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The Vallurian Crystal
Skam awoke in a cold sweat. It was night in the dorms of the Temple of Delight, and Shar was in the other bed nearby, fast alseep. It was the dream again. The same shadowy figure. Again, offering him power and abundance, and whispering to him. 'Retrieve it for me.' Skam had sensed, from this nights dream, it was the Vallurian Crystal the dark figure wanted. The Key to Dark Side locations, something the Rebel Alliance was still trying to crack. He shook off the dream, and stood, put on a robe, and walked to the window. He looked out at the cold night, and the greenery around the temple. He knew. He'd known since the first night the dream had come. It was the dark side. It was Sith. It had found him, found his heart, and nestled into it, for it seemed to know what Skam also knew to be true. He was no Jedi.
The following week they were with Zena, who had returned, and were at the Rebel Alliance Headquarters in the city. Zena was discussing things with many, and there was a lady present, Rey Skywalker apparently, who was the legend in the war at Exxogol. Skam and Shar were in the background, but Skam stole away quietly, yet Rey noticed him leave. He weaved his way upstairs, and found were the Vallurian Crystal was located, in a laboratory, being studied. He looked at it.
'You're going to take it,' said a voice behind him. 'Aren't you? And take it to your new Dark Lord.'
Skam did not flinch and look behind him, but he knew who it was.
'You're a Palpatine. You know the power of the dark side.'
'I'm a Skywalker,' replied Rey. 'And I know what to resist.'
Skam said nothing more, and waited, then turned, but Rey was gone. And so he did the deed, and took the Crystal under his cloak, and stole away from the headquarters, headed for an X-Wing, and a place he seemed compelled to go.
Rey and Zena watched him leave from the upper window.
'We should not have let him take it,' said Zena.
'It is rCo better rCo this way,' replied Rey. 'He must go and do as his heart tells him.' She looked at Zena. 'We shan't have him back if we push at him too much. Let the youth learn. He may in time come to his senses.'
Zena saw the wisdom but the crystal had cost them so much. But she relented, as Skam departed, knowing a new Sith Lord was likely on the horizon.
The End
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