“Are you ready?” he asks Palpatine’s old adviser. “I am,” Tashu says, turning. His cheeks are wet with tears. His teeth slick with red. “Palpatine lives on. We will find him again out there in the dark. Everything has arranged itself as our Master foretold. All things move toward the great design. The sacrifices have all been made.” Not all of them, Rax thinks. “You must be clothed in the raiment of darkness,” Rax says. “The mantle of the dark side is yours to wear, at least for a time. At least until we can find Palpatine and revivify him, bringing his soul back to flesh anew.” This is all a
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The creatives behind the sequel trilogy actually did plan for the Emperor to return, apparently...
