23 Usurping A Tyrant

As the "queen" layed on the groubd I questioned her. "My Queen who is this mysterious fellow." She snapped out of her adrenaline state slmost instantly which would've raised my suspicions if I didn't already know they were a traitor. Nodding to her I said, "for your safety I must implore you to stay here as the guards sweap the perimeter." She readily agreed with me and I left.

Calling an emergency meeting with the govermental forces I spoke. We are in a state of emergency due to the attempted assasination of the queen. "Effective immediately do to the orders of the queen." I placed a faked paper with the royal seal I nicked off the queen as I checked her for imediate injurys. "I will be taking control of the military." There were, of course objections to this order. But my threats of getting them executed because of treason shut them up.

I then revealed the summary house arrest that would be taking effect immediately. To put those who had enough pull to attempt an assasination attempt and have the guards be "unable" to detect the intruder. Or so was the reason that they were told. In reality I would be meeting with every single soldier above the rank of private for hypnotization. And considering this was a Serpents Hand settlement, and that the only "civilians" are either to old to fight or had become disabled in service.

So I spent the entire rest of the day, and the next. Using my

(True Timekeepers-Pocketwatch) I went along with my plan and hypnotized every person within the military above the rank of Private. Although I still felt the backlash and could tell I couldn't go much further due to my limited knowledge on time I planned out the takeover I would make. With the generals on house-arrest and the queen officially being "moved for her safety" I had full control over the Hand cell. Atleast at an outsiders standpoint. I knew that this shadow organization wanted to takeover, probably through a revolution, unfortunetly for them I would give the people actually decent living conditions. As it was kind of comical how easy of a fix it would be due to my connection to the Library, but they just didn't as the now late queen was in charge.

Either way the citizens wasn't the people I was trying to please it was more to install loyalty with the Privates in the military. As still being a Hand cell they're still terrorists, and most of them were in the military. As I sat there in my new throne I schemed a plan that would be hard to pull off if not for my coat. I excused my newly acquired guards as I walked to the hidden compartment secret meeting room. There I used my Trenc-coats ability and made a spiritual soldier. After summoning them I had them try to posses the body of the guy I was impersonating from my inventory.

As they possesed them I took out a pill of SCP-500 to heal them manipulated my own coat to drain all the bloodstains from the fabric and sent them on there way as we maintained a mental connection. To which I had the now ghostly impersonater to inform the guards on patrol to not shoot on sight as he was expecting an important guest. The hypnotised military man ordered this information get passed along to all guards stationed at the perimeter. As my ghostly counterpart did that I deactivated my masks active effect as everyone at the ramparts of the Hand cell watched as a golden mist seeped into my body. Staring back at them waiting for them to open the door they did just that after soaking in my aura.

Walking through the encampment everyone turned to look at me. Most in wonder others worry and a select few agression. Marking those people as potential spies I walked towards the longhouse. One of the presumed spies tried to start an incident were he sneakily took out a knife and stabbed himself in the knee. Somehow avoiding knicking a tendon. Seeing this I noted down the possobility of taking over this shadow organization also as they seemd surprisingly skilled. And as is tradition the system popped up with a (Quest)

(Quest: Counterintelligence)

Some chucklefucks have decided to be w nusciance with your soon to be people. You cannot stand for this as it would lower their faith in your leadership damaging their opinion. This cannot stand either destroy them or convert them for the benefit of yourself.

(Rewards)

-Classified Underground Intelligence agency (Medium)

-1000 points

As I read this I realized I still had my storefront and factory summons, but then wondered if there would be public records of the buildings.

(Inquiry detected: User may choose to have or not have legal records of any buildings you summon. Along with history and records associated with it which describe the building, and buying of the property. Though do be informed despite the extra secrecy involved without having legal records it would cause suspicion if placed in a populated area.

. But in the end I didn't see the the point if placing an underground intelligence agency building in a populated place.

Back to the present after my display and the guard watching me snap a "civilians" neck like a twig he pointed me to the longhouse as he dragged the body away. No other incidents occured on my way there but I did notice how almost all of the spys were Privates. Implying to me that the operation they had going on was in its fledgling phase.

After walking through the doors to the longhouse me, and the now puppeteered corpse. Enacted our plan after walkibg to there ear Isaid some whispers in which the ghosts body grew progressively alarmed. His guards were tense waiting for the tiniest of slip up to pounce on me. After the possesed man entered conplicated thought he informed. "I will be giving an announcement to the people, gatherr them in the town square."

The guards ovliged abd within 6 hours almost everyone was at the town square he announced. "The Keeper of the Library has come to us with a proposition I have already agreed to it, but they only find it fair if you were informed as well."

"You people have desecrated the lands of the Wanderer's Library. For your trangressions the Library has ruled that you be executed or were to come with me to my own land and ayone for uour sins. Although not fully true I had noticed an incrase in density of the Librariansso they were probably going to get wiped out for breaking the alsolute rule of no violence.

The people mirmured among themselves until another person ai branded a wpy shit up and yelled. "We will not bow down to you!!!" To which I reponded with ahooting them in the head and coldly said "Anyone else? Good you have 12 hours to pack everything up." As I finished speaking I went down and looted the body of the person I killed and found a note reading, "we strike tonight." I wondered if this spy faction was actually worth raking over as I read this note.