The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2264, 'Death'

"I... am not dead? No... I am already dead." A figure stood up in the darkness.

She slowly struggled to free herself from the corpses that were pressing on her and looked around in a daze.

It was almost completely dark here, with only a light source that looked like a street lamp at least 300 meters away, which was the only light here.

Under the dim light, she could see that the place where she was was a small hill of countless corpses. There were probably thousands of corpses piled up here alone!

These corpses were all Rak Ghouls! And because of their special structure, their corpses did not decay, but gradually shrank over time. The air was filled with a foul smell, and there were countless germs and spores floating in it. Ordinary people would be infected immediately if they just breathed here, and then died in a short time and were assimilated into a member of the Rak Ghouls.

But for her, it didn't matter at all, because she was already a dead person...

She looked around blankly, and then walked towards the direction of the street lamp. This was a very wide street, surrounded by various buildings, most of which had been damaged and collapsed, but it was still possible to see that this was once a magnificent city.

I don't know how long it took, but the city's fusion core power supply was still not completely interrupted, so there was still some lighting in the city.

The figure staggered forward, and she walked along the street almost instinctively. She didn't know how long she had walked before she was cut off by a cliff. In the middle of the cliff was the hull of a battleship that had been rusted to the point where its shape was almost unrecognizable. This huge deep pit should have been caused by this battleship.

A little sunlight sprinkled down from above the deep pit. Here, at least 300 meters below, the sunlight was already very weak, but it still brought a little warmth.

And...the breath of life.

Standing in the sun, the figure seemed to have recovered. She looked up at the sky, which was no bigger than a coin, and murmured to herself: "Who am I... I am..."

She raised her hand to touch her face, but it was cold. It was a mask, a cold mask.

Memories began to gradually emerge in her confused brain. She fumbled and took out a small memory from her chest. She pressed a button to open it. A sinister half-body projection emerged in the red projection.

[Execute Order 66.]

Incredibly strong hatred surged from the bottom of her heart, her eyes turned red, and her anger triggered the rampage of the dark side! She raised her head and screamed, "Anakin!!! Sidious!!!"

  The terrifying and sharp roar echoed in the deadly underground city. In the darkness, countless eyes looked over here. They were all countless Rak ghouls. How many were there? Ten thousand? One hundred thousand? Or ten million? One hundred million?

However, these Rak ghouls did not rush over to tear her apart. Were they afraid of being killed, or did they think she was just one of their own kind? No one knew.

Amid the terrifying howl, there was a roar of engines, and she saw a sheath-class shuttle landing from above the deep pit and hovering steadily in front of her.

The hatch opened, and two B-1 combat robots walked down, one on the left and one on the right, clearing the way.

The figure hesitated for two seconds, then took a step forward and walked onto the spaceship.

The shuttle restarted and soon disappeared outside the deep pit, and the underground city returned to silence again.

Splash... In the bathroom of the shuttle, the showerhead sprayed warm water, washing away the filth on her body. The flushed water was directly discharged outside the spacecraft, because the sewage was also stained with the flesh and blood of the Rak zombie.

She opened her eyes and looked through the mirror at her pale complexion and thin figure. She raised her hand and gently stroked it. It was cold and stiff to the touch. Even warm water could not bring warmth.

  who am I?

Adi-Gallia? One of the Jedi Council? A Jedi Master? No, she's dead... Now I am called Death!

Wiping away the mist on the mirror, the incomplete mask gradually came into view. This was a mask that covered the entire face. The mask was of an expressionless woman. Although her appearance was beautiful, the gray color made the mask look like a corpse. The damage to the mask also made it look a little hideous.

  Yes, death!

She took a deep breath, and the air flowed through her rotten lungs. The oxygen molecules that nourished life did not bring any life, but made her more awake.

Because of her deep hatred, she transcended life and death and became death!

She was killed by Darth Malthael a long time ago and resurrected as a puppet. But at that time, Darth Malthael's death force was not yet fully developed, so she gradually became corrupted and her mind became unclear.

  If she continued, she would just become a walking corpse. But she was unwilling to accept this! Especially after seeing through Darth Sidious's conspiracy, she was even more unwilling to accept this! She vowed to make Darth Sidious and Anakin Skywalker, who betrayed the Jedi Order, pay the price!

To do this, she took the initiative to come to the underground city of Taris under the instruction of Darth Malthael, and kept killing in this place full of death. Finally, she succeeded!

Amidst a sea of ​​corpses and blood, she stood up again. She lost her life, but gained the power of revenge!

However, before she could begin her own path of revenge, Darth Malthael's battle with Blackstar, the Supreme of the Grisk Hegemony, caused a rift in the void, and he was captured by Taiichi and taken to Mortis.

Mortis is a place between reality and illusion. Darth Malthael was taken there, which was equivalent to going to another universe. Therefore, all the puppets that relied on his power to survive died completely in the first place.

Among them, she, Adi Gallia, died. And all the dark Jedi Knights who were used as drone operators by the Archon-class aircraft carriers died at the same time.

After that, Darth Malthael returned from Mortis, and the Force of Death returned to this universe, and the dark Jedi Knights were resurrected again. However, they were obviously not as intelligent as before, and they just became a shell with the Force of the Dark Side. Therefore, all these "wetware" were replaced.

The only difference is Adi Gallia.

After a long sleep, she woke up again, but she did not become a walking corpse. After hearing the voice of Darth Malthael coming from the void, she will once again serve her master as "Death".

  At the same time, revenge on the Galactic Empire!

After walking out of the bathroom, the B-1 battle robot brought over a set of clean clothes, and turned on its own player, playing a short clip of Tang Xiao's voice: [Go to Mandalore and monitor everything that happens there. Focus on monitoring Orega and don't let him mess around. If you find Darth Maul, kill him immediately! ] After the playback, thick smoke billowed out of the head of the B-1 battle robot, and it fell to the ground with a hum, and its CPU was completely burned.

……

At this moment, in the Mandalore galaxy, Kalevala, planet number four. This planet is about 3 million kilometers away from Mandalore, which is located in orbit number five, and few people usually come here.

Several modified armed cargo ships were hovering near the planet Kalevala. They were a group of interstellar pirates employed by the Zahn Consortium.

Although the Zahn Group started out by recycling and transforming warships, after Tiber Zahn took over, it rapidly expanded its influence in the dark underground world. A large number of pirates, smugglers, and gangsters were hired by them to work for them and became the lowest-level thugs of the Zahn Group.

For example, now Gar Saxon has become the governor of Mandalore, and Tiber Zahn also fully supports his development. Therefore, the mission of these pirates now becomes to rob other planets in the Mandalore star zone, create panic, and radiate the influence of Mandalore again.

  Just as several captains gathered together, talking about where to go for the next order, an alarm suddenly sounded! Before they could react, they saw an extremely huge warship had left hyperspace and appeared directly next to them!

This is a flagship-class destroyer! The 2273-meter-long ship makes these armed cargo ships look as small as mice.

Electronic interference instantly deprived all communication signals, and tractor beams directly grabbed several spaceships, and they lost their ability to resist within a few seconds.

"What happened!"

"Why are there Separatist warships here?!" The pirates panicked.

"No, it's impossible! Our meeting is secret and no one knows we are here!" one of the captains shouted.

"I sent the coordinates." A Rodian captain among them said calmly, "My master wants to see you. You may be of some use to him."

"You traitor!!" Another captain immediately pulled out a blaster pistol and pointed it at his head.

"Killing me is useless." The Rodian said expressionlessly, "The master is waiting for you. Don't waste time. Go now."

The huge battleship was right beside them, and indeed, killing him would be useless. The captains had no choice but to board the shuttle and fly into the open hangar platform of the Providence-class destroyer.

A moment later, they came back, as if nothing had happened. They returned to their respective spaceships, connected to the communication of their own ships, and said loudly: "Guys! Big business is coming! This boss has arranged a job for us! Let's go, do a good job, and then go back to report to Lord Tiber-Zane! Hahahaha!!"

Several armed cargo ships started their hyperspace engines and disappeared without a trace, leaving only the huge Providence-class destroyer still floating here. The warship just moved slightly and entered the synchronous orbit of the planet Kalevala, hiding itself in the thick atmosphere of the planet, and no one could find it.

……

Everything that happened on the planet Kalevala had no impact on the planet Mandalore at all. Everything was running as planned.

The resistance was gradually put down, the planet gradually entered a period of peace, industry began to develop, and people picked up their tools and entered the factories.

However, today, the governor of Mandalore, Gar Saxon, felt his scalp tingling.

Because this morning, ten corpses were neatly laid out in front of the palace in Sundari City. And all of these ten corpses were Mandalorian warriors wearing Beskar steel armor!

  What was even more terrifying was that the bodies of these killed Mandalorians were all shriveled up under their armor like mummies! Yet they did not have any external injuries!

No one knows when these people were killed, and no one knows when they were placed here.

  But one thing is very certain, if the killer wants to, he can definitely kill Gar Saxon directly!

This made Gar Saxon feel very uneasy. He gathered thousands of guards in the palace and urgently asked Tiber Zane for help.

After a sleepless night, Gar-Saxon waited for reinforcements the next day.

A shuttle landed directly on the helipad of the palace, and Gar-Saxon hurried over to greet it. The hatch opened, and 10 sisters of the Night walked out wearing red and black tight combat uniforms and with battle patterns of different shapes on their faces, standing on both sides.

Then, a person in a black cloak came down. When he lifted his hood, he saw a bald woman with pale skin but a wild charm.

Seeing this man, Gar Saxon was overjoyed, "Asajj Ventress, I didn't expect you to come here in person. This way, I don't have to worry about the killer!"

"I think you still need to worry, Lord Gar Saxon." Asajj Ventress said coldly, "Lord Tenebrous attaches great importance to this attack. The person who can kill ten Mandalorian warriors silently is not an ordinary person. It is almost certain that he is Force-sensitive and very powerful."

"Should I...find a place to hide for a while?" Gar Saxon asked.

"Since I came here, it is to prevent you from doing this stupid thing." Asajj Ventress snorted coldly, "Now that we are giving Mandalore the greatest support, it does not mean that you can hide in the corner. You must stand up and lead the development of Mandalore yourself."

She waved her hand, casually threw her black cloak over the head of a Mandalorian warrior next to her, and walked straight into the palace.

Gar Saxon quickly followed behind and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ventress, with the support of Lord Tenebrous, Mandalore will become powerful again! We will also become the most powerful helper of that Lord!"

"I should hope so." Asajj Ventress glanced at him and ignored him, going all the way to the basement of the palace to check the ten bodies.

When she saw these corpses, Ventress's face suddenly became solemn. She reached out and tapped the corpses a few times, muttering to herself: "Dead angels..." (End of this chapter)