" You've come my child" The apparition sounded throughout the chamber .
" So I have ... hord " Nox responded as he looked up at the dimly lit throne towards the ancient entity .
" Indeed ... and what do you hope to achieve by being here before me young one " Hord asked as the entity looked down at Nox , Drumming his fingers over the arm on his throne .
Nox remained alert , He could feel the energy flowing into and through Tulak hord's spirit through the tether he used to anchor himself to the physical realm.
" You are already aware of my reason for being here " Nox announced , Sure in his belief the Sith entity was more aware than he let on .
" That I am . You will not achieve what you wish by coming here . When I first saw you ... passing me during your attack on the Jedi brat known as revan . I felt it , Our connection . You see my child ... I was killed before I could complete my ritual to become truly immortal by my apprentice . I refused to die , I tethered my self to anything I could in spite of my death , And I persist ... But it is now what I wish it to be . But you ... you are my salvation ... through our connection , Our compatibility , I will be reborn , A body for me to inhabit once more , And the galaxy will be mine once more " Tulak hord announced as he stood , Vanishing from his throne and materialising Infront of Nox .
Hord force pushed Vaylin into the nearby piller before he grabbed Nox's head with both his arms .
Hord assaulted Nox's mind , soul and body , Attempting to blast Nox's soul out of his body .
The force grew heavy around the duo , Their wills battling each other as the ground below Nox cracked and cratered .
Nox roared , Within the few seconds of the beginning of the assault , Being caught unaware , Nox had a few seconds .
Eyes shifting to the ceiling , Nox's skin began to shift as he concentrated , previously unmarried skin gave way hidden glyphs that began appearing on his flesh , The eldritch writings drew in pure force energy as Nox smiled wickedly below his armour .
With the tether complete , Nox did something he never thought he'd have to , Energy rippled through him , Hord , Unaware of what was occuring , Was caught off guard by the blinding light that erupted from underneath the siths armour , Exploding outwards , Washing over the Sith entity as it launched the ancient being back up the stairs of the throne until it hit the far wall .
" You didn't believe you were the first to attempt to do that did you . I've had many other entities attempt to take what belongs to me , Few being far more skilled in what you just tried to pull than you are , So I assure you , It won't be so easy " Nox growled as he removed his helmet and dropped it to the ground .
His black eyes glaring at the blue hued spirit , The glyphs etched apon his flesh slowly receding under his skin , Hiding from the world once more .
" So it would seem " The entity growled in turn as it motioned towards the recovering Vaylin , Her lightsaber flying from her side into the ghosts hand " Then I'll simply have to beat you down until you cannot resist "
Nox steeled his features as he activated his twisted lightsaber , The black and purple bladed weapon sprung to life in his grip as Tulak hord lit vaylin's weapon before leaping at Nox with a trembling roar .
Nox knew , This would be the toughest , Most gruelling lightsaber battle of his life , He , Emperor of the eternal empire , Heir to the very being he was about to battle and Aloysius kallig , would now battle THE single most accomplished lightsaber duelist in one on one combat .
Resigning himself , His hate stewing through him , Nox entered Hord's very own style , Nox performed an upward slice towards the descending hord in a zone 1 parry .
Hord , Whom had attempted to strike at Zone 1 known as the head of Nox , was caught off guard as Nox moved , Far quicker than a normal being could , Swung his blade weapon upwards , Hord's weapon slid to the left , Blade sliding down the opponents weapon as horde landed and attempted a slice with a zone 2 sideswipe , Attempting to slice through Nox's side .
Nox responded inturn with a vertical parry , With his foresight coming to play , Nox quickly performed the reverse of his last parry as Hord attempted a zone 3 strike to Nox's left .
With Nox's parry , Hord swiped his wrist , The lightsaber quickly shifting it's direction as he attempted to remove Nox's leg .
Hord was slowly becoming aware as Nox moved , The brat knew his movements before they were performed and thus moved to defend against them with unnatural speed .
' The gift of foresight I see , He's also studied and mastered my own style . But ... I am its creator ' Hord mused as he reached out with the force , Lightning sparking and running across the yellow bladed weapon as his movements accelerated .
Nox responded in turn as his amped the flow of the force through his body , Both beings movements became but a blur .
Vaylin rose , Lifting herself from the ground as she rolled onto her back , She slowly raised her head to look to her lord , Eyes widening in trepidation .
Hord and Nox clashed , nothing but clashing whirlwinds of blinding lights . Hord , Appeared to be welding an uncountable amounts of lightsabers due to the speed of his strikes , The after images of his strikes leaving a trail of light that left a trace of his every movement .
Similarly to Hord's , Nox combat horde , Parried and countered Hord's endless strikes with his own weapon . The black and purple coloured weapon creating trails as traceable as hord's own .
In the eyes however , Their movements were becoming harder and harder to track , The movements becoming faster and faster as they leapt , Ducked and swiped at each other .
Their blades clashed before their mutual strikes pushed each other back , Dust lifting from the ground as Nox's boots scraped across the ground .
" You ... regardless of the outcome of this duel , Take comfort in the fact that in all my time , Every duel I have entered , Every being I have fought , None have given me a fight like this . You are a true master of our form just as I , Given time ... we'll be equals in our prowess . But I will not lose her " Hord applauded as he rose once more , Nox lowered his head lightly as he retook their mutual opening stance .
" I am honoured " Nox retaliated as he and horde leapt at each other , Weapons meeting at the apex of their swipes , The two passed each other in the air .
Nox slid across the ground once more before they repeated the process , Leaping high into the air within the cave .
As they descended to the ground across the cave from each other , Hord vanished , Vaylin's weapon clattering to the ground harmlessly .
Nox rose and centred himself , Blasting his senses into the cave as he observed Vaylin rise from her seated position with a groan , Dusting off her clothing .
Nox slowly looked around the cave with the uneasy silence bringing no comfort to him as he lifted his weapon to his side .
With a single warning , Nox leapt forwards , The scorched weapon previously clipped to his belt now behind where he previously stood , Ignited in the Sith spirits hands as the Sith had attempted to run him through in Nox's confusion .
" This weapon ... " Hord analysed the lightsaber in his grip as he came forward " I see , And now ... I can sense it ... you've come for your revenge ... haven't you Kallig , you've given yourself a new body to battle me . no matter , My greatest rival ... it shall soon be my own "
" You're mistaken " Nox announced as he threw his weapon at hord whom sliced at the weapon mid air before it was recalled to Nox's hand .
" I am his descendant ... just as I am yours . But you're also right ... he is here , And he does want his revenge " Nox informed as the scorched lightsaber leapt from hord's grip into the materialising hand of Aloysius .
Hord studied his apparent descendant and his old rival . Contempt rising at the skulled masks visage .
" Flesh of my flesh , Join me , As we take our revenge for what this beast did to our family " Aloysius asked as Nox nodded , The blade of Aloysius igniting as the entity leapt at Hord .
With no weapon in his grasp , Hord leapt backwards as Aloysius impacted the ground , ground Cratering under his impact .
Just as horde was doing , Aloysius drew the force from Nox , Giving his spiritual aspect a physical presence .
Hord , Spotting his previous weapon , Leapt around the cavern with ease , Avoiding anything thrown at him from Aloysius , Gripping pillars as he used them to launch himself to the far side of the cave , Landing beside vaylin's weapon as he drew it from the ground and igniting it .
" You can sense it can you not , Flesh of my flesh . He grows stronger as he steals energy from you , He is using you to become not just an echo of what he once was , But to return to his full power in his undeath . I ask , As he grows in his power that I do the same , To combat my greatest enemy to my fullest capabilities " Aloysius asked as Nox nodded , Strengthening the connection he had with Aloysius as the dead entity accepted the new power within him .
" It matters not , Soon I'll be back to my full strength , I will crush both you insignificant whelps , Take your body and return with the galaxy under my heel " Hord decreed as his form went from blue to a dark purple , The force exploding off of him violently as the cave shook under their feet.
Aloysius leapt at hord , Lightsaber reared back in an attempt to stab at the growing horde .
In response , Purple energy enveloped Hord's hands before a blast do energy ripped from the centre of his palms and blasted towards the leaping sith .
The corresponding impact launched Aloysius back in the direction he originated from .
Taking this chance , Hord leapt once more at Nox , However his progress ground to a halt as Vaylin let loose a force push , Violently pushing hord into the nearest wall as she came to a stand at Nox's side .
With a grin , Nox ejected the third hidden lightsaber from it's hidden compartment on his right leg , Handing it to Vaylin whom nodded and leapt to the other side of the cavern .
Hord , Staring at the woman as he shook in rage , His ethereal grip on her weapon tightening as he stared at his own weapon in the woman's hands .
" You mock me ... by using my own lightsaber against ME " Hord roared as he exploded into action with unfathomable speed in the direction of Vaylin .
Nox disappeared in a blur of black and purple , Sprinting and leaping across the distance as Vaylin moved to defend herself from the long dead Sith Lord .
Aloysius , Having recovered levitated from the ground as he surged forward .
And right Infront of Vaylin , Hefting hord's orange bladed weapon to defend from the defending siths attempt to bisect her in half .
As his weapon descended , Everything slowed down as her eyes widened , Nox appeared to her direct left , Weapon already positioned to defend her from the sith strike just as Aloysius appeared to her right .
All three of their weapons served as her defence as Hord's lone lightsaber struck , The force behind his strike forcing both Vaylin and Nox back a few feet .
Vaylin's arm shook as Hord growled , The four-way lightsaber lock serving as doing nothing but pissing him off further .
Hord repositioned his grip , Amping his own strength as Vaylin applied more effort to her block .
Under the exponentially growing power behind hordes pushing weapon , Nox's weapon began to be pushed closer to Vaylin.
Aloysius himself became increasingly alarmed under the the pressure being exerted .
' He's using sith magic and amplifying himself with the force ... he's coming back quicker than I thought ' Aloysius thought as he felt Vaylin grow more and more desperate .
Hord took a step forward as he exerted further power , The others slid back as their boots scraped against the ground , The growl of the Sith entity giving way to a full blown roar .
After his first step came a second as his purple form strated to shift to a darker shade of purple .
His eyes widening in alarm at their apparent failure to win the block , Whispers started to plague at the back of his mind , Shaking his head , He placed his offhand onto the grip of his blade in an effort to redirect the siths slowly lowering weapon even as his feet scraped across the stone below .
Vaylin's visage slowly turned from a concentrated scowl to open fear as she slowly watched their opponents weapon lower to her body .
' I'm not ... growing quick enough ' Aloysius mused as he applied even further pressure .
With Hord's weapon now leering a few centimetres from vaylin's body . The roar released by hord continued to shake the cavern .
Watching as the weapon if his opponent reach vaylin's shoulder , Nox , Deciding to forego defending Vaylin from hord's strike , in his desperation he shot his hand out , Attempting to short circuit hord's weapon as he grabbed the blade . Shielding vaylin from being impaled .
' What ' Hord thought as the weapon immediately shut off in his grasp , Glaring at the weapon , Hord tossed the weapon to the side perceiving it as now useless before creating distance between himself and his three opponents .
Holding his arms out Infront of him , Vaylin braced , Her heart beating against her chest after her near death experience .
Aloysius braced himself as he slowly took a step forward , Feeling the building energy in the Sith spirits hands .
" There have been times that I've been caught without a weapon ... I prevail non the less " Hord mocked as he made a gripping motion as he hefted his arm back and made a throwing motion .
Not directly seeing , But perceiving , Nox pushed Vaylin out of the way as he leapt back , Where they once stood erupting in an explosion of Darkside energy as Hord made another gripping motion .
" What the hell is he using " Vaylin asked as Nox dodged another thrown invisible projectile .
" He's using " Aloysius began as he too dodged , Leaping behind a pillar .
" The darkshear " Nox finished as Aloysius's head shot at his direction .
" You know of it " Aloysius asked in shock as Nox nodded , Vaylin copying Aloysius as she to his behind one of the eight pillars , Hord stood in the centre of the cavern as he hefted another darkshear in his grip .
" As keeper of knowledge , It was my duty to find and unlock ancient secrets , I have learned a great deal of sith secrets and rituals ... one of them ... is the darkshear " Nox confirmed as he made a gripping motion , His helmet levitating from the ground a few feet from hord before it flew of Nox's direction .
Nox caught his mask in his right hand as it nearly flew by his pillar before he slid it onto his head , A hiss signifying it being locked in place .
" Avoid it at all costs , It'll greatly harm you if not outright kill you in one strike " Nox informed as Vaylin nodded , Her grip tightening on the weapon as she risked to look around the pillar .
Vaylin ducked back behind the pillar as a darkshear collided with the pillar near her face , cracking its entire surface as she crouched low .
Aloysius stepped out from behind his cover , Side stepping a thrown darkshear from horde as he sprinted forward , Deciding not to take a leap as it would leave him defenceless in the air .
Nox , Taking a note from the barsen'thor's book , Gripped the wall with the force as he tore a chunk out of the wall before hurling it a horde . Using the boulder as cover , Nox sprinted behind the boulder at hord .
Sidestepping the overhead swipe from Aloysius , Hord struck out at the boulder with the darkshear in his grip , Obliterating it with the purely Darkside weapon .
Hord leapt into the air , Body horizontal to the ground as he cork-screwed , Nox's lightsaber passed over his position while Aloysius's scorched lightsaber passed where his legs would have been .
Landing on his feet , Hord spun , Trading strikes with his invisible weapon against both Nox and Aloysius at once , Darkshear striking the lightsaber of Nox on his right before he struck Aloysius's weapon on his left before going back to blocking Nox's next strike.
Nox battled with growing trepidation as Hord's colour shifted from dark purple to an even darker shade , The entities eyes beginning so simmer with red as the entities force signature started to shake the room .
" This is " Aloysius began as he ducked a strike from the darkshear , Getting below Hord's defences and attempting to stab the growing sith entity .
" Not good " Nox finished as he too struck out at hordes neck .
Sidious stopped his movements as he froze , The wave of energy blasting through the force as it washed over planets . The undeniably Darkside presence settled over the heads of everyone as they shivered .
' Could it be ... plagueis ... no this isn't him ... then what is it ' Sidious urgently thought as he closed his eyes and attempted to feel out this new presence .
Yoda stopped his walk through the Jedi temple , Ears twitching as he shivered , Feeling the presence of an entity nobody had felt for thousands of years that not even Yoda knew .
" A threat , Risen something has " Yoda announced as Windu nodded gravely.
" We must find and eliminate it at once " Windu announced as yaddle nodded sadly .
" Find it first , We must " Yoda stated as Windu nodded before hurrying off .
Anakin had to stop himself from physically throwing up as he was assaulted by the vile presence .
Obi-Wan looked at him worriedly , Both shivering as Siri looked around in fear .
" Master " Siri yelled out as adi Gallia ran to her apprentice to comfort her .
" Don't fear young one , Whatever this is , It is nowhere near us " Jinn soothed as he entered behind the panicked master .
" But what is it " Anakin pleaded as he sweated .
" I don't know ... but we must have face that the Jedi will prevail " Jinn told Anakin whom nodded lightly .
Kanya looked towards the yavin system , Scowl present on her face as she searched through the force .
After several moments , She paled considerably , Feeling her master and father within the same system .
" Kanya ... are you alright " Padme asked as she looked to her friend in obvious worry , Shivering from the cold that had assaulted theed .
" Father ... he's in danger " Kanya stated as Padme grew concerned before standing .
" We must help him " Padme announced resolutely before panaka stood forward .
" Your majesty I must protest " Panaka refuted , But Padme was having non of it as she strode from the room .
" Our ally is in danger , Would we leave him in trouble after all he did for our people , No .. I will do not such thing , Kanya , Can you guide us to him " Padme asked as Kanya nodded , Gratitude showing on her features as she ran from the room .
Athla'giroth , Stared intently across the galaxy , Nihilus well aware of what he was staring at .
" Do you think our Lord will win " Nihilus asked honestly as Athla'giroth looked at him for a moment before returning his attention back to the yavin system .
" You must have faith ... as I do " Athla'giroth announced Nihilus sighed but nodded none the less .
From the core world's to the outer rim , The galaxy could feel the growing presence of horde , The dathomir witches prayed to their gods under the guidance of the night mother . The cults on dromund Kaas partied under the emergence of the entity . The entirety of the galaxy felt his slow return .
And at the forefront of the returning entity , Nox , Vaylin and Aloysius battled the entity .
Vaylin was propelled across the room via force push as she rolled across the ground .
Nox , Spit flying from his mouth , felt the heel of hord impact his stomach before he was thrown back .
Hord dispelled the darkshear as he walked to Vaylin , Towering over her as his lightsaber floated into his grasp .
" Thank you for returning this to me " The Now black coloured spirit mocked as it reached up , Angling his reacquired weapon downwards as she looked up at him , Breathing heavily as she lay .
" Flesh of my flesh , I can feel the gazes of the galaxy apon us , We must settle this soon lest we be found out " Aloysius stated before leaping forward , striking out at the distracted hordes arm .
With a roar , Hord leapt back , Looking at his arm at where he was struck . Silence prevailed as he shook before his gaze shot to Aloysius .
" You'll pay for that " Hord yelled as a ripple of energy blasted from his right arm , impacting Aloysius in the chest .
Aloysius released a grunt before collapsing to his knees .
Hord's head shot to the side as he held his arms out , Lightning impacting his hands as he attempted to absorb it with tutaminus .
Nox sneered at Hord as he increased the intensity of the lightning leaping from his body .
Hord collapsed to his knees under the red lightning ripping across his spectral form after failing to absorb the copious amounts of supercharged lightning , Concrete melting under the wayward arcs .
With a groan hord raised his head to glare hatefully at Nox .
Letting up on the lightning as the sparks fizzled out in his palms , Nox glared at the heaving horde .
" Concede defeat " Nox ordered as horde growled , Dragging his right foot forward before standing once more .
" Never , I am ... I will not , you cannot win , I am THE MASTER OF HATE , THE RIGHTFUL SITH EMPEROR " Hord screeched as he was pushed back but another volley of lightning .
The cave shook once more , Dust falling from the roof as Vaylin stood once more , limping her way back to Nox's side along with Aloysius .
After several more seconds of lightning , Horde let loose another rancid growl , Energy forming in his palms as he came to stand once more under the barrage of lightning .
" I ... will not ... lose " Hord growled as he shot his arms out in both directions , White light erupting from his dark form as everyone was blinded by the following blast .
An entity stood far away from the mountain the cavern was held within , It's Pureblood features watching as the mountain exploded outwards , Rubble flying into the sky and covering the vast distance .
The ghostly figure let rocks and debris pass through his spiritual form , His born white helmet reaching high up with its horns .
Chains hung around his neck while his black torn robes flowed in the storms hurricane winds .
Lightning flashed over the surface of yavin as the temples in the background shook but weathered the blasts of energy and lightning .
But Marka ragnos remained , Watching the battle between the powerful beings in the distance , Unsure of who would prevail .
Nox rose from the ground , Rain pelting against the surface of his armour , The obliterated cavern now nothing but a crater .
Vaylin lay at his side , Safe after Aloysius had personally shielded her with the force .
Hord stood , Hovering in the air as he glared down at Nox ..
Slowly rising , Nox crushed several small stones under foot as he stood , Hord lowered to the ground Infront of Nox .
" Your resistance was commendable , But in the end ... futile " Hord mocked as he stepped forward " You were many too years too young to even think about engaging me in combat "
Nox thought , Shifting his gaze towards Vaylin , Well aware He could not beat Hord in a lightsaber duel as he was now , He could feel Aloysius was drawing in more energy within himself ... but it wouldn't matter if things continued on like this , He needed an edge .
Nox prepared himself , A method of battle he was well versed in , Confident he could take hord . He was aware Hord was a monster in lightsaber combat ... perhaps even the best , And Nox knew that ... But the force was with his ... the force was his .
" You want my body ... come get it " Nox growled as his head snapped up , Drawing Hord into his cortex of memory as the entity chuckled and allowed himself in .
CORTEX OF MEMORY
Hord stood to his feat , The expanse he found himself in surprising him , floating masses of land covering the dark skies and greyed lands .
Hord looked around , Yellow eyes searching . After several moments he began to walk forward to peer over the edge .
Far below , Clouds passed over a planet he did not recognise , silver and white towers pierced the clouds as what appeared to be advanced ships floated nearby their glorious architecture .
Hearing an odd grinding sound , Hord watched as concrete slabs slammed into the side of the platform to which he stood , followed soon by more as they built a pathway onto another platform with grey fauna and an archway that lead to nothing .
Walking down the newly built walkway , Making sure not to step over the edge of fall between any crack , Horde soon came to stand Infront of the archway .
Behind the archway was nothing but open air .
Looking at it closely , Taking a step forward, The archway glowed white as he covered his eyes , A rumble shaking his footing as he took a step back .
When the light died down , Hord was left confused as the now a small jungle like area , With small fireflies floating around and the chirping of birds .
Curiosity peaking , Hord wandered through the forest like biome , Small animals hissing at him before fleeing into vegetation .
Running a hand over a giant leaf from a tree , Hord heard a grotesque growl . turning to face the beast , Only to find the forest gone , Replaced by simple stone floors and an empty circular platform.
" This will not end how you wish " An unrecognisable voice sounded throughout the lands , Aged and husky in it's tone .
" Who are you " Hord asked out loud as a low chuckled responded .
" Eternity " The simple response unnerved hord whom saw a new pathway had opened .
Being more cautions in his movements , Hord walked up the winding path , Observing the nearby passing ship with a raised eyebrow at its sleek design , The cross shape at its ends foreign to him .
Returning his attention to look at the new platform , Hord was left with several questions .
Infront of him , The largest platform of rock , steel and concrete expanded out before him , But what made him weary was the kneeling bodies . Close to sixty beings kneeled , Unmoving entirely as the none existent wind blew their clothing and hair .
Slowly walking through the bodies , Hord looked to see Jedi and sith of all ages and era's sat , Their eyes closed as their heads pointed to the ground .
" What the hell is this " Hord muttered as he passed a white and golden clothes one with a scarred right side of his face and robotic left arm .
" The end result of your actions " A new voice sounded , Venomous and oily in its sound as it whispered over the lands .
Hord held his head high as he walked to the edge of the platform , Another pathway opening , Cascading down into the depths below .
" Remember me ... when your alliance burns to ash " The first voice sounded out as he passed a white mass over a camp fire .
Keeping a mind on his footing , Hord walked down the sloped pathway , Sliding slightly as he passed under the first platform he landed on .
Infront of him , At the end of the path was what appeared to be a temple , However he was unable to enter as it soon disappeared , Replaced by what appeared to be a new citadel .
Entering the citadel , Hord looked around surprised at the amount of knowledge stored within . Attempting to walk towards a nearby wall , Hord grew confused as the wall grew farther away from him, Stretching away in a disorienting manner before he came to a stop .
" You are not permitted here " A new voice sounded , Younger in it's tone than the rest as Hord turned to the centre of the citadel .
There before him was a black haired , Red skinned black eyed sith pure blood like entity . It wore no shirt as it showed the glyphs carved into his flesh . The being raised its hand in a grasping manner the gold and silver bracelets jingling In place , Hord was lifted from the ground before he was hurled through the entrance , The citadel evaporating behind him as she crashed into unfamiliar ground .
Raising from the ground , Hord looked up towards a stair case which lead to another platform up above .
" Come ... " The first entity decreed as Hord started to ascend the stairs , lightsaber in his grasp as he looked around in high alert .
Torch scones lit up as he walked by , The Sith Glaring at them in his surprise as he reached the top .
Looking up , Hord looked at an extravagant throne made of black obsidian like material .
Sat atop it he recognised it to be Nox , The beats eyes closed as he tested his head on his right knuckle .
" You've arrived , I apologise for using such drastic actions apon you , However you drew an unwanted amount of attention to our duel , Something I could not have , So I will settle this here ... and now " Nox sneered down at Hord as he stood , Disappearing from the throne and appearing across from Hord .
" Fine by me , It'll be so much simpler with only you " Hord mocked as he took a step forward before stopping .
Shimmering into existence behind Nox were three very different entities .
One was an older male with grey hair and beard , White extravagant armour with coattails handing over his arms stood to Nox's left .
The second wore a black robe with four large shoulder pouldrons , Held grey wrinkled skin as he glared at Hord .
The third was the most recognisable , Having spotted the entity in the citadel , The red skinned entity stood infront of Nox , Hand held out and pointed at Hord .
All three beings shared the same eyes as Nox before their Iris's lit up purple , Each splitting and leaping to different sides of the platform .
" I warned you , Now you will face not only me ... but my puppets as well " The white haired entity stated before dragging Hord forward .
Hord threw his lightsaber at the man , Whom caught the weapon in his hand before punching Hord with a lightning infused punch .
Hord righted himself in the air as he neared the second entity , The robed entity cackled as red lightning leapt from his hands , Coursing over hord's body as he gripped Hord through the force and tossing him at the red skinned being .
' Are they ... being controlled ' Hord thought as the red skinned entity let loose a dark blast at Hord before sending him at the ground .
Slamming into the ground , Hord leapt to his feet , Reaching out and attempting to remove what he perceived to be a form of mind control .
The three entities shook their heads in unition as they laughed .
" That might have worked ... had there been any able to respond . you see , I have taken everything this entity is within myself ... they are indistinguishable from me . They are as a part of me ... as the force is to you " The red skinned entity cackled as red mist erupted from his body before dragging Hord forwards before the most solidified and slammed into Hord .
Whispers sounded from hord's body as he held his arm out , A blast of energy leaping from his palm and shooting at the white haired being.
The white haired man smiled wickedly as the ball simply passed through him .
" I warned you what would happen should you go through with your actions " The wrinkled man mocked as Hord released at force push at the three .
The three were unaffected as Nox reappeared Infront of Hord before grabbing the Sith entity on the head .
" you made a blunder ... your majesty " Nox whispered as the sixty beings from earlier shimmered into existence around them .
" What kind of ... power is this " Hord asked as he looked at each and one of them with trepidation .
Nox released a mad cackle as they rushed forward , tearing into the Sith entity whom attempted to use a repulse on the lot , only to find himself unable to do so .
" As others have found ... you have no power here , This ... is my realm " Nox informed a panicked Hord whom was slowly being consumed by the horde of entities within Nox .
Vaylin sat next to a kneeling Nox as they weathered the storm , Waiting with bated breath as Nox did what was needed .
Aloysius re-amerged from the surrounding forest , Completely sure in his ancestors ability to handle Hord .
" This planet ... is drenched in the force ... and we are not alone here I suspect " Aloysius notified Vaylin who simply nodded her head as her eyes stayed on Nox .
Aloysius walked to Vaylin , Laying a hand on her shoulder as she looked up in worry .
" Do not worry young one , I am sure with all my being he will prevail " Aloysius soothed as Vaylin nodded .
Their attention was drawn to Nox as his back arched , Arms spread as vapour poured from his body , The masked visage of Hord screeching to life , Now back in his blue visage as he pried himself from Nox's body ,Hand grabbing at the ground as he forced himself forward , Screaming as he did so .
Hord's left hand followed the right as it grabbed the ground , Dragging the entity from Nox's body with all its might .
Aloysius and Vaylin watched with shock as Hord dragged his torso from Nox's body , The entity exerting all it's will in doing so as it resisted being dragged back within the spirit snatcher .
The unholy screech bellowed from within Hord's mask , The storm intensifying as lightning struck the ground nearby while the winds picked up .
Finally pulling himself out , Hord scurried away from Nox as his chest heaved .
A mad cackle ripped from Nox's throat as His head lowered , Reaching up , Removing his helmet before standing to his feet .
Nox slowly walked to the heaving Hord whom was collecting himself .
" The process had already begun as soon as you entered , Parts of you are already within me , There is no point in resisting anymore , The more we clash the more I take of you , Just accept it ... give up " Nox sneered as he stood over Hord .
Hord , Rolling away , Called his lightsaber to his grasp before he leapt into the air and caught the weapon in his grasp .
Nox activated his own weapon , Successfully anticipated Hord's incoming strikes , Parried and countered each attack much to the entities shock before out-manouevering the entities movements and striking him with the black and purple bladed weapon in the chest .
Hord collapsed to his knees as he breathed heavily .
" As I said , I have taken from you ... not just your power ... but your knowledge and memories ... and your teachings . You would have won this had you not gotten cocky and attempted to attack me within my mind . As of now ... I am more you then you are , Observe " Nox mocked as he held out his arm , Making a gripping motion before making a stabbing motion at Hord's abdomen .
" That's " Vaylin uttered as Aloysius nodded , Hord looking down at the hole appearing in his stomach .
" The darkshear " Aloysius confirmed as Hord clutched his wound .
" You can rest now , Within me , Become a part of me , It was your fate from your birth , up until now you were simply being ... you are mine now ... nothing but a source of power for me to take , Take soluce in the fact that , Even though you resist , you will serve me for eternity , Willingly or not " Nox whispered as he and Hord became shrouded in dark purple energies .
Hord's eyes lit up a glowing purple followed by Nox's doing the same as he clutched the resigned hord's shoulder .
" You really are ... My heir " Hord finished before he exploded into motes of light before flowing and swirling into Nox .
Nox Dropped to his knees as he sighed , Heaving as the day long battle came to an end . Dropping onto his back , Nox looked up at the sky , The dark clouds no longer riddled with lightning as the dark clouds stretched the horizon .
The rain stopped temporarily as Nox rested , The physical and mental battle driving him to exhaustion as he slowly closed his eyes ..
" Vaylin ... I think ... I'd like to ... go home " Nox slowly stated as his eyes closed , Head dropping to the ground whispers plaguing the back of his head as everything went black .
CHAPTER COMPLETE
THIS CHAPTER IS LIABLE TO CHANGE AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE EDITED IN THE FUTURE .
HOW DID YOU GUYS LIKE THIS CHAPTER , I TRIED MY BEST TO HAVE A FITTING BATTLE BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES .
OBVIOUSLY I COULDN'T JUST HAVE NOX BEAT HORD IN A ONE ON ONE LIGHTSABER BATTLE SO I HOPE THIS IS A FITTING BATTLE AND ENDING .
If there is anything you'd have liked to see occur , post a comment and I might add it to this chapter in an edit if you'd like .
ALSO , ABIT OF LORE
THE DARKSHEAR : NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ABILITY BUT HERE IS WHAT IS KNOWN .
THE WEAPON IS ALSO OCCASIONALLY KNOWN AS THE SPEAR KF MIDNIGHT BLACK .
A WEAPON USUALLY FORGED SOLELY APON BY THE DARKSIDE OF THE FORCE , WAS AN IMPERCEIVABLE MELEE WEAPON THAT USUALLY TOOK THE FORM OF A SPEAR .
BEING STRUCK THIS WEAPON WOULD USUALLY INSTANTLY KILL AN OPPONENT IF NOT CAUSE GRIEVOUS HARM .
IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT KYLE KATARN USED THIS ABILITY TO KILL HIS ENEMY BOC AS DESCRIBED IN THE NOVEL STAR WARS : JEDI KNIGHT DARK FORCES .
SITH SPIRITS/GHOSTS
The vast majority of the time , Sith are cast to hell / chaos apon their deaths .
However , A sith of enough power can refuse to pass on , Going against the will do the force . Existing in this state is torture for a sith , Barred by their own greed and selfishness to stop themselves from achieving peace in the force .
Apon becoming a sith spirit , They tether themselves to the living world , Sometimes an object or place strong with strong connections to the Darkside .
A sith spirit is left with a finite amount of life force which when spent is believed the Sith will return to the nether realm . A spirit however can draw apon the force from living beings , Taking energy from the midichlorions to feed themselves , However it is a rarely seen occurance which can also cause the Sith spirit to interact physically with the being it took energy from .
many sith spend this state pondering , Causing some to reconcile their mortal lives and allowing themselves to pass on , In other cases , A sith spirit could be exercised or redeemed by a jedi Such as Ajunta pall when he conversed with Revan .
Often when a sith dies , Thier body remains a source of great dark side energy , This can serve as a tether to allow the Sith to persist after death which has lead to many sith becoming becoming to their tombs and or sarcophagus .
Other sith bind themselves to objects such as Darth Nihilus did with his mask or with the Muur talisman which when worn , Would allow the souls within the objects possess whomever wore such items .
Being a sith spirit , Just like a Jedi , The spirit can use most of their powers gifted with the force . However , A sith spirit is an echo of their former selves and will almost always never be as powerful as they were in life . BUT , A sith entity can bind themselves to a nexus of energy , Allowing themselves to become frightening entities of terrifying power . In very very few cases , A sith spirit can connect to the living force directly and instead of being left with a finite amount of energy to draw they are given their either infinite or the amount they had while living .
As is the case with a few sith spirits of sufficient power , They could potentially have more than one tether to the living realm .
A sith spirit , Much like a Jedi spirit can materialise throughout the galaxy as long as a sufficient amount of Darkside energy is present . Such is the case with Aloysius following Kallig throughout their travels in their younger days , He however did this by drawing apon Nox's connection to the force and their blood relation.
Darth Sidious himself is stated in legends to have nearly failed where other sith succeeded in tethering themselves to the living , Leaving him with no living force energy to bring himself back with and nearly succumbs to the nether realm of the force .
Sith spirits also show a limited ability to perform foresight , Such as when Aloysius found lost items belonging to him and by syphoning energy from Nox , Was able to find his lightsaber with little difficulty . This however , Does appear to be connected to existing bonds .
In the next few cases , I will continue going over sith and other kinds of spirit lore , Along with any other lore anyone is interested in