Across the galaxy, something ancient has begun to stir — not with armies or declarations, but with silence. People are being found untouched yet emptied, their last moments frozen in terror that leaves no trace behind. The Jedi do not see a pattern. Not yet.

Jedi Shadow Tein has spent his life hunting the remnants of the Dark Side the Order insists no longer exists. His latest discovery — a seemingly inert Sith artifact — offers no hunger, no voice, no corruption.

Only absence.

When quiet rumors of unexplainable deaths begin to surface, Tein and his secret apprentice El-Je follow the faint trail across forgotten worlds and wounded settlements. What they find is not a foe to duel or doctrine to defy, but a presence that feeds where fear lives — unseen, patient, and terribly familiar.

As the Republic drifts toward war, the Jedi search for answers in the light.

But the truth waits in the shadows.

Watching.

Listening.

Remembering.

And some fears are older than the Order itself.

First off thank you to everyone that has taken the time out to read this novel. I am a big Star Wars fan and have always wanted to write my own novel with original protagonists in the Star Wars universe. As I am learning and growing in my writing style, I decided to do a sweeping revision pass on earlier chapters so I could add the tone and cadence I wanted, as well as clean up some lore and novel canon errors that came up after writing more recent chapters. If you are enjoying this novel please go back and read the revised chapters, they fit much better with the novel as a whole.


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