(Star Wars fic. This takes place before the Legacy of the Force books, just to let you die-hard fans know...it is also EU/AU. It will be omniscient, but I will try to make it easy to understand...you WILL KNOW when I've switched to another character.)
Prologue- Malevolence
The dark sky of Umbara did not lessen the gloom of today's event. Always in darkness, Umbara was a main planet in the Ghost Nebula, and the only light came from ultraviolet rays cast by massive stars from the center. To the Umbarans, this was all the light they needed, for they could peer into the ultraviolet spectrum and also had spectacular vision at pitch-black levels of darkness.
Today was the execution of noble Har Shendo, and he was to be executed by an adolescent Umbaran of the age of sixteen standard years. The Umbaran culture, unlike many others, smiled upon execution: it showed the cunning and stealth of the Umbarans, who usually were in politics. Long ago, during the age of the Brotherhood of Darkness, Umbara had had a Sith Academy on it, but was abandoned after their separation. In front of the ruins of the academy, the execution was taking place.
Har Shendo was taller than the average Umbaran, standing at one ninety meters tall. Like others, he had pale skin, sunken eyes, and a hairless skull. He had black eyes that made him look a tad bit eerie. Shendo was stripped of his Shadowcloak, a cloak made by Umbarans that was made in a multitude of strands in varying shades of blue, that turned into every known color when hit by ultraviolet light, a cloak that essentially turned the wearer invisible when such a condition was met.
Shendo kneeled down before a block of wood, and placed his neck on the top so his head would be on one side. His executioner strode up to him, an extremely dull vibroaxe in his hands. Har Shendo was to be beheaded. He looked into his executioner's eyes and saw how young he was. The executioner was about one-sixty meters tall, had light purple skin, and turquoise eyes that glowed by the surrounding skin color.
'How strange,' the exectutioner thought. 'Me, only sixteen years of age, will be able to break free of Umbara's hold and travel the galaxy, and all I have to do is kill this man.' Nobody said any sort of prayer over Shendo, he didn't deserve one.
"What is your name?" Shendo asked.
"Ren Zythro." he replied. Ren brought the vibroaxe up, then swung it down upon Shendo's neck. The axe only cut about an inch in, blood splattering about the small little platform. Shendo cried out in pain, but was chopped again by Zythro, the blade cutting in only the same amount as before. This was going to be a slow death for Shendo.
Zythro chopped again, and again, this time meeting the spinal cord's beginning, blood spraying the audience. Shendo screamed his lungs out, the pain obviously intense. Ren's turquoise eyes glowed, then he reached for Shendo and turned him around, intending for more suffering. He brought the vibroaxe down to the throat and slit it, the blood pouring down the body and onto Ren's boot.
He cut the jugular vein and let the blood spray the audience. He then began to saw the neck until he reached the spinal cord, then just left Har Shendo's body to bleed.
Prologue- Malevolence
The dark sky of Umbara did not lessen the gloom of today's event. Always in darkness, Umbara was a main planet in the Ghost Nebula, and the only light came from ultraviolet rays cast by massive stars from the center. To the Umbarans, this was all the light they needed, for they could peer into the ultraviolet spectrum and also had spectacular vision at pitch-black levels of darkness.
Today was the execution of noble Har Shendo, and he was to be executed by an adolescent Umbaran of the age of sixteen standard years. The Umbaran culture, unlike many others, smiled upon execution: it showed the cunning and stealth of the Umbarans, who usually were in politics. Long ago, during the age of the Brotherhood of Darkness, Umbara had had a Sith Academy on it, but was abandoned after their separation. In front of the ruins of the academy, the execution was taking place.
Har Shendo was taller than the average Umbaran, standing at one ninety meters tall. Like others, he had pale skin, sunken eyes, and a hairless skull. He had black eyes that made him look a tad bit eerie. Shendo was stripped of his Shadowcloak, a cloak made by Umbarans that was made in a multitude of strands in varying shades of blue, that turned into every known color when hit by ultraviolet light, a cloak that essentially turned the wearer invisible when such a condition was met.
Shendo kneeled down before a block of wood, and placed his neck on the top so his head would be on one side. His executioner strode up to him, an extremely dull vibroaxe in his hands. Har Shendo was to be beheaded. He looked into his executioner's eyes and saw how young he was. The executioner was about one-sixty meters tall, had light purple skin, and turquoise eyes that glowed by the surrounding skin color.
'How strange,' the exectutioner thought. 'Me, only sixteen years of age, will be able to break free of Umbara's hold and travel the galaxy, and all I have to do is kill this man.' Nobody said any sort of prayer over Shendo, he didn't deserve one.
"What is your name?" Shendo asked.
"Ren Zythro." he replied. Ren brought the vibroaxe up, then swung it down upon Shendo's neck. The axe only cut about an inch in, blood splattering about the small little platform. Shendo cried out in pain, but was chopped again by Zythro, the blade cutting in only the same amount as before. This was going to be a slow death for Shendo.
Zythro chopped again, and again, this time meeting the spinal cord's beginning, blood spraying the audience. Shendo screamed his lungs out, the pain obviously intense. Ren's turquoise eyes glowed, then he reached for Shendo and turned him around, intending for more suffering. He brought the vibroaxe down to the throat and slit it, the blood pouring down the body and onto Ren's boot.
He cut the jugular vein and let the blood spray the audience. He then began to saw the neck until he reached the spinal cord, then just left Har Shendo's body to bleed.
