Accidental video; un: darth imperius

[drawsghosts]

CW: Talk of potential death.

[In a memory, Talwyn has bested Darth Thanton in combat within the Dark Council chamber. The young Sith approaches his nemesis, his ancestor's lightsaber in hand, for this was right before he finally built one of his own.

Before he can strike Thanton down, a power surges through him, intense and uncontrollable. Voices speak to him. The voices belong to the ghosts he has taken into his body, whose power he has added to his own. His head is swimming and his body jerks.

Force lightning gathers in a maelstrom, Talwyn losing his grip on his powers. It's all too much for him. Thanton is blown back as Talwyn unleashes a wave of lightning. When it ends, Thanton is gone, and Talwyn collapses.

He knows the truth now. He took too many ghosts into himself. He's dying.

The video ends there, after he passes out.]

Er... that's not my best moment.

Comments

[drawsghosts]

If it makes you feel better, I let them go eventually. I even helped them find peace in death with my light and they're now one with the Force.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[The young Jedi's expression stutters to blankness, in surprise. It would be much easier to feel confident in the truth of Tawlyn's words, in the Force, in this face to face.

But why lie in this way?]

...That does help, actually.

Thank you.

[drawsghosts]

Horak-Mul actually wanted to stay with me, believe it or not. Much as I would have loved to ask him about ancient Sith life, it's better this way.

[ezra_of_lothal]

I've seen some things, heard some things that seem to indicate there are...balanced ways for spirits to linger, rather than become one with the Cosmic Force.

[He knows Master Yoda, Master Kenobi, and eventually Anakin Skywalker after forsaking the Sith way, may stay as ghosts to guide Luke Skywalker, for at least a while. He's talked to his own parents, through visions.]

Not something to be approached lightly, I wouldn't think.

[drawsghosts]

Wouldn't surprise me if there were. I have a rather unique gift when it comes to ghosts. I can sense then from far away and I rouse strong emotions in them just by being near them.

The part where I took them into myself, though, that's an ancient Sith ritual that another Sith came up with. Obviously I wouldn't recommend it.

[ezra_of_lothal]

We do all have our different gifts with the Force, but that's a totally new one on me, yeah.

[And that Tawlyn wouldn't recommend a Sith ritual like that is....not obvious to Ezra, but decides to just file that statement away without direct comment. He's still trying to figure this particular Darth out.]

[drawsghosts]

You should thank the stars that you never had to meet the Dread Masters. Their unique power was being able to instill fear within you.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Are they Sith? [Sounds like a Sith thing to do.] Or something else?

[drawsghosts]

They're Sith, yes. They're scary, but they can be imprisoned and killed like any other.