“Oh, by the way…how does our populace react to our campaign as of recently?…”.Right now we are already inside the Black House and inside my office right now. Elijah and Andrea is with me, as they too have a work to deal with me as well.“The reaction is positive…everyone understood and of supportive of our campaign, they know and already implanted in their minds that the Alemia Region is rightfully ours and should be better of under us…”.(Elijah)“Really?…Wow, that’s nice…”.“it is all thanks to, Miss Renee Coral and her youth troupe….they actually rallied out everyone to their cause…and with our support and reach…their claims reach even further….all thanks to her background and fiery speech..she managed to changed the narrative from us conquering Alemia Nation to us, Freeing and also claiming our rightful place….”.(Andrea)“Woah….that’s unexpected of her to do so…and the people actually accepted her?…”.“The people did….after all, her name…Coral…do bear some weight….Once She reveal
“Anyway….it seems that the Queen Duchess caught the news that you were back…and looks like the Western Allied Nation, wants to discuss about the offer that we were giving…”.(Elijah)“She is quite perceptive aren’t she?….”.“Considering her nation situation, she sure wanted to get that offer from us….she had just culled a large portion of her labour force….and she need to replenished that aspect fast…”.(Andrea)“Well…I will be leaving tomorrow anyway..might as well squeeze in her in my schedule before I left then…”.Queen Duchess Angela sure are steadfast as she has always does, she knows when to grab an opportunity and how to turned something to her favour. I know what she had done on her side, she had basically took my advice on purging her own corrupted people and took control of her own nation and solidify it. In one of our meetings, I noticed that Dukedom of Angela foundation as a nation were starting to get rotten secretly, so I pointed it out to her and suggest the simplest solu
To be quite honest, these 2 nation were just nothing but a headache to me, Battle Star Empire with their never ending envy and stupidity. And as for the Kingdom of Hallerus with their ignorance and just idiocy on every single aspect of their ruling. For a nation that I have personally saved and taught them how to effective rule their nation, after I left, they still haven’t being able to stabilized their nation, instead as soon as I left they are now busy stabbing each others backs just to sit on the throne. Not that I would care about them anymore, but the problem is they were just next door to me, and their issue were just constantly popped up near me, and they basically can’t even hide it anymore. More and more Hallerus citizens wanted to escape to Aeternum, but due to my order of closing the border to Hallerus, no one on that side can enter at all, which unintentionally has created a massive problem in the border side of Hallerus and Aeternum, nowadays.Hallerus Kingdom is not a s
As I slaves away in my office today, to the point where I slept inside my own office in the Black House without going home, the thought of future threats just constantly stayed inside my mind, it just hovered on top of my head as I constantly doing the paperwork on my desk, leaving the nation for a bit for war, the work back home started to piled up. Still it was reassuring to read and signed all these documents as it stated that Aeternum were still going strong the entire time.“Sire, Your Coffee and breakfast is here…”.(Andrea)“ah..thank you, Andrea…”.Pushing the cart filled with breakfast and coffee next to my desk, Andrea and Elijah has already arrived to the office and accompanied me inside my office, making the atmosphere inside my office felt a little more vibrant early in the morning.“Here’s the files for today Cabinet meeting, Master…..I see that you were looking at the Kingdom of Hallerus files….are you interested in them?…”.(Elijah)Elijah come over and put down a folder
“Here’s the files for today Cabinet meeting, Master…..I see that you were looking at the Kingdom of Hallerus files….are you interested in them?…”.(Elijah)Elijah come over and put down a folder for me on my desk and her eyes catch a glimpse of the information folder of Hallerus Kingdom, thus spark the interest from her side.“Interested, concern and also looking forward for their progress….what are your opinion on their state now, Elijah?….”.Although there is a constant surveillance on the Kingdom of Hallerus state, with the A.C.I.A agents all over the corners of the entire Kingdom and information constantly coming in. Personally I wanted some insight from Elijah as I know if there is any opinion that I should take a weigh on, it was hers, and I am sure that she also have the same insight on that nation as me.“Well….it’s a mess… and also just ticking time bomb…Princess…oh no….Queen Helen…can’t rule properly…her uncle has shown hiss true color as soon as we walked out on them….and wi
Queen Helen Hallerus, the betrayer in my account of hers, now she realized and as well as everyone else also realizes, that when Aeternum retreated, we also brought everyone with us, and hence left them alone, and in turned leave her alone as well. And thus her backing just vanish into the thin air, even with Duke Merrica behind her, she can’t stood for long as she only have 2 noble family behind her, and the rest that used to be behind her has now shown their fangs as well, now that we were gone. And right now, her backing has been reduced to just one, the Murr Family, now that her ‘uncle’ Count Kabronel Carou has decided to no longer wanted to play ball.“Also at the moment, aside from us…Dukedom of Angela all the way to Visma Nation…all of them were bidding their time to wait for that critical moment….and when that happened, everyone wanted to shave off Hallerus Kingdom land and power for themselves…”.(Elijah)“Really?..”.“Yes…Queen Duchess herself has talked with me secretly befo
“I guess, Perhaps my next meeting with Queen Duchess sure does have a lot of agenda that we can talk about…”.“If we were going to dive into Hallerus Kingdom….I sure hope that we can settle things with Alemia Nation first…after all, we as Aeternum should really step carefully in Hallerus Kingdom…..our story with them were still fresh in everyone’s minds…”.(Elijah)“Sure…I’ll remember that….our last effort sure are a mess….nowadays, I wondered what is going on with Duke Merrica…he sure got it bad these days…”.“Aside from the sitting Queen….he sure does have a hard time…he had to sacrifice a lot of his influence to keep his niece on the throne…and with us backing away from him and his territory..it was safe to say that they just got back to their dark time…”.(Elijah)Duke Merrica is one cool dude, but unfortunately we fell out of favour, with him standing beside his niece who is now a queen and the entire nation policy is against me, we had to backed away from him, his territory. His t
“Aside from the sitting Queen….he sure does have a hard time…he had to sacrifice a lot of his influence to keep his niece on the throne…and with us backing away from him and his territory..it was safe to say that they just got back to their dark time…”.(Elijah)Duke Merrica is one cool dude, but unfortunately we fell out of favour, with him standing beside his niece who is now a queen and the entire nation policy is against me, we had to backed away from him, his territory. His territory is sure his one big customer for Aeternum merchandise and service. It was quite a sizeable loss for Aeternum, but since we were already on this path, there no turning back anymore, each of us had to chose our side and our own ways.“It’s not like we don’t warn them about the repercussion to go against us…..so they deserved this treatment from us…..anyway, when will the meeting start?..”.“at 9 in the morning, about 2 hours from now…Everyone are already here…even our latest Governor already arrived wit
Meanwhile, inside the Alemia Royal Palace, which had now been converted into a central command hub, President Mies Sai listened intently to a military briefing.Across from him sat Department Vice-Director Nathaniel Grant of the Department of Resource & Infrastructure, his face alight with enthusiasm.“Sir, the employment program is exceeding expectations. We posted 5,000 positions for public kitchen chefs, and they were filled within a single day.”Mies Sai smirked. “I’m not surprised. The people have been desperate for stability.”Vice-Director Grant nodded. “Indeed. And now, with the cleaning and rebuilding project launching, we’re expecting a flood of applications. 100,000 slots may not even be enough.”General Lucas, seated nearby, chuckled.“We’ll need to start thinking ahead, then.” He tapped a report on the table. “Alemia isn’t just a city of civilians. We still have thousands of unemployed former soldiers from both the Queen’s and the Prince’s factions. Many of them aren’t cr
“I agree with implementing the employment program,” I said, voice firm. “But we’ll need to make several adjustments before we proceed.”Ramon nodded attentively. “What kind of adjustments, sir?”I leaned back slightly in my chair.“First, work hours need to be reduced. Given how many of the surviving population are either elderly or women, we can’t expect them to handle the same level of physical labor as a normal workforce.”Ramon took notes, his expression serious. “Understood.”“Second, child labor is absolutely forbidden. If anyone attempts to exploit children for work, they will face immediate punishment.”“Of course, sir. Aeternum law is clear on that.”I nodded. “Third, we’ll have to create alternative jobs that suit the city’s current demographic. Many of the women and elderly might not be able to do construction work, but they can handle administrative work, small-scale industry, and trade. We need to get creative.”Ramon grinned, impressed. “You’ve already thought several st
“Did the Queen know about this?” I asked, though deep down, I already knew the answer.Selie didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she reached into her bag, pulling out a single sheet of parchment. She laid it on my desk with a deliberate movement.It was an official decree, signed and stamped with Queen Romella’s royal seal. A decree authorizing the so-called “punishment” of nobles appointed by Aeternum.I closed my eyes briefly, suppressing the urge to slam my fist onto the table. The Queen knew, she had known all along. And she did nothing, or she were too consumed with all the power and luxuries that she just signed everything that come to her table, and now I had to clean everything back.Across the chamber, Duke Oliver Gust—or rather, Governor Oliver Gust, as he was now officially titled—stood near one of the balconies, observing the organized chaos with a look of deep contemplation. After taking a moment to collect my thoughts, I rose from my seat and walked over to him.“Quite
For years, Alemia’s people had been accustomed to fear—to being harassed, abused, and treated like pawns by the nobility and military alike.But today, as they walked through the clean streets, there was no shouting.No random arrests. No public executions. There was only order.And above them, in the vast blue sky, the Aeternum airships loomed—their massive steel frames gliding through the heavens, a symbol of dominance, protection, and change.For many, it was their first time seeing such technology up close.An elderly baker, standing at the entrance of his shop, shielded his eyes as he gazed upward."The Iron Birds…" he whispered, awestruck.Beside him, a young girl tugged at his sleeve."Grandpa, are they… protecting us?"A pause. Then, the old man smiled for the first time in years."Yes. I believe they are."Unlike the old regime, Aeternum’s governance was swift and efficient.Knowing that the city had suffered extreme shortages due to the war, Aeternum immediately opened publi
"I refuse to be treated like some common criminal! I am Count Malik! Minister of Finance! I have funded half of this war!"His voice echoed, but no one moved. No one spoke in his defense.Malik gritted his teeth and jerked violently, managing to break free from the grip of the young Aeternum private restraining him.With a twisted smirk, he raised his hand and struck the soldier across the face.A loud crack rang through the hall.For a moment, everything stood still.Then—BANG.A gunshot pierced the air, and Malik’s scream followed a split second later as he collapsed onto the floor, clutching his now bloodied knee.Standing over him, his pistol still smoking, was Sergeant Falkner.The seasoned Aeternum officer towered over the fallen noble, his expression one of absolute indifference."That was for touching my soldier," Falkner said, his voice as sharp as a blade.Malik writhed, his cries of agony mixing with gasps of horror from the other captives.Falkner bent down, his boot press
“I request a duel.”A murmur ran through both sides. Bina merely raised a single eyebrow.“A duel? Against me?” she said, tilting her head slightly, almost as if she hadn’t heard him correctly.Anton stood his ground.“If I win, you and your soldiers do not enter this palace.”Bina exhaled, her lips curving into something that wasn’t quite a smile.“And if you lose?”Anton’s jaw tightened.“Then my men will surrender peacefully.”A moment of silence passed between them.And then, Bina laughed.A deep, almost booming sound, filled with something akin to amusement… and disappointment.“You are either the bravest or the most foolish knight I have ever met, Captain Anton.” She rested her hand on the haft of her war axe, her fingers tightening around the weapon’s familiar grip.Anton did not flinch. Bina’s amusement faded. She gave him a firm nod. Both of them knew, this is actually a heartfelt plea from Anton, he wanted Grand General Bine to allow his men to live, this I his earnest beg.
At precisely 10 AM, just as the dust from the explosions had barely begun to settle, a deep echoing voice rang across the battlefield.“To the soldiers and citizens of Alemia!”It was him.The President of Aeternum.His voice carried through the winds, reverberating through the ruined streets, projected through Aeternum’s massive military speakers for all to hear.“Your war is over. Lay down your arms. Submit to the governance of Aeternum, and you will be spared.”His words hung in the air like a final judgment.And then, like a descending storm, the Aeternum Army finally began to move.It was a terrifyingly unified march.Thousands upon thousands of troops moved in perfect synchronicity, their steel boots pounding against the earth like a drum of war. Tanks rolled forward, massive military vehicles flanking the advancing battalions, gunships and airships circling the skies like mechanical reapers.At that moment, the people of Alemia saw it—the unstoppable tide of Aeternum’s might de
“Then let’s make history. Order the Navy Fleet 01 to launch three additional Type-1 Missiles. Targets: The East, North, and West gates of the capital.”The entire command bridge fell into stunned silence.Every officer, every technician, every strategist momentarily froze. Their eyes flickered with a mix of shock and anxiety as they processed my command. Even the seasoned veterans among them seemed momentarily taken aback.It was one thing to deploy a single missile.But three at once?That wasn’t just warfare—it was an annihilation order.Bina, Lucas, and Eliza, who had been following the situation via video conference, immediately reacted. Their holographic images flickered on the massive display before me, each one expressing their own unique emotions.Bina, ever the stoic and composed tactician, furrowed her brows, tapping her fingers against the table.“Mr. President… I assume you understand the full implications of this move?”I met her gaze without hesitation.“I do. This is th
At 6:45 AM, the order was given. Admiral Duchess Kolarova, commanding the Navy Fleet from the southern front, initiated the launch sequence. The missile streaked across the sky like a comet, its white trail a harbinger of devastation.From the Dragon One, I stood on the bridge, watching intently as the missile’s trajectory was displayed on the holographic screens. My officers around me held their breath, anticipation thick in the air.A few moments later, the missile hit its mark. The explosion that followed was nothing short of spectacular. The Alemia Capital City gates were obliterated, along with the surrounding walls and everything within a 100-meter radius. Dust and debris rose into the sky like a dark mushroom cloud, blotting out the early morning sun.The impact was beyond what any of us had anticipated. The "lowest-grade" missile had proven to be anything but low-grade.The news of the missile strike spread like wildfire through the Aeternum ranks. Soldiers, commanders, and of