Lucien-Dre's Plan (Part 2) (Check back tomorrow morning)
"Death... destruction... wonderful. Let Master destroy the Milky Way Galaxy..." Edra-Kestis murmured.
"That isn't what Darth Malthael truly wants." Seeing Edra-Kestis's condition, Lucien-Dre had no choice but to phrase it differently. "He wants to conquer the Milky Way Galaxy, not destroy it. If the Milky Way Galaxy is gone, who would he conquer?"
Only then did some life return to Edra-Kestis's eyes. "No!... What Master does not want must never happen!"
Lucien-Dre sighed and spoke slowly. "Through the river of the Force, I saw many things... I saw Darth Malthael's downfall. I saw him consumed by darkness and death, until he completely lost control... Death and darkness swept over everything, beginning with Dawn Star Planet..."
"Master... must not fall. Master... must not lose control..." Edra-Kestis said.
Lucien-Dre continued, "Darth Malthael wishes to walk the Dark path to its deepest point, until he gains command over darkness. He believes that only then can he break through the shackles between darkness and light and merge them into one. He once said that if one cannot understand the deepest darkness and the greatest light, what right does one have to speak of unifying light and darkness? He was right. But..."
He gave a self-mocking laugh. "Once he steps into that deepest darkness, what makes him think he can pull himself back? The Force is not a game with options to turn left or right, nor is it a child's game where people can change things as they please. The Force is everything in this universe, from matter to souls... The Force contains the principles by which all things in the universe operate. The Force cannot be controlled by anyone."
"I... want to help Master..." Edra-Kestis said.
"Once, I wanted you to become the last pure