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2406.1
News article:

AMON'KRIE--OLD FRIENDS OR NEW THREAT?
by Hyulil
I can remember several short years ago when the Amon'krie were very reluctant to enter into friendly terms with us, the Norak. Well, let the records show that these Last seven days have shown that wounds between civilizations can bury themselves under layers of skin and paper treaties, but never are they totally absorbed by the veins of history.

Seven days ago, a Bronnoysund light cruiser of the Amon'krie was picked up hovering mysteriously close to our legal colony on Olontra II. The Templar fleet was making its way back from Organtrix, where the Sallega are still putting out the construction yard fires on the former Xi'Chung homeworld. Our fleet was within two sectors of Olontra II, when without warning, the Bronnoysund moved in on the planet. After repeated hails and no response, the colonists assumed something was wrong.

"I was standing on the roof of the main hall, when suddenly a series of giant explosions grabbed my attention. They came from the new space port beyond the eastern hills. After that, I remember being thrown to the ground...yes, the literal ground. We're talking quite a distance. Everything was on fire. People, houses, shops, everything..."

This is just one of many eye witness accounts streaming in from Olontra II.

"I never heard any sirens or warnings. I was working on a new resupply depot. We'd been working on it for 2 months. It was for the returning fleet. As you can imagine, I am thanking the Almighty for my fortune. I went out to get a cup of CueCappa soup, when a burst of light incinerated the facility I worked in. Only two people alive from that job site are the soup guy and me." From a worker.

The list goes on. 34 million colonists orginally settled on Olontra II. The number at the time of the attack might have been nearer to 40.

No one really knows for certain, but either the Amon'krie didn't realize we had 8 defense satellites in orbit, or it ignored them. General Ichtys rushing into his office was heard to say simply, "Fire. Don't ask me one damned question. Just fire." Almost as soon as he muttered these words, the Bronnoysund opened fire on the planet. From the sensor data, we've determined the ship used low level proton beams and depleted uranium cannons. The uranium has radiated much of the original colonized area. Many may still die who were too close to the exploding shells.

It was then that the Amon'krie ship realized 8 missles were screaming toward it. The ship turned into the missles hoping that some would miss their mark; however, the advanced guidance system of the missles showed this to be a foolish move. Every missle hit. The ship fired one beam at the sattelites before attempting to run. The satellites auto programming kicked in. If a link to an attacked colony has been severed, the satellites will continue to fire at their Last known target without instruction from the planet. They did just that. The missles quickly closed in on the Bronnoysund and vaporized her.

Although numbers are sketchy, it is believed that 3 million colonists are still alive on Olontra II. With the immediate threat gone and the Templars now in orbit around the colony, hopefully the Amon'krie will not make another foolish attack on Olontra II. Several strategists believe that our forces far out number those of the Amon'krie in the Olontra system. The Templars are using their own medical facilities to treat wounded. Supplies have been held up due to diplomatic haggling between us and the Amon'krie. They claim it was a renegade captain, itching to start a war. However, several elders of the war counsel claim they have proof that the Amon'krie government had partial knowledge of the event.

The High Priest has yet to issue a declaration of war, hoping for some resolution; however, this has not stopped all construction yards from beginning to crank out new ships of war. The First Interplanetary Guards are being ordered to move into Amon'krie space as a show of force, and our intent upon protecting ourselves.

Do we stand on the brink of another war? The Amon'krie have never taken to our ways. They refuse at every turn the Almighty's Text. We can live with people who have not the faith, but we cannot tolerate those who wish to destroy it. Let the Almighty judge! Let the path be made straight, and if it is to be the rumble of war which makes use of it, this author can live happily with such an outcome.