Journal of the Whills (ASWS)

"I tried to create a world that could create its own future, free of one man's vision and the perversions of a prophet's words, free of a future predetermined. It appears that destiny has other plans."

- The Skywalker

The Prophecies of The Skywalker were a set of writings considered holy that foretold the coming of kings, rulers and other figures considereed by many to be legendary throughout the history of the universe. Between the time of the Jedi Bendu of the Ophuchi exodus off of Had Abaddon to his death on Kal'Shabbol, a number of visions came into the mind of The Skywalker. Though he did not know for sure, he believed that they were given to him by Yahweh, the God of the Universe. These visions led him to write eight distinct prophecies that would be fulfilled in a span of over one hundred thousand years and two galaxies. The prophecies were written down in his own sacred journals and later became the first entries of the Journal of the Whills after the establishment of the Order of the Whills.

The coming of many noteworthy historical figures was prophesied by The Skywalker before his death. Such figures included Ussej Padric Bac and other members of the famed Bac family of Alderaan and Kal'Shabbol, Carden Mannux and his Dark Guardians of Lettow, 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 to avoid annihilation.

Before the establishment of the second Jedi Bendu Order and the New Republic on Coruscant, the prophecies were known by very few people. Most of those who did know of their existence were members of the Bendu Order. However, when the public learned that the actions of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker and Ussej Padric Bac LXIV had been foretold, along with the actions of numerous others, the prophecies gained galactic attention. Once the Jedi and the Bendu were officially reunified into the second Jedi Bendu Order, the prophecies were published and the galaxy-at-large was able to read and cherish them for millennia to follow.

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 disarm 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 ever before.

The Prophecy of the Guardian
The fourth prophecy seen and spoken by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Guardian. In it, see saw the coming of yet another perfect being, but unlike the Sith’ari this one was not as powerful as most of those he surrounded himself with. The figure in it, a Human, albeit a scared Human, was chained to a wall. He broke free of his chains and unleashed his fury upon those around him. His strength was perfect, as was his power and, seemingly, his destiny. He stood at the front of an army of darkness, next to a woman who appeared to be his equal, and led the warriors into many battles. However, in their final battle, he stood opposed to them and destroyed them, allowing him to become more powerful than ever before. The recorded prophecy was written as follows:


 * ''In the time of great darkness in the Force of Others
 * ''One who has freed themselves of all restrictions
 * ''Will reach perfection and fulfill their ultimate potential
 * ''Perfect strength, perfect power, perfect destiny;
 * ''All of these traits will be synonymous with him.
 * ''He will lead the chosen warriors of darkness
 * ''Into their greatest era and their final battle.
 * ''Yet, through their destruction, the survivors
 * ''Will become more powerful than ever.

During the Galactic Civil War, it was revealed that the figure was Kane Starkiller. Starkiller had once been one of two Dark Commanders of the Dark Guardians of Lettow, along with Mara Jade, and he had led the Bendu Order into battle against the Lettow during their final battle. The end of the battle saw the destruction of the Lettow and Kane was able to become more powerful than ever before through his redemption, a redemption that allowed him to destroy Mara Jade as well as an Imperial superweapon the threatened to destroy Coruscant, although the cost was that of his own life.

The Prophecy of the Son of the Suns


The fifth prophecy seen and the last spoken by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Son of the Suns. In it, he saw his children and their descendants go out among the stars and create a grand order of spiritual beings. They followed his children where they would dwell in the light of the Ashlan Nebula and record their story on the fourth planet. These creatures continued to be sustained by their task until a dark shadow crossed over them, but a savior soon emerged from the land of the twin suns and pulled them from the abyss, thereby bringing balance to the Force of Others. The text of the prophecy, which did not truly include what was seen in his vision, was recorded as follows:


 * ''In the time of greatest despair
 * ''There shall come a savior
 * ''And he shall be known as
 * ''The Son of the Suns.
 * ''He will be born to purity
 * ''As the son of the Jedi Bendu.
 * ''Some will wish him dead.
 * ''Others will wish to exploit him.
 * ''In the end, he shall bring balance,
 * ''And then he shall bring harmony.
 * ''He shall bring emotion,
 * ''And then he shall bring compassion.
 * ''He shall bring order into chaos,
 * ''And then he shall bring justice.
 * ''For a time, the Bogan shall reign.
 * ''Yet the followers cannot be dismayed
 * ''At the future the Chosen One creates.
 * ''For hope shall yet be born anew.
 * ''Out of the deepest darkness
 * ''The brightest of all lights shall shine.
 * ''And come the awaited judgment day
 * ''The Ophuchi will announced the return.

After the schism that saw the collapse of the Jedi Bendu Order into the Jedi Order and the Bendu Order, the text of the prophecy was the only one that the Jedi Order kept. However, after the destruction of the Brotherhood of Darkness during the final battle of the New Sith Wars, the Jedi Council disregarded it as they believed that the Sith had been destroyed. This feeling of peace and security would last for one thousand years.

After, shortly before the blockade of Utapau, a Jedi Knight named Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered a young boy named Annikin Skywalker who he believed would be the one who would bring balance to the Force. The Jedi Council dismissed it at first, but later they realized that Obi-Wan was possibly corrected. Throughout the years, Annikin studied under Obi-Wan Kenobi and did so throughout the Clone War. However, as the war came to a close, Annikin was consumed by fear and hatred and was burned alive on Mustafar after a brutal duel with Obi-Wan. It was there that he became Darth Vader, Dark Apprentice to the Dark Lord Sidious, who was truly the elusive Emperor Palpatine.

However, the prophecy was still to be fulfilled. Decades later, during the final battle of the Galactic Civil War, Vader witnessed the final confrontation between his son, Luke Skywalker, and Emperor Palpatine. With Luke on the brink of death, Vader turned from the Dark Side to save his son. At the cost of his own life, he destroyed Palpatine and the Sith, thereby fulfilling the prophecy as he passed on to become one with the Force.

The Prophecy of the King of Kings


The sixth prophecy seen and spoken of by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the King of Kings. In it, he saw the coming of a legendary warrior emerge from the shadow of his father, the Son of the Suns, on a landscape like nothing he had ever seen before. The figure marched to the top of a grand staircase of an ancient monastery and held a mighty sword high above his head. With his blade and the wise words of a sage, he would reunite the people of God under the banner of truth and justice, freedom and democracy. The text of the prophecy was recorded as follows:


 * ''In the time of greatest despair
 * ''There shall come a great savior
 * ''And he shall be known as
 * ''the Son of the Suns, the twins.
 * ''He will be aided by his son,
 * ''The greatest of all kings.
 * ''This great and mighty king,
 * ''Born in the most humble place,
 * ''Will be a legendary sign
 * ''To thousands of generations
 * ''That if you follow your heart,
 * ''Good and hope will prevail.
 * ''He will reunite God’s people
 * ''With a message foretold
 * ''Long ago in the Heavens.
 * ''Forever will he be seen as
 * ''The Son of the Son
 * ''The Lord of Lords
 * ''and the King of Kings.



Shortly after the Battle of Yavin IV and the destruction of the first of the seven Death Stars, Ussej Padric Bac LXIV discovered the prophecy in the writings of the Shaman of the Whills. When he met Luke Skywalker, he knew instinctively that Luke was the King of Kings. It was obvious to him, as the prophecy stated that the King of Kings would be the son of the Son of the Suns, and Ussej knew that Luke was the son of Anakin Skywalker, though that fact was unbeknownst to Luke at the time. Because of that, Ussej chose not to share the prophecy with him. After Luke returned from Dagobah and reported on the death of Yoda, however, Ussej shared it with him, along with the words of Ranka Darkbroode.

After the death of Emperor Palpatine and the fall of his Galactic Empire, Luke marched up the steps of the Jedi Temple, with Ussej, Kyle Katarn and his sister, Leia Organa-Skywalker, at his side and held up Excelsior, the blade of The Skywalker, high above his head and proclaimed that if the galaxy was to truly be at peace with itself and if the Jedi Order and the Bendu Order were to truly coexist, the two great orders would have to unify under one banner. The leaders of the Bendu Order agreed with Luke and the two became one, thus creating the new Jedi Bendu Order. It was at that moment that Luke finally accepted that he was the King of Kings, along with the rightful co-leader, along with Ussej, of the new Jedi Bendu Order.

The Prophecy of the Last Son


The seventh prophecy seen and spoken of by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Last Son. In the vision, he saw a ship emerge from a large cloud in space and fly towards a small, watery world. On the world, he witnessed many sites. He saw the buildings of three large pyramids in the sand, he saw the crucifixion of an innocent, bearded man, he saw the decline of a great civilization on the eastern continent, he saw world-wide wars, hunger, famine, disease and destruction. But, from the rubble, he saw a young man emerge waving a flag of peace, justice and freedom. The man walked with another figure, a young woman, he held a small child in her arms. The prophecy was never written down, though The Skywalker believed that the world was the Planet of God and that the figure was a savior of the universe. Furthermore, he believed that the small child was a royal heir, sharing the blood of two great Jedi Bendu families.

The young man was later revealed to be Patrick Keylan Bac, a native of London, England on Earth. He was born in the 1,986th year after the birth of the Son of God. His father was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and his mother was brutally murdered by the Dark Guardians of Lettow in 2008. Patrick soon found himself in the middle of a conspiracy that dealt with the broken apart Jedi Order and Bendu Order. The leader of the Jedi Order was a former friend of his named Taylor Rendar while the leader of the Bendu Order was Jonathan Daniels, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the nominee of the Republican Party to be the Vice-President of the United States. Patrick was tasked with finding evidence to prove that the two orders were once one and, after doing so, Patrick joined Taylor and Daniels and reunified to become the Jedi Bendu Order. Daniels and his running mate, however, lost the election to the Democratic ticket. While all of this happened, Patrick met an American girl named Elizabeth Covet and fell in love with her.

Seven years later, Patrick had moved to the United States and had become the Head of Security for Speaker Daniels. Wherever Patrick and Daniels went, the Jedi Bendu followed, though they remained secretive. Patrick had also received training in the ways of the Jedi Bendu and had become one of the leaders of the order. When Daniels traveled with the President and the Vice-President to Chicago for a speech, the President and the Vice-President were gunned down. Daniels was immediately sworn in as President of the United States and tasked Patrick with finding out who was responsible for the killings.

While Patrick was investigating the assassinations, he was contacted by an ancestor of his, Ussej Padric Bac, who sent him on another quest. Ussej revealed that Patrick’s true birth name was Ussej Padric Bac CCXXII and that it was his responsibility to carry on the family line. It would also be his responsible to seek out the descendant of Anakin Skywalker, who was also on Earth. Patrick first focused on the assassinations. When Patrick concluded that they were carried out by Al-Qaeda militants, Daniels congratulated him on the job well done. He also asked Patrick to be his Vice-President because he wanted someone who was not tainted by the corruption of Washington DC. Patrick had forgotten that he had been born in New Jersey and was a United States citizen by birth, so he agreed.



Weeks later, he discovered that it was Daniels who had ordered the assassinations in an effort to usurp the White House. Patrick was furious and attempted to tender his resignation, but Daniels told him of a shocking truth: Daniels was his father. Patrick refused to believe it, but after searching his heart, he realized it was true. Daniels then revealed himself as a member of the Dark Guardians of Lettow and expressed the opinion that Patrick was the true Lord of the Lettow and the Prince of the Darkness. Patrick took on the roles with great pride, yet great arrogance.

A year later, Patrick met back up with Elizabeth where they made love to one another. Patrick then revealed his abilities to her. Though she was frightened at first, she eventually came to see that he was still a good man. However, Taylor thought differently. He rushed Elizabeth away and engaged Patrick in a brutal duel. After seeing the error of his ways, Patrick returned and killed Daniels, ending the suffering of billions of people. However, the cost was his own life. Before he died, though, Elizabeth revealed to him that she had known everything about him from the beginning and that she was the descendant of Anakin Skywalker. In the end, however, the legacy of the Last Son would live on. Elizabeth found out two months after Patrick’s death that she was pregnant with his child. When she gave birth to the baby boy seven months later, she named him Ussej Padric Bac CCXXIII, though his Earth name ended up being Patrick Keylan Bac Jr, the heir of the Bac and Skywalker Families.

The Prophecy of the Nine Prophets
The eighth and final prophecy seen and spoken of by The Skywalker was the Prophecy of the Nine Prophets. In it, he saw nine men and women lending a helping hand of friendship, loyalty and commitment to each of the other prophesied ones that he had seen before. The prophets were discovered one by one over time and, after all was said and done, the prophets ended up being Laili Jeyna Rendar, Kit Corwin Rendar, Ussej Padric Bac II, Ussej Padric Bac III, Kalel Esunkit, Isabella Dashin, Ussej Padric Bac LXIV, Han Solo, and Taylor Rendar, as each of them lent a hand in the completion of the other prophecies. The prophecy was recorded as follows:


 * ''There will come days of turmoil
 * ''When great beings will rise
 * ''And great beings will fall.
 * ''They will be aided by nine others
 * ''Chosen by the Lord himself
 * ''In their divine quests for
 * ''Power
 * ''Greatness
 * ''Knowledge
 * ''Peace
 * ''and Justice.
 * ''Each will dwell in God’s realm
 * ''When the great tasks end
 * ''And their spirits will forever rest
 * ''In the land of Tirnanog.

Each of the prophets would be remembered for one great thing. Laili Jeyna Rendar helped Ussej Padric Bac redeem himself from the dark side of the Force, Kit Corwin Rendar showed the galaxy, and Ussej, the dangers of blind attachment, Ussej Padric Bac II helped his father and the galaxy realize what happens when arrogance gets the best of you, Ussej Padric Bac III helped the galaxy realize what happens when prejudice blinds you, Han Solo helped Luke Skywalker destroy the remaining Death Stars over the skies of Coruscant that led to the redemption of Anakin Skywalker and Taylor Rendar helped pull Patrick Keylan Bac back from the darkness and discover that Elizabeth Covet was the heir to the Skywalker Throne.

Legacy
"So, this 'Skywalker' character was a sort of futuristic Nostradamus then?"

- Patrick Keylan Bac

During the time of the first Jedi Bendu Order, the prophecies were well known throughout the galaxy and studied for years. However, once the schism that saw the formation of the Jedi and the Bendu as two separate entities occurred, the galaxy as a whole and the Jedi Order forgot about the ancient prophecies and those who mentioned them were treated as if they were raving lunatics. The Bendu Order, however, ensured that their legacy would not be forgotten and preserved them in an ancient monastery on Kal’Shabbol where they remained untouched until the arrival of Ussej Padric Bac. Once Ussej was killed and it was believed that he had become the Shaman of the Whills, the Bendu began to study the prophecies intensely.

As each prophecy came true, many people believed that they were simply coincidences and the Bendu Council of Priests made unfounded connections. However, once Anakin Skywalker destroyed the Sith Empire and brought balance to the Force, a new respect had been found for them by the galaxy once again. Most schools taught the history of the prophecies and when the Jedi Bendu were forced to flee to Earth, the first thing they placed aboard their transport was the sacred scrolls containing the prophecies. Patrick Keylan Bac eventually found the scrolls and when the Jedi Bendu Order chose to reveal themselves to the people of Earth, the scrolls were printed in the masses for all to see, ensuring that the hard work and sacrifices made by all of the men and women mentioned in them would never be forgotten.

Behind the scenes

 * The Prophecy of the Voyager is based upon a poem found in the novel Star Trek: Voyager - Endgame.
 * The Prophecy of the Night's Children is based upon a Gothic poem.
 * The Prophecy of the Guardian is based upon what is known about the Sith'ari.
 * Segments of the Prophecy of the Son of the Suns are based upon a passage in a fan script titled Star Wars: Episode III - The Republic Falls.
 * The term "King of Kings" comes from the Bible referring to Jesus Christ.
 * "The Last Son" is an homage to Kal-El of Kyrpton, better known as Superman.

Appearances

 * Shadows of the Jedi: The Legend of Ussej Padric Bac