V.3-C.51│Nearing Climax I│

Ahsoka was feeling uneasy.

Her visions had not come completely true, or at least she assumed so. That black hole didn't feel the same, and that woman had not appeared, as she also knew that the Yuuzhan Vong were not over and done with just yet as well.

But, supposedly the galaxy would start to go back to normal...

'Maybe...'

"Snips. You good there? You seem a bit anxious." Anakin's smiling face calmed Ahsoka down, as his very presence seemed to wrap around her.

Sighing a breath of relief she didn't know she was feeling. "Yes. I am good."

"Ok then." Anakin nodded his head as he said this before leaving Ahsoka alone to her thoughts once again. She didn't even try to stop Anakin and remind him to finally accept her already, which was something Anakin noticed but decided to put to the back of his mind for now.

After all, he still has to deal with the fallout of Palpatine's death, where upon the Jedi now had decided to switch up allegiance and join in with the Empyrean.

The Galactic Republic was no more, even after putting in all the time into rescuing it. The corruption was just too deep, and even the planet of Coruscant itself was a place people would not want to travel to.

That Force Nexus' destruction had lead to many people having to evacuate, unable to live on the planet anymore. The great metropolis of the once glorious Galactic Republic was no more, and in place was an infestation of Palpatine's minions, corrupted even further by the magicks of the dark side.

Which was of even greater strangeness, considering Palpatine was now dead but the energy persisted to stay.

There were even reports of people coming from Coruscant, and the system they were within about a woman's voice calling out to them every so often. This voice so very alluring, inviting but also scary as well, was strangely intoxicating.

'We are missing something...' Ahsoka thought deeply on this matter, even forgoing sleep to get a better grasp of the situation.

Anakin's own perception now to the Force was kind of cut off, because of the Sand's of Time and his own condition of trying to reinvest the energy his body was naturally producing. Ahsoka had the best perception based abilities out of everyone within the Empyrean, and possibly within the known universe at this point to boot, and even then, her vision seemed clouded.

'Who was that woman... I must find out.' Ahsoka thought to herself, finally being put to sleep by the soothing of the Force presence that was Anakin, watching over her as she was distracted by her own inner thoughts.

Sighing, Anakin picked her up and placed her down on her bed. "Sleep now. There is time yet for you." Anakin said before walking off himself, going in for what would possibly be the last meeting he would have with what is left of the Jedi.

Yoda had returned from his journey, gaining information from Mace and having come to a decision, he decided to disband the Jedi.

This decision was met with some backlash, but Yoda had said something along the lines of. "Old, out with. New, in with."

[]

"I am glad that you have all come." Anakin stated, the left over beings of the Jedi Council, and even those that had remained to stay with the dying organization have come before Anakin on his throne. "Now, I am aware that many do not like what I have become and all that, but I must remind you all that there is nothing you can do about it."

Anakin made sure to flex his power, not wanting the leftover or remaining Jedi to get any funny ideas. After all, that would be detrimental to the society and government he was trying to build based off of his ideals and the ideals of his people.

Having the Jedi come in and try to control things would go against the very nature of such choices.

Choices of freedom. 'Of course even if I admit to freedom being the goal, it is not true and total freedom I am after or anyone else is after. True freedom is anarchy, and there are very few that would want that.' Anakin thought to himself as he glanced at everyone.

Padme was beside him, possibly being the best person to help him negotiate even if he had other women that were from the Jedi themselves. No, they would be viewed as traitors just the same.

Then there is the Republic being not a Republic any more, and even more so there just so happened to be the Yuuzhan Vong still floating around somewhere.

"Jedi survivors. I plead with you all, that you see within yourselves that there is more to the Force and your lives than just dedicating it to your cause. Was there no other ambition outside of serving the Force that you wanted?" Padme spoke so elegantly and beautifully, that many of the Jedi could only be persuaded by her light.

Of course, her light only managed to cover the darkness hidden underneath that showed she was much more aligned with things that went against their code. "Like my wife said. Think about things a bit more selfishly for a moment. Pure selflessness is not sustainable, but so too is selfishness as well. There is a balance to be maintained, and a reason as to why the Jedi has been destroyed."

"A reason to everything there is." Yoda's voice spoke as he came through, shocking everyone.

"Master Yoda!" Many voices didn't know how to react, but most seemed to still have positive emotions for the diminutive being.

"I have seen things. Terrible things. Great things. Things that hang in the balance. Things that die. Things that thrive. Balance there is, more than the light..." Yoda's eyes shifted towards everyone, where they listened intently for his wise words. "More than the dark."

"Of course, many had doubts but that is a good thing. Without doubt, one shall not question. Without questions, one shall not change. And without change, one shall not become more than they are." Yoda continued, filling in for Anakin's place here and slowly convincing everyone here that the time of the Jedi is over.

"Life is a cycle where death is just one part of it. Without light there is no dark. No shadow. If we are to only further destroy the dark, then the light shall be left without purpose, becoming nothing more."

"I ask all of you. All of you whom think themselves above. Think themselves more because of convictions passed onto you by others. Can you truly say that you have not erred. Not made mistakes. No, even I have and will likely still make mistakes. Blinded were we, the Jedi by our arrogance that we failed to recognize the error of our ways."

"Children. Young and innocent. Tainted by the practice of the Force. Tainted by the mindset of the Jedi. Tricked by our code. Easily turned, easily manipulated, we have become. Without the Chosen One. Without Anakin Skywalker, we shall have faded into nothing."

"I implore you all now to rethink things. Critically analyze the code, and think. Think, and think, and think. Question yourselves. Question the Code. Most importantly... Question the Force itself. Answers hard seen, truthful they may be, false they may also be."

"Only then, shall you act."

[]

Celebrations could not be held just yet, given that the Yuuzhan Vong still managed to be around, having taken up residence on the few planets or systems that used to belong to Palpatine's direct influence closest to the core.

That isn't even taking into account how the Yuuzhan Vong were taking advantage of the Core World, Coruscant being dodged by any and everyone. After all, this place is something to be avoided, and all of the systems around it as well.

The Supreme Overlord was the grand leader of the Yuuzhan Vong and the Head of State of their Empire. The position could be classified as a monarch.

Essentially a god-king, the Supreme Overlord was the Yuuzhan Vong's link to their gods, and the only one capable of addressing Yun-Yuuzhan.

Succession was not hereditary, and future Overlords were chosen from a pool of candidates whose births were signified by omens, prophecy, and noble lineage.

The birth of twins was very rare among the Yuuzhan Vong; in each case, the twins would fight to the death at age seven, with the victor later becoming Supreme Overlord.

All of the candidates were trained in all aspects of Yuuzhan Vong society, and each treated as if he was the heir apparent. The Supreme Overlord often assumed power through the murder of the current Overlord.

The Overlords wore ceremonial robes made from the flayed and preserved flesh of Steng, the first Warmaster, and Yo'gand, the first Supreme Overlord, who battled each other in the Cremlevian War which united the Yuuzhan Vong.

On their ascension, the Supreme Overlord was ritually scarred and modified, sacrificing several external organs and limbs to make him resemble Yun-Yuuzhan.

Politically, the Overlord held authority and power as Head of State, which is usually of Intendant caste, Commander-in-Chief, which is usually of Warrior caste, and supreme religious leader, which is usually of Priest caste, standing higher than the High Prefect, Warmaster, and High Priest.

Shimrra Jamaane, the current Supreme Overlord, is thought of to be the last of his kind. Given that there would be no more to contend or have this level of power or position anymore. It was exactly Shimrra Jamaane that had instigated the invasion, having gone all in to fight against those of the known galaxy, full of Jedi, Sith and much more.

The invasion of the galaxy would have happened an exact millennium after the Yuuzhan Vong left their primordial homeworld in ruins to seek out a new home. But, something had happened, changing the course of history and making the current Supreme Overlord...

The last Supreme Overlord down the path of early domination and victory, which they had forces enough to take over many places still.

Shimrra being but a puppet, was controlled by the true power behind the throne, by some called Onimi.

Anakin and the left over people that had taken part in the fight with Palpatine had finally retreated, customizing and allowing access for the Empyrean to finally be given way to their new system of Government.

The Jedi were no more and had no more say in this matter as well, given the people wanted to be protected by this supposedly strong force of beings that wished to devour them all.

The Yuuzhan Vong were not a kind species, and most talks with them would probably end up in death. Anakin himself turned his attention to this threat, knowing full well that he had somehow played a part in accelerating the chaos happening as of this point of time.

'Yes, you are connected to that chaos. Connected to the very end.' A voice would whisper every so often, so faint and so far away that Anakin would be unable to identify it, but at the very least make out what it was saying.

It seemed that it liked chaos, and death. It had no reason to exist within his head, supposedly and he had no idea who this was, but he figured he would find out once he started to make his move on reclaiming the core of the known universe.

"Count Dooku..." Anakin said, surprised to see him alive. "I thought you had died for a moment there.

"O-Of course not. Not yet. I still have things I can return to." Dooku replied, his voice smooth but slightly strained. No doubt due to the pressure he had been put under from Sidious' attack on his fleet, near destroying him. "Can I finally rest in peace?"

"If you so choose. However, the galaxy itself will only continue to change. Right now, things seem to be reaching their climax." Anakin replied, thinking deeply on the meaning of the words spoken to him by that voice.

"I see." Dooku nodded his head. "Then I shall join you after. For now, I shall get some rest. And maybe... maybe I shall speak with my former friend and master."

"You do that." Anakin replied as Dooku started to head off, probably going to interact with his sister whom he had not seen in a long time. 'I think that time seems to be running out...'

'Connected to chaos, huh?' Anakin would go off to have some 'fun' with a few of his wives, deservedly for the effort they had put in. 'Look's like I am to be having some fun before whatever happens next.'

Anakin had a smile on his face, not too worried about the future.