What both Darths Marr and Vowrawn had expected when they felt the Force draw their attention back to the red sandy world of Korriban--away from the Sith Academy and the weaklings who were learning within its walls--was something neither expected. When they approached the then cloaked Voidship--now known as the Vengeful Wraith--the Force felt ecstatic in some way.
Almost like it was trying to appease some other power far greater than it.
Upon entering the Voidship--feeling the apprehension and fear of the man they soon learned was named "Erebus Axus"--their very connection to the Force felt muted. It was both discomforting and intriguing to both Dark Council members upon feeling this strange sensation considering its peculiar properties, but even now as they lounged within the Command Deck--a far cleaner and efficient contrast to their own ships within the entire Empire--they felt Erebus' fear spike even further than it already had.
What made them both curious was that this kind of fear felt more primeval than facing them. It held no true comparison to either Darths--considering they only knew the strength of the Dark Side during their time on both Korriban and Dromund Kaas--but to anyone outside of the Star Wars Galaxy, it would be similar to knowing there was something or someone watching you with a sharp yet intense gaze from the shadows.
Unseen, unheard, but felt.
Only Marr dared to inquire with the [Cyber Monarch] Arch what kind of event transpired to make Erebus feel such deep fear--but it wasn't from fear that Marr asked this. It was merely intrigue at a concept that could make anyone--despite their strength in the Force--feel such overriding and unpleasant fear.
Neither of them expected to learn that there were other worlds far outside of the reach of the Force itself and that there were worlds where even the strongest Force User in history--be they Jedi or Sith--were powerless against creatures that feasted on souls. One such world--well, a place specific in that world--was their next destination.
When both Darths heard of this, their curiosity turned toxic and wished to learn more. Despite being told that they could not help Erebus in this time--the same goes for Kreia who was in another room--they had been told that the Vengeful Wraith had a room specific for watching a live feed of Erebus' adventures.
This seemed to appease the Darths enough to make them not lose themselves to their anger.
As it were, Vowrawn kept his interest hidden close as he went towards the Archives inside of the ship to learn more about other things that captured his interest. Marr decided it would be best to train further on the Dark Side and left towards the Training Hall. Kreia--however--wondered even further on what Arch had revealed about this universe that was their next destination.
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Within Republic Space... On the world of Tython...
Satele had been meditating closely on what lay ahead for her and the Jedi Order when she heard of two very brave--yet strong in the Force--Jedi Padawans who were instrumental in their handling of the most recent Flesh Raider attack. One was apprenticed to Master Yuon and the other seemed to have a destiny with Master Orgus Din, but even as events were moving in a yet unseen direction, she could not help but wonder what exactly was happening.
(A/N: For those of you who have not played Star Wars: The Old Republic, both master Yuon and Orgus Din are the mentor characters of the Jedi Consular and Knight player characters respectively. Just like how Zash and Baras--the ones for both Sith Inquisitor and Warrior origin stories respectively--are the mentors of their respective Origin Stories, these characters play an important role in their own apprentices' origins. While this story will center mainly on Erebus' journey, I do plan on telling more about the Sith/Jedi OCs where appropriate. Keep in mind that I will be covering some of the game's story up to the end of the Eternal Empire arc in the game before moving onto the Skywalker Saga.)
Unfortunately, her sight for the future lay shrouded in mystery as the Force did not seem to desire her to know what is to come. Only that the Force forewarned her that when the Outworlder came to the Jedi, there would be one who could teach them their ways.
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Same location (Tython, Republic Space)
Trevor had completed his task granted to him by the System. He had stopped the Flesh Raiders from harming any further Padawans and collected all of the ancient holoprojectors that--by Yuon's own admission--were absolutely irreplaceable except for one. Rajivari's holoprojector had already been taken by Nalen Rolach--as Trevor had expected--and he had already informed Yuon Par about this development.
As one would expect, Trevor was also not a true native to the Galaxy. He too was a reincarnated being and was granted the 'golden finger' of an overpowered System just like the Sith Inquisitor on Korriban and Erebus. Although he played the SW:TOR game before--he being an all-rounder by playing as both Republic and Empire--Trevor only knew the story up to the point of that final battle against Tenebrae before his death and subsequent transmigration.
He knew bits and pieces of the KOTOR 1 and 2 storyline--making him aware of key players like Revan, Kreia, Meetra Surik, Bastila Shan, and a few others--but he had complete awareness of the canon timeline of Star Wars. Trevor--just like Erebus and the Sith Inquisitor--knew about the Grand Plan of the Sith during the time of Anakin Skywalker and was very eager to dive headfirst into the Clone Wars to fight against Palpatine's plans, but his System first set him up on Tython as the Jedi Consular to play through as a Tutorial before being taken into the Skywalker Saga.
Just like Alexander Fross (A/N: the Sith Inquisitor PC, not the OC from the HL arc), Trevor also possessed the same System from the SW:TOR game. The only difference was that both Systems could not communicate with each other unless they were on contested worlds like Balmorra or Corellia.
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As luck would have it, both System Hosts did receive a long-term quest to complete in order for them to head into the Skywalker Saga. The details of this quest--however--were not easy to accomplish in the (roughly) fifteen years they had before that final battle against Tenebrae.
For the time being, Trevor just had to play the righteous Jedi and outsmart the Children of the Emperor to complete his Origin Story. The same goes for Alexander for the Sith Inquisitor Origin Story.
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[You have completed the Quest: The Final Trial. With this quest completed, you have now ascended to a Sith Acolyte and begun training underneath Lord Zash.]
Alexander read the quest completion notice as he witnessed Ffon--who had strangely looked paler than before after his trial was completed--being struck down by Zash in front of Harkun. Even though he had his suspicions about why Ffon looked even more in pain than he should be, no one else had noticed the discrepancy. Harkun's face of complete disappointment and fear made Alexander inwardly smirk at how his pet was cut down without mercy, but this too soon began Alexander's caution towards Zash's plans.
Leaving Harkun with a witty remark about how Zash showed him and the obvious response, Alexander and Khem Val soon departed towards Zash's office on the second floor.
Considering that he was now Level 12--two levels higher than the maximum level of Korriban's level range--the System had employed the same 'visual downgrade' of his level to ten. This was plainly obvious that any level above a certain threshold would be downgraded to the world's maximum level range despite the abilities staying roughly the same.
However, just as he arrived at Zash's chambers on Korriban, he heard something that piqued his interest. Familiar lines spoken by a somewhat familiar voice.
"I figured to ambush you and take your shards, but I see that's just as futile," Klemral said out loud. Alexander--though not the Emperor's Wrath PC in this life--did wonder who might be them in this timeline, so he decided to take a small detour.
Khem Val was curious about what this "little Sith" was up to ever since he had beat him right after unlocking him from stasis. Upon hearing the whines of another acolyte, he muttered in his own native tongue about their weakness and how hungry he was.
Naturally, Alexander did not bother to respond to Khem Val's mutterings and went over to see the (future) Emperor's Wrath character. Upon reaching them, Alexander witnessed the Sith Acolyte giving Klemral his shards.
"Take my shards as your own to Baras. I'll get more," the Sith male responded to Klemral.
[+50 Light Side attunement to: {Unknown Sith}] Alexander's System quietly announced.
While Klemral praised them and said that they were now allies for life, Alexander noted that the System definitely worked just like the game did for how certain choices affected their attunement to either Light or Dark side. This made him even more interested in how things were, but before too long, the Sith Acolyte turned around and came face-to-face with Alexander.
Without even giving mention to any word, Alexander stepped aside for the future Emperor's Wrath. It was out of both respect and fear for them that he did so--much to the confusion of both Khem Val and the Sith Acolyte--but the other Sith did not seem to mind that at all.
Just as the other Sith passed by him, Alexander whispered softly--just low enough for both him and the other Sith to hear, not Khem Val--that he needed to be careful of Baras in the future.
After that interaction, both split off. Alexander and Khem Val went back towards Zash's office and double-timed it as to not make her wait for much longer.
As for the other? Well, when he heard those words from the other Sith male, he knew that there was something else at work than just the Force. No one else--save for him and now the other Sith--knew about Baras and his plans and this made him very interested in how the future plays out.
Luckily, he knew exactly how to be patient to discover the secret behind what is going on.
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In the future--when Zash attempted to use the ritual devised by Tulak Hord on Alexander--he would find out that his System would block all negative external forces from occupying his body and Soulspace. This would prove to be inherently useful against Valkorion's spirit trying a hostile takeover of his body during the Eternal Empire arc.
As one would expect--however--the ritual would still be interrupted by Khem Val and the game's canon event would play out with both Zash and Khem not being in control of his body until the very end of Khem's personal storyline.
What would also happen in the future is left for later to discover about Alexander's story.
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That Sith who had regressed would also play out--to an impeccable degree--the same events that played out during the Korriban arc. He'd recapture the shards from Tulak Hord's tomb and confront Baras with the shards, but then be faced with what to do about Klemral's fate.
After that, he'd go collect Vette from the jails and head into Naga Sadow's tomb to collect the ancient lightsaber--as he remembered doing once before. Despite having the knowledge of his former life and knowing where the keys to the secret entrance was, he didn't mind having Vette back. As one would expect, Klemral shouted in warning about Vemrin's "sneak attack" and thus managed to disrupt it.
Vemrin still killed Klemral in the tomb and he died soon after by the Sith. He knew he could not change Klemral and Vemrin's fate because both went into this knowing they'd die.
Once he had completed his task, the Sith returned to Baras' side and left for Dromund Kaas.
What would happen after this is better left told another time, yet one thing still remained clear. Alexander was now on his radar to keep in mind for the future.
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》You have selected to travel into the universe of Bloodborne and begin your adventure as a Blood Hunter. While within this universe--until you complete the storyline of Bloodborne--you will be unable to return to the Galaxy nor have access to your Force Powers.《
》All companions currently available will not be unlocked while within this universe.《
》Magical abilities will cost Energy in order to use.《
》Upon arriving in the city of Yharnam, you will receive thematically appropriate gear. All Hunter's Tools/abilities must be unlocked through the Hunter's Dream.《
》Upon completion of the Bloodborne storyline--you will only need to complete the first round and achieve any ending--you will be able to unlock all of your abilities that are locked for this first visit. You also do not need to escape the Dream to achieve completion. Even the bad ending is acceptable for completion requirements.《
》Livestreaming function has been temporarily unlocked. All of your adventures within Yharnam will be streamed back into your ship. To fully unlock this and more functions, please upgrade your System.《
》Are you ready to begin the Campaign Storyline [A Paradoxical Dream/The Endless Hunt]?《
'Yes,' Erebus thought to himself as his System began to enable the Voidship's engines and input coordinates.
Erebus, Arch, Kreia, and both Darths were now in the Command Deck--watching the far advanced systems of the Vengeful Wraith begin to travel out of the Galaxy and into a new world.
One where the Pale Moon hangs over all...
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