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If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal. Know that once we were mighty Jedi of the Republic, brother's in the Force. But the Great Schism between the dark side and the light turned Jedi against Jedi.

"When your power eclipses mine I will become expendable. This is the Rule of Two: one Master and one Apprentice. When you are ready to claim the mantle of Dark Lord as your own, you must do so by eliminating me." - Darth Bane
Finally one alone knew what had to be done. "The Brotherhood must be purged. The Sith must be destroyed and rebuilt. I am the Dark Lord who will restore the Sith to glory. I am Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith. I will survive. At any cost."


Those who use the dark side are also bound to serve it. To understand this is to understand the underlying philosophy of the Sith.

The dark side offers power for power's sake. You must crave it. Covet it. You must seek power above all else, with no reservation or hesitation.

True power can come only to those who embrace the transformation. There can be no compromise. Mercy, compassion, loyalty: all these things will prevent you from claiming what is rightfully yours. Those who follow the dark side must cast aside these conceits. Those who do not?those who try to walk the path of moderation?will fail, dragged down by their own weakness.

Those who accept the power of the dark side must also accept the challenge of holding on to it. By its very nature the dark side invites rivalry and strife. This is the greatest strength of the Sith: it culls the weak from our order. Yet this rivalry can also be our greatest weakness. The strong must be careful lest they be overwhelmed by the ambitions of those working beneath them in concert. Any master who instructs more than one apprentice in the ways of the dark side is a fool. In time, the apprentices will unite their strengths and overthrow the master. It is inevitable; axiomatic. That is why each master must have only one student.

This is also the reason there can only be one Dark Lord. The Sith must be ruled by a single leader: the very embodiment of the strength and power of the dark side. If the leader grows weak another must rise to seize the mantle. The strong rule; the weak are meant to serve. This is the way it must be.

My time here is ended. Take what I have taught you and use it well.

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