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Line 24: ===1 January 3068=== ===1 January 3068=== − In the short time before dawn, the Black Dragons' Second Sword of Light, supported by elements of [[Sathen's Snipers]], moved onto the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds proper and engaged the Loyalist Second Sword of Light, who were assisted by the palace guard, the [[Otomo]] and the imperial bodyguards, the [[Izanagi Warriors]]. The chaos of the battle made the progress of either side difficult to gauge, until the Black Dragons captured and opened the primary gate complex, allowing their seizure of the Imperial Palace to follow soon after. The palace samurai maintained a strong, but ultimately futile, defensive action that allowed the loyalist [[Third Luthien Guards]] to escape. In the final hours of the conflict, Otomo infantry commander [[Franklin Sakamoto]] was captured and [[Griffon Meshune]] was killed.<ref name=JTPL8/> + In the short time before dawn, the Black Dragon's Second Sword of Light, supported by elements of [[Sathen's Snipers]], moved onto the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds proper and engaged the Loyalist Second Sword of Light, who were assisted by the palace guard, the [[Otomo]] and the imperial bodyguards, the [[Izanagi Warriors]]. The chaos of the battle made the progress of either side difficult to gauge, until the Black Dragons captured and opened the primary gate complex, allowing their seizure of the Imperial Palace to follow soon after. The palace samurai maintained a strong, but ultimately futile, defensive action that allowed the loyalist [[Third Luthien Guards]] to escape. In the final hours of the conflict, Otomo infantry commander [[Franklin Sakamoto]] was captured and [[Griffon Meshune]] was killed.<ref name=JTPL8/> When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' between To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the [[First Genyosha]]. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's ''Katana'' were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "CR K-5003-2 Katana (Crockett)"</ref> When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' between To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the [[First Genyosha]]. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's ''Katana'' were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "CR K-5003-2 Katana (Crockett)"</ref>
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| − | In the short time before dawn, the Black | + | In the short time before dawn, the Black Dragon's Second Sword of Light, supported by elements of [[Sathen's Snipers]], moved onto the Sanethia Kurita Parade Grounds proper and engaged the Loyalist Second Sword of Light, who were assisted by the palace guard, the [[Otomo]] and the imperial bodyguards, the [[Izanagi Warriors]]. The chaos of the battle made the progress of either side difficult to gauge, until the Black Dragons captured and opened the primary gate complex, allowing their seizure of the Imperial Palace to follow soon after. The palace samurai maintained a strong, but ultimately futile, defensive action that allowed the loyalist [[Third Luthien Guards]] to escape. In the final hours of the conflict, Otomo infantry commander [[Franklin Sakamoto]] was captured and [[Griffon Meshune]] was killed.<ref name=JTPL8/> |
When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' between To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the [[First Genyosha]]. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's ''Katana'' were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "CR K-5003-2 Katana (Crockett)"</ref> | When the commanding officer of the Second Sword of Light, ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Li Sak To]], attempted to execute a number of captured members of the Otomo one of his own officers defied him. ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]] recognized that Li Sak To's actions were wrong, and in an act of defiance maneuvered his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' between To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and the prisoners, preventing him from murdering them in cold blood. To and Hutchinson then fought each other savagely, a battle that polarized the Second Sword of Light and gave the prisoners time to escape. Although many of the prisoners including Franklin Sakamoto were subsequently recaptured they were able to sound the alarm and thereby alert the [[First Genyosha]]. Following the battle fragments of the armor from Hutchinson's ''Katana'' were carried by the other members of his lance as reminders of their duty to the Dragon.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "CR K-5003-2 Katana (Crockett)"</ref> | ||