The Essence of Life

Darth Tenebrus, however, said slyly, "There's no solution... If you come up with any good ideas, remember to tell me... Hahaha."

"Darth Pregas's method was to create the Chosen One himself, then seize the Chosen One's body and become the Chosen One himself. I'm curious what method you prepared for yourself." Darth Malthael looked at the shadow and sneered. "Oh, right. Proto-Body, retroviruses... You wanted to use this method to complete Essence Transfer..."

"It seems Pregas taught you well..." Tenebrus said.

The corners of Darth Malthael's mouth curled slightly upward. He asked, "Do you want to know how Darth Sidious planned to avoid that doomed fate?"

Darth Tenebrus's ghost drifted before Darth Malthael and said gloomily, "No one can escape that final fate. No one. For all these years, Proto-Body has trapped me in the moment of death, forcing me to experience that painful death over and over, until your arrival... Proto-Body does indeed possess the power of Immortality, but the essence of life does not. Essence Transfer is currently the most effective method, yet no one has ever truly completed it."

"The essence of life originates from the soul, yet transcends it. It is the existence most closely connected to the Force, but no one can give it a truly precise definition. All we know is that it is the most essential part of life, purer even than the soul. Because the mysteries of life's essence cannot be seen through, no one has been able to complete Essence Transfer." Darth Malthael had long since fully understood Darth Pregas's research.

He glanced at Tenebrus, then continued, "Pregas conducted many experiments. Yet even if he could transfer life, thought, and even the soul, he could never transfer Force aptitude. That is also the most difficult step of Essence Transfer."

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