We start off on a prisoner complex on Selvaris. Pash Cracken and Judder Page are amongst the captives. A Ryn brings them a "holowafer" containing an encrypted mathematical message for Alliance command. Three Bith and a Jenet memorize the equation in the instant it is displayed. The four bravely escape through a secret tunnel, take hidden speeder bikes, and race off with the Vong in pursuit.
Han and Leia are on a rescue mission to rendevous with the escapees and their message. In a thrilling chase, the Falcon rescues the surviving Jenet and the message. Malik Carr is the commander of the Selvaris prison and is furious. He tells the captives that the escape failed and punishes them by putting them in the droid immolation pit.
At Alliance command, the message is decrypted - the Vong are planning a huge sacrifice on Coruscant of Alliance prisoners - Cracken and Page (who have survived) are amongst those to be taken.
Dead insects rain on Yuuzhan`tar - another mistake by the World brain. Shmirra is addressing the elite of the YV and it is obvious that they all grow concerned with his decisions and the war. He has appointed four seers - one from each caste and primary god. He presents ten specially bred warriors - slayers - created as bodyguards to Shmirra and worthy opponents for the Jedi. Those present fear they are abominations. The slayers have amazing abilities against "normal" arrioirs - they can take injuries and even direct scoring from lightsabers. (Yes that is Anakin/Ganner`s lambent saber). Nom Anor is now prefect of Yuzzantar- he seems to have no faith in the gods beyond his own power - he thinks he has outgrown them and no longer needs them.
Zonama Sekot is still in the unknown regions. Sekot-Jabitha tells luke and mara that it is reassessing whether or not to return to known space. Danni reports that Harrar has been found alive. Malik Carr is transferring prisoners from Selvaris when Alliance starfighters attack. Jaina, Han, Leia and co attack the convoy and rescue the prisoners. YV reinforcements arrive including the slayers in their seriously enhanced coralskippers. The falcon is near-trashed by one of them and flees to hyperspace... with the slayers in close pursuit.
Harrar tells luke that in the final days of Quoreal`s reign, a living world had been discovered. Ancient texts said the world would be the YV`s undoing so Quoreal did not want to invade the SW galaxy. This was the opportunity for Shmirra to overthrow him, unite the bickering vong to invade, and hide all knowledge of the living planet. The falcon has jumped to Callula, a world near Mon Calimari. Pursued by the slayers, it arrives at the relative safety of a space station. Malik Carr is promoted to Supreme Commander and suggests attacking Callula (surprise).
On the station, Han hears a familiar voice... a man called "Hurn" denies knowing him... I wonder who that could be? The station is attacked, and han is being strangled by a warrior when its head explodes, hit by a *rocket dart*. A group of mandalorian warriors is wasting the vong invaders (really cool) - its Boba Fett! Nom Anor returns as the Prophet to some shamed ones (he has heard that they are going to spoil the sacrifice ceremony) and tries to placate them into accepting their position. His presence, however, excites them and Kunra intends to lead them towards a bright future regardless of Nom Anor.
The Falcon escapes the doomed space station. Bizarrely, Cracken and Page stay behind to be captured again. Fett messages Han "Just wanted to remind you, Solo, that my personal fight was always with the Jedi. You were nothing more than cargo"
Harrar is overcome by ZS - it is a world of symbiosis, not competition and war. What changed the YV asked luke? The YV were invaded by a technological race and used the living resources of their "gods" for aid. But after defeating the threat, they became conquerors of other species and civilisations. Luke and co talk to Sekot. Jacen asks Harrar why the YV left their galaxy... they were banished for their infatuation with war and conquest! Jacen asked did the gods banish you from the Force? Luke realises that a power (their gods) separated the YV with their original symbiosis... with their original homeworld. Sekot agrees - they have been stripped of the force!
The sacrifice takes place but is ambushed by Shamed heretics - they risk their lives to save the prisoners. In the chaos, Nom Anor notices a masqued figure hiding in the background - Onimi! The falcon arrives at Mon Calimari where most of the Alliance fleet is. They are expecting a big YV strike. The sacrifice was to prepare for the final strike. Yammosks are to be placed on Callula and another planet. But only half the fleet will defend Mon Calimari - the other half is to take back Coruscant!
Nom Anor is at a slaughter of shamed ones and remembers Shmirra`s ascent to power. He was one of a few candidates that might succeed Quoreal on his death. Shmirra was particularly malicious. He even killed his own twin (hmm). Shmirra and his followers killed Quoreal and his elite. Han agrees to take a strike team to Caluula to take out the Yammosk there. The team pose as scientists to study unique natural phenomenon there- this is partly true. This was permitted under Callula`s surrender deal. In the team is a real Ho`Din scientist who reveres life and a slimy Bothan... The huge YV fleet is meanwhile launched. On callula, the party is attacked by YV warriorsm but they are curiously easy to defeat...
Jaina is in the first line to engage the YV fleet and the odds are really bad. On ZS, Jacen speaks to Vergere-Sekot. It supports the Potentium theory of the force like Vergere - there is no dark side, only dark evil actions. Sekot is going back to known space. On callula, the team notice that local creatures are dying, and find a downed coralskipper. When they reach the Yammosk complex, but are attacked by the slayers - none can be killed and they are powerful. Han is bitten by an amphistaff and everyone is captured - there`s no way he can survive fully potent poison! The prison compound is dying as are local insects. The head shaper (who worked with Nen Yim) tells the slayers that they are beginning to reject their implants because of something on Callula. The Jelly the captives are held in is also beginning to degrade. Han awakends. Malik Carr wants to sacrifice them to the Yammosk... but both Carr and the Yammosk die. I *wonder* what could be killing the Vong?
Han and co are rescued by Lando, Booster and Karrde. ON ZS, Jacen and Luke talk. Luke has always feared the full power of the force. It is the unifying force they both seek to discover. Kyp realises that alpha red has been unleashed and the Bothan intelligence agent confirms it. But it has killed local species as well as YV. The escaping Vong shaper and her ship are going to Coruscant so they must be stopped.
On Yuzzantar, there are earthquakes. Hello Zonama Sekot! All the Vong know what this represents.
Han, Leia and the main Jedi arrive on ZS. Sekot is to create living ships for the Jedi. The shamed ones on Yuzzantar are excited because they believe that the prophecy has come true - its effects on the planet are plain to see with the planet falling to pieces. Shmirra is mad with ZS` arrival and tells Nom Anor that the gods have allied with the Jedi and so he must turn them against each other - Yun Harla is to be venerated to make the other gods jealous of her.
Alliance command realises that the chaos with ZS arrival makes it the perfect time to strike Coruscant. It is announced that Admiral Ackbar has just died (presumably from natural causes). The seed-partner ritual from Rogue Planet has been repeated on the new Jedi order but no seeds would bond with Jaina. Shmirra is once again addressing the eliet - he addresses their concerns about ZS. He lies that the eighth cortex (Yun Harla speaking) told him that the "menacing stranger" of ZS can be defeated by a solution close at hand. The dying slayers and shapers on the alpha red infected ship has arrived in the system and is to be used against ZS!
Jacen remembers his vision from Balance Point and is confused as to what the force wants for the YV. Sekot-Vergere tells him that to tap into the unifying force he will have to surrender his desire to control events. On the way to Coruscant, Wedge`s fleet has liberated Coralug. Jacen, Luke and co discuss the world brain- if they do not get it on their side it will ruin the planet. Jacen has not been able to contact it - Shmirra has been using his influence over it. The infected Shaper ship is dying, so it is swallowed by a larger ship to take over its mission of destroying ZS. The Alliance fleet has moved to Muscave (close to coruscant) to draw out the YV fleet. Some Vong commanders have refused the order to join the main fleet. Jag, Page, Cracken and war droids land on coruscant. Lando and Tendra in Lady luck notice the infected ship heading for ZS.
The Sekotan ships are ready and Luke rallys the Jedi for the final battle. Jacen and Jaina are to fight alongside him. Shmirra hears that coralskippers engaging ZS have met resistance from living ships - with dovin basals and plasma launchers! (Danni has been busy) The enemy using living vessels is an abomination - Shmirra has his four new seers killed for pointing this out. Shmirra blames the shamed ones for the abomination and decrees that all heretics are to be destroyed - at the command of Nom Anor! Shmirra also forces the world brain to set the planet on fire. Han and Leia are to destroy/convince the worldbrain to save the planet.
The heretics, knowing their hour is at hand, are resisting destruction. In the chaos, Nom Anor once again poses as the Prophet and encourages the shamed ones to revolt. The falcon lands on coruscant, meeting Jag and co. Luke, Jacen and Jaina are heading for Shmirra. Han, Leia and Harrar are going to the world brain. Kyp is in a Sekotan ship, but neither the ZS ships, nor the Vong ships will attack each other. Mara, Tahiri and Kenth leave Luke and the twins. The falcon can only access the well of the world brain by flying through a corridor of poisonous brances. Inside, they are ambushed by warriors.
The shamed ones battle is reinforced by Mara, Tahiri, Kenth and alliance commandos - posing a problem for Nom Anor! Tahiri notices him, grabs his cloak with the force and calls Mara. Nom Anor slashes the cloak and runs. Hapan fleets are defending ZS and Lando and Booster identify the infected ship heading towards the planet.
Jacen and co are stopped by two huge Vong creatures on the rampage. Jacen contacts the world brain to placate them and let him control them. Han and Leia have been ambushed by Shmirra`s elite and are to be sacrificed in the well of the world brain. Nas Choka diverts YV ships to destroy the Hapans defending ZS and preventing the infected ship from getting through. Mara corners Nom Anor... she switches off her lightsaber... he tries to stab her, but she avoids all his attacks... she beats him up for all the trouble he has caused - she really beats the crap out of him! He is defeated and begs for mercy at lightsaber-point. "You`re guilty of too many crimes to list, but I won`t be your executioner." Nom Anor tells her about the Aplha Red infected ship. Meanwhile, the Jedi and the heretics have reached the gate of Shmirra`s palace.
Han and Leia are to be sacrificed when shamed ones appear with Mara, nom anor etc. Again there is chaos (Nom Anor strangles High Prefect Drathul who has been pissing him off throughout the book). Jacen has used the massive Vong creature to smash an entrance into Shmirra`s palace. Luke and co begin fighting hordes of warriors there. Meanwhile, the worldbrain has become compliant to Jacen and there is no need to kill it. The Sekotan ships in battle power down and return to the planet - has it been infected?
Luke and the twins have reached Shmirra`s throne room. Dovin basals force Luke to his knees, but Jacen uses his Vongsense to disable their powers. 15 slayers are there and luke beckons them forward. Four go to Luke, four to Jacen, and seven to Jaina, who they perceive to be the weakest. The palace begins tipping about and shaking - the worldbrain at work? Jaina chases Onimi who is trying to escape - he attacks herand bites her, knocking her out for the MILLIONTH TIME IN THE SERIES. Bizarrely... she felt him in the force!!!
On ZS, Dannii ponders that the planet has been infected and is trying to contain the poison from the galaxy. Jacen and Luke defeat the slayers, Luke delving into the force like never before (there is a bit where he seems to stop a Vong with the force and send sparks through him?!) Shmirra attacks and has Luke being crushed by his huge amphistaff and is holding off the head with his hand. Shmirra takes out Anakin/Ganner`s lightsaber to kill Luke. Luke frees his hand to force-grab the lightsaber... but knowingly taking a poisoned bite from the amphistaff! He kills the amphistaff and decapitates Shmirra with the two sabers. Luke is near-dead and throws Anakin`s saber to Jacen and tells him to go after Jaina.
Jacen misses the saber... the vision from Balance point is taking place. Nom Anor, Leia, Mara and co are in the citadel/palace where they find Luke and the dead Shmirra. Luke is trying to heal himself. The ship that is the top of the palace is trying to take off. Is the real supreme overlord dead, wonders Nom Anor?
Jaina is poisoned and hung up. Onimi is on a rant - why has Yun Harla heaped injustices on him? His species vanquished from their galaxy for attempting to rid it of machines and infidels and forced to wonder for generations... He reveals that he grafted Yammosk cells to his neural tissue, giving him the power to manipulate others, but causing him physical deformities. When he saw the SW galaxy, he had made Shmirra his puppet. Jaina realises he can see her through the force. He likens Luke, Jacen, Tahiri and Jaina to the gods he has outgrown who now seek to topple him. He intends to destroy ZS and the whole galaxy!!! Bahaha!
The fortress has taken off with the falcon in pursuit. Jacen faces Onimi and realises that he had been controlling the slayers and also the quakes during the earlier battle. Jacen realises that Onimi was a shaper and that his experiments had caused him to regain the Force. Jacen ponders... he can see Onimi in the Force... can he see Sekot in the Vongsense... he beings to realise something. Onimi has all the poisonous powers of a shaper and absolute control over his ship and Jacen senses that the duel ahead will test his fealty to the will of the force. "Stand firm" says Anakin from beyond the grave...
ANAKIN SKYWALKER THAT IS!
Onimi sends objects flying to Jacen, but he deflects them... Onimi tries to bring the roof down on Jacen, but Jacen is stronger... Onimi attacks Jacen. He, like Vergere, can uses his body`s electricity to create molecules and compounds to create poisons. Jacen puts his hands up, discharging electrical energy, and sending toxins into Jacen. But Jacen becomes invisible in the Force to Onimi - a being of light - he surrenders completely to the force. He understands that the Vong once lived in symbiosis with their homeworld. By cutting away the bond from their home they isolated themselves from the force. His force and vongsense have converged. Jacen reaches a state of bliss, knowing he would never reach that place again. Onimi begins to wane, his body straightening, but then his body corroding and dissolving through its own poisons. Leia has seen it all and sees that Jacen has seemed to age by around 5 years. At that instant, the ship begins dying. The heroes must get out, and Nom Anor shepherds them into an escape pod - Jacen realises he is leading them to waste disposal... Han pulls a blaster on him and Nom Anor spits poison at Han... Jacen intercepts, but Nom Anor is to use knockout gas from a false finger... shame that Leia cuts off his hand! Nom Anor is left on the ship - "I will die here with Onimi, for we have been two of a kind from the start."
Nas Choka finds that the Vong ships are disintegrating... it is over. On ZS, strange creatures/ships appear and take down all the craft in the vicinity. Vong coralskippers integrate with the ground, and Vong weapons run into the woods (seriously)
Epilogue - The New Order
Coruscant is taken. On ZS, Jacen has helped Luke heal. Jabitha-Sekot reveals that Zonama is the seed of Yuzzhantar (the homeworld) and that the YV were/are its symbionts. The original homeworld has probably been destroyed in retribution for stripping them of the force and casting them from their galaxy. Before ZS` parent died, it sent a seed to this galaxy. When YV scouts first entered the SW galaxy they were genetically drawn to the planet, as they were when it hid in the Unknown Regions.
Nas Choka surrenders to the Alliance, and expects death or enslavement. What then is to be done with the warrior caste? Zonama Sekot is to be the custodian of the YV. It is to return to the Unknown Regions to a star system the Vong can colonise. The terms of surrender is that all hostilities are ended and that the world brain is persuaded to reverse some of the changes it has wrought. And yes, the Alliance is happy for a dhuryam to rest at the centre of their galaxy.
Luke has begun to perceive the Vong in the force. The capital of the Alliance is to be Denon (I think this is the world Zam Wessel from ep2 is from), a core world. Nas Choka has sent all Vong Warriors and weapons into Coruscant`s sun! The Vong are now on ZS and are to begin help restoring the damaged areas from the incursion 50 years ago. The Force wants the Vong to return to symbiosis with ZS. Luke tells all the Jedi that the days of the academy on Yavin are over. They must explore the unifying force - it is not about light or dark, but following the will of the force. The Jedi are no longer to be the policemen of the galaxy - they must give thought as to how they are to serve the force. In a discussion between Lando, Karrde etc we find out that Boba Fett and his mandalorian friends have been helping to liberate different worlds.
Tahiri and Tekli are to stay on YV. Jacen is to search for answers. Jag wants Jaina to go to Csilla with him. He is to be the CEDF liason to the Alliance. They both love each other, and Jaina wants to be a diplomatic envoy, but she cannot go with him... their paths will cross she knows. Paelleon gives Leia the Killik Twilight painting from Alderaan (Thrawn got it in Tatooine Ghost) and she decides to hang it in the Falcon! ZS leaves... "She`s leaving" says Luke, hearing Obi Wan from beyond the grave. Ben crys. Luke knows he is meant to be there some day (earlier vision of him flying ship of strange design).
The heroes are on Kashykk to honour Chewbacca. Anakin`s lightsaber is placed inside a statue of Chewie. Time for a lovely holiday, don`t you think?!
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