Convergence: Rise of the Eternal Empire

Fifteen

Decades ago

Two brothers named Arcann and Thexan. Both boys, like their father, were very strong in the force, even at a young age. Despite this, Valkorion couldn't have cared less about them, and they couldn't have cared less about their mother since both boys, Arcann specifically, wanted to gain their father's approval, a task which quickly proved to be impossible despite their best efforts.

Some time later, Senya gave birth to another set of twins, but this time, it was a girl and a boy named Vaylin and Kayden. The twins both concerned their mother but for very different reasons, and not because both were even stronger in the force than their older brothers who were already very strong.

Vaylin behaved like a normal child most of the time, but at times, due to her incredible strength in the force, she would do terrible things with the force when unhappy, like crushing droids and throwing things around to destroy whatever room she was in. She would have crippled or even killed a guard for dropping her ball if her brother hadn't stopped her.

Kayden looked exactly like a younger version of Arcann and Thexan, but his robes were a light gray rather than the white worn by Arcann or the black worn by Thexan and his hair, while still brown, was slightly lighter in color compared to his brothers. His personality was what concerned his mother, though she wasn't nearly as concerned about him as she was about he daughter. On the contrary, Kayden seemed to be the least trouble out of all the children, he had a bright personality and was extremely close with all his siblings, but unlike his siblings, he was also close to his mother like his twin sister, at least they had been when the two were younger. In addition, the four children were also close to Anastasia and Amras

The thing that concerned Senya about her youngest son was that he was smart, very smart to the point where sometimes his intelligence made him seem much older than he truly was. Normally, Senya would have considered this a good thing, but her youngest son seemed to be obsessed with learning anything and everything he could. She viewed it as being similar to his father's own never ending quest for more power.

Thankfully, unlike his brothers, Kayden did not seek his father's approval, in fact, the boy seemed to fear his father. Everyone who knew Valkorion feared him on at least some level, even the members of his own family, but Kayden's fear seemed to be far more intense. The boy couldn't even seem to stand being in the same room as his father and after he was able to leave his presence, he would almost become physically ill, much to the concern of his mother and siblings.

The one thing that greatly pleased Senya about all of her children was that they all deeply cared about each other and each set of twins cared extremely deeply about their other twin. Arcann and Thexan were always together in everything that they did and, while Vaylin and Kayden weren't as together as much, their bond seemed to be even stronger than the one that Arcann and Thexan had.

However, despite Kayden being born slightly after his sister, he acted more like another older brother to Vaylin than a younger brother. When Vaylin had nearly crippled the guard for dropping her ball, Kayden had immediately calmed her down with the force on instinct while also using the force to bring the ball back to her.

After that, whenever Vaylin struggled with anything, Kayden was always there to help her. It didn't matter what he was doing, whenever he sensed Vaylin having any sort of difficulties he went to her immediately to offer whatever help he could. He also did the same for his elder brothers as well, though Arcann and Thexan needed help far less than Vaylin did, but it still helped the boy to get even closer to his older brothers.

As they got older, Senya became even more concerned about her children. Kayden, despite being the youngest, actually caused her the least amount of concern since, besides his desire for knowledge, the boy was more open and loving than his other siblings and didn't seem to be as obsessed with acquiring knowledge like his father was with acquiring power. It was his other three siblings Senya was truly worried about.

Arcann and Thexan were trying harder and harder to prove themselves to their father, but all their efforts amounted to nothing and Valkorion couldn't have cared less about their achievements. The one positive that did come out of it was that both Arcann and Thexan started going to Kayden when they were having difficulties in either their studies or combat training.

Kayden never had any actual interest in learning how to fight at first, but Senya would never have allowed any of her children to end up in a situation where they couldn't at least defend themselves, so she took Kayden to be given basic training so he would at least have the skills should he ever have needed them.

Kayden quickly proved himself to be the fastest learner Senya had ever seen and once he'd been introduced to battle, like everything else he'd come across, Kayden worked very hard to learn and master anything and everything he could when it came to the art of battle. He'd mastered in just a few months, what many of the most skilled knights couldn't master in decades. His techniques were flawless, his speed was incredible, and his ferocity and unpredictability in the ring was unmatched, even by their most skilled and experienced knights.

Now

Anastasia and Amras, still wondering in their somewhat roomy escape pod laughed about the various tales of Thexan, Arcann, Vaylin, and Kayden.

Amras: [Laughing] And despite his training, Thexan still scared off Kayden.

Anastasia: [Chuckling while resting her head on Amras's head] Oh my gosh! Really?

"Why yes my love." Amras said holding Anastasia tighter in his left arm.

"I. . Sense our home is getting close." Amras said looking through a circular shaped window.

Anastasia: I sense it to. We will prepare.

Amras: [Holding Anastasia] Indeed we will.