Overlady Tano

Chapter 1

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The galaxy is a dark and cruel place. Criminals lording over the outer rim, numerous planets tainted with the dark side, and war everywhere you look. But all this pales in comparison to the golden age of evil; from the ashes of the infinite empire rose a human warlord who would conquer most of the galaxy, the first overlord. But as all things he would die, and with no heirs his domain fell into chaos. Eventually a new overlord came to power and went about reclaiming what his predecessor had lost.

Halfway through he was overthrown by his daughter who became the first overlady. She was less interested in conquest and more into quenching her sadistic thirst and vanity. Entire planets enslaved and worked to death mining riches to build massive golden statues of herself, continent spanning prisons filled with wailing prisoners as they were tortured for her amusement, and other atrocities that would make even a sith sick to their stomach. Eventually the borders of her domain began to shrink, and her advisors decided she was unfit for her position and to get rid of her. In an unexpected turn of events her death was not caused by any of them but a young slave girl as revenge for her parent's painful deaths.

This slave became the new overlady and unlike her predecessor took her position with the seriousness it deserved. The previous overlords and lady were more focused on brute force, but she was more interested in the arcane. She amassed a great library of forbidden lore and spells; books containing the names of demons and how to summon them, spells that called upon beings from dimensions unimaginable, and other things that could drive someone mad just thinking about it. Her greatest achievements were the evil presence spell and the minions and gauntlet, this spell allowed overlords and overladies to harness the evil within them and use it to destroy or subjugate and the minions were expendable soldiers that were created with the life force of the dead who were controlled by the gauntlet. She lived for five hundred years before she chose a successor.

The cycle went on for thousands of years before the final overlord: Darth Revan. Once a jedi then a sith Revan fought the Mandalorians before falling to the dark side and becoming overlord, claiming the title from the Mandalore of the time. However, something had happened that never occurred before with any overlord or overlady: he turned to the light. After nearly being killed by his former apprentice Malak his mind was altered by the Jedi. Eventually he would regain his memories, but he rejected his former title and disappeared.

Malak tried to claim his title but was rejected by the gauntlet, before the fateful battle Revan received a vision. An Overlady would rise and conquer the galaxy once and for all.

X

Ahsoka was drained, her life turned upside down in the span of a few days. She was the proud Padawan of Anakin Skywalker, a hero of the galactic Republic. But she was betrayed by her best friend, the Jedi council, and the Republic. Framed for a crime she didn't commit and most likely to be executed but Anakin revealed the true perpetrator and saved her. Most of council said the whole thing was a great trial from the force before asking her to return.

She refused, unable to return to an order that abandoned her so quickly. A month had passed, and she had bounced from planet to planet. She would stay in motels for a few days, earn credits by doing repairs and bringing in bounties then move on. Eventually she came upon a system on the border of the mid and outer rim.

The planet Phaedra had been a part of the republic for a few thousand years, but it was a part of the neutral systems. The planet had enough problems to deal with, huge roving groups of bandits, unpredictable and often destructive weather, some of the deadliest beasts in the galaxy, and frequent pirate attacks. Since the war started and the republic focused more on fighting the Separatists the bandits and pirates became bolder, before they would attack ships and far off outposts now they even attack the cities knowing the Jedi and other republic forces were stretched thin and less likely to send assistance. The planet's small military force was the only thing keeping the planet from falling into total anarchy.

Ahsoka wandered the walled capital city looking for a place to stay. She looked around and saw many sullen faces. Buildings and the wall on the edge of the city were damaged and the area patrolled by hard faced soldiers. The first motel she found was closed due to holes blasted in the walls and roof. "This place looks like a war zone" she said to herself, "got that right kid" a raspy voice said.

She turned and saw two men sitting on a piece of rubble, both wore military uniforms. The one that spoke was a man in his fifties, he was missing an eye evidenced by his eye patch, thick stubble on his face, cold grey eyes and graying brown hair. The cigarette in his mouth and the ones before it the most likely cause of his voice's rasp. Beside him was a man in his twenties with a nervous look on his face. He had blonde hair, green eyes, and a small scar on his cheek. She walked up to them "what happened, Separatists?" The older man scoffed "I wish, at least they're easy to keep track of and give you a chance to surrender" he said, spitting out the used-up cancer stick and popping a new one in his mouth.

He held up the box "want one?" Ahsoka thought about it, things like drinking and smoking were frowned upon in the Jedi order but she wasn't a Jedi anymore "sure." She took one and the lighter the older man offered. She sat on another piece of rubble in front of them and tossed the lighter back to the man. She blew out a puff of smoke "so who's attacking you?" the young man spoke up in a jittery voice "bandits and pirates, ever since the war started they've been upping the ante, these days it's like they take turns kicking the shit out of us" he said, "we fight them off but they just keep coming back, the best thing to hope for is they show up at the same time and fight over who gets to kill us." "Why don't you ask the Republic for help" Ahsoka asked, "we try, but ever since that damn war started they've been so focused on fighting the separatists everything else has fallen by the wayside" the older man growled.

After talking to the soldiers Ahsoka wandered the city for an hour, during that time she noticed a red skinned Twi'lek woman around her height following her. She turned to confront her "alright who are you and what do you want" she asked, reaching for a pair of short swords she used as a replacement for her lightsabers. The Twi'lek simply smiled and held her hands up "relax I need help for a job, I was just trying to figure out a way to approach you" she said in a calming voice. Ahsoka narrowed her eyes but decided to go along "alright but if this is a trap you won't live long enough to regret it." Ever since leaving the order she felt the need to restrain herself lessen.

Half an hour later Ahsoka and the Twi'lek, who introduced herself as Gem, were riding a speeder across the grasslands outside the capital. Occasionally passing crashed ships, destroyed vehicles, and burnt out buildings. Gem stopped the speeder, in the distance were ruins "that's where we're going; these ruins are usually picked clean but occasionally you find some goodies that people missed, though those ruins bandits are afraid of, they say they're haunted." Ahsoka raised a brow "so why am I here, I can't protect you from pissed off ghosts?" "No; but you can protect me from any bandits that think I'm easy prey, after all some measly bandits can't do much against a Jedi" Gem said, giving Ahsoka a knowing look.

Ahsoka had a look of surprised before it morphed into a glare "I'm not a Jedi anymore." Gem never lost her smile "no, but you used to be one and that's good enough for me." Gem propelled the speeder forward but at a slower, more leisurely pace. They were now entering a forest. Ahsoka looked around "hard to believe such a peaceful looking forest is on a death trap planet like this" she said, the forest was quiet save the sound of the speeder and barely had any signs of life excluding small animals she saw in the trees.

Gem chuckled "oh this place is far from peaceful, there's a particularly vicious gang of bandits called the Tree Stalkers that are based here." Ahsoka looked at her "this far from any cities or settlements to attack?" Gem nodded "though they're more like a cult than a gang, they worship some dark forest spirit that they offer people to." Ahsoka sighed "great an insane cult, those are always fun to deal with" she said, gem simply chuckled in response.

Soon they came upon a small dirt path beyond a stone arch "alright we'll have to go the rest of the way on foot" Gem said as she pulled a bag from the back. Ahsoka shrugged she had gotten used to walking long distances during the war.

Half an hour later they were half way to the ruins. "So, Gem what is this place" Ahsoka asked. Gem shrugged "some castle that was built thousands of years ago." Then they saw it, a corpse hanging from a tree by a rope. He was upside down and his throat was slit. Gem inspected it "looks like one of the Bloodshots, Flanksteak never learns" she said. "well he sounds pleasant" Ahsoka snarks, Gem chuckled "oh he's a sweetheart."

She pulled out her communicator "sometimes I steal from his guys and he sends me messages." She presses a button and a man's voice was heard "dammit you tail headed bitch we could've gotten a shit ton of cash for those artifacts, when I get a hold of you I'm gonna rip off your lekku and shove em up your ass." Ahsoka raised a brow "well that was… graphic" she said, Gem simply chuckled "he's too much of a pussy to do anything himself." The rest of the trip was uneventful when they finally reached the castle "alright let's head inside" Gem said.

An hour later Ahsoka and Gem were wandering the castle, they had found nothing of value. Ahsoka sighed "well so far it seems like this has been a waste, I still get paid even if we don't find anything right?" however she got no reply, she turned and saw Gem was gone. She heard something rush past behind her, she turned and saw nothing. She pulled out her swords "Gem if this is a joke it's not funny" she called. Then she heard something behind her but before she could turn she was hit in the back of the head and blacked out.

Later she awoke in a throne room, her vision was still blurred when someone slapped her. Her vision cleared, and she saw a myriad of beings in front of her. She saw Gem who was giving her a cocky grin, a man whose skin looked like it was peeling off, an ancient looking droid, a small grey creature, a cat like creature, a black and white droid hanging from the ceiling, a tall dark-skinned man wearing a trench coat, and a man in his late teens wearing a black robe and hood. Then to her horror she saw she was restrained and naked. She was positioned between two small pillars and shackles restrained her arms and legs.

She tried to reach out with the force but felt something blocking her from it. She glared at them "so this was all a trap; what are you going to do, torture me, rape me, kill me." The hooded one spoke up "the answer to the last three doesn't involve all of us but; yes, yes, yes, and yes." "Why, what do you have to gain, besides whatever sick joy you get out of it" Ahsoka demanded. The peeling man spoke up "that's about it Jedi, it's always a real thrill to break self-righteous snobs like you" he said.

Her glare hardened "I am NOT a Jedi" she growled. "Like I said in the speeder, good enough" Gem said. The gray creature spoke "in case you're wondering why you can't use the force it's because of this nifty little device attached to the small of your back" he held up a small circular device, with three pairs of wires on each side. The hanging droid spoke "that's not all it can do; it can stimulate your nervous system, at the push of a button you can experience the worse pain you can imagine, isn't that interesting." "Statement: speaking of which let us begin, I look forward to hearing her screams" the other droid spoke "yeah let's get on with the entertainment" the cat creature added.

Gem pulled out a remote and when she pushed a button Ahsoka's world was filled with agony. It felt like her skin was burning, her muscles tearing, her bones breaking, and her brain shredding. Meanwhile back on Coruscant Anakin was in a meeting with the council when he collapsed and began screaming in pain. "Anakin what's wrong" Obi Wan asked in fear for his former student. "Ahsoka… she's… suffering" he said, barely able to form words.

The peeling man grabbed ahold of her head to hold it still "here's another interesting fact, that thing makes your nerves super sensitive" he pulled out a needle and poked her forehead. Anakin grabbed his head as it felt like it was being split open. The cat jumped up and slashed her across the stomach with his claws, the old droid punched her in the ribs, the hanging droid shocked her, the grey creature hit her in the knees, Gem slapped her montrals, the hooded man formed a black knife and dragged it along her back, and the dark-skinned man stomped on her feet. Anakin felt like his body was being torn apart, until finally he passed out "get him to the medical bay, quickly we must" Yoda said, his voiced filled with urgency.

Back on Phaedra the device was switched off, Ahsoka eyes had rolled up as her body spasmed out of control. "Aw don't tell me we got another failure" the cat said. "No Meowth she's the one, I can feel it" the hooded one replied. The peeling man spoke "you sure Trickster, she looks pretty done" Trickster nodded "yes Iowa, just give her a few seconds." Soon Ahsoka stopped spasming and sucked in huge gulps of air, then she rose her head and gave the fiercest glare she ever had "I'm going to kill you; I'm going to make you suffer even worse than I have, not just now but my entire life" she growled "then I'm going to demolish this damn castle and kill every fucking bandit, pirate, and beast on this force forsaken planet." Ahsoka had never felt such rage, after everything she's been through her life would end to amuse the sick twisted people who had taken her prisoner.

Trickster looked at the others "told you." The grey creature nodded "Shiva fetch her a robe, HK-47 removed the device and help Gem keep her steady, GLaDOS prepare to release her, Trickster heal her wounds, and Meowth and Iowa get her some nourishment" he ordered. Everyone nodded when the three returned Trickster formed a sphere of black energy surround by a grey outlined, the sphere disappeared into Ahsoka's body and her wounds healed. HK-47 and Gem did as were told and GLaDOS released Ahsoka, who was confused by the sudden change. "Easy does it master" Gem said calmly as she and HK-47 guided her towards Shiva. The three helped her into a black robe.

They carried her to the throne and set her down, it was made of black stone with red padding to make it comfortable. Iowa and Meowth set up a small table and placed a plate of food and a glass of water on it. "Eat master, you need to build your strength back up" Iowa said. Ahsoka numbly did so; it had been hours since she ate, and the pain and rage had made her hungrier. After she finished she felt tired, more tired then she had ever been. GLaDOS lowered a black blanket over her "sleep master and when you wake up you'll get all the answers you need" the grey creature said as her eyes fluttered shut.

AN: hey everyone, I know I know it's been a while, anyway I'm sure you agree that my original overlady tano sucked, it was all over the place and thrown together. But I feel I've gotten better at writing, so I've decided to rewrite it. I may do the same to my other old stories but one thing at a time. Anyway I hope you like the changes and may the force be with you.