The emerald king - A Sith's Nightmare (Patreon)

Qui-Gon Jinn, in the battle

It was impossible, they were supposed to be extinct, Qui-Gon thought as he slammed his saber into the crimson zabrak's blade

He could recognize those yellow eyes anywhere, the ancient texts were quite specific

They were the result of continuous exposure to the dark side of the force

The Eyes of the Sith

The movements of the enemy light staff were powerful and erratic, filled with fury and hatred

The rage was so intense that Qui-Gon couldn't fully concentrate

Around them, the fighting continued, the slavers were fighting a losing battle, Harold's legionnaires showed no mercy, human or alien

If you owned slaves, you were an enemy, at this rate it was a matter of time before the people were conquered

However, Qui-Gon had other things to worry about

How to get out of this affair alive, he thought

The dance between Qui-Gon and the Zabrak was advancing, but it was evident that he was losing ground to the Sith, who, noticing this, lashed out harder at him

A bad move later, Qui-Gon found himself on the ground, at the complete mercy of the zabrak, who, with a look full of satisfaction, raised his staff and roared

“DIE JEDI!” as he lunged his blade directly into his chest

Or at least, that's what he tries...

In the blink of an eye, the crimson lightsaber was intercepted by a familiar weapon

Harold's beautiful and powerful spear stood between the crimson blade and his impending death, and, to Qui-Gon's surprise, the weapon was not pierced by the plasma blade 

Such an action took the zabrak by surprise, who, overwhelmed for a moment, was unable to intercept the following action

Without warning, the spear moved on its own, placing its blade towards the zabrak's chest, then lit up with a blue glow, at the same time that the force began to roar in that way so characteristic of Harold

The energy was released in the form of a push, so powerful that it threw the zabrak at least fifteen meters back, stunning him for an instant and giving Qui-Gon a much-needed respite

"I'll leave you alone for a moment and you almost died old man," Harold exclaimed with amusement, although with obvious relief that he had arrived in time

Qui-Gon sighed heavily, and answered

“I'm too old for this”

Harold nodded and spoke

“I'll take care of it”

He then snapped his fingers and his precious spear flew into his hand, as he began to walk towards the zabrak

The Lady wanted this fight, apparently, the mere existence of the Zabrak made her uncomfortable, for some reason

"You're not welcome here," Harold snapped as he readied his spear, while the zabrak did the same with his light staff

The only answer? To pounce on Harold with lethal interest, apparently, the alien imbecile thought that eliminating him would be as simple as defeating Qui-Gon

Unfortunately, Harold was a completely different story

The king of Gaia Prime inhaled hard and muttered with determination

"Oh, my lady, give me your blessing once more."

And then, to the zabrak's surprise, Harold didn't defend...

Harold fights back…

Dodging the Sith's attacks with mastery, Harry moved with precision, speed and with total ferocity, mercilessly attacked the zabrak, who surprised, could not move in time and received his first cut in the face

Normally, a normal cut would not be a problem for a Sith acolyte, however...

The king's spear was not a normal weapon

Qui-Gon watched in amazement as the zabrak brought both hands to his cheek, as he screamed in complete agony, kneeling in the sand as white smoke rose from the wound

"I'm not done with you yet, trash," the king exclaimed indifferently, as if dealing with the Sith was something unimportant

The zabrak roared with hatred, however, Qui-Gon was able to detect another emotion underneath

Fear

And the dance began again, a lethal one between metal and plasma, the Zabrak tried with all his might to break through Harold's defenses, who simply responded with the same ferocity, however, unlike the uncontrolled fury of the Sith, Harold's was contained and focused, a king who does not let himself be dominated by his emotions

A king in balance, thought Qui-Gon, having a revelation

Suddenly, Harold exclaimed indifferently

"Enough," at the same time that Harold moved even faster, so fast, that Qui-Gon was not able to follow him, even with his senses

And consequently, neither does the Zabrak

Harold threw three withering cuts at the zabrak's chest, leaving him in a state of agony, however, the king did not stop there

Pointing the blade of his spear at the Sith, Harold muttered a couple of words that Qui-Gon would not forget in his life

“Praeco Tonitrui”

As he let go of those words, the force itself trembled, the light and dark sides in complete harmony roared at Harold's commands

And an instant later...

Harold's spear lit up with a powerful emerald glow, condensing an immense amount of power, which was released in a resounding burst, followed by a storm of emerald lightning, which was launched with lethal intent into the body of the bewildered zabrak 

Lightning struck the Sith's body, who couldn't help but scream in complete agony as his body was being destroyed by Harold's attack

And then, to Qui-Gon's absolute surprise

The Sith...beg for mercy

"STOP, STOP" he roared out of his mind as the yellow eyes returned to their original brown color, unable to use his connection with the force

Harold stopped throwing his thunderbolts, and instead, he threw his weapon, burying the blade directly at the Zabrak's right forearm, impaling him to the ground, leaving him completely defenseless

Qui-Gon watched in utter amazement as Harold had defeated, dominated, and subdued a Sith as if he were a fucking child

The young king had used the light side and the dark side in perfect harmony

In full balance... as the prophecies said...

Perhaps...

"I have questions zabrak, and you will give me the answers, unfortunately for you, your cooperation is not necessary" Harold spoke as he approached the vulnerable body of the Sith, who looked at Harold with despair and terror

However, when Harold was a few meters from the Sith, the roar of a ship engine was present, which distracted Harold for an instant

Taking advantage of the distraction, the zabrak called his staff to his hand and used the blade to cut off his arm, freeing himself from Harold's spear

At that instant, the spacecraft launched its proton missiles directly at Qui-Gon, Anna and her mother

Without thinking, Harold appeared in front of Qui-Gon a few seconds after the missiles hit, and without thinking, Harold roared

“Protego Maxima”

The light side of the force roared gallantly, and before Qui-Gon's incredulous eyes, a golden dome manifested around them, at the same time as the missiles hit the powerful shield

The blast, which normally destroyed entire ships, did not even unfazed the powerful shield of the force, however, it gave the Zabrak the necessary time to embark his ship, which began to rise into the sky

Qui-Gon thought the Sith had escaped

Hadrian, on the other hand...

"Not so fast," he muttered

Harold then cracked his fingers, causing his trusty spear to fly into his hand

"Time to hunt," Harold exclaimed, at the same time as he threw his spear into the sky

To Qui-Gon's disbelief and surprise, the powerful weapon gained an emerald aura and shot out like a missile, into the sky, following the Sith ship, getting closer and closer

However, when the spear was a few meters from the ship, it entered hyperspace, disappearing from the planet

Qui-Gon couldn't believe what he had just witnessed, Harold's handling of the force was simply incredible, his mastery of it thrilled and terrified Qui-Gon in equal parts

He dreaded the moment when he would have to give the report to the council on the situation on the planet

Something told him that the inevitable meeting between the masters and Harold would be...

Explosive

"We're done, my soldiers have secured Mos Espha, as well as Jabba's palace, as soon as it's completely looted, I'll make that place of misery to a fucking crater."

Qui-Gon was about to respond, when a blond missile swooped down on Harold, hugging him by the waist

“ANI!” Shmi exclaimed in horror as he approached his daughter, not wishing to make the emerald king uncomfortable

"I knew you were coming! I knew that my dream would come true, that the emerald king would appear and break the chains of all the slaves on Tatooine”

Harold's gaze softened, he stroked Anna's head fondly, and responded with determination

"No one will put chains on you or your mother ever again, you have my word," exclaimed the king, causing the young woman's eyes to fill with tears of happiness

Harold looked at his soldiers and ordered

"Send the minister for the occupation of the city, standard procedure, we will begin the process of terraforming, I have an appointment, after all," Harold exclaimed, at the same time as a shuttle landed to take the king to his next destination

Seizing the moment, Qui-Gon walked up to Harold and exclaimed

"King Harold, the force...has guided me here, to Anna, I kindly request that she and her mother accompany us” exclaimed the teacher with kindness and courtesy

The king was silent for a moment, before answering

"I understand, they are welcome to come, after all, there is always something to do at the sanctuary"

A second later, Harold looked at Anna and exclaimed with a smile

“Welcome on board”

The young woman smiled radiantly, while the force purred with great pleasure

"It's time to go, I have a date with Jabba's palace, after all."

They all boarded the shuttle, at the same time as Hadrian ordered

"Pilot, to the marauder, let's end this once and for all."

“Roger, Roger, your grace”

Padme Amidala, Eden Station, above Gaia Prime

Padme was admiring the wonderful city inside the station, it was quite a beautiful classical style, similar to Naboo in many ways, the view of the city from the white palace was simply beautiful

"It seems like a dream place, doesn't it?"  exclaimed Sabe while observing together with Padme the beautiful view

The young queen nodded delicately and replied

"It is, this station has nothing to envy to the planets of the republic," Padme exclaimed, at the same time raising her gaze to watch as a handful of ships moved towards the outer ring

"What do you think of Emperor Harold?" Padme asked Sabe suddenly

Surprised, Sabe looked at her queen and replied

"He looks like a competent, cunning and calculating leader, powerful in the use of force, Master Jinn and his Padawan can barely walk through the palace without stopping for two hours to try to figure out how some contraption works, a breath of fresh air for the people of this planet and a dangerous precedent for the members of the senate," he exclaimed.

Padme nodded, politically speaking She and she agreed, however, the young queen's curiosity was of a more... personal

And apparently, Sabe realized that

“Now, if you mean something of a more personal nature, Harold is extremely attractive and powerful, his simple presence commands respect, something not so common with heads of state, and his eyes... those beautiful emerald eyes that bare your soul and leave you completely defenseless, their big and strong hands, during the meeting I couldn't help but imagine how they would feel on my skin, holding me delicately and firmly at the same time, and...” it was evident that Sabe was lost in her mischievous thoughts

"I understand, you know," exclaimed Padme completely red, unable to help but think like her friend, that moment with Harold in the throne room, she was not Padme Amidala, queen of Naboo, but simply Padme Naberrie, a beautiful young woman who devoured the handsome king with her gaze

A normality that she hadn't felt for a long time and loved being able to feel again

Unlike the young people of her planet, who were frankly weak, soft, spoiled and uninteresting

Harold was... passionate, determined, with the strength to take all he wants

Including her apparently, after all, Padme was no stranger to the look of desire those orbs cast on Sabe and on her

That desire was an elixir for the young queen, Harold did not see the queen of Naboo, he did not see in her a way to obtain power

The emerald king already had that in abundance

However...

Apparently, he also had plenty of women, Padme thought, remembering the pair of Twi'lek maidens sitting at the foot of the king's throne, a sign of belonging to the king's clan, and the tattoos on the lekku showed that they were not available as partners

and Sabe, knew her so well, that she was able to read her thoughts

“Are you worried about the Twi'lek pair as competition?” asked her friend with amusement

Padme simply looked at Sabe with amusement, knowing full well that the queen enjoyed both feminine and masculine touch, many stressful nights, Sabe had helped her release stress after a long day at court

And just at that moment, when the conversation was starting to turn... interesting

Obi-Wan appeared

"Queen Amidala, news from the surface, King Harold's maids request your presence, they want to show you something," the Padawan exclaimed politely

"Thank you, Padawan," she exclaimed in the same way, at the same time as she gave a sign to Sabe and they both began to walk, following Obi-Wan

“Do you have any news?” I ask curiously

The young Padawan nodded and replied

"Yes, the king's legions stormed and subdued the Hutt's palace with no casualties, the slaves have been freed and are being brought to the station for treatment, the place is being looted, ships, rare metals and credits, many credits, are being secured, the legions are...simply amazing” exclaimed the young Jedi, at the same time that they arrived at a kind of living room, with a huge screen, where Captain Panaka was already present, watching with great interest

Seeing them, the pair of Twi'lek walked gracefully toward Padme

"Queen Amidala, news on the surface, Jabba the Hutt, is dead, as are all the slavers and bounty hunters in his service, as we speak, the noble legions are breaking the necklaces and extracting chips from the former slaves," exclaimed the green-skinned Twi'lek with a smile

Padme was glad to hear it, even if it was on a single planet, that freedom having triumphed over tyranny was worth celebrating

"The king has sent the following orders, your ship is being repaired as we speak, as an ally of Gaia Prime, you will be assigned a personal escort to ensure your safety on your journey to Coruscant, and your imminent return to Naboo."

Padme smiled with relief at those words, and asked

"I appreciate the generosity shown and Naboo will respond in a similar way: Who will be my escort?" asked the young queen curiously

Both Twi'lek smiled with amusement, their eyes shining with mischief

“The king himself, escorted by his personal ship, the marauder”

And Padme couldn't help but blush, after all, the handsome and powerful King Harold, with her and Sabe, in a tiny ship for days in space to Coruscant

A dream come true, and apparently, her thoughts were transparent to the Twi'lek, who looked at her with small knowing smiles, much to her embarrassment

Panaka, for his part, simply nodded and replied

"We appreciate Gaia Prime's support, Naboo will not forget this gesture, if you will excuse me, I want to start repairs immediately."

Padme nodded, giving her consent, Panaka nodded and left the room, being followed by Obi-Wan, who wanted to meditate in some sort of special room inside the palace, apparently

Leaving Padme and Sabe alone with the pair of Twi'Lek maidens, who, smelling blood, walked gracefully toward both, each taking Padme and Sabe by the arm

"I think we have a pending talk about our imminent future, don't we?" exclaimed Oola, while gently caressing Padme's arm

The young queen could only swallow hard and just nod

"Our Harold can be quite stubborn, we will have to give you some advice on how to break through his defenses and awaken the dragon inside him" muttered the cyan-skinned maiden, causing Oola to nod determinedly

“Our beloved Harry deserves all the love he can have, it is the least we can do, after everything he does for us”

For the next couple of hours, Padme forgot about her obligations as queen and the future of her people, she simply enjoyed the afternoon with her oldest friend and her companions

In a few days, she would fly to Coruscant, into the conflict of her people, she would once again be Padme Amidala, the queen

But now...

Now she was a simple young woman, laughing and enjoying a moment of peace and calm, planning strategies of seduction and conquest, together with Sabe, Oola and Hala

Harold Potter had no idea what awaited him