By Kesare Sauvage, Editor In Chief
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An image of the Empress of Byss appears on her throne. “READY THE FLEETS! And prep the Ror’Jihan fleet. We go…we scuttle this planet. No one will take from us.”
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A long silence hung over the throne room at the Empress’ last order, Members of the Imperial Sith Military spoke into their comms as orders spread across the Sith Empire over the next few moments. A plan long prepared for had been finally called to action. Distant screams could be heard as voices throughout the citadel and beyond were lost in the ensuing chaos. What was going on beyond the doors of the throne room? What was going on beyond the halls of the citadel?
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“Multiple explosions has been recorded above Byss as a space battle taking place. The Ror’jihan fleet and defense fletes have fired on Darth Kalaratri’s Fleet. Shrapnel is coming down through the atmosphere and warnings are going out. Stay tned to INN news as developments unravel from the Palace.”
((All the fleets above opened fire on Kal’s fleet along with the Ror’Jihan that was already in their planet-killing formation. The results would be…devastating. The entire force of the Sith Empire was now taking orders only from the Empress. She drew her vibrosword, “I have a better idea, now that your hand is being shown.”))
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“Unknown forces have invaded the palace on Byss…”
Behind the reporter came the clear voice of the Empress. A sea of red lightsabers surging into attack position in the Great Hall.
Empress Rowe looked to the rest gathered, “whatever is out there…they do not live beyond this moment. Am I clear?” Empress Rowe made her way to the great hall and saw the large crowd, “is this all you brought to attack this empire? I am insulted….CALL YOUR DOGS…THEY CAN FEAST ON YOUR CORPSES!” And with that, she looked to her own Sith, “kill them…all of them.”
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Entering the great hall of Validestius’ Citadel those of the order would find absolute chaos. The hall filled with dozens of sith acolytes and failed disciples fighting for their lives. Yet the path forward was beyond them, those who wished to move forward would have to defeat those gathered.
Darth Nemesis, Certus, Dezinya and Jen’aru Rina charge into the sea of robed enemies as a Force Storm breaks throughout the huge room, lightning sizzling into the dark robed ranks… the Empress leaping through the crash of lightning to cleave the lead enemy… Dozens of sith would fall to the blades of the order. Yet they continued on, trying to cut through those who continued to fight even as their numbers were cut down. Bodies littering the floors.
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In the crash of the Force Storm, the Live Feed struggles to show battle and the voice of the reporter frequently drowned out by the roar of battle and screams od death and carnage. The false sith before Darth Certus fall in heaps of tortured crystal and bloody corpses rapidly shredding apart, he turned spinning his saber and bringing a falling avalance crashing down towards another target. Darth Dezinya grabbed the Keldor through the Force and attempted to crush every single one of its bones within his body, the bones breaching the skin and causing unimaginable pain. Empress Rowe moved like a striking viper now making a thrust with her vibrosword to try and spear the last one alive in group 5 through the head like a shish-kabob on a stick. Jen’ari Rina placed herself between the two groups , reaching out with the force she moved her hand into a clutching motion attempting to break his neck. Dark Lady Kalaratri raises her staff again channeling lightning, as she let out a barrage from the weapon, arching towards the group before her. Blade against blade more continued to fall, Heads falling to the ground bodies littering the hall. The failed acolytes continued still to try and fight against those who stood in their way.
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General Chris Raiden opens fire as his troops battle on all over the Citadel, Jen’ari Invidia’s hands crackled with lighting as force lighting crackled at her finger tips. the storm continues on. Darth Certus [Abel Skaeren] spins his saber in his hand after splitting one of the failed sith in half vertically and aims to take the last of the group in front of him out with a quick stab. Kado Virtuous would bash there heads in with his training saber.
It took only moments for the acolytes to be felled by the true sith of the order, the blood streaking their armor being not their own. Passionate upstarts trying to save their own lives. Yet their destiny would end here, Leaving the great hall devoid of all those who would stand in the orders way. To scuttle the planet however the order would have to continue forward to the ancient caves leading to the forge of Validus and bring it to life once more.
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Empress Rowe thrust her sword out, “forward! Kill them all!” She shouted as she ran through the great hall. She raised the devise she spoke into before, “Open Hall One” and the great doors unsealed and opened leading out of the great hall. The ancient caves that would lead to the forge had laid abandoned for decades, Even this path to the forge had been kept secret by all but those of the highest rank within the order. What lay within these caves was anyones question.
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Upon entering the code in the old terminal, the massive blast door would shutter alive, lifting inch by inch as it rose into the ceiling above. Grinding against the stone as the path forward was granted. Continuing through the caves a massive room filled with bubbling magma would rest infront of the true sith, Rising from the lava were two massive imposing beasts peering out towards the two. If the sith wished to continue forward they would have to defeat the ancient beasts. As the Dark Side began to fail them, the Executor stepped forward a bit and attempted to crush the throat of the beast on the right. Dark Lady Kalaratri raised her staff once more, as the power of the bogan gathered around in lightning, and she lunged it forward. The beasts mouths opened as the sith approached, their hardened bodies were tempered to the damage that the order would attempt against the ancient leviathans. Each would open their mouths and spew molten lava out towards the group. Lava pours over the Supreme General Rokkuo, Darth Awata and Disciple Virtu in the narrow passage.
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Darth Certus [Abel Skaeren] would sprint forward leaping through the lava spray up above leviathen #1 as sith lightning crackles along his right arm and he swings a reverse uppercut down at the head of the beast before leaping off of the beast to land on the bridge. Nikkos Rokkuo would immediately find himself engulfed in Leviathan vomit, stumbling back a bit as his shots went wide. Darth Dezinya pressed deep into the Force as she jumped and reached for the first Leviathan’s jaw, attempting to pry it apart and dislocate the bones within, her claws digging deep within its superheated skin. Empress Rowe channeled lightning through the blade of her vibrosword and swings it like a bat to fling a ball of energy at one of the monsters. Dark Lady Kalaratri sent another huge arc of pure bogan lightning towards the lava leviathan. Darth Nemesis jumped onto the bridge, to send debris and boulder’s down upon the Leviathan’s head as General Chris Raiden poured blaster fire into the lava beast. The sound of rending stone filled the cavern ahead of the rest of the order, as if the very bedrock was being split asunder. With an echoing crash Invidia attempted to send the rune stone pillars flying in to the Leviathan. Darth Certus leaped back into the air towards the leviathan and slam feet against it acting both as a double snap kick attack and bouncing off of the animal to land back on the bridge. Darth Dezinya ignited her saber and jabbed it through the creature’s skull as she stood atop it, jumping back down on the bridge.
Disciple Virtu = Disciple Kado. The INN regrets this error in its long history of incredibly accurate reporting.
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The Empress jumped across the lava to land on the top of the creature and drive her sword through its skull. With one of the Ancient Leviathans slain and the other badly damaged the one remaining Leviathan would raise its massive tail and slam it into the stone bridge collapsing the worn walkway out from under the feet of those who dared face it. General Rokkuo, Darth Certus, Darth Dezinya fall with the bridge as the rest scramble to each side.
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Darth Awata force throws his former master into the leviathan, missing but Darth Certus plunges into the molten lava below searing against his skin causing the wrath to want to roar in irritation but it was probably better not to swallow molten rock. He reached out and wrapped his fingers around individual scales climbing up the back of the leviathan, molten rock dripping off of him as he breaches the surface. He lets out a cocophonous roar and slams his fist into the back of the beasts neck to tear out it’s throat through the other side as the Sith around him pull themselves out of the lava. The caves ahead would lead eventually to a massive door. The heat grew and grew as the sith ventured further towards the very heart of the planet. Towards the ancient forge.
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Sitting upon the ancient throne within the very heart of Byss laid the imposing forge. Though the passage of time had dealt irrepirable damage to it the massive statue of Validus himself stood within the heart of it. And before the statue, and the order itself sat the ancient sith pureblood. Dark Lord Validus, who sat upon the throne, consuming the thousands of souls whos lives were taken across the planet and beyond. As the Sith of the order entered within the room he would rise to his feet, golden staff in hand. A cruel grin would crawl across the ancient siths face. “Long have I waited for those who wish to destroy my home. Byss has stood by my will and my will alone, and no other shall decide this planets fate…” spoke the voice of Dark Lord Validus. Before lifting his blackened digits. “Hash’ta Ik’ra Nu’umb’ra!” hissed the voice in a long dead language, raising his hand as a dozen spears black as the void itself manifested themselves within the molten core of the planet. Before raining down on the intruders. Whatever idea some may have had about negotiating with the once Emperor had vanished in an instant, With scape hardly an option only one thing was left. Face down the Dark Lord and win or perish at his hand.
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With a snarl Jen’ari Invidia dropped the shield and raised the blade channeling the force through it she shot a blast of icy corruption towards Validus. Darth Certus ignited both ends of his blade stepping forward and slamming aside the black spear with his upper blade before sprinting forward and spinning his saber low and slashing at the spirits legs. Empress Rowe approached Jen’ari Validus, “I have long awaited this moment. I’m the Emperor Slayer after all. Tell me Validus….what piece of you should I take as my prize when you are dead?” And with that she lunged at the former Sith Emperor with a slash that could cleave a mountain. Jen’ari Rina took a ball of lava and threw it towards Validus. Dark Lady Kalaratri lunged her staff forward again, sending pure arc lighting towards the former Emperor.
Struck by an onslaught of force powers and saber slashes, though the Ancient Sith continued to hold a defense against the members of his order. He would bare his teeth before throwing out a hand and sending a shockwave which rippled the very core of the planet itself, Leaving Byss to tremble at the might which the former Emperor now held at his fingertips. Sending those who dared approach his throne flying back. Suddenly the form of Dark Lord Validus would seem like little more than a thin veil before them as it rose above the ground vanishing for a moment. The spirit speaking once more to the very threads of chaos themselves, weaving and bending them to his will. “Ja’mak Du Thras, Kall’ek Shii’ra” echoed the voice, As waves of dark side corruption spilled from the ghost like apparition, lunging out towards those who stood before him. Spreading his insidious will into the minds of those weaker than himself, the Empress, Kalaratri and Nemesis, and Disciple Kado.
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Jen’ari Invidia: A dark laughter filled her mouth,. slowly she drew upon the force as dark tendrils reached out to entomb Rowe. Darth Certus reached out sheathing his hand in sith lightning to grab the spirit by the throat and choke slam it into the ground. Nikkos Rokkuo would continue to launch a barrage of blaster bolts at the cavern ceiling above them, giving no sign as to his conversion. After a volley of concentrated fire, he would have hopefully been successful in weakening the structure as to cause the ceiling to begin to cave in in large chunks on the Sith and ISM below. Empress Rowe laughed and speared her sword forward trying to impale him. Dark Lady Kalaratri launched another barrage of lightning towards the former Emperor, holding her grip tight on the staff. As the crowd of sith devolved into chaos few still focusing upon the former Emperor. Dark Lord Validus would find himself still hit by a few stray attacks vanishing once more this time in his entirety only his voice would be left echoing throughout the once great forge. The dark forces of the former emperor would seem to seep into the remnants of the forge itself as the eyes of the massive golden statue would open, revealing glowing crimson eyes. All those who stood within the sight of the statue of the Dark Lord would feel as their very skin would begin to bubble and burn. Voices of a thousand lost souls who had perished upon the molten world screamed as the Dark Lords might swelled. A single word echoing throughout the forge. “Obey” a command which to those who were not strong enough to face the sheer might of the dark lord would be faced with.
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Darth Nemesis, Dezinya and Awata. Darth Nemesis attempted to jump on Certus’s back in an attempt to stab him repeatedly before he kicked her down the ramp.Jen’ari Invidia turned to face Darth Nemesis, her hand and sword crackled with purple light, as a wave of life sapping energy rocketed towards Nemesis. Darth Awata draws his twin forcesabers, the sheer force of will of the dark spirit overwhelms him and he attempts to Force push Jen’ari Kalaratri into the lava as Disciple Kado falls to the ground unconscious. Nikkos Rokkuo lunged at Darth Rina to tackle her to the ground and begin beating her face in. As Dark Lady Kalaratri fried Darth Awata with lighting, The visage of Dark Lord Validus appeared before the throne once again, As the blades of the various members of his order slashed and lunged at one another. Validus’ spirit returned to corporeal form a cold and cruel grin lingering upon his face as he seemed to be feeding off the pain and blood that had been split within the forge. The pure blood sith would lift his staff up into the air arcs of lightning sparking off the imposing golden staff as the Dark Lord leveled his staff against the order. Bringing to bare a cacophony of sith lightning upon all who dare stand before him. Jagged teeth revealed as a cackled laugh would be heard erupting from Validus frying Jen’ari Rina, Dark Lady Kālarātri and Darth Awata who fell in a smoking heap.
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Darth Nemesis would attempt to sidestep the fling but didn’t see it coming in time and went flying. And this was after the whole health sucking thing. Flying backwards Nemesis would jump up and start attempting to stab Jen’Ari Rina. Jen’ari Invidia spun backward aiming the Bedrock blade at Darth Nemesis throat. Darth Certus turned back on the return of the spirit growling and would charge his fist with immense sith lightning before slamming his fist into the ground sending a blast of rock, lightning, and dark side energy at the spirit. Nikkos Rokkuo extended a vibroblade from his gauntlet and begin to stab at Darth Rina rather than just bludgeon her to death as Darth Dezinya pounced on the Sith, slashing her throat and shoulder until she fell.
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Dark Lady Kalaratri [Lerina] turned her attention back to the Jen’ari, sending another barrage of lightning from her staff.
As another wave of attacks unleashed themselves upon the Dark Lord he would find himself despite all the power that the forge had granted him ebbing further and further towards the void. He knew that this was the final moment that he could truly turn the tide against the intruders and save his home. The Dark Lord would channel all of his rage and fury a cloak of fire enveloping the spirit as his ghostly visage seemed to rise once more into the air. The eyes of Dark Lord Validus glowing as if with the heat of burning stars. As his voice echoed not only throughout the Forge. But beyond and across the surface of the planet itself. “Ira’sa Notep Ka’raa’sha, Haa’sa Irat!” With every syllable that slipped from Dark Lords lips the ground would ripple and shutter sending cracks which would echo through the molten stone of the burning planet. Opening wounds the size of rivers across its surface. The sheer power at the Dark Lords brought to bare was enough to bring even the strongest willed darth to his knees.
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Somewhere deep within the corrupted mind which was Validus’ he knew that this would be the final act that he could command upon the planet Byss. And just as he had foretold when they had entered. He and He alone would decide this planets fate. Rocks the size of boulders would crumble and fall, splashing into the core of Byss sending waves of molten magma in waves, Crushing the golden statue of Validus. The heart of Byss had been pierced, though it had been at a heafty price. Now laid ahead perhaps the hardest task. Escaping the heart of Byss alive. Before the planet crumpled in on itself and was shattered upon the former Emperors will.
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It took less than an hour from the Empress’ command till all that was left of the once great seat of the Sith Empire to be little more than a shattered planet floating within the endless void of space. The remaining Sith Empire shocked with the constant news reports and final orders of the last Empress of the Empire would leave the countless planets under their domain in utter chaos. And with the strongest members of the order departing for a distant planet beyond the grasps of the known galaxy only questions without answers would be left in the hearts and minds of so many. A power unlike any other had vanished from the galaxy overnight. Leaving the galaxy with the greatest unease for what would come to pass.
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Broadcast from a safe location on a ship overlooking the destroyed planet, signing off for the last time with a flicker of complicated emotions across her face. “This has been Kesare Sauvage, for the INN. good night.”
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