Title: Veil of Shadows
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Category: AU, angst, romance
Timeframe: OT; around time of ANH
Summary: A strange tale where the good guys are bad, the Empire has won, and a Sith adept pursues the girl of his nightmares.
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Wow! No, he's not a true Sith. Unlike Leia it seems. And I loved that Vader didn't break into his mind.
Shira's help is a nice twist! If it was Palpatine's final order to her I wonder about his reasons.
> Found someone, you have, I would say.
Yes! Indeed she has. :)
All this definitely begs for a sequel. :)
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She's definitely crafty, and she had Luke's number from the beginning. ;)
Shira's help is a nice twist! If it was Palpatine's final order to her I wonder about his reasons.
It stands to reason that if the Emperor would give Mara a last command, why not his other Hands? :D As for his reasons... well, I guess there's always the sequel!
All this definitely begs for a sequel. :)
Yes it does indeed. It might be a little while before I get it up and running, but I do plan on writing a sequel to this. :)
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I loved that Leia killed Palpatine. Vader is her father but he should be careful of a Sith Leia.
Great job.
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:D Not to worry, there will be a sequel! *dances*
I loved that Leia killed Palpatine. Vader is her father but he should be careful of a Sith Leia.
Yes, she makes for a dangerous Sith. We haven't yet seen what her real relationship with her father is like - is she truly loyal? Or will she betray him as she betrayed Luke? All this and more in the sequel! ;)
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I cannot tell you exactly how satisfying this was to read. The ending was pitch-perfect. Far too many multi-chaptered fics end up fizzling out in the end, but yours didn't. You kept up full steam ahead, stringing out the mystery and suspense beautifully.
I love that Luke wanted to protect Mara, even at the risk to his own life. And that Mara carries her 'new hope' to Dagobah and Yoda.
This was a wonderful story and now that it's done, I'd like to rec it on crack_van next month, if that's okay with you. More people need to read this. :)
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Thank you for the warm response. It's quite amazing how the ending came together for me as a I was writing it. About half way through the story, I started working on the ending because it was just clear where this had to go. I had originally hoped to leave it as a short story, but as things progressed, I realized there was so much more to tell. The ending is meant to imitate ESB - suddenly you're hit with this startling revelation, and then it's pretty much over. There has to be a sequel; there's no two ways about it. So I'm really glad that it worked and that it had such an impact on you!
I love that Luke wanted to protect Mara, even at the risk to his own life. And that Mara carries her 'new hope' to Dagobah and Yoda.
What'll really be interesting is seeing how Mara and Yoda ( ... )
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