At the sound of that voice, the Core Five were horrified and spun around.
Inside the luxurious passenger cabin, two people had appeared at some unknown moment: a voluptuous, enchanting Tusken woman, and a Zabrak woman with an utterly cold expression.
Moreover, the Tusken woman's left head-tentacle—called a lekku by the Tusken—had been severed and replaced with a string of beautiful crystals. Combined with her stunning features, it made her exceptionally conspicuous in any crowd.
"Who are you?! Why are you on our ship?!" Having reached their position, the Core Five were long past being tempted by beauty. Number One immediately demanded sternly.
"I came to congratulate you all. What, am I not welcome?" The Tusken woman gave him a seductive wink.
"Did Count Dooku send you?" Number Four asked at once.
"No... My master is called Darth Malthael..." the Tusken woman said. "And me... You may call me Darth Lilim. At my master's request, I have come to bestow rewards upon you all~~~~"
"Rewards? Watch your words! Who do you think we are? How can such a lowly word as 'reward' be used on us?!" Number Two shouted.
"Oh my, don't fuss over such details! My master told me... to entertain you properly... and grant you Immortality!" Darth Lilim said with another wink.
"Immortality?! This... Darth Malthael can truly grant us Immortality?!" Number One's eyes lit up as he immediately asked.
"That's right! That's right! Oh ho ho ho ho ho... To my master, death itself is Immortality... Heh heh heh heh heh heh!" Darth Lilim burst into laughter.
The Core Five were shocked. "What did you say... death? Could it be that Count Dooku wants to kill us?!"
Darth Lilim ignored them. Her seductive expression instantly turned incomparably icy as she turned to the pale-skinned Zabrak woman beside