[Now arriving on Korriban...]

It had been announced to Erebus over the PA system as the Voidship exited hyperspace-right over the red sandy planet of Korriban (later called Moraband during the Clone Wars era). While in hyperspace, Erebus had learned that his ship came packaged with a living AI called "Arch" and that he too was a System User.

Arch had explained to him that he had been uploaded into his Voidship by the people who had sent him into the Variant Timelines alongside a multitude of content relevant to his adventures. Upon realizing that Arch essentially came packaged with all the data he could want in terms of discovering the places he would adventure in, he inquired if he came with all of his personal data from his homeworld.

Receiving a nod of affirmation from the holographic Arch, Erebus became ecstatic. This meant he could play his favorite games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and even the very game which was based in the same place and time he was currently in: Star Wars: The Old Republic.

What spurred him even more was that Arch said he could run all of the games without any issue at over 2,500 frames per second (FPS) for extremely smooth gameplay (meaning no lag whatsoever). Sadly, he couldn't post any gameplay footage onto the HoloNet through any video sharing platforms (like YouTube or Twitch back home) since that would be troublesome if either the Republic or Empire learned about this.

He might have let Cipher Nine off during the small excursion in the Dark Temple, but he had to be extremely careful in his future dealings with Imperial Intelligence and the future "Sith Intelligence." Even now as he loomed over Korriban itself within his Voidship, he needed to be extremely careful as to not impact either the future Darth Nox and Emperor's Wrath.

Erebus recalled that Overseer Tremel-during this point in the Sith Warrior storyline-would have already had his secret weapon against Vemrin already planetside. This would also be around a similar time as when Harkin (or was it "Harkun?") would be bending himself over hard for his favorite Sith pet Ffon while essentially alienating everyone else-including Darth Nox-due to their "low" status as a slave.

Luckily, he didn't have to have similar issues with Arch at his side considering the [Cyber Monarch] (Arch's System Class/Job) could keep an eye out for Imperial Intelligence and the Star Cabal's efforts during this period. This freed up his time to practice his cultivation techniques while in hyperspace, but there were things he still had to consider before having to land on the planet below.

First off, he had to make sure neither of the two darths (Baras and Thanaton) learned of his existence since he wasn't willing to deal with either of the two insane pricks. The former tried his hardest to proclaim himself as the "Voice of the Emperor" before being cut down by the Wrath while the latter was essentially a racist asshole towards former slaves-never seeing beyond their former status and choosing to remain blind to progression.

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Erebus could care less about Zash and her rivalry with Skotia despite the atrocities both have on their hands. Both may be powerful in the Force, but not like he was alongside the fact that neither of them could come back from the dead like he could.

Besides the way Zash and Lord Kellig will deal with Skotia, Erebus had his means to deal with them both if they so dared to cross his path-including having Arch invade his systems to destroy it entirely. Seriously, for two advanced civilizations in comparison to his homeworld of Terra, their security was rather shite to Arch and maybe many hackers who reincarnate/transmigrate here.

Maybe they should have tried buying either ExpressVPN*, NordVPN, or other types of VPN services to protect their personal information online...

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Anyways, Erebus pondered his next move.

"I have an undetectable trace set up on Cabal, Imperial, and Republic information channels, sir," Arch said in his masculine mechanized voice through his holographic projection. "From now on, we will know everything that the Cabal, Republic, and Empire do within the scope of the Galaxy. Not even the Black Codex will be able to eradicate this trace."

"Good," Erebus responded in a sight tone of relief. "We can't rely on what the game has told us throughout its various expansions. Reality can often be different than fiction and that will be no different here. So, what can I expect on Korriban aside from the obvious?"

"The Force heavily leans towards the dark on this world, but due to your arcane affinities, it will have very little effect on you or anything related to outside of the Variant Timelines," Arch responded in a casual manner. "It is suitable to learn the secrets of the Sith Order from this world which will play a major factor in the Clone Wars, but there is a problem."

Erebus liked to hear about him having a high resistance to the Dark Side, but he still couldn't be sure about how much Korriban will affect his already fragile balance through his Shadow Magic. Upon hearing Arch say there was a problem, he paid close attention.

"What kind of problem?" he inquired.

"I am receiving a signal from the planet. Someone wants to communicate with us," Arch responded-curiosity and caution apparent in his tone.

That got his attention. "I thought this ship was cloaked to where not even the Force could detect us?"

"It usually is, sir, since the only way to find the ship even while cloaked is through your System. However, it seems like whoever wants to contact us is also broadcasting a location to land on the planet."

"Patch them through," Erebus sighed as he felt this could be important.

[Connecting...]

[Call connected. Displaying...]

With a little bit of a warbling noise, a robed feminine figure appeared. She appeared quite old like a crone, but dressed like a Jedi of similar age. What confused Erebus the most was how she looked somewhat familiar to him though couldn't immediately place where he saw her before. As for Arch, he was already tracing the location of the call and the coordinates where they were meant to land.

"Welcome to Korriban, young Outworlder," the woman spoke in a tone like a patient guiding teacher would to a potential student. "We shall talk more once you're at my location."