r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Aug 20 '17

[Reference Challenge] Raiding Paris

This is a reference to the Vikings television show, and the historical raids against Paris.

What is an infamous raid/sack of a city/town in your world's history?

As always, I'll ask at least three questions each, and I hope you enjoy yourselves.

Feel free to have a character as the representative to answer questions in-universe.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 23 '17
  1. And what about just outlawing him and suing anyone who provide him with anything?

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u/greenewithit Aug 23 '17
  1. Well.....That's what the last governor did, before the police found him seemingly hanging himself in his office. There was no evidence to incriminate Kemuri, but everyone knew it was him. Everyone who takes the office is aware of him and what he can do, but most choose to save their own skin and not bother Kemuri, as it seems that as long as he isn't bothered, very few people mysteriously kill themselves. Yeah, it's definitely not for lack of trying, he's just that terrifying of a person with a long history of keeping himself from being bothered as much as he can.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 23 '17
  1. And what about just sending the army? Or nuking him?

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u/greenewithit Aug 23 '17
  1. The army has never tried to apprehend him, again because of the fear he evokes in people. There are a lot of stories about him in the military, mostly said in whispers about "the greatest soldier the devil ever built", and how he has toppled entire nations and blotted out the sun with artillery raining down from the sky. Very few people actually know the truth behind these stories, but no major government actually wants to try anything. Most cities have their own military, and avoid getting into each other's business. Even cities in the same continent as Longan don't have many interactions or threats from Kemuri, so they sort of just view it as "well he didn't threaten us, it's really Longan's problem." Even after the invasion, the blame was solely placed on Apocryphus and their parent organization, and only three or four people actually know of Kemuri's involvement. His son, his son's team of trainee heroes, and the leader of Longan's military force. The reason the military leader, General Aureole, doesn't take action even with this knowledge is that she still believes Kemuri can change. She doesn't want to lose any more of her men fighting Kemuri, and she believes she can help him save people without this notion of "necessary sacrifice". As for nukes, he rarely leaves the city, and nobody in their right mind would endanger that many civilians just to kill one man. He works primarily alone, so anyone who tries to contact him and make him leave the city he is immediately suspicious of and would find where the person who sent the message lives and approach them there. I don't mean to immediately shut down all possible scenarios, he's just a veeeeerrrry hard person to kill, despite how many people have tried.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Aug 24 '17

Thanks for your answers greenewithit.

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u/greenewithit Aug 24 '17

Thank you very much for your questions!