The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

1484, Order No. 66 (Execute Order 66) (1)

destruction... death...

Horrible dreams have been tormenting Anakin-Skywalker for several days, since when?

Probably, it was the day when the turmoil in Coruscant began.

Is it because the Sith Lord Darth Sidious has already taken control of the highest level of power in the Republic? If this is the case, shouldn't I be prepared to fight to the end like the radicals of the Jedi Order?

Anakin-Skywalker sat on the edge of the bed, calmed down his messy mood, then straightened his clothes and went out.

When he walked out of the room, the Jedi Knights he saw all cast strange glances at him, either hostile or puzzled. But Anakin Skywalker didn't care, he was used to these gazes.

In fact, even without these recent events, Anakin Skywalker, as the protagonist of the rumors about the Chosen One and the person who insisted on being admitted to the Jedi Order by Master Qui-Gon-Jinn, has been in such eyes since he was a child. Pass.

Now the Jedi Knights are still confronting the clone army of the Galactic Republic. The Jedi Knights headed by Shak Ti rejected the previous motion of the Speaker Schiff Palpatine and refused to open their libraries. Therefore the Galactic Republic also refused to let the Jedi Order leave.

Now, the personnel of both sides are in the midst of tense negotiations, but there has been no result.

Facing the 100,000 clone soldiers who surrounded the Jedi Temple, the Jedi Order did not choose to use force directly. And the Galactic Republic, naturally, would not take the initiative to resort to force against the Jedi Knights. They just surrounded the temple and cut off the communication of the temple.

However, as a superficial "respect", the food, supplies and medicines of the Jedi Temple are still provided as usual.

Anakin Skywalker walked towards the top of the Jedi Temple. He wanted to talk to the current leader of the Jedi Order, Shak Ti, about his recent nightmare.

In the current Jedi Order, he doesn't have many friends anymore. All the Jedi knights who had a good relationship with him died and walked away, so that he was full of worries but no one could confide in them.

There is only Shak-Ti... After all, even in the past, among the Supreme Council, Shak-Ti was the one who took good care of him.

However, when Anakin Skywalker walked to the top of the tower, he saw that Shak Ti was discussing the current situation nervously with more than a dozen Jedi masters, and it seemed that he had no time to pay attention to him.

He was about to turn around and leave, but Shak-ti found him, and she took the initiative to say: "Anakin, do you have something to say? Come here."

Anakin nodded and walked into the chamber.

In the chamber, Shak Ti is sitting where she used to be. Even though she has become the leader of the Jedi Order, Master Yoda's former position is still vacant.

Master Yoda is not dead, but he mysteriously disappeared. Although the news came from Anakin Skywalker, and after he returned safely from Palpatine's office, the whole Jedi Order believed him.

It's not that they believe in Anakin, but that they really hope that the news is true.

"I can only say, I'm sorry, Anakin. The situation we are in now is indeed very desperate. But even so, we still need to find a feasible path from it." Shak-Ti said, "You find me, Is something wrong?"

Anakin nodded, walked over and said, "I've been dreaming for the past few days, the same dream."

"Jedi knights don't dream randomly. All dreams are revelations from the Force. In the current situation, maybe your dream can help us." Shak-Ti nodded and said.

"I dreamed... death and destruction. Endless death, endless destruction... Everyone is dead, all life, all civilizations are destroyed... The galaxy has become a dead silence." Anakin -When Skywalker talked about his dream, his voice was still trembling.

Everything in that dream gave him incomparably great fear and shock.

He didn't even dare to look at the power that destroyed everything in the dream! Because he felt that even if he took a look, the terrible death and destruction would come to him!

Shak-Ti frowned and thought.

The Jedi Master Coleman Kerkaji next to him said a little coldly: "The Sith Lord has become the Supreme Speaker of the Galactic Republic, so it is not surprising that you can see the future of destruction with your talent in the Force. "

"The feeling that power gives me is not Heev Palpatine. Rather, someone else." Anakin Skywalker said.

"So far, are you still speaking for that Sith Lord?" Coleman Kekaji asked.

His words made Anakin Skywalker's face suddenly darken.

Shak-Ti immediately interrupted: "Master Kekaji, what you said just now was very inappropriate. You know, there is not only one Sith Lord in this galaxy. Darth Malthael is also there."

"The Chancellor did tell me that Darth Malthael is performing a very evil ritual on Korriban. If he succeeds, he will grow stronger and darker," Anakin Skywalker said.

"So, you think the dream you saw was Darth Malthael?" Shak-Ti asked.

"I don't know for sure, but I think it's very likely," Anakin Skywalker replied.

Shak-Ti sighed, and said: "So this is why we must eliminate every Sith Lord. The existence of every Sith Lord is a fatal threat to this galaxy."

Anakin-Skywalker lowered his head and did not speak, because he found that there was a deep relationship and bond between himself and these two Sith Lords.

He has been in confusion about this and doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Compared to worrying about this, the more realistic thing is how to deal with the things in front of us." Coleman-Kerkaji said: "We should immediately organize all combat Jedi warriors, break into the parliament building, and kill Darth - Sidious!"

"Then if this is the case, my dream will undoubtedly come true!" Anakin Skywalker blurted out, but then he realized that his words were wrong.

"Anything is not a reason for us to let go of a Sith Lord, Anakin. It should not be such a threatening tone..." Shak-Ti said, her tone was already a little alienated, "Since Da Sidious did not restrict you, then you may go to him again to see if you can get a solution. If not, then we, the Jedi Order, will carry out the final action."

Anakin-Skywalker turned pale, "If this is the case, many of us will die! And no matter the success or failure of the operation, it will be a serious blow to the Galactic Republic... especially when we are still War time……"

"The Galactic Republic should not be the reason for us to judge the situation of the Force." Shak-Ti said, "For this war, we have given up too many bottom lines and violated too many creeds. That’s why we’re where we are today.”

"The Jedi Order, should not be intimidated by a Sith Lord, no matter what he uses," Coleman-Kerkaji said.

Anakin Skywalker lowered his head, knowing what Coleman Kerkaji meant. For the Jedi Order, the meaning of this sentence is very serious. Because this means that the Jedi Order would rather sacrifice everything, even the lives of ordinary people, in order to destroy the Sith Lord!

But he didn't know how to refute. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time before saying, "I will go to the speaker again. I hope there can be a better solution to this matter."

Before he finished speaking, the communicator rang. Anakin Skywalker looked down, and his face changed suddenly.

The communication was from Schiff Palpatine, the Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.

Shak-Ti smiled slightly, and made a gesture of invitation to the door. Anakin Skywalker bowed deeply to everyone present, then turned and left the chamber.

At this moment, he didn't know that this would be the last time he set foot here, as a Jedi Knight.

Looking at his back, Coleman Kekaji shook his head and said: "He still refers to Darth Sidious as the Speaker...Deep in his heart, he still hasn't accepted this reality."

Shak Ti didn't speak, but looked at the direction Anakin was leaving with a very complicated expression.

Back in his bedroom, Anakin Skywalker switched on the comm. In the holographic projection, the speaker, Schiff Palpatine, was projected with his usual gentle face.

"I have something to ask you, Anakin." Palpatine said.

"I don't think I, as a Jedi Knight, can have anything to say to a Sith Lord." Anakin-Skywalker looked very painful.

"I just want to talk to you about the dream I saw repeatedly in the past few days... one, the dream of destruction..." Schiff Palpatine suddenly said something that was almost explosive.

Anakin Skywalker jumped up from the stool, his eyes widened, and he looked at Palpatine in disbelief, "What did you say? You... you dreamed of this too?!"

"In normal times, I would be very happy with the tacit understanding between us. But now, your answer only makes me more anxious. Come here." Palpatine said.

Anakin Skywalker nodded.

He walked out of the dormitory to the hall at the entrance of the Jedi Temple, and then walked outside. Along the way, he passed among the hundreds of Jedi Knights who were confronting the clone army, and came directly to the position of the clone troopers.

He then flew towards the Capitol in a levitation vehicle provided to him by clone troopers in full view.

Every Jedi who witnessed this scene was filled with inexplicable anger.

Anakin Skywalker was sitting in the car, his communicator rang, and when he looked down, it was a message from his secret lover, Naboo Councilor Padmé Amidala.

She wanted Anakin to see her as soon as possible.

Anakin Skywalker thought for a while, sent her a message to wait, and went directly to the Chancellor's office.

"Dead Angel—Darth Malthael, he has succeeded." Seeing Anakin come in, Schiff Palpatine said straightforwardly, completely straight to the point.

"You mean, his dark and evil ritual?" Anakin Skywalker frowned.

"That's right. He conquered the Valley of the Dark Lord. Now the largest and most important relic left by the ancient Sith Empire has become his possession." Palpatine said.

"The geographical location of Korriban's planet is impossible to be touched by separatism. What's the point of him doing this?" Anakin Skywalker asked again.

"The countless powerful Sith ghosts in the valley of the Dark Lord will become Darth Malthael's most powerful support. Don't forget, he has the power of death... Those Sith ghosts will let him It's even more powerful." Palpatine said, "And that, perhaps, is why I saw that dream."

"You mean, the destruction in the dream was caused by Darth Malthael?" Anakin asked.

"You know Anakin, I can't let the Galactic Republic get hurt no matter what! This is the goal I have worked hard for all my life. Maybe you Jedi Knights can ignore the Galactic Republic, but I will! I Will guard the Galactic Republic until the end!" Schiff Palpatine said firmly.

"But you are the Sith Lord!" Anakin Skywalker said in an extremely heavy tone.

"What do you think I became the chairman of the Galactic Republic? To destroy the goal I have worked so hard to achieve? No! This is my life's goal and dream! The Galactic Republic has too many hidden dangers and drawbacks. I want to establish Create a stronger and richer regime! I will not let anyone destroy all of this!" Palpatine became excited, and he continued: "Let's join forces! Kill the dead angels! Guard this galaxy!"

...

Anakin Skywalker walked to the other side of the parliament building in a trance, and many members of parliament passed by him along the way, as if a meeting had just ended here.

Many congressmen also greeted Anakin very friendly, as if they didn't know that the atmosphere between the Republic and the Jedi Order was already tense.

For some reason, Anakin Skywalker felt like he liked it here.

Is it because I often come to the parliament building? Or is it because his lover is also here?

Anakin couldn't say it himself, he just felt that there would be endless pressure in the Jedi Order, which almost overwhelmed him. And here, no.

Opening the door, Padmé's assistant led Anakin into the room and closed the door.

The moment the door was closed, a gust of fragrant wind rushed over, followed by warm and soft jade hugging her...

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