Corvus Belli infinity - Season 9 treason

PROLOGUE: TAGLINE

Planet Paradiso. Theater of Operations.

It ostensibly falls upon the Coordinated High Command, under the auspices of 0-12, to oversee the systemwide military efforts against the allen Invasion of Paradiso. And yet the superpowers of the Sphere will not hesitate to exploit this arrangement to further their own govern mental and financial agendas.

The slightest shift in the balance of this precarious alliance might bring about the collapse of the 0-12-lad international Initiative, in turn leading to the fall of Paradiso, Combined Army encroachment on human systems, the prospect of a total war and, in the worst-case scenario, the enslave- ment-or eradication of the human race.

Paradiso is subject to both a physical military blockade and an unprecedented Information blockade. Precious little news about the events in Paradiso manages to break through the culture of silence that surrounds the system. Whatever Information percolates through to the average citizen has been trimmed down to a series of inconse- quential anecdotes. It would be fair to say that the larger part of humanity has learned more about the conflict from fictional Maya shows like Myrmidon Wars than from mainstream news media. This careful curation of news has been set up by the Coordinated High Command-with the acquiescence of each of its members-in order to shield the public from information that might conceivably lead to panic and unrest.

Behind this ironclad system of censorship, occurrences in Paradiso help shape the political landscape of the Sphere as members vie for influence over the Coordinated High Command.

Of this, PanOceania is painfully aware. The latest three operations coordinated by the Hyperpower floundered di- sastrously, resulting in the loss of a key strategic position and the True Death of five TAG pilots, including celebrated war hero Toni Macayana. These blunders have taken their toll on the morale of PanOceanian soldiers, called into question PanOceania's military fitness and given their Yu Jing contenders ammunition for a potential bid for the leadership.

Alfred Savage, Zeitgeist spokesman, concerned about the lobby's decline in popularity and pressed by the Board of Directors, arranges a secret meeting to decide the best course of action.

[You can watch "Join the TAGLINE," the first episode of the series TAGLINE, on Corvus Belli's YouTube channel.]