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ON CORUSCANT WITHIN THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
It had been hours since the call and yet the Dark Council members were still trying to contemplate things. Quite a few of the Republic Delegates also were attempting to contemplate things. The Jedi were contemplating how Thyferus could be defeated now. With all his new power and authority he would be near impossible to get at. Only one person was contemplating something off subject of every one else. Darrius.
Darrius knew that if the Empire fell then the Dark Council members before them would have no reason to keep secrets. They would most likely expose every single Sith or Imperial Spy in the Republic including Darrius. Several of the Imperial High Command members knew Darrius was a spy within the Republic. Therefore when the call came through whether or not Thyferus claimed victory or defeat Darrius would have to act for his own survival. Hence why he had poison placed in the drinks of the several Imperial High Command Officers who knew his identity.
Simply distracting the Republic while Thyferus took the Empire by storm was not Darrius's only mission. No it was to manipulate the Republic to the Empire's needs. And to slowly kill it from the inside. However Darrius didn't even know his masters full plan. No the only person who knew that was Darth Thyferus himself. Anyone involved in his plans and plots only knows pieces and parts not the whole thing.
Darrius and the rest of them waited for the call to come to say if Thyferus won or lost. They didn't have to wait long. Several minutes later the Holotable activated and a transmission came through. The person in the Hologram was none other than Darth Thyferus himself. He looked around at the delegates.
"Greetings pathetic weaklings and fools. I know who you are and I am positive that you know who I am. The great and powerful Darth Thyferus, Dark Lord of the Sith. Yes I have gained victory over the old Sith Empire and now comes the New Sith Empire. The delegates sent to negotiate the 'Peace Treaty' with you are now stripped of their authority and ranking within the Empire. I bid you farewell." The Hologram shut down and the Imperial and Sith Delegates began to panic as they realized that they were powerless now.
Seeing them panicked, Darrius realized now was the perfect time to kill them. Darrius stood up. "Well since this seems to have shaken us all up why don't we all take a nice long drink to calm our nerves." Everyone nodded and Darrius picked up his glass and so did everyone else. They all skipped the toast because there was nothing happy to celebrate. Everyone just downed the drinks in a flash.
The poison in the five Imperial High Command Officers drinks took effect immediately. All five paled and then began to cough as if choking. They then began to clutch their throat as they couldn't breathe. The five Officers did this all in a period of only twenty-three seconds exactly before collapsing to the floor dead as a doornail. Darrius acted shocked so no one would suspect him and several of the Imperial Delegates leaned down to check their pulse.
Darrius knew this was a bold move but he had to keep his cover. Of course he also knew that he and Moss were supposed to meet up at the Landing Platform once Darth Thyferus claimed victory. That meeting was in five minutes. He excused himself and said that he recalled a meeting he had to attend with a group of Senator's.
'The old fools don't suspect me one bit. And now no one can squeal.' Darrius thought as he walked quietly down the hallway towards his meeting with Moss. Darrius deeply wondered what orders Darth Thyferus had for the two of them. His master had already taken the Empire so what could he be planning now.
Darrius continued to think about this as he rode the elevator down to the Landing Platform. He was taken out of his thoughts when the elevator doors opened and Darrius walked out and looked around for Moss. He eventually spotted him in a dark area since they would be contacting Darth Thyferus in an open area.
Darrius strode over to Moss and nodded at him. "Moss." The other man nodded at him and pulled out a Holocommunicator. He keyed in a frequency and a hologram of Darth Thyferus sprang up seconds later. Darrius bowed slightly. "Your Excellency." Moss did the same.
Darth Thyferus got right to the point. "Agents Moss and Voltar. Your previous orders are no longer in application. Your new orders are as follows. You are to slowly taint the name of the Jedi in the eyes of the Republic. Commit acts of terrorism on Coruscant in such abundance that the Republic believes the Jedi no longer can protect them. Use your influence in the Senate to discredit them. Is that understood?" The two Imperial Agents nodded and saluted. Thyferus nodded and turned to Darrius. "Agent Voltar, I wish to speak with you privately. Key the frequency into your personal communicator." Moss turned the device off as Darrius ushered him away and keyed in the frequency.
Once the hologram of Darth Thyferus reappeared the New Emperor crossed his arms and stared at Darrius. "Agent Voltar, I have special orders for you that will not be fulfilled for many years. My son will one day pay you a visit and it will be the time for your orders to be fulfilled." Darrius was a bit puzzled. Why would the Prince be sent his way?
Darrius cleared his throat before speaking. "Your Excellency, what are my orders exactly?" Darrius hoped he didn't anger Thyferus by interrupting before he could speak. However Thyferus seemed to not be holding back anger but embarrassment.
"You see one day, when my son comes to pay you a visit. I wish for you to arrange for him to peacefully meet his uncle. Jedi Master Huzan Lartus." Darrius realized why his master was apparently embarrassed. The Dark Lord of the Sith and New Emperor of the New Sith Empire asking for his own son, the High Prince of the New Sith Empire, to meet his Jedi uncle. Then again Darrius recalled that Empress Nyra was once a Jedi and her brother was and stayed one.
Darrius nodded to show he understood. "Yes Your Excellency. I understand and I will see to it when the time comes. Is there anything else?" Before Thyferus could respond an object slammed into the communicator and impaled itself in the wall with the communicator attached. Darrius spun around to see three Jedi along with a dozen Senate Guards.
The lead Jedi stepped forward and drew his Lightsaber out of the folds of his cloak. The man pressed the activator and it lit up in a long green blade. "Senator Voltar, as a Representative of the Jedi Order I hereby place you under arrest. Come along quietly now. We know you were meeting another Imperial Spy here. Who was it?" Darrius smirked as he acted like he was observing his surroundings when he really was searching for Moss. Darrius knew that these Jedi and Senate Guards most likely overheard him talking to Thyferus and he knew he had to get rid of them.
Darrius finally spotted Moss in the rafters waiting to pounce. He then turned back to the Jedi. "I don't know what your talking about. But I do know that I can't let you leave this place alive." With that Darrius grabbed the hem of his robes and tore them off to reveal the Battle Armor beneath. Darrius wore sleek and agile black Battle Armor with various accessories.
On his wrists were two energy emitters each, on top of his hands were grappling hooks, on his shoulders were dart launchers. A black mask slid over his face so the Security Camera's wouldn't catch him. Darrius then spoke to the Jedi. "We aren't just Spy's. We're also Assassins!" With that Darrius sprang forward as the emitters each activated emitting a shorter version of a Lightsaber only black.
The three Jedi quickly activated their Lightsabers to fight him as he was on them. They began to battle as the Senate Guards prepared to fire when Moss dropped down onto them and commenced his attack.
Darrius crossed his arms as the Lightsabers of the three Jedi crashed against his own. As they pushed against his blades the Dart Launchers activated and two darts were fired. The Darts struck two of the Jedi killing them instantly. Darrius kicked the third in the stomach. "Your friends are no more." Darrius then twisted the mans arm and shoved his right blades into him. He then spun around pulling the blades out as the Jedi fell to the ground dead.
Darrius looked over to see Moss standing over a pile of Senate Guards. They both took off the masks. Darrius smirked. "They didn't know what hit them. Hardly even had a chance." Then Darrius fell grim. "If they found out then others could as well. We must hunt down and eliminate all those capable of discovering us." Moss nodded and they quickly put their robes back on and dragged the bodies away.
Once that was done Moss turned to Darrius with a serious look. "The Imperial Intelligence Outpost here has a fair amount of Assassin's and Assassin Droids in stock. They could be useful in hunting down those individuals." Darrius nodded and they both put their robes back on to cover their armor and left the scene.
Soon the two of them were headed for a Speeder to the Imperial Intelligence Outpost on Coruscant. Moss turned to Darrius as they got in a Speeder. "What did Darth Thyferus speak to you about?" Darrius activated the Engine and began to pilot the Speeder away from the Senate Tower.
Darrius just shrugged. "Just some special conditions." With that they headed off to the Outpost on the west end of the city.
MEANWHILE BACK IN THE SENATE TOWER
Darth Baras was lost. That was all. Not only that but he had lost. For now it was himself, three Sith Lords, and four Imperial Officers against the entire Jedi High Council. And now they couldn't threaten war if the Jedi attacked them. Thyferus had seen to that.
All that the former leaders of the Empire could do was drop their weapons and give up. The Jedi put them in Electro Cuffs and then the Senate Guards arrived to take them away. Darth Marr tried to resist and killed two Senate Guards before he was killed by one of the Jedi.
As they were escorted through the Senate Tower to a Prison there was one thing on Baras's mind. Revenge. Revenge on Darth Thyferus. Revenge on all those traitors who had joined him in his plot. And he would get it.
Someday the merciless Darth Baras would have his revenge.
TWO WEEKS LATER ON DROMUND KAAS IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE WAR ROOM
The many five dozen Imperial Generals, Sith Lords, Darth's, Imperial Admiral's, and Death Watch Leaders assembled around the massive Holotable watched as the Emperor paced in front of them. On the Holotable was a map of the galaxy which the group was observing. Darth Thyferus had been pacing and telling them various plans and plots. These were plans and plots of expansion.
On the map various blue lines connected various planets showing plans for expansion campaigns. Yellow lines signaled Trade Routes while Yellow Dotted Lines showed possible trade routes. Blue X's showed planets that were under Imperial influence. All Imperial controlled planets had the Imperial emblem over them. Miniature blue ships showed where Imperial Fleets were located.
As to any non-Imperial activity. Thanks to the two Agents planted in the Senate, every bit of data that Imperial Intelligence had on Republic activity was 98.728% accurate. The data for Republic Campaigns were represented by red lines while red X's showed planets under Republic influence and Republic Emblems represented Republic planets. The Republic fleets were also represented by miniature ships only red. With all this close to completely accurate data on his enemy the Emperor could easily cripple the Republic.
Yet, Darth Thyferus's target was not the Republic but another. That target was the peacekeeper planet of Mandalore. He intended to make good on his agreement to the Death Watch. Aside from that the current rulers of Mandalore intended to keep peace and stop any Imperial influence that was spreading. This the new Emperor could not allow. So he intended to make good on the agreement rather soon.
Thyferus stopped pacing and turned to the assembled group. He spread his arms. "Ladies and Gentlemen. As you all know, we received a large amount of aid in our invasion of Dromund Kaas. That aid came from the Death Watch." The Imperials and Sith clapped and applauded as the Death Watch leaders stood up and took a bow before sitting down again. Thyferus then spoke again. "Elite and honorable Warriors to the last breath. And now that they have done us a great service it is our turn to thank them." Thyferus pressed a few buttons on the table and the planet Mandalore was enlarged and he continued speaking. "You see the Death Watch ask that we aid them in taking Mandalore. Here is one of their Clan Leaders to tell you the full story." The assembled group clapped and applauded as Ducio stepped in front of the table and took off his helmet.
Ducio held up his hand for silence as he began his story. "Over two hundred years ago, Death Watch left Mandalore and our various Clans took residence across the galaxy. Our reason for leaving is that we were everything that Mandalore no longer was. A group of skilled and honorable Warriors like the Mandalorian's of old." Ducio took a pause and breathed deeply before continuing. "Our people are considered outcasts and criminals by Mandalore. They do not know honor and have tarnished the formerly great honor of our home. We want our home back! We will restore honor to Mandalore! Those fools call for peace but we call for honor!" Applause sounded throughout the room as Darth Thyferus once again took the stand and Ducio took his seat.
The Emperor began to speak again. "And the Empire will aid you in restoring your honor. The Empire hereby pledges its support to the Death Watch in their efforts to take back Mandalore! For Victory!" Thyferus listened to the thunderous applause as now the planning for the attack could begin.
Soon the Invasion of Mandalore would begin. And the current rulers of Mandalore would meet the same fate as the late leaders of the old Empire.
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