STAR WARS: Luke Meets the Emperor
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Vader's shuttle settled onto the docking bay of the Death star. A black, wingless carrion eating bird, a nightmare insect luke and the Dark Lord emerged from the snout of the beast with a small escort of stormtroopers and walked rapidly across the cavernous main bay to the emperor's tower elevator. Royal guards awaited them there, flanking the shaft, bathed in a car. Mean blow, they opened the elevator door, luke stepped forward. His mind was buzzing with what to do. It was the emperor he was being taken to. Now. The emperor luke could but focus, keep his mind clear to see what must be done and do it. Great noise filled his head though an underground wind he hoped leah deactivated the deflector shield quickly and destroyed the Death Star. Now all three of them were here before anything else happens. For the closer luke came to the emperor, the more anything see feared would happen. Black storm raged inside him. He wanted to kill the emperor. Then what confront Vader? Well, what his father do And what if Luke faced? His father 1st faced him and destroy him? Thought was a once repugnant and and compelling. Destroy Vader. And then what? For the first time, luke had brief murky image of himself standing over his father's body holding his father's blazing power and sitting at the emperor's right hand. He squeezed his eyes shut against this thought, but it left a cold sweat on his brow as if death's hand had brushed him there and left it's shallow imprint. The elevator door opened luke invader walked out into the throne room alone across the unlit anti chamber, the grated stairs to stand before the throne, Father and son. Side by side, both dressed in black, one masked and one exposed beneath the gaze of the malignant Emperor. Vader bowed to his master. The emperor motioned him to rise, though the dark Lord did his master's bidding. Welcome young Skywalker. The Evil one smiled graciously. I have been expecting you, luke stared back brazenly at the bent hooded figure, defiantly. The emperor's smile girl, even softer though even more fatherly. He looked at luke's manacles. You no longer need these, he added the novelist oblige and made the slightest motion with his finger in the direction of luke's wrists. At that luke's binders simply fell away clattering noisily to the floor, luke, looked at his own hands free now to reach out for the emperor's throat, crush his windpipe in an instant the emperor seemed gentle. Had he not just let luke free? He was devious to luke, knew do not be fooled by appearances that had told him the emperor was unarmed. Maybe he could still strike? Wasn't aggression just part of the dark side. Mustn't he avoid that at all costs? Or could he use darkness judiciously and then put it away. He stared at his free hands. Could have ended all right there, could he He had total freedom to choose what to do now he could not choose choice, the double edged sword. He could kill the emperor. He could succumb to the emperor's arguments. He could kill Vader, and then he could even become Vader again. This thought laughed at him like a broken clown until he pushed it back into a black corner of his brain. The emperor set before him smiling. The moment was convulsive with possibilities. The moment passed. He did nothing. Tell me young Skywalker, the emperor said when he saw luke's first struggle, had taken its course. Who has been involved in your training until now? The smile was thin and mouth Harlow luke assailant. He would reveal nothing. Oh, I know it was Obi wan Kenobi at first the wicked ruler continued rubbing his fingers together as if trying to remember, then, pausing his lips creased into a sneer. Of course we are familiar with the talent Obi wan Kenobi had when it came to training, Jedi. He nodded politely at NATO's direction, indicating nobody wants previous star pupil fader stood without responding, without moving, luke tense with fury at the emperor's defamation of Ben. Of course, to the emperor. It was praised and he bridled even more knowing the emperor was so nearly right, tried to bring his anger under control, though, for it seemed to please the malevolent dictator greatly palpatine noted the emotions on luke's face and shackled. So, in your early training, you have followed your father's path, it would seem. But, alas, everyone is now dead. I believe his elder student here thought that, that again, he made a hand motion toward Vader. So, tell me, young Skywalker, who continued your training? That smile again. A knife killed, silent, struggling to regain his composure. The emperor tapped his fingers on the arm of the throne, calling. There was one called Yoda and Age and message Eddie. I see by your continents. I have hit a chord. A resident cord indeed! Yoda! Then luke flashed with anger at himself. Now to have revealed so much unwillingly unwittingly anger and self doubt. He strove to calm himself, to see all, to show nothing, only to be this Yoda. The emperor abused lives. He still luke focused on the emptiness of space. Outside the window behind the emperor's chair, the deep void where nothing was nothing. He filled his mind with this black nothing save for the occasional flickering of Starlight that filtered through the ether. Ah, Great Emperor palpatine! He lives not very good young Skywalker. You almost hid this from me, But you could not. And you cannot. Your deepest flickering czar to me apparent. You're naked ist soul! That is my first lesson to you, beamed lou quilted! What a moment in the very faltering he found strength this had been. And Yoda both instructed him. When you are attacked. Fall but your opponent's power buffet you as a strong wind topples! The grass in time. He will expend himself, and he will still be upright. The emperor watched luke's face with cunning, I'm sure Yoda taught you to use the force with great skill. Detente had its desired effect, luke's face flushed, his muscles flexed. He saw the emperor actually lick his lips at the sight of luke's reaction like his lips and laugh from the bottom of his throat. The bottom of his soul paused before he saw something else as well. Something you hadn't seen before in the emperor. Fear, luke, soft fear in the emperor. Fear of luke. Fear of luke's power. Fear that this power could be turned on him. On the emperor. In the same way Vader had turned it on Obi wan Kenobi luke saw this fear in the emperor and he knew now the odds had shifted slightly. He had glimpsed the emperor is naked, his self a sudden absolute calm. Luke stood up right. He stared directly into the Millennium Routers Hood, palpatine said nothing. For a few moments returning the young jedis gaze assessing his strengths and weaknesses. He sat back at last pleased with his first confrontation. I look forward to completing your training, young Skywalker in time. You will call me master for the first time, lukeville, steady enough to speak. You're gravely mistaken. You will not convert me as you did my father? No, my young Jedi damper leaned forward, gloating. You will find that it is you who are mistaken about a great many things palpatine suddenly stood came down from his throne, walked up very close to luke, stared venomously into the boy's eyes at last luke saw the entire face within the hood, eyes sunken like tombs, the flesh decayed in the skin, weathered by violent storms lined by holocaust. The grin, a death Skrine breath to it later extended a gloved hand towards the emperor, holding out luke's lightsaber. The emperor took it with a slow sort of glee, then walked with it across the room to the huge circular window. The death star had been resolving slowly, so the sanctuary moon was now visible at the windows curving margin. Palpatine looked at Endor then back at the light saber in his hand. Yes, Jedi's weapon, much like your father's. He faced luke directly by now. You must know. Your father can never be turned from the dark side, so it will be with you. Never soon. I will die. And you with me luke was confident of that now. He allowed himself the luxury of a boast. The emperor laughed of vile laugh. Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your rebel fleet. Luke had a thick reeling moment and steadied himself. The emperor went on, I assure you. We are quite safe from your friends here Later walked toward the emperor stood at his side, looking at luke, luke. Fell increasingly raw. Your overconfidence is your weakness. He challenged them. Your faith, and your friends is yours. The emperor began smiling. Then his mouth turned down, his voice turned angry. Everything that has transpired has done so, according to my design. Your friends up there on the sanctuary moon. They're walking into a trap and so is your rebel fleet luke's face twitched visibly. The emperor saw this and really began to foam. It was I who allowed the alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my troops awaits them there luke's eyes started from the emperor to Vader and finally to the lightsaber and the emperor's hand. His mind quivered with alternatives. Suddenly everything was out of control. Again, count on nothing but himself and on himself. Hold was tenuous. The emperor kept rattling on in paris lee. I'm afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your freak arrives and that is only the beginning of my surprise. But of course I don't want to spoil it for you. The situation was degenerating fast. From luke's perspective, defeat after defeat was being piled on his head. How much could he take? And now another surprise coming. There seemed to be no end to the rank deeds palpatine could carry out against the galaxy. Slowly infinite Tess lee luke raised his hand in the direction of the lifesaver. The emperor continued from here, Young skywalker. You will witness the final destruction of the alliance in the end of your insignificant rebellion, Lucas and torment. He raised his hand further, he realized both palpatine and Vader. We're watching him. He lowered his hand, lowered his level of anger, tried to restore his previous calm. To find his center. To see what it was he needed to do. The emperor smiled. Then dry smile. He offered the lightsaber. W you want this, don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Very good. Take your Jedi. I and I'm armed. Strike me down with, give in to your anger. Each passing moment you make yourself more, my servant. His rasping laughter echoed off the walls like desert wind. Your continued staring at luke luke, tried to hide his agony. No, never desperately. Of Ben and Yoda. They were part of the force now, part of the energy that shaped it. Is it possible for them to distort the emperor's vision by their presence? No one was infallible, then, had told him, surely the emperor couldn't see everything, you know, every future twist, every reality to suit his gluttony. Ben thought luke. However, I needed your guidance. It is Now where can I take this? But it will not lead me to ruin. As if an answer. The emperor leers put the light saber down on the control chair and luke's hand. It is unavoidable, bir said quietly, Is your destiny? You like your father now? My luke had never felt so lost