"You chose the Jedi over me," Xiao muttered in a bitter voice, his eyes reflecting his anger.

Much like him, that day remained etched in your memory—the day he turned to the Dark Side, the day he triggered the fall of the Republic. It was sickening. You cherished him deeply, but your allegiance to the Jedi had stopped you from choosing him.

"But I've returned, love, to reclaim you," he continued, advancing toward you with the crimson glow of his lightsaber illuminating the surroundings.