Résumé: The galaxy has recently fallen under the control of the evil Emperor Palpatine and his apprentice, former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who has now taken the Sith name Darth Vader.
Though Vader has risen to a position of great power, his ascension has not been without sacrifice. He betrayed his Jedi friends, lost his limbs in a battle with his former master, and inadvertently killed the woman he loved.
Now the galaxy's ostensive second in command is haunted by thoughts of that he gave up, and of what could have been...