Star wars: a mirrored life (legacy book 1)

Chapter 25: stronger by the minute

Valerie's point of view.

I was walking through a dark corridor when I saw Techla come down.

"Where are you going?" She asked.

I felt confused. I had not seen her in months and that is all she asks.

I wanted to tell her I miss her, I wanted to go with her but I was forced, no matter what I wanted to say, I said, quite arrogantly-

"To investigate a tomb we recently found in the valley." And with that my legs forced me to walk away.

I quickly fell out of my trance to a sharp knock on the door.

"Enter." I simply ordered, whilst trying to wake up. Jae quickly walked into the room and stood beside my bed.

"So what is it? I was trying to sleep!" I said rather arrogantly.

"If it's beauty sleep you need, don't even bother you are too ugly for it to work, and secondly we have arrived on Korriban." She mocked.

"Um... Excuse me? Ok I will forget you said that.... Just this once. I will meet you outside the ship in five." I tried to regain my dignity, did Jae just make a joke? Jae quickly walked out of the room, obviously to find Jav.

I quickly stood up, and searched frantically for everything I needed. I was about to face Isa. I could die, nobody said that I would survive. But I had to get these visions, her plotting. It had to go. I was having visions of her with Techla, that she would kill Techla. I cannot let that happen. She shall not win this war.

When I finally found all of my equipment, I ran out of the ship to find Jav and Jae already waiting on the ramp.

"Are- are you ready?" Jav asked as the door unlocked.

"Yes. I always have been." I said as the door slid to the side. The harsh winds of Korriban quickly whipped my face as we stepped further down the ramp. The terrain was coarse and harsh, but unlike the first time I was here, there was a storm. I spied a large stone structure near our position as I covered my head with my cloak.

"We should go in there!" I yelled above the sound of the wind.

"Yes! I agree! We need to start investigating. This storm won't pass soon!" Jae yelled over the top, in hope that I could hear her. I held onto jav's hand as we walked over to the large structure, though he didn't seem to notice. As we walked over to the structure, I could see that it had tall columns and statues. As the storm began to grow, I sensed a presence close by.

"Quick, follow me!" I yelled at the others. Without looking back I quickly ran into the structure. When I was undercover, I noticed the storm had become wild, no one could travel out there. Under the cover though, there was protection. I sensed something was wrong and quickly looked around. Jae and Jav where not with me!

"Jae! Jav!" I quickly yelled desperately.

"Where are you?!" I screamed.

I began to panic, I sensed a dark presence edging its way towards me. I looked down the hall of the structure, I could see a dark figure making its way toward me, I looked around and then behind me, the storm had built. There was no way Jae or Jav could get through to help me. The figure came out into the large foyer I was in, I could see the figure better now in the light, the figure was wearing a dark hood that covered her body and head except for her scarred purple headtails. The shape began to pick up its pace as it made its way slowly towards me, when it was close enough it began to talk.

"Lost child?" The woman asked in a sinister tone.

"Who are you?" I asked, looking back hoping for rescue. The figure moved her hands to her hood and quickly removed it whilst saying:

"I am Darth Asha. Otherwise known as Isa Javros." She said cunningly. I began to feel the adrenaline rush through me. I was going to die. The figure ignited her sinister red lightsaber in her right hand. I quickly followed by igniting my lightsabers in either hand, one blue, one green.

Isa quickly forced jumped towards me I quickly parried her attack with my lightsabers. I pushed her backwards into the wall using the force but to no avail, as she quickly jumped back and began to slash at me using her saber. I desperately tried to parry her attack but began to falter as I was pushed under her. With a few slashes of her lightsaber she managed to knock me underneath her so that I was lying on the floor. My lightsabers where criss crossed in front of my face as she pushed against them with her saber.

"Once I kill you. I will killed your friends." She cackled.

"Never!" I yelled as I pushed her off me and stood up.

"Very good...." She complimented evilly.

I quickly ran to her and battered her with my sabers, she obviously was having difficultly defending herself. She began to walk backwards and I intensified my attack, this time it was her turn to be vulnerable. While she wasn't looking I kicked her feet and she quickly fell over.

"The darkness never ends...." Was her last words as I stabbed her through the chest. It was over. I fell to my knees beside her now pale body as silence fell throughout the stone temple. I breathed a long sigh of relief. But was the darkness really over?

As I sat on the cold stone floor I heard familiar voices echo throughout the hall.

"Valerie!" I heard a masculine voice ask as I felt something shaking my shoulder gently. I kept looking down, but suddenly a hand came under my chin and lifted my face up to face his, I couldn't see well in the light but I could make out Jav's face. I felt him slowly lean forward until his lips touched mine in a short lived kiss.

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Authors note.

Ok folks, I think we are done here. I am making a second book titled 'the darkness never really ends' though give me time people, in the mean time I have been working on 'Jedi of the dark order' if you want a book set in the time of the old republic.

I am going to miss writing a mirrored life but I will enjoy writing new books too. Thank you for reading a mirrored life!

Note: my next book in the will be set completely in the point of view of Valerie.