Temptations of the Dark Side

Chapter 26

THE DANCE, (Y/N)'S POV

I was stood watching the other students here dance and enjoy themselves, it's certainly different than the Cantina's back in my old Galaxy, especially the music and the dancing style, though I certainly feel great about the Jedi being asked to leave.

(Foolish Jedi... launching themselves at me like that, they will not be able to stop my plans once the time comes) I thought to myself as I smiled, my plan was coming together nicely, Yang, Pyrrha and Velvet were learning the ways of the Dark Side, soon they will be ready to face the Jedi, and stand at my side as I claim this world as the seat of my new Galactic Empire.

One thing at a time though, first, I must claim this planet, before I can think of claiming other Planets, and I also have to continue my plans with Weiss, and that girl Neo, back at my Base, she could be most useful, especially with that Semblance.

"Excuse me, your (Y/N), the "Sith", correct?" came a voice I recognised, I looked over and saw the General of Atlas was stood close to me, looking me over.

"Yes, I am, and who might you be?" I asked, as I turned to face him.

"I am the General of Atlas and the Headmaster of Atlas Academy, General Ironwood" the man said, being formal and looking at me critically, probably suspicious from those Jedi whispering into his ear about the evils of the Sith, and the Dark Side.

"I see, so your also the one that brought the Jedi here?" I asked him, I already knew but it would be good to gauge his feelings on the Jedi, and the Sith.

"Yes, I apologise for their behaviour, but I wish to ask... why exactly do they suspect you so much?" General Ironwood asked me, I raised a brow at him, did the Jedi keep information about us to themselves? Or is he trying to probe my character?

I decided to just tell him about this, or at least... the parts I know if anyway, a shortened version of things.

"It's part of the long history of hatred between our two orders, the Jedi believe the Force should only be used for philosophy and gaining insight, they see our use of the Force as a perversion and wish to see it eradicated" I explained to the General, it was annoying to have to shorten it so much, but I really didn't want to stand here talking history for the whole night.

"And what exactly is this use your Order have that is so different from theirs?" Ironwood asked me, his face serious as he looked at me, he was definitely gauging my character.

"We use the Force for battle, we turned the Force against our enemies and used it to fight and conquer, but the Jedi saw it as an affront, and thus, they banished us and have been trying to destroy us" I replied, giving the man a more simplistic version or the long history of hatred between us.

"They dislike you because you use the Force to fight? But they also fight with the Force, from what I understand" Ironwood said, I could hear some accusation in his voice, he was looking to poke holes in the story, quite an astute man, probing for further information, time to give him some reason to doubt.

"Yes, but how difficult is it to get them to fight? Tell me, General, how often do the Jedi assist your operatives with the Grimm? Or other problems that arise in your kingdom? And how often to they stay sequestered away, meditating or theorising about the Force or this planet?" I asked him, I saw his eyes narrow in thought, and decided to push the matter.

"Yes, the Jedi do spend a lot of time staying in the part of the Academy we allowed them to stay in, only a few of them ever assist my men when Grimm attack Mantle's Defences" Ironwood admitted

"Exactly, I'm willing to bet you probably have seen some of what I have done, or witnessed how powerful the Force can be when it is wielded, so tell me this, why would they not use that power? Use it to bring order and save lives as they proclaim themselves to do, or to preserve the Peace?" I asked him, planning to add in some suspicion and some cracks to their trust with the General and their benefactors.