Fiction:Second Great Cyrannus War/Opening Stages

Skirmish at Corthon
With the destruction of the and the death of the imperious Grand Mandator, the Empire's grip on the northern Outer Rim began to weaken considerably. In Republic space, President, still grappling with restoring a working government and military command, ordered much of the Republic Navy on the defensive against any Imperial incursions. Nevertheless, unwilling to allow the Empire to restore their hold over the vulnerable territories near Cadian, Apollo offered several letters of marque to Republic-aligned privateers in the Outer Rim, aiming to harass and raid Imperial shipping and convoys in critical systems. A week after the beginning of the conflict, the privateer, commanding the newly purchased CR90 Oenòen-class corvette Caelax II, dropped out of lightspeed in the Corthon system, previously one of the core worlds of the Great i Empire. When her sister ship, the Caelax I arrived several minutes later, with an escort of Republic starfighters, five Imperial interceptors had already been destroyed, while one Gozanti-class cruiser was leaking atmosphere. Strafing the cruisers, the Caelax II suffered minor damage, but managed to destroy one of the Imperial vessels, causing the other to retreat.
 * Corthon System, Outer Rim, Cyrannus Galaxy

Returning to Republic territory, Tyronius and his associate, revealed that the Imperials had attempted to contact the Corthrinus homeworld for immediate assistance, only for their transmission to be ignored by 's offices on Rinus. According to the privateers, Mathren's forces could have arrived at Corthon within five minutes of the Caelax II's arrival. When he learned of this, the President made note of Savra's inactivity. Perhaps Savra was planning on luring the Republic into a trap, or perhaps, as Apollo suspected, the Empire was not as united as the rest of the galaxy had been led to believe.