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Requiem of a Republic(Story)

Ralkovia
31-12-2008, 03:15
Voksar stepped out of the car as hundreds of millions of ralkovians watched. The tragedy that had befallen the new republic was still fresh in everybody’s minds. Hundreds of guards wrapped in blue and white garb stood as crowd patrol. The people had assumed these men were police trying to hide their identity. There were no cheers like the ones that had greeted the late president Washington. Instead there were murmurs and cries as the people were reminded of how almost a year ago the president elect had walked down the corridor with the people chants and screams of happiness for his inauguration. The crowd then fell deathly ill as the vice-president walked down the hastily constructed barricades of bullet proof glass and twisted metal.

The inauguration of President Washington and the inauguration of Vice president Voksar were so different it was impossible to believe that this man was their choice of vice president. Voksar simply smiled, he was dressed in the “Emperor’s Colors.” Dark red, gold, silver, and black it had stood for the monarchy and now their future president wore it.

The man’s cane which he had never been seen without had now disappeared as he walked up the stair case effortlessly. The clack of his feet against the marble stairs seemed as if it echoed through the very city. Arriving at the top he stopped in front of a small group of men. “Vice President Voksar, do you swear to G-d, to your nation, and to your people that you will do your best to protect and serve ralkovia and her people.”

Voksar’s old face seemed to mold into a wide grin. His eyes a dark hue of red gave him an almost vilified stature. “I swear, I swear to G-d and to my nation that I will protect and serve ralkovia to the best of my abilities.” Several onlookers whispered something about what he had said but stopped as the faceless figures of the guards seemed to turn towards them.
As the men went through the list of his duties, he simply nodded in agreement. Finally they asked him if he would take on his duty as President of Ralkovia. His grin couldn’t have gotten any larger, “I am ready,” he said skipping the thankful bow to the men that he was supposed to have done.

He stepped down and looked to the crowd, who all expected him to reassure them. He suppressed a laugh before walking down the stair case into his car. “Voksar, President Voksar,” he said laughing to himself as one of the garbed guards drove him to his house. “Dev Gordon,” Voksar said to his driver, “What do you think? President Voksar?” he said unable to contain his laughter.

The guard looked down at the dashboard for a moment, “Call for voksar,” the driver said. Pressing a button on the console next to him a name and number appeared, Tara and an area code for the Morocco. He pressed the receive button woman’s voice could be heard. “So I hear the raskovs are in power,” she said. Voksar calmed himself, “Correct Mrs. Young. The monarchy is back and you have held up your end of the bargain.”

Tara Young said something to a black shirt in her room. The sounds of bullets flying could also be heard, “Then why have you sent death guard to my house to kill me?” She said already assuming the answer.

“Well Mrs. Young the military loves you and unfortunately a G-d needs full worship. You have refused my offer of marriage so I have one option left,” he said beginning to laugh again. His eyes had left the deep blue shade to one of dark red.

“Mrs. Young don’t worry you will for one last time be given a spot light in the news,” he said hearing the sound of wood being broken. “And I told you, the death guard would never lose to some whimsy black shirts. They told me that they were quite angry that the black shirts had said they were the replacements of the death guard. I hope to let you know that every member of the black shirts has already been rounded up and will face execution at a later date.

“RASKOV YOU BAST-“ the sound of wood crashing open and gas releasing caused her to begin to choke and collapse.
Ralkovia
31-12-2008, 04:09
Raskov dialed in a number,"Isaac, yes I know its me Voksar. Call an emergency meeting of the congress for tomorrow. Yes I need to talk to them about something quite important. I know they are all on leave for the next three days but it is vital that everyone be their. No exceptions. Yes I know. Tell them I will all give them a million if they are there. Haha I know I know. Thank you I owe you."

He looked at towards mansion on the hill in which he reigned supreme lord. Now he was supreme lord over everything in ralkovia. He had "inherited" a large arms manufacturing company and made a vast fortune. Now he was going to regain his rightful place as monarch.

The gate opened as two death guard stood at attention and opened the door for him. He quickly stepped outside the car and rubbed took off his black coat. It was hot out...perfect.

"Derrick Enact Protocol 8, Don alert all the rest of the death guard. Make sure the servants are all 'sleeping.' Dev take the car and bring it to the garage before putting the 'driver' in," he said smiling viciously.

Raskov walked to his room and waited. Almost 10 minutes later part of the his house blew up and smoke began to rise through the cracks in the cherry wood floor. Raskov immediately put the breather mask on his face and walked down the stairs so calmy that one would think that the burning inferno was an everyday event.

Several servants laid on the floor with heavy objects deliberately placed on top of them making it impossible to move. One of the servants, a girl named Tanya tried to grab Raskovs boots. He kicked at her hand but she still held on. "Mr. Voksar please help me....please," she said coughing from the smoke.

"BITCH let me go," he said drawing out his M1911 Colt and shooting her twice in the arm. Her grip disappeared as he kicked her in the face and spat on her. She screamed as he closed the door behind her, he 'stumbled' down the stair case and down the hill in front of his house as a second more powerful bomb exploded a minute later.

He smiled as he lay on the ground only a few hundred yards from his house as the sound of sirens could be heard. Almost an hour later the blaze was gone and he was being interviewed by the many different news agencies.
Ralkovia
31-12-2008, 17:56
Voksar got out of his car and smiled as he was accompanied by thirty of his unusual robed guards. Ralkovia was in a state of emergency after news of the attack on Voksar's home and under that state of emergency Voksar was allowed to bring to congress his own personal escorts no questions asked.

He walked the hall toward the congress building. The Republic guards immediately gave him a salute as his personal guards immediately shuffled around him forming a sort of barricade of clothes and flesh between him and the Republic guards.

He was stopped at the entrace of the congress meeting room by the large wooden and metal door. On the side was a monitor that required a code and an iris scan.

There was some irony that the code was,"N0_emper0r_shall_pass." He had been the first man into this room after it was built. He had passed these walls so many times that the irony and humor he had found in the first few times he entered had worn away.

After the iris scan, he knocked a little tune disarming the automated machine gun turrets that watched from above. It had been a security feature that had protected the young republics congress from spies who knew about the iris code and password features.

The doors slid open and he entered along with his guards who took positions around him. He had been ignored upon first entering but with his guards taking position it caught everbodies attention. He cleared his throat and walked to the pulpet.

"Thank you all for being here, many of you probably thought that I wasn't going to be here today after the whole bomb incident yesterday. Don't worry terrorism in ralkovia will end today."

A few of the congressmen stared at Voksar. The congressmen had always talked about ralkovia as the republic not as ralkovia so they were quite upset when the president referred to ralkovia.

"Mr. President how will you stop terrorism in the republic?" said one of the congressmen as guttural as possible.

(Song for this part) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-gAAYdOLs&feature=related)
"What republic?" Voksar said laughing. The robed guards immediately locked the door and pulled off their garb. The "guards" were in fact Death Guards.

"My friends, today we are an empire. Today I am a monarch. Today the Raskovs are revived. And lastly today the republic dies."

The death guard immediately drew out their silenced machine pistols and sprayed the congressmen with it. The unarmed men had no chance and were brutally massacred until only four remained.

"I'll do this legally," Voksar said laughing.

"I propose an amendment to end the republic and replace it with an empire at which the raskov's will be the emperors. Do I hear a motion to second my proposal?" Voksar said suppressing his laughter.

A death guard beat one of the congressmen until the man said he seconded the motion.

"Since you need a three fourths majority to pass it. How many of you agree?"

The death guard clicked their weapons as all the remaining congress signed off on the amendment.

"And as president. I approve of this ammendment. And in a stunning unanimous vote the raskov's are now back in power," he said unable to contain his laughter any longer.

One of the congressmen in between coughing up his own blood grinned,"You just gave up all your power Voksar. And you will be sadly dissappointed when the Raskovs give you nothing in return."

Voksar could only laugh harder at how his illusion was still working so well.

"You men are fools. Absolute fools. I am Raskov. I am Voksar. Just look at my name backwards."

"You can't be a raskov. All the raskov's were wiped out except for that bitch that claims she's an emperess."

"That bitch is my daughter," he said laughing.

"Ho- Jos- Josh? How are you alive?" the congressmen looked confused and frightened. It was like he was a ghost or something.

"I am an emperor and an emperor lives for eternity. And I am immortal. Kill them all. No sense in leaving loose ends. The republic is officially dissolved. Tell General Horatio, that fascist bitch General Burton and Admiral Sev to move units to the capital. Tell the death guard to move on Joshau and Penada. Alert the fascist supporters in Blackwell city. Break out the riot police," Josh Raskov said his mind as quick as ever.