Phoenixia wrote:Brotherhood Steel wrote:
Seeing that the others were in full agreement with one another over the subject of backing the invasion, Tiberius closed his book and proceeded to rise from his seat. Seeing that it was close to the time of the banquet for the evening, Tiberius spoke up. "Well my friends, seeing that we've come to an agreement for now, we should probably call it a night and continue again in the morning as it is getting late. Now if you can all give me some privacy, I need to wake up Leona and talk to her in private before bed. That includes you too Selena for now." As he finished, Tiberius motioned to the door in a polite manner to ask everyone to leave........
Selena bowed in a friendly mocking manner before she left as the first.
" Well then we should leave soon, maybe we will hit the tanks." He turned a last time to Tiberius.
"I will have a little demonstration for you tomorrow my friend. I think you will like them."
He gave the draconid a wink and he understood the command. Later this evening two draconid guards would add the security, only for the case.
They entered the tribunes just in time to see the gem of the Phoenixian Land Forces.
" M21A2 Valkyrie Mainbattle Tanks, we got the DPRs for this model a year ago, they cost a few hundred billion but they are worth it. One of the most modern tanks, capable to defend against nearly anything Maximilian will send against us, at least from what we know and we are producing half a million of this things by now.
With the right weaponry they could also good dragon hunters."
As the others left to watch the rest of the parade, Tiberius went over to his sleeping daughter to fill her in on the recent turn of events. As she woke up, Leona could only give a look of perplexed emotions towards her father before she spoke. "Father, why would you keep this a secret from me? About our heritage? Why? I mean, I know the legends and the myths but why keep it from your family?" Leona was about to continue her contingent until Tiberius stepped in to sort it out for her. "Leona, you must understand. What I did was to protect you and the family from the unspeakable horrors that the name Targaryen has brought to the Imperium over it's history. Our blood might hail from the Ancient Council of the Dragon, but our blood is cursed also. While it grants us many abilities, if used incorrectly then....well you've seen what Maximilian has become. That's what our blood does if we don't control ourselves. It turns us into blood-leaching monsters. That's why I hid this from you." As he finished, Tiberius went over to his chest and got something as he returned to the bed. He then proceeded to wrap a golden locket-type necklace around Leona's neck that had the Targaryen Seal on it. "This necklace contains the blood of every Targaryen that has ruled the Imperium for the last 2,000 years. It has powers that I can't even describe and it's what Maximilian needs to complete his transformation. Leona, you going to be the Empress of the Imperium if and when I die during this liberation. So it is now your responsibility to protect this at all costs. I've held this burden for over 40 years of my life and now it belongs to you. Goodnight my daughter, I'll see you in the morning." Before Leona could speak again, Tiberius took her to her room and proceeded to go back to his room to sleep.......