DarkPearl
...a few hours later a transmission was sent out towards both sides of the civil war, playing out on most public Zankaran channels, on was Admiral Draki, rather than an uniform she seemed to wear a simple white dress, her hair falling over her shoulders, she was looking gorgeous despite the simplicity of her clothes...
She was standing at a speakers desk...
"Greetings to all Zankarans out there, wether you might be on the side of Thrawn, or the Sons.
I have come here today to talk to you, some of you may know me, I am Admiral Draki and I have recently been entrusted with the tenth fleet.
I have come here today with a question...what is good for us?
A split empire certainly is not.
A civil war? That is not the answer either.
Regardless, each of the sides believes in what it does is right, but is it?
Maybe.
But every single one of us follows his believes and each of us only wants the best for the Zankaran Empire, our Empire...then why are split?
Is it because Thrawn decided that the Assembly is no longer worth our support?
Many think, that this was an ill decision, some go as far as saying that it was against the will of grand mother, Zafiira...but is it?
Let me ask you...what has the assembly done for us?
Did it help us when we were fighting for our lives during the Millenial war?
Did it help us when we were fleeing our own homes to this universe as exiles?"
...she paused for a moment...
"Did it?
...
They did not.
The Assembly was admittedly born from a united will, to bring the United Galaxies, which had damaged our factions so much and which were incapable of defending themselves, to it´s knees, to help defend against ancient horrors which lurk out there in the endless reaches of space.
For a while...they did that.
They brought the UG to it´s knees and formed a new council, based upon the protection of civilians.
The Nova Republic, the Solaric Empire, the Voidborn, The Hegemony, Omega Incorporated, the R-UPA, even the Dimensional Collective and us the Zankaran Infinite Empire, together they formed a wall to proect our populations.
...
But where are they now?"
...she paused again...
"I can tell you, where they are now.
The Voidborn? Are trying to reclaim their Empire at all cost and as seen in council meetings, they seem to desperately rectify the slaughter of civlians during battles, just to speed up the process.
The Hegemony? They would glass our worlds for their religious believes, simply for using one of our greatest achievements, the Stellar forges!
The R-UPA? Has retreated from the Assembly for they too thought that it was better for them.
The Solaric Empire? Are nothing but refugees now, they were incapable to defend against the assault of their old enemy the Ever Legion.
Omega Incorporated? Has been frequently seen feeding entire populated planets to their machines.
The Dimensional Collective? They seem to be caught up in their own issues. Their rogue AI-abominations, roaming space freely as we speak.
The GSR? As it appears they are at the brink of civil war and they seem to have their own idea of "dealing with civilian uprisings", where I know that from? Recently we have received a transmission from the territory of the GSR, showing one of the revolutionaries, was he asked for his opinion? Did he get a fair trial? Was he even asked why they rebelled against the Gouvernment?
...no, he was publicly executed in a brutal manner!"
...a video clip played showing the execution of a GSR member with an axe by the hands of another one, others standing around them, cheering.
Ragnar answers by burying the shoe in his face...
"Get me zhe Axe!"
A few moments later someone gives him the axe, the commie is forced to his knees, and his arms hung into position... Then the execution ensues and leaves the floor covered in blood...
Ragnar stood up from the dead traitor.. He had screamed like the pig he had been..
"Heute ist ein Tag der Wendung! Die Kommunisten werden ausgelöscht und das Deutsche Reich wird endlich durchgreifen!"
The men cheer and shout his name as he stands infront of him, Hand raised to a salute...
"...and these people are supposed to be our "protectors"?
The Assembly has degraded to nothing more but a self-rightous, glorified, military pact!
Grand Zafiira always just wanted the best for her children and so Thrawn followed this will in the best way he could imagine it!
So he abandoned the Assembly, to safe our great Empire from this sinking ship!
Like Grand Zafiira, he fought for the survival of our Empire! Was he always right? Maybe, maybe not.
But...may I ask you one more time...do you think that the Assembly is still good for us?"
...she paused one last time...
"I am afraid, but I do not think so, the assembly as we knew it, has become what it was trying to defend against."
...she did a formal bow into the camera and the transmission closed...
...about an hour later she was standing in the meeting room again, wearing her normal uniform, looking at the map and occassionally at Thrawn while waiting for an answer...
"What do you think Emperor? What will the reaction be like?"