The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2625 War in the Northern Border
2625, War in the North

Darth Sidious frowned. "You know this person?"

"You know, the Trinity?" Geszerian said.

“There are countless theories and legends about the nature of the Force. Whether it was the old Sith Empire or the outcasts of the dark side, their exploration of the nature of the Force all boils down to one point—the Trinity,” Darth Sidious said in a deep voice. “Including my master, Darth Pregus, who wanted to interpret the Force from the perspective of materialism. He also ultimately reduced the Force to the aperion, the anima, and the pneuma, which is also the Trinity.”

Gszerian said coldly, “I once met a man who claimed to have seen the essence of the Force. There were three people: one on the dark side, one on the light side, and one… the Force itself. And the one on the dark side often appeared as a pale-skinned bald man.”

“What does this mean?” Darth Sidious said. “Are you saying that the corpse controlled by the Angel of Death is the dark side of the Force?”

"If he defeated you so easily, then only someone like him could have done it," Geszerian said, chuckling maliciously. "Hehehehe, no wonder you came to me in such a sorry state. So, you were tricked by Tang Xiao? Hehehehe..."

"But if what you say is true, that the corpse controlled by the Death Angel is one of the Trinity, then how can he be a corpse? If it is truly the Force itself, how could it die?" Darth Sidious scoffed.

“I’m not here to answer your questions, Your Majesty,” Geszerian said sarcastically. “Now, tell me your plans.”

“I need your help to kill the Angel of Death,” Darth Sidious said in a deep voice.

“Hahahaha!” Geszerian burst into laughter. “The Emperor of the Empire actually came to beg me? Hehehehe… This is really hilarious! An Emperor of the Empire… Hahaha, why don’t you grovel before me and show your humility? Hehehehehe.”

Her smile vanished instantly, and she said coldly, "No."

Darth Sidious's face darkened, and he said, "Do you think the Angel of Death will let you go? I need to remind you that it was he who offered to join forces with me to kill you back then."

"If that's the case, how dare you propose cooperating with me?" Geszerian sneered.

“Because the situation now is completely different from back then,” Darth Sidious said. “Back then, the Angel of Death posed no threat. If it weren’t for the two other people he brought along interfering, I would have killed him then. But now… he’s controlling that corpse, and his power far surpasses ours. If we don’t join forces to kill him, he’ll kill us sooner or later.”

"Does he dare come and kill me? Hehehehe..." Geszerian laughed again, "On Dassmir, I am invincible! Hehehehe..."

“What if the entire planet Dathomir were destroyed by his fleet?” Darth Sidious retorted.

The smile on Geszerian's face vanished instantly, her gaze turning icy as she asked, "What are the conditions?"

“Anything,” Darth Sidious said bluntly. “Within this galaxy, I can grant you any request. Because… I am the Emperor of the Galactic Empire!”

“Anything? Hehehehe... Well then, what if I want your empire? Hehehehe..." Geszerian said with a ferocious expression.

"Hahahaha!" Darth Sidious burst into laughter. "Are you sure you want this empire? Hahahaha! How about I give it to you right now?"

“It seems your days are numbered, Your Majesty,” Geszerian said sarcastically.

“No need for you to worry about that, Witch King.” Darth Sidious pulled a black communicator from his pocket and tossed it over, saying, “This is the command authority for the Galactic Empire’s defense fleet stationed in the Mandalorian Sector. A total of 42 Star Destroyers, and 230 other warships. Now, they are yours.”

"It seems you don't care at all what I'm going to do?" Geszerian retorted with a sneer.

“I don’t care what you do. Including what you did on Mandalorian,” Darth Sidious said, clearly believing that Gorgszerion was behind the series of conspiracies that took place on Mandalorian.

"Hehehehe... Since that's the case, then it's a deal." Geszerian chuckled, then suddenly made a gurgling sound in her throat, followed by gagging.

All that could be seen was something slowly vomiting up from her abdomen, stretching her neck as it passed. Then, with a gurgling sound, she vomited up an oval-shaped gem, covered in disgusting mucus.

"Take my treasure. I'll appear before you the moment you activate it." Geszerian waved his hand, and the gem floated out of thin air in front of Dwight-Siddius. "However, you only have one chance. You'd better make sure you can kill him, hehehehehe..."

Darth Sidious raised his hand to catch the gem, but in that instant, countless roots suddenly shot out from the ground and pierced through his entire body!
"Uh...uh..." Darth Sidious wanted to say something, but in that instant he had lost most of his bodily functions. All that could be seen was his body beginning to shrivel up.

Matriarch Tarzin chimed in, "I'll send this treasure to your ship. You'd better set up an automatic return program. Hahahaha!"

Darth Sidious raised his hand as if to grab something, but his hand snapped cleanly as soon as he raised it and fell to the ground. Immediately afterward, his entire body collapsed and turned into dust within seconds.

“No outsider has ever left the Sacred Tree alive. Hehehehe…” Geszerian said, her body was suddenly wrapped in countless branches, then she burrowed into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

……

In the northern reaches of the Milky Way, on the outskirts of the planet Acuria, a fierce aerial battle is underway.

The massive and terrifying silhouette of the Lila Executor-class super star destroyer was hovering in orbit outside the planet, its 5000 multi-functional turbo-laser cannons firing wildly, yet they couldn't see their target at all.

On the bridge of the warship, the Supreme Inquisitor and Arden-Lin wore solemn expressions. The Supreme Inquisitor spread his arms, unleashing his powerful dark side Force to resist the omnipresent force throughout the entire warship.

Arden-Lin stood at the sensor control console, extending her Force to its fullest extent to sense the target's location. The Lord of Dawn—Darth Malthael, the Angel of Death!

"Turn off the fire control radar! Fire according to my command!" Arden-Lin said as she raised her hand and quickly operated the sensor control console, sending the coordinates she sensed to the gunners under the weapon control department.

Darth Masai's fighter jet clearly uses Force stealth technology, making it undetectable by ordinary anti-stealth radar. The only way to locate him is to rely on the Force as well!
After joining the Imperial Tribunal, Arden-Lin also continuously learned about the advanced technologies and techniques of the present era, believing that this would make her stronger.

As she used the Force to sense Darth Malthael, Arden Lynn gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with malice. She never forgot the defeat in the Lundiri system! If she had the chance to kill the Angel of Death, she would act now, immediately!
However, she also understood that killing the Death Angel was no easy task. Therefore, she could only act according to the plan.

She knew that even with the Supreme Judge together, they were no match for the Fallen Angel, so after discussion, they decided to bring the Executor-class super star destroyer to assist them. And they brought only the Lyra, no other warships!
Following her guidance, the Lila super star destroyer unleashed its full firepower! Under her perception, she could see that the fighter piloted by the Angel of Death moved through countless laser cannons as easily as an eel, with not a single shot managing to hit her.

Not only that, the Supreme Judge was also overwhelmed, with cold sweat constantly dripping from his forehead, but he still maintained this posture, exerting all his strength to activate his Force.

The Death Angel's terrifying death force was relentlessly eroding the Lyra super star destroyer. If he relaxed even slightly, the death force would instantly and completely corrupt the entire warship, turning its crew into undead. At that point, this super star destroyer, the flagship of the entire North, would be under the control of the Death Angel!

Fortunately, the Lyra super star destroyer has incredibly fierce firepower, and its powerful deflector shields do have some interference with the Force, which is why the Supreme Inquisitor has been able to hold out until now.

Of course, they were also prepared to escape at any moment. The super star destroyer was stationary, its hyperspace engines constantly warming up. If the Supreme Judge could no longer hold on, the warship would immediately activate the hyperspace engines and flee.

This arrangement is the only means that the Supreme Judge and Arden-Lin can use to contend with the Angel of Death.

In the invisible space of space, Darth Masaiel piloted the Red Comet One, swinging wildly with unimaginable speed and agility. The laser beams fired by the Executor-class super star destroyer's 5000 multi-functional turrets rained down on him like raindrops, leaving almost no gaps.

However, each time, Darth Masai managed to escape the barrage of fire before his fighter was blocked from all angles.

He did not order the fighter jets to attack, because it would be pointless. The enemy was clearly prepared, having not only deployed an Executor-class super star destroyer, but also had powerful Force-sensitive individuals on board.

However, Darth Masaiel didn't care. After all, his goal wasn't to fight the Galactic Empire's navy to the death here.

While he could indeed pilot a fighter jet directly into the interior of a super star destroyer's deflector shields and attack the bridge with millimeter-level precision in his predictions and reactions, even he couldn't guarantee success against an opponent with top-tier experts on board.

So he just treated it as a dog walk.

On the bridge of the Lila, the Supreme Judge was already overwhelmed. In one of the ship's compartments, several crew members suddenly collapsed to the ground without warning, only to stand up again in a contorted posture.

However, before they could even get their footing, a barrage of explosive rifle fire riddled them with holes!

Several Imperial Marines lowered their smoking gun barrels, and the captain in charge turned on his communicator and said, "This is compartment K-1179. There were zombies there, but it's been dealt with."

【Received. Remain vigilant.】

To prevent Darth Masaiel's Death Force from taking control of the warship, in addition to the Supreme Inquisitor using his power to constantly resist, they also divided tens of thousands of Marines into 10,000 combat teams, which were dispersed throughout the main compartments of the warship to be on guard at all times.

If anyone is controlled by the Death Force, the alert Marines will immediately eliminate all the undead.

Finally, the Supreme Judge suddenly felt the pressure around him ease, as if a tremendous burden had vanished in an instant. He let out a long sigh of relief.

Arden-Lin said over there, "He's gone."

"We cannot pursue them." The Supreme Judge even felt his body trembling.

Although he didn't face him directly, Darth Malthair's terrifying Death Force still brought him a despairing pressure!

Their eyes met, and both sensed fear in each other's gazes.

Arden-Lin fared somewhat better, as her mastery of Iron Hands allowed her to unleash power far exceeding the Force she wielded. The Supreme Judge, however, was in a much worse state; facing Darth Masai's pressure, he nearly collapsed completely!
Even inside the Executor-class super star destroyer, he felt he was only one step away from death!
However, before they could rest for long, a message came from the communications department: "Sir! Report from the Blocker-class Star Destroyer! Unknown hyperspace fluctuations detected! The target has likely broken through the blockade and left!"

"Where else could he go?" The Supreme Judge's already pale face turned even paler.

“I don’t know. But we must continue to follow him,” Arden-Lin said gravely. Her mind was racing, and it was unclear what she was planning.

The Supreme Judge said, "The problem now is that without the super star destroyer, we might already be corpses."

"So, the Angel of Death achieved his goal? He single-handedly made our super star destroyer follow him around," Arden-Lin said coldly.

“I feel… he seems to be venting,” the Supreme Judge said. “He is the most powerful user of the dark side… and the actions of the dark side are never calm.”

At that moment, the communications officer relayed another message: "Report! Planet Genk is under attack!!"