2286. Duel! Light and Darkness!
It was already late at night on Coruscant. Although the cities all over the planet were still brightly lit, what shrouded the bustling lights was still a bottomless darkness.
A figure slowly came to the front of a mansion. To be able to own an independent mansion in a place like Coruscant, it was obvious that the person was very wealthy. However, the figure showed no signs of hesitation and directly walked in. In the reception hall, several doctors and nurses were on duty. They seemed to be preparing to rest. Seeing the person, one of the nurses walked over and said, "Hello, this is the private mansion of Planet Naboo's representative, Senator Padmé Amidala. You are …"
The figure raised her head, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. It was a woman in her forties. Her skin was slightly dark, and there was a bead embedded between her eyebrows and the bridge of her nose. She was wearing a loose brown robe. She looked at the nurse in front of her and did not say a word. She just raised her hand lightly, and the hilt of the lightsaber immediately flew from her waist into her hand. With a swoosh, the blue lightsaber was unsheathed!!
At the same time, in one of the rooms in Padmé's mansion, a maid suddenly turned her head 180 degrees and looked directly behind her. She was looking at the direction of the reception hall! Immediately after that, her body began to twist and change. The surface of her body turned into silver-gray liquid metal, and after a surge, she turned into a beautiful short-haired woman! A blue light flashed in her eyes, and she answered the communication. "This is Elisa reporting that someone is trying to attack Padmé Amidala."
"Stall for time. Reinforcements will be here soon." That was the reply from the communicator.
Elisa did not say much and turned off the communication. Then, she raised her right arm, and the liquid metal faded away. The mechanical structure in her hand began to change, and finally, it turned into an ion cannon. She turned around and rushed towards the reception hall!
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Galactic Parliament Building, the chairman's office.
"… Monopolizing power?? What are you going to do? "Anakin's face paled as he cried out involuntarily.
Palpatine nodded and said, "This is the last way I can think of to win this war — to turn myself into a part of the Republic's war machine. Let me become the Republic's brain, and exhaust my life's wisdom to fight Count Dooku."
As he spoke, his tone was a little lonely. "No friends, no parliament, no other voice. My voice is the voice of the Republic. My judgment is the judgment of the Republic! Even if I have to use millions of people as cannon fodder, as long as I can save tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of people, I will do it! No one could stop it! Only in this way could he truly unify everything and fight! To win!! " As he spoke, his voice grew louder and more impassioned. In the end, he even waved his fists fanatically.
However, Anakin took a few steps back in disbelief. He pointed at Palpatine and said, "You … are the one who destroyed the Republic?"
Palpatine nodded, then shook his head. "If you are talking about the Republic, then yes, I destroyed the Republic. But what is the Republic to which you swore allegiance? Do you understand the nature of the Republic? "
Anakin shook his head in agony.
"The Republic is the people! The Republic is where the people are! "Palpatine suddenly shouted." The trillion people on Coruscant are the Republic! Kuat, Neb, Rodia … the people of these planets were republics! Even planets like Corellia, Lendili, and Tatooine that have temporarily abandoned us are still republics! The nature of the Republic is the people! You swore to protect it! It is also the people! What are we fighting for? We are fighting for the people! This is the nature of the Republic! "
But Anakin kept shaking his head. "Why is it you? Mr. President … why is it you? It is you … who hurt Padme! Am I right … "
"Yes, I have hurt her. Because Senator Amidala and I have the same goal, to protect our country and our people. That is why we hurt each other … Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to just let things go? " Palpatine closed his eyes in pain. He waved his hand weakly and said, "Go back to Terminus Temple. Leave me, alone … to bear all of this …"
Anakin stared at Palpatine. He clenched his fists and trembled all over. After a long time, he suddenly turned around and ran outside.
Palpatine looked at Anakin's back. His stooped body suddenly straightened, and a dark and twisted laughter came from his mouth. Then he raised his head. His eyes had turned a strange golden color, like that of a demon!
"Hehehehe … Why? You don't dare to come out and face your beloved disciple? My friend, Master Yoda! "Palpatine turned around and looked out the window.
He could only see a short figure standing on the windowsill that was originally empty! He was less than a meter tall, with dark green skin and a pair of conspicuous pointed ears. The hair on his head had already fallen off, but at this moment, this small body contained unimaginable power! Yes, he was the supreme leader of the Jedi Knights, Master Yoda!
"It no longer exists, the Jedi Order. So I will not interfere with Anakin's choice. The path is under his feet, "Master Yoda said in a deep voice.
"Hahahahaha!" Palpatine laughed out loud. "I thought you would expose my identity as Sith, Yoda. I didn't expect you to not even have the guts to do so. How disappointing! But take a guess, when Anakin learns of my identity, what choice will he make? Will he kill me? "
Master Yoda opened his lapel and removed a small lightsaber from his waist. He held it with both hands, and the small green blade unfolded with a swish. He said slowly, "You think that you control everything, that you can influence Anakin's growth, but you are wrong! You … underestimate him! "
"No … You are wrong. I, more than any of you, understand the potential he has! Anakin! He was born from the Force. He is the Son of the Force! The Son of Destiny! " Palpatine said fiercely. With a thought, an inconspicuous metal statue in the corner of the office suddenly shook violently. Then, under the influence of the powerful darkness origin power, the statue flew towards Palpatine and began to disintegrate in mid-air. Then, the hilt of a lightsaber appeared and landed accurately in Palpatine's hand.
Swoosh! The red blade spat out and dropped to the ground. The high temperature of the blade melted a burning hole in the marble floor!
"Are you planning to commit treason, Master Yoda?" Master Yoda? "Palpatine said slowly.
"Killing a Sith Overlord is not treason," Master Yoda said.
"The laws of the Republic do not prohibit people's personal philosophical inclinations. But you drew your sword against the chairman because of such a baseless accusation. This is treason." Palpatine's lips curled up into a sinister smile.
"The Republic no longer exists!" Master Yoda's eyes flashed fiercely!
In the next second, two figures, one big and one small, one red and one green, collided at high speed!
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