Asajj Ventress

Asajj Ventress

"My Lord, I have found someone who has fallen into darkness. She is powerful, angry, and filled with hatred for the Jedi Order. I believe she could serve as my assistant and become the blade with which we destroy the Jedi Order." Count Dooku knelt on one knee and reported to Darth Sidious in the hologram.

"A blade... Hehehehe..." Sidious twisted into a grin. "That reminds me of a dead man, Darth Maul. I once called him a 'blade' as well, before my teacher."

Count Dooku noticed that Sidious had used the word "teacher," not "Master." The difference in meaning was worlds apart.

"Forgive my boldness, my Lord. What kind of person was this... teacher of yours?" Count Dooku asked carefully.

"He was the most powerful, most learned, and wisest Sith Lord I had ever seen. But at the same time... he was also the most foolish." Darth Sidious spoke slowly. "He devoted all his energy to studying the nature of the Force. He tried to list its essence piece by piece as though it were a mathematical formula. Clearly, that was the wrong path, but it did not stop him from becoming incomparably powerful."

He lowered his head to glance at Count Dooku, then continued, "He was obsessed with studying Immortality, yet he forgot the most important thing in the Sith path—revenge! So, I killed him. Come to think of it, you should know him."

"Please enlighten me, my Lord," Count Dooku said respectfully.

"Hego Damask II, also known as Darth Pregas... Hehehehe..." Darth Sidious laughed.

"Unimaginable. The greatest benefactor of our grand cause was also a great Sith Lord," Count Dooku said in admiration.

"He is part of the past. The Milky Way Galaxy is now our stage!" Darth Sidious spread his arms, his expression utterly