Anakin, Like Achilles

EPISODE III



These are conflictive times.

The Clone Wars have started five years ago. Meanwhile Anakin Skywalker was revealing an ever more uncontrollable temper....

 

¤ The Dark Side ¤

The planet Ajidia has just been invaded by an imposing Army of Sentry Robots. Huge battle ships can be seen, unloading the legions, as well as all the heavy equipment and  machinery.



Elsewhere; the trees were humming, in an aching anxiety. It was only natural. Soon, the attack would take place: the target was one of the main bases of the satellite planetoid of Nushi.

Anakin was brimming in with nervousness, mental state shared with the escorting Jedi — Scollius, Wumius, Reule, and some others — but that, fortunately hadn't propagated to the StormTroopers. If they succeeded in their mission, they could obtain very important intelligence about the mysterious Sith Lord whose rumours of existence had disseminated since the beginning of the war.Apparently, even the Count Dooku was receiving his orders from someone. However, if they failed, the Alliance could be strangled, along with the Democratic Senate. The War was becoming devastating for both sides, with each belligerent having its own share of victories and setbacks all across the Galaxy. Nobody was safe. Each operation, now, could mean a decisive blow and the errors could become of an unrepairable cost.

The surprise attack ensues.

It is well executed and all goes well.

Contrary to the plan, though, Anakin gets sidetracked and finds himself again in the dense forest, alone.



There, in a isolated and moist, foggy glade he is caught off-balance by a powerful, and yet nonchalant, spirit. This manifestation is at all times enveloped in a obscure light, and promptly fights with him.

When Anakin seems to be getting the upper hand, the figure changes pace and parries all his moves, and, countering, destroys his light-saber. At the same time, it mocks him, impugning the reputation of him being the Jedi's greatest future hope, and taunting his lack of strength as a warrior.



Anakin is swelling in anger. His wrath overrides the nervousness and fear for being at his opponent's mercy.

In a explosive movement, he draws another light-saber from his mechanic arm and lunges up and forward to resume the fight, but the figure stops him adverting that they would surely meet again, and simply disappears into the thin air. It also alleges that their next bout would definitely be quite telling. Ever so confused, Anakin rejoins his companions.





In another Star System, Nahneka, Obi Wan Kenobi feels engrossed by a strange feeling.

At that time, he had managed to trace the location of Count Dooku to the planet Togo. They would soon clash blades. But Obi Wan was not on his own. He was being helped by good friend Mace Windu. Dooku and Windu fight each other, in a frantic combat of dazzling proportions. Obi Wan deals with the opposing acolytes.



Yoda is roaming through the Galaxy, searching for the real source of the war - the shadowy Sith Lord who, in the dark, masterminds all the enemy's strategies. His intuition tell him that this is most likely a wild goose chase. He senses that he should very well be watching the inners of his own class, the Jedi.

Since the real danger could emerge from the inside——