Nanjima
02-01-2005, 07:17
Sadness had overtaken the small, island nation of Nanjima. In the great capital of Kyonan, it was announced that Emperor Ieyusu, the proud leader of the great nation, had died suddenly of a stroke. His only heir was his daughter, Kumiko, who was only 18 years of age. Far too young to rule such a vast nation.
So rule passed instead to Prime Minister Yokotori Hanamura, a rich businessman who had out spent opponents in elections, favoring lax, pro-business policies which created a large class division. A few wealthy families dominated the poorer classes, mostly farmers who grew rice like their ancestors had for generations.
Acting in the name of Empress Kumiko, Hanamura quickly instigated a harsh rule of the corporate elite. Newspapers cried out in dissent, but were quickly shut down, and the editors were arrested. A large crowd of peasants gathered in Kyonan to demand their release. After a few minutes, Hanamura's armed forces came out, and fired machine guns and artillery into the crowd. Hundreds of people died.
The Empress quickly went on television, and condemned Hanamura's actions. The broadcast was quickly removed, and Empress Kumiko was put under house arrest in the Imperial Palace. The peasants became enraged when word of this leaked out.
Under cover of darkness, Kumiko's Imperial Guards sneaked the Empress out of the Palace, into the countryside. After securing the Imperial Armory outside the city, they handed out rifles to an enraged peasantry. Under the leadership of the Empress, the Guards and the Peasants marched on the capital.
Most of the Hanamura's Imperial Army fled, and joined the revolt. They marched through the streets of Kyonan, past homes and markets to the very gates of the Imperial Palace. It seemed as if the entire nation was there at that moment, holding torches and firing into the compound. Hanamura's guards fired back, and the bloodshed commenced.
Captured artillery quickly leveled the walls of the Palace, and soldiers and peasants poured in. It took hours before Hanamura and his government were found in a small dining room, and arrested.
A few days later, Hanamura and his top associates stood trial for high treason. They were sentanced to exile for life, and banished from the Empire to any foreign land that would take them. Empress Kumiko quickly reassumed authority, and began ruling in her own right. A new Parliament was quickly elected, to make laws and advise the Empress. Hanamura's corporations were torn apart, and a new policy began to take form in Nanjima. One not dominated by the whims of corporations or dictators, but by the will of the people, with the Empress as a wise figurehead guiding the fledgling nation.
Still, as Hanamura boarded a plane to exile, he vowed that he would return, and swore to regain power. While the people rejoiced his absence, they would forever be haunted by his memory. Meanwhile, Empress Kumiko's government began a search for allies, and Hanamura looked for a government to sponser an invasion with the goal of putting him back in power.
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Empress Kumiko
Sovreign of all Kyonan
So rule passed instead to Prime Minister Yokotori Hanamura, a rich businessman who had out spent opponents in elections, favoring lax, pro-business policies which created a large class division. A few wealthy families dominated the poorer classes, mostly farmers who grew rice like their ancestors had for generations.
Acting in the name of Empress Kumiko, Hanamura quickly instigated a harsh rule of the corporate elite. Newspapers cried out in dissent, but were quickly shut down, and the editors were arrested. A large crowd of peasants gathered in Kyonan to demand their release. After a few minutes, Hanamura's armed forces came out, and fired machine guns and artillery into the crowd. Hundreds of people died.
The Empress quickly went on television, and condemned Hanamura's actions. The broadcast was quickly removed, and Empress Kumiko was put under house arrest in the Imperial Palace. The peasants became enraged when word of this leaked out.
Under cover of darkness, Kumiko's Imperial Guards sneaked the Empress out of the Palace, into the countryside. After securing the Imperial Armory outside the city, they handed out rifles to an enraged peasantry. Under the leadership of the Empress, the Guards and the Peasants marched on the capital.
Most of the Hanamura's Imperial Army fled, and joined the revolt. They marched through the streets of Kyonan, past homes and markets to the very gates of the Imperial Palace. It seemed as if the entire nation was there at that moment, holding torches and firing into the compound. Hanamura's guards fired back, and the bloodshed commenced.
Captured artillery quickly leveled the walls of the Palace, and soldiers and peasants poured in. It took hours before Hanamura and his government were found in a small dining room, and arrested.
A few days later, Hanamura and his top associates stood trial for high treason. They were sentanced to exile for life, and banished from the Empire to any foreign land that would take them. Empress Kumiko quickly reassumed authority, and began ruling in her own right. A new Parliament was quickly elected, to make laws and advise the Empress. Hanamura's corporations were torn apart, and a new policy began to take form in Nanjima. One not dominated by the whims of corporations or dictators, but by the will of the people, with the Empress as a wise figurehead guiding the fledgling nation.
Still, as Hanamura boarded a plane to exile, he vowed that he would return, and swore to regain power. While the people rejoiced his absence, they would forever be haunted by his memory. Meanwhile, Empress Kumiko's government began a search for allies, and Hanamura looked for a government to sponser an invasion with the goal of putting him back in power.
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Empress Kumiko
Sovreign of all Kyonan