These are known as dark times for force users. The Jedi of old are now only thought to be fairy tales. The current Jedi have been reduced to nothing more than policing officers. Lightsabers are no longer the sole weapon of force users. Their skills have reduced so drastically that they are forced to carry modern guns and swords as well as the legendary sabers. The swords had been forged from a special material that doesn't allow for the lightsabers to slice through them, and powerful enough to deflect even the strongest bullet. Jedi were now a mix of urban warfare and mythical prowess. Still, their most powerful asset, the control of the force to grant them superhuman abilities was an art that had long since been lost. Many blame this on the rise of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader. Two powerful Sith that sought out to destroy the Jedi and all force users who did not stand for their cause. There was one fatal flaw in their plan -- Darth Vader's son; Luke Skywalker. Luke Skywalker began training under the two remaining Jedi and took on the powerful Sith lords. By what is to believed to be some stroke of luck, he was the only one that remained. From there, the tales of the Jedi religion vary from faction to faction. All that is known now is that the original intent of the Jedi and the force has been long forgotten. There are some that don't believe in the force and believe the Jedi to only be extremely skilled warriors. This story is about the seedy underworld during these times. There was a Sith Lord that rose up from the Jedi ranks by researching historical texts. He taught himself how to use the force and learned the ways of the dark side. His original intent was to harness the full power of the force for good. He soon found that the draw of the dark side was too strong and he used the force to further himself, not his fellow Jedi. This story is about those that came to him and his Dark Academy of the Sith. These brave and foolish souls wished away their lives to embody the complete power of the force. Here they fought, lived, and died for the power of the dark side.