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Heavy rain poured from the skies, each drop slamming into the crimson lightsaber with a sharp sizzle. Vapor surrounded the blade, rising into the stormy skies. Darkness covered the Bare Forest, the only source of light emanating from the activated saber. Its red hue colored its surroundings a crimson color. In each direction, scraping footsteps grew closer and closer. Dead leaves rustled and twigs snapped under each clumsily-placed foot as they marched to the source of the light. As a flash of lightning split the sky, it illuminated the Bare Forest for but a moment. In that brief second, the shroud of darkness was lifted and the advancing horde of the undead shuffled mindlessly towards the red saber. The saber's hilt was stuck firmly in the ground, mud caking on the humming weapon. A trail of footsteps led away from the saber, leading into the dark forest...
Several hours earlier...
Leviathan-Class Corvette Eques soared over the world of Zelos II. Its sun glimmered off its grey hull, blue engines brightly shining behind it. A squadron of X-57 starfighters flew around the ship, flying in a training exercise. Darek Zann, a Stormtrooper, watched from the windows of the ship's barracks. He braced the bulkhead with his right arm while he held his helmet in his left. The starfighters danced around in his vision, performing various maneuvers. Behind him, Jeim Canson pulled a black boot over his leg. "Man, why do they have us out here?" he complained. Darek gave him a passing glance before returning his attention to the viewport. "Training exercises, looks like. For now. I think we've got some higher-ups going planetside to pick up a package," he said.
"A package?" Canson asked.
"Yep. That's what I said."
"I didn't train at the academy to be a courier."
"No, you trained at the academy to follow orders. And that's what we do. Besides, have you seen our guests? Whatever they're picking up, they're taking it back to the Eques to haul back to Coruscant. Let's get moving. Shift change," Darek said as he turned and walked to the door. On the way, he scooped his helmet into his arm. Canson stood and flexed his fingers in his armored gloves. "Our guests?" he asked as he turned to grab his helmet.
Darek pressed a button next to the door and it shot open. He said, "We're expecting some higher-ups. We were briefed to expect General Petrov and a..."
As if to punctuate his statement, a woman in dark robes marched through the halls. A metal brace was fixed on her arm and what appeared to be a lightsaber dangled from her belt. Almost instantly, the room grew cold. Before Canson put his helmet on, he could clearly see his own breath. Darek risked a look at the woman, poking his head out of the door before turning to Canson. "That," Darek said. The two couldn't help but stare as the Grand Inquisitor entered a dark room at the end of the hallway and disappeared.
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Darth Trepidus entered the communications room and waited. She was already agitated, not having planned to return to Zelos for some time. The mission itself was in the Bare Forest, one of the few things that could send a chill down the spine of the Lord of Fear. She had faced the Bare Forest many times before, in a different life. It was, perhaps, what awakened her to the Dark Side of the Force in the first place. But that was a long time ago and Ebiara Prasinaima was dead. Darth Trepidus ran a gloved finger along the holocommunicator and activated it, displaying the planet below.
There were Jedi on the surface of the planet. Not just one Jedi hiding out, trying to live the rest of his sad life as a hermit. It was a group of Jedi, all of which were using the Bare Forest as a hideout. They were coordinated and, if they were in the Bare Forest, heavily fortified. Entering the most dangerous place in the galaxy was foolish in itself. Entering the Bare Forest to take out Jedi was perhaps one of the most foolish ideas in the entire galaxy. The Grand Inquisitor would need assistance. She stared at the Bare Forest on the holoscreen, waiting for General Alexei.
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Several hours earlier...
Leviathan-Class Corvette Eques soared over the world of Zelos II. Its sun glimmered off its grey hull, blue engines brightly shining behind it. A squadron of X-57 starfighters flew around the ship, flying in a training exercise. Darek Zann, a Stormtrooper, watched from the windows of the ship's barracks. He braced the bulkhead with his right arm while he held his helmet in his left. The starfighters danced around in his vision, performing various maneuvers. Behind him, Jeim Canson pulled a black boot over his leg. "Man, why do they have us out here?" he complained. Darek gave him a passing glance before returning his attention to the viewport. "Training exercises, looks like. For now. I think we've got some higher-ups going planetside to pick up a package," he said.
"A package?" Canson asked.
"Yep. That's what I said."
"I didn't train at the academy to be a courier."
"No, you trained at the academy to follow orders. And that's what we do. Besides, have you seen our guests? Whatever they're picking up, they're taking it back to the Eques to haul back to Coruscant. Let's get moving. Shift change," Darek said as he turned and walked to the door. On the way, he scooped his helmet into his arm. Canson stood and flexed his fingers in his armored gloves. "Our guests?" he asked as he turned to grab his helmet.
Darek pressed a button next to the door and it shot open. He said, "We're expecting some higher-ups. We were briefed to expect General Petrov and a..."
As if to punctuate his statement, a woman in dark robes marched through the halls. A metal brace was fixed on her arm and what appeared to be a lightsaber dangled from her belt. Almost instantly, the room grew cold. Before Canson put his helmet on, he could clearly see his own breath. Darek risked a look at the woman, poking his head out of the door before turning to Canson. "That," Darek said. The two couldn't help but stare as the Grand Inquisitor entered a dark room at the end of the hallway and disappeared.
_______
Darth Trepidus entered the communications room and waited. She was already agitated, not having planned to return to Zelos for some time. The mission itself was in the Bare Forest, one of the few things that could send a chill down the spine of the Lord of Fear. She had faced the Bare Forest many times before, in a different life. It was, perhaps, what awakened her to the Dark Side of the Force in the first place. But that was a long time ago and Ebiara Prasinaima was dead. Darth Trepidus ran a gloved finger along the holocommunicator and activated it, displaying the planet below.
There were Jedi on the surface of the planet. Not just one Jedi hiding out, trying to live the rest of his sad life as a hermit. It was a group of Jedi, all of which were using the Bare Forest as a hideout. They were coordinated and, if they were in the Bare Forest, heavily fortified. Entering the most dangerous place in the galaxy was foolish in itself. Entering the Bare Forest to take out Jedi was perhaps one of the most foolish ideas in the entire galaxy. The Grand Inquisitor would need assistance. She stared at the Bare Forest on the holoscreen, waiting for General Alexei.
@Deviant