FIVE SEVERE STARS / 386-2-91-α “Sharp Blade Testament”

Author’s Note: This story was originally posted to
cohost on 4 August 2023, in response to a writing prompt by making_up_mech_pilots:
Mech Pilot who asks “faithful to what?”.

PREFACE: The following logs were recovered from a
flight recorder at the FIVE SEVERE STARS excavation site in the Greater
Machine Waste. Given the age and location, they are remarkably well
preserved, likely due to the actions of the individual who recorded
them. Assuming contained material is accurate, these logs grant
invaluable insight into historical affair of interest BRIGHT
ESCHATON.

Data was recovered by Hartham, Far of Sight, and Young. Translation
by Dr. Paula Marston, University of Lowport Victoria. All data is
property of the Commonwealth Directorate of Forensic Eschatology, made
public under CCC 486 § 11/31, revision 12. For inquiries, contact your
public records liaison. For international inquiries, contact the
Commonwealth Directorate of External Affairs.

Preliminary translation from linguistic pattern HALCYON BLUE as
follows. See footnotes for clarifying metadata:

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