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As Alderaan was closer to Uphrades than Coruscant, Suthra asked the Knight and crew to head to the system immediately. Carsen believed that Angral could only do so much damage to the planet with one ship, but Godera countered her by reminding everyone of how Taris had been destroyed by Darth Malak's ''[[Leviathan]]''—a reminder that proved correct when the Knight arrived in-system, as Uphrades had been [[Devastation of Uphrades|devastated]] by Angral. The formerly green surface was covered in ash, rock, and magma, and massive chunks of the crust had been torn away to form a crude [[asteroid]] belt around the planet. The atmosphere itself seemed to be on fire, forming a ghostly and multicolored spiky aurora around what was left of the planet. Astounded by the devastation, Teeseven and the Knight contacted Suthra from the ship's conference room while Carsen transmitted their sensor readings from the cockpit. Both men were as stunned by the sight as the crew was, and Godera confirmed the group's suspicions—the damage matched the readouts recovered on Ord Mantell of the Desolator weapon. Troubled, the Knight realized that Angral had adapted the Planet Prison into a world-killer, and Godera added to the bad news by informing the group that Tarnis had combined ''all'' of the Republic superweapon projects into the Desolator—the Planet Prison, the Death Mark, the Shock Drum, and the Power Guard project. Using the advancements in cybernetics and weapons technologies made by the Power Guard team, Angral had fused the combined superweapon technologies with his own warship to create a ship-mounted weapon capable of destroying worlds—a capability that he had just demonstrated on Uphrades.
As Alderaan was closer to Uphrades than Coruscant, Suthra asked the Knight and crew to head to the system immediately. Carsen believed that Angral could only do so much damage to the planet with one ship, but Godera countered her by reminding everyone of how Taris had been destroyed by Darth Malak's ''[[Leviathan]]''—a reminder that proved correct when the Knight arrived in-system, as Uphrades had been [[Devastation of Uphrades|devastated]] by Angral. The formerly green surface was covered in ash, rock, and magma, and massive chunks of the crust had been torn away to form a crude [[asteroid]] belt around the planet. The atmosphere itself seemed to be on fire, forming a ghostly and multicolored spiky aurora around what was left of the planet. Astounded by the devastation, Teeseven and the Knight contacted Suthra from the ship's conference room while Carsen transmitted their sensor readings from the cockpit. Both men were as stunned by the sight as the crew was, and Godera confirmed the group's suspicions—the damage matched the readouts recovered on Ord Mantell of the Desolator weapon. Troubled, the Knight realized that Angral had adapted the Planet Prison into a world-killer, and Godera added to the bad news by informing the group that Tarnis had combined ''all'' of the Republic superweapon projects into the Desolator—the Planet Prison, the Death Mark, the Shock Drum, and the Power Guard project. Using the advancements in cybernetics and weapons technologies made by the Power Guard team, Angral had fused the combined superweapon technologies with his own warship to create a ship-mounted weapon capable of destroying worlds—a capability that he had just demonstrated on Uphrades.
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At that moment, Carsen interrupted their conversation from the cockpit, reporting that she had detected a faint emergency signal from the far side of the planet. As she put it through to both the conference room and Coruscant, the others were surprised to see a [[Cathar]] in Republic garb hail their ship, identifying himself as Captain [[Dal (Cathar)|Dal]] of the Republic [[Hospital ship|medical frigate]] ''[[Daybreaker]]''. The captain was requesting immediate assistance, as they were under attack by Imperial commandos, and both Suthra and the Knight agreed that the crew should try and rescue the ship. As Teeseven and the Jedi returned to the cockpit, Carsen brought their ship around through the [[Asteroid belt|asteroid field]] and docked with the besieged [[Wanderer-class transport|''Wanderer''-class transport]]. The Knight and a companion immediately disembarked to find most of the ship's soldier complement in one the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} medical bays, locked out of the frigate's main corridor by a sealed blast door. Taking command of the disorganized fighters, the Knight blew the blast door with one of the soldiers' explosives and charged straight into a firefight on the other side. Coming to the aid of the beleaguered defenders, the Jedi and the soldiers quickly eliminated the Imperial attackers and pushed on into another medical bay—where Imperial saboteurs were busy planting explosives. After catching the [[saboteur]]s by surprise and disarming the bombs, the group stormed the access corridor to the bridge and eliminated the dozen or so Imperials within, including a Sith assassin who was holding the ship's command crew hostage. While the triumphant Republic soldiers secured the ship and began to assess the damage, the Knight met with Captain Dal and Doctor [[Senessa]], the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} chief medical officer, on the bridge.
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At that moment, Carsen interrupted their conversation from the cockpit, reporting that she had detected a faint emergency signal from the far side of the planet. As she put it through to both the conference room and Coruscant, the others were surprised to see a [[Cathar]] in Republic garb hail their ship, identifying himself as Captain [[Dal (Cathar)|Dal]] of the Republic [[Hospital ship|medical frigate]] ''[[Daybreaker]]''. The captain was requesting immediate assistance, as they were under attack by Imperial commandos, and both Suthra and the Knight agreed that the crew should try and rescue the ship. As Teeseven and the Jedi returned to the cockpit, Carsen brought their ship around through the [[Asteroid belt|asteroid field]] and docked with the besieged [[Wanderer-class transport|''Wanderer''-class transport]]. The Knight and a companion immediately disembarked to find most of the ship's soldier complement in one the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} medical bays, locked out of the frigate's main corridor by a sealed blast door. Taking command of the disorganized fighters, the Knight blew the blast door with one of the soldiers' explosives and charged straight into a firefight on the other side. Coming to the aid of the beleaguered defenders, the Jedi and the soldiers quickly eliminated the Imperial attackers and pushed on into another medical bay—where Imperial saboteurs were busy planting explosives. After catching the [[saboteur]]s by surprise and disarming the bombs, the group stormed the access corridor to the bridge and eliminated the dozen or so Imperials within, including a Sith assassin who was holding the ship's command crew hostage. While the triumphant Republic soldiers secured the ship and began to assess the damage, the Knight met with Captain Dal and Doctor [[Senessa]], the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} Mirialan chief medical officer, on the bridge.
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Dal and Senessa told the Jedi that the ''Daybreaker'' had arrived in-system while the ''Oppressor'' was attacking Uphrades, and that any ships attempting to escape had been caught in the ionized atmosphere and sent crashing back to the surface. When the frigate had tried to run, the ''Oppressor'' dispatched boarding pods to eliminate them, and Captain Dal was confident that there were no survivors. However, he was interrupted by Doctor Senessa, who had just detected life signs on the surface—possible survivors. Senessa wanted to take the ''Daybreaker'' down to the surface so that they could provide supplies, shelter, and medicine, but Dal scoffed at the idea and walked over to the main viewport. The Knight's companion informed Senessa that the ''Daybreaker'' would be disabled by the ion field, but the Mirialan believed that it was her duty to do it anyway—something the Jedi approved of. However, Captain Dal continued to silently stare at the ravaged planet, prompting the Knight to join him for a quiet conversation. The Cathar asked the Jedi to allow the ship to leave instead of aiding the survivors, as he had a family that he wanted to return to, and offered the frigate's medical supplies as a bribe in exchange for talking Senessa out of the idea. As the two returned to the doctor and the Jedi's companion, the Knight informed Senessa that Dal had attempted a bribe and should be removed from command. Furious, the Cathar stormed off to the [[escape pod]]s while Senessa informed the crew of their upcoming mission, and the soldiers and medics unanimously agreed to aid the survivors.
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Dal and Senessa told the Jedi that the ''Daybreaker'' had arrived in-system while the ''Oppressor'' was attacking Uphrades, and that any ships attempting to escape had been caught in the ionized atmosphere and sent crashing back to the surface. When the frigate had tried to run, the ''Oppressor'' dispatched boarding pods to eliminate them, and Captain Dal was confident that there were no survivors on Uphrades. However, he was interrupted by Doctor Senessa, who had just detected life signs on the surface—possible survivors. Senessa wanted to take the ''Daybreaker'' down to the surface so that they could provide supplies, shelter, and medicine, but Dal scoffed at the idea and walked over to the main viewport. The Knight's companion informed Senessa that the ''Daybreaker'' would be disabled by the ion field, but the Mirialan believed that it was her duty to do it anyway—something the Jedi approved of. However, Captain Dal continued to silently stare at the ravaged planet, prompting the Knight to join him for a quiet conversation. The Cathar officer asked the Jedi to allow the ship to leave instead of aiding the survivors, as he had a family that he wanted to return to, and offered the frigate's medical supplies as a bribe in exchange for talking Senessa out of the idea. As the two returned to the doctor and the Jedi's companion, the Knight informed Senessa that Dal had attempted a bribe and should be removed from command. Furious, the Cathar stormed off to the [[escape pod]]s while Senessa informed the crew of their upcoming mission, and the soldiers and medics unanimously agreed to aid the survivors.
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{{Dialogue|Var Suthra|We're getting another emergency signal from Tython. Relaying it now…|Satele Shan|…under attack by Darth Angral. Launching defense fighters… …Angral's battle cruiser… deploying… energy weapon… our ships can't escape Tython's atmosphere… we're trapped…|Doctor Godera|That explains why Angral left Uphrades so quickly. He's already chosen his next target.|Jedi Knight|Send everything you've got to Tython! Now, General!|attr=The Knight and crew learn of Angral's attack on Tython|src=Star Wars: The Old Republic}}
{{Dialogue|Var Suthra|We're getting another emergency signal from Tython. Relaying it now…|Satele Shan|…under attack by Darth Angral. Launching defense fighters… …Angral's battle cruiser… deploying… energy weapon… our ships can't escape Tython's atmosphere… we're trapped…|Doctor Godera|That explains why Angral left Uphrades so quickly. He's already chosen his next target.|Jedi Knight|Send everything you've got to Tython! Now, General!|attr=The Knight and crew learn of Angral's attack on Tython|src=Star Wars: The Old Republic}}
[[File:Oppressor.png|thumb|left|230px|The ''Oppressor'']]
[[File:Oppressor.png|thumb|left|230px|The ''Oppressor'']]
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As the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} crew prepared to approach the planet, the Knight and the Jedi's companion returned to their ship and contacted General Suthra. The Mon Calamari began preparations for food rationing on the capital after learning of what had transpired on the ''Daybreaker'', but their conversation was interrupted by an emergency transmission from Tython. Grand Master Shan was requesting aid from the Knight and General Suthra, as the ''Oppressor'' had just arrived in the Tython system—Angral's next target was Tython itself. The ''Oppressor'' had deployed micro-burst versions of the Planet Prison technology, temporarily ionizing Tython's atmosphere and disabling the Republic fighters mobilized against it. As Shan's transmission cut off abruptly, the others realized that Angral had departed Uphrades so quickly because he had already chosen a new target. Ordering the general to mobilize all available forces to Tython immediately, the Knight was ready to set off for the planet when Godera interrupted the Jedi with information on the Desolator. After studying the plans for the weapon, the scientist had determined that it inherited the same flaw as its predecessor, the Planet Prison: it required long amounts of time to charge before firing. Godera suggested that the Knight and crew board the ''Oppressor'' and disable the Desolator before it could fire, a plan that the Jedi agreed with. While the crew raced to Tython, Godera continued to study the Desolator for weaknesses, and Suthra gathered reinforcements for the Order from all available forces in the Core.
{{TORcite|type=class|Jedi Knight|Fate of the Jedi|the ''Opressor''}}
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As the ''Daybreaker''{{'s}} crew prepared to approach the planet, the Knight and the Jedi's companion returned to their ship and contacted General Suthra. The Mon Calamari began preparations for food rationing on the capital after learning of what had transpired on Uphrades and the ''Daybreaker'', but their conversation was interrupted by an emergency transmission from Tython. Grand Master Shan was requesting aid from the Knight and General Suthra, as the ''Oppressor'' had just arrived in the Tython system—Angral's next target was Tython itself. The ''Oppressor'' had deployed micro-burst versions of the Planet Prison technology, temporarily ionizing Tython's atmosphere and disabling the Republic fighters mobilized against it. As Shan's transmission cut off abruptly, the others realized that Angral had departed Uphrades so quickly because he had already chosen a new target—Tython. Ordering the general to mobilize all available forces to Tython immediately, the Knight was ready to set off for the planet when Godera interrupted the Jedi with information on the Desolator. After studying the plans for the weapon, the scientist had determined that it inherited the same flaw as its predecessor, the Planet Prison: it required long amounts of time to charge before firing. Godera suggested that the Knight and crew board the ''Oppressor'' and disable the Desolator before it could fire, a plan that the Jedi agreed with. While the crew raced to Tython, Godera continued to study the Desolator for weaknesses, and Suthra gathered reinforcements for the Order from all available forces in the Core.
{{TORcite|type=class|Jedi Knight|Fate of the Jedi|the ''Opressor''}}
Coming out of hyperspace close to Angral's warship, the crew were able to dodge the ''Oppressor''{{'s}} [[turbolaser]]s and board the cruiser safely. There, they contacted Doctor Godera, who had determined that Angral had amplified his vessel's [[Reactor core|reactor]] to cope with the Desolator's power requirements—something he had learned from Godera himself during the scientist's interrogation. For the Desolator to go offline, at least three of the ''Oppressor''{{'s}} reactor relays needed to be overloaded. Teeseven volunteered to stay behind and interface with the warship's systems in order to disrupt the security protocols, and Angral began to jam their transmissions just as General Suthra bid the Knight good luck. Preparing themselves for the fight, Carsen and her master disembarked and set off into the depths of the ''Oppressor''. Almost immediately, they encountered defenses: several Imperial troopers and a Sith apprentice charged the two Jedi upon sight, and the Knight quickly discovered that Angral had deployed Mark V Power Guards against the two.
Coming out of hyperspace close to Angral's warship, the crew were able to dodge the ''Oppressor''{{'s}} [[turbolaser]]s and board the cruiser safely. There, they contacted Doctor Godera, who had determined that Angral had amplified his vessel's [[Reactor core|reactor]] to cope with the Desolator's power requirements—something he had learned from Godera himself during the scientist's interrogation. For the Desolator to go offline, at least three of the ''Oppressor''{{'s}} reactor relays needed to be overloaded. Teeseven volunteered to stay behind and interface with the warship's systems in order to disrupt the security protocols, and Angral began to jam their transmissions just as General Suthra bid the Knight good luck. Preparing themselves for the fight, Carsen and her master disembarked and set off into the depths of the ''Oppressor''. Almost immediately, they encountered defenses: several Imperial troopers and a Sith apprentice charged the two Jedi upon sight, and the Knight quickly discovered that Angral had deployed Mark V Power Guards against the two.
[[File:Kira confused.png|thumb|right|200px|Darth Angral tries to lure the Knight's Padawan to the dark side.]]
[[File:Kira confused.png|thumb|right|200px|Darth Angral tries to lure the Knight's Padawan to the dark side.]]
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The farther they progressed, the stronger the opposition that was thrown at them, but together the two Jedi cut down every Power Guard, apprentice, or soldier that crossed their path. It was not long before the Knight and Carsen arrived at the first relay, which was guarded by a well-armored Imperial [[Battle droid|combat droid]], and overloaded the relay. This drew a response in the form of half a dozen Imperial soldiers, who opened fire on the two Jedi as more soldiers rushed into the chamber from another entrance. Batting aside the blaster bolts, the pair eliminated their attackers and proceeded to the reactor relay in the adjacent chamber, which was also guarded by a combat droid. The overloading of this reactor drew the attention of several war droids and Power Guards, but the Jedi would not be stopped in their mission. After disabling a third relay, the Knight and Carsen headed for the ship's bridge to confront Darth Angral himself. Eliminating the ship's security chief [[Souske]], the Knight used the chief's security station to unlock the blast door to the bridge, and the two Jedi fought through the last enemy-filled corridor to reach their objective.
The Sith Lord himself stood at the far end of the bridge, watching Tython through the bridge viewport while waiting for his enemies to arrive. Angral brushed aside the Knight's offer to accept his surrender, and Carsen suddenly surprised her master by ascending the steps to stand by the Sith Lord's side. To the Knight's horror, Carsen ordered Angral to eliminate the Jedi in a deep male voice, and the Sith Lord promised his master to do so—Carsen was possessed by the Emperor.
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The farther they progressed, the stronger the opposition that was thrown at them, but together the two Jedi cut down every Power Guard, apprentice, or soldier that crossed their path. It was not long before the Knight and Carsen arrived at the first relay, which was guarded by a well-armored Imperial [[Battle droid|combat droid]], and overloaded the relay. This drew a response in the form of half a dozen Imperial soldiers, who opened fire on the two Jedi as more soldiers rushed into the chamber from another entrance. Batting aside the blaster bolts, the pair eliminated their attackers and proceeded to the reactor relay in the adjacent chamber, which was also guarded by a combat droid. The overloading of this reactor drew the attention of several war droids and Power Guards, but the Jedi would not be stopped in their mission. After disabling a third relay, the Knight and Carsen headed for the ship's bridge to confront Darth Angral himself. Eliminating the ship's security chief [[Souske]], the Knight used the chief's security station to unlock the blast door to the bridge, and the two Jedi fought through the last enemy-filled corridor to reach their objective.
The Sith Lord himself stood at the far end of the bridge, watching Tython through the bridge viewport while waiting for his enemies to arrive. Angral brushed aside the Knight's offer to accept his surrender, and Carsen suddenly surprised her master by ascending the steps to stand by the Sith Lord's side. To the Knight's horror, Carsen ordered Angral to eliminate the Jedi in a deep male voice, and the Sith Lord promised his master to do so—the former Child was possessed by the Emperor.
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Released from the Emperor's will briefly, Carsen collapsed to her knees in confusion as Angral reminded her of her role as a Child of the Emperor and asked the Padawan to join him. However, Carsen's master strode forward and urged her to fight the Emperor's influence, and the young woman pushed back the Sith's will with a tremendous effort. Disappointed, Angral drew his saber and attacked the Knight with both blade and lightning. The older Sith was immensely powerful, but it was not enough to defeat the two Jedi who faced him. Matching Angral blow for blow, the Knight slowly drove the Sith Lord back away from the viewport and towards the steps to the level below, and the duel ended when a strike from the Jedi's weapon sent Angral tumbling down the steps. The injured Sith struggled to push himself back up as the Knight approached, weapon still drawn, but the Jedi was interrupted when a cloud of dark side energy engulfed Carsen and she unleashed a blast of stark white lightning at her master. As Angral collapsed dead to the floor, the now–possessed Padawan summoned the Sith's red-bladed saber to her hand and spun it, her body covered in shimmering dark Force energy. Carsen charged her master, who blocked the Padawan's lightsaber blow and pushed back, but the possessed girl unleashed a Force blast that sent the Knight flying backwards over Angral's body and crashing to the floor.
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Released from the Emperor's will briefly, Carsen collapsed to her knees in confusion as Angral reminded her of her heritage as a Child of the Emperor and asked the Padawan to join him. However, Carsen's master strode forward and urged her to fight the Emperor's influence, and the young woman pushed back the Sith's will with a tremendous effort. Disappointed, Angral drew his saber and attacked the Knight with both blade and lightning. The older Sith was immensely powerful, but it was not enough to defeat the two Jedi who faced him. Matching Angral blow for blow, the Knight slowly drove the Sith Lord back away from the viewport and towards the steps to the level below, and the duel ended when a strike from the Jedi's weapon sent Angral tumbling down the steps. The injured Sith struggled to push himself back up as the Knight approached, weapon still drawn, but the Jedi was interrupted when a cloud of dark side energy engulfed Carsen and she unleashed a blast of stark white lightning at her master. As Angral collapsed dead to the floor, the now–possessed Padawan summoned the Sith's red-bladed saber to her hand and spun it, her body covered in shimmering dark Force energy. Carsen charged her master, who blocked the Padawan's lightsaber blow and pushed back, but the possessed girl unleashed a Force blast that sent the Knight flying backwards over Angral's body and crashing to the floor.
[[File:Kira possessed.png|thumb|left|180px|Carsen under the control of the Emperor]]
[[File:Kira possessed.png|thumb|left|180px|Carsen under the control of the Emperor]]