Late yesterday evening an unknown force attacked and destroyed the colony on Atura in the Jallik system. High ranking Itani officials are reporting that nothing survived the assaalt, even animals and bacteria were killed. The 950000 colonists all seem to have been killed with a type of highly advanced particle weapon, the likes of which has never been seen. Upon receiving the the initial distress call five military units were deployed to Atura. Upon reaching the planets surface, the mission commander reported seeing bodies of men women and children littering the streets. Shortly after the first report another transmission was made. Badly garbled as though it were being scrambled the Commander was franticly requesting back up units, weapons fire could be heard in the background. In addition one chilling word was heard repeatedly in a high pitch keening voice... Exterminate.
Communication, as well as hope of finding survivors was lost.
Security sensors recorded what appeared to be four bio-mechanical entities enter the colony and remain for the duration of the assault. Though who or what they were remains a mystery.
One IDF officer on the scene had this to say... "I have no words to describe what happened here, the sheer brutality of the attack is beyond comprehension. This wasn't an act of war... this is genocide, pure and simple."
The psychic resonance of the deaths and the forces behind them was so great that several high level Itani monks in Eo felt the effects. One monk has slipped into a coma and yet another was so overwhelmed by what he felt that he went mad and attacked the Patriarch of his order and then took his own life. The Patriarch was quoted as saying...
"Clearly this is a great evil we face, a far greater evil than any we have faced before. Sadly, I am certain this will not be an isolated incident and I fear it may spread to UIT, Grey and Serco space. I sense it is an ancient yet malevolent intelligence, one that is driven to destroy life. To seek out that which is new and different, and kill it. I will pray for all people of all nations tonight."
In the absence of facts, rumors are running rampant... some claim the attack was the work of the Serco, others say the Order of Akan and still others say that it was likely a Corvus raid. The Itani government and military are however, adamant in their belief that this attack was carried out by a new enemy. All evidence suggests that the attacking force numbered no more than four members and that their weapons were beyond even BioComs, Ineubus or TPGs considerable capability. Another puzzling fact is that investigators can find no evidence of a landing sight or point of egress for the assailants. The Itani government is asking that anyone with any information in regards to this cowardly attack come forward immediately.