Headcanon where Anakin survives Myrkr because Jacen and Jaina save his life rather than abandon him, but then he has to placed into a medically-induced coma in order to ensure he lasts long enough to make it back to friendly territory. Lowie carries him on his back, Jacen and Jaina split command of the team (with Jacen being captured the same way, uncertain if his brother’s going to make it) and Tahiri is entrusted with Anakin’s lightsaber just before he gets put under as a sign of his trust.
As Anakin is forced to have extensive surgery in order to recover, Jaina still undergoes her ‘dark side arc’, since Anakin being comatose constantly reminds her of just how close she came to losing him (not to mention she’s already struggling with Jacen’s supposed death). Meanwhile, Tahiri is wracked with psychological problems as she’s forced to join Corran (Anakin’s master in this setting) and the Wraiths on a mission to Coruscant to investigate rumours of the Jedi-supporting heresy among the Yuuzhan Vong, since Riina has resurfaced in her mind and Anakin, the only person who fully trusted her despite her having been Shaped, is now virtually dead to the world. However, meeting Nen Yim and learning of the Jeedai heresy that she and Anakin unwittingly inspired allows her to gradually come to terms with her dual identity, ultimately merging her two personalities into a single being much like what happens in the canonical events of the Force Heretic trilogy.
As this is happening, Anakin is essentially trapped in a ‘limbo’ between life and death due to the intense nature of his injuries, observing the war’s events but unable to do anything about it. This causes him to struggle with both the dark side and his own doubts about himself, all the while a mysterious Force ghost tries guiding him through his own memories to help Anakin confront his demons regarding Chewie’s death, Tahiri’s shaping and other personal tragedies of the war. This ghost - eventually revealed to be the spirit of Anakin Skywalker - has a final conversation with Anakin Solo about not allowing the pressures of prophecy and expectations define him as the elder Anakin did, with the elder Anakin reminding his grandson that his master, Obi-Wan’s name lives on as well, and that the legacy of the Jedi extends far beyond just the two of them. The scent then cuts to a young Ben Skywalker sleeping in Mara’s arms as Anakin regains consciousness, with a renewed spirit and a body that (thanks to extensive internal cybernetic modifications) is stronger than ever before. He and Tahiri subsequently reunite when she, the Wraiths and Corran return with a number of Jeedai heretics (or Freed Ones, as they come to be called), and the pair then go on to help the rogue Yuuzhan Vong develop as a fighting force while their leadership becomes an unofficial member of the Galactic Alliance, ultimately helping to establish the new Yuuzhan Vong government once the war ends.



















