Mission to Korriban (Second Imperial Civil War)

This mission took place in 137 ABY during the Second Imperial Civil War. It was carried out by Imperial Knight Antares Draco with the aid of Ganner Krieg and Jedi Shado Vao to rescue Princess Marasiah Fel from the clutches of the One Sith and Darth Havok, who was formerly Eshkar Niin, Draco's former master, and whom Draco believed to be dead in their last encounter.

Prelude
As Azlyn Rae and Jedi Master Rasi Tuum returned to Bastion without Princess Marasiah Fel, Antares Draco became furious, with Rasi and Vao trying to counsel him. The argument had ended, however, when Emperor Roan Fel summoned them all to his quarters. Fel worried that Marasiah knew all of the Empire's codes, and gave Draco three hours to form a rescue plan. If he could not rescue her, his orders were to kill her. Draco returned to his quarters and consulted the holocron of his former master, Eshkar Niin. Ganner Krieg followed him and advised him to control his anger, but Draco instead called on old advice of Niin's and chose to focus his anger in order to rescue the princess.

Arrival and skirmish on Korriban
With Krieg and Vao posing as his captives, Draco used his anger to help disguise himself as a Sith, also covering his skin with false Sith tattoos and donning imitation Sith armor. The three went to Korriban, where Draco bullied a Neimoidian Sith into allowing them access to the Sith Chambers of Persuasion. As the Sith guards showed the disguised Sith around, they came across the princess, who was recovering from Darth Havok's torturing. Just then, Draco, Krieg and Vao seized the lightsabers of several Sith guards via telekinesis. The trio quickly disposed of them, and Draco cradled an injured Marasiah in his arms. She lashed out at him, however, believing that he had known of Niin's survival. Niin, now Darth Havok, had been torturing Marasiah, and Draco was shocked to hear that his former Master lived. Vao forestalled any further discussion by insisting that they return to their ship, a short trip that saw all four of them participate in the massacre of more Sith. When they cut their way through enough Sith to clear a path to the ship, Draco informed his allies that he would remain behind and allow them to take off. Marasiah protested, telling him that she had realized he wasn't in league with the Sith, but Draco had made peace with the idea of dying to protect her. Krieg had to restrain her on their way to the ship as a new group of Sith rushed at Draco.

A Fallen Imperial Knight
"Impressive! I always knew you had a talent for death, Antares." "Eshkar Niin. So the princess was right—You do live. I thought I had killed you when we last met. You deserved death. You deprived Sia of her mother." "Her death was regrettable, but necessary. You should have made certain of my demise, Antares. I thought I taught you better than that. And my name is now Darth Havok. Try to remember that. Your markings look good on you, Antares. Truer, too, than you believe. There has always been a darkness in you. You are better suited to Korriban than Bastion. As I will prove." "Try it. I look foward to the chance to kill you again, Niin—They can lay you in a tomb next to your master, Krayt."

- Darth Havok and Antares Draco before their duel

Draco slaughtered all of his attackers, only to be advanced upon by Havok himself. As they traded banter, Havok remarked that Draco's anger would suit him well as a Sith. Draco was simply eager for the chance to finally kill his former Master, and the two locked lightsabers. Both of them used anger to fuel their attack, and as such, both felt the will of Darth Krayt, which the surviving Dark Lord was projecting across the galaxy. Draco was horrified that Krayt was alive, and Havok used this to his advantage. Saying that feeling Krayt's will proved that he should join the Sith, Havok gave his former student a final chance to join turn. But Draco refused, insisting that he would rather die fighting him. Havok then blasted him with Force lightning, defeating him. Both Krieg and Marasiah felt his "death" in the Force, and Vao reflected that a good man had fallen.

Aftermath
Princess Fel was successfully returned to Bastion, where she, alongside Krieg and Vao, participated in a ceremony to honor both Draco and the Imperial Knights fallen on Agamar. Unbeknownst to them, Draco had survived. He was imprisoned by his former Master and subjected to torture. He was later frozen in carbonite.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Legacy 49: Extremes, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Legacy 50: Extremes, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Legacy&mdash;War 1
 * Star Wars: Legacy&mdash;War 2
 * Star Wars: Legacy&mdash;War 3