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

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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. This was never theirs to lock away

"They have the legal permits for this sector, Kaelen. On paper, they own that Core."

He walked over to the central holotable, pulling up the schematic of the Core. It glowed with a soft, ethereal blue light, pulse-beating like a trapped heart.

"Then we make them pay more than it's worth," Kaelen replied, locking the navigation coordinates toward the home colony. "Power isn't determined by who signed the deed. It's determined by who holds the line."