 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Leo paakafa muna 912, akatsiviwa nomunununa wake Alexander, uyo akayeuka Nicholas Mystikos ndokubudisa Zoe mumuzinda. Nguva pfupi asati afa, Alexander akatanga hondo neBulgaria. Akadzoka apo Alexander akafa muna 913, asi Nicholas akamumanikidza kupinda muchechi yeSt. Euphemia muConstantinople pashure pokuwana chipikirwa chevakuru vakuru nevakuru vorudzidziso kuti vasamugamuchire samambokadzi. Zvisinei, kubvuma kwaNicholas kwakanga kusingafarirwi nevaBulgaria gare gare mugore rimwe chetero kwakaderedza chinzvimbo chake uye muna 914 Zoe akakwanisa kubvisa Nicholas uye kumutsiva semutongi. Nicholas akabvumirwa kuramba ari tateguru pashure pokunge amubvuma achinetseka samambokadzi. 