Summary/Disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Sith Shadow War. Enjoy the 1000-word chapter. I don't own Star Wars, Disney and Lucas Arts do.

(Nar Shaddaa, Bridge of Annihilator, Outer Rim, 2BBY.)

Talon entered the bridge with 2 of the Shadow Guards that were charged with personally protecting Skyl, one of the Imperial Officers that Skyl had ordered to escort Talon to the bridge had told her the Shadow Guards handled only the most important of Imperial missions.

This didn't prepare them for their master tossing Nihl into the wall next to the turbolift as Skyl brushed off his gloves.

"Worthless insect, I gave you orders not to engage the Imperial fleet at Nar Shaddaa! You gave away the element of surprise and now Sidious knows we exist in massive numbers! You should be executed… But I won't…. Guards, take Lord Nihl to his chambers… I will deal with you later… Talon, come here."

Skyl ordered as he turned back to the bridge window as 1 of his Arquiten class Command Cruisers docked with the station, dispatching its Stormtroopers to the station as the Twi'lek who walked to the window.

"You were about to give me an answer to my question? Do you wish to join my Empire? I promise to liberate Ryloth… I will still have to bring my empire's armies to Ryloth to do so… But you have my promise, I am no tyrant like Sidious… Merely a warlord at the moment."

Skyl muttered as Talon turned to look at him, he turned an inch to look at her as Talon bowed.

"I will serve you if you promise to take Ryloth from the Empire… That and to destroy the Empire."

Talon asked as Skyl ignited his saber in answer.

"Agreed… Darth Talon… I name you my Shadow Hand, second in command of my Empire and answerable only to me and me alone… Arise and serve me… Arise and fulfill your destiny…"

Skyl ordered as Talon did so as Skyl touched the saber to her shoulders as she did so.

"Why is thy bidding… My master?"

Talon asked as Skyl shook his head before turning to Admiral Kessin and Grand General Brasam along with the rest of the Annihilator's bridge crew.

"General, Admiral? You are both witness to the rise of my second and main apprentice and second in command… Her commands are as concreate as mine… Any order she gives are only to be counteracted by my own… For now, take us to Fondor, I have ordered our fleet they're for invasion… We will take the planet and capture it…. Admiral, you will lead the blockade once we take out their entire fleet… General, me and Talon will lead the ground forces but you're in charge of force deployment and monitoring the ground battle…"

Skyl muttered as the Annihilator moved to jump to Hyperspace as did 6 Class 1 Star Destroyers, 4 Victory Star Destroyers and 12 Arquiten Class Command Cruisers as the Sith Lord's fleet jumped to Hyperspace.

Skyl turned to his commanders and spoke up.

"When we arrive on the edge of the System, I want every fighter and bomber that we have launched… After that, prepare the ground troops…. The Annihilator is going to engage the entire fleet and the other remainder of our fleet… Engage the Imperials at point blank range…. We are going to blast their entire fleet out of the sky and make it rain down upon the Imperials below… Then we will capture or destroy their entire army base… If we can't force the imperials to surrender, wipe all of them out…"

Skyl ordered as his men started to carry out his orders as Skyl brushed off his shoulders before turning to Talon.

"One of my Shadow Guards will show you to your quarters, we have 7 hours before we reach Fondor, get some rest… You will be fighting Imperials in 8 after we smash through the Imperial Armada above Fondor…. I do not want you to be exhausted when we arrive."

Skyl ordered as one of the Shadow Guards bowed and motioned for the Sith Lady to follow him as she did so, one of the Ensigns looked up from their station at Skyl as he turned back to the window.

"Your majesty? Permission to speak freely?"

The bridge officer asked as Admiral Kessin was about to speak up as Skyl held up a hand.

"Let her speak, Admiral… Yes, Ensign? What is it, we will have a battle to engage in soon, please… Make your piece quickly…"

Skyl ordered as the Ensign looked around, the rest of the bridge crew looked at the girl, making her nervous, the bridge crew didn't normally talk to officers, especially the Emperor of the entire Empire that Skyl had established personally.

"What about Lord Skyl? I understand your anger at him, but I've…. Forgive my forwardness, noticed you didn't assign him a duty… Why?"

The Ensign asked as the rest of the bridge crew held their breath, waiting for the Ensign to start gasping for breath and for her body to be dragged down to a morgue for burial.

Instead Skyl shook his head simply and held his hands behind his back.

"It is simple, Ensign… Skyl is not permitted to engage in battle… I know you don't understand the ways of the Sith… But he has failed me… He will be punished in due time… But for now, he will be forced from his station until he has proved he can serve me…. Now, if there are no further interruptions… We have another planet to conquer…"

Skyl ordered as he turned back to the window, he had a war to win, enemies to crush and a throne to claim.

Author notes

Phew, another chapter done! Yes, Talon is going to be Skyl's new second in command… As for Nihl, we haven't seen the last of him yet… Next chapter will be the battle of Fondor and the beginning of the ground invasion. Until Next, next Monday, Lighting Wolf out!