The black gemstone, drawn by black lightning, flew directly to the metal hilt. Just as before, countless tiny tendrils seemed to unfurl from the twisted hilt, seize the black gemstone, and pull it into place.
As the black gemstone was embedded in the hilt, a trace of black seemed to appear within the scarlet Lightsaber blade piercing Darth Malthael's body.
That black streak was as insignificant as a fine thread, continuously twisting and struggling amid the scarlet glow.
Then another bolt of black lightning shot out and struck the second black gemstone, drawing it slowly toward the hilt!
"Stop it!!" Marka Ragnos roared. Transforming into a cloud of black mist, he lunged at Darth Malthael with a howl!
The Sith spirits of the other ancient Sith Lords also let out shrill cries as they frantically attacked Darth Malthael from all sides!
Their howls were enough to drive people mad, their claws enough to scatter souls, and their sorcery enough to annihilate all life!
Yet they were still cut off by the Death Force surrounding Darth Malthael's body, unable to touch him in the slightest.
But the spirits did not stop. They continued their frenzied assault. They had realized that once Darth Malthael's Lightsaber was fully completed, utter destruction would await them!
The second black gemstone was dragged into the hilt by its tendrils and fixed beside the first. Within the Lightsaber blade, another black thread appeared, and both threads seemed to have grown thicker.
Then came the third gemstone, the fourth... the fifth...
Marka Ragnos and the others grew increasingly frenzied. They even hurled their insubstantial spirit bodies directly at him!
Under their unrelenting attacks, cracks finally appeared in the Death Force barrier around Darth Malthael, driving them even madder!
The Death Force barrier weakened further and further before finally