Practice Practice Practice

[Akirapryde]

Even as he uttered the question, the answer came to him. They were the Nerixi. A race of sentient machines with driven hatred for all sentient life. But the answer was far more than what he had expected.

Nearly fifty years from now, a race threatened to change life across the galaxy. They were the Yuuzhan Vong, creations of Abeloth and her end game for the entire universe. She filled their hearts with hatred and set them loose upon the universe. After her imprisonment, they started to search for their goddess. One galaxy at a time, they searched. But it was the Son who summoned them here. He created a wormhole that brought them to this galaxy. Trillions upon trillions perished.

He turned to Lysire as he knew the whole truth. She had just awakened to her powers and saw the Vong for the horrors that they were. Stricken by grief and anger, she willed the Yuuzhan Vong out of existence. And like that the Vong were gone. But it was a horrific lesson. Duncan remembered her words about the fabric of the universe. It snapped back through the Nerixi, a race that had been destroyed by the Vong. Without the Vong to stop them, they were allowed to grow stronger.

Once more, the Son summoned them to this Galaxy. This time, Lysire learned her lesson. She slowed the ships as much as possible. Duncan also knew of her battle with Abeloth. It drained her of much of her powers. In her mind, Duncan knew that she couldn't face the Son and win. Her hopes for the Galaxy now rested solely on Duncan.

"Do you see why we must move carefully," she asked.

She motioned to the alien ships. They were deploying their fighters, "watch and learn."