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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"94 Sith ships entered the Taris system out of range of the defenders. Alerts screamed. Risal jumped out of bed, drowsing in his uniform. He grabbed his blaster, opened the door, and ran to the door. Outside, the sirens continued to howl the lights flickered red to signal the attackem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;". All men to their battle stations, we are being attacked by a Sith fleet/em! Risal arrived sweaty at his firing stationem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;". Looks like the doomsday is finally here buddy/em. Said one of his colleagues, pointing to the huge enemy fleet outside the window. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"That's almost 100, we have just 14 cruisers and a collection of destroyers and patrol boats, we will not stand up to them for an hour./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Silent men/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;", the weapons officer responsible for the turbolaser, had entered the room. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"They will be within reach within a maximum of two minutes./em And indeed the bridge gave the order to fire about two minutes later. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"All turbolasers, focus fire on the battlecruiser leading the fleet/em! Came the command that opened the fight. Plasma lit up space for a fraction of a second before the explosions hammered on the shields. The two fighter fronts crashed into each other, causing dozens of explosions. The outdates republic fighters not only had no chance against the state-of-the-art Marauders of the Sith, they were also completely crushed by the point-defense cannons of the enemies cruisers./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Revan stared calmly into the blazing space above Taris, hands clasped behind his back. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Focus the turbo laser's fire on the support frigate in sector/em em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"B-9, it bothers the advance of our fighters on the left flank./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The only answer was em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"at once my Lord/em, and a nod to the appropriate command station. A few minutes later, the named ship exploded into dust./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastila could only watch in horror as the completely defenseless republican fleet was being wiped out. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Why arent they surrendering?/em She asked more in the direction of Revan than herself. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Simple the Jedi Council is desperate they have simply forbidden the defenders of important planets from doing so/em, answered he. Shocked, she looked at him em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"that's not true, they would never do anything like that, the Jedi are worried about all life/em. Revan laughed bitterly em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"what do you expect me to do,span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanbeg them to surrender, the offer was made before the battle began/em. She looked into space another cruiser exploded, the bodies of the crew were sucked out into the dead of space. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, let me talk to them/em. She wrung her hands in front of him. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Why do you expect me to allow that/em? She looked cute when she begged him, he had to let her that, he thought. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, Revan, I will make them surrender, I cant tell them about something important anyway/em./span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"You would inform them that you are still alive/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". Revan, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I do everything you want from me!/em He stared at her his head slightly tilted. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"In that case, you should kneel in front of your Master, my apprentice/em. She stared at himem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;", you know that I can not do that/em. He looked at Admiral Karath, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"increase the firepower of the turbolasers, and fire all available torpedoes at the targets that still have their shields online. That should shut them down, then they are easy prey./em Curious, he looked at Bastila again. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, I do almost everything, everything that does not harm the republic/em. He shook his head. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I'm afraid that's just not enough/em. A single tear appeared on her cheek as she saw more explosions in the background. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I'd sleep with you, your Highness/em. He raised his eyebrows, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"what do you think about how much fun I have in a woman who does not want me?/em em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Do not get me wrong you're pretty and maybe I'm attracted to you somehow but that's not how I gain anything from being with you/em. She was about to collapse, her friends and allies were massacred behind her, and nothing she did could make this Sith Lord let her help them. Revan's voice cut through her thoughts again./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" There is a deal that I would consider/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". She whirled on her heel. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I do it, whatever it is/em. He smirked at her, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I would not be so sure, I step aside and let you use the communication systems of the ship. But if you can not convince your friends to surrender. You sit down and use your battle meditation to help my men win this battle./em She looked at the communications console, then out, and finally back to Revan./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Okay, but if I have to help you, you'll be accepting their surrender later on if they want to/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". He bowed his head, then try your luck, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"not that you had any chance after all hespan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanmumbled/em. She stepped up to the console. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"This is Commander Shan to all republican ships. The Sith commander of this fleet will recognize any surrender and treat the prisoners with dignity/em. Revan had not said the same thing, but it was all she had./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"This is Admiral Rantalir of the Republic Force, the Jedi Council has given orders not to surrender, not step back, these were the words of Grand Master Atris. Besides, we can not trust a Padawan who could be corrupted by the Sith. We will fight to the death and nothing will stop us/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"She nearly hit the console with her fist. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Admiral no one will condemn you, if you at least retreat from a futile struggle and save your men, please I have the promise of the Emperor that no soldier of the Republic that surrenders something happens./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"You've heard me Jedi, if I can call you that anymore/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". With this ended the communication./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastila sagged, suddenly she felt Revan's hand on her shoulder. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I told you that the Jedi Council prevents any cooperation. Now is the time to do your part of trading/em. Dejected, she nodded and sank to the floor. She began to talk simple sentences into the minds of the soldiers of both side, until they themselves believed. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The Sith fleet was too powerful, they could only lose, they were poorly trained, no reinforcement would come, they did not have to die for a foreign planet. The Sith, on the other hand, began to perform have positive thoughts, they had better training, better weapons, and the mightiest emperor and force user the galaxy had ever seen was on their side./em She caught herself admitting that this was probably the truth. Revan radiated pure energy, even the non-power users could feel it, his allies, felt comfortable in his presence while all the others fears grew./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastilas acting made itself felt quickly the already inferior republic was completely wiped out within 20 min and against Bastilas hopes no late surrender came over the com, only a few escape pods shot out of the republic ships down to the planet./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"94 Sith ships entered the Taris system out of range of the defenders. Alerts screamed. Risal jumped out of bed, drowsing in his uniform. He grabbed his blaster, opened the door, and ran to the door. Outside, the sirens continued to howl the lights flickered red to signal the attackem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;". All men to their battle stations, we are being attacked by a Sith fleet/em! Risal arrived sweaty at his firing stationem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;". Looks like the doomsday is finally here buddy/em. Said one of his colleagues, pointing to the huge enemy fleet outside the window. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"That's almost 100, we have just 14 cruisers and a collection of destroyers and patrol boats, we will not stand up to them for an hour./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Silent men/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;", the weapons officer responsible for the turbolaser, had entered the room. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"They will be within reach within a maximum of two minutes./em And indeed the bridge gave the order to fire about two minutes later. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"All turbolasers, focus fire on the battlecruiser leading the fleet/em! Came the command that opened the fight. Plasma lit up space for a fraction of a second before the explosions hammered on the shields. The two fighter fronts crashed into each other, causing dozens of explosions. The outdates republic fighters not only had no chance against the state-of-the-art Marauders of the Sith, they were also completely crushed by the point-defense cannons of the enemies cruisers./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Revan stared calmly into the blazing space above Taris, hands clasped behind his back. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Focus the turbo laser's fire on the support frigate in sector/em em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"B-9, it bothers the advance of our fighters on the left flank./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"The only answer was em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"at once my Lord/em, and a nod to the appropriate command station. A few minutes later, the named ship exploded into dust./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastila could only watch in horror as the completely defenseless republican fleet was being wiped out. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Why arent they surrendering?/em She asked more in the direction of Revan than herself. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Simple the Jedi Council is desperate they have simply forbidden the defenders of important planets from doing so/em, answered he. Shocked, she looked at him em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"that's not true, they would never do anything like that, the Jedi are worried about all life/em. Revan laughed bitterly em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"what do you expect me to do,span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanbeg them to surrender, the offer was made before the battle began/em. She looked into space another cruiser exploded, the bodies of the crew were sucked out into the dead of space. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, let me talk to them/em. She wrung her hands in front of him. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Why do you expect me to allow that/em? She looked cute when she begged him, he had to let her that, he thought. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, Revan, I will make them surrender, I cant tell them about something important anyway/em./span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"You would inform them that you are still alive/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". Revan, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I do everything you want from me!/em He stared at her his head slightly tilted. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"In that case, you should kneel in front of your Master, my apprentice/em. She stared at himem style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;", you know that I can not do that/em. He looked at Admiral Karath, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"increase the firepower of the turbolasers, and fire all available torpedoes at the targets that still have their shields online. That should shut them down, then they are easy prey./em Curious, he looked at Bastila again. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Please, I do almost everything, everything that does not harm the republic/em. He shook his head. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I'm afraid that's just not enough/em. A single tear appeared on her cheek as she saw more explosions in the background. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I'd sleep with you, your Highness/em. He raised his eyebrows, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"what do you think about how much fun I have in a woman who does not want me?/em em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Do not get me wrong you're pretty and maybe I'm attracted to you somehow but that's not how I gain anything from being with you/em. She was about to collapse, her friends and allies were massacred behind her, and nothing she did could make this Sith Lord let her help them. Revan's voice cut through her thoughts again./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" There is a deal that I would consider/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". She whirled on her heel. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I do it, whatever it is/em. He smirked at her, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I would not be so sure, I step aside and let you use the communication systems of the ship. But if you can not convince your friends to surrender. You sit down and use your battle meditation to help my men win this battle./em She looked at the communications console, then out, and finally back to Revan./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Okay, but if I have to help you, you'll be accepting their surrender later on if they want to/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". He bowed his head, then try your luck, em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"not that you had any chance after all hespan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanmumbled/em. She stepped up to the console. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"This is Commander Shan to all republican ships. The Sith commander of this fleet will recognize any surrender and treat the prisoners with dignity/em. Revan had not said the same thing, but it was all she had./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"This is Admiral Rantalir of the Republic Force, the Jedi Council has given orders not to surrender, not step back, these were the words of Grand Master Atris. Besides, we can not trust a Padawan who could be corrupted by the Sith. We will fight to the death and nothing will stop us/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"She nearly hit the console with her fist. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"Admiral no one will condemn you, if you at least retreat from a futile struggle and save your men, please I have the promise of the Emperor that no soldier of the Republic that surrenders something happens./em/span/p
p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"You've heard me Jedi, if I can call you that anymore/span/emspan lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;". With this ended the communication./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastila sagged, suddenly she felt Revan's hand on her shoulder. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"I told you that the Jedi Council prevents any cooperation. Now is the time to do your part of trading/em. Dejected, she nodded and sank to the floor. She began to talk simple sentences into the minds of the soldiers of both side, until they themselves believed. em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"The Sith fleet was too powerful, they could only lose, they were poorly trained, no reinforcement would come, they did not have to die for a foreign planet. The Sith, on the other hand, began to perform have positive thoughts, they had better training, better weapons, and the mightiest emperor and force user the galaxy had ever seen was on their side./em She caught herself admitting that this was probably the truth. Revan radiated pure energy, even the non-power users could feel it, his allies, felt comfortable in his presence while all the others fears grew./span/p
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p class="MsoListBullet" style="mso-list: none;"span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"Bastilas acting made itself felt quickly the already inferior republic was completely wiped out within 20 min and against Bastilas hopes no late surrender came over the com, only a few escape pods shot out of the republic ships down to the planet./span/p
