[It's time.]

  A dark figure in the night sky rounded up his men and march toward a city that's blistering with life. One could hear the joy and feel the happiness of the city from a mile away, but tonight will be the last time they will see that joy and be the last time they feel that happiness.

  The very next day at noon over at the place of power for the Kingdom of Verania, the palace, is going to get busy. The Four Central Powers of the Kingdom (FCPK) leaders were kneeling in front of the King Mark and Queen Sugarbon. The individuals kneeling in front of the King and Queen starting from left to right, Duchess Mai who is in charge of the Verania Intellence Agency (VIA) that deals with foreign affairs, Duke Adam the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigate crimes that will harm the Royal family or the security of the kingdom, General Colfield who is in charge of the Royal Verania Forces (RVF) that is a combined military force controlled by King Mark, and Duke Levi is in charge of Verania Ministry of Information (VMI) who pass on information about the Kingdom's situation on supplies and resources along with the conditions of the territory held by a Baron.

  [My King... Why have you request for an emergency meeting?] (Duchess Mai)

  [Duke Adam, may you tell the sititution to the others.] (King Mark)

  [This morning my men has spotted smoke coming from a village near the borders of Croles Kingdom and decided to look for further details.] (Duke Adam)

  [Look like things is about to get serious...] (Duke Levi)

  [It seems like everyone knows where this is going at.] (Duke Adam)

  [Of course. It would be unwise of the kingom to hire unintelligent people. So... how many of our citizens have died?] (Duchess Mai)

  [We have found bloodshed and six corpse showing signs of resistance against the attack, but every other person of that village have disappear. The CBI and I can only come to a conclusion that they might have been taken as prisoners.] (Duke Adam)

  Everyone in the room was speechless, but each person show a different emotion. The Queen was calm but the aura that she gives out can only be describe as anger. Unlike the Queen, anger can be seen on the face of Duchess Mai. Duke Levi was shock because yesterday before the moon rise. General Colfield is calm due to his years of experiance in the military. Duke Adam having heard about this beforehand could only kneel in silence. As for the King, who also heard this beforehand, knows that the peace in the Kingdom has died.

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  [We can't let the culprits escape! We have to find the villagers as well as make the culprits suffer for what they have done to the Verania Kingdom!] (Duchess Mai)

  [Agreed. Do you know who did this, Duke Adam?) (Queen Sugarbon)

  [The deed was done by Croles Kingdom since the village is only two miles away from the border. Also with the fact that Croles Kingdom have grudges against us for taking their land and slaughtering half of their population during the reign of King Alex III.] (Duke Adam)

  [It's understandable why they would attack last night but that was two decades ago and the citizens of Verania handed King Alex III to Croles Kingdom.] (General Colfield)

  [I suppose it's time to deal with them again and things will get personal between the two kingdom... increase patrols and securities along the borders of Croles Kingdom!] (King Mark)

  [Understood your higness.] (General Colfield)

  [Send a diplomatic to Croles Kingdom to request for the villagers to be returned.]

  (King Mark)

  [Will do, your highness!] (Duchess Mai)

  [For the Kingdom, for the people, for the Royal Family] (Queen Sugarbon)

  The King nodded to the Queen. Proud of his wife and proud of the people kneeling in front of him.

  [For the Kingdom! For the people! For the Royal Family!] (Everyone)

  [You can now leave the room.] (King Mark)

  Duchess Mai, Duke Adam, Duke Levi and General Colfield all saluted and left the room.

  [Everything is proceeding just like I wanted. For the Kingdom, for the people, for the Royal Family, you lot shall burn in hell...] (...)