Starkiller's Trial of the Spirit

Starkiller's Trial of the Spirit occurred in 2 BBY during his final visit to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Shortly after Starkiller rescued General Rahm Kota on Cloud City, he felt as though the Force had urged him to return to the fallen headquarters of the Jedi Order. Hence, he traveled back to the capital world of the Galactic Empire once more in order to discover why he felt drawn to the Temple.

Upon his return, however, Starkiller found the Jedi Temple guarded by many stormtroopers and several variations. Despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered, the apprentice single-handedly killed numerous Imperials as he infiltrated the ruins of the Temple. When he reached the chamber of the former Jedi High Council, he witnessed a Force-induced vision of his master, the Sith Lord Darth Vader, engaged in combat with a Jedi unknown to him. But just as Starkiller defeated the Jedi in defense of Vader, he realized that it was a vision of his dead father.

Out of a desire to learn more about the father he had all but forgotten during his tutelage under Vader, Starkiller made his way to the Tower of First Knowledge where he hoped to discover more information about Kento Marek. After he fought his way past various Imperial soldiers that blocked his way, he came across a holocron that contained a gatekeeper in the person of his father. Starkiller then experienced a new vision, in which he was confronted by his own darkness; a manifest form of the Dark Lord he could become. After a lengthy and hard-fought duel, Starkiller ultimately passed his final trial when he slew the Sith specter. But just as he regained consciousness, the Sith apparition warned Starkiller that there was no escape from the dark side of the Force.

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