[Side Story] The Black Ships Open

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Finally reaching the end of the hall, the bodies of the Blanks that were there were fused into the wall, dead.

Alico then dropped, placing a hand on her chest, panting. The monsters were fading, as the steady clicks of boots sounded. Alico moved against the wall, gasping, the light around her dimmed just a bit, as Sister Myles arrived.

The Sister of Silence would step closer into the before releasing the field to inject the subject with a tranquilizer. The warp phenominon stopped, and the sister reactivated the field.

'the other ships have been instructed, all Psykers below level Eta are to be released into the Schola Progenium, and the Astartes training pool, along with the Ordo Jedi.' She signed to the Custodian Guard.

"I will be venturing down to the planet to confirm these orders." Invalion said.

-meanwhile-

Exiting Hyperspace into a battle was common, however, a battle between the Republic and an Imperial Ship, was very uncommon. The hangers would open, releasing the fighters to join in the battle. However, as the hanger that ran the length of the ship would close, a group of Imperial vessels flew in. 

Deploying a mass of B1 Battledroids, they had a skull on a pillar marking their body.

"We march by the will of the Omnisiah." the droids chanted.

A second ship would land, this time deploying Clones that had the Skull on the Pillar painted on their armor followed. They would destroy various fighters, and continued deeper into the hanger.

The Jedi General rushed to join, Saesee Tiin joined the battle, surprised to see the unlikely alliance, as a third transport arrived, and a group stepped out.

"Those are Astartes!" Commander Telscar shouted, as Saesee Tiin deflected blaster bolts. 

The group of 4 moved in closer, before one activated a lightsaber, moving in. As the person attacked, Saesee Tiin saw who it was, it was a youngling of the order, but she had the eyes that held much more pain and seen hardship than other Jedi Knights. Blocking three strikes, the Master used the force and pushed her back.

Suddenly the other two moved forward. 

One extended a hand, a woman, she wore fine clothing if not form fitting that eventuated her body's natural shape. She shot out lightning from her hand, and the Master caught the lightning with his lightsaber. Moving in closer, the Jedi Master pushed the woman back, having her crash against a crate, before he rushed in to cut her in half.

His blade would slide through her body, only for fire to be caught by the blade. She moved away, getting free, the clothes she wore were damaged where the blade cut.

"You xeno's witch! I should have you killed!" the woman shouted, her eyes and mouth glowing with light, before she sent a blast of fire out.

Using the force to create a shield, the fire sprayed around him. He suddenly pushed, sending the fire back and making the woman cry in pain, as the fire she breathed burned her. 

The other, a man drew two pistols. Firing them, the shots moved fast. Blocking and refirecting, he aimed to send the shots at the last man, only for them to hit the last figure and he seemed to not react.

Summoning the force, Saesee Tiin threw the man back, and used his power to see what would happen.

The ship shuttered, "Reinforcements have arrived. Master Tiin, we will be joining you on your ship." the Voice of Windu said.

Flourishing his blade, Tiin smirked.

"So, you of the Imperium stand against your Emperor now. Shameful." Tiin said.

"We are the truest of the Emperor's Disciples. We do not fall victim to the warp trickery. I will reassert the Authority of the Inquisition over the Imperium, and crush your measly Republic." the man stated.

He removed his hood, and showed a burned scar on his forehead of the Logo.

"Acolytes. We are moving away. Tectus-9-Beta, detonate the automata." the man ordered.

The Battledroids would drop their blasters, before rushing forward. One leapt onto a clone, then exploded. The group of 4 walked back to their shuttle. The Clones that they controlled would retreat to join them. 

Saesee Tiin would reach out, trying to hold the Ship in place, before the door opened. The leader of this group, would extend his arm out and pointed, and orb moving out, before it exploded. As it exploded, a creature slowly rose from it, it was almost human shaped, claws extending from it. The Door shut and the creature looked up, a long tongue extending from a mouth.

"Eat." the thing spoke, before leaping at Saesee Tiin. 

Swinging down, the blade passed through the body, and he felt the creature grip his horns. The Master was thrown onto his back, before he felt it sink into him. He felt, something, a pain, a monster, his mind was opened to the Truth, and was swallowed by the invader.

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