Usurper's Coronation in Newcrest
Breaking News- in a grand and lavish ceremony held at the Crescent Cathedral in Newcrest, and broadcast across the world for everyone to see, King Victor of Windenburg has crowned himself as head of the New Windenburgian Empire.
Though he had the Archbishop of Newcrest there in attendance in the dais with him, the new Emperor crowned himself with a brand new crown made for this occasion. Of course, not without giving a speech first:
"I stand before you all with great respect for the task fate has seen fit to hand me. The powers that be have deemed me responsible for the lives and welfare of the people of Newcrest, Sulani, Selvadorada, Tartosa, and of course Windenburg, who all save the last have suffered for far too long under ineffective and weak leadership. Who have betrayed your trust by allying themselves with the Simsdom Empire and their lust for greater lands and wealth. I have been called to free you from this tyranny, and usher you into a new age of prosperity and power. We will grow our new empire in strength with a foundation of traditional family beliefs, hard work, and determination. Under my rule, we will abolish the overreaching hand of the Tsarina and spread the truth throughout the world. I was born a Prince, I became a King. But today- I am made your Emperor!"
The speech was met with resounding cheers and applause from the guests in attendance at the church, which was made of primarily Windenburgian nobles and the upper class- people who generally would support a Windenburgian take-over of free and independent nations.
From there, Emperor Victor established his reach into these newly "conquered" lands by installing his family and allies into positions of power within them, abolishing the current monarchies and ancient bloodlines already in place there.
First, he crowned his wife, Queen Agathe, as Empress- bestowing upon her a similar Imperial Crown to his own, but with smaller jewels. Some may recognize the dress the new Empress is wearing for the occasion, because it is a direct replica of the purple dress HIM the Dowager Tsarina Nadia wore for her coronation along with her late husband, Tsar Alexei (seen below)
The next crown the Emperor granted was to his daughter- Crown Princess Martha Lofton-Strauss- and her family.
The Crown Princess was made Queen of Sulani, her husband became Prince Consort Albert, and her son was given the title of Crown Prince Eugene of Sulani. Princess Emma remains Princess Emma, but it's now "of Sulani" instead of "of Windslar."
Next in the ceremony was Emperor Victor's son, Prince Jonas.
Prince Jonas, who was once dating our very own Crown Princess Ophelia, and who's rejected proposal supposedly started this war, broke a lot of hearts in the Empire today. Many had believed the prince had a true and noble character, and were excited for the idea that he may one day marry our Crown Princess. But it turns out he is just as wicked as his father, and readily accepted the crown and title of King of Tartosa.
Beyond the family, the Emperor rewarded his most loyal servants- the son of the Marquess of Lykke, Lucien Castellano, Earl Frankvan.
Lord Frankvan was made King of Selvadorada, his wife made Queen Felicity, and their son made Crown Prince Oskar of Selvadorada. Felicity and Oskar even wore Selvadorada Yellow to remind everyone of their new titles.
However, the last and most shocking news of all comes from the last coronation- the betrayal of King Cesare's own little brother, Stefano Colona.
Stefano Colona was once Prince Stefano of Newcrest, the younger brother of King Cesare, but he abdicated his title in Newcrest when he married Chief Lilah Mahoe of the Sulani Independent Islands, and became Prince Consort there. He then lost that title as well when the Chief divorced him after a cheating scandal and rumors of a "love child" were exposed. The woman he cheated with, and their "love child," were standing up on the dais with him as he was crowned King of Newcrest. His apparent new wife was made Queen Justine, and their son was made Crown Prince Damien Colona. No word on how the King and Queen in exile are taking this news- it truly is the most profound betrayal.
The broadcast ended with a long shot of the New Emperor and Empress overlooking their loyal followers and a message that read: All Hail the New Windenburgian Empire!
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Behind The Scenes...
Various Locations and Timezones
Winden Palace, Windenburg, 6:31pm
Victor: Thank you everyone for joining this call. There are some serious things we need to discuss.
Thebe Palace, Tartosa, 7:31pm
Jonas: (to himself) uh-huh…
Victor: The overarching theme is; we need to buckle down. This war will not be won by you lazies sitting on your asses!
New Moon Palace, Newcrest, 6:31pm
Stefano: What does that even mean?
Victor: We’ve lost our bargaining chips in Sulani, they managed to weasel their way out of your control, Albert-
Cheiftain's Villa, Sulani Independent Islands, 6:31pm
Albert: I’m so sorry, Your Majesty-
Victor: We’ve lost Selvadorada entirely! Luc was my best soldier and he’s been captured-
Stefano: Couldn’t have been your best soldier then, could he?
Victor: -and we lost our hostage of that bitch's daughter!
Jonas: All the news sources say she’s missing, along with her Lady, and Gio.
Victor: Don’t get me started on Giovanni, that traitorous bastard, passing info to the enemy the whole time!
Jonas: …right…
Victor: So it’s time to buckle down. Jonas, I will be there in Tartosa by the end of the month to officiate your wedding to Lady Johanna.
Jonas: Oh, uh, well you don’t-
Victor: I won’t believe it unless I see it. I know Captain Julius is a good soldier and will do his best to keep you on track, but I need to be there in person to make sure you walk down that aisle.
Jonas: …great…
Victor: Stefano, you need to increase your military presence on the streets in Newcrest. Right on the border with the Simsdom Empire, I don’t trust the people not to rise up, or get help from nearby. And you need to have more children. One son is not enough, as I and Albert know all too well.
Stefano: (sarcastically) Yeah… I’ll definitely talk to Justine about that…
Victor: And Albert, you better make sure that baby my daughter is about to have is a boy. After you losing the Sulani royal family, you owe the Empire, big time.
Albert: Sir, I don’t have any control-
Victor: A son, Albert.
Albert: I… yes, sir.
Jonas: Father, that’s absurd. You know everyone else on this call would bend over backwards to make you happy, especially Albert, but you can’t ask that of him. This is already an incredibly dangerous pregnancy for Martha that she went into for you. You can’t also expect them to will the gender into existence.
Victor: I expect nothing but sheer perfection from my soldiers and family, anything less and it wouldn’t be worth it.
Albert: …yes, sir.
Victor: Well I think this was a very productive call. Get back to work everyone!
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