30th May, in the year 25466 since the founding:
In a day that saw extensive terrorist attacks at several targets across Thelbane, some of which caused extensive Shadow storms throughout existence, Swayvanna, daughter of the late King Swayville of the Golden Throne, was declared Queen of Thelbane by Archduke Bances, by virtue of her occupancy of the Palace of Thelbane, and the adjacent Cathedral of the Dragon.
In a hastily arranged coronation ceremony that evening, as she ascended the steps to take the Throne, Swayvanna was shot with a single round to the head, before being beheaded by Mandor, who had appeared beside her as she fell.
King Mandor then went on to thank ‘those Houses that had provided strength and support to Thelbane at this trying time’, particularly singling out for thanks ‘the Great House Discordia, and its Head of House, Lydia, upon whom we are happy to confer the title Archduchess’.
Mandor and Hera then went on to receive renewed Oaths of Allegience from all the heads of the Great Houses, while they sat together on the Throne, each with a foot resting on the headless body of Swayvanna as it lay there. Only after that ceremony was complete, did attendants of the Royal Guard remove the corpse and the head.
No word has been received as to who was the shooter, and Mandor has informed the Judiciary that he does not consider there to be any crimes to investigate in relation to the death of Swayvanna.
You fuckers have to realise this isn’t the end of things, right?
Gone, but not forgotten. While I enjoy my new found freedom, thanks to Mommy’s joyous but brief rampage through Mandor’s dungeons, Mommy is paying the premiums on her life insurance policy with the those who’s eyes glow red in the dark. Speaking as the newly confirmed High Priestess for my Sister the Divine Mendacity, sole inheritor now of our mother’s Aurellian aspect, I can say with confidence that despite Mommy managing to get her curse off, that will SO not be enough to satisfy her. The bitch will be back.
Frankly, I’m quite pleased I won’t be working for her any more 🙂
Agreeing here should be a really dumb move, but Giselle is right I’d bet.
For all those rifle wielding killers out there who seem to want to solve all their problems with a sniper shot, understand this.
IT DOES NOT WORK!
People! Learn from this. Killing any Amberite, Chaosite or other significantly powerful individual is likely to get you a death curse and just have them come back whether as a seriously Powerful Demon or via other means.
Literally, all you are doing with that gun is making your life and maybe a whole lot of other peoples lives worse in the long term.
Find a better way to put them on ice rather than trying to kill them (if you really need to do it).
Not altogether sure there was a good option for putting her on ice. And does anyone really want someone willing to put all of creation through shadowstorms for the sake of claiming a throne, to be rewarded by letting her have said throne?
Death is a poor solution, but I’m not sure there was a better one available.
Disclaimer: I AM A LAWYER. I am not a field tactician.
The problem is that she’ll come back worse in the very near future. It’s a losing proposition when the opposition can be returned to life and you can’t. It’s just a matter of time before they get lucky.