A/N: I keep getting feedback to continue (thanks!), so here's a teaser from the sequel "The Fall of Ahsoka Tano". This story will be part of a larger arc of AU stories called "Tales From the Dark Side". It will begin with a story called "Steal the Cipher" that picks up shortly after "Twilight of the Apprentice: Part 3". I warn you though, my last huge project took 10 years - not kidding - to finish, so keep your expectations low! "The Fall of Ahsoka Tano" itself won't appear for a long time and it may be edited / rearranged before it does, but I like this passage, so here it is...

Their light sabers clashed once more, crisscrossing in front of them. The weapons crackled and popped as the antagonists strained against one another.

"Oh, so the little padawan is finally willing to bare her fangs to get what she wants?" Ventress' gravelly voice dripped sarcasm, "How lovely!"

"I don't want anything!" Ahsoka protested through gritted teeth.

With a tremendous heave the togruta pushed her opponent away.

"Yes, you do, my dear," the former assassin contradicted smoothly, "and since you are obviously clueless, let me tell you something."

The dathomirian witch retracted her sabers and took a step forward. Ahsoka followed suit, her chest heaving in an effort to regain her breath.

"The first and only rule of using the dark side… is to be honest with yourself about what you want. Yes, anger, fear and hate are the sources of your power, but it is the intensity of your desire that gives you the focus to channel it!"

The words struck and the former Jedi did not have an immediate response. Seized with doubt, Ahsoka wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. She looked at the ground and refused to meet her opponent's eyes.

"So, what is it you want, hmmm?" Ventress repeated, her voice sultry and suggestive, her eyes huge and glowing with sinister curiosity.

"Or…," she continued, the knowing smile in her eyes spreading to her lips, "is it… a "who"?"

The white light sabers ignited almost of their own accord, followed quickly by the red. Baring her fangs once more, Ahsoka launched herself with an animal snarl at the assassin. They quickly exchanged blows, none of which landed.

"You don't know what you're talking about!" she screamed.

"Oh yes I do, young one!" the former Sith contradicted triumphantly, "Lie to yourself as much as you like, but don't bother lying to me when the truth is obvious for anyone to see!"

"What truth, you slamo bitch!"

Ventress laughed.

"Hurt are we? I wonder if Skywalker, or should I say Lord Vader, knows how his former padawan feels about him? Does he know she's willing to commit murder just to be with him?"

Ahsoka's face twisted in rage as she ran headlong at her tormentor.