06-19-2022, 08:25 PM
Lumière, Auria
Camp Namacuix - CSSC Aurian Peacekeeping Forces command center
May 11th, 2022, 7:00 PM
At the north gate of the perimeter line, a group of CSSC mercenaries stood guard. They were on a higher alert level than normal, given the recent events in Lumière. This would not help them.
The perimeter was being secured by a mix of CSSC mercs and Aurian soldiers. It was not an unusual event, therefore, when a group of Aurians in uniform approached the north gate from within the perimeter line. "Adding some reinforcements, eh? Good," the CSSC watch commander at the north gate said, taking some paperwork from his Aurian counterpart. As he took the paperwork, however, the Aurian commander slid a knife out from inside his sleeve and stabbed the CSSC commander in the neck. Despite his severe wound, the watch commander was able to stagger into the guard station at the gate and hit an alarm button.
As the alarm sounded, the other Aurian soldiers opened fire on the CSSC mercenaries, catching them unprepared. Several of the mercs fell from the first volley of fire. It was then that the other guards at the gate noticed a much larger Aurian contingent charging up the road leading to the perimeter gate. As more alarms began to ring out around the CSSC base, the Aurians opened fire. As they charged, they yelled the same thing that had been shouted by the soldiers who had gunned down Acting Prime Minister Jonathan Gerand: "Andrew dviva!" Andrew lives!
While the CSSC mercs at the gate had been caught off-guard by the sudden betrayal from supposedly allied forces, CSSC mercs were well-trained to respond quickly to any changing situation. The remaining gate guards fell back around the guard station. As the Aurian troops approached, a CSSC officer shouted to the other mercs. "Fucking backstabbers! Kill them all!"
The CSSC mercenaries, now in protective cover, began raining fire upon the approaching Aurians, taking several of them down with their first bursts of fire. A heavy machine gun mounted to the top of the guard station opened up as well on the approaching enemy, ripping into the Aurians' ranks. Already, more CSSC reinforcements were beginning to roll in from the middle and inner perimeters of the camp, roused by the alarms.
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May 11th, 2022, 9:00 PM
General Teoctlehue, in a spotless and perfectly pressed CSSC service uniform, stood at the podium in the briefing room at Camp Namacuix. The General was a familiar sight on the news, given that he was the face of the CSSC "peacekeeping" mission in Auria. His expression was as impassive as usual, but the reporters and guards in the room noticed something unusual. The General was not typically a man given to shows of emotion, but even with his stoic facial expression, everyone in the room could feel anger, like a heat wave, radiating from the Xiomeran mercenary as he rigidly gripped the podium. His eyes were as cold as ice as he prepared to speak.
"Good evening. I will be brief with my remarks. Approximately two hours ago, this facility was attacked by forces loyal to Andrew Cordonnier, the King of Auria. Despite our contract with him and his government, in which we pledged to work together as allies and trusted partners, this so-called King and so-called man ordered a cowardly sneak attack on us, with no provocation or sane reason. Several of our peacekeeping soldiers lost their lives as a result." Teoctlehue stood even straighter, raking everyone in the room with his eyes. "This insane attack upon us may have been launched because he blamed us for the attack on his motorcade, or because he believed we were siding with his enemies, or simply because the man is a lunatic. I do not know why. Nor do I care. This blatant act of cowardice has shattered the comradeship and cooperation between us and his so-called Majesty, and as such, our mission in Auria and who we report to must and will change."
Teoctlehue paused. "I will now read a short statement from the Board of Directors of the Coytochte Security Services Corporation in regards to this incident: 'The attack upon our peacekeepers, and their base, by forces under orders from Andrew Cordonnier is not only a blatant breach of the contract signed between the Corporation and his government. It is a blatantly shameful strike, ordered by a vengeful and unwell monarch who sees enemies around every corner. CSSC came to Auria to assist his government. We were not his enemies. But he has made us such. To that end, the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby declares the contract with Andrew Cordonnier and his former government null and void due to his breach of the contract, as allowed by the provisions of the contract. We are thus free to sign a new contract, and have done so, with the interim government of Auria that is in effect as of this time. Our mission remains one of ensuring an end to foreign interference in Auria on behalf of the deposed Queen Sophie, who is attempting to force her way back onto a throne she was removed from by her own people. But we also now have a new mission, one of counter-terrorism. With the authorization of the interim government of Auria, the forces of the Corporation shall eliminate any future security threats in Auria. We call upon Andrew Cordonnier and his loyalists, who are domestic terrorists as of this moment, to surrender. But if they do not, CSSC will remove them as a threat. That is a promise, on the lives of those lost at Camp Namacuix.' "
The General put the small tablet he had read the statement from back into his pocket. "That is also a promise on my own life. I do not take the slaughter of my men lightly. We will come for those who came for us. And they will learn what it means when CSSC goes to war."
Teoctlehue stalked out of the room, ignoring the reporters shouting questions at him. He mentally sighed to himself. Good thing I'm a damn good actor.
Camp Namacuix - CSSC Aurian Peacekeeping Forces command center
May 11th, 2022, 7:00 PM
At the north gate of the perimeter line, a group of CSSC mercenaries stood guard. They were on a higher alert level than normal, given the recent events in Lumière. This would not help them.
The perimeter was being secured by a mix of CSSC mercs and Aurian soldiers. It was not an unusual event, therefore, when a group of Aurians in uniform approached the north gate from within the perimeter line. "Adding some reinforcements, eh? Good," the CSSC watch commander at the north gate said, taking some paperwork from his Aurian counterpart. As he took the paperwork, however, the Aurian commander slid a knife out from inside his sleeve and stabbed the CSSC commander in the neck. Despite his severe wound, the watch commander was able to stagger into the guard station at the gate and hit an alarm button.
As the alarm sounded, the other Aurian soldiers opened fire on the CSSC mercenaries, catching them unprepared. Several of the mercs fell from the first volley of fire. It was then that the other guards at the gate noticed a much larger Aurian contingent charging up the road leading to the perimeter gate. As more alarms began to ring out around the CSSC base, the Aurians opened fire. As they charged, they yelled the same thing that had been shouted by the soldiers who had gunned down Acting Prime Minister Jonathan Gerand: "Andrew dviva!" Andrew lives!
While the CSSC mercs at the gate had been caught off-guard by the sudden betrayal from supposedly allied forces, CSSC mercs were well-trained to respond quickly to any changing situation. The remaining gate guards fell back around the guard station. As the Aurian troops approached, a CSSC officer shouted to the other mercs. "Fucking backstabbers! Kill them all!"
The CSSC mercenaries, now in protective cover, began raining fire upon the approaching Aurians, taking several of them down with their first bursts of fire. A heavy machine gun mounted to the top of the guard station opened up as well on the approaching enemy, ripping into the Aurians' ranks. Already, more CSSC reinforcements were beginning to roll in from the middle and inner perimeters of the camp, roused by the alarms.
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May 11th, 2022, 9:00 PM
General Teoctlehue, in a spotless and perfectly pressed CSSC service uniform, stood at the podium in the briefing room at Camp Namacuix. The General was a familiar sight on the news, given that he was the face of the CSSC "peacekeeping" mission in Auria. His expression was as impassive as usual, but the reporters and guards in the room noticed something unusual. The General was not typically a man given to shows of emotion, but even with his stoic facial expression, everyone in the room could feel anger, like a heat wave, radiating from the Xiomeran mercenary as he rigidly gripped the podium. His eyes were as cold as ice as he prepared to speak.
"Good evening. I will be brief with my remarks. Approximately two hours ago, this facility was attacked by forces loyal to Andrew Cordonnier, the King of Auria. Despite our contract with him and his government, in which we pledged to work together as allies and trusted partners, this so-called King and so-called man ordered a cowardly sneak attack on us, with no provocation or sane reason. Several of our peacekeeping soldiers lost their lives as a result." Teoctlehue stood even straighter, raking everyone in the room with his eyes. "This insane attack upon us may have been launched because he blamed us for the attack on his motorcade, or because he believed we were siding with his enemies, or simply because the man is a lunatic. I do not know why. Nor do I care. This blatant act of cowardice has shattered the comradeship and cooperation between us and his so-called Majesty, and as such, our mission in Auria and who we report to must and will change."
Teoctlehue paused. "I will now read a short statement from the Board of Directors of the Coytochte Security Services Corporation in regards to this incident: 'The attack upon our peacekeepers, and their base, by forces under orders from Andrew Cordonnier is not only a blatant breach of the contract signed between the Corporation and his government. It is a blatantly shameful strike, ordered by a vengeful and unwell monarch who sees enemies around every corner. CSSC came to Auria to assist his government. We were not his enemies. But he has made us such. To that end, the Board of Directors of the Corporation hereby declares the contract with Andrew Cordonnier and his former government null and void due to his breach of the contract, as allowed by the provisions of the contract. We are thus free to sign a new contract, and have done so, with the interim government of Auria that is in effect as of this time. Our mission remains one of ensuring an end to foreign interference in Auria on behalf of the deposed Queen Sophie, who is attempting to force her way back onto a throne she was removed from by her own people. But we also now have a new mission, one of counter-terrorism. With the authorization of the interim government of Auria, the forces of the Corporation shall eliminate any future security threats in Auria. We call upon Andrew Cordonnier and his loyalists, who are domestic terrorists as of this moment, to surrender. But if they do not, CSSC will remove them as a threat. That is a promise, on the lives of those lost at Camp Namacuix.' "
The General put the small tablet he had read the statement from back into his pocket. "That is also a promise on my own life. I do not take the slaughter of my men lightly. We will come for those who came for us. And they will learn what it means when CSSC goes to war."
Teoctlehue stalked out of the room, ignoring the reporters shouting questions at him. He mentally sighed to himself. Good thing I'm a damn good actor.
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