Simply A Messenger

[Tyrcas Pallopides]

The Mustafar System​

Fortress Vader​

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The small Xi-class light shuttle reverted to realspace with a flash, appearing above the planet Mustafar below. A fiery and volcanic world, covered in natural lava flows, it did not appear a welcoming place. Nonetheless, following the crippling of the First Order, a group of remnants had relocated to the reddish planet, making it their new base of operations. The Knights of Ren, Force users within the First Order, under the guidance of their leader [member="Kyrel Ren"], to be exact. The pilots began descending, knowing the location they sought - Fortress Vader...

After sometime, the shuttle touched down on a landing pad. It used an encrypted First Order telesponder, so the likelihood of being confused for an enemy was - hopefully - minimal, considering the force that could be brought to bear. The ramp lowered, allowing a single occupant to walk out into the hot environment beyond. He was young, dark hair slicked back, blue eyes observant, while also being dressed in a First Order Officer's uniform.

Not wanting to intrude more than he had, Tyrcas stopped midway from the shuttle and fortress proper. It was better to give the residents the option of how to proceed, since he was visiting their territory. Still, part of the human wondered if it was just a waste of time. The Ren had secluded themselves, clearly focused on their own devices, but the leadership of the First Order had determined lacking a Force wielding division was not an option.

So here Tyrcas was.

With his hands at the small of his back, the Captain waited, standing straight and waiting for movement from within the structure ahead...

 

[Kyrel Ren]

Mustafar was the Bastion of the Remnant group known as the Crimson Hand, a splinter group of the First Order that was under the direct command of Kyrel Ren. With the Master of Ren's help along with that of the Admiral Caine. In the days since the collapse of the First Order. Kyrel had fortified Mustafar, building defenses along that of his Castle. The Fortress of Darth Vader, hoping that he could tap into the dark side nexus of the world. Harness the powers of the dark side from within. As one of the last of the Knights of Ren, Dark Side warriors that splintered off from the Sith, forming their own sect and serving the once almighty Supreme Leader Sieger Ren. Now like a despot he had remained reclused on Mustafar with the help of his Assassin Droid he had built a new Droid Foundry on the Gahenn Plains... Not far from where the Castle was.

He had plans underway, but lacked something to carry them out. As a Master of the Knights of Ren he sought to rebuild the Ren. Claim the Outer Rim and start a new Imperial Regime, doubting that even the First Order can survive. The man had spent his days in solitude trying to access the dark side nexus deep within a cave dating back to the reign of the Ancient Sith thousands of years prior. He was startled from his meditation when his Holoprojector made a loud sound indicating that someone was approaching, he almost instructed the anti air turrets to blast the craft from the fiery red sky.

He reached out to his Assassin Droid, General of the Crimson Hand's Droid Armies known ironically as Grievous II. Watching closely as the shuttle landed outside on the platform that led directly into the Castle. Any moment Kyrel could have fired on the shuttle but chose not to. Watching as what looked to be First Imperials walk on the Obsidian platform. He spoke to his droid. "Grevious, go greet our uninvited guests, find out why they are here and bring them to me."

He leaned into his throne waiting to see how it would all play out, why were these guests here... What did they want, and how did they know where to find him? Questions that would need answers.

@HK-42 [member="Tyrcas Pallopides"]