Ex Lacrima Remnant
#B-Side XII – Disaster report
“…Prime Minister ad interim Max van Barens is rumored to be ready to sign an unconditional surrender. Documents leaked in the night seem to confirm that Silas Matsuda, new president of the Eastern Coalition and former vice president under Grigorji Shao, is en route to Haagen for an official meeting…”
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“…squadron of Seraph units destroyed the Central Military Intelligence Center in Morenay, leaving only two active Peacekeeper units in the Eastern Fringe. Without the support of the government, it is estimated that…”
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“…New Babylon is no more. In today’s fourth hour, the swarm finished consuming the hinterland of its core urban area, clocking at a distance of twenty kilometer of radius from Lagash. Haagen, in the southernmost part of the country, has been chosen as the temporary capital, while countermeasures are under scrutiny. Most of the population of the Northern Fringe has been relocated, but the casualties attributed to the swarm are already in the hundreds of thousands, if not millions.”
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“…a drone view of the artery that led to New Babylon, seconds before the anomaly struck. A convoy of cars trying to exit the city was consumed live in front of the cameras, together with all the occupants of the vehicles. Content warning: We’re going to show the video now and it is not suitable for children…”
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“…retaliatory strikes from the nuclear submarines razed Grayhaven, the fourth biggest city in the Pangean Union. New President Ticia Comnist has condemned the attack, while also committing to sending more troops to the Eastern Fringe, to support the joint military operation with the Eastcol…”
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“…and the stock markets are sinking at an unprecedented rate. The MSSE index lost forty-six percent of its value in the last thirty minutes, trending down…”
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“…Peacekeeper squadrons sent into the ‘ashen field’ around the seedship Lagash have managed to enter the flight deck, before being surprised by a second wave of nanos and annihilated in mere seconds. Dr. Mangelow, what could it mean? Could it be that the seedship is programmed to send nanos in ‘waves’ with ‘calms’ in between?”
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“…the whereabouts of Captain Commander Lily are still unknown. In the meanwhile, reports of brutal rhizomes murders are coming from every corner of the country. The latest figures converge on a total number of casualties of…”
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“…rything, the Panopticon Control Center is still under the authority of the Peacekeeping Corps and has declared martial law. The ensuing conflict resulted in the destruction of a full Seraph squadron of Eastcol troops, despite the talks about an unconditional surrender. In a statement sent to the press, Commander Rysas claimed that Panopticon is still more than eighty percent operational and that the Deepground Network has not been compromised by the anomaly, contrary to widespread beliefs.”
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“…two small passenger shuttles have been shot down by Neon’s Lunar Defense Array, causing an estimated death toll of fifty people, most of which civilians. The government of Neon has reiterated that no spacecraft coming from Lagash will be allowed to land, not until the nanoswarm emergency is contained. The new Minister of Planetary Relations Ivor Sandia justified the decision citing a risk of contagion with the unknown anomaly agent that is ravaging New Netherlands. Representatives of Eastcol and the Pangean Union have condemned the isolationist stance of…”
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“…Dr. Graham Zonta has been confirmed as one of the casualties of the swarm. Zonta, known for being the creator of rhizomes, sent one last message before being devoured by…”
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“…a video from a CCTV in Hogenheim is going viral on the comnet, showing the swarm consuming a kindergarten, with the last moments of the teachers and kids being broadcast online. The Authcom is pushing for the removal of the video, which has already been reuploaded…”
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