The KL-22 Directorate has sent out a message to the stars, and it has been picked up by a great number of interstellar states.
Lutvikkia were the first. They responded eagerly, before sending a single diplomatic vessel.
Next were the Senatus Populusque Martius, who detected the signal but are up to this point unable to decipher it.
Beyond that was Mercatus, who immediately sent a large ship into the atmosphere of the KL-22 capital planet.
Yet another interstellar state, the Confederacy, sent forces into the system, bringing a message to distrust Mercatus.
The KL-22 have increased their readiness level to 'high' three times so far to avert possible conflict between all involved powers currently in the CX system. What was once a simple diplomatic engagement and a first contact for the KL-22 state is now escalating into a possible all-out war within their system, and even should outright battle be averted, the difficulty of engagements both diplomatic and military in future is all too apparent.
The KL-22 have reached out, and in response, war has been brought to their space. From now on, anything could happen.