Meanwhile, while Darth Imperious lead the battle in space, sending their ships to deliver crippling blows to the ships in front of them, the Wookie, Arri'ahab, now known as Lord Fraxus, was aboard one of dozens of assault shuttles heading for the ground. Cipher Nine should have made contact with the ground forces commander by now, but the Sith Lord wasn't counting on the Republic's troops being ready to surrender peacefully. All around him, red robed Sith and red armored Sith Troopers stood ready to flow out and into battle and as soon as the ramp lowered, that's what they did, crimson and viridian sabers springing to life to block the blaster bolts of the republic troopers who'd set up defenses.

[center][h2]Lord Fraxus[/h2][/center]

My bronze lightsaber had lead the charge as I used the Force to augment my strength as I bashed through a defensive barrier, sending the men behind it flying. Clearly the Republic hadn't been anticipating an attack of this magnitude as even their ground forces were unprepared for battle.

[center][h2]Darth Imperious[/h2][/center]

I grinned as the Republic's blockade crumbled before us and I turned to where Cipher Nine was attempting to get the ground forces to surrender, though I was sure my apprentice and the forces under his command had already landed. "Cipher, tell him that if he surrenders now and vacates the system with what men he'll have left, I won't destroy the entirety of the fleet before us and I'll even call off my apprentice before it's too late."