09-01-2004, 08:10
With a hacking cough, far deeper than his usual voice, Prince Buri rolled back onto his back, holding his covers tightly against him with his left hand. His right dropped from the bed, waiting for the time when he would inevitably become too hot, and use it to push the blankets off. Lucius rubbed the small boy's hand softly, he had been at his best friends side ever since Buri had been shot three days prior. It was an outright miracle that the Prince had even survived, but somehow he had managed to resist death at Milliardo's bullet. Milliardo escaped, but that didnt disturb Lucius quite as much as the other detail of the shooting. As Milliardo ran away, a see through man, obviously a video projection, appeared from a device he dropped. The figure was cloaked and masked, nothing but their long brown hair could be seen. They had only said one sentence "Goodnight sweet prince...", but it was more than enough, Lucius never wanted to see him again. The voice was haunting and yet, oddily familiar, he was certain he had heard it before. Buri began to stir once more, his green eyes lacked their usual shine as they slid open. "I need to make an announcement.... to tell everyone what happend." Lucius immediatly grabbed his friend's hand once more and shock his head. "You arent strong enough yet." A smile graced his face for the first time in many days. "Hey, if they saw you like this, every warrior nation in the world would swarm us, right?" Buri returned the smile, despite the fact that even such a simple movement caused pain to flow through him. "Tell Zagoth than, Im sure he can inform everyone." For a moment, Lucius considered bringing up the fact that their weakness may attract a serious threat, however he realized that such things had never phased Buri, and this injury hadent changed him in the slightest. "Alright, I'll be back in a moment."
As the international announcement began, Zagoth set down his notes, having memorized them all long before arriving. While the citizens of Sapheria were used to his buisnesslike, rather emotionless, tone, many outsiders found it to be a bit haunting, it was unclear if he was hiding something, or just didnt care. His eyes not glancing from the camera, he began the broadcast. "Greetings, I am Zagoth, Prime Minister of the former nation of Buri. While few most likely know of it, our nation was attacked by our neighbor Ziggurath, and reduced to a mere shell of our former self. Our ruler, Prince Buri, was gravely wounded in the attack, and while he is predicted to make a full recovery, I will be in command for the time being. Our nation is now known as Sapheria, a name chosen by the Prince for personal reasons. We also wish to inform you that our nation is for the most part pacifistic, we have a strict policy against the taking of any life, but we do have a military force, well trained in non-lethal combat. In this, we mean no harm to the international community, and hope that all our relations will be peaceful and prosperace in the future." With a polite bow to the camera, the Prime Minister turned, and silently left the podium. The Cameraman was unsure wether the broadcast was over, but he quickly switched the camera off, certain Zagoth wasent coming back. The government officials watching had all noticed that Zagoth had been acting oddily the past few days, but leaving like this was quite out of character for the man. He had been under a lot of stress, and so the majority retained their trust in his leadership.
As the international announcement began, Zagoth set down his notes, having memorized them all long before arriving. While the citizens of Sapheria were used to his buisnesslike, rather emotionless, tone, many outsiders found it to be a bit haunting, it was unclear if he was hiding something, or just didnt care. His eyes not glancing from the camera, he began the broadcast. "Greetings, I am Zagoth, Prime Minister of the former nation of Buri. While few most likely know of it, our nation was attacked by our neighbor Ziggurath, and reduced to a mere shell of our former self. Our ruler, Prince Buri, was gravely wounded in the attack, and while he is predicted to make a full recovery, I will be in command for the time being. Our nation is now known as Sapheria, a name chosen by the Prince for personal reasons. We also wish to inform you that our nation is for the most part pacifistic, we have a strict policy against the taking of any life, but we do have a military force, well trained in non-lethal combat. In this, we mean no harm to the international community, and hope that all our relations will be peaceful and prosperace in the future." With a polite bow to the camera, the Prime Minister turned, and silently left the podium. The Cameraman was unsure wether the broadcast was over, but he quickly switched the camera off, certain Zagoth wasent coming back. The government officials watching had all noticed that Zagoth had been acting oddily the past few days, but leaving like this was quite out of character for the man. He had been under a lot of stress, and so the majority retained their trust in his leadership.