Puppet State (text/english) (Pixiv Fanbox)

(Complete work: https://inaizumi.fanbox.cc/posts/2259804 ) (Illustrations: https://inaizumi.fanbox.cc/posts/2236029 https://inaizumi.fanbox.cc/posts/2243619 https://inaizumi.fanbox.cc/posts/2246905 https://inaizumi.fanbox.cc/posts/2256487 ) In a very ancient time, when the world was plunged in darkness and chaos, when the hope for a better world was dead and most of the population was subjected to the most absolute poverty and ignorance, an heroic figure appeared and offered to free the world from oppression with it’s magic and bring a new era of peace and a promising future. However, said hero affirmed that, to bring those good times, sacrifices would have to be made and to know what sacrifices to take everyone had to follow him through the rabbit hole, along the path of the truth which, affirms the hero, is wide and fits all. It is then that the Hero, arguing that it was the only way to achieve that future golden age and for the sun to rise for everyone, convinced all the people to follow him to his cause, just like a flute player who, with his beautiful melody, he intoxicates all the people who come to hear the sweet sound of his flute. Years passed and the humble little Hero who invited people to his cause through the streets of Paris, became a powerful emperor commanding a great army, an army which, thanks to a powerful, ancient and millenary magic of which the Emperor was a user, became an invincible host, conquering kingdoms and other empires in their unstoppable advance. In this way, said Emperor gave himself up to his most ambitious dream: world domination, with the help of his magic inherited by the very Hermes Trismegistus, a powerful and ancient master of the occult arts, magic which has been inherited for generations to come, to the Emperor. However, the advantages that the Emperor had did not make him invincible, as there could be other powerful magicians scattered, especially in one of the regions that he recently occupied militarily, Germania. This region was recognized throughout the world for being full of powerful wizards and witches, but these wizards had been subjected and persecuted until then by the already millennial government of the Holy Roman Empire. However, once the Emperor defeated said empire, these powerful magicians were left free and loose around the swampy and mountainous confines of said territory, fearing the Emperor that for this reason he will find someone who will compete against him for world domination through of the use of magic. However, the Emperor always compensated for any deficiency that arose with great ingenuity and cunning, so he decided, instead of directly submitting said region after defeating the army of the government that subjected them, he decided to make said Holy Roman Empire a puppet state and impose on a head of state that is to the liking of the population, since the population of that region presented, as time progressed, an increasingly effervescent nationalism, so it would be a mistake for the Emperor to also name himself emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, since it would cause rejection and uprisings among the population. The only thing that the Emperor needed in that region is a vassal state that serves his interests and that I continued with the hunt for magicians in that region to prevent anyone from trying to compete against his power. Also, it would be good if said puppet state keeps people happy, not because the Emperor really cares about the welfare of the people, since he sees all people as his toys, but still he considered that it was best to avoid a social outbreak in the region that could drag him to ruin. Then the Emperor summoned his most loyal generals, also magic users, to a private and secret meeting, in which he asked, especially those who have been advancing militarily in the Germania region, which person could be a good candidate to lead. said puppet state. He had to be the leader of said Puppet State, some influential and famous leader of the region, another Germanic, to please the population, in addition to being a person who could easily manipulate him and follow his orders. Hearing that request, one of the Emperor's generals, named André Mérovingien, stood up. He, without doubting his initiative and totally sure of himself, offered the emperor to use a Prussian noblewoman of great influence and who had gained much sympathy among the Germanic people over the years, an albino noblewoman named Arabelle von Westfalen. General André considered that, being a woman, perhaps she could be manipulated, and that in case of rebellion it would be easier to subdue her, in addition to the fact that she would have to rule the Holy Roman Empire under the supervision of a military governor, a position for which André offered himself. The Emperor, without thinking much about it, accepted this idea, which seemed quite feasible to him, so the appropriate steps were taken for this initiative. What the Emperor did not know is that André was deeply in love with Arabelle and he thought it was convenient to nominate her for said position to be able to see her constantly and be able to force her to do whatever he wants, in addition to the fact that André considers that in exchange of the favor of pleading for her to be crowned as Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, she will agree to marry with him, although in reality said pseudo empire will now be a Puppet State vassal of the Emperor of France, and she in that sense a collaborator of the invaders). After that, and after a long planning to execute her plan, André appeared in front of Arabelle to tell her that she has been selected to be the new Kaiserin (empress in German) of the Holy Roman Empire. What was really happening with Arabelle is that she was secretly part of the resistance against the occupation, in addition to feeling a deep disgust for André. However, Arabelle knows well that the only way to effectively help her people is to accept that proposal, since from the government, she could lead a rebellion against the occupation, so she accepted the proposal, being Arabelle crowned shortly after. Several months passed and Arabelle, very much against what André had planned and thought, was increasingly rebellious in front of him, something that bothered André a lot, in addition to the fact that she avoided meeting in the same places as him whenever she could, always showing her contempt and rejection to André. Despite this, Arabelle seemed to keep the Germanic people happy, although not with the methods that André wanted. Arabelle's constant and increasingly visible rejection of André made him become deeply bitter and increasingly obsessed with an increasingly distant Arabelle. This led, out of anger, André to ask the Emperor for his permission for him, André, as military governor, to intervene directly the power that Arabelle has accumulated and to take it as his own possession, to ensure in a more iron way control over the Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor, without thinking much about the consequences, accepted André's request, since André was one of his best men and had never disappointed him. Then André, a day shortly after her meeting with the Emperor, appeared in front of Arabelle without having warned before her visit. Arabelle greets him with a sneer, something common for her every time André shows up. André proceeds to make it clear to her that, if she is not his, she will not be of anyone else’s, and that it will be best if they marry before she regrets rejecting his offer, in addition to commenting to Arabelle that way she rules does not please the Emperor so much, and perhaps she should change her way of ruling, unless of course she agrees to marry André. [Image 1] Said insolences and demands that André presents to Arabelle provoke on her a resounding rejection by arguing that she would rather be dead before marrying him. André, heartbroken, proceeds to execute his plan. Once Arabelle turns around and prepares to leave the room, André points her finger at her and , due to the fact that he is also a user of the ancient dark arts, throws a lightning bolt at Arabelle. Arabelle, scared by what is happening, then sees as if her dress begins to disintegrate and her joints begin to transform to those of ... a puppet? [Image 2] After Arabelle, still aware of her very existence, falls to the ground completely naked turned into a puppet, since her clothes have been disintegrated in the process, then André takes her from the ground and reminds her that he warned her, about if she does not she let herself be loved by him and possessed by him, she would be nobody's. Then André appears in his hands a necklace made of a purple gemstone, which begins to shine while another large gem that appears on André's hat does the same, and he proceeds to put it on Arabelle. After that, André leaves that room, leaving Arabelle lying down, to order Arabelle's vassals, something that was already customary on his part at that time, to organize as soon as possible a speech in front of the balcony and to gather together as many people as possible to listen to Kaiserin Arabelle. After that, André re-enters the room where he left Arabelle lying on the floor to prepare her for her speech. After a few hectic hours, a large curtain opens on the balcony where speeches are usually given at Arabelle's palace. In it Arabelle appears moving her arms a lot while talking about how much she loves André and that for that reason they will marry, in addition to, after said marriage, she will delegate to André all the personalities of the government, all this insisting again and again how much who loves André, while Arabelle dresses in her best clothes but, for some reason, with her breasts exposed, being totally surprised and those attending the speech blushed. What actually happens is that André, allowing himself to be carried away by his lowest instincts, controls through the necklace that hangs around Arabelle's neck, from his mind, the words that come out of Arabelle's mouth, forcing her to say all of this while it controls her mechanically by means of a machinery and some wires connected to her extremities. Perhaps said necklace makes it possible for André to control her without that machinery, but it seemed to André a great punishment to handle Arabelle as a puppet in a mass speech with her having her breasts exposed. Meanwhile, Arabelle, lies stunned without being able to move or control the words that come out of her mouth, trapped inside her own body, terrified by what is happening. [Image 3] Several days later, after a hasty wedding, André considered that perhaps it will no longer be necessary to use Arabelle to control the Holy Roman Empire as a puppet state, so André decides to leave her in the hall of the palace inside a glass case, to let everyone admire its beauty. Every time someone asked about Arabelle, he would reply that she is deeply ill and that she doesn't feel like seeing anyone. Eventually André ended up faking Arabelle's death, while the real one lies there, prostrate, immobile, perfect, incorruptible, inside her glass case, projecting her infinite beauty. At times, it seems as if the doll inside the glass case is shaking, as if she is trying unsuccessfully to move, although over time it has become a myth. The last question is, when will Arabelle give up and get carried away by her new position in the world as a show toy? [Image 4]