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Goings-on in Listonia
Topic Started: Jun 22 2011, 09:49:08 PM (3,261 Views)
Todd McCloud
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(Ye'leli, Listonia)

Leon Soleki had been Stapen Evesuni's right-hand-man for nearly twenty years. He endured with him when he lost his wife and daughter. He had been with him back when Evesuni formed People for an Independent Listonia. He was present for dozens upon dozens of raids and attacks on the Sevropian and Dverian governments. And, now with Evesuni in power, he was his closest advisor.

Leon looked out to the tops of the large buildings of the central business district of the large capital as his limousine swept down the wide streets. He had come to grips with his age, but unlike Evesuni, he was in good health, and felt he had at least a good twenty years to go before his body was dragged to hell. But never mind that. For the time being, Listonia was theirs. They were a good team - Evesuni had unrivaled public approval, achieving near-cult status, while Leon worked behind the scenes, working on their plan to make Listonia into a power to be reckoned with across the realm. He liked how little Evesuni seemed to care about politics and running a nation - it made his dumb partner like a puppet, holding onto his every word, agreeing with almost all of his decisions.

"Have you heard the pipeline was approved today by Stromburg?"

Leon turned to the middle-aged vulpine sitting across from him in the limo. His name was Viktor Sevanle, an ex-Vekaiyun who had been drafted into the ranks of Yu Levolar, the large criminal organization that all three men belonged to. "Of course," Leon replied. "Doesn't mean anything though."

"It means everything. This pipeline will bring in billions of veskonos into Listonia. We won't have famines to deal with like we did this winter. If anything, it'll save the country."

"That's impossible," Leon replied. "Listonia is to become a full dependancy of Vekaiyu. Or do you not listen to your cohorts, congressman?"

He sighed as if they had argued this point dozens of times before. "Look, Listonia can't support itself alone. It can't win a war by itself. It can't survive on its own. It was a good ride while it lasted, but let's be sensible here: Listonia is already a part of Vekaiyu. It is totally reliant on the nation in almost everything it does." He shrugged. "Nobody's fault it happened that way. When we became a nation, Vekaiyu was the only one that extended a hand to us. Two years later and not much has changed."

"Then why do you say this pipeline will save the nation?"

"Because. I doubt even Vekaiyu could settle the tides of the Listonian economy. We're lucky that famine didn't get publicized... that would be just more reason for Vekaiyu to occupy Listonia. Almightly help us if we become unstable again - if we lose those buyers for our agriculture, we're toast."

"Nice. You've got this all figured out, don't you, congressman?"

"Better than you two do," he replied, referring to Leon and Evesuni. "Evesuni's at least seeing it from our perspective. You seem to be comfortable letting this state continue to go on like this."

"Independence is important over everything else."

"Right," Viktor replied sarcastically. "Even more important than death."

Leon leaned forward. "Let me paint a picture for you, punk. Until Vekaiyu is 100% certain Listonia will be theirs, they will never support a pipeline into Stromburg, because in their mind that gives Listonia a reason to live. And with Evesuni agreeing with them on practically everything they say, there will be no pipeline until Vekaiyu says there will be a pipeline. So I ask you, who's really in control here?"

"So obsessed over control," he scoffed. "Is that why your regime is among the most secretive in the realm, and why, if you could, you'd remove all the rights of the people in one fell swoop?"

"I would." He watched as the congressman's eyes widened. "The people are too uneducated to make decisions that would impact Listonia to such a degree. That's why there are a few leaders for millions of followers."

Viktor paused as the car came to a stop. He smirked. "Seems you and Evesuni don't see eye-to-eye."

Leon smiled. "You catch on quickly." The car door opened and a silencer was jammed onto the back of his head. Two shots were fired, and the congressman fell forward into the seat in front of him.

"How was the trip?" the gunman asked as he opened the door closest to Leon. He held out a hand and Leon grabbed it, getting out of the vehicle.

"Too noisy for my liking," Leon replied.

"Hope it wasn't too long. They've been waiting for you inside."

"Yeah, well learning a bit of patience surely wouldn't hurt them, would it?"
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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Leon stepped into the establishment. He was amazed, the crime world was changing. While Yu Levolar was in power and held the reins on the nation and the goings-on within it, Sakeyuz had gained much power by sticking close to the top organization. He had heard stories here and there about the group causing problems across the realm, but there was still too much chatter in the underground. That was a measure of a good organization: the best ones are those no one ever hears about. Sakeyuz was raw and immature, but if it could learn, it could be powerful.

"Sakeyuz to me," a shadowy figure spoke.

"Yeah, I don't do that," Leon replied. "But, nevertheless, greetings."

The room was drab and plain, a Sakeyuz standby. No material possessions, no clutter to distract the mind. It was all about simplicity. In their mind, Listonia was to be a simple state. A simple state where every person of a certain age was to be in the military, but a simple state regardless.

The shadowy figure rolled his chair across the concrete floor, coming into view from the naked lightbulbs that hung from above. It was a youthful vulpine male who wore plain clothes of olive green. "Fair enough," Salvatoro replied. He looked to his left and his right as a female vulpine with short hair dressed in combat gear and a muscular black human wearing fatigues and aviator sunglasses joined him. "This is E and Vernon, my closest associates."

"Charmed," Leon greeted.

"It is a pleasure, sir," Vernon said with a sneer.

"Always beneficial to meet a veteran," E said, her stare piercing into the old man.

"Enough with the formalities," Salvatoro remarked. "Let's get down to business. Evesuni's always been a thorn in this nation's side by trying to make it into something it is not. The military has failed. The economy has failed. The leadership has failed." He turned to Vernon. "Please get out guest a chair."

"As you wish, sir," he obeyed. His boots clacked against the floor as he set a chair in front of Leon, then returned to where he was standing.

"Thanks."

"I'm not going to talk any further. You and I both know he should go. We've developed a plan. A person who looks like him, talks like him, and has been educated to know everything about him."

"That's impossible."

"He's not perfect, of course. But to a public that believes him to be a sort of god, he will do just fine." Salvatoro looked to his left. "You may show yourself now."

Leon watched as another person stepped from the shadows. When the figure revealed itself to the group, he nearly gasped. He was right when he said it wasn't perfect, but it was definitely the spitting image of his longtime friend and colleague. The tattoo around his eye was perfect. His hair was almost exactly the way he kept it. And his height and frame were about perfect too.

“Impressive,” Leon replied. “But does he sound like him?”

“Of course I do.”

Leon grinned. “Remarkable.” He got up and looked him over, stepping around him a few times, then pausing and doing it again. “He’s trained on every minute detail of Evesuni’s life?”

“Yes. Down to the last detail. He was an operative in the Sakeyuz group who had fur that was slightly lighter than Evesuni’s, so he will need to dye it once a week. His hands were also a bit larger than Evesuni’s, so we had to scale them down a bit. As you can see, they’ve almost completely healed.” Salvatoro watched as Leon grabbed the man’s hand and noticed a slight discoloration in some areas. “So tell me, Leon, is this your guy?”

Leon nodded. “Yes. But we won’t be able to keep this charade going forever. You do know that, right?”

“We just need enough time to get our policies through. And once they figure out he isn’t Evesuni, the real Evesuni will be long gone. We have drafted a brief plan to dispose of the dictator’s body completely, so there isn’t much of a trace left.” He smirked. “If we burn the bones just right, they’ll glisten like stones, you know? It might be fitting to decorate a garden with said stones, don’t you think?”

Leon nodded. “If it must be done, then it must be done. He’s too dangerous to be kept alive. The man still has immense power, even if he chooses not to use it.”

“Aye, yes.”

“We’re still sticking to what we agreed on, right?”

Salvatoro held up his hands. “We have to. If you let the world know Sakeyuz killed Evesuni, Yu Levolar and all the other major crime orgs will eradicate us. But then we’ll kill you.”

“You don’t need to threaten me,” he replied. “I’m a man of my word. Just be sure to hold up your end of the stick and we’ll be ready. It’s high time Listonia got a real leader. Me.”

"Us."

"Yes. Us."
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"How was Vekaiyu?" Leon asked. His voice was always unmistakable, sounding as if he gargled with razor blades every morning.

Evesuni took off his coat, exposing his workshirt and suspenders. "Tiring. Busy." He looked back at him. "Why do you ask?"

Leon took his coat and folded it properly. "Well, the big news is what will be the fate of Listonia? Any progress?"

He shrugged. "I think it's for the best that we at least allow some Vekaiyun intervention. Levinile said she doesn't want to do a full absorption - it would damage the economies of both nations. She suggested allowing the placement of Vekaiyun divisions in our nation to help secure our borders first." He looked up at his longtime comrade. The look quickly turned into a glare. "Don't give me that. Our state isn't strong. We can't repel any attacks. Our armed forces can only afford to fight a three-month war. Do you not see this shit?" He walked up to him. "Or do you think we'll just magically be able to afford things again?"

Leon furrowed his brow. "You look like you could use a drink."

"Yeah, sure."

He walked up to Evesuni and handed him a glass. "Cognac."

"Finally." He grabbed the glass as his fingers touched Leon's, then set it down on the desk in his bedroom. "Now," he continued, pulling a chair in front of him and sitting down. "I know you've been pissed off about this for months. So, no more of this pussyfooting around. You tell me what's wrong."

Leon frowned. "You've changed, Stapen. Where's the sense of Listonian pride? You were the head of the People for an Independent Listonia. Independent being the most important word. Why the sudden change of heart? You want to destroy all we've worked hard for, for this?"

"You don't understand," Evesuni replied, taking a drink. "Either we continue to be independent, only to become swallowed up by Rykkovaa, Dveria, Sevropia, Elephana, and Vekaiyu, or we accept being under the Vekaiyun sphere of influence."

"Sphere of influence?"

Evesuni sighed. "Until things can be settled out. Premier Levinile assured me we would retain marginal independence. It's a little... complicated, but the details will need to be hammered out by their Kivreskov and our Useli."

Leon watched his friend take another drink. "I don't trust her," he finally said. "You've been spending too much time with her. And with your health!" He stopped himself. "With your health, it is unwise to keep traveling to and from Vekaiyu."

Evesuni scratched his head. "You don't trust me, do you?"

"How can anyone trust you? To some people you're a crime boss. Oh wait, you're also a world leader. Wait a minute more, to this country you're their father. Oh, dear me, you've also got the delusional Levinile to believe she's your daughter! You know she's going to find out sooner or later, don't you?"

"Dammit!" Evesuni shouted as he threw the glass onto the floor. It immediately shattered into thousands of pieces. "You don't trust me, do you? I gave my fucking life to this country, do you think I'd just die and have it go to hell?" He stood up and moved toward Leon. "Yes, I'm dying! And when I die, who will fill the power void?"

"Levinile, of course," Leon replied. "And she'll turn this country to dust."

"Fuck you!" He said as he gripped Leon's lapels. "She's my daughter! Real, bonafide daughter!"

"Oh come o-"

"There was a DNA test, Leon! She's my flesh and blood! She's Listonian!"

Leon cocked his head as Stapen began to melt to the ground, losing his grip on his lapels. "Why do you tell me this now?"

"You would... believe..."

Leon continued to watch as Evesuni writhed on the ground, the full effects of the chemical working into him. He couldn't take his eyes off him. He hated watching his friend suffer the way he did; he'd never allow something like this to happen. He fought the effects off like a champ, trying desperately to maintain consciousness. His eyelids finally gave way, and his head hit the tiled floor with a thunk.

Leon maintained his gaze as he opened his phone and dialed the last number called on it. "Hello. Yes. The deed is done. I will take the body. That is all."
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"Wake up."

Evesuni blinked his eyes a few times before rubbing his head with the palm of his hand. He was in a large room, so large he couldn't even see where the walls really began. The overhead lights burned, however, with such clarity it caused him to wince and hold his hand up to act as a shield. When he turned to his left, he noticed the guy closest to him, a human, was staring at him with deadpan eyes, his skin a pale blue and his eye sockets faint shades of gray. Various bumps and bruises were on his shaved scalp.

Evesuni jumped slightly, then slowed his movements. He looked into the man’s eyes, feeling as if he knew the person from somewhere. Looking around, he noticed hundreds, maybe thousands of chairs all around him, all full of zombie-like beings of different species staring back at him, forming a circle with their chairs.

"What's going on?" he finally asked.

"You killed me," the deadpan human spoke. "I wouldn't decipher the Sevropian banking codes because I had not been trained to do so, so you held me underwater in a bathtub until I'd talk. You drowned me."

"You killed me," another one added, this time more vulpine in appearance, but with a mostly missing chest. "I sent my daughter to school the day you blew up a restaurant. I was aware of the attack, but I forgot it was on the way to her school and she died. You shot me twenty-nine times in the chest and told me I killed my daughter. You shot me."

"You killed me," a second vulpine spoke, the top-right side of his head missing. "I was just a person who believed in Listonian Independence. I didn't even know you, but you beat me with a pipe until you cracked my skull. You beat me."

"You killed me," another human spoke, his corpulent neck glistening with a great gash. "I wasn't the best soldier in your ranks, but I couldn't load a gun fast enough so you grabbed a butter knife and jammed it into my throat. You cut me."

"You killed me," another person spoke, but it was hard to tell what he was. "You held me over a vat of steric acid in a meat packing plant because you were angry that I shot a guy who tried to attend to his dead wife. I begged you to spare me, but you let go. You melted me."

Evesuni watched as more and more voices joined the macabre chorus. He didn't know how to answer them. He simply sat there and watched.

Finally, a stern voice spoke out among the madness. "Stapen Kirin Evesuni, why don't you speak?"

He looked at them all forlornly. "Because I don't know what to say." He sighed. "What do you want me to say? What do you want from me? I’m sorry, alright?”

"You weren't sorry when you did these actions."

"Look I don't know what else you want me to say," he replied. "I can't go back in time and fix what I did. But I did them. And every death has a purpose. But I’m sorry. I’m old now-“

“That excuse doesn’t work for us.”

“And you had an excuse to uphold when I offed you?” He looked around the room. “You drowned at the expense of a dozen of my men. Your carelessness killed your own flesh and blood. You, I never knew you because you never fought for your nation. You were too incontinent to keep in my ranks. And as for you… there is nothing more cruel than what you did.”

“You feel no remorse for what you did.”

“I feel remorse, sure. What I did, I did. Wasn’t perfect, probably wasn’t the best way to handle things, but I did it. And I stand by it. I gave my country life and, through my daughter, my country will live on.”

“Burn for it! Stare into our faces for eternity!”

Evesuni watched as flames began to engulf the room. He began to feel warm, very warm as the fire cracked and snapped all around him. The other occupants didn’t seem fazed by the whole ordeal, but were definitely staring at him satisfyingly, believing justice had been served. Evesuni cringed and brought his hands to his head, but the intense heat kept coming, unyielding and strong.

The sound slowly began to morph as the scenery faded and blurred. A short humming sound echoed in his ears as he came to. The haze subsided and his vision returned, but all he could really see was black and orange. Upon raising his head, he noticed his friend from before was standing in front of him. They were in a room with just one door and he was sitting in a chair that was in about the middle of a row of chairs bolted to the ground. It took him longer than usual, but he finally formed the words he needed. “What’s going on?”

“I’m supposed to kill you.”

Evesuni wrenched his face into a form of shear anger. “Not before I strangle you first.” He moved his hands out toward him, but he couldn’t move them very far. He was handcuffed to the armrests. Checking his wrists, he noticed his hands and arms were pitch black. The short sleeves to his jumpsuit was orange, the only identification on it being ‘IGOVELINISI 449-320’ “What the hell is this?”

“I’m supposed to kill you, but I won’t. They spiked your drink and overpowered me. They were going to end you, but I said I would do it to get you out of there. So, they let me take your body.”

“You expect me to believe that story?”

“I don’t know. If it was a lie I’d like to think I’d be more creative though.”

“So why are my arms black?”

“Your entire body’s black. I dyed it to keep you alive.”

“What?” He reached for his head to waylay a headache, but immediately cringed and pulled his fingers back.

“Your fingerprints have also been removed,” Leon replied. “For all intents and purposes, your name is Yivkol Iglovelinisi, who is en route to the Stapen Evesuni Maximum Security Correctional Facility after pleading guilty for eight counts of murder, sentenced to ten years. Your sentence was negotiated down from death after it was determined you had affiliation with Yu Levolar.”

“Not too creative?”

“No. I killed the real guy on his way to the building. I made sure I found a guy who had black fur. They won’t know much of a difference over there anyway. All they really care about is if you look sort of like him and your nametag is correct.”

He arched an eyebrow. “So why go through all of this trouble? Why not let me go through the underground or, better yet, just send the military after these bastards?”

“It’s more complicated than that. Look, just sit tight – I don’t have time to explain all of this. But this should only take a weekend. I’m on your side, you know?”

Evesuni glared at him. “Why? It was only… some time ago you were disagreeing with everything I said. I still think you’re damn lying to me.”

“Trust me, I’m not.”

“Screw you! You better have a good reason for all of this going down, or I will find a way to… to…!”

Leon looked into his eyes, and kissed him, despite Evesuni trying to grab him and push him away. “There. Because I love you.”

“You do that again and I’ll rip my arms out of these things and-“

“And I’d do it again. I spent twenty years with you, never married, never dated. Thank Almighty you’re an idiot.” He looked at him again. ”And I can’t bear to tell you what’s really going on.” “Now I’ll be o on my way. They’re going to pick you up now.” He turned back to him before leaving the door. “Good luck.”
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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Prime Minister Kenobi,

I look forward to your visit to the nation of Listonia to discuss plans to create a pipeline from Stromburg to Listonia. I hope that through these meetings we will come up with a viable plan that will affirm relations between our two nations and provide adequate transport of oil from my nation to yours.

With utmost respect,
Stapen Evesuni


Leon read the letter over twice. "There. It sounds a bit more cordial now."

Salvatoro arched an eyebrow. "Cordial? Evesuni's anything but cordial."

He scoffed. "To you maybe. But not when he's trying to whore himself out to a government. Look you want this done the right way or the wrong way? I'm doing everything I damn well can here." He cleared his throat to remove some of the grindiness of his voice. "I gave you the passwords to his main email. I'm sitting here telling you exactly what to write."

Salvatoro turned to Leon, moving his hands to the back of his own head in a relaxed pose. "And he deletes his old emails?"

"He doesn't trust computers."

"He lists Premier Levinile as a prime contact."

"Listonia and Vekaiyu are intimately joined at the hip."

Salvatoro continued to glare at him. The silence in the room was impossible to ignore as the tension between the two men grew. "Alright then. Click send and we'll see what they do."
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"You're the property of the State. Now you are under my control!"

Stapen Evesuni watched as what appeared to be a head guard walked around him, prodding him with a club. He sneered slightly. He knew too well of his kind. But it wasn't like there was any chance of escape. He had been brought to a holding cell somewhere in a prison he funded a year ago, probably. Only two doors - one behind him and one in front of him - were visible, but with four guards against him, an aging vulpine really stood no chance.

"Your ass belongs to me!" The club wielded by the head guard came down and struck Evesuni on the back, causing him to buckle his shoulder blades and wince. "This jail is one magnetic field. Your boots let us know where you are at all times." He turned to the other guards around him. "Prisoner 471-091 to populace."

Suddenly Evesuni was lifted by his shoulders as two guards flanked him and dragged him into the next room, a hallway, lined with cinder block walls painted a dull red, the words "Even the damned must work in Listonia," coming back to haunt him. He didn't even remember uttering such a phrase, but there was his name next to it. Still, it didn't really faze him. He knew the Listonian prison system was much more lenient than the Vekaiyun ones. Some were practically holding areas for criminal leaders - a slap on the wrist, and back to the streets they go. Naturally Leon had to pick this one, one of the more real jails, however, for two reasons. First, it had his name on it; he'd never sign off for a crooked jail. Looked bad for political reasons. Second, it was a 'maximum security' correctional facility. Too bad it wasn't minimum.

After being dragged into a larger room, he was dropped off in a cell where a younger vulpine male was also residing. Evesuni didn't even look up at him, even when the guards left and locked the door behind him.

"I wouldn't sleep tonight if I was you."

Evesuni turned around to view him. He was well-built as far as a vulpine was considered, but all that mattered was if he could move well. Vulpines , by nature, favored agility over strength. He did seem pretty relaxed as he leaned against the wall, however. "Alright, I'll play along. Why not?"

"Cause I'm being investigated for paranoid schizophrenia. And if I kill another cellmate I can get my own room in an institution."

Stapen grinned. "Chance you could also be killed."

He shrugged. "Chance I'm willing to take. Here for life." A smile crept onto his face. "Not like I'm going to be hurt by you anyway."

Evesuni stood up and approached the man until his chest touched his. He stared into his unwavering face. "You could be," he said, lowering his voice.

"Hey!"

Both men turned toward the door. "Cut it out! I have my eye on you two!" The guard glared at the two cellmates, then, after pacing around them a few moments, he walked on.

"Free for now," the young vulpine said as he grinned.

=====

The wait up until lunchtime was excruciating. For roughly two hours Evesuni and his cellmate busied themselves and tried to pass time independently, occasionally exchanging glances between the two of them. When lunch came, the tension between them was pretty evident. Turning around to get in a glare while guards were siphoning inmates into a line for food, random shoving here and there (but nothing too drastic - that would start something, of course), grabbing food before the other person could.

When they sat next to each other, it was pretty clear to Evesuni that either he was going to be killed or his cellmate would be killed. Some invisible barrier was crossed. Even if they were separated, they'd meet each other again during a meal or calisthenics, and with the cellmate being probably twenty years younger than he was, plus having an extra lung and a stronger frame, it would be stupid for Evesuni to not strike first.

The two glared at each other when one reached for the salt, encased in a flimsy plastic case. Impossible to kill a man with. Looking around him, there really wasn't anything useful to use. The plates were flimsy. The food could kill him, but he didn't want to wait to see if it would tear his insides. Plus there was nothing useful in it. Chicken... paste? Not even a bone. Green beans, really? And paper cups for water. They thought of everything. There was a roll, however. It was thick enough where if it could be shoved down someone's throat they could choke on it. But he'd need a distraction. At least he was sitting in the center of the room - guards lined the doorways and would take a while to reach him. He rolled the roll in his hand as he continued to think. He looked up and noticed his cellmate was watching him. A glare was not enough to keep him from ripping the roll out of his hand. There went that.

All that was left was the spork. How he hated those things. Vekaiyu would never create them, but they were cheaper to use and hence they imported them from Free Pacific States. He picked it up. Not too flimsy. Perhaps it would serve some use. He picked up some of the chicken "paste" with his free hand and, after sizing up his cellmate, threw it to his left. As soon as he turned his head to follow it, Evesuni found his chance, grabbed the man by the back of his head, and jammed the handle-end into the man's left eye. He screamed. Pushing his head down, Evesuni gained more leverage and removed the spork, then shoved it in again. Damn. Didn't break the orbit. Was he getting too old? He did this before, right? One more time was met with a slight suction sound. He had broken through - the pressure in the cranial cavity was relieved, and a great gush of blood was visible. He swirled the handle around until it began to collect brain matter and muscle like spaghetti to a fork.

"Yeah! Yeah!"

Rejuvenation. He hadn't felt so young in years. He just needed to reaffirm who he was, what he was. Not a world leader, not some stuffed shirt ass-kisser. He was a simple country boy from Listonia, fueled by anger and revenge, fighting for a dream shared by millions.

He was so worked up in his recent toil he didn't see that some of inmates had stood on their seats. Suddenly, he felt his feet glue to the ground. Right. The magnetic field.

"Everyone down now! Now!" One of the guards shouted.

The closest guard to Stapen readied his stun gun and fired at him. He then was joined by another guard who proceeded to strike him in the back with a club. Prison justice. A misplaced blow struck him in the back of his head, knocking the former world leader out like a light.
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"So what are you in here for?"

"I killed a man."

"Ah."

Evesuni leaned against the wall to his cell, a small sliver of light from a letterbox-like opening of the cell door his only source of light. There really wasn't much to do besides think or talk to whoever was on the other side of the wall. And Evesuni wasn't a good thinker.

"Yourself?" he asked.

"Fight." His voice sounded firm but faint.

"Trying to look tough, eh?"

"I've been here before. Some skinny-assed kid was looking at me funny."

"Right."

"Anyone tell you that you sound like that Evesuni guy?"

Evesuni's ears perked up. "Yeah. I get that a lot."

"Heard one of his speeches once. It was for some rocketship."

"Oh yeah. Suvej. Yeah there was too many speeches for that. It was a stupid idea, really. Only had enough money for one launch. By the time we had that, the various projects to advance Listonia, and the weapons purchase from Vekaiyu, we were broke."

"Yeah. Then we had that famine over the winter. So much for Listonian progress."

"Better off than where we were, though."

"Yeah. But PIL was more fun."

"You were in PIL?"

"Yeah. I was just a kid then. Was fun. Blowing up buildings, freight yards, stuff like that."

Evesuni grinned. "Too bad they disbanded that, eh?"

"Ah, give me a gun and a bomb and I'd do it all over again."

"You would?"

"Yeah."

"Want a chance?"

"I would," he immediately replied. "Too bad we don't have any revolutions anymore. Not enough excitement."

"What we should do... is start a war."

"Start a war?"

"I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Listonia's not what it seems."

"There's a surprise."

"Listen to me," Evesuni replied. He cleared his throat so he can speak clearer. "We need to get out of here. Sooner the better."

"Why?"

"Because. You want a better Listonia? I have the means to do that."

There was a long pause. "Okay. We'll talk during evening calisthenics. I'll be around a group of people. You'll know where I am based on the sound of my voice."
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Evesuni winced in pain as he was slammed against the brick wall of the courtyard where prisoners gathered to do daily calisthenics. He didn't hate it as much as one would suspect; instead, it made him remember more, times when he had no control in his life, where cowardly men stronger than he used him for their own greed and immorality.

"Did you even think you could get out of here, old man?"

The leader, presumably the vulpine male he was speaking to earlier, grabbed him by the collar of his orange jumpsuit and flung him to the ground. Apparently the guards were nowhere to be found, or they simply let fights like this happen now and then.

"So what's it going to be, you gonna be our bitch?"

Evesuni stood slowly, glaring into his eyes, his gaze unfaltering as he stared his opponent down. "No one lives when they call me a bitch." He watched for his next move, but apparently his words were stronger than he made them out to be, as the man squinted his eyes and paused. Taking his eyes off the ringleader, he noticed others were doing the same thing. Eyes pinballed back and forth to one another, until Evesuni decided to turn around. There, painted on the wall, was a picture of his likeness, staring down forebodingly, with something written about how their goal was to be a more productive member of society.

After spitting some blood on the ground, Stapen Evesuni stepped forward and planted a finger square on the man's chest. "I'm too old and tired to kick your ass right now. But you're going to get us out of here."

"How do we know it's you?" a younger vulpine male wearing a bandana to hold his unruly hair back asked.

"It sounds like me, right? I look like me, right?"

"No. No you don't. Your fur is black."

Running a finger along the socket of his right eye, the fur parted to reveal his tattoo, symbolic of his name under Voxian Catholicism traditions. "I am Stapen Evesuni, you piece of shits. And you're going to do exactly what I say, or I'll turn this prison into a crater when I get out of here."

"Stapen, I had no idea."

Evesuni turned to the former leader, the one he spoke to during his time in solitary. What a difference a few minutes make. Rather than trying to beat the piss out of him, the man was much more apologetic, kneeling in front of him. Evesuni lifted the man's head carefully with his left hand, then reeled back and decked him hard with his right, causing the man to fall to the ground after spinning his knees in the dust.

"Now we're going to get out of here," he said as he waved his hand to shake off the hit. "But we need a plan. And we need everyone behind it." He looked down. "Any plan will need to get rid of these though," he added as he scuffed the toe of one of his boots.

"Been working on it," another soft-spoken vulpine male with dark circles under his eyes answered. "If you get a screwdriver you can chip away at the bracketing pin here there's a chance you can disable the boot. But it doesn't always work... it's hard to jam something down there."

"Sounds like a personal problem, Yeri" another remarked as laughter followed.

Yeri eyed the crowd, then continued. "What we really need is someone ballsy enough to disable the magnetic systems."

"I can do that," another one spoke. His voice was gruff and he wore an eyepatch. His jumpsuit was also very baggy. "Just say when."

Yeri pointed to him. "Isoli's pretty good at snooping around."

"Fine," Evesuni said. "But I mean it. We're going to need a plan. A good one. If we screw up, we're here for good. People will probably die." He looked around at all the faces. "No one can screw off."

"That's fine," Isoli replied, "But why are you here?"

Evesuni shrugged. "None of your business. I'll reveal more as we progress forward."
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"The Sakeyuzian republic of Listonia is open for business," Salvatoro said as he loosely bit onto a cigar and lit it up. He leaned back in a rather old, plain chair in an equally plain office, his office at the Useli. Specifically designed to fit his desires, the room had an appeal of a janitor closet, with walls without paint, unfinished wooden floor, and no molding where the floorboards met the drywall. His desk was probably the only "nice" object in the room, but even so, the slits of sunlight that the blinds let in exposed a layer of dust.

"I would suggest, sir, that we focus on the problems laying ahead of our mission," Vernon, a large African-American male said with a sneer. His aviator shades removed any sense of personal identity.

"Vernon's right," E added. The vulpine female still preferred fatigues over streetclothes, much like Vernon, and her shaved hair straightedged her seriousness with her profession. "Vekaiyu hasn't been very keen on us changing our national structure."

"Irrelevant," Salvatoro said, "We have created a worker's paradise. It's like the Listonian Sun says, we're the most stable nation around."

"With all due respect, sir, you cannot honestly believe any of that garbage."

"They're this close to going to war with us! They've already sent their second roaming fleet out on patrol - next is a blockade of our ports!"

Salvatoro ignored Vernon and E's comments and pointed to Leon. "Go!" he commanded casually.

Leon grimaced. "I don't think attacking Listonia is within her capabilities." His rough voice was like sandpaper on eardrums. "It seems our little Vekaiyun leader believes Stapen to be her father."

"Bingo!" Salvatoro said with a smile.

"...And based on the notes she's been sending Evesuni, she doesn't want to attack."

Salvatoro grinned. "And I can't believe your damn Yu Levolar group didn't capitalize on that! Why don't you read one of them?"

Leon shrugged and unfolded a piece of paper. "I'll just read excerpts." He cleared his throat. "Our nations appear to be pulling ever closer to an inevitable war. But I want you to know, I don't want war. This sideshow of an escalation is only a smokescreen to be used for Vekaiyun image. And furthermore, I cannot attack my own father."

"And?"

He skimmed over the document. "What you do with Listonia is solely for Listonia. Vekaiyu will not intervene. Our media has a forked tongue, but they luckily do not control our military. All I ask is that you keep the trade up. Take care."

"See?" he said as he ashed his cigar. "This is exactly what I figured would happen. Vekaiyu is too afraid to attack Listonia - they have far too much invested in it. Not only that, but with their leader believing him to be her father, we're able to use that position to our advantage."

Vernon leaned over to where the false Evesuni was sitting. "And have we?"

"I would say so," he replied. "She's not very combative either, which is a little surprising to me. I suppose she's really taken a liking to him."

"We should try to impress upon her this government of ours," E suggested.

"I wouldn't push it," Leon cautioned. "This is, after all, a leader who hanged ten thousand or so citizens in a few months." He shrugged. "We should be treating this as an ace up our sleeve. A blank check to do what we want in the region."

"The 'from' is a Listonian address," Vernon observed.

"Only way for her to get around the filters in Vekaiyu, probably." Leon furrowed his brow. "That threw me off initially, until I realized if Vekaiyuns found out about this, the entire nation would be thrown for a Loop."

"We could use this to blackmail her and gain an upper hand in trade!" E said. "Or engage them in war. It's not like they will fight back with any sense of force."

Evesuni shook his head. "No. Not within his character to do that. Many times Stapen said he didn't want to start a war."

"Seems to me he's been acting out of character for a while now," E responded. She looked around and noticed the false Evesuni's eyes were locked on hers. "What? It's true. Look at all the changes that have been going on in the nation. And we're sitting on pins and needles worried about that report becomming public! Can you imagine? Reports of millions dead in concentration camps? Arrests for speaking out against Evesuni or the government? Disbanding the Useli?"

"Why don't we explain to Levinile our desire to keep that report secretive?" Vernon asked.

Everyone looked at the false Evesuni. "I can try," he finally said. "It's definitely worth a shot."

"The way those notes sounded, it's probably a slam-dunk," Salvatoro remarked.

"Those notes do not make sense to me," Vernon said. "I hear reports that Lso Yeskevi has been given safe haven in their nation too. And there is the worry about a naval blockade, too. And if she were to go to war, she would probably choose now before it gets too cold."

"Or choose when it gets too cold, when our equipment will fail," E countered.

"Maybe we should have her come over for talks?" Salvatoro asked.

"Bad idea," Leon immediately spoke. "Best to keep their relationship at a distance, while it still works. Plus we don't want to have the possibility of the two of them meeting and she immediately realize our Evesuni is not the real Evesuni."

"Agreed," Vernon added with a sneer, gripping his assault rifle.

"I'd recommend concentrating on getting stronger."

"I've been thinking of that," Salvatoro said. "We need another nation to gain better weapons from. I suggest looking into another communist nation, but with Bai Lung having problems, and Lazlowia not recognizing our independence, it puts us in a difficult situation." He paused. "Be thinking about that for our next meeting." He pointed to the fake Evesuni. "You have a speech to deliver. So, do it." He raised his hands. "Dismissed."

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Kivo Evesuni,

I don't know why you're acting this way, but whatever has gotten into you suggests to me that you're no longer fit to run a nation. I have been made aware of the problems and atrocities in Listonia, and frankly I'm disgusted. All those words spoken during the spring when you seemed so carefree and intent on getting to know me better and forsake your position as Listonian dictator, they mean nothing. It was all lies to buy more time.

Had the Kivreskov not been founded, we would already be engaging in war. Bear in mind the WMD's supplied from Vekaiyu to Listonia must be jointly affirmed by both nations in order to engage the launch sequence. This will no longer be a war of land, but a war of liberation.

How could you do this to me? All those lies, those horrible things. I don't even know how I could be related to you. But related or not, when trade and millions of lives are at stake, I will forgo one relationship to ensure their safety. Call it blindness, but I still have hope for you.

Regards,
Ikrisia Levinile
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From the Office of King Samuil Rainard of the Confederacy of Vulshain

Dear Premier Stapen Evesuni,

I wish to inform you that what I do not like what I've been hearing about what is going on in your nation from my ambassador.  They are quite disturbing.  Reports of starvation and police brutality by secret police, along with other alarming rumors and reports have been reported by my embassy.

Vulshain's recognition of your nation was done by my predecessor, but I will carry on that recognition as well.  However, that does not mean I will tolerate such hideous actions like the mistreatment of your citizens. 

I also wish to discuss the lack of Listonia's participation in the treaty agreed by the nations of the Gulf of Itur in combating piracy and criminal activities in the Gulf of Itur.  If you are in need to assistance, I am willing to have vessels and crew from the Vulshainian Confederate Navy to assist your Navy in patrolling your waters as a gesture of goodwill. 

There are members of the Royal Congress, although few in number, but loud in voice, who believe that we should not recognize Listonia.  I know that Listonia has had a difficult past and is trying to rebuild itself.

I hope you will prove to me that the rumors of secret police and starvations are indeed just rumors.

I had hoped to assist Listonia in rebuilding herself, especially since Vulshain has a strong argicultural industry as well as advanced medical technology.  I will continue to trade food with you but Vulshain's medical technology will not be traded until I am satisfied with how your people are treated.

A leader should never mistreat his or her people.  Should relations between Vekaiyu and Listonia fall apart into war, Vulshain will not enter as a combatant but to ensure the safety of innocent lives by aiding refugees in fleeing your nation.  I will expect a reply soon about your sincere committment in improving how your people are treated.

Sincerely,

Samuil Rainard,
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"Do you think that was a little intimidating," Cecilia asked.

"It might have been, but if I want people to respect Vulshain again, I'm going to need show some fangs once in a while."

Cecilia nodded. "We better inform Southern Yugoslavia too, just in case. I hope things don't go down the drain straight into Hell."

"Me too." Sam hit the send button. "God help us all if it does."

"You haven't said anything about Akin being in Lazlowia."

"Akin maybe a communist, but he is also a royalist. A contradiction, but he is getting old. He may retire."

Cecilia nodded before leaving to held back to her office right across the hall from her brother's.
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The Honorable Government of Listonia is appalled by the recognition of Vekaiyun propaganda. The imperialists in Vekaiyu desire to claim Listonia as their own, and will resort to deplorable means to strengthen their cause. It is to this end we have decided not to recognize it and urge other states to do so. Seekers of truth would be wise to ignore such claims.

Regardless if states recognize the independence of Listonia, Listonia remains on the map, and remains as the decider of its own fate. It is self-sufficient, and will not buckle to threats of restricting trade.

Listonia is the most stable nation in the region; we have no need to accept foreign military aid at this time.

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Sam looked at the message. "Odd. I thought Stapen wanted Vulshain as a trading partner." His sister and Royal Secretary Taisyia was puzzled by this as well.

"Maybe he had a change of heart."

"Possible, but unlikely. I had promised to send some extra Vulshainian military equipment to him as well as to Southern Yugoslavia and Vekaiyu, but I had to cancel the shipments after the Vekaiyun Civil War and the War to Liberate Rygard happened. So, none of them got the shipments. I'll probably hold off on Listonia's shipments, but I'll wait and send our two strongest allies their shipments after everything between the three of us cools down some more. I think Zach and Ikrisia are not pleased about the fallout of DIEIS' collapse."

"Still, DIEIS probably kept an eye on Stapen when the Listonia War for Independence was going on," Taisyia added.

"True." He went over some papers and documents that had belonged to DIEIS. "Hold up. What's this?" Sam read the paper.

"What?"

"Apparently, DIEIS had spotted Stapen talking with members of several of Listonia's most powerful crime families during the Listonian War for Independence. They even took some pictures of them together."

"Wait, so Stapen was in alliance with the Listonian mobs?"

"Maybe. Still, the photos could be fake." Sam kept reading. "It's possible that DIEIS had some dirt or even a smoking gun on him. I'll probably have to try buffing and see what happens. The photos might be enough, but it would be better if I had a smoking gun on him too."
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Sam looked at the pictures of Stapen Evesuni talking with the Listonian mob bosses. "Well, these pictures might be good enough to discredit Stapen. Never did like him. I always felt he was a slimeball."

He wondered what Vekaiyu, and their leader, Ikrisia, would think about this. He had sent copies to Ikrisia, while he kept the originals.
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To: Mór Preusz, Chairman of the Communist Party of Lazlowia
From: Jázon Radics, Minister of Foreign Affairs

The President have advised me, that in light of your impending election as President of Lazlowia, I should send my report on Listonia.

As you undoubtedly know, Listonia received it's independence two years ago. The compromise was a result political shortsightedness of several government, including unfortunately ours.

A year later Vekiayu gave Listonia an undetermined ammount of nuclear warheads. As this was a direct violation of the Treaty of Saint-Remy, our government withdrew diplomatic recognition from both Vekiayu and Listonia. The political fallout of the Second Listonian Crisis severely harmed Listonia, and today only a few countries (most notably Vulshain, South Yugoslavia and of course Vekiayu) recognize Listonia.

Stapen Evesuni, the self-styled "father" of Listonia, was always erratic in his leadership. Most recently he decided to pursue a more isolationist policy, which have alienated his closest allies, Vekiayu and Vulsahin, from him.

The most ironic part of this setup is, that the "Listonian Thought", as Evesuni calls his policy, has so far been beneficial for us, as it have kept Listonia weak and peaceful, and prevented Vekiayu from annexing Listonia.

Recently unconfirmed news from Vekiayu stated, that Listonia is preparing to invade Elephana. This is of course nothing new, since for years Evesuni openly stated his intentions to conquer Elephana on the flimsy excuse that Listonia needs a corridor to Lake Whatever. So far the shoddy state of the Listonian army and the lack of support from Vekiayu have prevented him from doing so. Vekiayu's recent complaints mean two things: first, they intend to smear Listonia's already questionable reputation, and second, they plan to make this an excuse to occupy and eventually annex Listonia.

Consulting with the Ministry of Industry and Agriculture and with the Ministry of Defense, I've concluded, that Listonia doesn't have the resources to wage war, and in face of an invasion it would collapse in weeks. Thus Listonia's defeat is only a question of time.

Suggested course that the government should take:

The government should at all cost prevent Vekiayu from annexing Listonia. The best course would be to make a military alliance with Sevropia, Elephana and Rykkovaa, and motivate them with the prospect of regaining those territories, which were stolen by Listonia.

Another concern is the position of Vulshain. King Renard likes to envision himself as the "gendarme" of the region, and thus he wants to have a finger in every pie, as they say. His recent involvement in Bai Lung clearly shows his lack of understanding of regional politics. Vulshain would overstretch its resources, if they would get involved in another conflict, however the best approach would be to keep them out as long as possible.
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Sam was nervous. "You think having a bunch of news conferences already would have made me used to it..."

He then gestured towards a reporter who had his hand up.

"Your Majesty, with the recent events happening in Listonia, will Vulshain be getting involved?"

"Yes and no. Yes, Vulshain will get involved, but no as in we will not send troops. However, if our Vekaiyun allies request our assistance, then we will do so, but in a limited role. What that role is, I cannot say as we aren't to that point yet, and I hope we won't get that far."

"What about other countries calling you the gendarme of the region?"

"I really wish they would stop calling me that. I didn't ask for a war against Rygard, and I attempted to reason with their government, but their racist and fascist beliefs prevented us from reaching a peaceful resolution. The Armed Republic of Rygard's leader, Archibald Rivers, made a public speech saying that Rygard will not make peace to any nation that is led by non-humans. Archibald Rivers has also stated that if Rygard wins the war, they will make an example of all non-human nations as well as communist nations."

"So, Rygard's leaders are hostile towards communist nations, like Lazlowia?"

"Yes. And to quote Rivers', "Rygard will not rest until the communist pigs and their degenerate leaders are burned at the stake." I'm afraid, the Rygardi's leaders are not only radical, but hardheaded to the point..." He paused a moment, pretending to clear his throat but was trying to pick the right word. "Excuse me. They are hardheaded to the point of not seeing reason. We are still trying to reach a peaceful end to this conflict."

"What about establishing relations with Sevropia?"

"I'm not sure. They are currently a protected state under the protection of Warre, and since Warre has closed its borders, well, there is little we can do at this point."

"What Elephana?"

"I have been talking with Elephana's leaders about relations, and they seem to be very opened to the idea of establishing relations between Vulshain and Elephana. They are however concerned about aggression from both Listonia and Rykkovaa. I tried to contact Rykkovaa but I have yet to receive any returns from them."

"What about Listonia's lack of participation in the Gulf Alliance between Vulshain, Listonia, Vekaiyu, and Southern Yugoslavia?"

"I don't know what Evesuni is thinking. He was very adamant on becoming a part of this alliance, but now he has turned around and completely changed his mind. And it's not just me who has noticed an utter change in his personality and character. Vekaiyu has also been shocked by this change. A while back, Evesuni was very opened to the idea of Listonia becoming a part of Vekaiyu and had been in talks with Vekaiyu's government, but now, he has switched gears and been strongly against such a move."

"What do you think, in your personal opinion, the cause of this change in the leader of Listonia?"

"To be honest, I don't know. It could be old age, a brain tumor. I don't know. Next question...."

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Sam sighed as he plopped down into a chair in Cecilia's office after the news conference. Cecilia sighed too.

"I have no idea what the heck is wrong with Stapen. One moment he wants to be a part of the Gulf Alliance and for Listonia to rejoin Vekaiyu, and then poof! He does an aboutface and refuses to rejoin Vekaiyu and does not take part in the Gulf Alliance. It's as if someone just replaced him with a..." He paused.

"What is it?"

"I didn't think much of this, but what if...What if, the person in charge right now, isn't the real Stapen Evesuni?"

"Wait, then that would mean!?"

"Yes, that someone else is controlling Listonia from behind the scenes and is using a look-a-like to dupe everyone!"

"Den Mother's holy name! That would explain everything!"

"Yes, but if this is true, we don't have much to go on...Wait...I think I have an idea."

He started calling Ikrisia.
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"Dammit!" Salvatoro said as he flung the Vekaiyun newspaper on his desk. The news article of Vekaiyu warning of a Listonian attack on Elphana was face-up. "How the hell did they figure this out?"

The room, occupied by Salvatoro's immediate cabinet, fell silent. "Obviously we must have more ties to Vekaiyu than we previously thought," Vernon answered as he looked around the room.

Leon shrugged. "I don't know why we agreed to this idea in the first place."

Salvatoro glared at him. "We all agreed to this. We all feared a Vekaiyun blockade of our ports on the Gulf of Itur, and our need for a port free from them-"

"I'm tired of this bullshit!" Leon blurted. "This is your idea of 'Listonian Ideal'? No matter what we do, Vekaiyu will be against us, or another nation will be against us. We don't have the money or the resources to ward off a direct attack! All we have are nuclear and biological weapons to..." he paused. "This is as far as we can go. We're about ready to enter into a Listonian winter and a quarter of our country is on the brink of starvation because we ballooned our military and spent resources on that! And those who weren't in the military, are not in concentration camps! We've crippled ourselves!"

"What are you trying to say?" E asked.

"This entire model is stupid!"

"I think you're out of order, Leon," Vernon replied.

Leon looked around the room and realized everyone was staring at him.

"You know, maybe we should be looking within our own ranks to see if anyone here is spilling the beans," Salvatoro said.

"Relax," assured Leon. "I didn't like the past regime as much as anyone else here. I just think we're going about a few things wrong here. We don't have the technology to go against Vekaiyu, or the resources to fight a long offensive. We need to stop these fruitless advances and begin diplomacy."

"For who?" the fake Evesuni asked. "Some nations don't even recognize us."

"We need to loosen hostilities with Vekaiyu. It is the only way." He watched as Salvatoro pounded his fist on his desk. Leon responded by pounding harder. "I'm tired of this dick waving contest! Our nation is in crisis-mode, and you all want to do is go on the offensive! We have no choice. We must deescalate, and do it now. We'll need to do a complete re-structurization of our agriculture in time for next year, or more people will starve. Bear in mind, these are the same people who will one day be in our military. So I'd suggest that be our main focus for next year."

Salvatoro shook his head. "We're already committed in our military. If there's one thing Listonians know how to do, it's grow stuff. I'm not concerned about that."

Leon scoffed. "Some of us are old enough to remember the Sevropians and Dverians and their futile agricultural programs. We were able to run things our own way for two years, and for two years we did a good job. Now with the government negatively meddling in the affairs of the farmers again, productivity is down. We need to return farmers to their land. Our armies can't march while starving, after all."

"I still believe Listonians will be able to figure it out themselves. You don't have faith in your people, Leon. And that concerns me." He waved a hand. "Anyway, dismissed. Have the papers say it was only for training purposes, and nothing more. Offer an apology to Elphana for any misunderstandings, and blame Vekaiyu and Vulshain for blowing this all out of proportion."

"Fine by me," E said.

"Rest of you, if we can survive the winter without consequence, we will have a better year next year. Increased trade means we can pour more funds into defense."

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I am requesting the immediate release of Yivkol Iglovelinisi. The man must be available for pickup at 0200 hours tonight. Leon Soleki will oversee the transfer.

Do not discuss the matter or the request outside of this email conversation.

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Leon stared into the eyes of his old friend as the limousine drove through the rainy outskirts of southwestern Ye'leli. Clear air separated the two, but emotions as thick as the densest fog was heavy in the car, making it difficult for both of them to breathe. Leon, whose tie was crooked due to the wind outside as he waited for Evesuni to be placed in the car, maintained a defiant stare. Evesuni retorted with a glare as dark as the color of his dyed fur.

The tension between the two could grow no larger. Leon cleared his throat. "So," he said as he put his hands on his knees, the limousine riding over a few potholes in the road. He flashed a nervous smile back at Evesuni, whose face had not changed since he was escorted out of the prison. "Listen, uh, we're at situation critical over here. The nation... has kind of dug itself into a hole. I'm getting a plan in place to get you back into power. You know." He rubbed the back of his neck. "This hasn't gone well for both of us."

All Evesuni did was blink. Leon shifted in his seat and pointed at the handcuffs around Stapen's wrists, which were bound to a latch on the door, preventing him from lunging at Leon and decapitating him. "Yeah. Those... don't worry about those. It's just standard procedure for p-er, you know how it is, right?" He cleared his throat again, then leaned forward. "Look I'm not going to beat around the bush anymore. You want to kill me, I know. But if you want your nation back, you have to trust me. That's the way it is. That's all you've got right now."

Leon bit his lip. "So... we need to kill off that impostor. Kill off Salvatoro and his band. After that, it's just a matter of you setting things straight in the nation." He cleared his throat again. "First thing I would do is clear Lso Yiskevi's name. He's gaining immense popularity among the people, and is going to be your biggest threat against a revolution. He's a Vekaiyist... you may remember him as a who really fueled the Listonian-Vekaiyun union in the people. He was helpful before, now he's become a real pain in the ass punk." He laughed slightly.

The silence from his former partner was frightening. Without anything else to say to him, Leon leaned back in the seat of his limousine and nervously grabbed the handlebars near the door, refusing to take his eyes off Evesuni throughout the entire ride.
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"Now," said Evesuni as he cracked his neck with his freed hands, "have any of my passwords been changed?"

"N-no," Leon replied, both his eyes swollen and his face covered in bruises. "No. No I kept everything the same. Your daughter hates you now though."

Evesuni kicked him hard in the face again. "She'll get over it." He knelt next to his former friend and jammed a finger into a deep gash slashed into his left arm, which caused him to raise his head with an agonizing yelp. With his head raised, Evesuni grabbed Leon by the hair and slammed his head into the tiled floor. "You won't."

Leon spit out a spattering of blood and teeth as a groan gurgled from his mouth. "Just kill me already, dammit. Don't... give me anymore grief. I freed you. All I ask is that you lead Listonia to... better days."

A scowl appeared over Evesuni's face. "No. You'll bleed to death. If you care about this hellhole of a state you'll keep your mouth shut and suffer in silence so no one else hears us." A stern look followed the former leader's face all the way to a computer - his old laptop - kept in Leon's chambers. The next screen past the password still had his email up.

He began to read the emails he, or rather Leon, sent back and forth to his daughter and important figures in and around Listonia. The current situation in Listonia became clearer to him when he read reports from Vekaiyun news sites. He remembered the name Yeskevi, and, despite the occasional pitiful cries from the dying man next to him, hung onto his writings and transcripts. His so-called 'rumors', as it was portrayed by at least one Vekaiyun site, were confirmed when he returned to old emails.

The complete shift of military importance had crumbled Listonia's already limited industry. An insane number of people - nearly fourteen million - were now 'enlisted' in the Listonian army. Conditions in Listonia had become so bad that the only way to guarantee a halfway decent lifestyle was to join the juggernaut of a department that couldn't even support itself, let alone the general populace. Decreased productivity from the promising 2011 growing year meant the people were literally starving. Some had been put into camps to better control their numbers, branding them so-called political prisoners. If anything, the nation was probably more of a mess now than it was back in 2009 when it won independence.

"You bastard," Evesuni said as his eyes shot over to Leon. "You bastard. This is what you want me to protect? You think I'd just die and have it go to hell? Would've done a better job than you clowns." He paused to think a few scenarios over. After a few minutes, it became clear to him what he had to do.

He tore Leon's phone from his person and hoped the number he remembered from before had not changed. He dialed it halfway, then grimaced and closed the phone. Choosing a different path, he opened the phone again and cycled through the contacts. Picking one, he simply sent one message.

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Honorable Citizen Lilia Shura looked out of her window in the Vulshainian Embassy. The Embassy Guards were wearing their CBAs and were keeping an eye out. It felt strange though. Inside the Embassy's walls, there was calm and order, while outside, there was nothing but chaos and madness. Listonia was on the verge of civil war. Riots were starting to erupt. The rioters were mainly starving citizens.

"And who is to blame," Lilia thought, "but Listonia's own leader, Stapen Evesuni. The government here is nothing more than a military-industrial-government complex run amok!"

She picked up her phone, after dialing Chief Prime Minister Spencer, and called. "Yes sir, this is Honorable Citizen Shura. Just calling about my report on the situation here. Things are just getting worst sir. Riots and everything else. I have starving Listonians just walking down the streets. And every day, we see about three to five funeral possessions go by too. Usually it's someone who has died of starvation. Not a good way to go, I'm sure."

She stopped and listened. "Yes, sir. I have already informed all Vulshainians to be careful. If they feel like they need to leave the country, to do so at once. I also have started Vulshainian Refugee Protocol Code 54-Alpha-Delta-Niner-B. Yes, sir. Any Listonian refugee who seeks sanctuary within this Embassy's walls will be given so. I will sir. Goodbye." She hung up the phone. She continued to look out at the capital city of Listonia. The city was sometimes called the City of Cranes, mainly because of all of the cranes. Now, the cranes looked like gallows, ready to swing more victims. Lilia was a tall Lobo with gray and black fur, and auburn colored hair. She sighed as she looked at another funeral taking place. No, make that two funerals going by.
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The imposter Evesuni entered Leon's room. The lights had apparently been turned off. Perhaps he fell asleep waiting for him. Cautiously, he reached for the switch and flicked it on.

"You wa-"

He stopped. The switch wasn't working. Sighing, he walked to the far end of the room to turn on a floorlamp. "Really you should turn on the damn lights. Now what is it that you want?" The man turned toward the bed and noticed Leon's body near the post closest to him. He bit his lip and looked to the door, which closed by means of a black hand.

"Who are you?" the imposter asked.

"I would love to ask you the same question." He held up a gun, presumably at one time belonging to Leon. "And now you're going to sit there, and tell me everything you know about Stapen K. Evesuni." He stepped forward.

"You're going to kill me?" he asked, matter-of-factly.

"Why not? You killed me."

He narrowed his eyes. "So, at last we meet." He held up his hand as Evesuni took a step forward. "Stop. Stop right there. You take one more step and I'll order a strike on Vekaiyu right now. It will kill both our nations!"

"That will only kill one nation, and you know it."

"No," he said as he shook his head, still smiling. "I will launch a chemical strike on them."

Evesuni scoffed. "What do you believe was the conditions of the 2009 deal that transferred over WMD's to Listonia from Vekaiyu? Surely you didn't think Selvala would give a volatile nation weapons without having some form of control over them, did you? Those weapons require the consent of Ye'leli and Eldura to fire."

"I'm not talking about those, you idiot! The ones that were reverse engineered! The ones that belong solely to Listonia!"

"Oh. Those. Where do you suppose the keys to such devices are?"

"There are none!"

"Go ahead. Order a strike, see what happens. They will ask you for the keys, of which you will have none. This will make my job that much easier." He pointed the gun at him. "Sit the fuck down. I'm not done with you yet." He walked up to him. "You and your punks tried to paint me as this evil dictator, this person who was hell-bent on war and oppression. I was never like that. I spent my whole life killing people, dammit!"

"If the glove fits the hand..." the imposter said as he reclined in the chair.

"Hand. They did a good job of covering up why I had bald patches on my hands at one point. Even my press said it was due to nerves." He held up his left hand. "Here is your key. Embedded in the back of my hand. I had no intention on using it. You would have to kill me to use it, because I would not. I fought my whole life killing those who messed with people they had no business messing with. You think I'd become them? No. No that was never who Stapen Evesuni was."

"And yet here you are, holding a gun to my face."

"You murdered Stapen Evesuni."

"Alright, listen." He held up his hands. "I see where this is going. I can make you a deal. I can get you who you want. You want Salvatoro, don't you? I can get you all of them - you have my word. When the deed is done, we part our separate ways. You have your nation back, I have a life to look forward to. Listonia is yours to control. Come on. Put the gun down. Let's be sensible here."

He drew his gun. "How do you plead?"

"Are you listening to me? Look, this can be all over tonight! Two hours! That's all I ask!"

"Guilty as charged." A shot rang out in the room as the imposter slouched in his seat, a hole between his eyes.

"I don't deal with liars. Never have. Never will." He placed the gun behind him, tucking it between the lip of his pants near his suspenders. As he searched the dead man for anything in his pockets, he nabbed a phone and quickly looked through the contacts. Finding the appropriate one, he dialed it.

"Kivo Evesuni! It is excellent to hear from you."

"Cut the crap. I want two ks-11 missiles launched at Skendia. Stat."

"Sir?"

"Yes?"

"Vekaiyu supposedly has a defense in their metropolitan areas to repel missiles."

"I am aware of that. We will test it for them. Do it. Do it now. When Vekaiyu attacks, await my orders to fight back."

"Sir..."

"Dammit, do it or I will have you and your family sent to a camp!"

"Yes sir!"

He hung up the phone and threw it across the room. Sighing, he looked at the two corpses in the room and grimaced. Whatever Stapen Evesuni was, and whatever Stapen Evesuni will be, was gone. The world would have to go on without him. A power void would plunge the nation into chaos, a chaos Vekaiyu would be left to settle out. Ikrisia. She'd never believe him if he told her what happened. Then again, did she ever believe him? Could she ever really know him?

He would've never raised her to believe someone like himself, even if he had been given the chance to raise her. It just wasn't meant to be. Maybe he should write her a final note, or give her a final phone call to assure her and say everything he wanted to really say to her. But he was never a man of words. Looking down at the blood-stained tile, he reaffirmed himself that he was a man of action. And in action, he would be remembered.
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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Attention Salvatoro Yuygelesu:

Being unable to contact Stapen Evesuni, I felt it might be proper to inform you that Sipani is pulling any and all support from this current regime. I honestly thought you had a chance to stop the inevitable, but after seeing my own people humiliated by their so-called leaders in Evesunigrad, and begin to revolt in the capital, it's clear that your regime is nothing more than a rigid statue built with feet of clay.

This has to be the most disorganized nation on the face of the planet. It's painful to me to watch our people not know who to fight: Vekaiyu to the west, or its own government. Had you actually had improved the nation rather than send masses to death and fear monger them into joining the defenseless juggernaut now known as the Listonian army, we might have a different story. And why the hell is the bulk of the army pointed at Elphana? Not that they would've been able to do anything in time. I barely have enough time to write a letter to the Vekaiyun assholes to rat you and your band out. I'm convinced no Listonian knows what it means to be Listonian now. And that pains me the most.

Just so we're clear, I never liked you. Nor did I like Evesuni. But I can at least respect Evesuni for being a Listonian before he actually became a Listonian. The moment he became our leader he turned into a bumbling, psychotic fool. The rest of the crime organizations saw this all coming when he decided to listen to you, though. You're a traitor to the Listonian person, and your Listonian Ideal is nothing more than bigoted bullshit aimed at stroking your egos. Thankfully most of us were able to wait out this stuff. I'll take my chances with the future.

Enjoy your hall-turned-bunker, both of you. See you on the other side.

Charmed,
Yensey Layastrovyey, loyal servant of Sipani


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You're a bastard. Evesuni's probably hiding under his desk by now, because I can't reach him. If you see him, tell him he's a bitch.

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"Seriously?" Salvatoro slammed his computer shut and looked around the room. Spotting Vernon, he asked, "well, any luck with getting the 3rd and 5th armored divisions mobile?"

Vernon looked over the lenses of his aviators at the vulpine person in front of him. "He informed me orders were to hold until Evesuni gave the signal."

"Where the hell is that guy? We've been double-crossed!"

Suddenly, E ran into the room. "We've got to do something!"

"I know that!"

"No! I think Evesuni killed Leon, then shot himself!"

All three of them looked at each other.

"We really have been double-crossed," Vernon said as he sat in a chair and slouched over slightly. "Is there any way we can override those orders?"

Salvatoro nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, find his phone and-"

E shook her head. "It's missing. I can't find it."

"We need to attack! Buy more time for our escape!"

They both looked at Salvatoro. "And go where?" Vernon asked.

"Anywhere but west. We need to go underground."

"After tonight, the two major crime organizations will be all that's left of the underground," Vernon informed. "We sacrificed all of that when we turned face to mobilize the country. Our underground is the same group of soldiers we cannot seem to control."

"This is bullshit! Gather up the palace guards and-" he followed Vernon's finger to the window and noticed the flickering light peering from beyond the drawn venetian blinds. He know Kodrak Square was alight and citizens were probably engaging what was left of the loyal guards in combat. It was only a matter of time now. "Our empire. Gone. What the hell are we going to do now?" He didn't have the heart to open the blinds. The vision of him standing outside of the Hall watching millions of machine men marching as one entity vanished before his eyes. The Listonian Idea, nay, the Sakeyuz Ideal, came crashing right in front of him. Now the only thing that separated him from a dream-turned-nightmare was a pane of glass and strips of plastic. A sigh escaped his nose.

"There is one option," Vernon said.

Salvatoro turned around and spotted a gun placed gingerly on the desk by his comrade.

"Better to go out in honor than in chains, sir."

Salvatoro slowly grabbed the gun and looked it over. It intrigued him. So much could happen from just one trigger, controlled by one man. It was as if it was speaking to him. Maybe Evesuni, both the imposter and the real person, double crossed them. Maybe it was his flaw to always assume that everyone in his inner circle would stay loyal to the cause. Maybe. There was always one way to find out, though.

He drew the gun and shot Vernon dead. "One less dissenter." He pointed the gun at E. "Now if you want to survive, you'll do everything I tell you to do! I'm not going to end up like him! I'm getting out of Ye'leli. We'll take to the sewers if we have to, but I sure as hell am not going to die here. And I sure as hell am not letting Vekaiyu decide what to do with me." He stood from his seat and headed toward the door.

"Sir, the game is over!"

"The game's changed. It's never over!"
"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it."

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"Cause of death?" Lso asked as he looked into the vacant expression of who he believed was the former Listonian dictator. He put a finger directly into the head wound of the fallen man.

"Gunshot from a .22, of course," one of the plainclothed Vekaiyun soldiers said. His words were hardly audible over the shouts and screams from the capital outside of Veruvi Hall.

"Well I knew that... but I mean, why?"

He shrugged. "Not really for me to really care at this point. Looks like suicide if you really want my opinion though."

He nodded. "I'll work this into my speech somehow." He turned around and noticed the other corpse they walked over to get closer to the fallen dictator. "Suppose he killed him then killed himself?"

"We'll tape the area off and let someone else figure it out." He gripped Lso's shoulders, which were already greased in blood. "Look, I lost three men out there. Do your duty and do it fast!"

Lso nodded. "Sorry." He blinked a few times as past memories from Listonia's independence surfaced. Absolutely necessary, he reminded himself, if millions need to die to spare the city. He was a religious man, and he personally didn't like the idea of seeing his people kill each other outside of the building. But it had to happen, especially since any alternative, such as a direct attack by the Vekaiyun army or allowing Evesuni to rule for another year, would've been far more fatal. "I will find the telecom room and broadcast. But I want his head on a pike." He pointed at Evesuni's body.

"Can't do that. Our orders were to find the dictator alive."

"And he's dead, right?"

"We preserve the body if he's dead. Those were our orders direct from Premier Levinile."

Lso nodded. "Fine. But I wanted to be the one to kill him."
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Gazing down at Kodrak Square from the opened window of Veruvi Hall, Lso watched his countrymen. What countrymen were there? Unintelligible screams and shouts teemed with the faint scent of burst guts and the burning husks of already-gutted buildings, their plumes of smoke reaching to the heavens like long, dark fingers against the light of a full moon. The light doused the crowds below, glistening on their bodies. Their numbers from his vantage point made them appear like a writhing worm mass as the two factions squared off: the Listonian civilians and defected soldiers fighting to burst through the swollen main entrance of Veruvi Hall and let anarchy rule the land.

It really didn't look that much different than three years ago. Lso remembered looking up at the hall as a face of some hundred thousand people who looked upon their new leader with hope and astonishment. The sun shined brightly that day as a new age of freedom and prosperity blasted over the airwaves from the pipes of an aging vulpine with a smoker's cough. The plan started out as well as any other. The country came together, people prospered, diplomatic relations were started. Everything seemed to be going their way.

But as the years progressed, something changed. Nations refused to recognize the nation and rumors of wars were started. Listonia traded weapons with Vekaiyu, weapons that would ironically later be used against it in all other diplomatic talks. Organizations sprung up within the nation and gripped the people in fear. Then, when all seemed lost, their leader seemed to do an about-face and take what little freedoms were left in the doomed and darkened land and squandered them. What was once a promise of freedom and equality had turned into nothing short of a sham. It was time to start over.

They were getting closer to the door now. Both sides pushed against each other as those who were unarmed or too weak were crushed in between. It would only be a matter of time before they finally stormed the doors, looking for the body of Evesuni, only to find him, the man who fled to Vekaiyu and wrote fliers distributed to millions of people on the promises of freedom and equality. He only hoped the first guy to do that hadn't left a bad taste in their mouths and that their lust for blood would be quenched.

Did they deserve that, though? It was hard to tell, looking below to their numbers. He dodged to the left as something hit the wall next to him, narrowly missing it as the thunderous strike startled him. As he backed away next to the radio, he bent his ears back and cowered in fear. He scooted into a corner and gripped the microphone that would end the blackout of Listonian broadcasts and hopefully shed some light to the troubled situation to the world. He had a script prepared, but didn't quite feel motivated to read it. He cleared his throat.

"People of Listonia! This is Lso Yiskevi, the one who wrote to you while in exile in Vekaiyu. I am now speaking to you from Veruvi Hall in Ye'leli. The empty promises of the past have expired. I now present to you a new hope, guarantees that will lead us to our dreams. Stapen Evesuni has died, and the power structures below him have already crumbled." He paused to collect his thoughts. "As the Listonian government is without any leadership, I assume leadership as the voice of the people and issue demands."

"To Vekaiyu, our brothers and sisters to the west, the regime of the past does not reflect who we truly are. We ask for your help to restore our nation and free us from our unrelenting past. Take this rare solace as an invitation to restore relations, not with the crumbling regime, but of a nation truly run by the people. This invitation shall be extended to all nations once we regain control of the country. A meeting with the premier of Vekaiyu is demanded! The armies of Listonia must lay down their lines and become the armed forces of a new Listonia, one for the people. We-" a sudden crack on the other end signaled the connection had been severed... somehow.

"Dammit," he finally muttered. A great thud from below probably meant the doors to Veruvi Hall were finally forced back. He sighed. Even though they read his manuscripts and held onto his words, they probably had little clue as to how he looked. The barbaric crowd below would search for a long-winded windbag, but would find him, a relatively non-threatening individual. They'd tear him to pieces.

Suddenly, his ears perked up. An idea sprung from his head, something he could do to show he was unquestionably Lso Yiskevi, the conqueror of Listonia and the new leader for their soon-to-be Vekaiyun Socialist Republic. He bolted from the room and headed down the hall.
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Lso emerged from the bedchamber of Stapen Evesuni, holding a tuft of the hair of the supposed dictator of Listonia. Attached to the hair was the head, sliced from the body at the neck. Blood continued to pour from the corner of the mouth and the severed sinews at the site of decapitation. One eye was clearly rolled back into the head, while the other had a vacant and glazed stare as it peered over the eyelid.

Raising the head, Lso wielded it in the direction of the Listonian citizens bent on reclaiming their nation. "Halt!" he commanded. "The nightmare is over. The dictator is dead!"

He wasn't entirely sure how the relatively small crowd would react, nor the guards who had stopped in their tracks from behind them. But when a member of the plain-clothed Vekaiyun soldiers shouted, "Hail Lso Yiskevi, liberator of Listonia!" he was surprised to see the others quickly join in. Another plain-clothed Vekaiyun held out his fist to imitate Yiskevi's grasp, which quickly became an acceptable symbol between those present.

"Hail Yiskevi!"

He prayed none of the Vekaiyuns would see this as an chance to start up some pro-Vekaiyun chants and worked to change the subject. "We must deliver this message to all corners of Listonia, nay, the world! Tonight, Listonia is free!"

He ran to the balcony, rather, searched for the room with which the balcony was located. As he carefully looked around the premises, the head of the fallen dictator jostled and stained his pants with fresh blood. He couldn't believe how well this plan worked - it was, after all, what they understood. They all had to remember how Vekaiyu liberated itself from Venavle, when McEva killed him and never received any punishment for the ordeal. It only made sense: Evesuni quickly became as paranoid as Venavle and no real form of leadership seemed to be ready to take his place. So it seemed, at least.

Finally, he reached the balcony, but found very little he could do other than wave the head and shout. "Ye'leli! Your dictator has died!" It didn't have the same affect as the previous situation had. Fighting still continued, and the air teemed with shouts and the smell of hot guts. He thought maybe firing a pistol into the air would get their attention, but after witnessing the chaos below him, drawing attention to himself as an armed man might not be the best way to make them attentive. He grabbed one of the Vekaiyuns. "Inform the media. We need to get the word out as fast as we can so order may be restored!"

He nodded in return, though civilians who overheard the conversation rushed from the room, adherent to his command.
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Through the binoculars, Honorable Citizen Lilia Shura raised an eyebrow as she saw a vulpine holding up the severed head of Stapen Evesuni for all to see. The vulpine was missing a lot of his fur on his forearms. She assumed it was Lso Yiskevi, remembering the photos of him she had seen.

She sighed as she handed the binoculars to a guard. It was the fall of Maxism all over again. She remembered reading about how Selvala McEva had cut off Max Venavle's head and was not punished for the crime. Instead she was praised for freeing Vekaiyu from his grip. It seem the same was going to happen here as well.

"Continue to monitor the situation and keep a detailed and thorough record of everything you see and hear," she told an aide.

"Yes ma'am," he replied.

"I'm going to bed now. If anything major happens, wake me immediately. Continue to have security on high alert just to be safe." He nodded.

She returned to her bedroom. She was a lobo, a being similar but different from vulpines. Vulpines were foxes, while lobos were wolves. She was taller and stronger than vulpines were. Still, Listonia was a nation of humans, vulpines, and a few other races, so it made no difference. While here, she had come to appreciate Listonia's rich culture, but at the same time, had grown to despise the nation's bloodthristy and corrupt government. Her presence made some vulpines quite intimidated, due to her strength, height, and strong backbone. Didn't take much to get a drunk Listonian politician to leave her alone, she thought as she smiled.

Many thought that with Evesuni dead, things would get better, but she knew better. Besides, Vekaiyu wanted to annex Listonia, so while no hard evidence proved it, it wouldn't surprise anyone if Vekaiyu had been behind all of this. Vekaiyu's fingerprints were everywhere. It was no concidence that the Vekaiyun military had invaded the country while word spread like wildfire that Listonia was in chaos and the government had fallen.

She rested her head on her pillow, gazing up at the ceiling. She knew that she would probably be out of a job as Listonia was annexed by Vekaiyu. Then again, maybe Listonia might become a protected state and allowed to continue diplomatic relations with other nations.

The future was uncertain that was the one thing that was for certain.
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One of the few issues, that required the presence of all members of the Council of Ministers, was Listonia. It was hard to imagine now, but there was once a time, when Lazlowia regarded Vekiayu as a potential ally. But then, the First Listonian Crisis came along three years ago, it it changed everything. Lazlowia now regarded Vekiayu it's chief enemy, and Listonia an abomination, that must be destroyed. Or, at the very least, kept separate from Vekiayu. As a matter of fact, the Treaty of Saint Remy, the treaty that closed the Listonian Crisis, and which has been called the "most unjust dictate since the Treaty of Trianon", specifically said, that Vekiayu and Listonia shall remain separate. Fortunately enough, for the past years, Vekiayu was busy with other matters, but now Vekiayu is becoming bold again.

At any rate, the Council of Ministers was in session, and the subject was the recent event in Listonia.

"-As it seems at the moment, there has been an uprising in the capital of Listonia, and in the fighting Evesuni died and now a certain Lso Yeskevi has claimed the leadership. As a matter of fact, he claims, that he killed Evesuni himself."-summarized the situation Jázon Radics, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"-This Yeskevi is not a newcomer. He left Listonia to Vekiayu and has been a mouthpiece of Vekiayuan propaganda for several months now. He even insulted me, claiming that I will be beheaded by that Vekiayuan president. It is obvious, who's behind this move." -said president Preusz.

"-Well, then what should we do?" - asked Radics.

"-Well, first we must proclaim, that we don't recognize Yeskevi as a leader, and that Listonia at the moment has no legitimate government. Second, we must move the army and navy to the Listonian border, the show, that we are prepared to take on Vekiayu if necessary. Third, we must contact Sevropia, as they are naturally interested in keeping Listonia down. And who knows, maybe we can revise the borders of the Treaty of Saint Remy."

The council agreed on the general outlines of the plan. While the details were worked out, it was also decided, that speed is also essential, so the army was quickly put on alert, although it was not dispatched towards Listonia at the moment. Meanwhile Radics made an official proclamation:

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At the moment Listonia has no government, and as such, we propose, that the country should be put under international control, until Listonia is stabilized, in order to prevent Vekiayu from occupying Listonia.
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Ikrisia mulled over the morning news. While she was less than surprised with Lazlowia's reaction, she was shocked over the recent claims of Lso Yiskevi emerging from Veruvi Hall holding the head of the former dictator. "That bastard! I told him Evesuni is to remain unharmed!"

She gritted her teeth. Without Evesuni, her prime bargaining chip was lost. As much as she hated him right now, however, she missed him. He may have lost his mind progressively over the tenure of his reign, but he was never the despot Max was, nor did he deserve the same treatment as he did with his head being paraded around the city he helped build.

Glancing over at the statement produced out of Lazlowia, Ikrisia prepared one of her own, to be distributed by her secretary. She was certain the Kivreskov would draw their own conclusions, but a response from the Premier would be the first from Vekaiyu.

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Vekaiyu does intend to uphold the Treaty of Saint Remy and maintain the state of Listonia. Vekaiyu has always upheld a tradition of protecting its people and protecting its borders. When Listonia launched an attack near the city of Skendia, Vekaiyu felt compelled to protect her interests. Vekaiyu will always respond to acts of aggression against its people, as the safety of its people is its prime responsibility. As Listonia has undergone changes since the attack, Vekaiyu has switched gears to help the nation reach a point of stability.

Vekaiyu welcomes the assistance of nations to shore the stability of its eastern neighbor. However, Vekaiyu does not welcome the involvement of nations that have proclaimed their hatred of the Vekaiyun people and Vekaiyun state, and their hatred of the Listonian people and Listonian state. Vekaiyu will not welcome the presence of hostile nations, and will consider their entrance an act of aggression, especially due to the volatileness of the Listonian state and the high permeability of its borders. We're not idiots, we read the papers.

To date, Vekaiyu has been by far the chief nation to come to the aid of Listonia since its independence. It has defended its new neighbor and provided it aid without complaint, even as other nations plotted its demise. Vekaiyu has strong trade interests in this nation, a nation where many claim to be "Vekaiyun" by ethnicity. Vekaiyu is also severely concerned about the safety of the Listonian people and culture. Many Vekaiyuns have died protecting the Listonian people, and many more are prepared to help their neighbors. Hence, Vekaiyu will continue to maintain a presence in the nation until the nation is stable enough to govern itself once again.
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So, it Vekiayu has now sent an open ultimatum. That was hardly a surprise for the Lazlowian government. Sure, the Vekiayuan premier named no names, but it was obvious. Lazlowia was preparing for this since the first conflict.

The Lazlowian fleet was dispatchet, with instructions the sail to the northern shore of Listonia, but to keep in international waters. Thus, if Vekiayu attacks the Lazlowian ships, they can claim, that they were still in international waters, and not in Listonian territory.

Meanwhile, the government made another declaration:

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Against the hypocritical statements of Vekiayu we can only give honest and straight answers. We are not driven by chauvinist emotions, we do not want to destroy the culture of Listonia. Our goal is to maintain the stability of the region. Unlike Vekiayu, we look beyond our interests at the interests of the region. The leader of Vekiayu cries about the fox culture of Listonia, but care not about the humans of the country, who for the past years have suffered repression in Listonia. Vekiayu have always been open about its intentions to annex Listonia.

But we are communists, and as such we are not driven by hatred. We still call other nations the participate in the occupation of Listonia. In particular, we call Sevropia and Vulshain to participate in this undertaking, so that all accusations of bias can be put to rest. As for time being, the Lazlowian fleet will be stationed outside Listonian waters, to show that we are not intimidated. And as a further sign of goodwill from our part, we are willing to open up the Vakiayuan embassy in Lazlowia, which was closed two years ago during the Second Listonian Crisis.
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Samuil answered the reporter's question. "Yes Vulshain will be sending supplies especially food and medicine to the people of Listonia. No we will not be taking part in any fighting. If our soldiers are fired upon they will fight back especially if innocent lives are in jeopardy. I do ask that both Lazlowia and Vekaiyu have their fleets leave Listonian waters before a situation develops."
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"Sir! A collection of ships moving into the gulf have entered our long-range radar screen. Seem to be from Lazlowia!"

Yiv Nalokori, a middle-aged vulpine captain, gave a nod as he waited for a rough wave to pass by as the Siknavov Class Vekaiyun destroyer continued to carve a path into the Gulf of Itur. "Indeed they are Lazlowian ships. We have direct order from the Premier and the Kral Commodore to carry on with patrols. We will pass on the word that they have entered our radars."

"Yes sir!" the Vekaiyun sailor affirmed.

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TO:
King Samuil Rainard of Vulshain and President Zakhari Kreskov of Laiatan

I wish to update you on a development happening in the Gulf of Itur. Several Lazlowian warships have entered the gulf, unprovoked, and have been sighted by Vekaiyun craft. They appear to be destined near Listonia. Such moves violate the pretenses agreed upon on our 2011 summit that intended to keep hostile factions out of the gulf in an effort to protect trade in the region.

Based on the volatileness of the situation from a few months ago, I am requesting in advance your presence in these waters. I am deeply concerned of the presence of Lazlowian warships, especially since the nation has been very vocal about its hatred of non-human species and particular nations in our region.

Sending warships into our gulf is a clear indication Lazlowia intends to display force. Increased our united presence will hopefully lead to a stand-down. I hope you will agree with me that we must maintain security in our region and neutralize any and all threats from our waters.

With warm regards,
Premier Ikrisia Levinile of Vekaiyu


While maintaining interest on the rumblings and grumblings going on in the Kivreskov on what to do with the current situation, Ikrisia grimaced and decided to focus her attention on Lazlow. It was perfectly clear to her such a situation with the communist nation was inevitable, but the exact end to such a conflict was unclear. Drawing from what has already been agreed upon by the legislature, she set to work on another letter.

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Vekaiyu considers the presence of Lazlowian warships in the Gulf of Itur to be a means of escalation and an invitation to hostilities. Vekaiyu takes such actions seriously, but will not be provoked to war when a more serious problem is afflicting her neighbor to the east.

Based on these recent actions, past altercations, and vocalizations expressed by the government of Lazlowia against Listonia and other gulf nations, Vekaiyu does not believe Lazlowia to have the interests of their eastern neighbors to heart. Of course, this could be due to a breakdown in communications between the two nations. Vekaiyu is more than prepared to open communications in an attempt to reach some kind of understanding between the two factions, and returns the good will propagated by Lazlowia to open its embassies with them. Vekaiyu is willing to entertain talks. Until then, however, Vekaiyu remains unconvinced of the past and present actions taken by Lazlowia.

Indeed, Vekaiyu believes all nations who have Listonia's best interests at heart may assist with the difficult situation. The prime goal is to monitor new elections for the Useli legislature in Listonia and assist the people in recovery once hostilities die down. A stable Listonia should be within everyone's best interests, especially with her largest trading partners.
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