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REAVERS – The unspoken truth!

Article by Jonas Ballard.

“Cannibalistic terrors raise hell for inhabitants of small border moon!” - The Ariel Enquirer.

We have all read the headlines. We have all heard the stories. Unconfirmed reports of men gone mad on the outer Rim have been a staple diet for our Anglo-Sino culture for decades. Wild savages terrorising the border planets - raping and killing innocent people. Acts of despicable behaviour and barbarism that are unheard of within our proud Alliance territory.

For centuries, the inhabitants of Earth-that-was were enthralled by myths of terrifying creatures. Tales of vampires, sasquatch and werewolves, recited by the comforting glow of the campfire. (An age-old custom, that surprisingly, still exists in parts of the Rim today.)

However, that is what we have been led to believe. They are just stories. Fanciful tales to keep the young children in line.

I never believed the stories. As an investigative reporter, it is a fundamental part of my training to seek out the facts. The rumours do not carry enough weight, without some irrefutable evidence.

The so-called nature of Reaver attacks makes one feel apprehensive to believe such things. It is known that they rape you to death, eat your flesh and sew your skin into their clothing. Therefore, the survival rate for such an attack is particularly low.

I was sceptical, vehemently sceptical, until now.

This is my story. Although, you won’t find any accounts of blood sucking vampires here. The events in this article are very real.

It is important that this account is told. It is a crime that our Allied Government has denied the existence of an extremely real threat for a long time.

Therefore, the names featured have been altered, to protect the identities of those involved.

Six weeks ago, I met Dr Philip Sanders, a cryptozoologist and scientist. For several years, he has gathered e