The Divine Sedition [Complete]

Chapter 40 Reconnaissance Report to the Terran Council

Wednesday 17th October 2872:

We arrived at Proxima Thule today three days after communications with the space station abruptly ended. What we found indicates an organised attack by an unknown assailant. We found all the members of the station's security team shot in the heads with a pistol from a close distance. Initial findings indicate that they are all permanently dead, but we will freeze their bodies and bring them back to Earth for a more thorough examination.  The attack must have come as a surprise for the security team as they were all just wearing standard-issue jumpsuits and not any combat armour. Despite the security team being shot point-blank execution-style, there are still indications of them firing their weapons at the assailants.  The corridor is littered with empty shells next to their bodies and their hands are filled with traces of gunpowder. Strangely we found a lot of undamaged bullets lying around between the corridor and the docks of the station. We do not know how these bullets ended up there with undamaged tips, as it defies the laws of physics. We have attached pictures of the scene.

As for the scientists and engineers on the vessel, we have not found any trace of them and we must assume that they were taken as hostages by the assailants.

I recommend that you send a specialist forensic team to investigate the occurrence. We will set up a perimeter and secure the area for a more thorough investigation.

Captain Michael Meyer

5th reconnaissance squadron