Convergence Infinites: Halo

Chapter Twenty

26 ABY

Following the Battle of Fondor, the Yuuzhan Vong's push toward the Core was delayed; the Yuuzhan Vong leadership considered Fondor to have been an extremely poor showing on their part. Consequently, Supreme Commander Choka left the main campaign to begin a conquest of the Hutts, while the fanatical Warmaster Tsavong Lah took personal command of the campaign.

Following Fondor, the Yuuzhan Vong cut the Rimward leg of the Corellian Run by conquering Kalarba, Druckenwell, Rodia and Falleen in the Outer Rim. Before the first year of the conflict was over, the Ailon Nova Guard, awed by the military might of the Yuuzhan Vong, began aiding the invaders in their Inner Rim campaigns and would eventually lead Yuuzhan Vong vanguards against weak points in the defenses of Cona, Manaan, and Zeltros.

Soon arose the problem of the growing number of refugees from conquered worlds, something the Republic could not ignore. Thus, the Senate Select Committee for Refugees, or SELCORE, was formed to administer caring and settlement for refugees of planets conquered by the invaders. SELCORE selected Duro as its ideal haven and began terraforming the planet to house the refugees.

Duro

During the battle, the Yuuzhan Vong deployed Dovin basals which pulled all the floating cities down onto the planet. All these cities were destroyed upon crashing on Duro's surface except Urrdorf City, which managed to escape along with thousands of Duros. The Yuuzhan Vong also deployed the Ychna—a giant space snake that attacked the orbital floating city of Orr-Om and two powerful serpentine monsters called Tu-Scart and Sgauru.

"Keep up the pressure men! And protect those AT-TEs!!!" The Commanding officer Cross ordered as Clone troopers flank Yuuzhan Vong Warriors leftward and rightward from their starling positions.