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Galactic Standard Calendar Year 4, October 5th. Coruscant, the Galactic Senate.
"Peace is a lie; there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me."
His irises shifting from yellow back to blue, the powerful Dark Lord Darth Sidious quietly "dissolved" after finishing his Force meditation and reciting the Sith Code. In the lounge, only a kind-looking, middle-aged-to-elderly human remainedβthe newly elected Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Sheev Palpatine.
Throughout history, there had been no shortage of powerful Sith Lords. But Sith who dared to meditate with the Force right next door to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant? There were very few. Darth Sidious was one of them.
And it wasn't just a matter of meditating beside the Temple. Darth Sidious had much more to do.
He would destroy that rotten Temple completely. He would eliminate those sanctimonious hypocrites. He would rule the entire galaxy.
And it would start here.
Chancellor Palpatine stepped out of the lounge, ready to begin his speech.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. Today, I stand here to urge all of you to take the security situation in the Outer Rim seriouslyβ¦"
"β¦to strike at pirates and criminal syndicates, to restore order in the Outer Rim, to protect the citizens of the Republicβ¦"
"β¦Two hundred years ago, the Republic built the Starlight Beacon, bringing a light of hope to the Outer Rim. Today, we cannot allow the Outer Rim to fall back into darkness. I still clearly remember the name of the flagship that towed the Starlight Beacon into the hyperspace laneβthe Pax Prosperity. Ladies and gentlemen, let us work together and truly build the Outer Rim into an age of peace and prosperity!"
"Long live the Galactic Republic!" Palpatine raised his arm high, his voice ringing with righteous fervor.
Applause and cheers erupted. Senators rose to their feet, clapping and shouting. Palpatine's speech won the chamber's full support.
"Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes my remarks. Thank you all. Thank you."
Palpatine smiled and waved, exiting with perfect poise. He knew he had delivered another brilliant speech. He also knew that once the speech ended, everything would remain the sameβon Coruscant, and in the Outer Rim.
Calls. Proposals. And nothing more than calls and proposalsβafter all, I'm only a Chancellor with little real authority, aren't I?
Democracy meant the minority obeyed the majority. The Galactic Senate was deeply democratic: matters great and small were decided by vote, one seat one vote, every vote equal.
The Galactic Republic contained over 3.2 million habitable planets, yet the Senate had only 1,024 seats. In the Core Worlds, each habitable planet held a seat. In the Mid Rim, an entire sector might receive only one seat. And in the vast Outer Rim, there were fewer than ten seats total.
How could a handful of Outer Rim backwoods votes ever outnumber the Core's noble lords?
Under the "minority obeys majority" principle, after the Senate's democratic debate and voting, the Outer Rim enjoyed the right to contribute resources to the Core Worldsβand was spared all kinds of "useless" welfare policies.
Just like this time: when Outer Rim planets appealed to the Senate for help against a pirate crisis, they received every kind of support except meaningful assistanceβsuch as applause and cheering.
If no one caresβ¦
Then I will take the Outer Rim.
Starting with the Outer Rim, I will destroy the decaying Galactic Republic and build a reborn Galactic Empire.
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"Master, the investigation you assigned me is complete." In the hologram, Darth Tyrallus knelt on one knee, ready to report.
(So you're one-ninety-threeβso what? On your knees, you're still not taller than me at one-seventy-eight. One day, I'll make the entire galaxy crawl at my feet.)
After taking a moment to enjoy Darth Tyrallus's humble, obedient posture, Darth Sidious raised a hand slightly, and with the power of the dark side, remotely lifted his apprentice.
"Good, good. Lord Tyrallusβrise and speak."
If his Master hadn't steadied him, Darth Tyrallus might have dropped back to his knee again. From Coruscant, across the entire Core, lifting him up while he was far away in Corellian spaceβwhat terrifying might. The power made him tremble, body and soul.
(One day, I'll have power like that. Noβstronger than that.)
"Yes, Master. The mining operation exporting large volumes of tibanna gasβI've found it. It's a joint venture run by a Corellian and a Mandalorian, located in the Outer Rim, Greater Javin sector, Bespin systemβon the planet Bespin."
"Bespin?" Darth Sidious had an excellent memory, and the name caught him off guard. "Isn't that a gas giant? Mining there isn't cheap. How are they selling tibanna gas in such volume at such low prices?"
"Master, Bespin is no ordinary gas giant. Roughly 150 to 180 kilometers below the upper atmosphere lies Bespin's habitable band. The temperature, oxygen level, and pressure there are suitable for human life. About three hundred and seventy years ago, a Corellian named Iklicis Fig discovered the habitable band and secretly built a floating city there as a mining base. With a floating city in the habitable band, the operation's costs fall within an acceptable range."
"I see." Darth Sidious nodded.
"Master, there is also an urgent development regarding this mine."
"Oh?" A sharp gleam flared in Darth Sidious's eyes, piercing straight at Darth Tyrallus's soul.
"Masterβ¦" Sweat beaded at Darth Tyrallus's temple. "A Jedi Temple investigation team is also looking into this mine. I believe they've already gathered enough leads."
"Hehβ¦" Darth Sidious chuckled darkly. "It doesn't matter. If the Jedi Temple finds anything, your former Master will come and report it to me. He's veryβ¦ rule-abiding."
"But Masterβif so, Bespin may end up joining the Galactic Republic."
"And what of it, Lord Tyrallus? Are you planning to go to war with the Jedi Temple right now? An Outer Rim resource world joining the Republicβbesides exploitation, what will they gain? Let them join the Republic. Once they taste the Republic's rot and incompetence, they'll willingly come over to our side."
"Enough, Tyrallus. We'll end here." Sensing someone approaching, Darth Sidious decided to terminate the call.
"Yes, Master." Darth Tyrallus knelt on one knee again.
Knock knock.
The lounge door was tapped.
"Come in," Palpatine said warmly.
"Chancellor, Master Yoda requests a private meeting with you."
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