Court Martial of Rebels

[Eternal]

Mirage wasn't really paying much attention to the discussion , after she spoke. It was hard for her to believe that there would actually be a different opinion in the matter. To her , showing mercy towards someone was a sign of weakness and being weak got a lot of people killed in this war. However , her vote was vastly outnumbered and even the new Grand Admiral showed , some , mercy towards these rebellious dogs. What kind of example will this new High Command set for future troublemakers if they simply let them live ? Her thoughts drifted into many possible outcomes , all affected from this decision , the rest of the command took lightly. Or so she believed. It was a shame the person who was brought before this trial was only a head on a holo-screen , if not , Mirage might have taken a peek inside his thoughts , inside his mind.

Eliminating everyone involved in this pathetic rebellion was the best option , letting them live was risky , because there is nothing stopping these dogs to reveal secrets about the Order to its enemies. On the other hand , many low ranking pilots within the Order are convinced that the High Command is corrupt and has lost its ideal , mercy might change that and the Grand Admiral will surely gain many people to believe in him and believe in justice. Well , if blind ideals , truth and almost "holy" missions , make them look away from what the Order must really do , why not. After all , if this little pest decided to return again and start another "rebellion" , his head was hers for the taking. It's a win - win situation for Mirage , in any way.

Without even standing from her seat , Mirage began talking , but her usual cold tone was completely gone and replaced by nothing but boredom. She sounded like someone , explaining cold fusion to a child.

" Enemies of the Order get killed , spies and infiltrators , get tortured and after which killed , pests however are simply removed from existence. It is nothing short of a miracle that the rest of the people in this room decided that you aren't even worth killing. "

Mirage extended her hand and gently took a glass of water , she then returned the glass to the table and continued.

" Let me make this clear for you. This is the last time you stand before an agent of the Order , you have not seen , used or even read about any Order technology and after today , you wont even know who or what the Order is. Thank the Grand Admiral for the mercy he showed today , it is because of him that you will live to breath another day. "

" I will personally assign two of my men to escort you away from Order space , away from even the Omicrons. Take my advice , start over , perhaps there is a place in the world for a worm such as yourself. "

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