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After the assassination of Emperor Titus Mede II, the Penitus Oculatus became a relic of failure — a shattered shield with no purpose.

But from that disgrace, something far darker was born.

This is the untold history of how the Empire’s bodyguards were transformed into the Imperial Intelligence Directorate — not protectors, but hunters. Not a shield, but a dagger. Under Tribune Falco Valerius, the agency abandoned honor for efficiency, loyalty for control, and justice for stability. Blackmail replaced diplomacy. Assassination replaced arrest. Entire noble houses were broken, riots were engineered, and citizens were sacrificed — all in the name of preserving the Empire.

At first, it felt necessary. Then it became routine. And finally, it became indistinguishable from the very corruption they claimed to fight.

This is not a story about villains in black cloaks. It is about bureaucrats, patriots, and soldiers who convinced themselves that survival justified anything. A slow descent from guardian to executioner. From scalpel to butcher.

The Empire survived.

But something far more important did not.