2391, The End of the Battle (Part 1)
10BBY, January 19, Fondor Planet, the old capital, Fondor City.
This massive city had been under siege by the Kingdom of Dawn's forces for a full month. Several Victory II-class Star Destroyers hovered in the sky at all times, carrying out nearly uninterrupted limited orbital bombardments against the city.
At the same time, Oridin City, Fondor Planet's current capital, was also being bombarded.
However, since Fondor City had not yet fallen, the ground offensive against Oridin City had yet to begin. For now, they were merely continuing the orbital bombardment and precision strikes by fighter formations, eliminating the city's air defenses and destroying exposed firing positions and troop assembly areas.
Yet Fondor City could no longer hold on.
As other regions of the planet fell one after another, the entire southern direction of Fondor City was occupied as well. The Kingdom of Dawn's ground forces could now launch a frontal assault on Fondor City without obstruction.
Countless mutated Veronica monsters charged into Fondor City. These creatures were hideous, terrifying, and immensely powerful. Those killed by them would quickly turn into zombies and join their ranks. As on the other fronts, the Galactic Empire's defenders had no choice but to deploy large numbers of KX security droids in battle.
But as more and more industrial zones fell, Fondor Planet's output of battle droids plummeted. It was already difficult to assemble a powerful droid army.
On January 21, Fondor City fell completely. Oridin City, Fondor Planet's capital, now lay fully exposed before the Kingdom of Dawn's advancing forces!
At that moment, in the underground command center of Oridin City, Octavian Grant, Governor of the Galactic Empire's 20th Army, had already made every preparation.
He put on the ceremonial military uniform he wore only for