<div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="https://www.delsol.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2016_JAN_StarWarsApparel_20JAN16-1-430x292.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 200%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-family: Constantia;"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="color: #BF0000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Hauntings From the Past</span></span></span></span></span></div><br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-family: Constantia;"><span style="color: #BF0000">A Long Time Ago...In A Galaxy Far Away...<br/><br/>Darkness has come the Galactic Republic.  Civil war rages across the galaxy from the Core Worlds to very edges of the Unknown Regions as the Sith Empire viciously spreads its dominance over the people.  Beleaguered - the Jedi Order finds itself on the run and going into hiding after the fall of their last bastion of hope:  Ossus.  The Council is slain, the survivors turn to the former Council Member:  Nilenn - who left the Order for her own reasons.  But, among the strife is two individuals who were once the best of friends - raised as slaves on the Outer Rim moon of Dermos.  One - Keiran - has betrayed a dream to save the others and became that which she had no love for:  a Darth of the Sith.  The other - Zyan Andros - was trained by Nilenn after failing to stop his friend from joining the Sith.  These two individuals now find themselves in a war on opposing sides with each thinking they had failed the other.<br/><br/>But, as the conflict continues across the galaxy - it is Zyan Andros - known to the Sith only as the Dawn Knight - whose actions against the Sith brings the two shattered friends to face each other once more.  Much has happened since they last saw each other...since their first true duel.  Scars lay on both of their hearts, and the past haunts them both even as Zyan leads a strike force against the Sith base on Chandrila in the hopes of further disrupting the Sith's hold on the Republic...</span></span></span></span></div><br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 125%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="font-family: Constantia;"><span style="font-style: italic">Emerald Squadron</span> popped out of hyperspace in a perfect diamond formation with the two light cruisers flanking the starfighters right on top of the Sith warning station of Chandrila.  They had completely bypassed the early warning stations on the edge of the system, and had instead gone directly to the last station which served as the principle orbital defense.  With little to no warning - the Sith installation was under heavy concentrated and coordinated fire before it could even get a shot off or raise shields.  Turbolaser fire raked the outer defense turrets of the station - destroying orbital defensive abilities while the fighters flew in perfect unison to wipe out the starfighter bay.  The four enemy fighters on duty responded swiftly to the brief alert and attacking ships, but it was too little too late.  The four enemy fighters had no chance against the coordinated efforts of <span style="font-style: italic">Emerald Squadron</span>.<br/><br/>"Dawn Knight, all enemy fighters have been dealt with except the border patrol," came the communication from his wingman:  Sergeant Vandrel.<br/><br/>"Noted, Emerald Two.  Emerald Strikes Two and Three - keep any border ships busy, and protect the cruisers.  <span style="font-style: italic">VALOR</span> and <span style="font-style: italic">STEADFAST</span> - launch assault shuttles.  Emerald Strike One - prepare for strafing runs at primary surface defenses," Zyan ordered the task force.<br/><br/>Various acceptances came in from the commanders of each team.  Within seconds - five assault shuttles departed the two cruisers and sped after the first four fighters of Emerald Dawn.  The rest of the diamond formation broke into two groups and began their preparations to receive any border ships from the outer part of the system.  Zyan didn't even look at his scope - there was no need to.  He could feel each ship...knew where they were in the formation as the bolted down towards the Sith base on Chandrila.  Keeping them in the battle link - he coordinated the rest of the attack without the use of the comms.  It was far more efficient than speaking aloud each separate command.  They broke the cloud cover above the Sith base at flank speed - the fighters arriving before the assault shuttles.  In moments, the strike team could see the weapon emplacements of the base coming on line.  It wouldn't be long before those batteries turned on them and began to make things uncomfortable them.  But, Emerald Dawn was quicker, and each fighter fired a pair of proton torpedoes at their targets.  Each one of the weapon batteries exploded in balls of fire and electrical arcs.  There was no need to check if a second pass was needed for he could feel each of the targets explode.  With the defenses destroyed - the assault shuttles landed in the five staging areas arranged by the plan with each ship having ten Antarian Rangers disembarking and ready to fight.<br/><br/>Sith troops began to file out and fire at the Rangers as they exited their ships.  The assault shuttles covered the troops allowing them to get into position.  Zyan felt two of his troops go down from the enemy defense which made the Jedi Knight narrow his eyes at the areat it had happened.  It was then he saw a Sith warrior come out to confront his Rangers.  Setting his ship to autopilot and for return to the cruiser:  <span style="font-style: italic">VALOR</span> - Zyan opened the canopy and unstrapped himself.  Seconds later he ejected out of the starfighter to land behind the Sith warrior even as the man advanced on his troops.  The warrior attempted to spin around and block the overhanded chop from Zyan's gold and emerald swirling lightsaber.  It was, however, just one second too late.  The Jedi's energy blade split the enemy right down the middle.  He then raised his blade to the coming dawn of Chandrila's sun, and the Rangers surged forward at this signal with him leading the charge.<br/><br/>Picking off shots with pinpoint accuracy - Zyan showed no mercy against the various Sith troops that attempted to defend their base.  Red and green blaster bolts zipped with lethal intent across the space between the two forces as they converged.  One of the Rangers managed to kill another Sith warrior just before he ignited his red lightsaber.  Converging from five points towards the center of the base - the Sith troops were completely caught off guard.  But, if there was one thing Zyan had learned in leading troops it was that the first couple of minutes of a battle plan might go well, but afterwards if the battle continued - it was less and less likely to be predictable.  <br/><br/>"Move it!" he shouted out to Squad Three - the one that had lost two of their members in the beginning.  There was something about Chandrila which suddenly spoke to him, but he couldn't quite understand what it was.  There was a resonance in the Force which confused him, and it made him cautious.  "Stay alert!!" he warned them as he cut down three more Sith troopers.</span></span>