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POVERTY REDUCTION INITIATIVE, AFTER ONE MONTH

One month since the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Initiative, various surveys by a multitude of sources have given a reliable estimate that 2 million people have been lifted out of poverty in just 1 month, a number far above what was estimated by the Government per month. Seeing this, PM Kaloni announces this in a press conference, with statistical evidence to back it up to prove the government is not fudging up numbers.

At this rate, poverty is estimated to go down drastically in roughly 3.5 to 4 years to a value of only about 5%, which is the targeted goal of the Government, and roughly 1 to 1.5 years ahead of the targeted amount of time.

Successful factors of the reduction of poverty include greater funding to infrastructure, education, and healthcare by the Government, the elimination of child labor, the creation of new jobs and enterprenurial companies in a booming free-market economy, with a lessening of government welfare due to their general inefficiency and abuse by people to get free money. Furthermore, campaigns by local governments to encourage men and especially women to seek employment have further reduced poverty.

Kaloni's popularity is estimated to now be at 82%, and is predicted to continue to increase due to his modernization of Kerdavus.

KADARISKAL CONSTRUCTION REPORT

With the new Parliament Hall and Parliament Grounds completed, progress is going good on the new capital city. The city layout plans for the Government District of the National Capital Territory is finalized, which will include the locations of all Ministries, housing for all MPs & Senators, the High Court buildings, National Monuments, and other government buildings.

Askrieg

Screaming noises were coming from the behind the door, horrid, retched, screaming noises. Foxtrot 9A opened the door, and there stood “It”. It was a human, although its behavior was nothing like a human’s. A couple feet behind it was a disregarded body with its ribs shattered, organs all over the floor, and spine coming out of the body’s mouth. In It’s hands was the esophagus of a person, and a lot of blood. On the floor was a dying man, the origination of the screaming, with his neck ripped open, most likely ripped open by his own broken rib, which was deep in his neck.

It looked at Foxtrot 9A, and leaped. Foxtrot 9A leaped out of the way and began shooting at It. Tango 11A and Gamma 3A joined in with their guns. It quickly fell to the ground, not dead, but unconcious. The 3 units picked It up, and rushed to a local hospital. Hiedrick had previously warned the hospital this would be happening and to be ready. It was laid down on a hospital bed, and several profesionals came over to investigate...

(OOC: Kirin pls do some rp rolls to see if It gets diagnosed and manages to survive. Or really anyone.)

Askrieg

DEATH OF ASKRIEG'S MOST WANTED

The press room was more packed than usual. Journalists are stepping over one another to put up microphone on the state podium. The flags of the various branches of the Revolutionary Army adorn the background of the podium. Comrade General isn't here yet, but his press secretary has mentioned that "an announcement is expected momentarily." whatever that means.

Then, Comrade General Axlerod walks into the room and takes center frame of the podium. He takes off his glasses and glances around the room. A look of pride and joy is reflected on his eyes. The clicks and clacks of the cameras does not bother him one bit, instead he looks like he is basking in it all. He begins to speak,

"Last night, the Revolutionary Guards brought Askrieg's number 1 capitalist traitor to justice." --the clicks and clacks of the cameras are going louder and louder.

"Former Lord Protector of Askrieg, Alexander Carraway, is dead." --a cheer from the back of the room is heard being shushed by the other journalists.

"He died like a dog; crying, whimpering, and cowardly." --flashes of cameras now dominate the national broadcast that is being distributed to all national TVs.

"The 101st Special Activities Company executed a plan to intercept his attempt to flee to another country. However, thanks to our brilliant intelligence community, we are able to track him down. We descended like God's fallen angels from the sky and reaped his soul to be tried on the eternal plane. It is God's duty to try impure souls, but it is our duty to deliver them to Him. We suffer no friendly casualties, however in his futile attempt to resist our swift justice, he chose the easy way out, and brought death upon himself."

The journalists are now teary eyed. The diction of words were like gospel to their ears. It sounds more like a sermon than an government statement.

"It was glorious. I had the privilege to witness the operation from my own eyes, it showcases the brilliance and skills of our Revolutionary Guards. First, they descended from this prototype stealth helicopters..."

Then, Comrade General Axlerod goes on and on about the mission that just took place. Like toddlers in a daycare, the journalists ate it all up. Without second guessing or try to crosscheck Axlerod's words.

Tarukistanate

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SARPUZO DAY IN KERDAVUS

In Kerdavus, Sarpuzo Day begins as celebrations across many cities begin. The day symbolizes the exact day where the Sarpuzo Palace, the former palatial home of the former Royal Family of Kerdavus, the House of Zotreso, was infiltrated, burned, and sacked by Communist revolutionaries, ending the Revolution and putting Kerdavus under the rule of the Communist Party as the People's Republic of Kerdavus.

The national day is now mainly celebrated as a triumph over the monarchy, and not a triumph of communism. Celebrations include the burning of the effigies of the King and Queen, bonfires to resemble the final burning of the Palace, a military flyover over the remains of the former Palace, a speech by the Prime Minister, the waving of Kerdavusan flags, and the reading of the Declaration of the People's State, a manifesto by Revolutionary leader Borik Pabulosk that declared an end to monarchy and the formation of a new nation, ruled by the People.

Askrieg

ASKRIEG EMBASSY, TARUK

The doors of the reception room of Askrieg Embassy in Taruk swings open. Out walks Maria Rose, the newly appointed AIA Section Chief for Tarukistanate. At this time of day, her schedule shows that she is just about done with her daily meeting with Chairman Ivan Mikhail. Her hair is a mess, she looks flustered. She re-ties her hair as she walks down the marble floors towards her office. Not even a dozen steps she had taken, 2 young men approached her with dossiers in their hand.

Maria: Ugh..., what again?

Liam: Here are the daily reports for today ma'am. And also these letters need signing.

Liam, the blonde-haired Senior Analyst gave Maria some documents along with a pen to sign them.

Maria: Can't you just forge my signature and be done with it. Much simpler.

Liam: That would be illegal, wouldn't it.

Maria: Nothing we do is legal, Liam.

Maria hands the documents back, while looking at the other, black haired buzzcut man

Maria: Who is he and why does he looks so fashionable in this office.

Liam: That's Gordon Brooke, ma'am he's supposed to--

Gord: --Supposed to report to you ma'am. I'm fresh from Aurora Intel Academy.

Maria: God, all of us are fresh from the Academy, Gord.

All 3 of them went inside the "administrative/accounting" office.

As you walked, Liam felt like someone else was supposed to be here yet they weren't...

That's weird. He swore he had one more guy coming up except Gordon...

As the two AIA members heard someone running from behind!

???: Wait up! Hey!!

???: M-Miss Maria!

Maria looks at the person running towards them, as well as the group. Weird, she feels like she know the person from someplace but can't place where.

Gord: Who, is that?

He stopped in front of you, leaning on his knees and panting, as sweat drops hit the soft carpetted floor..

...Fuschia, messy hair..

AIA uniform...

And Liam immediately recognizes the guy! Just like Gordon, fresh from the academy...

Liam: Christ, Gil. You barely ran for 30 yards and you're already out of breath.

Maria: That's right, Gilbert! You're the other Academy graduate that i'm supposed to meet.

Gord: Another freshman? I thought a section only has one?

Liam: Traditionally, yes. But due to exemplary test results, written ones obviously look at the state of his stamina, he is assigned to us. Just look at his magnificent hair!

Gilbert: I-I apologize I... I ran all the way from the airport to here.

...nevermind about that stamina!

Maria: Screw me sideways, Gilbert. Why don't you catch a taxi...

Liam: Or a Droover.

Maria: Are all freshmen like this?

Gordon extends a handkerchief for Gilbert to wipe sweat of his face.

Gord: What is so urgent you ran all the way from the airport to here?

Gilbert: E-E-Er... err... erm... well.. You know... the traffic was terrible!

Gilbert: I couldn't do anything else so I just ran!

He put his hands to the sides, panting..

And he carefully took the handkerchief, wiping his face...

And bowed a bit, handing it back!

Gilbert: T-Thank you....

He's a little pale too.. and those stale, gray eyes..

Everything screams that he's actually neaik-merrian! Cool to see Extremians in the benches of the AIA!

While Gordon is busy calming and rehydrating poor Gilbert, Liam pulls a paper from his dossier and hands it to Maria

Liam: Ah. Here it is. "Lo'harte"

Maria: Huh, a neaik-merrian? How does Instructor Lee treated you? That old dog still xenophobic?

Gilbert: I just told him I was from the south and he bought it...

He sighed out, panting a bit as he gave the flask back to Gordon..

Gilbert: T-Thank you...

Huh. Weird.. upon closer inspection Gilbert's wearing contacts...

..not the medical kind, but er... cosmetic ones?

Maria: Your eyes, do you have a disability?

Gord: No, ma'am it looks like something that i might wear. Actually it looks cute.

Liam: Damn these freshmen and their obsession with... accessorizing.

Gilbert: A-Ahaha, s-stop it you...

He chuckled a bit..

Scratching his cheek as he smiled..

Gilbert: B-but yeah they're cosmetic. My eyes are fine.

Maria: Okay, Gilbert. You okay now? Want to step into my office and report to me officially, for realsies now?

Maria swings open the office door, and turns to Gordon.

Maria: Also you, buzzcut. Stop being so fashionable in the office. This is a place of professionalism and also as Section Chief i'm the only one allowed to be fashionably trendy.

Gordon nods a bit

Gord: M-Ma'am.

Maria: Good boy.

The 4 of them enters the office. It looks exactly like Axlerod's office back in Aurora City, which makes Maria feels like home. She then sits behind a modest, wooden desk. While the three men stands across from her.

Maria: Liam, what other documents i need to sign?

Liam: There's a letter from Comrade General on your desk, ma'am

Maria's face turns red

Maria: That... I might save that one for later.

Liam: Right.

Maria: Now you two,

Liam hands her a file

Maria: I'm looking at a Gordon McFinley. Christ, can you be any whiter than that? What's your specialist school, Gordon?

Gord: Uh... Field operations and covert reconnaissance ma'am.

Maria: Nice, i'm tasking you to as a liaison for our operatives, Gord.

Gord: Ma'am.

Maria: And uh, you Gilbert. I Might task you on the analyst wing. Unless you have something you want to tell me you want to do?

As Maria turned to Gilbert, she saw him taking his contacts out..?

..And to reveal the fact that... he... has no details in his eyes except the sclera and the grayness...

Gilbert: ..Just a second, miss.

He suddenly calmed down or something like it.. He sounds.. different?

And he went across his hair a bit, as he set it to look up..

And turned around, wearing an SDA patch on his suit?!

It wasn't any SDA patch, it was the Butterfly icon itself. Just that.

You've seen the other patches being more detailed and having unique designs but..!

Maria's eyes widen as she looks at the Butterfly patch. She more than anyone knows what that means. Liam froze in place. Even his blonde hair looks like it can't wave anymore.

Gordon slips his hand under Maria's table. He knows every AIA standard office has a panic button in easy reach of its' occupants. Gilbert, or whoever this person is, looks at Gordon dead in his eyes.

(???): Don't.

Shocks jolted through Gordon's body. The way this man said it sent his brain into its' fear programs. He's like a deer in a headlight, about to be struck by a 100 miles an hour car.

Maria doesn't let her eyes away from the man from one second.

Maria: Do as he says and leave the room.

Gord: But, ma'am...

Maria: DO AS I SAY, McFINLEY!

Maria: That means you too, Liam.

Liam: Godspeed ma'am.

But right before Liam and Gordon left, from under his suit on the back, the man who called himself Gilbert suddenly whipped out a tanto, and did an unexpected turn...

..And threw it right next to Gordon.

???: ...Nobody leaves.

???: You are all under new management.

He has nearly no emotion in whatever he says but.. he sounds so young...

...About 22 at best.

..And he calmly unsheathed a second tanto.

He had all that on his back?!

Maria: They had nothing to do with this. Whatever this is that i got myself into.

Gordon's legs start to tremble. All those years of training, vanished with one instance of 'meeting' with this man. He whispered under his breath

Gord: ...Tha-that knife, almost got me...

Liam: Ma'am?

Maria: You might want to introduce yourself before claiming that we're all "under new management".

???: ...I don't... know who I am. That doesn't matter...

???: ...Liam... Gordon... take a seat in the west side of the room.

West, God, these SDAs are weird why not just say 'on those couches there?'

Liam and Gordon sat their ass down on the sofa. Maria is still in her desk with her hands crossed across her body.

Maria: What do you want.

He stepped backwards a bit, managing to keep shifting his vision from one to the other..

As he grabbed the tanto, and sheathed it, as he locked the door.

???: You now work under me in secret. I will keep up the Gilbert Lo'harte act in public.

???: Is that clear?

Maria: Okay, "Gilbert"

Every fiber of Maria's being is being violently rattled right now. She is afraid out of her mind. Fight or flight kneejerk reactions have flown past her now. Now all she could think about is how to end this quickly. She thought about it, she will beg, surrender, sacrifice herself, all just for this moment to end.

But she remembers, she can't do that in front of her men. She is the goddamn Section Chief damnit, she is the pillar of leadership this office needs.

???: Stop calling me that. I don't like it.

???: ...As to referring to me now...

He looked out the window a bit, looking a bit... melancholic.

???: ...I think SHINIGAMI fits me best.

SHINIGAMI means God of Death in abyssaline doesn't it...

...That's why they're called the Shinigami Death Artists...

Liam rolls his eyes and muttered under his breath

Liam: Christ these SDAs and their edgy names...

Maria: Okay, SHINIGAMI. Under one condition.

SHINIGAMI glared at Liam with the straighest, yet most soul-peeking look ever..

SHINIGAMI: ..Did you say something?

Liam tries to meet SHINIGAMI's eyes

Liam: Nothing, go answer the Chief's terms.

SHINIGAMI: ...Sorry. You were saying? Terms?

Maria: I will keep up this charade going. Only if you don't do any of these meetings with my men again. THey have nothing to do with this. And those two are the extent of this information ever leaving this office.

SHINIGAMI: I'll just say it like this.

SHINIGAMI softly rubbed his blade with 2 fingers..

SHINIGAMI: ...If something happens that would reveal that I am not from the AIA... and even if you try to take care of me if I sleep...

SHINIGAMI: ...I will make sure you, Maria, are responsible for the massacre I will do with my hands. Is that clear?

He glared at Maria.

That was it. That's the limit. A jolt of fear finally takes over all of Maria's body. Her green eyes start to twitch

Maria: ...Yes...

SHINIGAMI: ...

He softly stepped over to her, as he sheathed the second tanto back in...

And he suddenly put a hand on Maria's head... haedpatting her?

SHINIGAMI: ...There there. As long as you don't go out of what I just proclaimed... you'll be fine.

...The more they hear him, the more Liam and Gordon realize that this guy is definitely, much younger than they both are...

Maria: ....okay....

Maria: ...please leave....

SHINIGAMI put his contacts on, softly ruffling his hair, shaking his head... and back to Gilbert as he smiled innocently!

Gilbert: Waaah!~ I'm excited to be working with you, miss!

And he put his hands together, bowing.

Gilbert: Sorry for being late... At least I got here just fine.

Gilbert: E-Either way err.. I was shown my quarters and everything, thank you, so... I'll be doing whatever assignments you give me.

Gilbert: If need be, please call me on the radio, thank you.

Bow, as he got up, and left, but you noticed he forgot to take off his "dead butterfly" patch..

Teary eyed, Maria points to Gilbert's back

Maria: Your.... thing.....

Gilbert: Hmmm?

He turned around a bit, looking back at Maria with those... now detailed and bright looking gray eyes..

Gilbert: Ah!

And he took it off, pocketing it inside of his overcoat..

Gilbert: Hehehe, clumsy ol' me...

Gilbert: Thank you, I mean it. I'll be taking my leave now, thank you.

And he turned back around, unlocking the door and opening it, going through, and closing it...

Liam: What the hell was that Chief?

Maria begins to shake uncontrollably in her desk. She is sobbing, though not quite. As if she's trying to keep every inch of her to stop crying.

Maria: ...None of this leaves this room...

Idevk, Kerdavus, Tarukistanate, Extremium, Kirovian Tsardom

RAIN OF FIRE: KAMIN BOMBED TO A CRISP

ELTON DICLARES WAR

AREA PERSON NO 1: BUNKER A: 3rd basement to the right of the main control room

AREA PERSON NO 2: BUNKER A: 4th deck to the left of emergency stairs E14

In a control room… The ground shakes above the ceiling. A man, approximately 30 is crouched under a cupboard that has been cracked and seemingly left to rot for decades. He is in one of Torturias largest public bunkers. Areas used to store food and people in case of a bombing. He is most likely a technician based on his rusty work apron with the words “MEMBER OF THE PROTECTION TECHNICIAN GROUP”.

[code name: Tigerclaw]

[code name: Armageddon]

-psst Tigerclaw

-beep* beep* you still alive brother? ItÂ’s Armageddon by the way.

-beep* BATTERY LOW* yeah man! I thinkÂ… I think those Kirinians bombed us for realÂ… couple hours ago, I just heard a loud noise and then the ceiling shook! I was about to run out of there but the doors shut down! Then I hid hereÂ… A bunch of people just ran in here bro! But weÂ’re on the east side of the bunkerÂ… The city centre is at the north side. Most people probably went there!

-*beep *beep

-yo you still there man? ARMAGEDDON!

-yeah? DonÂ’t worry IÂ’m still here manÂ… my walkie talkies at 7 percent thoughÂ

-same I used my last spare battery to charge this piece of sh*& what a junk! ItÂ’s still only at 15 percentÂ

-The city is a complete messÂ… I saw the broadcastÂ… The whole cityÂ’s on fireÂ… My daughter died in there probablyÂ… I was gonna get home soonÂ… before they bombedÂ… F*KING KIRINIANS I HATE THEM I HATE ALL THOSE SCUMBAGS KILL THEM KILL ALL OF THEM AHHHH WHYYYYY? SHE WAS ONLY 5 SHE WAS A CHILD! KILL THOSE KIRINIANS I WANT EVERY SINGLE ONE HANGED ON A CROSS AND KILLED!

-whoa chill manÂ… IÂ’m so sorry for your sisterÂ

*the TV in [ARMAGEDDON]Â’s supply room suddenly turn on with a flash of light*

“THIS IS ELTON SPEAKING! if you can see this… You are probably in on of the 4 bunkers. We have suffered a terrible event… I SHALL DICLARE WAR ON KIRIN! FOR MASS MURDERING AN ENTIRE CITY AND RECLUSE USE OF MILITARY ARTILLERY! WE SHALL MAKE THEM PAY! WE SHALL STAND WITH TORTURIA!”

Askrieg

[spoiler]

Torturia wrote:RAIN OF FIRE: KAMIN BOMBED TO A CRISP

ELTON DICLARES WAR

AREA PERSON NO 1: BUNKER A: 3rd basement to the right of the main control room

AREA PERSON NO 2: BUNKER A: 4th deck to the left of emergency stairs E14

In a control room… The ground shakes above the ceiling. A man, approximately 30 is crouched under a cupboard that has been cracked and seemingly left to rot for decades. He is in one of Torturias largest public bunkers. Areas used to store food and people in case of a bombing. He is most likely a technician based on his rusty work apron with the words “MEMBER OF THE PROTECTION TECHNICIAN GROUP”.

[code name: Tigerclaw]

[code name: Armageddon]

-psst Tigerclaw

-beep* beep* you still alive brother? ItÂ’s Armageddon by the way.

-beep* BATTERY LOW* yeah man! I thinkÂ… I think those Kirinians bombed us for realÂ… couple hours ago, I just heard a loud noise and then the ceiling shook! I was about to run out of there but the doors shut down! Then I hid hereÂ… A bunch of people just ran in here bro! But weÂ’re on the east side of the bunkerÂ… The city centre is at the north side. Most people probably went there!

-*beep *beep

-yo you still there man? ARMAGEDDON!

-yeah? DonÂ’t worry IÂ’m still here manÂ… my walkie talkies at 7 percent thoughÂ

-same I used my last spare battery to charge this piece of sh*& what a junk! ItÂ’s still only at 15 percentÂ

-The city is a complete messÂ… I saw the broadcastÂ… The whole cityÂ’s on fireÂ… My daughter died in there probablyÂ… I was gonna get home soonÂ… before they bombedÂ… F*KING KIRINIANS I HATE THEM I HATE ALL THOSE SCUMBAGS KILL THEM KILL ALL OF THEM AHHHH WHYYYYY? SHE WAS ONLY 5 SHE WAS A CHILD! KILL THOSE KIRINIANS I WANT EVERY SINGLE ONE HANGED ON A CROSS AND KILLED!

-whoa chill manÂ… IÂ’m so sorry for your sisterÂ

*the TV in [ARMAGEDDON]Â’s supply room suddenly turn on with a flash of light*

“THIS IS ELTON SPEAKING! if you can see this… You are probably in on of the 4 bunkers. We have suffered a terrible event… I SHALL DICLARE WAR ON KIRIN! FOR MASS MURDERING AN ENTIRE CITY AND RECLUSE USE OF MILITARY ARTILLERY! WE SHALL MAKE THEM PAY! WE SHALL STAND WITH TORTURIA!”

[/spoiler]

PM Kaloni chooses to remain neutral on the topic, and openly tells about Kerdavusan neutrality, so long as no civilians are to be targeted by either side.

ASKRIEG CONDEMNS KIRINIAN MILITARY AGGRESSION IN TORTURIA

Comrade General Axlerod stands amongst the crowd in Central Park, Aurora City. He's standing on an old wooden box used to display fruits at the local farmer's market. He holds no paper in his hand, the following words came straight from his heart,

"Four-thousand and five-hundred innocent lives are lost, comrades." he starts with his voice low, almost whispering lullaby the crowd to sleep,

"That is four-thousand and five-hundred mothers, fathers, children. Four-thousand carpenters, bakers, farmers. Four-thousand brothers, sisters, and comrades!" he yelled the last line, into the rousing howl of the crowd.

"And all that blood spilled, not even for 70% of military target destroyed?" he puts his arms away from his body, displaying his disdain.

"This proves that Moukden And Kirin's priority was to take lives instead of protecting them!" a cheer swept across the crowd.

"I, however comrades, am not in the business of trading lives for personal objectives. I implore you, Askriegians, to awake Kirinian conscience from slumber. Evoke their guilt and turn it against them!"

"I ask of you, o the broken and the damned; the homeless, the football hooligans, the forgotten veterans of war, who once let Askrieg rage flow through your veins, to evoke humanities on these savages!" Axlerod says with such conviction you might forgot he never fought in any war.

"Our proud, world-class, squads of FCs are flying away to face the teams of this savage regime. I ask all of you to carry our Cross with pride, and fight valiantly even against insurmountable odds. And most importantly, remind the Kirinian public of what their leaders did to those innocent lives of Kamin!"

The Park awakes with a thunderous cheer and yells. Red flares ignites to various point in the crowd. From the tall skyscrapers above, in those 5 minutes, the Central Park of Aurora was swept with a sea of crimson and black.

Torturia, Demand Coreater

Religious Supression

The Alstov-on-Don Government has just banned the practice of being openly religious in public. The Final-Word Bill policy has just been enacted by the Democratic-lead party. The bill is seen as the last steps from the government to fully stamp out religion in the nation. It is now illegal to be openly religious in public, unless being in the privacy of your own home or in a place of religious worship. Citizens nationwide are outraged as suppressing a specific groupÂ’s freedom of speech is seen as anti-democratic. President Angelon MaddoxÂ’s approval rating is expected to continue to drop after signing the bill. Many are saying he hasnÂ’t been the same since the war. The original Republics of Alstov-on-Don (Korotost, Qaltai and SawltettÂ’s Heads of Republic voted for the issue while the religious Republic of Afonien voted against the issue.

“Last month they imposed taxes on all places of worship as if we’re a business, today I can only pray in my home or get in the car and drive to a place of worship? A lot of us are sick of this so called democratic country giving everyone their freedom but suppressing ours. We’re sick of it and a lot of us are moving to nearby Dautovic lands. At least they have a more conservative approach that we relate to than the nation treating us like the step child republic.”

David Cameroon

Head of Afonien

Newly Formed Alstov-on-Don Occupational Zone (AODOZ)

The Afonien local government is currently in talks with the newly formed Alstov-on-Don Occupational Zone that has formed on the southern border of Alstov-on-Don. The local government is aiming to set up a puppet state in the newly formed region which used to be Dautovician territory. Citizens of the Afonien Republic still do not feel united with the rest of the nation while others miss their old conservative values. Therefore, citizens of two former nations within Alstov-on-DonÂ’s control or regional influence are in talks to possibly form their own country before the national government annexes the new territory. Speculations are saying that if the AODOZ establishes itself as its own nation then citizens that hold more conservative values would move to that new nation to operate as a newly formed individual government. Fears are also growing within the AODOZ on words that the Democratic government to the north could annex the conservative territory into being the nations 5th Republic.

Excerpted From Overanistanian Government Regulated Television: One On One Interview With Emperor Suvorilis

Laurick: Let's address the recent happenings within the countryside with the Tecson tribe's hostilities towards the government.

Suvorilis: I firmly believe their resistant blatant act to soil our authority. I expected this as I am initiating a large move with the populace decently aware on the events. In response precautions shall be taken.

Laurick: Alright-

This Program Was Shutdown Due To Unspecified Reasons, Please be patient as we attempt to resolve technical difficulties

On The Frontier

40 Sytrix Agents had been stationed within tribal territory, aiming towards the capitulation of the Tecson Tribe via means of sabotage. They are to be outfitted with fooliage or civilian attire to avoid large scale engagements against the hostile population. With the vast territory they are to set the farmlands ablaze, to hinder the Tecsones food supply. Sources of drinking water shall be poluted, bringing diease and death to the Tecsones population.

Within the next day the platoon abandoned their encampments and had moved into their final positions by 8:20 am. Spread across the frontier they've divided their force into 8 squads, 5 men each. Each squad is to cross a designated path and wreak havoc along their path. Momentum had picked up at 8:35 with the squads marching to their initial targets.

The small task force of Sytrix agents while initially successful within half of the territories bringing death as they go but were lately driven out by the hostile population with skirmishes ensuing destroying Squad 2 or 4, With significant casualties inflicted they were forced to withdraw within the following hour. Portions of the vast territory were affected, thus devastating a number of villages who in the following weeks will have to face starvation and diease with ones in severe poverty subject to an intense fight for survival. The latter half however would remain in good condiition for now.

Garret however, would not concern himself over what he deems are insignificant losses. Instead he would urge his men to escelate hostilities against the Emperor and government. Morale was virtually unaffected as these skirmishes had rallied additional partisans to the cause.

[spoiler]

Alstov On Don wrote:Religious Supression

The Alstov-on-Don Government has just banned the practice of being openly religious in public. The Final-Word Bill policy has just been enacted by the Democratic-lead party. The bill is seen as the last steps from the government to fully stamp out religion in the nation. It is now illegal to be openly religious in public, unless being in the privacy of your own home or in a place of religious worship. Citizens nationwide are outraged as suppressing a specific groupÂ’s freedom of speech is seen as anti-democratic. President Angelon MaddoxÂ’s approval rating is expected to continue to drop after signing the bill. Many are saying he hasnÂ’t been the same since the war. The original Republics of Alstov-on-Don (Korotost, Qaltai and SawltettÂ’s Heads of Republic voted for the issue while the religious Republic of Afonien voted against the issue.

“Last month they imposed taxes on all places of worship as if we’re a business, today I can only pray in my home or get in the car and drive to a place of worship? A lot of us are sick of this so called democratic country giving everyone their freedom but suppressing ours. We’re sick of it and a lot of us are moving to nearby Dautovic lands. At least they have a more conservative approach that we relate to than the nation treating us like the step child republic.”

David Cameroon

Head of Afonien

Newly Formed Alstov-on-Don Occupational Zone (AODOZ)

The Afonien local government is currently in talks with the newly formed Alstov-on-Don Occupational Zone that has formed on the southern border of Alstov-on-Don. The local government is aiming to set up a puppet state in the newly formed region which used to be Dautovician territory. Citizens of the Afonien Republic still do not feel united with the rest of the nation while others miss their old conservative values. Therefore, citizens of two former nations within Alstov-on-DonÂ’s control or regional influence are in talks to possibly form their own country before the national government annexes the new territory. Speculations are saying that if the AODOZ establishes itself as its own nation then citizens that hold more conservative values would move to that new nation to operate as a newly formed individual government. Fears are also growing within the AODOZ on words that the Democratic government to the north could annex the conservative territory into being the nations 5th Republic.

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This move is praised by communists, but the majority of Kerdavusans decry this religious supression. Many MPs on both the Coalition and Opposition denounce the suppression of religion, and many atheists, agnostics, and religious people decry this together as a hampering of human rights.

The Government expresses soft opposition to it, but no official denouncement is expressed.

Alstov On Don, Askrieg

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Moukden And Kirin wrote:In the dim light of the predawn hours, three Kirinian naval fleets, a formidable force poised to unleash a storm upon the enemy's military infrastructure, assembled on the horizon. The tension in the control room was palpable as commanders and operators meticulously executed the intricate ballet of modern naval warfare. The mission: to cripple the adversary's military capabilities by targeting key installations, airstrips, and ports with a barrage of precision-guided missiles and relentless artillery.

As the first light kissed the waves, the ships advanced, their sleek silhouettes cutting through the water with purpose. A synchronized symphony of naval power, the fleet signaled the commencement of the operation. On the bridge, commanding officer Nergui Batu-Invanov stared intently at the array of screens, each one depicting a crucial aspect of the impending assault.

"Enough waiting. Launch the missiles."

Salvo upon salvo of missiles began streaking through the sky with deadly accuracy. The operation has begun.

Torturia wrote:RAIN OF FIRE: KAMIN BOMBED TO A CRISP

ELTON DICLARES WAR

AREA PERSON NO 1: BUNKER A: 3rd basement to the right of the main control room

AREA PERSON NO 2: BUNKER A: 4th deck to the left of emergency stairs E14

In a control room… The ground shakes above the ceiling. A man, approximately 30 is crouched under a cupboard that has been cracked and seemingly left to rot for decades. He is in one of Torturias largest public bunkers. Areas used to store food and people in case of a bombing. He is most likely a technician based on his rusty work apron with the words “MEMBER OF THE PROTECTION TECHNICIAN GROUP”.

[code name: Tigerclaw]

[code name: Armageddon]

-psst Tigerclaw

-beep* beep* you still alive brother? ItÂ’s Armageddon by the way.

-beep* BATTERY LOW* yeah man! I thinkÂ… I think those Kirinians bombed us for realÂ… couple hours ago, I just heard a loud noise and then the ceiling shook! I was about to run out of there but the doors shut down! Then I hid hereÂ… A bunch of people just ran in here bro! But weÂ’re on the east side of the bunkerÂ… The city centre is at the north side. Most people probably went there!

-*beep *beep

-yo you still there man? ARMAGEDDON!

-yeah? DonÂ’t worry IÂ’m still here manÂ… my walkie talkies at 7 percent thoughÂ

-same I used my last spare battery to charge this piece of sh*& what a junk! ItÂ’s still only at 15 percentÂ

-The city is a complete messÂ… I saw the broadcastÂ… The whole cityÂ’s on fireÂ… My daughter died in there probablyÂ… I was gonna get home soonÂ… before they bombedÂ… F*KING KIRINIANS I HATE THEM I HATE ALL THOSE SCUMBAGS KILL THEM KILL ALL OF THEM AHHHH WHYYYYY? SHE WAS ONLY 5 SHE WAS A CHILD! KILL THOSE KIRINIANS I WANT EVERY SINGLE ONE HANGED ON A CROSS AND KILLED!

-whoa chill manÂ… IÂ’m so sorry for your sisterÂ

*the TV in [ARMAGEDDON]Â’s supply room suddenly turn on with a flash of light*

“THIS IS ELTON SPEAKING! if you can see this… You are probably in on of the 4 bunkers. We have suffered a terrible event… I SHALL DICLARE WAR ON KIRIN! FOR MASS MURDERING AN ENTIRE CITY AND RECLUSE USE OF MILITARY ARTILLERY! WE SHALL MAKE THEM PAY! WE SHALL STAND WITH TORTURIA!”

Askrieg wrote:ASKRIEG CONDEMNS KIRINIAN MILITARY AGGRESSION IN TORTURIA

Comrade General Axlerod stands amongst the crowd in Central Park, Aurora City. He's standing on an old wooden box used to display fruits at the local farmer's market. He holds no paper in his hand, the following words came straight from his heart,

"Four-thousand and five-hundred innocent lives are lost, comrades." he starts with his voice low, almost whispering lullaby the crowd to sleep,

"That is four-thousand and five-hundred mothers, fathers, children. Four-thousand carpenters, bakers, farmers. Four-thousand brothers, sisters, and comrades!" he yelled the last line, into the rousing howl of the crowd.

"And all that blood spilled, not even for 70% of military target destroyed?" he puts his arms away from his body, displaying his disdain.

"This proves that Moukden And Kirin's priority was to take lives instead of protecting them!" a cheer swept across the crowd.

"I, however comrades, am not in the business of trading lives for personal objectives. I implore you, Askriegians, to awake Kirinian conscience from slumber. Evoke their guilt and turn it against them!"

"I ask of you, o the broken and the damned; the homeless, the football hooligans, the forgotten veterans of war, who once let Askrieg rage flow through your veins, to evoke humanities on these savages!" Axlerod says with such conviction you might forgot he never fought in any war.

"Our proud, world-class, squads of FCs are flying away to face the teams of this savage regime. I ask all of you to carry our Cross with pride, and fight valiantly even against insurmountable odds. And most importantly, remind the Kirinian public of what their leaders did to those innocent lives of Kamin!"

The Park awakes with a thunderous cheer and yells. Red flares ignites to various point in the crowd. From the tall skyscrapers above, in those 5 minutes, the Central Park of Aurora was swept with a sea of crimson and black.

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Kaloni: Walks in his office, sits down with the Premier of the Congress, Speaker of the Senate, Leader of the Opposition, and Party whips. Shakes hands.

"So, ladies and gentlemen of the Parliament, I am here to announce the results of the Poverty Reduction Initiative. The Government has -"

The door bursts open, Kaloni's Deputy Chancellor, Ivinia Polaskra, runs to him.

Polaskra: "Kaloni, a situation has arisen."

Kaloni: "What situation, Ivinia?"

Polaskra: "Kirin and Torturia are declaring war on each other."

Kaloni: "We have to get going." He reaches over to press a button on his desk, but is stopped by Polaskra.

Polaskra: "That's not needed. General Palatrisk [Chief of Staff], Marok Kalut [Minister of Foreign Affairs] and Elana Gariyacka [Minister of Defense] already in the War Room."

Kaloni: "Good. Come with me."

Kaloni and Polaskra run down 4 flights of stairs in blistering place, with Kaloni opting to daringly slide down the staircase. In her sneakers (It is Government and Parliamentary policy to allow comfortable footwear to both men and women), Polaskra dashing down the steps.

Saluting at the guards outside the War Room, Kaloni bursts open the door, to no one's surprise. On the table, a cup of extremely black coffee awaits him. Kaloni downs the whole cup and gives it to the maid.

Kaloni: "Thank you for the coffee." He takes a seat. "I was briefed on the Torturia-Kirin war by Ivinia. What is happening exactly?"

Gen. Palatrisk: "Chancellor Kaloni, Torturia has just declared war on Kirin. Kirin has bombed Torturia with quite a lot of firepower in a haphazard manner."

Kaloni: "How many casualties?"

Gen. Palatrisk: "We estimate several thousand, mainly civilians. We estimate about 700 military casualties and about about 6,200 civilian deaths. Additionally, several Torturian airfields and bases were damaged, with 2 destroyed. However, most targets have struck the city of Kamin, killing many innocent civilians."

Gariyacka: "Hold on, Marapal. We also cannot forget about Torturia's ICBM launch and subsequent invasion of Iana-Kashrapa, in addition to numerous refusals of ceasefire and blank ignorance of international law. Will we forget about those Iana-Kashrapan civilians and innocents?"

Kaloni: "True, very true too. We have a dilemma here. Torturia attacks Iana-Kashrapa, Kirin attacks Torturia. Good god. I think, we should let the events play out."

Kalut: "I will go to Iana-Kashrapa, Askrieg, Kivoria, Extremium, and other nations and try to establish a cease-fire. This destabilization could result in another all-out world war."

Gariyacka: "I will develop the Armed Forces to more modern standards, with an increase in our armed personnel. In case the war reaches Kerdavus, we will be ready."

Kalut: "In the meantime, I advise you, Kaloni, to do what kerdavus has historically done: maintain neutrality. We will not involve ourselves in a war outside of our territory where Kerdavusan blood will be split."

Kaloni: "I agree with you, Marok."

He walks up from his chair and stretches at the end of the conference.

Kaloni: "Alright, this conference is concluded. We will maintain neutrality, but build up our Armed Forces to ensure the security of Kerdavus and protection of the nation if the war comes to us."

They all get up, talk to each other for a short while over coffee, orange juice, and water, and leave the room. Kaloni walks back up the flight of stairs with Polaskra to resume the meeting with the leaders of Parliament on the large success of the Poverty Reduction Initiative.

Askrieg

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY ONE

From Ultras Football, the world's premier footballing news source

The Champions League showcased a whirlwind of captivating football action over the weekend, delivering surprising upsets, nail-biting encounters, and stunning displays of skill from top-tier teams. From dramatic late winners to unexpected scorelines, the first round of matches left fans on the edge of their seats.

Red Stars, a little-known Taruk side who faced the prospect of battling a World Cup winning-talent riddled Geissele, defied all expectations and thrashed Geissele 6-0 at their 24,780 capacity home ground Minlock Shills. Geissele initially dominated possession, as they should, but could not structure an effective attack. Red Stars would then exploit the space left by Geissele in their attack on multiple occasions, converting multiple goals off of swift counterattacks. Geissele's setback may have just affected their entire campaign.

Another particularly interesting game was the 1-1 draw between Hime-no-Guardians and ATK Superkhel Singal. Hime-no-Guardians is not a bad team by any means, but compared to this ATK Superkhel Singal superteam, it is but an ant. Well, not anymore. Although Necirvan Barzani of ATK scored a beautiful goal from outside the box in the early stages of the game, Hime-no-Guardians defended extremely well after the goal, completely shutting ATK's wingers down and preventing them from crossing the ball once more to Barzani.

Neo-Sudal FC decimated Fall Amarner 5-0 in yet another dominant performance, with possession stats as high as 70%. Kirinian Bujan Sarhü also earned a 6-1 win over IDEVK's Konstantinopolissporê SK, with veteran striker Edwin Narangerel netting a quadruple in the process. The same can't be said for other Kirinian sides though, as all three were halted to a draw away from home.

That's about it for this week. See you next week for matchday 2!

Idevk, Kerdavus, Vladis, New Hope Dormar, Askrieg

Interim Boxing Finals in Kirovian Tsardom... one of the biggest, grandest events the Kirovian nation gets - with the matches televised and livestreamed globally... With one side of the arena, in a changing room...

Ko sat at his bench... making sure his bandages were on the right way... he doesn't want them to fall off the same way as they did last time. Got his knuckles screwed up.

...And once he was done, he got up.

KO: "Coach?"

He called out for his mentor, looking around..

KO: "Hey... I'm not sure about this match. I'm a lil nervous."

The coach walked into the changing room, much to KO's surprise.

COACH: "Oi, K', you're up."

KO: "...y-you can just say Ko, sir."

COACH: "Right-right. Let's go. Referee says it's your time to shine."

Ko sighed a bit, quickly cracking his wrists..

KO: "..Showtime!"

The coach held the door for KO, waiting - And so he came out... wearing a plain white tee with wmds album art.

He escorted Ko out and right into the giant arena-esque place, In the middle being the ring. A lot of people came to watch the tournament, let alone the finals. The tribunes were full to the brim, with people excited!

Honestly... Ko is a little nervous, gulping, as he thought to himself.

...D-Damn.. what a crowd... I'm feeling the pressure right now.

Soon enough, he approached the ring. The coach walks up on it with Ko, in his corner being also a support team; injury relief and whatnot.

COACH: "Now listen. You're gonna be fighting Imai - a Kirovian champion in their Fighting League. He's low, agile and fast. Don't let him draw you out. Stay on your guard and hit fast as him. Roger?"

KO: "That same Inai, huh. I am a little excited, seriously."

Ko looked up at him, slightly nervous.

COACH: "Give it your all, got it?"

KO: "You got it!"

He did a fist pump, feeling confident even if he feels weak slightly..

The coach nods, getting behind the ropes and out of the ring.

And now they wait...

On the upper-high tribunes, there was a special small company... the Kirovian Minister of Defense and the High Priest.

They visited to watch the fight. Not often do you see a Kirovian duke it out with another nationality - in this case, Extremian.

The air was tense, people in the tribunes talking and cheering.

Aaaand.. the supposed Kirovian Champion arrives after approximately 10 minutes of waiting.

The coach and the Champion walk up on the ring.. Ko noticed the Champion's Coach is far, far, far too muscular... Yet the Champion only has slight hints...

The High Priest, Helen, and The Minister of Defense, Genna, stand in pure shock and awe...

GENNA: "That's- Niko..?!"

HELEN: "What is she doing there?!"

GENNA: "Hell if I know.. but.. Where's I-"

IMAI: "Yo!"

GENNA: "Speak of the devil.. Ugh.."

IMAI: "Monarch asked to swap for me, I was against it at first, but we rolled with it anyway."

HELEN: "And why did you do it?"

IMAI: "Mmm.. Mitsuyo said she's trained the Mon' for quite some time. Soooo.."

Both of them facepalm..

GENNA: "You're pitting our lovely-dovely Niko against a possible Inter-champ. Are you F[--]KING INSANE?"

IMAI: "Naaah. Trust me."

Everyone sighs..

HELEN: "Let's see how it turns out.."

Down at the ring...

KO: "...H-Hey coach... that... does not look like Imai at all!"

Ko pointed at her a bit, looking a bit shocked..

COACH: "Huh? It doesn't?"

The coach squinted a bit..

COACH: "That's.. That's not it.."

The 'mysterious figure turned around', standing in their own corner, Mitsuyo taking her leave behind the ropes.

COACH: "That's.. That's the f**king monarch!"

Suddenly, the Commentator goes live.

COMENTATOR: "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Interim-Championship Tournament 2026! We saw many talanted people rise and fall, go and stop, but this time.. It's the finals!"

The crowd cheers.

COMENTATOR: "In the blue corner! We have.. KO NIJIKATA! A talented boxer from Block A of the tournament! He rose up all the way into the finals after sustaining a major injury in the semi-finals! Glad to see him back once again!"

The crowd cheers on!

COMENTATOR: "And in the red corner! We have... IIIMAAAIII-.. Wait- what..?"

The tribunes slightly die down, most in silence..

COMENTATOR: "Ahem.. Ladies and Gentlemen.. Today is your special day! In the reeed corneeer! We have.. MARTINOVAAAAA NIKOLAEVNAAAAAAAA! THE MONARCH OF KIROVIAAAAN TSARDOOOOOM!"

The crowd absolutely explodes in cheering.

Despite of that, Nikolaevna does not bother. She's sitting in her corner, staring at you. Too much focus..

Her clothes surprise you. A noble Monarch of the highest order and tradition.. wearing such casual gym clothing.. At least they're still in black-and-gold.

Ko gulped a bit..

KO: "...W-W... C-Coach... l-listen er.... if.. let's say hypothetically.. I err..."

KO: "...I beat her. Will I get jailed or not?"

The Coach himself was scared s**tless..

COACH: "I uh.. Don't- really know... But she voluntarily switched out with the Champion, soo.. Just- do-.. Uh-.. Do your best..!"

KO: "L-listen t-this might be right before I get jailed okay so... I-I'm happy you were my coach! Thank you for everything!"

The coach nods, having a slight smile.

COACH: "It's not over yet. Go get 'em."

The bell rings.. And the Monarch instantly gets up.

However, she's not in the fighting position.. She approaches in the middle of the ring, waiting.

Ko got a little confused, getting closer to the middle..

KO: "Y-Your majesty!?"

She looked right into KO's eyes, stretching her hand out for a bump. Casual show of respect in boxing.

NIKO: "You know the rules?"

KO: "E-Err... y-yeah miss, my point being.. I won't get jailed if I win right?!

Ko softly fistbumped her back!

NIKO: "Why don't you find out."

The Monarch backed up a bit, taking her fighting stance...

And Ko got into his stance, shaking his arms a bit as he softly hopped back and forth.

The Monarch's stance was certain and confident. Instead of hopping, she just stood there in place, waiting.

No matter what happens, both are ready to fight.

KO: "...Err... Your turn!"

In response, Nikolaevna stepped up confidently, in the range of a punch.

And Ko looked a bit confused, as he didn't move at all...

And the Monarch just waited a bit, pondering why her opponent didn't attack...

Ko stood there and thought that himself, bouncing a bit on his feet as he had his gloves up..

KO: "...Say, would you like to go to a place after this, your majesty? I know a good Neaik-merrian cuisine place!"

And Ko, smiling a bit more confidently, shot out his left fist, going for a hook!

The Monarch rather easily dodged it, countering with a full-force blow straight to the body!

Ko tried to dodge it, yet his side took the full burden of the hit, as he recoiled backwards a bit!

KO: "Nngh!!"

S**t she's not playing around!

The monarch stood still, her face emotionless yet focused. Her stance unwavering, as if she's made of iron - and most importantly - her strategy is yet to be known...

Ko started going for an another left hook... but 50% before the hit was done, he went with his right arm for a body blow, as that arm went perfectly center to where Niko was going!

A single thought rang inside of Niko's head as she realized what was happening:

...Is this guy... fully ambidextrous?!

Niko tried to dodge, but was caught by the right arm.. being hit this hard instantly was a shock to her.

And as soon as Ko felt his hand connect, he moved his left arm way back, giving extra momentum to the punch right before it impacted Nikolaevna!

The punch had quite a bit of force too, forcing Niko to take a few steps back...

Being hit once again, she quickly regrouped and took her stance, despite the pain. A woman made of iron...

And so Ko quickly thought...

She's... much harder than she looks!

Ko smirked... not smugly or in a demeanor.... but he looks... excited?!

KO: "Come on!!"

And he beckoned her!

A lot of folks in the crowd gasped in shock, Ko didn't realize it, but it actually came off a little insulting.

Nikolaevna instead just spit the leftovers of her blood. A taunt to be sure, but an insulting one nevertheless.

This... feels... invigorating! I didn't feel too confident about this...

...But this...

He suddenly dashed right at Nikolaevna...

...this fight...

And did a full on charge with his right fist, as it aimed for her face!

...If I were to get executed after this fight for real...

Niko stood still until the last second, rotating her body in complete 90 degrees to the right with the help of her legs.

It was a couple of seconds, hell, microseconds even, that Ko realized... the fist did not connect.

...If I were to die after this... I would be a happy man.

And Ko gasped, looking to the right at Nikolaevna...

...with his swing passing by, Niko uses her rotation as a pure, raw advantage; going for an uppercut straight to your jaw with full force.

Ko shut his mouth and clenched his teeth in response before the uppercut hit, as he tried to go for a counter already...

And swung his left hand over to her stomach, hoping it would be quick enough, as he tried to dive backwards to avoid the uppercut!

If I get hit... I'll minimize the shock... If I dodge... I'll be at least able to graze her.

Niko goes full-in on the uppercut, unsure it'd work, yet relentless, as the fist flew closer and closer to Ko's pretty-boy face.

Nikolaevna felt her glove grazing Ko across the face, as he closed his eye quickly, and then moved his leg backwards... using it to launch himself off of the floor, and launching a fist near quickly right at her face!

Knowing this guy... he's probably gonna switch to go to the stomach.. but the more his fist flies closer... this is not a feint!

And Niko, being the type that she is, instead pulls herself more towards the first.. Perhaps this is a confusing move to Ko...

And Ko pushed harder on into her face, as it was a direct hit, with a loud SLAM sounding out within the arena.

She takes a direct hit right into her face! However.. she does not.. fall..?

She just stands there for a second, peeking her face out of the way of your glove, solely just to see you with one eye.

Ko quickly took a couple steps back, panting a bit, looking surprised by Nikolaevna's endurance.

Niko now fully regained her stance, panting slightly. Her face was visibly bloodied, albeit slightly.

This is no ordinary endurance. Your average boxer would've already collapsed.

The coach thought to himself...

"T- that is.. Iron-.. Iron fist! The hardest to teach and master!.. Rumours say that your body will be succumbed to thousand - if not dozen thousand punches and beatings within a year..!"

He pondered, sitting there, as he gasped again!

"N- no.. not just that.. She's using corkscrew punches.. full-force heavy corkscrews..! Twisting her arms each time for increased impact and damaging potential...! T-This is.."

And quickly looked at the other end of the ring, at the tall, muscular coach of Nikolaevna.

"It's like seeing a slugger put his knowledge into boxing instead of slugging.. She-.. What did Mitsuyo do to her..?!"

And so, Ko's coach is lost in thought...

Ko looked back a bit, as he saw his coach just lost in everything... and turned back at Nikolaevna!

KO: "...Your majesty... You got any idea how f**king exciting this entire... match is!?"

He grinned, panting a bit in just.. pure excitement!

And yet, Niko kept staying silent.. Too focused.

She began walking to the right, in a circular motion... and Ko went counterclockwise.

Niko's pace kept increasing on and on, until.. She was effectively running like clock..

Except, she wasn't aiming for a punch.. Instead, she began running circles around Ko, with him speeding up to keep up the pace!

Ko kept going around with her, as he felt so ready to just run circle... circle... circles...

Contradictory... She went even faster. What was her plan here..?

She's totally trying to get me to swing first I know it! A game of patience! Oh my god oh my god oh my GOD!

Ko looks absolutely insane with excitement now...

Suddenly, the Monarch just stops.

It wasn't a casual slow stop. It was full-on muscle-tearing fast stop!

And so did Ko, ready to tear some muscles just to have a blast!

KO: "DAEL YO!" (COME FORTH!)

She just stood there, replying in fluent Extremian...

NIKO: "Forth is back, back is forth. Which way?"

Her facial emotions did not change, as she kept her focus.

Ko's hops started turning into entire jumps, as he suddenly cartwheeled to the side, and then down on the ground, accelerating out of almost nowhere, flexing himself over and suddenly diving upwards for a 45 degree uppercut!

These moves surprise his coach too! He can do that?!

Niko, being calm and endured, waited a tiny bit until it was the perfect time.

Afterwards, she prepared her left arm and swung her entire body to the left side.

Yet another missed swing!

But using the chance, Ko quickly shoved himself in and lodged his hit into the side, this one is harder than any of the previous hits!

And another hit taken! Painful, but Niko endures it.

Trying to do a quick exchange, she uses the momentum gained and lobs another full-force punch into Ko's right side!

While Niko tried to get an exchange in, Ko quickly thrust his leg down, stomping, as he went for a side hit with his opposite arm!

And landing it at the same time as Niko, he was sent recoiling to the side, as his knee and foot grinded on the ring floor...

Niko went off the balance, being slightly thrown to the opposite side, rolling on her side a bit...

The tribunes cheer on, as the commentator says; "AAAND THE CHAMPION IS DOWN! The 10-second countdown begins!"

The ring referee steps in, beginning to count!

1..

2..

3..

Ko kept still on his knee, panting as he got up carefully... wiping his mouth, gets up on his feet, raising his arms up!

KO: "THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIIIIFE!"

He isn't excited about winning... he is excited about meeting an opponent like Niko. He really, really prays that she gets up... yet doesn't want to so that nobody knows about his obsession.

Niko twitches slightly, slowly but surely getting up after a beating...

4..

5..

6..

7..

At last, the Niko manages to stand up, despite all odds. She coughs up, not looking well..

The tributes cheer even more, after Monarch managed to get up!

Ko grinned, looking hyped again as he genuinely seemed to WANT Niko to stand up!

COMENTATOR: "OOOOOO! THE CHAMPION STANDS UP! WHAT WILL THE REFEREE'S DECISION BE?"

The referee looks into Niko's eyes, asking a couple of simple questions.

REF: "Where are we right now."

NIKO: "GlavArena, Kirovia."

REF: "Who are you? What's your name?"

NIKO: "Monarch of Kirovian Tsardom, Martinova Nikolaevna."

The referee stared deeper..

Her eyes weren't looking good.. She looked concussed..

However, the Referee didn't stand against it. After all - if she wanted, she'd already be lying down.

The referee turns around, and yells "BOX!", instantly getting out of the ring.

COMENTATOR: "OOOOH! A CONTINUATION!"

Despite all this, Niko was barely able to get it together.. Her eyes were moving all over the place, and weren't so focused and lively as they were before.

GENNA: "NIKO!"

IMAI: "THAT GUY'S GONNA BUTCHER HER!"

She was completely out of it, swaying left and right a bit... but still compensating for the swayings.

KO: "Eeeh! Oman ga daijobe da ga!?" (Hey! Are you alright!?)

Ko hopped on his spot a bit, ready to go but still worried..

...I'm about to see if she has what I think she does... with that unwavering confidence!

Niko just stood there, barely keeping her fighting stance together.. It didn't look as effective as it was prior.. Half-assed... And Ko, stopped a bit, as his excitement got wiped off his face a bit... and just suddenly dashed.

4 Beat

ONE... TWO.. THREE hits straight into the stomach... and going up one by one...

...FOUR!

And he slammed the final hit into the face, directly, taking advantage!

The meaty slam sounded out through the ring. Everyone fell silent...

...yet despite the first three hits being effective, the fourth one.. didn't feel like it.

Niko.. did not collapse.

Ko stopped... as he pulled his fist away slowly, looking at her face, as his smile grew out once again!

She peeked out of the way of Ko's glove once again, before he managed to pull his fist away.

Something felt off.. Her eye..!

Ko yelped out excitedly, looking happy?!

KO: "AH?!~"

Suddenly, Ko was slammed directly into the liver!

KO: "NNGHU!"

He recoiled back.. and used the force in order to quickly take a step back, realizing what's up!

Niko charges right in!

COMENTATOR: "OOOOH! THE CHAMPION SUDDENLY WOKE UP!"

HELEN: "N- NIKO!"

This time, she directly hits his face with a quick jab! Taking it from there, she brutally pummels Ko's pretty face with jabs and hooks!

Stepping back as more blood started pouring out, Ko did not falter, looking happier, as he panted and yelled out...

KO: "HAYAKU!! MOTTO! MOTTO HAYAKUUU!" (FASTER! MORE!! EVEN FASTEEER!!)

Niko kept pummeling his face, finishing the barrage off with a full-force to the ribs!

CRACK!

Ko gasped out in happiness, as some blood shot out of his mouth, as he went down on the ground, shaking and convulsing...

Both sides were shocked and rather surprised... but the tributes went cheering!

KO: "Haaaa... hahahaha..."

Ko's labored breathing filled the ring...

MITSUYO: "N- NIKO?!"

She looked different.. Blood coming out of her mouth, her eyes were shining bright red; as bright as the sun.. She looked really mad, angry and frustrated. Her breaths were extremely heavy, and she kept grunting...

NIKO: "Mnngh... Hrgh..."

...But... Ko..

...Slowly gets up..?

KO: "N-Nngh... nh...~"

Stumbling, and falling down a bit... he didn't give up... still getting up carefully.

He sounded so happy... he looked... happy?

KO: "...AMAZING! You've... you... are... you....!"

He slowly approached her, panting, as he held onto his chest... where his rib broke... Laughing a bit and panting, as he looked so happy with that bruised and beaten face...

Instead, Niko shoved him off.

But he didn't fall over, he chuckled to himself... grinning, as he turned the other way...

Meanwhile.. a small chat happened in the higher tribunes..

IMAI: "It looked like she was knocked out by Nijitake's punch. I don't get it.."

HELEN: "It happened when she lost consciousness.. She must've snapped!"

IMAI: "What happens when she snaps?"

GENNA: "HOW SHOULD I KNOW? It's the first time we see this too!"

Ko, slowly went up to the referee.. .

KO: "...Sir... I.. hahaha.. hehe... I... have a broken... broken rib and I probably have.. n-nngh!.. Internal bleeding...!"

KO: "...I surrender. I'm more than happy with this match...!~"

He looked... excited, happy!? He broke a bone, got beaten to a pulp... and still carries on! The Referee looked at him in pure horror, seeing his reaction...

REF: "Internal bleeding? Call the medics over here quick! And a stretcher!"

Ko looked over at the coach, panting, as he nodded at him, with him mouthing "thank you" at his mentor...

The coach, despite all this, nodded in return. Waiting for the stretcher to come by.

The referee walks up to Nikolaevna and grabs her arm, raising it into the air.

COMENTATOR: "AND WE HAVE A WINNEEEER! KIROVIA TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTERIM-CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT!"

In the mean time, Ko sat down against the edge of the ring, gripping his rib... and crossing his legs a bit in a zen sitting pose...

The cheering gets wild, as Niko looks around, slowly fading back into reality.

Her breathing stabilized, as she suddenly felt immense pain in her stomach and the head. No wonder, if you take this many hits...

Ko looked up at her, panting, with blood dripping out of her mouth, still smiling... genuinely.

Niko gets in her corner, continuously panting.

One of her eyes is swollen, her lips bleeding, and her mouth dripping blood.

The fate of Interim is now decided. A surprise turn-around, yet a welcoming one.

Ko softly drooped, as he closed his eyes...

My parents... are.. probably watching... as.. as I.. as I lost the finals... in the most worthy way I think is possible...

...I'm so happy..!

Kirovian Tsardom

Hello Talonia, mighty fine region you have!

Where might I find the link to your discord?

Lignuntia wrote:Hello Talonia, mighty fine region you have!

Where might I find the link to your discord?

https://discord.com/invite/a3YfHkdNQJ

Lignuntia

EXTREMIUM NEWS OUTLETS

The new blooming flower of Extremium - Dongbaek Territories of Extremian Dautovic and Southern Cargill under Extremian rule - finally brings grand news!

After the downfall of Dautovic with a combined forces landing of NOTAL, Dautovic surrendered, forcing the territories to be split into administrative zones - with the capital, Cargill, actually being also split up in 3 parts - Kirinian, Taruki and the southern Extremian zone.

After a week, during the reorganization period of the newly formed administra, there was a name drafted and accepted - the Dongbaek State.

During the duration of the occupation of the now named Dongbaek territories, will keep that name if they wish after the end of occupation.

Right now, the administra has announced that they have successfully stabilized the entirety of Dongbaek, including South Cargill, which is also considered to be under control of the newly formed Dongbaek administra.

Due to the nature of our efforts and what we did in general, our troops kept their hands to themselves and our government demanded few reparations, which were mostly there in order to be used to rebuild military losses, compensate destroyed properties, but mostly used in order to rebuild and build up Southern Cargill and the rest of the controlled region.

As a result, hostilities between Extremian soldiers, delegates were actually only high at the beginning, but gradually got toned down as locals saw the efforts and the work done to their cities.

Glosjo was the most affected city in Dongbaek, as a result a lot of the compensation money went there to rebuild and help fund the newly formed Dongbaek Autonomous Diet, which has observers from Extremium, but is almost completely comprised from local representatives. The newly formed Diet is working every day as we speak in order to get an utmost elegant and stable government to be able to work on their own as quick as possible.

However Redwich was the least affected and did not see the war come to its' doorstep due to how fact Dautovic surrendered, and as a result was much more lenient and did not resist as much when troops first entered it.

Southern Cargill rebuildings are going a bit slow, however are incrementally speeding up due to the newly arrived Extremian volunteers and some companies that were willing to help the local populace clean up after the invasion.

We have asked Presidential Regent Re Yaermand a few questions: here's what she had to say.

"Miss Yaermand, do you think that this is the right way to treat a country-agressor as we have? We only demanded 10 million USD compared to others, who ordered at minimum a billion."

"To be honest, where is a split up Dautovic going to get its' money from? Their economy was not as big as it used to be, and they're split up after a destructive war. Cargill is a mess, and especially the southern part, since a lot of fighting and beach-landing happened there. I believe we should be helping the people reintegrate themselves with the rest of the world instead of punishing them for the actions of their leader.

Yes, Extremian lives have been lost - but that does not mean that we must ruin other people's lives over it. No other way to the future except by shaking hands and teaching them to not let such things happen again."

"Miss Yaermand, the local Diet was given near full autonomy under the definitions of a state near immediately after the territory was fully settled and under control, why are you so trusting of the people in then-named southern Dautovic?"

"Well first of all, that autonomy and power was not given until MUCH after full stabilization and control was announced. It was about 4 days or so, and we had representatives and controllers checking in and out to make sure everything worked and nothing fraudulent was being built up. Not to mention - there are Artists and normal agents deployed in Dongbaek, in order to make sure there isn't some uprising that we're unaware of. So far, we have caught 8 politicians that were trying to establish an armed uprising or were getting into corruption. They are going to be tried under the same law as in Extremium. So, do not worry, everything is under control and will be fine."

"Are you planning on visiting Dongbaek yourself? Is it safe?"

"Yes! As I mentioned earlier, Dongbaek is under the eyes of multiple military personnel and the aforementioned Artists and agents from MORRIS. Not to mention how a lot of people are happy under the Dongbaek name and state, meaning that this can actually work really well. Next step is to actually set up a local police force, but that will be MUCH harder due to the nature of the region and the possibilities that might come with the official setup of a police force in an occupied region. I wish to see the people for myself - to hopefully help Dongbaek grow like a flower."

We thanked her for her answers and hanged up, as she was running out of time.

As you can hear, the regent is extremely confident in the new region. We will be making our own report on it during the visit day of the place, and after setting up a small news building for ourselves in Glosjo - maybe with a Dautovian reporter!

If you're in the Dongbaek territories and wish to find a job after the war - look no further than the "kaenwatashejob.com" website - the biggest job searching website in all of Extremium, and now supporting Dautovian languages and also having a special tab that can filter out just the job offers for the Dongbaek territory.

We are not sponsored - but it is something that was announced and done by the managers of the website - and we wish to help our new family members to settle down as best as possible.

Tarukistanate, Alstov On Don, Askrieg, Kirovian Tsardom

I'm new here and I'm pumped to be hear!!!!!!! I have a couple of questions, if you guys could be so kind as to answer them.

1. What is the purpose of Cards in the game?

2. Is there a Popular Vote policy?

Thank you :)

Askrieg

Freedinium Hufflepuff New Sweden wrote:I'm new here and I'm pumped to be hear!!!!!!! I have a couple of questions, if you guys could be so kind as to answer them.

1. What is the purpose of Cards in the game?

2. Is there a Popular Vote policy?

Thank you :)

OOC: You may ask your questions on our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/a3YfHkdNQJ

[spoiler]

Extremium wrote:EXTREMIUM NEWS OUTLETS

The new blooming flower of Extremium - Dongbaek Territories of Extremian Dautovic and Southern Cargill under Extremian rule - finally brings grand news!

After the downfall of Dautovic with a combined forces landing of NOTAL, Dautovic surrendered, forcing the territories to be split into administrative zones - with the capital, Cargill, actually being also split up in 3 parts - Kirinian, Taruki and the southern Extremian zone.

After a week, during the reorganization period of the newly formed administra, there was a name drafted and accepted - the Dongbaek State.

During the duration of the occupation of the now named Dongbaek territories, will keep that name if they wish after the end of occupation.

Right now, the administra has announced that they have successfully stabilized the entirety of Dongbaek, including South Cargill, which is also considered to be under control of the newly formed Dongbaek administra.

Due to the nature of our efforts and what we did in general, our troops kept their hands to themselves and our government demanded few reparations, which were mostly there in order to be used to rebuild military losses, compensate destroyed properties, but mostly used in order to rebuild and build up Southern Cargill and the rest of the controlled region.

As a result, hostilities between Extremian soldiers, delegates were actually only high at the beginning, but gradually got toned down as locals saw the efforts and the work done to their cities.

Glosjo was the most affected city in Dongbaek, as a result a lot of the compensation money went there to rebuild and help fund the newly formed Dongbaek Autonomous Diet, which has observers from Extremium, but is almost completely comprised from local representatives. The newly formed Diet is working every day as we speak in order to get an utmost elegant and stable government to be able to work on their own as quick as possible.

However Redwich was the least affected and did not see the war come to its' doorstep due to how fact Dautovic surrendered, and as a result was much more lenient and did not resist as much when troops first entered it.

Southern Cargill rebuildings are going a bit slow, however are incrementally speeding up due to the newly arrived Extremian volunteers and some companies that were willing to help the local populace clean up after the invasion.

We have asked Presidential Regent Re Yaermand a few questions: here's what she had to say.

"Miss Yaermand, do you think that this is the right way to treat a country-agressor as we have? We only demanded 10 million USD compared to others, who ordered at minimum a billion."

"To be honest, where is a split up Dautovic going to get its' money from? Their economy was not as big as it used to be, and they're split up after a destructive war. Cargill is a mess, and especially the southern part, since a lot of fighting and beach-landing happened there. I believe we should be helping the people reintegrate themselves with the rest of the world instead of punishing them for the actions of their leader.

Yes, Extremian lives have been lost - but that does not mean that we must ruin other people's lives over it. No other way to the future except by shaking hands and teaching them to not let such things happen again."

"Miss Yaermand, the local Diet was given near full autonomy under the definitions of a state near immediately after the territory was fully settled and under control, why are you so trusting of the people in then-named southern Dautovic?"

"Well first of all, that autonomy and power was not given until MUCH after full stabilization and control was announced. It was about 4 days or so, and we had representatives and controllers checking in and out to make sure everything worked and nothing fraudulent was being built up. Not to mention - there are Artists and normal agents deployed in Dongbaek, in order to make sure there isn't some uprising that we're unaware of. So far, we have caught 8 politicians that were trying to establish an armed uprising or were getting into corruption. They are going to be tried under the same law as in Extremium. So, do not worry, everything is under control and will be fine."

"Are you planning on visiting Dongbaek yourself? Is it safe?"

"Yes! As I mentioned earlier, Dongbaek is under the eyes of multiple military personnel and the aforementioned Artists and agents from MORRIS. Not to mention how a lot of people are happy under the Dongbaek name and state, meaning that this can actually work really well. Next step is to actually set up a local police force, but that will be MUCH harder due to the nature of the region and the possibilities that might come with the official setup of a police force in an occupied region. I wish to see the people for myself - to hopefully help Dongbaek grow like a flower."

We thanked her for her answers and hanged up, as she was running out of time.

As you can hear, the regent is extremely confident in the new region. We will be making our own report on it during the visit day of the place, and after setting up a small news building for ourselves in Glosjo - maybe with a Dautovian reporter!

If you're in the Dongbaek territories and wish to find a job after the war - look no further than the "kaenwatashejob.com" website - the biggest job searching website in all of Extremium, and now supporting Dautovian languages and also having a special tab that can filter out just the job offers for the Dongbaek territory.

We are not sponsored - but it is something that was announced and done by the managers of the website - and we wish to help our new family members to settle down as best as possible.

[/spoiler]

Chancellor Kaloni praises Extremium's diplomatic efforts in their treatment of their portion of Dautovic, stating, "Kerdavus praises Extremium's rebuilding efforts of Dautovic. Instead of simply punishing the nation and leaving behind a mess worse than the prior regime, Extremium has actually used their brains and helped a war-torn nation reach its footing. I would also like to add that by helping the citizenry, Extremium is less likely to be the subject of potential revanchist movements, contributing to stability, unlike these other nations that only care for their own greedy self-interests.

Askrieg

THE NIGHT WATCHERÂ…

Area: somewhere in the Arctic sea

Goal: deliver the weapon

Pilot of the aircraft: 29 year old Juïno Yischkentoff from Hûkta district, Yablochko province

In the dead of night, a bomber plane slowly zooms past the ocean waves. ItÂ’s wings flutter in the breathe and the sound of the rusty engines are clear in the silent oceanÂ… The ocean is a dark abyssÂ… Vast and unknown, with dark waters and a strange mysterious atmosphere to itÂ… The deathly silence of the ocean makes even the most brave men shudderÂ

The pilot, 29 year old Juïno shudders in the chilly breathe. After all, he is wearing no more than a thin jacket made of cheap leather and plastic. His goggles are far too big and are cracked on the side. They seem to be fished from the dumpsterÂ… “ItÂ’s all too fastÂ… The world moving…” he said to himself. 3 days ago, he was just a dad caring for his daughter. They were stricken in poverty. He knows this job is a one way ticket to deathÂ

2 DAYS AGO, IN THE CITY CENTRE OF HÛKTA

-sir I canÂ’t do thisÂ… I still have a daughter to care for!

-look Juïno, we all know youÂ’re poor! Haha! You sucker! This job will pay veryyyy well you know? A one way ticket to luxury for your ooohhhh poor Olivia🥺! Haha itÂ’s pathetic how much you care bout that kidÂ

-You scumbagÂ… YouÂ’re the mayor of this townÂ… You should be grateful we are working for your mining company 24/7.

-haha you should be grateful I’m even giving you this opportunity! Leader requested for a “strong soul” and I immediately thought of you you loser! Didn’t you used to fly a field plane to dust corn fields or something?

-Yes sir.

-great! YouÂ’re up for the job then!

*flashback ended*

The young man opens the only technology that’s even mildly new on this plane… The “high tech long distance communications device” which is really just an old telephone hooked up to some batteries. The device suddenly turns on with a muffle and a beep.

-Hello sir?

-Dad! ItÂ’s meeee!

-oh sweetheart! DadÂ’s doing something um.. very important right now.. talk to your aunt maybe? SheÂ’s probably in the other room making sweaters.

-ughhh Aunt Pershina is out buying groceries.. IÂ’m bored!

-oh wellÂ… Dad will talk to you for a bit.

-yayyy! When will you come home? The mayor said you were going on a very important missionÂ… ooo what is it? Does it include spies?

*the young man sweats and becomes tense. He knows about his faithÂ… His jobÂ… Deliver the bomb to the Kirinian Khaganate. He doesnÂ’t have the courage to tell his daughter about itÂ… he then tries to hang up but keeps talking with her*

-um.. Olivia sweetie no unfortunatelyÂ… My mission will take a few more days ok? ItÂ’s top secretÂ

-awwwww cmonÂ

-um.. ok fine. Dad is uhhÂ… Guiding some tourists to the ocean yes! We live on the countryside so we donÂ’t really get to see the seaÂ… ItÂ’s a beautiful sight out here!

-booooo boring! I thought it was some top secret agent stuff but just guiding tourists?

-haha yea dad is pretty boring.

-ok wellllÂ… come home soon! I gotta finish my math homework nowÂ

-Ok sweetheart! AndÂ… Promise me youÂ’ll stay healthy, and get a good job, and a good family and andÂ… DonÂ’t be sad when IÂ’m not here anymore ok? Dad wonÂ’t be here foreverÂ

*the man suddenly feels a rush of tears building from his eyesÂ… He knows this is for the best howeverÂ… 50,000 Zoltos is enough to get his daughter out of poverty*

-ohhh dad donÂ’t make it so sad! K byeeee

-bye Olivia!

*The plane rushes on into the dark misty skies soon crossing into land*

Tarukistanate

Kerdavus wrote:OOC: You may ask your questions on our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/a3YfHkdNQJ

So, I can't ask questions on here?

Freedinium Hufflepuff New Sweden wrote:So, I can't ask questions on here?

Actually, you can but it might be good for you to join our discord group, not only you can discuss in this group you can also playing some role playing in there. Moreover our community is non-toxic :)

Freedinium Hufflepuff New Sweden wrote:I'm new here and I'm pumped to be hear!!!!!!! I have a couple of questions, if you guys could be so kind as to answer them.

1. What is the purpose of Cards in the game?

2. Is there a Popular Vote policy?

Thank you :)

Hi! I don't quite understand what kind of maps we are talking about (NS or a map of the region). The second question is yes, we have a Regional Assembly that adopts various laws, most often concerning the rules of the RP. If you want to participate in the RP of our Region, join our Discord server.

Now for everyone else. OOC issues are resolved if they do not clog the RMB. Yes, we have a Discord for discussion, but newcomers in our region may not know about it. I ask you not to scold them for their questions.

Askrieg

The Shingal Agreements

Today, representatives and heads of Moukden And Kirin, Vladis, Alstov On Don, Extremium, Tarukistanate, Askrieg signed the Shingal Agreements in the capital of the Federation Idevk.

The agreements establish occupation zones, the amount of reparations and the rules for demilitarization of Dautovik.

Also, these agreements established the status of a "Victorious Countries" for all the countries that signed the agreements.

"The Shingal Agreements are a symbol of the unification of peace and the return of security to Talonia after the Talonian War. We are fully satisfied with the agreements reached and thank all the signatory countries for your assistance. The world has proved again - together we are a force!" - Opinion of the President of the Republic on the agreements reached

[url]https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1956869[/url]

Alstov On Don, Karkol

MINOR GAMBLING LEGALIZATION

Chairman for Askrieg Gaming Commission, Jack "Black Jack" Simmons, drew controversy a few days ago by approving state-of-the-art Shangri-La Casino and Resorts right next to a private orphanage. The public outcried that it encourages underage children to partake in gambling. The Moms Against Minors Rolling Craps, or MAMRIES for short, expressed their disapproval for the decision. Stating that "gambling is a cardinal sin."

However, earlier today, the Askrieg Department of Social Welfare issued a statement, reaffirming that "underage gambling has been, and will always be legal in Askrieg". The department's leading children psychology expert, Professor Phil Helmuth, expressed their opinions that gambling improves the mental capabilities of children. "Gambling incentivizes the brain from a young age, that an understanding of algebraic and logarithmic functions result in a big money win." says the professor, "It's a hell of a lot more reward-driven incentive than just good grades."

Since then, many primary schools in Askrieg introduces their new Poker and Blackjack extracurricular activity, while many in the city of Aurora updated their curriculum to include card-counting in their math class. Flocks of children as young as 7 years-old often found cashing in their winning chips when school lunch break times are over.

Post by The Martian Democracy suppressed by Oturyaland.

The Martian Democracy

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=the_martian_democracy/detail=factbook/id=1942694

Just wanted to ask: Who wants to join my scifi worldbuilding project? We've completed the first section already. Your name will be at the top of the dispatch.

Psawx, Askrieg

Withdrawal Of Overanistanian Personnel In Iana-Kashrapa

All Overanistanian personnel abroad within the borders of Iana-Kashrapa are to be withdrawn towards Overanistanian territory. Thus aborting all military operations made against Torturia. Ejection of military personnel was done as a percaution to the nation's destabilizing state of affairs. Yesterday the withdrawal had commenced with the 1st units setting off towards the Sahara sea, with the 1st personnel expected to arrive at New Centrada within the following days.

Modified Forced Labor Laws

Emperor Suvorilis had overseen the exploitation of as legalizing forced labor by the nation's largest corporations. To expand upon these still restrictive laws with companies having to be granted authorization by government was eventually materilized as the passing of the new bill regarding labor is immient. It details the removal of the restrictions notably government authorization. Opening up new horizons enabling less significant companies the legal usage of forced labor to cut costs. Additionally companies are authorized to resort to harsh torture to correct workers who had not abided with the company's polciies. The adminstration of drugs would be heavily reinforced as their consumation by workers are required to be done daily.

Torturia

Maria Rose is sitting in a lounge chair in her office. In her hand are daily reports from AIA field agents in Tarukistanate. She takes a puff from an unfiltered cigarette on her other hand. The stress of the recent peace treaty from the First Talonian War is getting to her. Not to mention the SDA shenanigans that she has to endure...

And she suddenly heard someone knock on the door! Huh, is it one of the AIA members?

She leaned in a bit... and spoke up.

Maria: "Come in, it's unlocked."

She takes another drag of the cigarette.

Maria saw and heard some doorhandle clicking as the person on the other side struggled, and there opened it... and stepped in, one hand behind his back, SHINIGAMI.. taking out his second contact into a case he held with his teeth, with 3 fingers of his right hand.

And he stepped in, stumbling a bit... and kicked the door back as it closed.

Putting the contact into the case, closing it, and pocketing it, as he sighed out... those lifeless grey eyes still make Maria get a bit scared.

SHINIGAMI: "...Hey."

Maria sat up, and put out the cigarette on an ashtray. She gathers all the loose paper on the coffee table.

Maria: "What do you want now?"

He stopped a bit, staring at her...

...As he started walking again, slowly.. with that hand behind his back.

Speeding up incrementally, as each step felt so quiet yet so deafening...

She instinctively looks up to SHINIGAMI, after hearing no response. She faces him as he keeps walking towards her. In her mind she thought: What kinda antics is he up to now..?

Maria prepares herself to the kinds of mindgames the SDA is famous for.

And he pulled out from behind his back...

...A bouquet of flowers!? A-A.. A LUSCIOUS and beautifully built bouquet of flowers..!

SHINIGAMI: "...here. This is for you. "

He looked down at Maria with still that neutral, soul-staring look.

Maria's absolutely floored. She doesn't know how to respond, in all her training there is no way an enemy would behave like this. Still, she still doesn't trust these flowers, maybe this is part of a bigger, more sinister plan.

...But that fuchsia hair is growing on her.

Maria: "Wh-- What? Are these... orchids? My favorite flowers?"

SHINIGAMI paused a bit...

SHINIGAMI: "...Yes."

He held up the flowers for her, completely still. He knows it's the right thing to do... but yet, still unsure.

SHINIGAMI: "...This is my apology. I think I scared you a little too much."

He just kept looking at Maria, waiting for a response. He really doesn't look like the type to be usually be doing this...

Maria: "Th-thank you so much... These are wonderful..."

She gets up and grabbed a decanter of whisky of her desk. She pours the content out of a window and put the empty decanter on the coffee table.

Maria then puts the flowers in it. The colorful tulips shine brilliantly in the sunlight.

Maria: "It matches your hair... Anyway, do you have something to talk about?"

SHINIGAMI: "I guess I owe you a thank you for actually listening to me. I don't want to kill everyone here."

Maria: "You don't want to kill anyone here, I guess we have to start somewhere huh?"

In response, SHINIGAMI looked at her with slight concern, feeling like she misunderstood him...

Maria: "Anyway. I actually do have something to say to you, SHINIGAMI. Do you know what I read before you get in my office?"

Maria smugly crossed her arms, smiling confidently...

SHINIGAMI: "...Was it about Dongbaek?"

He looked down at Maria, still standing in the same spot...

Maria: "Uh, yes. How do you-- Nevermind, you know what's it says?"

SHINIGAMI: "...Hm. Please enlighten me."

Maria: "It says that 'everything is under control and will be fine. Dongbaek will hopefully blooms into a flower.'"

Maria opens up the document one more time, and takes a peek.

Maria: "Oops, sorry. It was the words of your Presidential Regent Re Yaermand."

She stands up while holding the document behind her back... and adding up.

Maria: "But why is my field agents reporting to me that there is an armed underground resistance in the territory? Is everything not fine?"

Maria gets closer to SHINIGAMI, she is only as tall as his neck, but kept getting closer to him, until the scent of his cologne gets mixed with her tobacco-mixed breath. She says almost with a whisper, leaning in on his ear...

Maria: "Wouldn't be a shame if the people learned the truth?"

Silence. Maria felt so confident, but the lack of SHINIGAMI's response slowly started unsettling her... and suddenly...

...he grabbed Maria by the chin really roughly, as his fingers squeezed her cheeks together.

Maria tried to let out a noise, getting a bit of a shock, but couldn't do anything... and he slowly leaned in, as his mouth was right at her ear, breathing in, and letting out his voice in a chilling, yet calm voice...

SHINIGAMI: "...There is a difference between it being under control and a resistance not existing. ...Now listen to me, Maria. Did you read the full article? Did you just read the article that worked as a global publishing after a lengthy stabilization process?"

He pulled away from her ear, forcing Maria to raise her head and stare at him in the eyes, yet his face is so close... it's a little uncomfortable.

SHINIGAMI: "Because nobody cares about the articles written in Extremian. You only care about what we write in Eigo."

Another long pause, Maria could almost discern him thinking... but in reality, he was merely giving her time to process what he is saying. He took a bit of an offense to what she said - especially considering how she just tried to "blackmail" him.

SHINIGAMI: "...Maria. When I said I didn't want to kill anyone, I did not mean that I don't like killing. In fact, I find it a refreshing passtime activity - as much as I hate it... because the problem is the fact that it's a drag. Sometimes finding the last ones standing is hard and a lengthy process..."

SHINIGAMI softly let go, as he stood up straight again, and Maria stepped back against the table a bit...

SHINIGAMI: "Everyone knows there's a resistance. That's why Extremian sources are saying it's under our control right now."

Maria, in response, rubbed her cheeks a bit... as there's a bit of a mark on them from SHINIGAMI's fingers.

Maria: "...Play rough do you?"

She loosens her collar around her neck, revealing her collarbone... as she smirked a bit...

Maria: "I like that..."

She then walks around SHINIGAMI, watching and examining him closely. As if she's capturing photographs with her eyes of SHINIGAMI's posture, arms, legs, body. Memorizing and looking for the tiniest details...

And she spoked up again.

Maria: "What I'm saying, dear boy, is I posses the information of the resistance cells in Dongbaek. Where they sleep, where they eat. Damn, maybe if I want to I can know where they buy tea for their grandmothers."

She giggled a bit, stopping in front of him slowly...

Maria: "I'd imagine it would be a huuuuge help to the SDA and Extremian forces to know what I, no, WE as AIA know."

Maria leans with both hands on the cupboard left of SHINIGAMI, with her body facing the tall man, making a soft, cute face...

Maria: "Do you want it?"

SHINIGAMI stared at her face, not breaking eye contact, he was frozen a bit... as soon as she referred to him as "dear", she noticed him shuddering... but he snapped out, stepping back a bit, and looking to the side.

SHINIGAMI: "...Want... it...?"

And his eyes snapped to hers, his head still a bit down, as it slowly raised...

SHINIGAMI: "...What do you mean?"

SHINIGAMI slowly.. creepily tilted his head... just a bit.

Maria sighs while tilting her head up.

Maria: "Ugh... The intel."

She then walks towards SHINIGAMI with the document in front of her...

Maria: "Don't you want the intel of Dongbaek's resistance ring members? So you SDA can hunt them down and finally declare the region absolutely stable?"

SHINIGAMI looked straight at Maria in the eyes...

SHINIGAMI: "...Look at me."

Maria looks at SHINIGAMI's eyes, slightly tilting her head up...

SHINIGAMI: "...How do you assume I knew your favorite flowers were Orchids?"

He didn't even blink. Didn't break eye contact. As you took a deep dive into those gray, subtle eyes...

...It's deep... deep... deep... deep... down...

She got so entranced, that she just forgot about the question, shaking her head a bit!

Maria: "Honey, I'm trying to help you. Don't you want my help? Isn't this what you want?"

He froze a bit as he got called that, almost flinching... and then sighed a bit, turning around.

...And you heard him open a file of sorts?

Huh? Wait, was Maria holding onto her shirt or something else??

As SHINIGAMI laughed to himself a bit...

Maria looks down to find out the files are gone, she sneered, slightly pissed off, as she pouted and crossed her arms.

Maria: "...I hope you're not that quick in certain aspects of life. "

SHINIGAMI: "...This is great. Thank you."

He closed the file, turned around, and softly sliding it into Maria's arms again.

Maria: "You know, with you being here. I hate it at first."

She faces away from SHINIGAMI, blushing a bit...

Maria: "...But it's growing on me."

SHINIGAMI in response, smirked in the most unnatural way possible.

SHINIGAMI: "...Good. That means I will not struggle to keep you within lines."

SHINIGAMI: "Either way... I count 4 artists in your intel. Thank you for proving to me that my disguises and tactics work. To me, that is some very solid info."

He leaned in just a bit, as he reached for his coat...

SHINIGAMI: "...About your reward."

He opened his overcoat... pulling out an Extremian candy bar?!

SHINIGAMI: "...I believe you AIA folk love Extremian snacks. This is for you."

"SASHIKRACK" candy bars... notorious for their crunch as they use caramel and salt wrapped in nori as the ingredients. There's many fillings and different flavors, but the Original one remains a staple and a favorite!

Maria: "Huh, thanks I guess..? Huh... that's what they look like..."

Maria takes the candy bar, quickly putting it on her desk behind her, as she sat on the desk a bit.

Maria: "Do you have anything else, hiding you? More flowers? Candy bars?"

SHINIGAMI: "...What, do you think you deserve more, Maria?"

He looked at you a bit... slightly surprised.

Maria: "No I think that is it, then you should leave my office."

SHINIGAMI looked at her for a couple moments, looking neutral... yet clearly radiating that "disappointed" mood.

SHINIGAMI: "...For someone who keeps teasing me, you sure want me gone fast."

He pulls out his contact lens container... and he put them on rather quickly, ruffling up his hair...

And smiled, swinging his head back!

And there stood in front of her, like magic, Gilbert Lo'harte!

Gilbert: "Pheeew.. hi miss!~ I wanted to leave you something before I leave.."

He pulled out a small letter of sorts, putting it on the table...

Gilbert: "So err... I got this under my door one time, I'm pretty sure it's one of the butlers in this place. You might wanna have that checked out."

Maria: "Ah... Of course."

Gilbert: "Would you like me to do anything, miss?"

Maria: "That's it, Gil. Thanks for uh... well, the company."

Gilbert bowed and left, closing the door gently behind him, with a much different aura around him compared to when he entered as SHINIGAMI.

Looking at the letter... it's already open. Probably checked by "Gilbert"...

She grabbed it, opening it, and reading the paper inside...

"I know what you AIA b**tards do here, I will not let you do ANYTHING to my glorious country - stay out of my sight!

- A very upset janitor"

...uuuugh. Dealing with angry people. More like an angry person.

Kerdavus, Torturia, Tarukistanate, Askrieg, Kirovian Tsardom

AMBARRAWA DREAM LINE CRUISE MAIDEN VOYAGE!

In a continuous effort to foster relationships with Southern Talonian nations, William Axlerod attended the ship launching of the Ambarrawa Dream Line earlier today. A trade agreement was signed formalizing the partnership between Askrieg and New Hope Dormar, it revolves around the operation of the first international cruise liner, and the respective auxiliary components. It also details the construction of a special tourism district around the port where the liner shall moors.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1957325

The Ambarrawa Dream Line will not only operate as your normal cruise, but also as a floating gambling dreamland. Taking inspiration from New Orleans' steamboat casinos, the Ambarrawa will bring a much elevated experience while also upping the stakes when they breach international waters. As all avid sailors know, all is fair and square in love, war, and international open waters. The Ambarrawa will be 400 metres of freedom and fun and the envy of the whole of Talonia.

New Hope Dormar, Tarukistanate, Extremium

[spoiler]

Extremium wrote:Interim Boxing Finals in Kirovian Tsardom... one of the biggest, grandest events the Kirovian nation gets - with the matches televised and livestreamed globally... With one side of the arena, in a changing room...

Ko sat at his bench... making sure his bandages were on the right way... he doesn't want them to fall off the same way as they did last time. Got his knuckles screwed up.

...And once he was done, he got up.

KO: "Coach?"

He called out for his mentor, looking around..

KO: "Hey... I'm not sure about this match. I'm a lil nervous."

The coach walked into the changing room, much to KO's surprise.

COACH: "Oi, K', you're up."

KO: "...y-you can just say Ko, sir."

COACH: "Right-right. Let's go. Referee says it's your time to shine."

Ko sighed a bit, quickly cracking his wrists..

KO: "..Showtime!"

The coach held the door for KO, waiting - And so he came out... wearing a plain white tee with wmds album art.

He escorted Ko out and right into the giant arena-esque place, In the middle being the ring. A lot of people came to watch the tournament, let alone the finals. The tribunes were full to the brim, with people excited!

Honestly... Ko is a little nervous, gulping, as he thought to himself.

...D-Damn.. what a crowd... I'm feeling the pressure right now.

Soon enough, he approached the ring. The coach walks up on it with Ko, in his corner being also a support team; injury relief and whatnot.

COACH: "Now listen. You're gonna be fighting Imai - a Kirovian champion in their Fighting League. He's low, agile and fast. Don't let him draw you out. Stay on your guard and hit fast as him. Roger?"

KO: "That same Inai, huh. I am a little excited, seriously."

Ko looked up at him, slightly nervous.

COACH: "Give it your all, got it?"

KO: "You got it!"

He did a fist pump, feeling confident even if he feels weak slightly..

The coach nods, getting behind the ropes and out of the ring.

And now they wait...

On the upper-high tribunes, there was a special small company... the Kirovian Minister of Defense and the High Priest.

They visited to watch the fight. Not often do you see a Kirovian duke it out with another nationality - in this case, Extremian.

The air was tense, people in the tribunes talking and cheering.

Aaaand.. the supposed Kirovian Champion arrives after approximately 10 minutes of waiting.

The coach and the Champion walk up on the ring.. Ko noticed the Champion's Coach is far, far, far too muscular... Yet the Champion only has slight hints...

The High Priest, Helen, and The Minister of Defense, Genna, stand in pure shock and awe...

GENNA: "That's- Niko..?!"

HELEN: "What is she doing there?!"

GENNA: "Hell if I know.. but.. Where's I-"

IMAI: "Yo!"

GENNA: "Speak of the devil.. Ugh.."

IMAI: "Monarch asked to swap for me, I was against it at first, but we rolled with it anyway."

HELEN: "And why did you do it?"

IMAI: "Mmm.. Mitsuyo said she's trained the Mon' for quite some time. Soooo.."

Both of them facepalm..

GENNA: "You're pitting our lovely-dovely Niko against a possible Inter-champ. Are you F[--]KING INSANE?"

IMAI: "Naaah. Trust me."

Everyone sighs..

HELEN: "Let's see how it turns out.."

Down at the ring...

KO: "...H-Hey coach... that... does not look like Imai at all!"

Ko pointed at her a bit, looking a bit shocked..

COACH: "Huh? It doesn't?"

The coach squinted a bit..

COACH: "That's.. That's not it.."

The 'mysterious figure turned around', standing in their own corner, Mitsuyo taking her leave behind the ropes.

COACH: "That's.. That's the f**king monarch!"

Suddenly, the Commentator goes live.

COMENTATOR: "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Interim-Championship Tournament 2026! We saw many talanted people rise and fall, go and stop, but this time.. It's the finals!"

The crowd cheers.

COMENTATOR: "In the blue corner! We have.. KO NIJIKATA! A talented boxer from Block A of the tournament! He rose up all the way into the finals after sustaining a major injury in the semi-finals! Glad to see him back once again!"

The crowd cheers on!

COMENTATOR: "And in the red corner! We have... IIIMAAAIII-.. Wait- what..?"

The tribunes slightly die down, most in silence..

COMENTATOR: "Ahem.. Ladies and Gentlemen.. Today is your special day! In the reeed corneeer! We have.. MARTINOVAAAAA NIKOLAEVNAAAAAAAA! THE MONARCH OF KIROVIAAAAN TSARDOOOOOM!"

The crowd absolutely explodes in cheering.

Despite of that, Nikolaevna does not bother. She's sitting in her corner, staring at you. Too much focus..

Her clothes surprise you. A noble Monarch of the highest order and tradition.. wearing such casual gym clothing.. At least they're still in black-and-gold.

Ko gulped a bit..

KO: "...W-W... C-Coach... l-listen er.... if.. let's say hypothetically.. I err..."

KO: "...I beat her. Will I get jailed or not?"

The Coach himself was scared s**tless..

COACH: "I uh.. Don't- really know... But she voluntarily switched out with the Champion, soo.. Just- do-.. Uh-.. Do your best..!"

KO: "L-listen t-this might be right before I get jailed okay so... I-I'm happy you were my coach! Thank you for everything!"

The coach nods, having a slight smile.

COACH: "It's not over yet. Go get 'em."

The bell rings.. And the Monarch instantly gets up.

However, she's not in the fighting position.. She approaches in the middle of the ring, waiting.

Ko got a little confused, getting closer to the middle..

KO: "Y-Your majesty!?"

She looked right into KO's eyes, stretching her hand out for a bump. Casual show of respect in boxing.

NIKO: "You know the rules?"

KO: "E-Err... y-yeah miss, my point being.. I won't get jailed if I win right?!

Ko softly fistbumped her back!

NIKO: "Why don't you find out."

The Monarch backed up a bit, taking her fighting stance...

And Ko got into his stance, shaking his arms a bit as he softly hopped back and forth.

The Monarch's stance was certain and confident. Instead of hopping, she just stood there in place, waiting.

No matter what happens, both are ready to fight.

KO: "...Err... Your turn!"

In response, Nikolaevna stepped up confidently, in the range of a punch.

And Ko looked a bit confused, as he didn't move at all...

And the Monarch just waited a bit, pondering why her opponent didn't attack...

Ko stood there and thought that himself, bouncing a bit on his feet as he had his gloves up..

KO: "...Say, would you like to go to a place after this, your majesty? I know a good Neaik-merrian cuisine place!"

And Ko, smiling a bit more confidently, shot out his left fist, going for a hook!

The Monarch rather easily dodged it, countering with a full-force blow straight to the body!

Ko tried to dodge it, yet his side took the full burden of the hit, as he recoiled backwards a bit!

KO: "Nngh!!"

S**t she's not playing around!

The monarch stood still, her face emotionless yet focused. Her stance unwavering, as if she's made of iron - and most importantly - her strategy is yet to be known...

Ko started going for an another left hook... but 50% before the hit was done, he went with his right arm for a body blow, as that arm went perfectly center to where Niko was going!

A single thought rang inside of Niko's head as she realized what was happening:

...Is this guy... fully ambidextrous?!

Niko tried to dodge, but was caught by the right arm.. being hit this hard instantly was a shock to her.

And as soon as Ko felt his hand connect, he moved his left arm way back, giving extra momentum to the punch right before it impacted Nikolaevna!

The punch had quite a bit of force too, forcing Niko to take a few steps back...

Being hit once again, she quickly regrouped and took her stance, despite the pain. A woman made of iron...

And so Ko quickly thought...

She's... much harder than she looks!

Ko smirked... not smugly or in a demeanor.... but he looks... excited?!

KO: "Come on!!"

And he beckoned her!

A lot of folks in the crowd gasped in shock, Ko didn't realize it, but it actually came off a little insulting.

Nikolaevna instead just spit the leftovers of her blood. A taunt to be sure, but an insulting one nevertheless.

This... feels... invigorating! I didn't feel too confident about this...

...But this...

He suddenly dashed right at Nikolaevna...

...this fight...

And did a full on charge with his right fist, as it aimed for her face!

...If I were to get executed after this fight for real...

Niko stood still until the last second, rotating her body in complete 90 degrees to the right with the help of her legs.

It was a couple of seconds, hell, microseconds even, that Ko realized... the fist did not connect.

...If I were to die after this... I would be a happy man.

And Ko gasped, looking to the right at Nikolaevna...

...with his swing passing by, Niko uses her rotation as a pure, raw advantage; going for an uppercut straight to your jaw with full force.

Ko shut his mouth and clenched his teeth in response before the uppercut hit, as he tried to go for a counter already...

And swung his left hand over to her stomach, hoping it would be quick enough, as he tried to dive backwards to avoid the uppercut!

If I get hit... I'll minimize the shock... If I dodge... I'll be at least able to graze her.

Niko goes full-in on the uppercut, unsure it'd work, yet relentless, as the fist flew closer and closer to Ko's pretty-boy face.

Nikolaevna felt her glove grazing Ko across the face, as he closed his eye quickly, and then moved his leg backwards... using it to launch himself off of the floor, and launching a fist near quickly right at her face!

Knowing this guy... he's probably gonna switch to go to the stomach.. but the more his fist flies closer... this is not a feint!

And Niko, being the type that she is, instead pulls herself more towards the first.. Perhaps this is a confusing move to Ko...

And Ko pushed harder on into her face, as it was a direct hit, with a loud SLAM sounding out within the arena.

She takes a direct hit right into her face! However.. she does not.. fall..?

She just stands there for a second, peeking her face out of the way of your glove, solely just to see you with one eye.

Ko quickly took a couple steps back, panting a bit, looking surprised by Nikolaevna's endurance.

Niko now fully regained her stance, panting slightly. Her face was visibly bloodied, albeit slightly.

This is no ordinary endurance. Your average boxer would've already collapsed.

The coach thought to himself...

"T- that is.. Iron-.. Iron fist! The hardest to teach and master!.. Rumours say that your body will be succumbed to thousand - if not dozen thousand punches and beatings within a year..!"

He pondered, sitting there, as he gasped again!

"N- no.. not just that.. She's using corkscrew punches.. full-force heavy corkscrews..! Twisting her arms each time for increased impact and damaging potential...! T-This is.."

And quickly looked at the other end of the ring, at the tall, muscular coach of Nikolaevna.

"It's like seeing a slugger put his knowledge into boxing instead of slugging.. She-.. What did Mitsuyo do to her..?!"

And so, Ko's coach is lost in thought...

Ko looked back a bit, as he saw his coach just lost in everything... and turned back at Nikolaevna!

KO: "...Your majesty... You got any idea how f**king exciting this entire... match is!?"

He grinned, panting a bit in just.. pure excitement!

And yet, Niko kept staying silent.. Too focused.

She began walking to the right, in a circular motion... and Ko went counterclockwise.

Niko's pace kept increasing on and on, until.. She was effectively running like clock..

Except, she wasn't aiming for a punch.. Instead, she began running circles around Ko, with him speeding up to keep up the pace!

Ko kept going around with her, as he felt so ready to just run circle... circle... circles...

Contradictory... She went even faster. What was her plan here..?

She's totally trying to get me to swing first I know it! A game of patience! Oh my god oh my god oh my GOD!

Ko looks absolutely insane with excitement now...

Suddenly, the Monarch just stops.

It wasn't a casual slow stop. It was full-on muscle-tearing fast stop!

And so did Ko, ready to tear some muscles just to have a blast!

KO: "DAEL YO!" (COME FORTH!)

She just stood there, replying in fluent Extremian...

NIKO: "Forth is back, back is forth. Which way?"

Her facial emotions did not change, as she kept her focus.

Ko's hops started turning into entire jumps, as he suddenly cartwheeled to the side, and then down on the ground, accelerating out of almost nowhere, flexing himself over and suddenly diving upwards for a 45 degree uppercut!

These moves surprise his coach too! He can do that?!

Niko, being calm and endured, waited a tiny bit until it was the perfect time.

Afterwards, she prepared her left arm and swung her entire body to the left side.

Yet another missed swing!

But using the chance, Ko quickly shoved himself in and lodged his hit into the side, this one is harder than any of the previous hits!

And another hit taken! Painful, but Niko endures it.

Trying to do a quick exchange, she uses the momentum gained and lobs another full-force punch into Ko's right side!

While Niko tried to get an exchange in, Ko quickly thrust his leg down, stomping, as he went for a side hit with his opposite arm!

And landing it at the same time as Niko, he was sent recoiling to the side, as his knee and foot grinded on the ring floor...

Niko went off the balance, being slightly thrown to the opposite side, rolling on her side a bit...

The tribunes cheer on, as the commentator says; "AAAND THE CHAMPION IS DOWN! The 10-second countdown begins!"

The ring referee steps in, beginning to count!

1..

2..

3..

Ko kept still on his knee, panting as he got up carefully... wiping his mouth, gets up on his feet, raising his arms up!

KO: "THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIIIIFE!"

He isn't excited about winning... he is excited about meeting an opponent like Niko. He really, really prays that she gets up... yet doesn't want to so that nobody knows about his obsession.

Niko twitches slightly, slowly but surely getting up after a beating...

4..

5..

6..

7..

At last, the Niko manages to stand up, despite all odds. She coughs up, not looking well..

The tributes cheer even more, after Monarch managed to get up!

Ko grinned, looking hyped again as he genuinely seemed to WANT Niko to stand up!

COMENTATOR: "OOOOOO! THE CHAMPION STANDS UP! WHAT WILL THE REFEREE'S DECISION BE?"

The referee looks into Niko's eyes, asking a couple of simple questions.

REF: "Where are we right now."

NIKO: "GlavArena, Kirovia."

REF: "Who are you? What's your name?"

NIKO: "Monarch of Kirovian Tsardom, Martinova Nikolaevna."

The referee stared deeper..

Her eyes weren't looking good.. She looked concussed..

However, the Referee didn't stand against it. After all - if she wanted, she'd already be lying down.

The referee turns around, and yells "BOX!", instantly getting out of the ring.

COMENTATOR: "OOOOH! A CONTINUATION!"

Despite all this, Niko was barely able to get it together.. Her eyes were moving all over the place, and weren't so focused and lively as they were before.

GENNA: "NIKO!"

IMAI: "THAT GUY'S GONNA BUTCHER HER!"

She was completely out of it, swaying left and right a bit... but still compensating for the swayings.

KO: "Eeeh! Oman ga daijobe da ga!?" (Hey! Are you alright!?)

Ko hopped on his spot a bit, ready to go but still worried..

...I'm about to see if she has what I think she does... with that unwavering confidence!

Niko just stood there, barely keeping her fighting stance together.. It didn't look as effective as it was prior.. Half-assed... And Ko, stopped a bit, as his excitement got wiped off his face a bit... and just suddenly dashed.

4 Beat

ONE... TWO.. THREE hits straight into the stomach... and going up one by one...

...FOUR!

And he slammed the final hit into the face, directly, taking advantage!

The meaty slam sounded out through the ring. Everyone fell silent...

...yet despite the first three hits being effective, the fourth one.. didn't feel like it.

Niko.. did not collapse.

Ko stopped... as he pulled his fist away slowly, looking at her face, as his smile grew out once again!

She peeked out of the way of Ko's glove once again, before he managed to pull his fist away.

Something felt off.. Her eye..!

Ko yelped out excitedly, looking happy?!

KO: "AH?!~"

Suddenly, Ko was slammed directly into the liver!

KO: "NNGHU!"

He recoiled back.. and used the force in order to quickly take a step back, realizing what's up!

Niko charges right in!

COMENTATOR: "OOOOH! THE CHAMPION SUDDENLY WOKE UP!"

HELEN: "N- NIKO!"

This time, she directly hits his face with a quick jab! Taking it from there, she brutally pummels Ko's pretty face with jabs and hooks!

Stepping back as more blood started pouring out, Ko did not falter, looking happier, as he panted and yelled out...

KO: "HAYAKU!! MOTTO! MOTTO HAYAKUUU!" (FASTER! MORE!! EVEN FASTEEER!!)

Niko kept pummeling his face, finishing the barrage off with a full-force to the ribs!

CRACK!

Ko gasped out in happiness, as some blood shot out of his mouth, as he went down on the ground, shaking and convulsing...

Both sides were shocked and rather surprised... but the tributes went cheering!

KO: "Haaaa... hahahaha..."

Ko's labored breathing filled the ring...

MITSUYO: "N- NIKO?!"

She looked different.. Blood coming out of her mouth, her eyes were shining bright red; as bright as the sun.. She looked really mad, angry and frustrated. Her breaths were extremely heavy, and she kept grunting...

NIKO: "Mnngh... Hrgh..."

...But... Ko..

...Slowly gets up..?

KO: "N-Nngh... nh...~"

Stumbling, and falling down a bit... he didn't give up... still getting up carefully.

He sounded so happy... he looked... happy?

KO: "...AMAZING! You've... you... are... you....!"

He slowly approached her, panting, as he held onto his chest... where his rib broke... Laughing a bit and panting, as he looked so happy with that bruised and beaten face...

Instead, Niko shoved him off.

But he didn't fall over, he chuckled to himself... grinning, as he turned the other way...

Meanwhile.. a small chat happened in the higher tribunes..

IMAI: "It looked like she was knocked out by Nijitake's punch. I don't get it.."

HELEN: "It happened when she lost consciousness.. She must've snapped!"

IMAI: "What happens when she snaps?"

GENNA: "HOW SHOULD I KNOW? It's the first time we see this too!"

Ko, slowly went up to the referee.. .

KO: "...Sir... I.. hahaha.. hehe... I... have a broken... broken rib and I probably have.. n-nngh!.. Internal bleeding...!"

KO: "...I surrender. I'm more than happy with this match...!~"

He looked... excited, happy!? He broke a bone, got beaten to a pulp... and still carries on! The Referee looked at him in pure horror, seeing his reaction...

REF: "Internal bleeding? Call the medics over here quick! And a stretcher!"

Ko looked over at the coach, panting, as he nodded at him, with him mouthing "thank you" at his mentor...

The coach, despite all this, nodded in return. Waiting for the stretcher to come by.

The referee walks up to Nikolaevna and grabs her arm, raising it into the air.

COMENTATOR: "AND WE HAVE A WINNEEEER! KIROVIA TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTERIM-CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT!"

In the mean time, Ko sat down against the edge of the ring, gripping his rib... and crossing his legs a bit in a zen sitting pose...

The cheering gets wild, as Niko looks around, slowly fading back into reality.

Her breathing stabilized, as she suddenly felt immense pain in her stomach and the head. No wonder, if you take this many hits...

Ko looked up at her, panting, with blood dripping out of her mouth, still smiling... genuinely.

Niko gets in her corner, continuously panting.

One of her eyes is swollen, her lips bleeding, and her mouth dripping blood.

The fate of Interim is now decided. A surprise turn-around, yet a welcoming one.

Ko softly drooped, as he closed his eyes...

My parents... are.. probably watching... as.. as I.. as I lost the finals... in the most worthy way I think is possible...

...I'm so happy..!

[/spoiler]

The fight, in conjunction with the barbaric murder of Schroder, leads to many scathing articles, satirical videos, several mockumentaries, and an accurate documentary exposing Niko's extravagance, hedonism, and savagery as Tsarina of Kirovia. She is given names such as the "Kirovian Killer," the "Royal Serial Killer," and the "Murder Monarch," among others.

A graffiti work of art is posted on the side of a derelict building in Yiminok is made by a team of several artists, showcasing Niko's savagery through her murder of Schroder, the fight with Ko, and a famous portrait of her, with her being extremely bloodied and having red, scaly skin (like the Devil), with the words "The Royal Serial Killer" written below the graffiti.

A greater percentage of citizens in a poll than before the two incidents shown that they "respected Kerdavus's republican institutions," 73% in comparison to an earlier poll of 48%, with support for restoration of the Kerdavusan monarch, whether constitutional or absolute, is down to <1% from a high of 8% at the beginning of Kaloni's term.

In a somewhat ironic twist, the Kerdavusan martial art of Borbumike (trans. as a shortened way to say "Combat Art"), independently developed throughout Kerdavusan cities by local street gangs to be used in close combat fighting, and known for its aggressive tactics, is implemented into Physical Education standards and declared one of the three national sports of Kerdavus, the other two being football (soccer), and rugby.

Despite these extreme views on Niko, many Kerdavusans are not as extreme as the examples pointed out on their views of Niko, with many viewing her with distaste, but few being openly against her.

Most MPs and Ministers, including the Chancellor, remain silent to the topic, with some expressing soft opposition to radical hardlining of Niko's actions on many Kerdavusans. A telegram is sent to Niko for her to ignore the extremism, as it will die down, as many such protests and actions have done so, in Kerdavus.

Extremium, Askrieg, Kirovian Tsardom

AURORA CITY MAYOR DECLARED LOCAL EMERGENCY

Mayor of Aurora, James Deen, had announced in a city-wide broadcast by midnight, that the State National Guard shall be mobilized to help secure the city. Riots have broken out in major city streets and districts, following the match between Askrieg Honor Sentinels and Moukden And Kirin Bujan Sarhü that ended in a 3-3 draw.

The Legionnaire Ultras, fans of the Honor Sentinels, were outraged after the match did not go the way they expected. It all started when Andrej Fromm, the prodigal son of Dominik Szoboslai, did not make the starting 11. Chants of disapproval were heard around the stands of 22nd Parkway Lane. In the 12th minute, their hearts sunk farther as Sentinels Center Back L. Butterson failed to win a 50/50 wild ball in the last 3rd. The Bujan striker flicked the ball away from the defender and shot the ball right through A. Davies.

However, in the 20th minute, Sentinels were able to bring the game back into play. A quick counter attack against a failed build-up play by the Bujan Sarhu, led to the familiar duo of Meunier-Dominicus to 1-2 the lone keeper and passes the ball into the open goal. The match kept going back and forth, bating the breath of the Legionnaire every time Bujan Sarhu men held the ball.

After the half-time break, the Legionnaire unveiled a tifo that stretches along the Home tribune --so that every player and coaching staff of Bujan Sarhu could see. The tifo depicts a Kirinian Army officer holding a gun against the bloodied head of a small child. The words "4,500 innocent bloods were spilled by Kirinian butchers in Kamin". It references the Kirinian agression against the Torturian capital city of Kamin, where 4,500 civilian deaths were reported. The Bujan men were rattled, as Lil' Jimmy half-volley connected with the top left corner of the goal, making the score 3-1 for the Sentinels.

Injury time drama makes Bujan Sarhu evened the scoring to 3-3, to the dismay of the Legionnaires. They didn't allow the referee to properly finished the match, as they throw all manners of flares and smoke canisters, forcing the referees to end the match early with the current score.

The Legionnaires then took the street, chanting their famous "Il fantasma rosso" song all around the Aurora City. The police struggled to break up the riot, their barricade were torn down as quick as they put it up. The Legionnaires then destroyed public facilities; bus stops, lamp posts, and postboxes were among the many casualty. The Chief of Police requested the Mayor to declare an emergency earlier, as he believed that only the 2nd Strategic Command Division of the Revolutionary guards stationed nearby has the firepower to disperse the crowd, however the Mayor declined until much longer after.

The Bujan Sarhu squad and officials had to be escorted out to the city with the help of Aurora Police Department's APCs, as the Legionnaires kept setting up makeshift road blocks on exit routes throughout the city. Beer and water bottles, spray can, even chunks of concrete from sidewalks were thrown to the APCs carrying the Bujan men.

In total, $1.2 million were estimated to be lost due to the following riots and unrest. Mayor James Deen officially signed a document declaring a local emergency in the city, and forbids Bujan Sarhu supporters to ever attend an away match in Aurora.

Tarukistanate

RAGS AND BLOOD

Area: inner Kamin district

Local time: 9:45 AM

A musty smell fills the airÂ… Something between the smell of smoke and blood. A shaft in the ground opens up. The door is made of high concentration metal so itÂ’s very durable. A couple of men and women, likely all around 30 climb out. Their faces are covered with debris and one man even has a missing arm that has been cheaply amputated with some rags.

The surroundings around them are horrific. Clumps of metal and wood surround them. Some bits of fire are still burning inside of the buildings. The entire district, which normally is the busiest place in Kamin, filled with merchants and entertainment, is now deathly silent. Only the sound of fire crackling can be hearedÂ

More and more people come out of the bunker. Up to 200 people were up at the surface after 20 minutes. People eventually broke the silence and started chatting. Some started crying due to the loved ones they lostÂ… Others curse at Kirinian officials. More and more beg that this nightmare endsÂ

other side of KaminÂ…

Area: Zemchug palace

Local time: 10:31 AM

The palaceÂ’s entire north wing is in ruinsÂ… Although it was built with earthquake and mild bombing prevention systems, the north wing was built when the palace was first built and never renovated unlike all the other wings of the building. Elton is still alive. He lifts up a piece of metal wire accompanied by 3 bodyguards. There used to be 8. No one knows what happened to themÂ… He walks to the control room deep inside of the Zemchug bunker, a personal bunker designed just for him. He reaches to a security personnel and whispers something in his ear. The guard then says “YES SIR!” And walks awayÂ

*PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO KAMIN TO AID CITIZENS IN REBUILDING THE CITY*

Post by Auxilis And Cobaltistan suppressed by Idevk.

Auxilis And Cobaltistan

Communist Partisans Surrender Enmasse After Violent Clash!

The 47th regiment of infantry accompanied by the main battle tanks of the 24th Tank Battalion were enroute to to participate in the current campaign to the north where fighting was intense. Suddenly a communist combatant hiding in the bushes had fired his RPG, blasting off the ERA of the MBTS. Gunfire and smoke followed eventually leading to the surrender of the majority of the partisans. Except for 40 which had escaped out of 1200 which engaged in the conflict.

President Mollie Cutlass had issued orders to the local military surrounding the vicinity to take more aggressive action and had appointed the brickwall Major General McWin as overall commander of the campaign. We wish by early 2024 we had have dealt with those terrorists! adresses Mollie taking off her hat.

HURIYA HERALD

Approved by Ministry of Journalism and Domestic Affairs

Minister of Domestic Affairs Addresses Nation, Condemns Illegal Emigration Amid Closed Borders

In a stern and impassioned address to the citizens of Kavahla, the Minister of Domestic Affairs, Ashraf el-Minhas, unequivocally condemned the illegal emigration of citizens while the nation's borders remain firmly closed amid international conflicts. The minister, flanked by high-ranking officials, delivered a resolute message from the parliment, expressing deep concern over the rising trend of citizens attempting to flee the country.

Highlighting the importance of national unity and solidarity during challenging times, the minister emphasized that the closed borders were a crucial measure implemented to safeguard the welfare of all Kavahlans. The government contends that illegal emigration undermines the collective efforts to address internal issues and threatens the stability of the nation.

"To the east, is occupied territory, to the west, is a failing government. But there is none of that here, there are no bombs or terrorist attacks! Throughout everything happening in Talonia, we have been stable and safe. We are stable because we are neutural. We are safe because the borders are closed. Running towards danger does not keep us stable or safe.

In an unequivocal statement, the minister warned that those caught attempting to flee the country would face severe consequences, including imprisonment. The government views such actions as a betrayal of the nation and a violation of the established laws. The move to imprison those involved in illegal emigration serves as a deterrent, reinforcing the government's commitment to maintaining order and upholding the rule of law.

"To anyone thinking about fleeing the country, you are an embarrasment. You have betrayed Kavahla. You have betrayed your people. You have betrayed God. Anyone found trying to cross the border will be arrested and sentenced to life in prision.

Mr.Minhas also provided information as to where these traitors were going, stating that there were reports of over 100 people crossing into Tarukistanate within the past few weeks. The minister calmy requested that these people be deported back to Kavahla, so that they may face their rightful punishment.

"To the government of Tarukistanate, we wish to settle this as peacefully as possible. Deport any Kavahlan citizens seeking refuge in your country, back to Kavahla for their imprisionment as soon as possible. We simply want to carry out justice.

BUJAN SARHÜ CLUB STATEMENT

We here at Bujan Sarhü Football Club firmly believe that politics should not be forcefully injected into the game we love. As a privately owned football club, we are shocked at the abhorrent anti-Kirinian propaganda displayed at our match against Askrieg Honor Sentinels at 22nd Parkway Lane. The graphic imagery creates an uncomfortable atmosphere for not only fans at the stadium, but also fans watching on television, some of which may be children. We are horrified at the fact that Askrieg Honor Sentinels not only took no action against the banner, but mortally threatened our players, none of which were involved in the Kamin Incident. Needless to say, Askrieg Honor Sentinels fans will be strongly discouraged from attending the next fixture between the two clubs at Saint Kharan's Stadium.

Kerdavus, Askrieg

A DUO OF LAWS PASSED

After debate and numerous amendments among Coalition and Opposition members, a set of laws aimed at welfare & social policy, referred to as the Social Duo, enacts massive reforms within Kerdavus. Here are both laws and their significance.

WELFARE REORGANIZATION ACT

This act drastically reforms the Kerdavusan welfare system, its first major overhaul since the Communist era. The act drastically shrinks the system, including privatizing the healthcare system and focusing a shift of welfare to ensuring a person's employment and supplementing, rather than replacing workers' wages.

This includes massive restrictions on welfare, including requiring that only the bare essentials are bought using welfare money, the banning of the purchase of luxuries (including drugs, alcohol, etc), and being heavily monitored to prevent the misuse of funds. Furthermore, if the recipient is not disabled, they must be employed to receive welfare benefits. These changes not only boost the effectiveness of welfare, but it also reduces the amount of money needed to spend on welfare.

The privatized healthcare system will still be heavily regulated by the Ministry of Health & Welfare to ensure costs are fair to the consumer and profitable, but government healthcare spending is reduced to negligible amounts.

GENDER & SEXUALITY ACT

This law addresses the popular opinion of the people of Kerdavus towards the rights of the Kerdavusan LGBTQ+ community. Same-sex marriage is recognized, but not the gender identity of transgender persons, stating in the law that "scientifically, XY chromosomes are make, XX are female."

The law receives mixed reactions among lesbian and gay people in Kerdavus, being a victory for them, while transgender activists express outrage at the exclusion of transgender people in Kerdavus. The majority of Kerdavusans support the Duo.

Time will tell to see if the social and welfare reforms will pay off in the end.

Askrieg

[spoiler]

Kerdavus wrote:A DUO OF LAWS PASSED

After debate and numerous amendments among Coalition and Opposition members, a set of laws aimed at welfare & social policy, referred to as the Social Duo, enacts massive reforms within Kerdavus. Here are both laws and their significance.

WELFARE REORGANIZATION ACT

This act drastically reforms the Kerdavusan welfare system, its first major overhaul since the Communist era. The act drastically shrinks the system, including privatizing the healthcare system and focusing a shift of welfare to ensuring a person's employment and supplementing, rather than replacing workers' wages.

This includes massive restrictions on welfare, including requiring that only the bare essentials are bought using welfare money, the banning of the purchase of luxuries (including drugs, alcohol, etc), and being heavily monitored to prevent the misuse of funds. Furthermore, if the recipient is not disabled, they must be employed to receive welfare benefits. These changes not only boost the effectiveness of welfare, but it also reduces the amount of money needed to spend on welfare.

The privatized healthcare system will still be heavily regulated by the Ministry of Health & Welfare to ensure costs are fair to the consumer and profitable, but government healthcare spending is reduced to negligible amounts.

GENDER & SEXUALITY ACT

This law addresses the popular opinion of the people of Kerdavus towards the rights of the Kerdavusan LGBTQ+ community. Same-sex marriage is recognized, but not the gender identity of transgender persons, stating in the law that "scientifically, XY chromosomes are make, XX are female."

The law receives mixed reactions among lesbian and gay people in Kerdavus, being a victory for them, while transgender activists express outrage at the exclusion of transgender people in Kerdavus. The majority of Kerdavusans support the Duo.

Time will tell to see if the social and welfare reforms will pay off in the end.

[/spoiler]

COMRADE GENERAL AXLEROD ON KERDAVUSAN OMNIBUS LAW: NOT FAR ENOUGH

Comrade General Axlerod expressed his statement recently regarding the passing of Kerdavusan duo of law. In University of Aurora seminar on "Children: Are They Counter-Revolutionaries?", William Axlerod criticizes the omnibus law in Kerdavus, "The privatization of welfare is regrettable, as a Marxist-Communist, i expressed concerns that the capitalists scum will eventually change mentality of helping people, to profit-oriented service." He commented, "But, the Gender and Sexuality act is admirable. I voiced my support directly to Prime Minister Kaloni."

"However, it is not far enough." Axlerod added, " The lumenproletariat not only includes the transgenders, but also the homosexuals. These people contribute nothing to the class struggle, but only supports their own self-interests. They are a threat, quite literally the "dangerous class."

He continued his talk about the Askriegian children susceptibility to capitalist propaganda, and how that is a threat to the state.

[spoiler]

Askrieg wrote:

COMRADE GENERAL AXLEROD ON KERDAVUSAN OMNIBUS LAW: NOT FAR ENOUGH

Comrade General Axlerod expressed his statement recently regarding the passing of Kerdavusan duo of law. In University of Aurora seminar on "Children: Are They Counter-Revolutionaries?", William Axlerod criticizes the omnibus law in Kerdavus, "The privatization of welfare is regrettable, as a Marxist-Communist, i expressed concerns that the capitalists scum will eventually change mentality of helping people, to profit-oriented service." He commented, "But, the Gender and Sexuality act is admirable. I voiced my support directly to Prime Minister Kaloni."

"However, it is not far enough." Axlerod added, " The lumenproletariat not only includes the transgenders, but also the homosexuals. These people contribute nothing to the class struggle, but only supports their own self-interests. They are a threat, quite literally the "dangerous class."

He continued his talk about the Askriegian children susceptibility to capitalist propaganda, and how that is a threat to the state.

[/spoiler]

OOC: I decided to change the title of head of government to Chancellor, since I think it sounds more original than Prime Minister. (Yes, I know Germany has a Chancellor, that's why it sounds cooler). Please refer to him as Chancellor Kaloni.

Chancellor Kaloni makes a statement prepared in his constitutionally-required weekly speech known as the Chancellor's Questioning Hours, a period every Saturday morning where the Chancellor debates with Opposition members in the Chamber of the Congress on their agenda as a check on their power.

In the Chamber of Congress, the debate has begun on the Social Duo. The major questions pertaining to the Social Duo are as follows:

OPPOSITION MEMBER 1 (Democratic): "Chancellor Kaloni, why have you decided to restrict welfare on the working class, who need it the most in a country as poor as Kerdavus?"

KALONI (Liberal): "Our restrictions on welfare are not a subjugation of the working class. Rather, it accompanies a two-fold objective: first, it actually gives welfare to those that desperately need it. A a person with a low wage may not still have enough to feed their families, stay in their homes, make ends meet. The new welfare system ensures that people in dire situations get the money and aid that they need. Of course, we need to ensure that taxpayer Bovalos are put to good use, so we manage all payments to ensure that the recipients are not blowing their money on frivolous items.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 1: "Elaborate on 'frivolous items.'"

KALONI: "Examples include expensive items like phones, computers, guns, etc. or legalized substances such as alcohol or drugs. The welfare system also is designed to supplement, not replace, a wage, so when a person receives a better-paying job, their welfare benefits will be limited due to their higher-paying salary. To promote employment, people are not eligible for welfare benefits if they are unemployed. However, the government will offer them a basic job to allow them to be employed, thus receiving welfare benefits and eliminating the problem of people using the government to take free cash.

I forgot to tell you the second reason. The welfare system, with these new reforms, costs less for the government to fund, and as a result, the burden of taxes is less on the individual taxpayer."

Heckling from a few Communist and Socialist MPs and Senators ensues, but is ignored by Kaloni.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 2 (Socialist Party): "Mr. Chancellor, but what about the healthcare? Are we just going to ignore this clear oppression of the working class?"

KALONI: "For your information, the government-funded National Healthcare program was a ghastly waste of money. It was inefficient, corrupt, leaked taxpayer money like nothing other. It was best to get rid of it.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 2: "You seem to be in the wrong, the National Healthcare program reduced medical costs of the average Kerdavusan down to only 12% of their income from 30 to 50%. Why do you want to deny the people healthcare coverage and support the lazy, entitled rich?"

KALONI: "The Ministry of Health & Welfare, under the new law, has been given powers to heavily regulate the private healthcare industry. This ensures that healthcare companies do not suck the live savings off of their customers. The basic plan covers physician appointments, eye appointments, vaccines, insulin and other drugs, and many other benefits that were similar to the old National Healthcare program.

The benefits are numerous. With the new authority given to the Ministry of Health & Welfare, insurance costs for the insured person will remain stable and perhaps even go down in the future, given Kerdavus's rapid advancing of hospitals and medical centers, due to heavy government regulation. Furthermore, like the welfare, the burden of taxes on the taxpayer decreases significantly, reducing the median income tax rate by half to 20%, down from over 60%!!! It saves money for the Government, and positively affects the people. Furthermore, taxes on these types of corporations more than ensure ultimate control of the state on healthcare without burning taxpayer money. A win-win."

Some disgruntled murmurs can be heard.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 3 (Socialist): "And Chancellor, why has your Government decided to recognize homosexual identity but not transgender identity?"

KALONI: "I believe in a progressive social policy, I really do. However, I also firmly believe in the institution of science. Science states that people cannot just change their gender. If you are born XX, you are a girl. XY is a boy, science has proven this. Of course, there are genetic defects that can happen, but there has been no such medical case where a boy turns into a girl and vice versa. It's impossible. No amount of body modification or hormone therapy can change your gender. I am opposed to transgenderism because science states that transgender ideals are not possible. I am not a religiously motivated extremist, like some MPs here."

He stares at the section of People's Party MPs, who begin to heckle him. Socialists and Communists form an unlikely alliance with the People's Party and begin to heckle Kaloni. They are shushed by Coalition members and warned by the Premier to maintain decorum.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 4 (People's Party): "Why has your Government decided to recognize homosexual identity in the first place? They are ghastly, moronic buffoons."

KALONI: "Gay and lesbian people are not changing their gender. They're not creeps."

OPPOSITION MEMBER 4: "They're p*dos, they're r@pists, they're murderous, rotten idiots. God has shown that homosexuals will be damned."

KALONI: "I don't give a rat's arse about what God says in that useless book. This is a secular, democratic republic, arguments based on religion are bogus. Furthermore, I have met several gay and lesbian people, and they are very nice people. Of course, like in every group, there are bad apples, but the gay & lesbian community is exceeding tolerant and being accepted by more and more people in Kerdavus. It's about time the government accepts these changing times."

People's Party members begin to shout at Kaloni for his comments, and is warned by the premier for the last time, or else they will be removed from the premises.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 3: "That's hypocritical of you to support the lesbian and gay community and not the transgender community."

KALONI: "I base my argument on rationalism and scientific logic. You base yours on notions of the mind and perception of a few people, without concrete evidence. You've had your time. If you don't have any questions, cease your interruptions."

This brutal jab at the Opposition member causes him to sit down, asserting Kaloni's authority.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 2: "Mr. Chancellor, what are your remarks to the scathing -" chuckles very slightly, barely noticeable "- critique by General Axlerod of Askrieg?"

KALONI: "As of General Axlerod, it is his opinion to believe what he wants to believe. I do not believe he was well-informed of the exact details and provisions of the Social Duo, and assumed that the rearrangement was a way to enrich the rich. Of course, the government still has ultimate authority, and it has been reformed to be more efficient and less wasteful, while helping the maximum amount of people possible. I believe he stated welfare was privatized, right?"

OPPOSITION MEMBER 2: "Yes, I do believe so."

KALONI: "If that were to be the case, then Kerdavus would go to cr@p and genuinely crumble. What my Government has merely done is reduce government spending, make the bureaucracy more efficient, and help as many people as possible, killing not 2, but 3 birds with one stone. While Kerdavus intends to advance itself as a prosperous nation in Talonia, we will not waste a single taxpayer Bovalo in achieving this objective.

Furthermore, homosexual people are not dangerous, as numerous studies have stated and stressed that homosexual people are just as likely to commit the same types of crimes as heterosexual people. The illusion of gender dysmorphia, however, is merely a psychological issue, not a scientific one."

More heckling from People's Party, Socialist, and Communist MPs for Kaloni's statements.

OPPOSITION MEMBER 5 (Conservative): "Mr. Chancellor, your Government has stated..." continues with a question on the economy

At the end...

PREMIER OF THE CONGRESS, ALEKSANDRA VEKINA: "The Chancellor's Questioning Hours are now concluded."

All MPs sing the Kerdavusan national anthem. Kaloni enters his car and leaves the premises of the Old Parliament Hall with Ministers and Coalition leaders, chatting seemingly about Niko and Axlerod.

Askrieg

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - FOUR SIXTHS OF THE WAY THROUGH

From Ultras Football, the world's premier footballing news source

This year's champions league has once again delivered an enthralling round of football. With four out of six rounds complete, let's analyse how each group has played out.

Group A

1. Red Stars (TAR)

2. Home Guard (TAR)

3. Geissele (EXT)

4. Rojhilat Deryaye (DIV)

Red Stars lead the group, undefeated in the process of doing so. Following their 6-0 masterclass at home against group favorites Geissele, they drew against Deryaye and defeated Home Guard, leading second place Home Guard by 3 points. Home Guard and Geissele are level on points with Home Guard ahead on goal difference, which is quite surprising seeing how Geissele have the best team in the group by far from a statistical standpoint. Geissele beat Deryaye 5-1 in game week 3 and drew against group leaders Red Stars, which may indicating the beginning of a comeback.

Group B

1. New Hope Wolves (NHD)

2. Bacarra West Point (ASK)

3. Bhórótójuda (KIY)

4. Ardjungó (KIY)

Although seen by many as an underwhelming group, all clubs in this group still have a sizable chance of qualifying. Ardjungó is only separated from New Hope Wolves by 5 points.

Group C

1. Atletizm Qasra FK (DIV)

2. ATK Superkhel Singal (DIV)

3. Hime-no-Guardians (EXT)

4. Capitol Guard FC (ASK)

IDEVK dominates group C as Atletizm Qasra surprisingly sits top of the group while football heavyweights ATK sit level on goal difference with Hime-no-Guardians at second. ATK, although winless in their first three games with a loss to Qasra in a Div derby, have beaten Hime-no-Guardians in a complete demolition job, 9-2. Qasra also thrash Capitol Guard 1-8 away, which has pretty much wiped out Capitol Guard's chances of qualifying, unless a miracle happens.

Group D

1. Red Bull Kharkhorum (KRN)

2. Moritsuki FC (EXT)

3. LaEnergy Sport Team (VLD)

4. Simókertónegóró (KIY)

Red Bull become the first team to have practically prematurely qualified for the knockouts, sitting on ten points and +20 goal difference following three thrashings: 7-0 LaEnergy, 8-2 Moritsuki, and 7-0 Simókertónegóró. LaEnergy will have to win both of their next games to qualify, three points behind Moritsuki who is on the final stretch of their group stage campaign. Simókertónegóró's chances are extremely slim, with one point and -14 goal difference.

Group E

1. Solamar Thunderstorms HF (NHD)

2. Neo-Sudal FC (VLD)

3. NBC FK (VLD)

4. Fall Amarner (NHD)

Solamar surprisingly leads the group while the two La Vladisin clubs trail behind by 3 and 4 points respectively. The second qualification spot seems to be between Neo-Sudal and NBC FK, but Neo-Sudal's chances look better, citing their two next home fixtures. Fall Amarner is already eliminated, with no points from 4 games.

__Group F__

1. Aurora Scout Rangers (ASK)

2. Muro Insanguinato FC (EXT)

3. FK Acuhun (KRN)

4. Flaming Speed (TAR)

Flaming Speed found itself in a group of death, sitting dead last with no points, practically eliminated. Aurora Scout Rangers sits first on 10 points, looking to be hard to dethrone while Muro Insanguinato lead Acuhun by 2 points. Muro's next two fixtures are home games while Acuhun's next two games are away games against the same opponents, so Muro definitely has better chances of qualifying seeing how Acuhun are behind on points.

Group G

1. Munkhada Dorgonsia (KRN)

2. Udhistjiró (KIY)

3. Northbl FC (VLD)

4. Last Stand Devils (NHD)

Munkhada Dorgonsia leads the group. Udhistjiró and Northbl trail by three points while Last Stand Devils in turn trail them by three points. Again, hypothetically anyone could still qualify, but Last Stand Devil's abysmal performance and Udhistjiró's 5-0 win over Northbl makes it seem like the group is already decided. Anything can happen, though.

Group H

1. Konstantinopolissporê SK (DIV)

2. Askrieg Honor Sentinels (ASK)

3. Bujan Sarhü (KRN)

4. RVL Rockets (TAR)

Konstantinopolis has beaten all three of its opponents after recovering from a disastrous 6-1 loss from Sarhü, while Sarhü's campaign has slipped slightly as it loses two (what seemed like) easy pickings. Askrieg Honor Sentinels, apart from a loss to Konstantinopolis and a (very eventful) draw to Sarhü, has been largely successful. RVL Rockets unfortunately sits at the bottom of the group, seemingly with no chance of qualifying. The battle between Bujan Sarhü and the Sentinels is the focus point of the next game week.

Idevk, Askrieg

15 ARRESTED, 34 INJURED BY MILITARY POLICE

National News Channel

Following the latest drama of The Legionnaires Ultras' hijinks, is our on field reporter Martin Tyler.

Burning buildings and cars can be seen in the background at night, with an older gentleman with a riot helmet is in the foreground with a microphone in his hand. He looks panicked and distressed while struggling to look into the camera.

"It is far from a regular hijinks, it is like warzone here folks."

Martin ducks to avoid a gas canister flying above his head.

"HEY I'M PRESS HERE! MIND YOUR SHOTS"

He then moves away while the camera follows him,

"Following Honor Sentinels' failure to qualify for the Talonian Champions League, hundreds of Legionnaires Ultras take the street of Marsada and Aurora. Smaller Legionnaires chapters in Askrieg citites were also reported causing riots in the streets. Some police officers have commented that they never seen this many organized people since the Red Revolution, which is saying something. Come with me, Charlie."

Martin then moves to guide the cameraman, Charlie. They are now in front of a Louie Viper store, a regional designer brand. In its' windows are spraypainted "TUCHEL OUT"

"Look at this, this references to the manager of Honor Sentinels, Troy Tuchel, who failed to deliver the team to the knockout stage. It's imperative --watch out Charlie!"

The frame suddenly shakes and turns around, a burned out car hits the wall where Charlie once stood.

"It's imperative that Honor Sentinels at least get into the semi-finals, as they were the champion of the recent international friendly tournament. Charlie, get that shot of the police line."

The camera then pans around into the end of the street. Lines of police in riot shields are apparent withstanding the volleys of molotov cocktails and stones thrown by the Legionnaires. The line of police suddenly opens, and an APC appeared shooting 30mm GAU cannons into the crowd of rioters. Some appeared to be falling and did not get up once more. One of the rioters runs close to Martin, while screaming "They're killing us!" Martin then comes back into the frame.

"They're not being killed. We have information the police is using non-lethal rubber bullets in their gatling guns to subdue the rioters. We're hearing rumors that up to 15 rioters have been arrested from alleged 'inciting violence' charges."

Martin then puts a finger on his left ear, seemingly receiving some information from his earpiece.

"We are hearing reports from our sources in Moukden And Kirin that Honor Sentinels are unable to leave Sarhu after their match. They're being held in an undisclosed location along with their ex-Pandawa security team until situation calms down."

The camera then pans back towards the APC earlier, seemingly now leading the police forces sweeping the street.

Then a loud voice from a loudspeaker can be heard. "THIS IS ASKRIEG REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS, WE'RE SANCTIONED TO USE CONCUSSION ORDINANCE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE TO SUBDUE THE RIOTERS. THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING TO DISPERSE"

The frame moves back to Martin, "Charlie! Get back inside the--"

The feed cuts to black.

Protests in Askrieg.

Statement by the President of the La Vladisin Football Union.

"Dear comrades! Dear football players and football talents!

What is happening on the streets of Askrig causes us great concern. The actions of fans and fans are certainly criminal and terrible for any normal society.

As a person who has watched the victories and defeats, the ups and downs of our teams since 2003, I sincerely understand what it means to celebrate a defeat in your favorite sport.

However, no defeats, no problems in the game, everywhere and without exception should not turn into a problem for all citizens, all residents, the whole nation.

What is happening now is certainly connected with political disagreements, which contradicts any concepts of sports behavior. The actions of the Askrig fans are terrible and should be punished.

In this regard, I personally and on behalf of the entire La Vladisin Football Union express my sympathy to all the victims of these rallies. On behalf of the union, which is a member of the Talonian Sports Association, I condemn all the actions of angry fans. We also call on Moukden and Kirin, as the organizer of the Championship, to suspend all games until this issue is resolved.

I hope for the best! Thank you!"

[spoiler]

Askrieg wrote:15 ARRESTED, 34 INJURED BY MILITARY POLICE

National News Channel

Following the latest drama of The Legionnaires Ultras' hijinks, is our on field reporter Martin Tyler.

Burning buildings and cars can be seen in the background at night, with an older gentleman with a riot helmet is in the foreground with a microphone in his hand. He looks panicked and distressed while struggling to look into the camera.

"It is far from a regular hijinks, it is like warzone here folks."

Martin ducks to avoid a gas canister flying above his head.

"HEY I'M PRESS HERE! MIND YOUR SHOTS"

He then moves away while the camera follows him,

"Following Honor Sentinels' failure to qualify for the Talonian Champions League, hundreds of Legionnaires Ultras take the street of Marsada and Aurora. Smaller Legionnaires chapters in Askrieg citites were also reported causing riots in the streets. Some police officers have commented that they never seen this many organized people since the Red Revolution, which is saying something. Come with me, Charlie."

Martin then moves to guide the cameraman, Charlie. They are now in front of a Louie Viper store, a regional designer brand. In its' windows are spraypainted "TUCHEL OUT"

"Look at this, this references to the manager of Honor Sentinels, Troy Tuchel, who failed to deliver the team to the knockout stage. It's imperative --watch out Charlie!"

The frame suddenly shakes and turns around, a burned out car hits the wall where Charlie once stood.

"It's imperative that Honor Sentinels at least get into the semi-finals, as they were the champion of the recent international friendly tournament. Charlie, get that shot of the police line."

The camera then pans around into the end of the street. Lines of police in riot shields are apparent withstanding the volleys of molotov cocktails and stones thrown by the Legionnaires. The line of police suddenly opens, and an APC appeared shooting 30mm GAU cannons into the crowd of rioters. Some appeared to be falling and did not get up once more. One of the rioters runs close to Martin, while screaming "They're killing us!" Martin then comes back into the frame.

"They're not being killed. We have information the police is using non-lethal rubber bullets in their gatling guns to subdue the rioters. We're hearing rumors that up to 15 rioters have been arrested from alleged 'inciting violence' charges."

Martin then puts a finger on his left ear, seemingly receiving some information from his earpiece.

"We are hearing reports from our sources in Moukden And Kirin that Honor Sentinels are unable to leave Sarhu after their match. They're being held in an undisclosed location along with their ex-Pandawa security team until situation calms down."

The camera then pans back towards the APC earlier, seemingly now leading the police forces sweeping the street.

Then a loud voice from a loudspeaker can be heard. "THIS IS ASKRIEG REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS, WE'RE SANCTIONED TO USE CONCUSSION ORDINANCE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE TO SUBDUE THE RIOTERS. THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING TO DISPERSE"

The frame moves back to Martin, "Charlie! Get back inside the--"

The feed cuts to black.

[/spoiler]

Prime Minister Kaloni makes remarks about the ongoing football conflict.

"In the friendly tournament that the Honor Sentinels won, all 4 Kerdavusan clubs were knocked out in the first round. If we were Askrieg, then Kerdavus would devolve into a state of anarchy.

But did this happen? No. People simply remained sulken, and after a few days, life resumed, albeit, with a tint of humiliation. Even I, an avid football fan, did not simply decide to destroy my own house or anything like that. The Legionnaires Ultra's actions are despicable and should not be tolerated.

Football is a way for friendly rivalry and international cooperation to improve, not to be destroyed by a few matches. Would I be ashamed if a Kerdavusan team was smoked 20-3 in an international competition? Yes, I would. Would I scream, rave, rant, and burst open in anger like a pack of bumbling baboons? No. If I did, I would immediately resign and submit myself to a mental institution.

I really don't have any other way to state this, but the situation in Askrieg is deplorable and condemnable to the highest standard. This is no way for civilized human beings to act like at all, regardless of the situation.

Also, I say this directly to the Legionnaires Ultra: Bujan Sarhü is out of the competition as well! Stop being rowdy and idiotic and accept the damn loss like everyone else is! If it takes a leader from a poorer nation to tell you this, then God help you."

Askrieg

Post by Tuiler suppressed by Askrieg.

Tuiler

Oi, sou um brasileiro aqui, eu sei que provavelmente vocês não vão entender nada do que eu falo mais, eu queria saber que papel eu poderia ficar para participar desse RP.

Hi, I'm a Brazilian here, I know you won't understand anything I say anymore, I wanted to know what role I could take to participate in this RP.

(I translated what I said into Portuguese)

Oi, sou um brasileiro aqui, eu sei que provavelmente vocês não vão entender nada do que eu falo mais, eu queria saber que papel eu poderia ficar para participar desse RP.

Hi, I'm a Brazilian here, I know you won't understand anything I say anymore, I wanted to know what role I could take to participate in this RP.

(I translated what I said into Portuguese)

Tuiler wrote:Oi, sou um brasileiro aqui, eu sei que provavelmente vocês não vão entender nada do que eu falo mais, eu queria saber que papel eu poderia ficar para participar desse RP.

Hi, I'm a Brazilian here, I know you won't understand anything I say anymore, I wanted to know what role I could take to participate in this RP.

(I translated what I said into Portuguese)

Welcome. If you want to participate in Talonia RP, check out our guide here.

Tuiler wrote:Oi, sou um brasileiro aqui, eu sei que provavelmente vocês não vão entender nada do que eu falo mais, eu queria saber que papel eu poderia ficar para participar desse RP.

Hi, I'm a Brazilian here, I know you won't understand anything I say anymore, I wanted to know what role I could take to participate in this RP.

(I translated what I said into Portuguese)

To participate in the RP, attach to the Discord Channel

IMPORTANT: the region is English-speaking, all posts and communication takes place only in English

THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

The Kaloni Government has announced the third program in its Kerdavusan Modernization Program (the first being the Poverty Reduction Initiative and the second being the National Education Reform), the National Infrastructure Revitalization Plan (shortened to NIRP). NIRP will consist of three miniprojects, each focused on a specific part of Kerdavus's lack of infrastructure to modernize it on par with developed Talonian countries.

Kaloni announces in the Prime Minister's Media Room, "NIRP will launch Kerdavus into a period of modernization akin to that of the rest of Talonia. We will leave the dark, and shine brightly like the Sun."

NATIONAL FREEWAY PROJECT

The NFP seeks to create a brand-new system of freeways connecting all of Kerdavus's major cities. With a planned length of 8,250 km, ranging from 4-lane rural roads to 10-lane urban expressways, the NFP will create many millions of jobs, increase trade, and add billions of Bovalos to the Kerdavusan economy.

Time: 2-3 years

Cost: BV 30 billion ($2.73 billion)

RAILWAY REVITALIZATION PROJECT

A project designed to renew the aging railway system, the RRP will add 20,000 km of new electrified freight line to the existing system, bringing the total to 25,000 km, all of which is planned to be electrified. Frieght via rail is expected to multiply tenfold as domestic trade surges to higher levels.

At the same time, a rapid-speed intercity passenger rail system will be constructed between all cities, Kerdavus's very own high-speed rail system. Estimated speeds of the trains, wholly designed within Kerdavus, are 250 km/h on the fastest lines.

Time: 4-6 years

Cost: BV 47.5 billion ($4.32 billion)

KERDAVUSAN ELECTRICITY PROJECT

In Kerdavus, as much as 35% of the population do not have access to a stable source of electricity. The KEP seeks to resolve this issue and bring stable and plentiful electricity to every corner of Kerdavus's urban centers, allowing for the thriving of industry on plentiful electricity utilizing oil, gas, and especially solar power plants, transported with state-of-the-art electric lines. At the same time, all coal power plants will be phased out in favor of cleaner energy sources.

Time: 5-7 years

Cost: BV 55 billion ($5 billion)

Somewhere in Monarch's palace, ~3 weeks after the Interim Finals

Minister of Defense walks into the Monarch's office, sighing.

G: "Yo. Niko. I got some-"

But to the surprise, nobody was there. "Where is that raggity-old bastard.. She still didn't recover completely..! Gah. Only one place where she can be.." - The Minister thought to herself, walking out and straight to the gym... To her surprise, she was indeed there.

G: "Niko! What the hell are you doing here? You're still not completely recovered from the fight!"

As the Minister says that, her eyes gaze upon the Monarch herself, punching a literal wooden log.

G: "N- niko..!"

The Minister rushes over; and at last, the Monarch turns around.

N: "Sup."

G: "Are you insane? Your fists already were shattered from the get-go 3 weeks ago! Who told you to keep practicing? Mitsuyo?"

N: "Yep."

"Ugh.. That muscular b[--]tch. I'll have her hanged for sure..!" - Thought the Minister, grazing her own teeth in anger..

G: "W- whatever.. are your fists alright?"

N: "Yes. It's okay. I can still punch."

The Minister looked with distraught, lifting the Monarch's right hand.. After a couple seconds, the gloves manage to slip blood through them and right on the arm..

"You idiot! In what way is this okay?! You reckless fool!.. You're bleeding through the thickly bound bandage. If this was just some scraped skin, it wouldn't look like this! Your shattered bones are already poking out of the back of your hand. If you keep punching the way you have.. You know what will happen." - The Minister lashes out on the Monarch.

Monarch ponders for a moment, sighing. "I just need to be in shape. Being an 'iron fist' isn't that easy, you know." - She says to the Minister.

G: "Forget it. I'll call medical to your office. We still have a long way to go. KIS' waiting for their deployment, they're eager to do something."

N: "I know a job just for them.. I recently heard about political opposition, rumoured to be communists or whatever-they-are. Whilst very unpopular, they still managed to stay afloat. Let KIS track them down. Deploy '26 afterwards, should be easy enough."

G: "Roger. Will do."

Post by Micky Deez suppressed by Vladis.

Micky Deez

wsg

Post by Micky Deez suppressed by Vladis.

Micky Deez

im a perfect society read up on me

Micky Deez wrote:im a perfect society read up on me

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Post by The Martian Democracy suppressed by Vladis.

The Martian Democracy

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1959702

Would any nation like to join? You can roleplay as any nation in the roleplay that has not been taken yet.

If you wanna join, tell me that you wanna join and also tell me which nation you wanna join as in the same post.

KIRIN ANNOUNCES NEW SPACE PROGRAM

The Kirinian Space Force (KSF) has announced the launch of 16 satellites into medium Talonia orbit, the payload adapters to the boosters required to launch them into orbit, and the construction of a plethora of control stations for the satellites. The purpose of this mission is to be able to maintain Kirin's own GPS system instead of relying heavily on services maintained by other nations.

"I am thrilled to stand here as the leader of this exciting project," KSF Commander-in-Chief Eunbin Hwang said, beaming exuberantly. "This is not only a big step to quality of life improvement in Kirin, but also fuels our initiative for greater self-reliance."

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REVIEW - WHAT HAPPENED?

Kirinian fans were plunged into misery after Red Bull Kharkhorum, Kirin's flagship club, was struck down by Kiyastran side Udhistjiró 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the knockout stage. Munkhada Dorgonsia were also outplayed by La Vladisin NBC FK in the round of 16 while FK Acuhun and Bujan Sarhu failed to qualify altogether. Fans were worryingly all asking the same question: After a decade of dominance, is Kirin's hold on international football finally loosening?

"We need to adapt to the new style of football," says Yekehiledu Maral, a Bujan Sarhu fan living in Aurora City, Askrieg. "Look at Udhistjiró, for example. Their players were so flexible and had no fixed role. Any player could switch between defense, midfield, and attack, with the only player expected to remain in their fixed position throughout the match being the goalkeeper. Red Bull was too focused on holding its shape, same with [Bujan] Sarhu, same with [FK] Acuhun, same with Munkhada [Dorgonsia]. The fixed formation means that the opposition can easily overwhelm the defense just by moving a few players around in order to gain a numerical advantage. Their fullbacks frequently made runs and overlapped with wingers, giving them more options in attack. Our fullbacks just stayed put in defense like lost children. We've got to revise, remodel, and reshape if we want to revive our run of form."

"He's not wrong," says football pundit Dar Kirsagan. "We were blinded by Red Bull [Kharkhorum] and Munkhada [Dorgonsia] in the group stage and their massive wins. Hell, Red Bull [Kharkhorum] beat eventual winners Moritsuki [FC] 8-2 while Munkhada [Dorgonsia] nearly went undefeated. However, our opponents changed their style of play after learning from their losses, and we didn't, which led to the horrendous knockouts performance. Our coaches and players must go back to the drawing board and evaluate how we were outplayed to be more thoroughly prepared for next year's Champions League."

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD COMMERCE ORGANISATION

In a landmark development to enhance international trade and economic cooperation, the World Commerce Organization (WCO) has been established with Kirin, Tarukistanate, and Askrieg as founding members. The formation of this organization marks a significant stride towards revitalizing global commerce and fostering mutually beneficial relations among nations.

The WCO's primary objectives encompass creating a level playing field for all member nations, ensuring fair and transparent trade practices, and facilitating smoother trade negotiations. Additionally, the organization aims to promote sustainability, encourage innovation, and support developing economies to integrate more effectively into the global market. Any and all nations are permitted to join.

"Establishing the Global Trade Alliance is pivotal in fostering collaboration and mutual understanding among nations. We envision a platform that promotes inclusive and sustainable economic growth worldwide," remarks Ogodei Sayang, the Kirinian Minister of Economic Affairs.

Leiktinn: “Those motherf*ckers destroyed everything.“

Khavis: “Atleast we are still alive.“

Liektinn: “I’d rather be dead then under the rule of those communist scumbags.“

Khavis: “Alright, your opinion, I guess. So what the h*ll do we do now?“

Liektinn: “I dont know. Mr. Scumbag Johnson has got the borders secured.“

Khavis: “What about Unia?“

Liektinn: “The guy Hiedrick fired the second he got into office?“

Khavis: “Yes. I do.“

Liektinn: “Are you a madman? Unia is dead.“

Khavis: “What?“

Liektinn: “Hiedrick’s brother got him.“

Khavis: “Wait a minute, where the h*ll is Hiedrick’s brother?“

Liektinn: “Wait. Holy f*ck you’re right. He escaped when Arolaia was captured.“

Khavis: “Alright then, I guess. So what do we do mow?“

Liektinn: “We stay here. We are safe here until after the bombing.“

Khavis: “Alrighty then.“

(OOC: New “Post“)

KarLos agent 74 walks in.

Johnson: “You’re late.“

KarLos agent 74: “Glad to meet you too. The names is Reilt by the way. I assume you are Johnson Alnihet Wallniet.“

Johnson: “Please, call me Johnson Kiut.“

Reilt: “Alrighty, I will. I assume you would like the documents?“

Johnson: “Yes I do. And you better hope for your sake that you have them.“

Reilt: “Chill man, of course i have the documents.“

Reilt puts a light yellow folder down on JohnsonÂ’s desk. Johnson opens it, skims over the contents, and closes it, starting to speak.

Johnson: “Well. KarLos just has to do their part.“

Reilt: “Sir, do you doubt KarLos?“

Johnson: “Greatly.“

At this all the gyards around Johnson aimed their guns at him, threatening him.

Reilt: “Johnson you fool. You are weak, powerless, you are a figurehead. So listen close. You know that KarLos is the only reason you one the war, correct?”

Johnson, In a surprisingly calm voice considering the many guns readied at him: “Well the war isn’t done yet, but yes I see where you are going with this.”

Reilt: “Good. As you can tell, you are outnumbered. KarLos is everywhere. See you are an ignorant narcissist. No member of KarLos actually likes you. Now go do what we want, and you will survive, although I’d rather you not.”

KIRINIAN PREMIER LEAGUE EXPANDED TO 20 TEAMS; ABKA KHANBALIK WINS THE LEAGUE

Abka Khanbalik fans erupted in celebration at the Tsengeldekh Khongon after Arslan Siban's last minute goal against Khailar SK which put Abka Khanbalik level on points but ahead on goal difference with Red Bull Kharkhorum, winning Abka its first title since 23/24. Red Bull Kharkhorum had comfortably won against Muksan Mederipolis, but had to have Abka draw or lose to win its third consecutive title, which Abka didn't. Celebrations was allegedly so loud that cheering from spectators of the Kirin First Division match between FK Alcuka and Sulihun Baibalyk was drowned out by noise from the Tsengeldekh Khongon, which was over 1 kilometre away.

Hafitambi Khanbalik, Abka Khanbalik's local rivals, dominated the early pace, topping the standings for 4 game weeks until a draw at Ilkhan Hoton allowed Abka to pass them. The following week, Abka shocked everyone by winning 6-1 on the road at Saint Kharan's Stadium against Bujan Sarhu to extend their advantage to five points. They would hold onto this lead until December, when they lost points and it shrunk, but Abka would stay ahead until March, when a loss at Red Star Solongo caused them to fall behind Red Bull, which leapfrogged Abka with a win against Dorgonsia United. With six games left, Red Bull was eight points clear of Abka and the title appeared to be settled. Abka's poor play continued for the next month as Red Bull went on a winning streak.

But after that, Red Bull stumbled, losing against Bandargoh Khanbalik and drawing against FK Acuhun in their next three matches, while Abka Khanbalik won against Munkhada Dorgonsia, FK Kharbalgas, and Giyamusi SK to cut the deficit to three points. At the Tsengeldekh Khongon, Abka defeated Red Bull 1-0 to regain the lead over Red Bull on goal differential. To keep things as they were, both teams won in their final games, winning Abka the title.

For most of the season, Talo League winners Munkhada Dorgonsia and early league-toppers Hafitambi Khanbalik followed Red Bull and Abka in the top 4. However, while Munkhada played consistently and held onto the 3rd place spot, Hafitambi lost 4 consecutive games to Dorgonsia United, Khailar SK, Bandargoh Khanbalik, and already-relegated FK Tsetserleg, which allowed the aforementioned Dorgonsia United to skip ahead of Hafitambi. To rub salt into the wound, a final-day draw against FK Bira-Ula allowed Bujan Sarhu to also overtake Hafitambi, forcing them to settle for 6th place.

Out of the 7 teams (normally 3, but the league was expanded from 16 to 20 teams), FK Fergana, Ilkhan Hoton, Bandargoh Khanbalik, Khailar SK, FK Cabcal, Giyamusi SK, and FK Tsetserleg, which were promoted from the First Division, three were demoted back. Despite losing to Abka Khanbalik, Khailar SK managed to avoid relegation by a single point. FK Cabcal, on the other hand, were unable to surpass Khailar SK and were demoted to the First Division along with Giyamusi SK and FK Tsetserleg. FK Fergana and Ilkhan hoton surprised everyone with a surprisingly good season, finishing comfortably mid-table and surpassing established Premier League teams such as Uliyasutai Assara Jaka, FK Bira-Ula, and Red Star Solongo.

MUNKHADA DORGONSIA WINS THE TALO LEAGUE!

Following a disappointing round of 16 exit in the Champions League by the hands of NBC FK, Munkhada has subsequently qualified for the inaugural season of the Talo League, the second tier of international competition that features 8 teams which finished third in their CL group, 8 teams that were knocked out in the round of 16, and (in the next season) 16 teams that qualified for the Talo League in their domestic competitions. The club had a similarly rocky start, requiring penalty shootouts to win against Bhórótójuda and Northbl FC and being sent to the losers bracket by Konstantinopolissporê SK, but found form there, winning 3-0 against FK Acuhun in a Kirinian derby, defeating Atletizm Qasra FK in penalty shootouts, and defeating Bujan Sarhu 2-3 in another Kirinian derby. In the finals, Munkhada ironically beat Konstantinopolissporê. the same team which had relegated them to the losers' bracket, by two goals to none, claiming their spot as the champions of the Talo League. Players and fans are delighted and the club looks forward to a better performance in next year's Champions League, qualifying once more alongside champions Abka Khanbalik, Red Bull Kharkhorum, and Dorgonsia United after finishing 3rd in the Kirinian Premier League.

ASKRIEG NATIONAL NEWS CHANNEL

BREAKING NEWS -- FOOTBALL RIOTS UNDERWAY -- AURORA CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW

We go to our field reporter who is currently airborne above Aurora City, Martin Tyler.

An older gentleman with a soothing commentary-like voice is in a helicopter. Beyond the windows, can be seen several buildings on fire. The streets are filled with people with lit up red flares, and several roads were blocked by burning tires.

Up here it is much clear what is happening, Chris. We are hearing reports that the Legionnaires are teaming up with Blood Rangers hooligans, Aurora Scout Rangers FC militant fans, in their vengeance. Their numbers started being reported around noon today, and kept climbing until midnight now.

You can see below, that Park Avenue is completely blocked off by makeshift roadblocks and burning tires. Can you get that shot, Bill? Zoom in closer.

The feed is zooming on a roadblock in a wide street. Several individuals with masks and balaclavas can be seen feeding the fire. One of them is holding a lit flare and pointed quickly at the helicopter. Then, a surge of green laser lights hit the camera, blinding the view.

Ah! Damn! They're hitting us with lasers! Wave off, wave off!

The helicopter did an extreme roll to the right, evading the lasers.

Let's check on the police garrisons. They're deploying the militarized Counter-Revolutionaries Special Officers to help quell the riots. Get that shot of the CRSOs, Bill.

The feed zooms to a marching police garrisons lead by an APC. The turrets on it fires several canisters of tear gas, and landed among the rioters. They instinctively runs away, trampling anything and anyone on their path. Several are seen falling but no signs of them coming back up.

Oh God, that is horrible. To understand why the police is employing such drastic measures in dispersing the riots, let's go to a special report by our man on the ground, Alexander Arnold.

SPECIAL REPORT -- FOOTBALL RIVALRY ENDS IN DEATH

The feed cuts to a young man with fuzzy hair in front of an Aurora City townhouse. A police line is tied across the front door, with 2 policemen guarding the entrance.

Behind me is the residence of one Yekehiledu Maral, a Bujan Sarhu fan living in Aurora City. Earlier today, a taped interview of Maral is broadcasted across Askrieg saying that he is a Bujan Sarhu fan. Angry after their team ended up bottom of the group, several Legionnaires invited some Blood Rangers to broke into the home of Maral to 'mark their territory'. In a fit of rage after their team's failure to lift the trophy, the Blood Rangers agreed to team up with the Legionnaires, an unprecedented alliance between these two hooligans.

Aurora City police in a press conference reported that the Maral family was brutally murdered by the hooligans. 3 Legionnaires and 4 Blood Rangers have been arrested and charged with first degree murder. The Legionnaires and Blood Rangers claimed that these murders were justified as Maral was "asking for it." No further comments and reports have been released by the police until the riots broke out sometime in the evening.

However, this incident did not go unanswered. We go to Tamara Greene in Moukden And Kirin city of Sarhu, with her report.

ASKRIEGIAN MURDERED IN SARHU -- WHO'S TO BLAME?

The death of Askrieg national, James Raikkonen, has shook the Askriegian community in Sarhu. His body was discovered by his neighbor who checked his wellbeing after not seeing the 54-year-old in his daily walks. The Kirinian police have not released a statement, however it is rumored to be related to the football violence back home, as James was an avid Scout Rangers fan.

James' home was ransacked, however no valuable possession is lost. This brings more pressure to the Kirinian police, as the public speculates more and more that this is the latest incident in a long string connecting football and violence in Askrieg. The Askriegian community in Sarhu has expressed concerns as they claim anti-Askrieg sentiments is growing especially after news broke of a Sarhu fan died in Aurora City. They have asked all Askriegians living in Sarhu to limit travel outside their homes to ensure their safety.

ASKRIEGIAN IMMIGRANTS IN SARHÜ MOVED TO REFUGEE CAMP

CITY OF SARHÜ EMERGENCY BROADCAST

THIS IS NOT A TEST

This is an emergency broadcast from the civil authority of Sarhü to all ASKRIEGIAN immigrants residing in the following districts: ZAISAN, TYNAC, NAADAM, PUJIN, OTGONBOLD

Your safety may be in danger. Carry out the following instructions carefully:

1. Conceal any indication of your Askriegian nationality.

2. Pack any essential or prized items with you and report to any law enforcement, local authority, or Askriegian embassy building with your passport and ID card. Law enforcement will be present in major crossroads and public facilities to ensure your safety.

3. You will be sent to a secure location to ensure your safety from the crisis in Sarhü. Food, shelter and water will be provided.

This message will now repeat.

END OF BROADCAST

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Riots are erupting throughout Sarhü, with banners displaying graphic anti-Askrieg messages and pictures of Yekehiledu Maral. Law enforcement has, perhaps recklessly, contained the riots to a few locations, leading to the injuries of around 40 protestors. Police have released a public autopsy of James Raikkonen's body, revealing that he had been hit in the head by a blunt object, passing away from a skull fracture. Neither Bujan Sarhü or the police have released a public statement.

Askriegian immigrants in the area have been evacuated to the neighboring city of Golynkhavtan and are temporarily residing in refugee camps.

Askrieg

Negotiations End

To the annoyance of The Minister Of Defense Ivan Fein, The Birobidjanian Government has been negotiating a ceasefire between The Birobidjanian Military and SolomonÂ’s Guard for a few weeks now. However, negotiations took a turn for the worse when a Birobidjanian tank entered one of the suburbs on the outskirts of Bloyam. This accident occurred because the tank's crew misunderstood where the border was between Bloyam and the rest of Birobidjan. This incident convinced SolomonÂ’s Guard leader, Lev Ozeri that the government was using talks of a ceasefire as a method to stall SolomonÂ’s GuardÂ’s advances so that the military could retake Bloyam violently. SolomonÂ’s Guard have ended negotiations which means a peaceful end to this conflict is impossible.

Trouble Brews

Lev OzeriÂ’s uprising in Bloyam has inspired many groups of varying ideologies and sizes to start their own uprisings. Towns across the countryside have been taken over by these groups and some groups are trying to take cities. In response to these events, The Birobidjanian Government is considering declaring martial law. However no decision has been made yet.

Post by South Wakanda suppressed by Moukden And Kirin.

South Wakanda

Announcement:

South Wakanda is temporarily opening it's borders for refugees from Friday November 24th to December 1st after that our borders will be closed and we will open fire at anyone who tries to cross our borders after December 1st

South Wakanda wrote:Announcement:

South Wakanda is temporarily opening it's borders for refugees from Friday November 24th to December 1st after that our borders will be closed and we will open fire at anyone who tries to cross our borders after December 1st

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Kirin

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Kirin

sorry my school banned discord sorry

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You could use it on a home device?

Republic of Vladis, Sudal

BREAKING NEWS

Fire in the Cathedral of Cardinal La Conoln Vail

Today, at the Praviks's Cathedral named after Cardinal La Vail, at about 05:09 a.m. local time, a fire started in the Central Service Building. In 30 minutes, the fire engulfed the entire building, the spire and the Dedicated Cross.

Now active extinguishing is being carried out, according to preliminary data, 20 people were injured during the fire and extinguishing, 3 firefighters from the bottom, 2 died.

The fire can be counterpolated, now the goal of the firefighters is not to allow the fire to penetrate into other buildings.

Recall that the Cathedral of Cardinal La Vail is the second most important cathedral, which houses the statue of Father Praven Vikos, the original of the icons "First Giving" and "Sister of Our Leader", and also houses the main residence of the Cardinal of All Vladisinsky and the World. Cardinals and Deans are inaugurated in this church, Father's Services are held and the main objects of the church heritage are kept.

According to legend, under the Holy Altar are the graves of the first three heads of the Sudalsky Dean's Office.

In this Cathedral was inaugurated the first La Cardinal of All Vladisinsky and the Earthly La Conol Vail.

Today, in connection with the tragedy, for the third time in the history of the Vladisinsky Orthodox Church, in the main church of the whole Denomination, in the Temple of Memory and Charity of Vikosov, the "Prayer of the Apocalypse" was pronounced (before that it was pronounced during the pandemic of the Vladisinsky Strain of Swine Flu and after the outbreak of the First Tallonian War)

"What is happening is a tragedy for all Praviks's Churches throughout Talonia. We pray to God that everything will end in peace and hope for the speedy return of the Cathedral to its service!" - the comment of the head of the church, His Holiness La Praviks of All Talonia Mityi XI.

Tarukistanate, Alstov On Don, Askrieg

FC AURORA INTERNAZIONALE PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE

The clicks and clacks of cameras are deafening the press conference room. It used to be laden with orange and green banners of the Scout Rangers, but now hangs the black and blue mandala of the FC Aurora Internazionale. A table had been set in front of the room with 3 name placards, "GEORGE HANSEN - VP OF ATHLETICS"; "HANS HAKKINEN - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD"; and one that has been turned away. Hansen and Hakkinen had already taken their seat, with the last one remaining empty. A press secretary out of view hushes the journalists, and the room quiets down.

Hakkinen begins to speak, "In spirit of recent Aurora Scout Rangers FC rebranding to FC Aurora Internazionale; and remembering the recent 2-1 loss at Champions League; while also acknowledging that as an organization the expectations are much higher; the leadership at Internazionale LLC., have decided it is in the organization's interest to renew the football program by hiring a new manager."

Hakkinen and Hansen stands up to greet an out of frame figure. Then they unveiled an Internazionale jersey with the name 'Paulinho' on it. The man then sits down at the third empty seat and turning the placard to the journalists. On it, is written "HOSEA PAULINHO - MANAGER", a simple title but with a huge history and culture behind it.

Hakkinen speaks again, "I believe Mr. Paulinho's reputation precedes him, being The Special One and all. We hope that he can bring glory back to this organization. We will now take questions."

A man stands up from the crowd, "Mr. Paulinho! How would you plan to turn Internazionale around?"

Paulinho answers with broken Portuguese-English and crossed arms, "I believe that the culture have to be good first, no? Inter has good culture but just eh, crap players."

A barrage of follow-up questions follow, but one shouts loudest, "Does this mean there will be an overhaul to the line-up?"

Paulinho answer effortlessly, almost annoyedly, "That is an obvious question. Is like in your stomach, y'know, players are like food in intestine. If you eat, eat, eat good food but there still crap in stomach you still get sick, no? You have to take it out first. Eh, no more question these are stupid reporters."

Then the three men walks away from the room as calmly as they entered. The shouts of the journalists were met unfazed.

Tarukistanate

Post by Pochang suppressed by Extremium.

Pochang

Dear Leaders of Talonia,

As the leading military power by far in Talonia, I would like to propose that I obtain a position that appeals to my military position above the others in the region. And as the leader in several other areas (manufacturing, weaponization and arms manufacturing), I am a defender of the freedom of this region and a powerhouse that deserves more recognition. I hope that this is received well as Pochang's defence forces are our main concern. we spend nearly 40% of GDP on them, are armed with WMDs and scoring 43,000 on the Charon conveyancy index for our arms manufacturing capabilities we have the capability to destroy hundreds of small nations at once. please consider my proposal.

Dictatorial Emperor of Pochang

Pochang wrote:Dear Leaders of Talonia,

As the leading military power by far in Talonia, I would like to propose that I obtain a position that appeals to my military position above the others in the region. And as the leader in several other areas (manufacturing, weaponization and arms manufacturing), I am a defender of the freedom of this region and a powerhouse that deserves more recognition. I hope that this is received well as Pochang's defence forces are our main concern. we spend nearly 40% of GDP on them, are armed with WMDs and scoring 43,000 on the Charon conveyancy index for our arms manufacturing capabilities we have the capability to destroy hundreds of small nations at once. please consider my proposal.

Dictatorial Emperor of Pochang

Hi, we do not use NS stats in this RP.

If you want to join the RP then please join our Discord server.

Not even mentioning that we have WMDs banned across the region in RP, so this post is automatically suppressed.

Pochang wrote:Dear Leaders of Talonia,

As the leading military power by far in Talonia, I would like to propose that I obtain a position that appeals to my military position above the others in the region. And as the leader in several other areas (manufacturing, weaponization and arms manufacturing), I am a defender of the freedom of this region and a powerhouse that deserves more recognition. I hope that this is received well as Pochang's defence forces are our main concern. we spend nearly 40% of GDP on them, are armed with WMDs and scoring 43,000 on the Charon conveyancy index for our arms manufacturing capabilities we have the capability to destroy hundreds of small nations at once. please consider my proposal.

Dictatorial Emperor of Pochang

You're not that guy buddy

Karkol

Post by Pochang suppressed by Aquila Talonia.

Pochang

Extremium wrote:Hi, we do not use NS stats in this RP.

If you want to join the RP then please join our Discord server.

Not even mentioning that we have WMDs banned across the region in RP, so this post is automatically suppressed.

so the region is run by dirty pacifist pansies? is that what we are led to realise?

Post by Pochang suppressed by Aquila Talonia.

Pochang

Moukden And Kirin wrote:You're not that guy buddy

neither are you. i have beaten you in matches nearly 10 times. for a nation so old you really have no leg to stand on. my military could crush all of you with one blow. i will no longer endorse you either although im sure you wont care. even though you were endorsed by one of the top 1% of militaries.

Post by Pochang suppressed by Aquila Talonia.

Pochang

Moukden And Kirin wrote:You're not that guy buddy

neither are you. i have beaten you in matches nearly 10 times. for a nation so old you really have no leg to stand on. my military could crush all of you with one blow. i will no longer endorse you either although im sure you wont care. even though you were endorsed by one of the top 1% of militaries.

Post by Pochang suppressed by Aquila Talonia.

Pochang

Moukden And Kirin wrote:You're not that guy buddy

neither are you. i have beaten you in matches nearly 10 times. for a nation so old you really have no leg to stand on. my military could crush all of you with one blow. i will no longer endorse you either although im sure you wont care. even though you were endorsed by one of the top 1% of militaries.

Pochang wrote:neither are you. i have beaten you in matches nearly 10 times. for a nation so old you really have no leg to stand on. my military could crush all of you with one blow. i will no longer endorse you either although im sure you wont care. even though you were endorsed by one of the top 1% of militaries.

That's crazy, anyways how does my ban hammer feel?

Moukden And Kirin, New Hope Dormar, Tarukistanate, Overanistan, Extremium, Karkol, South Wakanda, Teldham

Post by Behoods Pearic suppressed by Moukden And Kirin.

Behoods Pearic

Aquila Talonia wrote:That's crazy, anyways how does my ban hammer feel?

Pochang have done nothing wrong. That was stupid of you to eject them. They are not lying when they say they could crush us all

Behoods Pearic wrote:Pochang have done nothing wrong. That was stupid of you to eject them. They are not lying when they say they could crush us all

Real mature of you, attention seeker. Don't come back.

Idevk, Tarukistanate, Overanistan, Karkol

Behoods Pearic wrote:Pochang have done nothing wrong. That was stupid of you to eject them. They are not lying when they say they could crush us all

Hi! The Grand Vizier, Grand Vizier Emeritus, and the Caliph, have no obligations to explain their decision to banject nations, especially to other unrelated parties.

However allow me as your humble regional officer to try to explain why they are justified to banject Pochang.

The use of NSstats is not applicable in Talonian RP, it is written in the RP rules which i will link below. The reason why, is because NS in general could be quite limiting in terms of gameplay. We prefer to do RP discussions and gameplay in our Discord, which i am certain you already joined.

Furthermore, in the Discord you could find our general rules for moderating this region. Which includes a clause, where the moderation team is allowed to make judgement calls based on common sense. Threatening the literal WA Delegate is sufficient enough for at least an ejection, no? Not to mention disrupting the RP with their posts.

I hope that answers your question! :)

Withour any passive-aggressiveness whatsoever,

Askrieg :)

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1815726

Idevk, Tarukistanate, Karkol

Behoods Pearic wrote:Pochang have done nothing wrong. That was stupid of you to eject them. They are not lying when they say they could crush us all

Please do not come back here if you are going to upkeep this sort of "superiority complex" behavior.

Thank you.

Idevk, Tarukistanate, Overanistan, Karkol

Post by Lezakstan suppressed by Askrieg.

Lezakstan

bro im gone for a few days and this happens 💀

--The Genosa Post--

𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑷𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒔

The national industry report, which happens every few weeks in Genosa, has recently plummeted. With Factories being reported as "Disgusting" and "Out-Right Miserable", this comes as a shock, as the last report went smoothly, with no government bribing, supposedly. The Eternal Leader, Potiski Woar, has spoken about the report in a news interview," This is unacceptable, if we want to keep Genosa alive, we need industry, not wooden swords!"

𝑷𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒊 𝑾𝒐𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 2% 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑮𝑫𝑷 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚

After the report, factory production, and overall quality declined heavily, The Eternal Leader, Potiski Woar has announced a rerouting of 2% of national GDP to go to fixing, and improving the industry. "It may be a bit risky, but we need to keep the internal peace, and stability." Economists have suspected for the industry to stabilize if all goes right, in a estimated 3 weeks, possibly 4.

Askrieg

Lezakstan wrote:bro im gone for a few days and this happens 💀

As you may know, RMB is for RP post only, and must, at the very least, contain 100 words. McThankies!

National News Channel

DAILY REPORT

Good evening Askrieg, and welcome back to your government-mandated 6 o'clock Daily Report. I am your host, Sean Dyche.

UNDERAGE DRINKING NOW LEGAL

Ministry of Culture held a press conference today announcing the decriminalization of underage drinking. Minister of Culture and ex-adult film star, Hunter Crowe, explained the reason for the recent policy change.

A bald man with a strangely fitting tan suede suit is answering questions on a podium.

"A cheese platter with wine has always been a staple in Askriegian suppers. We must not deprive our lovely children from that pleasure! To pair with our excellent cheeses, I recommend a vintage red from Crowe Yards! Now with extra vitamin A and omega-3 to help your child-growth!"

FOOTBALL RIOTERS CONVICTED

The 3 Legionnaires charged with Inciting Violence with Intent is convicted guilty earlier today. After a week-long public trial, Judge DeGiulio delivered a guilty verdict following a controversial unprecedented public trial.

Speculations were spread about the supposed corruption in the judicial process regarding failure to pursue a reasonable conspiracy charge. One of the Legionnaires, Lars Magnussen, stated in his testimony that he was directed to incite a riot by an unknown third party. In his testimony, he recollected that "After the match, me and some member of the Legionnaires get unexplainable wire transfers from an unknown source. Then, a letter was placed in front of my doorstep, saying 'Do what must be done" with the letter 'A' circled in red blood. I got scared and assumed what it meant."

Detective Marsi, the ACPD officer tasked with the investigation of the riots, did not pursue the lead beforehand. "We determined that the (conspiracy) lead was unsubstantiated. Meaning, we did not find enough supporting evidence." Claims of a supposed third party were also denied by the prosecution, citing "not enough reliable witness are able to corroborate the story."

Magnussen, and the 2 other Legionnaires are due to a sentence hearing later this week. The prosecution recommends a 12-year sentence without parole.

Idevk, Alstov On Don

THE BOST CONDRA NEWS

The Government Makes Geronticide Allowed

Recently, the government made the newest rule, making Geronticide allowed, according to the Head National Pension Department, Kang Kruso stated in an open speech "The government make Geronticide legal for the pension fund to back on the track" said on quote, The government makes this rule to prevent the national pension fund ran out, the rule states that, an elderly between the age of 75-100 or more, will be executed by a secret force from the police, however the rule stated also that the elderly has a ongoing health problems will be not executed until further notice, the family affected by this will get a financial compensation for how much the elderly gains from the pension fund.

This is the Bost Condra news will be back shortly...

Idevk, Vladis, Askrieg

Introduction to Karkol

The Free and United Republic of Karkol is a country located in eastern Merinesia. It has a population of about 275,000,000, making it the fifth-most populous country in Talonia and the most populous in Merinesia. It is a densely-populated and heavily-industrialized country. The capital city of Karkol is Kamago. Karkol is led by a totalitarian dictator, Ra Kokenbul, who rules the country with an iron fist, swiftly crushing out any opposition with the aid of the loyal Karkolian Armed Forces. The country's turbulent history has resulted in its current position, and what little remains of the people's hope for freedom is holding on, perhaps one day to be fulfilled.

History

Karkol was first settled by two main groups: the Kiyars and the Ertulani. These groups eventually split into the main ethnic groups of Karkol today, and spread out across the region. Warring was frequent between the groups, leading to the creation of major empires such as the Ombulani Empire, the Yolkuta Empire, and the Ertu Empire. These empires ruled the eastern part of Karkol for centuries, until internal problems broke them apart. The western regions saw some development due to the collapse of the eastern powers, using the east's weakened state as an advantage to gain land. The most notable empires to emerge out of the western region include the Empire of Gagiltor and the Pandurian Empire. The Sogan Empire was also established, by the nomadic Sogan people who recurrently raided the far western Karkolian tribes.

The 11th century brought the rise of the Ulmara Empire, based out of Gunagar, led by Kiritiul the Magnificent, a masterful tactician and military commander who conquered nearly all of modern-day Karkol under his massive empire, and brought about the Karkolian Golden Age. The Karkolian Golden Age, which lasted until the late 13th century, was a period of rapid scientific and cultural advancement in Ulmara society, producing famous philosophers, mathematicians, theorists, scholars, artists, and musicians. The Golden Age also spurred the return and spread of the Yanu religion, an ancient Ombulani religion that had previously experienced a sharp decline.

The end of the Karkolian Golden Age brought about the collapse of the Ulmara Empire into four distinct kingdoms: Ombulan, Yolkuta, Ulmar, and Panduria, beginning the Four Kingdoms period. This period followed the four kingdoms as they explored the world, discovering new lands and establishing trade routes. It was largely peaceful until the War of the Burning Towns, in which the Kingdom of Ombulan was defeated by Yolkuta and Panduria. This led to widespread resentment in Ombulani society, eventually triggering the Ombulani Revolution, in which the Ombulani monarchy was replaced with a military dictatorship led by General Argos Tomibil. Tomibil started the Great Karkolian War, which pitted Yolkuta and Panduria against Ombulan, Ulmar, and the Sogan Empire. The war was an overwhelming Ombulani victory, but it killed over 1 million people and caused terrifying devastation across the belligerents.

Next, the Kingdom of Ombulan began a quest to unify Karkol by force. After conquering Ulmar and Sogana, Ombulan formed the Empire of Karkol in 1630, led by Rotala the Unifier. The Empire of Karkol was a powerful force in Merinesia, with a strong army and navy. It also established a bustling commerce economy, trading Karkolian natural and luxury resources to other nations that did not possess them. It was in this united form that the pure wealth of Karkol began to be discovered and extracted. Also during this period, the Empire of Karkol made large expansions. In 1764, the empire had reached its highest extent under Emperor Loki II, who had taken over much of the Karkolian subcontinent. Karkol emerged as a world power, with one of the world's strongest economies and militaries.

The mid-to-late 1800s saw the decline of the Empire of Karkol, as many conquered territories broke off, gaining independence. By 1878, Karkol's borders had reached their modern state. The people began to disapprove of the monarchy en masse in the late 19th century, triggering multiple failed revolutions. Emperor Kostuka, who took the position in 1909, transformed the country into a police state, brutally oppressing his political opposition and any protests. Eventually, he was unable to suppress the revolutions and the June Revolution of 1925 brought an end to the monarchy and the death of Emperor Kostuka and much of his family. A presidential democracy was instated, creating the Republic of Karkol. The republic's constitution was widely perceived as flawed, and led to the rise of Arko Kokenbul in 1946. Kokenbul, a famed military leader who led part of the anti-monarchy forces during the June Revolution, was trusted by the people. He promised a free and fair democracy. However, his true intentions quickly became clear. He assumed total control of the country with the assistance of the loyal military, eliminating opposition leaders and stripping the Karkolian Parliament and other government positions of their power. Kokenbul's totalitarian dictatorship, unlike the previous monarchy, withstood all attempts to replace it. Despite the resistance's efforts, they were forced underground to survive his brutality.

Arko Kokenbul died suddenly of a stroke in 1961. He passed the position of General Secretary of the People's League (as well as President of Karkol) onto his son, Sukir Kokenbul. Sukir, 27 years old at the time, assumed the position, but the political vacuum created by Arko Kokenbul's death did not go unnoticed by resistance groups. Several coalitions of resistance groups rose up together in the 1961 Revolution of Solidarity against the Kokenbul regime, starting a year-long civil war. However, the revolution failed in its goal and the resistance movement returned to the shadows as Sukir solidified his rule. Numerous massacres of suspected revolutionaries were executed by the Karkolian Armed Forces in the years after the revolution, only further intimidating the people. Sukir continued his father's goal of making Karkol a superpower, substantially expanding the military and economy at the cost of the people.

In 2023, Sukir, then 89 years old, resigned as General Secretary of the People's League, passing on the position to his 45-year-old son, Ra Kokenbul. Ra's way of ruling is barely different from his father's and grandfather's before him, though the people have perceived him to be much more lenient on civil rights than his ancestors, which has been seen as a somewhat good sign by resistance groups and other citizens alike. Ra has made it clear that his goals as president are to restore the country to its former glory.

Economy

Karkol has a GDP of $715 billion, making it the 16th-largest economy in Talonia. However, it is significantly lagging behind other countries of its size, an issue traced back to its turbulent history, Arko Kokenbul's failed attempts at autarky, and the late industrialization. The Karkolian economy has received a massive boost in recent years with its rapid industrialization, but more needs to be done for Karkol to catch up to the rest of Talonia, something Ra Kokenbul has realized and is working to achieve. In terms of natural resources, Karkol has substantially abundant mineral reserves, particularly resources such as iron, coal, copper, aluminum, and gold. Surplus materials are exported to the international market, mostly unprocessed, though the manufacturing and processing sector has been majorly expanded in the last few years. Karkol also has abundant petroleum reserves, one of its most valuable exports. It additionally possesses smaller amounts of natural gas, which is mostly used for power production instead of being exported.

Politics and Government

The Karkolian government operates as a single-party system, with only the People's League political party and some minor allied parties legalized in politics. The ruling People's League party, led by chairman Ra Kokenbul, orchestrates supreme power over the state and often uses force to maintain this rule. Political opposition is heavily repressed by the government and military, though the government is widely-perceived as being quite lenient towards allowing personal freedoms in recent times. When Arko Kokenbul took control in 1946, he installed a personalist dictatorship, with the People's League having very little power. Sukir Kokenbul expanded the powers and institutions of the People's League to create a more effective government, establishing today's political system.

Idevk, Vladis, Psawx, Alstov On Don, Kirovian Tsardom

What are the cards for? That we collect

”THE END IS NEAR”

Kamin turned into a post apocalyptic dump of 10 million people struggling to survive

Local time: 9:54 am

Area: downtown Kamin

Scene #1

Burning buildings.. smell of meth.. and everything you can imagine about hell made ten times worse in Kamin downtown right at this momentÂ… Hello and welcome back to TON news broadcasting services. Today we explore the aftermath of the attacks made by Kirinian troops in Kamin city. What was once a lavish and economically well set city, turned to a hell on earth. This morning, We investigate what was left and what the people do to survive out in this wastelandÂ

Scene #2:

The business district number 13, “Route Dicathas” used to be a thriving street filled with street food, casinos and clubs. It was the centre of tourism and known by locals as “the street that never sleeps”. It sure looks like it fell into a deep slumber now.. *chuckle. The street is filled with broken glass shards, cocaine splatters and broken pieces of wire and metal pipes. Oh look! It’s a family of 4 hiding underneath a piece of billboard eating what seems like.. what could only be described as moldy bread that turned a purplish green… let’s interview these local residents.

-hello sir!

-what ya want! Where ya from! Kirinians not welcome here! They are the killers! No killer in Torturia! Get out!

-whoaaa sir. Please, calm down. I am a reporter from Sokoliny Glaz. Now, how do you feel about this attack to your home and your family?

-get outta here! You dog! You must be the Kirinian spies! Dog! Get out of here dog! Come here! Get this dog outta our country!

*a woman dressed in ragged clothes appear from underneath a piece of wood plank, she is in extremely bad condition and her teeth are covered in a green mold or grease of sortÂ

-Kirinian spy! Get dog outta country! Dog! Dog away! No dog welcome you understand? No dog!

-please guys. Calm down. I am born in Tarukistanate so my accent might be a bit off but I am NOT a spy. Now, can we get back to the interview?

-crazy dog is talking in Torturish! This dog crazy! Mad! Get him out! Bite him! Bite his leg off get this dog outta country!

*the man then leaped out of the dirt and metal dump and tried biting the reporter on the leg. A security guard then pointed his pistol at the rabid man. The man eventually backed down into his hideout*

Scene #3:

*phew* well that was certainly something folks! *chuckle. It seems like not only the bombs weÂ’re doing damage to these poor folkÂ… The cocaine is too! Recently, the cocaine industry in Torturia have also faced a crackdown and many burglaries from their storages where they store drugs. Die to the bombings, not as many people were on duty protecting the stash so the vaults were robbed a total of 21 times in the past month! Cocaine litters the streets of Kamin and ph boy are these kids puffing it like air these days! *snicker.

The Controversial Sign

Last week, a shocking photograph was published to the public. A 4K image photographed by an unknown photographer of an elderly man, holding a sign that reads “the end is near”. The sign was written poorly and with chalk. But it displays a sorrow message… “It gives a strange and melancholic feeling! Like our world is coming to an end! A Great War!” Quotes art professor, Leocardo Van Joe.

Askrieg

Major City to be Abandoned

ItÂ’s been several weeks since the First Talonia War broke out in northern Talonia. Following the First Talonia War, the current state of the city of Hadiza, AOD has finally finished being analyzed. The Alstov-on-Don government has granted the city of Hadiza to be abandoned as the city has been destroyed beyond repair. It has been noted that it would take more time, money, and work to rebuild the city as opposed to building a new city or expanding a current city. This marks the first time that a major city with a population of over 200,000 will be abandoned in the nation. The government will announce the next steps for the remaining citizens soon.

Tarukistanate, Askrieg

Garret's Insurgency

Sytrix operations had concluded to a halt as all platoons are had completed their withdrawal from Interior territory. The Tecsones administration had been inefficent, failing to capitalize on the absence of 1 threat. Instead directing 402 selected men to gather weaponry to stage an attack on an platoon encamped within Tecsones territory. Within the following days they had amassed an impressive amount of firearms with the assistance of local illegal gunsmiths and the utilization of smugglers delivering vital supplies of weaponry towards the Tecsones.

Within this time frame, reconnaissance had informed 11th Army Corp's command of details of an impending Tecsones attack. Headquarters had directed the relocation of 2 infantry regiments and 2 mechanized companies, totaling 4,200 men and 12 AFVs towards Tecsones territory. They had begun to occupy strategic positions and strongholds to deter any Tecsones guerilla operation.

The expulsion of tribal population had then been initiated as milions had relocated en masse towards the nation's major cities. This had proven calamitous to the Tecsones, with the region depleted of a chunk of it's population.

THE BOST CONDRA NEWS

A Airliner Being Hijacked, Destination Unknown

An airliner from Condra Wings flight 88, was hijacked by an unknown group, the plane lost contact 5 minutes after takeoff, and the last contact from the pilot was "Where are we? We got a knock on the door, and it's dangerous, many gunshots were fired- *gunshots* *cuts*", The plane was headed from Qofgor Aranta Airport to Melina- Hartam International Airport, The Boeing 717 was carrying 70 passengers and 6 crew, The hijacker group was reported from the pilot were 4 people wearing a black balaclava and facemask, they reportedly with pistols and barbed bat, The military went to action, one F-16, search the plane, The Police and the military were searching for the plane on every airport on the country, many witnesses were confused about a plane flying on a low altitude of 1640 feet (500 meters), The government launch a investigation for the plane, but still the plane was unknown and heading to the unknown.

This is the Bost Condra news will be back shortly...

Torturia, Askrieg

Post by Natatech suppressed by Vladis.

Natatech

Oi, sou o Reino de Natatech, faço parte do Reino Unido de Tuiler, meu idioma oficial é português, estou sempre pronto para ajudar!

Psawx

ORPHANAGE BOMBED TO A CRISP IN A KIRINIAN SUBURB

local time: 8 pm

Area: suburb near Kirinian capital

*a conversation on the walkie talkie*

-(unknown man 1) got the bomb emplaced?

-(unknown man 2) yes sir.

-detonate it in 5 minutes.

-why not now sir?

-IÂ’m adjusting the equipment so that when it detonates, the communication between me and HQ wonÂ’t shut off.

-ahh yes wise indeed.

-they burn us, kill us, bury us alive, itÂ’s time to make them pay. This of course is one of many attacks.

-Long live Jarat sir *chuckle

-may the lord be with us all.

-Torturia bans Christianity though.

-heheh I know that

-wait what?

-quit talking now kiddo. Detonate it.

-yes sir.

*the walkie talkie shuts off*

BREAKING NEWS

Area: Sokoliny Glaz

Local time: 6 pm

Today, justice could be served as The Kirinian Khaganate suffers a brutal attack as the “John Jeronie Orphanage” was bombed by an unknown source. Many claim it was JARAT and investigations have started but little evidence was discovered. The total death count is unknown at the moment but the building was seen to be encased a burning flame when the bomb was detonated underneath the building. Tunnels that led to the bomb go into a local forest. The hole however has been cleverly covered and no footprints were discovered. We will keep you updated as more news come out about the matter. TON, signing out.

THE BOST CONDRA NEWS

The Airliner was discovered in Torturia

after 6 days without any signal or report from the plane, The plane was discovered by Torturia police and special forces of Bost Condra (SFBC), The plane was in damaged condition with gunshot holes in the body of the plane, The SFBC will do a Special Operation to release the passenger out, the plane was hijacked by JARAT a terrorist group from torturia, still the SFBC will make a move to save the passenger on the plane

This is the Bost Condra news will be back shortly...

Torturia

Natatech wrote:Oi, sou o Reino de Natatech, faço parte do Reino Unido de Tuiler, meu idioma oficial é português, estou sempre pronto para ajudar!

Hi! This is an English-speaking region, so please write posts in English

Vladis wrote:Hi! This is an English-speaking region, so please write posts in English

Ok! I will write everything in English

Idevk

Hi! I just joined here, can someone tell me how things work here?

Psawx, Askrieg

Fagtermila wrote:Hi! I just joined here, can someone tell me how things work here?

Hey there, welcome to Talonia. To get ya started, read the dispatch below. We also do lots of stuff in the Discord server, you can find the invite in the dispatch as well. The RMB (ones you currently posting on) is reserved for our modern era RP, if you'd like to join, read the Roleplay Hub! Have fun and enjoy your stay.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1800442

Karkol

Askrieg wrote:Hey there, welcome to Talonia. To get ya started, read the dispatch below. We also do lots of stuff in the Discord server, you can find the invite in the dispatch as well. The RMB (ones you currently posting on) is reserved for our modern era RP, if you'd like to join, read the Roleplay Hub! Have fun and enjoy your stay.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1800442

done,just waiting for a reply on discord and stuff

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