Act 1: The Storm
Date and Time: July 500 (3 months before the dissappearence of District 23); 19:00 local
Location: Imperial Estate, Ostschloss, Nova Porta
It is a quite night. The crickets chirp within the fields of grapevines that surround the Imperial Estate. There is no wind, but the sounds of canal and road traffic break the stillness of this moonless night. The driver looks at you using the rear view mirror, and you give a simple nod. "Shall I wait beside the main gate or at the docks, sir?" the driver inquires. Beside you, you open up the briefcase and inspect it's contents: a jammer, a Beretta 9mm handgun with silencer, chloroform, lock picks, and a carbon fiber stiletto. "Wait for me at the pumping house, I shouldn't be too long." you reply as you load the Beretta and fix the silencer. "By your command, sir." responds the driver. You drive by the gate house and before you is the main imperial Estate: Ostschloss. You put the contents of the briefcase into your tuxedo's pockets and activate the jammer and head for the entrance of the schloss.
Inside, the security guards stop you for the usual metal detection scan. Nothing out of the ordinary, as the jammer is working wonders right now. As the security guard lets you by, he slips a note into your pocket and says to you "Have a nice evening, sir". Politely acknowledging him, an attendant at the top of the stairs announces "Dinner is now served" and the double doors behind him swing open. The crowd that had been mingling in the atrium now hurriedly go into the great hall. Tonight is the Monarch's birthday, and all invited are "A" listers and those in the know. A great dinner, but instead of following the crowd though the doors, you quickly and stealthily make your way out to the gardens.
Outside, the patrols are out but they'll not bother you. Donning gloves, you climb your way up the 3 story building. However, there are snipers on the roof. For the first one, you simply pop up over the ledge and grab him behind the collar and drop him. You quickly pull out the 9mm and get a clean headshot to ensure his death. The next few snipers were easy to get rid of, as they all were paying attention overlooking their sectors. The last sniper you chloroform and render him unconscious. With the roof clear, you head over to the glass dome where all the guests and the Monarch are having their dinner. Dragging the unconscious sniper's body, you plop his body where you intend to take the shot at the Monarch. The unconscious sniper is now next to you as you take his weapon and aim it at the Monarch. Down below you the Monarch is about to raise a toast.
Maximus Caesar is the current Monarch of Nova Porta. A corrupt and utterly incapable leader, he's been suspected in dealing with the more untrustworthy elements of the Parliament and Senate. His ascension to the throne is anything but legitimate; Quintus Caesar, the elder brother of Maximus and previous Monarch, was suspected to be assassinated by Maximus in a bid for the throne. However, as with most usurpers of the throne, the details of the conspiracy has been sealed by order of Maximus and has exiled the son of Quintus, Antonius Nero Caesar, deep into the Forsaken Range. Fortunately, karma has a way of going around; a senator from District 23 had stumbled upon the details of the conspiracy and has thus formulated a plan to restore Antonius Caesar to the throne. Maximus Caesar is only the first of 10 people in the original conspiracy. 10 people who simply must die.
The monarch raises his glass as you raise the cross hairs of the rifle's scope to his head. As the monarch raises his glass to his lips, you fire the rifle. So precise was your shot that the bullet went though the stem of the glass and utterly destroyed it before entering the monarch's head and out his brain stem. Time stands still as the monarch breathed his last breath and recoils backwards at the force of the bullet. As his body falls on the floor, you raise your Beretta and readily scream out with utmost conviction "ASSASSIN!!! HE'S HERE!!!". You lay the unconscious sniper in a prone position with his rifle in hand. As the Estate goes to lockdown, and with the guards now rushing in to meet the sniper, you quickly make a run for it. You jump into a bush and wait as the guards run past you. As the last guard passes you, you make a run for the canal. The dock has been locked down as has the main gate, so you scale the outer wall and jump into the canal. Behind you, chaos envelopes the Estate as you swim toward the pumping house.
As you near the pumping house, a police boat speeds up to you. As the boat lights you up, a familiar face appears; the driver of the car that dropped you off at the entrance. He pulls you up and remarks "I take it that your mission was a success, sir". You nod as you are led below decks and are given a police uniform. You quickly change clothes and go back up, stashing your tuxedo into a briefcase. "Maximus is dead," you declare, "One down, nine to go". The Captain nods as dawn breaks, revealing the fleet of police and Royal Guards' vehicles that now surrounds the Estate.
Your phone rings and you decide to answer it. "We're on an encrypted channel, Master Williams. Our plans are in motion. The money has been wired to your account. Expect payment within the hour. Congratulations on a job well done Micheal." The other end hangs up and you follow suit. You disassemble the phone, remove it's vital components, and throw the rest of the phone into the canal. The boat's captain orders, "Set a course to Vince City". The engine starts and the boat swiftly leaves the scene.
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