Lord Greshh

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

HJ Twilight

I step off the ship, my unlit lightsaber in one hand and a blaster in the other. "Come on, Hank. We don't have a lot of time." I look over at Dad's ship, which is landed next to mine. In my earpiece, I hear a voice crackle, so I press my finger to it to enhance the frequency. "Say again."

Caalin Daemon

"I said me and a couple other Jedi have landed in a different hanger. We'll try to draw the enemy's attention away from you guys so you'll have an easier time reaching Hayden. Hopefully we can all meet up for the escape."

HJ Twilight

"Sounds like a plan. Stay safe." I end the call. Sirens are going off in our hanger, indicating we've been detected. We would need to act quickly.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

HJ Twilight

"Cover me! This ship isn't designed for fast maneuvering." I look at Hank. "Take the controls. I need to go below deck and put Huntress into a calm sleep. I can sense all this excitement is putting her on edge."

Caalin Daemon

I bring a squadron of Jedi Starfighters around to flank the Rancor's Den. "We'll help guide you in. If even one of those bolts hits you, that could be the end." All around us, ships pound on the station with everything they have. The larger ships attack from a distance while the smaller fighters get up close. Still, the station barely seems effected.

Darth Trayus

I continue to use both my two lightsabers, as well as a vast array of dark Force powers to battle the Sith Hunters. Greshh jumps in for an aerial attack, but I catch his blade against mine and flip him away. I spin just as the Chiss attacks from below, and after exchanging a few blows, I send her flying with a lightning blast. "The Sith. The Jedi. All of you are a threat to peace. Even now, you force me to use drastic measures. Had you not intervened, I could have found a better way to bring about a new world. But you were too selfish to accept that your power would be taken from you, so you rebelled, and I was forced to do THIS." I indicate the desolation around me. "So be it. If I have to destroy this galaxy and rebuild it anew from scratch, I shall. A galaxy ignorant of the Force, that will live normal lives unaware of what has been lost."

Becca Twilight

"And you as their God King? Very noble of you." I spin my lightsaber into an Ataru ready stance. "You lie to yourself, Sucal. You tell yourself what you are doing is for the greater good, but I can see in your movements that even you don't believe that fully. The Echani see the hearts of their enemies through battle, and right now, I can see that your heart is warped and torn. You know this is wrong, but your fear won't let you turn back!"

Darth Trayus

"Silence!" I wave my hand, and more lightsabers fly up to surround me. "You know nothing of me! I will not be unbalanced!" Channeling lightning into my sabers, I dash towards the Twilights, battling both Becca and Jakito simultaneously. "I WILL fulfill Darth Traya's destiny! There is no other way!"

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Darth Trayus

In response, I flick my hand at Zar’kun and send him flying. “The man I once was no longer exists. He was killed by the Sith and the Jedi. I will avenge him.” I lift Zar’kun into the air with barely a thought. Even as the others attempt to strike at me, my concentration is not broken. “And are you so foolish as to think invoking my parents will somehow break me from this path? You think I’ll crumble with regret at the memory of my ‘poor sweet mother’? You are a greater fool than I took you for.” I slam Zar’kun into the ground. “You seek to unbalance me because you know you cannot defeat me in my current state.”

HJ Twilight

As I fly through the fight. My ship isn’t fast enough to avoid the station’s defenses, and my weapons systems are not very strong. However, as I get a little closer to the station, I sense a familiar presence. “Dad, I sense Hayden is still on that space station. We can’t destroy it until she’s safe.”

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

HJ Twilight

"Dad! They're down on the planet, fighting Sucal. But it looks like that station is about to make their job a lot harder. We need to bring that thing down, or at least disabling it." As I speak, the station lashes out with familiar lightning, obliterating the fighters that get too close, and badly damaging the larger ships that charged in too fast. "Even with all these ships, I don't know if we can. It was unstoppable at Coruscant, even with all these ships pelting it. We're going to need a lot of firepower."

Koraline Okarr

"You have it!" The Redshifter drops out of hyperspace, followed by a large fleet of pirate ships and smuggling vessels. "Jolee the Hutt sends her regards!"

Prince Nok Drayen II

The Royal Dubrillion Fleet rockets in. "On behalf of Queen Risha of Dubrillion, we stand with you."

Captain Durant

A small fleet of civilian ships, retrofitted with weapons, appears. "The Dantooine Militia is here to help."

Caalin Daemon

A fleet of Jedi Starfighters, along with some beat up looking ships, arrives. "This is Caalin. I've gathered the remaining Jedi and the Sith Colonists. We're ready to do our part."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

All

We all manage to find each other in the storm and create a rough circle. Together, we channel the Force and pound it into the ground, sending the sand flying away in all directions and dispelling the cloud.

Darth Trayus

I stand not far away, watching. "It is pointless to resist. The Force is dead on this planet. Exhaust yourselves trying to defeat me. You will tire and die, and I will barely deplete even a fraction of my strength."

Becca Twilight

"We draw power from each other! The Force may not flow as easily through the ruins of this world, but it flows through us six! That is all we need to finish you once and for all!"

Darth Trayus

"Six against one fueled by the power of thousands. It hardly seems fair." I spin the two lightsabers I hold in each of my hands. They crackle with red lightning. In the sky above, the Genesis Engine begins to shift so that it's transforming device is aimed at the planet. "I have no further use for this place. With the combined power of the Tempest Eye and the Genesis Engine, I shall erase this world from existence... and you along with it."

HJ Twilight

As I sit in space, waiting for the fleet to arrive, I notice the space station beginning to move. "You seeing this, Hank?" I start flipping switches to bring the Rancor's Den back to full power. "What are we gonna do? Whatever is about to happen won't be good. We need to stop it quickly... but how?"

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Darth Trayus

"No!" I say, jerking away from the fireball. Quietly, I whisper. "Don't leave me, Master. I can finish this." Taking a deep breath, I spin the two lightsabers in my hands and whip up the sand and debris around us with the Force. It becomes incredibly difficult to see anything through the sand storm.

Becca Twilight

I close my eyes, trying to call on the Force to see like Marek taught me. "You cannot hide from us!"

Jakito Twilight

I huff in exhaustion, holding up my arms to guard against the sand. I can still hear the lightsabers flying around us, but I can't see where they are. Only their colorful glow reflected in the clouds of sand, and the occasional crackle of lightning. "He's... not weakening. Or at least it's taking forever!"

Salazar Greshh

"He will fall! Even the Immortal Emperor fell in time!"

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Darth Trayus

I bat Zar’kun away with a few quick strikes, then I send a wave of lightsabers towards him to keep him busy. I spin away and instantly catch Salazar Greshh in my sights. “Are you ready for another lesson, Sith?”

Salazar Greshh

“You have nothing to teach me, witch!” I flip my lightsaber reverse grip and charge in, sliding under one of the flying lightsabers, then leaping up to clash with Sucal. I channel all of my fury into a relentless attack, hoping to break threw his guard. Unfortunately, Sucal has become much faster than the last time we faced each other.

Millu’ci’vanda

I cup my hand, whispering to the fingerlings in my palm. When I am done, I blow them away, sending them flying towards Sucal. They buzz around and bite at his exposed flesh.

Darth Trayus

I wince at the tiny creatures attacking me, but I do not allow them to divide my attention from the real fight. I spin kick Greshh away, then send an electrical catch through my own body, causing the insects to instantly vaporize.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Darth Trayus

I narrow my eyes, and my fingers crackle with electricity. The lightsabers raise up around me again, and I blast them with lightning. The dark side energy crackles between them, bouncing off each other to create a web of deadly power. "Let us end this." When I speak, it is both in my own voice and that of Kreia. I fly across the distance between us, attacking with both the lightsabers I hold in each hand and the thousands crackling with lightning that swirl around us.

Millu'ci'vanda

I duck and weave between the blades, not even trying to fight back. Sucal was near invincible at the moment. The only thing any of us could do was defend ourselves.

Jakito Twilight

and

Becca Twilight

We move together, trying our best to get close enough to attack. But, with the storm of blades and his lightning, it was impossible. Even cutting the lightsabers out of the air wasn't enough because there were just so many.

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[center][h2] Becca Twilight [/h2[/center]

"The Dark Side has a way of preying upon or worst fears and turning even the best intended into monsters."

[center][h2] Salazar Greshh [/h2[/center]

"Let's not have this talk right now!" I raise my lightsaber just as the whirlwind of blades lashes out towards us. I deflect a couple in quick succession, but am forced to dive out of the way to avoid the rest.

[center][h2] Jakito Twilight [/h2[/center]

"Down!" I knock one of the lightsabers away from Becca, then pull her into a roll across the ground. Both of us land in a crouch a few feet away, our own weapons raised defensively.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Darth Trayus

I rise. “I will admit, I couldn’t have achieved this without the help of Hayden Twilight. I have studied the ancient Sith power of draining life and power from others, but never could I have created such devastation alone. Hayden is... an exceptionally powerful presence in the Force. There is perhaps one in every generation capable of embodying such power and surviving. Tenebre was one; a proverbial god among mortals. Hayden could be the same if she weren’t so rebellious.” I smile. “Perhaps after I am through here, I will correct that. I’m sure she will be a lot more cooperative once her mind has been shattered. All I need is her body and her powers anyways.”

Becca Twilight

“You won’t get that chance!” I enter an Ataru stance. “We six stand as one against you!”

Salazar Greshh

I nod. “Satele Shan gave her life to bring me back. So I could make sure you died properly this time!”

Darth Trayus

“Look at you all. United against me. All the easier to kill you all at once rather than hunt each of you down.” I begin to float off the ground. “And when you are inches from death, I will bring your bodies to Hayden Twilight, and she will be forced to consume the last drops of Force energy from each of you.” Eye eyes glow purple. From the sand, the lightsabers of fallen Jedi begin to rise. Hundreds of lightsabers activate and swirl around me.