Chapter 6: Dust Settles

[Lord Iezkon]

“The time came to leave Ilum, our task concluded and the memories of the strife that occured on that accursed Jedi planet clear in our minds. We packed up quickly, Sith Cautus confined to the medical bay after his embarrassment. After the House’s belongings and Darth Horuset’s new Adegan crystal shipment had been collected in full, they were loaded onto Th’asidra and we returned to our postings on the ship.”

 

“Life aboard Th’Asidra seemed peaceful once more, the Acolytes were training and our seniors were either joining us in this or assisting with the running of the Harrower. This sense of security was quickly unveiled as a misconception, as any degree of contentment is for a Sith. The House was disturbed by a number of alarms and quakes passing through the ship, and the acolytes quickly gathered under the command of a selection of Apprentices led primarily by Apprentice Trakaton Kalkoran, as we did in the war against heresy.”

 

“We were directed towards the Hangar deck in order to stem the tide of intruders that were attempting to board Th’asidra. These borders were, as we know now, the Twisted Moon pirates. Their tactics were not especially elaborate or well implemented, but the sheer volume of their ranks nearly crushed our defence. Needless to say that in the end the Sith and the Dark Side prevailed, striking down the chaff as well as the pair of Cortosis battle suits that emerged after them. The gods only know how expensive these constructs must have been, it cannot have been less than tens of millions of credits.”

 

“As the smoke cleared and stock was taken of the damages, it became clear how much of blow the House had taken. Much of the Hangar deck had been voided into space, and damaged by the large amount of munitions and explosives used in the conflict. The bridge and command decks had managed to hold, but had lost large numbers of Imperials and Horuset Guard. The crew deck, defended by a collection of Acolytes and training droids alongside the Imperial contingent had seen a large number of its defenders die, including many of the acolytes. Apparently we were ripped out of hyperspace using a gravity well.”

 

“In spite of the losses taken, the conflict aboard Th’asidra only goes to illustrate the House’s strength. We had repelled those who assaulted our sanctuary, and claimed victory for the Sith and for House Horuset.”

- By Apprentice Occularis, Apprentice to Lord Tokiai