Our numbers will Blacken the skies of every world....[Graug Hegemony Razing of Coruscant]

[Kiskla Grayson-Matteo]

TEMPLE ENTRANCE; Milkshake gonna bring the councillors to the yard.

As usual when on Coruscant, Kiskla was in the chambers of reconciliation. Flicking through reports and tabulations that kept the Jedi in order-- reviewing treaties and opportunities to expand their peaceful prowess. She was reviewing the Treaty of Telos when a tingle of trepidation coursed down her spine and her light eyes flickered with a dark shadow.
A shadow of the past, one that had a familiar signature on Ossus and Korriban alike clouded Coruscant's skies.

Like a bullet, Kiskla was out of her seat and racing through the door of the neatly and beautifully structured chambers. Rushing in the opposite direction were a flurry of younglings, under the charge of @[member="Kira Liadain"]. Good -- one less thing to worry about. She'd have to remember to thank the Knight after all this was cleaned up. The soles of her boots struck marble as she skittered to the turbo lift, and once inside, placed her palms against the glass; watching the destruction and darkness outside. The numbers were...innumerable indeed; like they had bred for this moment alone.

Councillors, Kiskla began, closing her eyes as the turbo lift descended to the main floor of the temple. She reached out to project her thoughts to all those seated on the council We have uninvited guests. Let us show them the light. There was a certain calm in the temple that caused her to believe in the security of others had been looked after; and she therefore focused on the eradication of the individuals that were causing distress in Coruscant's streets. Once outside, she drank in the scene. The former Sith Emperor plagued the steps of The Temple, held off by the Jedi that had offered her assistance on Dac (@A'donari Cinn) and Master @[member="Josiah Denko"]. Around him, flanked myriads of his hoards. In the skies, were Graug ships and Republic ships, and she was certain she felt a familiar signature up above. Good. They Sith were foolish to strike at Coruscant.
With no time to waste, and all this creeping darkness that crawled Coruscant, she focused on her centre. One lightsaber would engage four at best; but The Force? That was an invitation none could refute. As she waited, a glow began to rise from her core.

@[member="Carn Dista"] | @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] | @[member="Phylis Alince"] | @[member="Daella Apparine"] | @[member="Rianna Organa"] | @[member="Syn"]

 

[Josh Dragovalor]

Josh shook his head as he stood beside @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] and marvelled at the sight.

"Balls..." he muttered. "This is bad" he said, looking over at Kiskla.

"You have a plan, Kis?" he asked, looking around for the other Council members.

Yet, inside... Josh had a feeling as to why Kiskla had called them here. The words "Let us show them the light" reverberated throughout his mind like a beacon. He had a feeling in his gut what was going to happen, and while he was unprepared and a little apprehensive... But what needed to be done needed to be done.

He took a breath. He was unsure, at first, if he could do this... He closed his eyes, as he saw the light coming from Kiskla's core... He knew, for sure, what was going on... He would do what he could to add to it.

Josh focused on his center... Relaxing and drawing upon the force....

A glow began to rise from his core, joining Kiskla's....

@Carn Dista | @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] | @Phylis Alince | @Daella Apparine | @Rianna Organa | @Syn

 

[Adele Adonai]

JEDI TEMPLE
Room of a thousand Fountains

"There is no emotion," the words quietly fell from lavender tinted lips; a prayer, a supplication. "There is peace."

Deep within the seven levels of the Room of a Thousand Fountains, Jedi Knight Librarian A'dele Adonai sat in her seiza meditation position, a common sight for the young Zabrak female who took to hours of meditation every day when not engrossed in her duties at the archives.

Slowly, her eyes drew open, her pale alabaster skin, intricately tattooed with lavender ink, glowing softly under the crystal light. Her face rose, as if searching, listening off to the distance.

She was never one to fight at the front lines. However, she could at the very least, offer a measure of aid and a heightened boost of moral and intestinal fortitude for those that would need it the most.

Lashless eyelids fell shut anew, and the Zabrak healer drew within to her center, her focus, to immerse herself into the Force. Seemingly like a beacon of purity, A'dele slowly began to draw the Force to spread out from her mind like a great sheet of fabric, touching as many individuals as possible so as to sense them first.

This was her first step, honing just who was near the temple that she could give a boost of morale through Battle Meditation.

 

[Other Space Kaiden]

[In Graug] "Warlord, the harvest ship is full." the familiar voice of one of Krag's Graug captains shot through the earpiece in his helmet as the fallen darklord quickly found himself surrounded by Jedi. He had gotten what he had come for and now it was time to leave, the Jedi had lost this day whether they decided to admit it or not. The temple still stood, yes, but the Graug had slaughtered countless civilians and now the Graug would fly off with hundreds of harvested civilians, soldiers and Jedi under their claws. Looking back to the gunship, Krag saw that it was still in tact and that his honor guard were doing a fine job of defending it from the Jedi's forces. That was when a flurry of attacks began to rain at Krag and he had to think fast to survive.

Krag saw @[member="Antares Windu"] 's attack coming for his hand and quickly broughtt his forearm forward to block the lightsaber with his Sith Armor. Again the energy shook Krag's arm but the armor held, allowing him to send the same pulse against the Knight as he had against Josiah. The pulse would send him flying back like a force push and burn him in the process. Second came the charging man @[member="Vulpesen"] who Krag tried to deal with by taking a quick inhale and sending a ball of flame out through a slit in his mask and towards the attacking Jedi. Just like a dragon's breath, the fireball surged forward and threatened to turn Vulpesen into a crisp of black ash. Now was his chance to retreat back to the shuttle, Krag did not enjoy running from battle but his time with the Sith had taught him valuable lessons about surviving to kill another day. Using his force powers, Krag created a jet stream of fire that shot from his feet and acted as a engine that shot him up and out of the crowded steps and towards the shuttle. The beast landed with a thud that could shake bones, but he stood as if it were nothing at all.

"Get inside, now!" Krag barked to his honor guard who hissed in compliance before running inside, their warlord right behind. Krag pushed on of the honor guard toward the pilot seat and barked at him again as the gunships doors closed behind him, "get us to the harvest ship, leave all those still on the ground behind." Krag had not even used a small fraction of his forces in this attack and he would much rather leave his surviving Graug on Coruscant where they would dig into any pit they could find and cause havoc for the Republic for days, or even months, to come. Quickly, the gunship lifted into the air as a bright light lit up the sky and Krag witnessed a friendly star destroyer bursting into flames high above the city. No doubt that most of his Sith acquired fleet had been devastated in this attack, but that was of little concern. The goal of this mission was to harvest and let the Republic know they could not breath easy, create a panic among civilians and eventually turn the Graug into the boogeymen in the night that all would fear.

The gunship lifted up and headed towards the harvest ship, which was still in place above the senate building. It had been taking fire and its shields were constantly flickering now, but thanks to Krag's fleet above the planet the Republic had no time to truly respond to it. As Krag's ship flew through the air, a squadron of X-Wings passed in the distance and unleashed a wave of fire that downed multiple Graug gunships trying to take off. More acceptable losses it would seem. The craft shook under the grazing fire of Republic turrets and ships, but thankfully the Senate building was not far and Krag soon found himself watching as the gunship landed in the hanger of his "harvest ship". The warlord wasted no time jumping from the gunship and marching over to the edge of the hanger, looking over the fires and destruction that was now littering Coruscant. Taking one last look at the Jedi temple, Krag grinned a demonic smile and turned his frequency to speak with the captain of the harvest ship.

"I am aboard, bring the ship back out of orbit and lock weapons onto the Jedi Temple." Krag's words were cold and heartless, he cared not who lived or died when the Temple was hit. The Warlord of the Graug watched as the harvest ship's shields continued to flicker and it slowly rose higher into the air. Proton Torpedoes and Turbo Lasers armed themselves, swiveling to take aim at the temple. Krag closed his eyes, taking a deep breath in...and then there was silence. All around the Graug, the galaxy had become silent and he focused only one the guns that now turned to bring a cleansing fire to the temple.

Thump, Thump, Thump,

Harsh red beams of destruction crossed the distance from the senate to the temple as if it were nothing. The lasers impacted the home of the Jedi with devastating effect, massive plums of smoke and fire shot into the air and continued to do so as the frigate harvest ship prepared to leave the planet's orbit through the small window of escape it had through the battle in space. Green spurts of hellfire rained down across the temple ground, killing Graug and Jedi alike and all aimed to topple the Jedi Temple into non-existence. Walls collapsed, supports gave way and ceiling fell in. For once, the Sith had not destroyed the senate on their visit but the Jedi Temple instead. With window for escape nearly closed, the frigate hit the boosters and shot itself high into the air and quickly passed the falling debris of space battle. Planetary cannons fired, nearly crushing the Frigate's shields and sending red warning lights blinking across the corridors. Krag opened his eyes once more as the ship exited orbit, his one good eye falling only upon the destruction of his fleet. The Republic Capital was not meant to be taken this day and only a fool would think of capturing Coruscant with what Krag had brought.

Sith Star Destroyers littered space, pieces of their hulls falling slowly to the planet and their crews all decimated. Amongst the wreckage stood only one Star Destroyer, but it was obvious that it was barely holding up to the Republic defenses. The ship shook violently as another round struck and pierced the shields, sending a plum of fire out into the air of high orbit but quickly extinguishing as bulk heads were sealed and the ship passed into total vacuum. "Until next time, Jedi slime." Krag hissed quietly before the frigate jumped into hyperspace with its hundreds of prisoners, the last of the Star Destroyers following close behind.

On the ground, the Graug began to retreat in the presence of the Jedi and began to scurry into alleyways and sewers. There would still be a large army of Graug planet side, and they would continue to hunt and kill civilians until they were hunted down and extinguished. The fight was over, but the war had just begun.

 

[Talon Vosra]

@[member="Nasika Serizawa"] @[member="Noah Corek"] | @[member="Darth Vulcanus"]

Talon opened his mouth to argue and quickly turned. The younglings had to come first even over his personal feelings. He pulled his lightsaber and ran with the Padawan. Hee leapt as a Graug appeared and turned on his blue blade in mid swing severing the Graugs head before pushing the still moving body away with the force.

"Keep moving! Keep moving dont look back." He said as he heard Kira's blade whirring behind them. Likely he was talking to himself more than the rest. The thought of not being harassed by the little blond girl was scary.

 

[Antares]

It was evident the Sith who had once been known as Krag was powerful. Instead of severing the Sith's hand from his Sith Sword, Antares had been blasted back through the Force. But it wasn't an ordinary push. There was heat that came with the power and the moment he had been hit, a force shield weaved itself around him. Thankfully, it protected him from the worst of the heat when he felt his back crashing onto the floor.

Antares stood up in a few moments, the Sith was fleeing! But not alone. He couldn't let it get away, and from his robes, a tracker was released and was guided onto the side of the ship with the Force, just as the doors closed. If the Sith thought it could escape scot free, it was going to be surprised to see Antares right behind him.

Then, only minutes later, red beams scorched the sky and crashed into the Jedi Temple. There were still people inside there! He was determined to save them.

The Younglings. Was his last thought before his danger sense alerted him, and he avoided a large piece of scorched Temple. His distres was evident in the Force. To those who could feel it, it was as if it was a storm. And he was in the centre of it. He saw his former Master, @[member="Kiskla Grayson"]. He saw @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"].

Then there was only rubble.

@[member="Darth Vulcanus"]

 

[Kiskla Grayson-Matteo]

Kiskla's focus of energy switched from a culmination of light, to a culmination of pressure. With a hot turn on her heel, she exerted what would have been light as a powerful uplifting sweep to the temple that she stood before. With a groan of exertion, she grit her teeth, stretching her arms upward. From her core, stemmed a powerful bubble that spread through the created nooks and crannies, suspending the building from crumbling completely. It seemed stopping buildings from crumbling was becoming a habit, as she'd done it once before in her Padawanhoood and again on Ossus.

Of course, the temple was massive, but she focused her efforts on the main areas that she sensed life. Mostly those who had been fleeing and she had passed on her way down.

Kiskla maintained this impressive level of exertion on her own accord, as well as boosted by an unfamiliar penetration to her being by another Jedi somewhere within The Temple. To keep her strength focused on her task, the blonde Master dropped to one knee while keeping her arms outstretched. She could feel the fear throughout the younglings, and some Knights as well as smoke spiralled from the structure as a result of the former Emperor's oppression. Kiskla, although impressively strong in The Force, could not keep this up for long and would require help. She sincerely hoped that her fellow Councilors, and Jedi no longer occupied with Krag, would recognize this.

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"]


Iella walked out onto the steps of the Temple, she had felt the summon from Master Grayson and answered the calling. With each step toward the Jedi Master, Iella gathered the force into the pit of her stomach, the twisting knot that concentrates there ready to be summon. It has been some time since she released this power with her, remember the day in the cave on Illum, as a raw untapped Padawan she had released the light with unyielding strength. An enormous surge of power from the light side of the force.

She stood next to Masters Grayson and DragonsFlame who had joined them on the steps. Iella's force senses aware of the situation and the two Master, she opened a connection to the two of them, sensing both their strength and resolve. Her hands raised .. her palms upward and with a controlled skill Iella released all her strength, her power, of the light side of the force. Equally powerful to the dark side. She connection to the two Master .. melded and the wall of light strengthened.

 

[Vulpesen]

Vulpesen growled and gathered the force to leap Krag's fire ball over the gunships blasted away at the temple. "Oh kriff no!" Much to his annoyance, the sith managed to escape and to further enhance his chagrin, a gunship was now firing on his home. Knowing that the masters couldn't hold the assault back forever, Vulpesen made a quick call to ace and started his dash towards the gunship. A few moments later, a small speeder zoomed past the jedi, barely under control by the small wolf as its pilot. Leaping once more into the air, Vulpesen landed firmly into the seat and continued on, charging for the gunship once more. "STOP BLOWING HOLES IN OUR TEMPLE!"

 

[Marek S'hadar]

Thunk

Metal bent as S'hadar sailed into the gunship at extreme speed, some of the hull caving around him as he did. Before the pilots could react a saber ignited and slashed through the canopy, and the Gurags head's. The ship careened to the side and began to fall as he leapt away from it, sky blue saber still burning angrily as he landed , snapping around to deflect a series of blast's before beginning to sprint out of the way. They were attacking his home. His fething home. Blood ran hot as he looked for the nearest incline to repeat his little trick. These Gurag struck on the wrong day, in his opinion anyway.

 

[Rianna Organa]

Rianna felt the presence of Kiska as she reached out for the Council.

I am already at the front doors, standing ready to exit onto the front steps of our temple. It was then that Rianna could feel them closer, she stepped out onto the steps through the side door Rianna put her lightsaber away, slowly she pulled upon the force bring it to her as she walked to the other three standing beside them, she opened herself up, and joined with Kiskla, Joshua and I'ella, the wall that they created strengthened.

The meld held.

@[member="Iella E`ron"] @[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"]

 

[Serah Oricion]

Yusan watched as the city was in flames his hands crossed behind him with @[member="Carliah Dakrone"] close beside him, he didnt join in the battle this time, he had to protect Carliah... And with that said the two Graug he had come across lay dying infront of him. He had thought of going to the Jedi Temple but even that was not safe now and he had to get his wife to safety, her and his baby. Taking his saber in hand again he noticed the retreat and pulled his wife with him to the speeder, moving into it and heading for the bunker with her, he would not stay though, it was his duty to defend the city, and that included the Jedi Temple...​

30 Minutes Later, Present time​

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Yusan smiled as he aimed the speeder into a dive, the entire back part of it filled with detonators and on his back a Jetpack that would have just enough fuel to help him land from a jump without breaking his legs. He was in his full battle armor and ready for anything that the Graug had left at the steps of the temple, he made sure though that the Jedi, should any of them nearby the Graug, saw the speeder coming down to smash into the largest cluster of the creatures. With only 40 yards to go Yusan Jumped out and activated the Jetpack as the Speeder came down and crashed, igniting into a blast that would likely wipe out any Graug near it. Yusan though would land on the steps near the Jedi there, his helmet off as he threw off the Jetpack and activated his saber. "One Echani warrior here to help."​

 

[Soeht]

A Defender light-corvette entered the Coruscant system from Hyperspace. The Graug flotilla had already left. Daella looked out from the bridge - sort of a cockpit - of the Defender. She looked out from the viewport of the Defender to see Graug ships that had been destroyed floating in the air.

Without trouble, Daella headed planetside toward the Jedi Temple. In route, she heard of Graug forces still remaining on Coruscant and volunteered for to help lead expeditions to eradicate them.

 

[Adonari Cinn]

Temple Steps
Blade hissed to life before reaching the Graug that was standing menacingly in front of him. It released a deep vibrating ROARRRRR sounding the others to begin the retreat. Its massive jaw hung open while the air releasing from its lungs carried the powerful vocal reverberations. A'donari's right shoulder dropped. Feet brought him into the gut of the monster just as he released a well of energy from within through there connection resulting in a force push launching the Graug off of the steps and effectively shutting it up.
A'donari turned his attention back to where had remembered the Sith had been but to find the being moving towards a gun ship. "Cut them off!" his voice was loud and filled with instruction. The ships cannons reigned hell upon the temples exterior causing explosions and the very ground to shake. Enemy forces still surrounded him but the ship had to be taken. Decision was made. Two steps were scaled before he jumped releasing the force through his foot. A Graug had seen what the Knight was thinking and taken action. Before A'donari could get high enough to be safe of enemies a Graug tackled him back down to the stone temple steps. His back slammed hard into the uneven jagged surface. One of the creatures massive hands was on his chest pinning A'donari down and trying to crush the air from his lunges. Its massive jowls opened inches from his face releasing a roar. Saliva and fowl stench peppered his green flesh. A'donari kept his eyes open and face unchanged while staring down the beast's show of strength. The Jedi's show of strengthwas a little more subtle but much more effective. At his will the force gripped at the Graug's skull and twisted violently. The attack was fast and brutal resulting in a SNAP followed by the monsters limp body dropping face first into the steps next to him. Picking himself up brought his vision full scale to the area that had been a battle field moments ago. White eyes searched the sky rapidly. The ship that had once hung dauntingly but within his reach had escaped and Coruscant now had Graug's rushing through it's streets. Innocent lives were still at risk.
Turning on the balls of his feet turned into swift strides that had him running up the steps of the temple to where the Masters of the council had stood and a Echani male had just arrived. He had to get forces onto the streets. A soldier in the arch way of the Massive entrance handed him a comm patching him through to the Jedi Master willing to hunt down the Massive sacks of muscle and anger making their way deep into the city. "Master Apparine just comm'd sir." A thank you was in order but his mind was thinking of the Graug's damage happening in that moment. A'donari spoke openly for the ear piece to pick up while staring at the damage to the beautiful stone temples exterior. "This is Knight Cinn. Are you planet side?"
@[member="Daella Apparine"],

 

[Vexander Graves]

Wounded by fire from the Sith, but still standing... he managed to deflect the blow that was thrown at him but not without loss: his right hand had first degree burns in the opposite part of the palm and all the way to the elbow since he placed his hand to cover himself... his robes' cloth in that part was completely gone and some other parts had holes...

Information about graugs and their retreat was being spread along republic channels, and Vex could listen to it quite clearly... it seemed that they were retreating underground... they were going to build nests like they did in Gratos... something that the corellian Knight wouldn't allow.

Taking a knee to the floor and healing himself a bit with the help of the Force, he proceeded to regain the lost air and energy that he spent. While he awaited further commands from the Masters joining the battle.

"Knight Graves... awaiting commands" said through the comm frequency know been used by the whole Jedi Force that now consisted in the Masters of the Council along with several Knights and Republic Officers.

@[member="Daella Apparine"] @[member="Marek S'hadar"] @[member="Iella E`ron"] @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] @[member="Kiskla Grayson"]

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

@[member="Coci Sinopi"] @[member="Darth Naefas"] @[member="Sumalee"]

Watching as the Sith retreated up through the hole, Sarge reached out with the Force to find... nothing. That was amusing; the Sith thought that was going to stop Sarge. "After him we go." He says, jumping up through the hole without igniting his saber. Suppressing his own signature, he lifted his mask just enough to catch a whiff of the air.

Scorched metal... burned flesh... Vong.

Turning his head, he could hear the sound of a saber. "Come out and play, Sith." He yells, igniting the silver blade of his saber.

 

[Tormax Tryte]

Darth Naefas heard the Jedi Knight's attempts to taunt him. He smiled, he would oblige. His lightsaber tore through the half a meter sized hole in the wall, and with the Force, he pulled it out and threw it to the Jedi Knight, guiding it straight to him. Or at least, the last location of his voice, and his silver lightsaber. He wasn't going to charge headlong at the Jedi, this wasn't Dac.

"No." Was his only response and he started to retreated further down the hallway only to start cutting another hole into the ground, specifically over the place where the graugs he had gone to set up a barricade to secure his back.

@[member="Sarge Potteiger"]

 

[Ordo]

The steps were almost empty as Ordo tore holes in one of the transports. The ship would be going no where and neither would it's navicomputer. Ordo stepped to the boarding ramp and dropped the now spent Ret'lini and pulled his Jetiise'kad. The big coward maybe leaving but he could be shabla sure Ordo would not be long behind.

We went in and he went in swinging. He very limited ability with the force made him more than a match for the Remaining Graug and it wasn't 20 minutes of bloody combat before the ship was his.

"Soon Sith." He said as he stared at the cockpit. "We'll be meeting real soon."

@[member="Kiskla Grayson"] @[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] @A'dele Adonai @[member="Darth Vulcanus"] @[member="Rianna Organa"] @[member="Yusan Fenn"] @[member="Daella Apparine"] @A'donari Cinn @[member="Vexander Graves"] @[member="Sarge Potteiger"] @[member="Darth Naefas"]

 

[Coci Heavenshield]

@[member="Darth Naefas"] @[member="Sarge Potteiger"]

The very idea of allowing a Sith to escape and roam around the Senate building unabated was not an option. She jumped through the hole and followed after the Jedi Knight, she could not sense him through the force but could hear him up ahead taunting the Sith. He had not gotten away to far, but still would not engage electing to flee for freedom.

She was not trained or strong enough to cloak her presence yet, but she would provide back up to the Knight and act as a distraction. Up ahead she saw the Sith cutting into the floor, placing herself near the wall to lessen herself as a target .. she opened fire again, her bolts aimed directly toward his torso. His saber firmly and deeply cutting the floor at this point. This might give the chance to move into position closer to deal with the 'problem'.

 

[Sumalee]

THE SENATE BUILDING
@Darth Naefas | @Aika Kawakami | @Sarge Potteiger | @Coci Sinopi | @Marcello Matteo

At the sound of the word 'no', Sumalee gave a sudden jerk of her head, her sensitive montrals zoning in on the direction from where it came. Her head shot up to the ceiling, and she oddly enough, began to click her tongue vigorously.

"Tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch tch," while she already had sensitive passive echolocation with the hollow montrals, the clicking sound of her tongue only enhanced the sonar effects. Her head perked, there, she heard it. The sound of a lightsaber cutting through stone.

A finger silently pointed in the direction where she heard it from. They were onto the sith. It was just a matter of time.