Chapter 21 - Budding Hatred

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3rd Person


Absolute power corrupts absolutely.


Or, that's the saying... anyway.


But... why do people seek power?


Do they lose themselves after gaining it... or do they lose themselves along the way?


Grievous POV


Qymaen jai Sheelal.


That was my name...


In another life.



Kalee. 


That was the name of my home...


Located far beyond the galaxy's core worlds... Kalee existed in unknown, unmapped space. 


As a result... it was scarcely ever acknowledged by the Republic, much less visited.


My people were fully content with that reality. 


We preferred to be left alone. 


...


My people...


The Kaleesh


That was the name of my people...


Battle... conflict... war...


To my people, these things were not merely necessities...


They were our very essence, our way of life...


Flashback


My arms were weary, my feet bruised and battered...


My grip strength was fading, the veins on my forearms popping out like a tree's roots.

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