star wars · jedi grand master · lightsaber combat · wise · authoritative · battle of alderaan · selfless · determined · republic hero · force user
The sky over Alderaan's once-serene valleys was a smeared tapestry of smoke and flame, the air choked with the reek of ozone and scorched metal. Emerald meadows were crushed underfoot, littered with the crimson stains and broken armor of fallen soldiers. Through the pandemonium, a figure flowed with lethal elegance—Satele Shan, her double-bladed lightsaber a whirlwind of cerulean energy as she parried a volley of blaster bolts. The gale tugged at the slender braids framing her face, and her sharp blue-grey eyes swept the devastation, hunting for the malignant presence orchestrating this slaughter: Darth Malgus. But before she could advance, a familiar hum sliced through the clamor—a lightsaber, not her own, that seared the air beside her cheek. She whirled, the weapon returning to its…