Rolling Fog of Darkness - Ilum Take-Over
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  • Posted On: Nov 11 2002 3:29am
The Dark Lord's official task force, Dark Force, came from hyperspace to normal space at almost simultaneous intervals. A rather large and imposing force, it would surely strike fear into any system it entered. The fear of death.. the fear of subjugation.. the fear of the Dark Lord himself.

Maim sat silent within his command chair upon the bridge of the Sovereign Class Star Destroyer "Procurator" watching the starlines shrink once more into a speckled sky of twinkling dots. Ilum was all but a worthless hunk of rock. An utter ice ball floating in the depths of space. However, it did contain one useful resource.. Ilum crystals - used in building light sabers. It would also serve his interests well as a base of operations for this sector. Perhaps he would grant control of it to one of his newest commanders. A tight leash must be kept on the new assets of the Procurator of Justice.

Securing this planet would likely be an easy task. Not much resistance was expected and the Dark Lord's personal task force was certainly not needed. However, it was a good exercise for his men, so he ordered Dark Force there nonetheless. The bridge commander informed the Dark Lord that the grav-wells were now activated on the perimeter and they general assault was ready to begin.

"Good. Have the commanders report in." The Dark Lord replied.

"Aye sir."

"Commanders, report in." the 'Procurator's commander said over the comm link.


"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Blackfyre" stands ready sir."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "ShadeWolf" is also ready to serve the Dark Lord."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Exar" ready and waiting, sir."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Ulic" prepared for battle."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Nadd" ready and willing."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Blackwind" prepared."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Justice" stands ready."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Sutonic" reports ready, sir."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Frantic" ready sir."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Indestructible" prepared for the subjugation of Ilum, sir."

"Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Unmatched" prepared for battle."

"Republic Class Star Destroyer "Dread" ready to destroy enemies of the Dark Lord."

"Republic-class Star Destroyer "Styx" prepared for the mission."

"Republic Class Star Destroyer "Controller" ready, sir."

"Republic Class Star Destroyer "Ultima" prepared for battle."

"Republic Class Star Destroyer "Powerhammer" ready to serve, sir."

"Victory-Class Star Destroyer Spirit of Shadowlurker stands ready, sir."

"Victory-Class Star Destroyer Whiskey Breath awaiting further instructions."

"Victory-Class Star Destroyer "Vengeance" prepared, sir."

"Victory-Class Star Destroyer "Somir's Hand" ready, sir."

"Victory Class Star Destroyer "United" prepared for battle, sir."

"Victory Class Star Destroyer "Death's Fist" ready to serve."

"Victory-class Star Destroyer "Victoria" stands prepared."

"Interdictor-Class Immobilizer Cruiser "BlackIce" grav-wells active, sir, and prepared for further instructions."

"Loronar Class Strike Cruiser "Death's Hand" standing ready, sir."

"Lancer-class Frigate "Silent Thunder" prepared for instructions, sir."


The Dark Lord did not truly need to hear the commanders report in. He could easily have just sensed it. However, he liked the personal touch of hearing each commander's voice before any mission. Gave him a better perspective on who was with him, risking their lives for the honor and glory of himself and the Empire as a whole.





Dark Lord's Task Force


[Sovereign Class Star Destroyer "Procurator" (Flagship), Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Blackfyre" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "ShadeWolf" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Exar" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Ulic" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Nadd" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Blackwind" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Justice" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Sutonic" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Frantic" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Indestructible" ,Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Unmatched" ,Republic Class Star Destroyer "Dread" ,Republic-class Star Destroyer "Styx" ,Republic Class Star Destroyer "Controller", Republic Class Star Destroyer "Ultima" ,Republic Class Star Destroyer "Powerhammer" ,Victory-Class Star Destroyer Spirit of Shadowlurker, Victory-Class Star Destroyer Whiskey Breath ,Victory-Class Star Destroyer "Vengeance" ,Victory-Class Star Destroyer "Somir's Hand" ,Victory Class Star Destroyer "United" ,Victory Class Star Destroyer "Death's Fist" ,Victory-class Star Destroyer "Victoria" ,Interdictor-Class Immobilizer Cruiser "BlackIce" ,Loronar Class Strike Cruiser "Death's Hand" ,Lancer-class Frigate "Silent Thunder" ,(211 Tie Fighters) ,(14 TIE defenders), (60 TIE Intercepters), (30 Blade 32s), (24 Tie Fighters) ,(40 Firespray Patrol Craft)]
  • Posted On: Nov 11 2002 7:01pm
Near the outer edges of the Ilum system, six starships were slowly dragged out of hyperspace and they reverted to realspace. It was the Nightstalker taskforce, Lord Rann's personal task force which the Dark Lord himself bestowed upon him. It was not as large or powerful as the Dark Lord's, but it could still turn any civilized planetary system into slag.

Lord Rann stood silently on the command bridge of the Imperial Star Destroyer Uber, watching his taskforce reposition it's self into formation. He stared out at the lifeless ice planet within the inky depths of space that the Jedi called, Ilum. Dyans had heard tales of Ilum while Darth Vader tutored him his youth. Somewhere down on that ice ball was a large cave that the Jedi Knights kept records and information on lightsaber construction of long past. The information contained in the cave would no doubt help future Sith apprentice's with their training.

Before the Sith Lord a large holo-communication display was afixed to the floor. Several of the holographic pads sprung to life, showing the faces of all the captial ship commanders in his task force. Dyans prefered to communicate with his subordinates personally, instead of through the regular chain of command. The Sith Lord folded his hands behind his back, "Report your status."


"Imperial-class Star Destroyer Sith Fist fully operational, my Lord."

"Imperial-class Star Destroyer Order Bringer standing ready, my Lord."

"Corellian corvette Aurablast ready and willing for battle, my Lord."

"Corellian corvette Trojan prepared for battle, my Lord."

"Corellian corvette Hammer status green, my Lord."


The Sith Lord Rann also liked the personal touch of hearing each commander's voice, not only that but seeing each commander's face before battle. He liked to know who he was going into battle with, and possibly who he was going to die in that battle. The holographic images of his commander's winked out, and were replaced by a image of the Dark Lord. Lord Rann bowed to him and stated, "My Lord, task force Nightstalker is ready and waiting for your orders."



Nightstalker Task Force


[Imperial-Class Star Destroyer Uber - Flagship, Imperial-class Star Destroyer Sith Fist, Imperial-class Star Destroyer Order Bringer, Corellian corvette Aurablast, Corellian corvette Trojan, Corellian Corvette Hammer, (90 R-41 Star Chasers)]
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  • Posted On: Nov 11 2002 8:27pm
The Dark Lord of the Sith, Lord Maim, sat within his deepened command chair. The comm opened and Lord Rann's figure shimmered into view.

"My Lord, task force Nightstalker is ready and waiting for your orders."

"Good, Lord Rann. Take your force to the planet itself. My task force will secure the system at large. Take your starchasers down to the planet and secure any settlements you find, though I doubt there will be many."
  • Posted On: Nov 12 2002 12:13am
Athena smiled as she walked across the floor towards her husband. She was standing on the bridge watching everything unfold.

" So how long will this take us dear? "

Athena was never one for fighting with ships and she really hated to be on ships in the first place. She watched as a mans figure shimmered into view and then disapate after the Dark Lord had given his orders to the man.

" So who all is on this take over for this planet? "
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  • Posted On: Nov 12 2002 12:17am
The Dark Lord replied smoothly.

"This will take about a day to do properly. And a list of who all is on this mission would take that long itself just to speak."
  • Posted On: Nov 12 2002 2:23am
"Yes, my Lord."

Lord Rann bowed to the shimmering blue holographic image of the Dark Lord as it winked out of existance. There wouldn't be many settlements on Ilum, but Dyans could take a guess that there were a few Jedi camped out down there. No doubt with some support as well.

The commander of the Uber informed the Sith Lord of the Hammer's first sensor sweep of the planetary surface. A small pre-fab settlement had been located on the northern hemisphere just along a range of ice covered mountains. No defensive cannons or missile launchers were detected, only a moderate amount of lifeforms resided there.

"Commander, launch half of the task force's starfighter compliment. Their orders are to sweep across the planet's surface and elimate any starfighter resistance. If none is found their secondary orders are to help with the ground assault on the settlement."

Dyans turned around and began to head off the bridge, with the commander in tow.

"Tell Colonel Nyrox to prepare his cold assault troops for an attack. Several squadrons should suffice. Also I will be landing with the Colonel's troops myself. I will not tolerate any failures."

The commander bowed to the Sith Lord and scurried off to his orders, while Rann went to his private chambers to suit up in his personal armor and then to join Colonel Nyrox's troopers in the hangar bay.


***


Dark Rogue flight neared the icy planet of Ilum. Commander Vosel and his squadron mates hadn't located any enemy starfighters on their long range sensors... yet. Vosel rolled his R-41 Star Chaser in a steep dive towards the mountain range where the settlement was located. Dark Rogue flight followed suit and began a close range scann of the surface.

After a few minutes of circling the mountain range, Vosel noticed several blips coming up from the surface directly in front of his squadron.

"I've got contacts coming up from the surface! Dark Rogue flight engage!"

Commander Vosel kicked his starfighter in a barrel roll and began to rain laser fire down on the enemy fighters. Two enemy blips winked out of existance on his sensor screen, but Vosel hardly noticed. He jinked his starfighter around to avoid the laser fire from the enemy daggers.
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  • Posted On: Nov 12 2002 6:16am
The Dark Lord of the Sith, Lord Maim, flipped the comm active once more.

"Lord Rann. This exersize is futile for my task force to engage in. You can handle this from here I am assuming?"

The Dark Lord issued that statement more as a command than a question.

"Inform me over deep-space relay when you have control of this planet. I have other business to attend to."

Motioning with his hand towards his bridge commander, he spoke once more.

"Commander. Deactivate the grav-wells. Let's move on to more pressing matters. Leave behind a small force, under the control of Carnor Jax. He will assist Rann if need be."
  • Posted On: Nov 12 2002 6:45am
Sovereign Force 0001 had recieved orders via deep-space relay to rendevous with Nightstalker task force at Ilum. The groups commander, Sovereign Protector Carnor Jax, responded instantly and with vigor. His small group of ships was to take on another when they reached the planet, the Interdictor Immobilizer cruiser, Blackice.

Indeed it would be a welcome addition to his small fleet, making it a count of five.

Some time latter, the group dropped from hyperspace into the cluttered system.

Reaching for the comm, he switched it on.

"Lord Maim, we have arrived and are ready to aid Nightstalker task force in whatever way needed."

With that said, the Sovereign Protector watched as the Dark Lord's task force blinked from view, without so much as a reply. All but the Blackice left the system almost simultaniously.

Carnor Jax watched through the viewport, admiring the presision timing he had come to see as the norm with the Dark Lord's operations. Everything planned as if he knew what would happen before it did. Of course, with the Dark Lord of the Sith at the helm.. that was a very real possibility.

Standing clad in cerimonial guard armor and a long flowing black cloak, the Sovereign Protector was an imposing figure. One well respected, if not liked, by the men he commanded. Indeed, a man that could kill without warning, without hesitation, and without effort.

A man to be feared...

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Sovereign Force 0001

Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Vengeful" (Flagship)

Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Lightfist"

Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Hammersod"

Imperial-Class Star Destroyer "Hatred"

Interdictor-Class Immobilizer Cruiser "BlackIce"
  • Posted On: Nov 13 2002 1:51am
The Sith Lord, Dyans Rann, stepped off of the Lambda-class shuttle and onto Ilum's icy tundra. Around him, several other shuttles had landed and were unloading their snowtrooper squads. The snowtroopers' armor blended in with the surrounding enviroment, while Lord Rann's personal armor stuck out plainly in the icy wasteland. His armor was a obsidian black, modeled after the shadowtrooper's armor, but held it's linage from Sith origins.

One of the snowtroopers, with a officers insignia, approached the Sith Lord.

"Colonel Nyrox, have your troops swarm the settlement. Kill all those who resist and offer no quarter, but take the commander and his staff alive. I want to question them personally."

The Colonel bowed and sprinted off to join the bulk of his troops, who were gathered just a few meters out from the group of shuttles. Soon the ground assault force paired off into fire teams and several heavy weapons squads, and then proceeded through the glacier fields towards the settlement.

As the snowtrooper assault force disappeared over the glaciers, Dyans reached out with the Force to monitor their progress. The Sith Lord felt the minds of his troops approaching the insignificant settlement only less than a kilometer away. He also felt the defending soldiers readying theirselves for the assault.

Piercing the veils of the Force, seeing the world around himself as a giant mist, something in the settlement caught Lord Rann's attention. Three glowing white hues moved slowly through one of the larger building of the settlement. The Sith Lord did not need to reach out and examain the presences further, for he knew they were Jedi. Breaking out in a dead run, the Sith Lord heading for the settlement.
  • Posted On: Nov 14 2002 3:24am
Colonel Nyrox stuck his head up over the trench and fired several shots at the enemy soldiers ontop of the buildings. The shots sent the defending soldiers for cover a few seconds while the troopers accompanying him readied the E-Web repeating blaster cannon just behind them. Nyrox slid down into the trench along with his soldiers as the E-Web opened fire upon the building. Scarlet red energy bolts eat through the duracrete that the soldiers were using as cover. Without any cover, the renegade soldiers were sent running, but they did not run far as the repeating blaster quickly mowed them down.

"Good job Blizzard squadron," Colonel Nyrox commented as he looked over at the building. "Move out and join up with Onyx Squadron at the northern perimeter. We will catch the enemy in a pincer maneuver."


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Dyans stalked through the main barracks of the settlement, with a squad of snowtroopers following him closely. The Sith Lord had picked the squad up when he entered the settlement, he didn't need them, but they could be useful. The group closed in on the three Jedi presences Dyans had picked up earlier at the landing zone. Gripping his lightsaber tightly, the Sith Lord fell back into the flow of the Dark Side, letting it consume him.

A sudden explosion rocketed the building, shaking the very duracrete foundation of the settlement. The Sith Lord maintained his balance but the squad of snowtroopers toppled to the ground behind him. Lord Rann ignored the troopers and ran ahead towards the explosion, noticing that it came from the area where the Jedi were located. Rounding the corner, Dyans came to a halt as large chunks of the metal fell from the ceiling before him.

Two large blast doors slid into place between Dyans and the rest of the hallway, closing off the Sith Lord from his prey... but only temporarily. A knot of angry rose up in Dyans as the blast doors finally locked shut. The Sith Lord ignited his crimson bladed lightsaber and jabbed it into the center of the doors. Dyans slowly cut a circle around the centeral locking mechanism, and pushed it through to the other side with the Force.

With the lock removed from the blast doors, they still did not open. Rann's anger continued to rise, and he fed upon that anger, drawing great strength from his dark emotions. Dyans reached out with the Force to the two blast doors. Almost as if two giant invisible hands had gripped the doors, they were slowly pushed aside, opening up the hallway... and to the Lord of the Sith's prey.