Chapter 5: Enter Korriban
Admiral Konig was nervous when the Valiant I dropped out of hyperspace. Warlord Baaz had ordered them to go to Korriban, the ancient home world of the Sith. Konig had heard evil rumors about this world. He had been in the presence of Darth Vader, the last true Sith Lord since Palpatine, and it had chilled him to the bone.
"Report!" Konig said. One of the officers stepped below Konig, being that most of the bridge's functionary operations were in a lowered area, and spoke.
"Sir, Warlord Baaz's super Star Destroyer, the Sinister is already in orbit above the planet." The officer said. Konig raised his eyebrow, and looked out the view port. His ship was already close enough, that he could in fact make out the unmistakable silhouette of a super Star Destroyer. "Sir, we're receiving a communication from the Sinister." The Officer said, looking back his tech's terminal.
"Very well, send it through." Konig said without any hint of the total nervousness he was feeling. The Hologram appeared, and Baaz was sitting in his "throne" and Rackeel stood beside him.
"Greetings Admiral Konig." Baaz said coolly. Konig had to restrain his shutter. "I see you arrived earlier then expected. That is good." Konig forced a smile of gratitude, while his men were watching. "Prepare a shuttle, and meet us down at these specified coordinates, which I am transmitting to you now." Baaz said. "And be just as hasty arriving down there as you did here." Baaz added without the smile he had been wearing earlier. The hologram faded away, and Konig breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Prep a shuttle, and ready a small squad of Stormtroopers. I will be down shortly." Konig said quickly.
As the Shuttle's door opened to reveal the bleak landscape that was Korriban, Konig felt a feeling of suspicion towards Baaz and Rackeel, particularly the latter. Where did this Sith Lord come from? Konig thought. What does he really want? Konig stepped out from under the shuttle, and looked around.
They had landed in a small valley, with crumbling ruins strewn about. On each side of the valley there were two doors, although crumbling rocks closed three of them off. This door was nearest to the mouth of the valley, which narrowed as you went farther along. Standing at the door were Warlord Baaz, as well as Rackeel and a few stormtroopers. Konig motioned for his Stormtroopers to stay by the shuttle.
"Ah, I see you have come with your own protection." Rackeel said, capturing a glance from Baaz. "A wise choice to be sure. This planet is dangerous. There are many, shall we say, hungry, creatures that reside here." The Sith lord said.
"Bah! Let us go inside." Baaz said. "This is the tomb of an ancient and long forgotten Sith lord, named Naga Sadow, or something like that." When Baaz said this, Rackeel contorted his face for a brief moment, but Konig caught it.
Zeno took a small step backwards, holding his lightsaber up. Two of the shadow troopers were in front of him, while a third stood behind him. Taking a deep breath, he felt the force flow through him. Closing his eyes, he saw the trooper behind him advance. When the trooper was almost on top of him, the ones in front of Zeno began to move forward. This signaled Zeno, who opened his eyes again, to duck and spin around, creating a ring of blue light from his saber. The blade cut straight through the shadowtrooper behind Zeno, and the one to Zeno's front right. The remaining one managed to block the blade it time. With incredible haste, Zeno went into a flurry of slashes with his saber that the trooper could not withstand, and was cut in the leg, before Zeno finished with a blade through the chest.
Kyle Blocked one blade, and using the force, pushed the trooper back, giving Kyle the time to back flip over the trooper that was running at Kyle from behind. As he flipped, he brought the saber through the trooper, providing a clean cut. As Kyle landed, the trooper dropped to the ground. As the other trooper ran towards Kyle, he sidestepped, and swept his blade through the trooper, cutting it clean in half.
"There are too many of them!" Dur shouted, blocking a strike at his legs. "We can't hold them off for long." Dur beheaded the trooper, and as he looked to his side, he saw Zeno being pushed against a wall by five Shadow Troopers. Zeno moved with unbelievable speed, blocking blow after blow from the red blades of the false Jedi. But even Dur could feel that Zeno was tiring. Throwing his blade, he cut down one of the troopers. Dodging an attack, he dived forward, and upon landing, started rolling forward, grabbed his lightsaber, and stood beside Zeno.
"Is this it, friend?" Zeno said with a smile. Dur smiled as well, as more shadow troopers lined up to attack. Suddenly, a wave from the forced knocked a group of them down, creating a breach in their line. Zeno and Dur leaped through, landing next to Kyle.
"You didn't think I'd let you die that easily, did you?" Kyle said jokingly. Zeno and Dur smiled, as the shadow troopers wheeled around to face the three Jedi. "Well, it would be a wise move to retreat." Kyle continued, glancing back towards the hallway they had come in. Suddenly, Zeno motioned up towards the ceiling. There was a rather large catwalk that was labeled "Dock". Zeno leapt, using the force, to the catwalk, followed by Dur and Kyle.
"Go on ahead, I'll catch up." Zeno said. As his two friends went down the catwalk, Zeno used his lightsaber to cut the supports of the catwalk, and then cut through the catwalk itself, causing a portion of it to collapse onto the Shadow Troopers. As he ran to catch up to Dur and Kyle, he paused, and looked down at the man who had been there. They looked each other in the eye, and Zeno felt the dark side of the force. Shaking his head, he continued on, as the man turned to leave.
Admiral Konig was nervous when the Valiant I dropped out of hyperspace. Warlord Baaz had ordered them to go to Korriban, the ancient home world of the Sith. Konig had heard evil rumors about this world. He had been in the presence of Darth Vader, the last true Sith Lord since Palpatine, and it had chilled him to the bone.
"Report!" Konig said. One of the officers stepped below Konig, being that most of the bridge's functionary operations were in a lowered area, and spoke.
"Sir, Warlord Baaz's super Star Destroyer, the Sinister is already in orbit above the planet." The officer said. Konig raised his eyebrow, and looked out the view port. His ship was already close enough, that he could in fact make out the unmistakable silhouette of a super Star Destroyer. "Sir, we're receiving a communication from the Sinister." The Officer said, looking back his tech's terminal.
"Very well, send it through." Konig said without any hint of the total nervousness he was feeling. The Hologram appeared, and Baaz was sitting in his "throne" and Rackeel stood beside him.
"Greetings Admiral Konig." Baaz said coolly. Konig had to restrain his shutter. "I see you arrived earlier then expected. That is good." Konig forced a smile of gratitude, while his men were watching. "Prepare a shuttle, and meet us down at these specified coordinates, which I am transmitting to you now." Baaz said. "And be just as hasty arriving down there as you did here." Baaz added without the smile he had been wearing earlier. The hologram faded away, and Konig breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"Prep a shuttle, and ready a small squad of Stormtroopers. I will be down shortly." Konig said quickly.
As the Shuttle's door opened to reveal the bleak landscape that was Korriban, Konig felt a feeling of suspicion towards Baaz and Rackeel, particularly the latter. Where did this Sith Lord come from? Konig thought. What does he really want? Konig stepped out from under the shuttle, and looked around.
They had landed in a small valley, with crumbling ruins strewn about. On each side of the valley there were two doors, although crumbling rocks closed three of them off. This door was nearest to the mouth of the valley, which narrowed as you went farther along. Standing at the door were Warlord Baaz, as well as Rackeel and a few stormtroopers. Konig motioned for his Stormtroopers to stay by the shuttle.
"Ah, I see you have come with your own protection." Rackeel said, capturing a glance from Baaz. "A wise choice to be sure. This planet is dangerous. There are many, shall we say, hungry, creatures that reside here." The Sith lord said.
"Bah! Let us go inside." Baaz said. "This is the tomb of an ancient and long forgotten Sith lord, named Naga Sadow, or something like that." When Baaz said this, Rackeel contorted his face for a brief moment, but Konig caught it.
Zeno took a small step backwards, holding his lightsaber up. Two of the shadow troopers were in front of him, while a third stood behind him. Taking a deep breath, he felt the force flow through him. Closing his eyes, he saw the trooper behind him advance. When the trooper was almost on top of him, the ones in front of Zeno began to move forward. This signaled Zeno, who opened his eyes again, to duck and spin around, creating a ring of blue light from his saber. The blade cut straight through the shadowtrooper behind Zeno, and the one to Zeno's front right. The remaining one managed to block the blade it time. With incredible haste, Zeno went into a flurry of slashes with his saber that the trooper could not withstand, and was cut in the leg, before Zeno finished with a blade through the chest.
Kyle Blocked one blade, and using the force, pushed the trooper back, giving Kyle the time to back flip over the trooper that was running at Kyle from behind. As he flipped, he brought the saber through the trooper, providing a clean cut. As Kyle landed, the trooper dropped to the ground. As the other trooper ran towards Kyle, he sidestepped, and swept his blade through the trooper, cutting it clean in half.
"There are too many of them!" Dur shouted, blocking a strike at his legs. "We can't hold them off for long." Dur beheaded the trooper, and as he looked to his side, he saw Zeno being pushed against a wall by five Shadow Troopers. Zeno moved with unbelievable speed, blocking blow after blow from the red blades of the false Jedi. But even Dur could feel that Zeno was tiring. Throwing his blade, he cut down one of the troopers. Dodging an attack, he dived forward, and upon landing, started rolling forward, grabbed his lightsaber, and stood beside Zeno.
"Is this it, friend?" Zeno said with a smile. Dur smiled as well, as more shadow troopers lined up to attack. Suddenly, a wave from the forced knocked a group of them down, creating a breach in their line. Zeno and Dur leaped through, landing next to Kyle.
"You didn't think I'd let you die that easily, did you?" Kyle said jokingly. Zeno and Dur smiled, as the shadow troopers wheeled around to face the three Jedi. "Well, it would be a wise move to retreat." Kyle continued, glancing back towards the hallway they had come in. Suddenly, Zeno motioned up towards the ceiling. There was a rather large catwalk that was labeled "Dock". Zeno leapt, using the force, to the catwalk, followed by Dur and Kyle.
"Go on ahead, I'll catch up." Zeno said. As his two friends went down the catwalk, Zeno used his lightsaber to cut the supports of the catwalk, and then cut through the catwalk itself, causing a portion of it to collapse onto the Shadow Troopers. As he ran to catch up to Dur and Kyle, he paused, and looked down at the man who had been there. They looked each other in the eye, and Zeno felt the dark side of the force. Shaking his head, he continued on, as the man turned to leave.