The Jedi Creed


		The Legend Unfolds - Legend Restored by Relan Volkum Many years was the world of Ossus nearly entirely abandoned of its precious life. Only a few groups of souls remained hidden in caves, struggling to stay alive. Them that were Force-attuned soon noticed the powerful energy field that surrounded the planet, created by Emperor Palpatine himself after the wrath of the Empire, which allowed them to nearly be powerless, the field acting as if a Force drain and a restraint from the outer universe as well. The only thing they could do was to wait for the hope that Baren once spoke of as a ghost after his own death. And then it happened as it was forseen. Marian had a child. It looked very small and timid, yet her faith in Baren's words kept her strong enough to live, to see the day when the child would grow up to be the promise of their lands, granted by the Force. She named him Relan. "You will fulfill what others have left behind," she said as she took her first glanced at the recently born child. Taren, the father of the child, sat patiently in the shadows as he glanced at the small creature. Hatred wanted to swell within him, for what the Empire had done to his generations before him, but he did not let it. Only this child, he remined himself, would finally end that pain. He knew it was so. He must be patient. Relan grew rather slowly, yet improving in his atunned mannerisms. As a boy, he would climb up to the top of the tallest ladder and look out from below to search, to search for something no one understood. Only Marian knew what was meant out of his actions. Tears would come to her face every time Relan would commit such a mysterious act. She knew that it was true, that he would one day fulfill the destiny that was comming quickly towards him. The boy became interested in what was taught to him, the ways of their culture, of faith, of the Force, and of the darkness. As a teenager, he began to memmorize for himself the legends of the past. Of the one known as Omicron. Of Tileef. Of Deven, Karu, and Garos. Of Dameon and Baren. Of the sabre weapon Vextirum and of the Omciron Measuring Rod. And also of the Omicron Crystal. His inspiration was such, in which carried his dreams and illusions so that one day they would become reality. Relan pondered over these myths and legends, wondering what they were telling him. Every night he slept, he dreamed of Omicron, Deven, and the others, communicating to him in ways which he did not comprehend. Only later would it all fit into place. It was when Relan was seventeen, did his mother Marian come up to him and tell of the words that Baren gave her after his death. "You are that promise, Relan. You must seek out what others could not find. It is the only way we can survive." "My mind seems toiled by the past," he said, "but it will overpass me as well as the rest of my family. I will find the one they call Omicron. He will help save us and give us wisdom, strength, and love that we have forgotten years before. I know it to be true." She looked at him carefully, annalzing her son's facial expression. "Then you will. Go, and find the lost saviour of our lands." She then left him, never mentioning her feelings about her departure to anyone. Relan looked at her fading presence, then looked up to the sky, in order to catch glimpse of a sign. Moments afterwards, he quickly took his leave in search of the lost legend. Many months did he search Ossus for the one that was called Omicron. It wasn't until he stumbled upon a muddy river by a worn-out ghost town. He walked carefully along the edge of the river, when finally he viewed upon a monolith-shaped object miles away from where he had walked. As he came closer, he noticed a shape of a man within the monolith, trapped within the material he then recognized as being carbonite. Underneath, he read the familiar words of the Omicron Measuring Rod: The following subjects who are consisted of "Purest Faith" found and experienced by Omicron of Ossus have such similar qualities within their own souls: Those who seem to be courageous, or strive to be gifted within, unique, yet understanding to others Those who seem to express a love of reason or knowledge Those that have understood of a greater power, having the faith to believe it Those who have been tested of views at one point or another, in which they must stare at there weaknesses to be free from them Those that strive for wisdom, and would choose wisdom higher than many other fields, for it is what keeps them focused and enlightened Is, I declare, "forced" of their own selves into things to do what is right and what is just Those who have an urge to find their full potential, using their beliefs to find it His burdens seemed to disappear from him. He laid down to his feet, lifting his hands to the air. "You are the one that I have searched for all my life!" Relan shouted to the carbonated structure. Within a split second, he understood then what he must do. Relan walked over to the side panel of the structure, and pressed a few buttons on the control pad. The carbonated grave began to melt, a figure from within began to come out of the monolith, and then suddenly fell to the ground, face-down. Relan then came to the lifeless body and began to turn him around, seeing the appearance of a old man ready to die from old age. The figure began to move. He shook incredibly violent, yet his voice came out as soft as a dove's calls in the wind. "I knew you would come my son..." "Omicron..." Relan replied to the figure. "It is you..." "Yes, it is I, Omicron of Ossus...you have finally awaken me from my long slumber...I had forseen this when Karu and Deven placed me in Carbonite...there would be a dark moment in time for Ossus, a sandstorm, and my services would be needed again...that is why I did what I did and did not lay my soul to rest. It was you, Relan Volkum." "I do not understand," Relan said in confusion. "It seems that we have a stronger bond then I realize." Omicron smiled as his vision became entact. "I am the first of your generation Relan...I am the first Volkum...Deven was my son, which I hidden so that his soul would not be harmed by those who despised me...That is why I gave him the last name Volkum...In reality, we are the first and last of the Volkum family, the begining and the end...and together, we will save the lands of Ossus once more..." "What will happen next?" Relan ask quietly yet swiftly. "The circle is now complete. You are the brave soul the prophesy refers to...I was once the prophesy, now it is passed on to you...I will teach you the ways of Purest Faith, the ways which you now call the Force, and you will be the one that will represent our glorious moments as you talk of our dreaded fears...come now Relan, and I will teach you all that I know so that one day, you will become Jedi as I am..." And for a years time, Omicron taught Relan the ways of the Force. He taught him of nature, of feelings, of mind, of strength, of passion, of wisdom, and of faith. He taught him of the Force of others, of the spirit of fear, of the past, of the future, and of the Force itself. "You must find your own answers," Omicron would say, "because others will lead you astray and lost. The right path is difficult and weary, where the end leads to gold, yet the wrong and easy way leads to despair, where the end is woe... " "Do you see the bright light?" Omicron would ask him. "Do you see that yonder gate? Go and find your true destiny, and only then will life be saved..." Each and every day, it became easier for Relan. He soon sought out to find the Omicron crystal, which was hidden in the desert that Omicron had once carried dispair, the place in which he had learned about Purest Faith. Soon there after, Relan began to construct his own Lightsabre, in which he practiced with Omicron and grew strong within his own teachings. Soon afterwards, he was sent to find Vextirum, the Lightsabre that Baren had once held in order to fight Vader. As he searched the desert once more where Baren was killed and Omicron had found the Omicron crystal, a weapon laid there in the old pieces of cloth that used to be Baren's robes. He gave it to Omicron, and told him about Tileef and how he had constructed the weapon with Omicron's notes. "It is yours now...if you are ready to hold it and fulfill the destiny that was given to you." Relan seemed confident, yet carefull. "I am ready. This is what I was made for. I must serve my purpose and save the lands of Ossus, so that it may carry individuals once more. Your life has made mine possible. Now I will give others the life that was to be taken away from them and restore it as you have with ours." "Then my work is done," he said, tired from age. "I will now lay to rest as it was meant to be. Finally, my soul will lay down in peace, and I will finally be with my people once again." Soon later that evening, Omicron died, blessing Relan with all he could give. "I will always be with you...the Force of others will be with you...always..." he finally said to the youth. His last words to the young one before he disappeared in front of him stayed within his mind, and he swore he would not forget them. Suddenly, after his death, the Force field around the planet constructed by the Emperor began to lower and disappear. It was no more. Ossus was free from bondage from the Palpatine's Force drain, and it was now Relan's turn to bring the people back to the world that gave him all that they could so he could exist. He came back to his parents dwellings, and told them what he must do. Marian and Taren was slightly agitated, but they knew that their son must do what he was meant of him. "I am a Jedi now," he told them, "and now I must finally spread the true words of Omicron to the rest of the universe that has forgot of our ways...as well as the places who never knew them. I must teach what I know so that others can see. It is my destiny." "Go my son," said Taren Volkum. "And teach others of our ways. Your mother, I, and the others will go out to the planet's surface once again and spread out and explore the world that is again ours. Thank you Relan. The pain is gone. You have blessed us and your people." "May the Force be with you Relan," said Marian. "Omicron will be with you. Tell others of our tales so that the terrible things that have happened before will never happen again. Make it so." "I know," said the Jedi, "and I will do so. I will not fail...I promise." Relan soon left in a space freighter put together by his parents, and left the planet Ossus, searching the outer universe, knowing that one day, one certain day, that he will find a place in which he can spread the wisdom and knowledge that he contained to the unknown space which layed around him. THE END ...Jedi Relan Volkum [Home] \| [Chat Conferences] \| [Discussion Forum] \| [Hyperspace Links] [The Belief] \| [The Force] \| [The Journey] \| [The Lesson] \| [The Challenge] \| [The Philosophy] \| [The Tales] [The Encyclopedia] [Contributions] \| [The Gallery] \| [Our Contacts]