Originally posted by Nephthys
Read the quote you blithering moron. It states that the ritual extended Vitiates life. You are literally offering your own opinion against a rock solid canon statement and in your utter arrogance thinking it trumps the quote. I am coming to the end of my rope here Legend. Either concede to an actual official statement or go away.
Neph, do not test my patience, not with insults. You are among the few members whom I personally respect but if you want to get into mud-slinging contest, I will not hesitate or hold back to teach you a lesson. Let us be civil.
This event have been described in multiple sources and its ground realities can only be learned by focusing on all available information. Don't focus on semantics, focus on all available information.
Here is a list to get you started:-
Lord Vitiate takes command of the Sith Empire, now in shambles following the Great Hyperspace War. He executes the Sith Council and consumes the life force of thousands of Sith Lords in a terrifying ritual that extends his life and vastly increases his capacity as a practitioner of the Force.
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Eight thousand Sith Lords gathered on Medriaas and agreed to partake in a ritual that would bind the Sith together as an ultimate dark side weapon.
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The ritual lasted ten days. Lord Vitiate orchestrated the sorcery and the planet Medriaas was consumed by the largest dark side nexus the galaxy would ever see.
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What is known is that following the flight of Naga Sadow, the Emperor came to Korriban, gathered the remaining lords of the Sith and took them back with him to Nathema. There they conducted a ritual that extended the Emperor's life at the cost of the lives of more than eight thousand Sith Lords.
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The Sith Emperor, history's most powerful dark side master, performed a ritual of incredible scope to consume the life energy of every being on his homeworld.
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The ritual lasted ten days. Lord Vitiate orchestrated the sorcery and the planet Mediraas was consumed by the largest dark side nexus the galaxy would ever see. When the ritual ended, Lord Vitiate emerged as the only survivor. The pain, energy, and suffering of every living entity on the planet fueled his power and would prolong his life for centuries. The lifeless planet of Mediraas became a void in the Force and was erased from history. From that moment forward, the world would forever be known as Nathema, birthplace of the one and only Sith Emperor.
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And the Sith Lords were driven by fear. Many thought the Jedi would soon wipe them all out. They were desperate for anything they could use as a weapon against the servants of the light side. Lord Vitiate played upon these fears, convincing those who answered his call to set aside their suspicions of him and of one another to join in a single glorious cause.
Once they arrived on Nathema, they quickly fell under Lord Vitiate's control. He dominated their minds, crushed their resistance. He turned them into slaves to his will, forcing them to participate in the most complex ritual of Sith sorcery ever attempted. Calling on the dark side, Lord Vitiate devoured them. He fed on their power, absorbing it into himself, utterly obliterating all traces of his victims.
But the ritual was not confined to the doomed Sith Lords. They were but the eye of the storm; the center of a vortex that spread across the entire planet. Every man, woman, and child on Nathema died that day. Every beast, bird, and fish; all the insects and plants; every living being touched by the Force was consumed. When the ritual ended, Nathema was no longer a world. It was a husk sucked dry. Lord Vitiate sacrificed millions, stealing their life force to make himself immortal. Their deaths also made him stronger than any Sith who had come before, and he ceased to be known as Lord Vitiate. On that day, the Emperor was truly born.
Study each statement carefully and then establish an interpretation.
Originally posted by Nephthys
Vitiate didn't have the power to perform Force drain on that scale by himself. This was him still as a mortal with his natural strength, he wasn't even close to being able to pull that off.
He had ample time to gather power.
Originally posted by Nephthys
I am literally holding my face in my hands and moaning over how stupid you are being Legend. Why are you doing this to me?The ritual drained the planet when performed by Vitiate. This is just like saying someone was shot by a gun. That doesn't mean the person holding it didn't pull the trigger.
See above