"Emperor Palpatine, are you sure about this?"

"Do it!"

Tarkin was not one to question the Emperor himself, but in this circumstance, he had to. "Are you sure? This could change everything. Even you yourself could-"

"I said do it!" Palpatine commanded. This could change everything, but that is what he wanted. He wanted everything to change.

Tarkin sighed and snapped his fingers. This was the queue for the others to bring in the relic. It was an ancient Sith artifact. Found in a temple recently. Palpatine laughed. Finally, all his dreams would come true. All those Rebels, those Jedi, everyone, they would suffer.

Palpatine began to recite an ancient spell that was believed to go with the relic. If all went right, the universe would change forever. No one knew for sure what the relic would do. Some Sith legends say that it was a portal, others said it wiped the memory away from thousands, and there were some who said it harnessed the power to do both.

The risks Tarkin spoke of were legitimate concerns. There was a possibility of even the Emperor's memory being lost. There was even the risk of all signs of the force disappearing.

Palpatine was aware of these risks, but he knew it would bring him unlimited power, no matter the risks. His dreams of taking over the universe and making everyone but him suffer would come true.

After he recited the spell, blue light illuminated from the relic and began to dance and swirl all around. Suddenly, the light began to form a beam as it flashed over and over. Then the world around them disappeared.