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(3.12) Siege of Origin
Siege of Origin
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The Shadow Repulse slipped silently and slowly in to orbit high above Origin. Its bright lights as well as its red and white markings told all that beheld it, that this mighty ship of war was proud member of the Grand Republic Navy. The great seal of the Republic lit up proudly across the the nose of the ship. It slowly maneuvered turning on its wide wings angeling it toward the planet while it positioned itself. Tiny flames from its maneuvering thrusters burst to life as the ship slowed and finally stopped in a low orbit over the northern hemisphere of the planet. Normally when a ship enters orbit, it aligns it nose in the direction of travel for its orbit. The Shadow Repulse instead maintained its orientation with its nose pointed downward as it drifted over the planet. As the ship slipped behind the planet and in to the shadows of the world, its lights became the only visible parts of the ship for the moment.
Then without warning, the ship lit up in such a range of reddish colors as its energy based weapons opened fire on the world below. Over and over again the turbolasers and heavy blasters from the Shadow Repulse ripped downward causing untold damage and suffering with each new blast. As the ship drifted over the planet using its thrusters to maneuver, it was able to shift it's targeting while it continued to fire. For a solid thirty minutes, the Shadow Repulse fired over and over again. A relatively short period of time in terms of orbital bombardments, however, more than enough time to decimate the four villages below. Even from orbit, the fires that marked the locations of the villages were now clearly visible. Once more the ship's engines fired and it started its descent downward towards the planet.
Slowly the Shadow Repulse slipped through the clouds and smoke from the fires as it made its way towards its landing point. Unlike other ships to make planet fall on Origin, it didn't follow the beacon that marked a predetermined landing site. The Shadow Repulse made its way towards one of the now burning villages. Before making its finally landing however, it unleashed another round of vicious weapons' fire upon the helpless village. The blasts sent large chunks of earth and ruble high in to the night's sky. As the weapons' fire came to a stop once more the ship maneuvered slowly towards its landing site just less than ten kilometers from the burning village. As it started to set down a trio of large legs slowly extended out from under the ship towards the surface. With a loud thud, the ship finally made its landing. A single large ramp slid out from the ship's under belly and touched down on the sands of Origin. War had finally come to Origin.
Walking down the ramp, Rose smiled as she felt the power of her Masters behind her. She could feel their power surging through her as her tattoos pulsated with a glowing deep blood red. She came to a stop at the end of the ramp. She could hear her troops forming up behind her. Turning her head to look over her left and then her right shoulder, she saw Orchid and Lotus standing side by side right behind her. They were her most trusted and her most gifted of warriors. Behind them stood her own dark side warriors. Their numbers were small but they were each filled with rage and ready to do the bidding of their Dark Mistress. She knew they could make short work of the defenders of this world. Behind them slowly forming up were the nearly ten thousand droids that Rose had secretly amassed over the years. She smiled as she nodded to Orchid, “Today we shall have the Sword of Omar and tomorrow we shall rule the entire galaxy.” With that, Rose step from her ship and on to the sands of Origin.
As her foot hit the sand, a loud crack of thunder was heard and lighting flashed high in the sky announcing the arrival of the storm. As her foot sank deeper in to the sands, a pulse of energy rippled outward from that single point. She could feel it through her connection with the force. The sands about her foot turned a darker shade even in the dead of night as if the darkness of her own soul had now corrupted this once pure place. Rose felt the light of this place turn to match her own vile spirit. The energies of her troops and her minions flowed through her and she was able to focus it on to the world itself. With each passing step she made her energies further corrupted Origin. As if the sun itself had been turned off at midday, every force user in the galaxy that was attuned (5+ ranks in sense force or farseeing) could feel Rose's evil spreading corrupting the light side. All force users that enjoyed basking in the light felt weaker from this corruption, while those who drew on darker powers felt stronger. The balance had been broken.
Rose turned to four of her commander droids, “Spread your forces out and engage what enemies you find. I need that village secured by dawn.”
Rose had spared no expense on her forces, as she had bought the latest Baktoid Combat droids B1 and Droidekas for her forces. The commanders each raised their weapons and stated, “Roger roger” On that noted they each led their troops outward to flank the village. The small droid tank hovered up behind the them. Nearly all of the droid forces moved outward toward the village.
Rose knew what to expect from the defenders of this back water world and yet still figured it a wise idea to protect her small control tank just in case, she turned to one of her last droid commander, “Keep your company close to the tank and make sure that no one threatens it. I want it on that ridge line so it can provide fire support for the troops in the village.” she commanded as she pointed to the location of the ridge.
The droid commander raised its weapon, “Roger roger.” Then it turned to its own droids, “You heard her troops, lets move out!” On that note the droid company and tank were in motion.
Rose and her biological followers started to walk towards the sounds of combat that started to sound as her troops started their attacks. She turned over her shoulder to the last company of droids, “Protect the landing site at all costs.”
The droids raised their weapons, “Roger, roger!” as they spread out and formed a protective line around the ship.
As they continued to walk, Rose smiled, “Now, lets go find this keeper of the sword.” Rose and her minions led by Orchid and Lotus walked calmly in to the burning village with their lightsabers drawn and energized.
Despite the orbital bombardments, the battle for the village was still intense. The villagers fought back with courage and all the skill they held. They called upon the powers of their world and those of the light side to try to stop the invaders. Groups of hunters sent large boulders and blasts of fire balls at the droids while others summoned giant hail to rain down on the advancing droids. Still others channeled the winds and blew droids back the way they came with hurricane strength winds. Together they each fought hard against the advancing droids. As each droid that they managed to stop was replaced by three more. Their wooden and light metal shields held no defense against the fire power of the droids modern blasters. Still they fought on while slowly being pushed further and further back towards their village.
These proud and simple people were hunters, farmers and fishermen. They were not warriors trained to fight this kind of war. Their droids attackers were far better equipped and better programmed for this battle. Still the rocks flew, fires balls blasted, hail fell from the skies and winds blew. Some foolish hunters rushed the droids using their metal swords, spears, axes and hammers on the droids. Droids dropped by the dozens as they continued to march forward. Sadly all their effort to hold back the waves of droids had to little effect and they were cut down by ranks after ranks of droids. Courage did indeed flow freely in their veins. However on this sad night, now it flowed freely from their bodies as the droids advanced in to the village.
Rose and her minions calmly walked in to the heart of the village. She smiled as she saw the large pyramid standing against the storm filled sky. Black lighting flashed behind it causing it to illuminate with a sense of eerie dread. She could feel that destiny had lead her to this very moment. All that she had worked for was about to come in to being. She was about to become the most powerful entity in the entire galaxy. Since that very first moment that she held the sword she knew she had to control it once more. She waved her hands to her minions sending them on to their own assignments. She knew that she could not afford to have them near by when she first finds the sword. Unless she wished to repeat history when Urias stoled the sword from her the last time she held it. 'No this time their will be no one to stop me from claiming what is mine' she thought with greed and determination. She started to walk towards the pyramid when five large shards of ice rushed down towards her. Her hands flew like the black lighting flashing in the nights sky. She hit each of the shards shattering them before they could hurt her.
A powerful gust of wind slammed in to her and pushed her back. It took all that she could muster to remain on her feet. The anger in her heart and mind raged as she looked up at the origin of the attack. Half way up the pyramid she saw a small group of local warriors led by some woman in a green dress, painted face and a golden head piece. “By all means, lets fight!” Rose yelled out as she slammed her foot in to the ground unleashing a powerful wave of Force energy in to the ground which dislodged a boulder and thrust it in to the air. On that she leaped up in to the air next to the rock that hovered just off the ground. With a powerful round house kick to it, she sent it flying at the warriors. A few dodged the attack but the woman in green stood against the attack and used a force skill that Rose was not familiar with to shatter the boulder in to dust before it could hit the others. Rose watched as they all leaped at her with their weapons drawn and ready for battle. She waited for their attacks, not phased or impressed by them.
A man with a pair of hammers rushed forward while bending forward. He spun his arms in a backward motion causing them to slam in to the ground sending massive rocks racing towards her. Rose drew on the Force and with her swift arm and leg motions was able to deflect the rocks. He continued his charge much faster than the others who were behind him. He let out a scream as he swung his hammers at Rose. Rose bent her back backwards as she watched a them pass harmlessly over her bent body. As she continued to bend backwards she reached over her head with both arms and planted them. Once her arms were planted, she leaped her legs upward driving her feet in to his chest and face. He went flopping backwards on to his back while she flipped head over heals back to her feet. Once back on her feet she rushed him while he leaped back up to his feet. He brought both hammers down at her from over his head as she rushed in for the attack. Rose reached up and grabbed both his arms at his wrists as she smiled, he was dead and she knew it. Holding fast to his wrists she lurched him forward as hard as she could while leaping upward towards his chest. She drove both feet in to his rib cage while using the Force to increase the power of her attack. His rib cage crushed under the impact causing bones to rip through his tunic and sides. She landing back on her feet as he fell backwards dead.
Wasting no time, she slipped to the side as a flaming sword just barely missed her head and upper body. Rose saw a woman dressed in deep brown almost red outfit with some type of long fingerless gloves on. She welded a curved broadsword that seemed to be burning as she used it. The next attack from the woman came in fast, but Rose was fast enough to twist her body to dodge the attack and land a powerful side kick that send the woman stumbling back. Seeing the other three closing fast, Rose wasted no time. She spun forward with another kick to the womans lower body causing her to double over. Rose continued with her momentum as she half spun to the side of her landing another kick to the woman's lower body. As the woman was leaning heavily forward, Rose leaped up and kicked her as hard as she could in the woman's throat. The blow sent the woman flying up and backwards causing her to nearly fly horizontal to the ground. Needing to finish the woman off, Rose leaped up as the woman landed and on her downward travel, she slammed her open palm in to the woman's face. Blood shot out from under Rose's hand as she felt the woman's skull caved in under the blow.
Even before Rose could move from her current stance, a second woman with a pair of swords swung on her. These swords were like the first one and they too were on fire. Rose was starting to find a respect for these elemental Force users. In that moment she decided to leave a few alive to continue her training before she wiped them out completely. Rose was just barely able to dodge the incoming attack by rolling forward over the dead woman's body. Rose had made a fetal mistake and she knew it. She lost track of the woman as she dodged the attack. Finishing her tumble Rose leaped up back to her feet searching for the woman. The sound of slicing and burning flesh echoed just under the sounds of the thunder and lighting in the sky. Still the night's sky was dark and the lighting black as the night. It was only visible through the broken clouds against the moon light. Rose let out a grunt as she felt the two swords ripping through her body.
Rose watched the woman slip backwards after she made the attacks as she drew her swords back in front of her in a defensive position. Both women looked down to see the twin deep cuts in Rose's belly. Her flesh had not only been cut deep to where she could see bone and organs, but it was burnt as well. She crossed her arms over the wounds as she stumbled backwards a bit. The painted woman armed with a pair of metal fan and a man with a large pike rushed the battle and flanked Rose on each side. All eyes were on Rose as they had all seen the hit. It was a lethal hit by any standards and Rose was dead where she stood. Or at least that is how it would have been if Rose was not immortal. She gave out a laugh to the surprise of the defenders. She laughed even deeper because not one of them had realized something, 'I can't die!' she thought laughing. They looked to each other in confusion then back to Rose. It was too late, they had lost their momentum and now it was Rose's turn again.
Rose bent over holding her gut while still laughing at their confusion. Raising her eyes back to them she smiled as a black lighting flashed over head sending a shock wave of thunder crashing about them. “The Sword WILL be mine!” she said slowly standing up showing her unharmed belly. Confusion now gone and replaced with complete disbelief and shock on the faces of the three defenders. The blow should have cut her in half, each of them questioned how this invader could still be alive. Rose leaped forward at the woman with the flaming swords and landing just before her. She kicked the ground causing a large stalagmite to launch from the ground and slammed in to the woman propelling her backwards. With a powerful forward and then backward motion of Rose's left hand and arm, a second pointed stalagmite was thrust from the ground just behind the woman with swords. Her backward motion as well as the motion of the stalagmite itself speared her on the stalagmite behind her. The rock ripped through her chest and belly killing her before her swords hit the ground.
The man with the pike attack as well as the painted woman. Rose spun while she knocked the end of the pike away from her with her forearm. Continuing to spin about she watched as the razor sharp edge of a fan narrowly missed her face and the second one missed her neck. Coming around in full circle, she saw the man shifting the pike around with the momentum that she gave it. With another pointed end facing her once more, she leaped to the side hoping to dodge his next attack. He would not be denied this attack. The end of the Pike ran through her thigh and in the ground. Grabbing the shaft of the pike, Rose hammered her elbow in to the side of his head causing him to slip back and giving her the room she needed to drive a powerful side kick in to his chest. Ungracefully, he stumbled backwards and nearly lost his footing while his arms flailed about.
Pinned to the ground Rose had little option but face painted woman from a slight disadvantage. The woman swung the fans at her causing some kind of focused force attack on Rose. Rose brought her arm up to block the attack and watched the deep cuts form on it. Rose used her other arm to shatter the shaft of the pike and free her leg. The painted woman rushed in for an attack just in time to take a powerful kick from Rose sending her flopping over her left side and landing on the ground. Now recovered from the earlier attack, the man drew out a smaller narrow sword and lunged at Rose. Rose turned to face the attack as she heard him rushing her. She knocked the blow to the side and spun to her right side and drove her left leg in to his right leg shattering it just blow the knee. As he started to fall she grappled him by his throat and lifted him off the ground. She smiled as she looked in to his eyes and unleashed her own force powered lighting in to his skull. His head lit up like a blue orb for a short period of time, then she tossed his lifeless body away.
The painted woman screamed as she attacked. Rose's wounds were already fully healed as she turned to face the attack. The painted woman attacked with all that she could, using her razor sharp fans and her control over the elements. Rose blocked each attack as it came at her, deciding to take a defensive position while the painted woman attacked. She knew what she was doing and was waiting for her turn to take the offensive. Rose only focused on blocking the incoming attacks from the painted woman. Blow for blow, Rose was fast enough to ensure that each attack the painted woman made would not result in a single hit in. Rose was fast and very nimble so hitting her was hard enough, but now it was nearly impossible. There was nothing the painted woman could do to gain the upper hand in this battle. Rose was just too fast for any of her attacked to get through. Within moments the woman slowed her attacks and made herself ready to switch to the defensive. This was the moment that Rose waited for.
Rose smiled as she watched the woman slip back a bit. She knew it was her turn as she stepped forward to close the gap once more. Rose started her attacks with a kick which the woman blocked as well as Rose's next two fist attacks. Rose's tattoos glowed even more brightly as the battle continued and she started to gain the upper hand. She could feel the power of her success aiding her strength in this battle. Fainting to the left, Rose spun to the right landing a kick in the woman's gut causing her to double over. Rose continued her spin landing her elbow in the small of the woman's back with a loud crushing sound. The painted woman fell forward slowly while she tried to fight the motion, Rose continued with her multiple attack with a short leap kick landing right above the painted woman's eyes. The powerful kick sent the painted woman flipping backwards on to the ground. Her golden head piece was ripped from her head by the blow and flew even further back, landing behind her somewhere. Rose leaped in to the air as she readied to bring her fist down on the woman.
The painted woman saw the incoming attack and rolled away from it as Rose's fist slammed deep in to the ground. Being fast on her feet, Rose leaned to the right and jetted her left leg outward landing another powerful kick to the painted woman's side sending her over again. Rose leaped up to her feet while the painted woman was much slower to get back up. By the time the painted woman was back to her feet Rose was ready and waiting for her. Another low kick to the woman's gut caused her to double over again. Then a powerful spinning side kick from Rose's right leg sent the woman spinning and stumbling to the left. The blow caused the painted woman to spin almost completely around giving Rose her back. Rose knew this fight was over. While she continued to spin through her kick and away from the woman, she leaped up high in to the air twisting her body as she flew upward. Letting out a scream like some wild predator about to make its kill, Rose started to make her downward motion as she lined up for the blow. She slammed her open palm in the back top of the painted woman's head. The attack shattered her skull and spine. The force of the blow slammed her to her knees as Rose landed just behind her. The woman's body jerked and flailed a bit as Rose heard her dying words, “Ne'ma....”
Rose watched as the leader of those sad defenders bleed out on to the ground. She spit down on the body with disgust. For the first time in Origin's history, the world was without a Spiritual Leader. This loss was felt across the galaxy as lighters all felt their connection with the force slip and fade to a high degree. The flow of Force from Origin had been disrupted and Rose could feel her destiny upon her. This was why she had come to this world, this is what she was meant to do. She felt it pulsating through her. She knew that today she would control the sword and then the entire galaxy. She turned to the pyramid as a black lighting flashed across the night sky and struck it. Large stones were ripped from the pyramid from the impact of dark energies as Rose yelled out with all her might and darkness, “WHERES MY SWORD!”
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