Chapter 30
Date: Classified; Location: Imperial Palace, Imperial City, Coruscant
After almost five years, the Empire is creating a force to go again past the known galaxy. Darth Vader went to the Emperor to report.
Darth Vader walked down the familiar Path to get to his master's office. The ruins of the Jedi order, destroyed by Vader's hands now stood as a beacon to the galaxy, and a final mockery of the Jedi. The dead children's bodies long since decomposed, lightsabers destroyed, and most of the ancient relics of the Jedi either Destroyed or left in under Palpatine's strict supervision. Vader heard the breathing of his metallic suit bounce off the walls of the hallway. Vader kept walking forward, barely noticing the lesser beings who called themselves imperials. Vader had a burning hatred of these scum. Cowards, but he had little time for them. They avoided him at all costs.
Vader entered the room where Palpatine was in. Palpatine looked out the window of his office, and he turned around. The coldness of his being radiated.
"Lord Vader, what news have you brought me on the inquisitorium?" Palpatine's voice cracked like the lightning he so loved. Vader had the sneaking suspicion that he already knew what Vader was going to report.
"The first is still in need of training. I doubt they would be able to take on a Jedi master yet. The second is growing smaller. I would suggest giving them one final chance to see if they are still able to fulfill their duties." Vader said. Palpatine placed his hand up.
"We both thought of that, so I sent the last of them on a mission. If they fail, they will die."
"As I was going to suggest, and lastly, the third is the best of the three."
"So, they will go." Palpatine pressed a few keys on data pad, and the inquisitors had their names added.
"My master, I still have… reservations about them. They are talented, but they are dangerously selfish." Vader understood the irony.
"And that is the way of the Sith. They are going. That is Final." Palpatine started to turn around but stopped half way.
"Also, I have decided to send the Allusis on this mission." Palpatine flicked his eyes at Vader. "You should know why I am sending them." Palpatine silently shaming his apprentice for his past failure. Vader knew exactly what that was about. "Now we found another Jedi knight."
Vader soon left the office. He had another mission to fulfill for his master.
Location: Shipping Yards
A woman stood, waiting for someone. She was once a representative for Alderaan until she left that life. She wore extravagant looking clothes, only to keep up appearances. Her blonde hair and her bright blue eyes were noticeable. She wore a family heirloom around her neck. She felt like she had an invisible pair of eyes on her, but she shook it off. She also had a few bags behind her. She had a Holo of her late husband in her hand.
Down at the docking station, the woman, around fifty, walked to the station. Waiting for her son to arrive. She didn't see an imperial officer coming towards her.
"Mom." She heard. She turned around and saw her eldest daughter. An officer in the imperial army, and one of the many lieutenants aboard this mission. "You're coming too?" She asked. She looked like her father, having his hair and his tanned skin tone.
"The emperor himself asked for all of us to go. And we can't refuse." She said
"We?" She asked. A pilot and two stormtroopers, and another following close behind his mother.
"We're all here." Gwen Allusis, the matron of the group said with a smile on her face.
"Not all of us mom." The pilot Allusis said. "Dad's not here."
The Patriarch of the family died during the clone wars
"Junior lieutenant Allusis, you are requested at the bridge of the Victory, Lady Allusis, I'm sure you understand that your children need to get to their positions. We'll be launching soon." One of the imperial captains said. All the children left, except for the youngest.
"Be careful Lance. You should keep me in eyesight until we land on this new planet." She said
Location: Outer Rim, Unknown system
The trip from the inner core to the outer rim was long, but the fleet, with two civilian ships coming along to create a colony for the empire.
Gwen read about this mythical planet. There was almost nothing about it, and most of what does exist is classified. All she was able to find out is the name of the world. Remnant. She didn't know what the significance of the name is, or if there is any. She closed her data pad. Lance came up to her with two bowls of soup.
"Did you find anything about where we're going?" Lance asked. He took out a spice from his pocket and put some in his soup.
"No. Nothing at all. What's so secret about this place?" Gwen thought about it. She would normally be able to come up with an answer to something like this, but not about this. She needed more information but was coming up short everywhere. She wanted to throw her hands in the air.
Lance finished his meal, then sat back.
"Mom, why have you hidden a brother from me?" Lance said calmly.
Gwen was about cough up her soup.
"What do you mean?" She asked
"Mom, I know I have another brother, I just don't know why I never met him."
"He's… probably dead." Gwen said
"Why?" Lance asked
"He was taken by the Jedi." Gwen said. "His name was Karel."
Lance showed no emotion.
"So, he was a traitor?"
"It wasn't his fault. Even I was tricked into believing the myth of the Jedi. I just wished I understood what they believed in." Gwen said, wondering if she truly believed her own words. She didn't know.
A few days later, the fleet left the outer rim, and traveled the short distance, or relatively short, releasing more Satellites all along the way.
The number of Satellites that marked the way was in the thousands, and this was just the newest load to be brought. The ships kept moving along. The probe droids were sent out ahead of them to search for other hospitable planets, though that would be for another day. The Admiral of the Victory met with the grand inquisitor. She was once a Jedi knight. She was looking at a Holo of the planet they were heading for.
"The emperor gave us everything we need to take this planet. But that is your mission. My mission is to fight the Jedi located here. Is that understood Admiral?" The grand inquisitor said.
"I understand, but we must work together." He said
"That is why I came to this meeting. Trust me, I have intentions of being an ally. I just wanted to inform you what the stance of the inquisitorium is." She said.
"We'll be there in two weeks. We just finished fueling up and getting supplies." He said.
"I could tell. Now, do we have a report from the planet?" She asked
"We do have a few. It seems like the planet is currently at war. We found a spot that seems to be a spot to make our colony." He said.
"Really? That's surprising. Where is it?"
"Our probes haven't created a name for it yet." The admiral said.
The grand inquisitor laughed to herself.
"That's your greatest concern? We'll just keep the name of the place. It looks like a city. How many life forms are on the planet?" She asked
"By our estimates, three point seven billion."
"So, it's populated, I guess when they can't leave the planet, they have to make do there. From the records of the last expedition they have two different species, humans, and near humans. They have a natural predator that they call Grimm, which seems to be a large part to our defeat last time. We can't underestimate our enemy again."
"We fear they have reverse engineered our technology, so we have little advantage." The Admiral said
"Have the probes found any mineral rich worlds yet?"
"We found a few. We also found another world in the near systems that can sustain life. There were no humans or nonhumans found on that planet, thought that seems due to a long dead disease."
"Send that information back to the empire. If we succeed here, our empire will grow larger than we could ever have thought."
The empire continued forward.
Location: Above Remnant
Date: Year 3 Month 6 Day 03
It was almost time for the invasion to begin. The plan would be simple. An orbital bombardment of the enemy camps outside the city, then dropping troops on the ground, killing or capturing any natives. The colony ships, and an additional star destroyer would stay in orbit until the swift victory. The admiral sent out probe droids to the planet the day before. The natives were more advanced than they thought.
"Sir, the attackers have old republic era ships." One of the officers called out
"What of the defenders?"
"It seems like they have combined our technology with native technologies."
"Then we will have to launch fighters after the bombardment. Understood." The admiral called for a meeting of all the other admirals of the ships. They shared information.
"Then we have decided. Our original plan will still stand. We will fire two ion blasts, destabilizing the droids, and hopefully a few of the ships in the area. Then we launch the rest of the plan as before. We must take this city with as few casualties as possible. Tomorrow we will take the first step in this galaxy and expand our empire."
Gwen said a silent prayer to no God in particular.
Month 6 Day 04
Yin Yellowfield held his position in the edge of the city the Alliance still held. He fired at the enemy imperials three dropped down. He got behind cover as he was shot at.
"Where's the rest of my squad?" He said to himself. He sent out another signal. Only three signals came back. "They're dead. Just great." Yin went to the stairs and moved up. A rocket exploded where he was. He gave out a sigh of relief. The battle started up again after both sides got resupplied.
"But nothing's going to change in Pare" He said to himself.
The ground shook. Yin looked out of the window and saw all the droids on the ground collapsing. He also saw some of the fighters start crashing. He had no idea what was happening.
Then he saw it. A large blast of blue came down to the ground again, taking out the last of the droids. Most of the snub fighters were crashing around them. Alliance and imperial. What was happening?
Yin took out his scroll. He was able to send a message to the Alliance HQ. Then the ground started shaking again. He looked up and saw the destruction of the Alliance HQ in Pare. The imperials also lost their HQ.
"This can't be the black fang." Yin said to himself.
Yin saw the end of the bombardment a few minutes later. The Alliance must have lost almost everything at this point. All that was left were the live troops. Yin watched as multiple dropships came out of the sky, then he watched as multiple star destroyers and Ties of all kinds came out. He figured out his message.
He took a picture, and wrote, "Confirmation of imperials." He sent the message out. It was sent right before the comm tower was destroyed. Team BNGD moved to where Yin was.
"What's happening?" Yin asked. Soon, Tie bombers came down, and destroyed many of the buildings. Stormtroopers arrived. Patrick and his team got ready for a fight. Yin stayed behind. The bombs stopped, thankfully, but he knew it was far from over. When team BNGD got to the entrance of the building, they were surrounded by stormtroopers.
Dylan fired his weapon, but the rocket stayed in the air. They heard the familiar noise of a lightsaber turning on.
An inquisitor came walking towards the hunters.
"Do you believe in a god?" He asked, a mask covering his face.
"Not really." Dylan said. "Guys, get away from here." Dylan said. Before the stormtroopers could stop them, the members of team BNGD were gone. The inquisitor still held the rocket in the air.
"Well, I will be your God, and God says you deserve death." The inquisitor held up his second hand, holding Dylan still. He moved his hand forward, making Dylan take the hit of his own rocket. He was still alive and took no damage because of his semblance. The inquisitor walked over to him, grabbing Dylan's face.
"What is the name of this city?"
"Pare." Dylan said.
"Spell it." The inquisitor cut off Dylan's arm. Dylan clenched his teeth
"P-A-R-E" Dylan said. The inquisitor walked away, then slammed Dylan against the nearest wall. Dylan heard the clicks of all his explosives he had on him. His eyes widened. It would be able to take out the whole building. Not even his semblance could save him now. The explosives went off. Dylan was alive for that, but when the building came down on him, he was crushed to death.
Yin felt the building start to collapse. He was able to jump out, but he dropped his gun. When he jumped out, he got hit by a tie fighter. Yin's semblance took most of the damage, but he was now falling to the ground. Yin saw a flash. He was caught from the falling building and landed on another. His savior was a grey Jedi. Though she was greatly injured. Yin could tell her arm was broken.
"Stay here." She said. She turned and saw an inquisitor. She took out her lightsaber as the inquisitor took out her lightsaber. It was regular lightsaber. The inquisitor turned on her lightsaber, and the red blade shot out.
"Are you a Jedi?" She asked.
"Are you a Sith?" the Grey Jedi asked.
Yin started to crawl, when he felt a sharp pain in his back. One of his vertebrae was crushed. The inquisitor made three quick sticks and disarmed the grey Jedi.
"You're weak." The inquisitor made a quick flick, killing the grey Jedi. Yin watched as the inquisitor came over to him. She placed her boot on his neck. Yin found he couldn't move his arms. He could do nothing. He committed one last act of defiance when he spat on the inquisitor. She stood over him as she choked the life out of him. Yin was dead.
Ethan got separated from the rest of his team. He knew Dylan was dead. Now he was trying to outrun a tie intercept that was coming down right at him. He couldn't outrun it. So, he decided to outmaneuver it. He made a turn at the right time, as a missile came down right behind him. He went into a building with the Mistral imperials. They pointed their guns at him. He couldn't take them all on. He cracked his knuckles, and clones appeared. Ethan left the building felling minor pains in his stomach and chest area. A bomber hit that building and it collapsed. Ethan began running again. This time running into a squad a stormtroopers, blasters pointed at him.
"This just isn't my day." He fired his shotgun, killing one of the troops, and taking a few hits himself, but he jumped over them, and continued running. He quickly hid in a building and looked at his aura reserves. He was dangerously low. Anything major, and he would take real damage. As soon as he left the building, a missile hit the ground besides him. Ethan was dazed. He shook his head and knew his aura was depleted. When he looked up, multiple guns were trained on him. They fired stun rounds and knocked him out. Ethan was taken to a shuttle.
Tyler Nickelson was exhausted, with no ammo, a broken weapon, no allies, and surrounded by imperials. He used his semblance to see how bad the situation was around him. He saw dozens of people being killed. His hiding place was surrounded. He had nothing he could do.
"I surrender." Tyler said. He raised his hands. Two stormtroopers came and cuffed him. Tyler was stunned and taken aboard the transport as Ethan.
Patrick Browne was trying to get out of the city, though there was nowhere safe to go. His weapons were mostly destroyed. All he had left now his rifle. He got out of the city limits and got to the point where he told the others to meet up. ALIS spoke up.
"I have done a scan of the city. Dylan is gone, but the others are still alive."
Patrick didn't know how to feel. "Where are they?"
"I can't tell, but it seems like they were taken prisoners sir."
Patrick wanted to go back out and fight, but that would only lead to his death. He needed to get back to Vale.
Patrick was in the mine outside the city where he started to sleep when he heard a noise. Two grey Jedi found him.
"Careful, we need to get out of here." One of them said
"What about the imperials?" The other asked.
"We have to be really careful." Auron said
"Fine, but we're taking him with us." Teal said.
They left the mine, and were able to sneak past the imperials, as they were too busy fixing the city up. They started their long trek back to Vale.
Shortly after the end of the battle, and securing the city, the imperials got rid of the bodies in the most efficient way they could. A mass grave. They put the alliance members and imperials in ships and transported them far away from the city and blasted two giant holes in the ground. The ships dropped the bodies and buried them in the rubble of the fallen building. By nightfall, they had complete control of the city.
Gwen and her children met up once again. This time, on the soil of a new planet. Their new home. The civilian ships and the final star destroyer landed. Those they captured, and the droids they disabled were brought together to rebuild the city. They would start soon.
The City of Pare was now under imperial rule, and the long battle was finally over. Though the winner was never anticipated.
Karel was in the hospital with his wife and newborn daughter when he heard the news. Bora held onto her child tightly. Karel clenched his fist. He wanted to launch an attack, but he knew that his legion wasn't enough. Maybe the entire alliance wasn't enough. Roni quickly left the hospital and went to the war room. She saw everyone running around franticly. The numbers were coming in of the dead. Entire legions were just wiped out. Ironwood was trying to get everything back in order.
Roni watched as all the names of the confirmed killed scrolled by her on a screen. She went to another screen where the missing and were. Name after name appeared. Commander Soleil came into the war room. He was set to return to Pare the next day. He rushed over with his daughter to the war room when he heard the news. Ciel, who was now a captain in the army, was let in as well.
"How many made it?" He asked.
"We have only those who were able to get out of the city. Only those on the edge of the city. Right now, we have two hundred thirty-two that escaped in time." Ironwood said
Soleil had nothing to say.
"Less than even ten percent"
Salem could only watch as the biggest surprise in the war happened. Even she was caught off guard. None of her plans involved this. She had to admit it, she was completely taken aback. She wanted to clap for the imperials.
All her inner circle members watched in awe of the attack.
"What are we going to do?" Hazel asked.
Salem said nothing. She just watched as the empire claimed the land as there's. She wouldn't even be able to send out any of her Grimm to stop them. The Dragon would be killed, and she only had the one.
"We have the army." Cinder said
Salem stood up.
"We are going to do nothing." She looked around at the others at the table.
"But can't we wipe them out?"
"Not yet. We don't have enough information. Besides, if we charge in blind, we will lose far more than we will gain. For now, we sit back and wait. Wait for the moment to strike."
Salem now had another enemy in her war. She just needed to keep them apart.
Month 6 Day 05
Emperor Sym went to his council. There he wrote his address to the world. His people were gathered today. All waited for his words. Vox was with him when he made his speech to a large crowd.
Across the empire, people watched as Sym got to the podium.
"Today will go down in history as a date in infamy. We were surprised and shocked when out of nowhere that enemy from five years ago arrived and brutally attacked our forces at Pare. Those who they didn't kill, they have captured, or enslaved. They have leveled many of the buildings and are using those they captured to rebuild that which they destroyed. They arrived here for an unknown reason, which we cannot allow them to succeed in their mission. We must stand strong together and defeat this new evil.."
Karel turned off the TV in his wife's room. He didn't want to see his face. Karel didn't hate him, but he knew that this war was draining both sides. Both sides even sent out probes to other planets, and sent droids to mine. The materials helped to feed the war. It was strange to him.
"This has just gotten a lot more complicated. I sense that we're going to be on the defensive for a while." Karel said, while flicking through the mail they have gotten. A lot of junk.
"Like we have been." Bora said. She held onto Jade, who was sleeping. Bora seemed ready to leave this place. She knew that in the spring she would be back on the battlefield.
"Yeah, you're right. How are you feeling?" Karel asked. Karel looked at a letter that seemed different. He put it to the side.
"Tired." She said. Karel held out his hands and took his daughter in his hands. He held her in his arms and moved a finger to her open hand. He waited for one of the tests to come back. All the others were able to be done here, but this final test can only be done by a Jedi. Gael knocked at the door. Karel opened it.
Gael came in and bowed. Karel bowed his head.
"We've come back with the blood test. Your daughter has a high concentration of midi-chlorians. She may be force sensitive." Gael walked over to Jade.
"Of course, that isn't certain." Gael got up. "Grandmaster Ray sent out a message to all Jedi to be on alert. We did gain information that there are ten of the inquisitors. All seem to be more powerful than those from Five years ago."
"So she sent out a general warning?" Karel asked
"Yes, and for those few with younger padawans, such as yourself, she has given another warning. Do not let your padawan fight the inquisitor without you. They will be the main targets we assume." Gael said. Xar flashed in Karel's mind. Then Rouge.
"I see. What news about the grey Jedi?"
"The Grey Jedi have made a proposal to Grandmaster Ray. They would send one grey Jedi with any Jedi who has a young padawan. They ask for the Vacuo temple as compensation. Grandmaster Ray has agreed to that."
"Thank you."
Gwen gathered her children together. They started the rebuilding process of the city, but most of the homes were safe. Gwen was one of those who were invited as a member of the council in Pare. She may become one of thirty-five members of the army and the civilians who would come together to create this council in place of the emperor's orders. She didn't know if she was going to take the position.
Gwen sat at the table of one of the homes, which was given to her family until they could fix up more buildings. Everyone was in civilian clothing. Gwen looked at her sons and daughters. Erik, Lance, Adi, Alex, and Jira. Two sons and three daughters.
"We have made it this far into a new galaxy. We will be the link to the empire. This is a great day." Gwen raised a cup, and her children did the same.
"To our new home." Jira lead. She was not the lieutenant she is when on duty. She let her dark hair down. The dark hair which she inherited from her father.
All the Allusis children were happy. They started to talk about what they planned on doing. Gwen stared out into the night sky. She felt like she would soon meet someone here that will change her life. But soon she shook off that feeling she had. Who could possibly sway her away from the empire?
Roni entered the war room. They finished counting the dead. The invaders sent the numbers of dead they buried as either an act of kindness or of mockery, most likely both. Roni was met by Ironwood.
"Are you ready?" He asked. Goodwitch was standing by.
"Yes. Is the council ready?" Roni asked
"Yes."
One of the troops moved forward and started saying what they feared.
"The total death count of the war is 4,375,550 dead approximately. In the battle of Pare, we lost Legion 97, Legion 103, Legion 104, Legion 114, Legion 118…"
Author's Notes: This was a shorter chapter, but this is a very important chapter. The empire has arrived, and threw a wrench into things.
We won't see anymore of the battle of Pare. It's finally over. But that doesn't mean that it will go forgotten. It's the seat of the Empire on remnant.
Happy Halloween
May the Force Be With You
-DragonZlayerz12
