Gra Valkas Public Execution of POWs

**Gra Valkas Public Execution of POWs** is an incident in the surprise attack of the Gra Valkas Empire on the Eleven Country Leadership Conference that each country was dealt a catastrophic blow with some of those countries’ soldiers being taken prisoner as prisoners of war. This event was meant to negotiate the return of the prisoners of war from the Gra Valkas Empire, but instead caused the opposite result, and led to the beginning of the end of the Gra Valkas Empire.

## Events Leading to the Public Execution of POWs

On the Battle of the Folk Strait, all ships of all civilized nations were decimated by the Gra Valkas' 200 fighter planes except Japan since their patrol boat at least have Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannons and JM61 20mm gun to destroy several fighters. Unfortunately, the Grade Atlastar battleship arrived. Japan's patrol boat tried to get past the battleship to escape but was sunk. With Japan gone, the allied fleet fell but Mu managed to escape. The port town Cartalpas was bombed by the air raid and survivors from each nation including Japan are captured.

Gra Valkas Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Eastern Division Deputy Director Gesta listened to Cielia’s report without any hint of interest about capturing seventy-two prisoners of war including fifteen Japanese soldiers. The prisoners are interrogated. Some prisoners were willing to cooperate with them, but some refused to give them anything. Fifteen Japanese soldiers did not a single one had uttered a peep about Japan, astonishingly enough. He decided to order her that uncooperative prisoners of war will be executed in a public broadcast across the world. Cielia protested the idea and said that they would be on the same playing field as the barbarians, but she insisted on his order.

To convey their will and negotiate the return of the prisoners of war, these countries had sent diplomats heading towards the diplomatic counter in the provincial capital, Leiforia, in the Gra Valkas Empire’s Leifor district.

Japan’s government sent Diplomat Asada, deemed qualified due to his handling of the war on words with the Parpaldia Empire during the conflict, to the Gra Valkas Empire to hastily negotiate the return of the prisoners.

## Diplomats in the Negotiations

Those who were present in the negotiations are:

* Holy Milishial Empire Western Foreign Affairs Director, Siwalf
* Mu Diplomat, Newcaull
* Japan Diplomat, Asada Taiji
* Agartha Foreign Affairs Minister, Lipin

## Traveling Transportation

They traveled by sea to the Gra Valkas territory of Leifor and notified Gra Valkas by magic communications beforehand before entering the district of Leifor.

## Arriving on Leifor

The diplomats of each country had made it to the branch office of the Gra Valkas Empire in the district of Leifor on the ruins of the provincial capital Leiforia, which was reduced to ashes by the superdreadnought Grade Atlastar’s bombardment, seemed to be recovering little by little. They could see the citizens of Leifor stripped of the pride their superpower country once had; A glimpse into the harsh rule under which their eyes seemed dead, completely devoid of life and willingness.

Even with the empire’s declaration of hostility, there was a directive that the diplomatic window will at least remain open, and so the diplomats entered the branch office dignified. Asada, carrying those feelings, entered the building said to house the empire’s diplomats.

After ten minutes of waiting in a conference room, Dallas, a diplomat for the Gra Valkas Empire, with undesirable features came in and met the diplomats. Dallas made an un-diplomatically rude statement to them, turning them stiffened.

## Prisoners of War Negotiation

Firstly, Asada came forward and made a statement to Dallas that the Japan’s government lamented the decision of the Gra Valkas Empire to conduct an armed attack on the Eleven Country Leadership Conference and asked for the compensation of the patrol boat Shikishima, but Dallas cut Asada off, beginning speak that Japan was also transferred into this world the same as the Gra Valkas Empire. He heard that their ship was sunk with a single salvo from their battleship. Gra Valkas Empire might be in the same transferred circumstance, but that was where their similarities end. It must be hard to be a diplomat of a weak country.

Asada politely asked him that the Gra Valkas Empire made a declaration of war on the world in the Eleven Country Leadership Conference. They knew of the attitude of the Gra Valkas Empire bore a strong semblance to a country, thinking that could challenge and make an enemy of the entire world and still come out on top. Dallas made the statement that weak countries never amount to the strong, no matter how much band together. Asada leaned forward. If Japan continues to be looked down on, the tragedy that took place in the Fenn Kingdom might happen again, and so Japan resolved to project a certain amount of strength.

Just as Asada was about to make a statement, Siwalf, a representative of the Holy Milishial Empire, stepped in front of him and stated in anger that demanded compensation and apology for the surprise attack on the port city of Cartalpas and ordered to withdraw from Leifor. It was an order for the consensus of the Central World, not a request.

As Dallas was about to respond, Cielia came into the conference room and took charge of the negotiations with them. She stated plain and clear with a cold stare that she heard their conversation. The empire’s will was as she said in the Eleven Country Leadership Conference hasn't change. Siwalf scowled at her on what the Gra Valkas Empire did want. She demanded to them and their countries to become colonies, but he rejected it. He asked her about the return of the prisoners as their rights respected, but she rejected it. No prisoners will be returned until hostilities have subsided.

Choosing to cut into Siwalf and Cielia’s discussion, Asada steps forward and spoke her that Japan’s government demanded the immediate handover of the Japan Coast Guard personnel. She told him twice that no prisoners will be returned until hostilities have subsided. He understood if they were military personnel, but the personnel in her custody were not military personnel. They are the police of the sea, personnel of the Japan Coast Guard. Dallas, sitting next to Cielia, indicated surprise, jumping in on the conversation, and spoke to him that it is not true by reports that the Japanese warship had downed numerous fighters. Asada made correct to him that the coast guard ship was not considered a military vessel, making him confused that Japan sent a coast guard ship meant for countering pirates to a faraway ocean for the Eleven Country Leadership Conference. He demanded the immediate return of the non-military personnel

Just as Dallas was about to speak out at Asada, Cielia raised her hand as a signal to stop him and began to speak that she didn’t care about how Japan defined military personnel. For a ship to have anti-air capabilities like and still not be called a warship. It was just unbecoming for a country to take a sore loser stance and make statements that made it seemed Japan cutting the non-military personnel loose as soon as the military started to falter. They valiantly challenged Gra Valkas Empire with an overwhelming disparity in military might, and then lost. She held them in high regard. They will be treated as military personnel. Asada had just stated with certainty that they are the police force, but he asked her their safety could be guaranteed as she said she would treat them as military personnel. She answered already that it was up to the empire to decide. Asada senses indecision welling up in Cielia’s eyes.

There was a meager silence sensing an opening in the discussion, Mu Diplomat Newcaull started to inquire her that it was understood by judging from the discussion that Gra Valkas Empire would not negotiate for the handover of the POWs. He sensed from the atmosphere but he would still inquire for the truth behind the remarks. He believed to confirm her correctly that Gra Valkas Empire declared war on the Central World and Japan at the Eleven Country Leadership Conference after declaring war on the Second Civilization, including Mu.

Cielia eyed Newcaull with an absurd look that would have a profound impact on the future of the Gra Valkas Empire and the replied was correct. He looked at Asada and let out a weak smile. With Mu having received a declaration of war, the diplomat Newcaull’s job was now, in this discussion, to drag the Japan into the war.

For that, he needed the definite official statement from the person who had conveyed the Gra Valkas Empire’s true will, not the atmosphere nor the indirect remarks. The statement made by Cielia was already recorded in an IC recorder bought by other Mu diplomats in Japan. Having achieved his diplomatic purpose, Newcaull let out a big smile.

Siwalf asked her it was made clear on the official level that the Gra Valkas Empire would not hand over the prisoners of war; furthermore, that had been established they were demanding the world to be their colonies. She corrected him. He made this statement that the armadas in possession of the Holy Milishial Empire far outnumber the ships their empire had. The empire’s industrial might, grounded on their magical engineering, surpassed that of other countries. He suggested her surrender. She would do the same and left him this diplomatic window open if the Holy Milishial Empire should surrender.

The discussion ended and Cielia exits the room. As the ambassadors of the countries start to leave the room, Dallas faced them as unofficial to their people but this virtually official country-on-country discussion had ended. It made them as the union of the weak that they had created, no matter how much they clump together they would be able to stand up to the Gra Valkas Empire. The empire would subjugate all of the countries and took them all under its governance. The faces of the diplomats turned gloomy.

Asada made a statement to Dallas that he gave him his impression, but Dallas didn’t see reality and didn’t act like a civilized country. He utilized military force to intervene at the international conference and made a declaration of war on Japan. When the Japan Government decided to participate in this conflict, it would be the beginning of the end of the Gra Valkas Empire. Asada tells Dallas to do a little more research on what the Third Civilization superpower, the Parpaldia Empire, has done to Japan and what happened afterward. Also, he instructed him remaining Japan’s diplomatic window open in the Japanese embassy in Mu if Gra Valkas Empire wished to surrender.

Asada and other diplomats were disappointed that the negotiation with Gra Valkas Empire for returning the prisoners failed.

## Public Execution of POWs

A broadcast of horror was about to be made to use a machine known in this world as a magic communications device. Broadcasting from the Leiforia district, the magical broadcast would be relayed from nearby countries like Mu to all the other countries. Cielia, ordered by Deputy Director Gesta and Gra Valkas imperial government to broadcast the execution of innocent people, felt a pang in her chest.

In front of her lined up were blindfolded people, having refused to provide crucial information on their home countries and as such deemed by the Gra Valkas Empire’s top brass to be unnecessary prisoners. They don’t seem to be aware of what’s going to happen to them.

It was her will to put all of her body and spirit into the empire, but her heartfelt-like gave in as she faced executing the order of murdering these prisoners. Cielia began to speak the prisoners would be executed shortly, but she gave them this last chance if they had the willingness to talk regarding what Gra Valkas asked them a while ago. Some prisoners raised their hands. She looked at all Japanese prisoners who never raise their hands. She gave them another chance if anyone willing to answer her, whether they know something or not. None of the Japanese prisoners said a word.

Cielia made a speech for the empire’s will on the public broadcast and then ordered the executioner to execute the prisoners with his pistol. A slight tear built up in Cielia’s eyes as her heart screamed that she didn’t want to do it.

In the wake of the sound of gunfire, the prisoners were covered in splatters of blood and readily fell to the ground.

The broadcast ended. The spectacle that unfolded was broadcasting to the entire world.

## Aftermath

After a public broadcast of the execution of prisoners had been shown, the action was considered a public declaration of war by the Gra Valkas Empire, which had caused anger among the people of the world. The Japanese people were reminded of the tragedy that unfolded in the Fenn Kingdom, so they had all come together in anger against Cielia and the Gra Valkas Empire.