1986 AD,
Younger Girishika was dancing and wandering in her palace.
[Girishika]: Hahaha... I have finally defeated my tyrant of a father with the help of some sorcerers. Aren't I great?
Younger Germio was the butler of Girishika and also the shadow ruler of the Empire.
He giggled at her claim with a proud face.
[Germio]: Of course, Majesty. You are the strongest now. A perfect person to rule the Empire, I say.
[Girishika]: Haha... you are good at buttering me, Germio. Not that I mind. We will make a better Empire than the one destroyed by my idiot father.
[Germio]: Indeed, Majesty.
However, fate had other plans.
Many people started protesting, and a few even died in the process.
They were asking for a single thing—
NO MORE RULER'S MONARCHY.
Protests rose from almost all corners of the Empire. Soon, the news reached Girishika.
All the ministers and Germio were looking tense.
What should be done?
After everything Girishika had done to defeat her father, how could anyone ask her to leave the throne?
Would she even accept?
[Girishika]: Fine by me. I accept their request. Let's throw the Ruler's Monarchy away and start something new.
This stunned everyone.
Everyone sitting in the room was dumbfounded.
[Germio]: Princess... this is a huge decision. You should at least reconsider.
[Girishika]: Huh? I have given it all my thought. A ruler is someone who should think about the subjects. If the subjects are not ready to accept me or listen to me, then I was never fit to be a ruler. If Subject's Monarchy can make them happy, I have no complaints. Moreover, I am not a smart gal—and I know that.
Germio fell silent.
[Germio]: What about your dream? To make this Empire better?
[Girishika]: Hahaha... if I can make my subjects happy, it's already a win-win.
Saying that with a huge laugh, she signed all the necessary documents, packed her bags, and left the palace.
What was inside her bag?
Just some belongings of her mother and the ring of her father.
No one saw her leave except Germio—who saw her crying face as she walked away.
Obviously, killing her father was already a huge decision for her.
But now, even the people refusing her broke her.
Germio cried too, making it a tearful departure.
RULER'S MONARCHY WAS DEMOLISHED.
Subject's Monarchy was established.
It was similar to democracy, but different in some ways.
There were ministers elected by the public, a Parliament, minister meetings, and a Supreme Minister.
The judiciary was another pillar of support. The third pillar was the subjects themselves, and the fourth pillar was local ministers working on a smaller scale.
Each pillar held high authority.
One pillar could oppose another.
It sounded like a balanced system.
Only to become a rotten one.
The Supreme Minister and local ministers joined hands and started threatening the public to vote for pre-decided candidates only.
They made sure no new volunteers could be elected as local ministers or Supreme Minister.
The few subjects who tried to file complaints in the judiciary courts had their hearings delayed.
Before the next date, goons hired by the Supreme Minister or local ministers would eliminate them.
Fear started rooting inside the people, and they stopped registering complaints.
The Judiciary Head was Teger Ugar.
He found out about this system—and instead of working for the people, he joined them.
For the sake of riches, he abandoned the justice he was meant to protect.
All judiciary vice-heads under Teger were given two choices—
Join them and earn riches.
Or refuse—and accept death.
Many accepted death with courage.
Others joined out of fear.
This is how the system rotted completely.
A system where people stopped protesting because they thought it wasn't their problem.
Where even the judiciary began supporting injustice.
Germio, who was living a peaceful and happy life with his wife, was far from this system for some time.
Until the fated day.
It was when Germio was out for work, and his wife—who was pregnant—stepped out.
The pregnancy was barely visible, so she wanted to surprise him later.
She went out to buy some fruits.
That's when one of the goons from a local minister abducted her.
Girishika, who was secretly stealing food from a nearby shop, saw this and attacked the goons.
[Girishika]: Hahaha... Great Girishika is here to deliver justice.
She managed to save Germio's wife, Casa.
However, just as Germio happened to pass by—
Gunfire started.
While Girishika tried to block the bullets, one of them hit Casa in the head, killing her.
Dragolings are at their weakest during gestation.
Casa died with a scream.
The goons fled.
Germio rushed toward her, crying and screaming.
[Germio]: Nooo!!! Why?! Why did this happen?!!! Arghaaaaaa!!!
Girishika stood there, frozen.
Soon, she started crying too.
Later, they were presented in the judiciary court.
The goons threatened people to give statements against Girishika.
Even though Teger knew the truth, he still began passing punishment on her.
When Germio tried to defend Girishika with proper arguments, Teger shut him down and announced his verdict—
Lifetime imprisonment for Girishika.
Germio was also punished with a penalty of 5000 Karo for "disrupting the court."
He was even ordered to compensate the goons for "false accusations."
The goons laughed evilly.
Just two days later, Girishika broke out of prison and disappeared.
At the same time, all those goons were found dead.
One week later—
A revolting force named Kankaar Society was born, supported by an unknown deity (Kae unknown to all).
Germio became its head.
This is how events unfolded.
And brought us to where we are now.
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Present,
We were all silent.
Girishika looked down, guilt filling her eyes.
Guilt that she couldn't save Casa.
Or the baby in her womb.
[Germio]: Tell me—what is worse? A system with a few corrupt people... or a completely corrupted system?
I couldn't answer.
Tears streamed from my eyes.
What is happening?
[Germio]: There is no answer to that question. Why do we even have such choices? Why can't there be a system with no corruption? This is what my lord (referring to Kae) answered—he too faced similar injustice.
Mala slammed her fist on the table.
[Mala]: Let me ask you something straight. There was a man like you—living a normal life with his family. He was happy. But then, because of faction wars, he lost everything. What should he do? What was his mistake?
[Germio]: Being born in this system was his mistake. Living happily and trusting the system blindly was his mistake. If what I do troubles you, then tell me—what should I do?
We had no answer.
Suddenly, the ground beneath us cracked open.
We were thrown into a prison.
Girishika, on the other hand, was placed in a separate, more comfortable cage.
[Wedgermio]: The war has already started while you were busy talking to Lord Germio.
We looked behind us, outside the cage.
It was Wedgermio.
When did he get free?
I remember now—his time limit inside the seal was one day.
It had already expired.
Wedgermio stood behind Germio.
[Germio]: Do not worry. I will try to minimize civilian deaths.
Saying that, both figures disappeared.
We were trapped inside a damn prison now.
[Kel]: What should we do?
Hearing that, I smiled.
Now I understood.
Our mission was to make sure the damage scale doesn't reach the Milky Way, right?
[Pratik]: We fight.
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EXTRAS :-
Fact :-
The Death Stance Technique used by sorcerers like Krishna, Arun, Tego, etc., was created by Gomo Taka—who was their teacher for 5 years (1985–1990).
It can instantly kill weaker beings within a fixed radius using the sheer anger of the user.
To activate it, one must chant it in a specific way:
— Style, Death Stance.
— It depends on how you view your teacher.
Arun calls it: Master Style, Death Stance.
Tego calls it: Tough Guy Style, Death Stance.
Because Arun views Gomo as a master who taught him techniques.
Tego views him as a powerful figure who taught him tricks and combat methods.
However, Krishna calls it in a very unique way—
Pervert King Style, Death Stance.
Because Krishna views Gomo Taka as a complete pervert who would prioritize peeking into female spas over resting during recovery time.
Which is… actually true.
Considering the disguise technique was originally created by Gomo just to turn into a woman and sneak into female spas about 3000 years ago.