Chapter 1
Immortality, the most pressing answer towards eternal dominance. Sith Lords of the past have relied on their own strength in the dark side to achieve supremacy over their enemies. But their lack of control is what makes them fall quicker than the last. My Master, Darth Tenebrus, suffered the same fate; while he was a brilliant mind when it came to experimentation through his unique scientific methods, he also kept the same values that the Sith had carried for generations upon generations. Killing him was necessary to continue my research, just he had done to his master, I had done the same to him. But I must admit, I almost made the same mistake that very night myself:
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The night skies case wavering over the capital city on Coruscant, The luxurious high-rise hotel building hovering over the city, was housed by the most well-known Senators and political figures in The Galactic Republic. Sheev Palpatine, a popular candidate running for the vacant seat of Chancellor Of The Galactic Republic, was quite the favorite amongst the Senate and the average populous. Although his political opponents question the legitimacy of his campaign's popularity, he is still leading in the polls with no else potentially taking that spot away from him.
Drinking from his wine, the Centurist Candidate stood on his balcony as he watches the capital city from above. A hooded figure, approaching him, stood next to him as he continues to gaze at the city, acting as if he didn't notice the individual next to him.
"Indulging in your usual pleasantries I see." The hooded figure commented.
"Indeed I am, but I assume you aren't here to join me, aren't you Master?" Palpatine replied.
"You're getting to comfortable in your role; luxury hotels, high profile interviews, company endorsements-"
"Well, I am the most popular candidate to acquire the Chancellorship, you should've expected such things like this when you had me placed in the Galactic Senate." Sheev interrupted.
"I didn't put you there to become some galactic celebrity, I put you there so we can gain control over the Republic and their Jedi allies." Darth Plagueis said as he turned to look at his apprentice.
"The Jedi are just as gullible as the citizens who infest this planet." Sidious commented; "They disregard politics but their neutrality has lead them to agree to what ever the Republic decides."
"You assume they won't be opposed to a War?" Plagueis the Wise questioned.
"They consider themselves peace keepers, It wouldn't be unlike them to participate in such war if it would only meant peace for the galaxy itself." Darth Sidious answered.
"Very well, the election is in three days, I assume you won't have any complications in between those days, now would you?" Plagueis asked again.
"Of course not Master, everything will be set in motion." Palpatine said as he took one last sip of his glass of wine.
The Sith Lord turned away from his apprentice as he enters into the living room. Sheev turned to face his master, looking his tall, lanky figure with a suspenseful look. Plagueis stopped and stood still as he said; "I sense something bothering you, my Apprentice."
"What of the woman?" Sidious spoke up.
"What about her?"
"Did the experiment work?" Sidious asked again, pressing for an answer.
Plagueis stood motionless, with no expression on his face, his movements could've been mistaken for fear but instead it was more towards a deep sense of awareness. "Our project is barring the child as we speak, It's going to take months before we are sure that the child will come out, alive." He replied.
"Good, the child will be a great asset to our plans." Palpatine said with a fake smile.
The Sith Lord, without a single word, made his way towards the exit as his two bodyguards followed behind him. They both make eye contact one last time before the door shuts in between them, Sheev's fake endearing smile quickly faded as his pupils began to shift from its normal color to a light yellow color. He pulls out his comlink as he activates it, causing it to form a holographic image of a Senate Guard appears in front of him. "Do what is need to be done." Sidious spoke.
"Yes, My Lord." The Senate Guard replied as the hologram dissipated.
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Darth Plagueis, accompanied by his personal guards, arrived at the ship landing area near the apartment building, where his ship was occupied by two Senate Guards. One of these guards approached the Dark Lord, stopping him in his tracks; "Have you looked after my ship well?" Plagueis asked.
"Yes, Sir Damask, we've taken great care of your ship." The Senate Guard replied.
Without another word, Plagueis walked passed the guard as he made his way towards his ship. Plagueis then made a sudden glance at the second Senate Guard standing by his ship, he felt a sudden unease from the guard's emotions as the guard stood stiff, trying to mask his emotions.
The Sith Lord then walked up the ramp with his security guards as the the dock closes behind them. The two Senate Guards look at each other as one of them nodded in approval to execute the plan. The second Senate Guard activated the detonator with a remote, causing the remote to beep repeatedly until the ship exploded in half.
The landing bay was ingulfed into a ring smoke as a shadow began to appear from the debris. The two guards attempted to attack but were thrown to side by the force as the silhouette passes through the dark cloud surrounding him.
Darth Plagueis wipes off his robes as he makes his way back into the hotel entrance. An employee runs outside as he sees smoke fumes coming from the landing bay, he confronts to the Muun walking towards him. "Mr. Damask, what happend!?" he asked eagerly.
Plagueis waved his hand as he said "I don't need to worry about such things."
"I don't need to worry about such things." the employee repeated.
"I need to get you a new ship." Plagueis said, using mind tricks on the human.
"I need to get you a new ship." the employee repeated again. The employee walked the towards the other exit of the building as Plagueis made his way towards the elevator.
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Palpatine sat comfortably in his chair as he watches the current polls for the Canidates running for Chancellorship through a astromech droid. "Everything is going as planned." he said to himself. Palpatine tapped the first profile with the name; Finis Valorum on it. "Finis never stood a chance in winning ever since the Naboo incident." he commented. Sidious then waved his hand to the next profile with the name; Ainlee Teem. "Ainlee is respectable as a general but his race is never going to land him anywhere towards the top of the polls." Sidious then swiped towards the last profile that had the name; Bail Antilles.
"Ah General Antilles, my supposed rival in the election polls, though he has 30% of the popular vote, his lack of vocal presence cannot compare wont get him farther than me." Sidious laughed as he took one last sip of his wine. Palpatine then felt a familar presence as he heard a ring coming from his door. He got up and opened the door through the control panel, revealing the tall, slender Muun Sith Lord standing in the doorway.
"Master...I didn't expect you to return so soon." Palpatine said with a fake smile.
Without another word, Plagueis sent a shockwave of lighting towards his treacherous apprentice, sending him flying towards the wall. The Sith Master then ignited his lightsaber as his apprentice stands to his feet to ignite his; "You've been clouded by your disillusions for a long time Sheev." Plagueis said.
"If the Sith were to remerge, their is only need for one Sith Master, As it is tradition!" Darth Sidious said, building his anger.
"You overestimate your power Sheev, that sense of arrogance will be your downfall." Plagueis taunted.
Sidious jumped and clashed with his master as they both traded blows with each precise strike. The two ended up towards the edge of the balcony where Plagueis used his raw strength by leaning Palpatine towards the edge. The Sith Apprentice retaliated by throwing Plagueis off the balcony, using his own strength in the Force through his lightsaber.
Darth Plagueis fell and then landed on his feet on the landing bridge with Darth Sidious following suit by jumping onto the bridge as well.
"You've grown quite weak." Darth Sidious taunted; "You're research has strained your connection with the Force's power."
"And your arrogance has gone to your head, You may have a strong connection with the dark side, but you lack the knowledge to control it." Plagueis taunted back. The Sith Master used the Force to throw a piece of the ship's wreckage at his apprentice but was sliced in half with one strike.
"Pitiful." Sidious simply said, The sith traitor dashed towards his master, causing them to clash once again. The two continued to trade blows with Sidious gaining the upper hand with each strike landing. Plagueis managed to strike a significant blow as he cut Sidious' right hand, causing both his hand and his saber to fall off the bridge. The Sith Apprentice's anger grew to the it's highest point as he unleashes his own Force lighting, which get blocked by Plagueis' lightsaber.
Sidious' lighting reflected back towards his body, causing his skin to deteriorate rapidly. The Sith Lord then fell to his knees as his surge of power faded away. Darth Plagueis then approached his weakened apprentice, looking down on him as he sensed the fear in Palpatine's emotions.
"Pitiful indeed, quite pitiful." Plagueis taunted, placing his blade near Sidious' neck.
"Heh...you think you've won...but as it is tradition...you will die." Sidious said.
"Sith tradition is no longer my concern." Plagueis replied; "I realised that if I were achieve immortality, the Rule Of Two must be nulified for the sake of my endeavors."
"Immortality?...no Sith has achieve such feat for thousands of years." Sidious said, gasping onto his dying breath.
"It's because they followed the tradition of Bane, such tradition is no longer needed in this new era." Plagueis replied.
Darth Sidious began to laugh as rain poured down onto the capital planet of the Republic. Sidious, with his burning yellow eyes, stared at his master as he said; "Such ignorance...balance is inevitable...even if you would to achieve such power...your fate will not be altered."
"Fate? As I control life, I also decide fate." Plagueis said as he decapitates his apprentice with a single strike.
The Sith Master deactivated his lightsaber and place it on his belt, as he did so, a random ship began to land on the landing pad. Plagueis goes towards the ship, as the entrance of the ship opens with a ramp coming from the doorway. The hotel employee walks out and bows towards the Sith Lord as Plagueis walks up the ramp.
"Get rid of the body and return to pilot this ship." Plagueis commanded.
"Yes sir." The employee complied.
After fifteen minutes pass, the employee returned to the ship and sat in the pilot seat next to Plagueis as he powers up the ship. "You will take me to Mygeeto." Plagueis said.
"I will take you to Mygeeto." the employee said as the ship began lift off, after a few buttons pressed, the ship flew from the scene and from the atmosphere as it entered into space. Then the now-pilot prepares the ship for hyperspace with the Sith Master sitting calmly next to him.
"Balance is inevitable." the words echoed.
Plagueis eyes began to narrow, watching the ship enter into hyperspace, the feeling of uncertainty settle within his emotions as he dwells within his thoughts:
Balance inevitable? Indeed it is. Balance will only be achieved through the destruction of the Jedi and the Jedi only.
