It didn't take too long before the Voidship landed on Korriban-outside of any of the local activity around the Valley of the Dark Lords. Erebus and Arch didn't know what truly lay in wait for them beyond the bay doors, but even with the ship cloaked from even the Force itself, they felt relieved.
Until they heard a soft knocking coming from the other side of the door.
[Bay doors opening...] the System mechanically announced over the ships internal PA.
For a tad more clarification on the situation at hand, the Voidship itself has the ability to act like the TARDIS from Doctor Who and it was currently cloaked-meaning no one aside from Erebus, Arch himself, and higher powers (like Mortis) can find it. Neither the [Cyber Monarch] or Erebus knew what this old lady (read: "wise crone") did to discover their presence in this version of the Galaxy, but they both figured they'd learn more once she was aboard.
As for the lady in question, she was indeed right outside of the Voidship and had knocked on it just like the strange man informed her about. Kreia knew better than to judge the Will of the Force, but the way that stranger felt through her soft probing through the Force was unlike anything she previously felt.
It was like she could feel both the Light and Dark surround him, but never touch him like wild dogs forced to submission by something that stood higher than everything else in existence. She felt utterly weak in comparison to that stranger like if she made one wrong move, her entire existence would have been destroyed.
Hence she decided to simply obey and make absolutely sure to avoid that strange being and any other like him in the future-even going as far as to sign a contract that enforced her decision.
Her only reward besides being granted a new life? That strange man informed her that aside from being given restored and put into a new era to help guide a young lad in both sides of the Force, she would be able to learn (and see) new things and see for herself the destruction of Revan's enemy.
She still remembered the words that strange man told her about other worlds far outside of the Galaxy she once knew and how little even she-who was proficient in the Force-truly understood of all of existence. That the key to experiencing new things beyond what she thought possible-even with the Dark Side-was to guide this young Outworlder through the events to come.
That was one of the reasons her inner curiosity was stoked from the dying ashes it had once been.
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Outside of the events with Kreia and Erebus, another event was taking place on Korriban. Incoming shuttle ships were arriving every day with fresh recruits (read: bodies) for the ruthless Overseers, but something incredibly odd was happening with a specific shuttle arriving today.
A batch of slaves and outcasts had arrived today for Harkun's inspection. Kory, Gerr, Balek, Niloc, Ffon, and a few other background characters arrived today with the less-than-favorable former slave (aka future Darth Nox/Lord Kellig) taking up the rear. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue for many Overseers to deal with, but this former slave was special.
Born as a Sith Pureblood-even more so than Ffon-this former slave had an advantage that none of the other recruits had despite his physical body's bloodline. He was a transmigrator from outside of the Galaxy with the knowledge of what was meant to come.
The man knew for a very long time that he was no longer his former self after having been told he died due to a head-on collision with a delivery truck. Born into slavery and gifted with pure Sith blood, he recalled everything he knew about Star Wars from his homeworld and learned that he transmigrated into the Old Republic era.
Luckily for him, he (like Erebus) played Star Wars: The Old Republic to 100% completion up to the "War For the Eternal Throne" expansion for all eight classes in the popular MMORPG. He knew the key players for both Jedi and Sith factions, but after spending more than a decade in the slave pits, this transmigrator knew he wasn't able to go up against Darth Vader or the Galactic Empire quite yet (or at all if he didn't figure out a way to get into that era).
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'Thank the Force I managed to survive up to this point,' the Sith thought to himself as he quickly began to catch up with the other acolytes. As soon as he saw Harkun, he immediately understood what storyline he had been placed into. 'Now comes the hard part. Not killing either Harkun, Zash, or Thanaton before the appropriate time. I want to make sure the Dashade, Andronokos, and all of the other companions I am supposed to get along the way are acquired with the least trouble possible. Might be worth also making sure I get connections with Imperial Intelligence at some point when I get to Dromund Kaas...'
Like other transmigrators, this future Darth also had a System too, but it wasn't like Erebus' own. It was actually a similar System from the game itself! Although it didn't have stuff like the Master Holocron to immediately up him to max level with free loot to match in its shop, he did have some stuff in his inventory.
One such weird item in his inventory was a [Mysterious Letter] that was addressed to him using his former name: Alexander Fross. (A/N: Yes, "Fross" is the ACTUAL last name for our Inquisitor Transmigrator. Not "Frost")
When he first activated the System, it had appeared in his inventory immediately with no fanfare or System notification. However, when he tried to open it after noticing it, he learned that it required getting through the Korriban part of his origin storyline (roughly level 10-12).
In the game, this would have taken about ten to fifteen minutes to complete, but he wasn't playing a game where he could respawn indefinitely. This was his reality and he wasn't sure if he could respawn at the least.
He didn't feel like trying it out-even in the slave pits.
"Ah, the last one has finally arrived," Overseer Harkun groaned in faux relief as Alex walked up past the shield. Looking out over the rest of the arrivals, he continued. "Now that the rest of you gutter trash know your trials, you can get going while I bring our latecomer up to speed."
[You have begun the long road to ascension,] Alex's System softly rang out into his ear-not enough to distract him from the Overseer's harping, but enough to be distinctly heard. [Overcome Harkun's trials and become Zash's apprentice, young Acolyte.]
"Be careful," Kory said to Alex in a short whisper. "He can't kill us all."
Alex turned to her a little with his soft amber yellow eyes and replied with a soft smile "Thanks. That comes a lot from a beautiful girl."
Yeah, he said that flirty line from the game directly. It was a running joke for new Inquisitor players to make the character say that cheesy line to Kory even though experienced players knew the girl was the first one to die by Harkun's hand. Even Alex-who was (and still is) gay-knew that saying that line wasn't going to change her fate.
"Heh, thanks," Kory replied as she slightly blushed due to Alex's cheesy line-unaware he was saying it just to say it with no real meaning. She soon departed and thus left only Alex and Harkun alone.
'Now that's left is for this oversized knobpolisher to tell me to go see Spindrall...' Alex thought to himself as he waited to hear him say the words.
As if fulfilling his wish, Alex heard Harkun explain to him that he had to go to the hermit who lives in Ajunta Pall's tomb within the Valley of the Dark Lords and learn the ways of the Sith from him. After receiving a "fair" warning of k'lor slugs within the tomb, Alex smirked at him as he departed.
'Yeah, if I was the original person, you'd still not get your little pet to be Zash's apprentice. Just watch yourself, Harkun. I'll make sure you suffer enough in due time,' Alex thought to himself.
[First Trial: The Hermit's Wisdom has been generated,] his System said as soon as he got out of earshot from Harkun. The details of the quest were pretty much par for the course as a novice-tier quest. With this in mind, he made his way towards the tomb of Ajunta Pall and his future fate.
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Meanwhile...
In another moment in time, a lone man laid on a war-torn battlefield with the last vestiges of life slipping away from him. His mind was slipping away from him, but even now, he recalls the challenges he faced in what felt like centuries ago on a barren red sandy planet.
Old memories of a life where he had made countless mistakes on his path to power and deep regrets. He yearned to the Force for another chance to correct those mistakes-even if he had to pay a terrible price.
No one in that moment knew it at all, but this man's dying wish was going to be granted, but not by the Force. Something much more stronger was about to make a move on this man and send him back to the place where it all began.
To the planet of Korriban. To the Overseer who started his path. To the man he killed in the name of the Emperor in front of the Dark Council.
The Emperor's Wrath has being reborn.
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