Knightly Promise [OP Dominion of Kal'Shebbol]

[HK-36]

@[member="Tegaea Alcori"] @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] @[member="Tasgetius"] @Other OP members
KAL'SHEBBOL SYSTEM, PROTECTORATE DELEGATION EN-ROUTE

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HK stood at the bridge of his ship the Siege Tower, calmly watching the tunnels of Hyperspace as the delegation kept moving on.
They have been heading for the planet of Kal'Shebbol, the green plain planet where resided an order of non-force users who dedicated themselves to combat against Force Users, simply called, the Knights of Kal'Shebbol.

HK internally went over data on them and statistics, this meeting was to finalize the membership of Kal'Shebbol with the Protectorate and making the partnership between the Knights and the Protectorate official.
It was something that should have been done long time ago
HK though, and he was right, the procrastination of the Protectorate allowed other influences to creep closer and closer towards the planet, if the meeting would not be successful quite soon, it might as well cost the control of the planet, forcing the Knights to work under un-allied regime.
Soon enough the frigate exited the hyperspace among with others, HK's yeoman spoke up,
"Sir, we have arrived at our destination."
HK nodded responding
"Contact the Kal'Shebbol, let the planetside know we are here, summon others for a briefing."

 

[Droideka 0793]

Droideka was happy! He was going to met another sentient droid today. Droideka was also sad... he couldn't communicate to the other sentient droid. Rolling around Jorus' ship Droideka could barely contain his glee like an over active puppy dog. Stopping for a moment droideka Tim... the greatest droideka sculptor in history sent his master a message.

Master query: Do you think the other droids will be my friends?

@[member="Jorus Merrill"]
@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Miles Varden]

Miles had tagged along on this mission. A diplomatic one most likely but a mission none the less. Miles was aboard the bridge looking out into space as the planet began to dominate the viewport.

Sir, I request permission to be your personal escort Sir!

The protectorate had made a large number of enemies from nearby pirates, smugglers and black market dealers. So the likelyhood of attack was high. Miles had his AXT5 rifle set to full auto in the event something should pop off.

@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven was planetside when the alarms alerted her technicians of the advancing navy above the planet, as she ran to the consoles she ordered her troops to lock down the senatorial chambers and hold the leadership inside the meeting room that has no windows, the pirate's had set up a couple weeks ago as they were holding the planet just so Haven could get her revenge on the oP for damaging her ship and executing her main bodyguard sabre, as she waited there she smirked at the incoming message that the pirates intercepted and blocked from the planet wide comms.

she the looked to her newly acquired guerilla force that she was able to obtain after only four weeks of getting her arse kicked by the hunters, as she stood here she smirked and then stood Scramble the birds, and lock down the planet.... their going to come in using might... let's show them our strategic response to their brazen actions. she said and then walked over to her commanders Alright boys, I'm estimating in less than an hour we'll be invaded by OP.... when their ships came down unload your rockets and wait for them to get close to the ground and utilize echo-training she spoke and they all nodded.

Echo training is a form of tactical response guerilla warfare that focused on ambush, and trapping the enemy so their numbers could be dealt with fairly quickly... her troops were well trained and this time they had a small army of troops that were in the range of 2,000 pirates with heavy assault vehicles, tanks, and heavy weaponry... The occasional Jet Trooper unit as well.

 

[Tasgetius]

Times where changing and not always for the best. In the more recent days the fortress of the Knights had become locked down. Though they were not without their beliefs as they had also taken in a number of the citizens of the planet that had come to the fortress for protection. Tasgetius sighed heavily as he stood at the top steps from the highest tier of the fortress. Watching as the lower tiers were filled with a myriad of people. The Knights still training while also helping the people learn how to protect themselves. All he could do now as he helped aid the people that had come; was to look towards those that could be called friends in a time of need. Though they would need friends beyond just this simple time in need and he was hoping that those he had meet through the years would come to that aid. Most all he was looking towards the Omega Protectorate.

His own faith was shaken in the Republic, nor could he fathom the thought of trusting or accepting help from the Jedi Order which he felt had wronged him. There was also turmoil on the planet that the Knights were hard pressed to fully deal with. For now though the people there were within the fortress were protected by the Knights. Tasgetius looked towards a Knight as they approached, nodding as he was handed a datapad, having picked up the message before it seemed that the end of it had been cut off. It was barely anything, though it was enough to know that the Omega Protectorate was on its way. Tasgetius nodded once more before handing the datapad back to the Knight that had approached him.

Turning towards the other tiers he stepped down the steps towards the people that had gathered within the fortress. Slowly walking along the people and speaking with them as he reassured them that they would be protected. Meanwhile the Knights had been preparing for the on coming storm. Their armory had seemingly become filled with new weapons, and new recruits had swelled their ranks to protect the people and their families that resided upon Kal'Shebbol.

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Droideka 0793"] @[member="Miles Varden"]

 

[HK-36]

@[member="Tasgetius"] @Droideka 0793 @Miles Varden @[member="Haven Pryde"]
"Something is wrong."
HK muttered
"None of the Knight contacts or Tasgetius are responding."
HK looked back to Miles
"Guarding me aside, Miles, we may have to head into the fray, sound on board call and have the troops prepare the gunships, we may have a third party messing with Kal'Shebbol."
Hopefully, soon enough alarms would ring out through the Siege Tower and other ships of the Omega fleet

In meanwhile, HK sent another communicate, perhaps intercepted by pirates who may try to respond to it in order to deceive Omegas, who knows?
"Tasgetius? Knights? Are you there? Are your Force-Sensitive representatives on the line as I was supposed to speak to them?"

 

[Ghorumgash Khazund-Veranum]

Ghor looked up in one of the hangars as the sirens and alarms began to blare, he grinned
"Oy! A foight!"
He called out, trotting along and almost prancing to get himself properly armed, getting the ammunition and grenades he needed, everything else, he had taken care of.
His ceremonial armor was thick and strong, and his axes were sharp and durable, he was finally ready for combat.
He was finally ready to prove himself.

Ability to command over the earth and metal came also useful, especially when aboard ships, they were whole made of metal.

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven intercepted that one as well and blocked it again and then looked to the skies and then got onto the receiver and commed back Houston we have a problem, Pirates have beheaded the Shebbol Master and have taken the temples hostage she ended the link and her and her men shared a laugh and then set it down That should make them nervous she retorted and then walked away.

@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Aluk Magar]

And off in the darkness of space,
There was a small, equally dark and ghostly fleet. More pirates.
However, as opposed to Haven's pirates, they were the Dark Eldorai Renegades, traitors and loyalists alike. Traitors, for many of them fled the tyrannical planet in order to escape women's grasp, and savor the freedom throughout the Galaxy as raiders and corsairs.
Loyalists, because once Omega has taken control of their home planet, many who believed it was unjust and unfair fled the planet in order to join the Dark Eldorai Corsairs and fight against the "Omega Oppressors" combating like guerrillas and terrorists. They were a fairly small threat to the Protectorate, however, recently they began to grow in power and numbers.

And now, finally, it was time for their debut.

Aluk was among them, a duty he was tied with to his old comrades and corsair brother in arms, he hated the Omegas now as much as he hated women of his species. He was not wearing his usual Templar colors, one, he hated green, two, this was not a Templar matter, it was personal. Aluk decided to join one of the assaults on front lines, he was a Force User, he was ready to channel his hatred into quite a havoc upon his enemies.

 

[HK-36]

@[member="Haven Pryde"]
HK paused for a second before transmitting back
"That is false, do you know why? Because there is no more pirates in this Galaxy who possess such abilities or capability for such honor as to even face a Master of Teras Kasi and survive. You may ask how do I know so?"
He paused, savoring the memories
"Because I hunted them and I kept trophies from them. RC was one of the most destructive pirates in this Galaxy. I personally broke his mask off of his face when he tried to attack my planet and then turned him in for dropping a nuke on his own home town. Only Ironwolf was able to escape my hunt, he quit while he was ahead. But I hope one day he will be back, so that I can face him."
And here was the best part
"And you would not believe how low the pirates have fallen nowadays. Just the other day I was fighting this pathetic rabble of pirates led by a woman, and the best part, she was defeated by a child, and her first mate, he died slowly, bled to death and slashed like a bantha in slaughterhouse. I do wonder.. is she ready to share his faith? Because I am hunting today."
He sent the transmission.
His crew did not laugh but looked at him, because there were only few times HK wanted to enter combat, and this was one of them. He knew that Tas was saved, he trusted the man's abilities. But he also knew the pirates had to be dealt with.
He connected to the ship's intercom
"Soldiers, friends, pirate enemy has attempted to capture the planet of our allies, they hold them imprisoned, we expect heavy resistance. I hope you are ready for fun, because cavalry has arrived. Let us free our allies on Kal'Shebbol."
@[member="Miles Varden"] @[member="Noah Corek"] @[member="Droideka 0793"] @[member="DZ-3D"]

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven listened to the transmission and laughed as he said she was defeated by a child, the child never resurfaced and it was the man she had fallen for that took her down and forced her to flee in an escape pod, she looked toward her main commander set the threat level... Omega-Red she said and then looked to her jet troopers and they followed her into the building, walking into the building she looked at her technicians and smirked Set this building to blow if it is recaptured, and hide the explosives so they can't find them in time

She then walked into the elevators and got to the top floor and walked into the war room and spoke to the main hostage Your people will be here soon and as it is I have a suit for you, come lets find the last suit you'll ever wear she spoke and grabbed him by his collar and lead him into another room where her guards forced him into a suit made with a unique bomb that had acid in it... the suit would spray battery acid over everyone in range when activated and so she placed him in it and took him back to the room and looked to her techs Set explosives all over the room, hide them... if anybody comes in here that are not us I want them and this room gone BOOM, understand? she asked the wookiee and he nodded.

she then walked out of the building and got on the comms Plague squadron, once those ships start coming down fire on them, make sure you take some of them out she said and then set it down, her fighter squadrons would end up initiating a dog fight against her enemies.

 

[Tasgetius]

It was the people that he was keeping safe that continued to push him forward as he looked to the other Knights. Taking a moment to look back to the people that had found shelter within the fortress temple before he nodded. "Knights, take them below and keep them safe." He said as he looked up at the skies above. Watching the clouds slowly moving over the fortress before they broke slowly. The sun shining through as he nodded, almost as if he was being lead by another force before he looked at the Knights. Turning from where he stood he watched as the people, a mixture of species was quickly ushered into the lower levels of the fortress to keep them safe.

Bringing his hand up he lightly tapped on the side of his helmet as he kept his eyes towards the gates. "Secure the gates. Lock the vaults." The Knights nodded as the heavy gate which had already been closed was tightly secured. Blast doors dropped behind it and locked. Deep within the fortress itself the vaults were the repository of the knowledge that they held. Sirens sounded out within as heavy blast doors slowly dropped, shutting off the knowledge should anyone attempt to take it. Quietly he stood as he looked towards the Knights once more. "Secure the lower gate."

Nodding quietly the knights rushed to the lower gate, shutting it off before they evacuated and secured the lower section of the grounds. The fortress was in full lock down before Tasgetius looked towards the skies again. "All Knights are to arm themselves. Be ready for any attempt at taking the fortress. Secure all entrances and keep the skies cleared. I want the upper and middle tiers ready to receive landing vessels." Tasgetius stepped away from the upper tier, heading into the main building as he pressed on the communications. Tapping in before he quietly nodded to himself.

"This is Tasgetius. Crusader Commander of the Knights of Kal'Shebbol. If any Omega Protectorate forces hear this, the mountain is rising. I repeat. The mountain is rising. We remain like stone."

The broadcast was sent out as he turned before tapping his helmet once more. "All Knights prepare to defend yourselves and the people."

@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

Humming to himself mentally, Sarge smirked as things began to hit the fan. Turning his head to look up and down the hallway of the capitol building, he wrapped his cloak tighter around himself and watched as several of the pirates began scurrying about with explosives in hand. Someone was here; probably the Protectorate.

He didn't much care, as he was still listed as Missing - Presumed Dead; for most armed forces that just meant 'we didn't find a body', and that was true. Because the body was up and moving around. A body that always found you, not the other way around. Turning to follow after one of the pirates, he moves in his typically quiet manner, shadowing the man.

Turning a corner, the pirate finds his forward momentum arrested as a powerful arm locks around his throat - and then, with a snap, his neck was broken. Lowering the body, Sarge looks around and pulls the man off to the side, tucking him snug and out of sight in a nearby bathroom supply closet. Setting the man against the wall inside, he reaches down and pulls off the comm unit attached to the mans ear and locks it into place over his own.

Blinking as something occurs to him, he pulls his cloak off and begins changing out clothes with the now dead pirate. In a few minutes, he was re-wrapping his cloak around his shoulders, new 'uniform' in place. Time to find the hostages. Picking up the explosive charge, he heads back out and into the hallway.

No one would be suspicious yet; there was no reason too. The Pyre hadn't even landed.

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Haven Pryde"]

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven continued to monitor the actions and then when they intercepted the comms frequncy she looked at her own man and radioed ahead Form alpha take a small platoon with three tanks and demolish the temple at zero-four-ninety alpha... demolish the building and keep the people there occupied, do not let them engage in this confrontation she then turned off the box and rubbed her eyes and watched as form alpha headed out to get it done, within moments they would be siege the temple that just radioed to their support and form alpha would make sure to occupy them with tanks, heavy artillery, rapid fire weapons, grenades and flame throwers a full 90 men was sent.

 

[Syn]

@[member="HK-36"]

Syn listened to HK speak as he rolled his shoulders and cracked his knuckles. "Well then... nice speech got me right here. Just point me to where and I'll smash it." The jedi master raised an eyebrow as he had only brought one person with him. His padawan @[member="Iella E`ron"], she was more talented and helping here could do wonders for working off the stress of being under review with the council. He had taken to bringing the Ravenshyde around the galaxy and helping where needed or just being in the mountains of Tython. Those were all the best choices by far and he had been asked to help here. "Iella be careful and stay close to me."

With a look at the Iron knight he bowed checking the gungnir MKIV armor he had gotten for Metalorn before just raising the dashi robes over it. The weave covering his armor and finally a utility belt with his sabers. "We are ready to head where needed."

 

[HK-36]

@[member="Syn"] @Iella E'ron
HK nodded to them, looking out through the viewport
"I am still waiting for one of our navy commanders, @[member="Jonathan Walsh"] to respond in about leading the naval battle, he is to break through the enemy space forces so that we can land our ground troops."
Just to be safe, HK sent another ping to Walsh to get him to pick up and begin.
In mean time, HK needed to respond back to @[member="Tasgetius"], nodding at the message he sent back
"The Stone, the stone upon which wave crushes like thunder but washes away, the dawn is raising over the horizon."

In the Siege Tower, the troops would be just finishing up boarding shuttles and gunships and awaiting for the navy to begin,
HK looked back to Syn and Iella, and others on the bridge, @[member="Miles Varden"], nodding to them
"Get down to Hangars and get aboard transports, I will join you to read the ground battle when the Navy begins."
He paused for a second, giving a short nod
"May we see each other again."

 

[Haven Pryde]

Haven forseen it all, their brazen military might and their own invasion of the planet. Right now the 90 men she sent in form alpha was pounded their artillery into the ground making quickly the steps to assaulting the siege tower and it would be enough to hold the line and give the knights a reason to not join the main armies, she knew it would be a matter of time before they were outgunned so she had an escape plan, centuries ago an aged jedi master escaped kashyyke in a pod ship, Haven had multiples of them sitting in a location off toward the grasslands of the planet ready to take her and her elites off the world.... the thing about the pods iis they had the ability to, when scanned, seem like life was not present within the pod.... the perfect escape and should they be beaten she will use one to make her escape.

As she waited for the inevitable she smirked since the above force of navy was not the only she had, another naval force was waiting in the system over ready to attack from the opposite side of the naval force of the OP.... as it was she had the naval advantage, and they would never know it was coming. And this reserve force would not show themselves until the battle in space was already waging, then the rest of the fleet would emerge and OP would be attacked by both sides of the battle field.

 

[Tasgetius]

Tapping lightly on the side of his helmet; the message barely came through, though still enough to hear it as he nodded. Approaching the heavy outer walls he took his place as he looked towards the only path that came up into the mountains. It was the only path large enough to drive a vehicle up to the gates before he motioned to the Knights before pointing out one of the smaller peaks that lined the path. "Hit the peak with a couple of the PLXs. We don't want to make it easy for anyone to get up." The two Knights nodded as they took a crouched position. Aiming at the peak before firing the rockets.

Watching closely; Tasgetius kept his attention towards the smaller peak as he watched the rockets explode upon impact. "Everyone cover your ears and cover." He lightly tapped at the side of his helmet before they took cover behind the large wall. The heavy explosion ringing out in the lower valley as the peak was shattered. The snow pack from the adjacent peak came crashing down, half of it slamming across the path. The other half coming to rest against the outer wall as Tasgetius looked over the wall. "That should keep them a little occupied for the moment. We'll need to cover for artillery."

Turning he made his way down towards the other side of the lower tier, looking upon the lower path as he motioned at a couple of the Knights. "Set up charges on the lower path. Anti-Infantry. Get a couple of Anti-Vehicles in there as well for anything smaller like a speeder bike." The Knights nodded as they quickly set up mines and charges along the smaller lower path. Tasgetius nodded as he looked up towards the skies before he lightly tapped on his helmet once more. This time only broadcasting to the Knights within the Fortress. "We must stand fast. The Omega Protectorate is coming."

@[member="HK-36"]

 

[Jonathan Walsh]

Admiral Walsh laughed as he got another reminder from the impatient Hk droid. He sent a message himself. " I will attack the planet when and if I deem the moment an acceptable one. As you may know they have significant forces present. I am waiting for the observed time where we have a window to launch all of our landing craft. I am sure you would rather get fighting, as the fight in space hinges on plantary control as well. which if you would please deploy the second we depart hyperspace I would be most apprective." He said before giving the order to warp. It was going to be a bumpy ride. This would buy them just enough time to get landing craft in before the space battle heated up. This was it, as they left the safety of hyperspace, they would be alone for a bit now. " All Vessels launch every landing party you got, because I can't guarantee any landing craft's safety after this window passes so All landing craft your are free to depart for planetside. " He gave that message as he prepared shields and fighters for the soon to come fury of battle. This was not going to be a pretty fight. But he had faith.

@Tasgetius@Haven Pryde@HK-36@Syn@Sarge Potteiger@Tasgetius@Aluk Magar@[member="Ghorumgash Khazund-Veranum"]@[member="Droideka 0793"]@[member="Miles Varden"]

 

[Miles Varden]

Miles ran to his bunk, grabbed his Orbital Drop Exo-suit. He ran to an airlock and once he was locked into his suit, pushed the release and shot towards the surface.

Sorry sir, had an errand to run. Somebody I gotta see. And about Ironwolf, I was his 2nd in command, hope that doesn't put a damper on our relationship.

Miles plummeted towards the ground. About a few kilometers outside the city. After breaching the atmosphere, he activated the suits repulsor lifts to decelerate rapidly. he landed with a thud, rolling out of his exo-suit, Miles was up and running. He moved to the edge of the city, activated his reflector plates and moved in. Weaving his way into the city, he passed a few missile launchers, and disabled the firing pins. He continued to the center, moving slowly but with purpose. He saw his target and through his HUD identified and activated her comm while shielding his own.

May I saw you look radiant in this light.....I do believe we've some unfinished business and you have a planet we would like back. Your crimes may be forgiven, for I too was a pirate like you, no queen have you, but free as you are. I ask that you cease and desist this course of action, or I will be forced to take you down.

@[member="HK-36"] @[member="Haven Pryde"]