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Master Fay, Battleground – Nul Hutta.

"Advance!! Let the fury of the Emerald Lions fall upon these vermin!! Escort the liberated prisoners to the Hospital ships and camps!" Commander Maken shouted in the communicators of the shuttle, as he coordinated the second wave of the assault on Bilbousa, the capital of the Hutt planet.

"It's incredible that everything is finally going to end, once and for all," said the Princess of Mandalore and the Emperor's lover, Bo-Katan, who was observing the…frankly impressive military coordination that the Imperial Legions were demonstrating during the invasion.

In the distance, the Emperor Harold's new toy could be seen wreaking havoc throughout the enemy capital. At this point, the Hutts were throwing everything they had at it: the turbolaser batteries they still possessed within the city, mobile artillery, everything short of an orbital strike. Yet the impassive colossus continued its advance without a shred of mercy or remorse, crushing the city's defenses.

Quite literally, Fay thought with a sorrowful sigh, thinking about all the lives that had been lost during this campaign.

"Many of the soldiers find it quite amusing that the Titan is crushing the Hutts like the grubs they are. Without a doubt, our Emperor's sense of humor had quite a bit to do with that decision," the redhead said impassively, although Fay couldn't help but frown at the veiled amusement on the woman's face.

"Do you find this amusing? All this death and destruction?" the Jedi Master asked diplomatically, although she found it impossible to conceal a certain disappointment in her tone.

Bo stopped watching the imposing sight of the Titan crushing the enemy defenses and focused her full attention on Fay. The redhead's expression remained serene, although her eyes betrayed her disagreement with the Jedi Master's words.

"Don't misunderstand me, Counselor Fay. My people and I find purpose and satisfaction in battle. We are warriors, we always have been, and we probably always will be. But this…this is a liberation, a purge, the cleansing of Hutt scum from the entire galaxy," Bo said passionately, as the shuttle they had used to descend to the planet opened its doors at the established checkpoint outside the city.

"Come on, Lions!! We can't let the Emperor and his toy have all the fun! Search and rescue missions are the priority!" shouted someone Fay assumed was an Imperial platoon leader, as the legionaries moved toward various large support vehicles. They possessed six wheels, powerful deflector shields, and some kind of rapid-fire plasma turret. Quite agile considering their size, the vehicles entered and exited the city in great numbers and with enviable coordination.

Behind the strange but effective vehicles, Fay observed what could only be troop transports, much larger than the vehicles escorting them, without any obvious weapons but with plenty of space. The Jedi Master stared in astonishment as two of those monsters, each the size of a small spacecraft, parked in the center of the camp.

Orders quickly began ringing throughout the area, while legionaries wearing white armor with a green cross on their shoulder plates hurried toward the transports, accompanied by strange support droids.

And when the transports opened, the air left Fay's lungs, and the Jedi Master couldn't help but gasp in horror.

"By the Force!" the beautiful woman exclaimed as hundreds of slaves rescued from the city began descending from the Imperial transports.

"Oh, those disgusting, putrid beings" Princess Bo spat with contempt in her voice, as a large number of Twi'leks, Zeltrons, Togruta, and humans began descending with difficulty, bursting into tears upon seeing the Imperial banners, undoubtedly overwhelmed with relief.

The vast majority were naked or wearing scraps of fabric so small they could barely be classified as clothing, but the legionaries hurried to cover the exposed women.

Some grabbed blankets, while others even tore off their own capes to cover the shoulders of the trembling women, who looked around in obvious terror, as though expecting the Imperial legionaries to do the same things the Hutts had done to them at any moment.

"Take a good look at this. This is the legacy of those disgusting things. This is what the Empire fights against. Throughout their putrid existence, the Hutts have believed themselves superior and untouchable, and today reality is striking them down," Bo spat, pointing toward the former slaves before looking at Fay and continuing.

"Look at what the inaction of your precious Republic has caused, what the rotten Senate on Coruscant has known about for centuries, secretly profiting from the trade conducted by these disgusting creatures," Bo said with passion and fury in her voice, while putting on her helmet and preparing for battle.

"But that ends today," she said before walking away and beginning to issue orders and coordinate another convoy of transports preparing to depart for the city.

Fay silently observed everything around her, completely lost in thought at what she was witnessing. She had genuinely intended to beg the Emperor to show mercy to the Hutts.

Not to the members of the Council, of course, or the lieutenants who were being executed at that very moment, but to the little ones, the eggs and larvae that were surely sheltered somewhere deep within the city.

A city that was being torn apart with lethal precision, Fay thought as she swallowed and watched the Titan's heavy cannons illuminate the night on Nal Hutta before destroying another military building. Its heavy footsteps, even from kilometers away, shook the planet's very ground, undoubtedly leaving utter devastation in its wake.

Fay sighed. The planet had practically been conquered. Reports from the rest of the surface kept arriving, with the Empire's other Chapters reporting the imminent fall of the Hutt race.

The Wolves of Mandalore had rained iron upon the Hutts' most important military fortresses. The Praetorians of Naboo had been carrying out rescue and pacification operations at the slave-processing centers, while the Crimson Angels handled economic disruption, invading and plundering the great warehouses the Hutts used for their criminal operations.

The planet had already fallen. The Hutts were history, and soon the rest of the galaxy would know it. Therefore, she had to find the Emperor and try to make him see reason. And as though it were a message from the Force itself, another transport was arriving at the camp, but this time it wasn't one of the enormous wheeled trucks.

It was a Thunderhawk, one of the ships the Empire used for atmospheric operations. Unlike the others, however, this one was golden, with elegant emerald decorations.

And there was only one person in the entire Empire who possessed ships bearing such colors.

The Emperor.

And apparently, she wasn't the only one who noticed, because the moment the Thunderhawk was spotted by the legionaries at the outpost, everyone hurried to clear the necessary space for its landing.

"Attention! Attention! Imperial vehicle with Alpha Priority, I repeat, Alpha Priority! Only female legionaries are to report to the landing zone!!" the commander roared through the Imperial communication channels, and once again, Fay watched in wonder at the discipline of the Emperor's legionaries.

"Commander? This is Counselor Fay. I'm trained in first-aid techniques if necessary. Do you require my assistance?" the near-human asked politely. The last thing she needed was to interfere with the legionaries' efforts.

A few seconds of static later, Fay received her answer, one that, if she was being honest, surprised her considerably.

"The Jedi from Ruusan? Ha! A Jedi here! Indeed, Counselor Fay, your assistance is more than necessary aboard the Imperial transport. Apparently, your…powers will be very helpful in calming those inside," the man said solemnly before cutting the communication.

Fay looked at the communicator on her wrist with a bad feeling before shaking her head and beginning to move toward the landing zone with the assistance of the Force.

The remaining soldiers continued conducting incursions into the city, but that wasn't important now. The Emperor's troops were more than capable of conquering this place. Fay's hands could be far more useful helping the wounded and the slaves.

However, when she was halfway to the landing zone…

BOOOOOOM!!!

A titanic explosion, far more imposing than those caused by the Titan, shook the entire battlefield, so powerful that some legionaries fell to the ground. And although that was concerning enough, the storm of lightning that erupted afterward in the center of the city, along with the explosion of Force energy that struck Fay's mind with all the subtlety of a rancor, was enough to reveal the Emperor's location.

"AHHHHHG!" Fay screamed, stopping for an instant and calming her mind, just as another explosion struck the city, bringing down two entire buildings following an emerald flash.

The Jedi Master couldn't help but look with a mixture of admiration and caution toward the source of that power. Harold Potter felt like an anomaly within the Force itself, an almost perfect balance, a harmony Fay had only felt in one other person, during the Battle of Ruusan.

Master Revan himself.

Or was it Darth Revan? It hardly mattered, if she was being honest. Everything Fay had once believed to be true had gone down the drain the moment her eyes fell upon Harold Potter, the moment the Force itself seemed to beg her to bend her knees before his power and influence.

Alas, those thoughts could wait. For now, Fay had things to do, such as…

BOOOOOM!!

Such as finding out who required medical attention so urgently that the commander had ordered only female legionaries to assist the Imperial transport.

A few seconds later, the Thunderhawk finally landed, while more and more soldiers entered the city and the Emperor's explosions became increasingly frequent, not to mention the Titan's footsteps. Apparently, it had collapsed the Hutt aerodrome, trapping them like rats.

"Make way!! Green Crosses coming through! Remember, treat the most urgent injuries and prepare the patients for immediate transfer to Gaia Prime! The frigate 'Glory of My Ancestors' is standing by for the Package!" a female legionary roared as the Thunderhawk's doors slowly opened, revealing Master Revan himself.

He was dressed in his new Imperial armor. For some strange reason, he wasn't wearing his robes. His emerald-and-black helmet was covered in purple and blue blood, although strangely, he wasn't wearing it, but holding it in his trembling hands.

For a moment, Fay imagined the worst, thinking Master Revan's hands were trembling with fear. But after carefully examining his face, observing those cold and stormy gray eyes, the Jedi Master reached the conclusion that it wasn't fear she saw in his gaze.

It was Rage.

A rage so powerful and voracious that even the Force around him felt tense, on the verge of unleashing the Dark Side.

"Women only. Immediate treatment," he ordered coldly before turning around and entering the ship's cargo bay, with the female legionaries and Fay following behind him.

And the moment Fay crossed the docking bay and entered the cargo hold, she understood the ancient warrior's fury perfectly. For the first time in her life, Fay felt the Dark Side gently touch her mind, attempting to seduce and tempt her.

"By the Emperor!!! Those animals!!" one of the doctors whispered in a broken voice, observing that inside the Thunderhawk's cargo bay there were at least a hundred human children, both boys and girls, trembling and staring at Fay and the doctors with absolute fear.

They were terrified, completely naked and malnourished, like mere animals. And although that was deplorable, Fay noticed a…strange pattern in each and every one of them.

They were all human…all with pale skin, black hair, and eyes…

"Green!!" she whispered in realization, gasping in absolute shock upon seeing that every child present shared certain physical traits with Emperor Harold.

"Please, don't hurt us. No more, please, mercy," a little girl begged, trembling with fear and using her arms to protect herself, an action that broke Fay's heart.

"The Hutt in charge of the research center where we found them said the Council believed Harold's powers came from his blood. In their ignorance, they bought and kidnapped more than a thousand infants with the same physical characteristics as the Emperor, hoping to find some relative with his same power," Lord Revan said furiously, while the doctors removed their helmets and tore off their capes, covering the little girls with them and beginning to treat their injuries.

"By the Force," Fay whispered, bringing a hand to her mouth.

Lord Revan began pacing like a furious animal across the observation deck, making sure to keep his back turned to the girls while they were being treated, before continuing his account of what had happened.

"Apparently, as Harry and the Empire drew closer, desperation overtook the putrid pieces of shit, making the experiments increasingly brutal and cruel. In the end, fewer than a hundred of the thousand children survived. Apparently, the Hutts took out their wounded pride by hunting the children, imagining they were the Emperor."

BOOOOOM!!!

Sirens and screams began echoing outside the ship, and Fay didn't have to be a genius to know what was happening.

"I imagine the Emperor is furious," the Counselor said, making Lord Revan snort.

"Ha! That word doesn't even begin to describe what we're both feeling. Harold executed the Hutt responsible by using the Force to compress his body until it was the size of a mouse droid, before incinerating him on the spot," he said with obvious satisfaction.

Fay didn't even feel pity for the rotten creature. The Light Side of the Force roared with joy at the news that such a repulsive being was dead.

"The sight enraged the Emperor, who took Asterion and proceeded to massacre all the Hutt interior defenses. I stayed behind to ensure the children's well-being and dignity before returning to try to calm his wrath," the man said, just as the doctor stood and informed them of the situation.

"The patients are stable, but I need better equipment and a much calmer environment. I request that the transport depart for orbit, my Lord," the woman said respectfully, but clearly firm in her determination.

Lord Revan didn't hesitate. He simply nodded and replied.

"Do it. The pilot droid is under your command. After all, the war is over. I'll take care of finding the Emperor," he said calmly before turning around and leaving the Thunder-hawk, with Fay hurrying after him.

"Wait!" the blonde said, seeing that the Jedi was preparing to depart.

"Master Revan, take me with you. I want to…convince the Emperor not to execute the hatchlings and eggs," Master Fay said with determination, making Sirius stare at her in astonishment.

"Didn't you see what those animals did? Do you think the Emperor will spare their lives?" he asked, genuinely incredulous at Fay's words.

However, the Jedi Master was neither stupid nor gullible.

"Of course not, my Lord. The Council and all adult Hutts are guilty of atrocities against life throughout the galaxy. But the eggs…the larvae that can barely feed themselves…they are innocent," the blonde said, making the Master of the Force snort before replying.

BOOOOM!!

The very ground trembled beneath the Emperor's fury, while in the distance, the Central Hutt Palace began collapsing in on itself, having finally yielded to the overwhelming Imperial siege.

"They could share the same fate as the Zygerrians, a forced devolution and life as an Imperial protectorate," Fay said desperately, feeling that she was running out of time.

Lord Revan looked at her for several seconds before simply sighing and replying.

"I'll bring you with me, but it'll be up to you to convince Harry to show mercy. The last time I saw him, he seemed to have run out of it," he said.

Fay smiled with relief and asked what transport they would use to get there, but Lord Revan simply grabbed her shoulder without warning and…

CRAAACK!!

For an instant, Fay felt the Force squeeze her body from every direction, a suffocating sensation that, although it lasted only an instant, was one she would never forget.

Fay had to bend forward. The sensation was…simply horrible. There was no way to explain what she had felt at that moment. She needed several seconds to recover, so she closed her eyes and prayed for the sensation to end.

At least until Lord Revan's voice demanded her attention.

"Shit," Lord Revan whispered, disturbed and worried, making Fay raise her gaze and observe the dreadful sight before her.

They were standing in what could only be the Hutt Council Chamber. Around them, hundreds of guards lay dead, impaled by their own spears or burned to a crisp. The ceiling had been destroyed, and the pleasure slaves were fleeing the chamber as quickly as they could, although many of them took the time to spit at the Hutts or kneel at the Emperor's feet, while he focused his full attention on the putrid beasts.

"Shit," Fay said, unable to help herself, watching as each and every remaining member of the Council floated in the air, completely helpless and incapable of defending themselves. The Force, both the Light Side and the Dark Side, permeated the place so densely that Fay could have sworn she could see it.

And although that was interesting, the truly disturbing sight was in the center of the chamber. Where there had once been a floor, there was now an enormous hole filled with Hutt eggs and hatchlings, completely defenseless.

At the same time, the Emperor floated slowly above the hole, like an executioner waiting for the perfect moment to carry out the sentence. The hand he wasn't using to hold the Hutts aloft glowed with flames so malevolent that Fay shuddered merely from looking at them.

"Fiendfyre!" Lord Revan said in astonishment, observing the powerful and terrifying sight.

"What is that, my Lord?" Fay asked urgently. She had heard about those dangerous flames during the Battle of Ruusan, but had never felt as much hatred as she felt now.

"Cursed Fire…once it is unleashed…it won't stop until it consumes everything in its path. If Harry releases it into the Hutt tunnels and burrows…" he said, and Fay interrupted him.

"A genocide. A full-fledged Imperial execution. It would consume the planet from within. No one would escape or be able to hide," the Jedi Master said, filled with overwhelming terror at such power.

She had…she had to stop this madness.

One way or another.