"…And new recruits are coming in by the battalion. Our propaganda is working just as effectively as it predicted." The officer finished his report and sat down.
"Thank you, Colonel Saddow. As our colleague stated, the invasion of Wutai goes as planned. Already fifteen miles of woodland and obstructions have been cleared for the advance platoons and the power armor soldiers." I stood from my chair, saluting him as he sat.
I clicked a button, and the holographic map that covered almost all of the table focused on Wutai.
"As you well know, we deployed thirty fire units. So far, two groups have attempted resistance, and both were pacified and completely destroyed. The first was the remnants of AVALANCHE that still remained there, and the second were feeble-minded and poorly-armed nationalists. Thus, the strategy as Vicente put forth is working at 130% capacity, eliminating any possibilities of guerilla warfare and the disadvantages for the power armor units." I used a small laser pointer to mark points on the campaign map.
The others were nodding and forming their own opinions about this, and I finally gestured to the officer on my right.
"This is Admiral Coela Martinez, the primary commanding officer for all naval and air operations in the Enclave. She is also the founder of the newly formed black ops group, the Red Shadows. She initially put forth the suggestion to create a counter-Wutai military ops that would be able to combat any ninja-trained defenders. You have the floor, Admiral." I announced as she stood, and sat after I finished my speech.
"Thank you, Captain Wolf. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you another of our President's orders and plans. ahem…For a long time, President Vicente has been compiling a comprehensive list of enemies to our cause that must be removed. Allow me to post these names." She began, slipping a disk into the computer that operated the table hologram projector.
The map disappeared, replaced by a list of names.
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Reeve Tuesti – Designer of Mako Reactors, PRIORITY TARGET
Barret – Leading member of AVALANCHE
Koto Kisaragi – Current leader of Wutai, PRIORITY TARGET
Yuffie Kisaragi – Materia thief, denizen of Wutai, daughter of Koto, PRIORITY TARGET
Vincent – Former Turk, Test Subject, Location Unknown
Cait Sith – Robot, associated with Reeve Tuesti, regarded as highly dangerous
Red XIII – Location unknown, former incarcerate of ShinRa
Rally – Possible member of AVALANCHE, PRIORITY TARGET
Lecter – Unknown, responsible for acts of terrorism, prime suspect for Paradox events, KILL ON SIGHT
Sephiroth – SOLDIER Class 1, top swordsman, possibly most successful to have bonded with Jenova cells, KILL ON SIGHT, HIGH PRIORITY
Cynthia Gordon – International cyberterrorist, former inventor at ShinRa, President's daughter, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET
William Finn – First successful experiment with raw mako, first SOLDIER, classified as Death, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET, KILL ON SIGHT
Germund Jackson – Second successful experiment with raw mako, second SOLDIER, classified as Pestilence, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET, KILL ON SIGHT
Meredith Dent – Third successful experiment with raw mako, first female SOLDIER, first to be infused with Jenova Cells, classified as Famine, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET, KILL ON SIGHT
Thelonius Caesar – Fourth successful experiment with raw mako, first to go into active duty, highest known body count, classified as War, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET, KILL ON SIGHT
Kelvis Clone – Test Subject Zero, possible AVALANCHE member, known terrorist, wanted for questioning over mass murder by ShinRa, HIGH PRIORITY TARGET
Kelvis "1" – Original of the "Zero" project, discovered in CLASSIFIED, original traveler responsible for Paradox, HIGHEST PRIORITY, KILL ON SIGHT
Don Corneo – Crime lord, ShinRa informant, DECEASED
Jenkins Ralon – ShinRa communications expert, very distant family to Rufus Shinra, DECEASED
Raul Tejada – Oracle Informant, technician, hacker, repairman, DECEASED
Professor Hojo – ShinRa genetics expert, responsible for Sephiroth, DECEASED
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"Obviously, this is only a preliminary list. He predicts that roughly seventy names will be on this roster total. And that is only assassination targets." She finally spoke after five minutes of silent reading.
"Wait, I don't remember Corneo being dead. Haven't heard from him since the plate dropped." One of the officers commented.
"Exactly. And that was weeks ago. As per standards and the situation, the Don has been declared a deceased target." She answered matter-of-factly.
"Figure the two Kisaragi targets shouldn't be difficult. After all, we're dropped a full armada on their hometown." Another snickered evilly, and the some others burst into laughter.
"Yuffie has been confirmed as being completely absent from her homeland, and therefore I have deployed roughly two hundred of the Shadows to scour the other islands to locate other targets and her. In a matter of interest, a smaller town far from the cities has been of interest. Gongonga or something similar, I believe. Two of my most elite spies have already been there on surveillance for the past week. When the report gets back, we'll know for sure what's going on there." The dark and businesslike admiral continued, and one officer rose a hand.
"Admiral, I have a question. The refugee city, the one from Midgar. I think it's called "Edge". What if they start telling the world about what really happened?" He began.
"You're precisely correct about that problem. That is why we must convert the ignorant and quickly. It is far more profitable and easy to convince someone to your side in their ignorance than to force the matter with heavy artillery, scourges, and annihilation." She nodded with a devious smile.
And of course, it'll be too easy to convince the others to annihilate Edge as the "other" terrorists.
"The President agrees with this course of action, so we will continue as so until something else comes up." Her closing words merited applause from the others, including me.
Soon…Wutai would fall