The Fallen Farmer Returns - Open to AFA members

[Zelot]

Ze'ev had waited an hour. He was a bit disconcerted. The men who had appeared in the room were a meager bunch, a few squad leaders, a company head and only two command officers. Of his own Artisans, there were only three or four pilots left. Things were even worse than Ze'ev had imagined. The leadership of the Farmers Alliance had been almost literally decapitated, and his AFA, the strongest organization within the Alliance was decimated.

Ze'ev briefly wondered to himself, how lucky it might be that he had left the Farmers when he did, how he was one of the only Farmers who had even been in a leadership role who was still alive. He realized then that all of it had been for a purpose, and he understood that he had little control over his own destiny. He was as tied to this cause as it was tied to Kusari.

Ze'ev stood up, called the assembled few to the table and hit the intercom button, broadcasting to all of Cape Soya Station.

"Attention Attention! General Announcement!"

My brothers....Some of you know me, and some of you don't. My name is Ze'ev Barak. I served as the leader of the Artisan Farmers Alliance some years ago. As all of us must, I left to follow my destiny, but just as that destiny took me away from my dearest Kyushu, my destiny has now returned me to her, and to you.

In the past, we fought not only for Kusari, but to protect the Emperor, and our way of life. Times change my brothers, today we fight against the government of Kusari, for it is they who have betrayed us, and betrayed Kusari. Today more than ever before, we must be vigilant, for now, we are all that stands between Kusari and the complete infestation of the gaijin. Now that Kishiro controls the government, we have a nation ruled by Interspace and the GMG. It is our worst fears come to light. Not only that, but the sway of the new government has also reached our allies in the Hogosha and in Samura. While they will still do what they can for us, we cannot put our absolute faith in them. The day shall come when they will turn their backs on us. Before that happens, and it will, we must become strong again. We must become strong enough for us to stand on our own. If we fall, Kusari stands no chance.

So I come to you once more farmers and fishermen and craftsmen of Kusari, I come to you and once again ask you to put down your tools, and stand up for your people, Kusari. We must come together, we must rise up, we must remind Kusari of what it is to be Kusari. We will rid our home of these gaijin and thier tendrels. We must pull them out by the root. We will bring Deshima and Roppongi will fall in flames. We will show Kusari once again what it is to be Kusari. Kusari for the Kusari!

That is all for now my brothers."

Ze'ev sat back down and began to assign tasks to the few who were there.

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