Kalistani Major History

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ASSASSINATION- His Imperial Majesty Murdered in Nevaras
Chancellor in Critical Condition; Empire erupts in Violence; Empress in Gaduridos
Neveras City, Duchy of Nevaras
January 31, 5558


Emperor Fredrick II Ananto at home in Eveari earlier, next to Chancellor Dame Lindsey Ontiveros-Maxwell at Democracy Forum last night

The Emperor is dead. Long Live the Emperor.

Emperor Fredrick II Ananto has been murdered by terrorists in a coordinated attack following last night's "Democracy Forum" in Nevaras. The Emperor was pronounced dead at 4:23 am local time at Neveras City General where he was being treated for multiple gunshot wounds. Doctors did everything they could to save his life, including attempting to medically induce a coma, but the wounds were too severe, and the Emperor could not be saved. Two drivers and four members of Imperial Security were also murdered in the incident. Also wounded in the attack was Chancellor of the Empire Dame Lindsey Ontiveros-Maxwell, who is in critical condition in the Hospital at this moment, three security officers, and two bystanders. Both the guards and the bystanders are expected to make full recovery. The future of the Chancellor is uncertain at the moment.

Police are investigating the situation in Neveras, and few details are known. What is publicly available mostly from witnesses is that following a particularly contentious Democracy Forum, where the late Emperor actually addressed the audience, several members of the audience continually interrupted the speeches from the Emperor and the Chancellor. As one protestor was taken out, another jumped up and continued on. The disruption appeared to be coordinated, and the Chancellor even announced that unless there is decorum, and members of the Government were allowed to speak, the forum could not continue. The Emperor actually announced that reforms were being considered to include more public input into policy, and suggested that the Single Party Act could be repealed to allow for competitive elections. But nothing satisfied the crowd, who booed the Emperor and the Chancellor when they attempted to speak.

As the tension in the room increased, the Emperor's security component stepped in and informed the Emperor that a large crowd had formed outside the building, and the entrances were no longer secure. The Emperor nodded and prepared to depart from the stage, when someone shouted "He has a gun!" This caused immediate panic in the room as all audience members immediately jumped up and rushed for the exit. The Emperor and Chancellor were both whisked off stage and through a secure area to their waiting cars. As the cars exited the underground parking ramp, they were met by armed protestors, who opened fire on the two vehicles from all sides. Judging by the wreckage, which was taken away shortly after police arrived on the scene, each car looked like it had been shot more than 40 times each by high powered, perhaps military grade automatic weaponry. The glass had been shot so many times on the Emperor's limo that it had shattered in some places, and it was believed that through the points it had been shattered, the fatal shots were fired at point blank range.

Violence ensues in the morning hours as coordinated attacks leave Emperor dead and several cities under insurgent control

Following the attack and the ensuing panic, the news spread of the Emperor's Assassination and nine cities erupted in mass violence, as supporters of the Emperor clashed with armed protestors who were activated to coordinate with the assassinations. There were reports of gun battles in Sulari, Yoshimi, Gendaris, Eshar/Senvias, Python, Vrassa and Neveras on the Mainland, and in Kaliburg and Dulnerstaad in Ananto. The police joined pro-Emperor civilian militia to battle pro-democracy militias, and it is clear that at least three battalions of Institutional Militia have joined the insurgent force. The Empress and Crown Princess Carolina were taken in the middle of the Night to Kaliburg International and flown to Gaduridos, where they will remain with Mark Ananto at his new home for the time being. As news spread that the Empress fled the country, pro-democracy forces cheered, but at least in Sulari, this was their downfall, because pro-Imperial units used the sounds of celebration to locate and ambush the insurgents.

In other places across the Empire, however, Insurgents are in control of several major points of Command and Control. Eshar and Gendaris have gone completely over to the Insurgency, while there is currently active conflict raging in Nevaras City, Port Swedes, Kaliburg and Yoshimi. The Militia has been activated, and most members are reported present, while the Acting Chancellor, Dame Jacqueline DuMont, who also serves as Foreign Minister, has ordered the Regular Army to be called up, and they will be in the field within 24 hours. There is no official comment from the sitting Government in Kaliburg at this hour, except the acknowledgement at 5am that "The Government of the Empire of Ananto and Kalistan stands by Her Imperial Majesty, Our Empress Pavlina I Ananto, and look forward to a time when we may grieve this horrific loss as one people, together here in Kalistan. But this cowardly act of terror and this criminal act of public violence will not go unanswered. Our job now is to find those who did this, and end their threat to this nation once and for all." The Acting Chancellor reportedly accepted the resignation of 13 Deputies, all from Kalistan Proper, who have chosen to take sides with the Insurgency, but all other Deputies remain loyal.

This situation is rapidly unfolding.