Darth Sadis

"...That boy, for some reason, he seems familiar. Even though I was still young, I remember feeling the exact same presence when I was with..."

- Leia Organa to Han Solo

Darth Sadis, the Lord of Torture, was a human male born to Darth Faust and Karana Selria. For reasons unknown, he was left in front of the Republic embassy on Coruscant. Sadis was given the name Kiram Arukab by the orphanarium he was placed in. He would remain there until 11 ABY, when he was transferred to Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum on Yavin IV.

He grew up in the presence of Jedi, of the light side, and of goodness. Thus, he was usually very kind hearted, caring, and giving. However, an individuals true nature can sometimes never be fully surpressed...

Early life
"It's not nice to hurt people like that Kiram." "But it's fun!"

- Leia and a young Kiram

While at the orphanage, Kiram was discovered to be Force Sensitive very early. While playing with the other children, a bigger child made the mistake of trying to steal one of Kiram's toys. After having it taken from him, Kiram got very angry and unknowingly used a simple version of Push, knocking the offending child off his feet. While Luke Skywalker wasn't taking in anyone for training, he noticed that Kiram was already on the path to the Dark Side. Luke suggested his sister, Leia, who had sent the twins, Jacen and Jaina to New Alderaan for protection from abduction, visit with Kiram. Luke also added that it could be beneficial to both of them, Leia would have a child to play with, and Kiram could possibly be influenced by Leia's positive Force energy.

Over the next year, Leia would spend most of her free time with the young Kiram, who, as Luke had predicted became influenced by her, becoming less angry as he spent time around the good hearted Princess.

However, good things don't always last forever, as in 11 ABY, Kiram was sent to Luke's academy on Yavin IV. While it was geared for older pupils, it had a special area set aside for prospective students. He took the news of having to part with Leia very hard, and upon arrival at Yavin IV refused to partake in any activities. He made little contact with the other students, until his teen years when a new student named Ava Adri.

Teen Years
In 21 ABY, Ava Adri was transferred into Luke's Academy and was the only person Kiram would talk to about things outside the Academy. Ava missed her family, and didn't understand why she had to be taken from them. Kiram, never knowing his family, but still somewhat attached to Leia, understood what she was feeling.

The two became close friends, and began training together, among other things... They formed a relationship, despite warnings from Luke himself that such attachments were dangerous.

Dark Influence
"Space yourself! I can do whatever I like, and if you try to stop me, I'll tell Master Luke what you two have been doing!"

- Unknown Jedi Padawan to Kiram

Ava came to be the object of another boy's attention, something that made Kiram disturbingly jealous... Kiram attempted to talk the other boy into leaving Ava alone, but he was turned down and told to space himself.

While Kiram did have thoughts of removing his rival, he decided upon an alternate means of revenge. One that would allow him to inflict pain on his opponent without fear of repurcussions, a dueling arena the older students called the battle circle, where two students entered and would duel until one either gave up, or couldn't continue...

Behind the scenes

 * Kiram Arukab is the reverse spelling of Marik and Bakura.
 * Sadis is short for Sadistic.