The Final Showdown

[Saul Perth]

Mustafar, an unappreciative eye would simply discard the planet as a lifeless rock. To a knowledgeable person though, the planet's molten blood was rich in materials, materials now in the hands of the self-titled Lord Saul Perth. He could use these materials to enhance his growing army of assassin droids, allowing him to better take up his campaign of terror against the weak Empire that claimed to rule the galaxy.

The still fledgling Alliance for a New Republic, while not approving of his actions, had decided to stand aside and allow Saul to commit his acts of terror, they simply could not spare the resources. The more staunchly moral Jedi Order had different plans, and had sent a Jedi Knight and his Padawan learner to Mustafar to negotiate with him, hoping for a peaceful solution. After several days of no contact, the Order sent a second ship, one which Saul now strode to meet on one of the facility's outer landing pads.

Lord Perth was wearing a heavy black cloak over his armored tunic, despite the intense heat radiating from the planet's surface. With forceful, determined steps, the fallen Knight marched onto the pad. His once clear blue eyes, now colored an almost glowing gold, locked onto the ship's boarding ramp as it began to open, loosing the signature hiss of decompression.