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            ....Current Program: IGNM News Report; Source: OMNET Central, Mnemen IV Life-Ring....

            *A human-like shadow of a face, neck and shoulders floats to the left of the screen. You can see it belongs to a man of sharp lines. His mouth moves and, acompanying the audio a line of text in the Ur-Dargi language scrolls the low part of the video screen.*

            "...no more news from the now isolated Union colony of Terris VI."

            *The right side of the screen comes alive to show the icon of a Runic Sword encircled by a blue snake. Below it the legend "House Vegnean, Fartrade Coalition" appears.*

            "Important news from the front line of the Blizz-PAC war. Not three hours ago, a Blizz Republican's Navy Cruiser and a Fartrade Behemot freighter, sailing under House Vegnean's flag, were utterly destroyed. The warship was reported escorting the cargo ship out of the conflict zone after emergency repairs.
            To the moment the identity of the agressor remains unknown. Although the Blizz President has declared the weapons' use detected on the preliminary scans were not of PAC configuration, the posibility of a PAC terrorist commando trying to attract Fartrade military presence to the zone hungs in the air.
            Omnet long-range cameras got this image of the moment of the attack."

            *The image now changes to that of two centered ships, one huge, the other diminute in comparison. Highlited to the background is a barely distinguible slihoutte, a rounded black form with many hair-like protuberancies floating by.*

            "The identity and nationality of the ship you see is being investigated by the Vestis Inquisitas, working with both the Blizz and PAC Intelligence Teams.
            Neither the Fartrade Coalition nor the FSS have made any comments."

            *The right of the screen changes again to display the K'Tan's 21st Fleet.*

            "The Area Empire exists only nominally now, after their last settlement Uilo fell to the K'Tan ground force yesterday. The Fleet, moving while discussion at the Ephorate continues, has already secured the zone and all ships are warned not to enter its borders.
            The K'Tan ambassador to the High House of the Galactic Union presented this morning documents that might prove the K'Tan legitimate reclamation of the territory, initiated three galactic years ago.
            While rumours speak of a Minor's representative travelling to the zone in name of the Ephorate, the sad true is that the K'Tan 21st Fleet has already secured the zone, and declared it K'Tan holy ground."

            *The Ephorate's logo spins slowly to the right of the Vestis' avatar.*

            "Five ships of the newly apointed Ephorate Minor, the Selesthian Empire, have been taken by the Union of Stars for apropiate refitting. The danger of K'Tan invasion of Sector H makes the Selesthian's position near a fast route into the Sector, at region H-3, an strategic stronghold for the Ephorate. The Light's have already movilized a platton to the border, and the Empire's representatives have announced the creation of a Galactic Union's Station to be connected to their Ring Station, a commercial center of their zone."

            *A rough man's face take now the screen.*

            "The Federation of Democratic Worlds's representative at the Agora engaged today in a hand-to-hand fight with his peer from the UmmMaw after being publicy confronted about his Empire's position towards the K'Tan and their hostile movements at Sector H, B and Q.
            The voting of the Confederation of Democratic Worlds as an accepted Minor Empire is imminent, its result apparently positive."

            "This was Vestis Apsius Dakarrus reporting from Mnemen IV, OMNET Central, for the Intra-Galactic News Matrix. IGNM: a Universe of perspective you can Trust."

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Written by Esteban