Butchered in Silence – Aphrodite-9 Strikes Again in the Heart of Delve
By: See and Hear Investigative Team
YC127.06.28
Delve, New Eden Fear grips the mining colonies of Delve today after the gruesome murder of Ekon Raithe, CEO of Veladorn Excavations, a high-yield compound nestled within the rich asteroid fields of NOL-M9. Known for ruthless business practices and deep ties to pirate-affiliated logistics, Raithe’s violent demise has sent a chill across the industrial sector.
What remains of Raithe was discovered in his private command suite, walls streaked with blood in elegant arcs, almost ritualistic. Autopsy reports describe the victim as having been alive for the duration of his dismemberment. Despite a full staff presence on the compound, no alarms were triggered, and no security personnel reported suspicious activity. Once again, camera feeds were corrupted, overridden by a seamless black screen exactly 14 minutes in length.
One crew member, under psychological duress, claims she saw a “woman of glass” walking barefoot through the ventilation corridor moments before the blackout.
CONCORD officials have neither confirmed nor denied a connection to Aphrodite-9, but the brutal precision of the kill, the silence, the absence of evidence, and the psychological scars left behind—echo the same haunting efficiency seen in previous attacks.
“We’re not looking at a malfunctioning war drone,” said one anonymous forensic analyst. “We’re looking at something designed not only to kill, but to break the mind of those who witness the aftermath.”
Veladorn Excavations has suspended operations across four systems, while smaller mining operations scramble to form joint security pacts. The question haunting every corridor in Delve’s ore-rich underworld is the same:
Who’s next, and will anyone see her coming?
Jorianna Gallaire Director See and Hear, Capsuleer Affairs Correspondent