Hickory Dickory Dead (Dredge takeover of Kaalonia)

[Dredge]

It was peaceful around the planet of Kaalonia well as peaceful as a planet at war could be. Which was an average day to say the least. Hutts sat in their palaces and ate using the local populace as slaves to mine precious gems and metals. And outside those caves and palaces millions of Kaloonian rodents people scurried around with their day to day lives of fighting and scratching to survive. In the capital of Unilru-Indav the ancient king sat upon his throne content with the various wars and clans that raged with one another. However that was chaos, pure chaos. And it needed to be put to an end, swiftly and immediately.

In orbit a small fleet boomed out of hyperspace and leading the pack was the omen class command ship. The flag ship for Dredge and his new army, his plan was to hit the capital hard, shell it until their will crumbled and launch the invasion force to not kill all living things. But to instead take the mantel of this world so he may take their sons and daughters to use in a holy war of revenge and cleansing. The fleet nine ships roared out and began fire upon hutt controlled star ships. They needed to be quickly destroyed before the invasion and shelling could commence.

Targeting three hutt frigates the fleet positioned itself as such. Two Wanga class cruisers took point and taking of the sides were the two Katarr class support frigates, bringing up the rear were the other Azulas flak frigates and the umbra class assault carrier and finally the Omen itself. All the capital guns focused on the three hutt frigates and opened fire. It was a surprise attack and the ships had not had the chance to bring up their shields. With a roaring boom the turbo lasers and coral canons burned one of the small ships into cinders. The other two quickly pulled up their shields and moved to engage.

On the bridge Dredge stood covered in his armor and grinning happily. "I want maximum damage. Once we reach the surface slaughter everyone until they bow to me." Dredge spoke with amusement coming from his words. He brushed a piece of dirt off his armor before turning around to prepare to get his murder on.

 

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The two wangas up front turned to bear their larger guns, bringing up the sides the two Katarrs fired and covered the wangas as they turned. They were slow on the turns and the wangas required cover as they did so. The two frigates became the target of an assault by the hurt forces and they quickly fired down upon them. The Katarr on the right flank had it's shields pierced and the hull breached when a turbo laser broke through the back right side. The ship rocked and a small explosion left the side. However this have the wangas enough time to turn. Spewing red hot light the wangas opened fire and demolished another hutt controlled frigate. They had one to go and it was going to be a very easy task to bring down the minor defenses the local hutt clan had established here. It was nearing time for the death blow

Coming up and over the wangas the Omen pushed forward and began to pelt the ship with all of it's capital guns. They had to destroy these ships and kill all who had dared to stand in the path of Lord Dredge. The living creature ship fired the molten Vong cannons and tore into the final ship. It was critically wounded but not yet destroyed

Inside Dredge began to take everything he needed. Grabbing his Sith Sword, Dredge placed it upon his own back then looked towards a helmet upon a mantel. Grabbing it dredge placed the spiked helm upon his head and wore it with pride. Soon they would begin the shelling, dredge would descend to the ground and slaughter the ancient king in his home in front of his subjects to proclaim himself the new lord of this world. And after that, it was time to deal with some Hutts

 

[Dredge]

The omen soared over the hutt controlled frigate and then promptly rained down hell and brimstone. Ripping through it like a hot knife through butter the ship exploded sending pieces of metal and bodies everywhere. The orbit around Kaalonia was filled with flosting bodies and various wrecked ships. The other ships I the small fleet began to make their way towards the omen and resync with it. Once that had happened the ships formed a ring about a mile wide across and began to descend down towards the surface of the planet. This was going to be a slaughter. These species had never seen Yuuzhan Vong before, they had never seen Graug and the terror they could unleash hop them.

The ships broke atmosphere and were now above the city. Down bellow the city of Indav the rat people looked upon the sky to see the terror that was the omen. The ship gave out a fierce battle cry and then they awaited ordered from The Lord Dredge. They formed their mile wide perimeter and and began to fan out more to cover the capital city. Directly bellow the omen was the palace of the ancient king who was soon to be kicked from his throne.

Dredge walked out from his private room and a Graug crew chief kneeled before him to speak "My lord, we are ready to enter phase two." He said with respect and dear mixing in his voice. The demonic dark side tainted voice that was dredge responded "Good, open fire. Men women, children. Flatten everything but the palace. I want these wells to see what power is." The Graug crew chief nodded and spoke "Yes Lord Dredge." Standing up he turned around and yelled something into a microphone "OPEN FIRE!" The Graug said and soon the will of dredge was done. The ships began to open fire destroying buildings as they shot in unison

 

[Dredge]

The ships opened fire and belted the ground with thousands of turbo lasers. Leveling buildings and crushing Kaloonians under rubble the ring of ships continued to purge them all from the face of the galaxy. Down bellow on the streets of the city rodents scurried from building to building as the lasers kept up a streak of steady fire. Mothers and fathers rushed to the aid of their families only to be cut down by various bolts of explosive death. In the center of it was the palace staying untouched and still showing the people their their king could not protect them from the monster that was Dredge. That they were nothing more but lambs to the slaughter for the dark lord.

Back on board the ship Dredge walked out to greet a roaring crowd of a Graug and Yuuzhan Vong. With cheers of blood lust and fury they chanted his name over and over again howling and preparing for battle. Looking out over a balcony down at a open atrium type area dredge could see it all. The Ragna dragons roaring and gobbling up slaves before the battle. He could see the Yuuzhan Vong slice the throats of slaves over bowls to sacrifice them to the gods and drink their blood and bathe in it. The Graug sung war chants in their own native language while the collector droids hung to the walls simply watching

Dredge smiled at it underneath his helmet and spoke out to them. It was time to raise a little morale "My army of death." He said in a cold and dry tone that would soon begin another explosive speech

 

[Dredge]

The fleet above head graciously provided by a unamed company aimed down at fuel stations and various residential burrows blasting and bringing fire and death to all those who opposed. Hitting a fueling station the establishment went up in a massive fire ball of death and destruction. Flames licked the capital city and fire spread feverish burning down the various inferior structures made of wood where the vermin lay their heads to rest. The fire roared and the turbo lasers kept going blowing homes into rubble and death. Thousands of rats scurried around the the streets unaware of the madness that was to come next. All out war was headed their way and towards the way of the ancient king. It was going to be another day for Dredge where he would end the lives of those lesser than himself. The chaos was a beautiful sight to see, and inside the chanting only grew louder and louder as the ships destroyed almost a quarter of the city in one fell swoop. Ending thousands of lives


Dredge lifted his hands into the sky and spoke in his bellowing and demonic voice augmented by the darkside "MY PEOPLE!!" He proclaimed and looked down at his army "Today we go not to kill everyone! Not to burn everything! We come as conquers! We come as the righteous who free these mindless beasts of their leader! We come as the elder son to bring punishment upon lesser minds who have wronged this galaxy! We are here to take these poor vile wretches and ascend them to that of our brothers and sisters! They will become our people! They will fight and bleed with us! They will learn the name of their true lord!!" Dredge roared and so did the crowd along with him. He lifted his hands into the air again and brought them down moving around the balcony amping up his men for battle

"I AM DREDGE!! I AM THEIR TRUE LORD!! WE ARE THE RIGHTEOUS HAND OF THE GODS SENT TO DELIVER THEM FROM THEMSELVES!!" Dredge screamed and fire roared off his armor red and hot enveloping him in fire and death "GO NOW!! PUNISH THEM UNTIL THEY LEARN WHAT FEAR IS!!" And then, it began

 

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The inferno raged through the city burning people from their homes. Screams of fear and pain rang out and the cries of sorrow and loss joined them. But all was deafened under the booms and explosions of the capital guns. Firing down upon the buildings bellow dredge knew the subterranean tunnels bellow would be packed with the vermin running. The Hutts had set up a small city atop but the rodents were a burrowing breed. So they came prepared for this. In the cargo bay of the ships dozens of singularity mines were loaded up and were ready to drop upon the city. The Graug crew chief at the omen looked out the window and flagged down the first Wanga carrying the sinister devices. "DROP THE MINES!!" Following his orders dozens of mines dropped down from the Wanga and soared through the sir downwards. The mines would suck the vermin from their underground homes and show them they were safe nowhere. That they belonged to Dredge now. And the best way to get that point across was to destroy a capital.

The mines soared down and impacted various pieces of rubble on the ground. They beeped and pulsed slightly priming themselves to become a weapon of mask destruction to these vermin within their homes. And with a sound like thunder the bombs went off. They weren't explosives, no that wouldn't be enough. But rather the bombs collapsed onto themselves to create black holes that were ten to twenty meters apart. The black holes erupted and began to suck everything into them. Dirt rubble, corpses and now the loosened dirt around the capital where the ships had been hammering down upon. The rats would soon be sucked from their bellow ground homes to become one with the blessed path.

The bombs breached the lower levels and began to suck up the tunnels bellow. Entire families and warriors alike clung onto what they could before they were sucked into the gaping black holes. The holes continued to suck up everything in the tunnels but they were growing weak, they needed to put down fresh mines soon to spread the damage among the that was becoming covered in fire. Inferno spread and black holes hungered eating into the rats homes. It was a beautiful sight to watch for the army that waited for the green light to slaughter

 

[Reserved 5]

[member="Dredge"]

It wasnt long before the ground forces would land on the planet, a small group lead by Aster. In one hand he held a large warhammer, while in the other was a war ax ready to mow down anyone who stood in his way. While the ships overhead did battle, Aster was hitting the ground in a small squad based pod.
"Bask in the glory of the gods men! LET NONE STAND BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP!" He roared in a deep booming voice. When the pod cracked open, five graug, not including himself, ran out with weapons ranging from melee, to range. All around pods landed around, and sailed through the skies. He laughed in pleasure watching it all begin.
He pressed the comlink in his helmet, which would connect him to Dredge.
"My lord, we have landed, and are ready to proceed with Quest; Conjure." Conjure was the mission to begin shaping of a vong creature Aster saw in his head as a master piece. It would require hordes of sentient beings fused together to make the Oblivion of Dredge. It would be a grotesque being of obesity, and Aster sough to make it in aspect to gain the Lord's favor.

Now swarms of graug under Aster began a ground, and pound assault on a city just outside the pods landing zones.
"Permission to begin the quest m'lord?" His men would begin the quest by taking as many people as prisoners as possible. Then they would herd them to the position of Dredge, where he would give righteous judgment upon them, and declare them worthy, or not to be used as materiel for the Oblivion of Dredge.

 

[Dredge]

The Graug crew chief licked his lips and stared at his lord dredge who grew impatient to begin the slaughter of the rats bellow. He looked to the other ships bellow him who continued to fire upon the city destroying all it could and rocking the tunnels bellow that were being eaten by the now collapsing black holes. He did not end up like the last chief, with his head on a pike. He did not want to end up like the prisoner bellow Cryax Bane, a torture toy for the terrible Yuuzhan Vong Samantha. The Graug gulped and got on the comm unit. "ALL MINES DROP!!" The crew chief bellowed out his orders and the ships around them began to empty the cargo bay doors. What lay for the capital bellow was going to be that of the apocalypse to take their lives.

Over a hundred singularity mines dropped down on the city landing in various areas, some of which had not been touched by turbo laser fire. The bombs beeped over and over again getting ready to go off. The poor beasts in the tunnels and in their homes above were going to be destroyed by what came next. The bombs continued beeping at a very fast cadence getting ready to blow. The bombs all singularly reached that long terminal beep and it was time to let the real casualties be reaped

 

[Dredge]

At the last terminal beep the mines went off and what could be described as the rapture began. The black holes sucked up everything in the city. More homes and tunnels. Thousands of dead and wounded entered the sacred black holes and vanished into oblivion. Stripping the city clean of most of it's buildings the black holes decimated the capital pulling it all into nothingness. City was crushed, destroyed and the civilians bellow were being pulled into the holes by the thousands. They screamed in terror as an instant claimed the lives of thousand of Kaalonians. They were dead and crushed into the abyss. And now only more would join them. The black holes faded leaving only a mess of burning building and exploded tunnels where the rest of the rodents lay. The capital had been decimated completely, everything atop was now gone, buildings and life all but the palace.

Bellow thousand of rodent people had died possibly more from the shelling of turbo lasers and now from the mines. Then upon the command of lord dredge the Graug warlord [member="Aster the Bloodrage"] took his men down and into the tunnels to kill the rats within. Dredge and his forces were incoming and soon this planet was going to know it's new ruler. Dredge moved over to a ragna dragon and mounted the beast on it's shoulders. Pulling out his sith sword the doors of the atrium opened and dredge was the first out. It was time to head to that palace.


On his commlink dredge spoke to aster and gave the word. "COMMENCE OPERATION! KILL THE RATS IN THE TUNNELS!! I WILL DESTROY THE KING IN HIS HOME!" Dredge dived downwards on the dragon and behind him thousands of Yuuzhan Vong warriors followed on their own collector droids. Others rode beasts like dredge nearing the palace to destroy it

 

[Reserved 5]

[member="Dredge"]

The graug gave a loud roar in satisfaction, and now the men under Aster would begin taking those whom seemed of a higher birth of this planet, the 'nobles'. "Let the dogs of this planet taste your steel!" He gurgled in a war cry. There would be resistant in the city, nothing to be worried about, but it would have to be dealt with first. "THE LORD DREDGE HAS GIVEN US HIS GRACE, AND BLESSINGS!"
He roared in pleasure as they began to commence their attack on the city. Aster was jogging to the front of the horde, together they all looked like a mass of muscle beginning to plague the city.

 

[Dredge]

Dredge and his army hit the ground with a thud the droids retreated back to the ship to await further orders. Dredge himself sat on the shoulders of the dragon and looked down at the steps of the palace. One of the last remaining buildings that stood in the city. A few dozen palace guards walked down the steps firing at the massive beast and the army of Yuuzhan Vong and Graug. The blasters they wielded looked like they would fall apart in their arms any shot landed only looked like it made them angrier. It was not a very good position to be in for the guards of the ancient king. Dredge chuckled and lifted his sith sword forward, the dragon flapped it's massive wings and took in a deep breath of air that would fuel it's next attack


The dragon let it's head down and spewed fire from it's jaw. The red hot flame flew forward and headed right towards the Rodent folk. It washed over them evaporating them in a wave of instant death charring them to the point of nothingness. The dragon lifted it's head up and dredge gave it a firm pet. "Good girl Nocturna." He said with pride in his voice. Dredge stepped down from the dragon and began to walk up the now blackened steps where imprints of the former guards were scattered.

Walking through the open doorway he looked inside to see no one was there. Which meant the king was down bellow. He looked back at his Graug and Yuuzhan Vong and bellowed "LOOT THIS PLACE AND FIND ME THE KING!!" The Lord of Yuuzhan Vong screamed and ran into the throne room slicing it in half with his sword in pure rage. But that's when he saw it. Behind the throne a stairway went down and towards the tunnels. He had a scent and it was time to go. Hundreds of Vong flooded in behind dredge and he took only ten of his best men to go and hunt down the ancient king of Kaalonia. He was going to rip this creatures head off and stick it on a pike

 

[Dredge]

Dredge began to steam slightly as be entered the tunnels, his armor beginning to emit waves of heat as if he were asphalt on a hot day. That aura of clear waves radiated off his armor and the temperature increased tremendously as he walked down into the tunnels with his ten Yuuzhan Vong warriors. Dredge began to coldly walk forward following the tracks of the ancient king, he had not gone far that was for sure. These tracks were fresh, he had not been gone for longer than five minutes. With the massive sith sword in hand dredge looked around them as they skulked down the tunnel. The earthy brown dirt shook a little loose from the bombardment that was still happening above. Yuuzhan Vong and Graug troops had gone under ground so their only problems now were weakened tunnels from the mines. There however was a few more issues, it was almost pitch black in those tunnels and they were playing on the enemies home turf now. In the dark

Dredge raised a hand ordering the men around him to stop, they had gone far from the light and Dredge thought he had heard something in the black of the tunnel. Quickly felt something coming for him and he ducked down at the last possible second to see a full grown Kaalonian fly through the air and tackle the Vong behind him chewing out his throat in a surprise attack. The other Vong quickly piled the right stabbing it end impaling the creature with their amhpistaffs. But it did there Dredge heard more and more of the vermin all around him in the tunnel. On the walls and in front of them. "Lights now!" Dredge commanded of his men. The scratching sound got closer and closer to them and the Yuuzhan Vong quickly reached onto their bodies to hold up beetles that emitted a hard blue light.


They were everywhere, dozens and dozens of the rodents. And they were armed as well, with blades and small blasters the rat people gave out small battle cries of challenge then rushed forth to take on dredge and the nine surviving Yuuzhan Vong. Dredge gripped his sword and his aura light up in flames of red hatred and agony. He charged forward with the sword at his hip and was going to do battle with these peons giving them the honor of dying by his hand.

 

[Dredge]

Dredge met the first Kaalonian with his blade slicing the beast clean in half with strike of his sword. Blood splashing against his armor and evaporated into steam upon contact with the fire. Dredge screamed in anger as he impaled two on his blade and flung them at another pair that was crawling along the walls trying to flank them. The rodents hit their comrades with a sick snap of bone and flesh. Four corpses total fell to the ground and Dredge was just getting started. Forming a line the Yuuzhan Vong held out their Amphistaffs and began to march forward "VRAS!!!" Dredge rang out and the rest responded. "MABUS!!" And in unison the shot their serpants out like spears impaling a line of rodents that crossed them.

The next rank of rats jumped forward breaking the line of men. Tackling two Vong the rats went for their throats as well and killed them both leaving dredge seven men. Things were not looking good and they still needed to find the ancient king. He needed to die for any of this to be worth it. Dredge swung the sith sword killing another two in one strike. He recovered and caved in some poor souls face with his iron fist. The rat died in a splutter of blood and agony as it's face was crushed under dredge. Holding up a hand dredge willed his rage and fire poured out of it roasting a good five rats while his men mopped up the rest. These beasts were easy to take down but in a group they proved to be more than capable opponents to the Yuuzhan Vong. If they received the proper training and weapons they would make great soldiers.


Dredge moved forward clearing out the first batch of fighters. He needed to pressed on and find the ancient king. He could not go far, his men were everywhere in these tunnels and he would find him no matter where he was. "FACE ME COWARD!!" Dredge roared and stomped further down the tunnel to find the king and end him.

 

[Dredge]

As Dredge walked through the dark tunnels being illuminated by the light of the beetles, his aura of flames grew more and more. If it were not for the steady flow of air coming through the tunnels he would of burned away most of the oxygen away by the sheer anger that he felt in his bones. Dredge was a creature of pure hatred and malice, he felt the need to destroy all that crossed him. It was so rare that he reverted back to the ways of old. To the Vong that was smooth and had a golden tongue. Every since he wore the armor of Vulcanus it was rage and death seemingly twenty four seven. "Let us keep pushing forward, we are close." Dredge kept moving ahead and found his way to a fork in the road with tracks leading both directions


He only paused for a moment before sending four of his men to go left while he and another three went right. The Yuuzhan Vong overlord gritted his teeth and kept moving forward to find those responsible for all his troubles on this world. As he kept chugging along the vibrations in the tunnel slowed showing they were getting further away from the fleet shelling the city above. Whoever this ancient king was he certainly was the type to know how escape route. Dredge respected that and after he had finished killed him he would pay the Hutts a visit to kill the crap out of them.

Hearing another round of skitters Dredge ran into another dozen of the rodents climbing on the walls and floors all brandishing sick blades of death. With a surge of hatred and the force dredge put the massive sith sword on his back and lifted both of his hands. "BURN YOU HERETICS BURN!!!" Dredge roared and shot hot molten flames from his palms to coat the ten meter wide tunnel in red hot flames that turned the rats Into black charred and broken bits of their former self. He roared pumping more fire and rage into his hands burning every last one of them alive. He was not in the mood to deal with the rats in a straight up fight. So extra crispy rat was just as good. Dredge pat a curse in his native tongue and kept walking forward with his men past the burnt corpses of the Raalonians

 

[Dredge]

With that problem now being burnt out, literally. Dredge and his men kept moving through the tunnels, every so often they would stop for a quick skirmish or to end the lives of a family trying to escape. The blood splattered Yuuzhan Vong kept trudging along the path until they reached an area that just seemed to magically open up. Fresher air hit dredge and his flames lurched up a bit with the help of added oxygen. He looked around him and it was not a good sign at all. There were rows of dirt stands and oilsrs made of clay and rock. Beneath his feet was not dirt like that of the tunnel but sand. There was sand underneath him, and dredge had been in enough places to know where he was at. He was in an arena, a place of death or glory. However today this place would only contain the first part of the two. Death

Dredge looked forward and his gaze met upon three badly injured Yuuzhan Vong warriors who were bounded by ropes and were forced to their knees. Behind the captured men were three Raalonians with rifles pointing at the back of their heads. Dredge felt rage at his men that they were allowed to be captured by lesser life forms. For this they would die. Behind the Vong and their captors was the ancient king. He stood almost two meters talk and was a big fellow. He had a pike in his left hand and wore a crown of solid gold and jewels. He was the king alright, and dredge was going to rip his head off.

The ancient king looked at dredge In anger and cringed. He spoke in a basic and to dredge "I will kill you for what you have done to my people." He said with hatred dripping from his words. The rat king stepped to the side and spoke again "Hundreds of thousands are dead. And for what?! For what!?" He asked dredge doing his best not to jump out and try to kill dredge. By the looks of things he was trapped here and had nowhere else to go. This was it

 

[Dredge]

Dredge simply smiled at the rats question, did he need a reason to do it? He was Dredge, burning worlds was his jam. He was arguably one of the most destructive and evil being the galaxy had to offer. Dredge drew his sword from his back slowly letting the clang against his armor ring out in a menacing tone. "Because I can, lesser." He said taking a line from the infamous late Darth Vulcanus. "Because your people are needed to carry out the will of the gods, because you are weak as you stand now. And I am strong. It is a tale as old as time itself and I'm afraid it's one you won't live to hear." Dredge griped the blade and took a step forward

"Stop! We will kill them!" The ancient king yelled out in defiance and the Raalonians pressed the barrels against the heads of the bound Vong warriors. The warriors looked up at Dredge and spoke in their native Yuuzhan Vong tongue. "Please Lord Dredge, kill us for our failure." The Vong bowed their heads towards Dredge and he fulfilled their wishes. Roaring in anger Dredge pointed the sword at his own men and with an effort of will the sword light up in hues of scarlet and crimson light that soon burst into trickles of flames.

A joust of fire the size of a compact speeder burned through both the Yuuzhan Vong soldiers and the rat folk. Searing screams of agony from the Raalonians pierced the air as they writhed on the ground until their forms stopped moving. The Vong went silently to their deaths, knowing they would become one with the blessed path. The rat king took a step back in shock gasping at what had happened "You monster! You monster!!" He proclaimed falling flat upon his backside watching his men burn. Dredge simply smiled and stepped through the flames crunching the burning corpses as he went along. "I am what I am." He said with a bit of contempt in his voice of the upcoming kill. "Now let's make some calls shall we?"

 

[Dredge]

Dredge approached the ancient king slowly and thrust the blade forward so that it stuck into the earth besides his face. "You are weak!!" He yelled to the rat king. Letting go of the sword he mounted the rats chest and reared his fist back. With a sickening thud Dredge brought down the first iron coated fist across the snout of the Ancient king ripping flesh as he went along. "You are unworthy!" With another massive fist Dredge slammed it into his eye and with a squirt of blood and crack of bone the eye visually sunk in. The ancient king screamed in pain but it only fueled Dredge's rage. "You are pathetic!!" Another fist caught the rat in the chin still scrapping and causing bones to break and blood to funnel out of scrapes. "You are worthless!!" Dredge reared his head back holding the disoriented rat king with his two hands firmly grasping his fur Dredge brought the helmet down with one last sicking headbut that cracked more bone.

The rat king lay there bleeding and barely breathing. "I AM DREDGE!!" He screamed out reaching for the sword to finish of this pathetic whelp in front of him. -STOP!- the voice within his head rang out and dredge froze putting the blade down a few seconds later once he had calmed. -not now, bring him in front of his people first- the voice soothed Dredge and he nodded his head.

Sinking to the floor Dredge handed a communicator to the rat and forced him to dial the feuding clan leaders to bring them to what remained of the capital for "support" reasons. Dredge smiled once all the calls were made. They would be here soon, but much to Dredge's surprise they had already been called and were more than likely already on their way. Above the bombardment had stopped and the Graug and Yuuzhan Vong troops deployed were tucked safely underground until this job was finished. Dredge looked down at the rat and he could here the thousands if not million troops marching above him towards the palace to aid the ancient king. "Let us go rat." Dredge smiled grabbing his sword and placing it on his back. Ordering his men to pick up the near death king they did so and followed their leader as they made their way forward.

 

[Dredge]

Dredge looked back to see the bloody but breathing Rat king be dragged like a stuck pig by his men, it was a wonderful sight. The once king who sat upon his throne was bring drug through his home to be executed at the steps of palace. Dredge began to hum a soft tune to himself that broke into a cheerful whistle. His split lip made it a little hard but be did the best he could. The still blue light hallways seemed to go on forever in the darkness. But they were using their own tracks to find their way back. They would be just fine, however if they were not back soon enough the small company of Graug and Yuuzhan Vong above would not be, not that Dredge cared for their lives out of care. But he needed living warriors and not an entire company of dead men.

Dredge kept up the whistle and the rat king began to stir from it's dazed slumber. It struggled a bit trying to free himself from the grasp of Dredge's men. However with a crack and a few echos of punches later the rodent returned to his dazed and confused form of existence. Dredge chuckled softly and spoke "Thank you Raklek. When we return you may have any woman on the ship you please." Dredge had almost a skip to his step and it was these moments when everything was going his way he felt like his old self. Not consumed by rage and wanting nothing but safety for his people. But the darkness wouldn't allow that. There was so much more the Dark side needed him to do

Reaching the stair back up to the palace Dredge walked up them followed by his men dragging the ancient king up the stairs letting the back of his head hit each step along the way up. "The little things." He said with a chuckle. All around the Yuuzhan Vong and Graug mobilized to hold down the fort from the army that was at their door step. They all stopped and stared at their lord kneeling as he past him. Promptly following behind dredge was his men who were dragging the the Ancient King. Dredge reached the doorway and dismissed his men. Picking up the rat king himself by the collar he hoisted his stunned and disoriented face up to his own. "Let's put on a show." He said and turned towards the doorway walking ahead dragging their king

 

[Dredge]

Legions upon legions of the Kaalonian clans were parked in front of the palace. They looked devastated as they looked upon the carnage of this once proud capital that was not a blank space of vacant land and destroyed buildings and collapsed tunnels. Dredge looked down at his men to see they were still alive along with his dragon Nocturna. Dredge smiled and looked upon what looked to be over a Million of the rodents. It pleased him to see such a turnout. The rodents all had their eyes upon Dredge holding the limp but living body of the Ancient King. Dredge put the king down on his knees in front of the clans and spoke using the force to bellow out his voice. "This is your king! He has failed you all! He has failed you by being weak!" Dredge kicked the rat and it yelped in pain coughing up blood and teeth on the ground

"I in the course of a few hours have destroyed your capital! Slaughtered your people! And captured your king! You are all weak because of him!" Dredge looked out at all the poorly equipped Raalonians and saw nothing but future soldiers for his army. All he had to do was pull this off. "For years you have all been fighting and killing one another?! For what?! Gold that the Hutts can take from you!" Dredge walked back and forth around the king on his knees keeping his eyes on the crowd. The whole time.

"Not anymore! From now on you will not be weak! You will not beg at the mercy of the Hutts! You will become unified! You will seek real battle against armies you have not dreamed about! You will become true warriors!! True weapons upon the blessed path!!" Dredge looked down at the king and felt the time to end his life nearing. "And it all begins here! You will no longer fight for scraps! It starts with the proclaiming of a new king!!" Dredge smiled and grabbed hold of the king by the back of his neck. He choked slightly but was too weak to fight back. It was time to make history on Raalonia

 

[Dredge]

Dredge tightened his grasp on the kings neck and with a roar that boomed out over the crowd Dredge tore the head from the Ancient King pulling the spinal column out with it. With another roar Dredge held up the kings head letting the blood drip from the necks stump and bloody spinal chord. Blood gushed from the body bellow and it slumped down to the ground in a wreck of twitches and death spasms. The tongue of the king lolled out and his dead eyes starred out at his former subjects. Dredge looked out at the crowd and the stupid little rodents were cheering, they all lifted their rifles into the air and stared shooting wildly up.

"I AM DREDGE!! I AM YOUR KING!!" Dredge roared once more and a Graug came near dredge holding a pike. Dredge slammed the dead head onto the pike impaling it all the way until the tip of the blade pierced the top of the skull. He held it upward and the long spinal chord swayed like a banner in the wind. He was victorious winning control of these rodents. Now all that was left was to slaughter the Hutts and gain control of the mining operations. With that he could buy as much fleets as he wanted to. It was going to be a literal gold mine.

He planted the pike into the ground and looked out at his new subjects. Things were starting to look up, and soon the rekindling of the blessed path would begin. -Use them Dredge. Use them to kill every last one of them.- the voice rang in the back of his head and it was beautiful to see his new legions to command