Junction The Spoils | Sith Order/Mandalorian Empire Junction for Apoptosia and Empty Hex

[Aspect of Resolve]

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It had taken but a day for the carrion scent to waft through the Blackwall and across the Parlemian Trade Route. ​

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The initial probings by Sith forces for what was meant to be a counter-strike against the Imperial Confederation after their attack on Brosi found no grand armadas or stalwart bastions to greet them, rather just empty space and the trails of retreating vessels. When the Sith launched their assembled task forces anyway and spearheaded what was meant to be Imperial space, the reason soon became clear. Their foe had turned their vices and weapons inwards against one another.​

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A similar situation began to unfold within the Mandalorian bounds as well, reports of Imperial and Diarch forces withdrawing from known positions and lines all across the galaxy. Reports which seemed too good to be true even after the defeats that both factions had suffered recently. Incursions were sent out to investigate these apparent retreats and soon found themselves engaged in these outbreaks of conflict between the Imperial worlds.​

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When the Mandalorian and Sith forces finally met amidst the systems comprising and surrounding the Tion Cluster the suspicion and trepidation with which both had acted in investigating the Imperial space soon turned into a grim relief and even more bloodthirsty drive. The Imperial Confederation had evidently begun its death throes and they both wished to usher in the last breath.​

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Tion has become the main focus for the Sith advance, now joined by Mandalorians seeking to use their allies’ momentum to their advantage. The shipyards in orbit serve as the main line of defense and prize in equal measure, defended by a fleet of Imperial vessels which are still recovering from their previous losses.​

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Now though they are trapped between orbital reentry and the crushing weight of the combined forces bearing down upon them. With the last of the defending ships either beaten back into the shipyard’s ports and gantrys or now burning hulks, dozens of boarding vessels and pods now streak towards the stations to finish the Imperial forces aboard. There are ships and prizes to be claimed this day, and plenty of blood to be shed along the way.​

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Lianna, once the capital of the Imperial Confederation, now lies within the clutches of its worst foes. And they appear to be fresh out of mercy. Fleets of Mandalorian and Sith alike have begun decimating the planet shortly after leaving the stations and fleet that had been defending the orbit in ruins.​

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While taking the fight planetside on a large scale isn’t part of the plan, there are still valuable assets and information that can’t simply be glassed without losing the advantage that they would give. Corporate headquarters, military complexes, sophisticated industries and factories, all of which are being spared the bombardment so that small groups can venture down from orbit and retrieve whatever of value might remain within them.​

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Voss was a world of relative strategic interest yet decidedly little investment in terms of actual defense or resistance. In fact the Voss themselves actually welcomed the invading forces with open arms. Having apparently "foreseen" this day they have eschewed what would have been a costly and futile resistance in favor of greeting the Mandalorians and Sith as peers rather than conquerors.​

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A grand banquet has been arranged in Voss-Ka to celebrate their arrival, coinciding with calls for diplomats and authorities from both factions to discuss Voss’ neutrality and cooperation in the coming days following the Imperial withdrawal. The Voss Mystics have also tentatively opened their services to outsiders for this event, allowing for a glimpse into the future for the patrons of the banquet as well.​

 

[Barragh Nenn]

TION
The Eye of Helvede
Objective 1 - Assist the Remnants
Enemies: Mandalorians/Sith​

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Distress signals had emanated from Tion though they sounded more like pleas for assistance and cries of mercy.

Tion had been important to the Imperial Confederation, it boasted a shipyard, a spaceport and three industrial moons though the world itself was largely oceanic.

When the Imperial Confederation had collapsed in on itself and withdrawn to three key Fortress Worlds it was only natural that a remnant would want to stay and preserve the economic and industrial influence afforded to them.

It would appear that was particularly foolhardy.

A Fleet left hyperspace on the far side of one of Tion's industrial moons, using the celestial body to cover its entrance into the zone of engagement.

The Eye of Helvede, an immense amalgamation of Command Carrier and Battlecruiser lead an ensemble that was composed of a retrofitted Imperial I-class Star Destroyer, the Hammer, a Tyrant III Class Missile Cruiser, the Hounds Tooth, a pair of Celox-Class Frigates and a lone Lianna II-Class Corvette, the Prixar.

Not the largest fleet that had ever been fielded but capable nonetheless.

They began to wheel around the moon, their weapons already charging and shields raised. Against the backdrop of the Eye of Helvede the other ships were diminuative, even the Hammer was less than half its size.

On board the Eye of Helvede the bridge crew reported scans and communications while sensors identified enemy vessels. The Captain of the vessel would have turned and said...

"Lord, we have reports that remnant forces have suffered heavy damage. Our scans show the wreckage of dozens of smaller vessels and several larger ones. It appears a combination of Mandalorian and Sith boarding vessels and pods are now breaching the shipyards."​

A Holo Emitter projected the image of the Umbaran onto the bridge raising the question as to whether or not he was somewhere deeper in the ship or on board at all.

The flickering projection of the Umbaran was true to form however, he was concealed beneath his Shadowcloak save for his head. Ochre glimmered in the corners of his eyes while he followed the situation...

"Assist the shipyards. The Hounds Tooth to begin its barrage. Relay orders throughout the fleet. Ready squadrons for launch. Prepare tactical assessments, weapons ready."

...the Captain would call out the orders across the bridge leading Officers and Crew into action.

The Umbaran waited for more information, particularly fleet placement and numbers of the enemy.

Orders were relayed throughout the fleet which prepared to open fire but had yet to engage. The Hounds Tooth, receiving its orders would launch a barrage of 'Cluster Missiles' from any of its sixty (60) launchers. It targeted dropships and pods launched towards the shipyards, the missiles intending to shred the smaller vessels to pieces and offer remnant forces some small amount of relief from their current predicament.

Notibly, the Prixar would be difficult to detect or target. It remained at the rear of the Eye of Helvede using the ships massive bulk as an enormous blind whereas the other vessels arrayed themselves around the Command Carrier.

Spoiler

The Eye of Helvede - Command Carrier/Battlecruiser
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged
The Hammer - Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged
The Hounds Tooth - Tyrant III Class Missile Cruiser
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged
Celox-Class Frigate (1)
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged
Celox-Class Frigate (2)
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged
The Prizar - Lianna II-Class Corvette
Shields - Undamaged
Armor - Undamaged
Superstructure - Undamaged

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[Neryn Ka]

Objective II (Sorta): Delenda Est
Equipment: Lightsaber / Sidearm / Dagger
Tags: OPEN​

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Neryn had little patience for complex boarding actions or delicate diplomatic overtures. This was his first time riding to war with the Sith, and he'd wanted nothing more than to be loosed on the planet below.

At his core, the Sephi-Thing was a simple creature. The value of financial information, weapons schematics, or other valuable data was far less fun than simply putting the world to the torch. Neryn wasn't here for Lianna's resources.

He was here for its people.

The creature released his grip, letting his latest victim topple to the rubble-strewn street below. The withered, mummified remains appeared to have aged decades in mere seconds, but for his part, the winged spawn had never felt more alive. His crystal heart glowed fiercely in his chest, glutted on stolen life.

As always, Lirka Ka had been right. This was fun, far more so than anything else he'd yet experienced. Neryn had spent the past hour or so rampaging through Lianna's streets (and skies), wreaking petty terror on any who crossed his path.

Remnant Imperial soldiers, local law enforcement, and hapless civilians who'd failed to evacuate, all were all fair game. Just retribution, in his mind, for the plight of Brosi. The fact that Neryn hadn't been around for the Second Siege of Brosi mattered not at all; his creator had impressed upon him that Imperial scum deserved everything they got.

Neryn flexed his arm, generating a rippling ball of liquid yellow flame in one hand. Seconds later, the projectile detonated spectacularly on the roof of a large apartment building, instantly moltenizing much of the top floor.

Several other structures had already gotten a similar treatment, but the night was very much still young, and Neryn was still plenty energetic.

He flexed his wings, flitting cheerfully from building to building and dousing each in sorcerous fire. Maybe if the fun wore off, he'd bother doing something useful, but for now, he was content to visit on Lianna a fraction of the ruin that Brosi had (supposedly) experienced.

At first, Neryn's predations had been limited by his frankly modest skill and training. Still, as he gorged himself on life energy, they were slowly growing in scale and intensity. This was his nature, of course. A living, chaotic wildfire, turning from a simple spark into something terrible, if left unchecked for long.

Fortunately, thanks to the Sith bombardment fleet in orbit, his new playthings weren't going anywhere. There was no escape from Lianna (at least not easily) so he had plenty of time to have his fun. So far, he'd been careful to stay away from actually important infrastructure; that was the domain of loftier heads than his own.

At least, it was for now. Neryn fell somewhere between "full of youthful rashness" and "aggressively stupid", and probably wouldn't be held back for long. After all, if he didn't destroy it, the fleets overhead eventually would.

What a shame that would be.

 

[Darth Prazutis]

Lianna burned.

It burned in continent-spanning arterial lines across the ecumenopolis, in ruptured transitways and collapsing hab-spires, in factory districts split open by orbital fire and the incandescent rain of shattered defense platforms falling back through the atmosphere. Once, it had been a throneworld of industry and arrogance, a nexus of trade, shipbuilding, military production, and corporate dominion. Once, it had been the capital of the Imperial Confederation, a proud engine of fleets and war. Now it was a sacrificial pyre visible from orbit, a world forced to watch its own importance become the instrument of its punishment.


Above that agony hung not a raiding fleet, nor some loose coalition of warships drunk on victory, but the ordered majesty of the Black Iron Host. The Kainate had come to Lianna in its fullness of purpose. Across the void, the Shadow Armada loomed in disciplined tiers of obsidian hulls and crimson-lit ruin, its warships suspended over the world like executioners' axes held just above the throat. Lance batteries flashed in measured intervals. Bombardment vessels ruined districts not marked for seizure. Interdiction screens and attack cordons strangled the orbitals. Assault carriers vomited forth black craft in precise waves. Every movement above the world reflected the merciless logic of the Kainate's supreme war machine. Not chaos, but annihilation rendered into doctrine.

Right beneath that canopy of iron and fire waited the next blade.

Deep within launch bays, troop wells, and armored assault cradles, the Immortal Legions stood ready in vast, disciplined formations, phalanxes of black-armored infantry, strand cast soldiery, breacher cohorts, mechanized support elements, enforcer cadres, and droid auxiliaries, all arranged for rapid insertion and decisive violence. They had come in accordance with the Host's oldest battlefield truth. Descend hard, break the objective, seize what matters, annihilate resistance, and withdraw only after the enemy's capacity to answer had been shattered. The Legions were the mailed fist of surface conquest, and on this day, they waited like a coiled verdict in the holds of Kainate assault barges.

The world below was being prepared for them, and at the center of it all stood the Shadow Hand of the Kainate Darth Prazutis. Upon the command dais of the Eternal Rule, the Dark Lord of the Sith watched Lianna struggle with the stillness of something far older and crueler than war. Qâzjiin'vraal sheathed His towering frame in abyssal majesty, each plate of the living war-armor drinking in the glow of the hololithic displays around Him and returning only dim suggestions of crimson life beneath black metal. The dread visage of Xûl-Karzaan made of His face an icon of dominion rather than a human countenance. Around Him, officers of the Armada, Legion overseers, Shadow Mind acquisition adepts, technicians, and adjutants of the Host maintained utter silence.

Below, Lianna's fate unfolded in layers. Not every district burned equally. That was deliberate. His crimson gaze rested not on the sectors already transformed into firestorms, but on those islands of relative darkness preserved amid the ruin, corporate headquarters, military redoubts, industrial vaults, command complexes, hardened research repositories, manufactories, datacenters, executive sanctums. The organs still useful within the corpse. Lianna had once armed, enriched, and symbolized a Confederation arrogant enough to strike against Sith holy worlds. Twice that wretched state had hurled itself toward sacred ground. Twice it had sought to wound what should have been beyond its reach. Twice it had failed.

Now its former capital would pay for that blasphemy in a language it could understand.

Not merely destruction. Violation. Extraction. Repurposing.

A slow gesture of Prazutis' gauntleted hand caused the hololithic display before Him to shift. Red markers unfurled across Lianna's surface in intricate layers. Bombardment exclusions, acquisition zones, designated insertion corridors, command nodes for surface suppression, breach points for Legion drop-columns, corporate archive centers, anti-orbital control bunkers, research vaults, and transport nexus clusters to be collapsed the moment their contents were seized. It was not a battlefield display.

It was an anatomical chart.

"Continue orbital judgment on all non-designated sectors." Prazutis said, and His voice passed through the bridge like a ritual blade drawn across old scars. "Break their transit grids. Ruin their commercial arteries. Burn out every relay tower, public grid, and civil coordination zone not already marked for seizure. Let the world choke on its own helplessness." Commands rippled outward through the Host at once. The hololith shifted again. "Shadow Armada elements maintain suppression over the upper districts and orbital approach lanes." He continued. "No unauthorized lift traffic leaves the atmosphere. No data vessel escapes. No evacuation convoy survives unless we have chosen to let it run."

Another gesture.

"Immortal Legion assault echelons are to begin selective descent on the marked sectors. Breach, isolate, and dominate. Mechanized elements secure landing perimeters and industrial ingress points. Strand-cast shock cohorts enter first where resistance remains organized. Allegiant-Commissars ensure pace and compliance. I want every objective taken with the speed of revelation."

Still another shift. The Dark Lord kept His gaze fixed on the hololith display "Shadow Mind retrieval cadres follow in the wake of the Legions. Archives, weapons research vaults, prototype assemblies, command data, factory schematics, encryption, and executive data to be seized intact where feasible. Priority personnel are to be taken alive." His tone somehow grew colder, like ice frosting over glass. "Make Lianna bleed for the transgressions of the Confederation. We repay Brosi tenfold."

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[Lur Kri'fula]

Removed at request of Sith staff

 

[Prisoner #36929]

Tags: Na Ri
Equipment: X​

The stench of a burning city hung heavy. Above, the sky was a bruised purple, scarred by the streaks of orbital batteries dismantling what remained of the Imperial capital. The Prisoner pressed his back against the cold durasteel of a corridor wall, his breath coming in ragged hitches. He was a foundling, barely seasoned, yet here he was trailing in the wake of Sith and Mandalorians as they tore the heart out of the Imperial Confederation.

He clutched his thigh where a blaster bolt had seared through the very basic and borrowed armor he had procured for this. The wound throbbed with a rhythmic, white-hot heat that made his vision swim.

"Stupid," he hissed, the word tasting like copper and smoke. He hadn't come for glory or the spoils of war. He came because the Imperials held the only record of who he was before the shackles, and the fire was consuming those records by the second.

The hallway ahead erupted in a chorus of screams and the hum of lightsabers. Mandalorian breach charges shook the floor, sending dust raining from the ceiling tiles. Every instinct screamed at him to crawl back to the extraction zone, but the central data hub was only two levels down. If the orbital bombardment didn't glass the building first, the Sith and Mandalorians would surely purge the servers. He had to get there first. He had to know who he was. Why he was kept in their custody.

He forced himself to stand, his leg buckling before he locked his knee. "I didn't survive their interrogations just to die in their hallway," he muttered, drawing his carbine closer to him. The weight of the weapon was a grim comfort. He began a slow, limping walk deeper into the complex, moving toward the flickering red lights of the security terminal while the world ended around him.

 

[Aether Verd]

Wearing:
Beskar'gam - Darksaber​

MIV RECLAIMER, LIANNA ORBIT

Mandalorian Supremacy.

These two words encapsulated the whole of Mand'alor the Iron's vision for the future. After putting the Diarchy to the sword, their northern enemy seemingly collapsed overnight. Remnants and wishes remained - a scattered nothing that had no hope of rising anew. To the south, the Imperial Confederation met a similar fate. The Sith Order had maimed them on Brosi, and but a moment following, their "great" nation fell to ruin.

Now, in the wake of their collapse, the ashes would be razed into nothing. Those who would dare raise the blade against Mandalore would find no mercy from the Empire this day.

So it was that the Great Heathen Army thundered into realspace. Its forces arrived above Tion, Lianna, and Voss - promising fire to worlds which had shaken their fist against the Mandalorians. It was...poetic in a way. For many moons ago, the Confederation had an opportunity to create a better outcome for themselves. Their very own Marlon Sularen once stood before the Mand'alor's throne, whining about supposed anti-Imperial sentiment. But, if the man had only used his brain...if the Confederation had only thought for a moment, then perhaps they would still be alive.

If they had heeded Aether's words during that fateful meeting, Mandalore would not be setting fire to their corpse today. If the Confederation had not sparked the Mandal-Diarch War, then perhaps they'd yet breathe.

This day, Aether stood on the bridge of the MIV Reclaimer. His visor never left the viewport which allowed the orbital scene to unfold before his eyes. Lianna was being set ablaze by orbital bombardment. The Sith Order were indiscriminate in their assault, burning everything that could ever raise a hand against them. As for the Great Heathen Army? The armada flanking the MIV Reclaimer waited on baited breath for their liege's command.

His fist rose.

"Interdict and board all fleeing vessels. All Confederation personnel are to be put to the sword. Send our ground teams now - if there is anything left of value, we shall claim it."

To Aether's right, the comm officer began to relay the command...yet paused.

"And what of the civilians, my liege?"

Aether faced the man, his voice Iron behind his helm.

"They have value, vod. Take them."

Open​

Spoiler: Tag

Alsin Vex
Rynar Solde
Seris Mataan
Juniper Le Fey
Voli Cholrass
Leea Pandac
Kyran Thaln
@Coranth Renth
Sakura Kitsune
Cabur
Lucero Tzoran
Ronan Vizsla
Fiore
Aten Karr
Tobi Fett
Emberlyn Kislo
Mira Rekali
Kyramud Kass Holliday
Ekka Batari
Colton Renth
Prisoner #36929
Mao
Jett Vox
Korso Rook
Rheyn Veskane
Sorin Ordo
Charlana
Garo Vevut-Varkor
Torik Spar
Vaela Varkor
Varek Ordo
Kurayami Bloodborn
Alden Akaran
@Kael Varr
Hrist
Niijima Izumi
Vael Saren
Elian Abrantes
Serrik Skirata
@Astella Verd
Quinn Varanin
Ivalyn Yvarro
Rowyna Galeway
Xerxes Verd
Tessa Thayne
Mia Monroe
Azen Kast
Cyran Vaas
Cabur Nau'ur
@Kotak Vikar'Ranov
Avast Verd
Pal Veda
@Dral Kar'taal
Reina Daival
Eenia Vahn
Adelle Bastiel
Nianuke cyt
Zurak Bruul
@Ajalurk-Chaidth Kryze
@Arden Priest
Vantis Saxon
Edward Ashcard
Persephone Halcyon
Inez
Mar Skirata
Korda Veydran
Sula Skirata
Sidonia
Maur
Ferris Skirata
Veyla Krinn
Renn Vizsla
Perseus
Hubert Starhopper
E erida Lok
Drexan Ordo
Ryzen Vord
Amelia von Sorenn
Zet Reav
Acier Moonbound
@Colden Renth
@Domina Prime
Shot Sutaz
Drystan Creed
Kyor "Mute" Jaeirr
Brent Warnel
Vahlika Velhaari
Hilal Vizsla
Sibylla Abrantes
Alyvia Toss
Vanadium
Platinum
Electrum
Elira Verd
@Viera
Nando
@Tin
@Serra Toss
Ranna Sejast
Aiden Wolf
Palladium
Songsteel
Alara Ordo
Minerva Fhirdiad
Aadihr Lidos
Azurine Varek
Kayte Toss
Lynn Caromed
Fabula Caromed
Is'ekapi Rex
Dreidi Xeraic
Grym Lok
Skye Mertaal
Zee Caromed
Rheyla Tann
Haken Ralo Bolt
Ginjako Brorai
Maiz Tor'val
Xasin Dyst
Sanguina Krev
Svidur Galaar
Vaux Gred
Mig Gred
Edrick Aethelred
Tarre Priest
Cerar Vizsla
Kassandra Beskar'ad
Kad'irk'Ra
Janous Ryss
Liorra
Tyr Mereel
Conrad
Aren D'Shade
Zel Sharratt
Korra Kast
Whottoomuzz Chantin
Reshim
Red Mobius
Emilia Locke
Athena Faar
Thalira Kiing
Vulcan Krayt
Delsin Shaw
Montello Deshra
Adonis Angelis IV
Siv Kryze
Jaikell Wyrvhor
Itzhal Volkihar
Valah Hagen
Vytal Noctura
Suleiman Lok
@Kyrida Verd
Jiriad Galaar
Kandosii Ka'rta
Manti Wyrvhor
Mia Monroe
Ladante Mamba
R raef Malstadt
Ciri Jade
Lunara Azure
Kirae Orade
Ro'talius Emanti
Alora Vizsla
Zhulghua
Kalðr Ísbjørn
Cordelia Malkavian
Drego Ruus
"Templar"
CT-312
Tomaj Eldar
Rhys Swynol
@Lysara Rynn
Nephthys Nardithi-Verd
Hanna
Siae Andronike
Zlova Rue
Runi Kuryida
@Ren Ashbridge
Aliza Vale
Thram Drokor
Sagan Verd
Ze'bast Verd
Vyse de Valorous
@Varuun Rekaal
Kuben Woods
Valeria de la Vallée
Lyra Scarlet
Talohn Atar
Incitrix
Klavatora Verd
Aselia Verd

 

[Olyssandra]

Location: Neyrix, Lianna City - Lianna
Thread Objective: Delenda Est
Mission Objective:

• Spread bedlam.
• Infiltrate the Neyrix.
• Extract data from the archives.

Tag: Lazzasha Jovee Amni Kazda

With Lianna City already burning and consumed by orbital fire painting the sky in blinking hues of crimson, there was little need for a discrete infiltration. Thus, Olyssandra and her partner, Lazzasha Jovee, a beastmaster of the Sith Order, had decided to enter the Neyrix through the front door. To that end, a black-hulled Sith shuttle descended amidst the panicking crowd in the main concourse leading into the wide mouth at the base of the obelisk-like structure. The throng of sentients parted for its landing, with a few crying out upon realizing that the shuttle was not Imperial.

The Sith, which for the past few hours had only been distant illustrations of warships suspended overhead, had arrived directly in their midst.

The shuttle’s front hatch opened a moment later. A tiny, elfin figure emerged from the interior bay, a pair of swords hovering at her back. Some among the crowd stared at her in equal parts awe and disbelief, while others screamed and ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.

Not fast enough.

Olyssandra swept her left arm out in a wide, horizontal sweep. The Midnight Harmony answered, the blades hurtling from her back like javelins before ripping through the crowd in two expanding arcs of annihilation. The blades traced paths through throats and necks. Heads toppled from shoulders, blood fountained from severed carotid arteries in pulsing crimson jets, bodies crumpled, and hands clawed at empty air where their heads had been only moments prior. A Cerean's towering skull was split from crown to jaw, brain matter slopping onto the ground in a grey-pink slurry. Towards the end of their arcs, the blades went lower, slashing through torsos and bellies. Entrails spilled from gaping wounds in glistening, steaming coils. Rib cages split open like overripe fruit, exposing lungs drawing their final breaths. One man was cleaved diagonally from shoulder to hip, his two halves sliding apart in a wet squelch. The acrid scent of charred, vaporized flesh wafted from the ruin, mingling with the coppery tang of fresh blood and the foul stench of evacuated bowels.

Screams of the terrified and the dying rang out across the concourse as the tiny Quendesh stepped down from the ramp, regarding the scene she had wrought with a gaze that was equal parts curious and predatory.

By her count, she had slain exactly twenty-two sentients in just two strokes of her flying blades.

“Lazzasha, the landing is clear. Set your beasts upon the rest!” Olyssandra called back to her partner as she pointed a finger, sending a blade darting straight towards a wounded, crawling survivor. The blade impaled him between the legs, coaxing a final, pained gasp from his lips as his insides were simultaneously vaporized and ripped apart from groin to chest cavity. Twenty-three. “We sow terror, and then we make haste for the archives!” She added.

Spoiler: Loadout

• Midnight Graveglass
  
  • Arms
    
    • Velocity-7 Dart Shooter - L Forearm
      
      • Mk. I Saberdart - Blood Boiler Payload (6)
      • Explosive Dart (6)
    • FAE/M-02 Energized Forearm Vibroblade Mk. II - R Forearm
• Midnight Harmony (2)
• Siqsa-S1 Semiautonomous Seeker Obscuration Canister (2)
• FAE/MDE-01-S1 Semiautonomous Seeker Thermal Explosive (2)

 

[Alsin Vex]

Objective: Survive this.
Tags: Mira Rekali

Alain hadn’t known what to do for a long time now. She was running around with a laser pistol she took off a body, didn’t even know the make, and she’d been darting around the ruins of her home. Not only that, she could see some of them coming. They stood out. It was something she could always see. That… energy of the Force. Whether it was light or dark. Miraluka couldn’t avoid seeing it really, and it utterly terrified her.

“Echuta! What the frak am going to do now….” She was a scrapper in a fight, but she wasn’t an idiot. Seeing people like that landing from that far off…. One think she could do at least was likely avoid them. She could see them coming after all, hopefully well before they saw her.

So that’s what she did. Scramble through the rubble. Find safe places. Just keep moving until this was over…. Would this be over?

 

[Lazzasha Jovee]

The shuttle had not yet fully settled before the sound began. Low at first—almost lost beneath the distant thunder of orbital bombardment over Lianna City—a layered chorus of breath, chitter, and restrained hunger rolled through the troop bay. Not machines. Not disciplined soldiers. Predators.

The ramp hissed as it lowered, revealing the carnage Olyssandra had already carved into the concourse of the Neyrix. The scent hit them instantly—blood, ruptured flesh, fear. It flooded the chamber like an invitation. And Lazzasha Jovee smiled.

She stepped down the ramp with unhurried grace, boots finding purchase between spreading pools of crimson. Her posture was relaxed, almost languid, but her eyes—sharp, predatory—were already scanning, already calculating. She did not rush. She never rushed.
Because she did not need to. Behind her, the beasts followed.

First came the Maelridae, slipping from shadow to shadow like something half-remembered from a nightmare. Its movement was wrong—too fluid, too quiet for its size. It did not stalk the crowd. It studied it, head tilting as if deciding where terror would taste the richest.

Then the Rayijadni Nexu—three of them—bounded down in staggered sequence. Sleek, sinewed, and restless, their twin tails flicked with violent anticipation. They fanned outward instinctively, spreading like a net through the fleeing masses, their growls rising into sharp, eager yowls as prey broke in every direction.

Last came the Mekhisian Nexu. It did not rush. It descended with deliberate, controlled weight, each step measured, each breath slow. Where the others were hunger, this one was authority. Its gaze swept the chaos once—then settled forward, awaiting only one thing. Permission.

Lazzasha lifted a single hand. The Force curled outward—not a shove, not a command shouted, but a threading—subtle, invasive, intimate. It brushed along instinct, sharpened aggression, synchronized the pack into a singular will anchored to her own.

Her voice followed, soft… almost affectionate. “Go on.” The effect was immediate. The Rayijadni burst forward first, tearing into the scattering crowd with explosive speed. One vaulted over a fallen body, landing atop a fleeing figure and dragging them down in a spray of blood. Another split off, herding a cluster of survivors directly into the path of the third, who met them head-on in a frenzy of claws and snapping jaws.

The Maelridae moved differently—less obvious, more surgical. It slipped behind cover, reappearing where panic funneled bodies together. A hand reached for safety—then vanished as its owner was pulled screaming into shadow.

And then the Mekhisian Nexu moved. Not toward the crowd. Toward the strongest resistance. A man—armed, defiant, trying to rally others—barely had time to raise his weapon before the beast closed the distance. It struck with brutal precision, pinning him, silencing him, breaking the fragile illusion of control before it could take root.
Lazzasha watched it all with quiet satisfaction.

Not the blood. Not the death. The pattern. Fear spreading. Movement collapsing. Order dissolving into instinct. Perfect.

She stepped forward through the widening corridor of violence, her beasts instinctively shifting to avoid her path, their chaos bending around her presence without breaking stride.

Behind her, another scream cut short. Ahead, the Neyrix loomed. At her side, the Mekhisian Nexu fell into place like a shadow given form. Lazzasha tilted her head slightly, glancing toward Olyssandra as the last remnants of resistance fractured completely. A faint smile touched her lips.

“Then let’s not keep the archives waiting.” She continued forward, the hunt still unfolding behind her—not abandoned, but sustained—her will lingering in the beasts like a slow-burning command. Terror first. Then purpose. And always… control.

Location: Neyrix, Lianna City, Lianna • Objective: Create terror on the way to the archives • Company: Olyssandra | Maelridae | Rayijadni Nexu (x3) | Mekhisian Nexu • Opposition: Amni Kazda

 

[Ronhar Tane]

CAPTAIN RONHAR TANE, TK-3301
LIANNA, FORMER IMPERIAL CONFEDERATION
OBJECTIVE II: DELENDA EST

It didn't matter if they were Sith or Mandalorian. Today, everyone who wasn't an Imperial was Ronhar's enemy!

Though most of the Mahporeenian Fleet was headed to the Tion Shipyards to try and evacuate what few Imperial assets remained behind, a small number of Mahporeenian landing craft had been diverted to Lianna, in an attempt to salvage as much Imperial material and information as possible before the combined Mandalorian/Sith assault force took over the entirety of the planet.

The MIN Night Reaver, alongside scores of Lambda B-TIE Gunship/Transports, Lambda-class YT-1760 Annihilators and NCE-131/c Heavy Dropships descended from the planet's atmosphere, landing in the few areas that had been spared planetary bombardment as Mahporeenian troops and armor began streaming out, desperate to get in and out as quickly as possible. As the Night Reaver finally landed, Ronhar and his men stepped out, weapons raised and ready to fire at the slightest hint of enemy forces. Besides Ronhar himself, his squad today consisted of a single Junkyard Knight, two Storm Commandos, three ARC Troopers and a single Medic Trooper. Each man was similarly armed to the teeth, sporting Model 216 "Big Game Hunter" Shotguns, Hellfire Scatterblasters, Mahporeem Acid Rifles, Prototype Sonic Pistols, GHE 85x2 Railguns and EGR-16 MagPellet Rifles. Considering just how heavily armed and armored their enemies were likely to be, Reclaimer Squad was taking no chances here today.

They had brought other pieces of equipment with them as well, including a number of "Kitetsu" Force Energy Cyclers and "Yugiri" Capture Nets for any Sith they might come across and Rhydonium Grenades and Acid Filled Grenades for the Mandalorians. Ronhar himself had donned a Wampa-Pattern Industrial Exoskeleton over his normal set of armor, hoping it would provide him with the advantage that he needed to survive this mission and get home in one piece.

All around him, other Mahporeenian units began their advance as they made their way to their respective objectives, with one very simple goal in mind: to secure as many Imperial assets as they possibly could, and to destroy anything that they couldn't take with them. Specifically, Reclaimer Squad had been tasked with breaching an Imperial Archival Center containing top secret information on a very important prototype weapon, one that might potentially change the balance of power in the galaxy should the Imperial Remnant be able to construct it. Of course, it such information fell into the enemy's hands...Ronhar didn't want to think of the resulting destruction that could come of it!

Regardless, he had a job to do, and worrying about the what might happen was a waste of time. The Imperial Archives were waiting, and that was where Reclaimer Squad was going to head to, no matter what resistance they might encounter on the way. As Ronhar and his men surged forward, they happened to notice a rather out of looking place civilian running around, seemingly having no idea what they were doing. As much as Ronhar would have liked to help them, his mission took precedence, and he ignored the would be scavenger as he ran past them. If they had any sense at all, they'd find a ship and get the hell out of here while they still could.

Actually, if HE had any sense at all, he would do the same. But of course, he didn't really, and so ever forward he went, to complete his objective or die trying in the process!
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Spoiler: Ronhar's Loadout

• Burnblade
• Ion Slicer Vibroknife
• Model 216 "Big Game Hunter"
• Mahporeem Acid Rifle
• Prototype Sonic Pistol
• Rhydonium Grenades
• Mk II Viral Bombs
• Wampa-Pattern Industrial Exoskeleton
• "Kitetsu" Force Energy Cycler
• Yugiri" Capture Nets
• Mk 45 Protective Vest
• Carapace Knitters
• ABC - Aerosolized Bacta Cannisters

TAGS:
Darth Carnifex
Teckla Tane
Mia Monroe
Alsin Vex (indirectly)
OPEN

 

[Korda Veydran]

The corridor lights flickered faintly as Korda walked, each step measured against the soft hum of the Reclaimer's engines. Durasteel under his boots, the vibrations of the ship threading into his spine, reminded him he was alive, alert, ready. The bridge call had come swiftly, but he hadn't rushed. There was a rhythm to movement, and he preferred it deliberate.

Passing the last bulkhead, the murmur of distant orders and the low drone of machinery grew louder. The air carried a faint metallic tang, mixed with the faint scent of recycled oxygen and energy conduits humming under strain. Korda's fingers toyed with the vibro-blade at his belt, letting the faint hum of the weapon whisper against his palm. Habit, focus, a small comfort before the storm.

The bridge doors slid open with a hiss, and Korda's eyes were immediately drawn to the viewport. Below, Lianna burned. Cities were silhouettes against the firestorm, twisted metal and shattered streets glowing in hellish orange and red. Orbital bombardment carved scars into the planet, every explosion sending a shockwave of light that played across the bridge. Korda's gaze lingered, taking in the calculated violence, the precision of the assault. There was poetry in destruction, but no sentiment, only the cold logic of power.

He stepped onto the bridge proper, boots echoing against polished durasteel. Mand'alor the Iron sat at the center of the command, the figure imposing, immovable, framed by the viewport and the chaos below. Korda's presence was quiet but deliberate, a shadow moving with purpose.

The Ashen Maw rested across his back, helmet secured at his hip. One hand twirled the vibro-blade with a practiced grace, catching the light from the viewport and casting small reflections across the metal around him. A small gesture, yet one that spoke of readiness, of anticipation.


Stopping a respectful pace behind the nearest rail, Korda nodded, then executed a gladiator's salute. His first clanging to his own breastplate.
"How may I be of service?"
His voice was calm, measured, carrying neither fear nor awe, only readiness. His eyes swept the viewport again, drinking in the burning world, before returning to Mand'alor, sharp and attentive. Every muscle, every motion radiated controlled power, waiting for the order that would send him into the fray.

Even here, above the inferno, Korda's mind ticked through angles, options, and contingencies. The battlefield was already alive below him, and soon, he would join it, not as a spectator, but as a blade in motion.

Tags: Aether Verd

 

[Vytal Noctura]

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Vytal Noctura of Dathomir did not wear a helmet into battle like the Mandalorians, but she did own a suit of armor. It had been fashioned long before the Mandalorian Empire came into being, but crafted by an artisan of the culture all the same. A crimson affair befitting someone that embraced rather than shunned her Nightsister heritage. It seemed no less fitting to wear it at this banquet than it did anywhere else. If anything, it would be the flag of the Mandalorians that were otherwise far more eager for battle to test their mettle.

Fortunately, for the Voss, the Empire was not made only of those eager to prove themselves in a contest of strength and cunning on a field of battle.

Unfortunately, for Vytal, she suspected there would be Sith Order avatars there to 'make use of' the Voss Mystics' invitation; one meant to dull the desire to butcher out of fear their talents would be used against the Order rather than for it. As a Warmaster she was quite familiar with the Empire's view that the Order was an contractual ally. But much as that transactional relationship went it didn't mean she had to like them.

As kin to the magick realm, Vytal felt obligated to ensure the Mystics were not mistreated in spite of their offer -- or because of it. They might not be of Dathomir, but that was no reason to turn a blind eye to their fate. If anything, it would benefit her people to establish relations with others of similar mindset. Namely, philosophical beliefs outside of the Jedi and Sith zeitgeist.

For the moment, she would watch and see who attended the gathering. Note where the Mystics were or listen to the conversations of those that sought to establish their neutrality. Perhaps she could be of aide... even if Vytal truly despised politics. The fake smiles. The hollow laughter. The dagger that flicked between drawn and cracked lips.

OPEN​

 

[Darth Carnifex]

When the first bombs began to fall on Lianna, it was like a tight veil being drawn over the firmament. So numerous were they, that even starlight was momentarily dulled in their passing. When they fell upon the earth, half a dozen second suns blossomed into being across the horizon. Shockwaves rippled out as the ground undulated like water, entire sectors designated as non-essential swallowed up by entropic hellfire. Thousands, even tens of thousands, died within moments of the opening salvo.

Areas deemed too vital to simply erase were given a far more gentle treatment. Each Sith war host had their own means and methods of doing things, united by a common singular goal. For the Kainate, that softer approach came in the form of Glassfire warheads. Launched from low altitude weapon platforms, the missiles raced through the air at hypersonic speed before impacting heavily populated zones. The more population density, the better. These warheads did not explode in a font of fire and fury as might've been expected, but rather released a rather innocuous pulse of blue-white energy as they detonated.

Anything organic caught within the blast radius was flashboiled, so that when the troop landers finally arrived they were greeted by eerie silence and smoldering clothing and armor. Stepping out from one of these landers was none other than the Eternal Father of the Kainate Himself. Darth Carnifex was resplendent in His panoply of war, the dark armor gleaming in the light of a thousand bright blazes burning all around.

Six Dark Valkyries accompanied Him, fanning out in a semi-circle at His back as He made His first advance into Lianna City.

Ronhar Tane | Mia Monroe ​

 

[Kaelen Voss]

OBJECTIVE III
The Voss-Ka Welcoming Party

Tag: Quinn Varanin , anyone on OBJ 3
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The air over Voss felt.. Wrong.
Not hostile. Not tense. but Welcoming.

That alone was enough to set him on edge.

Kaelen is about the shuttle with Quinn Varanin, his sponsor to the Academy, she is also one of his is one of his teachers at Jutrand Academy,
Not his Master, but a Mentor none the less,
His goal here was tasked by the Academy, one that entailed Shadowing her and learning the Art of Diplomacy.

"What's wrong with theses people, if you are not willing to Fight for what you have then you deserve Nothing why do they just sit here." Kaelen asked her while the shuttle landed, If he despised anything, it would be cowardice. Let alone the weak, this galaxy was made for those who can take.

His cloak shifted lightly, as he moves around the shuttle as it lands on the pad designated for them with a soft thud.

He didn't rush to leave as the door opened with a hiss, he waited, walking slowly down the ramp while waiting for Quinn to join him.
His eyes slowly scanning the shuttles around him, Those landing here for the meeting before looking up towards the sky, at the large ships parked above, from either group here today. "Overseer Varanin" "The meeting may be over before you end up leaving the shuttle." he said to her with a snicker, while his Red, very Expensive looking lightsaber dangling from his belt.

Edit: needed to move things around and re-word some thing so it would make more sense

 

[Adonis Angelis IV]

ADONIS ANGELIS IV
Mandalorian Knight of House Angelis | Risen Son of Vaal | Vanguard of the Manda

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Fire engulfed everything Lianna held dear. Its sprawling buildings that once touched the heavens had now been reduced to smoking rubble, giving them a taste of the hell that was to come. Fire was the cleanser that was needed to rid this planet of the Imperial stench ingrained into the walls of every structure that clawed its way from the surface. Retribution, judgment, finality. Those were the things that the Mandalorians and the Sith had come together to spread upon the limp corpse of their former enemy.

For Adonis, this was more than just a victory lap. This was personal. This was his turn to inflict even a fraction of the pain that had been carved into him during the months he had been held as a prisoner of war. Thankfully, Aether Verd had never given up on the young Mandalorian, and with the help of his vode, Adonis had been dragged back from that abyss and returned to Mandalorian space, to his people, to his family. The scars from his captivity still bled if he scrubbed them too hard. His sleep was fractured by flashes of agony, by the memory of blades tracing slow, deliberate lines across his flesh for nothing more than the amusement of the monsters who had claimed authority over him. Even his breathing had changed; too many broken ribs had forced him to relearn something as simple as drawing breath. These were not weaknesses. These were reminders. These were the things that fed the vitriol burning in his chest.

Falling from the sky like a meteor, Adonis rode atop his Basilisk war droid, hands locked firmly on its weapon systems as he laid waste to Imperial ships and defensive emplacements that dared to rise against him. Something within the noble Mandalorian had been fractured during his imprisonment, and what remained had reforged itself into something sharper. Something harder. He was not the same man who had been taken, and he did not wish to be. Mandalorian Supremacy. That was all that coursed through his veins now. The galaxy had shown him what it was. It had shown him betrayal, weakness, cruelty without honor. Only the Mandalorians had answered. Only the Resol'nare had endured. Only Mandalore had remained.

They had shown him a'den

The Basilisk screamed as it tore through Lianna's atmosphere, fire erupting along its armored frame as it devoured the sky itself. Systems strained, warning sigils flashing across his visor as heat clawed at every exposed surface. He came in hard and fast, an unstoppable force cutting through the chaos below, barreling toward a hot zone that still clung to the illusion of resistance. It would not last. Not today. Not against him.

As the ground rushed up to meet him, Adonis made his choice.

He released the Basilisk.

Even as its descent vector locked in, even knowing it would devastate the block it struck, he would not risk unnecessary loss of life where he could avoid it. Those beneath the Empire's shadow would be given the chance to kneel, to be judged properly. That was not what awaited the soldiers below. That was not what awaited the ones who had chosen to stand.

Adonis hurled himself from the Basilisk.

Fire consumed him as he fell, the glowing eight-pointed star of House Angelis blazing across his chestplate. Heat licked across his armor, alarms screaming in his ears as he drew his hilt and ignited it mid-descent, the blue blade snapping to life with a violent hiss. He did not slow, he did not falter.

He fell.

BOOM

The impact shattered the street beneath him, a violent eruption of duracrete and rebar that tore outward in every direction. The Imperials surrounding the drop zone barely had time to react before the storm of debris ripped through them, bodies thrown, armor pierced, formations erased in an instant. A heartbeat later, the Basilisk struck.

Its landing was not a landing- It was annihilation.

The war droid slammed into the battlefield with catastrophic force, crushing what remained of the opposition beneath its bulk and the shockwave that followed. Fire and dust swallowed the street, turning the entire zone into a churning grave of smoke and ruin.

And then, slowly, the dust began to settle. Through the haze, a figure stood unmoving.

Adonis Angelis IV.

White and gold armor unmarred amid the devastation, blade still humming in his grasp, his presence cutting through the chaos like a blade drawn across the throat of the world itself. His gaze swept across what remained, searching, judging, unrelenting.

When he spoke over the comms, it carried, not shouted, not strained, but certain.

"Mandalore… I have arrived."

A single step forward, deliberate, claiming. "Let them come. I will show them what it means to stand against us."

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OPEN​

 

[Lysander von Ascania]

Quinn Varanin | Open​

The Core had a way of devouring time; not with the violence one might expect from Covenant’s black heart, but the pull of bureaucratic minutiae. Enough sameness to numb even the sharpest mind, he had no doubt. Each day brought another stack of obligations requiring his presence, eloquence, and most taxing of all.. patience. These duties had kept him from the Order, his roots, far longer than he cared to acknowledge, certainly far longer than intended.

Truth be told, Voss served as pretext, simply a convenient reason to break from that orbit and return to a place where old acquaintances might just resurface. The planet held no appeal for him, not since the Galactic Kaggath. That had been a turning point that fractured something fundamental within the young Sith.. a version of himself he no longer recognized.

Perhaps this explained the unwelcome echoes he was fortunate enough to dismiss. Entering the banquet hall with practiced nonchalance, he quickly noted several Mystics hovering at the edges. Tonight's chosen attire was simple by his own standards; dark and nothing ostentatious.. but enough to be respectable in most places.

Present among the Mandalorians and Sith, they were impossible to miss. Then, there were the locals. He regarded them with detachment. Maybe he respected their influence, but he also dismissed their beliefs. Prophecy had never really moved him; true to history, too many so called ‘destinies’ were rewritten through violence alone. A well placed blaster shot or swing of a saber was far more practical.

If the Mystics truly saw what was coming, Lysander doubted they’d share it with outsiders anyway..

Eventually he found himself at a pillar, leaning one shoulder against it, a drink balanced in his fingers. From here, he could survey with minimal effort. A nice little perch to collect himself and watch the crowds while deciding on his next move.

 

[Yusha]

Surface, Lianna

The streets were aflame.

It was a waste, truly. So many whispers. So many lies. So much potential being bathed in the flames of the Sith. As the King of Beggars transport sailed through the heavens, his gaze fell upon the outer edges of Lianna's great cities. He spared not a care for the wealthy or the everyman caught in the inferno. Rather, his thoughts were upon the pauper. The sorry souls who plead for their next meal were being fed fire.

All because a nation chose to trifle with the Mandalorians and the Sith. It was a bold strategy...it didn't work out for them.

Alas, for as much as Yusha would have loved to play the part of prophet ushering two-by-two into an ark...there was much to be done. The destitute of Lianna would have to do as they always did: survive. Meanwhile, the King of Beggars set his focus on the task at hand. He found it profitable to cast his lot in with the Crimson Dawn. And together, like carrion birds, they would pick clean the carcass before them.

There was no telling how much abundance there was at play. Military installations. Banking institutions. Even pharmaceutical companies - they all were spared the fury of the Sith for the moment. Yusha had no idea how long this rare display of restraint would last, and thus, time was of the essence. When his transport set down at the appointed coordinates, he disembarked at once. He paused only to raise his hood and to lift his mask into place.

His defining features were obscured. But his eyes were always watching.​

Sidonia​

 

[Mig Gred]

Objective: Evac, try to limit colateral
Tags: Alara Ordo Minerva Fhirdiad​

The flash of ships leaving hyperspace signaled an interesting addition to the space above. Concordia, The White Wolf of the Gred Fleet, along with a contingent of four Shield-class Escort Cruisers and a Sorgan-class Ordnance Cruiser, along with compliments of GF-4 Stingers, "Kodashi" Viper MKIIs, and HA-3 Hutthounds fitted for landing and medical. Along with the actual fleet group though was a group of lightly armed ships. Evac vessels. I wasn't exactly a secret Clan Gred tended to be more in the line of avoid as much colateral damage as possible, particular given the fleet itself had grown from taking in and helping all kinda of refugees, and had taken up evacuations more than once. And despite the Concordia's presense her mission was more to be a warning, only firing her guns in anger if she had too. The fleet was quick to make a line between the other Mandalorian and Sith ships, and tried to make a corridor.

Soon, a message would go out, a female figure in a barret appearing. "All vessels, this Cordy, Central AI of the Concordia. We've set up an evac corridor. Warships, this is your one warning. We have to firepower to back this up. Don't try it." The figure would vanish as the fleets defensive weapons quickly spun into a ready position.

Meanwhile, among the Gred evac ships, was aboard one with of the ships in the group with Alara Ordo and Minerva Fhirdiad. He looked over, seeing all the moving parts outside as Hutthounds quickly joined the evac ships, and Stingers fell into escort. "Ok. So this is when this job gets fun, cause vod are involved in invading. Not always gonna be trusted or friendly, but we jumped in under fleet cover. Should leave the full evac number hidden. And if the Alor has anything to say about it just let me take the blame. Too much of a past of this for him to get too angry." He'd then go to grab a rail tight, getting ready for landing. "And with dar'jetii around, I don't wanna take chances. I can remind vod what we can do if pushed. Dar'jetii? Not so much. Just be ready down there."

 

[Taeli Raaf]

Allyson Locke Her
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While the main attack upon Lianna had commenced, sparing critical infrastructure at her behest, not much was being spared between the efforts of the Sith and the Mandalorians. From the orbiting fleet of Kainate vessels, two Vyraal-class Stealth Transports, cloaking engaged from sensors, eyes, and even the Force slid through the atmosphere towards Lianna City proper. Within them, several teams of Geist Infiltrators were reviewing prep from their Mistress and Mission Commander.

"Target is the Neyrix," she would explain, bringing up a holographic representation of the strange pyramid-like structure. "It's been playing host to several corporate offices for companies aligned with the Imperials, but it has a deeper connection to other players in the shadows. Our objective is to obtain any and all data contained within its archives. Intelligence places the archives in the bottom-most floors of the pyramid, but this hasn't been fully confirmed. Reaper Squad will insert into the lower levels to secure the archives, while I'll be taking Raven Squad from the top and clearing the offices."

She would look over to Allyson. The Shadow had been bored out of her mind babysitting, and had leapt at the chance for an actual mission. Taeli suspected that she would be giving her more work in the near future.

"That will be your mission, Allyson, as I suspect your skills with mechu-deru will be necessary to recover any data they may have deleted from their archives. Reaper Squad is yours to command. You have the license to accomplish the mission by any means necessary, and I suspect others have also arrived to do the same as us. If they are aligned with the Sith, co-opt them if necessary. If they are Imperial, kill them and bring the bodies back. If they are Mandalorians, it is your discretion in how you deal with them. Good luck, and if you need me, call."

She closed down the hologram of the building and her own image winked out as her transport peeled off towards the roof.