#descruction

He was being shoved into a ship, handled by sentries, their hands cold, uncaring steel.

“No, stop!” Lotor heard himself plead, desperation in his voice. “They've done nothing to deserve this! Father, please, punish me instead, they didn't betray you!”

“I will punish you both; the colony for failing the Empire, and you for failing me. Take him to the brig, the one with the window. I want him to watch the planet crumble.”

Wrists, shackled in the front, and the heavy sound of a door slamming shut. He stared as the ship took off, and the ground fell away. Once they were in orbit, he spotted three Zaiforge cannons, his jaw hanging open slightly. He wouldn't, he wouldn't possibly destroy a colony, not over him. 

An announcement came over the speakers, a screen flickering to life in the upper corner of the cell.

"Attention, Galra citizens, and soldiers. For the crime of treason, Prince Lotor is hereby exiled from the Galra Empire. You are not to pursue him with aggression; however, if you come across his ships in your travels, you are permitted to use whatever force you feel is necessary. For his disgrace, and as an example to all who may wish to defy my orders, the destruction of Cephylos XVI is scheduled." Lotor lifted his claws to the window, claws rasping on the chilled glass. There was a brilliant flash of purple light, and three slender shots converged on the planet. With a crack, the world lit up with fire, and exploded from the inside, huge chunks of land crumbling and drifting apart in the vacuum of space. 

He heard a noise, a horrible, keening scream, and it took him a moment to realise it was him. Hot tears ran down his cheeks, and he rested his forehead against the glass, and he sunk against it. 

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." His hair had fallen in straggled strands, shrouding his face, his claws were biting into his clenched fists. His eyes shut tight, mind replaying the moment the cannons destroyed the planet, over and over and over and- 

He looked up, glaring out into the debris-filled space, eyes gleaming in fury and his fangs bared in a wicked snarl. 

Brandwood Ward Committee - 23 April 2014 - 7pm - Inc Play Areas & Green Waste @b14news

Earlier this year three play areas were decommissioned in Brandwood without any consultation with residents or councillors. Councillor Eva Phillips has demanded officers attend the ward committee to answer to the community. Also on the agenda will be the Green Waste Management Issue. Wednesday 23 April –  19:00 The Brandwood Centre 157 Allens Croft Road B14 6RP  

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