The morning sun cast a sharp amber glare across the wide crystalline windows of the First Citadel command spire.
On the massive central holographic display, Dorian Verrin's polished smile occupied the entire center screen of the Crowncast national broadcasting network.
Across fifty million televisions, street billboards, and personal mobile terminals throughout the continent, the media mogul continued his elaborate televised smear campaign.
"Look at the fraudulent narrative they are attempting to construct across the public airwaves," Diana said, her fingers flying across the electronic warfare console.
"Verrin spliced footage from old bandit raids to make it appear as though Citadel patrols are plundering civilian granaries in the outer sectors," Diana reported, analyzing the manipulated video files.
"He layered synthetic audio over our border patrol feeds to fabricate threats against federal delivery convoys," Diana added, highlighting the altered audio tracks.
