Ascending Convergence - Chapter Three

Fort Dooku
Aliso, Aliso System
44 ABY

The blast door slammed shut just behind Lieutenant Jorren with a heavy clang that rolled down the corridor like distant thunder. "Move!" he snapped, already pushing forward as the emergency lights strobed overhead.

The corridor beyond was a mess of bodies and noise, voices overlapping in a constant stream of reports and orders. Technicians dragging equipment trying to occupy the same space as security personnel trying to force order onto a situation where nothing wanted to stand still.

"We've lost power in the lower vaults!"

"No, reroute it here, not there!"

"I need confirmation on that relay grid, Sergeant!"

Jorren didn't allow himself to slow, pushing forward as well as he could manage. His squad followed the path their broad shouldered commander was plowing through the mass of personnel that was blocking their way. Every few steps something shifted. Lights failed then flashed to blinding life again, a sealed door opening with a whoosh that seemed to take everyone by surprise and then slamming shut again before anyone could make it through, a shower of sparks issuing forth from a console accompanied by a shouted curse. It was as if the environment couldn't remain still for more than a handful of seconds, never holding long enough to trust.

“Maintenance hub’s up ahead,” one of his troopers called, checking the readout on his wrist display. “If anything’s still being coordinated, it’ll be coming from there.”

“Then we hold there,” Jorren said. “Keep moving.”

Taking in the chaos around him, Jorren couldn't see how anything was possibly being coordinated. They reached the hub just as another flicker of lights overhead rolled down the corridor accompanied by a rain of sparks from the lighting grid. The hall was then dropped into darkness for just a moment as Jorren stepped through the door into the maintenance center just beyond.

"Stang it, Bolven! Keep those surges coming down the mains from making it out onto the grid!" a shouted order cut through the general anarchy that dominated.

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Summary

• On Star Station Asuras, infiltrators seize the World Seed chamber, kill station personnel, and begin activating the crystal as it grows unstable.
• At Fort Dooku, security teams discover system failures are being actively manipulated to keep defenders focused on constant critical emergencies.
• Inside the Azorian Citadel, defenders engage infiltrators as submersible breaches open new entry points, turning the fight into a fragmented interior battle.
• Over Tonus, Selika senses a growing disturbance in the Force as enemy fire weakens and the attacking fleet begins to withdraw.
• At the Pinnacle, Tu’Qan Varick identifies the pattern and determines the enemy infiltrated Asuras using a previously missing shuttle. Varick orders all available forces to recall and converge on Asuras as the true objective becomes clear.
• Back on Asuras, the infiltrators execute the shuttle crew to prevent escape as the World Seed destabilizes beyond containment. The World Seed erupts, breaches the chamber, and triggers explosive decompression as the true target of the Eternal Order is revealed.

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Schedule

• Phase III: April 6, 2026 - April 12, 2026