers closing in on Ducato's position. Regaining his focus, Ducato spun his fighter around and headed back to the Hapan fleet; jst in time to avoid a massive beam of energy rip through the Yuuzhan Vong and Hapan fleets. Amongst the rambling chatter on the intercoms, Ducato just made out the words "Centerpoint Station", which he later learnt had been fired by the Corellian Thracken Sal-Solo.

For his actions during the battle Ducato was given the rank of Jedi Knight and command over the 39th Heavy Cavalry, currently in orbit of Duro.



Battles of Duro and Ebaq 9
In the year 26 ABY, the Yuuzhan Vong launched an attack on the planet Duro, homeworld of the. During the battle, Leia Organa Solo was captured by the Yuuzhan Vong  and it fell to Jasca Ducato and Leia's son; Jacen Solo to free her. As Ducato's fleet attacked the flagship of Tsavong Lah, Jacen Solo snuck aboard the vessesl to free his mother. Unfortunatly for Ducato, his flagship; the Hunter's Dagger, came under heavy fire from the Yuuzhan Vong fleet and was destroyed, but not before most of the crew, including Ducato, could be evacuated.

However, the troubles were not over yet, for as the Yuuzhan Vong conquered Duro, Tsavong Lah broadcast a message galaxy-wide calling for the heads of all Jedi, in return for peace.

For the next year Ducato led many brave rear-guard actions against the Yuuzhan Vong and their supporters until the Battle of Ylesia. Here he and his division, the 39th engaged a Yuuzhan Vong assault force and thoroughly defeated it. Ultimately however, when the Yuuzhan Vong brought in reinforcements he was forced to retreat, but for his actions he was given the rank of Jedi Master and thus, promoted of General. He was given a new warship, The Soiyo and ordered to patrol Sullust system. But word soon reached the Jedi Council that the Yuuzhan Vong had a special focus on Master Ducato, and he was far from safe, even from his own crew.

After another year of fighting he was ordered to Ebaq 9 where the he fought with the New Republic task force (being under the command of Ducato’s friend, General Garm Bel Iblis) destroyed the Yuuzhan Vong fleet.

After numbers of defeats and the loss of Coruscant, the New Republic was on the verge of defeat. After the government regrouped on Mon Calamari, it became apparent that one more major defeat could destroy the remnants of the New Republic. Several factors contributed to giving the New Republic a chance to turn the tide. The election of Cal Omas as the new Chief of State helped stabilize the government, as well as Luke Skywalker’s pledge to have the Jedi work alongside the government. Yet the military, still shaken following so many defeats and retreats, needed a boost of morale. It would take the return of an old hero to help formulate a plan that would give the Defense Force a chance of beating back the Yuuzhan Vong. That hero would be the retired and ailing Admiral Ackbar.

Thanks to their new alliance with the Imperial Remnant, the New Republic was able to use several key Imperial hyperspace routes in order to set several traps for the Yuuzhan Vong forces around Ebaq 9. Having reorganized and strengthened its military forces, the New Rpublic assaulted Ebaq 9.

With events set in motion the Yuuzhan Vong fell for the trap, charging the New Republic fleet with overwhelming numbers, but sufferring heavy casualites in the process. Ducato, who had left his flagship to serve as Twin Sun Eight in the Twin Suns Squadron inflicted several heavy casualites alongside his lover Katae-muri, who also served with the Jedi squadron.

When, midway through the battle, Katae-muri's fighter was disabled, Ducato broke formation and put his own life at risk in order to save his love; suffering heavy damage to his fighter and himself in the process. Eventually however, Ducato managed to grapple Katae-muri's fighter to his own, and pulled her back behind the lines towards 's flagship. Once aboard the flagship, Ducato and Katae-muri witnessed the arrival of Admiral reinforcements.

The Yuuzhan Vong general; Tsavong Lah, then realized that he had been drawn into a trap, but was determined not to lose the battle. Lah, keeping his own fleet in reserve, order yet another support fleet into battle against Farlander's fleet, whilst the Battle Group of Yun-Txiin moved against Kre'fey's reinforcements. At this moment in time, yet another New Republic fleet arrived, trapping Tsavong Lah.

All too late, Tsavong Lah order the retreat, and was forced to move his fleet towards Ebaq 9's moon. Ducato, realizing Lah's intention to eliminate the few Jedi who were on Ebaq 9 returned to his heavily damaged fighter and made his way for Lah's flagship :mdash; . Lah, realizing Ducato's intention order his crew not to fire upon the Jedi's starfighter, and allow it to land.

Assassination attempt
Arriving on Blood Sacrifice, Ducato was instantly assaulted by countless Yuuzhan Vong warriors, but repelled them easily. Having cleared out the landing bay, Ducato began to sense the departure of hundreds of troop transports, and decided that he would be best located on the bridge of the warship. Tsavong Lah, fully aware of Ducato's presence, and determined to wipe out one of the few Jedi to ever escape the Yuuzhan Vong, repeatedly ordered his warriors to eliminate the Jedi Knight.

As Ducato made his way towards the bridge, countering the countless Yuuzhan Vong warriors, he felt his conection to the Force begin to weaken. He realized all too soon that Tsavong Lah had bred six more, and that they were rapidly making their way towards Ducato's position. As the first Voxyn came around the corner, Ducato used the Force to launch the countless Yuuzhan Vong bodies against them, throwing the Voxyn into the wall, crushing one and wounding the second. Three more circled around the corner once again, charging Ducato and pouncing through the air. Ducato readied himself, lightsaber high, and sliced the first of the Voxyn into two and kicking the second in the jaw; the third narrowly missing being decapitated by the Jedi's weapon. A final Voxyn slowly paced around the corner, holding back as it watched Ducato's stand-off against the surviving Voxyn.

Ducato then sensed the now fully-healed Voxyn he had previously removed from combat rise to its feet and charge Ducato. Jasca took a snigle step back and leant on his rear foot, holding his lightsaber horizontally, slicing the pouncing Voxyn in two. Ducato then lunged forward, impaling his lightsaber into the skull of the other Voxyn.

All too late however did Ducato realize the presence of the sixth and final Voxyn, who had waited for Ducato to finish his combat. The Voxyn sliced widely at Ducato, tearing the flesh off of his leg and shattering his shinbone. The Voxyn landed just beyond Ducato, and spun around, fireing its deadly acidic salvia at Ducato; catching him below his left eye, searing the skin. Enraged, Ducato shot at the Voxyn with the Force, who found it's ability to blanken the Force insufficient to stem Ducato's attack. The Voxyn's lifeless body hit the floor, smoking and burnt. Worn out and wounded, Ducato was thrown against the wall of the warship.

Fire from the New Repulic fleet was ripping Blood Sacrifice apart, and Ducato knew that he would soon die if he did not escape. Making his way to the nearest landing bay, Ducato eliminated the crew of a Yuuzhan Vong transport ship, and departed from Blood Sacrifice, looking back only once, after he had heard the warship explode. The force of the explosion disabled Ducato's transport ship, and left him greivously wounded. Ducato sent out a distress call through the Force, before finally collapsing to the ground. Ducato awoke to find himself aboard the  with his friend  sitting beside him. Cilghal commented on Ducato's wounds, saying that, whilst he would make a full recovery, it would be several months before he could return to active service. Ducato was obviously saddened, but Cilghal said she had some good news. Pointing towards the door, Ducato turned to see Katae-muri standing there. Ducato smiled as Katae-muri joined him, and Cilghal took her leave.

Recuperation
Ducato spent the next few months on Sudden Restoration, slowly working to regain use of his legs, whilst treating the burning scar below his eye. He regularly received news from the frontline, including the formation of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances; the treaty with the Imperial Remnant and the Yuuzhan Vong defeat at Mandalore.

By early 29 ABY, Ducato had regained use of his legs, and was once again training with his lover in lightsaber combat; although he found his combat prowess greatly weakened. Ducato found himself having to compensate for his inabilty to attack, and lead to Ducato developing the first few steps of Atra-Manua. Eventually, Ducato began to develop the lightsaber form further, which also aided in his recuperation and led many in the Jedi Order to become hopeful of a quick return to service.

Towards the end of his recuperation, Ducato received word that the Galactic Alliance believed the Yuuzhan Vong were preparing an invasion of Dac. Ducato, determined to aid in the defense of the capital forced himself to make his way to Dac, and arrived just in time for the battle.

Battles of Dac and Corulag
Arriving on Dac, Ducato was greeted by a welcoming, albeit surprised Luke Skywalker, who informed Ducato of the 39th's military actions over the last two years. But before he could finish the story, the Jedi received word that the Yuuzah Vong fleet had arrived. Quickly making his way to his flagship The Soiyo, Ducato was greeted by his crew. The greetings were short-lived however, as the Yuuzhan Vong fleet quickly encroached upon their position.

Ducato's fleet was tasked with holding the Yuuzhan Vong whilst the remainder of the fleet assaulted from numerous fronts. The battle was a bloody afair, and Ducato's flagship suffered heavy damage, despite its' advance shielding and weapon technology. Eventually, the fleet received word that a nearby had been destroyed at, which heightened the morale of the Galactic Alliance fleet, whilst demorilising the Yuuzhan Vong. But it did little to affect the course of the battle, which by now was turning into a Yuuzhan Vong victory.

Ducato received word from Traest Kre'fey that the 39th was to cover the retreat of the Galactic Alliance fleet whilst Kre'fey's own forces charged the Yuuzhan Vong lines, in an attempt to draw fire away from the retreating vessels. Ducato agreed and moved his forces to block the way to Dac, but was soon shocked to discover the Yuuzhan Vong were beginning to retreat. Taking advantage of the situation, Ducato ordered the 39th to pursue the Yuuzhan Vong as far as they could without leaving the system, and was soon followe by Kre'fey's own forces.

Although bewildered by the retreat of the Yuuzhan Vong, Kre'fey and Ducato agreed that the oppertunity must be seized, and after a short summit on, permission was granted to General to lead the Second Galactic Alliance Fleet attack against Corulag. Unfortunately, most of the Galactic Alliance fleet in orbit of Dac was still reeling from the costly battle, and as such only The Soiyo was capable of joining the Second Fleet.

In preperation for the battle General Garm Bel Iblis temporarily assumed command of The Soiyo, whilst Ducato himself joined the now famous as its temporary leader. Tasked with escorting several s in their mission to destroy a Yuuzhan Vong base of Corulag's primary moon, Ducato exemplified himself and his new found skills and tenacity by destroying many Yuuzhan Vong fighters himself. The Yuuzhan Vong, who had believed Ducato dead since the battle of Ebaq 9 feared the arrival of the dreaded Jedi, even naming him Abeo nissa &mdash; the vanished dread returned.

With the arrival of the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Harbringer, Ducato ordered Blackmoon Squadron to fall back and dock with the warship, ending their action in the battle.

Battle of Coruscant


The victory celebrations at Courlag were short-lived, for within two hours the Second Fleet received word that the entire strength of the Galactic Alliance, including the 39th, was being thrown at Coruscant. The 39th arrived at Corulag just in time to be returned to the command of Ducato, who followed the Second Fleet to Coruscant. When the fleet finally arrived, the found the battle had already begun.

Garm Bel Iblis was horrified to see the Yuuzhan Vong attacking the sentient planet, but Ducato was concerned with nothing else than totally decimating the Yuuzhan Vong fleet that protected their new homeworld. Amongst the jumble of messages across the intercoms both Ducato and Iblis discovered that numerous Galactic Alliance fleets had jumped to hyperspace from Dac,, and other worlds, and were focusing their varying strengths on the different planets of the.

Shortly after arriving, Luke Skywalker sent word to all Jedi within the fleet that, if possible, they were to make their way down towards Coruscant, and assist the rebellion of the wherever possible. Acknowledging the command, Ducato ordered the numerous Jedi aboard The Soiyo to board Hidden Side, which then made its way down towards the planet. Once on the planet Ducato &mdash; along with several other Jedi Knights, including his lover Katae-muri &mdash; engaged the Yuuzhan Vong in hand-to-hand combat.

Whilst the Solos' attacked the and Luke Skywalker attacked, Ducato and his forces decided they could best serve the cause of the battle by recapturing the old , which was being used by the Yuuzhan Vong as a staging ground for their counterattacks. As the Jedi approached the Palace the resistence increased in both size and ferocity, and Ducato soon found his attack force quickly dwindling. Fortunately for Ducato, the recent conversion of the World Brain meant thatseveral s were now firing upon the attacking Yuuzhan Vong, decimating their numbers. Eventually, Ducato realized that the Artillery beast could be much better used, and had them fire upon the Imperial Palace, razing it to the ground.

Arriving at the Imperial Palace, the Jedi swept through the undercroft, brutally exterminating what remaining Yuuzhan Vong could be found. Ducato, basking in his rage, cut through the Yuuzhan Vong and personally lead an assault on the final Yammosk on Coruscant, impaling his lightsaber into the large central mass that controlled the Yuuzhan Vong fleet.

Tired and weary, the Jedi clambered out from the Palace undercroft and tried to take in the carnage on the planet before them. A massive ball of flames ripped through the sky before them, as Shimrra's Citadel exploded. The world went blank as Ducato looked down upon the battle-weary world; barely taking in the pats of congragulation and cheers of victory from his fellow Jedi. The heavily planet was but a shell of its former self, and Ducato could sense that he was not the only member of the Jedi Order to feel the same.

Eventually, Ducato collected himself to join the celebrations, and made his way to Skywalker's location. Once their, Luke told him that the were due to take place the next day, and that Ducato presence had been requested by many in both the Galactic Alliance and Yuuzhan Vong hierarchies. Although still seething with rage for the Yuuzhan Vong, Ducato agreed, and attended the proceedings.

Post-Yuuzhan Vong galaxy
The Accords went ahead rather uneventfully for Ducato, who did his best to remain hidden away in the corner, although he remined fully aware that the presence of Abeo Nissa instilled fear in the hearts of the Yuuzhan Vong, save Nas Choka.

Shortly after the conclusion of the Accords, as Ducato made his way back to Hidden Side, Ducato heard the rough and gutteral clicks of Nas Choke come from behind him. Gripping his lightsaber firmly, Ducato spun on his heels and faced the Yuuzhan Vong leader. Nas Choka, fully aware of the combat prowess of Ducato was cautious not to get to close to Ducato, but did not show himself as fearful. Choka simply approached Ducato and bowed, and in one long sentence threw everything Ducato believed into the wind.

Nas Choka left Ducato standing in shock, turning around and walking back the way he came. It was several minutes before Ducato even moved, let alone returned to Hidden Side. He contemplated Nas Choka's words for several hours, and was constantly in silence as he returned to The Soiyo.

Ducato continued to serve with the Galactic Alliance fleet, helping to mop-up the few remaining Yuuzhan Vong forces that had refused to surrender; but longing to return to his homeworld of Taris. Ducato knew that Taris had been devestated by the Yuuzhan Vong two years previously and that over five-hundred million Tarisians had been killed. When Ducato finally returned he was shocked to discover a vicious world, a world that blamed the Jedi and the Galactic Alliance for the death and destruction wrought by the Yuuzhan Vong. Ducato made his way towards his old homestead in the Tarisian. Ducato was mortified to discover that the skyscraper which had been his home was little more than rubble, and wept when he read the names of his parents upon the recently erected monument.

But Ducato grieving was quickly interrupted when a large group of drunken men, recognizing the Jedi's uniform, attacked Ducato. Ducato incapacitated the drunkards, but it had become clear to him that he was no longer welcome on his homeworld. Feeling brutally betrayed, Ducato left his homeworld and finally accepted Kyle Katarn’s offer to replace him as the Weapon Master of the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus. Ducato trained many Jedi, both new and old, in the ways of lightsaber combat; and later took part in the Swarm War, directing his forces to several crippling victories; but never joining in the action personally.

Towards the end of the Swarm War, Ducato's forces took part in the, assisting. Once again, Ducato refrained from entering combat personally, but did all he could from the bridge of his flagship. Eventually, with the re-capture of Admiral Ackbar and the defeat of the S, the war was ended.

Ducato, having already requested the blessing of Luke Skywalker, proposed to his long time love Katae-muri, who happily accepted the proposal. Three days after the battle Katae-muri was knighted, and shortly after, in a ceremony presided over by the entire Skywalker-Solo clan, and several key members of the Jedi Order, Ducato and Katae-muri were wedded.

Katae-muri was made the apprentice of Kyle Katarn whilst Ducato took a new apprentice, Pantene.

Fall to the dark side
"You cannot understand the power of the dark side Katae..."

- Darth Abeonis

Following the Galactic Alliance victory over the Killiks, the New Jedi Order found itself without a true enemy for the first time in its relatively short history. Ducato, not content with resting on his laurels, decided that he would do what he could to assist those few planets that remained on the outer edges of the Galactic Alliance.

On one fateful mission, Ducato and his apprentice had been tasked with investigating reports of disturbances in the Quelli Sector. Jasca, sensing the presence of a on Quelli, order his apprentice to remain on The Soiyo whilst he searched the moon alone. Once their, Ducato was instantly set upon by the native wildlife, who had been ravaged by the presence of the the dark side, but was eventually able to subdue the creatures that had attacked him.

Reaching a large underground mining facility, Ducato made his way into the central chamber and was attacked by the Dark Jedi, a middle-aged women of Human decent. The two Force-weilders dueled for what seemed like eons to Ducato, and as his strength weakened, so did his resistance to the already strong alure of the dark side. Ducato finally snapped, and sent out a large wave of dark side energy, bringing the chamber down upon them. Moments passed before Ducato finally blasted his way out from the rubble, and was greeted by his apprentice Pantene, who had defied his orders and made his way to the planet.

Ducato, sensing that Pantene had not yet fully realized the depth of his Master's fall corrupted the young Padawan, and then the crew of his flagship, The Soiyo, who by this time saw their loyalty to Ducato as being greater than their loyalty to the Galactic Alliance.

Travelling to Korriban, Ducato reopened the aged Sith academy near. Ducato fought his way through the army of and  that defended the ancient ruins, and was almost killed when he confronted one of the feared ; although he eventualy victored over the beast by crushing it beneath the crumbling ruins of. Eventually, Ducato reached his goal, the empty sarcophagus that was to house 's body. Imbedding his lightsaber into the large stone slab that covered the sarcophagus, Ducato pledged himself and the crew of The Soiyo to the dark side of the Force, adopting the title of Darth Abeonis,. With Tho Soiyo now the first Sith flagship in over two thousand years, Ducato and his crew of Sith followers corrupted the entire 39th, and renamed them Death Squadron, in honor of the late Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Consumed by the dark side, Darth Abeonis's Death Squadron ravaged the Outer Rim, destroying all who stood before them in an attempt to rebuild the long-lost Sith empire of Naga Sadow. Mortified by the fall of their close friend, Skywalker and the Jedi Order made it their mission to locate and redeem the fallen Jedi before the galactic populous learned the identity of the Sith Lord. Eventually The Soiyo was cornered far from the eyes of the Galactic Alliance Abeonis was, on the edge of the galactic disc; and a Jedi taskforce led by Luke Skywalker, Katarn and Katae-muri boarded the Sith warship. The Jedi located the Dark Lord and his Sith apprentice, Darth Adsec on the bridge of The Soiyo, and, despite the two Sith Lords proving the prowess with the lightsaber, eventually defeated them after a long and lengthy duel. Incapacitated by resistent, the Jedi were forced to flood the minds of the captives with visions of all the suffering they, and the Sith past, had caused. Consumed by grief and fear, the Dark Lord renounced the dark side and released his control over the 39th.

Following Ducato's redemption, the Jedi Master was shocked to discover that the 39th was to be disbanded, with its warships being transferred to numerous Galactic Alliance fleets; particularly 4th Fleet.

Second age of a Jedi
"If the Federation only knew of the threat Jedi pose to them, of the threat I pose! Do you think they would treat us so lightly?" "No."

- Jasca Ducato and Luke Skywalker

In the year following his redemption Jasca Ducato was once again thrust into the public eyes, this time as a villain. His actions were scrutinized at every turn. If he did something wrong he was pounced upon by the press and vilified on the press, if he did something right it was only giving fleeting mention, sometimes completely ignored. Before long many in the Jedi Order, including his own wife could see that it was seriously affecting him and decided it was best for him to be taken away from the public eye. As a result, three years after the end of the Swarm War, the decision was taken for Jasca to lead a Jedi Expedition into the Unknown Regions to investigate the origins of the Dark Jedi that had engaged Ducato and caused his fall to the dark side, however its mission took The Soiyo far beyond the mapped areas of the galaxy and was classed "MIA" by the Galactic Alliance. Unbeknownst to the GFFA, The Soiyo had discovered a planet on the far edge of the Unknown Regions, they dubbed it Nerezza.

Campaign on Nerezza
Having scanned the planet and making some interesting discoveries Jasca led a taskforce of ten Jedi down to the surface of Nerezza to investigate the mysterious ruins in the planet’s largest rainforest. Arriving at the ruins the Jedi unveiled hundreds-upon-thousands of stone tablets written upon by the planets past inhabitants. Although no-one on the expedition force could translate them it was clear some of the tablets described what could only been thought to be the beginnings of the galaxy. Ducato sent for a large archaeological force to come down to the planet and excavate the ruins.

With the Jedi continuing the explorations they made another discovery, this time it was the charred remains of a recent fire. It was clear somebody had been there recently and as such, was possibly watching them.

First strike
It was then the Ducato began to feel something he had not felt in over a year&mdash; the dark side of the Force, and he was not alone, the rest of the Jedi had felt it too. Ducato ordered the Jedi to form a circle and ignite their weapons. Before long the Jedi were swamped by wave after wave of Dark Jedi bearing crimson-red lightsabers. After a long and intense battle all the Dark Jedi had been defeated and forced to withdraw, but two Jedi had also been killed.

The Sith temple
"Wipe them out. All of them!"

- Jasca Ducato

After tracking the Dark Jedi back to their base of operations the Jedi were astonished to find the fully intact remains of an ancient Sith Temple, seething with the dark side of the Force. Astonished at this discovery, and by the fact that they had not detected whilst in orbit, Jedi Master Pantene send an immediate transmission to The Soiyo requesting a Jedi assault force to be formed, before long a taskforce of 200 Jedi had been formed and sent to the entrance of the Sith Temple. After briefly giving out orders, Jasca led the Jedi to into battle.

Meeting the Dark Lord
"I am the Dark Lord of the Sith!"

- Lord Guerreiro

After a long and bloody battle the Jedi found themselves surrounded and out-matched by the Dark Jedi. It had become apparent by now that the Dark Jedi in the temple were, in actuality; Sith. But they did not suffer from the restrictive Rule of two imposed by Darth Bane. Realizing he could not win Jasca surrendered on the condition he be brought before the master of the temple.

It was a meeting he would not forget, before him stood the self-styled Dark Lord of Sith, Lord Guerreiro. When Guerreiro inquired as to the presence of the Jedi Jasca refused to reveal the mission of the Jedi Knights.

Having refused to tell the Dark Lord the mission of the Jedi the entire assault force was imprisoned. Sensing this, the Jedi on The Soiyo prepared for a rescue mission.

Escape
Despite the presence of Ducato’s flagship in orbit, the Sith managed to escape before the Jedi launched a full scale invasion of their temple. Guerreiro and many of his followers had escaped with Ducato and his fellow Jedi, but were being pursued by the Jedi Warship.

Eventually Guerreiro vessel jumped to hyperspace, and The Soiyo lost the trail. And so, over the next two years The Soiyo' pursued the Dark Lord, all the meanwhile Guerreiro slowly corrupted the already corrupted Jedi towards the dark side. Jasca, determined not to once again fall to the dark side put up a valiant defense, calling upon all his strength to counter the Dark Lord, but, ultimately, his actions were in vain.

A new dark knight
"Surrender to the power of the dark side! Become my apprentice."

- Lord Guerreiro

Then, in 43 ABY, Ducato was given a final choice by Guerreiro; surrender to the dark side of the Force, or see his precious Galactic Alliance fall within one hundred years! Determined not to fall once again Jasca decided upon a third choice &mdash; kill Guerreiro.

And so, Jasca pulled himself up and attacked Guerreiro with nothing but his knowledge of the Force, overwhelming the Sith Lord. Eventually Ducato managed to retrieve is lightsaber from the Sith Lord and they began to duel. After many hours Guerreiro lay upon the floor; dead. He had succeeded forcing Ducato to call upon the dark side once more, but at a cost of his own life.

Soon after Ducato, now reclaiming the Sith moniker of Darth Abeonis returned to The Soiyo with the few Jedi that followed him down the dark path, and once again seduced the entire crew to the dark-side.

A Sith Crusade
"A Sith Crusade has begun. Nothing shall stand in their way; we shall unite, or we shall fall."

- Luke Skywalker at Ossus



Over the next thirteen years, Darth Abeonis and his new Sith followers slowly conquered the old Sith Empire of Guerreiro and even spread its influence further than ever before. By the year 56 ABY the entire Sith Order of Decreto had pledged its allegiance to Darth Abeonis and its power had surpassed that of any galactic powers, save the Galactic Alliance. But, as Abeonis had predicted, the Jedi had sensed the growing threat.

Unlike previous Dark Lords of the Decreton Order, Darth Abeonis had not troubled himself with concealing their presence from the Jedi, the Empire and the New Jedi Order. As such, sensing the growing threat from the Unknown Regions, the Jedi Order petitioned the Galactic Senate for the creation of a defense fleet to be stationed near the Unknown Regions, but to no avail. The Galactic Alliance, severely weakened from the Civil War of 40 ABY and had no intention of entering another war; and did not wish to be seen as preparing for one by creating another battle-fleet.

Two years later, the Sith Crusade finally began with an invasion of the Chiss Ascendancy. Within six months over two-thirds of the Chiss domain, including the capital world of Csilla had fallen and the government had been fractured, the Sith had expanded their sphere of control into the heart of the Unknown Regions and to the edges of the known galaxy. Next came an invasion of the Imperial Remnant, the first public show of force by the Sith against the galaxy. Yaga Minor and Bastion were conquered within a short time, and the Imperial Remnant collapsed almost entirely, being absorbed into the Sith Empire. Fortunately for the Imperials, a few stray warships had survived the invasion, and they fled to join the increasing worried Galactic Alliance.



The Galactic Senate soon began to see that the Jedi had been right, and that the Sith were planning for an invasion. But they still held hope for a peaceful conclusion. A peace treaty, or rather a policy of appeasement was drawn up and several hundred worlds, including; Er'kit, Agamar, Morishim, Ord Biniir, Bimmiel, Dantooine, Dubrillion, Adumar, Telos, Dorin, Reecee and Anobis were shifted to the Sith domain. For a couple of years this policy of appeasement worked and the Galactic Alliance began to believe that they had avoided all-out war, despite the continued warnings of the Jedi Council not to trust these mysterious Sith invaders.

The first year
But three years later the invasion came nonetheless when, in 61 ABY, the Sith attacked eight Alliance sectors simultaneously, conquering each one within a day. Within a week the Sith Empire had expanded and increased in size three-fold.

Following the quickly-executed battle of Ruuria Darth Abeonis personally made his way to and set about destroying the planet's communication & distribution network facilities whilst the Sith military launched a diversionary attack on the planet's far side. After he destroyed the C&D facility, Abeonis download the entire Ord data network, which provided him with up-to-date tactical information on the Galactic Alliance. Within two months however, the information Abeonis had acquired was useless and the Sith advance had begun to stagnate. Setting his eyes on the ancient Sith homeworld of Korriban, Darth Abeonis planned a daring invasion of the heavily fortified planet. Abeonis predicted a victory for the Sith, but knew the losses would be great on both sides. The Jedi would be brought into the conflict should Korriban be attacked, as it was the Jedi who commanded the garrison. Luke Skywalker had also predicted victory for the Sith, but realized that it was a necessary loss, as the damage that the Jedi could potentially inflict on the Sith was extreme; and so battle was met.

The Sith, under the command of Abeonis and his apprentice launched a full scale invasion of the planet, quickly surrounding it and cutting off all escape. They then sent wave after wave of Sith troopers and Sith Knights against the Jedi, slowly eating away at their resolve. Within days, the actions of Abeonis and Adsec had assured victory for the Sith, as predicted; but something was different. With Skywalker within his grasp, Abeonis allowed the Jedi Master, along with his second-in-command to flee the world with their Jedi comrades. Abeonis had realized that if his plans were to succeed, the Jedi would need to survive the conflict. Ordering the invasion of the Meridian Confederation, Darth Abeonis ordered the Chiss Sith Lord Darth Dimicatio to eliminate the minor power, and absorb the domain into the Empire.



With the Meridian Confederation on the verge of collapse, Abeonis was free to focus his efforts on the Jedi once again. He ordered Darth Micail and two-hundred Sith Knights to destroy the Jedi academy on and capture the Jedi. Of the one-hundred and ninety Jedi on the planet, all were killed by the Sith; including the commanding officer Jaina Solo, the niece of Luke Skywalker. Darth Abeonis was furious when he received the news, and he immediately sent for Darth Micail. Upon his arrival, Darth Abeonis set upon him, and easily bested the Sith Lord, taking his jaw in punishment for his defiance.

Following the massacre at Dathomir the outer rim was almost completely under Sith control and even parts of the Colonies had been conquered. Reports of several hundred Sith Knights in each wave of attack did little to improve the morale of the Galactic populous &mdash; who already regarded the Galactic Alliance as weak for attempting to appease the Sith invader &mdash; or that of the Jedi.

The second year
Two weeks later, in the following year, a second invasion of the Galactic Alliance was launched. Wanting to surround the Galactic Alliance and quickly end the conflict, Darth Abeonis launched an invasion of the Ssi-ruuk star cluster, placing the aging Sataris Strasbourg at the head of the fleet. Sataris proved his worth, and honored his family lineage by wiping out the. With the Ssi-ruuvi out of the way, the Sith were poised to take the and, in doing so draw Galactic Alliance forces away from the frontline. The would-be distraction quickly turned into a war of attrition, claiming the lives of millions on both sides. Upset with the immeasurable loss of life, Abeonis order Sataris to pull his forces back, and allow the Galactic Alliance fleet in the sector to leave.

With the Alliance reeling from the devastating Trade Spine campaign, Abeonis seized upon the chance to launch a daring assault on his most dangerous enemy, the Jedi. Following the war on the Trade Spine and the fall of Belderone, Abeonis and the 1st Sith fleet made their way into the deadly Cron Drift where they confronted the 2nd Alliance fleet, under the command of Admirals Ema and Calrissian With a stunning display of tactical prowess, Abeonis used the very asteroids the Alliance admirals hoped would defend them, against them; smashing the massive chunks of rock into the sides of vessels and warships. , homeworld of the ; was now on the very fringes of Sith space, and prepared itself for invasion.

Battle of Ossus
Darth Abeonis arrived in the alone, in his shuttle Hidden Side, requesting passage onto the recently evacuated Jedi homeworld. His arrival was, at first, met with great hostility, as many of the Jedi wanted the seize the chance to end the conflict. Luke Skywalker contemplated the decision, but decided against it, instead escorting the Dark Lord into the council chamber.

Alone with Skywalker, Abeonis revealed to Luke the details of his vision of the betrayal of Cal Omas, and the eventual destruction of the Jedi. Abeonis, far from enjoying this moment, showed great fear in such a future, and told Skywalker that his reason for war was to promote the Jedi in the eyes of the galactic populous, even if it meant the near-extinction of the Order. Not wanting that either, Abeonis gave the Jedi a choice. The Jedi could leave Ossus without fear of Sith attack and travel to Coruscant. Once there they were to remove Cal Omas from power and secure control of the Galactic Alliance; only then would peace between the Sith and the Jedi be possible. The other choice was that the Sith attack Ossus before the relief fleet arrived and kill as many Jedi as possible. Once the relief fleet arrived the Sith would leave and the Jedi would be shown as heroes.

Although wanting to end the war, and secure peace, Skywalker's loyalty to Cal Omas was unquestionable, and Abeonis was rebuked. Enraged at this defiance Abeonis left, and the Sith fleet arrived.

For the next two days, Abeonis commanded the Sith forces form orbit, not wanting to risk losing control of the situation by giving in to his Sith primal urges of getting into the action. Abeonis watched as the Jedi, commanded by Luke Skywalker,, Jacen Solo, and Katae-muri made battle with Darth Adsec and Darth Micail. But on the second day, the Galactic Alliance relief force had arrived, and the Sith found themselves having to withdraw.

The third year and a new ally
Following his revelation to the Jedi at Ossus and the capture of the 4th fleet at Dac, Darth Abeonis found himself in a strong position from which to attack the Alliance. With his old fleet, the Death Squadron, at his command he decided that he could afford to conquer another of the smaller, independent space-states. His targets; the Ottiumigos Centrality, and their allies’ homeworld, Novus Kamino Prime. At the battle of Novus Kamino Prime Darth Micail, the man responsible for the death of Jaina Solo two years previous lead the assault against the forces of Nathaniel Kenobi Solo, Jaina’s former husband. This was one of the wars most "passion-fueled" battles and although it saw the eventual conquest of Novus Kamino Prime it revealed to the Sith, that not even their own Sith Lord's were unreachable, and that the Galactic Alliance still posed a serious threat to them.

A few days after the battle of Novus Kamino Prime Darth Abeonis realized that the Sith Order's fleets were beginning to stretch thin, despite the re-acquisition of the Death Squadron. And so he realized that the Sith needed an ally who could assist the Sith by protecting its Empire against GFFA raids, whilst the Sith Fleets continued their war. After many hours hard thinking Abeonis decided that there was only one race of beings who had the capabilities to achieve this task &mdash; the Mando'ade Alliance.

But in order to convince the Mando'ade Alliance that becoming a dependent state was the best choice he would have to force their hand. So he personally led the attack on their world, slaughtering thousands of Mandalorian warriors in the initial bombardment alone. And, after many more days combat and the near-death of their leader the Mandalorian's surrendered on the condition that the Sith rarely interrupted in the affairs of the Mando’ade Alliance. The Sith agreed, and the Mandalorians allied themselves with the Sith; freeing up almost a quarter of the Sith fleet.

Assassinating Cal Omas
After the refusal of the Jedi at Ossus to remove Cal Omas from the position of Chief-of-State Darth Abeonis decided that the time had come to do it himself. Although he knew that a full scale attack on Coruscant was still far too risky for his forces to attempt and that the best way to remove Cal Omas would be to assassinate him; but this would be no easy task for the assassin. The Chief-of-State's protection had been increased in the wake of the battle at Ossus and as such, a proven assassin was needed; and assassin, and a Hand like Darth Wyyrlok. Wyyrlok had proven his worth long before the eruption of the Sith Crusade and was considered the ideal candidate by all members of the Sith Council.



Wyyrlok accepted the mission and succeeded in assassinating Cal Omas, throwing the Galactic Alliance into disarray. Following his success and return to Korriban Darth Abeonis offered Darth Wyyrlok the title of Sith Lord; but he refused saying that he did not feel the time was yet right. In replacement of this offer, Abeonis insisted that Wyyrlok accept a place on the Sith Council, as head of Sith Intelligence’s assassins.

Duel of the Gods
For the next few months the Sith continued to campaign of destruction against the Jedi, achieving a great victory at Toong'l where Darth Adsec captured the Jedi Master Jacen Solo, the nephew of Luke Skywalker and his greatest military General.

Solo had, much like Ducato years before him, been seduced by the dark side just before his capture, but it would still take hard work on his own part to bring Solo over to Abeonis’ way of thinking.

Within days of his Solo's capture, Abeonis' attention was drawn to the gas giant Gand, where a single Human life sign was detected &mdash; Luke Skywalker's. Darth Abeonis knew that he was not the only Sith to have detected the Jedi Master's presence on Gand, and that the Sith Council would be fully aware as well. Abeonis also knew that if he failed to confront the Jedi Master, or engage him without informing the Council, that he could risk losing their support; something that he seriously needed. So, having informed the Council of his mission to kill, or possibly even corrupt Skywalker, Abeonis travelled to Gand and confronted the aging Jedi Master.

Skywalker being twenty-five years older than Abeonis had a hard time duelling the Sith Lord, but still managed to hold himself against his rival, inflicting numerous wounds upon the Dark Lord before finally being forced to retreat, leaving Abeonis on the planet, having to use SpecOps that had arrived from the battle at Tund to search for Skywalker.

Abeonis had failed in his mission to kill Skywalker, and his escape meant that many Sith Lords who saw Darth Abeonis as a weak Emperor would soon challenge him. Fearing for his own position, and the success of the war he set about forming a closely knit defense &mdash; the Sith Trinite. This alliance of Sith Lords would be the final line of defense against those who where his allies. Civil War was coming&hellip;

Collapse of the government and mission to Drall
With the Sith victory at Thyferra over the rebels under Darth Iiniuria, and the conquest of Kashyyyk just days later, the Sith Council ordered StarFleet Command to temporarily hold its advance whilst the regrouped and re-supplied.

Darth Abeonis, not wanting the advance to stop for fear that the GFFA would counter-attack attempted to veto the order, but was overruled by his fellow Council members, who took this chance to exert what little power they had over the Dark Lord. Instead, they decided that Darth Abeonis was to lead the Sith assault on the rebel world of Drall.



The planet Drall, located near to Corellia had only recently been conquered when the local government had been deposed, and a pro-Sith faction had been installed in power. A minor Sith Knight had taken the chance and invaded the planet, claiming it as his own; but whilst the planet was totally surrounded by Galactic Alliance territory, the Sith Knight managed to keep firm control on the world. The Sith Council believed that conquering Drall would be a major victory for the Sith and set about drawing up plans for invasion.

With the plans drawn, Darth Abeonis made his way, alone on the Hidden Side to Drall in an attempt to confront the rebel Sith Knight, and to secure valuable information regarding GFFA actions within the sector. But once he had arrived on Drall, narrowly avoiding capture by the 3rd Alliance fleet, the Dark Lord was ambushed by the Sith Knight's forces. Abeonis was forced to flee, but was constantly pursued by the rebels, being engaged in combat many-a-time.

Forced to draw more and more upon the power of the dark side just to survive, within days Abeonis had been consumed by the dark side almost entirely. Arriving at a small village on Drall, the Dark Lord, gripped by rage slaughtered every inhabitant in the settlement and disappeared into the nearby hills.

Just hours later, a Drall military patrol found the remains of the village. Infuriated, the Drall searched the surrounding area for the perpetrators of the crime, but found no-one. Abeonis, seeing his chance confronted the Drall patrols and told them who he was, and that he had seen some rebel Sith slaughtering the village inhabitants.

Abeonis' power of persuasion was undeniable and the Drall were easily convinced that removing the Sith rebels from power was the best option. Granting Abeonis a Great Ibbot as a stead, the Dark lord and his Drall companions made their way to Meccha, the planet's capital, to confront the rebel Sith Knight.

Flying over the Boiling Sea, Abeonis was once again pursued by rebel Sith forces; themselves flying Great Ibbots, but they were easily defeated by the skilful flying of the Drall patrol. The Dark Lord quickly arrived at Meccha and, with the assistance of the Drall patrol, evoked a riot in the city. Now, with the city in turmoil, Abeonis made his way to the Headquarters of the rebel Sith Knight.

Cutting his way through many Sith apprentices and lesser Dark Jedi, Abeonis eventually made his way to the leader of the rebels on Drall. A duel ensued and Abeonis made quick work of the rebel Knight, decapitating him with his own weapon. Searching the remains of the Sith Knight Abeonis found various documents and datadisc's that made reference to numerous Galactic Alliance fleet movements throughout the sector.

His mission complete, Abeonis told the Drall government that he would soon return with a larger, more secure garrison of loyal Sith troops, and that for now the Drall must hold the planet in their name, and not that of the Sith; so as to prevent the GFFA attempting to reclaim the planet.

Operation Wayward
Returning to Sith space, Abeonis made sure to heal the affects that his continued usage of dark side energy had thrust upon him whilst on Drall. Once he had effectively returned himself to his former appearance he returned to Korriban to inform the Council of his success on Drall. The Council rejoiced in the news that Drall, a key strategically placed planet, had been conquered by the Sith. Preparations began for a push towards Drall that would bring the planet into the greater Sith Empire. In the meanwhile, Abeonis made his way to the planet Sleheyron to investigate rumors of an increasing Galactic Alliance presence in the sector.

Later years
During this time, Darth Abeonis heard rumors of a Jedi Knight travelling vast distances across the Sith empire for unknown reasons; and subsequently ordered his Hand Darth Korin to discover the reason.

Death
Following the Sith Crusade and many years of uneasy peace in the galaxy Darth Abeonis suddenly found himself fighting an already lost battle.

Ever since his corruption in 43 ABY Abeonis had been using the Force to support him, to keep him young; even going so far as to heal all the injuries he sustained during the Sith Crusade. But now, the very thing that had kept him alive for so long was now killing him in the form of the dark side.

Ever since the death of his apprentice during the latter parts of the Sith Crusade Abeonis had remained without an apprentice, he had realized that if he stayed without an apprentice, those seeking the position would be loyal to him. So by remaining without one for so long he had secured his dominance over the Sith Order of Decreto. But by 120 ABY he realized that his end was near, and that if he didn't take an apprentice soon civil war would follow his death.

And so; one day, in 121 ABY, Darth Abeonis publicly announced that he would announce his successor by the end of the year. This brought shouts of jubilation among the populous of the Empire, but fear and worry among his Sith followers. Who, they thought, would become Abeonis' heir?

The never found out, for two days later he was found dead. The report on his death was "inconclusive". No-one knew if he had died from natural causes (that is the dark side of the Force), or if he had been assassinated. There was overwhelming evidence to support both theories, but in the end it mattered not. For, as is the way of the Sith, those who believed they should be the next Dark Lord simply fought it out amongst each other.

It would not be until 129 ABY that the Decreton Empire once again had an Emperor capable of maintaining the Sith domain.

Post-mortem
Following Abeonis' death many within the Sith Order of Decreto feared that those that had been subjugated by the Sith would rise up in arms against their suppressors. The outbreak of the Successors War prevented any chance of such revolts happening within the first decade of Abeonis' death, but it would not last for long.



Darth Abeonis' name would however continue to hold sway, and create fear amongst the enemies, allies and Sith themselves. Numerous warships were created bearing the honorific name of Abeonis-class throughout the remainder of the Sith Order of Decreto's history. One such vessel, created at least one thousand years after his Abeonis' death was the Abeonis-class Star Decimator, which was created by the combined efforts of the Infinite Sith Empire and Arnish Weapons Company.

The name Darth Abeonis would also be used for years to come amongst not only the civilian populous of the Galaxy, but the governmental populous as well. Numerous times the Sith Council was reported to have issued orders under the basis that it was what "Abeonis would've done" and this only served to further the Galaxy's fear in the anti-hero.

The name would also be used to serve as a kind of legend, with many reported cases of sightings of the former Dark Lord throughout the Galaxy.

Personality and traits
"For Ducato, there is nothing more important than loyalty and courage. He is the most loyal man I've ever met, and certainly one of the most courageous. He expects loyalty and courage equal to his own in return, sometimes this is too much however. He will stop at nothing to achieve his aims, and will use anything, and anyone he needs to succeed."

- Luke Ducato

As a young boy, Jasca was intelligent, friendly and nonchalant in his views of life on Taris. He was friendly, but had difficulty in getting along with others, due in part to the high position of his family. Following the cessation of hostilities in 19 ABY between the New Republic and the Galactic Empire, Jasca felt as if he had personally been betrayed by the New Republic, and saw it as his mission to make sure they knew this, and early sign of his confidence in his skills, and himself. Joining the Black Sun, Jasca developed his skills and became even more confident, some would say over-confident, in himself, and put his eventual capture down to the incompetence of his associates, rather than his own failings. At the coming of the Jedi, he appeared both helpful and generous; doing all he could to assist them, although this guise was quickly seen through by his discoverer, Luke Skywalker. Skywalker quickly learned that Ducato was also one to carry grudges and was vengeful, and had great difficulty in keeping these two emotions in line. His hatred of being falsely accused, as well as seeing those he deemed innocent being accuses manifested itself in many forms, ranging from the occasional bout of displeasure, to almost destructive displays of his abilities in the Force. But he was fiercely loyal, doing anything to keep those he chose from harm, at any cost. His only price for this dedication was loyalty in return, a price which many in the Jedi Order saw as worth paying. After only three months in the academy, Jasca had, with help from his fellow students, managed to keep a hold of his darker side.

Jasca’s fear of being betrayed was arguably, his greatest weakness, leading him to take painstaking detours in many of his life’s decisions to assure his friends loyalties. In many cases, these detours were unnecessary. Because of his fear of losing his friends, he often kept to himself, focusing more and more on his training. During this, however, he grew especially close to Luke Skywalker, considering him a man worthy of his utmost respect. But his childhood trait of nonchalantly walking through life often dictated his actions, to devastating affect, often leading him to needless risk his life; but his continued survival only served to increase his confidence in his own being. He was naturally honest and despised lying and deception on a personal level, but came to realize that it was often needed in order to maintain the greater good, a dictate that would later rule his life. His yearning to be respected, as well as cared for, came out in his devotion infatuation to his close friend (and future wife) Katae-muri.

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, as his fame grew, he became more and more arrogant, and he knew that he was one of the best Jedi of the Order, believing that he could easily best any Jedi or Yuuzhan Vong in battle. This coupled with his frustration at being pursued by the Yuuzhan Vong made him bitter and distrustful of many around him, often suspecting betrayal amongst his own ranks. The attempted assassination by the Yuuzhan Vong only served to increase Ducato’s paranoia of the enemy, and greatly contributed to the pro-Human attitude of the Sith Order of Decreto. Arguably however, the greatest contribution to Abeonis' pro-Human attitude and his hatred of the Yuuzhan Vong stemmed from the fact that, because of theYuuzhan Vong attack on Taris during the Yuuzhan Vong War, Ducato's own people despised the Jedi, and him. Rather ironically, Ducato's hatred for the Yuuzhan Vong, which was fundamental to his fall to the dark side, was also the source of his Sith title &mdash; Abeonis &mdash; which was taken from the Yuuzhan Vong Abeo Nissa; the vanished dread returned.

"Extinction is a way of nature. Weaker species are replaced by Humans."

- Jasca Ducato expressing his views

Early in his life, Abeonis was a rattled man, shaken by his initial introduction to the dark side, his outcast from Tarisian society and his perceived betrayal by many in the Jedi Order following his capture. His only lifeline in these desperate times was his wife, who often saw Ducato as the victim in the grand scheme.

Ducato was greatly displeased when he was informed that he was being sent to the Unknown Regions, fearing that he had lost the loyalty and respect of his greatest friend, Luke Skywalker, and nothing, not even Skywalker’s own denials, changed his mind. Feeling betrayed and, even more so, disrespected, Ducato took up he title of Darth Abeonis once again, and reasserted his lost nonchalant view on life.

In his later life, Ducato remained supremely confident in his own skills, often seen as over-confident by his associates. Many realized however that Ducato was not over-confident, and was rightly assured of his skills.

was perhaps one of the most infamous sufferers of Power syndrome, and his choice in music reflected his personality.

Abilities
Although his formal training was cut short with the death of his master during the Yuuzhan Vong War Jasca Ducato/Darth Abeonis proved himself an extremely capable lightsaber duellist and a master of the Force.

Lightsaber
A master of both Djem So and Vaapad; he could blend both of these difficult lightsaber forms into a single, highly effective form of combat. These, on top of his mastery of Sokan made Ducato (and later Abeonis) one of the most feared lightsaber duelists in the Jedi Order's history. A fault of the Dark Lord however was his tendency to go on the offensive to much. His complete mastery of the lightsaber led to the creation of Atra-Manua.

As noted by Luke Skywalker not long after his disappearance in 36 ABY;

"Jasca is an extraordinarily skilled duellist, Katarn. His mastery of the lightsaber arts is impressive to say the least, like none I’ve seen before. Some of the pupils even say that it matches my own at times.” “Heh, not likely.” “Kyle, do you believe it possible that we have found an heir to Master Kenobi?"

- Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn, 36 ABY

The Force
Along side his incredible skill with the lightsaber, Jasca Ducato had a mastery of the Force unseen since the Clone Wars. He often turned the tide of a battle with the wave of a hand and the blink of an eye.

It was known that Jasca Ducato/Darth Abeonis could use the following powers, and probably more; Core Light side Dark side
 * Force Push
 * Force Pull
 * Force Jump
 * Force Speed
 * Comprehend Speech
 * Precognition
 * Force Vision
 * Battle Meditation
 * Force Deflection (without a Lightsaber)
 * Force Dream
 * Ghosting (to a limited extent)
 * Force Persuasion
 * Force Stun
 * Force Heal
 * Force Grip
 * Force Crush&mdash;variation of Force Grip
 * Force Crush&mdash;advanced version of Force Grip
 * Force Lightning (Living hands required)
 * Chain Lightning&mdash;variation of Force Lightning
 * Vader's Wrath&mdash;rare variation of Force Lightning
 * Force Storm
 * Force Throw
 * Force Rage
 * Force Drain
 * Force Destruction
 * Mind Control
 * Force Scream

Styles of address

 * Jedi Master Jasca Ducato
 * Darth Abeonis, Dark Lord of the Sith, or Lord Abeonis
 * Darth Abeonis, Dark Lord of the Sith, Sith Knight, Sith Lord, his Imperial Majesty, the Dark Lord of the Decreton Empire

Appearances

 * ''Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Tales of a Sith War
 * ''Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Last Chance
 * ''Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Desperate Times I
 * ''Star Wars: Sith Crusade: Desperate Times II