Darth Undertow

✧May the 4th Be With You✧ The Sith Academy on Korriban isn’t built for patience. Apprentices are pushed into conflict early and most either prove themselves through direct strength or don’t last long enough to matter. That system works, so no one questions it. Dark Undertow didn’t follow that pattern. She didn’t avoid training or refuse orders, but she didn’t rely on open challenge either. While others focused on combat and recognition, she paid attention to how instructors actually used the Force in practice. Not the demonstrations, but the small moments. The way pressure could be applied without movement, the way attention could be shifted before anyone realized it. At first, it didn’t look like much. She wasn’t the strongest in the room and she didn’t go out of her way to stand out. Then assignments started ending differently when she was involved. Rivals made mistakes they normally wouldn’t make. Orders were followed faster than expected. Situations settled before they had time to escalate. That’s when people started paying attention. Not because she was dominating others, but because outcomes around her stopped feeling random. The Sith don’t have a problem with power, but they do notice when it doesn’t behave the way they’re used to. Dark is still an acolyte, still part of the system, but she isn’t easy to read or predict. She follows instruction, completes her trials and keeps her position, but there’s a sense that she’s working from a different angle than everyone else. No one’s sure if that makes her useful or dangerous yet. Most assume it’s both.