1972, A Chaotic Future
Kiliak Desilijic's dissolution of the Hutt High Council could only mean one thing—he intended to incorporate Hutt Space into the Galactic Empire and turn it into one of the Empire's sectors.
Clearly, Emperor Palpatine thought the same, and he would certainly do so. Kiliak was merely obeying the Emperor's Will, hoping to gain the immense power he desired in the process.
In the original storyline, the Galactic Empire had attempted the same thing, but in the end, Hutt Space still remained a semi-independent region. Hutt Space could not really be considered a proper administrative entity. The Galactic Empire did occupy the region and did dispatch local officials and Sector Governors, but those people were quickly bought off by Hutt bribes. In the end, nothing truly changed.
But things were different now... Tang Xiao had long ago provoked conflict between Jabba of the Desilijic kajidic and Gaddula of the Besadi kajidic, pushing the contradiction between the two families to an irreconcilable extreme. Afterward, he continued to intensify the conflict through Ziro and Gaddula. Under such circumstances, the Hutts could no longer view matters as they had in the original storyline.
Kiliak had long since lost his mind in this struggle that had lasted nearly twenty years. As the patriarch of the Desilijic kajidic—the largest Hutt family—he had endured far too much. He had faced assassination attempts and exclusion. His father, Zorba, had even been somehow rescued by Ziro, who had temporarily stripped him of his position as patriarch.
Then Zorba suddenly died, leaving behind a will that handed the position of patriarch to Ziro! This plunged the Desilijic kajidic into yet another bloody struggle.
By now, Kiliak Desilijic trusted no one—not even Jabba Desilijic, who had always stood by his side and helped him! He began to