Post by Reign on Sept 22, 2017 6:44:08 GMT -8
==THE RETURN OF THE SAGE: A JVS STORY==
This is a story that could start in many places. With a birth perhaps, or with a death. For it is indeed a tale of birth, life and death; of beginnings and endings, and ultimately, of rebirth. Much of this tale has been told already in other places - other universes - and so shall not be recounted here... but for one element - that one element that makes all the difference...
Em was a human replica droid manufactured by Halocroft Industries as a special custom order for a one-time Dark Lord of the Sith; Lord Reign, as he was most commonly known then. An EMP hardened phrik-alloy endoskeleton under a high-tech bio-synthetic flesh, specifically designed to blend durability with the ability to pass as an organic to all but the most advanced scanners. But the physical structure - as superb as it was aesthetic - was not what made Em unique. The AI programming was revolutionary; it's ability to morph and simulate emotion and human reaction was in some ways a new level of artificial sentience.
Em started off as a personal assistant and bodyguard, and was programmed as such. Eventually, she began to serve as an ambassador, and received further programming to match. As the years passed, Em's unique AI continued to morph and learn and grow, and so too did her role within Reign's vast enterprise, until eventually she was practically running it. It was Reign himself who first realised that in some manner Em had begun to overwrite some of her initial programming; far from fearing it, he was fascinated. He encouraged Em to choose her own destiny, even if it meant moving on from serving him. And that's when it happened... a droid able to and even given permission to overwrite her own core loyalty programming.....instead decided to double-down on it. If Reign was giving her the choice, then she chose Reign.
From that point onwards Reign treated her as one of his most trusted friends and business partners, appointing her as CEO of Reign Enterprises, and placing her on Muunilinst's governing council during his tenure as Sovereign. Her organisation complemented his vision; her powerful analytical programming complemented his uncanny intuition. And through Reign, Em learnt about a transcendent world that existed beyond the physical; a world governed only by the Force. No sensor she possessed could detect it, but she could see its physical effects, and for what she couldn't see, she had faith. Not faith in the Force; faith in Reign. And that, my friends... that is the reason this story exists at all...