The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire Act 2: The Broken World
Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire: Act 2: The Broken World represents the second story arc within the Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire webcomic series. This series functions as a narrative prelude to the Star Wars: The Old Republic massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by LucasArts and BioWare. Its timeline is set before the events of the other Star Wars: The Old Republic webcomic, known as _Threat of Peace_. The initial seven pages became available on StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com starting on June 18, 2010, followed by the remaining twenty-one pages, which were released in three sets of seven pages each on July 2, July 16, and July 30. The story arc Shades of the Sith was later compiled into a printed comic book edition titled The Old Republic 5: Blood of the Empire, Part 2.
Publisher's summary
The Dark Council has tasked Teneb Kel with a specific mission: locate and eliminate Exal Kressh, the Emperor's disloyal apprentice. However, a key question arises: can a young Sith truly overcome a master of the dark side's power? Furthermore, what are Exal Kressh's actual objectives concerning the Emperor and the Empire? In the second act of Blood of the Empire, Jedi, Sith, and slaves find themselves in conflict.
Plot summary
Following the Emperor's orders, Teneb Kel, accompanied by his Abyssin slave Maggot, embarks on a search for Kressh within the Lenico system. Upon confronting Kressh, however, he is swiftly defeated, and she destroys the space station they are on before making her escape. Kel manages to reach his ship, but the damaged vessel is forced to make an emergency landing on the desert planet of Lenico IV, guided by Maggot. Despite his injuries, Kel ventures out to scavenge parts from the wreckage of the destroyed station in an attempt to repair his ship. He eventually collapses and is compelled to set up camp. Subsequently, Kel experiences a Force vision depicting an armored figure known as Darth Thanaton and Kressh, who reveals the Emperor's strategy of creating unwitting agents of his will throughout the galaxy.