Sup guys, Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Star Wars. Enjoy the 800-word chapter. I don't own Star Wars, Disney and Lucas Arts do.

(Unknown sector of Space.)

Ares knew where he was when the Death Star II was being built. It was supposed to be the master piece of the empire, a crown jewel…

And then the Rebels blew that up… Leaving him and his forces cut off… The Empire without an Emperor…

The Commander turned Warlord looked out as a squadron of TIE Interceptors raced by the window of his Flagship, the Executor-Class Super Star Destroyer Devastation.

The Empire was being fought for by several would be officers who wanted the throne… each carving out their own portions of the empire.

That left him to do the same… He turned and looked at a hologram of his fleet.

6 Imperial-II Star Destroyers, 8 Arquirens-Class Command Cruisers, 4 Victory-II Star Destroyers… 2 Interdictor-Cruisers… No Bellator-Class Super Star Destroyers, no Assertor-Class Super Star destroyers, no Allegiance-Class Battle cruisers nor Praetor-IIs.

And little support ships like Secutor-class carriers, Gladiator- class Star Destroyers, Vindicator Heavy Cruisers, no Ton-Falk Class Escort Carrier… And little variation with his TIE ranks…

He cursed, he would need supplies and that meant an invasion somewhere... He had an idea.

He selected Scarif, if he could invade there, it would be a start of his own empire… One without corruption and one with him at its head.

He brought up his ground forces, anything that he could use in an invasion like that.

60 AT-AT, 30 AT-ST, a few ITT troop transports… And perhaps 1 Million Stormtroopers and other army troops.

"Set course for Scarif… Ready ground transports…"

Aries ordered as he looked around, his officers snapped to his orders with efficiency not matched in most other militaries.

"I suppose the rest of the Empire… Of the officers and troops are to be marked as rogue, sir?"

He heard from a Lieutenant, he nodded and turned back to the bridge window.

The Empire they knew was gone… Some knew this, some wanted to kill the Rebels, unable to accept that they had lost their war.

Aries was a realist… The old empire was gone…. But a new one was going to be born from its ashes.

And he would be at its head.

"Sir…. Coordinates locked in, all Starfighters are locked in and ready for deployment as soon as they get there… We go there… We get there and we hit them with everything we have… And we hit them now… We hit them and we take them all out…. Sir…"

He heard from a Lieutenant, he nodded and the Devastation and her fleet disappeared into hyperspace.

"Sir, from the last probe near the Abrion Sector, they have 4 destroyers and at least a dozen support vessels… And a full garrison on the surface to shift through the remains of…. That last incident with the Rebels."

He heard from a sensor officer, he turned to the man and began to issue orders to his crew.

"When we arrive, launch 1 wing of fighters and have the Devastation spearhead the fleet… We will bombard them and allow the others in our fleet to draw them in and shred them… The AT-ATs will be spearheading the ground assault, we don't land infantry unless they have walkers down there yet… I want that site secured, Lieutenant…. The old empire cared about fear, power, anger and a desire for vengeance… I don't…. I care about the victory of a new empire…. One that will last another last lifetime…. These men vie for power… And control…. We hit them the second we get there…. I don't want to show them head on… You don't offer them mercy until they either surrender, don't attack back… Or until they are dead, am I understood, Lieutenant?"

Aries ordered, he would have remembered their names… But with a battle… The first of this… Civil war, he had a battle to win… And resources to gain.

He chuckled, he put his hands behind his back and cracked his neck, he couldn't allow the old empire… One of corruption, backstabbing and plotting against each other to continue.

This war would purge the empire… And then there would be peace throughout the galaxy… Forever… And a day.

He almost felt sad for this… Almost…. But they had made their choice…. And he his.

Author notes

Phew, first chapter done! Yes, I know it's a short chapter, they aren't my thing. I got this idea after seeing some of the after Endor books and decided to do my own story on the Imperial Civil War. This will be fully about the Civil war and not move onto the new movies. Next chapter will be in a few weeks and will show the Battle of Scarif. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!