"Access level: BLACK-3"

At 12:11 local time, the movement of an object identified as Pilgrim, occupying the body of Finance Department employee Bruce Stein, was detected. The object demonstrated a confident gait and moved toward Agent "Raven"'s group, passing through areas of active spatial instability without apparent difficulty. Stein's biometric indicators remained within normal limits, but deviations in his thermodynamic and electromagnetic profile were detected, particularly in the cranium and thorax. As the object approached the group, the cognitive pressure level within a 50-meter radius decreased, allowing Agent "Raven," Subject 12, and the R'mel avatar to regain orientation and partially resume movement.

By order from General Kovalev, transmitted via a secure communications channel, all units within line of sight of the object were instructed to ensure its unimpeded passage. Covering teams took up positions on the rooftops and upper floors of buildings. Automatic turrets have been switched to passive mode. Snipers have been ordered to hold fire under all circumstances unless directly ordered by command.

Meanwhile, efforts to contain the Aggressor - an object previously hovering over the building at the center of the conflict - continue. The combined efforts of artillery crews and Psychomancers are keeping it contained within a limited sector. The Aggressor is attempting to break through to Stein, but each attempt is being thwarted by a series of precision strikes and targeted cognitive impulses. Signs of fatigue have been detected among the Psychomancers - their field structure is becoming less stable - but they continue to hold the front.

In the rear, army infantry units and Observation Foundation scientific personnel have launched a large-scale operation to provide aid to the injured. A temporary field hospital has been set up near the shopping center. Biostabilization modules have been installed, and tents for triage and initial treatment of wounds have been pitched. Medical assistance is being provided not only to civilians but also to those Psycho-entities whose structure allows for physical intervention. In some cases, adapted symbiotic therapy protocols developed within the Echo Project are used.

Overall coordination of the scientific staff is provided by Dr. Jan Lewandowski, head of the scientific sector. According to eyewitnesses, he personally oversees work with Psychic Entities, employing unconventional methods of interaction, including verbal formulas and projection gestures previously only observed in interactions with R'mel representatives. His actions have allowed him to stabilize several Psychic Entities previously considered lost combat units.

SUPPLEMENTARY MESSAGE / FIELD REPORT
Observation Foundation / Access Level: BLACK-3
Date: October 12, 1997
Location: Eastern sector of [TITLE REDACTED], 134th Special Forces Brigade Command Post

[00:04:26] - BEGIN RECORDING

OPERATIONAL FRAGMENT / TRANSMITTED FROM THE FIELD

Voice (General Kovalev, over the internal channel):
- All fire teams: Covering the Stein target is a priority.
- Repeat: Stein is carrying the Pilgrim. No one is to stop him.
- Artillery: hold the Aggressor. Psychomancers: full geometric freedom.

[00:04:39] - SITE SITUATION

Observation Officer:
- Psychomancers are holding the front, but the structure is unstable.
- The Aggressor is increasing pressure. Visually, shield fragmentation.
- Sector D-17: Civilians evacuated. The remaining Psychoentities are in critical condition.
- Scientists and medics are providing assistance. Dr. Levandowski reports:

"The Psychic Entity ship is damaged. Its internal geometry is disrupted. It is unable to leave the city."

[00:04:57] - PILGRIM/STEIN MOVEMENT

Voice (comms officer):
- Subject Stein is moving with an escort squad.
- Composition: 5 fighters, one medical officer. Direction: Raven Group point.
- The aggressor is attempting to intercept, but the Psychomancers are maintaining their trajectory.

Medical officer (personal microphone recording):
- He's injured. His shoulder. Superficial, but bleeding heavily.
- His pulse is stable. He... doesn't speak, but he's looking. It's as if he's looking through me.

[00:05:14] - AGGRESSOR ADVANCE

Observation Officer:
- The Psychomancer shield is unstable.
- The aggressor has changed shape. It's... growing.
- The space around it is compressing into a point.
- The form of destruction is unknown. Presumably: pseudo-gravitational impulse.

Voice (General Kovalev):
- Requesting an air strike. Repeat: aircraft are on target.
- The time is now or never.

[00:05:29] - CONTACT WITH VORON GROUP

Communications Officer:
- Subject Stein has reached Raven Group.
- Subject #12 is stable. R'mel is active.
- Transmission is in progress.

Subject #12 (body microphone recording):
- He's here. I feel... it's inside, but not from within.
- Here.
(pause, sound of contact)
- Take it.

R'mel (mentally, recorded as background):
- Connection established. Key transmitted.

[00:05:41] - PILGRIM'S REACTION

Pilgrim (through Stern's body, voice distorted, multi-layered):
- Now the Sinless will know detachment.

R'mel (mentally):
- The forest must not become dark.

[00:05:49] - RELEASE

Observation Officer:
- Subject Stein... is emptying.
- The Pilgrim leaves the body.
- Visual: a flash of light, then a figure crumbles to dust.
- Stein - unconscious, but alive.

[00:05:56] - AIR STRIKE

Voice (strike team pilot):
- Visual contact with target. Targeting confirmed.
- Dropping.
(sound of aircraft flying overhead, followed by an impact, accompanied by a hum and shaking recording)

Observation Officer:
- Accurate hit.
- Aggressor... fragmented.
- Psychomancers - collapsed structure. Total collapse.
- Energy profile - zeroing out.

[00:06:09] - FRAGMENT CONCLUSION

Agent "Raven" (on internal channel):
- He's gone.
- Key transmitted.
- We're still here.

[RECORDING INTERRUPTED / TRANSITION TO REAL-TIME]