(3rd Person POV)
Mustafar - the place where Jedi go to die.
Once a garden world nourished by the Bright Star artefact, its orbit was shifted when the Bright Star's energies were unleashed in an attempt to bring the dead back to life. The resulting gravimetric duel between the gas giants Jestefad and Lefrani over Mustafar heated the planet's core, transforming the lush world into an imbalanced volcanic hellscape.
Vader returned to the site of his greatest defeat and, with the help of the ancient Sith Lord Darth Momin, erected the massive monolith Fortress Vader to serve as his personal sanctum, built on the site of the former Sith temple. The fiery world was the final resting place for many victims of the Great Jedi Purge, and roughly six years ago, Vader had attempted to use the Dark Side powers and bring his deceased wife back from the dead.
And this is what he is doing right now, although not precisely.
Vader walks into the Sith cave below Fortress Vader and looks at the contraption he destroyed six years ago. It was something Momin created: a portal. A tear through the Force, a gateway between life and death, pierces the veil of time and space. This portal could hypothetically lead to other dimensions, and it was of the utmost importance to Vader. He holds his hand over the stone, the Force nexus and extends his will over it as he did a few years back. He wills for the damage to be undone and for him to access the Force again.
*ZKKRROOOOM*
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*Kchch puuh*
"My destiny... is my own."
Vader steps through inside the Force, and as he takes the first step, he abandons his physical body.
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Similar to how it was initially, storms rage around him of different colours and emotions, clouding the sky filled with darkness and pain. The door closes behind him, leaving his spirit to wander the dark side of the Force... alone.
Vader makes his way forward and soon is assaulted by the voice of the past.
~Darth Vader~
~Anakin Skywalker~
~I truly deeply love you~
~Your hate has made you powerful~
~Fulfil your destiny~
The first vision appears. The image of his mother, Shmi Skywalker. He sees her pregnant with him, and behind her, the image of Darth Sidious manipulating events as he shouldn't or maybe should have.
~Unnatural~
~The chosen one~
...
Vader sees into key moments of his past, just like he did initially. Podracing, building C-3PO, meeting Padmé, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, undergoing Jedi training, meeting Padmé again and his romance with her, training Ahsoka as his Padawan...
~The truths that we cling to... depend on your point of view~
The former Jedi Temple appears in front of him, and with it, various Jedi.
"Good... I am back. Let's get to work."
Vader prepares for the fight, but not the same way he did back then. This time, he will relish this, enjoy this and use this as a means of growth. His eyes glow blood-red, and lightning starts to exit them, as he is filled with rage at seeing these people again. He rushes forward and creates a single Lightsaber in his hand, jumping into the sky, because he can now.
He attacks Mace Windu first, just because.
Mace Windu studied under Jedi Master Cyslin Myr and Yoda and was a master in lightsaber combat. He is considered among the very best the Jedi Order has ever produced, and Darth Sidious shares this opinion. Windu has mastered both variants of Form VII and even created Vaapad- Form VII, known by its two primary disciplines of Juyo and Vaapad.
Windu created Vaapad to address and control his inner darkness and channel it towards productive means while making it in line with the Jedi Code. In both of its uses, the form was somewhat similar to aspects of Form I and could draw from his passions and anger, but never gave in to them. It is characterised as an aggressive style, being both physically and mentally demanding. These combat techniques often treaded closely to dark side practices, but were a unique fighting style that made him a superior combatant capable of defeating multiple opponents.
*Kksssshhhh* x20
Vader clashes with Mace Windu and keeps him at bay, not pushing his immense and seemingly boundless Force might further or using it to end the fight quickly. This is a purely Lightsaber battle. One Vader intends to use to the utmost and make the most of. That's what he's here for. For power, for progress... for pain.
Vader is a very skilled user of Djem So and Form V as a whole. Form V is a physically demanding style, calling on the user to quickly transition from a dedicated defensive stance to an all-out attack. The key to Shien's success is attacking without warning, when the foe least expects it. Both strength and speed are required to immediately follow up a block or parry with a powerful series of strikes before enemies can prepare their own defence. But this is something better, Vader is in the process of creating something that combines the strengths of all the lightsaber styles right now.
*Kksssshhhh* x35
Their lightsabers clash, and as time passes, Vader grows more and more skilled. His anger grows as he learns how to channel it into his attacks and defence. Juyo is an intensely aggressive form that requires the practitioner to actively draw upon his or her anger and negative emotions to fuel the attacks. Vader starts to combine this with the controlled aspect of Vaapad to increase the strength of his attacks. He relishes this moment and feels how his progress starts to become faster and faster.
And then, the moment arrives.
Vader cuts off Mace Windu's right hand. Then the left and then impales him. He looks into Mace Windu's eyes.
"You were right about me..."
Vader turns around to the other Jedi.
"Come... awaken the depths of my power further."
The power in his eyes has grown stronger, and the lightning has become more powerful. The other Jedi attack the dark lord.
The lightsabers hum as they flash through the air and hit one another. Vader defends himself against some of the most powerful Jedi ever to exist in the galaxy. Of course, that is if you don't count the Je'daii of old. Still, these are strong, but they only fuel Vader's skill and power as they struggle to kill the Dark Lord, hurt him, harm him... or at least ruffle him.
The Dark Side fuels Vader's progress, his power and the way he uses his lightsaber. He becomes a storm as he moves through each of the Jedi. He decapitates Eeth Koth, cuts off Saesee Tiin's left arm and then impales her. He bisects the small figure of Yaddle, cuts Jocasta Nu into different pieces, and impales Yarael Poof. He moves from Shaak Ti, Quinlan Vos, Plo Koon, to Depa Billaba, stabs into Ferren Barr's and Adi Gallia's head and finally finishes with Kirak Infil'a.
The only one still remaining is the former Grandmaster of the Jedi Order, Yoda.
Yoda jumps into the air, boosting his body with the Force. He uses Ataru, Form IV, also called the aggression form. It is an acrobatic combat style which could be used to defend against incoming projectiles, but is best suited for open spaces and attacking. If Soresu is the calm at the centre of the storm of battle, Ataru is the gale and the lightning. The former Grandmaster shoots from one spot to another, swinging his lightsaber through the air and attacking Vader, unleashing an assault against him.
But Vader is only allowing this to take place, to grow his own skill more and more and adapt through the fight. He allows the Jedi Grandmaster to tire out, even if that's not possible here, inside the Force itself. But Yoda is not just a master of Form IV but also a master of Form VI, Niman. Niman is less physically demanding than the other forms, thanks to its increased focus on applying Force powers. Which is what Yoda does right now. The small Jedi uses the Force to hinder Vader's movements and make him fall or push him away as a defensive measure.
But none of that works. Vader also has one free hand, which he uses to do the same. Finally, allowing the floodgates to his power to open up, a monstrous amount of darkness spreads around Vader, and he uses the Force to choke the Grandmaster, stopping all of his movements instantly.
"You have taught me well, Grandmaster... Now, do the same with my son."
*CRACK*
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After a moment, the dead Jedi wake up again, and their bodies mend themselves. Just as Vader will it to be. They once again get into position to attack. But this time, Vader does not. He doesn't create a lightsaber for himself; he will use another aspect to fight them. Once again, it is Mace Windu who attacks him first. He fuels his attack with his own dark emotions and the anger he feels towards Vader.
*woooom*
The blade stops before it reaches Vader as he uses the Force to stop the lightsaber. Windu pushes as hard as he can, but Vader stops him, pushing his own control over the Force further and overpowering Windu. The Jedi Master breaks off and flips through the air, attacking again and striking at a different angle. Nothing works; Vader simply blocks the man over and over again. It is usually hard to overpower the control of a Force user as he is fighting, but Vader is doing just that. He doesn't use Force Choke immediately, as he wants to train other aspects of the Force.
After studying all of the Holocrons from Jocasta Nu, he has learned many new Force techniques and will try them right now. He doesn't block Windu's next attack as it is coming. He swings his lightsaber horizontally, about to cut Vader in half, when he suddenly disappears.
...
Although Vader didn't disappear, he has used a very challenging Alter-based Force ability, called The Art of the Small. Through shrinking the Force presence to that of a single atom, it allows for an unprecedented degree of stealth as well as allowing for a perception of the universe on a molecular scale. Vader appears again, and attacks Windo, crushing his entire form with the Force. Then, he moves on to another.
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Vader walks into the Jedi Temple after having indulged himself enough, and at the top of the stairway, he sees Darth Sidious waiting for him. His face is full of mirth and happiness. The one who planned all of it, the one who made him into what he was, at least one of those who did. Vader walks up the stairs, wanting to reach what he came here for. But Sidious holds his hand in front of him and tells him to stop his advance. The Dark Lord shoots powerful lightning at Vader, as he usually does, but the result is different.
Vader uses his own Force Lightning, and monstrously powerful red lightning shoots from his hands, instantly overpowering Sidious and frying him into nothingness where he stands.
Finally, he reaches the top and walks to the balcony, where his wife waits for him, her back turned towards him.
"Padmé," Vader says, with an almost shaky voice. "I'm here to take you with me."
"Are you an angel?" Padmé asks without looking at him.
"..."
"..."
"No."
"They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe."
"So, I've heard," Vader says.
"Who are you?" Padmé asks.
"Will you come with me?" Vader asks.
"Why? I don't know you. Anakin Skywalker is dead."
After saying that, Padmé jumps over the edge of the balcony, but before she can fall, she is suddenly pulled back up... being choked. She rises higher and higher until she is face to face with Vader.
"As is Padmé."
"..."
"Thank you."
*CRACK*
Having heard what he needed to, Vader walks back. He has things to do still.