(31) Palpatine goes by many names, Senator, Supreme Chancellor, Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, and Emperor. His powers are unmatched by any being in the galaxy. His ambitions carries across the stars as he rises through the ranks of the Republic. However, he is a master of disguising his true attentions as he trains Darth Maul behind the council's backs. But when he sends Darth Maul to eliminate Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul is eliminated. So Palpatine begins to search the galaxy for another dark student to rule the galaxy alongside him. Cale Lestin is terrified of the powers he can access, and this fear only makes him stronger. Palpatine makes him his new apprentice, and together, they believe that they can rule the galaxy.

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