Chapter IX

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As Blake came face to face with the Terror Walker, she readied her Lightsabers. Realizing that the Terror Walker's shields were too strong, Blake rushes to the center reactor. Using the Force, Blake raises the four reactor pylons. Once she did so, an energy shockwave was triggered, disabling the Terror Walker's shields.

Blake: (Now's my chance!) 

Seizing the opportunity, Blake used the Force to pick up a couple of fuel barrels and hurls them at the Terror Walker. The ensuing explosion does considerable damage to the Terror Walker. Blake wastes no time as she jumps on the Terror Walker and attacks it with her Lightsabers. She then unleashes a powerful torrent of Force Lightning on the Terror Walker. As she finishes her attack, the Terror Walker's shields are restored. 

Blake: Argh!

Blake was blasted away by a shockwave from the Terror Walker. As she gets up, the Terror Walker fires a laser beam at Blake. Blake holds out her hands and absorbs the laser beam in her hand. This cause great pain as she shot the laser beam right back onto the Terror Walker. As the Terror Walker was stunned by the attack, Blake blasts the Terror Walker with a series of telekinetic blasts, pushing the Terror Walker towards the reactor. Once it was close enough, Blake sends a jolt of Force Lightning onto the reactor, creating yet another energy shockwave which disables it's shields. Without hesitation, Blake jumps on the Terror Walker and unleashes a powerful torrent of Force Lightning onto the Terror Walker. The Terror Walker howls in pain as it attempts to shake Blake off of it. During it's rampage, the Droid punctured a hole in the side of the ship. Immediately, both were pulled by the vacuum. Blake grabs on to the nearest platform. She turned her attention to the Terror Walker clinging on to the hole. Blake then reaches out with the Force and grips one of the Terror Walker's legs. She then tears the leg out of the Terror Walker and impales it with the leg. She then unleashes a powerful telekinetic blast to force it out into the depths of Hyperspace. Despite destroying the Terror Walker, Blake was still in danger of being sucked into the depths of Hyperspace and meeting the same fate as the Terror Droid. Suddenly, a green mist engulfs Blake. Much to Blake's surprise, she no longer feels the pull of the vacuum. She turns to see Nightsister Merrin standing before her. Merrin then begins chanting an incantation. As she does so, the puncture hole begins melting, sealing it up. Once the hold was sealed, Merrin releases her magic on Blake. As Blake Belladonna took a moment to catch her breath, Merrin approached her. 

Merrin: Blake Belladonna. 

Blake: Nighsister Merrin. 

Merrin: I did not expect to see you again. 

Blake: I'm...I'm not Blake Belladonna. 

Merrin: You share her face, her skills, even her presence. Yet you claim yourself not to be Blake Belladonna. 

Blake: I'm...I'm a Clone. Created by Darth Vader. I....

As Blake says this, she experienced a powerful Force Vision. She found herself standing before a defeated Darth Vader. She raised her Lightsaber, ready to strike the Dark Lord down in anger. She was soon stabbed in the back by a hooded figure. When Blake fell to the ground, Darth Vader stood up and approached the hooded figure. The figure removed their hood, revealing the figure to be another clone of Blake. This Clone of Blake had the yellow eyes of the Sith. Blake writhed in pain as the Dark Blake knelt before Darth Vader.

Dark Blake: What is thy bidding, my master?

Blake turned to see the lifeless body of Yang laying beside her. She tried in vain to reach out to her as she died. When the vision ended, Blake was visibly shaken by what she had seen. Time seemed to be frozen as she looked at her hand to see it which had taken on a clawed and emaciated appearance.

Dark Blake(Voice): You will never escape me....

As Blake takes a step back, she turns to see the spirits of Ghira and Kali Belladonna standing before her.

Kali: I never wanted this for you. I never wanted any of this for you. I'm....I'm sorry, daughter.

Upon hearing that, Blake's heart stopped as she quickly pieced together that the vision before her was indeed the parents of the late Blake Belladonna. Despite only remembering glimpses of her childhood, Blake clearly remembered the faces of her parents. 

Blake: M...mother? Father?

Kali: The Dark Side has not fully corrupted you yet. It's not too late, my daughter. You can still turn away from the Dark Side.

Blake: I....I'm not her. I'm not your daughter.

Ghira: You are Blake Belladonna. No matter what Vader tells you, you are our daughter. 

Kali: My daughter, Vader was right about one thing. You now control your own destiny. Your destiny is yours and yours alone. No one can tell you otherwise, not even Vader. There will come a time where you must make a choice. Know this, no matter what you do from here on out, know this...we will love you always.

As Kali imparted these words to her daughter, the vision of Blake's parents were gone. 

Merrin: Blake? Are you okay?

Blake: I'm...I'm fine, Merrin. We should get going. Cere and Cal need us. 

With that, Blake and Merrin left the reactor room to join Cere and Cal. With the destruction of the Terror Walker, the Salvation was saved. However, the real battle was about to begin. 

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