May be disturbing for younger ages... Lord Zahal was led through the subterranean halls of the bunker, stunned. He was the same warlord who had been a rival of Almushtari, competing with him for power. But years before Mothron had captured him and his forces. Yet here he was now, a free man, or more rather, he was simply a tool now. Zahal was greatful for these Sogranists for rescuing him and many other veterans from wars of the past. Yet he had a distinct feeling that he was not leader. Even though he had heard Almushtari was oofed, the man who ran the operations he now beheld was clearly a rival to Zahal's own bid for power. As he walked through the halls, he recognized several men, many of them Sogranist Ghost Agents like Citizen Mohammad who had infiltrated the Mothronite government, and still remained even after Almuhtari's fall. A shock consumed Zahal as he beheld a presence that he never expected to see again. "Third Priest!" Zahal exclaimed. "I thought you were oofed 5 years ago by the UE with the rest of the Sogranist Council!" "You should know Zahal, that after faking my death once that I can fake it again." the Third Priest grinned. "But this is impossible!" Zahal exclaimed. "All the Upper Command of the Sogranists, all who are strategically brilliant are gone!" "Gone you say?" Third Priest asked. "No no silly, we are far from gone." "We?" Zahal asked. "Yes, we." Third Priest replied. "We, the remnants of Sogran's governments have been in hiding for the past 5 years, of course, keeping tabs with our spies in the government, and ultimately joining together once again." "Of course." said another Sogranist veteran from of old, "We still don't have a massive army. Yet of course." "But its only a matter of time." Third Priest grinned. "Now come Zahal, the Shogun desires to see you." So Third Priest and many other mighty Sogranists of old led Zahal deeper into the bunker, deeper in the subterranean earth. Zahal was led into a little office, and the guards which had brought Zahal closed the door behind him with a resounding thud. Third Priest and the Elder, Polus stood at each side of a desk. A tall man sat on the desk, yet cloaks and shadows concealed his features. Zahal could not even know who this man was, yet the very power that the man wielded was enough to make Zahal feel intimidated. This was no warlord, or even a dictator. This was a mastermind of deception, a strategist more cunning than Almushtari. "Greetings Zahal," ??? replied, "Have a seat." Zahal sat, staring at wonder at ???. "Who are you?" Zahal dared to ask. "I am your Shogun, [REDACTED]." ??? replied. Recognition came over Zahal's features, and fear consumed him, for the man before him was even more powerful than any suspicion he had had. "What is the plan sir?" Zahal asked. "It's simple." ??? replied, "We use strategic common sense, something that my little wind-up toy Almushtari didn't have. I mean just think about it, Almushtari just blatantly attacked people and then let himself suffer. His security, needless to say, insuffiencent. Not like what we have here, or in the days of old Sokron. Tsk tsk, how far the Sogranists have indeed fallen." "My Lord." Polus bowed. "Thank Sogran that these dark days are ending." "Indeed." ??? smiled. "I intentionally let Almushtari fail in his objective, and Ambronia took the bait. Now the population will be on our side, and a coup will be easy. With ease I could seize the government, and nothing, not even a Superpower will be able to stop me." "What do you mean?" Zahal asked. "How are you supposed to defeat the forces of the World which are so against us?" "I like to play the long game." ??? replied. "Our forces helped Gonoli in its rise to power. They are in our debt, so I intend on using this situation in Mothron as a distraction." "What!" Zahal exclaimed. "You mean you don't want to conquer Mothron?" "Certaintly not," ??? replied. "I am merely using the strategy of divide and conquer. While the World is distracted with this war, our smuggling operations will go quite well." "But there is great risk. What if you yourself do not leave?" Zahal asked. "I must atone for my failures in the past." ??? replied. "I will remain here, even to the end." "And sacrifice ruling as Shogun?" the Third Priest asked with surprise. "My Lord, you will be forever remembered as the greatest Saint for Sogranism!" Polus bowed. "Thank you," ??? nodded. "Now Zahal, are you ready? I am trusting you, out of all the Warlords, you have been chosen." "But who am I among the greats?" Zahal asked. "I am a flea compared to the veterans here!" "You are the one of I have chosen." ??? nodded. "You will be a General, to aid Generals Polus and Mira." "It is an honor sir!" Zahal exclaimed. "But there is one detail I have forgotten to mention." ??? replied. "What is that sir?" Zahal asked. "You have another General who will be in command of the three of you Generals." ??? replied.
Me for art Continued from instructions: "Come on now!" Polus cried. "Don't tell me you just promoted another Sergeant to become the Second-in-Command I deserve to be! You know my Lord, that those Sergeants are weak! Including Zahal, who is hardly more than a Sergeant! Why did you get a weakling like him to-" But his words were interrupted. A loud crash filled the air, for the door was kicked open, come out of several of its hinges, splinters of wood flying everywhere as the door hung to one last hinge. A massive man came into the room, more massive than Almushtari, and more intelligent. All except ??? gasped at the sight, for the man was so mighty, that it was as if one of the gods had descended straight into the room. Even though he was old, his vigor was mostly unabated, and he was indeed a terrifying sight. The man grabbed Polus with one hand, his fury unstoppable. "Who ya calling weak?" the massive man asked. "I think he gets the point." ??? replied, "You may lower him, First General." "First General!" Zahal exclaimed. "You mean he too survived? I thought he and his division were oofed 27 years ago!" "My division was oofed, and I nearly was as well." First General admitted. "But through the power of my strength, I defied the expectations of doctors, and I still live, even if Sogran himself knew it not. For I thought it best to hide when he started betraying Black Berets like me. "But [REDACTED] on the other hand, is indeed honorable. And I will fall with him for Sokron. Will not all of you?" "Not me." Third Priest cried. "I need to continue my sacrifices!" "Oh yes!" ??? grinned. "It is time for the first offensive of my strategy. Its time to use tactics no one expects. Third Priest, prepare the celebratory sacrifices!" So they went to the sacrificial hall, where 10 oxens were tied on altars. Third Priest sacrificed them, and the Sogranists ate of their flesh, until their bellies were satisfied. Meanwhile... In Mothron, some Sogranist agents disguised themselves as soldiers from nations such as Stakraine, New Tundra, and the USVA. Not perfect disguises, but enough to fool the local populace. Then the men went and they oofed dozens of soldiers. So thus, the people were turned against the nations with whom the Royal Family was allied with. And the soldiers from Stakraine trembled, knowing it would only be a matter of time before angry mobs came to crush them. Meanwhile in Stakraine itself, some tourists joined together in a group. Well okay, not just a few tourists, more like hundreds. And the tourists or should I say, Sogranists fought in the streets of Stakraine, oofing dozens of unprepared police officers. While there were attacks planned in Ambronia, they were stopped at the border and imprisoned before they could do anything. Reports have also come about of bizarre Sogranist ceremonies in the USVA and New Tundra, from Mothronite tourists. So thus ??? has probably made a bunch of nations angry at him, so yeah. But man, it really is crazy. I mean, the Sogranists are very evil, but wow, this time the Sogranists seem to be more on the defensive, for it is all a distraction so that the Sogranists can find refuge in Gonoli. So yeah, it s very crazy, especially since they actually aren't trying to conquer Mothron. Its also crazy with all false passports and illegal smuggling that has gone on. This is indeed a dramatic situation.
