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The True Face of Metal
Cleopatra laughed.
Those around her jumped nervously, the last month had been tense in Rome. All this talk of religious leaders emerging from Meduia to dominate the world had sent shock waves throughout the Empire, and despair at the stupidity of the Greece who had activitly been spreading Metal in their lands without realising the Metal plot. Indeed if only they had stuck to the treaty of Durango the world would have been saved. But the weeks went by, and there was still no news from the East.
Many in Rome were intrigued, even warm, towards Ozzy's vision of a new world order. Rome was the most invaded country on earth. More nations had declared war on it, out of the blue, unprovoked, than any other country in history. Roman's military had always then won - Rome's enemies always believing their own propoganda and not judging Rome's strength properly - but even so, the years of being invaded weighed heavily on the people. Perhaps this new world order led by the Funglish and Metals could bring peace?
Cleopatra was unconvinced. She had turned away from the old god of Rome and Portugal many years ago during her service in the frumentarii. She had seen too many priests who were really just as money-grabbing, sex-mad and war-mongering as other men to have any faith left. In her heart she knew the Metals were the same, but how quickly would their facade fall?
Cleopatra laughed. Through her laughter the words 'so soon', 'so soon'.
Finally she calmed herself. Shaking her head she explained. "The Metal mask of true religion has falled so quickly. They are not religious men; just men seeking dominanace like all men do. They have so little trust in their own religion, in the power of their god to convince others, in the power of their holiness to draw nations to their leadership, that they are now bribing the Maya to vote for them. Showering gold on the Mayan people in a desparate attempt to buy their favour. And if this is true of the Maya, then who knows what other nations have similarly been bribed and cajoled to pretend to convert to Metal."
Growing angry she continued "Men are so weak, so easily bought, so blind to the exercise of power. I fear the nations of the world will wake up too late to the truth about Metal. Lulled by Ozzy's fine words of peace, while in fact he buys and sells people like the slavers of old, creating a sham of a world-wide religion of peace when it is just the old plans of Meduian dominance of the world, fought with the old weapons of threats and money, shrowded over with talk of religion". She spat on the floor and left.
Cleopatra laughed.
Those around her jumped nervously, the last month had been tense in Rome. All this talk of religious leaders emerging from Meduia to dominate the world had sent shock waves throughout the Empire, and despair at the stupidity of the Greece who had activitly been spreading Metal in their lands without realising the Metal plot. Indeed if only they had stuck to the treaty of Durango the world would have been saved. But the weeks went by, and there was still no news from the East.
Many in Rome were intrigued, even warm, towards Ozzy's vision of a new world order. Rome was the most invaded country on earth. More nations had declared war on it, out of the blue, unprovoked, than any other country in history. Roman's military had always then won - Rome's enemies always believing their own propoganda and not judging Rome's strength properly - but even so, the years of being invaded weighed heavily on the people. Perhaps this new world order led by the Funglish and Metals could bring peace?
Cleopatra was unconvinced. She had turned away from the old god of Rome and Portugal many years ago during her service in the frumentarii. She had seen too many priests who were really just as money-grabbing, sex-mad and war-mongering as other men to have any faith left. In her heart she knew the Metals were the same, but how quickly would their facade fall?
Cleopatra laughed. Through her laughter the words 'so soon', 'so soon'.
Finally she calmed herself. Shaking her head she explained. "The Metal mask of true religion has falled so quickly. They are not religious men; just men seeking dominanace like all men do. They have so little trust in their own religion, in the power of their god to convince others, in the power of their holiness to draw nations to their leadership, that they are now bribing the Maya to vote for them. Showering gold on the Mayan people in a desparate attempt to buy their favour. And if this is true of the Maya, then who knows what other nations have similarly been bribed and cajoled to pretend to convert to Metal."
Growing angry she continued "Men are so weak, so easily bought, so blind to the exercise of power. I fear the nations of the world will wake up too late to the truth about Metal. Lulled by Ozzy's fine words of peace, while in fact he buys and sells people like the slavers of old, creating a sham of a world-wide religion of peace when it is just the old plans of Meduian dominance of the world, fought with the old weapons of threats and money, shrowded over with talk of religion". She spat on the floor and left.
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