Assassination Attempt of the Empress 115 IE

The Assassination Attempt of the Empress 115 IE was a failed attempt of killing the Magdorish sovereign, Empress Trinity the Great. The attempt was seen across the empire, shown in most of the news broadcasts of the nation and beyond. The assassination was attempted by a man called Gavrilo Honestman, a politically interested student in the Athen Academy. The attampt was made of the 21st of December 115 IE.

## Prelude

### Backstory

Though calculated and did research on beforehand, the Theian War costed much more than expected, be it in terms of mortality, economics, and morale. Felt throughout the entire nation of the Empire of Magdorland, the war's toll was significantly larger than that of the Algean and Ptahn Wars combined. Those who were most impacted by the war were the poor to middle classes. One such person was Gavrilo Honestman, a poor student studying with a scholarship in the Athen Academy. Gavrilo's family was very poor, they lived in a house that visibly needed renovations, and they barely get any food to go through the day. Ever since the Theian War, the poor experienced a famine, more than they usually went through. Due to this, Gavrilo's mother eventually died of starvation. Struck with grief and guilt, Gavrilo decided to end things his own way. He purchased a hand gun and planned an assassination.

## Events

### Birthday Empress

Every year at the 3rd of August, Empress Trinity would often attend the people's celebration for her birthday. She would appear in a carriage, pulled by two mechanical horses, surrounded by a crowd of celebrating people. All students and workers on that they would be given a day off, including Gavrilo Honestman, letting him do whatever plans he'd made.

On the special day, Gavrilo stood in the midst of the crowd. The Empress and her husband, Hermonn Stormthaw, were seen on their carriage. They waved at the masses softly, their vehicle slowly driving forward. Along with the shouts of the people, the celebration was accompanied with many confetti pieces of varying shapes and sizes. Gavrilo walked emotionless as he pushed people in the crowd, trying to get closer to his targeted sovereign.

### Assassination

As Gavrilo got a clearer and clearer view of the couple, a familiar feel of wind joined the celebration. A silence in the midst of noise. Empress Trinity, who was still waving her gloved hands, felt the wind. Time felt as if it slowed down, the shouts of the crowd started to dampen, and the rays of sunlight dimmed. The Empress spotted the approaching Gavrilo, slowly reaching for his pocket to grab his gun. He lifted his hand, weapon in hand, and pointed the gun toward the sovereign. Trinity slowly moved her head, resulting in the bullet missing its target, instead piercing through the Empress' ear.

Coming out of the seemed slowing of time, Gavrilo quickly shot another projectile, a little to the side of the wounded Empress. Unfortunately, this one did not miss its target, hitting the sovereign's husband on his heart and taking his life in an instant. The once cheerful crowd became chaotic, as people fled in fear to the explosive sound of the hand gun firing. Gavrilo walked toward the carriage, dropping his weapon and surrendering himself as two Royal Guards took him to custody. The Empress stared at the assassin as he was being dragged by the two Ares, her husband's lifeless body in one hand, and another covering her wounded ear, as blood dripped out of her clutches.

## Aftermath

Gavrilo Honestman was taken and imprisoned, filled with hatred as he didn't manage to strike his prey. He would eventually be sentenced to death by a shooting squad, and given 2 years to repent in prison. And though she didn't die herself, the death of Trinity's most recent husband left a scar in her heart. She would never marry again, not to a man, nor to a woman, to the day she breathes her last breath. The late Hermonn Stormthaw was later that day buried next to his own deceased parents.