Chapter 5: The Battle of the Belag District
A group of pirates were sitting in a dark corner of a warehouse. They sat at a circular table with a deck of cards in the center.
"How about a game of Sabacc?" asked the dealer, who had just finished shuffling the cards and had put them where they currently were.
"Yeah, alright. What version?" another pirate spoke up.
"How about the Dune Sea way? The Jawas of Tatooine play it a lot," said another.
The pirates kept talking amongst themselves about which type of Sabacc they would play, when a pong! rang out, and a laser bolt hit the deck of cards. The cards were sent in every direction, and the dealer tried to grab some while more shots hit the table and the other pirates. Soon they were all down on the floor, wincing in anguish. Then they saw a thermal detonator fly through the air and land on the table. The dealer desperately tried to reach up to grab it and throw it away. But then it exploded, incinerating everything in range.
As the blast shattered the section of the building, a group of shadows scuttled away. The black clad Anyota soldiers were jumping from wall to wall, up fire escapes and down them. Leading them was Keth Arthul, General Keth Arthul, flying by jetpack, which Ne'dan had repaired. He had his blaster rifle out, cradling it in his arms.
Soon they came to the location of the army of Ne'dan. Ne'dan stood at the head of the army, clad in thicker battle armor for the intense fight that would ensue from Keth's thermal detonator destroying part of the pirate's warehouse.
"Did it go as planned?" asked the General as Keth set himself down next to him.
"Perfectly. The warehouse has been blasted to pieces," proclaimed Keth.
"Good. The fight will begin shortly then..." said Ne'dan.
The Ne'dan army and newly named Arthul army began marching to the site of the battle. Another small group had been assigned by another part of the Anyota army to harass the pirates and plant a few plasma bombs. If the routine worked, the pirates would become outnumbered. As Ne'dan and Keth's men approached the make-shift battlefield, bright flashes and explosions were set off, and laser bolts flew, bouncing off the walls and exploding. Through the smoke and flak, the sensor in Keth's helmet gave him notice of a group of pirates.
"On my mark..." ordered Keth, jumping onto his speederbike.
The pirates began charging towards Keth's men as Ne'dan's men separated and ran through the alleys to attack the pirates from behind. They had an array of weapons, ranging from blasters to axes. Some were shouting battle cries, others were already shooting.
"Steady..." called Keth. "And...NOW!" The soldiers raised their plasma rifles and opened fire. The oncoming pirates fell, and others tripped over their bodies, causing confusion. Keth shot forward on his speeder bike, opening fire with the double blaster cannons. Pirates tried to dodge out of the way, but most were run over or vaporized. Keth brought out the repeater that Ne'dan had given him, and began blasting other pirates around him. He had left most of his men behind him, but they were still battling the pirates around them. Keth had given them a battle plan, and had left his son in charge of the Arthul army.
Suddenly, a thick laser beam hit the metal ground next to Keth's speeder bike, causing the speeder bike to rock violently. He sped out of the way, and pulled into an alley. He hid his speeder bike in an empty dumpster, and began climbing the fire escape of the building the laser had come from. He climbed quickly, and soon he was on top. He stopped at the top of the ladder, and peered over the edge of the building. He saw numerous guards surrounding a single ship. The ship had a quad turret in the back, which must have also been the passenger area and where the blast had come from. Stepping out of the ship was the armored bounty hunter and the Wookiee. Those must be Baret Nuor and Krrathor, thought Keth. The last two on the bounty list. He then snuck the barrel of his sniper rifle over the edge of the building, and opened fire.
While had intended to shoot Baret, he only hit a guard. Baret had seen the shot coming, and had dodged out of the way. Soon he was right on top of Keth, and he grabbed Keth by the shoulders and yanked him up onto the building. He then delivered a solid punch to Keth's stomach. Keth was knocked back, dropping his sniper rifle and repeater to the alleyway below. They shattered as they hit the ground.
Keth brought out his lightsaber. The yellow blade ignited, and he slashed at Baret. The other hunter ducked under the swing, punched Keth in the stomach again. Once again, Keth was on the verge of falling into the alleyway. Suddenly he was hurled backwards and onto the side of the opposite building. Pirates had powered up the quad on the airspeeder, and explosions were bursting around Keth's falling body.
Quickly, Keth powered up his jet pack and soared upwards, his pistols blazing. A few shots thudded against Baret's thick armor, and the hunter stumbled backwards. Keth began firing some more, and hit numerous pirates surrounding the ship. The quads continued firing up at Keth as he soared overhead. He dropped a grenade or two down to the pirates, which tried to dash out of the way or kick the grenades. The explosion engulfed them, and sent them flying over the edge and into the raging battle below.
Brak was busy shooting up pirates with his pistol. The bolts exploded on pirates and their equipment and their armor. The plasma rifles of the Anyota soldiers were blazing, sending blue and purple shots into the pirates, countering the red and green lasers flying at them. Few Anyota were falling. Seeing this, Brak gave the order for them to advance and for the mounted soldiers to jet forward on their speeder bikes. The bikes roared and zipped through the pirates, cannons blazing. The foot soldiers in the front line unsheathed strong swords made from a mixture of steel and cortosis, and were skillfully cutting down pirates and dodging laser bolts. One Anyota even threw his sword, which stuck in a Gran pirate.
On the roof of the building, Keth was blasting pirates from the ground, and raced up the ramp of the airspeeder. He began blasting the controls and the pirates on board, and shot a pipe on the quad. The quads tried to shoot, but when the heat mixed with the chemicals and gases in the damaged pipe, the quads sent a fiery explosion rolling over the deck of the airspeeder and almost killing Keth. The rest of the ship went up in flames.
Keth landed the ground as he dived away from the burning ship, and was met with a strong, furry fist. Krrathor the Wookiee, a might warrior, sent the Kidarian hunter reeling backwards. Keth thought he had been bashed with a mace or stun baton, and almost fainted. But he kept his consciousness, and tried to aim a shot at the Wookiee. But before he could squeeze off a shot, the Wookiee grabbed Keth's wrist. He twisted until Keth dropped his pistol, and then pulled a Ryyk blade from a sheath on his back. He swung hard at Keth's wrist, but the Kidarian brought out his other pistol and shot Krrathor's hand.
The Wookiee howled in rage as he released his bone-crushing grip on Keth's hand. He swung violently at the hunter with the Ryyk, but Keth dodged again and again. The blade hit other pirates and the metallic ground, causing blood to be drawn and sparks to fly. Krrathor delivered an especially strong swing to the right. Keth speedily ducked and went through the Wookiee's hairy legs. He grabbed the dirty brownish-red hair on the back of Krrathor's head and pulled, then kicked him in the back. Krrathor roared in pain and tried to stumble forward. He tripped over a dead pirate, falling face first onto the cold ground. There was a sickening splurt! and the Wookiee went limp. Keth turned the body over with his foot and saw that Krrathor had fallen on his Ryyk blade. Keth turned away from the gruesome sight, as a pool of blood surrounded the fallen warrior.
A group of pirates were sitting in a dark corner of a warehouse. They sat at a circular table with a deck of cards in the center.
"How about a game of Sabacc?" asked the dealer, who had just finished shuffling the cards and had put them where they currently were.
"Yeah, alright. What version?" another pirate spoke up.
"How about the Dune Sea way? The Jawas of Tatooine play it a lot," said another.
The pirates kept talking amongst themselves about which type of Sabacc they would play, when a pong! rang out, and a laser bolt hit the deck of cards. The cards were sent in every direction, and the dealer tried to grab some while more shots hit the table and the other pirates. Soon they were all down on the floor, wincing in anguish. Then they saw a thermal detonator fly through the air and land on the table. The dealer desperately tried to reach up to grab it and throw it away. But then it exploded, incinerating everything in range.
As the blast shattered the section of the building, a group of shadows scuttled away. The black clad Anyota soldiers were jumping from wall to wall, up fire escapes and down them. Leading them was Keth Arthul, General Keth Arthul, flying by jetpack, which Ne'dan had repaired. He had his blaster rifle out, cradling it in his arms.
Soon they came to the location of the army of Ne'dan. Ne'dan stood at the head of the army, clad in thicker battle armor for the intense fight that would ensue from Keth's thermal detonator destroying part of the pirate's warehouse.
"Did it go as planned?" asked the General as Keth set himself down next to him.
"Perfectly. The warehouse has been blasted to pieces," proclaimed Keth.
"Good. The fight will begin shortly then..." said Ne'dan.
The Ne'dan army and newly named Arthul army began marching to the site of the battle. Another small group had been assigned by another part of the Anyota army to harass the pirates and plant a few plasma bombs. If the routine worked, the pirates would become outnumbered. As Ne'dan and Keth's men approached the make-shift battlefield, bright flashes and explosions were set off, and laser bolts flew, bouncing off the walls and exploding. Through the smoke and flak, the sensor in Keth's helmet gave him notice of a group of pirates.
"On my mark..." ordered Keth, jumping onto his speederbike.
The pirates began charging towards Keth's men as Ne'dan's men separated and ran through the alleys to attack the pirates from behind. They had an array of weapons, ranging from blasters to axes. Some were shouting battle cries, others were already shooting.
"Steady..." called Keth. "And...NOW!" The soldiers raised their plasma rifles and opened fire. The oncoming pirates fell, and others tripped over their bodies, causing confusion. Keth shot forward on his speeder bike, opening fire with the double blaster cannons. Pirates tried to dodge out of the way, but most were run over or vaporized. Keth brought out the repeater that Ne'dan had given him, and began blasting other pirates around him. He had left most of his men behind him, but they were still battling the pirates around them. Keth had given them a battle plan, and had left his son in charge of the Arthul army.
Suddenly, a thick laser beam hit the metal ground next to Keth's speeder bike, causing the speeder bike to rock violently. He sped out of the way, and pulled into an alley. He hid his speeder bike in an empty dumpster, and began climbing the fire escape of the building the laser had come from. He climbed quickly, and soon he was on top. He stopped at the top of the ladder, and peered over the edge of the building. He saw numerous guards surrounding a single ship. The ship had a quad turret in the back, which must have also been the passenger area and where the blast had come from. Stepping out of the ship was the armored bounty hunter and the Wookiee. Those must be Baret Nuor and Krrathor, thought Keth. The last two on the bounty list. He then snuck the barrel of his sniper rifle over the edge of the building, and opened fire.
While had intended to shoot Baret, he only hit a guard. Baret had seen the shot coming, and had dodged out of the way. Soon he was right on top of Keth, and he grabbed Keth by the shoulders and yanked him up onto the building. He then delivered a solid punch to Keth's stomach. Keth was knocked back, dropping his sniper rifle and repeater to the alleyway below. They shattered as they hit the ground.
Keth brought out his lightsaber. The yellow blade ignited, and he slashed at Baret. The other hunter ducked under the swing, punched Keth in the stomach again. Once again, Keth was on the verge of falling into the alleyway. Suddenly he was hurled backwards and onto the side of the opposite building. Pirates had powered up the quad on the airspeeder, and explosions were bursting around Keth's falling body.
Quickly, Keth powered up his jet pack and soared upwards, his pistols blazing. A few shots thudded against Baret's thick armor, and the hunter stumbled backwards. Keth began firing some more, and hit numerous pirates surrounding the ship. The quads continued firing up at Keth as he soared overhead. He dropped a grenade or two down to the pirates, which tried to dash out of the way or kick the grenades. The explosion engulfed them, and sent them flying over the edge and into the raging battle below.
Brak was busy shooting up pirates with his pistol. The bolts exploded on pirates and their equipment and their armor. The plasma rifles of the Anyota soldiers were blazing, sending blue and purple shots into the pirates, countering the red and green lasers flying at them. Few Anyota were falling. Seeing this, Brak gave the order for them to advance and for the mounted soldiers to jet forward on their speeder bikes. The bikes roared and zipped through the pirates, cannons blazing. The foot soldiers in the front line unsheathed strong swords made from a mixture of steel and cortosis, and were skillfully cutting down pirates and dodging laser bolts. One Anyota even threw his sword, which stuck in a Gran pirate.
On the roof of the building, Keth was blasting pirates from the ground, and raced up the ramp of the airspeeder. He began blasting the controls and the pirates on board, and shot a pipe on the quad. The quads tried to shoot, but when the heat mixed with the chemicals and gases in the damaged pipe, the quads sent a fiery explosion rolling over the deck of the airspeeder and almost killing Keth. The rest of the ship went up in flames.
Keth landed the ground as he dived away from the burning ship, and was met with a strong, furry fist. Krrathor the Wookiee, a might warrior, sent the Kidarian hunter reeling backwards. Keth thought he had been bashed with a mace or stun baton, and almost fainted. But he kept his consciousness, and tried to aim a shot at the Wookiee. But before he could squeeze off a shot, the Wookiee grabbed Keth's wrist. He twisted until Keth dropped his pistol, and then pulled a Ryyk blade from a sheath on his back. He swung hard at Keth's wrist, but the Kidarian brought out his other pistol and shot Krrathor's hand.
The Wookiee howled in rage as he released his bone-crushing grip on Keth's hand. He swung violently at the hunter with the Ryyk, but Keth dodged again and again. The blade hit other pirates and the metallic ground, causing blood to be drawn and sparks to fly. Krrathor delivered an especially strong swing to the right. Keth speedily ducked and went through the Wookiee's hairy legs. He grabbed the dirty brownish-red hair on the back of Krrathor's head and pulled, then kicked him in the back. Krrathor roared in pain and tried to stumble forward. He tripped over a dead pirate, falling face first onto the cold ground. There was a sickening splurt! and the Wookiee went limp. Keth turned the body over with his foot and saw that Krrathor had fallen on his Ryyk blade. Keth turned away from the gruesome sight, as a pool of blood surrounded the fallen warrior.
