Rightful - Ownership [v0.4.0 Part 1] By Rngr

Jax watched him for a long moment, the glowing red optic of her cybernetic eye tracking his movements. "They are going to kill us for it."

"They call it 'theft' because we took it from their vault," Kaelen continued, his voice dropping to a low growl. "I call it reclamation. This was never theirs to lock away. This belongs to the people who need it to breathe, to farm, to live." Rightful Ownership [v0.4.0 Part 1] By RNGR

The cold metal of the deck plates stole the remaining warmth from Kaelen’s boots. He adjusted the heavy leather strap of his pack, feeling the familiar, reassuring weight of the artifact sealed inside. Jax watched him for a long moment, the

"Let's show them what rightful ownership actually looks like." This was never theirs to lock away

He slammed his hand down on the console, engaging the jump drives.

"They bought a star on a map and called it law," Kaelen said. "They didn't build the colonies here. They didn't bleed to keep them alive when the systems failed. We did."

The device was an ancient precursor Core. To the galactic authorities, it was contraband. To the mega-corporations, it was limitless power. But to Kaelen and the forgotten people of the Outer Rim, it was something entirely different. It was survival.