Star Wars Fanfic - The Clone Jedi

(XIX) The Dark Side. Part I

"And just as that strange shadow told me, I jumped to Moraband, though at the time I had no idea why.

I'll never forget that feeling I felt coming out of hyperspace. That huge crimson rock made me feel somewhat uncomfortable. I couldn't explain it in words, but I just knew something was wrong. We descended slowly and flew over what seemed to be endless wastelands, with jagged plateaus and strong sandstorms. It was as if the entire planet was dead.

After several minutes flying over the area, something caught my attention. A strange structure that was very well hidden among the mountain peaks, but it had some kind of crack on the top that made it stand out.

Rage: - Kilo. We're going to land on that structure. Find a landing zone. -

Kilo: - I'm afraid it's impossible sir. The sandstorm seems to be interfering with the sensors. -

Anger: - Good. It will be old way then. -

Kilo: - May the Force be with us. -

Rage: - Why do you say that? -

Kilo: - I don't know. Apparently some life forms use that phrase to get... lucky. -

Rage: -Lucky? You think I won't be able to land this thing? -

Kilo: - I don't think so. Calculation it will be a forced landing. -

Rage: - I love your optimism, Kilo. -

Kilo: - It's not optimistic. It is analysis.

Rage: - Be quite a while, will you? -

A Although If I wanted to say otherwise, Kilo was almost right. I flew over the lowest cloud and tried to find a place to land. The storm was strong, and I could barely see more than a couple of meters. But finally, I managed to land the ship on esplanade right in front of what looked like a pyramid-shaped temple with two peaks at the top.

Rage: - Well? Do you think that was lucky? - I told him haughty when we managed to land without crashing.

Kilo: - Taking into account that the odds were 89 to 11 percent. I would say yes. It was lucky. It will be necessary to inquire into the nature of such a phrase related to the Force. -

Rage: - You have no solution. - I said something annoying.

Stepping out of the ship I found myself directly in the eye of the storm.

Kilo: - What am I supposed to do if you doesn't come back? -

Rage: - What are talking? Of course I will return. - Kilo stared at me without saying a word, and I really didn't want him to say anything. - 25 percent. -

Kilo: - Sir? -

Rage: - If your battery reaches 25 percent come back without me. Understood? - Kilo didn't answer. - Understood!? -

Kilo: - Understood. -

I began to walk aimlessly, constantly looking at the ground so as not to trip or fall into a crack from which I could not get out. The sensation of the sand getting into my eyes was unbearable and it was difficult to breathe. How I missed my uncomfortable helmet at the time.

I couldn't say how long I walked for, but I was beginning to feel tired. I didn't know what I was looking for either. I was just hoping to find something that would catch my eye. And then I saw it, in the distance behind the thick curtain of sand. A humanoid silhouette that seemed to be wearing a kind of mask that covered its face.

The mere presence of that thing made my hair stand on end and I began to sweat uncontrollably. I slowly approached him, hoping it was the answer I was looking for. But when I was barely a couple of meters away, the silhouette simply disappeared.

I ran to where it was and found nothing. Not even footprint marks. I couldn't understand what was happening. Perhaps I had hallucinations? I thought so, but when I turned around I saw it again in the distance.

It was clear that they were not hallucinations. Obviously something was there, I could see it perfectly. I went back to her, yelling at her to wait, to tell me who she was. But the silhouette simply disappeared again as I got closer, only to reappear elsewhere.

I followed her relentlessly, until I reached the huge triangular-shaped entrance to what looked like an ancient temple. A dark and gloomy temple, with strange engravings that I had never seen before. Not even in the Kamino records. I looked around but the silhouette was simply not there. Had she entered the temple?

The temple was incredibly dark. The little daylight that cut through the storm barely illuminated more than four meters inside the temple. So I had to use the lightsaber to be able to see where others were. The temple was gigantic, arguably an engineering marvel. However, it was so sinister that there was no possible way I could relax.

I walked inside the temple looking for the silhouette that I had previously seen, or at least something that would give me a clue as to where it was, but I found nothing. Finally I came to a gigantic room that extended the entire length after descending a set of stairs. Just looking towards the entrance of the chamber, a colossal statue with arms folded, and whose face I couldn't see. And right in the middle, a square of carved stone. It seem to be... a tomb."