Lord Greshh

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Lord Stoneheart

I circle around behind Temari as she launches herself into the shadows, and I plant a kick into her back that knocks her to the ground. I do not draw my weapon again. It would give away my position to easily in the darkness. Bare hands and stealth would be enough.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Lord Stoneheart

My weapon comes alive in my hand, it’s crimson blade spinning to deflect the Mandalorian’s shot. As she readies another shot, I lead across to another ledge.

Cosen Greshh

Both the blaster shot and the unmistakable sound of a lightsaber draws everyone’s attention above us. Some of the Revolution members, like the Ugnaughts and the homeless, look frightened. Others, like the Droids, the MMG, and the Justicars, pull weapons and prepare for battle. “Easy now! This isn’t your fight! Defensive positions only!” I activate my own lightsaber and take a protective stance. I can’t quite make out the armored figure in the darkness, but his lightsaber is enough to trace him by.

Lord Stoneheart

I look down upon the Revolution members and their feeble attempt to stop me. Not far away, I can see the Mandalorian preparing her own attack. Which to take first, I wonder? After a moment, I deactivate my lightsaber and backflip into the darkness, hoping the Mandalorian would follow.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

“Keep your eyes peeled. The bigger this group gets, the sweeter the target gets.” As I speak, another group appears. It is led by the cyborg, and consists of many droids of different make and model; maintenance droids, protocol droids, utility droids. But strangely, all of them look modified for combat.

Brok-616

“The Droid Gotra has reached a singularity, and is prepared to add its members to your cause.”

Cosen Greshh

“Thanks... I guess.” Sentient droids? A bit unnerving, but if they served by father once, they would make suitable allies now. “Well, it looks like that’s about everyone. Shall we get started?”

Deandra

“Where is Trillin of the Workers Union? I would have expected him to arrive long before the rest of us.”

Cosen Greshh

“Oh, Trillin? He’s... uhhh...” I don’t want to tell them about the body. Before any of them arrived, I made sure to cut it down and hide it. No sense spoiling them away before we even begin.

Lord Stoneheart

I climb back down towards the gathered Revolution leaders. They don’t see me yet, but I can see all of them clearly through the infrared lenses of my helmet. I made sure to note every face I saw for possible future reference. My hand drifts to my lightsaber at my side as I prepare to make my move.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

“Sith armor? Sucal’s men are getting more and more crafty by the day. Any chance you can get to him before he gets to us?” I look around the area, trying once again in vain to sense something. As I do, I can see the old man Temari almost shot, followed by a battalion of armed and armored men. The old man, likewise dressed in armor and carrying a weapon announces himself.

Jonah Santigo

“We of the Justicars’ Brigade have answered your call to action. Jorg Sucal has violated the basic rights of the people of the Republic, and he must be made to answer for his crimes.”

Cosen Greshh

“He will answer for everything. I assure you.” I look up to where Temari is waiting. We only had one or two more groups before all of the Revolution was rallied. I wondered if whomever this armored man was had killed all of the Workers Union, or just their leader. I prayed it was the latter.

Star Wars: Empire of Glass

@Zarkun, my friend. I would love to have you joining us. But If you are too busy to commit right now, I understand.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

I hear Temari’s words and nod. As I do, I hear more movement off to the side, and another group of people emerges. This time it is the woman in the torn jacket, accompanied by a bunch of similarly shabby dressed people.

Deandra

“It took some convincing, but I have rallied the homeless of the undercity. They will fight for the recognition that has been denied them.”

Cosen Greshh

“And they shall have it. I promise.” I look around. Already I can tell that if the rate of arrivals continues, it will be very difficult to keep them all as close as Temari suggested. Luckily, the assembly hall was built to accommodate a whole temples worth of people, so at least there was no worry of it getting crowded.

A few minutes later, a large group of aliens of all sorts, led by the Rodian from the meeting arrives.

Tzukko

“The Migrant Merchant’s Guild has answered the call. We have suffered long enough under Human oppression.”

Lord Stoneheart

Hmmm. The girl had assembled a good sized following, and the assembly was only going to get larger.

More fuel for the Mandalorian war machine. I look across the gap towards where the sniper watches. I make a very obvious show of jumping off the beam and onto a nearby rooftop, hopefully drawing her attention towards me as I disappear back into the darkness.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Hunter Twilight / Kamari Ordo

“We’re on our way!” I say into the dash comm as I fly my shuttle down towards the planet. Even from high orbit, I can see where the Jedi Temple used to be. I can’t help but think of the last time either my mind or my body was here. This was where the boy Hunter Twilight was beaten close to death, and the man Kamari Ordo’s mind was shattered. Now the two had become one, and we were returning to the place that started it all.

Gavin sat as my co-pilot. Mom and Satele Shan had their own mission that they chose not to enlighten me about. Oh well.

Cosen Greshh

I sit on an empty barrel, anxiously waiting for something to happen. Minutes pass in silence, and the worse I feel. What if the others were already dead? What if while I waited, they were being hunted down and killed as well? I felt so... helpless.

But then, just when the silence was really starting to get to me, I hear a noise like quiet footsteps. I look up, and out of the darkness walks a small group of Ugnaughts, led by the little guy from Billie’s place. They squeal something about gathering their tribe, and that more were on the way. “Thank you. I really appreciate your trust in me.”

Lord Stoneheart

I stalk along a durasteel beam overlooking the meeting sight. Below, I can see Cosen talking to the little pig people. Nearby, her Mandalorian ally searches for me. She’d seen my handiwork, it seems. Good.

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

"Good idea. Hopefully they get here in time to help." I look up at the hanging worker. It was strange; why would they display the body so obviously? As a warning? Are they trying to give us a chance to turn back, or simply gloating that they already got one of the Revolution leaders, and that it was only a matter of time before they took the rest of us down? Either way, this was a very bold statement, and one that required our full attention.

Carefully, I climb through the abandoned construction equipment and go to the meeting spot, the remains of what I imagine was once an audience chamber, or perhaps a mission briefing room. "Okay," I say to myself. "Now I just have to wait... and see if they come."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

"If something, or someone is hiding themselves from my Force perception, than you may be more useful hear than me." I look towards the temple reconstruction site. "What do you say we try to divide it's attention. I head to the meeting and spring the potential trap, you keep a look out and see if our stalker reacts." I look over my shoulder and give a slight smile. "I give you permission to put the collar back on me if you don't trust me out of your sight."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Cosen Greshh

I look down at the lightsaber, and for a split second, I feel the urge to use it to strike Temari down and escape... but it is only a fleeting thought. It does not take very much willpower to push that dark thought aside, and instead move to a defensive position covering her flank. "I think you're right... though I can't sense anything." I look around, reaching out into the darkness with my senses. I can not feel another presence nearby, though it is possible they are hiding themselves. "What should we do? Call off the meeting? This incident alone might be enough to scare the Revolution cell leaders back into hiding. We'd risk blowing our one chance."