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MEANWHILE JUST OUTSIDE OF KAAS CITY
Ducio looked at the imposing and massive projection of Kaas City on the Holomap and then shut it off. He then looked at the dozens of Death Watch members around him. They were ready to attack and they were ready to take the city. Everyone looked at him in anticipation as they waited for his orders.
"My friends, long have we waited for this chance to show the galaxy the true power of Death Watch. Long have we waited to show the galaxy the true power of a true Mandalorian! No longer shall our people be known as the galaxy's pathetic peacekeepers! Thanks to Darth Thyferus we will show everyone what a true Mandalorian is like! Now we will take Kaas City as a demonstration!" His fellow Mandalorian's cheered and applauded while behind Ducio, Thyferus's Apprentice Tiberius led legions of Imperials and Sith against Kaas City.
"Now our new allies are already in the fight! We are going to join them! We will fight against our enemies and we will claim victory! Now who will stand by my side in this battle!?" Ducio called and all of the Death Watch roared in answer to show their pledge of allegiance. Ducio punched the air with his fist as he donned his helmet.
"Then, Death Watch to battle!" Ducio activated his Jet Pack and took to the sky's and he was soon followed by the rest of Death Watch. They flew over the battlefield outside the walls of Kaas City and towards the City Plaza.
Along the way a dozen Death Watch landed at the City Gates right in the middle of a group of charging Imperials and Sith. They were shocked at the arrival of the Death Watch and stunned before they attacked.
"Get them!" Shouted and Officer as one Imperial tried to club one of them with his rifle. The Death Watch member kicked the rifle out of his hand and then punched him. Others began to fight as well.
While Thyferus's Imperials and Sith watched, the dozen Death Watch members fought the some two dozen enemy Imperials and Sith with ease. One twisted the arm of a Sith behind their back and then flipped them. Another had two Imperials charging at him but he simply grabbed his blasters and then twisted the Imperials hands so they dropped the rifles and the opposing blasters were pointed at their heads. Another broke an Imperial's neck, another impaled a Sith with his own Lightsaber.
Meanwhile Ducio was flying towards the City Plaza with the rest of the Death Watch Soldiers. Groups of Death Watch broke off here and there to engage the enemy in combat. Opposing Imperials fired up at them with their blaster rifles. Deadly orange laser bolts streaked at them by the dozens however due to the Death Watch's elite training and reflexes and the Imperials nervousness none hit their targets. Ducio drew one of his blaster pistols and fired six shots striking six Imperials in fruition.
"Death Watch return fire!" Ducio shouted and fifteen Death Watch Soldiers dived at a Speeder Platform near the City Plaza where a group of twenty Imperials was firing at the main group. Ten of them landed and some took cover behind boxes and some stood and they began to open fire on the Imperials with their blaster pistols and rifles. Five continued to hover and fire from above.
More groups broke off and began to engage in shoot outs with the Imperials and luckily there weren't many Sith as most had joined Thyferus. Ducio could see the City Plaza coming up and capturing it was crucial to taking Kaas City since last year the Dark Council had special Force Fields built around the Imperial Citadel allowing no one to enter without special clearance from someone inside. However the generators for the Force Field were located in the City Plaza and if they were destroyed then so was the only obstacle to taking the Imperial Citadel.
Down below Ducio and his assault force a battle was raging between the Death Watch along with Thyferus's troops against the city defenders. The balance was tipped towards the attackers since many of the Sith and Imperials who would be defending Kaas City were part of the attacking army. The defenders were just barely holding the City Plaza however many other areas had fallen to the attackers.
On the long bridge in the center of the Spire's of Victory the Death Watch, Sith, and Imperials were pushing through the defenses. The Death Watch and Imperials laid down suppressive fire on the defenders while the Sith hacked their way through them. One of them used the Force to push a group of six defending Imperials off the bridge. Then an Imperial tossed a grenade into a crowd of defenders around a Rapid-Fire Blaster Emplacement. The explosion blew the turret apart and the defenders were tossed about.
At the monument of Lord Aergahst a small group of defending Sith was backed against said monument battling a group of Death Watch and attacking Sith. One Death Watch Soldier kicked an enemy in the stomach and then a Sith impaled the wounded enemy in the back. Then another Death Watch Soldier punched an enemy in the face and then flipped them allowing an attacking Sith to stab him. In no time at all the defenders were gone.
Soon the City Plaza would also fall and then the only thing left would be the Imperial Citadel. Soon Thyferus would be Emperor of the New Sith Empire. All that was left was to destroy the old.
ON THE PLANET HUTTA INSIDE N'EMRO'S THRONE ROOM
"I gave you a chance to save yourself pirate but you didn't take it." Agrigus said as he snapped the neck of the last surviving guard in N'emro's Palace. Around him Sith and Imperials were guarding the guests and pirates in the Throne Room who had surrendered. In front of him sat the hideous N'emro the Hutt.
Agrigus had gotten tired of waiting about six hours ago and had opted to make a full frontal assault on the Throne Room. He and his Sith Warriors had charged in first to deal with the Gamoreaan Guards while the Imperials charged in second to deal with the pirates. Then they broke through the last few lines of defense and stormed the Throne Room.
Agrigus looked up at N'emro the Hutt and his translator Droid with a smirk. "No where to run now you slimy disgusting Hutt. Your trapped. No choice but to listen to our offer or die." The Hutt laughed a big booming laugh as if Agrigus were the trapped one.
The Hutt had clearly taken leave of his senses so Agrigus just decided to end him then and there. He raised his arm and made an open fist as he used the Force to choke N'emro. The Hutt began to gag and gurgle as he was slightly lifted in the air and slowly and painfully died. Agrigus smirked as he snapped his throat and the literal snap could be heard throughout the Throne Room.
Agrigus turned to the surrounding pirates, Bounty Hunters, Smugglers, and guards with a smirk. He spoke to them all as he walked to the center of the room. "Who here has the connections, authority, and influence to run N'emro's operation successfully?" A dozen people raised their hands and Agrigus could tell all but three were lying so he had the liars killed and walked up to the trio.
"You three are going to run N'emro's operation under the control of the Empire. You will announce that N'emro is dead and that the Empire did the deed and that this operation is no longer part of the Hutt Cartel. You will use all of N'emro's connections, recourses, and influence to support the Empire. You will be watched by Imperial Agents and if you falter even once you will die. You will continue the turf war with F'athra and the Empire will deal with him soon enough. Is that clear?" The three men nodded as Agrigus turned around and walked towards the exit of the Throne Room. His troops had orders on what to do once they had reached this point of the plan.
He walked out into the Cantina and observed the destruction with pride. Imperial Soldiers stood at all the doors and were examining the area for any hidden traps. Sith Warriors were overseeing the examinations strictly. Agrigus walked through the destruction as Soldiers saluted him and Warriors nodded at him.
Upon coming outside the Palace Agrigus heard his communicator beep loudly and he pulled it out and activated it. A hologram of Admiral Gage appeared on the communicator. "Ah Admiral Gage what a pleasant surprise." Agrigus grinned and Gage saluted while he cleared his throat. "What is it?" Agrigus asked curiously.
Gage actually was smiling. "Its begun. The Battle for Dromund Kaas has begun." Agrigus smirked as his Fury-Class Interceptor could reach Dromund Kaas in a mere seven hours and surely the Battle would still be going then. He nodded to Admiral Gage.
"Inform my master I shall be there in seven hours to aid in the assault." Gage nodded and the communicator shut down as the call was ended and Agrigus put it away. He began to walk towards the Spaceport and to his ship so he could join the Battle.
'So it begins. One of the great battles of our time has finally begun.' Agrigus thought as he walked towards his ship.
INSIDE OF KAAS CITY NEARING THE CITY PLAZA
Tiberius cut down another enemy Imperial Soldier as he and his troops advanced towards the City Plaza. The enemy didn't know when to give up because they were losing badly. Tiberius watched as his Soldiers gunned down a group of enemy Soldiers. He turned to his squads of Imperials and Sith.
"Forward!" He called as he pointed his crimson red Lightsaber towards the City Plaza. Tiberius turned back and saw a group of charging Sith coming at them. He grinned beneath his mask as he raced towards them and then jumped high in the air raising his double ended blade as he came down upon them.
Tiberius was on them in seconds. Upon his landing he had swung his blade in an arc thus beheading two of them before they could even react. Tiberius then raised his Lightsaber catching the two opposing blades that they had swung at him and he pushed them back. Finally he spun around and slashed one of them in the chest and impaled the other.
Tiberius then ducked as another Sith swung at his head and then swung his own blade and sliced through the mans leg. He then spun around swinging his blade across the right arm and torso of a Sith behind him. Tiberius then jumped up and angled his blade down as he impaled another Sith in the head. Finally he swung his blade and cut down the last one.
'When will they give us an actual challenge?' Tiberius thought as he lead his troops forward to the City Plaza. Up ahead a squadron of Imperials leapt out of their cover and began to pepper them with blaster fire. Tiberius's troops took cover but he simply deflected or reflected the blaster bolts back at the Imperials.
'Too easy.' Tiberius thought as he ran full force right at the Imperials while they continued to fire and he continued to block them. When he was close enough he jumped behind the ruined wall that the Imperials were using as cover and smirked. They all turned their guns on him and aimed at him. The Captain stepped forward bravely or stupidly.
"Stand down or be killed." He said but he never got the chance to say more as Tiberius began to have away at them. He first spun his blade around and severed the Captain's blaster in half and then cut off his left arm and slashed across his helmet. Then he kicked the nearest Imperial in the leg and swung his blade down and took off the mans head.
Tiberius then blocked two blaster bolts sending them back at the shooters. Next he rolled behind two Imperials and slashed their legs out from behind them. Lastly he flung his Lightsaber at the three surviving Imperials and took off their heads.
'Really when will they learn?' Tiberius wondered as his troops came up behind him. Tiberius looked ahead and saw the only thing left in their path was a perimeter set up around the City Plaza. He took out some macrobinoculars and observed the enemy perimeter.
It consisted of three lines of defense all placed in a manner to support the one in front and behind. The first line of defense consisted of Blaster Turrets positioned at gaps in the walls supported by two Sith Warriors at each to block any blaster fire coming at them. Imperial Soldiers were in groups of three at the larger gaps and took cover behind the walls when they received return fire.
The second line of defense consisted of snipers positioned at the gaps in the walls while Mortar Turrets were placed behind the walls. Groups of five Imperial Soldiers had taken up positions at the larger gaps like before but two were Assault Soldiers with Shoulder Fired Missile Launchers. At various points Tiberius could see Sith Warriors deflecting blaster fire.
The last line of defense consisted of Anti-Air Flak Turrets positioned all along the line. Aside from that about forty Imperial Soldiers manned various positions along the line while the Turrets covered the air.
Tiberius lowered the device and took a few moments to think. An Imperial Captain came up to him. "Sir what is our plan of action against their line of defense?" Tiberius waved him away so he could think as he observed the current assault being made.
Squads of allied Imperial Soldiers were taking cover behind various walls and benches and structures. They broke cover briefly to open fire but ducked back into cover whenever return fire began to fly. Sith Warriors stood out in the open blocking the blaster fire with their Lightsabers. Death Watch Soldiers were everywhere at once, flying by, speeding by, and firing with their Blaster Pistols.
Tiberius thought for a moment and then he found his answer. If the ground and sky were covered they would have to attack in a way outside their range. Tiberius saw that the last line of defense was right below a platform on either end and the distance between the ground and the platform was short enough that a normal person could jump and survive. Tiberius informed his troops of his plan and they were off.
They passed small skirmishes along their way as they charged up to the platform. Upon reaching the platform Tiberius looked down at the Anti-Air Turrets and smirked. He prepared himself and then jumped down to the line of defense below. His Imperial Soldiers and Sith Warriors followed.
"Attack!" Tiberius called as he commenced his assault. He impaled the nearest Imperial Soldier and then slashed through another. Tiberius then slashed through the support pole of the nearest Turret and it crashed to the ground. He then saw that the enemy Soldiers were coming at him and his troops.
Tiberius motioned to his Sith Warriors who charged into battle. They began hacking away at the enemy violently as Tiberius jumped up into the nearest Turret and kicked out the Gunner. He pressed a few buttons and targeted the other Turrets with the one he was controlling. Tiberius powered up the Turret as he took pride in the thought of using the enemy's own weapons against them.
'Fire away!' Tiberius thought as he pressed the fire button and the Turret thundered away as it fired four large bolts of blue energy at the other Turrets. First one turret exploded throwing the surrounding Imperials around like rag dolls. Then the second and third Turrets exploded and then the last one fired at the one Tiberius was controlling seconds before it was hit.
Tiberius jumped out of the Turret and watched as it exploded from the assault. Tiberius noticed that the third line of defense was basically non-existent now. He also noticed they now had a clear path straight through the enemy lines. Tiberius didn't bother waiting for his troops to follow as he jumped right into the fight.
He landed near a Mortar Turret and a group of snipers with a thud. The snipers and Gunners turned but would regret it as Tiberius slashed at two of the snipers and the impaled the third. He then sliced through the legs of the fourth. Tiberius then killed the Gunners and proceeded down the line repeating the process.
Tiberius went through both the second and first lines of defense slashing, hacking, stabbing, slicing, and slaughtering all those opposing his master. When he was done, Tiberius had given the attacking forces a clear path straight to the City Plaza. The Imperial Soldiers and Sith Warriors charged through the former lines of defense and over walls and towards the City Plaza. Tiberius turned and calmly walked to the top of the lines once more and looked down twenty feet at the City Plaza where the defenders were already under attack.
'So this is all they have to stand against our might?' Tiberius wondered as he looked across at his troops attacking the City Plaza.
ON THE SITH SANCTUM SPEEDER PLATFORM
Darth Dracus watched the destruction unfold from afar as he stood in front of the Sith Sanctum and over 2,000 Sith preparing to fight. Darth Dracus was one of the few members of the Dark Council left on Dromund Kaas who had not joined Thyferus or been cut down by his assault. He was the last one left to command the defense.
Dracus had gone to the Academy on Korriban with Thyferus and they had trained together. Dracus always was amazed at how Thyferus seemed to be more powerful than anyone else in the Academy. Dracus was also amazed by how Thyferus was apprenticed to a Darth some two years before the standard Academy Graduation. But now he felt no amazement towards the man only contempt.
Dracus's Apprentice Lord Caesar approached him from behind and kneeled. Dracus turned around and looked at him. "Rise my apprentice." Caesar rose and Dracus looked at him expectantly.
"My master I have some grave news. The traitor Thyferus's Apprentice Tiberius has just commenced an attack on the City Plaza. They will destroy the shield and be able to charge into the Citadel. What do you command?" Dracus thought about it and then prepared to give Caesar his orders. However he never got the chance.
At that moment an explosion came from Imperial Intelligence and Dracus spun around and saw quite a sight. Imperial Intelligence Agents, Commando's, Operatives, and Cipher Agents charged out of Imperial Intelligence Headquarters and over the bridge towards the Sith Sanctum. And they charged out firing at the Sith Warriors guarding the Sanctum.
A dozen Warriors fell in the first few minutes thanks to the attackers having the element of surprise on their side. Soon it turned into a skirmish around the entire platform as Sith Warriors were taking cover against blaster fire, engaging in hand to hand combat with the attackers, or were being cut down. Dracus turned to Caesar.
"My Apprentice, when Thyferus or his Apprentice come do not let them pass. Do everything in your power to stop them from coming into the Sanctum." Dracus told his Apprentice before walking off into the Sith Sanctum. Caesar bowed as he watched his Master walk back inside leaving him to prevent Thyferus or Tiberius from entering.
Caesar took up a position at the door and stood there waiting for the fight to come to him.