The Plan Unfolds
"You... this... this is..." Mayor Daman stared dumbstruck at the person before him. His legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor.
"Tell me, what were you planning to do, Mayor Daman?" Darth Malthael said sinisterly from the side.
Daman's clone burst into laughter. "Of course, I'll issue new decrees and overturn everything that was unfavorable to Rendili! Then I'll go to my safe and collect all the evidence of my past corruption, especially the evidence of my dealings with Galactic Republic officials! Hahahahaha!"
The real Daman's face immediately turned livid.
The clone's expression became lecherous. "Oh, right. I certainly won't forget the young, beautiful wife I just remarried. I'll treat her well... Ah, and my daughter too... She seems to be about the right age now... Hehehehehe..."
The real Daman could no longer endure it. Roaring, he lunged forward and tackled the clone to the ground, clamping both hands around his throat as he howled, "You monster! Die! Die!!!"
But the next second, an invisible force flung him away. He abruptly looked up and saw Darth Malthael's blurred face, whose features could not be made out at all.
Daman immediately understood. He crawled on his knees toward Darth Malthael, weeping bitterly as he cried, "My lord! No! I'll obey! I'll be obedient! I'll do whatever you want! Anything! Just please, don't let that fake go out there... Please, no!!!"
Darth Malthael kicked him aside and said coldly, "Who said he was the fake? He is clearly the real Daman Lopez, while you are the fake one. Hehehehehe..."
He sneered, while Daman lay sprawled on the floor with a vacant expression.
Darth Malthael looked at him and said icily, "Since I came here, I did not come to give anyone another chance. I came... to make