The emerald King - New opportunities (Patreon)

Harold Potter, Bellow Hephaestus Prime

The ship was peculiar, something never seen before, the metal was…strange, and the feeling of being observe was constant

The walls looked alive, the metal had a semi-liquid, almost organic consistency, and seemed to guide Harry through the tangled corridors of titanic ship, strange lights moving over the metal in a strange way, almost alive

"This ship must have been a masterpiece in its time," Harry whispered, arriving at one of the main chambers of the ship, it was gigantic, with huge towers that, to Harry's surprise, were still active, being the only thing on the ship still working

All of them, filled with what Harry assumed were small stasis pods, even entire towers of artificial wombs, with hundreds of thousands of future Sunnaion, patiently waiting to be rescued

"How did you endure so many centuries down here?" Harold asked aloud, looking sadly at hundreds of sealed bags, suspiciously similar to body storage bags were organized throughout the ship

"With sacrifice and faith," replied an elegant but tired voice behind

By inertia, Harold turned around, placing his trusty spear in an attacking position, prepared for any eventuality

The emerald king looked carefully at the mysterious figure, he was tall, much taller than Harold, at least two and a half meters, however, he had a slim, almost fragile build, with a long neck, navy blue skin and three fingers on each hand

However, what was really impressive were his eyes, they were completely black, full of bright spots, similar to stars, evidently, the being in front of him was sensitive to the Force

And a pretty powerful one apparently

"I found the message of your kind, in a hidden cave on Naboo," Harold said calmly, as he deactivated the plasma sword from his spear

The curious being looked at him as he turned his head to the side, showing confusion

"Naboo, what a strange name, I suppose that you mean Sunna, our home world," said the strange being with resignation, while, ignoring Harold, he walked towards the center of the room, where a kind of floating egg like structure, evidently the control center of the towers, was active

And in it, another of the mysterious Sunnaion was sitting, connected to strange and painful wires crossing his body, he was aged, totally wrinkled, in the doors of the next great adventure

"A horrible fate," said Harold frankly

However, his companion shook his head and said

"A glorious one, the ultimate sacrifice, what is a life if not a small price for a Dawn that, with your presence, is completely assured, as our glorious Queen had saw many centuries ago" said the Sunnaion as he walked towards the control center and using the Force, began to disconnect the cables from his comrade, who, feeling relief, simply exhaled with his last strength, looking with a huge smile at Harold

“All... it was worth it... the pain is…going away, Great Mother, embrace me and light the way for our children" he muttered with his last breath, before Harold could feel his essence return to the Lady

At that moment, a voice on the ship began to speak in an unknown language, however, it sounded absent, lethargic

Lacking energy

“What's wrong?” asked the Emerald King while watching how little by little, the energy of the towers began to dying down

The alien, on the other hand, simply started ripping cables and plugging things into the console, it was not similar to anything Harold had seen, evidently the interface was not designed with humans in mind

"The ship's energy system failed as soon as we crashed, and if we restarted it we would give our location to the Rakata scum, as we predicted, our soldiers and adults sacrificed their life force to nourish the most important thing in the ark, our offspring," said the being, while offering a kind of metal rod to Harold,  connected to the ship's systems

Cautiously, Harry took the object, examining it carefully

"In the ark, there were 5480 Sunnaion, one for each year that we had to keep the ark active, plus one, me" said the curious Alien to Harry, whom he looked at expectantly

"I guess you have been down here for 5479 years, that's a long time," Harold confessed, as he looked around, this place was the hope of these people

But also a mass grave, so Harold would have a lot of respect

"I need your help, the ship has the ability to repair itself, but it must wake up from its long lethargy, I lack the necessary strength to achieve such a feat, but you..." said the alien, who looked at him practically pleading in his eyes 

A different person would have abused the desperation of this being, who literally had the fate of his species in his hands

But not Harry, he would not use the fate of an entire people for his benefit, so, not detecting evil intent from the desperate Alien, he took the metal rod which, to his immense curiosity, was full of unknown runes

Apparently, the device and this entire ship didn't work with normal technology, but with the Force itself!

Something that immediately caught the king's attention, this ship works the same as his Marauder, although that could wait, the important thing at this moment was to save the hundreds of thousands of lives of this ship

Harry took the object in question and let his magic flow uncontrollably, feeding power to the hungry and dying ship, the monarch's eyes shone like two suns, while around, systems and artifacts that had been inert for more than five thousand years, began to awaken

Lights, life support systems, and even service automatons were all beginning to come to life, including, to Harry's relief, the ship's reactor

The alien looked at Harry with devotion and approval in his eyes, while a female and mechanized voice could be heard throughout the ship

"Attention, power levels restored, 40% and rising, starting repair protocols, assigning priority systems," he said what Harold assumed was the A.I. of the ship

“How long does the ship need to repair itself with this energy?” asked the monarch of Gaia Prime, waiting for the alien to answer

However, he got his answer thanks to the ship's A.I., which manifested itself in front of Harold, taking the form of a kind of cube of light

"The ark "Last Hope" of the glorious Sunnaion race will be ready to emerge in seventeen minutes and forty-five seconds, Herald, as we predicted, control of the ark is in your glorious hands," said the A.I., instantly putting herself at the service of the emerald king

Confused, Harold replied

"Why do you refer to me as the Herald of your people, here is an adult Sunnaion perfectly capable of guiding your younglings" Harold said with curiosity in his voice

However, the A.I. did not give him the answer, but the alien himself

"My mission is another, I will be your loyal servant, I will provide you with all the information, technology and secrets of the Sunnaion, what the Rakata craved madly, in exchange for the protection and security of our future, the emergence of our people, stronger than ever, through dozens of systems," said the being

Curiously, Harold couldn't help but ask

“What did the Rakata covet about your people that exterminated you for it?”

insensitive? Probably, but the curiosity was too much

The tall being looked at Harold in silence for a long time, until he responded with something that even Harold knew was of the utmost importance

"The knowledge necessary to create hyperspace links between two points, independent of the hyperspace routes, a connection of two points in space, my people knew the Cosmic Blessing at such a deep level that we were able to forge safe star paths between systems, a safe means of transportation, almost instantaneous and easy to defend, however, the Rakata wanted that knowledge for themselves and launched an all-out invasion on Sunna to get it," said the alien heavily,  Looking into the void

Harold frowned, that knowledge sounding suspiciously similar to how it ended up on Gaia Prime in the first place

"Apparently, we have a lot to talk about," said Harold, and without waiting for an answer, he looked at the A.I. and ordered

"It's time to emerge, start the engines and put this ship into orbit, as soon as we return to Gaia Prime we can talk in depth about such an interesting topic" Harold ordered

And both the Alien and the A.I. obeyed

"Yes, your grace" at the same time that the ship began to rise, shields at the maximum, ready to cross a kilometer of caves to the surface

Bo-Katan Kryze, Hephaestus Prime

The earth was shaking, even in the airship it was more than evident, something huge wanted to emerge

And it was succeeding

"It's a shame all that machinery," said his uncle Price, watching as the huge plasma drills, too heavy to be moved, were swallowed by the collapsing rocks

The hole was beginning to fill with water and the hidden ocean that B1T spoke of was beginning to emerge, apparently, the king had succeeded

"The object is moving, it rises slowly, but steadily, geological movements are altering the whole planet, that ocean will emerge together with the ship and our king," said B1T, at the same time that the hole simply collapsed in on itself, and the monstrous ship emerged, with the slowness of a leviathan

It was huge, at least five kilometers long, ugly, designed without frills, dedicated to being fully functional, yet it was evident that the ship had enough destructive power to subdue an entire fucking system

"Oh that's a ship, look at that regenerative technology, the ship repairs itself," B1T said, watching as the enormous damage to the ship's hull was repaired slowly, but steadily

And at that moment, the monarch's transmission make itself present

“Price, B1, Bo, the mission was a success, the ark is safe, I repeat the ark is safe”

Such words filled everyone with relief, while the redhead responded

“Understood, did you find anything interesting?” asked the young warrior

"You have no idea, see you down in an instant," Harold replied with a tone that was full of promise and cutting the transmission

Bo looked at her uncle and the crazy droid silently, unsure about what she had just witnessed

And a second later, her monarch, owner and master, appeared, winged by an alien unknown to Bo, his complexion indicating an intellectual rather than a warrior

A disappointment in her opinion, but she would keep her comments to herself

"Hello everyone again, he is..." At that moment, Bo watched with amusement as his king looked at the strange alien with embarrassment on his face, apparently, he hadn't asked his name

"Layrol, my name is Layrol of Sunna" said the being in a deep and serene voice, looking with specific curiosity towards B1T

"It's incredible, it's a mechanical body, but the spark of life is undoubted, a mastery of the use of the Cosmic Blessing," said the alien, looking madly at an obviously uncomfortable B1T

And then, those huge eyes focused on Bo, who felt how the alien could see her fucking soul

"You bear the mark of my master, his essence is permeated in your being, you are his, one of many consorts, the conquest was recent, his power still permeates your soul, good you are young and fertile, a whole layer of younglings are in your future young one" he said matter-of-factly, making Bo blush completely and her uncle snort in amusement

And at that moment, the monarch spoke again

“The Sunnaion ark brought us great opportunities and we must discuss them in the council, I will move Gaia Prime, while Price and B1T consolidate this system, standard technique a major planetary settlement, is the old Zygerrian station repaired?” asked the monarch as he began to walk, being followed by all his close advisors

B1T nodded

"Yes, supreme, Price's ravens took the place with alarming ease, the damage was minimal, it is ancient and a scrap metal compared to a star bastion, but it will serve provisionally, the cargo ships began to arrive, we have one foot in Hutt space, we wait for your orders to proceed" said the droid

Harold nodded, staring at the ever-growing ocean, it was wild and untamed, but it would be a breath of life for this hole of earth and dust

"I have a message from Queen Padme, apparently we have a problem that we were not able to predict," said the general with amusement on his face

Harold looked at him with a raised eyebrow, wondering what was giving his beloved fiancée so much trouble

Padme Amidala, Royal Palace, Naboo

Padme was having a terrible day; there was no way to deny it

"Repeat what you said governor," ordered the queen, sending a dirty look at the smiling man

"We have a huge list of refugees, since the scandal in the senate hit the galaxy, everything is chaos, the senators are more focused on saving their own skins than on the well-being of their systems, the incursions of bandits and pirates are more and more frequent, and the senate is totally paralyzed, our monarch's plan worked" said the old man with evident pride in his voice

"However, Naboo has been the exception, the defensive regiment detected two raid attempts, both repelled by the star bastion and our pilots, the rumor that Naboo is now a secure and fortified system has reached the entire galaxy, and we drown in refugees, workers, merchants, scientists, and even billionaires, who wish to move all their goods and resources into the territory of the emerald king,  in exchange for protection and security," said the governor with amusement on his face 

Something that Padme did not share, this implied much more work for her, after all, she could not accept just anyone, she would have to talk about it with Harry as soon as he returned

"We won't accept anyone until I talk to Harold, it's important that..." however, Padme's words were interrupted by the arrival of a familiar person

Master Jinn, dressed in a casual robe, without his trademark Jedi garb

"Master Jinn," said the queen with a smile

The man smiled softly and said

"Only Qui-Gon, I do not come as a representative of the order, your grace," said the man

"Did the king speak to you about my request?" he asks with a tone of hope

Padme nodded

"He did and your transport to Gaia Prime is more than ready, I understand that you will begin to instruct the young Anna in the use of the Force," said the queen curiously

The Jedi nodded

"Yes, the order...its ideals and mine are quite different, I believe more in the Force itself and it cannot be denied that Harold is blessed by it, I will trust more in his teachings and balance, than in those of a decadent order” said the master firmly, making Padme smile softly 

"That's excellent, I've seen Harold use the blessing of the Force and..." however, Padme was interrupted again, this time by a transmission from the star bastion

"Queen Padme, we have an emergency transmission, from the Mandalore system," said the officer and without waiting for confirmation, the message was shared with the queen

It was from Satine!

"Requesting immediate help from the republic, King Adonai has been captured, I repeat, King Adonai has been captured, the Vizsla clan has risen in rebellion, requesting immediate help from the galactic senate."

The message was looping, repeating the same thing over and over again

In an instant, the queen began to give orders

“Forward the message to the central node of Gaia Prime, Harold has to know what is happening, do we have ships to respond?” asked the queen

The governor shook his head and said

"No, my queen, the second fleet is not big enough yet to answer a distress call, we'll have to wait for a response from Gaia Prime."

And at that moment, Qui-Gon intervened

"However, I have an acquaintance who could help the princess until the monarch helps Mandalore," said the Jedi, while sending a specific code to the communications terminal

And to Padme's surprise, Obi-Wan appeared, riding on a Jedi fighter

"This is Obi-Wan, is everything in order, master?" asked the Jedi knight

Qui-Gon responded quickly

“How close are you to Mandalore sector Obi-Wan? We have a situation on the outer rim, planet Mandalore, moons of Concordia”

The young gentleman's countenance denoted surprise

“I understand, I'm a couple of parsecs away, I can answer the call for help, who requests the call” asked the brown-haired young man

"Princess Satine, daughter of King Adonai of the Kryze clan," said the former Jedi

Padmé watched as Obi-Wan's eyes shifted from disbelief, to concern, and finally to determination.

"I'll take care of it, master" promised the young man and at that very moment, the governor spoke

"I have an answer from the Fleet Mistress Sarina, King Harold will mobilize a suppression fleet to Mandalore as soon as possible, E.T.A. five days"

Padme frowned and said

"In five days many things can happen, the princess is in danger," said the queen, at the same time that Aayla stepped forward

"You are right my queen, I will go to Mandalore to support knight Kenobi, together we can resist until the fleet arrives to liberate the planet" said the beautiful Twi'lek warrior

"We will support the warrior Secura, we have always wanted to cross our spears with Mandalorians, General Price holds them in high esteem, we want to test the lethality of the fiercest warriors in the galaxy" exclaimed one of the captains of Padme's personal guard

The queen nodded with a smile and looked at the hologram of Obi-Wan

"Then it is agreed, Aayla will give you support, giving you the necessary time for the fleet to reach Mandalore, may the Lady's blessing be with you," said the queen

They all nodded and ran to their respective destinations

There was no time to lose, King Adonai's life was at risk, yet Padme had a bad feeling, a sense of constant anguish that simply did not yield

Although that was not important now, the princess's life was at risk and although she was a conceited brat, she was still a close ally to her future husband

There was no time to waste