text: [Themes: sci-fi, dystopia, science fiction]
  
  ''Go ahead with that plan.'' you finally answer. Harold stands, bows once more and then turns around and exits the meeting room.
  
  Hayville, the following day...
  
  You, Rawrock and a couple dozen overly loyal members of your Elite Imperial Guard, along with Harold Pike and a few of his top spies, are standing at the outskirts of the small settlement of Hayville.
  
  ''So, you never told me what this mission is about, Aether... Care to let me know now?'' Rawrock asks, looking at you, but you do not reply.
  
  You raise your arm, and all soldiers you brought along raise their weapons and aim them at Rawrock. He makes a confused facial expression, before looking at you.
  
  ''The hell? Aether, what is this?''
  
  ''Your death, you traitorous pile of shit.'' you answer, punching him in the face with full force, knocking him to the ground, half-conscious. ''Kill him'', you order. Immediately, every gun aimed at Rawrock fires at least a full clip, until his body is nothing but an unrecognizable heap of gore. Everyone reloads their weapons, and you get on your motorcycle, beginning to ride back towards Warthunder City.
  
  ''You know what you have to do. No survivors.'' you order your men, before finally departing.
  
  Warthunder City, October 2324
  
  You are awoken early at dawn by the sound of fighting outside of your Palace. Several of your Elite Imperial Guards rush in your bedroom.
  
  ''Your Imperial Majesty! The rebels have taken to the streets! They have the support of most of the civilians and even some of our own soldiers after what happened to Hayville!''
  
  You quickly stand up and get dressed in your combat gear, and equip your weapons. As soon as you reach the balcony, you look down below and notice an ever-decreasing number of your guards engaged in a shootout with what looks like every civilian that got a hold of a firearm in the entire capital. You even notice most of your own men have joined the rebels, leaving you with only your loyal elite guards. Running back inside the building to avoid getting shot, you quickly consider your options, coming to only two.
  
  > run away
  You gather all of the guards you can find inside of the Palace, save for a few you leave outside to keep the rebels from entering, and begin addressing them.
  
  ''This is the fall of our once glorious Empire, but we will not let them kill us like dogs. We will fight our way through the streets until we reach the subway tunnel behind the Imperial Academy, and from there we will head north, all the way to Castle City, where we will take refuge. Two of you are coming with me, but go grab as much money as you can from the treasury in the basement. We will need it to finance our retired lives in Castle City. The rest of you start clearing and holding a path safe for us to go through, and, as soon as we are inside the tunnel, follow us.''
  
  The soldiers all nod, let out a war cry and begin carrying out the orders given to them.
  
  You wait several minutes until you see the two guards you sent to the treasury room return, carrying a large wooden chest filled to the brim with silver and gold coins.
  
  ''These were the most precious coins we found, sir. We figured it's gonna be worth more than a dozen of chests full of iron coins.'' one of them says.
  
  ''You thought well, soldier. Now, let's go!'' you say, running out of the Palace and into the streets. Your guards have managed to secure a path for you, but they look like they can't keep the rebel forces back much longer. You and the two guards carrying the chest of coins finally reach the subway tunnel, and keep moving through it until you all reach an exit in the middle of the desert. It's dusk by the time the other guards arrive as well, and it looks like most of them survived. You all go back inside the tunnel, but stay close to the exit, only to sleep for the night.
  
  Waking up the next morning, you all eat some mutant rabbits one of your guards managed to hunt during the night. After you finish your breakfast, and congratulating the guard, Laver Oztech, on his hunting and cooking skills, you begin to walk northwards. You begin counting your men, and, including yourself, there are fifty-nine of you.
  
  Dwarftower Settlement, November 2324:
  
  About three weeks after your narrow escape from Warthunder City, you and your companions reach the outskirts of Dwarftower, a small fortified town far away from the Great Southern Wasteland. You decide to enter, and use some of your money to purchase a working armored school bus, and enough gasoline to last you all the way to Castle City. The owner of the vehicle shop gladly makes the deal, and even gives you directions to a shortcut through the mountains, which will take you there in less than a week. You thank him, and go on your way.
  
  Wasting no time, you and your loyal guards set off on your journey once again, but this time with a vehicle. You follow the shortcut, and it turns out the shopkeeper wasn't lying: It's barely been four days, and you can spot the walls of your childhood residence in the distance. When you finally reach the gates, you're surprised to see how little the place changed.
  
  Castle City:
  
  After parking your vehicle, you and your guards walk to the city hall, and you request for a meeting with the mayor, an old man you find out is named Sevirre Entorey. Finally, he invites you inside of his office.
  
  ''Please have a seat!'' he says, motioning towards a chair in front of his desk, smiling. ''What can I do for you, sir?''
  
  ''I am here to purchase a property big enough to hold fifty-nine people. Me and my guards.'' you answer.
  
  ''I see... If you don't mind me asking, how did you earn so much money to afford such a property? Not trying to stick my nose in your business, dear mama, oh no, but I'm just careful, you know... Many bandits have come around here thinking they can spend the money they stole from honest people right here, under our nose!'' he finishes the last statement with a short chuckle.
  
  ''No, sir. I am an exiled Emperor. There was a movement against my rule caused by separatist lunatics. My guards outside can say that my rule was done with an iron fist, but was just nonetheless.'' you respond.
  
  ''Very well, then, your Majesty!'' he says, smiling. ''We have a building that was used as a brewery, but was abandoned after the gentleman owning it went bankrupt and unfortunately committed suicide... May he rest in peace... Anyway, it can be yours for five thousand iron coins. And, as a courtesy to your noble status, we will furnish it with all the basic necessities, free of charge. What do you think?''
  
  ''I will pay in gold.'' you answer. ''How much would that cost?''
  
  ''Oh, not much at all, then, your Majesty. Only about one hundred coins.''
  
  ''You have a deal.'' you say, standing up and shaking the mayor's hand, before telling him: ''Go outside and one of my men will give you your money. Give him the papers citing that I am the new owner of the building.''
  
  Castle City, June 2325:
  
  You and your guards are beginning to enjoy your life of peace in Castle City. To make more money, you smartly invested in properties and businesses, as well as building several trading posts on the roads between Castle City and the nearby settlements.
  
  You've met a former raider woman, named Ash Nuker. A former member of the Living Dead, a smaller gang of mutant raiders that mainly preys on caravans in the Northern Mountains, she is half-mutant herself, although her looks are better than any mutant's. Actually, thinking about it, she looks better than most fully human women, too. You two eventually get married, and have a son and a daughter. By 2368, as you are laying on your death bed, your son, Sward, and daughter, Mirthye, along with your aging wife, come sit next to you. Your son looks you in the eyes after they all say their farewells, and he tells you:
  
  ''Father... I shall never forget that you were once a great Emperor, and I promise to reclaim your throne, one way or another.''
  
  After hearing his last words, you smile at him, and your old heart finally gives up and stops beating, leaving you to die a peaceful death, surrounded by your loved ones.
  
  IMPORTANT: This is the official ending. In all future storygames taking place in this universe, this ending's events will be the ones that happened/are happening/will be happening.