World Between Worlds

The World Between Worlds, also known as the Vergence Scatter, was a mystical plane of existence within the Force itself that served as a gateway between time and space, linking the entirety of the universe together in one place. It could be accessed most prominently through an ancient painting of the Mortis gods which decorated a cave wall in the deepest level of the Lothal Jedi Temple, although there were also other ways through which one could access it. Some animal species, such as Loth-wolves and gryphons, were intrinsically tied to the realm and could traverse through it in a manner similar to hyperspace travel.
==History==
===Ancient history===
In ancient times, Je'daii scholars theorized the existence of the World Between Worlds in the Chain Worlds Theorem, which would be written and visualized in old books and scripture. When the Je'daii Order was reorganized into the Jedi Order, the Prime Jedi would transcribe some of these writings into the Sacred Jedi texts, which were kept within the Jedi Temple on the planet Ahch-To. 
===Jarik Shan's visit===
In 19 BBY, during the final months of the Clone Wars, Jedi Padawan Jarik Shan discovered the World Between Worlds after being guided there by the spirit of his ancestor Satele Shan, through which he first learned the truth of his bloodline as the last living descendant of Revan and Bastila Shan. After discovering his heritage, Shan encountered a dark side practitioner known as Snoke, who had exerted his presence through the Force in order to commune with him in the World Between Worlds. Snoke tempted Shan to join him with the promise of power through ancient relics known as the Infinity Stones. Shan refused, however, leading Snoke to attack him across dimensions by displaying his mastery of the dark side through the use of Force fire, though Shan managed to escape and subsequently closed the portal to the World Between Worlds.
===Confrontation through time===
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the power-hungry Emperor Palpatine — the public alter ego of the Sith Lord Darth Sidious — came to learn of the World Between Worlds and, seeking to destroy his greatest threat, attempted to cross the barrier of time to kill Satele and her son Theron, thus ending the Shan bloodline and preventing the birth of Jarik Shan. He was thwarted by Jarik himself after the Jedi Knight received a warning from Satele Shan's Force spirit, closing off the Emperor's gateway.
===Sealing the gateway===
Following the discovery of the Jedi Temple on Lothal, Sidious deployed Minister Veris Hydan, a high scholar of the Sith Eternal, with the Imperial Military to the site in search of an entryway to the World Between Worlds. In response, Shan would enlist his adopted daughter Mara Jade and the Spectres in preventing Sidious from attempting to gain access to the World Between Worlds. With the assistance of Sabine Wren, Jade and Ezra Bridger unlocked and entered the portal, with Shan following soon after them. After helping Shan pull Ahsoka Tano to the realm, enabling her to escape her presumed demise on Malachor I at the hands Darth Vader, Bridger became adamant about reversing the outcome of the mission that claimed his master, Kanan Jarrus. Tano advised Bridger against this, reasoning that it would avert his survival as well as that of Wren and Hera Syndulla during the mission, ultimately imploring the Padawan to accept his master's sacrifice and let go.
After turning away from Jarrus's passing, the group of Jedi resolved to permanently close the portal to the realm to prevent others from accessing it, only to encounter Sidious, who attempted to enter the realm via ensnaring them with Force fire. Nevertheless, Shan and Tano managed to fend Sidious off long enough to return to the past while Jade and Bridger returned to the present, with the latter closing the portal and causing the Lothal Temple to collapse, thus taking Hydan with it.
===Jarik Shan's trial===
After traveling back in time with Ahsoka, Shan once again found himself in the World Between Worlds during their journey to the dark world of Remnicore while searching for a way to heal their Force dyad. There, he was reunited with Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi Master who first discovered him and brought Shan to be trained in the ways of the Force. During their conversation, Jinn counseled Shan about his attachments and the importance of letting go; he sent Shan into flashbacks of the Clone Wars, where he relieved his trauma and questioned an illusion of his Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, about the point of fighting evil in the first place. After conversing with Qui-Gon once more, Shan resolved to try and trust in the Force. Satisfied with his answer, Qui-Gon vanished and Jarik was transported back to Remnicore.
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