Plus three will make the value seven. Plus or minus six will make the value one or thirteen. Plus five will make it eighteen…

Atton concentrated on his mental pazaak game, trying to visualize the blue and red hues of his side deck, feeling the cards between his fingers. It was a trick he’d learned long ago to defend his thoughts from prying minds. It wasn’t invincible, but at the very least it stopped someone from waltzing right in.

Set between the two games. First of lots!

Canderous was not a happy man, he'd not slept for a week, the shower in his room was broken and he was hungry. It had been maybe a year since he'd travelled with Revan, and he hoped he would never see another Jedi again. It would mean he could die a happy man, in his bed if he really had to, if he never met an another one for the rest of his days.

Debello – Part One

Malachor V

Clouds of toxic, vaporous gas mushroomed up far above the background of the clearing – one of the last habitable areas of the dying world where men could breathe free. Fierce winds whipped along the plains, denuding the few remaining trees, swirling leaves into the air. Overshadowing the clearing, the tall, jagged peaks of the Mandalorian homeworld looked down upon the gathering, cold and heartless, unmoved by the slaughter of billions.

The shuttle broke the last layer of atmosphere above the Rakatan planet, leaving wispy trails of ozone behind it. It streaked away from death and betrayal toward a destiny that none could have foreseen. The last gossamer strands of stratosphere dissipated behind the ion exhaust, letting darkness embrace the craft.

No Greater Glory

Malachor V – The Serphants Stronghold

Serphants turned away from Atton Rand, distracted by the sound of a lightsaber cutting through one of his guards. One moment of distraction was all it took for Atton to body check the Mandalorian and then grapple with him. Howling like a lunatic and looking like one with an eye swollen shut and his clothes in bloody fragments, the Republic operative rammed his forehead into Serphants’ face.

Blood and Honor

Malachor System – Malachor V – Serphants – Day 1 – Hour of the Viper (0435 Local Time)

The cool dawn air of Malachor V was slowly warmed by the dim orange glow of a powerful star, a star that had symbolized Mandalorian power in the Outer Rim for thousands of years. Long snaky tendrils of radiation lashed out into the system, giving it life…and strength.

Firstly: you will note the name of the piece. As you probably know it is the name of a song by our good friend Markus; that we have all heard far too many times. I felt it was fitting, considering the second-to-last scene.

Secondly: This is an alternate universe drama; I haven’t been totally true to the story of KOTOR. Some of the scenes you will recognize, most you will not. The ones you do recognize are largely changed.