Word of Blake Interlude 3020-3030
"We need to ensure the preservation of Blessed Blake's teachings." Vesar told the other radical Comstar members with him. "The ones who are in power now may have forgotten why we began our crusade, but we have not."
Vesar paused to take a breath. "I prepared for this eventuality though, and sent thousands of us ahead in preparation for this moment. The Outworlds Alliance is a small place without much industry, but I have been preparing for this day since we were torn by the Schism and have already gotten production started on various worlds in that interstellar nation."
"Primus, what is our overall plan?" One of the adepts with him on the dropship asked.
"We are going to set into motion the beginnings of the end for the Federated Suns and anyone else who would seek to displace us from our holy task." Vesar said. "As Precentor Rom I had access to many classified projects as well as where intelligence assets that we know of were being used by the Successor States. We shall begin with setting the Capellan Confederation against the Federated Suns in a vengeance that has never been spoken of before."
"We have assets in Maskirovka?" An acolyte from the Capellan Confederation asked. "I didn't know that was possible."
"I would tell you," Vesar smiled. "But then I would have to kill you because there is no such thing as a kept secret."
"Understood." The Acolyte gulped.
"I'm not making a threat." Vesar chuckled. "Why would I kill or threaten fellow followers of the Word of Blake? I am supposed to be leading us into victory, and I cannot do that without all of you here."
3021
"You promise that this will aid us in ensuring that the Draconis Combine doesn't invade?" President Neil Avellar asked. "They've been steadily moving forces to and from the border since the legendary duel that resulted in ten years of peace."
"I am not only certain of it," Vesar smiled warmly. "I guarantee it, and to sweeten the deal, we're going to be helping Mountain Wolf Battlemechs perfect the Merlin and get the Night Hawk back into production."
"We are not a war loving people, Vesar." President Avellar said. "We seek to remain at peace for as long as possible and to restore our nation to the way it once was."
"Don't worry President, peace across the Inner Sphere is my ultimate goal as well." Vesar smiled, "As it is with everyone who I brought with me in my self imposed exile from Comstar."
"Well, we've been getting some learning centers from an interstellar company called Sharpshooter." Avellar said. "Would you happen to know anything about that?"
"Just let them do their thing, they may be a long term plot by the Davions to pull exactly what they did with the Taurian Concordat all those centuries ago." Vesar cautioned, "But as long as they are doing the good work of Blake then we shall leave them in peace."
"Good," Avellar smiled. "Their hospitals have been an exceptional aid to many of our worlds."
3022
"I told you that we would be getting production back up." Vesar told President Avellar. "You had nothing to worry about."
"No, I believed you, it's just hard to believe hard numbers like this at first glance." Avellar replied. "There's enough production here to completely outfit our units with fresh machines in five years."
"That is the ultimate goal is it not?" Vesar said charismatically. "To speak softly and yet carry a big enough stick to force the barbarians away."
"I don't think that's quite how the quote goes." Avellar said after a moment's thought. "But I don't remember the original well enough to truly correct you."
3023
"Primus, we've managed to insert two men and a couple of women into the First Prince's bodyguard detail, the MASK cell that was prepping for OPERATION DOPPELGANGER was able to assist in getting everything established and prepared as per your instructions."
"Good," Vesar said. "We'll have to make sure that they remain dark until we are ready for them to move, it may be years before we have everything prepared on our end though."
"Good techniques take time sir, isn't that what you always say?"
"Yes, I do say that." Vesar agreed. "Now you need to get back to New Avalon and ensure that the MASK cell doesn't receive any communications from the Liao's until I am ready to make use of them."
"Yes Primus." The Adept replied. "The Will of Blake be done."
"The Will of Blake will be done indeed." Vesar echoed.
3025
"Why should we cut off the Federated Suns, won't this Alliance be a good thing for the Inner Sphere?" Avellar asked his most trusted advisor Vesar Kristofur.
"Nay," Vesar shook his head. "It is nothing but the Star League come again, and soon enough you will see as they attempt to seize power from various nations and invade."
"But what about this I'm hearing about nukes being used on Northwind and several other places?" Avellar asked.
"Just propaganda that the Davions are using to justify their little Triumvirate being able to invade and take out the Liao's as a proper dynasty and House Lord." Vesar cautioned. "And we're not going to cut them off entirely, we're going to maintain trade, but we can close their embassy and ensure that their intelligence agencies are not able to breach your nation anymore."
"Alright," Avellar said. "I'll begin to bring everything together to start cutting communications with the Davions, but I want your word that this won't come back and backfire on me."
"I swear by Blake that I am attempting to do what is best for everyone." Vesar said seriously as he placed his hand over his heart. "Trust me my friend, have I not increased the ability of your nation to defend itself over these past five years? Have you not been able to increase your strength to that of before the Succession Wars began? Have some faith in your friend and trust that he is here to truly help you and your nation thrive in these troubled times."
3026
"This is the last one?" Vesar asked the Adept as he looked down at the bound woman on the other side of the glass from him.
"Yes Primus, this is the last identifiable MIIO agent that we were able to locate and capture." The adept replied.
"Did any of them escape?" Vesar asked.
"No sir, as far as we know there aren't any foreign intelligence agents remaining in the Outworlds Alliance barring those that we left in place to report things as going normally." The Adept replied.
"That is good to hear." Vesar said. "Begin her interrogation, she may have some intelligence we can use." He turned and walked away.
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"Did we locate the Amaris Cache that was left behind?" Vesar asked one of the few Explorer Corps members that had left with him.
"Yes, two full divisions were left behind by the Amaris people as part of the Secret Army here." The adept replied. "We have begun outfitting our units with upgraded variants of the technology there and will be helping the Outworlds Alliance and Marcus Kurita get everything prepared for use."
"We're going to be looking for the factories that were being used to outfit the units here, because knowing Amaris, there's a high chance that there are several hidden around here." The Explorer Corps Adept responded. "We did bring our star charts with us, so we'll see if there's anything we put down of note for the Outworlds Alliance."
"Good." Vesar said. "We'll need everything we can get our hands on."
3028
"Another one?" Vesar asked as they brought another MIIO agent down to the interrogation room. "That's the fifth one this year." He scoffed. "You'd think they'd have learned by now."
"Why haven't the Davions done anything yet?" An Adept asked. "You would think that they would have intervened militarily due to us taking their agents out."
"If a nation responded by invading a nation that took out their spies they would have no proper justification." Vesar said with a smirk. "And the current First Prince and his family along with the Lyrans are people who think they are principled, they won't intervene militarily without fabricating some sort of reason first."
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"You lied to me, Vesar." President Neil Avellar said as he entered the office that Vesar had been using for years now. "There really were Nukes that went off all over the Capellan Confederation and it wasn't because of the Federated Suns finding a reason to invade."
"It's a shame that you found out like this." Vesar said coldly as he fired a whisper quiet suppressed handgun at Neil Avellar. "You were such a useful puppet that it was almost too easy to get the ones who wanted to rebel into positions of power." He shrugged while talking to the corpse. "You see President Avellar, I've been subverting you by feeding your people, instead of them following you, they knew that I was the real power that was helping to protect and feed them, that I was the one to begin to bring their standard of living back up, and that is where you screwed up."
"Not going to say anything?" Vesar asked humorously. "I'll use your children as little puppets in order to maintain the illusion, but in another couple of years it won't matter all that much."
3029
"You got the itinerary?" Vesar asked the agent that had just arrived from New Avalon.
"I did, the best option for infiltration would be Delos IV." The WoB agent responded. "That's when the agents that we inserted will be on duty and it will be easier to get a swap done."
"What is the time window?" Vesar asked.
"Ian is scheduled two weeks of R&R while on Delos IV, and that'll be the time we can make the swap, but it'll have to be done in the week that our agents are in the rotation, I recommend you use someone that our people will recognize one of ours but will still pass the background checks."
"I have just the honey trap for our First Prince." Vesar chuckled to himself. "I'll send the signal for the MASK cell to begin swapping the DNA samples by the time the swap is done."
"Yes sir, we'll get everything done."
3030
"You'll never get away with this!" Ian yelled at the top of his lungs as he struggled against his restraints, causing them to chafe and break skin. "Hull and Hanse will make sure that I'll be rescued!"
"There's no need to yell Ian Davion." Vesar smiled. "I'm right here next to you."
"What? Are you going to tell me your master plan?" Ian asked.
"No," Vesar smiled. "In fact, you soon won't be awake for any of this," He turned to the two burly men beside him. "Hold him down and administer the sedative."
"Make sure you get a sample, if we want our backup to work then we're going to need to preserve it for artificial insemination before we kill him."
"Give us a day to extract it." Victoria smiled viciously. "Then he can die."
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"Goodbye First Prince Davion." Vesar chuckled cruelly as he raised his pistol and squeezed the trigger. "It wasn't a pleasure knowing you