»TO: Shogun Ubukata

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薔薇龍 | こんにちは。

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From: Shogun Ubukata Tsuya

To: The Revenant

Subject: The Corsair Problem

Point of Origin: REDACTED

Encryption Level: 極み

Importance: 並み

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Time for a slight history lesson, then. It was the fourth century of Kusari's old empire, 321 A.S.. It was a typical festival held by our people once a year to celebrate the blooming of cherry blossoms on New Tokyo. They called it the Sakura festival. It was a peaceful and romantic time for many in the capital sector, where the Shogun once ruled. In the time of pure blooded Hideyoshi family members. When out of nowhere, a storm of battle raged throughout the city, followed by some skirmishes across the planet's less important cities. There were traitors in the military, accompanied by Samura strongmen who had come to take control of the throne, what our ancestors could only assume to be a power play by greedy traitors who took advantage of the early empire's lax regulations on its corporations who needed the legal room to expand the empire. They had ambushed and slaughtered countless innocent soldiers and bystanders in the assault on Chiyoda Castle, the former headquarters for the First Empire of Kusari. Forced the Shogun to kill himself in dishonor, as his son went into hiding to save his own skin, as his surviving private guards flee the planet with as many people they can take with them. They took several flagships, other capital vessels, and snubcraft along with them into the darkest corners of the Crow Nebula, where our story began. Battered, broken, and left without a proper leader for centuries to come. I don't know whether or not you were already aware of our origins, but it is a necessary opening to what you have asked of me to describe.

The main objective of the Dragons is to destroy, liquidate, or otherwise force Samura to submit to our rightful demands. Demands involving the restoration of our rightful place on Kusari's throne, with various adaptations to the old Shogunate formula to reflect our changes in ideals and beliefs over the years. Additionally, we would provide the people with the power and rights to peacefully evict the Shogun's cabinet of their positions if they are corrupt. This would likely be done through the establishment of a separate balance in the form of planetary and regional representatives of the people and their satisfaction of the government that form a senate of sorts. It is not farfetched to say that one of our first moves once we inevitably regain our lost power would be to eliminate them in entirety, and seize their assets for a newly established corporation with trusted people. Thus cutting the strings of the puppet held by the hands of the avaricious elite and freeing the people from Samura's oligarchy. That is one of many paths to envision a future Kusari taking. Heavy regulations would be placed on corporations, so that they cannot abuse their power in the same manner of Samura. Corporations would also be severed from the state, preventing them from attempting to corrupt the government.

Another such ideal is the breaking of certain traditional norms. As I mentioned earlier, we are a warrior culture at heart. It is at the core of our belief that no matter if you are a man or a woman, or anything else, you can pick up a weapon and fight until your last breath. That can be metaphorical alongside being literal. Essentially, I would envision a Kusari that does not support the gender discrimination of the old ways.

I could go on for hours about all the potential ideas I have, but I'd imagine that you'd be plenty bored by the time we hit the half hour mark.

生形 艶 | Ubukata Tsuya
将軍 | Shōgun
Long Live the Blood Dragons.

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