Six Months After the Fall of Erengard
History would later record that the day Dietrich Erengard died wasn't just the end of an emperor; it was the moment an entire generation collapsed. His death severed the threads that had held the empire together through terror.
The first three days after the battle were marked by absolute silence. The palace had become a place of judgement. Roxanne de Borgia, the newly ascended Alpha Emperor, didn't rush to claim glory. She ordered the Royal Palace to be cleared, every corrupted noble detained, and every guard who had knowingly supported Dietrich's atrocities locked away for trial.
She placed her most loyal people, mixed-bloods, werewolves, demons, and beastkin, throughout the royal palace. Under her command, they began cleansing the imperial systems from the inside out.
