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Message To: Kabukicho Depot
Comm ID: Sen'shi Kyokutei
Konnichiwa honorable family members, I have a very important report to deliver.
Today, me and Brother Tomodachi decided to conduct a surgical strike against the DSE - Sigma 19 Construction Site in order to further halt the Jumpgate being completed. We entered from the main entrance at the Honshu system. Flying inside the asteroid field to avoid enemy contact, after a while we finally spotted the station.
Swiftly taking care of the weapons platforms, paralyzing their defense we then proceeded to launch several shots from our mighty Drake Cannons. We could not unfortunately stay there for a longer period due to security reinforcements. Interestingly enough, upon our retreat back to Honshu we were spotted by a Blood Dragon Gunboat who alerted his allies, but we managed to escape his scanners and lost enemy contact.
During the exhibition we gathered several camshots:
We will in the future carry out more missions of similar origin.
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Message to: The Black Dragon Society
Comm ID: Tomodachi
Konnichiwa Elders and brothers,
I have just got back from a long mission to deliver some much needed food to our Corsair allies on the planet Crete in Omicron Gamma.
Although the journey was a long and tiring one dodging many ion storms, asteroid fields and radiation clouds, the look of gratitude that I received from the starving children of that desolute and barren planet was more than enough payment.
As I was helping the spaceport workers unload the precious cargo of finest rice and Kusarian meats an old women, walking with a stick and wearing a tattored old cloak wandered up to me and spoke, "Our hearts go out to you young man, we are so very grateful to you for not forgetting us and as a sign of our two peoples friendship I shall give you a great gift that I have had for many years", from under her cloak she pulled out a green glowing stone and placed it into my hand with her bony fingers and closed my hand around it, "Take this stone of ancient healing, found many years ago on a long lost alien world. I heard that your people may have need of its power".
I carefully stored the ltem in my cargo ships hold and after purchasing some more artifacts for sale in New Tokyo left the system and headed back to Kusari space.
I will have our specialists study the object closely, but I trust the old Corsair women completely and will see that one of the nurses attending our poor sick Father receive this ancient gift. Although I am somewhat sceptical of her claims, from what I have heard there is little else that can help him at the moment!
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To:Kabukicho
From: Daisin Station, Seto System
Comm ID: Desert
Greetings, Hogoshans. This is the Desert.Snow, reporting in from its reconnaissance duties for the Hogosha in the newly-acquired Seto system. We have been told that since we are gaijin and only working for the Hogosha as servants and not as full members, we should minimize our use of this channel; however, this incident required special attention. This message is intended for our handler but it is open for all who receive it to read.
My crew and I were conducting our usual patrol of the area surrounding Daisin Station. As usual, the Bretonians had a heavy presence in the system, including an officer of the BPA. When he noticed our ship in the system, he called for support from the crumpet-munchers of the Bretonian tyrant's Armed Forces.
Within minutes, they had formed up against my own ship, which had come to support a KNF Battleship fleet.
In addition to the BPA officer and two BAF bombers, they were also joined by a Molly sympathizer. However, most interestingly, they were further supported by a Freelancer by the name of "Envy," who happened to be flying a ship of apparently Nomad origin.
Due to the sudden onslaught of force from the gaijin opposers, we had no time to activate our guncams.
Even with the support of the Battleship group, the overwhelming odds (five ships versus one) the Desert.Snow was destroyed, and my crew and I were rescued by the Emperor's servants at Daisin.
Thankfully, the several captured Molly and BAF pilots in our hold did not have the same luck.
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Message To: The Black Dragon Society
Comm ID: Ruuku Ochio
Konnichiwa, brothers. I am here to announce that the gaijin in our presence; the kobun Tomodachi, is now a Shateigashira. You are told to respect the Shateigashira at all times; his honour and loyalty have been proven. Any disrespect given to him should be reported directly to me.
Gaijin, you have proven yourself to the society; it appears that Ryuu's faith in you was well placed. See to it that you do not prove him wrong.
Ruuku Ochi
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Duty and honour
Elder Ruuku Ochi, So-Honbucho of The Black Dragon Society
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Message to: Kubukicho Depot
Comm ID: Hakatoa Yamota
Konnichiwa Eldars, Brothers, and Father.
I am glad to hear your return. The news of your injury was shocking, and to hear of your recovery was very heartwarming. I am also glad to hear of the success of Tomodachi. Unlike all gaijins, he has beaten uncertain odds and proved himself a valuable member of our society. Ever vigilante against the foreign threats, I am glad to honor him as a brother as he continues to serve our family above his very own.
With the news of his success he has unveiled to us a new route for our artifact dealings. It is available via our new communications "Runboard." Operation Kokusai Buka Kenshu or "Intercultural Exchange" was underway.
//Sorry Neil, I had to keep that small piece of your text there.. hahahaha
Relatively quiet, the route remains hidden from areas of major danger. Bringing necessary supplies to our Hispanic allies, we returned with a large shipment of Artifacts, no doubt fueling our growing business in Kusari. On our return trip, we encountered a junker vessel, stocked from wall to wall with filthy drugs. This junker did not deserve to fly near our ships, for fear of it's filth even touching my vessel. We did not hesitate to "clean" the junk.
Entering New Tokyo, another junker was spotted. This time belonging to the Junker Congress itself! By now, I would have figured these gaijin's would have learned to stay out of our area of influence. Two honorable farmers were already in pursuit. Taishi Barak himself and another brave pilot. The Junker was soon destroyed in Shikoku. I gladly paid the farmers for their service to protecting Kusari, and finished our operation.
In total, two junker vessels were destroyed, and our operation was executed flawlessly. A good day for our new Shateigashira.
Hakatoa Yamota, Fuku-Honbucho in the Black Dragon Society
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Message To: The Black Dragon Society
Com ID Takata Ran
I would like to add my personal endorsement of the promotion of Tomodachi to Shateigashira along with that of the of the other Council members as leaders of the Black Dragon Society. We trust you will continue to serve us well and share the rewards that follow, from now on you will be treated as a true Hogosha Brother.
Many congratulations! I will share that drink with you.
Takata Ran
Saiko Komon
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Message To: The Black Dragon Society
Comm ID: Ruuku Ochio
Konnichiwa, brothers. I am here to announce that the gaijin in our presence; the kobun Tomodachi, is now a Shateigashira. You are told to respect the Shateigashira at all times; his honour and loyalty have been proven. Any disrespect given to him should be reported directly to me.
Gaijin, you have proven yourself to the society; it appears that Ryuu's faith in you was well placed. See to it that you do not prove him wrong.
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Message To: The Black Dragon Society
Com ID: Tomodachi
Dear Elders and brothers,
Today I received my latest fighter craft a Black Dragon fighter and just in time it was for a very busy patrol around New Tokyo.
My first job of the day was to encourage a Synth Foods trader that a little donation to the Black Dragons would help keep Kusari pirate free, he was most happy to oblidge with a small donation of 1 million credits before he left Kusari via Honshu.
Luckily it wasn't long after that I got chance to test my new ship's performance in combat with a gaijin pirate calling himself Jarek_70, he was flying a border worlds bomber and had the audacity to pirate traders directly outside the planet New Tokyo.
I can report that the fighter is excellent in combat, allowing precision turns and although I was heavily damaged in the incident I was able to defeat this enemy of the Kusari people and return back to the planet for a new coat of paint.
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Message to: Kubukicho Depot
Comm ID: Hakatoa Yamota
Konnichiwa Father, Eldars, and brothers; it is with a great feeling of accomplishment that I can report my latest endeavors for our family.
I would like to begin by expressing the honour to have personally been in the presence of the emperor’s new Imperial yacht. It is truly a symbol of the strength and pride of our culture. The emperor speaks in a resolute tone praising our people, and our work to promoting a better Kusari.
My latest work has been dealing with a new threat to Kusari. This threat, perhaps not as direct as the BAF, or as disgusting as the outcasts, is a looming change- one that can never rise above our great people. I speak of course of the GMG. Long have they been a threat to Samura’s industry. Once great dealers in our lucrative trade they’ve since been cut from the deal. They could not leave without leaving a sour taste in our mouths. With the new Okinawa system, they’re dying business in the sigmas will be renewed. No doubt with the work of Kishiro they’re business will continue to rival Samura’s h-fuel industry. If they continue this foothold on business in Kusari, it will lead to changes to our house- changes that we cannot allow to happen. For far too long has each generation of the Hogosha worked to achieve what we have today- It is now our duty to uphold this tradition, and fight for preserving Kusari’s heritage.
I have spoken with members of this mining guild and even those of Kusari descent have lived outside our fair nation for far too long. They hold no pride in their heritage and I hesitate to call them Kusari. To me, they are no greater than the gaijins in their origination. Samura has asked us to help them in the business competition, and preserve the world in which each generation of Hogosha has protected.
Getting to Okinawa was not too difficult. Although we have found other possible entrances, it already is entrenched heavily by chrysanthemum forces. I regret to say that they hold a powerful military presence in Okinawa. Although unsure of such a force, the jump holes have been guarded by weapon platforms. This has only left me with one option- the front door. Luckily, the jump gate is controlled by Kusari police forces. A gate so close to one of our primary systems no doubt should be controlled by the Kusari authorities. It only took a few contacts and some corrupt individuals in the KSP to find my ship jump-gate authorization codes much like we used in beginning stages of Kamkura’s construction. I can now pass mainly undetected straight into the system. I arrived at Kamkura to meet a familiar face- none other than our great Eldar Takata-Ran.
Getting a bottle of Blood Sake, a potent alcohol if I may say, we sat down at the small bar aboard the station. We discussed our plans for the system. It was here outside of the eyes of the Kusari authorities where we had free reign to operate. As always the Black Dragons had a great task before them. Our actions as always are a necessary evil in order to maintain the best interests of Kusari. The GMG are not corruptible, as they know highly of our business dealings. Kishiro’s executives would not be persuaded to step aside from this opportunity against Samura. A direct approach was required. Our priorities no doubt were to stop the terraforming project of Miura, and halting the gate lane construction much like the blood dragons in Hokkaido. A reverse of our roles- no longer are we the Guardians of the Kusari people; we are now Guardians of the Kusari way!
I began scouting the regions of space, looking for opportunities to raid, or strategic locations. It wasn’t long before my patrol to the northern sectors was immediately halted by a strong Golden Chrysanthemum presence. Even the Blood dragons seemed to of already found their ways into the systems. However, their presence was defensive in nature. Maybe I was close to stumbling upon something I should not find, or perhaps they have a greater purpose in the system. Only time will tell. Only once have I encountered the Blood Dragons and the GMG at the same time. The GMG seemed all too happy to leave me in conflict with the terrorists. Perhaps now, I will be able to return the favor.
I continued to push north, but soon after the repeated conflicts, I had to recall back to Kamkura. However, it was not before I claimed a few key pilots’ ships in the gas clouds.
From these ships, I was able to recover some Gas miners, Blood Dragons, and Civilian pilots for further “questioning.” I was also able to salvage some engine components and recovered three unconscious Kusari Officers. Okinawa is a strange place to bring the Kusari authorities for the Blood Dragons. Perhaps they see Okinawa as a less dangerous route to their stronghold somewhere in the clouds- or perhaps they have other uses for the pilots.
//You can see some of the commodities already sold on the right hand side of the screen
I returned to Kamkura to receive refueling, and repairs before preparing for my next venture into Okinawa. I rested for the night, and returned the next day. This time, I was instructed to raid transportation routes heading to the planet. Our assaults must be on the base itself, its supplies, and the looming gate construction to the sigmas.
I decided to set myself along the trade lanes at the edge of the gas cloud in order to mask myself from scanners. However, before the first significant trader entered my trap, a GMG patrol crossed my paths. She demanded that I leave the system, and to surrender my current GMG pilot captives. I would die before surrendering to these “gaijin.”
With the conflict resolved, it was no doubt that further GMG patrols would come to stop my efforts, and traders would be given advance warning when entering the system. With more pilots begging to be questioned, I decided it would be best to return to Kamkura, until defenses returned to lessened state. Until that time, I had plenty of time to spend with our two new GMG pilots, and the Chrysanthemum whores in the interrogation chambers. They’re wills will break before my next travel to the system. I even managed to return a badly injured FA pilot, who I hope makes a swift recovery. I continue to hold the Pineal amulet from the GMG patrol. Religious woman... Too bad she didn't have her amulet to be praying to her gods now in her life pod. I keep it among my ship as a trophy to intimidate all GMG who cross my ship. I hope next time they don't send a woman to do a man's job.
On my next outing I encountered a pilot carrying a large shipment of plutonium, no doubt mined by the slaves on Miura. I told the trader to surrender 100 units of Plutonium. From it I took as much as I could, and destroyed the rest. I told him also to never return. I have not seen him since. I feel the best option is to coerce traders out of the system, through persuasion or as needed force. Simply stealing their credits does not detract from the operations of Kishiro, or the GMG. I once again returned with more Chrysanthemum pilots. The hogosha aboard Kamkura had no hesitation to show the ladies their proper place among men- on their backs. Soon we will capture one who will reveal important information as to their operations in this system.
Myself, I do not take pleasure in the Chrysanthemum women. They are below me, and I will not stoop to their level for my own pleasures. Instead, I rested once again for the next day, I was to lead a raid against the IC station. By creating a hostile environment, the IC will have no choice but to abandon the operations in Okinawa, much like they refuse to assist in Hokkaido. If it is one thing we have learned from the Blood Dragons, it is sabotage. While the Hogosha rookie pilots directed hostile fire towards them, I targeted the storage depots holding supplies for the IC base. The raid was successful, although three of our pilots’ ships were destroyed. I was able to tractor in their escape pods before we made our escape from the ensuing panic.
Once again, I was much too tired to oversee the personal interrogation of my new captives. I left it in the hands of our “expert diplomatic” agents aboard Kamkura. For- tomorrow I would be leading another attack. This time against the DSE workers at the gate construction site.
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Hakatoa Yamota, Fuku-Honbucho in the Black Dragon Society
I do regret to report this raid was met with disaster. The engineers reinforced their defenses since Operation Hidden Dragon, in our recent attack. Although we were successful in destroying the newly repaired weapon platforms, we were forced to retreat from incoming patrols as seen in the last image. I managed to unleash one salvo from my Supernova onto the gate itself before retreating, although damage appeared minimal. Our best option for our next attack is to get detailed structure schematics, and plan our raid on the weak points in order to cripple its construction. Or perhaps, attack the structure from within, as proved successful in the latest news report on the neural net.
Filled with shame, I felt it was my duty to continue the harassment of the tradelanes. This time, I was lucky enough to stumble upon two traders. A liner named Sovereign, and trader named [Fearless]Darkwind. Attempts to negotiate trade with either proved futile. Even with plenty of innocent refugees aboard the Sovereign liner, he did not wish to negotiate their safety. Although they were likely to spend their lives mining aboard the planet, or worse- working for the damned GMG they’re lives were ended at the ends of my gun. A GMG patrol arrived before his destruction to witness the event. I feel no guilt; it was the liner’s fault for not protecting the innocent civilians. If I felt ashamed of such an act, then I would not have received my position among the Black Dragons- we do what needs to be done. The GMG patrol met the same fate.
As mentioned I then encountered another trader carrying various supplies and junker pilots! Of course, he pressed upon his wanting to continue his trades with the GMG, and refused to surrender his captives, or crew. Whichever, I do not know- however, they are now safely aboard Kamkura where our interrogators will gladly find out. In the images, I show other useful supplies I received from this foreigner. They will no doubt be useful to us.
I later received reports of two OSC transport travelling through New Tokyo carrying Gaian Wildlife, no doubt destined for the terraforming project. Tomodachi followed them, while I awaiting to interrupt their journey at the Okinawa gate. ID Scan. ID Scan
The traders chose reason, and left Okinawa, while Tomodachi ensured they did not return. I waited to make sure they did not re-enter the jumpgate. However, to my dismay the S.S.Minnow was reported to have reached Isehara!
I have no doubt our Gaian allies will be able to use this evidence of wild-life poaching, and I have reason to suspect OSC's work with the GC. How else could they traverse such a heavily defended jump hole!? We should discuss what we want to do with this evidence aboard the Golden Dragon, or via S.K.Y.P.E communications.
Hakatoa Yamota, Fuku-Honbucho in the Black Dragon Society