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Chapter 12: Escape to Tempestas
Callum stood silently; his breathing steady as he listened to what Janai had to say. "When it comes to Lightsaber combat, there are seven forms. Shii-Cho, Makashi, Soresu, Ataru, Shien or Djem So, Niman and Vaapad or Juyo."
"Taking into account your creativity and strong connection to the Force, I believe that form six, Niman will suit you best." She paused, watching Callum closely. "While I was taught the basics of this form, your father was a powerful practitioner of the style. He was the only expert in Niman that survived the first battle of Geonosis." She finished
Callum nodded as Janai picked up a wooden stick. "The first thing you need to know is the opening stance of Niman. The stance is wide and open, your blade is held out from the body like this." She started, demonstrating as she held the stick out form her body to the right.
"The blade is angled upwards and back while your other hand is folded across the chest, your feet also need to be evenly spaced." She finished, adjusting her stance to demonstrate.
"Now, I want you to try." She said. Callum picked up the other stick and stood tall. Spreading out his legs, he held his left hand outwards, holding the stick backwards as he adjusted it to face upwards and back all the while he moved his right hand to rest over his chest.
Janai slowly moved out of the stance and made her way to stand before her padawan. "You need to adjust your left hand, and space out your feet a little." She paused, glancing over the rest of his stance. "Hold the stick back a little more and bring your right hand forward slightly." She added, watching as Callum adjusted accordingly.
"Perfect."
Callum watched his master closely. "Anything else I need to know about the stance before moving on?" He asked.
Janai smirked. "Only that you need to repeat this till it becomes instinct." She replied, eliciting a groan to escape Callum's throat much to her amusement. "It shouldn't be anything different to how you became master in art." She stated.
Callum sighed as he stood full. "So, what next?" He questioned.
Janai turned to face him. "I want to see how well you've progressed in terms of the Force abilities I've taught you so far."
Arimar stood before the holographic image of Viren. The blue image stood tall as she watched him closely. "So, you want to take out the pirates base of operations, cut them down where they stand." He said.
Arimar nodded. "Yes, Grand Admiral." She confirmed.
"And you wish to have The Calamity and The Eradicator join you for this operation."
"Positive Grand Admiral."
Viren smiled. "Very good, I have received word from Coruscant and a rank plaque for you, Admiral Arimar." He said. "You have my permission to take out these pirates."
Arimar nodded. "Thank you, Grand Admiral." She responded as the transmission ended. Soren came to a stop beside her.
"A promotion, who's good will was it that gave you such a thing?" He asked.
Arimar turned to face Soren. "I guess we'll find out soon enough." She replied, walking along the bridge of the Interdictor cruiser Black Cloud. At the far end, a man clad in a black uniform stood, his golden eyes glued to the sea of stars outside. His dark skin shined in the light. "Captain Lawrence, what is the status of the task force?" She asked.
Captain Lawrence turned to face Arimar. "Captain Arimar. The task force holds position as you ordered." He responded.
Arimar narrowed her eyes. "It's Admiral Arimar, captain." She corrected, standing tall as she put her hands behind her back. "Be ready to receive two Imperial Star Destroyers, we will assault the pirate base and end their threat before they can interfere in the Grand Admiral's plans further."
Lawrence nodded, walking off to finalise things before their reinforcements arrived.
The ship flew fast as it entered a system, at the controls, clad in a grey outfit, was Nyx. "Let's see where this Prince has gotten too." She said, checking the radar among other things, attempting to pinpoint his location.
Several minutes passed before she yelled in success. "Near Tempestas, perfect. The storms should cover my approach."
Callum eyed the world closely, he could see the swirls of white of the planet, the storm clouds that seemed to lay siege to the planet without regret. "Tempestas, said to be the birth world of the Skywing Elves and Storm Dragons, elven months of ruthless storms with a single month of boiling hot weather" Janai said.
Callum blinked as he leaned forward. "So why are we here?" He asked.
Janai glanced back. "A chance to hide from the Empire, to further your training without interruption." She answered.
Callum nodded, as he backed up. The ship's comm soon went off. "Who's calling?" He wondered.
"Attention Golden Knight, this is Nyx of The Ambler. Prepare to dock and hand over Prince Callum so that I can get my pay."
Amaya glanced back and signed something to Callum who nodded and quickly dragged Rayla out of the cockpit. Janai smirked as she sat down.
Nyx watched The Golden Knight closely, waiting for their response. There were two responses she was going to get, the peaceful way, or the aggressive way, considering things and that they may be aware of the bounty upon his head.
Her answer wasn't a minute late when red lasers started firing past her. Narrowing her eyes, she started to navigate her way around, opening up with her own lasers upon the Janai's ship. "I see you've given your response." She said, cutting the comm as she continued to fire at will.
Janai frowned, they weren't going to get anywhere at this rate, turning to face Amaya, she nodded and signed to her. Amaya signed back in confirmations. "Callum, Rayla, get to the boarding ramp and be ready to drop onto the planet surface, we'll come back around when we're sure Nyx won't be following." She said into the comm, glancing towards the blueness of the planet before them.
Callum struggled to stay still before the ramp as the ship rocked from both the storm and the laser blasts. Glancing to his right, he saw Rayla ready for action. Listening to the comm, he waited for the go ahead to open the ramp and make it onto the planet.
"Get going!"
Callum nodded and started to lower the ramp; the ship rocked as another blast impacted. Gently easing his way down the ramp, he glanced back to see The Ambler firing several more rounds into The Golden Knight. Shaking his head, he got to the edge when another round of fire knocked him off the edge.
Widening his eyes, he hit the ground with a grunt, glancing up, he saw Rayla leap down onto the ground, the heavy rain covering their escape. Glancing back up, he watched as the ships took their fight into the sky.
The pirate fleet massed, two Venator's hovered close to the main station while a small fleet of corvettes and frigates hovered around, fighters flew in patrols. Nearby, dropping out of hyperspace, Arimar's task force arrived, sending the pirates into panic as they started to navigate their forces.
Standing upon the bridge of the Imperial I Star Destroyer Eradicator, Was Arimar, next to her, a smaller female, lean in build with a grey uniform, black hair and light skin was Captain Katina. "We seem to have caught them unaware Admiral." She said.
Arimar nodded in agreement. "True, but that doesn't mean they won't put up a fight." She paused, allowing her gaze to shift towards the pirates' station. "Deploy the task force into an assault formation. Deploy our fighters and inform them to protect our bombers." She commanded.
She quickly watched as the pirate forces moved to intercept, their forces were numerous, several fighters and bombers of different design flew in and around. "Have our light cruisers move in and protect our capital ships, inform Soren to keep an eye on his ship and clean those fighters out. And make sure Captain Lawrence stays back. It would cost him dearly if we lost our gravity well generators."
Claudia watched the battle closely. Turning around, she glanced towards her Feartrooper's. "Prepare Hunter Squadron for battle. We bring our superior skill to the battlefield." She ordered, marching forward.
Entering the hangar, Claudia smirked as she eyed her TIE Advanced v1. Gold strips lined the wings, as did her Feartrooper's TIE Interceptors. Getting in, she started the engines and put her helmet on. "SK-264, follow my lead, ensure that no pirate survives." She said, taking flight as she flew out of the hangar with her forces.
Arimar watched from a distance as Hunter Squadron took to the battlefield. "Inform Captain Marshall to cover The Betrayer." She said.
"Ma'am, we're in range of the pirate fleet."
Arimar smirked. "All batteries, lock onto the nearest ship and open fire."
The weapon banks of The Eradicator quickly opened up, tearing into the corvettes and frigates that hovered nearby. Flame erupted as the ships were torn apart by the Imperial Warships. All the while, Hunter Squadron took out squadrons of pirate fighters and bombers.
Arimar smirked as she watched the pirate fleet fall apart. "Inform our heavy weapons to target those Venators at full power." Watching as the outdated capital ships began to take heavy damage. "Such fools, using outdated ships designed to carry fighters into combat." She muttered, taking note of several corvettes attempting to escape.
"Tell Captain Lawrence to activate his gravity well generators, no pirate escapes to tell the tale." She said, turning around as she smirked. "And inform Captain Atalanta to focus fire on their space station."
The fight drew on, Arimar knew that it was coming to an end. The pirates had little chance of escape. "Despatch The Siren and The Trident to eliminate the remaining corvettes, in the meantime, contact the Grand Admiral. He will be pleased to know that the pirates will no longer be an issue in his operations." She said, turning around as she.
Aaravos eyed the space station closely, the skeletal structure had little armour upon it, but he could make out a massive laser attached to the bottom. "I am curious, what is this platform you are creating?" He asked.
Viren turned to face the defence station. "A failsafe, nothing more." He replied.
Aaravos continued to eye the station closely as it continued construction. "I am intrigued by its technological familiarity. I must insist, what design is it?"
Viren turned to face the Sith Lord. "The Aaravos Class Defence Station." He responded, turning back to his work.
Aaravos smirked as he glanced back towards the defence station, a sense of knowing glimmered across his gaze. "Elarion's superweapon." He muttered.