Lord Jilor: Declaration

[Cameron O.]

(( Hidden Kos’karii Base )) (( 45 days after the Attack on the Falcon )) :: Dressed in full regalia, the old Klingon general stood at the base of a set of stairs that led up to his office. As always, he had no insignia or markings of house - those were meaningless. Instead, his furred robes and sash were decorated with the trophies of his conquests. Prominent among them was the combadge he’d retrieved from the Starfleet captain’s corpse, and a small piece of the Falcon’s hull. :: :: The speech he’d prepared was scrolling slowly across the holographic teleprompter, though he didn’t need it. He’d memorized it weeks earlier. :: Jilor: To the people of the Shoals. I am Lord Jilor, leader of the Kos’karii. Many of you know my name, but few know my face. I’m speaking to you today to step out of the Shadows at let my intentions be known. :: He paused, stood straighter, letting his stature and body language communicate his strength as much as his words and voice. :: Jilor: Today, I am claiming responsibility for a series of raids over the last month, including the raid on the Steadfast operated freighter known as the Falcon, as well as the attack on the boy governor’s mansion. :: Again, he paused, allowing his words to sink in. :: Jilor: It is no secret that I have lived the last decades of my life as an opportunist - a pirate. I do not deny these accusations. However, that life of greed ended over a year ago. Today, I publically assume leadership of a growing movement that says that the people of the Shoals will no longer be forgotten as the rest of the galaxy passes us by. The Federation and the Klingons who claim ownership of this region are happy to take our dilithium and our benamite. New technologies allow them to use these things to race across the vast void at speeds that defy belief. But the Shoals is forever stuck at limitations that root us in the past. :: Now, he adjusted his tone, lowering his voice, and looking directly into the recording device. This was the most important part of the message, and he intended for there to be no room for misinterpretation. :: Jilor: So, consider this message a declaration of war on the petty colonial governments and their allies who seem content to let us stagnate, as they have for the last century. We can no longer wait for outsiders to solve these problems for us, and so, We must solve them ourselves. Through any means necessary. :: His eyes widened as he now sought to look into the souls of his enemies. :: Jilor: To our enemies: you may think yourself safe from our reach. Know that many others have made that mistake. Know that our numbers are greater than you believe. We will fight for freedom. We will fight for our advancement. And we will destroy anything that stands in our way.

:: He paused one more time, then added one last warning. ::

Jilor: Prepare yourselves. === Lord Jilor

Revolutionary

Kos'karii

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