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Echoes of Darkness

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 Diego Varen
11-23-2006, 2:57 AM
#101
Sorry for the short Chapter, but it is once again, part of the plot. I've decided to leave the Chapter making you want more too.

Chapter XI - The Interrogation
"Bring 'em on! I prefer a straight fight to all this sneaking around!"
- Han Solo

As Sera’s eyes slowly opened, everything seemed blurry. It reminded her about the times when she got drunk at cantinas. The result was always the same. There was always a hangover. That was how she felt right now. Sera noticed that Nauk was half asleep, although he was aware that Sera was still awake. Sera kept hearing announcements outside the interrogation room she was in. It sounded like Vaklu, trying to bring the Onderonians to his side. All Sera kept hearing were lies about how reliable he was and how Onderon would never be attacked by the Sith and would no longer be involved with the Republic and the Jedi, due to the fact that they were evil. Lies. All of what Vaklu was saying were lies.

“Someone is coming,” Nauk whispered to Sera.

Nauk was right and the large brown door opened. A hooded figure walked into the interrogation room. He pulled his hood down and Sera knew who it was.

“Sion!” She shouted, “This is impossible, you’re…”

Sera was interrupted by a hard punch by Sion.

“You’re still the same Exile!” Sion shouted at Sera, “You fought exactly the same on Lehon.”

“You!” Sera shouted, trying to break free from her chains.

“I’d advise you to save your strength,” Sion warned Sera, “Your Jedi Master friend here has already wasted his energy trying to escape.”

“Where’s Vaklu?” Sera asked, anger rising within her.

“Somebody’s getting awfully angry aren’t they?” Sion asked, in a mocking tone, “Goodbye Exile.”

Sion left the room, leaving Sera and Nauk alone. Suddenly he turned back round and spoke again.

“Why are you here?” He asked.

“None of your business,” Nauk warned, still half asleep.

Sion punched Nauk in the stomach.

“Tell me!” He shouted, “Or next it will be my Lightsaber through your heart.”

“I sensed a disturbance in the Force,” Nauk admitted, “The dark side has tainted this…”

“Bah, I don’t care what you say,” Sion told him, “This planet is the dark side, it’s just you Jedi and the people of Onderon don’t know it. Goodbye to you both. I have other matters that require my attention”

Sion left the room.

“Well that wasn’t much of an interrogation” Sera told Nauk.

*****
Gracia Dulgon, a female Zabrak bounty hunter ran through the deserted streets of Iziz. She knew that her bounty was nearby. While General Vaklu was bringing the Onderonian people to his side, she decided to take her chance to capture the Exile. With the Exchange defeated, Gracia knew that the Exile was going to be worth a lot more. The interrogation tower was directly above her. Gracia got out a grappling hook and shot at a pillar. The grappling hook wrapped itself around the pillar and Gracia pulled herself up. Her useful gear was why she always managed to get around. The door was locked, so Gracia decided to find a window, so she could capture the Exile.

*****
Nauk finally woke up and the two Jedi knew their fate. Sion would convert them to the dark side and if that didn’t work, then he would kill them straight away. Sera heard a noise and turned to see a Zabrak. She had her finger over her mouth, warning them to keep quiet. She started using a lock pick to unlock the lock and let Sera and Nauk go.

“Who are you?” Sera asked as quietly as possible.

“I’m Gracia Dulgon,” She told Sera, “I’m a bounty hunter, who was after you, since you landed on Nar Shaddaa. I would capture you and take you to Nar Shaddaa right away, but since you’ve got nearly all of Onderon against you, I’ll let you leave and once you die, I can take you both to Nar Shaddaa.”

She leapt out of the interrogation room and Sera and Nauk were once again alone, with no weapons. The door suddenly opened.
 igyman
11-23-2006, 4:32 AM
#102
Once again, interesting. The only bad thing is that you're trying too much to write down a game, or a movie script. That's something I learned in my four-fic-long-experience :D to be a mistake. My advice would be not to rush it. Don't hurry in writing a new chapter just because people here say they want more. Take as much time as you need to write it down and be completely satisfied with what you wrote, if the people here really liked it, they'll wait one, or even a few days longer to read more. :)
 Jason Skywalker
11-23-2006, 7:07 AM
#103
Exactly, i completely agree. Two good chapters, although, the last chapter's title is misleading, there was no interrogation. :xp:
 Diego Varen
11-23-2006, 10:56 AM
#104
Exactly, i completely agree. Two good chapters, although, the last chapter's title is misleading, there was no interrogation. :xp:

Thanks for the comments both. I'll probably edit that Chapter and make an interrogation. I'll try not to rush it in the future.

Edit: I've added a small interrogation on the previous Chapter.
 Anakin Skywalker
11-23-2006, 12:30 PM
#105
Ooo....... so mysterious..... I can't wait to find out what happens next!!!!
 Quanon
11-23-2006, 1:09 PM
#106
Well , those sketch markers I bought have a sharp smell of alcohol in their inkt , maybe I should keep my distance :p lol.

ANyway great stroy Potter , wait no , spottie , no .. Pottsie's .
Darn your name is difficult spell .

:lol: keep it going pottsie , can't wait to see more .
 Diego Varen
11-23-2006, 2:00 PM
#107
Thanks Quannfdh (I'm kidding Quanon). Let's not spell each other's usernames incorrectly. Also, I may do an RP version of this Fic, after I've completed the Fic. It could be an entirely different story, but I don't know how it could work. Or I could go with my original idea and do a Prequel/Sequel.
 Jason Skywalker
11-23-2006, 2:44 PM
#108
Hmm, well, atleast a small interrogation is better than none. :xp:

Also, Sion doesn't seem as he was in TSL, i don't think that is his character and way of speaking.
 Diego Varen
11-23-2006, 2:48 PM
#109
Hmm, well, atleast a small interrogation is better than none. :xp:

Also, Sion doesn't seem as he was in TSL, i don't think that is his character and way of speaking.

Well my only excuse is the Exile has changed him. I mean in TSL, the Exile has an effect on people and I wanted that to happen with Sion. But he will be his aggressive self soon.
 Anakin Skywalker
11-23-2006, 2:48 PM
#110
Also, Sion doesn't seem as he was in TSL, i don't think that is his character and way of speaking.

Hey, even a Sith Lord can change! Look at Revan, he went from Sith Lord to Savior of the Galaxy.... but that was a different change, anyway I guess Pottsie didn't want Sion to act like he did in the game....:p
 Diego Varen
11-23-2006, 2:51 PM
#111
I'm trying to make Sion's character slightly better than he was in TSL. I tried not to change his character too much, but I've tried to make him similar to Vader, but not in the way Malak was.
 Quanon
11-23-2006, 3:44 PM
#112
Sith baddy's always started as human / alien goodguy , so there's always part of the past that stay's with them . Besides this is an nice build-out of Sion's character . If I remember it good , the only thing he did in the TSL was threating you or one of your companions . ( Can't really call that dialog :) )

Anyway it's your Fic Pottsie , if you want bunny and roasted turkey than its possible that it happend . :lol:
 Diego Varen
11-24-2006, 1:04 PM
#113
Thanks for the explanation, Jason. Anyway, I'm hopefully going to write around fifty Chapters, along with the Epilogue, but you know me. I'll probably write a lot less.
 CSI
11-24-2006, 10:35 PM
#114
The plot is awfully similiar to, eh, TSL when you're captured by Captain, (Who is he? I can't recall!) in Telos at first time. That time you don't have any lightsabers...But again, good chapter, Pottsie.
 The_Catto
11-25-2006, 4:59 AM
#115
Hey Pottsie. Great story you've got going on here, im enjoying the read.

@CSI: It's Luitennet (Don't know how to spell it, :P) Grenn.
 Diego Varen
11-25-2006, 5:16 AM
#116
Thanks for the comments all and CSI, I didn't mean for that scene to be similar to that part in TSL, but similar to the first level of Istanbul on the Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb game. I mean the KOTOR series has a lot of similarities with each other. When I release the Triva, you'll find out. The next Chapter won't be out for a while, but I'll try and get it out as soon as possible.
 Diego Varen
11-25-2006, 5:54 AM
#117
Sorry for another short (And maybe rushed) Chapter everyone. This Chapter title was first used by Sabretooth in his Fic, Victim Of Betrayal. It was used, because Onderon sounded like on the run.

Chapter XII - On the Run
"The crystal is the heart of the blade. The heart is the crystal of the Jedi. The Jedi is the crystal of the Force. The Force is the blade of the heart. All are intertwined: the crystal, the blade, the Jedi. You are one."
- Luminara Unduli

Two guards were loyal to Vaklu entered. One ran towards Nauk, while the other ran towards Sera. Sera knew that they had weapons, so Sera used the Force to pull their blasters away from them. The two guards were shocked, but before they could run off, Sera immediately shot them both. She knew that she would have to keep her blaster rifle for a while, until she and Nauk retrieved their inventory. As Sera and Nauk ran out into the open, several guards greeted them. Both Sera and Nauk shot the guards, using the Force to avoid the blaster shots.

“Now what?” Sera asked, as soon as all the guards were defeated.

“We need to find Queen Talia,” Nauk told her, “And I know where she would hide. The underground library. Now come on!”

Nauk sped off and Sera sighed. An underground library? Now that was new. In all her time as an exile, during her travels around the Outer Rim, she had never been into an underground library before. Sera managed to catch up with Nauk, as he found the security room, where their entire inventory had been kept. Sera and Nauk nodded to each other, before Nauk kicked the door down. The security guards inside were confused and shocked. They did nothing.

“Err…” One began, “Hello.”

“Hello,” Nauk replied, immediately shooting them all.

Sera grabbed all their gear and threw the blaster rifle on the floor.

“So uncivilised,” She told Nauk.

“Agreed,” He told Sera, the two Jedi leaving the room.

*****
Luckily for the two Jedi, the citizens of Iziz were still listening to Vaklu’s lies, in the distance. Nauk seemed to know where he was going. Soon he and Sera stopped in the middle of a street.

“What is it, why are we stopping?” Sera asked, sounding exactly like one of her companions from a while ago.

“Hush!” Nauk whispered sharply, “This is the spot where the underground library is located. Don’t say you can’t see anything, but if you concentrate, this is one of the places in Onderon where the dark side is located. Close your eyes and feel the Force flow around you. Particularly the hatred and oppression that Onderon has suffered from, because of this underground library.”

As Sera closed her eyes, Nauk’s speech reminded her of someone.

“You speak of the dark side,” Sera told Nauk.

“Do I?” Nauk asked, not really caring about what Sera was saying, “One must study the ways of both the light and the dark side.”

“But Exar Kun studied the dark side and he was defeated, because of it,” Sera told Nauk.

Nauk ignored her as he knelt down and used the Force to lift several bricks off the floor. They floated in midair, innocently, before Nauk threw them behind him.

“You go first Exile,” Nauk told her, “Vaklu and especially Sion will be after your blood more than mine.”

Sera had no choice, but to jump down into the dirty underground below. She used the Force to slow herself down in the air, to save herself getting injured. Shortly after, Nauk followed. Sera noticed that they had both landed in dirty, green water. This was not her idea of heaven and she of all people, hated getting wet. She hoped Nauk knew what he was doing.

“Come,” Nauk whispered, “Much there is, to be explored.”

He ran off, with Sera travelling behind him.
 Jason Skywalker
11-25-2006, 6:24 AM
#118
Now now Pottsie, you've got to understand that even rushed chapters made by you are still good chapters. :p
 Diego Varen
11-25-2006, 6:27 AM
#119
Now now Pottsie, you've got to understand that even rushed chapters made by you are still good chapters. :p

Well at least I know that. Just to let you all know, that the Chapter I released today might be the last for a while, since I won't be able to use my computer for a while and I might be offline for a while, unless I can get ahold of another computer, which is possible. Thanks for the comment Jason.
 HK-42
11-25-2006, 12:08 PM
#120
Good chapter Pottsie, yes i agree with Jason rush + Pottsie = Still Good. but beware Pottsie-rush=slow.
 igyman
11-25-2006, 12:41 PM
#121
Well, it certainly isn't bad, but I do have to point out that Nauk and Sera killing those guards in cold blood (especially Nauk after that confused ''Hello'') isn't very Jedi-like.
 Anakin Skywalker
11-25-2006, 12:55 PM
#122
Agreed, but Nauk is the one who killed them not Sera.... but if you'll pay attention Nauk is sorta like Kreia but wanting Death and not deception. He says that you must study all aspects of the Force just as Kreia had told the Exile, once upon a time. Kreia was a Sith Lord who had hid her presence by acting like a Jedi, so I'm guessing that Nauk will to..... I'm suspecting he will wind up falling to the Dark Side just as Kriea did.

Hey Pottsie it's a great fic, but in my opinion it's based to heavily off of TSL
 Diego Varen
11-25-2006, 2:17 PM
#123
Thanks RSM (RevanSithMaster), igyman and Grivis for the comments. I'll try to answer some points.

@RSM: Yes, Nauk is similar to Kreia, but not in every way. Will he fall to the dark side? Only time will tell. And about this Fic being based off TSL, TSL was based off KOTOR. Hopefully, it won't all be similar to TSL.

@igyman: Nauk is a grey Jedi, since he is calls himself (Or will call himself) an exile, similar to the Exile. The reasons why are found out later in this Fic. Sera however, only killed the guards, since Nauk did. Besides, she kills all of Vaklu's men in TSL as a LS.
 CSI
11-25-2006, 7:00 PM
#124
Eh, nothing to say, but I believe I should stay tuned on this one. Nauk is very much like Jolee, but I don't think he's like Kriea.
 steven
11-26-2006, 6:05 AM
#125
So far so good Pottsie. Although sometimes the conversations seems a little weak and unrealistic but other than that, very good indeed.
 Diego Varen
11-26-2006, 11:50 AM
#126
So far so good Pottsie. Although sometimes the conversations seems a little weak and unrealistic but other than that, very good indeed.

Thanks for the comments steven. You seem to come and go in this part of the KOTOR Forum. And yeah, CSI, I suppose Nauk is a mix of Jolee and Kreia.
 anakin34
11-29-2006, 8:35 AM
#127
that was tight
 Anakin Skywalker
11-29-2006, 8:39 AM
#128
Hello? Pottsie when's your next chapter........ I can't wait to see more.
 Diego Varen
11-29-2006, 10:53 AM
#129
Hello? Pottsie when's your next chapter........ I can't wait to see more.

No idea, since I haven't done any writing for a few days and I'm busy. I'll see what I can do. And anakin34, could you please say what you mean by "that was tight"?

I believe he means it was good. :) --Jae

Oh right. Thanks Jae.
 Xaris Vynn
12-01-2006, 4:51 PM
#130
Very good Fic Pottsie, I don't IMO, think it is too much like TSL, but as you said TSL is based on KOTOR and this forum as well as many other forums exist because of the KOTOR series.

You are doing an excellent Job keep up the good work. Don't rush on my account, but I can't wait to read more of this.
 Diego Varen
12-01-2006, 4:58 PM
#131
Very good Fic Pottsie, I don't IMO, think it is too much like TSL, but as you said TSL is based on KOTOR and this forum as well as many other forums exist because of the KOTOR series.

You are doing an excellent Job keep up the good work. Don't rush on my account, but I can't wait to read more of this.

Welcome to LF Xaris Vynn (Nice Username by the way) and thanks for the comments. Hope you enjoy LF and I'll try to write some of the next Chapter tomorrow.
 Diego Varen
12-04-2006, 4:57 PM
#132
Just to let you all know that I've decided to do an RP version of this, with a completely different storyline and characters. The Thread is here (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?p=2222164#post2222164). Feel free to discuss, join or tell us all what you think of the RP. Also the RP Thread is here (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=173266), but this Thread is only for the people in the RP.
 igyman
12-04-2006, 5:27 PM
#133
Seen it already. :) But, when's the next chapter of the fic coming out?
 CSI
12-04-2006, 7:28 PM
#134
When are you going to pull out the new chapter Pottsie? Wait, where is JM12? I need her to wave her "Heart of Deception" manuscript over him...
 Diego Varen
12-05-2006, 1:54 AM
#135
When are you going to pull out the new chapter Pottsie? Wait, where is JM12? I need her to wave her "Heart of Deception" manuscript over him...

No, please don't! Anyway I have no idea when I'll release the next Chapter. Hopefully the RP will help. Also, I've noticed that both CSI and RSM have voted for Echoes of Darkness in the Nominations Thread. Thanks to the both of you. Also, CSI thanks for also voting for the Darth Bastila Shortie.
 Jason Skywalker
12-05-2006, 5:15 AM
#136
I can wait as much time as you can to do a chapter.

Also, what is that Heart of Deception manuscript you keep talking about?
 Diego Varen
12-05-2006, 10:51 AM
#137
Heart of Deception is a Fic by JediMaster12. She always threatens me with the manuscript. It's a joke that has been used in both this Thread and the Heart of Deception Thread.
 Jason Skywalker
12-05-2006, 2:54 PM
#138
I know it's a fic Pottsie, i want to know is what's that manuscript thing.
 CSI
12-05-2006, 5:09 PM
#139
No, please don't! Anyway I have no idea when I'll release the next Chapter. Hopefully the RP will help. Also, I've noticed that both CSI and RSM have voted for Echoes of Darkness in the Nominations Thread. Thanks to the both of you. Also, CSI thanks for also voting for the Darth Bastila Shortie.

Don't thank me. You got what you deserved. Frankly, I like this fic a lot and your shortie, the Evil Bastila. They're nicely done.

Besides, Pottsie was waving his hand beside me.

I know it's a fic Pottsie, i want to know is what's that manuscript thing.

Oh, that. Because Pottsie wanted to see the new chapter so badly that JM12 threatened him that the new chapter is here and Pottsie can't get it...IMO.
 Diego Varen
12-06-2006, 2:50 AM
#140
I'll tell you about the story about my Exile's name, Sera Tana.

It all began with another playthrough with a female. I found a tanned skinned female and called her Sera Windu, believing her to be the ancestor to Mace Windu. In the end, I started another female game and liked the name Sera and thought of her surname, Tana. I forgot how I thought that up though.
 Diego Varen
12-09-2006, 11:53 AM
#141
This is a preview for another Fic I might write. It is a DS Fic on my female Exile from this Fic. It is inspired by one of Tysyacha's Fics.

Star Wars
Tana

At the heart of MALACHOR V, at the heart of the final battle against her master, DARTH TRAYA, the once JEDI EXILE, SERA TANA has finally defeated her master and has claimed the remainder of the SITH EMPIRE for herself.

Now known as EMPEROR TANA, she now seeks to defeat all of her apprentices, before leaving and destroying Malachor, before returning to TELOS, to find those still loyal to the REPUBLIC and kill them, before bringing the Sith Empire back to its former glory, like a long time ago. There is no hope for the galaxy anymore.

But wherever darkness lies, light is always there to vanquish it. On Telos, one of the only planets still loyal to the crippled Republic the REPUBLIC ADMIRAL, CARTH ONASI has noticed that the exile who he talked to, before she travelled to Malachor wasn’t a JEDI, but a SITH. Now, he fears that the Republic is under threat, because of the exile’s fall to the dark side and knows that nobody will be able to stop her path of vengeance. The remaining Jedi are the only ones that can stop her, but even they might not be able to defeat her…

Prologue
Telos, the one planet that the Republic still had control of. It was also the only planet that many who were still loyal to the Republic remained on. Since Dantooine was now under the control of the mercenaries and Onderon had been taken over by General Vaklu, the Republic now knew they’re once strong organisation was now crippled.

Inside his office, the Republic Admiral, Carth Onasi looked at the window, noticing how bad things were on the Citadel Station. Since Czerka Corporation had forced the Ithorians off the station, restoration to the planet had been ceased. The door opened behind him and one of the only Jedi left in the galaxy, Bastila Shan entered the room. Bastila was a Jedi survivor from the Jedi Civil War five years ago. She was the one who had told Carth about the exile’s fall to the dark side. As she had told him, it was a disturbance in the Force. Bastila sat down on a nearby chair. Carth turned around and saw Bastila.

“Bastila,” Carth began, “I’m glad you’re here.”

“So am I Carth,” Bastila told him, feeling ashamed, “I’ve sensed a disturbance in the Force, as I’ve already told you.”

Carth turned to face the window once again. He couldn’t bear to look at Bastila. He wondered about Revan, or as he was now known as, Diego Varen. If the exile had fallen to the dark side, then she might be searching for him and kill him. He sighed out loud.

“I knew something was strange about the exile,” Carth told Bastila, “It was as if I could see the dark side’s mark on her. I never said anything about it, believing it was due to the scars of the Mandalorian Wars,” He paused and sighed again, “But now, now I know what the Mandalorian Wars has done to her. It has created an impact on her, turning her to something she would never fall to.”

“But she has betrayed the ways of the Jedi,” Bastila told Carth, “Before Diego left for the Unknown Regions, him and I were sent on a mission by the Jedi Masters to find her. When I went to the Jedi Archives to learn about her, it was believed that she fell to the dark side after being exiled from the Jedi Order.”

Carth turned away from the window and sat down.

“So what do we do?” He asked Bastila.

“We have no other choice,” Bastila told him, “I shall go to Dantooine and restore the Jedi Enclave. There, I shall try and use the Enclave as a new haven for the remaining Jedi, wherever they are.”

Both Carth and Bastila stood up and bowed to each other.

“So it is done,” He told Bastila, “Until the time is right, we shall not speak again, until the exile returns from wherever she is hiding.”

Bastila turned away and left the office. As she left Carth’s office, both him and her knew that there was much to be done.
 Jason Skywalker
12-09-2006, 4:18 PM
#142
Cool preview, well done Pottsie, i look forward to it!
 CSI
12-09-2006, 4:35 PM
#143
Huh...Another fic...When are you going to finish EoD and Knightfall?

Nice preview.
 Rabish Bini
12-09-2006, 6:17 PM
#144
Whoa, sorry for not replying. Great fic, looking forward to more. And now I have another fic to look forward to from Pottsie.:D
 Jason Skywalker
12-09-2006, 7:14 PM
#145
Yeah Pottsie, stop with the multiple fics at once, stay with one, if you have ideas for another, write them down on Word. Then if your first is failing, start your second, and if your second is failing, try to write another chapter of the first and so on.
 CSI
12-09-2006, 7:21 PM
#146
Yeah Pottsie, stop with the multiple fics at once, stay with one, if you have ideas for another, write them down on Word. Then if your first is failing, start your second, and if your second is failing, try to write another chapter of the first and so on.

That was originally Pottsie's idea to focus on only one. But doesn't matter--It's his choice, not ours.
 Diego Varen
12-10-2006, 4:12 AM
#147
Yeah Pottsie, stop with the multiple fics at once, stay with one, if you have ideas for another, write them down on Word. Then if your first is failing, start your second, and if your second is failing, try to write another chapter of the first and so on.

When I joined LF (Before most of you who reply to this Thread), I was trying to write four Fics at once. I'm never doing that again. Nice advice Jason, but I do use Word to write my new Fic, since I can't write Echoes of Darkness anymore, since I'm having bad Writer's Block on it, like you are with Knights of the Force (I believe). I will try to write some more of this, but if a new Chapter doesn't come out, you know why. I think Onderon shall be the one from last planet, since I can't really be bothered to write about Alderaan, Ruusan, etc.

That was originally Pottsie's idea to focus on only one. But doesn't matter--It's his choice, not ours.

I usually do write one Fic at once, but I'm going through a bad phase at the moment.
 Jason Skywalker
12-10-2006, 6:39 AM
#148
Ok Pottsie. Also, i believe we have the same problem, everything planned out, can't just get it to work.
 Diego Varen
12-10-2006, 4:54 PM
#149
I have some good news. I'm hopefully going to start working on this Fic again and finish it shorter than I expected, but after this Fic, this will start a Saga, known as the Sera Tana Saga. It will consist of four long Fics and two Short Fics.
 Jason Skywalker
12-10-2006, 6:50 PM
#150
Groovy. Hope it goes well.
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