Senate Chamber, Evan Empire Capitol Building:Emperor Evan Barrineau stood behind the central podium of the Imperial Senate chamber surrounded by the 15 Senators of the 15 Districts of the Evan Empire along with various TV crews with their cameras fixed on the podium. Today was no ordinary day inside the Imperial Senate, camera crews were rarely allowed to view Imperial Council Addresses to the senate, especially when the Emperor himself chose to address the assembly. This was an important public message from the Evan Empire. The Senators and Camera crews perked up as the Emperor began to bring up the major resolution: “...and finally Senators, the Imperial Council has reached a decision regarding a recent message from the Blizatinian Government. The message that reads as follows: “The Empire of Blizatine declares
war upon the Cyberiad Council and the Evan Empire. We shall march to the destruction of the Panopticon, or to the destruction of ourselves, we shall not give or bend on our resolve until one of the two has occurred. We shall fight until victory, or we shall fight until death. Though it is my personal feeling, that we shall win. We will see you on the battlefield.”. Citizens and Senators, I address this Imperial Senate today to express my view that the Evan Empire, a nation proud of its civil liberties, it's economic opportunities, and it’s strong belief in self defense, also extends these tenants to its closest allies and members of the National Coalition of Defense and Economy. As a nation we believe that
any nation striving to maintain international peace through the
absence of acting aggressively to other nations has a place inside the umbrella of peace and prosperity that is the NatCoDE. And let it be known that the Evan Empire also believes that any nation infringing upon the peace and sovereignty of another nation within the NatCoDE will be defended to the highest degree, with all the might and determination that the people of the Evan Empire can summon, to accept the challenge of any nation that so wishes war upon the great nations of the Cyberiad Council and the Evan Empire. And will see such challengers defeated. It is with this in mind that the Imperial Council proposes to make an official declaration of war on the nations of Blizatine, Christoslavia, and the ULSR. All Senators in favor of this motion please stand.”. All 15 Senators of the Imperial Senate promptly stood up and the room erupted into applause as the Emperor left the podium.
Around the Cyberiad Council:Following the orders given by the Leader of The Department of Empire Military Forces after the post-summit emergency Imperial Council meeting, the last of the forces from the Evan Empire were trickling into the Cyberiad Council. Around the CC 30 naval groups patrolled outside the coast looking for incoming forces along with Evan Interceptors of the 100 Flight Groups stationed in the CC streaking across the coastline. 10 Special Forces and 300 Battalion Groups of the EE were also preparing for any land invasion of the CC. Within Citadel, the NatCoDE Embassy deployed it’s many Evan Militia Cells to help strengthen Citadel’s defenses as well as prepare for guerrilla warfare in the event that enemy forces marched on the city.
Onboard the aircraft Carrier Unshaken, national waters East of EE Labor Camps:Major General Polk stood on the bridge of the Carrier
Unshaken pondering as he looked at the flight groups milling around the flight deck below. He then turned to the
Unshaken’s Minor General: “Well, it’s official now, things have really hit the fan over the panopticon. I don’t want us to get boned out here if our Nation becomes the next target for our new enemies. I’ve contacted command and requested a sitrep, we have naval group 116 and 14 within 100 nm to our North and South respectively along with Naval Groups within range of sending Evan Interceptors up for support, keep the crew on alert and let’s hope we don’t need them.”. Polk then turned his gaze to the uncertain horizon ahead of him.