Obi Wan says that he no longer believes that Anakin can be saved but the MINUTE Anakin says āI made a mistake being evil :/ā Obi Wan is right there to whisk him off to the force afterlife.
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Anakinās Fortress (book 2 of 3) Wattpad and AO3
Chapter 20
Admiral Thrawn climbs out of the fancy transport and turns back to me with a hand held out. I move carefully, my dress so expensive I'm appalled. To my irritation, Anakin knew exactly what I would choose and only offered the most expensive ones in this style. I only agreed when he showed me an image of the party locationāwhich reeks of wealth.
It's black, of course. It pours straight to the floor, soft and loose and understated. There's a thick silk hem circling my body just under my breasts, which are covered in a triangular-shaped fabric that is held up by tiny straps. My back is exposed, and my heels hidden beneath the dress are short and, quite frankly, comfortable.
Simple, not restrictive, but in Anakin's words, still 'fuckable.' I like to think he meant beautiful, but whatever.
"I don't want to do this," I mumble softly to Thrawn.
"I'm not particularly fond of these social events either," he says in an even tone. "But they can be rather enlightening if you pay attention."
"Exactly how drunk am I allowed to get?"
He gives me a tiny grin. "Not much."
"That's what I figured."
I try to breathe normally but the closer we get to the doors, the closer I get to simply bolting.
"Kat," the admiral says in a harsh snap. I look at him with wide eyes. "You have two options. Stay nervous and miss things or pull yourself together and represent Lord Vader."
I clear my throat, oddly comforted by his ultimatum. "Which one attracts the least attention?" I ask with a small snicker. Thrawn isn't one to joke, however.
"You are not here to shy away from attention. You are as much an alien to these people as I am. If you are going to flee, do it now."
I glare at him, and his eyes flick to me, revealing nothing. I straighten and purse my lips. "You're trying to tell me you don't want to turn around and claim to have a stomach bug, sir?" His lips waver ever so slightly.
"Every time," he admits.
"You are trying to get me annoyed, aren't you?"
"Your reaction is your own. I am simply trying to advise you."
I let out a little hmph. "I'm the advisor," I say with the same tone as him. Joking isn't as fun with someone so serious.
"You will tell me who people are before they speak to me, and you will tell me what is relevant." If he wants me to do this, we'll do it.
"Of course. You will introduce yourself as Darth Vader's chief of security."
"Don't you think people will find that unbelievable?"
"Yet it is the truth, and Vader's threat to the Second Sister is well known." Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.
"Am I going to be out of place because I'm not military?" I ask while eying his pristine white dress uniform. Honestly, I didn't know anything could be so white.
His lips turn up slightly. "I'm afraid you might not understand: Vader is not an official military person either." I frown. How could I not know that?
"He said he was the commander in chief."
"He is," Thrawn says cooly. "But he does what he wants and doesn't concern himself with the day-to-day running of the branches. His voice is as good as the Emperor's."
"Wait, that would mean..." I trail off.
"That under the right circumstances, an order from you could be seen as an order from our Emperor, yes."
I balk at him, my mouth open and my eyes wide. Boy, would my father be pissed.
He seems to take in my expression.
"I'm simply pointing out that, no, your official standing amidst the military sectors is not in question. Plus, this is not solely military. You will meet many politicians and people who spend time around them." We are almost to the door, so I figure I'm running out of time to ask questions.
"Am I supposed to be sly? Friendly? Stand-offish?"
"The second most powerful person in the galaxy relies on you."
I want to roll my eyes, as that is no answer at all.
"Understood," I mutter. He looks over at me wearing a sly grin and motions for me to enter before him with a slight bow. Is he reveling in my discomfort right now?
"My lady."
I take a breath. Fuck it. If these people want something to talk about, I'll give it to them.
Itās happening! Itās time! Todayās the dayyy!
Thatās right, I launched the sequel to Vaderās Fortress, Anakinās Fortress.
Itās currently on Wattpad, and Iām getting it up on A03 now. Will update with two chapters daily!
Find it on Wattpad here! Hereās a little blurb for you all. (Blurbs are hardāthat is all.)
Kat
I am no one. A shadow. Insignificant. Or at least, that's what I was taught to be.
I could not have predicted that it was exactly this, the shell I lived inside, that would one day cause Darth Vader to pull me into his world, one of deceit, violence, and...love?
Even Anakin could not have known that he would remove the scales off of my shell, little by little, until I was standing before the Empire with nothing to hide behind.
But as I stood in the light, it is the appearance of my own shadow that was least expected. As it turns out, the closer one gets to the spotlight, the bigger their shadow.
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Anakin
There was a time when I believed in the Jedi. For a while, I believed in the Sith, too.
If a woman brought down my faith in one, I suppose it is only right a woman would bring down the other, too.
But, I'm better this time. Older. Experienced. Knowledgeable.
I wouldn't give up everything for a woman again, right?
The dark deed you requested of me is done, my lord.
Thatās right! Fortress Vader is fully up on Wattpad and is up on AO3, full chapters will be up by tonight.
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Only three chapters left and Vaderās Fortress will be complete. Iām not crying.
IāM CRYING
No, seriously, I ran out of my anti-sad pills last week so yesterday I cried at like every chapter I edited. š All artists are a little mentally ill, yeah? š
Anyway. If youāve been waiting to read it until itās completeā¦nowās your chance. Itāll be finished tomorrow morning!
A Vader Dark Romance
The end of the Clone Wars didn't come with a cease fire and peace treaty. It came all at once, wit...
I have inventory today at work, but Iām still working on getting the story on AO3. So if your anti-Wattpad, Iām so sorry for the wait šš
Ahsoka keeps raving about Anakin and how great he was as her master when weāre all like girlā¦ā¦ this is Darth Murder and Resentmentā¦. he would have cut you in half if you had been in the temple that night and told him he was wrong to kill people and you know it
#obi-wan and her are like 'anakin died at 22ā¦ what an amazing man he wasā¦. such a tragedyā¦.#wish we could have seen what he would have becomeā¦..
no I don't think you understand how fucking complex anakin's whole story is because he is the compassionate, altruistic, loving and fearless light side he is also reckless and impatient and cruel monster feared by the whole empire. yes he was manipulated and his story was a tragedy and by the crucial end when he tried to do the right thing he had to choose between duty and love and he choose love because it was all he ever wanted from the misery life he had yet at the same time this choice turn all his passion into hatred and there was no space left for love that was not treated as weaknesses so he murdered his older brother that have always trusted him he stop listening to padme even though he did it all for her he blamed ahsoka for what he became but he knew it was all himself because it was - yes there was still good in him but it didn't erase everything he did willingly as vader. because he was the chosen one and as the chosen one he could be both brutally kind and astonishing cruel at the same damn time to the point that in death he managed to control those two sides as the prophecy told, as the Father told him. anakin skywalker has the balance of the force within himself so no wonder he could only manage such power when he had no body to limit him.
Ope. Anakinās story breaks my HEART. Maybe thatās why I loved writing Vaderās Fortress so much. My chance at finding his redemption? Maybeā¦ā¦ā¦
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