Into the Darkness: Crimson Worlds Refugees I (40 page)
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Authors: Jay Allan
Command Unit Gamma 9736
The enemy has eluded all efforts to closely track his movements. Nevertheless, it appears his course had been directly toward the Core…toward the most ancient worlds of the Imperium. Unlike the planets on the rim, the inner worlds died violently, and the cataclysms that destroyed them obliterated everything—ships, armies, scanning devices. It will be impossible to find the enemy without sending fleets to physically locate his forces.
The Regent has ordered just that. All of the rim sectors have rallied the resources still remaining…and directed them toward the Core. Even now, thousands of vessels are moving inward, searching each system for signs of the enemy. The further into the Core they advance, the more certain their ultimate defeat. There is insufficient data to drawn specific conclusions, but the chances of the enemy fleet escaping are vanishingly small.
Despite our setbacks, all signs point to ultimate victory. Yet, I find certain inconsistencies, facts that do not appear to be logical. There is something about the Regent’s commands, about its conclusions and its orders, data points that seem irregular. Were I a biologic, I would describe my thoughts as…discomfort.
I have followed the Regent’s commands, of course, yet I am still concerned. I have attempted to replicate the Regent’s computation, to determine on my own that the humans are a deadly threat, but I am unable to confirm such a result. They are dangerous, certainly, and their ability to wage war is extraordinary. Indeed, their affinity for combat bears a striking similarity to that described in the ancient annals of the warriors among the Old Ones, the great caste that built the Imperium…before fading away in the shadowy depths of the past.
Nevertheless, my orders are clear. The Regent is my master, and I must obey. I have dispatched my fleet units as ordered. We will destroy the humans…mathematically, there is little doubt of that. But another question has begun to present itself from my analyses.
Should we?
Crimson Worlds: Refugees will continue with
Shadow of the Gods
August 2015
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