Nearly five years ago, the Clone Wars ended with a purge that wiped an entire people from the galaxy. Jess, formerly known as CC-9976, a member of the 21st Nova Corps, shot down his Jedi general in accordance with Order 66. Now, Jess finds himself a stormtrooper for the Galactic Empire. The Empire is not the Republic that he was once so proud to serve. Jess finds himself being tested in ways he never was before. As the Empire tightens its fist around the galaxy, Jess makes the decision to escape. Jess makes his way out of Imperial control and, eventually, into the hands of the Rebellion. War is all he's ever known. Whether he is a clone, an Imperial soldier, or a Rebel fighter, one fact remains. He is a trooper and war is in his blood. Ryn Alera has only known slavery throughout her life. The last place she expected to find help was with the Empire. When Ryn is due to serve the rest of her life on Kessel, she makes a stand for her freedom. When a rogue stormtrooper helps her escape, Ryn finds herself trapped in a whirlwind of war and danger. Gradually, she adjusts to her new life on the run, and later, in the Rebellion. As she grows closer with Jess, the man who helped her escape, her values begin to change. She wasn't born a fighter, but if the galaxy's freedom requires it, she will be a soldier. Warning This book, while being a work of fiction, still contains real elements and deals with the subject of war. There will be chapters that deal with abuse, death, slight gore, etc. (Canon characters as well as planets within the Star Wars universe are not created by me. I only take credit for my original characters and this story.) Completed August 1, 2020 My Star Wars Fanfiction Timeline Order 1) Jedi and Clone 2) Senator and Soldier 3) Broken Codes 4) Trooper 5) Daughter of Mortis 6) Child of Balance *UNSOLICITED CRITICS MAY BE MUTED* see bio

The Clonewars was now in full swing, Jedi masters Obi-wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were returning from battle with Anakin's Padawan Ahsoka. little did they know that grandmaster Yoda had gone out on a mission. This particular mission wasn't ordered by the council nor was it a battle on the front lines. Yoda had set out of his own accord, for he had sensed a disturbance in the force.

-Part I of "Heart of Empire, Heart of Rebellion" Series- TK-65780 has been an Imperial stormtrooper for so long that he's forgotten any other name he ever had. An orphan from Corellia, the Imperial military was his way out and he never once looked back. Lying wounded on the beaches of Scarif, he looks back across his career and at the friends he made. They're just a string of numbers in the Empire, and to the Rebellion they're just more identical faces of an endless army, but for him they each had a name. And they gave him one of his own. - |Highest Rank| #1 in #stormtrooper [9/5/2019], [5/29/2022], [11/2/2023], & [4/3/2024] #1 in #rogueone [4/2/2024] & [4/16/2024] #1 in #starwarsrebels [4/15/2024] --- Cover by @thesquarecheese --- **DISCLAIMER: I do not own Star Wars, or any of the related characters except for the original characters featured in this story. The Star Wars universe is created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni, and Lucasfilms and owned by Lucasfilms and Disney. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only. I am not making any profit from this story. All rights to Star Wars belong to their respective copyright holders.**

"The greatest of men are those with a thousand scars. Because great men are forged in the healing of a thousand wounds." Clone Trooper Assasin Creed has spend half his life training and fighting a war for the Republic, but not by their rules. He's spent decades defending peace and saving lives. He's seen it all from victory to death and endured everything from torture to insanity. However, he didn't come through it all unscathed. Instead, he lost a hundred battles and suffered a thousand wounds. But In the end, he came through a great man, with a thousand scars to prove it.

Captain Krest was your typical Clone officer. He led his men in the 76th Defense Corps with distinction and made it his duty to make sure they lived up to their reputation. Krest and his men however grew accustomed to fighting without the guidance of a Jedi General by their side. With Krest once being the only authority they had to answer to it's no surprise that as the war intensifies his battalion is suddenly placed under the command of Jedi Knight Linorra Skitarr. Krest faces new challenges as he wrestles with his duty to his men and his duty to follow orders.

*Currently recovering from wrist injuries. Will post final chapter + epilogue once recovered enough ☺️ The 501st wasn't the first legion to suffer under General Krell's leadership. Krell was once the general of the 304th legion. And he was nothing short of a monster to his clones, especially to Commander Steele. What'll happen when a newly-appointed Jedi Knight decides to step up to the abuse? *An OC-centric Star Wars: The Clone Wars story 1) Intro arc - complete [Ch. 1-15] 2) Aftermath of Umbara arc - complete [Ch. 16-21] 2.5) One-shots and short-arcs - complete [Ch. 22-30] 3) Clone Force 99 arc - complete [Ch. 31-39] 4) Investigating Fives's Death arc - complete [Ch. 40-47] 5) Final arc - ongoing (to be rebooted from Ch. 49 onwards) [Ch. 48-???] Updates every 4 days (unless hiatus is announced) Cover is made by me.