The Martial Unity

"Nothing?! You're telling me the Intelligence Bureau, which receives hundreds of billions of dollars of funding each year, has absolutely no intelligence on how in the world that bastard Rael woke up from an incurable disease?!"

The atmosphere in the federal headquarters of the Republic of Gorteau curdled upon the rage of the President of Gorteau.

"…Mr. President, I can assure you that the entire bureau is working overtime to gain insights into the sudden inexplicable recovery of the Emperor of Harmony," the director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence managed to squeeze out. "We are coordinating our infiltration and surveillance divisions to gather as many insights into this event as possible. We've even deployed the Martial division and have already entered into negotiations with the Beggar's Sect and the Shadow Guild. You will be the first to know the moment we gain any breakthroughs in intelligence."

"Goddammit!" President Raymond cursed with frustration. "Why did this have to happen now of all times?!"

His fingers steepled as his eyes swam around in uncertainty. "…Summon my chief of staff and director of campaigning affairs. Inform them that I want a thorough and scrupulous report on the impact of this on the upcoming presidential elections."

"…Yes, sir."

"Arrange for a meeting with my donors and the stakeholders of the National Libertarian Party immediately."

"Yes, Mr. President."

"Arrange a separate meeting with Whiterock, Streetstate, and Rearguard immediately."

"Yes, Mr. President."

"Have the analyst division of the Intelligence Bureau redo the threat profile analysis of the Kandrian Empire with its latest developments."

"Yes, Mr. President."

of Harmony had come at a terrible time. In fact,

all his plans. It was such a major event that the political parties in Gorteau had halted to a stop as each of the presidential candidates

Republic of Gorteau were equally affected, of

one most negatively impacted by this news was the National Libertarian

the Kandrian Throne War, had severely eroded the political cohesion, making Kandria less prepared

reasons for the rising tensions between Kandria and its three

those rising tensions were largely fueled by the hawkish National Libertarian Party. A party that historically utilized any and all incentives to push for war. It was a party whose

war, they also needed to wage war to satisfy and please their donors so

National Libertarian Party had chosen the

state of political weakness and dissent had riled up much of the party in warring fervor. They had smelled blood in

one of the greatest reasons behind the Kandrian Empire's power was the fact that Emperor Rael maximized its

him, that advantage was gone, reducing the nation's effective net war

political ideology and also to satisfy their stakeholders, who deeply profited

Kandrian Empire. They droned on and on for years about how the Kandrian Empire was a nation

described vividly how a single family, the Kandrian Royal Family, tyrannically ruled over its citizens and oppressed

as noble

ate up the propaganda heartily over the years, firmly becoming anti-Kandria as President Raymond made it his primary policy to garner

was going well until Emperor of Harmony returned from the

that Kandria was ever chosen as a target, its

the very foundations of the National Libertarian Party's call for war against