Chapter Two: Azrammor's fear

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Since the war's ends, the Azrammor felt more secure after take down Jagirsha's Fleets. They're expanding their territory through occupations and invasions, recently they've dominated at least two nations and the third part of Jagirsha's territory, with fear as a reason to invade and attack other nations Madeleine wishes their enemies to surrender without a fight and be submitted to Azrammor's will. Few days after the return of Madeleine, a general from Azrammor started to give his report and report an anomaly.

"That's everything?" Madeleine asked the General "I believe our scientists will analyze that anomaly. Ok, dismissed."

"Right away, oh another thing... Our patrols detected few Uruk's ships nearby our borders, they're analyzing the type of the ships. If they are Military ships, we need do something in our defenses." The general said to Madeleine worrying about her decision.

"That task is up to the Commander. I'm only commanding the economy now, since the invasion to Jagirsha's territory, we've detected some resistance on few planets."Madeleine said back to the general with an authority tone.

This worried Madeleine a bit, The United Nations of Uruk have the most advanced Military Technology in the universe at that point, Azrammor's territory is a neighbor from Uruk's territory. After few meetings with the generals Madeleine receives a message from Uruk's Ruler. The message isn't a declaration of war, but a non-aggression pact, that relieves the Azrammor High Command and allowed them to continue their operations to stop the threat of the resistance in the occupied planets. At the same time, Jagirsha's high command decided to call for Luca, who was in the army command during the war, he didn't answered the call of the consul.

"That Luca, why he didn't call for our allies?" Richard said to Presto II.

"Luca doesn't like military things, if our nations isn't that militaristic, we will have more good commanders than my Father. Besides isn't his fault to call for help, we don't have a defensive pact with them, and they're fear Azrammor fleets as well." Presto said to Richard after punched the table in his front. "No one on this consul could help him while he was at the Army Command. Don't blame him after put him in a hard place."

All consul members heard that words and started to be sad. But Richard was furious and started to talk in a high tone "Listen, isn't our fault, we need our ruler to be strong in front of the people or that will put us on a hard place to an autocracy again!"

"I don't care about the type of our government. Autocracy, Democracy, it's a government after all, we need to listen our people." Presto said to the other consul members and started to give a public report from the people to each consul member "Look, our people is getting mad against this consul, they didn't approved Luca in the Army Command. Now they're wanting a new president in our consul, or an Oligarchy with the military lead."

That discussion was in live at Jagirsha's Capital planet. The people started to worry about Luca. Luca got depressed after lose the war to Azrammor, but he didn't fell sorry or guilty. He's only sad and keeps alone in an unknow place.

"Why? I'm alone now? The people will hate me if I return?" Luca wandered to himself. "What should I do now?"

Alone, in the middle of nowhere, the sadness who caught Luca was terrible, no one knows where is Luca. He got missing for several days and Azrammor takes an opportunity to took more territory from Jagirsha. With a clever move, Madeleine encouraged Jagirsha's people to fight against their army for their 'Deceased Leader'. The rebels started to spread like a plague and turned out independent a half of Jagirsha's owned planets, and those planets started to be integrated to Azrammor.

"My Lady, our plan was executed with success" A general said to Madeleine "That was clever, very clever, but we don't risked any of our ships"

"They'll now submit to our will for they safety" Madeleine said back to the General.

Suddenly someone open the door of the Throne Room.

"We got a problem!" A servant said to everyone who was in the room. "Our non-aggression pact to Uruk... was broken, and they have a message for My Lady"

"Tell me, now!" Madeleine said her servant.

"We're from United Nations of Uruk, decided to break our non-aggression pact after your Clever movement against the High Kingdom of Jagirsha. You didn't have the rights to do such a thing and now you need to be punished. We're decided to make you, Azrammor, to pay tributes to us for ten years, if you don't accept this deal, our fleets will start to enter on the field, and kidnap your precious people. From Hermes, actual Marshal at Uruk; That's the message My Lady." The servant read the message to Madeleine.

The Throne room keeps in silent for hours, about the Tributes who Uruk talked about is 40% from all resources who is produced in the nation's domain. To Azrammor, we're talking about a 60Mi in money, 30Tons of Minerals and 60% Energy Production per month during ten years. Maybe it's time to flee? Personally I don't know, Our ruler is completely strict with those things. I wish keep my eyes on them for more time. Well said, I traveled back to Jennet's Wish, the capital of Jagirsha.

"Hey you, I know you from somewhere" A person spoke to me. I tried to avoid the question but I was caught. "Yeah I know you. You're the Uruk's spy. You're mine now."

I tought that will be my end, but Presto was nice to me, I asked him about his worries about Uruk and he opened a smile and left the room. At this time I was worried about myself, but Presto used me as a channel to Uruk's High Command.

"This is our first contact, Marshal Hermes. I wished we're fine for now, but our people worries about your nation's expansion" Presto said to Marshal Hermes "We're know, you sent spies to all nations who allows migrations. We don't know your intentions but we don't want a war between us. We know about your tech."

"My little eye was caught, what a pain, I'll deal with you later... "Marshal Hermes spoke to me and now is speaking with Presto. "So, you're Jagirsha's President now. Where's Luca?"

"He's still missing" Presto answered Marshal Hermes.

"How Unfortunate, I wish could speak to him, actually our spy mission isn't to threat anyone correct. We're actually keeping our eyes on every nation, and Jagirsha is the first who got our surveillance operations. Congratulations! So, now back to business, what you want from our domains?" Marshal Hermes said to Presto.

"I want a non-aggression pact with you, our people is losing faith on our currently government consul."Presto said to Marshal Hermes with a reasonable tone.

"Hm... What we're winning with this? I mean, it'll be good only for you?"Marshal Hermes asked Presto.

"Look, we have plans to took out Azrammor for occupying our territory like crazy, when we're finished, we can be friends, even allies."Presto said confident.

"Ha ha ha, that's I wanted to see! I take my action already... Fine, I'll accept your Non-Aggression Pact even knowing your lack of power in your fleets. Okay, I'll give you access to our technology registry for a year got it?"Marshal Hermes said to Presto "But I have only one condition. Find Luca and put him in the front lines again. I want to see his clever tactical movements."

"I'll do my best Marshal."Presto said to Marshal Hermes with a smile.

Not too long of this meeting, Presto made an appearance to the people speaking about the pact. I never saw this people too happy, the celebrations keeps for days in the capital for that pact, the people started to send tributes to Uruk's capital for the first non-aggression pact between Uruk and Jagirsha. This incident has spreaded too fast than I got a message from a partner in Azrammor. He said about a military plan to attack Jagirsha's Capital planet. Immediately I reported to Marshal and he started to move our fleets and started to prepare a new meeting with presto.

In meanwhile, I got to Luca, and asked him to back to the city, he's too depressed when I found him, after a little talk, he started to smile and decided return to the city with me. After our arrival at the gates, Presto ordered us to be In the Military command room to meet the commander and be prepared for a possible planetary invasion.

That what happened until that day...

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