Dictator Christiana POV
Christiana stood at the heart of the Control Hall, eyes locked on the high-definition holographic screen before her. Dozens of family crests spun slowly above the heads of the now disgraced nobles. Beneath each, information streamed in: names, assets, properties, businesses, school affiliations, and government connections.
"All noble privileges—terminate them," Chris's voice echoed again through her earpiece, firm and absolute.
She nodded.
"Understood."
Her fingers moved rapidly across her datapad. One by one, the dictator of the Blackwood Union systematically dismantled a dynasty of corruption and entitlement.
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Family Breakdown & Order of Stripping – Issued by Dictator Christiana Blackwood
1. House of Duke Charles Montague
Title: Duke of Silver Heights
Assets: 7 estates, 3 private schools, 2 fashion brands
Action Taken:
Titles stripped
Schools nationalized
Fashion brands seized by the empire
Children's elite education fund cancelled
2. Baroness Elora Winstone's Family
Title: Baroness of Westvale
Known for: Political lobbying, abuse of palace staff
Action Taken:
Entire estate turned into a public housing program
Scholarship fund dissolved
Diplomatic passport revoked
3. Lord Tavian Rowe
Title: Minister of Culture & Fine Arts
Offense: Misappropriation of cultural funds
Action Taken:
Arrest warrant issued
Museum collections reassigned to public galleries
Children removed from royal-sponsored university abroad
4. Countess Mirabelle Leen
Title: Countess of Bluecove
Assets: Private island, school for nobles' children
Action Taken:
Island seized
School transformed into public military academy
All student privileges voided
5. Duke Helmund Yarick and Family
Title: Overseer of Northern Mines
Offense: Slavery in mineral zones
Action Taken:
Mines nationalized
Workers compensated from seized family wealth
Children's trust fund emptied
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Royal Scholar & Citizen Programs Annulled
Over 1,000 privileged children under the "Royal Scholar Privilege Act" had their full scholarships revoked.
All education stipends, travel allowances, and medical priority cards issued to the disgraced nobles were cancelled.
Special military exemptions granted to their sons were overturned.
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Christiana tapped her comms again. "BNN, push this list to the public."
The news anchors began broadcasting the Official Blackwood Disgrace Report, breaking it down family by family.
> "This is justice," Christiana muttered under her breath. "For every child denied a chance because you paid your way through life."
And then she updated the database again:
"All noble family names above are permanently blacklisted from:
Government contracts
Military ranks
State sponsorships
Political offices
and all Empire-backed privileges."
Chris's voice returned.
"Good work, Dictator. Now let's make sure they remember this day as the end of unearned power."
Christiana stood taller.
"Yes, Father."
The purge wasn't just political.
It was personal.
And it was just beginning.