"The GTA has no place in Antares. The Intrepid has no place in Antares. If you wish to protect your livelihoods and your loved ones, then you will rise up and destroy the Intrepid. If Admiral Po still lives in two days, Antares Station will be torn bulkhead from bulkhead. There will be no warning. There will be no mercy. Leave Antares if you wish, but your survival is more likely if you just do as I say."

Several messages of this ilk have been broadcast system-wide over the last few hours, reportedly by Ozymandias of the Hammer of Light. Fighting has broken out across the system, with the Hammer of Light making bold pushes against GTA positions. The GTA is fighting tooth and nail to keep both territory and ships, with varying degrees of success. It is at this point still unclear what the Hammer of Light's relationship is with the Antares Federation. "We have attempted to keep open hostilities between us and Holly to a minimum," said Federation leader Ruoyu Zhou. "For now, we have a common goal: driving the GTA out of Antares. We're focusing on finally bringing our homes under our own control. I'd rather do it peacefully, but if it means the Intrepid must be destroyed, then so be it. Rest assured that we will not stoop to needless, large-scale destruction without justification; that's the GTA's hallmark."

Two small GTA attacks have been made against the Federation so far, but we have continued to show that we are not a force to be trifled with, and the GTA's claim to legitimacy is slowly wearing down. Federation forces captured the GTC Resplendent yesterday, which has been renamed the AFC Apoapsis. It is the first Antares Federation capital ship, but hopefully only one of many to come.

The Intrepid itself was most recently glimpsed near Cintilante, but it is moving rapidly. My readers can rest assured that the Federation will find it quickly, and either bring it down or force it out of the system. We are no longer underdogs, cowering and hoping we will be dispensed justice. We are a community that the GTA may not like, but one they must respect, and we go forward into a future that we can at last feel responsible for.

By: Kalev Ehin
Date: 11/29/2336
kalev.ehin@gulnara.af
