Byzantine Story *secret* by the way
"The Hungarians will pay! They have attacked us when we were serving God", cried Johnus Marcres(Imperial Advisor)
"The Hungarians will pay, but adivsor, the Turks will give us more trouble. We must defeat the Turks, first, then we march against the Hungarians! The Pope has agreed with us. The Hungarians will be excommunicated. The Caliph of Baghdad will do no such thing, however, we have his assuarances that he will not attack us. May God have mercy on the Turkish Kings, for I will not!", exclaimed Crown Prince Gilad Pellaeon, "Give me an army father, and I will subdue the Turks in the name of their treachery!"
"My son, the Turks no we will attack them. Is it not obvious? Even as we speak, the Turks continue to hammer at our frontier fortresses. Peace with Sicily must be the first thing that will be accomplished. I have another plan, but that will involve our best engineers and artisans. I have decided to allow Muslims to live in Constantinople, as long as they swear on Allah, to never betray the Byzantine Empire. Johnus Marcres, u will be given an army, and will attack Hungary, and regain Romania. March to reconnect the Empire to Wallachia, you both are dismissed. Prepare to set out against our enemies."
The aged Emperor leaned back on his chair, how tired he was. Strange, he usually wasn't this tired after he dealed after the Empire's needs. He stood up, and wrote a series of orders to be carried out. Was that Jesus on the Crucifix? Death was approaching him, he quickly wrote down the name of his heir to succeed him.Then he leaned back on the bed, and quietly passed away. Such ended the life, of the Founder of the Pellaeon Dynasty of Byzantium, the Reviver of Constantinople, the patron of the peasants, the leader of the Cataphracts, so died, Emperor Alexander the Great at the age of 56, was finally one with heaven. He was later discovered by a bishop...
In throne room...
"My father is dead, I am now Emperor of Byzantium. However, my father's last wishes will be carried out. Since I am now Emperor, I assign my loyal brother, Lord Manuel, to retake the lands of the Caucasus, he will be the Lord of the land there after the war, I have decided to begin construction of the ultimate siege weapon, using Greek Fire against fortifications and soldiers," said Emperor Gilad "The Turks and Hungarians attack and my father dies still young... They must be in league with the devils! The devil will not conquer us! Tell all soldiers, the Hungarians and Turkish are allies of the Devil! We will not be defeated!"
Outside...
One of the many Catapract Lords crying for revenge:
"They say that the Hungarians and Turkish have made an alliance with the Devil to kill our beloved Emperor Alexander, savior of Byzantium. We must fight for the deceased Emperor! They also say that he had made some brilliant war plans before his death, including a weapon that can kill thousands of soldiers instantly. We'll a part of an army under Lord Manuel against the Turks" said Commander Asturias.
"That is untrue, all they have designed is a moving wall! With archers shooting from platforms. How the wall moves is beyond my understanding... The Lord Manuel is a brilliant military leader! He'll use it well...Don't worry. If the Sicilians agree to the peace treaty that is..."
Constantinople Harbor...
"Is the Weapon ready?"
"It better, the Emperor has some plans for it they say..."
"I heard they're reforming the ancient Varagian Guards to prepare for the Turks..."
"Hmmm, the Turks, I heard that the Mongols are advancing in their direction, I have a painting of one, look, i'll sell it to u cheap..."
In Hagia Sophia...
"I, the Matriarch of Constantinople, call for all Orthodox nations to unite against a possible Mongol attack. In addition, I also call for all Orthodox nation to aid us against Hungaria and Turkey, money, will help just as much as armoured soldiers! If u cannot spare either, pray for our victory!"
"My fellow citizens,soldiers, Lords, and ambassadors. The Turks and Hungarians have invaded us without reason! They have made an alliance with the Devil to slay my young father to deprive us of our leader! We will not falter! We are the Byzantine Empire! We will retake wat was lost, and serve God once more! To arms my brethen, To arms! We must unite against this common foe! Constantinople will be a great city with people from all over the world! We will unite the persecuted ppls of Europe, Africa, and Asia, under our beautiful city and allow them to worships who they please, without taxes! I will also reform the Varagian Guards! They will serve the Emperor as elite troops defending the Empire! Long Live Emperor Alexander, my Father!"
Varagian Guard stats
Good Offense
Very good Defense
Very high morale, can remain calm under fire
Excell at all types of terrain
Orders to be PM'ed
