The emerald King - Dathomir tales

Harold Potter, Dathomir – Quelii Sector

"It's a beautiful planet, but terrifying," said Bo, who was standing, dressed in her armor next to her king, the colors of the Potter clan suited her quite well, in Harry's humble opinion

Bo was dressed in her new battle skin armor, a combination of Sunnaion technology and Harold's own arcane mastery, the armor allowed her to be faster, stronger and deadlier, the symbol of the empire was proudly displayed on her chest and her Mandalorian heritage was reflected in her new helmet

And accompanying her new suit, a pair of plasma hand cannons, more powerful than any Blaster, all with the distinctive technological brand of Gaia Prime

Bo called them their babies

They were in the sky of Dathomir, the Marauder's scanners detected a strong presence of the Lady on the planet, which was out of balance, the Dark Side dominated this place

“Do you remind me what we are looking for?” asked Bo, who was still looking towards the dangerous planet

"The clue that our unknown informant left us in Concordia, mentions that one of the components for the creation of the abomination was found in this place, we had not come before because we had to consolidate our force in the outer rim, but now with the creation of the second and third fleets, the Marauder can be absent without fear of Hutt incursions," said Harold,  who kept moving his gaze across the surface of the planet, channeling his magic into his eyes and looking for some clue as to what they were looking for

"Nothing yet?" asked Bo, who was making the final adjustments to her plasma cannons

"I have an approximate location, but nothing certain, a disappointment but not unexpected" Harold said with a sigh, the presence of the Dark Side was not a real problem for him, but with so much darkness on the planet, it was quite difficult to identify what they were looking for exactly

"Maybe if we go down there you will have a clearer vision dear, I also want to try these babies" said Bo looking adoringly at her new guns, making Harold snort with amusement, but she was right, on the surface he could filter all the cosmic pollution and focus on what he really needed

"Let's go down then," said the emerald emperor, a new title that his red-haired warrior had made popular

After all, with more than a hundred vassal systems, all with independent culture, religion, and politics, the title of king had become quite small for him

And the whole council chamber had agreed, to Harold's surprise, his beloved Padme had been doing a really great job as an imperial spokeswoman, that is, the equivalent of chancellor in the republic

The emerald empire functioned in a peculiar way, the council functioned as a partial democracy in certain social and economic aspects, the senators represented their planets, proposed reforms and treaties, or even joint economic operations, his beloved Padme was in her element, coordinating a functioning democracy, with the true common good in mind

And what guarantee was there that corruption would not wreak havoc within the Emerald Council? Simple, a personal creation of Harold

The Server Codex

An artifact of his own making, designed to forge a binding contract between the principles of the empire and the senators, all who wished to join the chamber took their oath, with their hand touching the imposing stone structure, if they were worthy, the appointment was official

If they weren't... Well, better not to think about it

However, the council answered to Harold at the end of the day, the Emerald Emperor had total control of the war and technological aspect, he ensured security and stability in the empire, while Padme and the council kept the gears oiled and running

A system that, until now, had proven to be functional and efficient

Three-star bastions had been built, new trade routes much faster and safer, Harold guaranteed security and Padme brought prosperity, a dumbbell of power that cemented the place of the queen of Naboo as the emperor's chief consort and future empress

"It's time to descend" said Harry; while taking Bo by the shoulder, the emerald king laughed under his breath when he heard his mischievous redhead curse softly and without anything else to say, they both disappeared from the Marauder

Only to appear a second later in the inhospitable wasteland of Dathomir, Harold couldn't help but laugh as he watched as his warrior princess did her best not to vomit

"Everything in order, my dear?" he asks with amusement

Bo held up a finger, begging for a moment, only to inhale forcefully and compose herself in less than three seconds

A new record, Harold thought

"Even if it's extremely useful, I'll never get used to that trick of yours," Bo confessed, while looking around with an analytical eye     

"Fully noted darling" Harold said, as he looked around, the moor was mountainous and sandy, there was vegetation, but it was really sparse and that oily sensation in the Force threatened to make him sneeze

It wasn't the Dark Side, at least not completely, it was a feeling more similar to Earth's magic, but weaker, more primitive, and limited

There was magic in this place, native to the inhabitants of Dathomir, he could feel permeating his senses, matriarchal in nature, powerful but wild and uncivilized, more brute force than elegant technique

Complicated feelings, Harold thought

"They are watching us," Bo said, as her helmet analyzed the movement on the periphery, at least two dozen, zabrak, did not seem to intend to attack at least for the moment

Although, the sensors also picked up unidentified movement, the silhouette was humanoid, but they seemed to fool the sensor in some way 

"I know, more than twenty, Zabrak warriors, and something else, they want to hide, but their stench doesn't allow it," Harold said, while focusing his helmet directly on where the spy was

"What are we looking for, my dear?" Bo asked, as they began to walk along a kind of primitive path, it was very old, one that did not have much use apparently

"A fruit, large, blood-red and grows in the mountainous wastes of Dathomir, near the caves of the Lords of the Sky, whatever that means," Harold said, as they continued on their way, the Lady seemed anxious for his presence on this planet, waiting for something in advance, although he wasn't really sure what it was

“Okay, then let's move on, I have a good feeling," Bo said, as she activated her brand-new Jet boots, an upgrade implemented by Harry, and flew towards the cliffs, which were at a considerably long distance

The emperor just rolled his eyes and channeled his magic, condensing his body into a trail of emerald light and flying behind Bo

Without really taking into account the reactions that Harold's action had had on the onlookers of the planet

Mina Bonteri, The Light of Naboo, personal ship of Queen Padme – Gaia Prime System

“With Onderon on the Council we have full control over the emerald corridor, we have a safe trade route from Hephaestus Prime to Naboo, the orbital shipyard reports that two star bastions will be ready in two months, Harry ordered Onderon as a priority destination, do you have your list of volunteers?” Padme asked Mina, while a droid recorded the conversation and transcribed it into an imperial edict

Mina nodded calmly

"Yes, Harold's terms were…quite generous and well received in Onderon, the people expected suffocating and abusive treatment, not such a benevolent laws" confessed Mina, still surprised by the emperor's benevolence

Onderon, like all the planets of the empire would govern itself in social aspects, its autonomy would not be violated in any way, the only thing they had to do was follow the famous Terra Codex, a spectacular idea in Mina's humble opinion

Onderon would follow it to the letter, a series of rules imposed by Harold, though nothing really restrictive, no slavery, labor rights, tax rates for companies and subjects alike

The structure was solid and the terms enjoyable, favoring small systems to grow and strengthen the empire as a whole

Something that Mina would never expect to be honest, generally the strongest systems were in charge of slaughtering or subduing the weakest by force

The nature of the galaxy, thought the beautiful cinnamon-skinned woman sadly

“Five thousand enlisted soldiers, all more than ready to defend Onderon from raids, although our recruitment efforts were... more successful than expected, we have twenty thousand more in reserve, if necessary," said Mina, still surprised by the list that Ramsis sent her

Apparently, the people of Onderon took the opportunity to fight the pirates with pleasure

Padme was obviously surprised

"That... it's unexpected, to be honest, it only took five thousand for the creation of a new regiment assigned to Onderon, I'll talk to Harold to relocate the volunteers to other tasks," Padme confessed, as she began to make adjustments to her holographic terminal

"Do you have any news of the republic? My former contacts have been... evasive since my engagement to Harold became public," Padme said with mixed feelings

And Mina knew who she was referring to, the seemingly strong coalition between Mon Cala, Alderaan, and Naboo had vanished faster than a drop of water on Mustafar as it was announced that Naboo was leaving the republic

There were still cordial relations between the planets, but they had cooled considerably, Alderaan had moved closer to other systems in the inner rim, while Mon Cala focused on its own politics, due to the civil conflict in its waters

"Not much, the political movement of Count Dooku of Serenno is gaining strength, although it is quite weak at the moment it is not to be taken lightly, he is charismatic and perfectly capable of attracting various systems to his cause, the days of Valorum are numbered, and apparently, the chancellor will leave power with relief, I guess he will retire to Corelia to rest,  well-deserved in my opinion" Mina said calmly, causing Padme to nod absently and unconsciously, stroke the necklace around her neck, a gift from Harold

"You miss him," Mina said calmly, but also with certainty

Padme looked at her in surprise, before nodding slowly

“I do, his presence is comforting, I feel loved, desired and supported in equal parts, all my ideas and proportions are listened to and carefully analyzed, he is... my complement, in every sense of the word," said Padme, evidently completely in love with the handsome Emperor

And Mina understood her completely

"Did you mention anything to Harold about... you know?” asked the beautiful senator with some embarrassment, which increased when she saw that Padme smiled knowingly

"Oh, Harold knows what we did Mina, I took it upon myself to describe it to him in great detail while he fucked me before leaving, especially, he is interested in seeing you and Sabe giving each other love with your tongues" said Padme with amusement on her face, making Mina blush just remembering that delicious situation

“And did he mention when will he takes what is already his?” Mina asked, her thighs rubbing against each other non-stop

Padme was about to answer, when a transmission interrupted the conversation

Hailing from Sarina's personal ship, the light of Terra

"Oh, Sarina is calling, I wonder if Mirial is secure" Padme said, as she answered the call

When Padme answered, Mina could see the bridge of the first fleet's capital ship, with the famous and infamous Sarina Potter leading, dressed in her classic robe, which marked her as a member of Harry's clan

"Padme, nice to see you, we have news" Sarina said without any detours, behind the commander, the bridge moved in a controlled chaos

Apparently, the fight was not over

"Everything in order, Sari? We are waiting to start the trip to Mirial," said the beautiful brunette, who frowned at Sarina's refusal

"Unforeseen events happened, nothing really worrying, a Hutt barge, Aayla and her girls are on it, but you must delay your arrival by a day, however, didn't call you for that, look at this report, it comes from Price, straight from the surface" said the beautiful Twi'lek, sending the information to Padme

Mina watched with growing concern as her former pupil's face went through thousands of emotions, with fury and curiosity dominating in the end

"This is worrying, I'll inform Harold about this," Padme promised, causing Sarina to nod and speak

"Perfect, we'll talk in more detail as soon as you arrive, may the Lady's blessing be with you," said Sarina, cutting off the communication

“What happened?” Mina asked cautiously when she saw Padme's face, who looked at her with a sigh and spoke

"Trouble," showing the report to Mina, who, upon reading it, could only have a similar reaction to Padme

"Apparently, the Hutts have a powerful ally, a clone army is not cheap, and I don't think it makes sense for it to be deployed in a slave raid, unless..." Mina said, until Padme interrupted her

"That they are test subjects, they are testing the effectiveness of the methods used in their creation, which leaves us with more doubts than answers," Padme said, frowning at the new information collected from Mirial

"The galaxy is getting more dangerous every day," Mina said cautiously

Padme just nodded, her mentor absolutely right

"Confirm the acceptance of the twenty thousand soldiers of Onderon, I will inform Hephaestus Prime to start building the necessary equipment, if our enemies are playing with cloning technology, we must be prepared," said the queen, fully focused on the implications in the galaxy

Mina only begged for Harold to return from his expedition as soon as possible, much was happening in the galaxy and his presence was required in the empire

Bo-Katan Kryze, Mountains of Dathomir

"This is the third mountain we explored," Bo said, with some exasperation in her voice, countless hours had passed, and they had not been able to find the mysterious fruit in question

At this point, Bo doubted its existence, and the constant onlookers kept her fully alert

Oh, how she would like to be in the Marauder again, to be three days in a row in her emperor's chambers, attending to his carnal pleasures, or she could be in the Marauder's runic room, practicing her combat moves and wearing the armor Harold had given her to the limit

Instead, she was here, lost in sand and heat

Worse, Harold had not authorized the snoopers who were watching them to be hunted

At least not yet

"We have it," Harold said, and those words brought Bo out of her trance, who watched as Harold used the Force to separate a huge stone from the wall, releasing a kind of mossy cave, something strange, considering the arid climate of the planet, and in the center, a single fruit, as described in the Concordia archives

It shone with a purulent crimson glow, while the strange black roots to which it was attached seemed fearful of Harold

Bo snorted, even the plants recognized the supremacy of the emerald emperor apparently, thought the beautiful warrior

When Harold took the fruit and tried to pluck it from the black roots, Bo watched in disbelief as the plant seemed to struggle to keep the fruit from being plucked, almost begging Harold not to snatch the fruit from it

"Oh, curious," said his king, dropping the fruit in question, and watching with even more curiosity as the roots shrank, trying to protect the fruit from Harold's towering vision

“Did that plant move?” Bo asked in disbelief, her plasma cannons hot and ready for any eventuality

"Not exactly, the plant is alive and does not want to be stripped of its fruit, but it does not have the capacity to do what it did, at least, not alone, I know you are watching, show yourself," ordered Harold, while forgetting the fruit for an instant, and looking towards the precipice, where to Bo's surprise, a green glow was present, Showing a woman

She had pale skin, covered in a tight, revealing blood-red robe, her face was partially covered and her hands glistened with green magic, she was barefoot, and as soon as she appeared, more flashes did as well, showing more women and a large number of Zabrak warriors, all looking at Harold with hostility

Bo readied her weapon, but held back at Harold's command

"We are in their home, we will not use violence unless necessary," the emperor ordered

However, something told Bo that violence would end up happening sooner or later

She was not wrong