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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 3. Take off

    "Master," I said as soon as my call was answered. I was already at the MediCorp Group distribution hub, loading cargo. But droids did all the work, and I just had to wait for it. And watch LB-101 trying to command them. "You know, you can call me Yad now, right?" he asked. "In due time...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 2. Getting ready

    Repulsorlift engines were fine. Well, three out of five, but I didn't need more than that. They whined a bit wrong at first, making me worry, but then settled, showing all green on the dashboard, even if it was on the edge of yellow. Buckling up, I raised the ramp with a screech and tuned the...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 1. Knight

    Knighting was supposed to be exciting, really. A moment of recognition, a step into adulthood. Sure. Nobody ever spoke about an aching heart or the bureaucracy that came with moving out of your Master's quarters. Walking down the hall, I absently touched the spot behind my right ear and...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: A Lifetime with Darkness. Knight

    Summary: Jedi Knighting. It wasn't what James had expected to happen when he awoke as Taren. Bureaucracy wasn't what Taren expected to face when he dreamed of becoming one either. But here he was, beginning his life anew in a galaxy far, far away. And the first mission assignment didn't wait...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan

    Thank you! The mental health angle is a really tricky one due to the Force influence. Also, by the time Clone Wars happen, it was almost a thousand years since the New Sith War and Ruusan. They forgot how active war participation affects them. Even Yoda grew up in the post-war Jedi Order. What...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan

    This wraps up the opening story of the series. What do you think?
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 23. Aftermath

    For the first time in what felt like forever, Master Yad and I were back in our living quarters. It was deep into the afternoon, and the yellow, almost golden light of the local sun was casting rays across the living room, making dust visible in the air. It whirled left and right, following the...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 22. The False Truth

    A few minutes before the time, I walked into Hangar D. This early in the morning, it wasn't that busy, and most Landing Pads were empty. Except for one in the right corner, but that wasn't the one I was looking for. Sidestepping a rushing-out droid, I turned left towards Landing Pad 3. It was...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 21. A New Morning

    Chanting. In the pitch-black space, it sounded even more ominous than it had been in the dunes. The patterns, green and golden, wrapped around me, twisting and folding the pitch-black nothing. I was falling somewhere as the chanting rose in volume, evoking primal fear. Wrong. It's all wrong...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 20. Fallout

    Stopping by the door, I glanced back. Under Coruscant's night lights filtering through the arched ceiling windows, the room looked like Thailand's jungles at night, with a secret lake hidden among the trees and rocks. Dark, ominous, and so delicious. I wanted to go back, to bask in that rush...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan

    Fortunately for him, he didn't experience it during a mass death event, contrary to the future Lord of Hunger. He also wasn't the first to reap the Living Force from living beings. The future Sith Emperor Vitiate did it before Darth Nihilus a few thousand years prior, although via Sith ritual...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 19. Living Force

    "Is it in my file?" I asked, beginning to drum my fingers against the armrest. She tilted her head, her green hair doing the thing it usually did, as she studied me. "You don't want it to be," she stated, hitting the nail on the head. Looking back in her green eyes, once more noting how well...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 18. Sight

    When the door to my room closed behind me, I just stood there, looking at the neatly cleaned room and the made bed, catching the scent of cleaning products hanging in the air. Someone had cleaned here, most likely a droid, and nothing was reminding me of the night or the incident in the shower...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 17. Mundane

    As we walked back through the deserted halls, I couldn't stop thinking about the Temple Guard voice. I was sure I heard it before, but when? It wasn't until we entered the turbolift that I finally decided to cut it through. "I'm sure I've heard your voice before," I said, relaxing my...
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    StarWars. A Lifetime with Darkness. Padawan
    Threadmarks: 16. Forgotten Treasure

    What could one do when thinking was akin to torture, and sleeping itself was a source of panic? The night had just begun. It hadn't even hit midnight yet, and I was in for the long haul. I had to do something—anything really—and the datapad with old star maps was once again in my hands. It was...
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