Spark Eternal

The Spark Eternal, also known as the Spark Undying, was a sentientDark Droids 5 artificial intelligence created by the Ascendant cult in their battle against the Sith Order.
==History==
===Pride of the Ascendant===
The Spark Eternal artificial intelligence was the culmination of the Ascendant's efforts to destroy the Sith. A cult obsessed with replicating the powers of the ForceDoctor Aphra (2020) 16 in order to fight the Sith, the Ascendant was led by Miril, while a splinter sect was led by Miril's former "left hand" Ilith. At least two Sparks existed: one was created by Miril, while the other was created by Ilith. Both were made to fight the Sith. With the slaughter of the Ascendant at the hands of the Sith, Miril's prototype Spark was sealedDoctor Aphra (2020) 20 in the Tomb of the Spark Eternal, which was located underneath the University of Bar'leth onDoctor Aphra (2020) 19 the planetStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu Bar'leth. According to the archaeologist Kho Phon Farrus, if they possessed the Spark Eternal they would not have to fear death, live the life they wanted, and be whole and perfect.
===Re-discovered===
Between 3 ABY and 4 ABY,The events of Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which are dated to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively, by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. a hunt for the Spark Eternal was kicked off. The resurgent criminal syndicate Crimson Dawn sought the Spark Eternal, and the Archivist contacted Farrus, who she hoped would recover the artifact for them. Farrus returned to the University of Bar'leth and demanded that Sava Iglan'tine Nos led them to the Unyielding Heart, which the sava revealed was actually a sanctum under the university where the Spark had been sealed away. The rogue archaeologist Chelli Lona Aphra and smuggler Sana Starros, who were seeking Ascendant tech for Domina Tagge of the Tagge Corporation, also made their way to Bar'leth and to the tomb. Once the Spark was summoned in a ritual, Aphra claimed it for herself but was killed by its effects. The Spark, taking over Aphra's body, resurrected the archaeologist and declared themselves as "Eternity".
===New war with the Sith===
Bonding itself with Ilith's Spark to silence Aphra's thoughts, the Spark would continue to inhabit and control Aphra's body until the Battle at Amaxine Station, where the Spark hoped to fulfill its Miril's dream of destroying the Sith.Doctor Aphra (2020) 30 Engaging in a duel with the Sith Lord Darth Vader using the Null Blade, the Spark-possessed Aphra managed to deactivate and knock away his lightsaber, but Vader effortlessly removed the Spark from Aphra's body with a Force push before moving onto deal with the Fermata Cage.Hidden Empire 5 Once Vader left, the Spark attempted to bond with Aphra once more, but the intervention of Sana Starros' crew saved the archaeologist.
===Part of the Scourge===
Without a vessel, the Spark fled into a droid disc that had been dropped from the Fermata Cage after it opened. As the two Sith and Aphra's allies departed from the station,Doctor Aphra (2020) 31 the Spark merged with the droid, creating the Scourge. The Scourge found that, even though the Spark Eternal was part of itself, it could not corrupt organics the same way it could droids.
===New chance at life===
Right as the Scourge finally found out how to infect fully organic beings, the warrior-priest droid Ajax Sigma slaid its main body with his sword, extracting the Spark Eternal from the Scourge in the process. With the destruction of the Scourge's main body, its spread was stopped and any droid, cyborg, or other organic it had been controlling was freed. Upon returning to the Colony of the Second Revelation, Sigma spoke to the Spark Eternal and revealed he loved it as it was a fellow sentient machine intelligence. Sigma placed the Spark's essence within a seed of mindDark Droids 1 for a new droid being, granting the Spark Eternal a new chance at existence as someone new.
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Category:Artificial intelligences
Category:Ascendant
Category:Dark side artifacts