The team had set up camp near the generator room, waiting for Zach to wake up. It slowly became obvious what had happened in the city. All over the walls were propaganda for rivaling fations. The largest one seemingly being called Kultrian Industries. The posters had only been up for a few months, however.

"Zach Kicelorn was part of a special forces unit called Sapphire Force over 130 years ago. Apparently, everything screwed up when a cult called the Kultrian Collapse surfaced, and Kicelorn was presumed dead. His son, Rann Kicelorn, was killed in the following war. Kicelorn was buried in this city somewhere", Jelin explained and put down the datapad.

Turning around, Rine started at Zach, "So this old man officially died 130 years ago?"

"Officially, yes"

"Hmph... We'll see how long he stays alive", Rine turned back to the posters.

--

As Zach regained consiousness, he realised how much time had actually passed, deciding it was better to finally reveal who the Kultrian Collapse and what Sapphire Force actually was.

"the Kultrian Collapse wasn't actually a cult. It was a trick that a corporation by the name of Kultrian Industries pulled. The Galactic Alliance was never aware of the existence of Kultrian Industries, only that Sapphire Force were running around killing people. All we killed were innocent civilians. People that got in the way," Zach sighed and shook his head before continuing.

"We always knew who the mole was. Fancitti was the only person that actually did anything. He knew who we were. After the battle with Fancitti, Kultrian Industries decided it was better to call off the operation. I disappeared into the jungles of Yavin IV, and hoped to live out my days there"

N'ti put her hand up to pause him, "But why stage your death then?"

"When Rann ran off we hoped people had forgotten about us. I was officially a General, and no one knew of my relations to Sapphire Force. However, when i heard that they had formed Sapphire Force again, i knew Kultrian Industries would question me, so i staged my death. Sadly, it didn't go as planned. They found out through their spy, Amanda Erovil"

As he continued to tell his story, it became apparent that he had been trapped in a game of life and death for decades. Coming to Kaloosh was his last chance, but even here Sapphire Force had found him. Now they were all trapped in a war against the survivors of Kaloosh.

--

Kultrian Industries Headquarters, Kaloosh

Jarek Lane, the CEO of Kultrian Industries, was just finishing up some open contracts when the Colonel of the Sapphire Force team approached him, "Sir, we got a problem"

"What is it, Kohe?", he asked, not looking up from the datapad.

Backing off, Colonel Kohe made sure to be a good distance from Jarek, "The Galactic Alliance is here. In Kaloosh"

Jarek's eyes widened and he dropped the datapad, "Kohe, would you please... leave me?" he gently asked and waved him out.

Saluting, the Colonel walked out only to hear something smash into the metal table inside the office.

Kohe wasn't expecting what happened next. Over the hologram projectors all over the base, Jarek appeared, relaying random sentences to several people before finally appearing infront of Kohe.

"Corellian Eggs", the hologram exclaimed and disappeared. However, Kohe knew all too well what this meant. One of the first organizations in Kaloosh was a food company, the Corellian Runner. The sentences directed all officers to initiate attacks on the rivaling factions, despite the temporary peace.

--

Rine turned down the hallway as he heard a door opening, followed by blaster fire from both left and right, and several screams.

"Come on, we gotta move", he ordered and grabbed Zach as the team began moving to cover.

Once inside the generator room, N'ti began to initiate the shutdown procedure of the generator. If Sapphire Force couldn't see them, they couldn't hurt them.

Rine turned around to Zach, noticing he had his eyes closed, "I remember my uncle was telling me what happened here", he whispered.

"What happened here, Kicelorn?" Rine asked and approached the old man.

Zach begun explaining the events in Kaloosh.

--

175 Years Earlier, Kaloosh

Zach's uncle, Tin'lark Kicelorn, was finishing up a few repairs on a starfighter that had just landed in the city. Even though the city was active and alive, everyone seemed worried of something.

Head of the labaratory, Goritar J'keh, was inspecting the newest batch of samples from the Telos wildlife, "Hey, Kicelorn, can you take a look on this?" he asked and waved Tin over.

Nodding, Tin broke open the crate and looked at the vials with the red liquid in them.

"This is...?" He asked and picked one up.

"A sample of a special biochemical weapon the Seperatists are developing. Funny, though, apparently one of our spies somehow got a hold of it"

Tin put it down again, accidentally creating a crack in the side of the vial, causing it to slowly seep into the crate. Neither Goritar or Tin noticed it, and the liquid continued into the ventilation shaft where it vaporized.

Meanwhile, in the cafeteria, the Captain of the Guard, Borek, was just about to finish up his food when he noticed the man infront of him had fallen asleep. He slapped him, but nothing happened. Upon further inspection, his pupils had gone from a dark brown colour to white.

"Sound the alarm!", Borek shouted and pushed the dead man off the bench. Everyone rushed out of the cafeteria, leaving only the scientists and Borek in it.

The city was put in Spectral Alert, meaning that everyone that seemed like they could be infected was to be shot on spot without any hesitation. Only Borek's Guards were cleared to know about it, so that life resumed in the city while the scientists looked for the cause.

Tin noticed that the guard patrolling in the hangar suddenly changed from a relaxed expression, to a very worried one. He was one of the few non-security personnel that knew about the Spectral Alert. Inconviently, he had caught a local disease that bore similiar effects as to the one from the cafeteria.

He coughed, causing the guard to turn his attention to Tin. As he walked, he took out his pistol, ready to kill the moment he got in range. Tin was aware of the procedure, and kept working untill he heard the guard stepping up behind him. He responded by turning around, grabbing his arms, and kicking the guard in the left leg.

Disarmed and at his mercy, the guard looked up at Tin as his expression now changed to one that was scared.

"Spectral Alert, eh? Seem's like i'll have to activate the containment shields", Tin sighed and gave the guard a knee to the side of the face, knocking him out cold.

After stripping him of his gear, Tin began moving out from the hangar and towards the main control tower. He had to activate the containment shields to prevent the guards from executing Spectral Alert.

Reaching the control tower, he noticed it had been evacuated. Pulling up a map of the virus, it showed that the virus was airborne. He had no other choice than to lock down the city. He sent a final distress signal to the Republic, warning that the city had been evacuating, preventing them from ever entering again.

To strangle the infection, he redirected the fuel from generator room to the furnace. It'd set off a massive explosion, burning up the atmosphere in the underground city. He knew he only had two escapes now; The hangar, and the reception seven floors up.

He never told Zach how he escaped, only that his plan failed. The explosion only burned up the atmosphere in the two lower levels, leaving he rest of the city unharmed. Only bright side was that the infection never spread to topside, but stayed in the city with the Kultrian Industries, directed by Borek, and the Sivil Sanctuary, led by Goritar J'keh.

--

Rine nodded, "So the third faction is what..?

Shrugging, Zach sat down, "I have no clue. Sivil Sanctuary is a cult, and Goritar was half droid, so he may still be alive. Borek was a trandoshan, but i know that he's in suspended animaton. If we want to get out of this city, we'll need to talk with Goritar, Jarek Lane, and the leader of the last party. Hopefully, Lane will give us permission to wake Borek"

The team locked down the doors to the generator room for the night, preparing to set up base before continuing their mission.