In the Unknown Regions, otherwise within a region called the Tempered Wastes was a ship, hidden from view making its way over towards a planet that was not too unlike the one they had come from.
The group of Force-sensitives were all hard at work, either beginning to create their lightsabers or otherwise putting on the final bits and pieces of what they want.
Anakin was the only one left out of this equation as while he had gotten quite alot of crystals of various types to be used for his own, he wasn't ready yet. He wouldn't be using something natural but instead would be creating his own, just like Barriss was but would be doing so in a unique way.
Lehon has already been described, surveyed and secured by Anakin, discreetly through the use of his droids. In fact it was Hatsuko, previously known as HK that had come here to extract the fragments, destroyed pieces of an ancient relic that shouldn't come back to life.
The Star Forge.
Of course, he forwent any and all caution because he was just that incredibly powerful enough to overcome whatever lingering consciousness of the machine that was left over. He had already purified all of the fragments himself, personally back on Tatooine where the construction effort is taking place.
It would be finished or completed by the end of the Clone Wars, or at least according to the normal or previous timeline of the Clone Wars ending.
Above the planet itself, Anakin directly had Jabitha descend.
'I dont like this place, Papa.' Jabitha communicated to him.
He responded. "Don't worry, it is completely safe... At least it is safe according to my knowledge."
The girls were all distracted doing their own things to come and give him a wave off or even to be interested in a place that is of great historical significance. Not that any of them were all that interested in history or anything like that, as that title of history nut belongs to Rynalla.
Everyone had their own talents and aptitudes just as he had inherited the original Anakin's aptitude and focus for all things tech-based.
"There is a specific area, a base of sorts that was created a few years back and it should now be uninhabited. It should be uninhabited anyway." Anakin said as he didn't sense anything down on the planet.
'Ok, if Papa says so.' Jabitha said to Anakin.
And so, Jabitha on Anakin's persistent insistence landed on the planet steeped in dark side energy, which is why Jabitha didn't want to come down here in the first place.
Standard gravity, a tropical climate, oceans, tropical islands and rocky outcroppings are all the eye could see.
There are three points of interest here on this planet, but none of which Anakin had any desire to plunder or explore simply because they are not his goal. Not his goal now, before and properly not so in the future as well, at least for the time being.
There was the heavily destroyed but relatively still standing Temple of the Ancients, then there was some settlements that were inhabited by some Rakatan a very long time ago. Now long abandoned or otherwise sunk into the oceans of the world due to the climatic events that took place around three thousand years ago.
"This planet's a technological graveyard, indeed." Anakin said aloud to himself as he could sense some remnants of various mechanical, technological, other things related to artificial intelligence and materials used in the creation of droids or ships.
Looking back behind him he is kind of dissapointed that no one had come out to help him after all that he had done to help them. 'How cruel.'
Not that it actually mattered all that much and he could forgive the girls for their enthusiasm at wanting to create their brand new and improved sabers. It wasn't everyday a Jedi or Force-sensitive would do so. 'No, it is every other day.' Anakin thought to himself as he internally chuckled as his small joke.
Most people that have had a lightsaber know that losing one is quite a commonality and for the strangest of reasons he believed he had a theory as to why. The Force is the one in control, so obviously it would be the one to decide whether or not someone kept their lightsaber.
There was that and probably that connection between the Force and the crystal used in their saber. A person does change and what they were when first creating ones saber is not the same as they are in the future, evolution is again a large part of the Force.
"Jabitha, tell the girls, if they come looking for me that I will be out for a while. Maybe a few days at most, as I dont intend to stay here for long." Anakin stated as he already has everything he needs on himself.
'A few days, Papa? I dont want to stay here for too long.' Jabitha complained to him, which lead him to sigh.
"Jabitha, you are completely safe and if you aren't you can just call me and I will be here very fast. I didn't have the foresight to make you capable of traversing the seas as well, how silly of me, otherwise I would bring you with me." Anakin really wanted to upgrade Jabitha now that he was aware of this flaw.
He much preferred the luxuries Jabitha had within, rather than having to deal with the natural elements, not that he is incapable of doing so. It is just that it was like being reborn into the medieval era, and while one may survive they may do so and complain about not having the luxuries of a toilet and basic toilet paper.
'Papa is not at fault, it is Jabitha's fault.' Sometimes she would refer to herself in the third person, and it reminded him of some cute creature. Whatever creature that may be.
"No, no. Don't be like that. You are fine just the way you are... Ok, I may want to make you better just so you could come along with me instead of being left alone. That is why I suggested it." Anakin relented not wanting to say she is useless in this situation.
'Really, Papa?'
"Yes, really. I need to go now, so just relay my message to them if they come asking. I too, also dont want to stay here too long and want to get back to Empyrean controlled space." Anakin said to Jabitha and she understood everything he said.
'Yes, Papa. Jabitha will do as Papa says.'
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Lehon wasn't the best place to be but Anakin had to explore the vastness of its ocean just to see if he could find the two crystals he wanted in particular. Revan was powerful and had gone on an epic journey of his own, and in doing so, he had collected some special crystals Anakin wanted.
The Mantle of the Force and the Heart of the Guardian, especially the Heart of the Guardian because of its connection to prophecy and all of that jazz.
It was simple, really.
Anakin would go into the depths of Lehon, just as he had gone into the depths of Dac to help Ahsoka to see if he could locate these special crystals.
'If only I could have it just as easy as Revan to find them.' Anakin thought to himself as he prepared to dive.
Revan had gotten the crystals by buying them, fortunately enough from someone else and didn't really need to do anything other than that to get them. They were just there, ready enough for him to take when he had acquired enough funds to do so.
There were two places Anakin knew that he had to look for them, and that was either here on Lehon or he had to go to Yavin 4, the place where Revan had died, for real. Well, he didn't actually die there, but instead he died spiritually in a sense as he had become one with the Force, meaning that he was a ghost, then after completing his goal, he had let go of his consciousness.
Tragic as it is, Anakin really did want those crystals so he is going to connect tot he Force to see if it would tell him where it is. Obviously going to random planets, that Revan just happened to either be on or died on was somewhat a wastage of his time.
That was if he wasn't planning to create something of epic proportions.
It is very likely that his lightsaber crystals, the Mantle and the Guardian are on Yavin, considering that was where he died, becoming one with the Force. It was just the disappearance of his physical form of course, and his spirit remained until his goal was complete.
Meaning that it is most likely not where on Lehon, but on the of chance that it was...
Anakin would then go on to explore the entirety of Lehon, well, explore all he could in a vain attempt to rediscover the crystals but he would only be met with failure.
Through the Force he was unable to to perceive anything. Despite being the chosen one, the Force didn't want to help him out in the endeavor. Either that it couldn't help him because the crystals had either been destroyed or otherwise lost to the sands of time.
Lehon was a tropical world in a remote and relatively unknown corner of the galaxy known as the Tempered Wastes, a largely void area of space. Its surface was largely covered by oceans dotted by numerous clusters of islands and archipelagos.
After the Jedi Civil War, the entire Lehon system was littered with wreckage from the destroyed Star Forge and the remnants of crippled vessels which had fought in the final battle of the war. Lehon itself became surrounded with asteroid-like rings of rubble which made navigation to and from the planet extremely dangerous.
Even within the oceans, Anakin exploring could see the absolute devastation left behind by the destruction of the people that used to be here.
This planet was much more deeply imbued with the dark side and was surprisingly so much more than the planet of Korriban. Which was known to be an extremely powerful and potent planet connected to the dark side of the Force.
'It certainly could be used for something else...' Anakin thought to himself but knew that wanting this place was unrealistic.
It would be unsustainable to keep this place, not with his current political, economic and military power. It was something that wouldn't help him much in the long run and he had only used this place to extract the fragments of the Star Forge.
There is nothing else here for him or for anyone else for that matter but he could find something interesting on a small island that held the ruins of a special temple. It may not give him everything he needs or give him everything he wants, not in the moment or in the future but he is sure it would be helpful for some others within the Empyrean.
Within his new Order as well, as he wont limit or restrict people on what they want to do, whether that be study the dark side or the light. Everything is off limits when it comes to him and he is strong enough to control anyone that does anything extreme.
He wouldn't just allow anyone access to the dark side and their techniques without some supervision, that supervision being him or anyone that manages to achieve balance. Or it could be someone that is extremely powerful and has control over the dark side, more so than the person wanting to learn.
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The Temple of the Ancients, also called the Temple of the Elders, was a temple on Lehon that was said to hold the secrets of the Star Forge. The temple's doors were blocked by a mysterious force field that only Rakata could bring down by performing a special ritual or by using an ancient tome, and even then, the force field would not stay down for long.
The structure itself was twenty meters tall. Located on the top of the Temple of the Ancients was the summit. It contained an elevator to the main floor, as well as a disruptor field that forced starships to land, either controlled or not, on the planet.
This temple holding the secrets to the Rakatan empires success, that being the Star Forge was locked and even in its devastated state, Anakin was easily able to bypass their defenses. He has become extremely powerful within the Force and extremely knowledgeable, so of course he entered easily.
After Anakin went in to get everything he wanted, plundering the place of every source or piece of information that was left behind he moved on to searching to see that maybe. just maybe the crystals he was searching for is down there.
Unfortunately for him however is that this place was a tomb, a tomb of outdated knowledge from thousands of years ago, but knowledge that was mostly and vastly still superior to everything that is accessible in this day and age.
There was alot of information of the dark side and dark side techniques, which he took for himself and those of whom were starting to learn from within the temple, or educational facility on Tatooine.
He was done there and decided to completely finish off this place for good and used the Force, telekinetically crunching the place outside.
The ruin started to form a spherical shape as he exerted his will destroy this place forever, having it be erased from history. 'It is best that this place dies and the knowledge stays with me.' Anakin thought to himself as he condensed the ruined temple into a small ball that was emitting alot of intense energy.
Sparks of electricity or lightning was come out of his palms as he again started to hyper energize this ball and then threw it up and out of the atmosphere of Lehon. Doing so a miniature explosion would take place startling the girls back on the ship.
Knowledge is power, but in the wrong hands it could spell that doom for many so of course Anakin believed that he was the right hands, specifically he was the one in the right for having this knowledge. This information of which was dangerously tempting but he didn't care one bit about the whispers to use and exploit it for himself.
He would be using it, but he wouldn't just be doing so for himself but instead seeing if it could be used for the betterment of his Empyrean as well. He is the proper leader now and it would be quite selfish of him to do everything for himself.
Now he needs to properly think about those within the Empyrean, not that he wasn't doing that before but now, publicly, he would need to put in some effort. Or at least show that he is.