Empire's Vanguard: Sovereignty | Star wars

10. The Defender becomes the Traitor

"Any military commander who is honest will admit he makes mistakes in the application of military power."

Robert McNamara

|| Location: Darpa Sector, Ralltiir System, Ralltiir ||

|| Timeline: 3 ABY ||

Two years have passed since the attack on the Mako-ta shipyard, and three years have passed since the events on Yavin. The emperor gave me the task of supervising my sector's defences from top to bottom. Given my available resources, I can manage this, but I was forced to request reinforcements because of the growing number of ships on some vital planets.

This is the point at which the bulk of underutilised, ignored Raider class and Quasar requests were transferred under my command. I have nothing against this; it merely expands my arsenal. Additionally, Admiral Mara Volkov asked for a Secutor Class battlecarrier to be her new flagship. She reasoned that, given the rebels' growing threat, she needed an upgraded vessel from a venator to safeguard Ralltiir.

I don't mind if she gives her ship a new name; she renamed it "Phalanx" after the secutor showed up earlier this month. Since most of my backup ships are also assigned under her, she was able to successfully defend the planet and the shipyard multiple times while I battled with my fleet to protect my sector and resources.

Since Anaxes has a military background, I think it's crucial that they received the majority of the reinforcement. That being said, the Executor-class Star Dreadnought "Whelm," which was modelled after Lord Vader's flagship in the death squadron, was assigned to Azure Hammer Command, while the Executor-class Star Dreadnought "Terror," which was under my command as well, was assigned to Admiral Sarn. High Inquisitor Treymane exerted a great deal of pressure to have the terror assigned to him as his personal flagship, and I had no choice but to accept his request.

Grand Admiral Martio Batch opposed this arrangement, but he soon changed his mind after being choked by the inquisitor. The grand admiral's disapproval stems from the "Terror" producing the TIE phantom and experimental cloaking device, as well as having the newest technology. But after much effort to ensure that the TIE phantoms are not misused by the inquisitor and that Admiral Sarn alone has the authority to command them, our agreement stands.

In reference to the Executor-class star dreadnought, I have learnt the latest about Grand Moff Arthur Kaine, the man who succeeded Grand Moff Tarkin as commander of the Scourge Squadron and is currently in charge of the Oversector Outer region. Tarkin's new flagship, the Reaper, was supposed to be launched, but the Yavin incident happened.

Even though the rebels had to flee to the outer rim, a portion of the mid-rim sectors served as the main battlegrounds of this fictional galactic civil war. However, in a last-ditch effort to regain some ground, some rebels resisted and struck back.

However, the moment I got the most recent information from naval intelligence, the biggest problem was handed to me like poison on a silver platter. It informed me of the most recent probed scouts of a gigantic rebel fleet that was assembling and aiming to strike Ralltiir with all of their strength in order to inflict a great deal of damage, which is something that I believe will be problematic.