The election could no longer continue.
Under emergency conditions and much to his satisfaction, the Leader announced the nation's entry into a state of war, achieving his goal of clinging to power.
His actions were denounced by Lister and other factions.
"What are you doing, you waste? What makes you think you have a right to show your face here?"
They accused the Leader and Nellis of collusion and declared he had no right to remain in his position.
Their war of words raged with growing intensity.
Bai Fu, who had been watching the spectacle unfold from Lockheed, was almost bored with the show.
It was her first time realizing just how many factions existed within the Tem civilization.
If her power had grown more slowly, she might have had to engage in similar squabbles when dealing with the major powers on Ancestral Origin Star.
"A fist is such a great thing."
After days of verbal clashes, the situation finally escalated into open conflict.
