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Arc Chronicles Euphemia IV
Euphemia IVThe drive back to the palace was made in silence. There must have been a look on my face because no one spoke, not even Dahlia. I didn't want a war with Corai. It was a war they couldn't win. Corai was too small to face a power like Aquitaine and win, the prince should know that. Maybe he did, but he had to do what was commanded of him. The same as me.I didn't see the logic in starting a war for New Guinea. It was a war they couldn't win and it might prompt my father to invade Madagascar. It was originally an Aquitaine colony and my father had been eyeing it to restore the empire's possessions. It wouldn't end well for them.Unless they thought Aquitaine wouldn't commit. My father was worried about Prussia. He feared the State Socialists would ignite another war and he had been preparing for that for years. Corai was a small power on the other side of the world. A small, but rich power that was dung in on its only other colony. Could Aquitaine afford to war with Corai whe
Arc Chronicles Euphemia IV
Euphemia IVThe drive back to the palace was made in silence. There must have been a look on my face because no one spoke, not even Dahlia. I didn't want a war with Corai. It was a war they couldn't win. Corai was too small to face a power like Aquitaine and win, the prince should know that. Maybe he did, but he had to do what was commanded of him. The same as me.I didn't see the logic in starting a war for New Guinea. It was a war they couldn't win and it might prompt my father to invade Madagascar. It was originally an Aquitaine colony and my father had been eyeing it to restore the empire's possessions. It wouldn't end well for them.Unless they thought Aquitaine wouldn't commit. My father was worried about Prussia. He feared the State Socialists would ignite another war and he had been preparing for that for years. Corai was a small power on the other side of the world. A small, but rich power that was dung in on its only other colony. Could Aquitaine afford to war with Corai whe
Arc Chronicles Euphemia V
Euphemia VI returned to the homeland for my brother's marriage. Marriages? He married two girls, but it was in one ceremony, so it was only one marriage. I think. The daughter of Duke Lescheres, and the Romanov Princess that we had been giving aid to since the fall of Roslachny to the communists.It was a beautiful ceremony and I was a little bit jealous. I wanted a wedding like this, but I made sure to keep that ugly part of me under lock and key. It was my brother's big and I wasn't going to ruin it.I arrived in Aquroya a few hours before the wedding was going to start. I had wanted to come a few days earlier, but the business with Mahan kept me in Tyché longer than expected. I had wanted as much time in the homeland as I could get. I wanted to see my old school friends, my family, and Victoria. Instead of a week, I was only going to be able to spend three days in the homeland.The ceremony took most of the day and started so early that I didn't get a chance to speak with Calixte
Arc Chronicles Calixte VII
Calixte VII"We are now entering North American airspace," the pilot announced over the intercom. "We will be landing at the southern keys to refuel."The southern keys were the Florida keys, but of course, the name Florida didn't exist in this world. Maybe with the lack of Florida, the craziness that seemed to plague the state would be gone too. Let's home there were no Aquitaine Florida man stories.I already missed Riviere and the south of the homeland. I had only gotten to spend a week there and it was the best week of my life. Best week of BOTH lives. Two beautiful girls, sex five times a day, and two of those were three ways. My father didn't call once, the military left me alone, no Bian, Alphonse, Rolo, or Sasha. I wasn't risking my life fighting for an empire that wanted to expand and take over the world.For a week, I could pretend I wasn't the prince of one of the world's biggest aggressors. I could pretend I wasn't a prince at all. I was just the luckiest guy in the world.
Arc Chronicles Euphemia VI
Euphemia VI"You should contact the court," Daliah said, writing in her notebook. In the distance, I could see smoke rising from across Bayard. One, two three, four different spots. Four different spots, four different bombing sites."I'm sorry, contact the homeland? Why?" Did Dahlia want to report me? The bombings had happened under my watch, so it was my responsibility. What would my father think when he heard? If he hadn't already. The city was crawling with OSI agents, eager to report back to my father."We will need a design for your personal crest. Your Highness, this is something you should have finished by now."... "Don't you think that can wait? With the bombing-""If we put this off, it will not get done. We need to put in an order quickly. Once we return to the palace, I will need a telegram. I will summon a court artist from the capital."I shook my head. Sometimes I wondered if Dahlia had her head screwed on right. "Now isn't the time for paintings and crests," I said, v
Arc Chronicles Euphemia VII
Euphemia VIIThe tag looked a little... Childish. Okay, maybe that was the wrong word. Not childish, per se, but close to the gang tags that spray-painted cross Aquroya before the city council put a stop to it at my father's request.They looked like gang tags, not something I would not associate with supposed freedom fighters. The NGLF was far from a gang. According to some reports, the NGLF didn't just engage in radical movements, but they had taken the role of police onto themselves and had cracked down on criminals. From the petty to the big fish our justice system released."Mr. Ordel?"The police commissioner or chief or whatever he was called was red face. He was sweating like a pig and was whipping his forehead with a handkerchief. "Yes, Your Highness.""I've read reports about the NGLF acting like vigilantes."For some reason, he went redder. "They are radicals. Criminals rebelling against Aquitaine.""That much is clear. What was unclear was the vigilante activities mentione
Arc Chronicles Euphemia VIII
Euphemia VIIII dreamed I was in Aquroya. The capital stretched out as far as the eye could see, the city dominating the landscape. I was overlooking Aquroya from the throne, watching my empire, which the sun never set on. I was the Empress of Aquitaine, and all the power in the world was at my fingertips."Your Highness?" someone was shaking me awake. I cracked my eyes open, seeing one of the palace servant girls. shaking me. She looked nervous. When yelped when she saw my eyes opened and bowed at the waist. "Please, forgive me, Your Highness. Dahlia instructed me to wake you up?"I shook my head. I should never have agreed to take her into my service. She's been nothing but a pain in my arse since day one. "Why?""It's the ball, Your Highness. It starts at twelve."I looked over at the desk next to my huge bed. The clock ticked 7:06. "That's in five hours."The servant girl looked sheepish. "I'm sorry, she said that you have a bad habit of noting getting up when you're supposed to,
Arc Chronicles Calixte VIII
Calixte VIIIThe hunger was abuzz with activity. It wasn't just their hanger either; all the hangers were preparing for the invasion of New Siberia. The first part of the invasion would be an airstrike to damage all the defense around the border. Oyashima was allowing them to fly through their airspace if I met with the prince when I got back. It wasn't exactly a meeting I was looking forward to. Another wife? I had two of them and they didn't seem to want to get along, but I was given no choice in the matter. That was part of the deal.It was a hot summer day in Acadia and the last thing I wanted to do was fly an air raid. I'd rather be in Karafuto Prefecture with Princess Kaya and her underage. Karafuto had a resort town with lots of pools and swimming sounded good right about now. Or hell, maybe I could go to Port Royale and swim in Alphonse's family pool. He had made the offer and I should have taken him up on it. It was a little too late now, given the situation I was in, but oh