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GNS Archive: Genocide, 2/14/2972; Kasha Bingham reporting, Ferrius Chi
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[GNS ARCHIVE, 13:37:49 SDT, 2/14/2972]
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If you're just tuning in, the situation regarding the Kantus has reached what seems to be a historic turning point. As of noon today, the Kantus have gone on the offensive. We go now to our reporter in the field, Kasha Bingham, who comes to us from low orbit of Ferrius Chi. Kasha, tell us exactly what's going on there.

Mike, it is absolute chaos below me on Ferrius Chi. I am currently aboard the GNS communications tender Darius. The glow you can faintly see behind me is the Darius' civil electron shield - you'll recall how they were installed some months ago after the losses of the Circumference and Flight of Foot during the Battle of Secunda. They are causing some interference with our intrasense link, so we will have to rely on video and audio for you here.

We'll try to make do, Kasha. Tell us more about the Kantus' offensive. What exactly happened on Ferrius Chi?

In a word, Mike, what we've seen is beyond description. Let me compose myself, I'll go on in a second. Ferrius Chi was...bombarded an hour ago by the same weapons that we first saw in the Battle of Secunda, Directed Energy weapons. This amateur video that we're taking now came from a resident miner in the Ferrius system who fled the scene before the bombardment proper took place. As...as you can see, Ferrius Chi's militia was dismantled in mere minutes by Kantus DEs. We have here a shot of a militia frigate some...mere dozens of meters away from a Kantus DE beam being destroyed - just the fact that the bleed from this weapon can pierce durasteel just shows us the real power of these weapons.

What about the bombardment itself? Was the regional shelter system effective? How many survivors do we know of? It looks like just truly awful devastation down there, Kasha.

The planet's government has not replied to any GNS queries, Mike, and their main transmitter at Mast's Peak seems to have been destroyed along with most major cities. The Kantus commander, as the King of Man seems to be dictating, is allowing us to stay and report. What we've seen is...nothing short of slaughter.

We have not received any radio traffic at all from the planet. The ash clouds normally kicked up from a planetary bombardment seems to be at least doubly thick on Ferrius Chi. Mike, there were once two billion people on this planet. The pictures we received before the planet's ash clouds totally covered the surface show that only two minor cities are still standing. Our regional AI estimates that some one billion, eight hundred million Edictus citizens were killed in this bombardment.


Do you...do you know this for sure? Has our regional department verified that? That can't be true, that's...that's genocide!

Mike, our GNS regional department has given us the go-ahead to release those figures. I...I wish they weren't true, but it seems like the Kantus have committed nothing less than wholesale genocide here on Ferrius Chi. The planet wasn't...even given a chance to surrender!

Kasha, I'm sorry, but we're going to have to cut you short. Our correspondents on Thesius and New Edenfield have reported that the Kantus have begun attacks on those worlds as well. Ladies and gentlemen, if you're just now tuning in...it seems that the Kantus have begun a campaign of genocide against Edictus worlds near Secunda. Local militia and Edictus Fleets have been unsuccessful against them thus far.

For worlds near Secunda, our regularly scheduled program will be postponed in lieu of an emergency readiness program from the Edictus Emergency Relief Service Arm. To those of you in that sector, good night and a sincere Godspeed to all of you. One can only hope that the Emperor will respond soon...
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