Dark Times—A Spark Remains 2, the twenty-ninth installment in the Star Wars: Dark Times comic book saga, also represents the second part of the narrative arc titled A Spark Remains.
The Uhumele's crew is hatching a scheme to target the very core of the nascent Galactic Empire, specifically Darth Vader! As they try to recruit a particular Jedi to aid them, hidden truths within the group threaten to destabilize their unity. Is it possible their mission will fail before it even starts? Simultaneously, in another location, Vader is training an assassin whose purpose is to hunt down Jedi!