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The assault on Saleucami had been unexpected. No one had expected Hutt aggression, especially after after the creation of the Demilitarized Zone. No one had expected a Coterie mole to betray the planet's security, letting in Matukai infiltrators. But the Hutts were attacking. Dilara Senza betrayed the Imperium. And Matukai agents were on the planet.
The Matukai dispatch was personally coordinated by the leader of the cult, Xeus Qel-Droma. Vowing to end the Sith, he had joined the Hutt campaign to join the war once and for all. Rebel leaders knew the Imperium was keeping a close eye on the Demilitarized Zone, expecting it to be attacked. Instead, the Hutts turned their attention to Saleucami, source of the first major conflict between the Galactic Alliance and New Sith Imperium. The Matukai, aided by the Mandalorian Tal Varen, had entered the planet two days prior to the Hutt armada in order to spy on imperial forces and locate any Sith on the planet. The Matukai were in luck. Originally, the Dark Councilor Ebberla Daw was supposed to be on the planet for the unveiling of her monolithic replica, but she had the opportunity to view the statue during her stay on Velmor and had subsequently cancelled her visit for Saleucami. Instead, the main Sith presence were acolytes. Among their ranks was Zhen, whose recent exploits had landed him as Sith adviser to the Governor-General. Now Zhen found himself as a military adviser, aiding in the counter-campaign against the Hutt offensive.
In the early hours, Zhen had sensed a powerful Force presence on the planet. It had been hidden at first, but as the battle bloomed, the secrecy wilted in favor of combat. The presence was pinpointed to a farmstead in the Wetlands, which had turned into an impromptu command post for the planetside Cartel forces; specifically, it was the base of operations for Qel-Droma's dozen Matukai operatives on the planet, coordinating assassinations against a few Sith acolytes. Commandeering a Beskad shuttle, Zhen flew to the farmstead under the cover of fire. Qel-Droma had sent his operatives to attack Sith acolytes. Now it was Zhen's turn to have an acolyte attack him.
The assault on Saleucami had been unexpected. No one had expected Hutt aggression, especially after after the creation of the Demilitarized Zone. No one had expected a Coterie mole to betray the planet's security, letting in Matukai infiltrators. But the Hutts were attacking. Dilara Senza betrayed the Imperium. And Matukai agents were on the planet.
The Matukai dispatch was personally coordinated by the leader of the cult, Xeus Qel-Droma. Vowing to end the Sith, he had joined the Hutt campaign to join the war once and for all. Rebel leaders knew the Imperium was keeping a close eye on the Demilitarized Zone, expecting it to be attacked. Instead, the Hutts turned their attention to Saleucami, source of the first major conflict between the Galactic Alliance and New Sith Imperium. The Matukai, aided by the Mandalorian Tal Varen, had entered the planet two days prior to the Hutt armada in order to spy on imperial forces and locate any Sith on the planet. The Matukai were in luck. Originally, the Dark Councilor Ebberla Daw was supposed to be on the planet for the unveiling of her monolithic replica, but she had the opportunity to view the statue during her stay on Velmor and had subsequently cancelled her visit for Saleucami. Instead, the main Sith presence were acolytes. Among their ranks was Zhen, whose recent exploits had landed him as Sith adviser to the Governor-General. Now Zhen found himself as a military adviser, aiding in the counter-campaign against the Hutt offensive.
In the early hours, Zhen had sensed a powerful Force presence on the planet. It had been hidden at first, but as the battle bloomed, the secrecy wilted in favor of combat. The presence was pinpointed to a farmstead in the Wetlands, which had turned into an impromptu command post for the planetside Cartel forces; specifically, it was the base of operations for Qel-Droma's dozen Matukai operatives on the planet, coordinating assassinations against a few Sith acolytes. Commandeering a Beskad shuttle, Zhen flew to the farmstead under the cover of fire. Qel-Droma had sent his operatives to attack Sith acolytes. Now it was Zhen's turn to have an acolyte attack him.