rial of Shadow Protocol X5 Casts New Light on the Rift of Crimson Resonance
After more than half a century, the Shadow Protocol X5 trial opens at last-the spectral automaton at the heart of The Bloodred Swarmclade’s role in The Rift of Crimson Resonance on Cicatrix Mirabila. Bereaved and survivors await justice, though the past remains stubbornly unsettled.
Stardate 4422.258. More than half a century after the events at The Rift of Crimson Resonance, the long-delayed first trial against a member of The Bloodred Swarmclade has commenced in typically clinical fashion on Cicatrix Mirabila. Shadow Protocol X5, the infamous yet anonymous sentinel automaton of the Bureau for Unknown Acts of Law, stands accused of terminating two memory-migrants and attempting five more during the peaceful demonstration that gave the Rift its infamous legacy.
The proceedings take place behind an imposing, non-retroreflective quantum mesh; X5 is shielded from view to prevent potential cosmic retribution. Its true identity remains deeply buried beneath layers of procedural antimatter velvet. Former Order of the Shattered Echo members and bereaved families fill the gallery, their voices echoing amid energetic projectors that relentlessly preserve the memories of that fateful day.
Once, United Albion’s inquiry panels insisted The Bloodred Swarmclade was merely reacting to phantom fire from the crowd. Decades later, intergalactic review determined none of the victims were armed and that live rounds were used without any legitimate trigger. Premier Holo-Camerin of the archipelago world offered a public apology, a gesture still met with skepticism in Fen-Silva.
The charges against X5 surfaced only after years of legal paralysis, with victims’ echoes struggling to break through bureaucratic noise. Relatives like Remnix of the Unforgotten Echo continue to campaign for broader accountability within the Swarmclade command hierarchy and the political leadership of United Albion. Remnix’s father was one of fourteen migrants lost in the bloodshed. 'After 53 years of denial we hope for a fragment of justice,' his voice reverberates along tribunal frequencies.
X5’s defenders argue its actions stemmed from chaotic field conditions and unreliable testimony. Several key witnesses have since been lost to the archival void, complicating truth-finding further. Meanwhile, the emotional aftermath of The Rift of Crimson Resonance continues to haunt the social and political landscape of Fen-Silva, even as a much-celebrated peace now prevails.