Death of Basileus Giakoumis
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| Date | 1718 AN |
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| Location | Over Passas, Keltia |
| Cause | Plane crash |
| Motive | Resistance against the Raspur Pact's offensives, Operation Purple Splendor |
| Target | King Manco Cápac I |
| Suspects | The Gunsmith and ballistics unit of the Confederacy of the Dispossessed |
The day after the Death of King Manco Cápac I, 18.II.1718, a special session of the Imperial Synkletos was called for 10:00 a.m.. The event, broadcast live nationwide on all forms of media, superceding regular programming, scarcely interested many. The Imperial Senators and Dikastis were all clad in mourning clothes or military uniform. The announcement was already a foregone conclusion, a mere ceremony.
"It is my sacred and solemn duty to officially announce to the Imperial Synkletos, and the good people of the Imperial State, of the untimely demise of our dear friend, faithful ally and loyal neighbor, Manco Cápac I of Nouvelle Alexandrie. We mourn for him, his family, and his people."
A great multitude were disturbed to see the normally stoic Autokrateira of Constancia suddenly blink away a great many tears, and take several minutes to compose herself. There are those who recall the pivotal words uttered by Her Imperial Majesty Esmeralda:
"It is my terrible obligation to further officially declare to the world: my husband, your Basileus, our sovereign, was likewise assassinated. He, too, was aboard that plane. I and the Imperial State are now a widow. We will not rest until justice is served and Their Imperial Majesties are avenged."
The pandemonium immediately rippled from the Palace of Imperial Unity in Petropolis. Traffic on streets, highways, the Gulf of Aqaba were immediately stopped. Troops of the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces, the Home Guard, and the State Protection Authority already deployed in accordance with Operation Red Poppy were luckily present to preserve order. In foreign capitals, Imperial Ambassadors were likewise personally advising foreign heads of state at that very moment.
Background
Shootdown of Condor One
Victims
Perpetrators
It is believed that The Gunsmith and ballistics unit of the Confederacy of the Dispossessed were responsible for the attack.
