In recent days, some concerning events have developed in the Omicrons which I believe all of us who have signed this Treaty need to know. We should all be aware of what we are soon to face.
This past Saturday, Cairo and Capetown, frontier stations on Omicron Zeta belonging to the Order and Core, were attacked by a massive joint horde of alien unholy abominations and ships piloted by humans who we believe to be worshipers of the Nomads, or even infected by alien incubi. We know this first hand, as the commanders of two Pontifical Navy gunboats that we've stationed at Freeport 11 received transmisions requesting help and immediatly sailed there with their ships to assist the sieged.
The battle was savage, and the defense forces composed of the Order, the Core, some Phoenix members, and other independents Zoners, as well as our two gunships, fought with all their hearts, but it wasn't enough. I'll spare you the horrible details that have been transmitted to me, but I must inform you that the humans were defeated by those nefarious creatures, resulting in the loss of both stations.
On the other hand, it could have been much worse. Most of the personnel in Cairo and Capetown were evacuated thanks to the joint effort and sacrifice of the defenders, and even a lot of the sensitive information in the stations was extracted so that the monsters couldn't use it against us. This, however, didn't come for free. To achieve this, several ships of the human side were lost, which will be difficult to replace, and there were a large number of military casualties.
We ourselves have lost the two gunboats that went to help. We don't know if we'll ever be able to recover the wrecks, and if they can be repaired. We've also lost the lives of twelve crew members from those ships, and five more are currently between life and death, being treated at Freeport 11...
*The Pontiff stops speaking for a few moments, clearly affected, pursing his lips in an expression of extreme anger. He looks away from the scene, trying not to show his emotions, and then turns back to focus on the camera.*
It's absolutely necessary that we prepare for what is coming. We all have been receiving quite clear signs for several months that something is brewing in the minds of these disgusting aliens, something big. The increasingly frequent contacts with ships with unknown identifications, the alien activity becoming common even in systems like not so much on the frontier like Theta... Everything points to a great movement of this aberrations such as perhaps we haven't seen since the Great Nomad War. And now this last event, which only confirms the worst suspicions.
Besides, this entails a great step in the gain of territory by the aliens. The loss of Cairo and Capetown directly implies the fall of whole Zeta in their tentacles, and the establishment of Omicron Delta as a new frontier between the human forces and the aliens. A frontier that must be actively defended for all those affected, to the extent that each one can. We cannot assume that the Order will be able to take care of everything, because it has already been proven that this isn't the case. They couldn't save Cairo, and wouldn't even have been able to evacuate it without help. The spawns of Evil are approaching, and we'll need everyone's involvement to stop them.
For my part, I'm going to send other two gunboats to Freeport 11 to support the defense of the system, and I'll discuss with the Field Maestre of my Guard the possibility of sending one of our two Fearless-class destroyers. I cannot commit any more forces either, by the moment at least. Our naval resources are very limited, and I don't want to leave Theta without any of our warships nearby. I guess we'll also have to make an economic effort and allocate an extra part of the Church's budget for the acquisition of more gunboats, and perhaps something... bigger. I really fear that we may soon suffer further Nomad or infected incursions, as we did several months ago.
On the other hand, I think we should start taking measures to protect Theta, beyond merely patrolling it with ships. What we learned on Zeta shows us that the scale of the Nomad horde is far greater than we could have ever imagined, so I think we would do well to prepare not only to fight the aberrations when they come, but also to resist in the case that we cannot win the fight in open space. Reinforcing the defenses in system's facilities like Freeport 9 or the General Academy should be one of the first steps to take, and I think it would also be advisable to acquire internal security systems for detecting humans infected by alien incubi, like the ones Freeport 11 has.
*Gregorius pauses for two or three seconds, as if he were hesitating whether to continue, but finally does so.*
I think we may also need to... collaborate to some extent with Phoenix, to coordinate the system's defense. After all, right now they completely control Corfu, and have all the control it's possible to have over a place like Planet Pygar, in addition to having a respectable combat fleet. I know the situation isn't the most propitious for this, due to their constant intention to sabotage the Treaty, and the current state of relations between the Imperio and them, but... Ladies and gentlemen, we're talking about the survival of the human race, as a concept. If that's not a reason for us to put aside any of our differences for a while, I don't know what to think about the future of our species.
I would like to hear your opinions on all this matter, and your ideas on how to approach this urgent situation. So far we've shown that our joint work has managed to overcome all the tests that fate has put before us. That's why I'm confident that by working together, and with the invaluable help of Deux Our Lord, we'll manage to find a solution to this problem.
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