Aidan's Trial of Insight

"Anakin is already DEAD!""
 * ""There is no anger and hatred within me, Darth Vader! Deep down inside with a vision of my vibrosword, I see a lost, innocent apprentice, who desired his greater journey to fulfill the balance around the galaxy before going down to the darkest path and then manipulated by the dark Emperor. There is only good in you, and a chance to achieve it, Anakin."

- Aidan Skywalker and Darth Vader, during their duel

The Mission to Dathomir was an assignment that occurred in 13,050 ABY in the Cave of Mirrors on the planet Dathomir and carried out by Aidan Skywalker, to complete his training in preparation of facing several Sith, by defeating the Dark Spirit, who had assumed the shape of Darth Vader.

Trial of Insight
With this in mind, Aidan and Vader begin to fight. However, the combatants are clearly evenly matched, with neither able to defeat the other. As the battle draws on, they become more disheveled, their crossing blades of both vibrosword and lightsaber cause sparks, which set the cave ablaze. As the fight continuing, Vader told Aidan that he should have the darkest power of the Force, but he doubt him to have dwelt against with such dark, maddening more stronger powers than Darth Malignous. Eventually, their blades cross, and Vader prompts Aidan to give himself anger and hatred will corrupt his weak-minded under his control as he Force push Aidan towards the cave wall, on purpose to finish him off. But before Vader delivers a final blow, Aidan counter block his saber with his sword, and suddenly, he sees his eyes reflected with his scar: they look just like Anakin Skywalker's.

To his horrid shock, Aidan realizes that Darth Vader was born from his own inner rage, and stops fighting, causing the fires to die out. Aidan tells Vader that he has no anger and hatred when he finally sees him through his vibrosword as a lost and innocent person who have failed to bring balance to the Force by going to the dark path and become the Emperor's puppet, therefore there is still good on Anakin. Refusing to accept this, Vader claims that Anakin is dead and he defends himself by claiming he's the reason why they are alive.

Appearances

 * Facing the Mirror