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It was not so that the Empire, nor the Sith were gone from the Galaxy, where Rhydin was located. The Empire and their Sith Masters remained, building up their foothold in this new Galaxy. They had control of Nine main Colonies and about two dozen support colonies, all directed from Dark Spire, the main command colony. Each Colony had a great, black stone, with durasteel and green transparisteel Sith Temple built on it.

From here the Sith, directed the entire Imperial-Sith operation. Through a vast network of dumby corporations and smugglers, the operations of the Sith and the Empire went unnoticed by the Galaxy at large. Though the Empire had a fleet of 50 Star Destoryers, Super Dreadnought class ships and various support vessels, these were needed to maintain the colonies. Smugglers and criminal enterprises were needed to ship supplies, throughout the Imperial colonies.

As for the Planet of Rhydin, it was central to the plans of the Empire, already thanks to the massive Sith Temples, and the power of the Sith Lords, its energy was being drawn and used to achieve plans of conquest in this Galaxy. And all under the leadership of the new Sith Emperor, Karanis, A Sarkan, some 120 years old, and trained by Palpatine himself. The Dark Side spirit of Palpatine on some forgetten Sith world in the Home Galaxy, gave all his knowledge to Karanis.

Now under his rule, the Galactic Empire is back from the Shadows...ready to conquer all.

There came over The Bi-Duran's comm an official sounding voice from the Dark Throne...

"Vessel Bi-Duran, this is the Dark Throne, you are cleared to land in Docking bay 94, welcome to the Imperial Command Ship DarkThrone. Please bring your ship to thrusters as you approach the ship."

Watching the Bi-Duran approach, the Docking bay's shield went down, and allowed the old Dreadnought frieghter to land in the Docking/Repair bay, it was more then big enough to accomidate the old ship. It was indeed as Karanis promised, a well stocked and well equipped Repair bay. An Imperial Lieutenent and a group of techinicians waited outside of the ship, for Ember to disembark from the Bi-Duran.

The Imperial officer and the two technicians with him gave something of a salute to Ember. The Officer in a crisp, black uniform, with a white Imperial symbol, just below the collar, and the two blue bars and a red bar, showing his rank as a senior lieutenent. His head covered by a short brimmed cap with a slightly pointed peak to it. The two technicians dressed in grey-brown fatigues, with the Imperial symbol in black, below their collars.

"Yes of course Captain Pallin, his Majesty was not able to meet you himself, however he would like to have you join him for dinner this evening with some of the other captains he has hired. In three hours time, in his private dinning hall. The technicians will only perform scans of your ship, and wait for your presence when repairs are affected. Oh and any droids you may have, are welcomed to recharge their batteries on the droid power generators. Sir.

And now if you will follow me sir, I will show you to your quarters."

The Imperial officer escorted Ember to his quarters aboard the Dark Throne, which where some 20 decks below the mid deck region of the massive vessel. The corridor led straight from the docking/repair bay, which would have been able to handle another eight or nine more ships like Ember's ship was indeed huge, and mulitleveled, about 30 stories high. Passing down the hallway, which had various pipes, conduits, vents and such along its walls, and seemed a little cramped, they came to a series of quarters. A long hallway of doors to the left and right, crew quarters.

"Here sir." The lieutenent, showed Ember to one of the quarters resereved for a crew chief. The room was a bit spartan, though fairly roomy, and a comfortable looking bunk-like bed. There was a washroom, with shower and sink, a food processor unit in the room, and a desk with and computer terminal and comm unit. Next to the door of the washroom was the closet. At the foot of the bed was footlocker, with a keypad lock. At the other end of the room, which was about 15 feet was a sizable viewport, with the backdrop of outerspace, and below was Rhydin. The greater moon in full view above the moon.

In the background noise, one could hear the low, and rythmic sound of the ship's power generators off in the distance and below where Ember's quarters were.

"If you will excuse me sir, I must go, an ensign will arrive to get you for dinner. Is there anything else you needed?" The Lieutenent waited to see if Ember needed anything else.