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Worf prepares to
accompany Dax and Kor, a legendary Klingon warrior, on a mission
to recover the Sword of Kahless, the mythical, millennium-old
weapon of the Klingon Empire's first leader — an artifact
missing for centuries. When the drunken Kor finally retires to
his quarters after first speaking with Worf, he is attacked by a
Lethean, who reads his mind, then erases the incident from Kor's
mind. The next day, Sisko — hoping to restore Federation/Klingon
relations — allows them the use of a Runabout for travel to the
Gamma Quadrant world where the Sword is believed to be located.
Upon arrival, the three get into a deserted, protected chamber,
but find that all the artifacts hidden there have been removed.
Kor is crestfallen. But Worf,
unwilling to give up, discovers another hidden chamber, where
they finally find the Sword of Kahless. They prepare to depart,
but are met by Toral, a Klingon enemy of Worf's, with four
soldiers and the Lethean. A fierce battle for the Sword ensues,
and while Worf is wounded, the three manage to escape with it
into a cave-tunnel and trap their adversaries in the chamber.
Once free, they discover that contact with their Runabout has
been blocked — they'll have to make their way to the surface on
foot for a chance to transport off the planet.
As they travel, Kor begins to feel contempt for Worf, dismissing
him as "too human." Worf also becomes less-than-enamored with
Kor, especially when Kor hints that he will not present the
Sword to the emperor as planned — he will use it to unite the
Klingons himself! Later, Worf decides that it is his destiny,
not Kor's, to possess the Sword and lead his people.
The seemingly-endless journey takes the three of them to an
abyss, where Kor slips and loses his footing, but still holds
the Sword. Worf saves Kor by grabbing the other end. Straining,
he tries to convince Kor into letting go and landing on a
dangerously small ledge, but Kor refuses. Finally, Dax has to
intervene and help pull up Kor. Tired of their fighting for
possession, she insists on holding the Sword for the remainder
of the trip, even while she sleeps.
Dax is awakened by the sound of Worf and Kor, ready to fight to
the death. Suddenly, Toral, the other Klingon warriors, and the
Lethean attack, but the three are able to defeat them, Kor
wielding the Sword — which seems to make him invincible. Then,
Worf and Kor turn on each other, and Worf is on the verge of
killing Kor when Dax stuns each of them with her phaser, then
transports the three of them back to the Runabout. Later,
onboard, Worf and Kor realize that the Sword turned the two
against each other, and will probably divide the Klingon people
as well. Because of this, they transport the Sword into space,
hopefully not to be found for at least another millennium, when
the Klingons may be ready for it. |
