"Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick
We've got our sights set on a big 'ol beast of an alliance, and we ain't going home till the damn thing's been tamed. Rarely do we witness a more naked bid for hegemoney than the one that confronts us today. We have seen the virtual marriage of the top five alliances in Orbis just in time for the beginning of a great war against the strongest force that stands outside of it today. We have seen unprovoked attacks against our good friends in The Syndicate, as well as against the highly regarded military forces of Seven Kingdoms and Terminus Est. For what, we ask? The answer eluded us in the lead-up to this conflict, and it continues to elude us today. What we can take from these events is one loud and unmistakable message: The big purple whale and its allies seek domination and control. They seek aggressive war for no purpose other than to solidify their own position at the top for as long as they possibly can. Not this time. Noir will not stand for it. Today we stand with The Syndicate, Seven Kingdoms, Terminus Est, Black Knights, The Knights Radiant, Ingen, Arrgh and all the others to send the enemy a loud and unmistakable message of our own: Not on our watch! To that end, we submit to Orbis our official Declaration of War against the forces of the United Purple Nations. May admin have mercy on your souls, for we shall have none!
Source /s/ Jodo, Triumvir Kadin, Triumvir Conroy, Triumvir Arkiri Arch, Minister of War