{"id":2152,"date":"2017-09-02T07:31:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T12:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2017-09-06T07:28:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T12:28:17","slug":"the-sith-empress-part-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2152","title":{"rendered":"The Sith Empress – Part 19"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sith Empress<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 19<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Luke sat in his meditation chambers trying to figure out what his last vision with Gaia might mean and why it disturbed him so much.\u00a0 All he could figure out was that Gaia was a young and peaceful woman who had a lot of enthusiasm for life which one rarely saw in others.\u00a0 She filled others with that life as it flowed out from her much like the Force.\u00a0 He could only hope she was not corrupted by the Dark Side of the Force.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaster Skywalker,\u201d a voice said interrupting his thoughts and looked up to see an older man walking towards him.\u00a0 He had grey hair and eyes which were intelligent but he had never seen the man before.<\/p>\n

Luke felt no danger coming from the man and motioned for him to have a seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Luke said, but didn\u2019t indicate that he was surprised by the man\u2019s appearance or where he might have come from despite no one informing him he had a visitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI beg your pardon for the intrusion, and I hope I\u2019m not interrupting anything,\u201d he said with a smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing at the moment,\u201d Luke replied wondering what the man wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was sent by some,\u201d he paused here as if trying to find the right words, \u201cinterested members about the whereabouts of a certain Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me guess, Gaia,\u201d Luke said, his eyes never leaving the man\u2019s even as he answered yes to the question.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m afraid we don\u2019t know at the moment.\u00a0 The planet she was on isn\u2019t responding either, and she was supposed to report back some time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man seemed to digest the information for several seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, we heard some rumors that she had disappeared and now it seems like its confirmed,\u201d he said rubbing his chin in thought before looking up at the ceiling.\u00a0 \u201cThen its happening and everything it out of our hands for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luke\u2019s eyebrows rose at that statement.\u00a0 \u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d Luke asked hoping to get some sort of answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe answer is complex and one I cannot tell you right now, to do so might be more harmful than helpful,\u201d the man said standing up and looking around.\u00a0 \u201cAll we can do is wait for now, thank you Master Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luke frowned as the man left the room as he tried to figure out what exactly happened.\u00a0 Getting up he made his way out of the room and looked at an empty corridor and continued down until he ran into Kyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuke, what\u2019s up?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see an older man walk by?\u201d Luke asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cUm, no,\u201d Kyle replied looking around.\u00a0 \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo reason, forget it,\u201d Luke said making his way back to the room and leaving a bewildered Kyle behind.\u00a0 Luke wondered what type of group this man had been a part of, and what it had to do with Gaia.\u00a0 He had too many questions and no answers it seemed.\u00a0 Things were getting complex.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Gaia sat meditating in the room which held her.\u00a0 She had heard the engines power up a few time and they had gone somewhere and were now on the path to go somewhere else.\u00a0 She focused on the Force wondering what she could use in this situation to help her escape, or gain some sort of advantage against this Darth Rizon.\u00a0 The woman had a power Gaia hadn\u2019t seen in an opponent.<\/p>\n

The door opened but she remained with her eyes closed for a bit longer trying to feel with the Force and realized who had entered the room, Rizon.\u00a0 Opening her eyes she looked up into the blue eyes which held a very different power and seemed to connect to her somehow.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are about to become my new project little one,\u201d Rizon said with a slight smile.\u00a0 \u201cYou will become a Sith and you will join me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaia looked on seeing the blue eyes turn icy, but yet there was something else there that she would not be afraid of.\u00a0 Her rational mind wanted nothing more than to run away and leave the ship yet she found herself drawn to the woman for some unknown reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Gaia finally replied finding the strength to say no to this powerful woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo?\u201d Rizon replied as she looked on.<\/p>\n

Gaia waited to see what might happen next, would it be anger, rage, or something else she didn\u2019t know yet.\u00a0 She prepared herself for anything and tried to remain calm despite what might happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps you should feel the power of the Dark Side,\u201d Rizon said, and with that Force lightning shot out from her hands throwing Gaia to the ground in pain.\u00a0 After what seemed like an eternity to Gaia, but she knew was probably only a few seconds, Rizon stopped.\u00a0 \u201cThat is but a taste of what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaia could barely feel any part of her body which the lightning had coursed through her.\u00a0 She had heard stories of this happening to Master Skywalker in his battle with the Emperor but now had a better appreciation of what he went thought.\u00a0 This was painful.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, can\u2019t have you lying down,\u201d Rizon stated.<\/p>\n

Gaia felt herself picked up and place against the wall as she was chained once more and realized the woman had used the Force to do this.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch better,\u201d Rizon said moving in front of Gaia.\u00a0 She wondered what the woman had in store for her next.<\/p>\n

She felt Rizon looking her over a bit more and could recall the strangeness from the last time they had talked, and the almost erotic touches she had used on her.\u00a0 She felt her cheeks grow hot from the memories.<\/p>\n

\u201cInteresting little one,\u201d Rizon said moving a bit closer to Gaia.<\/p>\n

She waited for another round of torture, but instead found a hand caressing her cheek.\u00a0 It was a softer touch than she expected and after a few seconds of tracing her cheek went to her lips before following the jawbone to her ear before finishing with a caress of her hair.\u00a0 It was almost surreal to Gaia that this was happening, but was it part of Rizon\u2019s training?<\/p>\n

Suddenly Rizon jerked away and looked towards the doorway.\u00a0 It took a second for Gaia to look that direction to see another figure there as well, a tall blonde standing there looking at them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you want?\u201d Rizon asked, her voice filled with anger and Gaia knew the woman was pissed at the interruption, but she was glad as it allowed her time to recover from the unusual assault.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy lord, I was to inform you that we\u2019ve arrived at the fleet,\u201d the blonde replied back who looked from Rizon to Gaia.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine, tell the admiral to gather five ships and then head to Frasis,\u201d Rizon ordered.<\/p>\n

The blonde looked once more at Gaia and before anyone said anything more the tall blonde was pushed up against the wall as Rizon strode towards her.\u00a0 Gaia felt het power coming from the woman and waited to see what might happen next.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext time you enter, you knock and you wait until I tell you to enter,\u201d Rizon growled using the Force to push the blonde up against the wall.\u00a0 \u201cNext time I won\u2019t be so forgiving.\u00a0 Do I make myself clear?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes my lord,\u201d the blonde said as she was released and gasped for breathe.\u00a0 With a salute she quickly left the room leaving them along again.<\/p>\n

Gaia watched the display of anger and violence as it allowed her time to gather herself once more.\u00a0 The fact the woman could be so brutal to her own people was a bit sickening to her.\u00a0 She steeled herself as the woman had redirected her attention back towards her.\u00a0 She felt a bit of fear as Rizon looked at her, but there was still something else there which she didn\u2019t understand, a deeper level.<\/p>\n

She could still feel the trail of Rizon\u2019s hand and it had caressed her face and hair and part of her wanted to feel that again, almost as if she craved the touch, a bit more than life itself.\u00a0 She paused at that thought as it scared her a lot more than the violence the woman could do to her.\u00a0 The blue eyes locked back on hers as they started at each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it seems that I\u2019m going to be needed elsewhere little one,\u201d Rizon said to her\u00a0 \u201cBut don\u2019t worry, I won\u2019t forget about you at all, in fact, I might have just the mission for you after all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaia watched as the woman smiled as she said the last part.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t want to know what the woman had in mind at all if the smile was any indication of the evil plan.\u00a0 The tone in Rizon\u2019s voice was also something to fear as well and her mind raced to try and figure out what she might have in store.<\/p>\n

Rizon ran her fingers though Gaia\u2019s hair one last time before leaving the room and Gaia in silence.\u00a0 She wondered what would happen next in this strange battle of will.\u00a0 She looked at her chains and realized she could easily get out of them, but even is she could do that, what would she do next?\u00a0 She decided to wait and watch for an opportunity to escape.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Jessica strode onto the bridge in full Darth Rizon mode thrilled the way others cowered before her as she walked down the corridor.\u00a0 Even on the bridge others appeared to be hard at work, even if they were not, anything to avoid looking in her direction.\u00a0 It was this action which perhaps made the Jedi seem interesting, she looked at her and while she saw fear there was something else there which wasn\u2019t afraid of her.<\/p>\n

\u201cLord Rizon,\u201d the newly appointed admiral of this fleet said, as Admiral Pietete was elsewhere at the moment working on training the fleet.<\/p>\n

She felt his fear as he made his way towards her.\u00a0 She had been random in her anger outburst to keep the crew unprepared for what she might go next.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, what is the situation?\u201d she asked him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve gathered the ships Rixis, Yunis, Terrible, Purge and Rage to form up with us and head to Frasis,\u201d the admiral said to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent,\u201d Jessica replied to him.\u00a0 Frasis would not know what hit them once she was done.\u00a0 \u201cEngage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes Lord Rizon,\u201d the admiral said turning to the crew and carried out the orders.<\/p>\n

The six ships quickly jumped into hyperspace and that despite the old engines she knew the trip to Frasis would be quick, being located not far away.\u00a0 Another reason for its conquest, it was close to her base of power.<\/p>\n

She walked over and inspected the plan the admiral had laid out for the invasion.\u00a0 It was simple and straight forward, a plan which worked well for what they were up against and the training of her troops.\u00a0 A more heavily defended planet would require more planning, but for this it should work, and if it didn\u2019t she would make sure someone paid for failure.<\/p>\n

She looked out at the openness of space and have vast it was.\u00a0 There were so many areas to hide and attack from.\u00a0 The New Republic and Empire would never know what happened when the war started.\u00a0 Even as she stood there the ship came out of hyperspace.<\/p>\n

Before her the planet Frasis, its typical blue\/green of many life sustaining planets in the universe waiting for her to take over.\u00a0 This planet would help create her political seat of power in the universe.\u00a0 It mattered not if they feared her, only that they were part of her empire.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaunch fighters,\u201d she heard the admiral order.<\/p>\n

From her position she watched the fighters scramble out and head down to overpower the defenses of the planet.\u00a0 Even as she watched preparations for the invasion force were already underway.<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be long before they spoke her name across the galaxy in whisper and fear especially as her victories mounted.\u00a0 Smiling she continued to watch and waited to hear of the planet\u2019s surrender.<\/p>\n

End part 19<\/p>\n

Continued in part 20<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sith Empress by AJ Marks Part 19 Luke sat in his meditation chambers trying to figure out what his last vision with Gaia might mean and why it disturbed him so much.\u00a0 All he could figure out was that Gaia was a young and peaceful woman who had a lot of enthusiasm for life […]
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