Surgical Strikes
06 Dec 2023Argon Shadowstar
My campaign against Congressus Tenebris has reached a significant milestone today as two of the most notorious and corrupt administrators of the organization were brought into compromising positions. One of these villains was compelled into instigating a war in Czerno, tricked into a series of mistakes by the combined effort of myself and several other unnamed agents exploiting his desperation following the feigned retreat earlier. Bolstered by what he no doubt believed to be a miraculous comeback initiated by a seemingly reawakening cadre of commanders, he was goaded into placing significant investments in the system in order to exploit the situation, ensuring that his name would be associated with the incredible recovery. This did have the intended effect, but it also left a significant paper trail and put him in the public spotlight, making it all too easy for my associates to line him up for a timely takedown. At nearly the same time, the other of these two, the CT governor in Laumas, decided to visit one of the battlefields in person to improve the morale of the troops. As luck would have it, I was already there accompanying a squad of the Laumas Regulatory State troopers in a daring raid on the facility. We were able to overwhelm the CT guards while they were distracted attending to the unnecessary demands of the politician and eliminate the entire force, taking the man into custody. The troopers nearly killed him, but fortunately I was there first, and as my policy is to use non lethal techniques to subdue civilians, and I have a great deal of experience doing so, we were easily able to take him alive.
With this victory, the people of Laumas and Czerno can look forward to a future free of the mismanagement and exploitation of these two notorious tyrants, and my unnamed associates continue to be able to operate in these systems and many more with impunity. Though I normally prefer to attribute both valorous deeds and heinous crimes by name, I have chosen to omit names from this post, to honor the wishes of agents without whom these victories would not have been possible. There is also the fact that there are operatives at work in this region that I have yet to identify, most seemingly acting against CT, however it is interesting to note that I have begun to see recent activity amongst the formerly dormant ranks of CT's commander membership. While I have yet to be able to confirm exactly what they are doing, the increase in activity could suggest that our efforts are drawing their attention and may perhaps soon be successful in compelling them to once again assume responsibility for their people. I can think of no greater victory than for CT's once glorious heroes to return to the stars and begin working toward redemption for abandoning their people in the first place. That is the kind of thing enduring legends are made of. But, time will tell. For now, I must continue my efforts, until I can be certain one way or the other.