This one was inspired by a couple of conversations about how Palpatine must have a “politician’s vocabulary”—and we’re not talking about our current president here, because we meant that he would be very good with words. So, here’s something from his POV, in RotS. (I had so much fun writing this. Glossary by request.)

Word Count: 57

Genre: Action

Rating: K+

Characters: Palpatine, Mace Windu

Dichotomy Inscribed

Monochrome effervescence scintillates as divergent hues collide. Flare—lightsabers part. Electrum shears into sparks and gravity takes its useless halves from my hands. Noctilucent inhibitions crumple their restraints, transform--electricity manifests in jagged bolts like gnarled digits, overflowing from me, siphoning anguish.

Skywalker’s uncertainty balances. An azure slash loosens amethyst.

The Order’s pinnacle, rent asunder, crumbles, epigeous.