"Lucasfilm has released an excerpt of Master of Evil, Adam Christopher's upcoming novel about the early days of Darth Vader as he bleeds his Kyber crystal to create his red lightsaber (a relatively new piece of Star Wars canon) and tries to refocus his energy on the Dark Side. In the passage, Palpatine brings up the oft-quoted Plagueis monologue from Revenge of the Sith."
"Palpatine then alludes to the powers of eternal life that the Sith claim to have: 'That is what you want to know, is it not? The secrets that lie beyond. You think they will allow you to be reunited with her, do you not?' Vader's blank gaze did not waver from his master's glare. 'It is what you promised, my master.'"
Palpatine is portrayed as a manipulative figure who cultivated a cultured public persona while amassing Sith artifacts and secrets. A new novel excerpt centers on Darth Vader's early days as he bleeds his Kyber crystal to forge a red lightsaber and channels his focus into the Dark Side. Palpatine explicitly references Darth Plagueis and the alleged Sith ability to control life, prompting Vader to hope for Padmé's return. The passage shows Palpatine leveraging that hope with empty promises, forcing Vader to confront that his turn to the Dark Side rested on false promises.
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