Mission Report: [Idyllic Massacre], by Specialist Klevitch

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Mission Report – Idyllic Massacre

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From: Specialist T.Klevitch
To: Major J. Koren, Captain C. Igneel and Lieutenant M. Mccarthy.
Subject: Investigation of missing wealthy Imperial citizens on Reclusive Wildlife Resort near the Tion Cluster border.

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Introduction

The aim of this report is to provide chronological accounting of the Primary Objective set by Lord Sanguinis for Investigating missing Influential Imperials at a Reclusive Resort.

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Stage 1 – Resort Recon, Division of labour, and Evidence compiling.

We departed from Th'Asidra with Lord Sanguinis, Apprentices Black, Aeros, Horuset, Neophyte Vipion, Acolytes Rendvir, Sara, Sherrena, Lyana, Vinitia and the Rutian girl ((Lao)), later Lieutenant Mccarthy would join us. Upon Landing we made careful approach to the resort and found the exterior decorated with tribalistic effigies made from humanoid skeleton parts, alongside an overrun Imperial barricade next to a landing pad.

The party would be split into several teams to cover ground. Lord Sanguinis ordered myself and neophyte vipion to investigate the Landing Pad, and an imperial bodycam was found. After syncing with my own armour, it blurrily showed the imperial garrison being assaulted by figures with white faces. Other teams reported the resort to be empty of guests, finding some evidences and a locked terminal.

A deduction was made that there was an incursion of rakghouls on the resort, and a majority of the party proceeded to a nearby located cave where the suspected assailants would be located. Lieutenant Mccarthy unlocked a terminal and uncovered feeds that indicate civillians had visited the aforementioned caves prior to the incursion and we proceeded to rendevouz with the main party.

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Stage 2 – Caves, Rakghouls, and Revelation

Entering the caves, we encountered more effigies and an unsetling black mist that obscured vision greatly, where one could not see more than a few centimeters ahead unaided. Amongst the party, the Lieutenant and I were equiped to see inside the cave, though Nightvision still could not pierce more than Ten meters into the depths. Siths proceeded as vanguard and imperials as rearguard, acolytes sitting in between.

As we approached, primitive hut and barricade like structures were seen, and the familiar rasping of rakghouls were heard. Spindly white humanoid heads appeared around a corner of the caves and blaster bolts were unleashed on them as a response while our vanguard retreated. As the white figures began to advance, a frag grenade was primed and I lobbed it towards their group, its detonation ended the skirmish.

The mist subsided slightly and allowed the members of our party to scour the insides of the cave for the missing imperials. As a force of habit, pistol bolts were fired into the rakghoul heads. I proceeded to search the primitive huts and located an odd light within. A datapad was found and brought to the cave entrance. At which point, the black mist disappeared replaced with, what I can described as, an all-engulfing, soul-draining nothingness. Then, the bodies were visibly astrewn around us, scorch-marked, shrapnel-laden limbs and viscera.
All imperial.

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Assessment and Thoughts :

This report has been a long time coming, It has been difficult and I would like to sincerely express my gratitude to our CO's for their tolerance of shortcomings and the tardiness of this report. I apologise for any rough and rash behaviour, and any misgivings I may have caused my peers or superiors to have in the time following this mission, particularly Dr. Chasiny Quinton and Lieutenant Marcus Mccarthy.

I continue to have lingering afterthoughts of the tragedy, as shortly before entering the cave, I voiced the idea of using stun rounds to LT. Mccarthy, as to prevent civillian casualty. The premise is because we obtained evidence that pointed to the missing imperials could in the caverns, perhaps together with the rakghouls. This made it all the more regrettable that I had not followed my own suggestion, and instead motivated by fear, contempt for the rakghouls or ignorance of the absence of evidence i.e no leftovers of victims.

I once had to kill a fellow imperial, navy and perhaps an engineer, he was a suspected of being infected with the Rakghoul plague, his execution done under the order of Lord Sanguinis. it was swift and merciful. Until now, I believe that was the most apt decision available, we were short of time and risking contamination was akin to disaster. It was still lamentable, as he was not scanned beforehand or inspected for wounds. This particular incident, I was caught completely unaware, neither informed nor in control but responsible all the same.

We live to serve the Empire, I live to serve our fellow imperials everywhere. So, this incident, weighed considerably in my mind as it directly harmed and killed those imperials I swore to serve. Thus to best serve the empire, I had voluntarily submitted myself for reeducation.

In the end, there is no price too steep for our security, for our survival. “Leave nothing to chance” policy has outlasted every crooked Idealism that ever stood in its path. So even if it keeps me up at night, I did not fail the empire. I own up to my actions, upholding the standards of our empire. After my reeducation, I have accepted that those vacationers, and that little girl were slaughtered by my hands, and I did so knowing that I may have killed some of them anyway were they not the rakghouls and were inside the cave as well. When we discovered that there was a rakghoul outbreak, the mission objective changed from a Rescue, to a Cleanse.
For this is the best way, the way of our Empire.

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