The Lightning Star
29-01-2005, 16:10
The Grand Citadel, Carthage
The Emperor, wearing his best clothes, stared into his soul as he sat in the Imperial War room. This can't go on, he said to himself. During his reign a massive amount of crisis' had emerged. Beggining with the brutal civil war which lead to his rise to power, his nation had suffered immensly. Over 1,000,000 people had died in the civil war, as well as in the Communist and the Socialist revolts. Then he lost most of Sardinia to TIOR, and was on the brink of a war half a world a way.
Have I done what is best for my people?
After a moment, the Emperor walked out of the room and onto the grand podium which stood above the entrance to the citadel.
"People of Carthage," he began saying to the crowd outside. "I have failed you." From the crowd came gasps and people shouting "No you haven't!" and "You were the best Emperor we ever had!". "I have dragged our glorious empire into decline. Over a million people lay dead because of my actions. And now we are on the brink of a war that may repeat what happened in the War against the Generic Empire; total destruction of our land and people.
"It is time that we threw down the shackles of an Imperial Government, and let the people decide who controls what. My replacement shall be Prime Minister Steven Hargin, who you elected yourselves. Good day, and farewell."
The Former-Emperor then stepped down from the podium, got into his helicopter, and then flew over the city towards his home in Hannibalia. As he reached the edge of the city, however, his helicopter was ambushed by 7 armed Communists with RPG's. The Helicopter spiraled towards the ground as the pilot frantically tried to regain control. After 25 seconds, the helicopter crashed into an abandoned parking lot.
There were no survivors.
The Emperor, wearing his best clothes, stared into his soul as he sat in the Imperial War room. This can't go on, he said to himself. During his reign a massive amount of crisis' had emerged. Beggining with the brutal civil war which lead to his rise to power, his nation had suffered immensly. Over 1,000,000 people had died in the civil war, as well as in the Communist and the Socialist revolts. Then he lost most of Sardinia to TIOR, and was on the brink of a war half a world a way.
Have I done what is best for my people?
After a moment, the Emperor walked out of the room and onto the grand podium which stood above the entrance to the citadel.
"People of Carthage," he began saying to the crowd outside. "I have failed you." From the crowd came gasps and people shouting "No you haven't!" and "You were the best Emperor we ever had!". "I have dragged our glorious empire into decline. Over a million people lay dead because of my actions. And now we are on the brink of a war that may repeat what happened in the War against the Generic Empire; total destruction of our land and people.
"It is time that we threw down the shackles of an Imperial Government, and let the people decide who controls what. My replacement shall be Prime Minister Steven Hargin, who you elected yourselves. Good day, and farewell."
The Former-Emperor then stepped down from the podium, got into his helicopter, and then flew over the city towards his home in Hannibalia. As he reached the edge of the city, however, his helicopter was ambushed by 7 armed Communists with RPG's. The Helicopter spiraled towards the ground as the pilot frantically tried to regain control. After 25 seconds, the helicopter crashed into an abandoned parking lot.
There were no survivors.