Warning! This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #19
While the threat of the Sith has more than once seemingly been eradicated from the galaxy in the past by the hands of the Jedi, it is destined to resurface based on new rules set within Star Wars lore. The Sith once existed completely unchecked in the galaxy during the time of the Old Republic, with drones of Sith wreaking havoc wherever they went. Though the chaos and destruction they brought to the galaxy was nothing compared to what they brought to their own system as every Sith constantly plotted against another, thus sparking the Sith Rule of Two. However, the Sith have every opportunity to rise up again just as they did during the Old Republic as their ultimate weapon against the Jedi has just been revealed.
In Star Wars: Doctor Alpha #19 by Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung, the skilled thief Kho Phon Farrus is breaking into the University of Bar’leth to obtain a powerful artifact. Simultaneously, Doctor Aphra and her crewmate Sana are flying through the cosmos on their way to the university in an attempt to do the same thing. Unfortunately, it looks as though they will be too late and the artifact in question will assuredly land in the questionable hands of Kho, and after Doctor Aphra explains what this artifact is and what kind of power it wields, they are determined to not let that happen.
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The artifact both Kho and Aphra are after is known as the Spark, and the reason it is so coveted is because it has the power to turn people into Sith. The Spark was created by the Ascendant, a cult aligned with the Dark Side of the Force, with the intention of mimicking the raw power of the
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