We all knew how the battle against Emperor's Dawn at Tabaldak ended. But let me tell you how it started, let me tell you the story of 21st Knight Squadron also known as The Aisling Knights.
But let's go from the start. Let's start from me.
Who am i? My codename is Commander Shadow1101 and three years ago i was just regular smuggler who was trying to pay the bills and have some fun in life. Smuggling was the
easiest way to do it and i was quite good at it. Life was simple. Back there i had no pride, no honor only one simple rule.... to try to never kill anyone.
The local security guys had never chance to arrest me because i was just better pilot and everyone knew it. That meant more work for me and most important more money. Until one
day.
It was just a regular day at work. Only me, my ship, some police ships an 22 tons of narcotics. It took me about 15 minutes to lost the police vesels. The one ship that was
still behind me it was not police or some other law enforcing unit. And since he was with the police he couldn't be a pirate. This guy was good... no, he was better than me. He
managed to get close enough to interdict me and after second try he succeeded. That was the first time i saw him in his imperial eagle. I was not ready to go to jail so i was
running as fast as i could but he was still behind me so i've decided to battle him. And that was the first time i was arrested.
The judge was so proud that i was finally arested and was ready to send me to the darkest corner in universe to rot and die. But he didn't. Instead he gave me a choice between
prison and something he called community service and since i was not really a fan of prisons i took this sommunity thing. Needless to say that he was not happy. After few days
i was released into custody of the same person that catched me and we were on our way to the capital system of Aisling Duval... the Cubeo. At Cubeo i've finally discovered what
is my punishment. Two years of service in Navy and after that i could go or stay, the choice was mine.
After two years of training, working and living with the same people i was changed. I gained something i never had. Pride and honor. So when the question if i stay or go came,
the answer was definitely to STAY! Not long after that i was promoted to Knight. And that meant that i can officialy join the 21st Knight Squadron. Why the 21st you might ask.
The answer to that was simple. He was there, the man that changed my life. The man who trained me these two years in combat and tactics harder that you can imagine. He was
there and he was waiting for me.
When the day came i was taken into royal palace and i knew something was off. I should received a message with welcoming text or something like that. Not to be taken here. I
was taken directly to the throne room where was the princess herself and 10 more people with insignia of 21st along with that man. Everyone was looking at me even the Princess.
And they started speak to me.
"Shadow,
You were chosen,
you were changed,
you were trained,
and now are you ready.
Will you join the 21st Knight Squadron?
The squadron which is directly under Princess Aisling Duval.
Are you ready to give your life to Princess?"
The answer was yes.
And that is how i joined.
Now let me tell you what is the 21st.
It's the most elite squadron under Aisling Duval. It is the ultimate spear and impenetrable wall. Only Princess is allowed to give orders.
It has twenty commanders including me. Each commander is defending different top priority system in Aisling empire. Some of them are even legends. And all of them would give
life for Princess.
And i was part of it.
As the days and month past my life was getting better and better. I was patroling my sector and was giving hard times smugglers and pirates in my imperial eagle which is
standard vesel for everyone in 21st. By the time of mine first anniversary. It was the time Arissa Lavigny-Duval was elected as new Emperor of the Empire.
I've received a message directly from Princess, i was suposed to immediately return to Cubeo.
When i arrived at the pallace everyone was there. It was the first time i saw the entire squadron together. I could tell that something is not alright since the Princess was
sad and everyone else was grining. They told me that a faction of the organization of Emperor's Dawn was located at Tabaldak system. And the empire was preparing for an all out
attack against them. And our squadron was the spear. We were leading the attack.
This was the perfect opportunity to show everyone our power and it was time to park our imperial eagles.
Each commander from 21st was has a S-spec'd Imperial Clipper, these ships were designed for one thing an one thing only... to destroy. These ships were tougher, faster and more
manoeuvring that every other clipper out there. Everything was military graded class S which you cannot buy anywhere. If we are the knights these are our battle horses. Mine
was named after a Princess from Greek mythology from a planet named Earth in Sol system. The Andromeda.
The start of the End.
When the day came each of us took different route to Atrigga system for security measures while the main force was stationed in Potri, Almas and Xiri systems and waiting for
our order to jump.
When the last our brother came to Atrigga the Princess told us one more time that our order is to "search and Destroy" and with a tear in her eye she wished us good luck. The
spies told us that nobody is expecting us so we could proceed. Twenty elite commanders on twenty elite ships prepared to do what they needed to do, to protect the peace and
more importantly, the Princess.
Frame Shift Drive charging....3....2....1....Engage.
The spies have lied. Fifty enemy ships against us. They were waiting for us in the best ships they got, Condas, Pythons and FDL everywhere. With over 200 to come. They jammed
our communications and were keeping us close to the star so we couldn't jump. It was a great trap. And to be honest i panicked for a second or two. But my commander have calmed
me with his calm voice. And what he said i will never forget. "Today is a good day to show these bloody idiots how hell looks from the inside.". And with that we went in
battle. Twenty against fifty. it was a mess lasers and rockets were just everywhere you looked. Only thanks to our A.I. we were unable to not shoot each other, in my comms
there was only laughter from my brothers as they were having time of they life. It was seventeen against thirty-five when i managed to sneak from the frontlines and activate my
FSD. Every second of charging was like hour and with each second i've heard how my brothers are defending me from enemy fire by shelding me with they ships, and i made it.
When i've returned with the entire army behind me i couldn't believe my eyes. Everyone was dead. Just everyone. They did it, not more than ten pilots took down more than thirty
of enemy. But they've paid the price.
The rest you know from Galnet.
When i told the princess this sad news i saw in her eyes that her heart was broken and shatered to thousand pieces. Never want to see that again. And it was disbanded.
I'm now the only survivor from the glorious 21st Knight Squadron or as the people called it, The Aisling Knights. And if you reading this commander, and if are you currently
working for Emperor's Dawn. Pray, pray to never cross my path, because i swear to my dead brothers that i will show you the hell from the inside.
But let's go from the start. Let's start from me.
Who am i? My codename is Commander Shadow1101 and three years ago i was just regular smuggler who was trying to pay the bills and have some fun in life. Smuggling was the
easiest way to do it and i was quite good at it. Life was simple. Back there i had no pride, no honor only one simple rule.... to try to never kill anyone.
The local security guys had never chance to arrest me because i was just better pilot and everyone knew it. That meant more work for me and most important more money. Until one
day.
It was just a regular day at work. Only me, my ship, some police ships an 22 tons of narcotics. It took me about 15 minutes to lost the police vesels. The one ship that was
still behind me it was not police or some other law enforcing unit. And since he was with the police he couldn't be a pirate. This guy was good... no, he was better than me. He
managed to get close enough to interdict me and after second try he succeeded. That was the first time i saw him in his imperial eagle. I was not ready to go to jail so i was
running as fast as i could but he was still behind me so i've decided to battle him. And that was the first time i was arrested.
The judge was so proud that i was finally arested and was ready to send me to the darkest corner in universe to rot and die. But he didn't. Instead he gave me a choice between
prison and something he called community service and since i was not really a fan of prisons i took this sommunity thing. Needless to say that he was not happy. After few days
i was released into custody of the same person that catched me and we were on our way to the capital system of Aisling Duval... the Cubeo. At Cubeo i've finally discovered what
is my punishment. Two years of service in Navy and after that i could go or stay, the choice was mine.
After two years of training, working and living with the same people i was changed. I gained something i never had. Pride and honor. So when the question if i stay or go came,
the answer was definitely to STAY! Not long after that i was promoted to Knight. And that meant that i can officialy join the 21st Knight Squadron. Why the 21st you might ask.
The answer to that was simple. He was there, the man that changed my life. The man who trained me these two years in combat and tactics harder that you can imagine. He was
there and he was waiting for me.
When the day came i was taken into royal palace and i knew something was off. I should received a message with welcoming text or something like that. Not to be taken here. I
was taken directly to the throne room where was the princess herself and 10 more people with insignia of 21st along with that man. Everyone was looking at me even the Princess.
And they started speak to me.
"Shadow,
You were chosen,
you were changed,
you were trained,
and now are you ready.
Will you join the 21st Knight Squadron?
The squadron which is directly under Princess Aisling Duval.
Are you ready to give your life to Princess?"
The answer was yes.
And that is how i joined.
Now let me tell you what is the 21st.
It's the most elite squadron under Aisling Duval. It is the ultimate spear and impenetrable wall. Only Princess is allowed to give orders.
It has twenty commanders including me. Each commander is defending different top priority system in Aisling empire. Some of them are even legends. And all of them would give
life for Princess.
And i was part of it.
As the days and month past my life was getting better and better. I was patroling my sector and was giving hard times smugglers and pirates in my imperial eagle which is
standard vesel for everyone in 21st. By the time of mine first anniversary. It was the time Arissa Lavigny-Duval was elected as new Emperor of the Empire.
I've received a message directly from Princess, i was suposed to immediately return to Cubeo.
When i arrived at the pallace everyone was there. It was the first time i saw the entire squadron together. I could tell that something is not alright since the Princess was
sad and everyone else was grining. They told me that a faction of the organization of Emperor's Dawn was located at Tabaldak system. And the empire was preparing for an all out
attack against them. And our squadron was the spear. We were leading the attack.
This was the perfect opportunity to show everyone our power and it was time to park our imperial eagles.
Each commander from 21st was has a S-spec'd Imperial Clipper, these ships were designed for one thing an one thing only... to destroy. These ships were tougher, faster and more
manoeuvring that every other clipper out there. Everything was military graded class S which you cannot buy anywhere. If we are the knights these are our battle horses. Mine
was named after a Princess from Greek mythology from a planet named Earth in Sol system. The Andromeda.
The start of the End.
When the day came each of us took different route to Atrigga system for security measures while the main force was stationed in Potri, Almas and Xiri systems and waiting for
our order to jump.
When the last our brother came to Atrigga the Princess told us one more time that our order is to "search and Destroy" and with a tear in her eye she wished us good luck. The
spies told us that nobody is expecting us so we could proceed. Twenty elite commanders on twenty elite ships prepared to do what they needed to do, to protect the peace and
more importantly, the Princess.
Frame Shift Drive charging....3....2....1....Engage.
The spies have lied. Fifty enemy ships against us. They were waiting for us in the best ships they got, Condas, Pythons and FDL everywhere. With over 200 to come. They jammed
our communications and were keeping us close to the star so we couldn't jump. It was a great trap. And to be honest i panicked for a second or two. But my commander have calmed
me with his calm voice. And what he said i will never forget. "Today is a good day to show these bloody idiots how hell looks from the inside.". And with that we went in
battle. Twenty against fifty. it was a mess lasers and rockets were just everywhere you looked. Only thanks to our A.I. we were unable to not shoot each other, in my comms
there was only laughter from my brothers as they were having time of they life. It was seventeen against thirty-five when i managed to sneak from the frontlines and activate my
FSD. Every second of charging was like hour and with each second i've heard how my brothers are defending me from enemy fire by shelding me with they ships, and i made it.
When i've returned with the entire army behind me i couldn't believe my eyes. Everyone was dead. Just everyone. They did it, not more than ten pilots took down more than thirty
of enemy. But they've paid the price.
The rest you know from Galnet.
When i told the princess this sad news i saw in her eyes that her heart was broken and shatered to thousand pieces. Never want to see that again. And it was disbanded.
I'm now the only survivor from the glorious 21st Knight Squadron or as the people called it, The Aisling Knights. And if you reading this commander, and if are you currently
working for Emperor's Dawn. Pray, pray to never cross my path, because i swear to my dead brothers that i will show you the hell from the inside.