17 The Code

Surprise chapter

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"The Thought Bomb. Normally this would take a series of Force users to do this ritual. But that is not something that hinders me anymore. Not much hinders me anymore for that matter.", I say to the Celestials who were on a new planet that was nearby, which they had chosen before they would choose their final resting planet.

A thought bomb was the result of an ancient ritual that, through the focused willpower of many unified Sith Lords, unleashed the full volatility of the dark side of the Force. When detonated, a thought bomb annihilated the entirety - corporeal and non-corporeal - of every Force-sensitive being caught within its blast radius and absorbed their fragmented souls into a swirling vortex of perpetual torment that resolved into an orb of silver iridescence.

"What do you mean?", the Father asks me.

"Never mind that. I believe that was enough for today. I shall see you ... when I see you.", I say and then walk through the portal that has appeared before me, without giving them time to say anything. I don't particularly enjoy their presence. They have nothing to say, no story to tell apart from their origin. 

"Dad!"

"That was amazing!"

"How did you do that?"

"When did you get so powerful?"

"Did you truly only meditate to reach this level?"

"Can I reach this as well?"

As soon as I appeared on the Explorer they surrounded me and bombarded me with questions. I smiled at them. They were almost two centuries old and still acted like children. They weren't like other species I guess. When you're not bothered by the passage of time, you age differently and growing up, becomes less important, I suppose. 

"First off, I didn't do anything. This was the Force that did all of that. We work as a team, you could say. And there is a chance that you could do some of these things, don't get discouraged. It all depends on yourselves after all. I gave you the potential, you are the ones who decide what to do with that potential.", I told them. 

"What did you mean when you said that 'Not much hinders me anymore'?"

"Well let's go back the proper way this time, and I can tell you all about it on the way. I think there is some cocoa and some Bunjabo Crustles.", I tell them. Bunjabo Crustles is a sweet treat that I created by cross-breeding. Over the years I did that a lot and some interesting things came out of it. 

"YEAH!" "You're the best!"

"I want the first one!" 

"No, me!"

"Explorer, can you give me extra Crustles on the side?", one of them addresses Explorer directly and gets a happy humming from it, telling him that indeed that will be possible. He smiles and runs off. 

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"So please tell us now."

"Sure. As you all know, I am immortal. I have the ability to either live forever, as long as my body isn't fully destroyed, or I can also reincarnate in a new body. I came to understand that the Midi-chlorians in my cells, seemed to increase after every reincarnation."

"Was it only reincarnation that increased the amount?"

"Well, no. Deep meditation and understanding, led to the Force feeding me with its energy and keeping me 'alive', so to speak. This resulted in my Midi-chlorians getting the 'excess' energy and getting agitated, in a way. Over time, I understood that this energy fed them as well and caused them to multiply. But normally, only reincarnation increased my total amount."

"I see."

"Since I was alive millions of years ago, I had understandably many reincarnations already. I lived many lives, trained a lot, listened to the Force a lot as she taught me, observed a lot, researched a lot and many more things."

"Excuse me, Dad."

"Yes?"

"Sometimes you say 'it' when you talk about the Force and sometimes 'she'. So which one is it?"

"Haha, well you see. I am not sure myself. In the beginning, I thought of the Force as it, since it was energy, life, that sort of thing. But over the years of listening to it, I can say this with full confidence .... it is definitely female. No one else talks that much, I tell you."

"Hahahahahaha"

"Hehehehe"

"Hihihihi, you talk much."

The boys in the group laughed at that, the girls didn't. They thought it was a joke ... it was not. And the proof was given right away. 

*BOOM*

I was hit by something 'invisible' and hit the wall. Of course, she had to punish me for that joke. I mean, Darth Vitiate will drain an entire planet of its Force energy, but I get punished for something that is true. Oh, bother. 

"Pfff hahahahahahahaha", I also had to laugh when I saw their expressions. They didn't think that something could harm me in the Universe. I guess they didn't know that I was rather 'lenient' when dealing with the Force. If you take something from the Force, like every future Force user, apart from my species/children, then you hold some control over it, as little as that may be. But I am fully open to the Force, so 'punishment' can come any time ... theoretically. 

After we all had a laugh, we went back to the actual topic of what I wanted to say. 

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"As I was saying, with every reincarnation, my Midi-chlorian concentration rises, strengthening my potential and the connection I could have with the Force. If we calculate that every 1500 years or so I would reincarnate and the Midi-chlorians would rise by about 700, then you can imagine how many I 'should' have now."

"Why should?"

"Well, I reached what I call transcendence. This means that I am no longer only dependent on the Force herself. I still use her and my connection is more powerful than ever, but I don't really need her to use all of the things I can do."

"What? Really?"

"Yes."

"And why is that?"

"The reason for this is because, through the long exposure to the Force and its energies and properties, all that energy has transformed into pure psionic potential. I am now what you call a Psychic."

"A Psychic?"

"Is that powerful?"

"Then how many Midi-chlorians do you have? It should have slowed down, no? Otherwise, you would have been overloaded with Midi-chlorians. No matter how small, at some point, it would become too much."

"Very perceptive, Juno. The truth of the matter is ... I have 0 Midi-chlorians.", I tell them.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"WHAT?!"

"My entire body is overflowing with vitality and psychic energy. My Midi-chlorians have transformed into pure psychic energy that inhabits my soul now. And the older I become, or the more I train, the stronger I get. The power of my soul influences it. I am still getting used to it and adapting to the change. And since I am immortal, there shouldn't be any limits to this whatsoever.", I drop the bomb. 

"That ... is amazing."

"Could we achieve that as well?"

"I am not sure. You were created through the effort of me, Veritara and the Force herself. You will undoubtedly become powerful, but being powerful is not everything. I want you to become happy, first and foremost. I want you to chase your dreams. If becoming powerful is your dream ... well ... then you have a good chance of succeeding in it. "

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I told them a few more things and then we went back to meditation. What I told them was true. I was growing powerful every day. I still used the Force as my psionic powers and the Force were technically the same. But it just meant that I could use all the powers I had, even if I someday left this Universe and the power system of another Universe was different from this one. This opened a lot of doors, for me. There were many stories, comics and even manga, that I wanted to see in person one day. 

But for now, I was here. I had lost a lot of ambitions and especially I was no longer in any hurry, at all. Everything could wait and I took my time with most things. That leads me to my next project. My future Order of Force users. I already had a Code prepared for my Order. But I wasn't certain of its completion just yet. This is what I had so far:

'There is no right; There is wrong.

There is no arrogance; There is respect.

I don't deserve anything. 

I am grateful for everything.

I am the revealing fire of light.

I am the mystery of darkness.

I am but a small part of the Force.'

It was not yet the finished Code, but there were a lot of things in there that I fully supported. I wanted to take some parts of the Je'daii Code and adjust it to what the Force told me. 

- There is no right; There is wrong. 

This represents the constant learning experience of a Force-sensitive. You won't ever be fully right, but there is indeed 'wrong'. It is like being a doctor. There will inevitably come a time when you will kill a patient. It doesn't matter whether it was your fault, it was just simply wrong. There is no right in that regard, but there are things that are wrong. Ironically, there are many more things that you can do that are wrong, than right. 

- There is no arrogance; There is respect.

When there is no arrogance, there is respect. Arrogance is the worst emotion to feel when dealing with the Force in general. Those who think they are entitled to anything or can just take from the Force, are those that eventually get plotted against by the Force herself. Nothing ever truly works when it is based on arrogance, in this Universe. And if you get rid of your arrogance, you find respect. Respect is the best thing to have when trying to learn from the Force. 

- I don't deserve anything. 

- I am grateful for everything.

These two are very important. Force-sensitive seem to believe that they have an inherent right to use the Force to their liking. All of their teachings are hubris and lies. They want to try and find the 'correct' or 'true' way to use the Force, but that's not possible. You don't 'use' the Force. You are granted that privilege. At the end of the day, you are not entitled to anything and the sooner you understand that, the better for you. 

The Force can be truly vicious. Imagine this. The Dark Side of the Force, whose practitioners do all kinds of 'vile' things, they only use a part of the Force. The Force has those aspects as well, so if you think you can take something from her, think again. That is why my way of going at it, was not right, but just less wrong, than the others. 

- I am the revealing fire of light.

- I am the mystery of darkness.

These lines are similar to the Je'daii Code. They represent the use of both light and dark with neither being superior to the other. It is incomplete still because the Force is not just black and white. There is more to the Force and more colours to see, than just black and white. Because ironically ... black and white aren't really colours. So all Force users are colour blind to the truth. They don't understand and that is a problem. 

- I am but a small part of the Force.

Lastly, this is pretty clear. The Force couldn't care less who or what you are. It's the f*cking Force. You are nothing compared to her and the sooner you understand it, the better, for many things will come easier to you. Those who dedicate their entire lives to studying or understanding the Force have wasted their lives for nothing because nothing will change in the end. 

And that is the simple truth ... It doesn't matter.

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The Code isn't finished yet. I will think of some changes. And if you have ideas, comment, please.