"Eyewitness to Apocalypse" represents a short narrative crafted by Michael Allen Horne for inclusion in the Dark Empire Sourcebook, released in 1993.
The narrative unfolds as a private dispatch from Rivoche Tarkin addressed to her colleague, the historian Voren Na'al, set against the backdrop of the Second Battle of Coruscant in 10 ABY. Tarkin recounts her firsthand encounters amidst the conflict and expresses sorrow over the devastation inflicted upon Coruscant. Accompanied by her protectors, Mr. Greybird and Demolinn, she ventured to various locales within the ravaged metropolis, including the Temple of the Circle. She observed that Imperial insurgents were commandeering the majority of resources, leaving scant provisions for those who had survived. Subsequently, Tarkin overhears a technician reporting the detection of incoming vessels exiting hyperspace; she expresses the hope that these ships are allied forces, and concludes her communication by extending her best wishes to Arhul Hextrophon.