Star Wars: The Expansion

Part 1 – The Mission

Long has the Nexus been in the galaxy,

Long has it been seen,

Long has it been forgotten,

Scholars dream of it,

Jedi search for it,

Sith lust after it,

The Apostle keeps it safe,

And the Voice of the Nexus,

Is to be feared above all else.

Raavik had been the Apostle of the Nexus for the past ten years. He had made a few friends within the Library, and his apprentice, Keely, had been with him for around nine years. This marked an unusual time in an Apostle’s time at the Nexus. Ten years meant that the Voice of the Nexus would begin to seek expansion for its own walls. The Voice was rarely heard by anyone other than the Apostle, but its demands were often sought after by the Apostle and his trusted ones. 

The whisper noise of the Voice was heard within the meditation chamber of Raavik Yaan. 

“It is time once again to expand the Nexus.”

“Do you not have enough students?”

“It is not people that I need, it is room. The Nexus needs to expand, to grow, to get bigger. It is your duty as my Apostle to interact with the physical world and do my wishes.”

“I guess that I could use some outside air. Very well. Bring the Nexus to the outer rim, as close as you deem necessary to Tatooine. It’s time to visit some junk dealers. We will need some rather unique droids to get this project off of the ground.”

Raavik gathered himself up and moved from the meditation chamber back to his apartment. In the kitchen he saw a rather sweaty Keely making herself a sandwich and a drink. It was at this time that Raavik felt his hunger catch up with him, for he had been in meditation for many days now.

“Raavik,” Keely grabbed his attention and she looked concerned. “Are you okay? You’ve been in there for almost a week. The Voice told me not to worry, but that only caused me to worry more.” 

“If you wouldn’t mind, can I have that meal?” 

Keely thought about this for a moment. For balance was everything in the Nexus, one good deed could only be countered by an evil one and vice versa. There were exceptions to this rule and she was waiting for him to offer the exceptions. His hand was held out and he was waiting.

“I am waiting for your exception.” She said.

“Fine, you have it. For another blasted month.” He grinned as he graciously accepted the plate of food and the drink. 

Keely smiled as she made another sandwich and sat next to Raavik and the two sat quietly next to each other and ate a meal just as they had done for the past few years.