The Remnant

[Damocles]

The Epyon continued to orbit the planet as the others began their attack on it. The commander looked on when the fighters punched through the defenses opening a path to the planet surface.

Commander: sir look like the fighters have made that hole you were looking for, your window is going to short though.

In the hanger the drop ship sat inside Damocles waited with his squad of storm troopers and death troopers. "Understood, SMH it's time, open the hatch get us planet side" He ordered.

SMH: sir initializing drop now.

The drop ship exited the Epyon making its way to the planet shaking every now and then from the battle right outside. The ship hit the atmosphere of the planet the gravity shaking everything inside "How are we looking SMH?" Damocles asked.

SMH: we should hit surface in 2 sir.

"Once we have boots on the ground we will make our way to the capital, if they do not surrender kill them. Remember this is in the name of our emperor" Damocles ordered as their drop ship slowed. It touched down on the ground and opened the troopers filled out of the ship with Damocles behind them. The military must have been busy with the battle in the sky because there was hardly any ground resistance.

Damocles pointed his finger and the troopers advanced they would be upon the capital in a moment.

[Zilfer]

Jarik's shields flared as the TIE's cannons hit him from behind. The controls shook, but he managed to fly into the next turn without spiraling off course. Help had yet to reach him, and he decided perhaps it was time for even more dangerous flying. He boosted increasing his speed, his ship could out run regular TIE's but he was cutting it close flying through the city. A series of quick turns to the left and then immediately sharp right sent him scraping along the side of a building dropping duraglass down on those below. He managed to loss the second to last TIE as it crashed through the building and exploded on the inside. 

Having gained a bit of a lead he slowed his speed down turning his ship around in a tight arc to come around facing the last TIE that had been chasing him, and then slammed his accelerator forward. It was time to play Womp rat Combat. Such accelerated speeds it was hard for anyone not a force user to hit targets while going so fast, and he didn't have time to wait for the targetting solution to calculate. Instead he aimed his ship and on passing the TIE shot serving at the last second to pass by the wounded TIE. His opponent without a left wing spun out through the air smoking, hitting the ground at a dangerous speed and crashing into a far building.

"Well their pilot's aren't half bad," said Jarik muttering to himself as he piloted his way towards the staging area. He slowed down and finally ejected after turning on the autopilot which allowed the ship to return to his ship in space. He landed in a roll coming out in the middle of an empty street. Some of the locals came forth from the building, but with the activation of one of his lightsabers and the glowing green eyes of his suit most of them thought better of it. The others.... well they didn't even manage to close the distance as Jarik's thrown lightsaber buzz sawed them in half....

[Sir Lord Ash]

The corvette Mal was on quickly dipped into the atmosphere, heading towards the battlezone below. While the corvette was doing well getting through quickly, the TIEs were getting bumped around a little, but soon, everyone made it into the lower atmosphere quickly.

"Sir, most of the aerial defenses have been taking out and it already looks like the city is on its way to being taken."

"Good. Take out any enemy ships that get near us and avoid extra collateral damage. Find us a good landing zone as well."

"Found one. Not far from the main plaza looks like a... landing zone and hangers. Probably for some of the aerial support. Its only defense is an AA emplacement that is targeting other fighters."

"Take it down and we can land there. TIEs, fallow us in on our attack run."

With that, the Corvette tilted its nose deeper towards the ground, heading for a strait run on that tower, who finally seemed to take notice of them.

The laser fire, while mostly effective against fighters, simply splashed against her shields. Her own lasers, turbolasers, and ion cannons fired, smashing into the ground and tower. Through the force, Mal could feel fear and people running around like mad.

After a few volleys, the corvette pulled up, circling the landing zone and using her more accurate lasers to pick off targets. The TIE's did their run against the tower, and it fell, so they went to sweeping the area and keeping the skies around them clear. With the landing zone secure, for them and the remnant, they could take drop more troopers off and take the city faster.

[MikDaTv]

Aleph watched the defense tower collapse and did a few circles to make sure no one escaped. He was on his second circle when the Theta class shuttle informed him via com that it was commencing its landing. Aleph swung his fighter around and headed to the landing zone. Fires burned throughout the city sending plumes of smoke into the air but the capitol building was fairly clear of smoke and debris. The theta touched down and it's specials forces began deploying. The SCARs held the landing pad while the Death Troopers kicked the door down.

Aleph keyed his com for the battle net open frequency. "Imperial Forces, beachhead established at the capitol." He announced. He checked his scope and saw the skies around him was clear. He switched to his flight frequency and contacted his wingmen. "Circle here and blast everything not Imperial that's get close."

He landed his fighter beside the Theta and climbed out through the hatch in the top. He left his helmet in the fighter and grabbed his force pike and waited on the large landing pad for more to arrive.

[Damocles]

Damocles held his hand stopping the troopers from moving forward. "Report?" He ordered SMH stepped forward.

SMH: Sir we just received reports that there is a beach head set up should we move to that area.

Damocles nodded "Yes rally the troopers we'll head that way now" he said walking the other way, SMH ran to the rest of the troopers.

SMH: Listen up there is a beach head set up, we'll be heading there expect some resistance and bleh

Suddenly SMH fell over on his face not moving. All the other troopers looked at him and they made their way over to him Damocles did as well "What happened to him?" another trooper took off his helmet and looked at his face.

Trooper: Well sir if I had to guess, looks like he had an allergic reaction to that peanut butter chocolate milk shake he had before we left, very bad, killed him.

Damocles let out a sigh and shook his head "Fine, idiot, what is your name?" He asked the new trooper.

Trooper: Storm Trooper LMAO-1337

"Fine LMAO you are now in charge of SMH's squad, move you men out we are already late" He said walking ahead, LMAO nodded and signaled for the other troopers to follow behind him. Damocles continued ahead "If these are the best the Imperials can find we will never restore the empire to its former glory" he said to himself as they approached the beach head.

[Zilfer]

Jarik walked up to the base of the Capital tower, where guards still loyal to their cause had gathered around. He approached within thirty feet of them and reached one hand out toward them. His lightsaber hung to the side ready to be used. The glass behind the soldiers began to shutter and crack slightly. The guards lined up and started to concentrate fire upon Jarik who brought his lightsaber to bare deflecting the poorly aimed shots. 

Slowly his grip started to close and the cracking became even louder. One of the guards looked back seeing the glass breaking for the first time and he turned back to let his companions know but the first glass shard pierced through the back of his head. After that first piece flew the rest of heavy glass began to come with impaling or slamming into the troopers. Satisified with the amount of destruction he had just done Jarik proceeded into the ground floor.

His lightsaber ran along the front desk and the wall barely missing a panicking receptionist who had hidden beneath the front desk. A few sparks flew as Jarik whipped the lightsaber out of the wall at more approaching guards. "It is pointless to fight on, but if you insist on throwing away your lives then..... so be it."

[MikDaTv]

As Damocles approached the landing zone Aleph knelt. "My Lord Inquisitor, RG-4524, our forces have secured this landing site as a beachhead and the Death Troopers have entered the building to secure it. Our standing order is to eliminate all hostile forces but leave as much civilian infrastructure in place as possible."

The sounds of blaster fire and shattered glass from within the building punctuated his dialog. "Request permission to enter with you Lord Inquisitor."

[Damocles]

Damocles looked at Aleph as he explained the situation that was going on "Understood, we shall take the building then. No one is to escape" Damocles ordered he turned to LMAO "Position your men" He said to him.

LMAO: Sir, you snipers take position across the way, no one is to exit the building without receiving word from us first. Squad 1 we'really on point defend the Inquisitor.

"No, I will take point myself" Damocles said as he walked ahead "Aleph, you are with us" He told him pulling out his hilt and activating his saber the red blade burned brightly as they entered the building and the blaster fire came at them Damocles deflected the bolts back at the men who fired he held his hand out using the force to pull down a catwalk others were on.

LMAO and the other troopers followed in "set up a premeter, get us a location on their leader we take this capital in the next 20 minutes" He ordered.

[Zilfer]

Crunching on the window glass Jarik stalked into the main lobby looking towards the decorative stairs leading upward and to the side elevators. Men were running down the stairs and droid's poured out of the elevators. A total of eight droideka's rolled out from the elevators having been crammed into the small confines with ball form. They deployed in the front line with the deflector shields activating around them and providing cover for the men gathering behind them.

"All this for just me?" asked Jarik stalking to the left and then the right as if considering the threat level. The confidence he displayed he could feel was starting to put fear into his opponents. He could use that fear. "I guess i'll need at least two blades for this..."

A second but shorter lightsaber activated out a blue blade in contrast to the longer red blade. Someone called out to fire and a wall of blue came flying his way. His lightsaber's blurred as he deflected a few of them aside, and he ran forward with the same amazing speed he had used to deflect the bolts. His force fueled charge launched him over the Droideka's and into the midst of people behind them. His lightsaber sliced through them effectively crippling or killing indiscriminately. 

He finally sliced through his seventh victim before the first destroyer droid got an open shot. Jarik having sensed this used the force to pull one of the guards straight into the line of fire and then tossed him straight into the destroyer's shield. A lightsaber followed stabbing through the man, shield and then destroyer droid. The fire began to catch up with him as he was forced to curve his force enhanced speed down. He was going to be very hungry after this fight, as enhancing one's body often came with a steep toll later. 

He reached out inbetween deflecting the destroyers there were now pressing forward. His lightsaber style was not made for redirecting blaster fire back at them so he continued to be there focus until an opportunity would present itself. He could potentially destroy a few of them with a volley of force lightning but he didn't want to chance it. A shot hit the side of his armor making him stumble backwards a moment from the impact. The heavy durasteel kept the hit from being fatal or even encumbering but he couldn't rely on the armor forever. 

[Sir Lord Ash]

Rather than landing here, there was an actual landing zone that was set up not far away, and the corvette made its way over there, slowing down and finally coming to a landing. Lowering the ramp, troops in black armor with some cloth over it bounded out, fallowed by Mal and his two followers. Before him, there was plenty of destruction. He could tell that much of the action was going down inside.

Well, may as well fallow that path. He stayed ahead of the other two by a body or so, them flanking him as he made his way inside, where there was a fight going down between a force user and some old model destroyer droids. Still being fresh from not fighting, Mal reached out with the force to a pair of the droids, gripping them and crushing their rather sensitive shield generators.

After their shields went offline, blaster fire lit them up, and the small force were finally known to the hostile droids, or whatever was left of them. Nothing to fear of them, however.

[MikDaTv]

"By your command my Lord." Aleph said and stood up. He readied his force pike and fell into step with the Inquisitor, just behind him and to the left. The sound of blaster fire filled the area and he could have sworn he heard the distant hum of lightsabers.

With his free hand he unsnapped the strap holding his blaster in its holster. He didn't draw it yet though. The image of the Royal Guard is that of a crimson cloaked statue wielding a force pike to punish the enemies of the Empire. Using a blaster like a common soldier would destroy that. "Shall I recall the Deathtroopers my lord or would you prefer for them to continue clearing structure?"

[Damocles]

Damocles held his saber up deflecting blaster fire back at the enemies. He turned just as he was shot in the back his armor absorbed most of the impact, Damocles held his hand out using the force to crush the throat of the man who had shot him. "Recall the Deathtroopers tell them to hold this room" he ordered Aleph as he continued to move ahead "We shall proceed into the heart of the structure and drag the commander back out here for his surrender" he said as he continued on.

Damocles proceeded through the main hall and looked around the security was falling left and right, soon they would take this place in the name of the Empire. Damocles heard something he held his hand just as a blast from a flame thrower hit him, Damocles used the force to hold off the fire. "Move ahead Aleph, take their commander the glory is yours" Damocles told him. Using the force Damocles sent the fire back at the troopers using the flame thrower.

"I will cover you from here" Damocles finished saying making his way to the enemy and engaging them.

[Zilfer]

Jarik deflected more blaster fire backing himself against a wall. Two of the droids shields fell before being blasted by fire. With only five left he quickly sliced two upward cuts and then crisscrossed the lines with horizontal slashes. His hand deflected another bolt before reaching out and yanking the large chunk from the wall and hurling it at an alarming speed smashing into one droideka and rebounding into another. The three left started to take additional blaster fire from the side but remained focused on him.

"To hell with this!" said Jarik deactivating his lightsabers and holding his hands up in front of him. The Blaster bolts stopped in mid air. He grunted under the exertion as he blasted the firepower backward at a single droid dropping their shield and melting their top half. The other two now out numbered retracted and started rolling away to retreat. Jarik let them flee for now, as he looked over to the new comer. 

"You're with the other fleet I suppose?" asked Jarik looking at the men he had brought with him. "Come, we'll end this swiftly."

He turned on his heel heading towards the inward parts of the building, there was something here he was curious about. A presence in the force, but not like the inquisitors, though that man he had just met up with had an interesting aura as well....

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Another explosion sounded as the last turret of the city had fallen. A man looked crest fallen looking out to the city from the high part of the building. An older man in brown robes was behind him, along with a hologram showing an older woman.

Senator: You knew as well as I that the Imperial Remnant wasn't going to follow the accord. It was only a matter of time.

??: It would have be best if you surrendered unconditionally, at the start Senator Chahaklis. I cannot assure your safety any longer. 

Senator Chahaklis: And you would have me surrender to those.... Animals?!?

Woman: Peace Sentator, this accounting will be brought forth to the Senate as a breach of the accords. I will see to it personally. 

??: You should not linger much longer Senator Organa, what we have recorded and transmited your way should be enough. May the force be with you.

Senator Organa: And with you as well.

The link ended, and Chahaklis slammed a fist against the window cracking it. 

Senator Chahaklis: We're dead, you know that right? Or do you see this as some sort of penance straight out of your Jedi Code.

Jedi: Penance? I guess one might see it as that, but I am glad my death will go towards shedding some light on the darkness that has been overshadowing the galaxy. I'm only fearful that the true threat may not be known....

Senator Chahaklis: Then so be it. I won't go down without a fight.

Jedi: I doubt they would have it any other way....

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Jarik put a hand firmly upon the double doors, before looking at Mal with the four green slits in his mask. "Shall we?" asked Jarik retorically before blasting the doors inward with the force. One of the doors was split in half by a lightsaber, while the other cascaded straight out the far window.

"Just when we think we've erradicated every possible one of you from the galaxy one of you old men show up unwilling to give up an die," said Jarik stepping forward into the room. A red blade hissed to life as he observed the old man with a green lightsaber. He was old, perhaps in his eighties. "Perhaps you wouldn't mind standing down, our problem isn't with your order at the moment."

Jedi: Unforunately, I cannot allow you to harm the innocent within my presence.

Jarik looked over to Mal, as if wanting to confirm he had really just said that. "Innocent?" The Jedi took this moment to charge forward going in for a lunge while Jarik was distracted...

[Sir Lord Ash]

"I am with the other fleet, Yes."

Mal spoke quietly, not feeling a need to raise his voice. When this Inquisitor said for them to join him, he looked at his two companions, and walked forward, fallowing the fellow force user. He walked in silence, until they came to a set of doors, which the Inquisitor blew open, showing a few people inside. Quite quickly, a fight broke out between an old Jedi and this Inquisitor: the Jedi obviously wouldn't give up that easily. Mal sighed, ignoring the fight and heading towards the others, but not getting too close tot hem or the fight.

"If you come with us quietly, you will not be harmed and we will cease our attacks. No more need to die this day."

[MikDaTv]

“DT-7632, halt your advance, shore up your holdings and return your team to the main hall.” Said into his comlink. The Deathtroopers team leader who had his men scouring the building for remaining resistance heard the message and relayed the order to his men, halting their room clearing and returning to the main hall by pairs.

As the they advanced, their party was assaulted by a a security officer using a flame projector. Damocles used his powers to hold the flames at bay. Aleph, drew his heavy blaster pistol and returned fire. After getting a couple shots off Damocles ordered him to continue on mission.

“By your command Inquisitor. For the Empire!”

Aleph fired off two more shots and then bolted forward. He got to the end of the main hall and coiled himself up and lunged into a tackle, smashing through the door and into the hallway beyond. Two guards looked surprised by his entrance. They were quickly put down by two powerful, sweeping strikes from Aleph’s force pike. The business end stunned both guards with a painful pulse and they dropped.

“Royal Squadron, this is Emperor’s Legacy respond please.” Aleph pulled up his comlink and keyed it. “RG-4524 here Legacy go ahead.”

“Hostile situation in orbit is under control. We’ve achieved air superiority on the surface though there is sporadic ground skirmishes. Grand Admiral Tupalov is on his way down via shuttle to commence negotiations and put an end to hostilities. Have you secured the planets leadership?”

“Negative Legacy, though that will change shortly. We’re securing the building and I’m approaching the central office. Standby, will advise.” Aleph responded.

He continued on to the central office. Inquisitor Jarik was already there along with another man whom Aleph did not recognize. He immediately knelt to Jarik. “Lord Inquisitor, the Deathtroopers are returning to the main hall to secure it from incursion by order of Lord Damocles. Enemy ships in orbit have been disabled or neutralized and the Navy has achieved air superiority over the Capital. Grand Admiral Tupalov himself is coming down to open negotiations with the Corvisian government.”