Destiny & Redemption: The Rise of the Chosen One

"This story begun a long time ago, and it's almost over now. Nothing can be done to change it. It's a story of love and loss, brotherhood and betrayal, courage and sacrifice and the death of dreams. It is a story of the blurred line between our best and worst. It's the story of the end of one age and the dawn of another."

More than twenty years ago, corruption and treachery crushed a thousand years of peace and became the end of a Republic. The end of the Jedi. The end of hope .And that end came in the shape of the Sith... and an Empire.

Then, twenty-three years later, that rule was destroyed and a new era was dawning. However, the Force wasn't at balance yet. The galaxy needed a hero, and the one who started it all, could also end it. This man – by many known as the Chosen One – could either be the ultimate weapon for the galaxy, or its greatest enemy.

How it turned out, this story will tell you.

Preface

After Imperial defeat, 4 ABY

A tense silence occupied the room as all eyes were turned towards the old Jedi Master, who in turn looked at his oldest friend and fellow Jedi.

"Unexpected this is."

Luke looked at Obi-Wan to see his reaction, but his bearded face was blank as he spoke. "A lot of things happened just before the end of the War. We were just too blind to see it." He glanced at the dark haired woman beside him. Her brown eyes were steady and they radiated conviction as she met his gaze. "Or at least most of us were..."

She looked down, avoiding the questioning glances thrown her way. She knew that the truth had to be told sooner or later, but she had promised him... all those years ago.

She tore her gaze from the floor and met Master Yoda's calm green eyes. "Perhaps it is time for us to tell the whole truth."

She looked at her children – the children of the man they were speaking of, and realized how much like their father they were. When she looked up again, Yoda had walked across the room and stopped by the wide viewers that overlooked the planet in the distance.

"Yes. Time it is." His ancient eyes then turned to Luke, studying him closely until they closed and turned away again.

With a shake of his head, Yoda spoke. "At the end of the War, a terrible risk we took. Something not even you, Obi-Wan, were aware of..."