NationStates Jolt Archive

Executions in Amhurst

That was the headline in the Avadrian Daily News, the highlight on the Avadrian National News Channel, the focus of coffeshop discussion, and the realization of fears for a minority of Avadria's population.

Tweleve Christians, two Jews, and an Musilim were marked for death. All of them accused of the same crime. Each and everyone of them had violated the nations strict anti-relgious laws. It was of course legal to hold limited services in ones home, but any public advertisement of religious activites was condemned. In most normal cases a stingent fine and jail sentence would be issued, however there was a second crime they commited. Each of them was declared an Enemy of the Throne for their connections to anti-Imperial organizations, a crime punishable by death.

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"Each of these men before you is a threat to our society as a whole" The Avadrian Minister of Justice said. On the news channels, images of each of the criminals were shown with their names. "Their radical ideas, promisies of a paradise after death, an omnipitent power watching over all and declaring Him their only king. All lies, all attempts to topple our glorious leader, our lifestyle, our values." He looked across the crowd of news teams and onlookers. "These radicals, these anarchists, all of them... they must be dealt with for the sake of the Empire... The public must realize the flaws in their ideals and where it takes them..." The Minister said as he began to walk along the raised wooden platform. Before him, each of the criminals were kneeling down, side by side, not bothering to look at the public. Each of them were praying under their breath as the Minister of Justice continued his speech.

"...And their punishment... as it is to all Enemies of the Throne... is death" He said, his voice hanging on the last word. "And if your God exists let him strike me down and you shall be saved!" The Minister shouted mockingly. He waited for several moments before continuing. The Minister walked towards a small box and produced a small, silver, intricately detailed, revolver. The Minister loaded the five chambers and approached the first criminal.

The Minister pointed the barrel to the back of the first man's head.

"Thomas Walters, you are guilty of being an Enemy to the Throne and a threat to society. Your punishment is death" He pulled the trigger and the man slumped forward onto the wooden platform.

The Minister of Justice continued down, naming the criminals, their crimes, and then finally bringing justice to them. It all went smoothly until he reached one of the last christians.

"Jonas Hilbert, you are found guilty of being an Enemy of th-" The Minister was saying, before the man stood up and interrupted.

"God is my only King! He shall protect me! Accept the Lor-" He shouted, throwing the Minister off guard. However, he still had to follow procedure to legally execute him. The Minister began to shout, to drown out Jonas Hilbert.

"You are an Enemy of the Throne! You are a threat to society! Your punishment is death!"

"-d. He will save you! Like me you will be protec-"

The Minister pulled the trigger, silencing the radical. He moved onto the next.

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Soon all fifteen of them were dead. Of course it wasn't a day of celebration, merely one of solemn rememberance for what happens when you defy the laws of the Empire.

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However a block away from the execution site an unusual coalition had formed. One Muslims, three Christians, and two Jews had assembeled in a large cargo van. The van was packed with illegally obtained exlplosives. One of the christians had been in the Army and had managed to steal their illicit cargo.

These men were willing to challenge the words of the Minister and prove that their God exisited.

Tweleve Christians, two Jews, and an Musilim were marked for death. All of them accused of the same crime. Each and everyone of them had violated the nations strict anti-relgious laws. It was of course legal to hold limited services in ones home, but any public advertisement of religious activites was condoned. .
(ooc: not trying to be an asshole, but you might wanna choose a different word than condoned, as condoned means to excuse or overlook)

(Thanks for the grammatical tip... it's late, I'm tired... things happen)

The christian in the drivers seat started the van. He paused looking ahead at the aftermath of the gruesome display. He looked back at the other men in the van and then at the bible sitting on the top of the dash. The christian put the van in drive and slowly drove along the road. As they neared the wooden execution stand he began to accelerate. The van continued to pick up speed and drove for the crowd. The people began to scatter but it was too late. The van plowed into the crowd and stopped.

News reporters continued to broadcast, describing the accident that had just happened behind them. However suddenly the van erupted in a massive explosion.

Once the smoke cleared the true impact of these religious radicals was realized. The Minister of Justice lay dead, hundreds around the van were dead, and others were incredibly injured.

The undamaged news cameras continued to roll, capturing valuable footage of the crisis. The sounds of sirens could be heard in the distance, as emergency crews raced to the scene of the explosion.

A young, dirtied, shocked reporter climbed up in front of his stations camera. It was one of the few undamaged in the blast. The reported pushed his cracked lenses up to the crook of his nose and grabbed his microphone.

"Th-this is Cecil Habbard of ANNC" The reporter said. He was breathing heavily still in awe of what had happened yet still loyal to his job. "Wha-what you have just witnessed here today is an absolute tragedy..." Cecil looked back at the charred, warped, corpse of the van. Several ambulances and police cars pulled up.

"This-this van raced in and... and it exploded..." He wiped some of the dirt off of his forehead. The reporters breathing was still erratic. "...This-this is terrible."

As Cecil continued to report, two armed police officers could be seen approaching from behind. One of them pushed Cecil out of the way and covered lens, making sure they couldn't film any more.

However the story was already being broadcasted live to ANNC and being bought up by the nations other networks.

At Ground Zero: One Hour Later

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The shattered remains of the stage laid out for the execution had been removed, as well as the smoldering remains of the van and the lives that it had taken. In their place was a small crater and stained and darkened cobblestones.

A small platform had been setup for the speech that was to be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs as well as Field Marshal Center.

Security was tight, with a ring of Avadrian soldiers surrounding the stage, men on the roofs of the surrounding buildings, and Avadrian Secret Police hidden amongst the onlookers.

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Minister Edbren took the stage first, with Field Marshal Reikan at his side. The Minster cleared his throat and looked over at the remains of the sight. "The attack capcarried out this afternoon, no doubt by relgious anarchists, has left a grave reminder on why we must continue to enforce our laws protecting our citizens from these radicals." The Minister said. He adjusted his glasses and looked along the crowd. "As a direct result of these attacks, the Empire has decided to suspend all private relgious activity for the next two months. As well we will be enforcing a 10:30 curfew and stepping up police patrols..." The Minister went on. "We are going to stop these terrorists once and for all." He said, finishing the speech.

The Minister of Domestic Affairs was met with applause from the audience and he stepped down from the platform.

wow,nicely written,keep up the good work.

Garret Reikan, Field Marshal for the Central Avadrian Forces took the stage. He was in his grey-blue dress uniform, which proudly displayed his medals. The young Field Marshal looked across the site of the attack and down at the podium. He sighed and looked back up at the crowd.

"Today... today's events were a tradgedy that we will never forget." He said, pausing breifly before resuming his speech. "These reglious radicals will all be brought to justice! The just Sword of the Empire will be brought down upon them!" Field Marshal Reikan shouted, pounding his fist on the podium. "Armeegruppe Center is being deployed throughout the Capital and surrounding cities to help route out potential criminals.... All churches and cathedrals are closed indefinately...." The Field Marshal continued his speech and was met with a fearful yet enthusiastic applause.

The men exited the platform and climbed into a large armored car. The car took off followed by a group of armed police jeeps.

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The crowd soon dispersed, each person returning to their daily lives. Everything was as it was before the attack, only an increased military presence kept the population on edge. Tanks sat in the street, soldiers on the corners, and police on constant patrols.

To some it may seem an to be an overreaction, but the government wanted to be certain that their was no religious or anti-royalist revolution. They were trying to prevent a repeat of what had happened in the 70's.

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