Duel on the Temple of the Ancients

The Duel on the Temple of the Ancients was a duel during the Jedi Civil War.

Prelude
After a duel, Bastila Shan was defeated and captured by Darth Malak who took her to Lehon, where she rejected Malak's continued attempts to turn her. But after subjecting her to torture for a week, Malak eventually succeeded in forcing her to give in to her hate and fall to the dark side. She became convinced that the Council was holding her back, using her, and so she took her place as the Dark Lord's apprentice, replacing the slain Darth Bandon. Revan had collected the five Star Maps he needed to locate the Star Forge, but as the Ebon Hawk approached the space station, a disruptor field damaged its hyperdrive and the ship barely made it to the nearby planet without joining the wreckage that covered the surface. Juhani suggested to search the other downed ships for the parts the Ebon Hawk needed to take off, but the disruptor field still needed to be deactivated. The possible whereabouts of its generator was found by the droid T3-M4, which detected energy readings on the ship's sensors that seemed to be coming from the Temple of the Ancients. The Elders granted Revan access to the temple, but tradition had it he should go alone; however, when both Juhani and Jolee Bindo received a premonition warning them of great danger laying inside, they insisted on accompanying Revan and struggled to persuade the Rakata to allow them to. It turned out to be the right decision, as the temple was infested with numerous Dark Jedi, Sith Masters, acolytes, and battle droids who had been sent to the temple by Darth Malak, they discovered an ancient computer terminal which gave them the secrets to the Star Forge and the way to disable the disruptor field that brought them down to Rakata Prime in the first place. When the redeemed Jedi Revan came to the summit to deactivate the shield, which prevented the Ebon Hawk from taking off, along with Jolee and Juhani, they encountered what they least expected: a former Jedi named Bastila Shan, corrupted by the dark side.

History
Shan reunited with Revan atop the Temple, though under unexpected circumstances. Shan told Revan, Jolee, and Juhani that she had sworn allegiance to Malak and was now his apprentice, declaring that she would aid Malak in taking over the galaxy. She engaged all three of them in a lightsaber duel, but was no match for the three Jedi. Shan threw a Force wave at the three in order to save herself from defeat. After seeing how powerful Revan was despite what the Council had done to him, she came to believe Revan deserved to be the Dark Lord of the Sith.

Shan attempted to persuade him to reclaim his former title, reminding Revan of all the Jedi Council had done to him. Revan was forced to grapple with the dark legacy of his former self, with Shan reminding him that she could sense his thoughts through the Force bond linking them. Revan stated that there was something more than the Force between them: love. Shan denied this, however, claiming that the only thing between them was the Force and power. Shan beckoned Revan to join her, to reclaim the Sith Empire and take revenge on Malak. Revan demanded to know how he could trust her after she had already betrayed him. Shan informed him that she need not deny herself anything anymore, and would stand by his side gladly as his lover and apprentice. Claiming that she would be "utterly yours", she told Revan that they could defeat Malak together. Revan calmed himself, his resolve strenghtened by Jolee and Juhani, made the choice of a true Jedi, and rejected Shan's offer of power. Angered at her failure to turn Revan, Shan retreated to the Star Forge where she and Revan eventually had their final battle. Revan deactivated the disruptor field generated from the summit, and followed Shan to the space station.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic