Nikolas Kruszewski woke up early on a Saturday morning. Aged 16, he lived in a manor home in a wealthy suburb outside the city of Kalety proper. He had nothing to do that day, in the conventional sense. He was a reserved kid- he had some friends, but they were off doing their own thing this weekend, as were his parents, who were away at a dinner gala for the weekend. Since the servants were out and about, he had no worries as it related to keeping the house clean. But he woke up early anyway.
He woke up early because the treaty was being signed today. It was an hour ahead, Bokaro time- where the Emperor lived. He didn't know his real name- the Internet allowed for anonymity- but he had known the Emperor as a person for many a year. In a way, they had grown up together, though they were a ways away and from different walks of life. From what he knew, the Emperor was a middle-class college graduate working as a historian at the Bokaro City Museum. He had his own apartment and generous workplace flexibility and hours.
However, in Anoria Online's military community, Emperor Vitrius III Gille was more than just an aficionado of history- he was the Emperor of the New Alterian Empire, the single most powerful military guild in the game; and Kruszewski- username John F. Gille, was his Crown Prince. Alteria was based upon one of Vitrius' favorite historical subjects- the era known as the Stårvogstiden, a term for the reign of the famous Vallish king Eric VI, of Nidaros. Naturally, as a consequence, the name of the imperial family of Alteria was the House of Gille- Ericus Rex's royal house.
Today was Treaty Day. This was something both John and Vitrius had been looking forward to. After a three-day-long siege, the Sovereign Military Order of Coco Island, led by Grand Master Stein Xavi, had capitulated, and a treaty was set to be signed at week's end. The Cocoans had been a thorn in the side of Alteria for months, with them launching hit-and-run attacks on Alterian shores following the Alterian annexation of the southern portion of the Kingdom of Tricia, and the formation of an Alterian puppet in the north- the Republican Trician States. Now, it was finally over.
He woke up early because the treaty was being signed today. It was an hour ahead, Bokaro time- where the Emperor lived. He didn't know his real name- the Internet allowed for anonymity- but he had known the Emperor as a person for many a year. In a way, they had grown up together, though they were a ways away and from different walks of life. From what he knew, the Emperor was a middle-class college graduate working as a historian at the Bokaro City Museum. He had his own apartment and generous workplace flexibility and hours.
However, in Anoria Online's military community, Emperor Vitrius III Gille was more than just an aficionado of history- he was the Emperor of the New Alterian Empire, the single most powerful military guild in the game; and Kruszewski- username John F. Gille, was his Crown Prince. Alteria was based upon one of Vitrius' favorite historical subjects- the era known as the Stårvogstiden, a term for the reign of the famous Vallish king Eric VI, of Nidaros. Naturally, as a consequence, the name of the imperial family of Alteria was the House of Gille- Ericus Rex's royal house.
Today was Treaty Day. This was something both John and Vitrius had been looking forward to. After a three-day-long siege, the Sovereign Military Order of Coco Island, led by Grand Master Stein Xavi, had capitulated, and a treaty was set to be signed at week's end. The Cocoans had been a thorn in the side of Alteria for months, with them launching hit-and-run attacks on Alterian shores following the Alterian annexation of the southern portion of the Kingdom of Tricia, and the formation of an Alterian puppet in the north- the Republican Trician States. Now, it was finally over.
