Finally, Kentares IV is liberated and I stand upon the shores of the site of this ancient Kuritan victory. The First Succession war is now ancient history to some, but we in the DCMS still remember the great sacrifices made by our military forces on this planet. My blood boils when I think of Coordinator Minoru Kurita being shot in the back by a cowardly Fedrat sniper. If I am honest the deaths of several thousands (citation needed) of House Davion unlawful combatants is a highly controversial figure which many modern historians dispute to be significantly lower [1], and does not properly weigh against the death of our Dear Coordinator living according to the tenets of the Bushido code.
I bring with me my great grandfather's ashes, and his ancient endo-steel katana. Staring at the patterns running along the blade, I reflect back on how it was forged. The blade was forged in the fires of Kentares IV in the year 2797 before Kuritan forces left the planet. A lance of Centurions came up against my great grandfather's lance. After the battle, pieces of one of the Centurions were used to forge katana blades. Unfortunately, due to the poor quality of Davion endo-steel the steel had to be folded almost as many times as the Davion defenses did in that year of fighting. Although it does not maintain the same edge as a modern Hanzo-Krupp endo-steel blade, I like to think that the spirit of my great grandfather guides my sword arm against the Davion dogs.
Thank you Dear Coordinator *bows 90° towards Kuritan homeworld* for having given me the opportunity to return the ashes to this ancient site that bore sight to House Kurita's finest hour.
House Kurita rejoice
Kentares is home once more
My fathers bones rest
* [1] Masanobu, S., & Yoriyoshi, O. (3048). Re-assessment of the historical propaganda on Kentares IV during the First Succession War. In
DCMS Journal of Military Arts 3048 (Vol. 6, pp. 98-115).
Edited by Hedgehogger, 14 February 2015 - 07:39 AM.