Battle of the Cron Drift (Covenant War)

"Noooo!"

- Teras Olin, witnessing his master's death

The Battle of the Cron Drift was a skirmish fought between a Galactic Alliance strike force and a small team of Jedi led by Jedi Master Teras Olin in the Cron Drift, marking the beginning of the Covenant War. The Alliance force was led into the asteroid belt by the Jedi to prevent them from reaching the Jedi Praxeum on Rhen Var, which was their original target. Unable to keep track of enemy starfighters and the asteroids around them, the attacking Alliance force was quickly thinned down. However, the Jedi suffered the same deficiency, albeit to a lesser degree due to their Force-heightened abilities. Among the Jedi to fall was Teras's former master, Tyar Istamar, who was shot down by Darth Paxis himself, who was piloting the Guilty Spark while Teras watched in horror. Driven into a rage, Teras, piloting the Aether Sparrow, destroyed eleven enemy fighters himself, for no other reason than being in his way on his rampage to destroy the Spark with Paxis on board. The Galactic Alliance force was sent into retreat, and Teras was prepared to pursue them, but was dissuaded by Jamei Hailon.