The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2159, Mortis Murder Case (Part 2)

Led by his son, Tang Xiao came to a cave in Mortis.

The cave was bottomless and emitted an ominous green light. At the signal of his son, Tang Xiao walked in front and walked down the winding stairs.

Tang Xiao clearly felt that his son was very anxious in this cave. He seemed very uncomfortable and suffered pain and injury with every step.

But his son didn't care on the surface. He just followed Tang Xiao with his hands behind his back.

After walking down for hundreds of meters, he finally came to a green sea of ​​fire. This is the literal meaning of the green sea of ​​fire, because the flames in it are green, but Tang Xiao can't feel any temperature.

Above this sea of ​​fire, there is a floating platform, on which is a trapezoidal altar. This altar is composed of several triangles, and a dazzling green flame is jumping in the center.

The son was obviously very afraid of these flames. He pushed Tang Xiao and said anxiously: "Go! It's here! In the middle of the altar, you can see the dagger if you walk over."

"I... walk over?" Tang Xiao pointed to the green sea of ​​fire. If he wanted to get to the platform, he had to cross this flame, but the environment here was obvious that if he wanted to jump over it, he would definitely suffer a catastrophe.

"These flames are ineffective for people like you. This is a flame that will only hurt us." The son said.

"But if even you can't resist it..." Tang Xiao was still a little hesitant.

"Stop talking nonsense! Go over! I guarantee you will be fine!" The son said impatiently.

Tang Xiao finally made up his mind and stepped over the flames directly. Although he knew that he would be fine, he was still very nervous at that moment. After all, in the original plot, it was Obi-Wan Kenobi who crossed the flames, but now he was on the dark side. He didn't know whether this green flame would react to the dark side of the Force.

But the facts proved that he was overthinking. The green flames passed over Tang Xiao like a cool breeze. He stepped over the flames and stood in front of the altar.

As if sensing his arrival, the triangles that made up the altar began to move on their own and reassembled. The dazzling green flame in the center of the altar slowly rose, then gradually changed, and finally became a dagger about half a meter long!

The Mortis Dagger! The only known weapon that can kill Taiyi!

The origin of this dagger is unknown, and even in the setting, the origin of this dagger is not introduced. Therefore, this dagger is likely to be older than the 'father', and may be traced back to the god of creation.

This dagger is also one of the means used by the 'father' to intimidate his daughter and son. Because among the three Taiyi here, only the 'father' can pass through the green flames and get this dagger.

Taiyi killed by the dagger will die completely. In the plot, the 'father' committed suicide with this dagger, so that his son completely lost his immortal power and was killed by Anakin Skywalker.

In other words, if the 'father' did not die from the Mortis dagger, then the death he mentioned was most likely just sleeping.

The moment he got the dagger, Tang Xiao had a strong urge to kill his son directly! But his eyes glanced at the sneer on his son's mouth, and he immediately gave up the idea.

The Mortis dagger can indeed kill Tai Ren, but the premise is that you can stab them. Tang Xiao doesn't think he has the ability to stab his son.

Hanging the dagger on his waist, the son came over and waved his hand lightly, and the dagger immediately disappeared from Tang Xiao.

"It's just a little trick. The dagger is still here." The son said, "And don't worry, 'father' and daughter will never be able to detect the dagger on you. I will also block their perception so that they can't sense your murderous intentions."

Tang Xiao's eyes showed murderous intent and nodded heavily.

...

Next, the son directly drove Tang Xiao out of his dark church.

Tang Xiao wandered around aimlessly in Mortis. He just followed the light in the sky, which should be the direction where his daughter lived.

The outside of Mortis is a huge diamond-shaped creation, and the inside is a huge space with a diameter of thousands of kilometers. Even if Tang Xiao used the Force, he could not cross such a distance in a short time.

After he ran around for two days, a clear cry came from the sky, and a griffin emitting holy light fell from the sky. It grabbed Tang Xiao without saying anything, took him to the sky, and flapped its wings to fly in one direction at high speed.

"Where are you taking me?" Tang Xiao asked loudly.

"Take you to see 'father'." The daughter replied.

"Are you still not going to let me go?" Tang Xiao asked again.

"'Father' will perform a ritual, which will explore your mysterious origins. If it is confirmed that you have no influence on the balance of the Force, then we will let you go immediately." The daughter said.

"No one can have no influence on the balance of the Force. 'Father' is just making excuses! You are just treating the lives of hundreds of billions of people in the Principality of Dawn as toys! If the dark side continues to expand, then it is your responsibility as the messenger of light!" Tang Xiao said sternly.

"I can't do anything about this." The daughter's voice became low.

"No, you can do it." Tang Xiao said almost in a pleading tone: "Our country is facing the threat of war. I have no other request. I just hope that you let me go back, and then we will use our own strength to do it." Resist the invaders. Even if we fight to the last person, this is what you call the law of nature. But if I am not here, do you think the death of hundreds of billions of people is still the law of nature? What are the consequences?”

The daughter was obviously moved and fell silent.

The corner of Tang Xiao's mouth moved and he said again: "My son asked me to kill 'father' during the ceremony."

The daughter was startled and raised her head, "What did you say? How could he do this!"

Then she thought of something, shook her head and said: "No, you can't kill 'Father', you are too weak. Unless..."

A cold dagger was already pressed against her chest.

"Yes, that's the only exception." Tang Xiao said coldly, holding the Mortis dagger.

The daughter seemed to be really angry this time. She gritted her teeth and said, "Son, he actually took you to get this dagger! And he also blocked our perception!!"

"You are right, he has gone completely crazy." Tang Xiao said, "But you should also know that in the face of the lives of hundreds of billions of people in my Kingdom of Dawn, I will also go crazy."