Rising up from a Nobleman to Intergalactic Warlord!!-Chapter 202

---Midnight---

Seeing our guests off, as the party came to an end, Ahsoka, Bo-Katan, Samus, and I decided to call it a night. Exhausted from entertaining everyone and quelling fights between Astartes, they just wanted to fall into bed and sleep. As they were officially my romantic partners now, the three women elected to sleep in my bed tonight. Seeing no problem with their request, we rode the lift to the master suite wondering what became of my family. Having never made an appearance at the party, either they were disposing of a body or were still fighting with one another.

As the doors opened to the suite, we were greeted by a shower of cushion stuffing and pillow feathers. Finding everyone locked in the middle of a heated pillow fight war, they giggled and laughed with glee as they smacked the crap out of each other. Stepping out into the lounge area, Tohru blindly leapt toward Samus, attempting to smack her with a foam cushion. Reacting out of instinct, the bounty hunter seized her midair and proceeded to toss her across the room. Slamming headfirst into the durasteel wall with a loud bang, everyone froze as Tohru dropped to the floor.

"Fuck, we forgot about the damn party!", Lucoa gasped, turning to us with a horrified look. "We were trying to wrangle Ilulu and Tohru one second, then the next we were beating the snot out of each other. I am so sorry we did not make an appearance at your party."

"Haha do not worry about it.", I spoke, returning the suite to pristine condition with a snap of my fingers. "I am a bit disappointed that I was not invited to participate in your war. It looked like you were having quite a lot of fun."

"We can start another one, if you want!", Ilulu offered, popping up behind my wet bar wearing one of my old shirts.

Doing my best not to stare at the cannons stretching out my old t-shirt, Ilulu gave me a smug smirk and began shaking them vigorously. Flirtatiously daring me to do something about it, Lucoa delivered a swift smack to the back of her head. Warning the dragoness that she was playing with fire, my wife said that such things should be reserved exclusively for her life partner.

"Do not lecture me like a child, Lucoa.", Ilulu snapped. "Since leaving the village, I have tried finding myself a suitable mate, but they are almost impossible to find. Every male that approaches me immediately fixates on my chest, and it pisses me off. Fafnir and Victor are the only two males that look me in the eyes, and there is no way in hell I am partnering with Fafnir."

"I know what you mean, men did that all the time to me during my days as a guild receptionist.", Lucoa acknowledged, scratching her head in frustration. "Ugh... This is not how I wanted things to play out. You guys moved in to help me take care of my unborn child, but now one of you is wanting to get with my husband."

Opening their mouths to correct her, Lucoa told Elma and Tohru to keep their mouths shut. While she could understand Ilulu's situation, the other two only wanted to secure delicious meals and mess with her. Telling them that she refused to accept them into the family for such pathetic reasons, Lucoa begrudgingly gave Ilulu a pass to test the waters with me. Giving her childhood friend a big hug, Ilulu was about to say something when Luxion interjected himself.

(Luxion)

"Give me the details...", I requested, already knowing who the culprit was likely working for.

(Luxion)

Enraged that Dahl was trying to alter the facts to lessen its culpability, Samus spun on her heels and punched the wall in anger. Thousands of people had died, and their only concern was mitigating the PR disaster that was coming their way. Realizing those bastards could not be considered people anymore, my family wanted to storm their headquarters and burn it down. While I completely agreed with their sentiment, I was focused on the last thing Luxion said.

'Haha, you bastards are just begging me to kill you now, aren't you? The only thing that could be gained from those files not publicly known is where we are from. While the location we put down is fictious, the fact remains they are coming for my family. It is time to be proactive and show the other Corpos what will happen if they raise a hand toward us.', I thought, summoning Stormbreaker to me. "Was this a brute force attack, or did someone aid the hacker? If there are moles, I want names and locations."

(Luxion)

"Absolutely, I want to know exactly how Dahl got the money to him. Every organization that helped facilitate this is going to be razed to the ground.", I said in a cold tone. "Where is he now? I want to pay him a visit and have a friendly chat."

(Luxion)

Hearing the AI mention Terminus, Ahsoka requested I wait a minute so she could confirm something. Racing down to her former bedroom, she retrieved her tablet computer and brought it back to the suite. Signing into her email, the Padawan scrolled the last few days' worth of field reports looking for something she recalled reading. Finding it buried in a report from three days ago, Ahsoka enlarged it and showed it to me.

"The planet is currently being evacuated as it is likely the next target on the Tyranid's radar. If he truly is involved with Dahl, he may act rashly to protect himself and sabotage the evacuation efforts. Normally I would not think so negatively, but after what happen aboard the Artemis Space Station today...", Ahsoka spoke with a sad tone.

"I understand, I will make sure that he does not get the opportunity to pull anything.", I assured her, patting her on the head. "How about you ladies get ready for bed? This should not take too long as I only need a few bits of intelligence from him."

Nodding their heads in confirmation, they wished me the best of luck before shuffling into the bedroom. Lifting Stormbreaker into the air, I opened a Bifrost bridge to the Terminus spaceport and headed out.

---Terminus, Outer Rim---

Touching down in the port, I accidentally awoke a large swath of refugees who were sleeping in the port. Likely waiting for the next transport ships to arrive, they looked up at me with confused, groggy eyes, unsure what was going on. Putting everyone back to sleep with a magic spell, I silently glided over them and into the city. Flagging down a clone trooper I came across during his nightly rounds, I questioned him about where the local branch office was.

"Ah, you must be one of the new arrivals. The branch office is in that giant tower over there.", the trooper said, pointing tower the giant helix tower at the center of the city. "If you hurry, you might be able to speak with a receptionist before they close for the night."

Thanking him for the information, I shot over to the tower and found Anakin and Obi-Wan walking out with exhausted looks. Talking about what they should eat before returning to their inn for the night, Anakin stopped talking when he sensed my approach. Lifting his head to look at me, the Jedi Knight gave me a friendly wave as I descended upon them.

"Well, fancy meeting you out here Victor. Did the High Council request your assistance dealing with those cockroaches?", Obi-Wan laughed, genuinely surprised to see me.

"No, I am here tying up a few loose ends regarding the Dahl Corporation. Have either of you heard about what happened from your partners?", I questioned.

"Yeah, Padme mentioned something about a terrorist attack aboard the Artemis Space Station earlier today. You are saying it was carried out by the Dahl Corporation?", Anakin remarked with a troubled look. "Aren't the heavy weapons we were waiting for from them? If that is case, we are likely not going to get them."

"Yes, they are...", Obi-Wan acknowledged. "Let me make a quick call."

Getting Satine on the line, Obi-Wan inquired about the status of the defensive weapons they were expecting. Assuring him that everything would arrive in three days as scheduled, he mentioned what I had just told him to her. Having been absent from the meeting where Padme announced this news, Satine only knew there was an attack on the station and that was it. Understand Obi-Wans concerns, she placed him on a brief hold to contact the supplier for confirmation. Getting back to him a few minutes later, her grim tone told him everything he feared.

"The Dahl Corporation cancelled all our orders and gave us a sixty percent refund on all our orders.", Satine said in a worried tone. "This is terrible news. Without those weapons, our forces will be sorely outgunned when those abominations arrive in a few days!"

"See if your supplier can get you in contact with the Atlas, Jakobs, or Torgue Corporations. All three of them are reputable weapon manufacturers and should be more than willing to work with you.", I spoke up. "If needed, I can arrange transport for you if they cannot get it here in time."

"I call an emergency Senate meeting to discuss the matter with my colleagues. We will contact you via Bo-Katan as soon as we make our decision, and have an order placed.", Satine replied.

Disconnecting from the call, Obi-Wan immediately swore the two of us to secrecy about this. Wanting to avoid causing mass hysteria among the populace, it was imperative that things continue as they were. Getting back to my reasoning for being here, the Jedi Master inquired what loose end I was referring to. Having Luxion share the details with him, he added the additional information he was able to dig up on the Falleen.

<...he is a member of the criminal syndicate Black Sun. I traced several of the most recent payments to a shell company in the Algrand Empire. The registered owner is a sleazy, noblemen pig who moonlights as a money launder for several other criminal outfits. If the Algrand Empire actually paid attention, they would find the proof easily because he is not hiding it.> (Luxion)

"Ah, bureaucracy at it finest...", Anakin laughed dryly, turning to his colleague with a smirk. "I told you that guy seemed suspicious to me the moment we met him. While he has helped maintain the peace, the delays he has caused far outweigh that."

"I know, but we cannot arrest someone on gut feelings alone. We needed hard proof, and now we have it.", Obi-Wan said. "Let's go arrest him and see what he knows."

Leading the way, I entered the building and walked up to the sole receptionist behind the counter. Apologizing to me, she informed me they were closing for the day and that I would have to return tomorrow to speak with someone. Flashing my ID, I asked to speak with Cal Xec immediately as it was a matter of utmost importance. Upon realizing I was a platinum ranked member, her demeanor changed completely. Complying with my request, she ran to the back to fetch the regional manager for me. Returning with him a few minutes later, he made his annoyance very clear long before we caught sight of him.