Star Wars: The Expansion

Part 2 – Kuat Shipyards

In the Nexus on the farside of the Kuat system.

Raavik had reentered the meditation chamber aboard the Nexus upon arrival. He left Keely with the responsibility of getting the droid out and to work. For he had an urgent need to speak with the Nexus, the power that he had expended had taken a dreadful cost and it needed explaining. Whenever he had merged before with the Nexus never had the cost been so much. For he had aged rapidly and felt the Nexus used him more and more. 

“What is happening to me?” Is the question that his mind meditated on. The question plagued his mind. In the quiet stillness of the room, he was shouting in his mind.

“Everytime you depend on my power a cost is waged. A balance must be struck.” The Nexus answered after a time.

“Then why even bother with me? One who cannot feel the Force. Why ot give the prestige of the title of Apostle to Keely, or to another Force wielder?”

“Because their balance can be easily swayed. Their will power is nothing compared to yours. It is because of their training in the Force that such rs are unbalanced. Why do you think that there have been so few Apostles in the past? The holocrons on the wall are the past lives of the past Apostles. None of them lasted more than their life span. But with you something different has occurred. Something that not even I have seen. Your life has been drained for my cause. Whereas other Apostles have died for me on far away worlds, you are the only one that has aged for me. You are becoming more of a focal point of my will and it is a new experience for me.”

“You mean that the others never had this problem?” 

“It is not a problem, it is a conundrum. It is a challenge. This is a new experience for me, for the Nexus in general. An actual focal point. An Apostle that is so in tuned with us that our power is reflected when our power is used. Doubt that many Force wielders actually get this attuned to their source of power.”

“So you mean that as your reflection I will get older the more I use your power? What a bum deal.”

“It may seem that way right now, but with some research and maybe a younger audience to conduct it, mayhaps we will figure something out on how to reverse it. For now it seems that you may only use the Force while in the Nexus without repercussions.”

“And what about the aging that has taken place?”

“Permanent, until we can find a way to reverse it. With so much wisdom and knowledge attained, it is surprising that such a power has not been found.”