Ottofar has been lynched!
"I trust your ability to execute my orders, Phantom. See to it."
Phantom nods, taking one of the heavy weapons from the weapons locker near the throne.
"Yes, sire. I will see to it - We will find out his loyalties, one war or another."
He slips into the hall, a few of the others crowding after him. A few loud bangs later, Ottofar's body is dragged back into the room. On him an unlicensed weapon, clearly smuggled in, and several encoded communiques. It would take a while to decode them, but coupled with his strange behaviour, they pretty much secured his position as the third rebel in this little group of conspirators.
He'd had people analyzing the materials they'd found on Tiruin and Servant since they drove off the Snowman, but more useful were the documents Toaster had left behind - while he was not completely sure of the identities of those in the rebel factions, his information had been invaluable. Thanks to his weak heart, he'd not only thrown a monkey wrench into the pathetic plans of these would-be traitors, but he'd also defeated a far greater threat - one that actually posed a danger not only to himself, but to the whole of Earth and the Empire.
Toaster would have a hero's funeral. The details, of course, would need to be fabricated to a certain extent, but that could be worked out later.
What was important was that the rebels was capture, the machine - Bookthras could only hope there was simply one machine, and not multiple - was destroyed, and the doors...
"Sire, we've managed to deactivate the door locks. Opening doors and sending in the teams you requested now. Anything else, sire?"
Bodybags, and every security minister and general that can get here within two hours. I'm going to have a very important meeting now, and then an even more important announcement, so when you're done with that, tell the news crews to be here in four.
Ottofar was a Rebel!
The game is over!
The Imperials win!
The Rebels have failed to provide any meaningful threat at all to the Emperor.
The Cybrid has been eliminated//decommissioned//scrapped.