16 Promotion
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January 10, 9 BBY
Coruscant
Imperial Palace
"Once more … Admiral, Commodore… and Captain William. You three have proven to be of great value to the Empire. I commend your loyalty and bravery for acquiring these artifacts from maul. Fighting a force user and one of his magnitude is not an easy task," the emperor praised the three officers, his sithly distorted voice echoing throughout the room.
"And you captain William; you have grown stronger in the force, your presence in the force shines brighter than before. So tell me, how does an untrained force sensitive like you achieved this?", the emperor asked, his sithly Sulfur colored eyes staring down at the young Tarkin.
"Through meditation and honing my skills in battle your Excellency , the wilderness of Eriadu is not forgiving to those that are weak, something every Tarkin men can confirm" ,William said calmly. He seemed calm on the outside but on the inside, he was bordered on being terrified and amazed at the emperor's powers.
The man infront of him made his self look so weak and frail, but any trained force user could sense he was the strongest Dark side user and sith within the galaxy, the dark miasma surrounding him was so controlled and calm, calmer than Darth Vader's. But William knew this was all just a fluke, a fluke to fool people into attacking the emperor thinking the frail looking man weak.
He knew well the emperor could sense his feelings as easily as blinking and there was no reason to hide them.
'A very wise decision on his part'
"Fighting rabid wild animals from the Eriadun wilderness has made you this strong?" The emperor asked, putting on a very intrigued facade.
"No my emperor conquering the wilderness has", william gave a swift reply
"Hehehehehe, I see!", the emperor said as he cackled darkly for a few seconds .
"Then it has forged you into a great warrior…, one that will forever serve the empire loyally", the Sith lord finished.
"Now… As rewards for your feats, you are all promoted", the emperor said as he gestured with his hand making an imperial clerk reveal himself holding a cushion with three rank plaques.
The emperor rose from his throne and made his way over to the three men.
Starting from his the left with Garoche first.
"Congratulations, Moff Tarkin. It has been decided that your expertise in rooting out rebel dissidents, have become astounding. You will take charge of the Mandalorian Over sector, you will use our Mandalorian loyalists and the might of your shadow command to bring a firm hand down on the insurgent movements within your Sectors. Commodore Strang and Three more Star destroyers shall be appointed to your Shadow command. And from here on forward, Moff Tarkin , I also give you charge of the Tenth fleet. You will report to Grand Moff tarkin, Lord Vader and to me personally is that understood?", the emperor stated as he pinned the rank plaque on his uniform.
"Yes my emperor", Garoche gave a swift reply, as he kept his face stern.
"Gooood", the emperor uttered, as he then moved to the next man.
"And you, congratulations Fleet Admiral Shale. You shall remain at the Moff's side, you shall continue to aid him in the operations per usual, your expertise in rooting out rebel dissidents holds just a firm as the Moff does, so you shall continue to serve the empire under his command," said the emperor as he pinned the Fleet Admiral rank plaque on Shale's uniform.
"Thank you my Emperor," Shale replied proudly. Getting a small nod from the old emperor in response.
"Last… but not least, you have done the empire a great service for one so young; Admiral," the emperor voiced as he pinned the rank plaque of six blue squares on Williams uniform.
Admiral, William thought in astonishment, while keeping his face as stern and disciplined as possible.
'Damn!', the Emperor truly loves force sensitive artifacts , he thought.
"Now .The joint chiefs shall be informed of your promotions, I hope to see you three at the Ball later; but until then , you are dismissed," The emperor stated as he returned to his throne.
All three men giving him a slight bow then turned on their heels and left.
William giving a side glimpse at his father, who stood beside the Emperor, looking as proud and smug as ever.
A few hours later
Imperial Ball
"Ah, Colonel Yularen", William called out calmly, as he approached the elderly ISB officer who was speaking to a imperial Ensign, and the most renowned character of the star wars universe, the future grand admiral of the 7th fleet and Commander of the Chimera, this was no other than the soon to be infamous Thrawn.
"The young pup has become a wolf now" , the Elderly officer remarked as he got a glimpse of his former mentee , getting a small smile from William.
"A wolf still not old enough to compare to a wizened man like yourself," William Japed back.
Getting a chuckle from the elder ISB officer.
He respected the old man greatly, a veteran of the clone wars, Yularen would mentor him for a few months by orders of Grand Moff Tarkin. And he would go on to be trained in infiltration, torture techniques, basic to complex slicing, and espionage. And using the knowledge gained from his mentor, he would go on to reveal a conspiracy of a corrupt imperial colonel selling imperial weapons on the black market prompting him to get a promotion to captain before being transferred back to Shadow Command.
"It's always good to see you my mentor", william said, getting a smile from the Colonel.
"Oh, where are my manners", Yularen chided.
"Admiral Tarkin , I'd like to introduce to you , Lieutenant Thrawn and his aid , Ensign Eli Vanto .
"Nice to meet you …,Lieutenant"
To be continued.
