London, England February 22 1790

In Buckingham Palace the four knights, Lionheartx10, Malakith Skadi, Alex The Rambler, and Warrior of Sparta were alone socializing.

"So how's Rambler Town coming along?" Malakith asked.

"It's awful. Turns out I can't be a town planner. So there's a lot of traffic problems." Alex replied.

"Also he keeps yelling donut van. To be honest I don't even know that even means." Warrior added.

The three of them seemed to be having a good time. But out of the four of them, Lionheartx10 wasn't smiling at all. Alex looked up worryingly. "Lionheart are you alright? Do you still have pneumonia from floating in the ocean. He asked. "No it's not that. I'm worried about our majesty. He hasn't been feeling well." Lionheart replied. It was true, King Overgard had been suffering from stomach illnesses and pneumonia. The worst part would be his successor. He had no heirs to take his crown. Many of the dukes disputed with each other wondering who would be the next king. Trouble would stir soon.

"I think one of us should check up on him." Malakith said. "I'll go." Lionheart said. He walked away and headed for the kings quarters. He walked through the large palace taking the time to admire many if the beautiful artifacts within. He wondered if he could be king. He was Overgard's most valued advisor and general so maybe he could inherit the throne.

By the time he arrived, around him he saw servants and politicians crying. He had panic plastered on his face and walked up to someone grabbing her by the shoulders. "What happened to his majesty?" He asked anxiously while gripping the shoulders of the woman. Instead of answering she turned away and hung her head so she could sob. He barged into the king's bedroom and saw the king in his bed surrounded by doctors. One of them turned to face Lionheart. He shook his head which was the sign that his majesty had died.

~11 hours later~

The funeral of King Overgard begins. His coffin being carried out of Westminster Abbey by the royal guard. He is mounted on a wagon and his coffin is covered by the royal colors and is pulled away while being escorted by Coldstream Guards. Walking behind him are the dukes. Jackie Fish of Kent, DUB_R: TotalWar of Somerset, Heph of York, SaphirePheonix08 of Lancaster, Total War Zone of Birmingham, OfficalyDevin of Nottingham, Dragonheart of Cardiff, and Get Milky of Inverness. Behind them are representatives from the colonies, Italy, Iberia, North Africa, The Southern German Confederation, and Australia. Next were the four knights and finally there were infantry, cavalry, and navy.

The escort walked through the streets of London as crowds of people watched the coffin pass by. It was on a slow march to Windsor castle. The sacred place where all the monarchs of the empire layed. The escort will take the coffin to a carriage which will drive away the coffin to the castle. People in the crowd were sobbing as the coffin was driven through the streets of London. They reached the carriage and the guards carefully lifted the coffin and walked over to the carriage. They take it to a decorated carriageand it rode away to the home of buried monarchs to find a new life with God and may he bless the next crown and the country.

Everyone went home that night. Lionheart returned to his manor in Vauxhall and as he entered he saw his wife Chloe sitting in the Living Room watching her husband as sad as he can be. "I know about his majesty but how are you feeling my love?" Chloe asked. "My thoughts are with the empire, it will crumble if we can't find a king to lead us. I fear the worst." Lionheart said as he sat down on the sofa. "Why don't you go sleep dear it's late and you have a lot of work to do tomorrow. I'll be waiting upstairs for you." Chloe said and pecked her husband on the cheek.

Lionheart went to his dresser and changed into comfortable bed wear, washed up, and went to bed.

London, England February 23rd 1790

The next morning London was stirring with unrest. Parliament seized power over Britain and there were riots in the streets, skirmishes between rioters and the police. The empire needed a sovereign or else everything will fall.

There was no heir to be found and since King Overgard did not specify who it would be Parliament with a solution. They belie lived Parliament should have all the power and elect a prime minister turning Great

But the dukes went against Parliaments will and left the empire to form their own independent nations.

The House of York created by Heph ruled all the York counties and Durham.

The House of Lancaster created by SaphirePheonix08 ruled Chershire all the way up to Northumberland.

The House of Kent created by Jackie Fish ruled Kent, Sussex, Essex, Hampshire, and Suffolk.

The House of Somerset created by DUB_R: TotalWar ruled Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Wilshire.

Total War Zone created the House of Birmingham ruled Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffs, Shrops, Herefs, and Gloucestershire.

OfficiallyDevin created the House of Nottingham ruled Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Derbyshire.

The last was Parliament who remained as the loyalists of Great Britian. They ruled the remaining counties in the center, the colonies, and the Dependencies. Scotland under Get Milky and Wales under Dragonheart declared their independence. Irish loyalists declared their independenance forming their own free republic. With England now divided, the loyalists of the country remained in the Republic of London, run by the Parliament.

Amsterdam, Netherlands February 24th 1790

King Gamakazi sat on his throne eating fresh fruit. Specifically pears. His new Minister of the Army, The Shermanator walked into the throne room. He was promoted early this month from Field Marshal when the Netherlands was in the war against Britain. He was a war hero back when the British occupied the Netherlands and in expelling the French rebels. His popularity and experience in leadership is what lead to his current position and he was really good at his job. "My lord, the British Isles has been divided into different factions and the British European and North African colonies are rebelling for independence."

"Very good. We must use this confusion to our advantage. Mobilize armies to occupy these colonies and make them our own."

Three armies were sent to Iberia, Italy, and North Africa. With every battle sparked between the Londoners and the rebels, the Dutch would rush in and take city after city after city.

Stockholm, Sweden February 24th 1790

A memorial was held outside to all the soldiers who died during the colonization of America and the destruction of Iceland. King DiplexHeated looked at the number of crosses that spread out in front of him especially the most noticeable one in front of him. The one of Bluedrake42. He thought to himself why he would he invade America. He owned all of Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. He let his greed cloud his vision and never stopped to realize conquest wasn't everything. He should've taken care of his people.

A man in a decorated jacket walked behind him and asked "What are you thinking about your majesty?"

"A lot of things Judska, I can't sleep at night because I'm thinking of every life I see right now that died in vain because of my own ambition. Was it worth it?"

"Your majesty. You need to stop thinking about your flaws. It's what stops progression. Think of how you can make up for it. There's people out there that need your leadership. This is a time to build our empire's economy and way of life. The colonists need to feel a connection with their homeland, they are proud to be quite citizen of the Swedish Empire!"

"You're right Judska. This is a time of reform. We need to stop thinking of war and more about the people. I'll get to work right away."

Berlin, Brandenburg February 25th 1790

Germany was a whole mess with foreign powers occupying the country. The British left and the German states they conquered were independent. But that only left them to merge with Austria who wanted to recreate the Holy Roman Empire. The Polish who recently have been mobilizing their armies around the East Prussia region. The Evil Dutch Empire staking its claim in western Europe and the power hungry Swedish ruling the east and north.

After his father Whilhelm died of a heart attack. Kaiser ThePrussianPrince the youngest Kaiser in Prussian history at age 27 has been struggling to keep its boarders secured. He never experienced this much pressure in his life and diplomatic relations haven't been good since the current nations that surround him want to kill him. Invasion was feared nearly every day across the Prussian Kingdom. But then he thought of Sweden. He and Diplex go back to students at Oxford when they were prince's until they graduated. They went home so they could get officers training.

So he chose to get an alliance with Sweden. He sent an envoy there hoping that Diplex would see his current situation and hopefully help him in a war against any nation that that invaided Prussia.