How convenient!

She solicits a kolto patch to replace the used one, and then she goes to find a refresher to have herself a shower, because damn it if she's going to be in a warzone at least she will be clean.

And then: bedtime. She doesn't have any trouble sleeping.

Which is good, because Occlus has her up bright and early the next day.

"Moff Pyron. What do you have for me?"

Here are updated troop movements! They are redeployed elsewhere this time, this group over here is causing some of Occlus's forces trouble, but it's pretty superficial and seems to be built as more of a distraction to draw Occlus away from other things.

Here is information on Thanaton! He's leading a battle against the Republic, and advertising it well. It looks like the battle's going well and he'll win it for the Empire if left to his own devices.

Here are the IFF codes for the hangar in Thanaton's base! And here are holo stills from the security cameras; they unfortunately cannot get real time holo footage, because doing so would likely tip off Thanaton's forces, but this can update Occlus on where the troops are located and what the defenses are like. Kallous is present, as is the third apprentice. The interior defenses are immense, and Pyron's people are still working on figuring out everything, but they're making good progress.

Occlus will let Thanaton have his victory while she sweeps his feet out from under him.

Infiltration through the hangar seems like the best option. She'll have a ship prepared with the proper IFF, so there should be no problems getting in. She can probably handle most of the defenses herself, but a ray shield trap would be problematic. What's her support look like in terms of remotely deactivating that sort of thing?

Decent, the force shields, motion detectors and security cameras can get deactivated remotely, though not forever. Once Thanaton's forces realize what's going on, they'll start closing the holes in their security.

Then hold off on that until Occlus actually gets there, and deactivate them based on her progress through the base.

She checks communications, makes sure its secure and her earpiece is receiving correctly, sees that Nariveth gets one as well, and then they can be off.

(Nariveth is less Not Thrilled about this new adventure. Yes, people are going to die, but at least she's not going into a literal warzone again.)

Thanaton's base awaits!

The Imperials here are less willing to stand down when threatened.

Then they'll stand down when they're dead. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference to Occlus.

Hangar cleared. Onwards!

Turrets! Droids! Imperials that shoot first and frantically comm for Kallous!

But no force shields between Occlus and the people that need to die.

How convenient. Competent minions are a good thing to have. Everything that needs to die, dies summarily.

Is she getting close to Kallous?

Yep!

Kallous is conveniently heading in her direction. New apprentice in tow, apparently Kallous thinks that he'll be useful somehow.

It'll save her having to hunt him down separately, at least. Is there a nice, big, open, untrapped space nearby?

There's a conference room that's free of traps, does that count?

That will do. She sweeps all the tables and chairs to one side with wave, and waits for Kallous to show himself.

Here he is!

He does not waste time with talking, his opener is 'blast his enemies with as much lightning as possible.'

Lightning. That's cute. Occlus exerts her power, and wills all the lightning to be collected in front of her. When Kallous finishes, she throws the orb of concentrated energy right back at him.

Kallous doesn't actually think he could dispell that, but he thinks Occlus could.

So to persuade her, he pulls her apprentice in front of it, and if that doesn't work, he'll be throwing his lot in with 'dodge.' Dragging his squishy charge behind him, of course.

Nariveth tries to resist but - well. She's been at this less than a week, Kallous is a Darth, there was really only one way this was going to go.

Occlus snarls and the sphere jerks upwards at the last instant to impact against the ceiling with a crash and a shower of sparks. Occlus uses that as cover to pull her apprentice back to her side of the room and draw her saber. She darts in to close with Kallous before he can recover and launch another attack.

You know what, if Nariveth isn't dead, she'll consent to be used as a ragdoll. Augh.

Kallous declines to let Occlus close. Actually, he declines to stay in this room. Into the hallway he goes, dragging his charge after him.

It's a bad day for apprentices everywhere.

Typical Thanaton tactics. Focus, and manifest three ghosts in the hallway in front of Kallous, all shoving back towards the conference room with the Force.

Kallous decides that instead of fighting the ghosts he is going to break through the wall into the next room over. Crash.

Occlus has more ghosts. Manifest, push.