Ayden Cater
Grumpy Goat
Same rules as last time;
Maximum three characters per writer
Note where you are at the top of your post and @mention the appropriate people
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Edge of Atrisian System
On-board the Starfall
@[member="Akio Kahoshi"]
Ayden stood on the bridge, cigar held at the corner of his lip. Scant hours ago, the Atrisians had launched an invasion of the Fondor system. In their arrogance, they had declared the Protectorate weak and had called for the immediate surrender of every military ship in the system and for Ayden to discuss terms of transition with an emperor that was too cowardly to show up himself.
"Bring up long-range communications. Hail their capital." Ayden waited for his com officer to signal him that the channel was open before he began. "You erred, Emperor Kahoshi. You dared to march up to my doorstep and tell me to bend knee to you." Disdain was etched into the Corellian's face and voice as he continued. "You arrogantly presumed that we would bend knee to you while your own capital world still bears the scars of the Fringe invasion? We are not some backwater rabble to be cowed with a few ships and a declaration.
We are the Protectorate. We have stood since before the Atrisians dared lay claim to other worlds. We have stood for longer than you ever dared to call yourself the 'Galactic Empire'." Ayden was close to a sneer as he continued. "You live in the shadows of giants and dare call yourself an Empire. I know what you would have me call you, and I will not give you the pleasure. For months, you have sat there and wallowed in your own self-importance, while the galaxy continued its struggle for peace and fought against the darkness."
"You failed, Emperor, and now the Protectorate is here to collect dues." As he said that, the rest of the Protectorate fleet dropped in behind him at the edge of the system. "However, I am not a heartless man. I don't want to burn a world for one man's mistake. You ordered your ships into our sovereign space and demanded our freedom. You ordered those ships into our space and fired on us. This transgression will not go unpunished. So, this is my offer; You will order the surrender of all your military ships in the system and you will meet with me to discuss the matter of reparations and repercussions. You can surrender to me now and avoid bloodshed, or you can surrender to me when I sit upon your throne and your fleet burns in the sky. The choice is your. You have five galactic standard minutes to respond."
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Protectorate forces and allies are to make no attacks until the Emperor has responded.
Maximum three characters per writer
Note where you are at the top of your post and @mention the appropriate people
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Edge of Atrisian System
On-board the Starfall
@[member="Akio Kahoshi"]
Ayden stood on the bridge, cigar held at the corner of his lip. Scant hours ago, the Atrisians had launched an invasion of the Fondor system. In their arrogance, they had declared the Protectorate weak and had called for the immediate surrender of every military ship in the system and for Ayden to discuss terms of transition with an emperor that was too cowardly to show up himself.
"Bring up long-range communications. Hail their capital." Ayden waited for his com officer to signal him that the channel was open before he began. "You erred, Emperor Kahoshi. You dared to march up to my doorstep and tell me to bend knee to you." Disdain was etched into the Corellian's face and voice as he continued. "You arrogantly presumed that we would bend knee to you while your own capital world still bears the scars of the Fringe invasion? We are not some backwater rabble to be cowed with a few ships and a declaration.
We are the Protectorate. We have stood since before the Atrisians dared lay claim to other worlds. We have stood for longer than you ever dared to call yourself the 'Galactic Empire'." Ayden was close to a sneer as he continued. "You live in the shadows of giants and dare call yourself an Empire. I know what you would have me call you, and I will not give you the pleasure. For months, you have sat there and wallowed in your own self-importance, while the galaxy continued its struggle for peace and fought against the darkness."
"You failed, Emperor, and now the Protectorate is here to collect dues." As he said that, the rest of the Protectorate fleet dropped in behind him at the edge of the system. "However, I am not a heartless man. I don't want to burn a world for one man's mistake. You ordered your ships into our sovereign space and demanded our freedom. You ordered those ships into our space and fired on us. This transgression will not go unpunished. So, this is my offer; You will order the surrender of all your military ships in the system and you will meet with me to discuss the matter of reparations and repercussions. You can surrender to me now and avoid bloodshed, or you can surrender to me when I sit upon your throne and your fleet burns in the sky. The choice is your. You have five galactic standard minutes to respond."
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Protectorate forces and allies are to make no attacks until the Emperor has responded.