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Retired - Chapter Six – Death from above
Date: 11/15/2014, Categories: Science-Fiction, Author: Brootforce, Rating: 89.5, Source: sexstories.com
you to Cleopatra Joanna Stavio-Noir, the crown princess.” When I was on my feet again a couple weeks later, I was awarded the Knight Protector’s medal and then the Emperor put me into a tailspin. “Grand Marshal Drake Daemon, I have wracked my brain for the last couple of weeks trying to figure out what to do with you. In the past you have won medals and rank, by sheer force of your loyalty and heroics. However I can no longer promote you in the standard course of events. I am therefore declaring war on all who would seek the life of the royal family. I signed the declaration this morning. Therefore, by our standards and traditions, the military must be under the command of one man during the state of war. Step forward, Supreme Marshal Drake Daemon, and accept the charge I give thee. Lead the forces of the empire to victory.” There was a collective gasp from the men and women in attendance of the ceremony. The emperor had just put me in the one position that no man had held in over fifteen hundred years. I stepped forward and knelt on one knee before Robert. He placed my new collar pins himself. It was a little later, as I was walking beside the royal family. “Why?”, I asked simply. “You took a bullet to save the life of my family. You stepped into the path of a bullet aimed at my wife.” He stopped walking at that point and turned to face me. ...