Emperor's ritual crisis

During the Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, the Sith Emperor attempted to perform a dark side ritual that would allow him to consume the life force of the entire galaxy, and he sent his agents out across the galaxy in order to take advantage of the chaos and perform the sacrifice necessary to start the ritual. However, the Emperor was opposed by the Jedi Knight known as the Hero of Tython, who had broken free of the Emperor's mental control and joined forces with the former Emperor's Wrath Lord Scourge after the Sith revealed the Emperor's plans. With aid from the rest of the Jedi Order, the Republic Military, and the Hero's own crew, the Knight foiled the Emperor's agents on Belsavis, Voss, and Corellia, freeing the other Jedi under the Emperor's control in the process. After learning of the Emperor's location on the Imperial capital of Dromund Kaas, the Hero infiltrated the Dark Temple on the planet while the Republic fleet engaged the Imperial Navy above the Dromund Kaas, and in a final battle the Knight managed to strike down the Sith ruler and seemingly end the threat he posed to the galaxy.

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