When at last the moment arrived, the Sith Lord Scourge escorted his jedi companions
to the Imperial Citadel, hoping they might be reach the throne room to assassinate the
Emperor.
Yet the plan was hindered when the guard Yarri recognized Revan as the man they captured
years earlier.
Their identities exposed, a great battle erupted with Meetra Surik and Scourge remaining to
engage the guards, while Revan burst into the throne room, attacking the Emperor with
all his might.
To Vitiate’s astonishment, the former Jedi and Sith Lord proved a challenging opponent,
absorbing, blocking and deflecting blows, while also going on the offense with powerful
energy blasts from both the light and dark sides of the force.
Yet in the end, Vitiate overcame his enemy with a terrible lightning storm which would
have ended the battle, if not for Revan’s faithful droid T3-M4 who unleashed his flamethrower
against the Emperor.
Although T3 succeeded in distracting the enemy and saving his master, it cost the droid his
life as Vitiate destroyed him immediately.
Having finished defeating the guards, Revan’s allies rushed into the room, where the three
prepared to charge against the Emperor.
Yet it was in this moment that Scourge, for the first time in his life, was struck by
a force vision, seeing far into the future, when another Jedi, not Revan, would land the
final blow against Vitiate.
Even before this vision, Scourge was already starting to doubt Revan and Meetra, as he
learned more about their ideas and personalities.
Although Revan channelled both the light and dark sides, Scourge recognized that his fundamental
nature was self-sacrificing, and therefore more in line with the light side.
His worries were then amplified during the battle, when Meetra Surik ran into the throne
room and threw her lightsaber at the Emperor’s hand in order to stop him from landing a killing
blow against Revan.
Scourge saw this as a fatal error, since Meetra could have thrown the lightsaber directly
at Vitiate to end his life, but did not do so because she was unwilling to sacrifice
Revan in the process.
With his doubts confirmed by the vision, Scourge understood their mission was doomed to failure
and so sought a way to survive this ordeal, thereby leaving him available to help this
future hero against the Emperor.
Therefore when Meetra stepped forward, Scourge stepped to the side and stabbed her through
the back, killing her instantly.
Taking advantage of this distraction, Vitiate unleashed another lightning storm to subdue
Revan, before taking him to Maelstrom prison where he was kept alive through machines and
sith Alchemy.
Scourge meanwhile, claimed he only pretended to join the assassins, so he could lure them
to the Emperor, who was the only one powerful enough to defeat Revan.
Satisfied with this response, Vitiate rewarded Scourge with the gift of immortality and granted
him the position of Emperor’s Wrath.
Yet eternal life came at a heavy cost, as it was achieved through a dark side ritual
which kept Scourge’s body in a state of constant and unending pain, though the Emperor
claimed he would eventually grow numb to this suffering.
For 300 years, Revan was imprisoned, tortured savagely and used as a source of information
and force energy, in addition to acting as a link to the light side, granting the Emperor
visions of the future.
Yet throughout the many years of torment, Revan was comforted and supported by the force
ghost of Meetra Surik, who remained by his side even after death.
With her help and through his own immense powers, Revan was able to reverse the mental
connection, allowing him to influence the Emperor’s mind and delay the invasion of
the Republic for centuries.
In this way, and in spite of defeat, Revan succeeded in accomplishing his primary objective,
by ensuring that both his wife and son lived out their lives in peace.
While few knew the truth about Revan’s ultimate fate, his extraordinary life made him a legend
throughout the galaxy, with the tales of his adventures spreading far and wide throughout
his three centuries in captivity.
Although he was remembered by many, there were some who came to worship him and his
teachings, like the Ongree of Nar Shaddaa, who were entrusted by Revan to safeguard the
infinite engine, a small piece of the Star Forge capable of absorbing matter and manipulating
energy in order to create anything the user wanted, including air, food, water and shelter.
There was also the Order of Revan, a secret society based on the Sith capital of Dromund
Kaas, where they trained in both the light and dark sides of the force.
The Emperor meanwhile continued to grow his power, discovering a darkside ritual called
essence transfer, which allowed him to abandon his physical form in favour of moving his
consciousness through various host bodies, discarding them when they grew weak from dark
side corruption.
Putting this into practice, each body he inhabited became known as the Emperor’s Voice.
Yet even with all his power and abilities, Vitiate grew increasingly unsatisfied with
life as a Sith Emperor, seeing past their petty dogma and doctrine to understand the
true potential of the force went far beyond the light and dark sides.
He then found an opportunity to test out his new ideas, when he learned about an ancient
armada known as the Eternal Fleet, consisting of automated ships wreaking havoc in Wild
Space.
Leaving a part of himself behind to control the Sith Empire though the Emperor’s Voice,
his consciousness went in search of the Eternal fleet, which eventually led him to the unknown
regions and the planet of Zakuul.
Taking over the body of a warrior named Valkorion, he used the fleet to create a new superpower,
built without the constraints of jedi and sith philosophies.
Ruling as an immortal Emperor, he founded the Eternal Empire, where he trained the Knights
of zakkul as a new class of warriors wielding lightsaber pikes, who saw the force as a practical
tool for justice and nothing more, using them as a police and military force.
In this way, the being once known as Vitiate, now ruled over the Sith and the Eternal Empires,
splitting his attention between both.
Though Revan succeeded in delaying the invasion of the Republic for three centuries, the Emperor
eventually went through with his plans, initiating the Great Galactic War in 3681 BBY.
Yet to his grave disappointment, the Sith Empire was unable to win a quick victory,
leading to a 28 year war that only ended because Revan’s continued influence encouraged a
cessation of hostilities.
Yet even so, the Emperor was determined to negotiate from a position of strength, and
so in 3653 BBY, while Sith representatives met with republic officials on Alderaan, Imperial
forces invaded and sacked the enemy capital of Coruscant.
As news of this conquest made its way to Alderaan, the republic delegation felt they had no choice
but to allow the victorious Empire to dictate terms for the treaty of Coruscant.
Yet even after suffering a humiliating defeat, resulting in a number of territorial concessions,
the galaxy was still divided between the two powers, leading to several years of tense
cold war.
Despite winning the war and ruling over two great superpowers, the Emperor’s focus eventually
evolved beyond galactic conquest, as he proved ever more eager for power and terrified of
death.
Therefore, his ultimate goal was to perform a final dark side ritual, with the aim of
eliminating all life in the galaxy, leaving him as a truly immortal being, alone and unchallenged
in the vastness of space.
However, his greater desires were ultimately tempered and restrained by the hero Revan,
who continued to endure terrible suffering as a prisoner in order to maintain his mental
connection and influence over the Emperor.
Yet after 3 centuries of pain and torment, his body could endure no more and would soon
wither away, leaving the Emperor free to pursue his evil plans.
Seeing the end drawing near for her beloved mentor, the spirit of Meetra Surik, departed
for a time, in order to seek out Jedi master Oteg of the Repubic, who she convinced to
organize a strike team that might rescue Revan and save his life.
Though the former jedi and sith lord was horrified to learn he was free, as this meant his influence
over the Emperor was at an end, the spirit of Meetra explained that his strength was
failing, and now at least he could rejoin the fight to defeat their enemy once and for all.