Phantom was gazing down on the city below him. When you are busy with such an activity, a lot of philosophical thoughts tend to come to mind. There was nothing out of place in this situation. He leaned against the metal bars, which served the purpose of preventing the fall from the roof of seven story building. Bypassers may have noticed the silhouette up there, but the dark robes didn't let anyone see his face. Danny saw the soldiers passing through the streets.

Their actions disgusted him. For example, they confiscated trade goods simply because the government changed how the special papers are signed, and obviously failed to inform the citizens. The traders were unscathed as long as they obeyed and silently watched how their today dinner has been taken away. It pained Danny to the depths of his icy core, which despite its name was warmer than the hearts of the soldiers in black and orange.

He couldn't help them. He will reveal himself too soon. His obsession was literally trying to push him down the roof. Such things never were a good sign for a ghost. If he was ignoring his obsession, it meant that he was going against the only thing keeping him alive, or undead for that matter. Well, that was a price for being immortal. He heard what happened with the ones who went against it. They simply faded into oblivion after a while. But Danny wasn't defying it, he was simply trying to ignore it until he fulfills it.

Soon he will make this bloodthirsty regime pay for everything they had done. Phantom got a glimpse of movement inside the building on another side of the road. He knew it was one of his men. The owner of the apartment generously offered them to take position in there, even if he knew that any tank or walker could turn his home into dust. That selfless act was very inspiring and it was only one of many. It made Danny believe that everything might work out.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Phantom's communicator went off.

"Commander, we have done what you said. We are ready to go," Haseas said.

"I hope it went without any trouble," Danny responded.

"Well, despite this bratty commando, everything is fine."

Phantom sighed, rubbing his temples.

'How could I forget about that?' He asked no one in particular.

"Look, Haseas, I understand everything. Worry not, betraying us is the last thing he wants. I happened to stumble upon some dirty blackmail against him."

"What is it?"

"Get to the point," Danny said seriously, fully understanding why the older man needed this information. 

"We have just passed the inspection. They hadn't suspected a thing, but there were a few close calls. The inspectors gave us the route we must go..." Haseas obviously was looking down at the PDA. "We need to move at 11:00 and enter the city from the eastern road."

"Do you know the exact shedule of arrivals?"

"No, boss."

"Hmm...fine, take your free time to get accustomed to the machines. There must be no flaws, am I clear?"

"Crystal. Signing off."

Danny turned off the communicator, his lips forming a thin line. Everything seemed to be going fine so far, but Phantom knew his luck too well. Call him paranoid, but the fate, or the Force, always played dirty with him. Being cautious saved him many times before. And one time he let his guard down, he ended up being caught, dissected and killed. But he won't repeat the same mistake ever again. Danny looked at the PDA and remotely turned off the mines on the eastern road.

Phantom then went down to the streets, carefully avoiding the police and occasional soldiers. He couldn't help but grin once he saw his holoprojection with a single word 'Wanted' under it. Fear has very big eyes, it was both advantage and disadvantage for the ghost teen. It made the rebellion look like a bigger threat to the goverment than it actually was. It could inspire people to join their cause, but on the other hand, the empire may start building up more than the rebels could handle.

Danny's plan was simple. While his subordinates will destroy anyone who approaches the square, he will get captive. Phantom knew that his men, despite the large populace support may not be able to hold off the entire army.

The parade had started a short while ago. Such a disappointment Danny wasn't able to hear the governor's speech. It would have been rather amusing scene to watch. And while the soldiers marched through the square, Phantom invisibly flew to the back entrance of the governor's residence. He needed to go through it and get to the governor himself. Putting up a show was the second, but not secondary mission. So, the more people see the whole ordeal, the better.

Phantom decided to let his brain relax, so he just straightforwardly walked to the guarded entrance.

"Hey, where do you think you are going?" One of the guards pointed a gun towards the ghost teen. His six comrades did the same thing.

"I'm going inside," he raised his hand and lifted the soldiers in the air using the Force grip, yet another form of Force choking. "And you are not going to stop me."

Phantom gave the guards a fanged grin, before knocking them out with a simple hard push towards the wall. He went to the doors, waved his hand and they slid open before him.

"From now on, I'm opening doors only like that," Danny chuckled.

He then proceeded through the tall halls of the building. He wasn't in the mood for any unneeded murders, so every soldier on his way could be considered lucky, they simply ended up being unconscious, either because of weak enough ectoblast or strong hit in the head. Some time later Danny started to get suspicious. Something felt wrong, he wasn't exactly quiet, not to mention that the guards didn't call for reinforcements. Yes, he took care of them swiftly, but still. He needed to be careful.

Finally Phantom entered the big hall, and on the opposite end he saw the governor, who was standing with his back turned to him. Danny created an icy dagger in his hand and quietly approached the man. Then he suddenly put the dagger against the man's throat.

"Hello there," Danny grinned.

The crowd on the streets noticed the action and it caused the strong reaction. Multiple gasps sounded across the square for different reasons: Horror, happiness or simple surprise. Everyone's eyes turned away from the parade and up to the tribune. Well, the parade wasn't much entertaining anymore. The military was gone already, and the vehicles have yet to arrive. Danny glanced down and saw that his men were approaching. He needed to pull time so they will get to the middle of the square, it will be the best position.

"Foolish brat," Scaball spat. "If you think that you can take me down by your own then you are more stupid than I thought."

"Aw...you were high opinion of me from the beginning, I'm flattered. And your words are quite brave for someone who has a dagger under his chin."

"Yes, I have, but they don't."

Suddenly Danny felt a surge of the Dark side energy to the right. He jumped back right in time to avoid the lighting strike directed at him.

"Idiots! You almost blasted me!" Scaball shouted.

"Yes, almost," a female voice responded.

Danny looked where the voice came from. There were two people, an enormous giant about eight feet, and much smaller woman beside him. They both were wearing black and red robes, with black gloves and boots. Their faces were hidden behind spiky masks, which looked like they were made from bones and had red marks where the mouth should be. This look must have caused terror and fear, but Phantom only chuckled, getting up on his feet.

"So...You are the sorcerers," he said with a contemplating look on his face. "I expected something more."

"Silence, worm!" The woman spat. "No one gave you the right to speak!"

"Such an arrogance, such a pride," Danny chuckled. "This is what gives you the power, the power you are so willing to use..."

The giant lunged at the ghost teen and swung his huge fist. Instead of hitting Phantom, however, he hit the marble floor, leaving a network of cracks on it. Danny hummed from his new position five meters away.

"You use the Dark side to increase your physical strength...interesting."

Phantom's research about the Dark side weren't that big. While Ashla was happy to teach him the Light side, Bogan was much less eager than her. It was like that for numerous reasons. He taught Danny the minimum, just enough to not get him ended. The rest of the information must be learned by itself. As Bogan put it: "The Dark side never just waltzes in your hands. You must prove yourself worthy."

Danny had suspicions about the real reason behind that. Bogan wanted to awake the lust for power kept deep inside Phantom's core. While using the Dark side, Danny never used its full extent, he was way too careful. The being obviously didn't like it, and knowing Bogan's nature, it was probably the truth. Either that, or he was just being an ass. But there was nothing Danny planned to do with that at the moment, simply because he had his hands full that time.

Phantom's musings were rudely interrupted by the 'sorceress'.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"I remember you ordered me to be silent," Danny smirked teasingly.

Phantom saw that Scaball attempted to flee the scene, but he reacted just in time and shot with ectobinds at his legs. The governor fell on the floor with a loud sound. He obviously was wearing something under that robes of his. There must be a lot of accessories.

The sorceress growled at his ignotance, just like her companion, before activating the crimson lightsaber. At this point Danny was actually surprised.

"Where...where did you get this?" he asked with wide eyes.

He could understand the usage of the Force outside of two orders, it wasn't that unheard of. How to make a lightsaber from scratch, on the other hand, is something you don't learn from the Force user manual.

"Oh, someone is scared?" the sorceress asked mockingly.

"No, just wondering about the weapon which will soon become mine."

Danny really wanted himself an own lightsaber. It was much more effective than his weapons, be it ice or ectoenergy sword. First of all, it weighed no more than a simple dagger. It also gave an advantage of mobility with the lack of inertia. Second, the lightsaber could cut through almost everything. The cyber crystal could be found in certain places, but Danny lacked the materials required for the hilt itself. And they just came to him right now.

Two sorcerers attacked Phantom. Rolling away from the fist strike, Danny created an ectosword and blocked the lighsaber. It may not have the destructive effects of this weapon, but it still possesses most of the lightsaber's protective qualities. That was something what surprised the sorceress, Danny felt as such.

"How is that possible?" She muttered.

"Tut-tut, you don't answer my questions, I don't answer yours," Phantom grinned, before pushing her back.

Suddenly he took out a flare gun and fired out of the window. Before anyone could comment or ask for the reason of that action, loud booming sounds filled the city. Scaball managed to look out of the window, and what he saw shocked him.

The tanks opened fire at the column in front of them. Straight hits in the weakest part of every tank - its back, destroyed them instantly. The walkers - weird shaped cubes with laser guns on two legs, started firing at the approaching imperial column behind. The crowd was fleeing in terror from the battle, and the rebels inside the vehicles tried to avoid civil casualties. They split into different parts, moving towards the roads leading to the square. Walkers stood behind buildings, because their bulky design made them the easiest targets. The destroyed vehicles blocked two ways for a while, and that could be used as temporarily advantage.

Danny started swinging his blade and the sorceress was pushed into defensive.

"Hodor, get rid of them!" She ordered the giant.

He nodded and jumped through the window, breaking it in the process. This earned a groan from the tied governor.

"The door was two meters away!" He shouted in dismay.

Danny couldn't allow the sorcerers to aid the imperials. In series of swings and slashes, Phantom started to quickly retreat, giving his opponent a false sense of security. Partially it was truth, however. The sorceress was attacking very fast, using all the fury she had inside, she truly was a Dark side user. Her lightsaber style was as gracious as dangerous. Danny had some skill in sword combat, but his weapon was too slow compared to hers. He compensated his lack of speed with his connection to the Force. It guided his hands and allowed to block the hits just in time.

The sorceress pushed him forward, and that's exactly what Phantom needed. He quietly landed on his legs, on the metal pavement of the street. Danny looked around, and much to his dislike, the giant of a man was trying to break the tank with his bare hands, and so far he was successful. Narrowing his eyes, Phantom decided to use the new trick he created. If he channels some ectoenergy in his Force lighting, it will become more destructive. He raised his free hand and the green electricity hit the giant dead on. A roar of pain mixed with the loud cackling of the lighting and booming explosions of the transpiring battle.

Phantom pushed the man into the wall, without stopping to shock him. He let go of him just in time to block the strike of lightsaber. He glanced at the sorceress with a playful look.

"Shall we continue?"

Her response was a continuous wave of unstoping slashes.

Haseas opened a trapdoor on the roof of the walker. He couldn't see a thing from the inside, whoever designed this vehicle had hands growing from his ass. Haseas looked around and noticed that the defence of the Northern road was seriously crippled by that dumb creature. He will hold the soldiers back, the mines must remain the last resort. Haseas slid back inside the vehicle's cockpit.

"Move the walker to the Northern road," he ordered the rebel, who was driving the machine. He obeyed the orded, despite thinking that it was downright suicidal.

With the loud whirring sounds the walker clumsily moved forward. Once they got to the road, Haseas opened fire from his seat, without giving the imperials any time to react properly. He shot at the tanks first, since only they could destroy the walker. Or a strong rope tied around its legs. But they didn't have any ropes, so the threat was dismissed instantly. Haseas kept firing at the soldiers, who weren't lucky or smart enough to hide in the sideways.

In a few minutes the entire road was reduced to smoking rubble. Haseas MIGHT have gone a little overboard with it. Despite that, some reckless soldiers attempted to blast two rebels through that same slit hole. Foolish attempt, but the soldiers were unreachable, no matter how hard the mid aged man tried to get them.

Suddenly one of the imperials emerged from behind destroyed tank, with a rocket launcher in his hands. Before anyone could react, the soldier's head was pierced with a single blue shot.

"Snipers are doing their jobs quite well," Haseas commented with a small grin.

"Yeah, but I doubt they will save us from this thing," the rebel said, showing him sensor screen.

According to them, something flying was approaching on rapid speed. And judging from its size of twenty meters long, it could be only one thing.

"Jet fighter is approaching!" the rebel shouted in the communicator.

Phantom was getting bored. The sorceress' movements became very predictable once he learned her style. He didn't need to rely on the Force to fight anymore. Danny decided to finish her already, but something stopped him. A rain of green laser bolts heading towards him. Phantom rolled to the side and saw the scorch marks where he once stood. Danny looked up and saw a fighter flying above them in circles, raining fire at the rebels and specifically him. It was the same fighter which brought him in that city for the first time.

Phantom turned on his communicator, putting up a shield around himself.

"Pax, your carriage has arrived," he said.

"I see it. I can't get to the fighter if it keeps moving!" Rufus responded, blasting approaching soldier.

After fooling the inspectors, Rufus used a speeder to get to the city first and get to the required position. When the battle began, he started moving from one building to another, protecting the snipers from the upcoming imperials. His very own jetpack helped him out a lot. Each Yuthanean commando had one. That's why Danny required his help to take out the jet fighter. Phantom could fly on his own, but he was too occupied at the moment.

Danny got the idea.

"I'll hold it! Prepare on three...two...one...go!"

Phantom removed his sword and used both hands to grip the fighter in midair. He grunted slightly at the resistance, the pilot tried to get out of the grip by turning on the thrusters to their maximum.

Rufus saw that action and jumped off the roof, turning on the jetpack in the process. The soldiers noticed the traitor and start firing. But Pax was trained in every tipe of combat he could engage. It wasn't very hard for him to avoid the enemy fire and land on the fighter. The pilot inside noticed him, so he switched towards turret control. The turret emerged from the wing and started firing. Rufus started shooting at the defence sistem, getting an unusual cover under the wing. Pax turned on special wrist tool to open the pilot's cabin from the outside, while hiding from the turret fire.

Danny started to sweat. He was exhausting his mind, trying to hold the fighter on one place. To make matters worse, two sorcerers tried to break through the green ectoshield, and that made Danny exhaust his core. Lightning currents, lightsaber hits, fist strikes started to crack the barrier.

'Why is it so hard?!' He mentally complained.

'Well, using ghost powers and the Force was a bad idea, apparently,' Bogan commented. 'Interesting, in small amounts they empower, but in big emounts they interfere with each other...'

At that moment the shield broke. Not being able to hold the jet fighter during the fight, Danny was forced to let go and create the sword again. He blocked the lightsaber and engaged in combat two against one.

Kept in place no more, the jet fighter flew on the full speed, and Pax almost fell off the vehicle, but managed to grab it tightly. The pilot returned to his position and tried to shake him off. Rufus' armor had a lot of tools in it, including special grappling hook. He continued to pry open the cabin. Even if he needed some time to get in, the air support became too occupied anyways.

Phantom was getting sick of this fight, his men were dying while he was wasting his time.

This thought earned a pang in his core. It was a signal for him to do something. Feeling the strength returning to him, Danny swung his wickedly glowing sword with a loud roar. The sorceress wasn't able to withstand the power of the blow. She stumbled back, and Danny Force pushed her further and into destroyed tank. Her weapon was dropped on the ground.

Phantom dispersed the sword and punched the giant with all his ghostly physical strength. He had to give it to that bastard, his skull was hard. Hodor fixed his jaw, glaring at the ghost teen. Phantom glared back at the giant with neon green eyes, which radiated bright glow even in sunny day. Hodor unwillingly felt a terror flowing through him. He tried to resist, completely understanding that the terror was artificial, if the dark aura surrounding his enemy said something.

Phantom started slowly approaching the giant. His fists flashed with deadly green fire and kept becoming more intensive and darker. Danny started throwing blasts at him without any mercy, not paying any attention to the yells of pain. With each hit, with each scorch mark he left on his opponents' skin, burning through the robes, the shade of ectoblast changed more and more. Finally he got to the exhausted opponent, and much to his shock, Phantom lifted him up with only one hand.

"G-get lost, d-demon!" He shouted, but the white haired teen only tilted his head.

"Demon? Meet you in hell, then."

Phantom raised his hand, and the dropped lightsaber flew into it in a blink. He slashed the saber across the belly and everything Hodor did was gasp. Phantom let go of the body, or at least what remained from it, before turning off the lightsaber. He shook his head, before letting out a groan.

"I guess I went a little overboard with it," he muttered.

'You kidding?! It was bloody marvelous!' Bogan shouted in joy.

"I don't have time for this," Danny all but snapped.

Then his eyes fell on the free hand, which continued to glow. What was unusual, however, is that it glowed red. Phantom's eyes widened in shock and awe.

"I did it!" He exclaimed.

'Yes, you did, young one. But your people are still in danger. Use the newfound power wisely,' Ashla gave an advise, and much to her relief, Danny nodded.

"You are right," he said, before looking at his new trophy.

The lightsaber had a curvy hilt and was about ten inches long. It was made of two metals, one of which was pitch black and felt like gloss on touch, while the second metal looked like silver or platinum. Together they formed a peculiar pattern, which circled around the small red button in the center, which switched the lightsaber on and off. The hilt ended with sharp black spikes, which surrounded the erupting blade. The weapon was light, but Danny long since got an idea how to make it even lighter.

Phantom turned on the communicator.

"Haseas, Pax, the sorcerers are dealt with, what about you?" He asked.

"We are holding them back, boss," Haseas commented. "But the mines are already used. The air support will be appreciated."

Danny saw how the pilot of the jet fighter took a flight down. Rufus jumped inside the vehicle and took control. Immediately he flew towards enemies' positions and opened fire, effectively destroying the reinforcements.

"I don't hear thank you!" Rufus shouted excitedly. "I'll deal with the rest of the aviation!"

"Thank you," Haseas deadpanned. "Any plans for what to do next?"

"I have an idea," Danny responded, before turning towards the governor's home. "Holocoms are set, I hope?"

"Yes, boss, you think it's time?"

"Yep."

Phantom jumped back to the balcony from which he was dropped half an hour ago. He entered the hall and saw that Scaball was attempting to cut down the restraints with the sharp weapon of the standing armored dummy. Scaball turned towards the stark haired teen, once he heard an unmistakable sound of the lightsaber turning on. His eyes widened once he noticed who was holding it.

"You came here to finish what you've started, don't you?" He asked.

"In some way, yes," Phantom shrugged, before pointing his weapon towards the governor's throat. "Order your soldiers to stand down and surrender."

Scaball chuckled grimly. "I knew there was something about you when I first saw you. Somehow I got a feeling that you will be the one to do this."

"The ways of the Force are unpredictable," Danny commented.

"Why are you doing this? With this kind of power you can do much more than just leading a small bunch of alien scum."

Phantom smirked, showing his sharp right canine. "Who said that it is going to end with this bunch of people who desire freedom? I'm doing all of this because of multiple reasons: because I can, because I want to. I saw too much xenophobia to simply tolerate it. I'll free all the humilated, all the ones who were reduced to the status of items. And then, after this empire falls, step by step, the entire galaxy will unite under my rule. Now, returning to what is going on, will you speak or not?"

"I...Only if you don't kill me."

"Deal."

Phantom turned off the lightsaber, took out a holocom and put it on the ground before the governor. He then pushed the man on his knees and turned the holocom on.

The giant holograms turned on all across the city, and everyone was stunned by seeing the governor look so defeated, bind up at legs and hands. Looking up, Scaball spoke.

"My loyal soldiers, you have resisted enough. But we lost, we are beaten, to avoid any more deaths among your ranks, I order you to drop your weapons and surrender to the...Valor'rum's new ruler."

The last part shocked everyone. And judging from how Scaball longed the last part of the sentence, he wasn't doing it willingly. Of course, what ruler will be willing to give the power to some random guy? Suddenly the communicators blinked a few times, before showing Phantom himself.

"Dear citizens of the World of Valor'rum. My name is unknown to you, so I'll give it. I am Daniel James Phantom, the leader of the Rebellion. For too long you have suffered under the rule of the arrogant and snobish rich bags, who treated you no better than droids or animals. But I'll say this, we had ENOUGH! No slaver empire deserves to live, and this is not an exception. If the high circles don't start any changes, we will. There is about three hundred billions of slaves against fifty billions of Yuths. And they even started enslaving their own kind. This bloodthirsty empire must pay for its crimes! And we will be its judges, prosecutors, and executioners! Join the Rebellion now, and together we will bring freedom to this country!"

And on this communication ended, leaving the citizens to their thoughts.