Pacing in front of Lana, Arcann fumed on the inside. He couldn't believe that his mother and sister went missing. This whole scenario felt like a bad dream and he wanted to get to the bottom of it. For a few seconds, Lana patiently watched him. Then she grabbed his arm and said.

"You need to stop. We'll find them."

"But how?" Arcann exclaimed. "I don't understand."

"There must be an explanation." Lana replied squeezing his arm. "Malgus said that on the night of their disappearance, a Chagrian prisoner also went missing. There has to be some kind of connection between them. We need to figure out what the connection is."

Abruptly he stopped, and as he looked at her he asked.

"What's on your mind?"

"If he had anything to do with their disappearance, I believe he might have returned to his home planet Champala. Let me go and find him." Lana said gazing into his eyes. "And if he is there, we might find your family as well."

Arcann didn't like the idea of parting with Lana, but she was good at spying and he trusted her.

"Alright." He said as he embraced her. "I'll get you my fastest ship ready as soon as possible."

Winking at him, she said.

"I'll miss you though."

With a smile he said.

"I bet you will."

The next morning, Arcann worriedly watched as her ship disappeared into the sky. Then he turned around and walked back to the palace to start the day. While he sat on the throne listening to complaints and advice from his advisors, his mind was on his mother and sister. He wondered where they were and what they were doing right now. He wished to see them again…alive if possible.

With a tired groan, Senya woke up and touched her bandaged up arm. It had been a few days since they arrived at Korriban, but her arm still hadn't healed yet. She shouldn't have disobeyed them. When they were ready to leave Dromund Kaas, in her last attempt to save them from being kidnapped, she couldn't help but fight back. Which ended with her getting injured by Vitiate's despicable minion, Adraas.

From her arm, she looked at the sleeping Chagrian beside her. She wanted nothing more than to choke the life out of him, but her strength just couldn't match his. Upon their arrival, he locked Vaylin away and made Senya share his bed like they were a happily married couple. As long as she kept him happy and satisfied, Senya slept better knowing that her daughter was unharmed, at least for now.

"What's on your mind?" Vitiate asked as he opened his eyes and looked at Senya.

With contempt in her voice, she said.

"You are a true monster, you know that right?"

Sitting up in bed, he said.

"A monster, perhaps. However, I'm still your husband and the father of our children. I have every right to have my family back. Don't you think?"

Staying silent, Senya turned away from him. She didn't feel like arguing again. Pulling the covers aside, she got out of bed and picked up her robe, and then she walked into the refresher.

While she was in the shower, he stood up and after getting dressed he walked to the window. The view of his beloved Korriban was always a sweet sight to see. This is the place where I will start over again, he eagerly thought gazing out the window. His thoughts were interrupted by a loud knock on the door.

"Come in." He said.

Pushing the door open, Adraas walked in, and then he stopped. Quickly, his eyes roamed over his bedchamber that was now used by Vitiate and Senya. A frown appeared on his face thinking about losing his home. However, it was always wiser to stay silent. He didn't want to be punished again.

"My Lord." Adraas said looking at Vitiate, as he stood with arms folded behind his back gazing out the window. "What is the purpose of your call?" He asked.

Turning to face him, Vitiate said.

"I need you to go to Mandalore as my envoy and speak with their current leader. I want you to bring them to my side. Can you do that?"

"Yes, of course." Adraas replied annoyed. Sabotaging his plans was one thing, and taking his home was another. But now he wanted to get his hands on his connections, that he had worked so hard to establish, was just truly upsetting. He wished he could have ended Vitiate's life. And I will soon, he thought as he stood silently eyeing up the blue alien.

"Is there anything else?" Vitiate asked walking closer to Adraas.

Quickly dismissing his thoughts of hurting him, Adraas composed himself and then he said. "No, my Lord. I will get my ship ready as soon as possible."

"Very well." Vitiate replied. "Report back to me as soon as you set foot on Mandalore."

"I will." Adraas replied. Then bowing his head, he turned around and left the room.

The following day, after Adraas's ship left Korriban, Vitiate walked into Vaylin's chamber. Sitting at the window, she blankly stared out watching the bright orange sand swirling above the sun-baked ground. When her eyes met Vitiate's, for a second there was a flick of concern in them, but then she quickly averted her gaze and turned back toward the window.

"What do you want?" She murmured.

"I wanted to see you." He replied. Then he stepped closer and stood at the window looking out.

Vaylin knew exactly why he wanted to see her. Every time she thought about it, she felt like destroying the room. To think about her baby being taken and raised by that monster made her furious and extremely frustrated. I'd rather die, she thought, disheartened.

"Soon, your brother is going to join us." He said. And then he asked. "Are you happy to have our little family back?"

"You will never make him bow to you." Vaylin replied with distaste. "He will come for me and mom. I know he will. And once he is here to free us, he'll kill you...again."

"Oh, Vaylin." Vitiate said turning toward her. "When will you accept the fact that we are family?"

"Never." She growled.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, Vitiate looked at his daughter's sullen face and then he said.

"Soon your attitude will change when you see me rise with great power again. And then you'll be glad to be my daughter."

With an accusing stare, she said.

"You took my freedom, then you will take my child. Do you think I am grateful to be your daughter?"

"Everything I've ever done was for this family." Vitiate said in a firm tone. "But what I received from all of you was only betrayal and lies. However, despite all that, I still have hope for us. We belong together, whether you like it or not."

"You are still delusional...father." Vaylin said with a frown. "Our family was never meant to be, but you are just too blind to see it."

Using the Force, Vitiate suddenly Force grabbed Vaylin and pulled her out of the chair.

As he levitated her in front of him, he looked into her frightened eyes and then he said.

"I've seen more than you could ever imagine." Then his eyes traveled toward her belly and then he said. "If it was not for the fetus, I would have been glad to properly punish you for your insolence." Leaning closer he growled into her face. "Never forget your place...daughter."

Nodding her head in silence, she took a few shallow breaths, and then he released her and dropped her to the floor.

After he left her room, burying her face into her hands, Vaylin silently cried while her shoulders shook with great sorrow. She hadn't felt this devastated since when she was in the sanatorium on Nathema. She wished to get out of this room and leave this place, but she knew it was futile thinking. She missed Zallow and her brother terribly. Only on a few occasions, she was allowed to see her mother, but most of the time, she was locked up here in this room.

Wiping her face with her sleeve, she stood up and approached the bed. Slumping down on the covers, she stared at the ceiling and was wondering how her father had managed to come back. After a few minutes, she heard the door panel opening. With a frown she looked at the tray and then getting up, she approached it and placed it on the table. She wasn't hungry, but she knew she had to eat for the sake of her baby. Slowly, she started to eat hoping to satisfy the tiny life inside her.

That evening, after the meeting with his loyal followers concluded, Vitiate retired to his personal chamber. Locking the door, he walked to his desk and took out a small vile. After opening it, he placed two drops on his tongue tasting its bitter flavor.

Upon swallowing the liquid, he took a few deep breaths, and then he sat down.

This time, it took him less effort to stay fully conscious. Good, he thought, it will only get better.

After locking up the vile, he turned his chair around and looked at the empty fireplace.

Holding his hands out, he tried to send a Force lightning into the dried out logs. However, the only thing he was able to achieve was a weak Force push. With a growl, he stood up and manually lit the fire. Then he sat back down and watched the orange flames dancing.

If everything goes according to plan, he will soon get not just the Mandalorians, but also the Chagrians as well on his side. He planned to visit their planet to recruit them. With his new body and life, he was stronger than Valkorion ever was. He vowed never to take over a human form ever again.

Closing his eyes, his thoughts went to a place that he had visited when he was relentlessly searching through the galaxy. It was a dark place, darker than anything he had ever visited. Utilizing the Force, he deeply concentrated on the six entities that were also looking for him, trying to find their way home.

However, his powers were compromised by the drug, therefore he had lost any connection to them even before he could have established it. Feeling irritated, he sprung up and stormed out of the room.

Senya was already asleep when he entered the bedchamber.

Walking up to her, for a few seconds, he watched her sleeping. Then he moved to the other side of the bed and took his clothes off. Getting under the covers, he stared at the ceiling while his thoughts were in turmoil. Then his hands slowly inched toward Senya and grabbed her left thigh. With an urgent desire, he pulled her closer and pressed his lips to hers.

Almost a week had passed when he finally heard back from Adraas.

"My Lord." Adraas's holographic image shimmered in front of Vitiate's eyes. "The Mandalorians support is yours."

"Well done, Lord Adraas." Vitiate replied with a satisfied grin.

"I should be back soon with their envoy." Adraas replied.

"Good." Vitiate said and then he disconnected the call.

That night after taking the drug again, he leaned back on his chair and looked at the fireplace. Lifting up his hand, he sent a bolt of powerful Force lightning into the wood stack, engulfing them with bright orange flames. A small grin appeared on his face and then he stood up and walked up to the fireplace.

Closing his eyes, he concentrated on the Force.

In the darkness, he searched until he found what he was looking for.

"Raptus." Vitiate whispered. "I am in need of your services."

After a few seconds of silence came the answer to his call.

My Lord. Lead us to you.

"Come to Korriban." Vitiate said. "And bring the others with you."

As you wish my Lord. The voice replied.

Suddenly the connection was disrupted by something. For a split second, Vitiate felt like he was sucked into something dark and extremely strong with the Force, filling him up with true terror. In the pitch-black darkness, a faint glowing light appeared to him beckoning him to come closer. As he slowly drifted closer, he could see the light was pulsing with a bright purple glow. The closer he got the more he wanted to run away from it. He had no idea what it was, and this feeling of dread and hopelessness terrified him to the core.

With great effort, he pulled away from it, and then he opened his eyes and found himself lying on the floor. Large beads of sweat ran down his forehead and back, as he slowly pushed himself up. Sitting back on his heels, he ran his hands over his face wiping the sweat away.

"What is going on?" He mumbled staring at the floor.

He couldn't understand what he saw. He had seen many strange things in his past lives but nothing like that purple glow, he thought terrified. Something about it made him feel small and insignificant. He hated this feeling with passion.

Stepping onto the ship, Adraas was ready to leave Mandalore.

While he stayed here he also went visiting his family that he hadn't seen in a while. As his ship sped toward Korriban, he turned to the Mandalore warrior, and then he said.

"When you meet the Emperor I want you to tell him that you and your clan are ready to fight for his cause. He can't have any doubt about your loyalty...or mine."

Behind her mask, Shae Vizla spoke up.

"Do you think he will fall for your plan?"

"He is overconfident and I know exactly how to play my cards." Adraas replied with a sly grin. And then he added. "He won't be with us for too long. I'll make sure of that."

Reaching up, she removed her mask and placed it beside her. As she ran her hand through her long, bright red hair, she cracked a smile and said.

"You haven't changed much, still the same cocky bastard. I hope you know what you're doing."

"Don't worry about it, my sweet cousin." Adraas replied with a smug look on his face. "I always know what I'm doing."

"Alright then." Shae replied with a satisfied grin. With a mischievous smile, she added. "What else besides ruining everyone's lives are you doing nowadays? Do you have someone to go home to?"

Standing up, Adraas walked to the window and stared out into space.

As he closed his eyes, the image of Satele taking a walk with Vaylin enveloped his mind. Despite her growing belly, she looked beautiful, giving Adraas an unquenchable heartache. Then the image of Malgus came into his head. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he opened his eyes, and then he said.

"I have a brother."

"Brother?" Shae asked. "Who?"

"He is someone who loves to ruin my life." Adraas replied with a bitter tone.

"But I thought you were an only child." Shae said confused.

Taking a deep breath, Adraas turned away from the window and looked at her.

"It didn't surprise me that my father had cheated on my mother." Adraas replied. "He was a monster who treated us like dirt. But to find out that my sworn enemy and rival is my half-brother, now that is something hard to swallow."

"Who is this man?" Shae inquired.

"Don't worry about him." Adraas replied. "Soon he'll be dead too."

Pulling up one of her eyebrows she said with a grin.

"You must really hate him."

"Oh, Shae." Adraas replied. "You have no idea." However, deep inside there was this nagging feeling that wouldn't give up. Although he hated Malgus for everything he had done to him, somehow Adraas was also fascinated about them being brothers. But he would have never admitted this fascination, even if his life depended on it.

"Well." Shae mused as she stood up and stretched her lean body. "I hope we both getting what we want." Then she added. "I'm going to retire for the night. Goodnight little cousin."

After saying goodnight to her, Adraas stayed a little longer. Pulling out a small vial from his pocket, he looked at it, and then a thin, evil grin appeared on his face.

Locking the door to his private chamber, and after taking a few drops of the drug, Vitiate was ready to greet his loyal subjects.

As he settled down at his desk, suddenly the fire died out, snuffed out by the darkness that quickly enveloped the room. One by one, each Dread Master appeared out of thin air. With their intricate, intimidating golden masks and matching red and gold outfits, they formed a single line in front of his desk.

"My Lord." One of them spoke up. "We've been looking for you. But now that we have found you, we are here to obey you and do your biddings."

"My faithful advisors. It's good to see you again. Bring me, my son...alive if possible." Vitiate said looking at them.

"As you wish my Lord." A Dread Master replied.

"Once you have returned with him." Vitiate said as he stood up and approached them. "I will give you full control over my expanding Empire. I want you to bring as much as you can under my control. Together, we will rise and rule them all."

"Our pleasure, my Lord." Raptus replied bowing his head. Then, suddenly all of them disappeared from the chamber and headed toward Zakuul to collect the Emperor's son.

A few days later, Adraas returned to Korriban with several ships.

While Shae and a few of her Captains had a meeting with Vitiate, Adraas stayed outside talking with another Mandalorian warrior. While the man was talking to him, he noticed Senya coming out of the house and head toward another Mandalorian ship. He watched her as she engaged in a conversation with a few Mandalorians. He wondered what she was up to.

After she returned to the house, he excused himself and followed her in.

He found her standing in front of Vaylin's room. Unbeknown to her, he stayed in the shadows hoping to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Placing her forehead against the door, Senya said in a worried tone.

"Vaylin. Can you hear me?"

A few seconds passed when he heard Vaylin's muffled voice coming from the other side of the door.

"Mom?"

"Yes, it's me." Senya replied. "How are you doing?"

"Not good mom. I want to get out of here." Vaylin replied with a depressed tone.

"Don't worry. I will find a way to get us out of here, away from him." Senya assured her.

"How?" Vaylin asked.

"I'm not sure yet, but I will come up with a solution. Trust me." Senya replied. With determination in her voice, she added. "He will never have your baby. I'll make sure of that."

They talked for a few more minutes and then Senya said goodbye and walked away from the door.

Back outside, Adraas approached the man Senya had been talking to and asked him what she had wanted.

"Nothing important." The man replied. "She just wanted to see if we were properly taken care of."

"Hmmm…that's all?" Adraas asked.

Nodding his head the Mandalorian replied.

"Yes."

A few nights later while Vitiate was inside his chamber, pulling Senya aside, Adraas cautiously looked around making sure no one was close by and then he said.

"We haven't talked much since we've arrived here, but I want you to know that I hate him as much as you do."

Senya's suspicious eyes bore into his and then she said.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Come with me." He said pulling her with him.

Reluctantly, Senya let him take her downstairs. In the basement, he walked to the back, and after pressing something on the wall, part of the wall opened up exposing a secret room behind it.

"Why are you showing this to me?" Senya asked confused.

After they both stepped inside, he closed the door and then he said.

"I want you and Vaylin to hide in here." Adraas said gazing into Senya's wide eyes.

But before she had the chance to say something, he resumed.

"Tonight Vitiate will look for you. I'm sure he is going to come and question me. And when he is in my place I will kill him."

"But why?" She asked puzzled. "Why are you helping us?"

"I am not doing this for you." Adraas replied with a frown. "I am doing this for me. I don't want him to have what he wants. I'm going to deprive him of some happiness before he meets his demise. He will not get his precious Empire back, or have his precious family. I'll make sure of that."

"But if he finds out that you are behind this he'll kill you, you know that right?" Senya said.

With a mocking expression, Adraas replied.

"By the time he finds out it will be too late for him."

Senya wanted to ask how he was going to manage to kill him, but instead, she stayed quiet. As long as he was telling the truth and as long as he was helping them, that's all she cared about. Everything else was meaningless.

"Do you know the code to her room?" She inquired.

With a sly grin, he replied.

"Of course." Then he added. "Wait here. I'll be back with her soon."

Senya worriedly watched him as he left the room. She hoped his plan will work.

By the time Adraas came back with the dazed Vaylin, Senya was a nervous wreck pacing in the room. First, she looked at her daughter's blank expression and then looking at Adraas she asked.

"How long is she going to stay like this?"

"Don't worry she'll return to her old self soon enough." Adraas assured her. Then he added. "After he is dead, I'll come back to get you, and then you can go."

He hoped that the cell would hold up once Vaylin came to. Of course, he had no plans for releasing them anytime soon. However, this he kept to himself.

"Thank you." Senya replied with a smile. She still couldn't believe that he was helping them. He didn't seem like the helpful type but she was glad nevertheless. After he locked them in, Senya rummaged through the room. It looked like a shelter with plenty of food and water and an attached refresher.

Outside when the Mandalorians were ready to leave, Adraas turned to Shae and told her about his plans.

"As we have discussed. Be ready." He said looking at her.

Nodding her head, she took one last look at him. Then closing the door, she signaled to his men to take off.

With a satisfied smile, Adraas watched as the ships elevated and then disappeared into the evening sky.

Vitiate was in his chamber occupying himself with the new strategies that he was going to utilize once his new Empire was back in control when he felt something. First, he didn't know what or where this peculiar feeling had come from. Frowning, he looked up and saw Adraas entering the room.

"What do you want?" He asked feeling annoyed.

"Nothing in particular." Adraas replied. "Just wanted to let you know that they had left."

"I already knew that." Vitiate replied. "Anything else?" He asked staring into Adraas's eyes.

"No. Nothing else." Adraas replied. Then he left the room suppressing a smile.

An hour later, Vitiate's horrendous roaring echoed through the empty house. Leaving the house, he went to see Adraas.

As the door flew open, Adraas looked up and saw the enraged Chagrian storming into his home.

"WHERE ARE THEY?" He roared.

Playing innocent, Adraas stood up and then he asked.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Do not take me for a fool!" He growled as he Force grabbed Adraas and pulled him closer.

"Please, my Lord." Adraas begged. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

In an instant, Vitiate invaded Adraas's mind, searching. The pain was unbearable, but Adraas kept himself in check. The memory of him helping them was safely locked away. The only thing Adraas wanted Vitiate to see was Senya talking to the Mandalorian soldiers and then talking to Vaylin at her room.

As Vitiate pulled out of his mind, he asked.

"How come I was not informed about this?"

"I didn't report it because I didn't think it was necessary." Adraas croaked.

Dropping him to the floor, with a deep frown Vitiate said.

"Contact the ships. I want them to return to Korriban immediately."

"As you wish, my Lord." Adraas replied. To see Vitiate's enraged and anxious face was truly satisfying. Even though the satisfaction was only short-lived before I end his life, Adraas thought, I'll see him suffer. Slowly he got up and walked to his desk. He was sure that once Vitiate realized that his family were gone he would come here, he thought with a sly grin.

As he stood at the desk to make the call, his eyes traveled to the drawer which was ajar concealing the dart gun. He wasn't planning to use it just yet, but this felt like the perfect opportunity, and he wanted to take advantage of it.

Fast as a cobra, he grabbed the gun and then aimed and fired a few shots at Vitiate.

One of them instantly found its way into Vitiate's flesh. However, the second one was quickly deflected and ended up penetrating Adraas's skin.

Astonished, Adraas looked down and saw the end of the dart sticking out of his chest. Instantly, he staggered back and collided with the filing cabinet. To his surprise, Vitiate was somehow unaffected.

"You think you can fool me?" Vitiate mockingly said as he pulled out the dart and threw it on the floor. Then he approached Adraas who was already starting to lose consciousness. When he reached him, Vitiate grabbed the end of the dart and twisted it making Adraas cry out in pain.

Standing above him, he leaned closer and with malice in his voice, he said.

"You fool. You could've had anything, but you chose the wrong path. And this path will only lead you to your death." A small chuckle left his mouth as he added. "Don't worry I won't be the one to kill you, oh no, I have a much better idea for you, my friend."

While Adraas unconsciously lay on the floor, Vitiate tried to make the call ordering the ships to return. However, his call didn't go through.

I'm going to try it from my chamber, he thought irritated. Then he grabbed Adraas by the leg and started to pull him out of the room and through the courtyard. He was halfway through the sand-covered terrain when suddenly the sky opened up like a gateway to hell. From its dark mouth, hundreds of Rakatan ships started to descend toward Korriban.

Stepping off the ship, Lana approached Arcann and tightly hugged him.

"Did you miss me?" She asked with a flirty tone.

Pressing his lips to hers he asked.

"Can't you tell?" Then his face turned serious and then he asked.

"Did you find anything?"

Shaking her head, she replied.

"No, I didn't. But I wish I had."

Seeing Arcann's despondent expression, she quickly added.

"I'm sure we will find them."

Arcann was about to reply when suddenly the sky above them opened up. Out of the wormhole that looked like a huge, shimmering gate, hundreds of Rakatan ships emerged. They started to attack the Eternal fleet, instantly turning the nighttime sky into an inferno.

"What are we doing out here?" Vowrawn impatiently asked as he and Marr walked across the grassy terrain and headed toward the animal pens.

"Don't tell me you don't like animals." Marr said.

"It's not that I don't like them..." Vowrawn replied as he disgustedly fanned the air in front of his nose. "But I definitely can live without their smell."

"Oh, come on. It's not that bad." Marr replied with a wide grin.

"Oh look, I think it's coming from someone who wears a mask." Vowrawn replied smiling at Marr.

"What are you two doing out here?" Satele's voice cut through the warm evening air.

"While the girls are at the market, we decided to come to see you." Marr replied.

"You know you could have just waited for us at the house." Malgus said as he scrubbed his hands in a large, metal tub.

"I know but I just wanted to bring Vowrawn out here to get some fresh air." Marr replied with a mischievous smile.

Quickly, Vowrawn sent an unpleasant look toward Marr. Then he asked.

"What are you doing here anyway?"

Looking at Malgus's hands covered in blood and slime, he asked again.

"What is that? Did you kill someone?"

Shaking his head, Malgus cracked a smile and then he replied.

"One of my luggabeasts just gave birth and I was tending to it."

"Oh, that must have been fun." Vowrawn replied with a frown. He didn't want to think about beasts and their foul smells and secretions.

Smiling, Satele said.

"You should see the baby. He is adorable."

"Maybe next time." Vowrawn replied. Then he added. "When you're finished, let's go back to the house, and then we can discuss your next trip."

"Next trip?" Satele asked puzzled. She had no idea Malgus was going on a trip.

Wiping his hands and arms on a towel, Malgus looked at Satele and then he said.

"I was going to tell you tonight."

Satele felt like retorting him, but then she thought otherwise. She didn't want to cause an unnecessary scene in front of everyone. She wondered where Vowrawn was sending him.

As they headed back to the house, and while Vowrawn and Malgus talked walking in front of them, Satele turned to Marr and asked.

"Did you know about this trip?"

"Yes." He replied.

"Where is he going?" She inquired. "And how long is he going to be away for?" She didn't want to think about Malgus not being present when their child was ready to be born.

"He is going to Korriban to bring more people back for our cause."

"Korriban?" She asked amazed, as a mixture of painful and bittersweet memories flooded her mind. She wanted to ask another question when suddenly an extreme headache engulfed her head. The feeling of pure darkness made Satele's pulse swiftly elevate.

Cradling her head she painfully moaned as Marr looked at her with a worried expression.

"Are you okay?" He asked. "What's wrong?"

"Something is coming." She replied in a distressed tone.

Turning around, Malgus worriedly looked at her, and then as he rushed back to her he asked.

"What's wrong?"

As her worried eyes found his, suddenly up in the darkening sky an immense shimmering gate opened up. Instantly, hundreds upon hundreds of Rakatan ships started to descend toward Dromund Kaas, engulfing the sky with their armada. Ready to kill and enslave everyone. One of the Devourers landed deep inside the jungle not far from Malgus's mansion.

As Vowrawn watched the ships descending toward them, he knew there was only one option for them. The enemy's surprise attack was unaccounted for. Although he saw many of the Sith's army ships ascending toward the sky, fighting back, deep in his heart he knew their brave but foolish attempt was in vain. There was no time to gather everyone, and they were not ready to fight back, yet. They had no choice but to flee if they were to survive the night.

"Get to my ship!" Marr shouted. "Hurry!"

Malgus didn't want to run or hide. He wanted to fight back just like the others, defending what was theirs. However, when he looked at Satele, from her anxious expression, his eyes traveled to her belly. Thinking about losing them both gave him a terrifying feeling in the pit of his stomach.

Quickly, he picked her up and ran toward the house. He wanted to warn the servants and also collect a few belongings before the enemy reaches them. However, as they rushed inside, everyone was gone already, fleeing for their lives.

As they rushed toward Marr's ship, the jungle around the house was already engulfed in flames. The area around the mansion was heavy with thick smoke. The anguished cries of the trapped and helpless animals echoed on the breeze as the invading Rakatan army mercilessly slaughtered them.

"No!" Satele screamed. "Oh Maker...please no." She mumbled as large tears ran down her face thinking about the precious animals being butchered.

When they reached Marr's ship, he closed the hatch and lifted up the ship to get to the market where Sidonie, Gilina, and Zallow were.

Unfortunately, by the time they got there, the enemies Flesh Raider's armada had already swept through the city, leaving nothing but devastation behind. Their attack was efficiently deadly leaving no-one with any chance of escape. From the ship, with horror, they all watched as several enormous aliens with shiny black tentacles were wreaking havoc within the city of Kaas. The anguish and frightened screams of many filled the burning city, giving Satele enormous guilt and heartache.

He had already fought this monstrous animal once and Malgus knew that they had no choice but to leave Dromund Kaas. He wondered how many more people the enemy had brought with them.

"We have to get down and find Gilina and Sidonie!" Marr shouted as he maneuvered the ship around the buildings trying to find a landing spot.

Grabbing onto his shoulders Malgus yelled back.

"No Marr! It's too late for that. I am sorry but we have to leave NOW!"

With an anxious face, Vowrawn looked at Malgus and then he said.

"No Malgus. He is right. We have to get them."

Malgus was about to tell them that they were not thinking straight, that there was no way they could fight the Rakatans, not especially after seeing their machines when their ship got hit.

Immediately, a few buttons on the control panel lit up with a loud beeping sound, signaling some damage to the outer shell.

Grabbing onto Marr's arm, Malgus quickly said.

"Gilina and Sidonie are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves. And don't forget they were not alone. Zallow was also with them. They're probably already far away from here worrying about you two." Saying that he looked at the two Sith. "But if we don't leave now, we will die!"

With a heavy heart, Marr reluctantly turned the ship around and flew away from the city, leaving the fate of the love of his life and everyone else left behind in the enemy's hands.

After the city was attacked, the Rakatan army enslaved many Force users and killed the ones that were no use to them.

One-by-one they raided the houses to make sure everyone was under their control.

In Malgus's estate after finding the key, one of the Rakatan called up to the mothership orbiting Dromund Kaas.

"I found it." He said holding the necklace in his hand.

The projected image of Astrol replied.

"Good. Make sure you don't lose it." Then he added. "King Zael would not be pleased if you did that."

"Don't worry." The Rakatan Captain replied feeling annoyed. "I will bring it to him myself."

Then he disconnected the call and after his soldiers raided through the mansion, he left Malgus's home and headed toward the city.

He walked across the destroyed plaza, which was littered with the mangled bodies of the dead that were later to be picked up by the Flesh Raiders to be consumed. He ended up in the same apartment building where Marr lived.

As each floor was stripped and emptied, he received a call from one of his soldiers.

"Captain. We found something."

"What did you find?" He asked.

"You have to come and see for yourself." The soldier replied.

Upon reaching Marr's apartment, the Captain stepped inside and headed toward the master bedroom where a few of his soldiers had already gathered around the closet door.

"What are you all looking at?" He asked.

Impatiently he pushed them aside, and looked inside the closet and saw a hidden compartment. There was a pod inside with a person trapped in it. He had seen many of these types of pods before and knew what kind of prisoners were usually held in them.

"He must be some criminal scum." One of the soldiers said gazing at the pod.

"Let's get him out." Another one spoke up licking his lips. "I'm hungry for some criminal flesh." He added with a toothy grin.

"He might be dangerous." Another one said. "That is why they kept him here."

"Don't be a wimp." One of them said in a cynical tone. "He is just a human. Nothing special about him." Then he looked at the Captain and asked.

"What do you want us to do with him?"

At first, the Captain thought about bringing the pod up to the main ship. However, curiosity took the better of him. Stepping closer to the pod, he placed his finger on the release button and then pressed down.

As the pod opened, Revan's half-naked body fell out and landed face forward on the carpet. Using his double-bladed lance, the Captain poked Revan's right arm trying to wake him up.

In an instant, Revan's eyes popped open. Quick as a lightning strike, he ripped the lance out of the Captain's hand, and using the Force, he jumped to his feet. And then the slaughter began.

To be continued...