Chapter Text
Prologue:
“You are fulfilling your destiny, Anakin.” The words don’t register. Anakin’s thoughts swirl too fast for him to breathe. Thick ropes of anger, tethering him to the man he just saved. Choking out the gossamer strands that tie him to his love. Silken threads which dissolve whenever he tries to grasp on.
“Become my apprentice, learn to use the darkside of the force.” A rope engulfs one of the threads. Maybe it will be protected inside. If that is what it takes, “I will do whatever you a-ask.”
“Good.” Nothing about this is good. But right now, that does not matter. Nothing matters, “just, help me save Padme’s life, I can’t live without her.”
“To cheat death is the power only one has achieved -- but if we work together, I know we can discover the secret.” It is a fools hope, but she is everything.
“I pledge myself to your teachings”
“Good, good. The Force is strong with you, a powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth you shall be known as Darth Vader”
Nothing matters, nothing but Padme, and the power to save her. “Thank you, my master”
“Rise”