The emerald king - The old fool's arrogance (Patreon)

Obi-Wan Kenobi, in route to Coruscant

Obi Wan was known for his patience, during his temple training, nothing had happened that made him lose control over his emotions

Until today

"This is stupid, really impossible," muttered the Padawan as he looked at the instructions again

The king had authorized Obi-Wan to download a copy of his "Basic" books of magic, something that, in Harold's own words, every eleven-year-old boy on his planet should know

Which made Obi Wan feel even more useless

For three days, ever since the fleet left Gaia Prime for the moon of Naboo and the queen was on her way to Coruscant, Obi-Wan had studied morning, noon, and night about the impressive techniques Harold's people had made

And here he was, unable to make any progress in the curious technique, one that is taught at the age of thirteen in “The Holy Terra"

The force technique "protego"

A shield made entirely with force, capable of protecting the user from the so-called "basic spells"

And thus, able to stop the blasters' plasma shots, a powerful technique to have in any Jedi's arsenal

The problem?

That Obi-Wan was not capable of producing the slightest desired effect, followed the instructions to the letter and simply had no result

 He had been stuck on this technique for two of the five days of the trip to Coruscant

"Protego," Obi-Wan shouted, following the steps, moving his hand in the indicated way and focusing his mind on protecting…something

And like the previous times, Obi-Wan felt something inside him, as if the force began to move, before the feeling just stopped

The young Padawan sighed heavily, quite frustrated by his lack of progress

“It's not as simple as it seems, is it?” exclaimed a voice behind him, causing Obi-Wan to make a small jump, at the same time that King Harold became visible

Another of the many techniques of "magic" Obi-Wan thought

"King Harold I..." however, the young ruler simply raised his hand and spoke

"Don't you know what you're doing wrong?" Even when you follow all the steps of the technique?” I ask with amusement

Obi-Wan nodded in some embarrassment

“I have mastered all the previous techniques of your people; I don't understand why this one is so difficult for me”

Harold nodded and replied

“The previous techniques were really basic, enchantments like Lumos are really simple and do not require too much concentration, Protego, on the other hand, is a protection enchantment, in order to execute it ideally, you must channel the power of the Lady, such as your willpower, use your emotions, your sense of justice and your desire for protection”

Harold then raised his hand and intoned with firmness and determination

“Protego”

And Obi-Wan felt within his being, as the force roared from Harold himself, and obeyed the orders of the young king, a golden dome, really powerful and beautiful, manifested around the monarch, its mere presence caused the light side of the force to strengthen, the feeling was so powerful that Obi-Wan couldn't help but shudder

"Forget all the stupid teachings of your old-fashioned elders, the Force simply is, and you must accept that both the light and dark sides are part of you, however, the choice of which side to feed is completely yours, your choice, your free will," Harold expressed with determination

Obi-Wan looked warily at Harold, those words being the complete opposite of what the order had proclaimed for centuries

However, Obi-Wan had observed the king carefully, Harold had his feelings on the surface and had no problem showing happiness, anger

Even love, thought the Padawan, remembering that time he saw Harold kissing Queen Padme

Then the young Padawan closed his eyes and concentrated on what he had wanted... forget, those forbidden sensations whenever he was close to his former partner Siri Tachi and that feeling of forbidden adrenaline, when they held hands under the table in the dining room of the Jedi temple

And then, Obi-Wan repeated the steps of the technique, now focusing his will on protection and using the feeling he still felt for Siri and chanted with determination

“protego” his voice is just a simple whisper

And to the pleasure and satisfaction of the young Padawan, a mighty golden dome, firm and solemn, manifested around him, the force sang in harmony as never before for Obi-Wan, his thoughts flowed better and his senses were sharper

Did the masters of the order miss this every day? The young man thought in amazement

A second later, tiredness took hold of the young man, who could not hold the spell for much longer, collapsing in his knees, while breathing with difficulty

he felt fatigue similar to a day of intense training

"Excellent job young Padawan, you are now more capable than ninety percent of the useless rubber in your order, remember, your will gives you power," Harold said wisely

Obi-Wan tilted his body in gratitude, after all, although Harold was not a Jedi, there was no doubt that he was a master of the Force

"Thank you Master Harold" Obi-Wan replied

Harold just snorted and replied

"Master Harold, that's new" with amusement in his voice, at the same time as he looked at Padawan Kenobi, nodding to himself

“It's decided, I'll give you an express lesson, pay attention” ordered Harold, at the same time that he began to move his hands and, before Obi-Wan's incredulous eyes, his tattoos began to glow at the same time that the room began to change, the small module inside the ship tripled in size, at the same time, to the amazement of the young Padawan,  A pair of practice dummies appeared in the center of the room

"I will teach you how to heal you first, then I will breaks you and you will put yourself together again, repeat after me, Episkey."

Obi-Wan nodded and concentrated completely on the lesson, not knowing that this express class with King Harold

Would have huge repercussions in the future

Sheev Palpatine, Coruscant

Senator Palpatine, secretly a user of the dark side of the force, looked solemnly at Queen Amidala's ship, still trembling from the psionic outburst he felt as soon as the ship entered the planetary city system

According to the report of his newly reprimanded apprentice, things were moving too fast in Hutt space, Jabba, a big fish of Nul Hutta's council, was dead, executed by a young human, Palpatine amused to recall the story of how the filthy slug was executed with a huge metal boot, at least the ascendant king had a twisted sense of humor

However, Palpatine did not believe in Maul's report, he would be too stupid, a force user with so much power that his mere presence shone like a star, if such a being existed, Palpatine would be able to sense him on the other side of the galaxy, however, the old senator would give credit where it is due, the state Maul was in and the rest of the energy of the dark side of the force indicated to him that the person responsible was dangerous

However...

As soon as he was informed that Queen Amidala's transport entered the system, the force roared like never before, the dark side went out of control for an instant, like a huge ferocious beast roaring gallantly and triumphantly, to such an extent, that he and his master Darth Plaeguis had to concentrate for hours to prevent the veil from collapsing,  and be exposed to the Jedi

Although, according to Sidious' reports, the stupid ones in the temple had their own problems, the same phenomenon that affected the dark side, also affected the light side, overwhelming many of the "experienced" masters and causing more than one accident in the temple

Sadly, there were no injuries, but that wasn't important at this point

The Sith lord's attention was entirely on the queen's ship, the presence roaring, powerful, indomitable and gallant, to the point that Palpatine had to do his best to avoid flinching

When the ramp began to descend, Sheev put on his good-natured mask and approached the queen, intending to start his plan, the faster they took out Finis Valorum, the better for their plans

However, when he was a few meters away from the queen and her maidens, Palpatine shuddered completely, feeling how a titanic presence in the force began to put pressure on his body, to the point that he had to concentrate to the maximum to avoid falling to his knees

And then, Palpatine felt the cold kiss of a spear clearly imbued with the force, a few millimeters from his neck, the edge glowing with a dangerous emerald glow, the warning was clear

"Not one more step please, we want to avoid accidents," a male voice spoke casually, who, with just those words, caused tremors in the force itself

In front of the queen, protectively, was a young human, with black hair and emerald eyes, who looked at Palpatine with total indifference, daring him to do something stupid

"Harold, it’s okay, it's Senator Palpatine, Naboo's representative in the Senate."

The aforementioned Harold looked at Palpatine, snapped his fingers, and the powerful weapon returned to its owner's hand, but the emerald glow remained, a clear warning

And what an owner... Palpatine thought to himself

The young man was powerful, more powerful than Palpatine for sure and even more powerful than his master apparently

"Senator, nice to see you again, I introduce you to Harold, the new King of the Gaia system, home of Gaia Prime, formerly Tatooine, his help was essential to make this trip so quickly," Padme spoke with a smile

Palpatine bowed his head respectfully, so this was the boy who executed Jabba in the most humiliating way possible, a message, to the rest of the giant grubs in the galaxy

One that, according to his informants, had been received loud and clear, the Hutt council would meet on their home planet for an emergency meeting, Jabba's murder had shown that the Hutts were not as powerful as they wanted to show and hundreds of rebellions had begun throughout Hutt space

The young man looked at him with a serene face, and returned the gesture, at the same time he said

“I offered Gaia Prime's help to Queen Amidala in exchange for certain concessions and commercial treaties, what do we have?” Harold asked as he, Padme and Sabe began to walk towards the senate

Palpatine sighed falsely, at the same time showing a lamenting face and replied

"It's bad, I'm afraid the chancellor is not helpful and everyone is paralyzed with uncertainty."

To Palpatine's surprise, Harold simply snorted and replied

"Then the worms are using the eternal bureaucracy of the republic to act with impunity, nothing new, apparently," the king snapped, with obvious contempt in his voice

Curious, Palpatine thought, apparently, the odds of King Harold joining the republic were pretty low

Something he could use to his advantage

As the senator was about to speak again, they were interrupted by a pair of Jedi masters

This would be interesting, Palpatine thought, looking at the interaction curiously

"Harold Potter, your presence is required in the Jedi temple, come with us," ordered a familiar voice to Palpatine, a Jedi who was of care

Mace Windu

“King... Harold Potter, Lord of Gaia Prime and hunter of Hutts, I believed that the Jedi were diplomats, so far, with the exception of Master Jinn and Padawan Kenobi, the impression of your order has been... disappointing”

Palpatine snorted, the king had a sharp tongue, it seemed, and watched in amusement as Windu's face frowned and stepped forward, trying to impose himself on the young king

"All matters that have to do with the Force concern the Jedi order, the council will interrogate you to assess your level of threat and..." however, the master's words stopped suddenly as he felt how the force shook and, before the incredulous look of Palpatine, where Master Windu used to be, now a kind of... A four-legged, hairless creature the size of a mouse droid that did not stop barking towards the amused king

The rest of the masters looked at the interaction in amazement, paralyzed by what they had just witnessed

At that moment, Master Jinn looked at what had happened and beg to King Harold

"King Harold, I am sorry for Master Windu's words, I will speak to him and extend an apology on behalf of the entire order for this shameful event."

All this while young Kenobi looked at the strange creature and muttered

“Human transformation, sixth year”

Harold sighed in annoyance and snapped his fingers, causing the strange creature to disappear and the humiliated master to take his place, Windu was on his hands and knees looking at Harold's feet

A simple control tactic that Palpatine instantly identified

"I have matters to attend to Qui-Gon, as soon as I have a free time, I will visit your temple and hope for a better reception from the rest of your order, the first was mediocre at best" the king reported, as Harold looked at Padme and offered his arm

“Your grace, shall we go? We have a lot to plan for, after all”

Palpatine watched with intrigue as the young queen eagerly took the king's arm, her emotions showed easily on her face, however, in the force, something protected the queen, for the moment, Padme Amidala was outside her sphere of influence

Palpatine assumed that it was the presence of King Harold, who, it seems, dominated the force in ways never seen before

So, with one last mocking look at the Jedi, Palpatine followed the rulers and their respective escorts

Although he could not influence the queen with the Force, he still had one of the greatest attributes for any politician.

His gifted tongue, he was sure that he could convince the queen to remove Valorum from power

King Harold? That was another story

But Palpatine always liked the adrenaline rush of the game, apparently a new player had arrived on the galactic board

Interesting times were coming, of that he was sure