By Force or Willingly?

[Darth Victress]

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Spoiler: OOC

Faction Plot, Open to IR Sith to oppose or Defect accordingly

It had been set, wheels in motion for the world of Alderaan to come to its heel and submit to the rule of the strong. An unification attempt had been in process for months, first involving the fleets and Coruscant. However, the newly minted Darth and the ambitious Crusader Sabrina Katoss had their eyes set on another prize: Alderaan.

Imperial legions were dispatched to space stations and in the royal grounds to combat with forces of Thul-Drast. The opposition would be heavy, but the royal lineage had grown weak with the falling years and their conviction slowly shifted from the views of true Sith to that of greedy and privileged nobility. Such then, would also be their demise...

Darth Victress arrived in Imperial transport, platoons of Sith Heavy Troopers following her command and will as they marched upon the Capitol building. This would not be a martial matter or even a slaughter, this would be the voices of the constituents. An opportunity for every governor and elected official, any subservient of the royal house who has long doubted their leadership, to decide their fates themselves and accept what the Sith Lord would offer. Accompanying her were highly decorated Sith operatives: the pureblood Hask and the Imperial Agent Arial.

The legion entered into the capitol building, Darth Victress personally advancing towards the central podium where halls of speakers and diplomats would await her arrival and anxiously anticipate her first words.

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[Arial Calvic]

Arial followed up behind the Darth, rifle in, pistol at her hip, vibroblades on her back. When Sabrina had informed her about invading Alderaan, she wasn't quite sure how effective such an invasion would be. Given the offensive by the Mandalorians, the strikes by the GA, and the still bickering between Imperial Republica forces, they seemed too divided to make such a ploy. Yet here they were. Now she was tasked as an escort for Darth Victress. She hadn't meet the woman before, but she knew well enough that she commanded absolute authority over Arial and her person. She glanced at Hask, surprised the pureblood had lasted this long. Perhaps there was more to him than she initially believed; she wasn't perfect after all. While their leader moved to the podium, Arial set up an over watch position to the side of the Sith, her eyes scanning the area for any threats. She was certain the two Sith had better senses than her, but she'd rather be prepared than rely on two Sith to alert her to danger.
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[Hask Jen]

This was it. This is how it will start. The reunification of the mighty Sith Empire. A chance to see his people achieve greatness once more without having to constantly fight themselves over something as trivial as politics.

He marched in concert with the agent and the Lady Victress. Acolytes and Crusaders were meaningless, but standing once again in the presence of a Sith Lord filled him with pride.
He stole a glance at the agent from behind his visor as they walked behind the Lady Victress. He was quite impressed by her thus far. Being able to keep up with the sith definitely took skill.

They walked up to the podium. He moved to the right, resting his left hand on his lightsaber and his right hand behind his back. His robes lightly flapping in the wind as he stood tall and stalwart. If the presence of the agent was not enough, his dark and commanding presence would most definitely be enough to deter all but the most courageous of assassins from making an attempt on the Darth's life.

He had his doubts that his presence was needed at all, however. The Lady Victress would most certainly be powerful enough to fell all that would approach her. But hey, it never hurts to have another pair of eyes or ears on the lookout.

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[The Storyteller]

"DIE!" screamed a small, 13 year old looking kid as she ran straight for Darth Victress. She wasn't wearing armor, or carrying any weapons. She was the weapon! If she managed to get close enough, she'd kick Victress in the knee before attempting to punch her in the chacha, since she couldn't reach the womans stomach. She was too short for that. The kid was Force sensitive without knowing it, so she had managed to beat up her regular friends and got enough confidence from that to approach the Sith foolheartedly.

"LANA NO!" the mother screamed in horror from a doorway, but she was frozen in fear. So afraid that she wouldn't even risk her life for her daughter. She was so afraid that, instead of staying there, she ran when she realized that the Sith would figure out it was her daughter that attacked them.

Inside the central podium a gathering of men and women awaited the Sith's arrival. Most of them, however, were not keen on being the first to speak. No, most thought that if these Sith wanted Alderaan to bend to the Old Empire, they'd have to be the first to break the silence. And it better be damn good. There were a few that were considering speaking up, but the Sith would have to face the mighty 13 year old first.

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[Harrison Fletch]

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Harrison stepped out from inside the capital building. He sighed as the entourage approached the building. Suddenly a little girl stepped out of no where, facing the Sith Lord. Harrison chuckled. "Here you go sweetie have a pop, what's your name." Harrison gave the girl a pop and patted her on her back, bringing her attention away from the sith. Harrison was itching for his vibroblade for this annoyance, but he smiled nonetheless.

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[Darth Victress]

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Arianna moved through the capital building when she heard an outcry, the sweet and soft voice of a child screaming at her in anguish followed by what appeared as a charge. The powerful Sith Lord did not move or squander out of way, wanting to merely show the Republic that unlike those rumors, the Old Empire can also lean towards benevolence at times. However, before she could diffuse the situation, it appeared that an Imperial Agent came out in front to interrupt the girl's path. It was no disciplinary gesture but rather he conveniently carried a Lollipop with him. If that was not enough, the Darth was prepared to deal with it in her own pediatric friendly manner.

She continued on the track, approaching the Podium and resting both hands on the stand. A slow and steady gaze cast through the entire chamber, which was now filled with local constituents and politicians alike. She gave them several moments of silence, in restitution for the lives they lost during this assault as well as if any of them had anything to get off their chests before she began to speak. "Good evening, it is a pleasure to be present here tonight and to the have the privilege to address you. I am Darth Victress, and I trust that there may be numerous questions on your minds. As our legions work to unify this great Empire, I am here to personally answer any concerns or hesitations that you may have." Simple and to the point, she shifted her attention over the row of politicians gathered, naturally they being the first with the affinity to speak up.

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[Arial Calvic]

Arial raised her rifle to take aim when she heard a disturbance, but lowered it when it was reveled to be a child. There was no way in hell she would pull that trigger now, so instead she prepared herself to intercept and scoop up the child. Thankfully that wasn't required, as Agent Fletch had made himself known and halted the childs devious assault. Good, that just presented a major fiasco; Seeing 'Darth Victress murders young girl' on the holonews would be disastrous to the campaign. Hopefully if that incident had been dealt with, Arial would return to her vigil, looking over to Hask, then back to sweeping the perimeter as Darth Victress began her speech. She was curious as to why Agent Fletch was here during an Sith operation, perhaps there was something going on she didn't know about.
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[Hask Jen]

Hask's left hand immediately flew to his lightsaber, but he stopped himself from igniting it quickly enough when he saw the 'attacker'.
He was frozen in place for a second, trying to figure out how to approach the situation. Use the force to stop the girl...or catch her in the run.

He was beaten to the punch, however, by the sudden appearance and interception by non other than...
"What the hell is Agent Fletch doing here...and where did he get a lollypop so quickly..." he thought to himself.

He stood at ease once again, with his hands behind his back, as the agent escorted the Lady Victress' "attacker" away from the group. Once again keeping his senses at the ready for any more...dangerous interruptions as the Darth started the speech.

He turned his head slightly to get a quick look at the agent, forgetting that they were both wearing helmets so chances of seeing a reaction was slightly out of the question.

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[The Storyteller]

As Harrison Fletch passed her the lollipop (as he was locked into that action), Lana swiftly kicked him in the balls as hard as she could. If he fell onto the ground she'd then knee him in the face and then kick him in the stomach over and over and over and over and over again. She'd stop any of her actions at anytime if she had to, but she was bent on destroying him completely for foiling her plans to kill the Darth.

"How about you start off with telling us why exactly we should respect your emperor?! Some mongrel with no blood right to the throne!" one man shouted. The rest began to shout too. A million questions started to mix together, which would be impossible for the Darth to hear. She'd need to answer the first question, or come up with answers to questions she couldn't hear that she'd think the crowd would benefit from.

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[Harrison Fletch]

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Harrison handed the brat the candy out of no where, a trick he learned from somewhere. What happened next couldn't possible be explained, but it was painful. Something had violated Harrison's genitals, and the next thing he knew Harrison fell backwards to the ground. What the kriff? DID THAT GIRL ACTUALLY KICK ME IN THE BALLS!? Harrison took a deep breath. Immediately after, several people shouted...something about emperor.

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OOC:Dread you suck

 

[Darth Victress]

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Arianna smirked as the first question was fielded, but before she could speak she caught Harrison Fletch being assaulted by a 13 year old child some distance from her. Her natural tendency was to laugh and it was good as she did so, forging a natural smile on her face that would help levy some hostility from her audience. She turned to face the male that asked, an elderly sort who appeared to have been accompanied by his wife and grown children. She replied, "Is it blood right that you only respect? Or is it other tenets of leadership which are important to you? Courage, wisdom, benevolence...The Drast bloodline has ruled for almost five centuries, yet your planet has falling academic standards, increasing gaps of income inequality, rising crime rates, and surging infant mortality. Did you not see what happened at Kuat Drive Yards? A terrorist attack and yet your Drast rulers were ineffective." She spoke.

Slowly, she descended from the podium and walked amongst the crowd of those that gathered. Her cloaked figure slowly stopping towards a mother and what appeared as a sickly newborn in her hands. The Darth slowly touched the child with her gloved fingers, sending a splash of warmth and energy to flush over its skin, restoring what appeared as a viral illness into lively and fortified constitution. A simple glimpse at her alchemical abilities, she spoke again, this time addressing them while she was amongst them. "Our new Emperor is a man of both worlds, to unify and strength, to gift not only prosperity, but safety and security through this galaxy..."
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[Hask Jen]

Hask looked at Harrison and the little girl, fighting the urge to start laughing out loud as the girl messed up the agent.

He let it continue for a few seconds longer before stepping forward to intervene. He grabbed hold of the girl by her shoulders and pulled her back, stopping her vicious assault on the agent while also keeping enough distance between himself and her in case she decided to do the same to him.

With very little options in such a delicate situation he decided to trust in the force quite literally.

He placed a hand on the girl's head, closed his eyes and attempted to calm her with the force. It seemed to be working, because her thrashing finally stopped and she stood perfectly still and relaxed.

He opened his eyes and gave her a light pat on the shoulder before moving over to help the agent to his feet.

"My goodness agent, I'd suggest you pick your fights a little more carefully next time." he said softly to the agent with a laugh threatening to break out as he helped him to his feet.

He turned his gaze to the Lady Victress just in time to see her place a hand on an infant and pull it back again. There was a light ripple in the force in the room and the baby looked like new life was breathed into it. Hask was quite taken back by the action, such power had only been used by the most powerful of alchemists. He started wondering what other powers the Sith Lord had in her arsenal.

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