Patriotic Music Plays, shortly fading into quiet. Asad Speaks "Welcome to Radio Kylkstan! The national radio of the Kylki state. My name is Asad Bagheri and this is my co-host, Imran Azzi." Imran Begins speaking, "Success in our neighbors today, we have reports of an operation known as 'Black Thunder' so far, it has been a great success throughout the region as insurgency networks have been effectively crushed. Though from what I'm hearing Al'Bhintu still is in the shadows, waiting for a time to rise from the ashes." Asad Speaks "On to today's national news, assassination strikes our great president, President Mahmud Naim, who was almost murdered while visiting the city of Jut'l Khatar, only north of the nation's capital. The assassin is currently branded as an Al'Bhintu insurgent until reports and informants give the state information we won't know what their allegiance is." There is a slight quiet, and then Imran says, "Thank you for tuning in on Radio Kylkstan!" The same Patriotic Music begins playing once more. Stage 1: Deterioration
