"You look into the eyes of another being, and they know you have them at your mercy. It's the simplest of gestures to finish them, the pulling of a trigger, the thrust of a blade... all that it takes to extinguish that tiny flame of life in them. And then you watch those eyes... the way they gloss over and show the moment that separated a living being from so much organic matter. Tell me, Jacen Solo... what part of your Jedi training ever prepared you for that moment?" -Ben Skywalker

War between the Vong and the Empire continues to grow. While the Empire retains the military advantage, the continued subversion by Nom Anor and Senator Alixus threaten to destroy the Empire from within. Leia soon finds herself drawn further and further into morally questionable areas as she tries to hold the galaxies together and stop the Empire for good. She has the power, but can she use it without succumbing to darkness as his father had?

For Sebastian Skywalker, his life has begun a descent he could never have imagined. First seperated from his wife, he now finds himself accused of murder and forced to go on the run, unable to even visit his dying mother. With the help of his Klingon friend and the grudging aid of a Vorta clone, he struggles to clear his name and stop the subversive efforts.

As if things weren't bad enough, the Sith Lord Ben Skywalker takes on numerous apprentices to train in the dark arts while himself annihilating potential Jedi. The growing struggle between Light and Dark is horribly skewed, especially with the manipulations of the seemingly all-knowing Oracle helping Ben in his dark quest. With her uncanny foresight, can any hero stand against them?

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