Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #4

Darth Vader is greeted by one of the disfigured people in the headless snake temple.  He tells Vader that they have been expecting him.  The greeter tells Vader the beam that took down the Imperial Star Cruiser is called the Basis.  As Vader is led through the temple, he sees two boys fighting and, shortly afterwards, the boys have attracted a crowd and one of the boys is killing the other.  The greeter shows Vader ancient drawings on the wall that foretells of his coming and leading the temple occupants.  As they enter the chamber to see the high priests, the greeter tells the temple dwellers the first half of the prophecy has been fulfilled.

The three high priests call Vader their savior and say he will slay the Jedi and the Empire throwing the galaxy into chaos.  Vader brandishes his lightsaber and asks for them to confess to the attempts on the Emperor's life.  The three priests eagerly goad Vader to kill them to fulfill the prophecy and Vader hesitates.  He picks up the greeter using the Force, but decides knowing how the weapon operates is more important.  Inside a small room, he leans over a green, glowing pedistool and vines reach out and bind him.  He then experiences visions of him fighting and defeating both Obi-Wan Kenobi and the Emperor.  When he emerges from the chamber, the greeter leads him to a throne room.  In the center of the room is a hole crackling with energy, the heart of the weapon.  Vader uses the Force to retrieve a crystal from the hole that the greeter says amplifies the beam's power.  He then Force pushes several temple dwellers into the hole filled with energy.  As he strodes through the temple to the exit, he uses the Force to collapse the temple behind him.  When Vader walks out of the ruined temple, the ninth assassin spots him from the nearby jungle.

Like the previous issue, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #4's cover is more appropriate for the previous issue.  It shows Darth Vader fighting one of the many creatures he encountered in the jungle on the way to the temple.

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #4a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (July 2013)

The ninth assassin continues to be unimportant to the story.  The next and final issue of the mini-series will no doubt be the confrontation between this mysterious character and Darth Vader.

Vader does fulfill the prophecy fortold in the temple's drawings.  Years later, he will defeat both Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi, as well as the Emperor, the Empire.  Additionally, he brings chaos to the followers of the headless snake when he destroys their temple.