A war on two fronts

Chapter 18: Machine Hearts

The war in space and on Mustafar raged on and six starships of droids left the surface of Mustafar. In space, Super Tactical Droids convinced the remaining starships to shoot all enemies. The heroes did not understand at first what happened. The masked figure contacted them about the droid revolution caused by the Mentor. Everybody did not understand how the Mentor was free, but blamed Disciples. Ragnos with Tavion seized a ship that was not far away from the castle after the shrine's destruction. They arrived at the base of Disciples and all hailed Marka Ragnos, the Sith Emperor. After that, both went to a tent to discuss the next strategies.

"Good to be in flesh and bones again," admired Ragnos while looked in the mirror. "What is going on here, Tavion?"

"Master, my sister Nina, discovered Mentor being responsible. Somebody released him by accident," responded Tavion showing to Ragnos the stolen reports. "Mentor is an ancient machine from Old Republic era and makes against living beings. Sheev Palpatine found it, but after his death, she Vader took Mentor."

"Mentor?" wondered Ragnos because heard the name before and tried to remember the period. "This happened on Directive 7 during the reign of Vitiate aka Valkorion aka Tenebrae."

"One of the most powerful Sith who ever lived was Vitiate and Palpatine," informed Tavion.

"Vitiate was mad because wanting immortality after consuming all life in the world. Palpatine obsessed with the Jedi," confessed Ragnos. "I met with Darth Plaguies years ago and Palpatine was his apprentice."

"Nobody is perfect. Palpatine almost destroyed the Jedi," consoled Tavion knowing the reason Ragnos was alive. "The Sith lost their way with the passing of time and the ancient Sith like you and Momin hate them."

"Do you realize I put Vitiate on the throne," added Ragnos feeling like the main menu. "Enough with this, let's return to more important business."

"Our forces scattered and not everybody has the force," informed Tavion the status. "What are we going to do in the present circumstances?"

"Let's flee using a starship. Also, gather the instructors at the board," answered Ragnos looking at the universe map. "How many starships do we have?"

"According to the holomap, the red points represent starships. They are twenty," marked Tavion, the planets with starships. "For the army is not a problem."

"Tavion is a problem until we arrive on Korriban or upgrade the project of Galak Fyyar. We don't have enough troops," warned Ragnos to not sleeping on the ear.

"How do you desire to upgrade the project of Galak Fyyar of creating Reborns?" asked Tavion curious because the project collapsed. "We do our best, but it does not work always."

"It works better than you can imagine. Desann forgets something very important," shared Ragnos offering to Tavion a book. "Your project work, but you rely on science and not the force."

"If my Sith language is right, here writes Sith alchemy," guessed Tavion studying the book. "We use Sith Alchemy in the project of creation Reborns."

"You use scraps, no more, no less," cautioned Ragnos explaining how that was possible. "Such Sith knowledge is ancient for Sith in the time of Palpatine."

"I will send the coordinates to Disciples of the meeting location," informed Tavion. "Once we leave the planet, there we meet with them."

"Not so fast, Tavion," spoke Ragnos making a sign on the planet Korriban on the holomap. "You will come with me to Korriban because I have some things to gather from there."

"Understood," agreed Tavion wondering what planned to do there.

"I guess you wonder what we will do on Korriban," guessed Ragnos looking at Tavion's reaction. "I do my part of the bargain."