NationStates Jolt Archive

Antalia Palace; One year after occupation

"Down with the foreign occupation! Get out of our land!" The throes of protestors began to shout out as one, literally in the thousands as they met outside of the newly created Republican Palace. Though there were lines of Agency Guards awaiting them in riot-gear, they did not desist, "Down with imperialism! Antanjyl belongs to the people!"

Ever since a recent editorial in the Republican News focused on how Allanea was slowly preassuring Antanjyl's schools into teaching the students English, there was an uproar of support. Primarily led by the Loyalist party, their demands were simple: That all foreign bodies leave Antanjyl's civilization alone. This went doubly for the military bases, which they saw as a sweat to Antanjyl's sovereignity... So far thankfully the protests were more or less peaceful.


Allanea's Air Force Base

Somewhere outside of the capital, an enormous crowd of Antanjylian people arrived in droves outside of Allanea's Air Force Base. There were over eight thousand of them, booing and chanting slogans at a safe distance from the gates. Ironically enough, it was thanks to Allanea's roadwork that the protestors managed to get there so soon.

"Down with the Allanean Imperialists!" A student from one of Antanjyl's collages quickly shouted as he leapt onto the hood of a car and lit an Allanean flag on fire, "Out with the invaders!"

The peopel cheered as the flag began to burn and dozens of other Allanean flags were trampled, or put up on flag poles and lit ablaze by blow torches. All the while shouting the same slogans and setting up tents in the background.


Maldaathi Military Base

"Booo!!! Down with the Communist Regime!" A man shouted as the crowd of protesters, roughly two thousand, significantly lower than that at the Allanean base due to the distance from any of Antanjyl's major cities. They too yelled slogans, mainly aimed at communism, as flags were quickly burnt and obsenities were shouted.

Pschycotic Pschycos

"Down with the Shogun! Get out of Antanjyl! Death to Imperialism!" The crowd quickly shouted in a drove of almost five thousand as they descended on the military base, staying clear of the gates. The chants were followed with burning flags and numerous tents being set up for a prolonged stay.

Maldaathi Military Base

The soldiers laughed as they stood behind the bases high walls, listening to the pathetic chanting of the citizens outside.

"Down with Communism, No more Chairmen!" Yelled the Protesters.

This made the men laugh harder.

"Soldiers of the Maldaathi army, due to this nuisance we have given all soldiers on base the right to 'Shoot to Kill' and the right to 'Fire at will' upon all Antanjyl protesters outside our base. That is all." The loudspeaker then shut off and begun to play its propaganda slogans again.

The soldiers delighted at this opportunity to see some blood and rushed into the bunkers upon the top of the base's main defence wall and opened fire with M60 and M249 Machine Guns onto the crowd below.

Maldaathi Military Base

There were dozens of screams at the Maldaathi soldiers began to open fire onto the protestors, as the mass quaked and began to break apart as the people began to retreat, bullets cutting through the men and women gathered there. Many more were trampled as they ran down the isolated road for safety from the hail of bulletfire. By the time the last of them had made it out of range, a group of over seventy were dead or wounded by Maldaathi gunfire, and those wounded were quickly picked off as well.

"Commie bastards!" Some of the protestors shouted in the distance as they began to leave, quickly stringing up large dummies with picture's of Maldaathi's leader on it before setting it ablaze, along with dozens of Maldaathi flags.

Maldaathi Military Base

The large ceramic plated gates slowly creaked open, revealing the inside of Maldaathi Base and the small fleet of Evasive Class SUV's that the base comandeered. They sat behind the gates revving their large V8 Engines until their was enough room for them to squeeze through, single file and hunt down the fleeing protesters.

The Black SUV's headed in every direction, some mowing the protesters down with the built-in 30mm Automatic Machine guns while soldiers leant out the windows and firing their FAMAS-SBX rifles. Other Evasive Classes simply launched the missiles on the sides of the vehicles to obliterate large groups of civilians.

Maldaathi Military Base

The protestors continued running, getting into their vehicles as the SUVs drove through the crowd firing, taking out dozens at a time. A news van also began to pack up to leave, arriving only minutes before the bloodbath had begun. Along with these were dozens of busses which quickly attempted to drive off as they were fired upon.

Almost immediately the government took notice of what was going on and sent a message to the Maldaathi base and personnel within.


Official Message from Antanjyl to Maldaathi Military Base

The government of Antanjyl demands that you halt your pursuit of the civilian protestors at once! We repeat, halt your engagement of the civilians at once!

[OOC: You can RP a Praetonian embassy in your capital if you want.]

Response from Maldaathi Military Base to Antanjyl
We have recieved a blank telegram from you, if it was of great importance we request that you re-send it.

The SUV's continued hunting down the few civilians left on foot before turning to shred the busses they were escaping on in heated metal, with the few SUV's with missile's left making short work of the large targets. Upbeat chatter continued through the Evasive Class's linked telecommunication sets reporting sightings of fleeing men and women.

OOC: Formerly Kraven

The Free Lands of Slovania

After being on the Receiving end of such actions for so long, We know what it is like, First hand, We Outright Condem these actions of the Maldaathi Commanders, and Urge every nation that is Free and has a Sense of Purpose to Condem these Actions as well, We Urge Antanjyl to throw these Barbaric monsters out of your Nation, After the Brutality of Kraven, the Free world must unite to Rid our World of Such monsters...

Arthur Richardson - The Prime Minister of Slovania
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What the hell happened to the 'cool' Kraven?

A large group of Antanjyl's military choppers quickly appeared halfway through the massacre as they quickly turned on their loudspeakers, their missiles at ready. There were a total of twenty-five of the combat-ready ships, more than enough to show that Antanjyl was serious about their prior orders.

"THIS IS THE ANTANJYL REPUBLICAN GUARD! CEASE YOUR ASSAULT AT ONCE!"

In case the assault didn't cease the weapons were quickly readied in case they needed to stop the attack themselves. That would be a worst-case scenario, since knowing Maldaathi that would more than likely be considered an act of war...

"WE REPEAT! STOP YOUR ATTACK AT ONCE!"

The SUV's involved in the bloodbath slowly slowed to a halt, with the gun totting men climbing back inside the windows.

"THIS IS THE REBUBLICAN GUARD, STOP!"

"THIS IS THE LEAD SUV, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?"

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Official Government Statement
Constitutional Matriarchy of Reloria
"For a brighter tomorrow."

The reaction of the Maldaathi forces to the people of Antanjyl's right to peaceful protest is beyond contempt. Slaughtering civilians is not only despicable, but will probably only serve to make the situation even worse than it was already. The Relorian government most surely condemns the barbaric acts of Maltaathi on this matter.

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Newly-Elected Matriarch Zelella Rocca
Leader of the Constitutional Matriarchy of Reloria

"You are in direct violation of Antanjyl soil! You are assaulting innocent Antanjylian Civilians!" The chopper's speakers quickly shouted back, minorly annoyed at Maldaathi's response to the matter.

Official Response to Solvenia

We thank the people of Slovenia for their words, and will look into removing Maldaathi's occupation along with other nations in the near future. Things such as these, along with numerous military-style assassinations taking place all over Antnajyl are slowly alerting our nation of the dangers of having such people as these foreigners in Antanjyl.

Democratic Elected Emperor,
Aleix Albeleo

Allanean Air Force Base

General North has seen the Allanean flag burned before – on news broadcasts, in history books, and so forth. It never really offended him – but he did pity the people who did it. Poor things... so stupid... so silly... But, regardless of his opinion, something had to be done about it... or did it?

The General yawned, then looked at the television surveillance screens, where Allanean civilias – Salvation Army personnel, reporters – walked up to the Antanjylians, unfolding their own little Allanean flags and burning them. Heh. Didn't know we had this sort, too.

Somewhere in the background, an Allanean engineer offered an Antanjylian protestor a bottle of vodka. The General started giggling outright. “This is turning out to be quite a party, isn't it?”

He flipped a switch. Around the base, huge loudspeakers flared out, pumping out hundreds of decibels of party music – the kind you don't really enjoy until it's so loud it's rattling your brain inside your skull.

Now, the general was laughing out loud, looking at the protestors move their lips and scream in anger – with all sounds being drowned out by the music.

Sure you have freedom of speech fellows. But so do I.

So do I.

Above the Allanean/Antanjylian crowd, the music rang:

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess I still believe
When I'm not with you I lose my mind
Give me a sign
Hit me baby one more time!

Pschycotic Pschycos Military Base Alpha One,
Antalia, Antanjyl....

The protestors at the gates to the base were unnerveing the base commander, Seargent Uesugi Kenshin. Thus far, the forces maintained in the nation had done nothing but aid in rebuilding and housing porjects. This protest had taken him by complete surprise. However, his surprise would be no excuse if the base were overrun. He picked up a microphone from in his office, and addressed the base, "All hands, proceed to genreal quarters. Squads 12 through 17 are to don battlearmor and report to the base perimeter. Shoot anyone who passes the border."

Next, he switched to the loud speakers:

"Attention Antanjyl citizens!! We are not here under any imperialistic notions. Our soul purpose for being here is to support the rebuilding and protect the nation from other outside forces. We condem Maldaathi's actions earlier today, and as long as this crowd causes us no harm and disperses peacefully, there will be no need to repeat them."

At about this time, the extra soldiers, in full red and black samurai battle armor, showed up at the perimeter holding guns. They stood well back to assure the population that they were only defensive measures, and had no intention to attack.

Antanjyl Port

GCS Duty Calls

The freighter had been unloading cheap Jaju and PMX-440 Automobiles when it was swarmed with protesters screaming that the cheap Leafanistani goods were driving Antanjyl domestic industries to bankruptcy.

Soon several PMX-440s were on fire and the crowd marched toward the ship, a crane dropped a Jaju as the operator fled. The car nearly landed on the captain and he ordered everyone on board as the angry crowd began pelting the ship with rocks, damaging the uncanvased cars that were being unloaded.

A crew member fired off his service revolver twice toward the crowd to scare them off. The shots flew into the air and let out a powerful report throughout the port, the crowd was unafraid. As a rock hit him on the head, the captain quickly told him to get on board the ship. He pulled up the bridge and the ship started to pull away. Crew members gathered with AK-74s and AR-550s on the side of the ship incase the crowd attempted something.

The crowd cheered and burned the Leafanistani flag on the port. The captain settled into his quarters with an icepack on his head, he put on his sleeping clothes and took a well-deserved rest as the ship sailed back to Frozopia, licking its wounds.

The captain sent an angry memo to Sung Heavy Manufacturing Concern over this, and it would be forwarded to the Antanjyl government.

Pschycotic Pschycos Military Base Alpha One,
Antalia, Antanjyl....

The protestors at the gates to the base were unnerveing the base commander, Seargent Uesugi Kenshin. Thus far, the forces maintained in the nation had done nothing but aid in rebuilding and housing porjects. This protest had taken him by complete surprise. However, his surprise would be no excuse if the base were overrun. He picked up a microphone from in his office, and addressed the base, "All hands, proceed to genreal quarters. Squads 12 through 17 are to don battlearmor and report to the base perimeter. Shoot anyone who passes the border."

Next, he switched to the loud speakers:

"Attention Antanjyl citizens!! We are not here under any imperialistic notions. Our soul purpose for being here is to support the rebuilding and protect the nation from other outside forces. We condem Maldaathi's actions earlier today, and as long as this crowd causes us no harm and disperses peacefully, there will be no need to repeat them."

At about this time, the extra soldiers, in full red and black samurai battle armor, showed up at the perimeter holding guns. They stood well back to assure the population that they were only defensive measures, and had no intention to attack.

OOC: How would the PP Base find out about my actions so quickly, considering all protests occured at the same time?

Official Statement from Maldaathi

The actions of the military base in Antanjyl had justified actions in attacking and killing the several thousands of protesters outside the base. An undisclosed amount of land surrounding our base is classified as 'Maldaathi National Territory' and as such this territory uses the official laws of Maldaathi as written by Chairman Lukav.

The Law States that free speech be denied to the peoples in our land and any attacks on the government, The Laws of Maldaathi, Defying our Laws or any personal attacks on our great leader Chairman Lukav, are punishable by death.

So therefore the troops of the Maldaathi base were acting within the laws of Maldaathi AND within the territory of Maldaathi. Antanjylian choppers shall be excused for this time ONLY for tresspassing on our land.

Our troops have retreated back into our base but remain on Red Alert for retalitory attacks.

Chairman Lukav, Supreme Commander and Leader of The Communist State of Maldaathi

OOC: I did say the protests were more or less nonviolent as of late, but then again Antanjyl has almost no automobile industry, so I'll just say those at the dock were radicals.

IC:

Official Statement to Maldaathi From Republic of Antanjyl

We will let this slide, but let it be known that a vote will be passed in the Republican Congress on the actions taking place currently. Depending on the vote all foreign military personnel will need to be forcibly removed to ever allow such a travesty of justice ro repeat itself again. There is no nation on the earth that would allow a foreign nation to murder it's civilians, and many of the murders were far from the area you permit.

Elected Democratic Emperor,
Aleix Albeleo

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Pschycotic Pschycos and Allanea Military Bases

The protestors more or less ignored the vodka, as peer preassure from the group kept them from taking any, and in fact most of it was tossed on the paved road. The music however, eventually drove most of the group away, leaving only a large amount of sleeping protestors in vehicles by the end of the day, along with a news crew.

At the Pschycotic Pschycos military base the shanty town was more or less filled and quiet by the time the night ended, with large amounts of protestors living within. However even with this going on there was still a wide range of picketers moving up and down the street nonstop. This was only the beginning, and this was the only road outside of the base.


Protestor HQ; Antalia

"This can't continue!!!" One of the Protestor leaders, Zed Parlo shouted over the angry mob standing around the conference room. Behind him were numerous pictures, from the bodies of those killed by no doubt 'foreign' hitmen, to the Maldaathi massacre, and numerous other repressive activities going on, "Our current television station is slowly gaining a foothold however, and this will only elevate the plight of our people to the international community! What I demand now is a boycott of all foreign goods, though nothing as violent as what happened at the Leafanistan port, I want the leaders involved kicked out. We can't stand bad PR like that if we're going to expel the evil bastards!"

"Yeeeeahhh!!!" The crowd shouted and began cheering. So far they were only a minority, but after the event at Maldaathi more than 40% of Antanjyl sided with this group.

"This is a problem we can't just turn away from... Innocent people are murdered daily!!!" He shouted again, garnering another uproar from the crowd. Armed guards were present at all exits, and even they were cheering, "Tonight was a dark night for Antanjyl, but the darkest hour is always that before the light!"

"Down with the foreign oppressors! Drive the pigs out of Antanjyl!!!"

DEMOCRATIC SOVIET REPUBLIC OF KAHANISTAN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Government of Kahanistan condemns the bestial actions of the Maldaathian butchers in needlessly slaughtering Antanjylese civilians.

While a certain amount of space surrounding the base must necessarily be under the control of the nation using the base, an "undisclosed" amount could, in extreme situations, encompass large areas or even the entire hosting nation, thereby resulting in a state of belligerent military occupation of Antanjyl by Maldaathi. We must therefore urge that the space claimed by Maldaathi be clearly delineated and signs warning against unwarranted intrusions be prominently displayed on all Maldaathian bases.

Even if the shootings were justified, shooting civilians in Antanjylese territory (those who had fled) is not justified and the Government of Kahanistan will not stand for it.

Mr. Lukav is a disgrace to all Communists, and is a madman and war criminal who should be punished as such. He makes the Government of Kahanistan ashamed to be socialist.

Signed,
Margaret Delray,
Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Official Ecclesiastical Edict
To: The International Community
From: The Most Worthy High Ecclesiarchy of the Eternal Republic of Holy Xirnium

The High Ecclesiarchy of the Eternal Republic was both disgusted and appalled to learn of the callous murders, by Maldaathian authorities, of vast numbers of innocent Antanjyl citizens simply involved in peaceful, public demonstrations. We condemn their cowardly acts as utterly barbarous and a blatant breach of Antanjyl’s national sovereignty. Clearly the Maldaathian government is a most repulsive regime with absolutely no respect for even the most basic civil rights inherent to all human beings.

As other governments have since done, we urge all decent nations of the world to as one vehemently denounce the illegal and brutal methods of Maldaathian criminals.

[Signed]
His Beatitude the High Lord Ertham Nidor (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/Dennis134/GrandCardinal.jpg)
Grand Cardinal and Chief Minister of the High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium

OOC: Antanjyl, are you following the Real War thread?

IC:

ACIA headquarters, Greater Prussian Bay

“I think we need a new policy... it's not like we can actually kill off the slavers one by one, now can we?”

The wizened ACIA director nodded. “Yes. I agree. This is doing much less good then it was expected to. Cut the program. Cut it now. And activate Code Logjam. It is now time.”

The younger man nodded, running out of the room. But Jacob Langley, chief of the Allanean Central Intelligence Agency, was not done yet. He had made phonecalls to do more things – that would affect Antanjylian society in much more insidious ways then the overt influence of the millions of brainwashed government troops, the libertarian propaganda, and the military base on the shore would.

First was the mission of turning the Antanjylian people into an automobile-using society. This was already in the works, but more came in – as Allanean banks gave loans to local companies to further exploit Antanjylian oil resources. There was no need for ACIA intervention there – the free market was already doing it's job. Cheap oil, cheap cars, and roads built by Allanean military units would get the job done – and, puns aside, get jobs for thousands of Antanjylians. But the ACIA director wanted more – though he had no budget for it.

“Hey there.”

On the phone was Peter Gibson, director of the Triple-A, the Allanean Automobile Association – a group representing the interests of automobile hobbyists and the auto industry. It was only a few words with the ACIA director that persuaded him that what the Director had in mind was profitable for his employers.

Within days, Antanjyl's first Public Service Announcements began to appear. They called upon the Antanjylians to go out and purchase their out private automobiles. They did not promote any particular company – merely the ownership of cars in general. They explained how even poor people could buy cars on installements, they demosntrated cars as symbols of manliness and power, they did it all – but they could be traced to any one company, nor did they look as if they were.

Once the idea was given, 3A was now working on it's own. Posters, newspaper ads in the different private papers of Antanjyl that would be cropping up now, everything – and Gibson had even gone where the ACIA director may have not even wanted him to go before. He decided to contact the Leafanistani – after all, they too were importing cars – and had an interest in turning Antanjyl into a car culture.

In the meanwhile, the headquarters of all opposition groups received anonymous faxes detailing the names of the 546 people targeted and asassinated, and te ways in which they were tied to the genocide and slavery of 12 million Antanjylan people. They ended in the following phrase:

Those people have sinned, and they were punished. There are many like them, but we will punish no more, for that is not our business to do more. Let the Law and the People of Antanjyl find and punish the rest.

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International Message of the Democratic Sultanate

We condemn the actions of the Maldaathii as corrupt and undeserving to protestors.

The people of a nation have a fundamental right to peaceful protest, and your violation of that right shows lack of respect for every human on Earth.

Sultan Khan Whyatica,
Democratic Sultanate of Whyatica

OOC: I'll get to that now. Oh how many Agency members did you take? There were of course millions, which would cost Allanea trillions of USD to take care of.

Secret IC:

"Heh, unlawful killings... They had no idea that those people were in anyway responsible for the genocide!" Kaus Debonair shouted in anger as he sat well away from the cities within the dungeon of what was once a palace, "May the gods have mercy on their souls, but if these foreign bastards want to mess around with my people..."

"Sir?" Kaus Debonair's assistant said quietly, there were only five guards in the room, as there was nothing above them but rubble, and the hatch was almost always left closed, "Whatever your plan is... I'll inform the mercenaries."

"Alright I've drawn up a list of names of those taken in by Allanea, the leaders that are being obviously brainwashed. I want them all killed within the next five years... Also, I want as many foreign vehicles destroyed and their representatives here killed. We'll see how they like it. Also, send a letter to the government, I had to exaggerate a bit, but they'll get the hint."

"Aye sir... May the gods bless you."

Kaus Debonair spit at the filthy floor, "The gods have already blessed me. Now go."

In that letter was everything about the Allanean brainwashing and more, told to him by one of the people who made it out of the camp seemingly unphased. Of course he had to stretch the lies that were being taught, but it was necessary for Antanjyl's sovereignity...

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Antalia Palace

"So Kavax, tell us again how you slew Exmus at the championship... It was almost mind-boggling how you did it, and all under five plunges..." One of Kavax's female fans said, doe eyed and nearly drooling as she stared at the man, "I mean it-"

"Please, your words are not necessary. This Vice Emperor thing is for a bit more, trust me. There will be better fights to come." He said with a smile as he flicked his long black hair over his shoulder and leaned back in his seat, "But alright just one more time..."

Aleix Albeleo watched his Vice Emperor as he looked over paperwork, a slick smile on his face. It was an easy ticket to a Democratic victory to have a man like Kavax at his side. Ah, how he moved the people was equally inspiring, unfortunately battle and charisma were his only positive attributes...

"Excuse me sir... A letter." An red and black uniformed Agency guard said quietly as he placed the letter on the Emperor's desk.

"From?"

"No idea, but it seems urgent. The man seemed especially paranoid."

"Ah well lets have a look..." He said with a smile, slowly opening it as he pulled the parchment out, "Ah look its about those Allaneans... Wha-What is this?! Call a press conference at once!"

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Official Message to the World from Antanjyl

It has come to my attention recently that what is being done to our brave troops is simply barbaric! Obviously nothing short of brainwashing. Currently I will leave my sources a secret, but lets just say that I plan on sending an investigation team to Allanea to check things out. If it is as I fear, then I will recall them all at once. To make sure nothing goes wrong, there will be a different team sent every week.

As for the Maldaathi incident... Well I really must urge them to leave this nation. The Republic of Antanjyl will not stand for such barbarianism, especially when our past ally did nothing to defend or help the Antanjylian people during our last war. Obviously, by going against this alliance you have forfeit yourself of your base. We will pay for your evacuation, and will give you six months to leave.

I would also like to inform the people that the investigations on the murders will never cease, despite what the press may be telling you. We will catch the culprits and they shall all stand trial for their evil and inhumane deeds. Many of their so called 'targets' were simple janitors and humanitarians working in the slave pits! Are these the type of people we should look up to?! Of course not! Which is why this massive terrorist attack will quickly be taken care of.

As for the slavers, they were going to stand trial next month, however due to these recent incidents I will be forced to push it back. I will also require that none occupying Antanjyl presently leave, except for those merchants who show the right documents. As of now, this will be my last message for some time untill I have things straightened out.

May the gods bless you all.

Elected Democratic Emperor,
Aleix Albeleo

Antanjyl

Almost immediately the groups around the military bases protesting nearly tripled, while those around Maldaathi were completely gone, replaced with a small military blockade to assist them with leaving. The following nights were also hectic ones, as hundreds of trains mercenaries quietly stalked the nights, planting explosives in any store selling large amounts of foreign goods. The main target was so far automobiles, as they seemed to be the most prevalent. Along with this were a series of barbaric assassinations, done with the skill which could be expected from trained mercenaries. From cars rigged with bombs to snipers firing at people while they were driving home, the death toll was steady, even as the Agency began to patrol the streets of all major cities.

Along with this, protestors were now throwing rocks at the palace, since they views the government's taking so long to enact these things as weakness. All hell was literally breaking loose, and the targetted parties were essentially the foreigners.

OOC: I assume to be holding appox. 44 million troops as POW's, mostly army, with literally billions of dollars invested into the practice from both me and Derscon. This is a consolidated response to this and the other thread to avoid troubles.

IC:

The response of the United States of Allanea was swift, and it was merciless – but it was not violent. The Allanean insurance companies paid for every automobile torched, and for every store harmed. And in the meanwhile, the Allaneans began arm the native Antanjyli – the pro-democracy groups began to receive weapons of their own - assault rifles, handguns, shotguns, rifles, ferried straight from the Allanean base or sold openly at Allanean-owned stores. “The mercenaries who are doing this already have weapons and training,” - noted the chief of ACIA. “All we can do to stem the tide is to ensure they get shot at if they shoot at people.”

In the meanwhile, a whole variety of charity groups began to pour resources into Antanjyl – sponsoring new television stations, new radio stations, new newspapers, a whole variety of new opinions. They promoted christianity, free love, legalized drugs and gun rights – some separately, some at once, but that wasn't the point. The point was, suddenyl the Antanjylians were exposed to the Great Marketplace of Ideas – unsuppressed and unsuppressable.

Those who attacked Allanean merchants would discover rather bad news – Allaneans carried guns, despite whatever law there was in Antanjyl about it, and they shot at the mercenaries, too. Some of the richer merchants hired bomb-detection experts to look at their cars, and that worked, too.

Above, in the sky, Allanean aircraft flew by, dropping leaflets and exposing the Antanjylians with a totally new kind of propaganda all over again.

And in the meanwhile, the ACIA began a totally new work – the newly-brainwashed POW's were now being secretly organised into political units, and taught the basics of activism. Allanean agents travelled between them, and taught the basics of political activism. They explained that to influence a democratic process, one did not need to have the many – first, one needed to have the active. Once you have a sufficiently large amount of active followers, the rest will follow, said the Allaneans.

And indeed, the Allaneans were intent on releasing on Antanjyl 40 million brainwashed soldiers. If they only succeeded with half, and only half of those agreed to become politically active – and they intended to do far better than that – still, nobody in Antanjyl could avoid hearing of a pro-freedom Antanjylian ex-military man or three once they were all released.

Yes, Antanjyl would not likely be as free as Allanea, or at least not immediately. But at least now, with millions of new people exposed to new ideas, it would be better off then where it was before, were none of it's people could actually envision new opinions.


Soldiers Released: 1,000,000
Soldiers Imprisoned: 43,000,000

Relorian Statement on Antanjyli massacre: Well, I’ve said it before, I am rather fond of Reloria, they’ve been very productive, and their leader has been to my knowledge, quite admirable. And I’ve got to agree that Ms. Rocca has the right idea on the matter, and personally, I second her comments on the matter. Of course, communists aren’t exactly known for sparing the whip when dealing with innocent protestors, as I’m sure we all know.

- Mephet'ran [The C’tani Head of State]
Posted on the C’tani based “International Politics and Democracy” forum, using a verified identity.

OOC: So did you respond to the government message on sending troops to make sure our POWs aren't being 'brainwashed' and are treated well?

OOC: No, my government is basically ignoring it. You simply would not get a response IC, sorry for not clearing this up.

Message from the Shogunate

Antanjyl Government,

We request that you follow Allanea's demands for the time being. They have nothing but the best interests of the country at heart, and would like to finish rebuilding it into a great nation. This will all take cooperation on both your part and your citizens' part.

Also, could you please get the protestors away from our base? There's no need for them to be there as our soldiers have done nothing but construction work for your nation, and have, in fact, not shot a gun since the ending of the war. If anyone breaks through our perimeter, the consequences will be severe. We don't want that to happen.

Sincerely,

Shogun Himura Kenshin

OOC: Ah well, since you're breaking all kinds of laws on Antanjyl land, such as giving out weapons to unlicensed persons, not to mention military-grade, along with not allowing us to view the POWs during this "Peace/Cease-Fire" we'll need to start taking action against you. The next post I make will take place in the middle of the 8 month winter Antanjyl goes through.

IC:

Official Message to Allanean Military base from The Republic of Antanjyl

Your recklass tactics are endangering the lives of all people in Antanjyl, and your refusal to respond to our request to send squads to check up on our POWs only incriminates your nation further. We will give a single week for you to send the message to them before we are forced to impose Sanctions and begin removing all of your civilian and eventually military personnel during this time. Also we will not allow any of our POWs back to the nation untill these demands are met.

We will also be looking into getting assistance from the international community should you continue to ignore us, however we are sure it is only a technical difficulty. We are almost positive that the Republic of Antanjyl can work through this with the utmost of tactfullness.

Democratic Emperor of Antanjyl,
Aleix Albeleo


Antanjyl City

City sweepers quickly moved through to clean up the litter in the form of Allanea's propaganda with the help of the Agency. Along with this the Agency quickly began doing searches of houses to remove any found weapons belonging to those not earning permits. A few of the Agency members were shot or killed by the fanatics claiming that it was in some amendment which never existed in Antanjyl, but these madmen were simply sent to maximum security prisons to be 'fixed' or forced to work in hard labor camps.

The terrorism, however, seemed to almost immediately cease to prevent any of their men from being attacked, at least during these easy summer months. The mercenaries knew better than to continue to attack while the Agency moved about in droves to fix Allanea's disregard for Antanjyl's civilians.

Within the month they would begin removing all Allanean businesses and civilians on cargo freighters if their demands were not heard. They would also slowly garner support from their friends and allies to assist in this mass-cleanup, and to preassure Allanea into allowing Antanjyl's demands to be met. The Agency Guards were also not going to be coming back untill they were thoroughly checked by some of Antanjyl's doctors. If things kept up it would almost impossibly lead to a full remove of Allanea's forces, or at the very least they would completely close off the base and starve them during the winter.

Message from the Shogunate

Antanjyl Government,

We request that you follow Allanea's demands for the time being. They have nothing but the best interests of the country at heart, and would like to finish rebuilding it into a great nation. This will all take cooperation on both your part and your citizens' part.

Also, could you please get the protestors away from our base? There's no need for them to be there as our soldiers have done nothing but construction work for your nation, and have, in fact, not shot a gun since the ending of the war. If anyone breaks through our perimeter, the consequences will be severe. We don't want that to happen.

Sincerely,

Shogun Himura Kenshin

Response to the Shogunate

Due to recent discoveries from people who have returned from that camp, along with documents we have just aquired, we must take all necessary precautions. Allanea's refusal to even hear us out only incriminates them further.

As to your request, we will station Agency guards and make sure that the protesters remain at least three-hundred feet from the base at all times. We hope this will suffice, as we cannot legally stop a protest unless it becomes violent. We are sue this will not become the case.

Democratic Emperor of Antanjyl,
Aleix Albeleo

“WHAT?”

The face of the Allanean president was red with fury as he looked at this clerk. “They are arresting...”

“Yes. Anybody they find with a weapon. No, I do not know what their search procedure is, nor do I think they have one, Mr. President. They then send them to labor camps... no, I don't think there's a trial procedure of any kind. But this is not really the concern today... this has been going on for some months... I believe there's a different problem at hand, Sir.”

“Bigger then them actually ignoring our demands in the first place?”

“They are now demonstrating demands of their own.”

“No way. Show me proof.

“Very well, then. Activate Codename Upsilon. Let's make them pay for this.”

Six hours laters

From the Allanean air force base, two cargo aircraft departed, headed for the Antanjylian prisoner camps. From those, a few miles from the camps, departed teams of Marine snipers, explosives experts, and other assorted 'experts' in the arts of war. They would shoot at the guard towers, mine the roads, and kill every camp guard they could kill without making themselves seen. When the guards would see that all they could do to protect themselves from the withering sniper fire – Allaneans used flash/sound suppressor of course, making the source of fire very hard to pinpoint – the enemy would begin to begin, sabotating the fences and creating just the right conditions for the breakouts. Aid convoys would find the explosives experts were mining the approaching roads for a reason.

In Allanea at that time some pretty special people were assembled. They were the Ashtonbury Brigade. As far as anybody – the Brigade itself, too – was concerned, they were just another private militia unit, another thing legal under Allanea's libertarian Constitution. They were not sponsored by the Allanean government, nor authorized by it – but sometimes their interests coincided. This was one of those rare cases when they did. So now, high-school students, accountants, geriatrics grabbed their rifles and went to the Brigade meetings spots across the nation. The government lent them transport aircraft, and they were going to Antanjyl – but they would not be yet deployed anywhere. Officially... they did not exist.

The Allanean government had been doing other things. In the sky above Antanjyl, Allanean combat helicopters passed, sometimes hovering, zooming in on an Agency-uniformed person – then a sniper or machinegunner aboard would fire – however, never would it be done so as to endanger bystanders. The killing continued till morning, then all aircraft withdrew to the single Allanean base, heavily fortified and supported by naval artillery. The Allaneans did not make the Vietnam/Afghanistan mistake of deploying ground forces in mass, nor did they need to. This was merely a show of force.

In the meanwhile, on websites open to Antanjylian viewers, a simple advertisement was made by Allanean Entertainment, Inc.:

Anybody accurately predicting the day of the death of an Antanjylian Agency employee, provided said day is within a month of the prediction, will receive $1,500. Anybody predicting the day of the death of an Agency Kill Squad serviceman will receive triple the same sum. All conditions apply. Proof of death required to receive reimbursement

On the morning of the day after, Allanea's President made a simple advisement.

People of Antanjyl! You have made great progress. You have established a democracy, and even some limited free speech. You still have no constitution, and Agency death squads still roam free and murder at will. Further, Allanean and Antanjylian merchants have been murdered by unknown people – perhaps the agency itself. Your government – though a damn sight better then it was before – has now installed a reign of terror almost as bad then that of Emperor Galf. It has failed to comply with most of our terms. We have replaced term 6 with a new one, given your situation, but otherwise the demands remain the same.

Further, due to your noncompliance, we have suspended the ceasefire. Operate on your own peril. These are our new demands:


1. Antanjyl will recognise the right of every sentient to freedom of speech and religion. It will thus end all persecution on a religious or political basis.
2. Antanjyl will recognise the right of every sentient to a fair and open trial by jury.
3. Antanjyl will recognise the right of every sentient to liberty. As such, all those held in Antanjylian work camps will be immediately freed, with the exception of thieves, and violent criminals.
4. Antanjyl will establish a representative constitutional republic, and hold it’s first elections within 18 months from signing of those proposals.
5. Antanjyl will recognise the right of every sentient to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure, and to hold private property. As such, it will immediately begin measures for transition to a capitalist economy.
6. Antanjyl will recognise the right of it's people to keep and bear arms regardless of political opinion or licensing status. This does not have to apply to WMD's.
7. The enumeration of certain rights in this treaty will not be construed ro deny or disparage others retained by the people.
8. Antanjyl will legalize homeschooling, private schooling, parochial schooling, and all alternate forms of education. It will act within 60 days to privatise at least %25 of it's education system.
9. Antanjyl will act within 60 days to privatise at least %25 of it’s railroad industry.
10. Antanjyl will allow Allanean, Scandavian, Ommzian, and Greater Prussian observers into the nation to guarantee fair elections and the compliance with all demands,
11. If those terms are not complied with within 72 hours, all Agency institutions, power plants, Agency paramilitary infrastructure and air travel facilities, as well as all government-owned media centers, will be burned to the ground and the government officials in charge of them killed. However, at any time, the people of Antanjyl are free to comply and cease the hostilities. In this case, the United States of Allanea will pay for the reconstruction of the nation – in addition to the many benefits Antanjylians will receive from compliance itself.

Further, Antanjylian listeners may be interested in our response to their ultimatum. .

The Allanean president paused dramatically.

We will not do this. We have fought hard and long to set the people of Antanjyl free. Free does not mean merely that Emperor Galf will not rule you. Free means that anybody in Antanjyl can sleep safe, not fearing mercenary troops or black-clad assassins or Agency death squads. Free means you fear none, not even your government. Free means all the things we enumerated in our treaty – things that already belong to the people of Antanjyl, and that we demand that your government return to you.

We have already done a lot here. We built roads, we brought knowledge to Antanjylian schools, Internet connections to faraway places and poor people who had none before – but we are not done yet. We will ask you to help – for if you want us to leave, you must help us accomplish our goals. We will not leave until there are no work camps -

He paused, and sattelite photographs of the Antanjylian work camps were shown.

And no Agency – but Freedom. Then, we will leave.

*OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM THE IMPERIAL SHOGUNATE*

We strongly advice the people of Antanjyl to listen to the Allanean President, and stronly urge the government to accept the terms laid out by Allanea. We support and will assist in Allanea's mission that they have laid out.

We will top their generous $1,500 offer. Anyone predicting the day of the death of an Agency Killsquad Serviceman will receive $5000 from us as well.

The current Antanjyl government has 72 hours to comply with Allanea's demands, or we will assist them in destroying government infrastructure.

Shogun Himura Kenshin

OOC: The $1500 offer is for ordinary Agency members, $3,000 for Killsquad members. And it is not made by my governemnt, but by a private company.

OOC: The Agency Kill Squads are essentially used to kill or arrest terrorists. Essentially any armed group not licensed to carry their weapons and causing any violent action. They're arrested, but if they start firing or attempt to prevent their unlawfully aquired weapons from being taken they are arrested, though if they attack the Agency they'll be shot, obviously. Oh and also lets not forget that your Agency brain-washed troops would be counted in the death count... As there is no way to tell.

Sooo essentially heres the official run-down on the labor camps, sometimes known as prisons where hard-labor is used in repaying their debt to society... If you possess an illegal weapon, and it is either a shotgun or an assault rifle, you will spend a week or two in the labor camps. If you actively resist with what is perceived to be violent intentions, then its a few months. IF you actively fire upon Agency members, you essentially get life.

Though you can continue with your actions, just know you'll be getting a bad reputation for killing government workers and police officers. I'll post later. ;)

And seeing as the Shogun officially stated killing these people...

Also, essentially the right to bare arms without a license would essentially mean any convict or sociopath could walk around town sporting a light machine gun O_o

OOC: Also I noted before that Allanean aircraft weren't allowed into the nation, so your elite brigade would need to be entirely paradropped, along with avoiding Antanjyl's remaining anti-air missile batteries. So for RP sake post em coming in. I need to garner the support of the freedom-loving masses though. :)

IC:

Antanjyl

The government quickly alerted the populace of the madness going on, and there was basically nobody who agreed to the maddening terms that Allanea had agreed to. The television shows all over Antanjyl were showing how utterly insane some of these were, even the seemingly controversial ones. They then went on to say how the Shogunate of Pschycotic Pschycos himself would be paying for the slaughter of innocent men and women!

To help protect the Government's workers, dozens upon dozens of Agency members were quickly fitted with SAM missile launchers and stuck in the top floors of numerous buildings to take out any Allanean helicopters aiming weapons at the people below. It would be swift and destructive, and would kill as many of the Allaneans "barbarians" as possible. In the beginning the Shogunate was considered much less violent than the Allaneans, however due to this recent official statement, their true colors were shown. They too would be taken out in time...

The massive Antanjylian army began to move all over the numerous cities to defend their people. Anti-air missile batteries were quickly put up, and Allanean aircraft would be given a single warning before entering their airspace. If they refused, they would be shot down immediately, as ordered by the higher military. All in an effort to supposedly protect Antanjyl's people, and it was well known that the government was already accusing Allanea of abusing their POWs more or less, and had received no response other than threats...

OOC: Telegram. And ICly, the Allaneans are not demanding for you to go all libertarian and start selling machineguns over the counter. Basically, we want you to make some form of defensive weapons (semi-auto rifles, shotguns, something like that) available in this form, and to protect their owners from registration/confiscation. As long as this happens, and there a bit in the constituion saying 'you people have this right', the Allaneans are quite satisfied. This is done even in some RW countries to various extents, and in WAY lots of Nationstates countries.

OOC: Ok I have have just read 6 'condemnations' and though they aren't personally attacking me they make me pissed IRL. The fact is all the protesters were in VIOLATION of Maldathian Law in Maldathian TERRITORY. We DO have a LARGE military OCCUPATION in Antanjyl. Antanjyl WILL verify this. Inside our TERRITORY we have the RIGHT to act out the CAPITOL PUNISHMENT's in our own LAND. Thank you for your time.

OOC: Well technically you need a psychological evaluation before you possess almost any weapon. That way you don't have criminals, terrorists, or foreigners *gasp* getting ahold of weapons. You can get a weapon in Antanjyl just as long as you can prove you're not mentally unstable and won't go around killing people.

Official Response From Maldaathi
Greetings all ....nations... As response to your whinging, the nation of Maldaathi has decided to replace our soldiers in the region with new men. Then we will re-enact the massacre of civilians outside the Maldathian Base, killing all those responsible. We hope this shuts you up.

Sincerely, Maldaathi
OOC: Lolz0r to TeH maxz0r

Official Statement to Maldaathi

Such an action will more or less be a bit too harsh, along with the fact that it may once again spill into Antanjyl. We would appreciate it if you rethought out a punishment, or found a more structured enviornment to conduct your form of justice.

Democratic Emperor of Antanjyl,
Aleix Albeleo

OOC: Well I have come up with a range around our base. 1.5km2 around every square inch of our base. Is that too big or too small?

OOC: Ok I have have just read 6 'condemnations' and though they aren't personally attacking me they make me pissed IRL. The fact is all the protesters were in VIOLATION of Maldathian Law in Maldathian TERRITORY. We DO have a LARGE military OCCUPATION in Antanjyl. Antanjyl WILL verify this. Inside our TERRITORY we have the RIGHT to act out the CORPORAL PUNISHMENT's in our own LAND. Thank you for your time.

OOC: Yes but they are Antanjyl's people, His people should have been handed over to Antanjyl's authority, your nation has no right to execute antanjyl's citizens, even though they are in your territory, and Gunning down Civilians is Capitol Punishment, Corporal is whipping them for their crimes, (although you did technicaly 'whip' them, but not in the same manner :s)

*OFFICIAL SHOGUNATE MESSAGE*

Upon further consideration, we repeal our monetary offer previously made. While attempting to establish a lottery, we overlooked the fact that in reality, it provided an incentive for blood shed. As of now, it is no longer in effect.

Also, to Allanea. We implore you to stop providing weapons to unlicensed personnel. We support the right to bear arms, and pressure for this right to be given. However, if this one action stopped, then Antanjyl's Agency will no longer have a need for their actions. In doing this, the killing of Agency servicemen will not be neccessary, allowing for peace to be restored.

Maldaathi, we suggest finding a more peaceable means of punishment, and strongly reccommend that previous actions are not repeated. What happened was irresponsible in the extreme.

Antanjyl citizens, we ask that you remove yourself from the area surrounding our base. We are working to better your nation. Your actions are not needed. If any attack is made on our base, we shall retaliate, do not test us. We do not want further bloodshed. Please cooperate.

Shogun Himura Kenshin

OOC: Ok I have just read 6 'condemnations' and though they aren't personally attacking me they make me pissed IRL. The fact is all the protesters were in VIOLATION of Maldathian Law in Maldathian TERRITORY. We DO have a LARGE military OCCUPATION in Antanjyl. Antanjyl WILL verify this. Inside our TERRITORY we have the RIGHT to act out the CORPORAL PUNISHMENT's in our own LAND. Thank you for your time.

OOC:

1) Foreign Governments may not recognize your occupation of Antanjyl as legitimate.

2) Foreign Governments may not recognize your laws as legitimate (and even if they do they might want to protest how barbaric they are).

3) Foreign Governments may not recognize your holdings in Antanjyl (as far as those governments are concerned the land is still Antanjyl).

4) Governments can complain diplomatically about whatever they want if they have a good reason (they could just be throwing there diplomatic weight around).

BTW: In case anyone is wondering, my government does not care for any of the parties involved, be it the Stalinist and genocidal Maldaathi, the backwards and barbaric Antanjylians or the Allaneans and their obsession with freedom, guns, cars, and capitalism.

IC

Public Condemnation of Recent Actions Committed by the State of Maldaathi
From: The Amestrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The State of Amestria hereby condemns the willful and unnecessary use of lethal force upon peaceful demonstrators by Maldaathi forces and further condemns the illegal land grab the Maldaathian State has perpetrated in Antanjyl. By a vote of Parliament sanctions have been placed on Maldaathi by the Amestrian State. All products made by Maldaathian commercial entities are hereby banned from sale in Amestria or to Amestrian commercial entities.

[signed]
Dominique de Villepin, The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs


Public Condemnation of the Governments of Antanjyl and Allanea
From: The Amestrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The State of Amestria hereby condemns the actions of both the Antanjylian and Allanean governments. Both governments have either supported or allowed private organizations to operate outside the law and to inflict terrorism upon the Antanjylian people. Both governments have pandered to religious groups seeking to impose their belief systems upon Antanjyl.

The conduct of Allanea in regards to its attempt to impose its own ideology upon Antanjyl, its attempts to dictate Antanjylia’s gun control policy, and its attempts to dictate Antanjylia’s internal economic policies has been just outrageous. The Allanean State has also used its military power to blackmail the Antanjylian State into establishing economic policies exclusively beneficial to Allanea.

[signed]
Dominique de Villepin, The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs

At the shore of Antanjyl

Today, a year after the end of the war, the Allanean navy has increased in size. Ships were purchased, repaired, and rebuilt, and many of them now parked in what was once Kinshash Harbor. At the call of the United States government, thousands – dozens of thousands – cruise missiles were launched, showering the weak – well, not weak, but weaker then it was before the war – Antanjyl defense system with incredible amount of firepower. 35,000 missiles were launched in total – now, there was no Bandurian military to threaten them, and the Allaneans could waste missiles a-plenty.

Then, a message from the Allanean government was sent:

We will agree for a temporary ceasefire for the purpose of negotiations in the case that the Antanjyl government accepts any four of our twelve demands immediately and agrees to negotiate the rest of them.

OOC: Yes but they are Antanjyl's people, His people should have been handed over to Antanjyl's authority, your nation has no right to execute antanjyl's citizens, even though they are in your territory, and Gunning down Civilians is Capitol Punishment, Corporal is whipping them for their crimes, (although you did technicaly 'whip' them, but not in the same manner :s)

Lol Kraven. it was a pure mistake :P sorry Ill fix that.

*OFFICIAL SHOGUNATE MESSAGE*
Maldaathi, we suggest finding a more peaceable means of punishment, and strongly reccommend that previous actions are not repeated. What happened was irresponsible in the extreme.

Shogun Himura Kenshin[/I]

Official Response from Maldaathi

So now you're telling us how to punish our people? You say your all for 'rights', but if that's so, respect our right to punish our people the way we see fit.

OOC:

1) Foreign Governments may not recognize your occupation of Antanjyl as legitimate.

2) Foreign Governments may not recognize your laws as legitimate (and even if they do they might want to protest how barbaric they are).

3) Foreign Governments may not recognize your holdings in Antanjyl (as far as those governments are concerned the land is still Antanjyl).

4) Governments can complain diplomatically about whatever they want if they have a good reason (they could just be throwing there diplomatic weight around).

BTW: In case anyone is wondering, my government does not care for any of the parties involved, be it the Stalinist and genocidal Maldaathi, the backwards and barbaric Antanjylians or the Allaneans and their obsession with freedom, guns, cars, and capitalism.

OOC: We have not commited any genocidal acts as of yet. And the area I own was recognized by the Old Antanjylian Government.

At this point, I just remembered I also own a 'Christian' Town nearby my base. What this town contains is secret and as with my base, tresspassers will be shot on sight.

OOC: Even the old government never said you owned the Christian Town. They said you could use the inhabitants. Besides you more or less completely wiped it out in artillery fire.

Allanea, the cease fire was over long before the occupation, I was more or less assured that this was peace, but there you go killing our soldiers again... I guess the only logical thing is for the people to civil war/revolt. I doubt any population would accept all of this going on.

Also the Agency would have probably shot down more than a few of your choppers flying overhead sniping at Agency Members. IC:

Antanjyl; Civil War Breaks out

When Allanea fired off their random missile salvos at Antanjyl's unprepared soldiers, the news quickly relayed what had happened. Thousands of rioted in Antalia almost immediately began rioting through the streets, throwing bricks through Allanea shops and stoning any Allanean soldiers in the city. The Agency, under regular circumstances, would have stood in to stop this, but were now far too busy looking out for themselves, as the government more or less ordered them into hiding to prevent Allanean choppers from targetting them.

The violence continued all throughout the night, spreading across Antanjyl like wildfire in waves. Almost every city in Antanjyl had some sort of protest or riot taking place, all of which was aimed at primarily the Allaneans and their military. Television broadcasts began speaking up both for and against them, some saying "It was about time." while others considered violence more or less just a degressive way of moving forward.

Before the night ended, the Democratic Republican Palace was completely evacuated as the members looked for shelter underground, the large mobs breaking in and trashing everything, along with taking all things of value. By the next morning the death toll would be in the hundreds, and wouldn't stop.


-Allanea's Sneak Attack-
Antanjyl Military Personnel Killed: 23,000 (I take it more or less hit, as nobody expected the attack)


Official Statement from Government to Allanea and Allies

Your barbaric, unsolicited attack on our brave soldiers and workers repairing our air defenses is despicable! To think that you would go to such lows to take advantage of our cease-fire, which was practically peace, is mind-boggling! We will no longer step in, and for the safety of myself and my people, I now see that I allowed the Allaneans to abuse our people far too much. So it seems I must formally step down.

Ex-Democratic Emperor
Aleix Albeleo

As the violence increased, and dozens of Allanean military helicopters were now lost to ground fire, Allanean military personnel would be pulled out over most of Antanjyl, except the area of the labor camps, where the attack would continue in full force. But generally, any attempts to engage the Allaneans in guerilla warfare would fail – they simply withdrew towards the base on the shore. The Allanean contingent there increased to 500,000 troops, but they did not so far issue for from it.

Allanean combat aircraft used napalm and other incendiaries to ignite the forests at the foot of the Antanjyl mountains, and acrid smoke filled the sky from dozens of fires. What was the purpose of this action, remained unknown, but one thing was for sure: Greenpeace would not like it.

Over the waves of rioters in the city, dozens of combat aircraft flew – too high to be endangered fire from the ground – dropping a variety of munitions. But instead of hitting the ground and exploding in a fury of death of destruction, the bombs deployed parachutes, and descended slowly. At a height of only a few dozen meters above Antalya, they exploded, deploying clouds of harmless party drugs. Those breathing them would suddenly become happy, mellow, and (sometimes) sleepy, thus pausing the violence.

Antalia

The violence would be slowed down by the drugs, and some of the rioters would pause to stop for a bit, but just as soon as it finished a ripple would eventually come through again, reigniting them with slogans and phrases. They ranged from, "They doublecrossed us!", "They want our money!" all the way to the more extreme, "Death to Allanea!" Drugs can never be expected to stop a movement, though these managed to slow them down in most cases. The fact that it was heavily publicized in all of the free magazines, usually as it being the only thing left to do, did not help quench the flames of what was slowly happening. With the current government more or less completely out of power since the attack, giving up all negotiations, there was essentially nothing left to do. Allaneans and Antanjyl's politicians alike were lynched and kicked out of the towns, almost never killed.

Within days the newly constructed Imperial Palace was collapsed by the rioters, who managed to steal construction equipment from the Agency, which was more or less no longer guarding it. All flags were also burned, replaced with numerous other flags, which varied from city to city. Most of the civilians were unharmed during this, due to a strong leadership in the riots.


Antanjyl Major Cities

Meanwhile, in other cities all over Antanjyl the old political parties were growing more discontent with everything in general. The fact that Allanea was destroying some of Antanjyl's last forests only sparked the Green Party, who somehow managed to gain access to firearms from Allanea by posing as Democrats. Due to the fact that there were no real registries of them, and the Green Party managed to blend in with all the others this was an easy task.

The people who attempted to flee Antanjyl for any number of reasons were stopped by the massive flaming forests, along with the snow. Forced to return before the weather became even worse, some resorted to using the slave tunnels to get there, as most were still capable of supporting them. Kinshash's population, the recreated Port City, while taking in people from outside of the nation so that they could leave, was also fermenting, moreso thanks to the foreign ships with their "Blood Goods" coming in. Sailors and ships were stoned and thrown out violently.

Somewhere in the old Antalia Command Center, New Emperor Kavax finally appeared on camera, not really doing anything other than condemning the actions, but in such a way as to make it seem like it was unpreventable. In a week's time he swore to abdicate his new place as leader, but urged the popualce to ration their food supplies, as since most of the Agency was either disbanded or missing, there would be a critical shortage of such things being brought in from the coast, especially with the flaming forests.


Pschycotic Pschycos Military Base

Finally, the civilians left as the snow began to accumulate, since the eight months of winter was beginning. They left due to the fact that within time a large amount of snow would soon begin to fall, usually in the range of dozens of feet combined, though usually not in the cities. The only things left at the road to the base were the cindered flags and some toppled vehicles which were exploded to make noise.


Rebel Base

The small room was empty except for Kaus Debonair, who sat alone with his bookcases and a fireplace in the corner, which sucked the pipe through a long pipe to a nearby town. His foreign mercenaries were finally paid and released, as due to the riots there was no longer any point to keep them around. Brushing his long blonde hair back, he smiled as he looked up at the fireplace at the old regime.

"Ah Galf, if only you could see what happened to your beloved country..." Kaus Debonair whispered as he looked over some documents and newspapers, the later of which were found by his only surviving nephew, "This proves to be a long winter in Antanjyl... A long winter... It looks as if Antanjyl's Glorious Empire really has ended. I suppose its time to go off on that trip I've been planning."

The young man slowly rose from his seat and grabbed the documents and newspapers, tossing them into the fireplace at once, filling the room with one last blast of warmth. Though foreign born, he would miss the nation he grew up in, and as he took the large black diamond and suitcase of money off of a nearby shelf, along with some favored books, he felt a certain burning in his chest. He would need to leave before winter began if he had any plans of leaving without freezing to death...

Thankfully his job had finished on its own.

*OFFICIAL IMPERIAL MESSAGE*

We strongly urge the United States of Allanea to STAND DOWN. You are beginning senseless bloodshed against a nation that has decided to take steps toward peace. We will not allow you to violate their sovereginty any longer. They do not have to accept your demands, they are fully capable of establishing a well formed, free society on their own.

Stand down, or we may have to take action to ensure that violence is stopped, and innocent lives are saved.

Shogun Himura Kenshin

Secret IC

In Allanea

“So... they are beating up and lynching their politicos, aren't they?” - laughed the Allanean president.

His assistant looked up at him. “Mr. Klotchkovsky... how do you think this is funny?”

“Yes, indeed. Look at it this way... they wanted to fight the Allaneans, and we are not around to fight. We withdrew to our base, and we are there impervious to their rioters.” The Commander-in-Chief walked back and forth through the room, looking at the assistant. “You do not understand, do you?”

“They have had a culture, whereby the government was seen as half-sacred, and resisting it was not seen as any type of good, and in fact was not even seen as desirable. Now, they are fighting agaisnt their own government, and they have destroyed it better then the Allanean cannon could. There is now no Agency, no slavery, no death squads and no labor camps. This was seen as impossible to accomplish... and they have done it by themselves.”

“Now look – their cities are waving all sorts of different flags – the idea of the cities being separate semi-sovereign entities, the nugget of federalism – we didn't even have to suggest that!”

The assistant gaped in shock. “So what is next, Mr. President?”

“Continue working on the POW's. Tell them their friends in Antanjyl are being attacked for their beliefs, and tell them they need more training – and more time before the situation stabilizes. Tell them also that we will begin releasing them within two months. In the meanwhile, halt all attacks. They are no longer needed.”

He viewed the datascreens again.

“Maybe they don't realize this yet, but in fighting the Allaneans, they are becoming Allaneans themselves.”

Official Message to World From Vice Emperor Kavax

Due to the fear of my death by not only the Allaneans, but my beloved people, and the fact that I myself can do nothing against the bastards without the Agency to support the government, I will stand down permanently. I know this will prove to be a serious blow to the Democratic Party, but I myself must say I'm sorry.

I must also sadly report that Aleix Albeleo had hung himself in his hotel room earlier today with a note. It was mostly stated that he blamed himself for Allanea's brutal strike on our people... He was always a noble man to look up to, and even with his suicide the fact that he was the son of a general still shines through. Do not attempt to come looking for me, as I am going back to the Arena as soon as possible. I now see that a courier in politics was a mistake.

This is Arena Champion Kavax signing off.


Holy Oshong City; Grand Cathedral (2 Months Later)

The entire city was packed as Rashidi's religion slowly began to grow more devout as signs were quickly being seen. The end of Antanjyl was at hand, just as Rashidi predicted millenia ago, when the first Galf took command of the nations squabbling. Now, as more and more cities grew violent and almost maddening, food shortages were leading to careful rationing, and anti-Allanean propaganda from diverse groups were spray-painted everywhere. Here, in this great cathedral, hundreds of citizens sat in prayer, listening to the end of a sermon, while behind the monk was a horrific scene of demons scouring a city.

"Then Rashidi told the boy, that Antanjyl may indeed end one day. The eternal enemy will reveal himself, and they will kill the emperor and toss the land into Anarchy. Men and women alike will be forced to feed on the flesh of their slaves, and when it is known, the monsters will finally stop. This peace is a false one! Soon Antanjyl will be destroyed if we allow the Allanean menace to remain in our nation! Now, the prophet Phalax, survivor of the Pit incident, has something to say."

A white haired youth slowly walked to the front of the podium, covered in scars and burns. In his hands was the holy sword Brunhild, which once belonged to Galf, with this alone he could sway the masses, and as he pulled out a large book, placing it on the table, he opened a page and began to read, his dazed blue eyes reading it slowly.

"I have been informed that many of you fear the Allanean menace... I myself must agree with you. They are brutal, violent beings whose only capitalist goal is to kill us all or make a profit. Their very allies are being fooled, but with the Holy Book of Sermons, I will begin to assist us. The first thing we'll need are weapons, however some of the other prophets were able to raid an Agency facility, so that will be no problem.

The only problem is faith, my friends. We must have faith in the Lord Below's beautiful message if we ever intend to make the Allaneans pay for the carnage they brought upon our innocent men and women! The Lord Below sent me and the Brunhild, but that was not all he sent. Along with the book he brought me hope, hope and love for my fellow Antanjylians and those who follow the path of Rashidi. So I say unto you...

If the Allaneans kill one of us, that man will be replaced by two! Together we are infinite, for our philosphy is true and incorruptable! So let us go bring death to our enemies and unify Antanjyl under one holy banner!"

The followers in the Cathedral began to cheer, as large boxes of automatic weapons and shotguns were brought in and handed to anyone there, from men and women to children which looked as if they could handle it. Along with this were knives and a few grenades, given to the most devout. There was also a few pieces of Kevlar and body armour liberated for the head priests. As the group suited up, Phalas smiled at them in a fatherly manner.

The Allaneans would suffer for what they had done to the Lord Below's people...


Yaunde City; Loyalist Headquarters

The small boy stood sternly on numerous posters, with pictured Allaneans hung in the background. It was an artist's representation of what would be done to any Allaneans found in Yaude by the Loyalists. Non-Loyalists left long ago when they realised what was happening, or at least blended in under the masses of soldiers. Quite a bit of the Agency had also gathered in the mountainous city, along with soldiers, all of whom were fortifying the defenses even in five feet of snow. Out of all of Antanjyl's cities, this was the most hospitable, as it contained huge amounts of the Agency workers whom had stolen most of the food prior to this.

"Long live Ares!" A group of Agency members shouted as the young boy in a military uniform walked over to a podium, among cheers and clapping from the masses in the elongated underground hall.

"Greetings!" He said in a youthful voice, ironic when the picture behind him was of the boy standing in front of hung Allaneans and burning flags. Still, he received more cheers, "I am glad that you have all come here... The enemy is plentiful, and is too far to attack directly, but that does not mean we won't try! They've killed our friends and families without any reason to do so! Even their allies are disgusted! However they take simple appologies too easily...

However the Loyalist Party will not let this go on any longer! We will take back Antanjyl and kill the bastards! Nobody can ever hurt us again! They killed out leader Galf with such deplorable tactics... Yet he left me the Sanscion, the symbol of our people and his courage! With it we will taste victory! While a bit far from the Allanean base right now, we will get to that eventually, already we are setting up sniper posisitions along the main roads, though we will finish in six months once the winter is over."

The crowd cheered as the Agency members quickly saluted him as he began to walk down. There wasn't much more to say, the Agency had previously informed them of their plans to take back the country, and here they were safest, hidden underground. Though now civilians, they were more than glad to work and protect this city, bringing as many of their family as they could before blocking the underground exits.


Antanjyl; Other Cities

All over Antanjyl the numerous factions were swiftly and brutally taking control, however due to the winter it was impossible to tell. Most of the contact lines were cut off, as the Agency was no longer manning them, and those that were had been literally cut. In total there were millions of armed citizens, most planning to take the country, or at least kill the Allaneans in their base and at Kinshash. Standing behind their banners and hatred, they were in a way unified, but civil war would at this point be impossible...

Back at the Allanean base, the defenses were never left uncared for, and have grown powerful through the year. From the base out, one would count, first a tall barbed-wire fence, then a series of trenches, then an anti-tank ditch, then a minefield, then a line of barbed wire, then another minefield and another line of barbed wire.

Now, as new reports came about the prepared Antanjyli attack, Allaneans redoubled their effort. They mounted ADS systems around their perimeter, and prepared stock of literally tons of tear gas. If the Antanjyli came in, indeed, they would be in for a few unpleasant suprises – mostly incredibly painful, but not lethal in the least.

However, effort was made to make sure the Allaneans would have other options as well. The nine ships of the renewed Nine Justices battlegroups were brougt to anchor in the harbor, and heavy bombers dropped 9-ton bombs in far-away places over Antanjyl – not near cities, where civilians might spot that, but over places where thermal imaging showed the hot exhaust of tunnel ventilation systems, in order to collapse the tunnels and to end communication. In particular, the land bridge to Yurka was bombed heavily to avoid weapons being smuggled in. If the Antanjyli would want to do a land assault on Allaneans, they'd have to get out on the ground and walk there – which would really suck in this winter.

The trench system was being worked on. It in itself was a three-layer system, with interlocking machinegun firefields, armor dugouts, infantry dugouts large enough for an entire squad, with concrete, Finnish-style bunkers at prominent spots. Large cans of ammunitions were brought in, and every machine gunner would have access to at least ten thousand rounds without moving from his position. Every rifleman and LAW operator was issued a triple supply of ammunition – they would not need to do a running gunfight, and needed not worry about the weight.

Behind the triple trenches, on the guard towers of the base, gattling machineguns were mounted. From those positions, the Allaneans would issue a true hail of lead – if the non lethal weapons failed. In the base, artillery and the new Maccabees made MRLS systems were positioned on every open spot, and aircraft were fueled and loaded with bombs, ready to fly-out on a moment's notice, pilots sleeping in heated sleeping bags under the aircraft.

For some reason, however, the Allaneans remained calm and unfazed – they believed the nonlethal weaponry would do the job.

OOC: Yurka is located along the entire southern border. We're at the tip of Scandinavia, thought it is where most of the illegal weapons not from the Agency or military are/were coming in from ;) . Not that it matters, since most of the forces could just go over the twenty-thirty+ feet of snow to escape the mines and fences, though I'm sure you've commandiered plows or something. Winter is from Mid November Early August.

IC: The winter was long and harsh, and the largest and most advanced tunnels did not only bring in soldiers and people, but it was also responsible for bringing in food. So of course this would be turned into a propaganda campaign about how Allanea was trying to starve the people. Once the broadcasts made it out from one of the cities with a working radio tower, others quickly followed suit. It had the effect of tossing trees into an already massive forest fire: Though it had an effect, when you look at what had already been done, it was hardly noticeable.

In the intense blizzard, the only weapons availiable to the people at that point were the Agency and Military's droppings, along with those taken from the Allaneans when they attempted to arm the Democrats. Since then the party had completely lost almost all favor with the people, as they had failed to protect Antanjyl from Allanea. The only option left to protect the people were themselves, though they were far from being a unified entity in any way other than the yearning to free themselves from the unbelievable tyranny being enacted unto them. Everyone considered them worse than Galf by now, and the fact they were once again slowly starving the people was taking a toll.


Antalia Subway Station; April 9th (Snow Accumulation: 20 feet)

The Subway Station was packed with people, all gathered around numerous large pots where anything resembling a type of food was tossed in. From canned meats and other such things, to cats and dogs, along with anything else they could catch. Most of the people looked amancipated, but the way into the city was completely cut off. Standing at the entrances and exits to the tunnels were dozens of armed soldiers, covered in blankets. Ever since winter began a secret civil war had been going on, using the smaller tunnels to get from place to place, stealing from eachother and killing anyone in their way. Already this group of people had lost over a dozen, though since the bodies were taken it was hard to imagine what had happened to them, however in a horrifying way it wasn't...

"Shit... Sooner or later we'll need to move through these tunnels and take back whats ours... Or at least get the hell to Kinshash! At least the ports have real food! Damn Allanea to hell!" One of the soldiers managed to shout, his breath causing a steam to form as he sat at the tunnel with his assault rifle, "...Hey Jake? Yo, Jake! Its Zeif! Yoo-hoo..."

Jake looked over at his comrade on the other side of the tracks before shrugging. The man must have frozen to death, the same man that had kept Zeif sane this entire winter with talk about what they would do to Allanea's leaders if they ever got ahold of them. He quickly whistled and pointed at the man as two teenagers walked over and pulled the body off.

He would be stripped, his clothes used to keep the fires going, any filling taken out and put into the pile, and his winter clothes would be issued to any survivors. His weapon would go over to whoever wanted to take his post, the only benefit of such was an extra helping of mystery stew. Still, almost as soon as it was found out, a man quickly jumped at the occasion, donning Jake's winter boots as he grabbed a bowl of soup and sat across, staring at Jake.

"Hey, name's Artimis." He said in an almost optimistic voice, "Sorry about your friend."

"Meh, no problem. So what would you do if you could get ahold of the Allanean leaders right now?" He said with a smile, not even listening to the man's graphic depiction as he slowly shut his eyes and nodded off to sleep, almost hoping he wouldn't have to wake up to go through another day of it.


Mauhna City (Snow Accumulation: 28 Feet

Antanjyl's second closest city to the coast was getting along better than the rest. They had plentiful fish, and anyone who fought against the party in charge was shot on site and carried off to be burned. Of course this was never done publically, since that would bring Allanean's wrath on the people there. The Party was relatively new, and was simply a group of armed men and women serving under the former head noble of Muahna, and also the Corporate leader of the fish market. By secretly killing those who fought back, along with those who were old, he could simply say they were casualties of the winter, and nobody would doubt him. Any foreigners in the nation were also quickly brought to an old Agency Abandoned Prison, as since then dozens of convicts were released and forced to get rid of the snow in the city or be shot on sight. If they attempted to resist they were also killed, and seeing as they were criminals, none in the city could care less.


Kinshash Port City (Snow Accumulation: 32 Feet)

Kinshash would not let the Allaneans in, not only due to the fact that the entire harbor was iced over and it was impossible, but simply because they would cause more riots. All over billboards facing the docks were constantly kept clean by convicts, who would need to work for their supply of the rations. Armed civilians ran amuk now, as any order had divulged once the food supply began to lower. The only food supply was animals and the fish that were caught out on the harbor, and massive tented communities stood there ice fishing. It was dangerous work, but in the situation they could charge insane amounts of money for it.

Anyone who died of the cold was lit ablaze in the center of town, and numerous families had gathered there due to a lack of heating. The smell was incredible, but helped hide the pollution that the factories were heavily generating into the skies. They were the only heated areas, and managers would let the poor stay there for as long as they were willing to work. Of course they would not be paid like normal workers, but that didn't matter.

The massive Cathedral to Galf still stood on the outskirts of town, but was completely taken over by the Rashidi movement, who somehow made it through the flaming forests by squeezing through the tunnels. They were more or less not allowed in Kinshash, and large bands of them were killed on sight, like anyone else who attempted to venture in.

To combat the cold, the Allaneans have taken up several measures, each interesting in it's own part. Explosives were used to clear the ice near the compound, and battleships were then parked there and frozen in. Plows were used to remove snow from in and around the military base, and several detachments of troops used to keep the runways for the aircraft clear.

Interestingly, aircraft from the Air Armada flew our daily from the huge compound (any military compound housing 500,000 troops and 1,500 fixed-wing aircraft must be huge), dropping food packaged onto different cities throughout Antanjyl, combined with Allanean propaganda. Some of the food was MRE's (all militaries of the world have a surplus) and some was donated - both by private citizens and the government of Scandavian States. It was all clearly stamped COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES OF ALLANEA AND ITS ALLIES and a big Allanean flag marker.

Anywhere were a large congregation of people would be seen, two F-15A fighters, or helicopters would get low, dropping food supplies in their general direction. It was not enough, but it would save some from starvation. Every day, several thousand tons of food were thus distributed.

The Allaneans were still waiting for a government of any kind to form in Antanjyl.

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OOC: Maldaathi will know who Director Knight is and what hes talking about.

IC:

Every day the food was dropped, the propaganda was pointed out in gratitous detail and tossed into the fires in almost every location. The food however was usually eaten, though some was tested, to make sure it wasn't laced with 'some Allanean mind control drug'. Thankfully Allanea wasn't foolish enough to send actual soldiers inside of any of the cities, as they would be shot by machine gunners or snipers long before coming close to any of them. Eventually, despite the supplies signs of life in many of the locations disappeared, either due to the people leaving, or from death, the later especially common in areas where there were no more plows.

As June slowly moved onward and the unrelenting snow slowly began to stop, the infighting already occuring underneath Antanjyl in the tunnels grew increasingly violent. Most of the potential factions saw this as their chance to take control of the country, and in the end out of the dozens of groups, eight brutally came to power throughout the country, their opponents more or less forced to join them or disappearing permanently. As the final wave of bullets came through during the middle of August, just as the snow began to fade, the country was essentially split into eight different nations, with a few cities completely blocking themselves out from politics all together.

The death toll from that winter was estimated to be over three million civilians, though most of the bodies were never found.

All of the parties had member totals in their millions, more centered over their locations than the ideals. In fact, small battles have begun to break out throughout the mountains between groups of Antanjylians. They all wanted the same thing, to dispel the Allaneans and once more rule Antanjyl on their own, however with the collapse of the government, everyone was much more vocal over exactly what they wanted and didn't want. However, they wanted all of Antanjyl to themselves.


Isolationist Faction Headquarters, Antangee

"Good... Good... They have it..." Director Knight whispered as he put down the phone. A smile over his unshaven face as he looked around his laboratory charismatically, as if to get applause from the beakers or centrifuge, "To think Galf didn't use her yet... My creation..."

Director Knight had a rough few years since the war, as just after the war was done he was fired for negligence. The fourth time he lost his classified ID card in a brothel seemed to be the final time in his case. Since then he had cleaned up his act, and planned to unleash his very creation itself on the entire population, however sanity gripped him at the last moment and he faltered. To kill Billions over something like that? It was a low even Director Knight was incapable of.

"Don't worry Knight, we'll use it, no need to act all insane at a time like this. Once we take over the nation you'll get your own territory and all the funding you'll ever need." An aged voice said quietly as the head of the Isolationist faction walked into the room, "Are you sure there isn't a cure though? Some failsafe to protect my men?"

"No... There is no cure. At best you would be able to save a handful of people if you have enough surgeons and organs ready, but by that time too many people would have been infected... And the cycle continued indefinately, from man to animal to bird. It just won't stop, which is why we'll need to use the nuclear weapons once we release it."

"Ah... Well our divers managed to procure them from the sunken Sanscions. Just think Knight! You'll be a hero!"

"I'll be a devil..." He said with a smirk as he looked into a microcope at the tiny sample, contained on a piece of lung tissue, "Not that theres any difference, its really what side one chooses isn't it? I mean in the end..."

"The losers are always the devils Knight, thats something you should learn about politics. The enemy will always look bad in the end, since they can't defend themselves. It will be the same with us if we fail, which is why I've recruited some of the Daemon mercenaries. But while I'm gone, try to make a cure."

"I told you its impossible! Don't you listen?! We don't have the facilities required, it would take over a decade even with one to make a different one, even then it would continue to spread and kill people!"

"At least look like you're trying! I'm not paying you for sitting on your ass."

"You pay me for information, with Legion there is no need for viral or biological research ever again on a warfield. Trust me, the outcome is just like I've shown you. I've even managed to spread the incubation process."

Marx Vindet sighed as he hobbled out of the lab and up the stairs. The small room located under a restaurant was where one of the most brilliant minds in Antanjyl was being kept. Regardless, once the war was over he would get that little chunk of land he wanted. It was nothing when compared to the entire nation of Antanjyl. The other sides might have more guns, but the isolationist party could kill every single person in Antanjyl within a month, if even that...

"Haha... And those fools in Allanea will never know until its too late..."

"Sir! We have both samples you requested. They're in the basement of the department store, as ordered!" A black uniformed soldier quickly said with a salute as he came around the corner, "Soon Antanjyl will be free from all opposisition, and they'll never even consider returning."

"-And their women and children will drown in their own blood, and their president will forever regret what he'd done." The politician finished, brushing his white hair back, "We're sure none of the other sides knew about Legion?"

"Yes. Thankfully we managed to make it look like most of them were in the slavery ring. Most were either killed by those men in black or sent to prison. I doubt anyone would listen to them."

"Good... Well I'm going to finish eating, the grandkids might wonder whats taking me so long."

"Alright sir." The Daemon quickly saluted as the old man walked past.

The Allaneans were waiting for June for a reason. Now, it was not so cold that the locals would be wanting for food – but yet cold enough for the tunnel signatures to begin to stand out.

Thus, Operation Scissors began. The Allanean planes continued to fly, not with food or leaflets now, but with bombs – hitting not cities or places where people lived, but tunnels, with a variety of bunker busters and missiles, trying to cut and collapse as many as possible.

The tunnels leading to Kinshash were simply collaped by three-ton explosive charges, and then plugged at the breakthrough point with a large amount of concrete. It was unclear – nor have the Allaneans ever told anybody – what purpose they pursued with these act.

Allanean sattelites now began jamming operations over Antanjyl, making it impossible to communicate on CB or similar short-range bands. Again, the purpose of this was unclear. Nor did they seem to have any desire of revealing that.

The United States Navy, in the meanwhile, had launched, again, a huge amount of cruise missiles – 2,400 in number – targeted to hit tunnels, tunnel openings, and railway stations in cities that were controlled by any faction but the Democrats. Care was taken to avoid civilian casualties, but it was understood that was not going to help Allanea's already flagging PR.

The Allaneans had sent out the message to all their allies:

Operatoin Mole Stomp has begun.

Pschycotic Pschycos Military Base Alpha One,
Antalia, Antanjyl...

The base commander, Usegi Kenshin was in a furious and heated debate with the shogun himself, Himura Kenshin about the current situation,

"Your Excellency, Allanea has completely overstepped their boundaries!..." the commander said urgently.

"Yes, but we are allied to them through Greater Prussia," replied the shogun.

"I'm fully aware, sir. But these attacks are unprovoked!"

"Are they interrupting Antanjyl's choosing of their government? What are the attacks based on?" asked Shogun Himura.

"Sir, they're attacking anyone who isn't of the Democratic Party. It is completely undermining the system of chossing a government!," said Usegi.

"......" The shogun was lost in thought for a second. Allanea was their ally, but these actions were going too far, and a response to his message had not been made. "Fine. You are authorized for defensive measures only. Any missiles are to be shot down. Don't fire on planes or choppers unless you have visual verification that they are firing, and are near your base. ABSOLUTELY NO offensive actions. Do you understand?"

"Sir, yes Sir!" Usegi said. He bowed low, and straightened and saluted. The shogun bowed slightly, and saluted. Then, the screen went blank. Usegi Kenshin grabbed the phone off his desk and clicked on the base intercom, "Attention all hands! We are now at Geneal Quarters! All hands prepare for anti-missile defenses against Allanean missiles!"
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Outside, along the perimeter fences, long, low boxes raised up, and hatches slid open to reveal scores and scores of anti-missile weaponry. Round after round shot into the sky, aimed at Allanean cruise missiles, almost doubling the number in the air that Allanea had.
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*OFFICIAL IMPERIAL MESSAGE*

We will no longer stand for Allanea's uncalled for actions. Our forces are here as moderating forces, allowing Antanjyl citizens to choose their government. Allanea has interfered with this process, trying to create what is basically a puppet state. Now, they are firing on political opposition parties, and government facilities. We will not stand for this! Allanea, we order you to stand down NOW! We are beginning, and will continue defensive measures. We don not want this to escalate. STAND DOWN NOW!

Shogun Himura Kenshin

International Ecclesiastical Edict
To: The International Community
From: The Most Worthy High Ecclesiarchy of the Eternal Republic of Holy Xirnium

The High Ecclesiarchy of the Eternal Republic has voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation levying sanctions against the nations of Allanea and Maldaathi for their outrageously criminal conduct in Antanjyl.

All trade and travel links with Allanea and Maldaathi (assuming they ever existed) are to be completely severed, effective immediately.

[Signed]
His Beatitude the High Lord Ertham Nidor (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/Dennis134/GrandCardinal.jpg)
Grand Cardinal and Chief Minister of the High Ecclesiarchy of Holy Xirnium

Official Response of the United States Government to the Empire of Psychotic Psychos

We have not violently interfered with the Democratic Republic of Antanjyl, until it refused, repeatedly, to comply with our treaty demands. Further, no democratic process exists at this moment in Antanjyl, but civil war, which we trust will be proven by the attached sattelite surveillance. As of now, there are no military actions made except to destroy unmanned infrastructure supporting the enemy factions.

* * * * * *

In the meanwhile, the Allanean base in Antanjyl grew bigger – in size, though not in personnel – and more self-sufficient. Cinemas and entertainment systems were installed, allowing the Allanean soldiers to never even require vacations. Another minefield was added as an extra belt of defense, and the logistics were made more rational, decreasing the amount of non-combat troops by 50,000. Only 450,000 Allanean troops remained.

OOC: Yeah I think I might remember something about a drunken scientist who has his own private room at a brothel.... But DON'T USE IT! DON'T REALEASE 'IT'.

OOC: Even the old government never said you owned the Christian Town. They said you could use the inhabitants. Besides you more or less completely wiped it out in artillery fire.

OOC: Just because we were close doesn't mean I did what you said like a little lost puppy. I SAID I was going to wipe it out with artillery. Doesn't mean I actually DID. It's mine now and has been reasonably patched up from the Initial Bombing. Not to mention we now have complete access to the sewers.

Brief Overview of Maldaathi Goings-on
Maldaathi requests a report on all Anti-Aircraft defences around Antanjyl
Requests to be notified if they would shoot-on-site all Maldaathi Craft
SIC:The Execution/Re-Enactment is now NOT going ahead
Maldaathi has been sending in further troops to fortify current installations from for the (SIC)planned expansion further into Antanjylian land
Increased armor being snuck into the country
Increased funding

OOC: SIC = Secret In Character

The missiles quickly slammed into the tunnels and railroads, killing many of the guards and people living down there, as most of the buildings were still being renovated. Since the election, the Democratic Party was at a recorded 3% of the entire population, having been considered too weak to protect the people. The fact that the leader killed himself, leaving a note that said as much, only further took away from the party. There was not an Antanjylian alive who would accept anything having to do with Allanea in Antanjyl.

Out of the missiles though, over half were hit by the Psychoes, along with even more hit by Patriot missile toting members in the Loyalist faction, which was more or less too defended by the previous Agency to take command. Along with this, there were hidden sniper nests all of the nation now, ready to kill any Allaneans, Maldaathians, or any other foreign power. The weapons were more or less slowed by the tunnels, but now slowly new weapons were circulating.

Then the Loyalist Party finally stood out from the rest by sending a public message from the heavily fortified Yaunde City on the East Coast of Antanjyl. The young boy was nowhere to be seen, instead replaced by his aging advisor, as the child was merely a figurehead. He looked at the camera for a moment before coughing and adjusting his military uniform.

Official Message from the Loyalist Faction to All Nations Involved

Greetings from Yaunde City's Loyalist Radio Station! We have further reports of the injustices being invoked upon us. From the Maldaathi-controlled town to our north, to the unsolicited attack upon Antanjyl's numerous cities. Thankfully we were able to defend Yaunde from more of the missile strikes, but even we lost some civilian personnel from this barbaric attack. The people of Antanjyl will never lick the boots of our oppressors, and will sooner die then become some two-bit slaves of an Allanean Regime! First Maldaathi takes over a town to the north, and now missile strikes keep us from doing anything about it.

It would be foolish to think that you're doing anything but trampling more of our sovereignity, and the fact that Maldaathi, a communist power, is more or less colonising us with no resistance from you people can only prove to ignite our anger more.

I place a call of arms to all cities in Antanjyl! Let no Allaneans or Maldaathians take anymore of our land! I understand that an alliance between all of Antanjyl is currently impossible, with the vying for power between us, but I think we can all agree that it is only right that someone from Antanjyl winds up ruling our people! Rather they then some lie-filled Totalitarian State or Communist Regime.

As to Allanea brainwashing the POWs she has, they too will be shot on sight, too polluted by your sick and twisted government, which slowly shows all involved just how truly evil you really are with each day that passes. There are no words to describe the disgust that the Loyalist Party feels for you, and can be sure that this disgust will follow for generations to come, no matter how much propaganda or brainwashing you put us through!

Sincerely,
Advisor Karsh Deboir

Official Message to Allanea from Maldaathi
The nation of Maldaathi is requesting an alliance to wipe out all Antanjylian resistance. All we ask is that PP refrains from missile striking any towns that could accidentally cause harm to civilians. We can assure you we are not interested in taking land in Antanjyl but simply ending the needless bloodshed of our old friend. Our final objectives may be different but we am sure at this present time this alliance would bring unity and hope to the Antanjylian people as well as bringing us closer to creating a once again peaceful nation.

Official Message from Maldaathi to Antanjylian Communist Party

The nation of Maldaathi requests a meeting. In essence we wish to meet your leaders at the Maldaathi Military Base. You have our word that you will not be harmed and that all we wish to do is talk. Our main objective with this meeting is to adopt your party, providing them with what is neccessary to come to power in Antanjyl. But before we do this we would like to talk.

Official Response from the United States Allanea
Classified: Top Secret, Eyes Only

We do not have any problem with cooperating with you at this stage. We believe that the strategic objective of both our military and yours should be at the present to cut all tunnel communications in Antanjyl. In this way, any opposition forces seeking to strike your base or ours will need to go for long distances over land, whereby they will be easily spotted and obliterated by aviation, missiles, or any other methods of your choice.

As such, we request that the Maldaathi Armed Forces proceed to destroy as many of the Antanjyli tunnels as possible. As for us, we are currently busy restocking our supply of aircraft fuel, bombs, cruise missiles and so forth.

Official Message from the United States Allanea to the Antanjyl Democratic Party and the Martyrs for Jesus movement
Classified: Top Secret, Eyes Only

We request that you enable us to help your movement through weapons, money, and food. Please contact us through radio communications or mail pigeons.

Official Response to United States Allanea

You make us happy. Very happy.

The message from Allanea would take hours to reach anyone in the former Democratic Party, as more or less only a few million people scattered throughout villages were in it. Though eventually it did reach a small outpost in the mountains of Antanjyl, though the location was relayed so many times for it's own protection that it was nearly impossible to tell where exactly it was being broadcast from.

Top Secret Statement from Democratic Party

We cannot condone the outright violence you've shown, and any assistance ever pointed as coming from you would force us to lose even more of our already dwindling membership. Your outright violence without regard for our people means that the only way we would ever be able to take over the country is if we did it with our own two hands. So while we are glad you came to us, we must outright refuse your message.

We prefer to fight with honor and nobility, and will not accept any aid from such a violent nation. Needless to say, your attacking the Agency, the former Democratic Party's only police force at the time, does not help. This will be our final reply to you, so as not to incriminate ourselves further with your people.

Signed,
Anonymous

Over Antanjyl, several days later

Several heavy bombers passed over the spring sky, a common sight these days. However, they represented a totally new method of action. They dropped out boxes full of weapons, ammunition, supplies, food of every kind – concentrating on the Loyalist outposts. They also dropped out leaflets everywhere, with a simple message:

The Democratic party of Antanjyl has incurred the wrath of the United States. They have refused to work with us. We will therefore cease all aid to them. The United States of Allanea has now decided to back the Loyalists to the hilt. We will thus send them food, weapons, and other supplies, which will be paradropped soon.

Indeed, that was done. The amounts were largely symbolic, but still supplies were dropped daily onto the Loyalist base.

Also, every day the Allaneans dropped leaflets everywhere decrying the 'treachery' of the Democrats who refused to work with them.

In Allanea, the media decried this new policy of the government, saying it was only the duty of the government to support the Democratic faction. The Allanean president did not deign a response, except for saying: We will support whoever is our friend.

Official Request to United States Allanea

We request your O-K to missile strike the Holy Oshong City. This will eradicate a large number of Rashidi Rebel's using this city as a HQ.

We will be using M39 Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS) via a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launch pad. We plan to deliver a payload of 32 missiles aimed at various strategic and possible command buildings aswell as known SAM Sites.

All visual data has been confirmed as accurate via space-born satellites.

Official Response of the United States Government

Once the ACIA verifies the information, you are green to go.

OOc: Antanjyl, is this true info?

Official Response of the United States Government

Once the ACIA verifies the information, you are green to go.

OOc: Antanjyl, is this true info?


OOC: From the man himself. MSN ftw. We are good friends, Antanjyl and I. Aren't we? AREN'T WE!?

OOC: You were allies with the old government. The Loyalist Faction wants you out, but you have pretty good relations with the Communists. But we know eachother on MSN, definately. That city is indeed the stronghold of the Rashidi Faction too.

IC:

Yaunde City; Loyalist Faction Headquarters

"Ares! We're receiving supplies and weapons from the enemy!" A messenger shouted, quickly bursting into the room of the young teenager, who was staring at designs for a new Loyalist Flag, "Its enough to arm everyone!"

Ares turned, looking far older than years ago, when he was simply one of Galf's future generals, "Excellent... Of course we must make sure they don't try to turn us into a future Democratic Party. I want to maintain guards everywhere, I'll make a message to the rest of our people later tonight."

"Excellent my liege!"

"Once that is done, and the nation is ours, we will still remove the Allaneans, Maldaathi, and if we have time the people from Pschycotic Pschycos. They've done a good job preventing rampant war crimes from happening, but I can tell they're afraid of standing up too strongly against Allanea. We will handle them ourselves, however we must remove the communist faction first..."

"You mean the ones in Holy Gibbot City?"

"Yes... Them and the Maldaathi are equal threats. Now deliver the message to the generals. I have a message to send."

"Yes my liege!" The young messenger said with a salute before rushing out of the room, nearly tripping over the rug as the door shut behind him.

Secret Message to Allanea from Emperor Ares

A young man in an elaborate Agency uniform sat back in his chair, a large sword resting across his back as he smiled charismatically. From earlier pictures of him under Galf, there was almost no way to tell that the two boys were even related, let alone the same person. He brushed some of his hair back before he began to speak, the new Loyalist Flag, a series of swords crashing downward, waving behind him.

"We accept your assistance, since we are not picky when it comes to the help we receive. However don't think we'll allow our POWs to return later on only to overthrow us. You'll find that I, and the rest of the loyalists, are a bit smarter than the previous regimes. As a thanks for the supplies and weaponry, we will leave the Allanean base more or less untouched during our invasion of the rest of Antanjyl. Enclosed are a list of tunnels we are currently working on widening to allow my vehicles to move through them, I would appreciate it if no further bombs were to target them.

The Loyalist faction, indeed the people of Antanjyl, may have bad relations with the Allaneans, but this is now reason to refuse your gratious offer. So if you accept the following agreements outlines above, I will soon commence my attacks. I shall begin with the communist faction in Holy Gibbot City, just to warn your forces that my men will begin movements in that direction. Thank you for your assistance."

The video was then replaced with the waving flag for a few minutes before it blurred away from view and finally shut itself off.

Official Message From Communist Faction to Maldaathi

Hail Comrade! We agree with your terms completely and will be sending a small envoy to your base to have the plans for our alliance drawn up. We can only hope that with your help we can bring about a peaceful communist nation within Antanjyl. Some of my leaders will begin to leave tonight, and if weather permits should be there by tommorow night.

Signed,
Nathaniel Vantes

OOC: Those weapons would not be enough to arm everybody, I simply cannot send so many planes, b
but they are significant enough to make a point. Think of them as messages of support.

IC:

Official Response from the Government of the United States of Allanea to the Government of Maldaathi

You are free to fire, Comrade.

Message from the United States governnment to Emperor Ares

*Allanean flag waves proudly on the screen*

*General North appears, standing on a busy airfield*

“At the present, it is essentially the policy of the United States that the tunnel system must be destroyed. As such, we recommend that your men take an overland approach. As I speak, we are preparing an attack against the city of Gibbot.”

As he speaks this, ten heavy bombers take off behind him, engines howling. They fly high, out of the reach of manportable SAM's, launching a hail of cruise missiles against the city of Gibbot, targeting what seems to be the Communist headquarters, the entrances of all tunnels, and several buildings looking like barracks with napalm and bunker-buster warheads. Two hundred and fifty missiles are fired.

“As I speak, we are currently busy bombarding the communists there. You will have to attack the enemy from overland, since my troops have been ordered to target the tunnel openings already, and I will not refrain from that.”

The General smiles. “I wish you luck in combatting the devil of communism, Emperor of Ares.”

*Allanean flag waves proudly on the screen*

Of course, this message is in no way secret, nor is it encoded in any way.

Official Message From Maldaathi to Communist Faction

Excellent. We request you tie red ribbons to the top of each car with sticky tape so we may identify you.

Maldaathi

OOC: You RP arriving.

OOC: Gotta go now. But Allanea don't attack communists and I won't attack the party your affiliated with. Keeping good bonds k. Later all

Maldaathi, Antanjyl, Scandavian States, I have telegrams for all of you.

OOC: I know, but the Loyalists also have a large portion of the former Agency and Army working for it. More or less your weapons would help arm the rest of the soldiers that need it.

IC:

Message from Ares to General North

While it does leave us open to snipers, I'm sure your bombers will more than turn the tide of battle for us. Once we take Holy Gibbot City it will only be a matter of time before the other cities fall like dominos. I myself will personally show them the glory of a united people under the majestic sword of the Sanscion! Together my people will once again be united under a banner of peace and civility!

Once we take Holy Gibbot City I will send you our plans for the rest of our conquest. Without the Communist threat, it is obvious that the Maldaathi regime will eventually step down. Congratulations on making the right choice in this alliance.

Emperor Ares,
Loyalist Faction


Yaunde City

It was still dark out when the first of the Loyalist Attack force turned North East from its posisition towards Holy Gibbot City. The force was larger than one would expect from simple rebels, with light tanks and jeeps in the forefront, followed by row upon row of thousands of soldiers. At the top of buildings cheering crowds greeted them, and atop the Loyalist Headquarters stood Ares, standing calm with the Sanscion pointed in the direction of the enemy city. That alone spoke more than any amount of speaches ever would.

"Praise Ares!" The crowd shouted in unisen, "Praise the Emperor! Praise Antanjyl!!!" The shouting continued as the soldiers continued forward, a large force left behind to defend the people against any attacks.

A factory on the outskirts of town was already busy building anti-air vehicles as well, just in case Maldaathi should attempt to harm Yaunde. This was along with the other factories being built, turning the small mining city into an industrial power. Best of all, it was all manned by former Agency members, which meant they were used to getting paid little, receiving only a uniform and honor along with a small paycheck every week in return. That was all his people needed, at least in Ares' mind, honor and a purpose to strive for.

My people... He thought to himself as he looked along the length of the elaborate blade, the wind blowing through his hair.

Within a few hours they would make it through the mountains to the city, killing or capturing any in their way. Those captured would be taken to the Loyalist and taught the glory of the Empire, or spend a small amount of time in prison, where they would assist in the mines. It was a small price to pay for one's life...


Holy Gibbot City

The city literally erupt as citizens and military personnel fled burning buildings, as almost none of the missiles were shot down. The napalm quickly caught fire to the Communist Faction's headquarters, which literally erupted in flames and smoke as the people working there rushed into the streets, many of which on fire. Most of the targets were bunkers, but quite a few civilians were also living there to better protect themselves. So as Holy Gibbot City began to burn, volunteer firefighters rushing around trying to put out the flames, many felt somewhat betrayed by Maldaathi, especially since the envoy had left only hours ago... Unfortunately, the radio message that was going to be sent to them was quickly taken out by a missile attack.


Maldaathi Military Base

The large row of communist jeeps slowly approached the Maldaathi base, with large red ribbons tied along them, in fact more than one, to make sure they noticed. Some of the top leaders of the Communist Faction were inside of the jeeps, along with a sparse number of guards.

They slowly stopped at the gate and waited, a full day after they left...


Battle of Holy Gibbot

As the Loyalist military arrived on the burning city hours after the attack had stopped, they quickly formed a defensive wall along the outskirts, mobilising so that none could escape. As soon as this happened, large speakers were quickly set up and anyone who made it towards the troops would either be shot or asked to halt, depending on whether or not they were firing a weapon. Hoses were also being manned to put out anyone that was on fire, and the Communist Faction fell without any bloodshed, aside from the small skirmishes on the way there, which were more or less uneventful for the massive force.

Finally, the speakers turned on, "People of Holy Gibbot City! This is the Loyalist Faction, and we have you surrounded! You are boxed in! Come to the nearest city exit and surrender immediately or be killed! That is all!"

Top Secret, Eyes only, to the Democratic leadership

“Within twenty-four hours, we will begin secretly dropping weapons at the location of [coordinates here]. There will be no way for anybody to identify they are addressed to you, or that they have been sent by us in any way. We recommend you make use of them. If you will promise not to kill the POW's , we will arm them and release them onto Antanjylian shores. They are loyal to Antanjyl's democratic future, and any indoctrination have been of the importance of democratic values and freedoms, rather then of loyalty to Allanea. If you accommodate them into your ranks, 43 million armed, trained Antanjyli men will change the entire picture.”

Official open message to the leadership of the Loyalists

“Please brief us on your success. As we speak, our aircraft are on their way to bomb the headquarters off the Rashidi movement. Please notify us of any possible Communist strongholds on the way, and of any possible barriers to our success with the Rashidi.”

In the meanwhile, a powerful Allanean attack was on the way. The entire Air Armada – 1,000 F-15A Strike Eagles and 300 varied heavy bombers flew high over Oshong, the Holy City, bombing it with waves of guided bombs and bunker busters, as well as leaflets declaring Allanea's support for Loyalist forces. The targets were power plants, tunnel entries, Rashidi temples, barracks, governemtn buidlings and train stations.

The Allanean cargo planes in the meanwhile circled over the location given to the Democratic insurgents, dropping a variety of military supplies. This would be much more then what was given to the Loyalists. The weapons were old Antanjyl weapons, captured in the original campaign, and the boxes were unmarked with any Allanean symbols or logos.

OOC: I'll post in awhile. But the Agency was an equal-gender thing. ^_~ It would probably be at most 70% men.

The Allaneans would get no response, however the weapons would still be taken by the Democrats, though such large amounts of aircraft dropping these things were not easy to hide. There were spies everywhere, even among what remained of the shattered Democratic Faction. Far in the distance, hiding in a pile of brush, such a spy, a sniper actually, watched in awe as the planes began to drop weaponry.

He was dressed in camoflauge gear, but underneath that he was a full member of the Isolationist Faction, which had moved underground as reports of Allanean bombings began to circulate. They said they were supporting the Loyalists, but as the man looked skyward at the massive amounts of what could only be supplies or weaponry, he was sure that Marx Vindet would be more than a little interested in finding this out, so with quiet precision, he slowly took a few pictures with his digital camera, in the ultimate irony, and quickly sent it to the base, and continued waiting in the bushes with his sniper rifle, ordered to shoot any leaders present...


Antangee; New Isolationist Underground Headquarters


Since the attacks began, Marx Vindet had made sure that most of the populace was quickly moved underground. A few were left above, to give the city a semblance of life, along with vehicles which continually dropped supplies off from one area of the city to another. Most of the actual movement was frantic and nightly, as large amounts of people were moving into caves far from the city, along with the well-guarded weapon of the Isolationists, the Legion Virus.

As Marx Vindet remained underground in his office, he slowly looked over the reports from his spies, knowing full well that other factions may have gotten wind of it by now too. In the back of the room a well-shaven Director Knight was playing darts in a military uniform. From this point on he was general Knight, and was principally responsible of making sure that, should the war become too dangerous, that Allanea's main cities, primarily the capital, carried the virus. It was easier said than done, but with so much tourism and more than enough secret allies insane enough to do this sort of thing, it would be more than easy to hide who had done it.

"Director... I mean General Knight, what do you make of these photographs?" Marx said quietly as he stared at them.

"They look like shipments from Allanea to what are supposed to be Democrats... Why?"

"Hmm... I thought they sided with the Loyalists, halt attacks on them. I would like to move our forces into full battle with the Democrats, have that despot in Muahna get ahold of this, in case he hasn't already. I want to talk about an alliance... Oh and have our members in Kinshash prepare."

"Eh, alright. What about the Loyalists? Should we tell them?"

"Hah... They probably already know, if not who cares? If we kill the Democrats, the Allaneans would run out of forces to backstab..." The old man smiled a bit as he rose from his seat and walked over to a book, "Those poor bastards in Rashidi though..."

"Eh, all religious types are the same. They'll never understand the true god; science."

The two men stared at eachother as that sunk in before breaking into a slight bout of laughter.


Yaunde City; Loyalist Faction


Emperor Ares sat back in the chair of his office, the might Sanscion held in place by a statue of Galf behind him. In front of him communist women and children were listening to the teenage Emperor reading from one of Galf's favorite books about a scorpion and a frog. Ares didn't like it much, but figured that it was worth a read while he wait for the messaging equipment to ready itself...

((Brought to you by The Way))

There once was a scorpion who was travelling across Antanjyl all alone.

He was making good progress untill he came to a river that blocked his way.

He was very upset, but happened to notice a frog swimming in the water nearby.

So he called out to the frog and asked him,"Will you carry me over to the other side of the river on your back?

"Sorry," said the frog, "but I don't think so. You'll sting me!"

"I would do no such thing!" Said the scorpion.

After a few more minutes of this type of talking the frog finally agreed to carry the scorpion across the river.

They were halfway across when the scorpion took his tail and stung the frog.

"Nice going," said the frog as they began to sink. "Now we're both going to die."

"Sorry," replied the scorpion sincerely, "its my nature".

Ares slowly put the book down, a smile on his face as he looked at the puzzlement on everyone's faces. An emaciated young girl in the back rose her hand questioningly.

"Yes?" Ares said in a kind voice as he closed the book and placed it at his side.

"Err... Why did the scorpion kill the frog, if it would just kill them both?"

"Ah good question! This is a book about how no matter how hard you try, some people never change... I think. Its like those people from Allanea, they may try to be friends with the Loyalists, but that just showeds their nature as backstabbers. They're the bad guys, but we're going to use their weapons against them and push them out of our country forever. Hopefully the other sides will join us instead of being bombed by them, since I believe that violence should never be the answer, if it can be avoided. Don't you all agree?"

The children and women all nodded at that, seemingly relieved at the fact that this leader was nothing like the propaganda of the communist regime placed him as. He then clapped his hands as the group were led back to their quarters, along with the rest of the communists. If he kept that up with every group of children and non-combatants, he was sure that he would be able to help them understand his truth. While he was at it, he would attempt to get all the other forces in Antanjyl to understand.

It would make Galf proud and happy to see Ares as he was today...

"Ares, the messaging equipment is ready." An Neo-Agency member in red said, staring over to one of the doors as she opened it for him, "Will you be bringing the Sanscion on television again?"

"Of course, it will help the people know that Galf choose me to be his successor shortly before his death. I'm sure that the weapon alone is enough, though they say there are three more, it is solely the Sanscion which rules the nation." He smiled a bit as he slowly stood up and placed the sword on a hidden strap behind his back, "You know, I think I'm pretty lucky."

"Of course Emperor." The woman said with a bow.


Official Statement to Allanea

Ares slowly sat back in his chair, a smile on his face as two of his generals stood at his side, each having a hand placed on his shoulders, the immense sword easily shown behind him. Behind that was the Loyalist flag, somehow managing to wave indoors, and if one were to listen carefully enough, somewhere in the Loyalist headquarters a celebration was going on.

"Yes, I have great news! We were able to take the communists quickly and with almost no casualties to our own side. Thankfully most of them were too busy fighting fires and surrendered when they noticed our superior forces. I know it will be more difficult with the Rashidi, as they are a bit fanatical in their beliefs, however I have a few mountain passes that I would like cleared with napalm on our way there. Other than that and a small-scale bombing we should be able to handle it. I think after the people notice the progress we've made, I'll get more support, even if I am siding with the enemy."

The way he said enemy was humorous, as if he actually meant it and didn't mean it at the same time. He then looked at a long list in front of him and sighed, scratching the back of his head as he seemed to remember something.

"Oh and we would like to have more supplies for the new communist civilians we've moved into here. However if that is too much, we'll be able to take some from the coast, or get some shipped. Our previous delegation left more than enough money in the international DMG bank, so I think I'll tap into that to feed them if you're too busy. I think I'll attempt to purchase some more military equipment as well.

The work you are doing is quite good. The fact that you seem to be making an actual effort in helping us shows, and I am sure in time, my people will no longer view you as such an evil people. Though it is still not appropriate for us to meet face to face. I think if the supplies keep up, I might end up oweing your forces something, but I'm sure a monetary value will suffice."

OOC: What are the results of the bombing of the Rashidi headquarters? I have stricken it with some heavy force I think.

OOC: I blame Chinese food. Alright heres the death toll, mind you most people in the Rashidi Faction were probably huddling in the temples.

IC:

Holy Oshong City

The city was the worst hit yet, at least in the number of deaths. Upon hearing the alarms, the groups of men, women, and children almost invariably attempted to hide within the numerous temples, which were rather well protected. Thinking that the Allaneans would perhaps not target them due to them being more or less landmarks. Due to this, when the first churches were hit, the people inside were almost all annihilated as the black, metal structures collapsed in on themselves, crushing most of the inhabitants alive, the rest killed in the explosions. The military personnel in the bunkers also took significant losses, and the Rashidi Headquarters, which doubled as an immense Cathedral, nearly sixty feet high and a deep metallic black, was half caved in...

The power plants also cut off power, and in the darkness most of the fire fighters were unable to get much done, especially in the mountains. So they did the only sane thing they could do while being bombarded by a cruel and ruthless enemy, they fled out of the city in droves, some missing limbs or worse from the attack, all shouting. They were shouting at nobody in particular, though it was obvious that it was almost all pointed at the Loyalists and the Allaneans...

The following morning, the residential district also caught fire, and the citizens outside slowly watched the majestic city slowly burn to the ground. Due to the fact that most of Antanjyl was somewhat religious, including the Democrats, this would go over even worse than what Allanea had already done. Yet they could do nothing to stop it, as they would lose too many soldiers attempting to attack the Allanean's heavily fortified base, and with their allies so close by it seemed even more impossible. The small amounts of Antanjyl which were atheist or otherwise not affiliated also felt rather disgusted once the first reports of the churches being targetted came into circulation. They were not only places of worship, but most of them were landmarks, so simply cast aside as if they meant nothing...

-Casualties-
Civilian: 255,000
Military: 27,000


Rashidi Faction Refugee Camp; Outside of Kinshash

Some of the armed people of Kinshash, previously killing any foreigners who attempted to enter, decided that Allanea's previous attack was too much. Thus, they had quickly put together a tented city, inviting the Rashidi in, and supplying them with marginable amounts of food, along with the ability to fish along the coast, albeit miles away from Kinshash, and without any industrial fishing boats. Rumors also abound that miraculously, the leader of the Rashidi faction, the Prophet Phalax, was still alive as well. Along with these rumors were rumors of the Democrats also working alongside Allanea, which slowly drifted off as relationships between the Democrats and the Christian Terrorist Cells. These were more or less brought forth by Isolationist Faction spies, along with some help from the Loyalist Faction, which was essentially slowly spreading like a benevolent cancer across the war torn Antanjyl.

*OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO THE WORLD*

We can stand this no longer. This bloodshed is evil and unneccesary. Allanea, and warring Antanjyl factions, we order you to stop fighting and cease fire.

We will host a new conference aboard one of our warships currently underway for the area. We request that the leaders, or diplomats, from ALL Antanjyl factions be present, along with those from Allanea and Maldaathi. I, the shogun of Pschycotic Pschycos will be present myself. Please notify me as to arrival times. This is our chance to solve the dellemas peaceably.

Sincerely,

Shogun Himura Kenshin

Out of the remaining factions, the following leaders quickly responded, ironically enough including that of the winning Loyalist Faction. The last to send their message was that of the Rashidi Faction, however this was more or less due to the fact that their people were now living in tents...

Official Statement from Loyalist Faction to Pschycotic Pschycos

Greetings. I agree to the terms of this diplomatic conference.

As a matter of fact, I was able to capture the Communist Leader, along with most of his upper personnel alive. As such I find it fitting that they be allowed to view the proceedings, however they are still my prisoners. As they are unharmed, I am sure you will make sure they stay that way. I would also like to make a few statements to all parties involved, and would appreciate it if the entire ordeal were televised, so that nothing... violent happened to the leaders.

Sincerely,
Emperor Ares


Isolationist Faction Statement to Pschycotic Pschycos

I agree to these terms, and will go along personally, if the other leaders go. I would like to open state that any leader not attending, is obviously a coward with something to hide. That is all.


Leader Marx Vindet,
Isolationist Faction


Kinshash-Muahna Statement to Pschycotic Pschycos

Due to a current alliance taking place between us, we will gladly send diplomats from both of our respective powers. The Military States of Kinshash and Muahna salute this act and hope that it truly leads to a better tommorow for all of us.

Karin Zaella and General Zeig Truce,
Leaders of the Kinshash and Muahna alliance, respectfully


Official Statement from the Democratic Factions

Though we have no current acting leader, we will be more than happy to send a helicopter with some representatives, seeing that it is not shot down... If that is alright, please relay it to us immediately, so that we can prepare.

Democratic Faction Tribunal


Official Response from The Prophet Rashidi


I, messenger of the Lord Below, accept this as a way of finally bringing the bloodshed to a halt. Along with the three swords granted to me by our divine leader, I will happily enter this ship a free man. I will of course bring guards, for with the Allanean's present, it is only obvious that they will attempt to assassinate me. I would also like a full escort back to my headquarters, or else I myself will not go.

Blessed be you, children of the Gods.

Sincerely,
Prophet Phalax

Official Announcement of the United States Government

We would like to notice that at the present, the Empire of Psychotic Psychos does not have any authority whatever to issue any kind of orders to the United States Army, the United States Navy, or any other authorities of the United States. Af of now, we are busy downsizing our armed forces in Antanjyl, and are therefore forced to postpone participation in this meeting. However, here are our minimal requests:

1.The free, fair, and democratic elections be held in Antanjyl.
2.That Antanjyl enshrine in its future constitution the rights to freedom of speech and assembly, security from unreasonable search and seizure, trial by jury, and the powers of localities (also known as federalism).
3.If the the Antanjylians do not have any desire that the Antanjylians who have been imprisoned in our camps be allowed to re-enter the nation, they will be given citizenship in Allanea as political refugees if they so desire. However, we would still prefer if Antanjyli accepted their former citizens back as equals.

We would also like the Empire of Psychotic Psychos to postpone the negotiations by ten days. If this is done, we will be able to be present.

President Klotchkovsky, the United States of Allanea

As this was said, the Allaneans were pulling out of Antanjyl. The contingent at the base was downsized to 150,000 troops, only tohse needed immediately for it's protection. The fighter aircraft were now based off carriers, and all Air Force personnel dedicated to them were evacuted. Only bomber aircraft now took off from the base, now bombing Isolationist headquarters in full force.

The navy plowed Kinshash into rubble, with salvo after salvo after salvo from its huge guns and scores of missiles – mostly to cover the United States' slow retreat. Incendiaries were used in an attempt to reduce the city to the same rubble it was in before the Allaneans set foot to the shore.

Announcment:

We are glad to hear that all factions will be able to make it. Our ship, the ICS Honor and her escorts will be in Kinshash Harbor in three days time. Allanea must be ready by then for the meeting. If you must arrive late, we will allow that. Yes, this will be televised. No, guards and weapons are not allowed, save for swords. Our sailors will ensure your safety. We will talk about Allanea's requests at this time.

In the mean time, we request that all firing stop completely. We know that we have no authority over USA forces, however, all our requests have been to US leadership, asking them to stand down. This includes your current naval bombardment. If any firing is going on by the time we are in weapons range, we will not hesitate to supress it, this is not a threat, it is a promise.

I look forward to meeting with you all and resolving this delema.

Sincerely,

Shogun Himura Kenshin

Kinshash

The people by now were rather sure that Allanea was going to attempt to try something like this, as common knowledge placed them among the ranks of a superficially free society, whose acts of barbarism were far worse than those of any leader, including those such as Hitler or Pol Pot. The fact that the Allanean President was actually slowly being pictured with a mustache and swastika only helped this spread.

The people quickly began to retreat as Allanea ruthlessly bombed the people of Kinshash, most of whom had done nothing to them, as have seemingly all their targets. That would indeed make the news being broadcast throughout Antanjyl, though the people were actually growing desensitized of such vast amounts of violence by now. Thankfully the leader of Kinshash was with the leader of Muahna, as all leaders were in hiding to prevent assassinations prior to the meeting in Pschycotic Pschycos, mostly from the Allaneans.

The death toll from the attack was immense, as the city was far too large for many of the people to escape, and out of the almost one million citizens living there along with almost three times that many refugees, over half were killed. The tunnel systems made sure that any escapes into the underground only prolonged the inevitable deaths.

-Estimated Kinshash Death Toll-
Civilians: 873,000
Military: 33,000
Refugees: 1,457,000

Ironically enough, it was the Democratic Party which made the huge broadcast, directed at the Allanean government and their people.

Official Statement to Allanean People and Government from Democratic Party

Of all the brutal regimes to ever exist, from the holocausts of Hitler to the mass exterminations of Lenin and Pol Pot, there has surely never been seen such a despicable group as those in charge of the Allanean government. Their utter disregard for the lives of innocent civilians, all of which have not directly harmed any Allanean citizens and soldiers, is at such an utter peak of barbarism, that their lone ally still remaining, Pschycotic Pschycos, is condoning the genocides they are inflicing. All of which during a supposed peace-fire, where your government arms various sides in an attempt to get assistance in killing millions of people. Alone, your army have already killed well over eight million civilians, nearly double that with the weapons they have supplied to the numerous factions.

The fact that the Allanean people remain so quiet at this time no doubt speaks for the utter amounts of brainwashing they have perpetuated throughout their lands and colonies. When their staunchest supporters are forced to threaten them with violence, these people silently allow these things to happen. In a democracy where the people hold power, a government of such barbaric and violent agendas would be almost unfathomable, however here it is in sight of us.

The reason the Democratic Party formed originally was that such things would never happen, however from Allanea's constant unprovoked attacks during peace-time, to their sudden and unprovoked annihilation of over half an entire port city, which was entirely unable of fighting back, even the staunchest supporters of this party have their doubts. The disgust we feel is immeasurable, and it is no doubt that whatever happened to the people of Allanea to allow them to become so jaded, has almost obviously happened to the POWs which your own military will not allow us to even send representatives too. Democracies only chance at flourishing in this land was trampled, not due to anyone in Antanjyl, but due to your own government's disgusting and brutal methods.

The Democratic Party itself can in no small words match the repulsion and disgust we currently feel, however in the previous statement we tried. However it pales in comparison to what has actually been happening here. I fear that at this point, there is no chance of Allanea and Antanjyl ever having anything even resembling good relations!

Democratic Faction Representatives

Following that statement, dozens of pictures, from pictures and video of Allanean ships bombaring Kinshash, their bombers flying over the cities and ruthlessly bombing them, along with dozens of photographs of the Allanean weapons and memos to both the Loyalist Party and Democratic Party followed. In closing were statistics of the amounts killed in the small time Allanea was in Antanjyl, along with massive piles of bodies caused from the Allanean occupation.

Announcment:

We are glad to hear that all factions will be able to make it. Our ship, the ICS Honor and her escorts will be in Kinshash Harbor in three days time. Allanea must be ready by then for the meeting. If you must arrive late, we will allow that. Yes, this will be televised. No, guards and weapons are not allowed, save for swords. Our sailors will ensure your safety. We will talk about Allanea's requests at this time.

In the mean time, we request that all firing stop completely. We know that we have no authority over USA forces, however, all our requests have been to US leadership, asking them to stand down. This includes your current naval bombardment. If any firing is going on by the time we are in weapons range, we will not hesitate to supress it, this is not a threat, it is a promise.

I look forward to meeting with you all and resolving this delema.

Sincerely,

Shogun Himura Kenshin


OOC: Who am I? Nobody?

OOC: !!! More than one banner! They must be loyalists! Shoot them!

IC:

Maldaathi Military Base

The Commander of the base stepped through the opening gates with a large smile of greeting. He only waved though as to be heard over the launching of the missiles, destined for Oshong, would have been impossible.

From the many vehicles came many more diplomats. All were impeccably dressed with a distinct look of prestige in the faces of each, only rivalled by their nervousness from the threat of Loyalist Snipers and from the Maldathian's themselves who had a slightly tarnished reputation for welcoming parties.

As the sound died down the Commander greeted each man personallly with a soft "How do you do?" before cordially shaking their hand and inviting them inside the compound. After all men were met the Commander turned to look back at the smoking entrails left by the missiles fired.

"It is a beautiful thing, war I mean." He mused to himself.

He put his hands into his silk lined pockets and followed the men into the Briefing Room.

Holy Oshong City

The Missiles rained down upon the Allanean ravaged city striking the following key points:

32 Missiles in total.
9 Missiles on 4 Different Temples
11 Missiles on 9 Different suspected SAM Sites
3 Missiles upon an Open Area known to have Rebel Activities
2 Missiles on an Suspected Tunnel Entrance
3 Missiles on an Suspected Black Market
4 Missiles on 2 Different Government Buildings

OOC: Umm... I have repeatedly mentioned protests in Allanea.

IC:

On early morning of April 12th, 20??, all firing ceased. The Port of Kinshash was simply no longer there, not around to be a strategic thread to the retreating Allanean military. From one of the Allanean aircraft carriers, a lone two-seated trainer aircraft got up and left, flying at high speeds towards the Psychotic Psychos navy, where the negotiations would begin.

Aboard the Psychotic Psychos capital ship

With a sickening howl, the AA-14 trainer jet touched down on the runway of the Psychotic Psychos carrier. There would be a few seconds of silence on the deck before the Allanean diplomat would emerge. When he finally emerged, the figure stunned everybody. Allanean diplomats do that.

The first thing to catch everyone's attention would be a pair of enormous steel-toed combat boots, biting into the runway with metal-padded soles. On the outer sides of the boots, large steel Allanean Arms logos were attached, glinting merrily in the sun. From there the eyes of the Antanjylians, Psy-Pso and Maldaathi diplomats would probably rize to meet the leather-and-steel biker pants – not exactly the most appropriate diplomat wear. Especially not with the huge belt buckle depicting the Grim Reaper and not with the two ceremonial Bowie knives, each fifteen inches long.

The man was slightly over six feet tall, muscular, wearing a heavy jeans jacket whose back was decorated with the image of an Allanean flag. His hands were clad in heavy leather-and-steel gloves, the king whichp protect your fingers from road burn – and also are nice to punch people in the face with. The sleeves were rolled up, and it wa visible his left hand was tatooed with the words Hubbard Had It Right, and the right with the words Enforcer of Truth, Ravager of the Unclear Ones. His head was shaved glinting bald, his face tatooed heavily on both the left and right cheek, his right eyebrow pierced with six rings, a long scar on the side of his forehead.

William H. Minckley, former attorney-at-law on retainer for the Church of Scientology, now employee of the Department of State, parted the sides of his jacket – and all could see that underneath it, despite the cold, this powerful man was wearing a T-shirt. It had the picture of a smiling pretty person and the words: “We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity."

Minckley grinned to his hosts as he walked towards them across the runway, cracking his knuckles.

“Hello, y'all.”

A gruff officer met the Allanean diplomat on the flight deck of the carrier. "Sir, you've landed on the wrong ship. However, we've a chopper waiting to take you to the Honor. But first, we ask that you remove that shirt to prevent offending anyone during the conference.

The Allanean was ushered aboard one of the waiting Seahawk choppers, and was quickly flown over to the stern landing pad of the Superdreadnaught ICS Honor.

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OOC: Maldaathi, you're welcome to attend. Sorry I missed you.

The Allanean yawned. “Diplomatic immunity, mah friend, cuss it all t' tarnation. Try t'remove th' shirt by fo'ce an' ah will simply leave. Howevah, ah sense a solushun afoot. Simply done – I'll basically zip up mah jacket.” Which was what he did.

OOC: Of course, but the fact that they're unable to do anything just further undermines the power of the people. Doesn't it? ;)

IC:

Maldaathi Military Base

"War is a brutal thing, one which we hope will never threaten the sovereignity of an equal, communist society in Antanjyl." One of the older men chided in with a smile, looking somewhat like a kind-hearted grandfather figure, "Though of course there really is no other way of bringing about a newfound era of glory..."

The men slowly walked into the briefing room, though none were aware that their city was more or less razed by Allanea, and their people were being held by the Loyalists, along with their leader. Due to the malfunctioning of a radio o nthe way there, they more or less expected the city to still be there when they returned.


Aboard the Psychotic Psychos Superdreadnaught ICS Honor

The diplomats from Antanjyl slowly made it aboard, the diplomat from Kinshash with a brace around his arm with, in bright red lettering, "DEATH TO ALLANEA.". On the front of his open military uniform was a picture of a burning white house, with numerous shaded figures hanging in the background with a phrase in Antanjylian roughly translated to, "True Freedom." Standing next to him was the leader Karin Zaella, leader of the Muahna military state, and at her waist was a long curved knife.

The rest of delegation dressed more or less appropriately, either in military uniforms or formal suits. They had to come by boat, using some ports hastily replaced at Kinshash. Despite the large group of well-dressed figures, Phalax and Ares stood out, with their white and blonde hair clashing against the rest of the Antanjylian delegation.

Phalax was wearing a large ornate robe, his long white hair tied behind his head to form a long tail half-way down his back. At his sides were two ornate swords, and a holy book attached to a string along his neck. Upon seeing the Allanean delegation, his disgust nearly managed to exceed that of everyone there, on par with that of the man from Kinshash.

Ares was wearing a long black Agency coat, with the Sanscion tied against his back, and his hair left long. Underneath that was a military style shirt and pants, ending in two steel-toed black boots, ending in nasty pointed tips. Upon seeing the Allanean, he more or less ignored the man and looked over towards the Psychotic Psychos' delegation. By his side was the Communist Faction leader, and upon arriving aboard the ship the man's handcuffs were promptly removed.

"Well it looks like we all somehow managed to make it here alive, despite the fact that we needed to have a second port built." Marx Vindet of the Isolationist party said bitingly, hiding it behind a good-natured smile, "Well lets get this messy business started. We all know what happened the last time a peace-fire was called."

Everyone stared at the man, though a few managed some rather irritated laughs. They all then quickly went to the location where the plans for peace would be finalised and began to take seats. Most attempted to sit as far away from the Allanean delegate as humanly possible while not attempting to look too rude.

The Allanean smiled and sat down, flinging his feet up on the table, the steel soles of his boot glintin in the light of the lamps on the table. He gave the Antanjylians a glance of utter and absolute despisal, and began to write something on a piece of paper.

It took all of five minutes, then, finally, he committed the draft to the attention of the Antanjylians:

Being that the United States Government admits its inability to institute meaningful regime change in Antanjyl,

Acknowledging the right of all men to leave free,

Reaffirming their eternal commitment to peace,

The signatories of this agreement

Resolve to end all hostilities in Antanjyl permanently,

Affirm the right of Antanjylians to freedom of speech and religion,

Agree to choose the government of Antanjyl or the method of it's political subdivision peacefully, as decided by Antanjyl's people via elections and plebiscites.

Further resolve that the POW's taken by Allanea during this conflict will be free to return to Antanjyl or to remain in Allanea, in which case they will be granted Honorary Allanean Citizenship.

Further resolve that the United States of Allanea will receive a portion of uninhabited territory on the shore of Antanjyl.

"You mercilessly slaughter innocent civilians without warning and you make those kind of demands?!" General Zeig Truce nearly shouted, almost getting up from his seat before the leader of Muahna pulled him back to his seat, "You filthy bastards expect us to remain here, allowing you to at any time kill even more of our innocents?!"

The others at the table were equally angered by that, but after some discussion they all agreed to every one but that. After the shouting and bickering finally ended, Emperor Ares slowly stood up and scratched the side of his cheek, humming to himself as he looked over the paper. He then pulled out a piece of paper as his own, but did not as of yet write anything.

"How about we allow Pschycotic Pschycos to maintain a military presence here. Our people consider them far less brutal than your reigme or that of Maldaathi. After the senseless genocides enacted upon us, which you have as of yet not even attempted to give us reason for, I think this is more than applicable. Especially after what you did to the last regime that was sworn into office...

As for the POWs, your refusal to allow us to see them, and some of our operatives which were finally sent back here, speak of massive brainwashing and other horrible war crimes being commited against them. Seeing as we have no reason to disbelieve this, especially with your record here, you will take them off our hands and they will never be allowed to return to Antanjyl. As soon as the last of your and Maldaathi's base is gone, we will also make it that no citizens from these two nations ever be allowed into our country. The fact that you seem to take such joys in causing strife and blood among our people...

Face it, any military presence you put here will just lead to riots and terrorist cells against you and your people to spring up. If you expected anything less from your blatant disregard for the lives of innocent people, than one of us spent the last few years living under a rock. The fact that Antanjyl's nuclear arsenal is in our possession further endangers your people, especially if you or Maldaathi leave a base here."

With that there were some affirmative nods and a bit of clapping as he sat back down triumphantly. Sweet and to the point, with nothing of the awkwardness and mass disgust which was pointed at the Allanean by almost everyone in the room. If this were done in Antanjyl, the entire building would no doubt have been bombed by now.

The Allanean diplomat didn't even move an eyebrow:

“It amazes me, at this stage, that the people here are capable of lying in such a boldfaced fashion. Look; you say we did not allow you see the POW's... mind you, there is no international treaty, nor a law in Allanea that binds us to do this. But look... we released one million people throughout the ceasefire period... and instead of greeting them as people who fought for your motherland, you put them in labor camps, you shot many of them and abused them variously. In our camps, they live with greater comfort then most citizens of Antanjyl will ever know.”

The massive man pushed a small button on his cellphone.

“But it is well. I have given a message to my countrymen, and within a few minutes they will announce to all of the prisoners of war that their nation had betrayed them, and that one nation alone now stands for their benefit, for their rights, for their freedom. This nation is no longer Antanjyl, but the United States of Allanea, standing forever for the freedoms of all her citizens.”

“Even if you assume that the nation of Allanea bears the guilt for every Antanjylian killed – which is not true. At the worst, we have killed approximately two million people. Your number includes those killed by the starvation, cold, and desolation you have inflicted on yourselves by your stupid civil war. But let's hold you to your number. According to you, the allied forces killed eight million Antanjylians. You – the government of Antanjyl and its agents – have slaughtered twelve million Antanjylians and feasted on their flesh like foul jackals.”

“If your logic is applied fully, and he who slaughters Antanjylians is not to tread on Antanjyl's soil, then perhaps you should all commit suicide by jumping overboard of this ship and sinking in the darkened waters – for your attacks on each other, for your labor camps, for slavery, for the foul cult of the pits. But happily, your logic will not be applied fully.”

“As per the supposed terrorist acts... well, the stripe of land we wish to receive is placed in an unhabited region of Antanjyl. You will have to walk miles over land that is frozen for most of the year to attack our colony – for that is what it'll be, a mostly civilian populated area. Second, when you fought against Allanea on the land, you threw a force outnumbering us two to one against our troops, and it has fallen to us like the wheat falls to the farmer's blade – followed by the surrender of your entire army. Do you think that you are now able to scare us with any form of violent action?”

“As far as your nuclear arsenal goes... well, with the grace of the Lord, I remind you Allanea is armed with advanced ABM systems on the ground and in the sky, in space and on the sea. I remind you too that one nation in the past has tried to threaten us with nuclear weapons. That nation is your neighbor Yurka. I suggest you check with them before ever, ever trying threatening Allanea with a nuclear weapon again.”


“Thank you for your attention. May God Bless Allanea.”

"That was the old regime! They did it to hide any evidence from you! If you had never showed up that whole mess would never have started!" One of the delegates shouted, "That was years ago! How can you expect us to be held accountable by a fanatical move driven by desperation?"

Phalax sighed and sat back, as he remembered the Red Feast more than anyone in the room, "If it wasn't done, three times that many people would have starved to death or died. The fact that you boxed all of our people in during the winter, forcing them to rely on inadequate food supplies dropped with your propaganda, might I add not nearly enough to keep the people alive... It makes you worse than the old regime, and both you and they should take responsibility for what happened. The fact that essentially everyone involved with the massacre is more or less dead shows that we were able to take responsibility for what happened ourselves... As for the Agency members..."

Ares coughed, breaking in, "That is enough Phalax. Allaneans were moving by chopper killing agency workers and police officers during the entire war with no provocation. Those work camps were only because you were arming unlicensed people with weapons which are extremely illegal in the country. Do you have any idea how many children were able to aquire guns through this idiotic act? Far too many, so the old regime had to make sure that the guns were seized. The people at most stayed in a small labor camp for three months, hardly slaving away.

The fact that your government is so closed minded to still think of us as the old regime speaks marvels of how you treat us, especially how you treat our civilians. Might we remark the unsolicited attack on thousands of anti-aircraft weapons and the workers preparing them? You could have at least warned them, along with those in the tunnels that you ruthlessly bombed. These most despicable war crimes are the very reason that most of the regime attempted to keep the massacre hidden. Most of our soldiers had no idea that it happened until well after the war ended.

Why don't you simply admit that all the road work and automobiles were going to foreign consumers? Presumably yourselves and your allies..." Ares smiled a bit, "Once you admit how ludicrously greedy your government has been, I'm sure all the other reckless and unprovoked attacks upon our populace will slowly fall into place for everyone here...

Our men and women surrendered while being pelted by ships and bombarded by planes. We no longer have anything to fear for you, as any soldiers we now have do not question that we are fighting for a glorious end. The Daemons are still scattered everywhere, and our biological and nuclear weapons may not provoke fear, but neither does your barbaric regime. The only thing they provoke is a universal disgust, not just from us, but from every single one of your allies which has witnessed it."

“Oh horror. Children with guns. I'm sure I'm going to keel over now, have a heart attack, and die of the sheer monstrosity of it. Certainly I will when come home to my own two kids – each of them owns a gun, mind, and nothing wrong has so far come of it. Let me however, remind you of what is considered 'customs of international law'. Those are basic things which you are to know before Antanjyl can ever become any kind of respectable nation.”

“First, any national government is accountable for the debts and acts of the previous government. This is indispensable from the point of view of any international relations – or no nations would have ever given each other a loan of any form – after all, what's the guarantee that Allanea's next Congress would want to pay you even a dime, otherwise?”

“This means you carry the debts, and the obligations, of the the previous government. Among those are to arrest and try all those who participated in the murder, slaughter, and distribution as food of twelve million Antanjylians. Apart from a small amount that some concerned citizens bravely dispatched, there has been no attempt, by any of you, for even the most minimal of justice.

“But I am not done. The original reason for our attack on you was your exploitation of millions of slaves. We asked you to liberate them – and you refused to do it outright. Your government – for whose acts you, as those professing to rule Antanjyl, still bear the responsibility unless you do something to atone for it. Your government refused to atone for it. So do you. I see a pattern forming. That pattern is not merely a pattern of criminality, but a pattern of abject evil, childishness, and stupidity on unprecedented limits.”

“I will remind you that we have repeatedly requested your government to comply with our demands. As per the road work and automobiles... think of it for a second. Why would we spend billions of our own money, except to help your nation? Why would we manufacture the cars in your territory, if not to create jobs for your workers? Why would we hire Antanjyl's people to build the roads if not to, you know, give them jobs? Why would we drop food onto an enemy nation, if we were truly greedy and evil?”

“But you have no response for me, and you truly can have no answer. You say, in your own words, that your army is not to be feared... but you fear us. Not our arms, not our airplanes, not our nuclear weapons, but what Allanea stands for. Like General Sherman, as he plowed through Atlanta, like Kazansky, as he bombed Yurka, like Rumsfeld, as he sent his forces to Fallujah, Allanea's power is fearsome to you, for Allanea's power is the power Freedom herself. It is freedom you fear.”

“You fear a world where each man has the right to decide what god he worships, what drugs he takes, what guns he carries, who he votes for. You fear it, for it is the end of certainty and stability you crave so much, the certainty provided by the False Lord of the Pits, the certainty of the camp, the Agency man, the SS enforcer. But it is pointless... because every man in the multiverse has these rights and many more. When the people of Antanjyl recognise this – and they will, eventually – they will overthrow you.”

“But this fear – the fear of freedom – is ripe today within every one of Antanjyl's sons and daughters. They will fight, valiantly indeed, only to avoid that world I speak of to you, now. It is of no need that Allanea retain your barren soil... for we will build Seasteads and floating cities fully five miles from your territorial waters, and settle those of the former Antanjilians who wish on those seasteads, as close as they can be to the motherland that betrayed them out of cowardice.”
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“As I speak now, Allanea's last soldiers are prepared to leave your sorry excuse for a country – they will do that, once you agree to recognise the rights outlined within this paper. This is my last demand, and this is a demand I will not compromise on. Recognise the right of Antanjylians to freedom of speech and religion, to privacy, to freedom of unreasonable search and seizure, agree to have elections and a constitution and Allaneans will leave now, never to hear from your benighted, degenerate, cowardly nation again.”

“But remember: Violate this treaty, fire but a single round at an Allanean civilian or soldier, and we will return. And we will return in earnest, seeking not, as now, to better your nation. We will then burn your cities, and murder the men, and beget babies on the women, and teach the resulting toddlers to play football.

Real football I mean. The kind where you wear padding and a helmet.

Thank you, again, for your attention.

And may God bless Allanea.”

"Perhaps if you were not so busy bombing our civilians, which you have as of yet not justified in the least, you would see that these already exist. Any are free to worship as they please..." Ares slowly stood at Phalax, raising an eyebrow, "In fact, all of those things existed soon after the Democracy won that election five years ago. However you still ruthlessly bombed their forces after these things were done. There was nothing unreasonable about the search and seizure of those weapons, as all of those taken were unlicensed, and those with licenses kept ahold of them.

You say we don't have any of these things, while we've had them for the last five years and counting, right up until this years little skirmishes that were enacted due to your bombing our transporation tunnels. We can't go about using roads in this territory, as it would not be economical and would just cause the government to waste money. There are no more slaves in Antanjyl, and any who were alive after Galf fell were given citizenship, except for those who were put into slavery for high crimes. Those were simply sent to prisons or labor camps.

We fear none of these things, and it seems to me you only say that to make yourself feel morally superior. We've had freedom of religion and freedom of speach, along with everything for five years... None of them stopped you, so it is quite obvious why we don't want such brutal foreigners in our lands. The fact that many former agency members which were taken by you report not being released unless they acted sufficiently 'brainwashed' doesn't help in the way of freedom.

You can't force someone to think like you, wheres the freedom in that? Every nation still in Antanjyl will remember your war crimes and genocide for centuries to come. I myself was a slave in my youth, but do you think I feel so angered by the government? Honestly, I was taken in by Galf and worked as his messenger since I was five, so don't speak of how you understand your freedom. Your ideal of freedom is no reason to ruthlessly destroy entire cities.

We've already accepted all of these laws officially, but for the sake of satisfying your childlike ego, and the ego of your nation, I am sure that everyone here will be willing to sign this? As long as Allanea does not station their attack dogs anywhere near our nation."

General Ares looked at the others, who nodded, some seemingly angered by the actions taken place, but none seemed to say anything. They had done such things five years ago, yet it did not help them, and only brought the deaths of innocent soldiers. How could this treaty be any different?

“As you know well, as long as we station our bases outside your territorial waters, it is none of your business. I also remind you that the Agency had committed illegitimate acts of search and seizure in order to discover those weapons.... but I will not quibble.

Suffice this to add: I cannot force anyone to think like me, but I can, and will do my best, to force people to refrain from confiscating the property, defiling the freedom, and violating the rights of my fellow man. We will now solemnly sign this treaty. Construction of our offshore colony, a full five miles outside your territorial waters, will begin within ten days.”

“As for you, Mr. Ares, you worked as Galf's messenger. You carried the orders, I assume, to exterminate and eat twelve million people. I understand that you are proud of it. I hope only that one night, one of the people whose families were murdered by Galf, will come to your bed and slash your throat.”

He signed the treaty with a flourish.

“I will now leave. Good luck, and may God bless Allanea.”

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Thirty days later, the Allaneans have left, construction of the offshore colony has indeed commenced.

Unfortunately, due to the haste shown, the shogun was unable to attend the hearing put forth by the Allanean. However, as the Allanean left, the shogun came into the room, clothed in a simple violet and white kimono. "please, do forgive me for my lateness," he said. "But, it seems that one of the main points, the presence of Allanean forces, has been resolved. That's good, very good. Now, I would like to move to a new point.

"Unless I am very much mistaken, it was the Democratic Party that was elected into office. Since that time, there has been much confussion and chaos. That being so, I propose that we redo the election. All parties are welcome to run. However, I do have one reservation to express. That would be addressed to the communist party. Communism does not allow true freedom on the part of the people. That is why I am in favor of not allowing the party to run. The choice belongs with you, the Antanjyl people.

"Despite the outcome, I would like to see a few things upheld. One, that no citizen is discriminated based on any criteria. Two, that they hold the right to bear arms unless they've proven themselves incapable. Three, that privacy rights are upheld, that there is no unreasonable search and seizure. And finally, number four, that we may be allowed to continue maintaining a military base in your nation for the task of moderating the proceedings, and ensuring that regardless of the results, the mistakes made under Emperor Galf are not repeated.

"What he did is not your fault, I do not hold you reasponsible. We are trying to move forward. Glaf is dead, there should be no one else persectued. Keep in mind, we do not care if your nation becomes a dictatorship or a democracy. It is irrelevent to us, my nation is a military dictatorship. With all this being said, I open the floor to comments or questions." Kenshin sat back in his chair and waited.

A gruff officer met the Allanean diplomat on the flight deck of the carrier. "Sir, you've landed on the wrong ship. However, we've a chopper waiting to take you to the Honor. But first, we ask that you remove that shirt to prevent offending anyone during the conference.

The Allanean was ushered aboard one of the waiting Seahawk choppers, and was quickly flown over to the stern landing pad of the Superdreadnaught ICS Honor.

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OOC: Maldaathi, you're welcome to attend. Sorry I missed you.

*Feels all fuzzy inside*

OOC: Post losses from my missile strike....

Maldaathi Military Base

The Commander was slightly put off by the words of the diplomat. He closed the door before seating himself at the head of the long table, the diplomats taking their seats.

"It sounds to me like you do not wish to gain power, that you're happy with your current situation." He paused before he scoffed. "No war? Thats just a weak man's excuse. Communists must be strong! Fight for power!" He finished by slamming his closed fist on the table.

OOC: Ares was roughly ten years old at the time of Galf's assassination, therefore not many people would hold him accountable even if he did know what the messages he was delivering meant.

IC:

Maldaathi Military Base


"Ah but is not communism the best choice for the people as a whole?" The old man inquired, a vague smile on his face, "We will bring about communism our own way, on our own terms. There is no need to distance ourselves further from the populace by commiting such genocidal massacres as that of the Allaneans."

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Aboard the Psychotic Psychos Superdreadnaught ICS Honor

As most of the delegation was more or less already quieted by the disgust of having to talk to such a self-righteous Allanean, they remained silent. However, Ares decided to further improve his relationship with this military power. In fact, they seemed to be somewhat of a wedge between the brutalism, and it was only natural for a good leader to try to improve that wedge. The young man smiled at Kenshin as he slowly gathered his words.

"Well Shogun, we would prefer if anyone who wished to own a weapon were fully capable of handling one... Our current law means that anyone who wants to own a weapon must prove themselves mentally capable. Surely there is no reason to prevent this? If they are mentally capable of being responsible for such a weapon, then they will be allowed to have one. We also maintain that all weapons be concealed in public, so as not to cause too much of a commotion."

"As to the rest, we will gladly allow them, and encourage you to expand your base to upwards of three times what the Maldaathi or Allaneans have built. Like our gun law, you seem to have proven your nation the only one sane, and the fact that the communist and free republic are so brutal, the fact that your despot is such a docile place truly means that such a thing does not matter when it comes to the citizenry. We would gladly do anything to make sure that a strong power remains to prevent Allanea or Maldaathi from usurping any government formed. However, to allow this you will have to prevent any more unsolicited attacks on our cities or peoples. Which essentially means Allanea will not target us outside of wartime, and if they do you will need to help us defend ourselves."

"I do have one comment though..." Ares smiled as he leaned back in his seat, "I would like no Allanean citizens ever allowed in Antanjyl's cities ever again. Along with Maldaathi citizens, as I would prefer that they remained completely in their own bases. Once the tunnels are rebuilt, we will make sure that they do not go anywhere near their military bases, giving them no reason to further attack them. Will this be acceptable?"


Oshong City; (Awhile ago since I missed Maldaathi's attack)

The missile strikes hit the cleanup crews working in the city, along with some of the Rashidi Sect which had begun bringing in arms to defend what was left. The strike killed almost all of them, leaving the city empty aside from a few civilians incapable of physically leaving the area. They were mainly the old or pregnant women who were unable to make it by foot to Kinshash. The fires would not be put out, but a rainfall would eventually douse the flames before the entire city was completely turned to steel and ash.

Maldaathi Military Base (During the Diplomatic Meeting)

The sniper took another quick sharp breath and looked back down through his scope, scanning the mountains surrounding the base for any trace of life. He softly sniffed the sweet mountain air as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small radio transmitter. He flicked the switch and raised it to his mouth, continuing to scan.

"Nothing to report." He whispered.

He slowly put the transmitter back into his pocket when he spotted a faint twitching at 900 meter's. He quickly reached back for the radio.

"Possible Sniper, 900 metres from point A19."

"Roger that A19, Fire At Will."

The man nodded before pulling the trigger of his silenced PSG-1.

Maldaathi Military Base (During the Diplomatic Meeting)

Almost immediately as the sniper fell limp from the bullet entering his forehead, three quick sniper bullets were fired in succession at the Maldaathi, killing almost immediately after his own shots were fired. Then, equally as fast, the two snipers rushed for new sniping locations to prepare for an offensive from the Maldaathi, should it become necessary. They were ordered to more or less make sure no soldiers from Maldaathi left the base under any circumstances.

Maldaathi Military Base

"A19 come in."

No response.

"A19 you are commanded to respond."

Still no response.

"Sir we have lost A19."

The man behind the operator nodded.

"Send out the choppers with the orders to hunt down any and all rebels."

The snipers would all more or less remain in hiding, completely camoflauged unless the opportunity to puncture the cockpit appeared. If they began to fire at one of the sniper posisitions, all the snipers in the area would attempt to take out the glass in front of the cockpit, cracking it or killing the pilot as quickly as possible. Their advantage would be the fact that they could more or less stay completely hidden from their opposisition.

"This is Iso-0123... We managed to kill one of their snipers who opened fire on us. That is all." One of the snipers whispered from a small crevace in the rock, completely blending in as he popped a pill to keep him steady.

Maldaathi Military Base

From behind a large armored door in the Earth, emerged 9 Mi-24 "HIND-D" S Type Helicopters. Each carried a payload of rockets, a twin 23mm Cannons, 2 Anti-Infantry Missiles with a specially mounted Advanced Infrared Tracking Adjunct System (AIRTAS) to the bottom of the chassis.

The engines whined as their pilots pulled them towards the mountain ranges to hunt down any enemy snipers.

OOC: AIRTAS: The AIRTAS is a gimbaled, stabilized, high-resolution sensor that provides passive tracking and real-time display. It can provide threat assessment and ID beyond visual range, providing real-time threat and damage assessment. AIRTAS is an advanced IR sensor, with a wide field of view and longer range for HAWK missile users.

Type S Glass: The glass fitted onto the Type S HinD is a .7 inch thick pane of bullet proof glass. It will not shatter if hit by the force of say, a sniper rifle round. The glass is simply broken at the point of impact, leaving visibility maximised.

The snipers would all more or less remain in hiding, completely camoflauged unless the opportunity to puncture the cockpit appeared. If they began to fire at one of the sniper posisitions, all the snipers in the area would attempt to take out the glass in front of the cockpit, cracking it or killing the pilot as quickly as possible. Their advantage would be the fact that they could more or less stay completely hidden from their opposisition.

"This is Iso-0123... We managed to kill one of their snipers who opened fire on us. That is all." One of the snipers whispered from a small crevace in the rock, completely blending in as he popped a pill to keep him steady.

OOC: Antanjyl is god-moding. How do you know I'm sending out choppers?

OOC: Just saying what they would do if they saw your choppers, its not really god-modding. Thats more or less what they'd DO if they started spottign snipers. Never said they know what'd happen, just did that so you would more or less know what they would do in this situation. >_> Its basically so you would know how to rp the snipers if you so choose. How is that god-modding, since they don't know beforehand that choppers are coming.

IC:

The hundreds of snipers in the mountains remained quiet in their posisitions as the choppers slowly began to fly overhead, barely moving. They were waiting for an opportunity to present itself where they could fire into the cockpit or destroy the glass, to blind them so they'd go away. Of course, they didn't know in advance that the glass was bullet-proof, and as the opportunity to fire at one of the cockpits quickly presented it, one of the Isolationist snipers quickly took that chance.

BLAM...

"Shiiit..."

OOC: Just saying what they would do if they saw your choppers, its not really god-modding. Thats more or less what they'd DO if they started spottign snipers. Never said they know what'd happen, just did that so you would more or less know what they would do in this situation. >_> Its basically so you would know how to rp the snipers if you so choose. How is that god-modding, since they don't know beforehand that choppers are coming.

OOC: Why bother writing that when I'm talking to you on MSN....

IC: Maldaathi Military Base

"This is Bravo Three, we are under enemy sniper fire. Engaging target."

The HinD Type S broke off from a 3 chopper squad it was patrolling with and quickly descended to the east.

"Roger that Bravo Three, godspeed."

"Bravo Leader, this is Bravo Two. The AIRTAS has picked up a small congregation of what appears to be human life. We are going in for inspection."

"Roger that, Bravo Leader Out."

And with that the 3 HinD pack scattered to investigate the disturbences.

"This is I-0293..." A sniper quickly shouted into his radio as he was spotted, "The bullets can't cut through the glass, have all teams on the outer perimeters return for sabb-Auggh!"

He quickly screamed out as the chopper fired on him, the bullets whizzing through his body and leaving behinda small small red splotch behind, scattered with gore and entrails. This was repeated a few times, as some of the snipers attempted to flee but were quickly taken out just as easily, as the choppers managed to spot their posisitions as if they were standing out in the open. Eventually there was call for a retreat, and small groups of soldiers quickly began making their way out of the mountains to get away from the choppers, while some of their allies on the outside of the range began to arm themselves with SAMs, though it was still a full hours dash to get to them.

Over Maldaathi Military Base

Encrypted Mission Update to Leader Comm. Links. 2038kb Encryption

Satellites report that the snipers have begun to retreat to the far side of the mountain. Alpha, Bravo and Charlie are to continue pursuit until further notice. They are presumed to be retreating to a nearby base. Eliminate them before they get that far.

The snipers continued running down the mountainous terrain, being taken out every now and then when a chopper managed to spot one. However, after the first hour of this, when nearly a fourth of the snipers were either shot or lost contact with a base, the groups running in all four directions from the base would eventually run into their reinforcements. They too were hiding, and since the choppers were more or less concentrating on the snipers, they would slowly take them into range of the hidden soldiers armed with SAMs.


Eastern Fringe of Pogwom Forest; South of Maldaathi Military Base


One of the snipers quickly leapt over a small stream as bullets whizzed at either side, the Maldaathi chopper following behind him steadily. Just as the thing was preparing to fire another barrage of ammunition at him, he quickly dived over a rocket outcropping. At the exact same moment, from somewhere hidden in the nearby forests, three Stingers were quickly fired at it by the reinforcements. Others were hidden all over the area, spending the last hour or so preparing to take out the flying death machines from the military base.

OOC: My flying death machines wouldn't hurt anyone :rolleyes:

IC: Somewhere

MISSILE ALERT!!!

"Shit..." The pilot began to launch the helicopter into a steep dive while the co-pilot contacted their allies.

"Charlie Two taking fire from several unknown targets. Missiles incoming, commencing evasive procedures."

"This is Maldaathi Military Base, we have intercepted your transmission, requesting co-ordinates for artillery shelling."

The Co-Pilot grunted as the chopper jolted sharply and then began to relay locational infomation back to base.

"First Missiles avoided." The Pilot said as he lowed the chopper to 63 AGL and began to weave through a conveniantly large clearing, hoping to lose the Stinger Lock.

OOC: I will respond later when I have some time.

"Your weapons policy appears sound and fit to ensure no harm to anyone. If all is agreed upon, then it is time for us to decide when the people shall elect a government form. You all have my assurance that whichever form is elected into office, we shall protect and back unless it shows that it is more than willing to follow a path of terror and destruction, something like what Galf did. We shall stay to moderate and assure no foul play and that all is fair. After the election, we shall stay and maintain 60,000 soldiers to help ensure security and to help community projects.

"As to your concern about Allanea. We shall do what we can to prevent their returning to your nation in a hostile and threatening manner. We shall make sure that once the tunnels are rebuilt, no Allanean military personnel shall come near them."

Ooc: Bump

Distant Ring Around of Maldaathi Base


Meanwhile, all over hidden, out-of-the-way locations surrounding the mountains around the facilities dozens of other Stingers were fired from behind trees, within caves, or anywhere else which would give them a good chance of hitting the target. Though unable to use vehicular weaponry due to the fact it would give away the faction that they belonged to, the Isolationists would not be killed so easily, and the fact that so many of them managed to aquire Stingers in the country proved the direction that the factions would eventually go through.


Aboard the Psychotic Psychos Superdreadnaught ICS Honor

"Excellent. As all of our factions feel they have the interests of our population in their minds, I suggest we hold the elections in three months, once the tunnels are rebuilt and some structure can begin to return." Ares said with a smile, looking around to notice nods, and after receiving no immediate dismissals of it, simply sat back, "I was going to suggest you help with the vote counting, as the Allaneans and Maldaathi seem to have ulterior motives in our nation. Both wish to kill and oppress us, one through Anarchy, another through Communism. Though if the Allaneans remain in their base this entire time, along with the Maldaathi, it will only be a matter of time before they both leave us alone."

General Zeig Truce then butt in, looking around the room cautiously as he scratched at his 'Death to Allanea' cast, "I feel another point to gaining our trust would be to send guards to escort us to our various fortified locations. I won't go so far as to request aircraft but..."

Phalax yawned a bit, "You have no faith Zeig... However, I would appreciate getting back to my people, as they were in a refugee camp outside of Kinshash. With the winter coming in only another few months as well I feel that the more time I am with them, helping them fix the tunnels, the better for all of us."

"Agreed... So there you have it. We will rebuild the tunnels and cities, and set up defensive outposts to disallow any of the Allaneans of Maldaathi soldiers from leaving their bases. As they have no reason to do so, it should not cause much of a stir." Marx Vindet said calmly, "Once there is shelter for our people during the coming winter we can begin the elections. Does that fare well with you Shogun?"

"All this sounds excellent. We already have 20,000 troops in your nation. The moment this meeting is over, we will increase it by 40,000. They will help rebuild the tunnels. We would prefer if Antanjyl citizens were the main rebuilders of cities and shelters so as to boost economy, but if there are not enough availibe, they'll help out there too.

"With this, I do believe our meeting has come to an end. All delegates here will receive an escort back to whatever part of the nation they came from. I would like to thank you for your understanding, civility, and willingness to cooperate. Good day gentlemen, and may your nation grow prosperous." With that the shogun stood and bowed to the men at the table.

OOC: I'm going to move ahead a bit to the reconstruction, then I'll make another thread with the second election.

IC:

More or less the entire group stood up and bowed, though a few simply nodded back. Afterwards they exchanged a few niceties with the Shogun and began to leave, escorted by Pschycotic Pschycos to areas nearby where they would be staying, making sure not to give the exact location away. It was uneventful, but soon the massive reconstruction would begin...


Three Months Later

Antanjyl's reconstruction was almost finished, as massive portions of the tunnel systems had connected cities, and Kinshash was more or less nearly back to what it was after the original construction. Thankfully there was almost no bloodshed during the time, as they did not want to bring on the wrath of the other factions during such a sensitive time. Besides, most sides were sure that they could win the coming elections, or at least attempt to break away from the Empire if that failed.

The Loyalist City of Yaunde was still at full power, and had an enormous anti-air grid once again patrolling the mountains, along with rocket-tanks and the like. It was here that the Emperors-to-be would be staying, as the Loyalists swore more or less to protect them from dangerous outside threats until the elections finished. Thousands of New Order Agency Members were responsible for the task of assorting the votes, and would be supervised by Pschycotic Pschycos, to allow no meddling from any other nations or factions. It was all exceedingly elaborate, though simple...

This would be the first step towards a new Antanjyl...