Allegiance to the Empire (Dominion of Gravlex Med)

[Ashin Varanin]

As Eldoc held the front gates and Rhace cut through the command room's presumed floor, Velok went up to the third floor, cut down a couple of guards, and kicked in the door. He filled his lungs and roared, and a Force Bellow shockwave ripped through the command room, throwing generator crew everywhere.

And then the floor fell out from under them, and Rhace's stormtroopers opened fire from below. Velok batted away stray bolts from defenders, and red lightning poured into the shield generator controls.

 

[Rhace Tarrin]

Rhace took the chance to jump up through the gap in the floor - his master had taught him at least that as a useful battlefield skill. Inside he became a whirling miasma of golden blade and blaster pistol, one in each hand as he cut and shot his way through the room. His troopers followed Velok and escorted the Sith Master, their blasters forming his shield wall.

And then Velok poured lightning into the shield controls and they flickered away from life.

"Room clear," Rhace said, scanning every dead body and shooting one again just to make sure its twitching wasn't the man trying to live again.

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

Eldoc had decided for fun times sake to Force Scream, opening up the world to his inner self, The sound filled the outside air and as it hit everyone, he began to slaughter them with his saber, along with the troopers around him. They made short work of the Renienforcements. He spoke on his comm, " Status?" he waited, hoping that another group of men came, or something, he hated moments like these. but it was nothing to the time he assulted korriban, He still remembered his first real battle, against all of those sith... The time his master took the mantle of the Emperor. Now he served an Empress, who hopefully saw the galaxy something like his former masters, he felt that she did.. she didn't seem like the blood thirsty men that sometimes rulled the sith.

 

[Rhace Tarrin]

Rhace punched his comlink at the sudden request from Eldoc. "Looks like we've locked down the entire facility. Wolfpack, scour the building and don't leave anyone alive."

Stomtroopers formed off into fire teams of five men, what troopers were left, in order to take out any remaining men inside the shield generator. However, Rhace stayed in the control room with Velok to oversee the operation and also to bask in the glory of success. Securing a high-value target was always a good feeling.

 

[Valik]

Valik looked around for some sort of method of carrying the bombs out, and found a few back-packs meant to carry mortars and ammo. They would do perfectly. He took two, stuff them both with explosives, and gave one to Sanctuary. "Take these and plant them on the Quad and Heavy Turbolasers on the North Side, I'll take the South. I'll detonate them remotely when we're both done." Valik said to the First Apprentice @[member="Spencer Jacobs"], and then began running towards the Southern Gun batteries, or at least the closest he could do to running inconspicuously. Valik wondered how these men could adequately participate which such heavy armor, but then again they were inferior Force-Users to the Sith, they probably required such crude instruments to be sucessful.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

"We have zero time for this, boys." Velok winced as Eldoc's scream filtered through the building, assailing bodies and minds. "There's a counterattack on the way, and we need to hit the center of government, like, right now. If we don't make it out in time, we'll be overrun, and then we're in for a real fight..."

The old Whiphid shuffled back down towards the ground floor and Eldoc.

"Time to go, or we'll be pinned in here by the counterattack!"

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

Eldoc nodded and smiled as he knew the ship would be on their way. " Of course, lead the way, I Insist" He waited, still leaning against the door. He hated the fact that he had to do the next thing, He hated having to answer to higher ups. " Reporting, Sheilds are down, repeat Sheilds are down" He just had to jump in the ship as it came... He prepared to follow the other two, and the rest of the battalion.

 

[Rhace Tarrin]

"Aye aye," Rhace said, reaching for his wrist-com and changing frequency. "Wolfpack, let's move out. Next target's waiting for us."

Click!

Rhace took his troops back out of the building, to the waiting assault ship; from there they could tie up their last loose ends and move on to their final target, which would be the most important of all. If they could finish this in one more hit and fade, this would all be over - or Gravlex Med would burn.

 

[Sven Talith]

Sven lay on the roof top with his Spectre firmly snuggled against his shoulder. His right eye lay against the scope on his rifle, and softly the barrel of the gun shifted and swayed as he let out a breath then took one in. This was the game of being a sniper, one had to be prepared to wait. A small droid hovered besides him, making a slight whirring noise. The droid floated, calmly and seemed to have a telescopic lens upon it.

The droid was a spotter droid, something every sniper needed. Usually Snipers would come in team of two, a shooter and a spotter. Sven however had no one else that he could rely on, so he used a droid. The Spotter droid did massive amounts of calculations, taking into account Wind-speed, the Coriolis effect and anything else that might hinder the flight path of the massive round Sven was about to fire.

The Prime Minister walked before the window and sat down at his desk, the Young Moff smirked slightly. This was the part he loved about being a sniper, the feeling of absolute power above whoever your target was. One minute the man would be alive, the next he would end up dead on the floor.

“Sorry about this.” Sven said to himself as he sighted his scope and settled the targeting reticule in the right place. He let out a soft sigh, lining up the shot perfectly against the Prime Ministers Skull.

 

[Viera Kisep]

Viera smirked when she got the message.

" Reporting, Sheilds are down, repeat Sheilds are down"

She loved the sound of that, so she opened comms with the planet, " Your shields are down, Your fleet is in ruins and I am prepared to rain down on your planet until nothing is left, Surrender or suffer the consequences! " Viera said confident of the win, she put orders to secure the remaining military installations on standby. She sent a comm to Tirdiraus " I have sent them an ultimatium, please watch as the planet becomes ours though I wish we could of went through with your plans, it was a good one, dispite it all"
Viera flooded the ship, " Valik Please stop your games" She said.. tired of his insistance to be up to something on her ship.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

Velok, Rhace and Eldoc piled back into the Subjugator assault transport, along with the stormtroopers, just as a host of hovertanks and light artillery opened up on them. The metal shields rose to protect those in the hangars, and the Subjugator arced away, punching through ground-to-air fire.

The vessel rocked and slewed, but touched down at last, belly-flopping through a security fence. At once, all manner of fire converged on the Subjugator, pinning the three Sith and their troops inside the vessel.

 

[Allyson Locke]

Closing her eyes after her companion handed her the detonation device. Sensing the area around her she picked up Viera’s plea, the woman was close to victory and for the remnant to gain favor in the Empire for their absorption to be accepted the woman needed to succeed. Taking off after @[member="Valik"] she chased him, she knew where he was going and it didn’t take her long to catch up especially with the Force enhancing her speed. Looking at the man she reached out with the force, using telekinesis she focused on his armor to pull him back away from his goal.

“The fight is almost over there’s no point to make this ship incapable of a fight if the Sith decide to turn on it. We’re close to victory and there is no point to this!”

Stepping closer she used her other hand to create the Sith lightning, it didn’t fire towards the man, but danced along her arm in preparation. The control she had over the lightning as it clung to her arm, Spencer looked at Valik knowing his cause, if this was at a different time of the battle she would have helped. They needed the Remnant to show its worth and she couldn’t take this victory from Viera.

“If you continue to want to disable this ship, you’ll have to defeat me.”

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

Eldoc cursed, he hated ships for this reason. " Plans? " He said, figuring that either of his abilities were useless in this case. He looked to Velok wondering what he had up his sleeve. Eldoc leaned against the pannel, waiting for either the ship to give or for one of the pilots to open it. He was at a loss of what to do. Eldocs, green saber on his belt. he looked to the others, he wasn't going to go out there into the fire alone.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

The Prime Minister's mansion grounds were alight with blasterfire, and heavier weapons. The Subjugator was getting thoroughly pounded.

"All right, Major Tarrin...yes, I said Major Tarrin...hold this point with your troopers and give us some covering fire. Eldoc, you're one of the strongest Knights in the Sith Empire. You're nearly as strong as I am. You and I have a very reasonable chance of surviving a Force-enhanced run and jump, straight down the middle of the grounds and into the Prime Minister's mansion. Are you in?"

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

eldoc nodded, not believing the compliment the man was giving him. " sounds good to me, and its not fun if you don't risk it a little." He said as he prepared himself for the run, They were going to have to time this perfectly. It was time though... The doors opened and he used the force to speed up his body, as he ran like no tommarow, towards the mansion. It was insane.. the amount of fire heading towards him was nerve wracking the hit he did take spurred him on further. It was a mad dash moving towards it with the help of the force. His body hurt but he was use to that at this point. He gulped as he Jumped into the mansion crashing through the window. His saber was out and he found them surronded by guards, and he assumed his usual stance, preparing to enter the battle with his juyo form.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

Velok's old legs pumped, the Force enhancing his speed and endurance beyond the limits of his stiff joints and tired muscles. Even that wasn't enough.

A blaster bolt winged him, and then another. With a roar, he flung himself forward, absorbing energy from the shots to keep himself from the sort of major damage he'd suffered on Ord Mantell. Eldoc moved ahead, outpacing him. Nursing his burns, Velok cascaded through the high window after Eldoc.

He roared again, all his pain and frustration fuelling crimson lightning, and the guards went flying in all directions.

"Kill them all."

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

Eldoc didn't need to hear that twice, as he began the dance of death again, He just hoped he could keep this level of performance up, His pain pushed him on sure but he just hoped he didn't over do it, that was his fear.. that he would push himself to far.. He sent a force bellow towards a turret and the men near it, in anger as his armor took a shot, He just hoped this was enough as he began to deflect more shots, he couldn't attack and defend at once, he was sort of stuck dispite taking out the turret. " I am out of options here, have any tricks up your sleeve?" He said as he ducked to avoid a blaster bolt. He then smirked as a thought hit his mind. Eldoc waved his hand as he pulled down a pillar, and put a spin in it. . He needed them to distract and crush enough to let him attack, and as the screams of crushed men filled the air, it opened up a window. He sped forward taking the moment to his advantage.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

Velok darted through a torrent of blasterfire, absorbing energy from those bolts which struck him. Tutaminis was his specialty, insofar as he had a specialty at all. In the window of time created by Eldoc's actions, Velok gestured at a security door and whispered a mechu-deru incantation. The door opened for just long enough to admit him and Eldoc, then slammed down again.

And silence reigned.

"The Prime Minister's private quarters. We should find him soon...if he's home."

 

[Eldoc Quasat]

Eldoc smirked and sensed for him, " I believe he is in the study" Curious He made his way towards the study with caution, for some reason there didn't seem to be any security here.. Eldoc stabbed the console nearby with his green saber. " You can do the honors" He said knowing that it was the least he could do to the man who had taught him so much. He was a Dark Jedi, not a sith, he had nothing to prove to Velok in this action, the whiphid had fought well and deserved the kill. Eldoc had to admit, it was a good mission, he didn't mind teaming up with the Whiphid if this was how he did things, Eldoc wouldn't mind doing it more often.

 

[Sal Katarn]

Prior to the cessation of fire from ground forces on Gravlex Med

Imperial Fleet, bridge of the Adjudicator.

The ion hardened armor of the Adjudicator managed to shrug off the ion cannon volleys of what Seth had once assumed were their compatriots. Now he wasn't sure of anything. He had little time to brood on the betrayal, because both fleets were suddenly assaulted by thousands of flying chunks of durasteel. The Star Destroyer rocked and Seth and the others standing on the bridge stumbled sideways. Warning lights blared, red and ugly. They'd been hit.

"Damage report!" Seth called.

"We've received heavy damage to the starboard side hull, but no breaches."

It appeared that the Adjudicator now had a massive dent in it. So much for a new ship. Seth turned to stare out the viewport at the planet. "Where are the attacks originating from?"

"It appears planet-side, sir, but they are just giant pieces of durasteel."

Shorn frowned. "De Shev, can you reverse the effects of the tractor beams?"

De Shev raised his eyebrows in surprise. "I suppose I could, yes."

"Do it and crank them to maximum output. Divert power from our turbolaser batteries to the tractor beams to compensate. We can't take anymore hits like that."

"Understood."

The Combat Systems Officer went into action, issuing a series of commands. Moments later, tractor beams with reversed polarity began to issue forth in a constant stream toward the starboard side of the vessel. More hunks of durasteel flew toward the ship, but the net of tractor beams acted as a repulsing magnet and diverted their trajectory, nudging them onto non-collision course through space.

Seth chewed at his lip in thought. The next few moments were important. The PDF was no match for the Imperial fleets, but this sudden barrage was annihilating the Imperials. A corvette split open, spewing atmosphere and troops from its punctured hull. All across the battlefield, Imperial ships were suffering similar fates.

"Tors, relay this tactic to the rest of the fleet... Fleets." Seth amended. He would not see innocent soldiers die because of poor decisions made by their superior officers. Even if those soldiers were Sith Imperials. "Tell them to begin using it immediately. It is our only hope to survive this barrage and give our ground forces time."

"It will be done."

"Thank you, Tors." Shorn stood straight, arms clasped behind his back. His cape did not flutter. There was no breeze aboard ships. Or in space. Nothing but silence out there. Silence filled with unheard explosions and the dying cries of thousands.

The battle raged on, but suddenly the launchers on Gravlex Med ceased. The Imperial ground forces had been successful. Seth smiled. Time to take the offensive.

"Disengage the tractor beams. All ahead full for the Defense Fleet. Divert auxiliary power to turbolaser batteries. All batteries fire on your targets on my mark. Mark."

A salvo of green jets hurtled forth from the Adjudicator, shrieking across space to bath the Anxians in the light of combusting plasma. The end had begun.