Grand Admiral, First Order Central Command
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Coruscant was lost, taken by force by the Galactic Alliance. Hundreds of Sith had died on the planet itself, alongside countless soldiers and stromtroopers, the iron fist of the empire. The Navy had suffered as well. At Dulvoyinn, almost the entirety of Azure Hammer Command had been destroyed, and all semblance of order was shattered when Fleet Admiral Varhoik went down aboard the Immortal Titan.Coruscant had been no better. Grand Admiral Myth Worgemuth was missing in action following the destruction of the Orbital GHQ. As the station had disintegrated under the repeated barrage of a hundred Javelin Cannons, Fleet Admiral Lkiras had fought a delaying action to allow the remnants of Shadow Hand command to escape. His flagship, the Star Destroyer Desolator had not made it out. It had been the last combat effective Sith ship in the Coruscant system, facing down the veteran crews of Omega Pyre battleships who had bided their time and honed their skills for years the shadows.
It hadn't been an uneven contest, Alliance losses had been equally severe. But the Alliance had not been fighting a grueling war of conquest for years now, instead they had been preparing for this, their master stroke. Now, whatever the cost, their gamble had succeeded. The Sith could no longer expect to outnumber their opponent, whether on land or in space.
Overall command fell, unwanted and unasked for, to the harch Grand Admiral Chysa'sk. Rallying what forces she could, she prepared for a counteroffensive across the long Alliance salient. In a stark departure from the typical grand show of force, she split the remaining Sector Fleets into smaller strike groups and launched a series of hit and run strikes. Weaving a web of deceit, with every attack preceded by numerous feints and false maneuvers, she threw the warships of the One Sith at their opponents with renewed vigor.
Rumors among the enlisted spoke of a grand project known as the 'Ascension,' that would turn the tide of the war. But equally ominous was the fact that Iron Lance Command, headed by Fleet Admiral Cyrus Tregessar, appeared to be entirely uninvolved in the offensive.
'Ascension,' it was such a Sith way to talk of a purge in such terms. A cleasning, if you will, a change of the guard mandated by force and paved with blood. That Chysa'sk would kowtow the dark side masters so willingly was a bit disappointing, but not at all unexpected.
They all had their part to play, after all. Though perhaps, not all the acts were quite yet written. There was yet room for one with enough will to alter the course, and take some of what would be left behind for themselves.
OOC
This thread is largely going to be Cyrus' IC defection from the One Sith. It is however, totally open to anybody who wants to participate, so feel free to jump in if you're so inclined. Opposition will be largely NPC's, unless someone wants to fight it out for the One Sith. PM me for questions, or just let it ride and enjoy the story.