Disclaimer: Star Wars belongs to George Lucas and so do all his characters. Any characters created by Jude Watson and Dave Wolverton belong to them + any characters I created belong to me.

I am making no money off this and I hope you enjoy this exciting adventure.

Author note: After a long absence, the revised In The Shadows series is back. What was known as Jedi Uprising is now Emergence Of The Jedi. I will leave the old version up if anyone wishes to compare the two, but a word of warning, there are new twists, new content, major revisions, and minor tweaking so don't skip around. Reviews are appreciated.

Author note 2: /bond/ means talking through bond. Italics mean dreams, visions, and/or thoughts.

Prologue

"The time will come young one, when the ultimate evil will emerge once again."

The child frowned, looking up curiously at his mentor. "Aren't the Sith the evil ones?"

"Evil yes, but they are not the embodiment of evil. Although twisted, they are lost souls that want to be found, even if they don't realize it yet. The Force can be used for good or evil, but it is only a gift, not the source of good and evil."

The child looked down on his shirtsleeve and saw a small black beetle crawling up the rough fabric. "I don't understand." He looked back up to his instructor's eyes.

"In time you will."

The child gently picked the beetle off his sleeve and held it in the palm of his hand. "If there is an ultimate evil then is there an ultimate good?"

His instructor looked up into the gray stained sky and a light breeze swept up his graying hair. "That will be today's lesson."