'The Two Hundred Eyed Spider


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Planet Arcos- Vodkana's kyosk

Vodkana hummed to herself, in tune with the spirit of Hailing.
Her lava creams were quite the hit on this planet. She used an actual lava, which for Arcosian wasn't a big deal at all, and it was a welcomed warmth. Vodkana simply added flavor, sugar and refined it with ki, using a mini volcano in her kyosk.
Another child happly flew with a lava cream.
Angry looking veteran soldier stopped by angerly.
'You have quite nerve to be here, in this day of all days!'

Vodkana sipped lavashake, and raised an eyebrow.
'Nya? What the matter?'

'It's all because of you! You have assinated the Emperor! Apfel is ruining everything!'

Vodkana sighed. 'Yes... I am not proud of it. But Hailing is cool with it, and I hope someday to marry him, when he feel ready. Nyahihihi.' she giggled.

The veteran frowned. 'You should leave. Today the council will declare a lockdown.'

Vodkana shrugged. 'I don't mind staying here.'

The veteran hissed angerly shooting a finger beam which Vodkana deflected casually toward the sky. 'I am warning you, The Empire WILL return it's glory!'
'Sure thing sweetie,' Vodkana said, returning to her shake.



Yadrat

Snap apeared behind Arcosian solider deserters snapping right near their ears, killing them instantly.
'There are more and more of them...' the Kaldasian say worried.
'None of them is a big deal, but... something in their ki.... feels.. familiar.' Snap decide to secretly visit Arcos, to investigate.

Many soldiers were out of work, the more reforms Apfel has activated, with a little ability or will to be a prodcutive citizens again after decades of genocidal wars, which some of them actually sort of got addicted to. So many became, pirates and bandits getting back to what they knew best, without any authority and order.
But so many of them seemed focused on Yadrat, but they never gave him real answers.




Royal Palace

Those are trying times for Arcos.
Hailing was a monarch and every sense of the word,unchallenged power, that was never seen before even among the Arcosians.
And out of nowhere, gang of demigods, droids and a PONY has overpowered him.
and no matter, that on average an Arcosian had 100 thousand ki, they were nothing for this revoultianory group with radical ideas of sepratism.
Apfel took over, seemingly unopposed, even by Prince Polar.
He moved the capitol planet to Belilly, adding insult to the general shame of the Arcosians, who felt like everything they have achieved, their domimance, which they had by the right of their might stripped away.
Vodkana one of Hailing's assasians became sort of an entertainment galactic industry, cynicaly calling her artifical planet after Hailing.
Naturally many were pissed off. citizens, nobles, and especially soliders, from grunts to Generals and Admirals....

Protests grew louder with every day, becoming more and more violent. And the Council Of Eyes, tried to put more and more blocks in Apfel's way, and some of them have openly supported the protesters, calling for respecting Hailing.
In the plaza before the palace, veteran soldiers yell.
'We want to boom civs again!'
'let's make Arcos great again!'
'Boom!


is there anyone who try to maintain order?