Sondosia.
It was dark on the streets of Lamrissa as a dark figure crept from shadow to shadow trying to avoid the attention of the red armored guards of the Zygerrian empire. He looked left, then right to be sure there was no one following him, then moved on down the road. His objective tonight was the royal palace. There was someone there that it was very important he see tonight.
As he left his shadowy corner, he looked up at the two blood red moons that hung high up in the sky. He flexed his arms and pulled his cloak closer to him as he slipped out and started on his way. From the corner behind him, two red armored guards came slowly walking out of the darkness.
"STOP!!" Called the first trooper. "By the order of the Zygerrian Order! Do not move!"
The hood figure turned slowly as they came up behind him and calmly stared back at the two troopers. He had no fear of the two weak minded troopers who stood before him with their weapons raised and pointed at him. Instead he raised his hand and spoke one single word.
"Sleep."
In seconds the two troopers eyes closed and they fell unconscious to the ground. Flipping back his hood, he walked over to the them and bent down and touched their heads.
"Where can I find Devdan Steros, the Zygerrian first prime?" He asked.
"First prime Steros is in the main hall in the palace coordinating the attack on the Metune IV."
"I have business to discuss with your so called Emperor." He said calmly. "You will escort me in to see him."
"Yes." The trooper said then they stood up and shouldered their weapons and turned to head out of the city and into toward the imperial compound. Pulling his hood back up to cover his face, the dark man followed them. They walked down through the dark and quiet streets pass closed taverns and empty shops. Lamrissa was once the gem of the Caperrian system where almost any item one was looking for could be found in their never closing market place. Anything from the fabled horn of the savage Abenites to the leafs of the sweet Boxelder plants for tea. But now with the Zygerrian empire in charge, things were different. High taxes and the constant and close watch the empire had on the market had cost many of the more exotic venders to close down and run. That left only food and a few necessary shops like the blacksmith and medicinal hutches open for business. The space port which once had the capacity to hold and direct hundreds of ship now housed only ships from the imperial fleet and those high in the empires favor. There were a few Costian yachts and several ships that had been confiscated and put into imperial service. Now Zygerrians were the masters here and all through the zelta quadrant. But that may change sometime in the near future.
