Josephine

𝓔𝓹𝓲𝓼𝓸𝓭𝓮 99: 𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓔𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼, 𝓖𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝓚𝓪𝓲𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷

February 15, 2016

Roman Imperial Palace, Vienna, Großgermanisches Vereinigtes Königreich

Konrad died last week. Peacefully, in his sleep. I had been mentally preparing for this day since I was officially declared his heir presumptive. Now it was time. I stood before a massive congregation of priests, generals, politicians, princes, dukes, duchesses and other such people to watch me crowned as Empress of the Holy Romans.

I had no idea what this new role would entail, but I knew how I would rule both America and the German Realm simultaneously. I would spend four months in Vienna, then New York, then Vienna, then New York-you get the idea. John Charles would use this time as part of his training to see how he handled the challenges of imperial rule.

"Josephine Anna Maria Preis, Sind Sie bereit, diese Rolle als Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches anzunehmen?"

The priest asked me if I was ready to take on the role of being Empress of the United German Empire. I thought for a moment, but I knew I could handle this new task.

"Ja, ja ich bin,"

I had said that I was.

"Nun gut... ich werde dir jetzt die Krone auf den Kopf setzen..."

I felt the cold metal of the imperial crown slowly lower onto my head.

"Ich erkläre Sie jetzt, Kaiserin Josephine vom Heiligen Römischen Reich!"

He declared me the empress of Germania. The room erupted in applause as I leaned back on my new throne. The home of my new empire. With this move, I became the undisputed strongest person in the world. No man or woman had even close to the power I now possessed. The armies I now wield will be unstoppable.

Napoleon, Sato, Eire, Constantine, all of them. They were in my shadow now... in essence my puppet.

And.

It.

Felt.

Good.

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February 18, 2016

German Imperial Army Headquarters

Debrecen, Großgermanisches Vereinigtes Königreich

I stood in front of the head of the German General Staff. Now that I was on the throne I needed to draw up offensives for the spring. The Germanic Empire was fighting a proxy war with the Russian People's Republic, the successor to the Russian Republic, a communist state. See, back in 2014, the Russians had invaded the Donbass, a part of the Kingdom of Ukraine, which was a German ally. Now, to avoid turning the entirety of Eastern Europe into a giant shell crater, German forces had been fighting in Ukraine, but just in Ukraine. It was a part of the plan to keep the war contained. That was until recently when the Russians had been raiding across the German border, and now the German people saught to strike back at the Russians, even if just temporarily. 

"Well... your majesty... we have sworn undying loyalty to you, now you must fulfill your promise as chief of the armed forces," General Erich Von Nachster stated coldly.

"Very well. What would major goals be for a spring or summer offensive?"

The general rolled out a large map that showed the German Empire and Russia. The map was heavily annotated showing frontlines, positions of armies and major supply points.

"Major points of interest would, of course, be Moscow, Lebedevgrad on the Volga River, Rostov and the oil fields of the North Caucasus,"

"Okay, and the three main armies are in the north, center, and south?"