Murith sat in his command throne tapping the armrest as his ship flew through the darkness of hyperspace. The Extirpation a colossal Bellator class Battlecruiser lumbered towards the Permelian hyperlane, Murith looked up at a screen and saw that in only a matter of moments they would exit out of hyperspace and begin their mission.

He heard earlier that the invasion of the Alliance had begun. He had his suspicions that the boisterous Despot would shatter his great armada attempting to slay the diseased hordes of the Alliance. Our priority must be to unite the warlords and their disparate forces before we do anything to the Alliance and their Jedi puppet masters Murith thought.

Murith then listened to his helmsman countdown to their exit from Hyperspace. 3… 2… 1… then he heard the characteristic noise and shudder as the hulking beast entered into deep space. All that surrounded them was the vanguard of their invasion fleet and the pinpricks of light coming from distant stars.

“ Now we wait Commodore, the stragglers will soon come pouring in from their hiding places across the colonies. Once they are here, we will finally be able to secure a position from which to launch further adventures into the core. “ Murith said to a high ranking fleet officer. He turned as the door hissed. His wife standing there in her courtly robes that she would often wear on Rasterous. Her piercing blue eyes met his. “ Do not worry, I have not forgotten our deal. Kuat will be yours, and much more. “ Murith grinned, he transmitted visions of riches, power and land that would make any ambitious noble salivate, straight into Hysta’s mind. His command of the force making it far too easy to control the naively ambitious noble.

As comm pings appeared on the display from the stragglers as they crept in, Murith ordered his chefs to prepare dishes and deliver them to the meeting chambers. Nothing would be left to chance.