Outside, the roar of Titanium Fighters from the Storm Legion, painted to resemble Republic Capital Guard fighters, rang out!
In the corridors, squads of Stormtroopers surrounded the place!
These Stormtroopers were equipped with the finest weapons and armor. They were the elite of the Storm Legion. In fact, the entire building had been cleared out in advance by the Sith under various pretexts! Only the Sith side and twenty Jedi Knights remained inside!
Black flames flickered in the hands of the Sith Demon!
For the first time, he displayed the full extent of his Dark Magic before the astonished Jedi!
With Dark Force at level sixteen, the Sith was utterly confident!
Everything was under his control!
"Anakin, your wife and the child she's about to give birth to are both in my hands. Won't you kneel and surrender?" The Sith conjured billowing clouds of black smoke, his expression amused. "I can give you everything you want, everything you desire. Honor? What does the honor of being a Jedi Master amount to? I can make you a General in the Empire! Family? You can reunite with Padmé and your children—I heard from my subordinates that they might be twins, a boy and a girl—and never have to worry about Jedi rules again. Power? You'll become the future ruler of the Empire, second only to me and above everyone else!"
Anakin's hands trembled.
He had long suspected that this man had taken Padmé hostage. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here to fight.
But the Jedi were now on the brink of destruction!
Truly on the brink!
The Senate's furious denunciations, the citizens' unanimous condemnation, the military's opposition—
And the threat of the Sith Storm Legion!
What was he supposed to do?
Should he continue to follow the Jedi, or betray them and