Battle of Had Abbadon (Sith Crusade)

The Battle of Had Abbadon was a devastating military engagement between the forces of the Sith Order of Decreto, under the command of Darth Wyyrlok; and the forces of the Nebulax Empire, under the command of Jack Nebulax.

Up until this point, the Nebulax Empire had been free from the threats posed by the greater galaxy, by with the arrival of the Sith fleet in 59 ABY the Neblaxian fleet realized that a bloody fray was approaching.

The Sith arrive
With the news of the approaching Sith fleet, many on Had Abbadon fled their homes for the outskirts of the Nebulax Empire. Most of the Nebulax Empire's forces had already been captured or destroyed by the Sith Empire's forces in their blitzkreig towards the capital.

But when the Sith finally arrived, it was an awesome sight. Over one-and-a-half thousand Sith warship, headed up by three Decreto-class Super Star Destroyer approached Had Abbadon from behind it third and four moons, engulfing them in their shadows.

The Nebulaxian navy personnel shuddered as they looked upon the vast Sith fleet that approached them, but their military training held; and they stood their ground, refusing to retreat.

The battle begins
The battle began with the approach of two of the Decreto-class Super Star Destroyer, covering the flanks of half of the Krayt-class capital ships, leading them head-long into the Nebulaxian fleet.

Concurrently, the third Decreto-class came around the back, leading the five hundred NX-02 Planetary bombardment-Destroyers behind the Nebulaxian lines, and into orbit of Had Abbadon itself. The bombardment was immense and terrible, and millions died instantly.

It was now that the Nebulaxian forces pushed back, bringing their flagship, the Palpatine-class Star Dreadnought into the fray, alongside the Battle Sphere Betas. The second Nebulaxian superweapon, the Battle Sphere Alpha remained in orbit of Had Abbadon, awaiting the third Decreto-class that was still in orbit to come into range.

Total annihilation
Now the battle entered it second, and most devastating stage. The three Decreto-class Super Star Destroyer's unleashed their Mark I's space fighters, who near instantly began too swarm over the Nebulaxian warships, causing much havoc and destruction.

The small profile of the fighters that they were too small for the Nebulaxian warships to target singularly, leading them to fire randomly in the sky, in the almost vain hope of hitting anything. This tactic proved suprisingly effective, and the Mark I losses began to mount.

As the loses began to count, the third Decreto-class Super Star Destroyer, that was in orbit of Had Abbadon, came into range of the Battle Sphere Alpha. The battlestations massive Composite Beam Superlaser ripped through the warship, tearing it in two. Vast chunks of space debris were blown far away by the explosion, many into the already debris-filled battlefield above the planet. By well over half went crashing down onto Had Abbadon itself, reining down upon the planets cities and inhabitants.

Darth Wyyrlok, seeing the destruction of one of his Star Destroyers was determined not to lose another, and order his helmsman to lay in a course for the Battle Sphere. Tearing through the battlezone, the Decreto-class wreaked havoc amongst the forces on both sides, destroying many ships that had not the time to escape the path of the massive super ship.

Once the Decreto-class came into range of the Battle Sphere Alpha it fired a massive volley into the side of the Sphere, causing it to tilt on its axis. Smoke poured out of the Battle station and many small craft could be seena ttempting to escape. A second volley hit the unsheilded battlestation on the top quarter, ripping the top apart and causing massive decompression throughout the station.

Wyyrlok, satisfied that the Battle Sphere was disabled, fired a single proton torpedo at the core of the battlestation. It impacted upon the fragile side of the battlestation, causing a massive chain-reaction that destroyed the Battle Sphere. Debris flew out in all directions, at the planet below, and at Wyyrlok's flagship. Fortunately for Wyyrlok, his shield held, and the debris was pulverised upon them. The Battle Sphere Beta was not so lucky, and the debris struck at lower half of the battlestaiton, ripping a massive chunk out of the battlestation.

With the battle essentially won, the two Decreto-class Super Star Destroyers turned upon the Palpatine-class Star Dreadnought, the last hope the Nebulaxians had off inflicting serious damage upon the Sith. They fired volley after volley upon the Palpatine, seriously damaging it. The shields held,a t first, but as soon as the fell, Wyyrlok received a communique from the Palpatine requesting a cease-fire so that terms of surrender could be discussed.

Aftermath
With the New Imperial Navy throughly thrashed, and the Sith fleet holding Had Abbadon by the throat, Jack Nebulax himself arrived on Wyyrlok's flasghip to discuss the terms of surrender. Both knew that the battle had been devestating for both sides, but both also knew that if the Nebulax Empire continued to fight, that Abeonis himself would lead his own fleet to Had Abbadon, and would destroy the planet.

Knowing this, Nebluax got the best deal he could for his people. The Nebulax Empire was reduced to a tributary state, much like the Mando'ade Alliance year later. They were allowed to retain their independance, in a form, if they surrender the schematices for the Battle Spheres.

As a result of the battle, a Sith prospective, known only as Darth Tenebrous was admitted into the Sith academy as part of the treaty.

Behind the scenes
The battle of Had Abbadon is the child of a collaboration between Jasca Ducato and Jack Nebulax, the latter of whom wanted a background for his character, Darth Tenbrous to join the Sith.

The article also served as a basis for the history of the Nebulax Empire after 59 ABY.