Star Wars: Balance of the Force - Cahapter 4

Darth Scourge walked through the streets of Coruscant trying to decide how in the name of the Force he was going to find his apprentice. Should he try to find a young mind not yet touched by the Jedi, or should he try to corrupt one of the jedi into joining him? Each presented it's own problem. Finding a young untouched mind isn't like picking a fruit from a tree. He would have to find a child with a natural killer instinct that would eventually become more powerful than him. In addition he would have to teach the kid everything from scratch.

Corrupting a Jedi was an even bigger problem. Sure he wouldn't have to do the initial training, but he would have to convince the Jedi that the Dark Side was stronger than the Light. Even if he managed that he would eventually have to deal with that vaunted Jedi sympathy which would either have his apprentice turn on him before he was ready, or Scourge would have to severly punish his apprentice. Just as he was about to start tearing his hair out in frustration, a holonews stand caught his attention.

"Senator Cody, despite a recent attempt on his life, has decided to attend the meeting in the senate later today." the news caster said.

"So Cody survived our little encountereh?" Darth Scourge said half to him self. "Then I guess I should pay the good senator a visit."

Senator Cody sat in his office waiting for his security escort to arrive.

"Sir, your escort is waiting outside." the attendent said over the comlink

Cody began heading for the door. As the door slid open Cody froze where he stood, his skin turning deathly pale. Standing there in his doorway blocking the onlly escape was the Sith Assassinwho had attacked him earlier.

Darth Scourge stood there smiling as Cody stumbled back as the Sith Lord stepped forward lifting Cody off the ground with the Force. Scoruge than began to slam Cody against the walls of the room laughing hystericly the whole time. He then held him still and casted lightning at the senator.

"Remain calm." He said to his victim. "10,000 volts of electricity are coursing through your body." Scourge took two steps toward Cody and activated his lightsaber. The scarlet blade seemed to hunger for death. The Dark Lord gazed into it's blade. "Beautiful isn't it?" he asked Cody. "So elegant and yet so deadly." He then took his blade and cut Cody from his right shoulder to his left hip. He dropped the two halves of the senator and reached into his robe and dropped a holo projecter onto the corpse. "This will keep me entertained as I search for an apprentice." Scourge said with a smile as he left.