THE MISTMANTLE SCROLL

PRESIDENT IS SHOT BY UNKNOWN ASSASSIN:
Breaking news: because of extreme security and heavily guarded information, the Mistmantle Scroll was unable to report on this immediately, but we have just been confirmed that the president has attemptedly been shot. This occurred at a site where the Araza was extremely active. President Aedrius was in a meeting on advice on how to consider the Influenza War with the War Council. Shortly after he left, the president was suddenly shot in the back by an expensive new type of weaponry, the laser bullet. It is strong enough to blow a hole in anything---or anybody. He was rushed to a hospital in the nearby city of Dras Leona. After the incident, the War Council also disappeared mysteriously. Investigators suspect that they may have been Araza operatives who had murdered the original War Council members and then disguised themselves as the War Council. The Royal Guard has refused to release information about Aedrius's condition, but rumors are that the nurses and doctors are still checking on him. The military has received a few more funds to search for the people responsible, and so is the MNP, the Mistmantle National Police. All this has created suspense in the government. The Royal Peace Assembly has now called for all other assemblies to elect their candidates for the presidential elections, since they fear that the president is in no condition to lead. Only one assembly has announced their candidate---the International Affairs Assembly, which has chosen Genji Maurin as their candidate. More will be released as soon as more information is revealed.