Beginning of Vullan' End: Attempt on Lizan's Life

[Spring-Summer, 1844, Ganne, Vullan; Vullanese Empire]

            "It has been four years since this war has started! We are losing! When will it ever end?" Maester Lorn of Lasnile yelled inside the large abstract shaped house of the basilica.

            "I myself and the rest of the Maesters and Leaders of Vullan understand your pain, Lorn." replied Maester Silos, calming the paranoid Maester. The remaining Maester leaders of the Vullanese Empire were all at a meeting in the city of Ganne. The leaders and Generals of their allies also attended this meeting to discuss what is going wrong for the Vullanese forces in this war.

            "We already have millions of casualties in this war. Not just Vullan but all of Vullan's allies!" replied Maester Solcor of Asnar.         

            "Perhaps we should try bombarding the Union Army with our star cruisers from orbit. They'll never be able to defend from that attack." The leader of the Nazdar, Warlord and Viceroy Attoff von Veeche suggested to the table.

            “That would be a good strategy Viceroy if they did not have those D-5’s and those secret allies known as the Amethorians!” The Gantronese leader Utero Yama Heyattaro argued.

            “Let us not forget about those anti-orbital cannons that can destroy airships and any of the Nazdar and Gantronese craft.” A Vodwanian General put in. Everyone looked at each other and agreed with this. For hours they thought of ideas and plans on how to disrupt and destroy the Vestrisian Union. After two hours of thinking the Generals, Maesters and Leaders all gave up.

            “I’ve got the perfect idea!” a Maester yelled and stood up startling those around him. They turned their attention to him wondering what he had in mind.

            "What's on your mind Maester Zanu?" asked Silos.

            "Here's my plan..." they all leaned in closer to hear his plan, "We will kidnap Queen Lizan." Everyone in the room was awestruck thinking, 'Why didn't we think of this before!'

            "That's a brilliant plan Maester Zanu!" said Veeche, smiling at this idea. All nodded in agreement to one another.

             A Gantronese General asked, "If we manage to kidnap the Queen. What should we do with her?"

            "An excellent question General Torochi..." replied Lord Silon..."What should we do with Queen Lizan?" He looked around to see if anyone had any ideas. Not one seemed to have any idea or plan about that part of the plan. A long haired Praetor with ten red braids came up with another suggestion.

            “Oh I know exactly what to do with her.” The Praetor smiled as his eyes widened and his mouth watered. He licked his lips squeezing the air as though he was groping Queen Lizan.

            "You sick, perverted spawn!" a Nazdar General yelled across from him. "You just want to sink your teeth into her flesh!" The red braided Praetor nodded his head grinning and licking his lip uncontrollably. Everyone in the room stared at the Praetor.

            "Sverx me, Praetor Xiasco what kind of sick mind do you have? Don't tell me you're a rapist!" cried Maester Silon in disgust.

            "Kill him!" hollered a voice in the background. The Praetor tried to back out of the room but every General drew a pistol and littered him with bullets. His bullet riddled corpse fell to the floor letting blood flow on to the dirt stained floor and rugs.

            "Well then that won't be necessary!" Silos sighed, "Anyone else have an idea?"

            "How about you kill the Queen!" an evil hissing voice whispered. All turned their heads toward a dark corner of the room, terrified. Out of the corner came a tall bald man wearing long black cloak. He was smiling revealing razor sharp teeth.

            “Aliscar?” Silos cried in fear. He was shocked and terrified to see the Ancient Corrupted Forsythan Traitor Dark Lord Aliscar Razdor.

            "It's been a while Maester Silos!" Aliscar hissed.

            "Yes it has been.” Silos said greeting the Master of Vearxal, he trembled on his words.  "S…S…s…so you think w…e…e should ass…assin…ate Queen Lizan?"

            "Of course!" yelled Aliscar causing the leaders to tremble a little. 

            "But she is young! Why should we try to murder her, she has already become a mother!" An old Maester older than Silos objected. The old proud and angry Maester looked into the demon like eyes of the Aliscar Razdor. Aliscar hissed in anger, and raised his arm. Using psychogenesis powers he choked the old Maester. Then grasped his heart and lifted his body in the air above the table. Aliscar squeezed his hand making a fist. He burst the heart inside the Maester killing him. He released the corpse letting it crash onto the table.

            Coming back to his senses silos replied, "So you want us to murder her right? Well we might need to hire a mercenary, smarter than the assassins who go running after their target."

            "We have plenty of snipers to hire. Maester Silos." answered General Veeche, with a cruel smile.

            "Well then now that we've gotten that figured out and planned." said Silos drawing everyone's attention to him.

            "Then it is settled. You shall get the best sniper there is in the Nazdar ranks!"

            "Yes we have a plan now but how can we execute it without the Union Army finding out? They have spies everywhere, observing our every move!"

            "You are right General Sath." agreed Silos. "but what does the Union Army have to do with Queen Lizan?" he added questioning the general's conclusion. Maester Solcor declaimed,

            "Did you not know that Antalace himself swore an oath to protect her with his life? Even the other leaders and generals swore to protect her and reunite her kingdom?"

            "What of Argrithe?" a maester named Urith asked. "He also has the Queen under his protection within the Tante and Malveith Republics!"

            Silos looked at his worried friend and said to him calmly. "I am sure Aliscar will take care of him."

            Silos then looked at General Sath, puzzled. "So, what you are saying is that the Vestrisian Union has a connection with the Queen of the Boathrin Kingdom?"

            "Yes they do it is a strong alliance!" He answered Silos.

            "Shouldn't we try to assassinate her on a day of celebration? At the location of the celebration?" one of the lower Praetors included.

            "Of course!" Silos advocated. "When should we do this? Ah yes, on the day of the Zampar!" Every leader smiled at the idea.

            "Where should we do this?" asked a Gantronese Colonel Torachii.

            "A very good question Colonel Torachii." projected Silos.

            "In Eshan city on Eusvame Island that is where she will be at the celebration!" said Maester Gathra of Vascel.  Once again the entire room of plotters agreed to a new part of their plan.

            "Very well then we shall see her assassinated on the day of the Zampar in the city of Eshan!" Silos stated. Then they began to leave when someone hollered.

            "Wait!" Everyone turned to see Praetor Urith standing with his arm raised as if to stop something.

            "Yes Urith what is it?" Silos asked annoyed.

            "What about the war?  Shouldn't we call a truce of some kind in order to enter the city?"

            "Why, yes we should! General Veeche? Gen. -"

            "Shouldn't we also have a plan B? In case the sniper fails?"

            "Yes we should!" a Maester in the leaving group agreed.

            "Maybe we could kill her ourselves. Not in public but in privacy, where no one can see us!"

            "That's a perfect plan! We'll have our Generals and allies call a truss for that day. Go to the city ourselves and if the sniper fails. We will escort her to a dark alley and kill her!"