Court Martial of Rebels

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Rand Seith moved towards the council hall with his escorts standing beside him. After the so called rebellion started, admirality members were being protected day and night to prevent anything unpleasant from happening.

The chamber consisted of a small stage like central hall with audience chambers around it, capable to hold around 5.000 spectators.

However, this time the chamber was empty except the council to judge the rebellion members. Most of them were in their cells and the ones who are not yet tamed but being overseen were over the comm channels, watching and being watched over the big screens covering the walls.

Rand, just becoming the Fleet Admiral, literally had to wrestle with numerous problems and the numbers were always ascending. He slowly inhaled and closed his eyes for a brief second and entered the hall.

Admiral Mirage, Admiral Night, Admiral Asar and Commodore Dangen were there, filling the seats as there were no other High Command members at the time except for Mirage and Seith, after being replaced for Sius Malacos.

Rand saluted the commanding officers, some of the best tacticians, diplomats, commanders of Sirius, each having numerous success in their past. Admiral Asar looked impatient, he was always a direct man with little comment to add, going directly towards the results. Dangen was looking firm and calm. Jason Night looked rather uncomfortable as he was also new to his rank, wan't used to this kind of "problem solving" ceremonies. Admiral Mirage was calm as well, with the experience she had as an Admiral and the member of High Command, she was perhaps the most experience of the hall with Asar. Her blue eyes however, were like ice, looking deadly cold and gazing the files before her.

Rand took his seat and without pausing, he started to talk.

- "We are here, gathered to bring the hand of justice over those who have created the injustice, denied the code of conduct and broke their oath to Order. The accused are being judged because of charges against them which are being;

* Destruction of Order property and armament
* Stealing Order property ships and logistic supplies
* Ignoring the safety of personnel and crew as well as involved third parties
* Causing distraction of Order Political Stance with third parties
* Attacking on and harming other Order personnel
* Denying the Admirality decisions and trying to incite uprising
And..."

Rand cleared his throat and continued;

" * Causing the death of Order personnel"

Rand continued to read the names involved and stopped a second before reading the so called leaders of this uprising;

"...Nathaw, Pulsus, Chuck"

Rand stopped and there was a brief moment of silence in the air.

Then...

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