Third Order | video

[the_revanchist]

[The feed turns on to reveal the ever-enigmatic masked figure most of you know as Darth Revan. His voice holds a sort of eerie charm, and regardless if you want to listen or not, you're going to. The voice is firm and without doubts and almost... apologetic.] I believe most, if not all of you, have many questions as to your purpose here, how I

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[choseherownway]

We don't have to fight for you, but we can - and will - fight against you.

[the_revanchist]

You've been given free will for a reason.

[choseherownway]

You won't win.

[the_revanchist]

That depends on perspective, Miss Evans. In order to lose, you would need to know my end goals and persist in keeping me from attaining them.

That's unlikely.

[failedhorribly]

[a long pause]

That is a very nice mask.

[the_revanchist]

The Mandalorians are quite fond of such accessories.

[failedhorribly]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume you're not a Mandalorian?

[the_revanchist]

The mask was a trophy.

[its_likealchemy]

Hate to burst your bubble, space mage, but I'm a lover, not a fighter. [a beat] Besides, it's a little hard to fight a war when you strip people of their weapons.

[the_revanchist]

Everyone contributes to a war in their own way. We no more expect a newscaster to take up the sword than we expect a trained soldier to become a moisture farmer.

You will find new weapons to suit your purpose, but as you said. You are a lover.

[its_likealchemy]

Huh. You actually answered. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised. In my experience, most kidnappers usually don't bother after they've made their demands, which, well, you'll forgive me if that's more or less what that sounded like. "You don't even need to fight for me to do my work" and all.

[he shrugs]

And yes, yes I did. [he pauses] Did I mention my bow? I loved her.

[the_revanchist]

It wasn't a very horrific demand, now was it? You're not a prisoner in chains, in any case. Have I truly wronged any of you? I have brought you to this place, gave you a greater purpose in helping this galaxy in any way you see fit. I even bring your loved ones back from the beyond. Yet I'm the one many wish to hate.

[Revan nods.] Perhaps a deal can be made, your bow returned to you.

[slayerdom]

You have a problem with the system, you should have found another way to deal with it. You're not doing yourself any favors by waging an unnecessary war and getting people killed over this.

I don't care who turns against us, I'm not on your side or the Republic's. I'm on the side that gets you to stop messing with the Force and send us all home where we belong before you do some serious damage to your universe.

The Force doesn't want us here. You do. And you're messing with things that I'm pretty sure you don't understand to make it happen. [ Not like she understands the Force at all -- but her video feed from her time as a Time Lord and her conversations with Jacen have her pretty confident in this fact. ]

[the_revanchist]

This war is far from unnecessary, by any means. People are killed everyday, and yet you place the blame on me for their deaths. And in war, even the innocent end up slaughtered for the greater good.

Believe me, I am well in control of what I'm doing. If the Force didn't wish for me to do this, would I have been able to do it? [He's so charming. :'|]

[slayerdom]

In a war that you started. All of these lives, all of this is on your hands.

So, you found a way to manipulate the Force without getting an instantaneous smackdown. Congratulations. That doesn't mean you get carte blanche to do whatever you want with it. This isn't balance. This is about power and the fact that you like having it. Power over the Republic. Power over the Council. Power over us.

[the_revanchist]

This war began long ago, when the Order decided to not lift a finger.

I never claimed to be seeking balance in the Force. There would be a serious flaw in my logic if I attempted to say that I am bringing balance to it. No, I've tilted that balance, I'm afraid. Necessarily.

[There's a pause.] That angers you, knowing that I have power over each of you.

[freevoicing]

For needing us, you have a weird way of expressing it.

[the_revanchist]

Do I?

[freevoicing]

Sounds to me like you're using us as scapegoats while executing your masterplan. Which is a kind of need, I guess. But I wonder what you're gonna do if your plan backfires.

[the_revanchist]

Master plan? You give me little credit. This is just one plan of many.