The Storyteller
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1) The Sith will canonically win this fight, so keep this in mind while posting.
2) No attempts at super destruction, such as the Holdo Slash, will be permitted.
3) For the purposes of this battle, characters belonging to a faction may use any class of ship possessed by that faction for the duration of this battle only. This means that a level one Sith may, for the purposes of this battle only and never outside of this thread, command a Sith frigate or corvette.
4) The limit for the above rule is that no character may control a ship beyond frigate class - all such ships shall be NPC'd if present at all.
5) Characters from factions other than the main two in this battle, will not be able to use any ship that they do not personally own.
6) If arguments start, please attempt to resolve quickly as this is meant to serve as a suitably grand final battle for this TL.
7) This battle is for ships of fighter, interceptor and freighter classes only.
8) Have fun.
2) No attempts at super destruction, such as the Holdo Slash, will be permitted.
3) For the purposes of this battle, characters belonging to a faction may use any class of ship possessed by that faction for the duration of this battle only. This means that a level one Sith may, for the purposes of this battle only and never outside of this thread, command a Sith frigate or corvette.
4) The limit for the above rule is that no character may control a ship beyond frigate class - all such ships shall be NPC'd if present at all.
5) Characters from factions other than the main two in this battle, will not be able to use any ship that they do not personally own.
6) If arguments start, please attempt to resolve quickly as this is meant to serve as a suitably grand final battle for this TL.
7) This battle is for ships of fighter, interceptor and freighter classes only.
8) Have fun.
Vincent Deryck didn't know how it had come to this but he did know that this would likely be the end of him here and now, politically speaking at least. The Jedi Order had appeared above Coruscant with their entire battle fleet, ready to engage with their mortal enemies in the void above the capital of the Republic.
Had he a fleet large enough at his disposal, Vincent would have taken the fight to the Jedi himself for daring to show up here, of all places, and hover so menacingly above the capital he had pledged to protect. As it stood, he had the Coruscant Defence Fleet but that was, as the name implied, surrounding the planet itself to make sure that the Jedi weren't able to launch an assault.
Or at least slow down any Jedi assault.
Certainly, the Jedi claimed to be here in the name of peace and they asked and they begged for the Republic to stand beside them against the might of the Sith Empire but Vincent wasn't going to do it.
Not only did he still not fully trust the Jedi but he knew the power of the Sith Empire - he knew that theirs was a power to be feared and obeyed.
But without the forces to strike back, or make any real moves, the Republic had had to go another route entirely and call on their 'allies' in the Sith Empire. They had done exactly what the Jedi had wanted and they had called for the Sith Empire to join the Jedi in waging battle above their most important planet - albeit the Republic would not be joining them in this venture so it wasn't the result the Jedi craved in truth.
If he wasn't forced to resign after this, Vincent would retire - he couldn't take the weight of this role any longer. He stepped forward to address the people of the Republic and the fleet of the Jedi above them as the Sith approached, appearing in the system as he spoke.
"People of the Republic... friends in the Sith Empire... and the Jedi Order, floating above our heads." he spoke from his seated position behind his desk, "I speak to you now as a man who wishes he didn't have to make this address. As a man who would much rather be celebrating our victory over the Cartel with the rest of you. Much rather be welcoming our boys home from far away battlefields."
His frown became more pronounced.
"Today I sit before you as a man who must announce, again, that we are the victims of an attack by enemies of the state." he gestured upwards, "Even as I speak, the Jedi Order holds their positions above the planet of Coruscant and demands that the Sith Empire face them in battle. They claim to not wish to hold the planet to ransom - while floating above me right now is enough armaments to level most of Coruscant should we object. So I say this to our allies and friends within the Sith Empire..."
Vincent's eyes narrowed.
"Your enemies are all arrayed before you here and we beseech you to fight the fight you have courted for so long and win the war that you have been so invested in for so long. End the madness of war and death and be victorious. For the sake of freedom loving sentients Galaxy wide... Force give you speed."
And may the Force be merciful on him for the lies he had told, the deaths he was causing, to continue to hold onto the fragile peace and stability of his government.
"This is the one area where of the battlefield where having greater numbers isn't going to be that much of an issue."
Captain of the combined fighter squadrons, Blue Leader, commed out to his teams as they began to calibrate for approach and combat. Hands firmly in position, the captain let out a low, slow, breath as he pushed his fighter into assault speed.
"We are going to be dashing right into the sarlaac's mouth here people - let's burn it up from the inside and tear through these guys!"
What more was there to say? The Sith had more ships and more pilots - but it would all come down to the luck and skill of those in the dogfighting.
"Talon Strike Force, this is Talon Actual here - be advised that the Jedi have deployed their freighters and fighters. You know what that means right?"
Priming the weapons system, the captain of the combined squadrons couldn't help but smile. He was itching for the chance to get into it with these Jedi pilots and he was more than ready to end as many lives as he could.
For the Empire, for the Empress and for himself.
This was going to be a bloodbath and he was going to love every second of it.
"Time to clean house boys and girls - full advance!"