Ra-Horakty
27-09-2004, 14:10
The sun glared down on the city of Heliopolis, so brightly that sunglasses would be needed to look directly at it. The white-yellow colour of the buildings made the city look bright and alive.
At the centre of the city was a huge pyramid, taller than the Great Pyramid of old. Surrounded by bright skyscrapers, it's massive, sloping walls were cased in a perfectly smooth limestone skin, which was almost white in colour. It stood out very well. There was a large gap between it and the skyscrapers, a large gapped filled primarily by gardens and statues of various gods. Two large representations of Ra stood on either side of a large doorway at the base of the pyramid. A white-yellow limestone brick path led from the doorway to the road about fifty metres away. On each side of this path, a ten-metre high obelisk could be found every ten metres.
Near the top of the pyramid, almost at the tip, were windows. The way they were placed, slightly 'inside' the skin of the pyramid, made it look like the 'cone' was a separate section hovering above the main body. They surrounded a square room on the very top floor of the colossal structure. Inside was a large, round, mahogany table with a gold rim. Similarly designed chairs surrounded it. Because the room had no outer walls, large limestone pillars stood at each corner; one of them with gold doors. The elevator.
The floor was stone, and the centre of the room had a red and gold carpet. A limestone representation of Ra was calved into the inner-side of each pillar.
Through the large windows, the whole city could be seen from their high 'perch'. Some skyscrapers were higher even than the Governmental Pyramid, but none were as spectacular.
Sitting in the largest of the chairs was the Horus. Although a democratically elected leader, the Horus was still considered to be the Earthly representation of Horus. Each time a new leader was elected, this divine presence simply 'moved house'. As such, he was referred to simply... as the Horus. He wore white robes, with various gold highlights and a red undercoat. His large crown, which appeared to be a modernised version of the North and South dynasty crowns of Ancient Egypt, was perched on his head as though it was fixed there. He leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped together, as various representatives of various departments argued over the table.
"It does not matter," the Defence Representative argued. "The chariot divisions should not be cut back. Armour is a necessary aspect of warfare, and to cut back would severely restrict our..."
"We don't need huge guns," the Education Representative snapped. "You can buy anti-tank rocket launchers instead. We do need more teachers!"
"None of that will matter if you die from influenza," the Health Representative said casually. "More doctors, that's what we need."
"Your doctors, are they any good in battle?" the DR snapped. "How well can they handle an RPG? Or a fixed gun? How well can they stop our country being taken over by foreign heretics? We need more guns, and we need them NOW. These are dangerous times, and dangerous times require more than the protection of the gods -- they require guns!!!"
"If we don't educate enough people to MAKE the guns, we'll be dead anyway," the ER said. "Supposing we go to war with our supplier, hmm? And we are all too stupid to make our own guns? You are thinking with your heart, minister, think with your mind for once."
"Insulting me now?!" the DR laughed. "Is that your superior intellect talking? Our intelligence operatives are consistently reporting new wars, weapons of mass destruction being launched. Genocide. Imperialism. If we should become target, and we have spent our tank money on teachers, you WILL be sorry. All your precious schools will be burned to the ground."
"And while you're bombing the enemy into submission, who will deal with the wounded?" the HR retorted. The DR was about to respond, but the Horus held up a hand.
"Enough," he said. "Representative for Health, Representative for Education, you each shall get two fifths of the funding you are asking for. The Representative for Defence will get the rest."
"One fifth?!" the DR exclaimed. "That will not even buy enough tanks to..."
"That is enough," the Horus said. "We could argue this for weeks. You would achieve little else but humouring the gods. We are not at war, you do not need all of what you ask. We do have educational and health needs. This is appropriate. Is there any other business for this morning? I have a meeting in Hermopolis to attend."
"Yes your greatness," the DR nodded. "I feel it wise to announce ourselves to the world, rather than be 'discovered' by accident."
"Why?"
"Likely if we are discovered by accident, it will be by somebody looking to expand their borders," the DR shrugged. "This way, we may at least be able to rally support if such a thing were to happen."
"Very well," the Horus nodded.
"We should dig out the ancient position of 'Representative for Foreign Business' to make the announcement," the DR said. "I believe there is still a course at the Hermopolis University which deals in international diplomacy. A few are qualified for the position."
"I trust you and your fellow Representatives to handle this matter," the Horus said, standing up. Two medjai armed with gold-effect machine guns moved forward, ready to escort him. He stepped into the elevator on the far side of the room, and departed.
"Ask Hermopolis University for a list of people who are qualified for this position," the DR said to the ER. "Then shortlist a few candidates. We'll have somebody within a week, hopefully."
Greetings;
I represent our nation in all things foreign. I contact you all in the hope of establishing relations of the peaceful variety.
The Spiritual Community of Ra-Horakty opens its gates to your foreign representatives and, I believe you refer to them as 'embassies'. Our city of Heliopolis is a beautiful one and your embassies would be so as well.
On behalf of the Horus and our people, I bid you good day. May the gods smile down upon you.
Sincerely;
The Representative for Foreign Business
Confirmed Ambassadors in Ra-Horakty (so I don't forget :D):
-Ambassadors of Grenval; located in Governmental Pyramid
-Ambassadors of Northrop-Grumman; located in Embassy 01, Ramesses Business Estate, Heliopolis
- Ambassador Goris Yanis of Apollina; located in Embassy 02, Ramesses Business Estate, Heliopolis.
- Ambassadors of The Phoenix Militia; located in Southern Giza Plateau.
- Ambassadors of The Merchant Guilds; located in South Imhotep Street, Unit 10.
At the centre of the city was a huge pyramid, taller than the Great Pyramid of old. Surrounded by bright skyscrapers, it's massive, sloping walls were cased in a perfectly smooth limestone skin, which was almost white in colour. It stood out very well. There was a large gap between it and the skyscrapers, a large gapped filled primarily by gardens and statues of various gods. Two large representations of Ra stood on either side of a large doorway at the base of the pyramid. A white-yellow limestone brick path led from the doorway to the road about fifty metres away. On each side of this path, a ten-metre high obelisk could be found every ten metres.
Near the top of the pyramid, almost at the tip, were windows. The way they were placed, slightly 'inside' the skin of the pyramid, made it look like the 'cone' was a separate section hovering above the main body. They surrounded a square room on the very top floor of the colossal structure. Inside was a large, round, mahogany table with a gold rim. Similarly designed chairs surrounded it. Because the room had no outer walls, large limestone pillars stood at each corner; one of them with gold doors. The elevator.
The floor was stone, and the centre of the room had a red and gold carpet. A limestone representation of Ra was calved into the inner-side of each pillar.
Through the large windows, the whole city could be seen from their high 'perch'. Some skyscrapers were higher even than the Governmental Pyramid, but none were as spectacular.
Sitting in the largest of the chairs was the Horus. Although a democratically elected leader, the Horus was still considered to be the Earthly representation of Horus. Each time a new leader was elected, this divine presence simply 'moved house'. As such, he was referred to simply... as the Horus. He wore white robes, with various gold highlights and a red undercoat. His large crown, which appeared to be a modernised version of the North and South dynasty crowns of Ancient Egypt, was perched on his head as though it was fixed there. He leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped together, as various representatives of various departments argued over the table.
"It does not matter," the Defence Representative argued. "The chariot divisions should not be cut back. Armour is a necessary aspect of warfare, and to cut back would severely restrict our..."
"We don't need huge guns," the Education Representative snapped. "You can buy anti-tank rocket launchers instead. We do need more teachers!"
"None of that will matter if you die from influenza," the Health Representative said casually. "More doctors, that's what we need."
"Your doctors, are they any good in battle?" the DR snapped. "How well can they handle an RPG? Or a fixed gun? How well can they stop our country being taken over by foreign heretics? We need more guns, and we need them NOW. These are dangerous times, and dangerous times require more than the protection of the gods -- they require guns!!!"
"If we don't educate enough people to MAKE the guns, we'll be dead anyway," the ER said. "Supposing we go to war with our supplier, hmm? And we are all too stupid to make our own guns? You are thinking with your heart, minister, think with your mind for once."
"Insulting me now?!" the DR laughed. "Is that your superior intellect talking? Our intelligence operatives are consistently reporting new wars, weapons of mass destruction being launched. Genocide. Imperialism. If we should become target, and we have spent our tank money on teachers, you WILL be sorry. All your precious schools will be burned to the ground."
"And while you're bombing the enemy into submission, who will deal with the wounded?" the HR retorted. The DR was about to respond, but the Horus held up a hand.
"Enough," he said. "Representative for Health, Representative for Education, you each shall get two fifths of the funding you are asking for. The Representative for Defence will get the rest."
"One fifth?!" the DR exclaimed. "That will not even buy enough tanks to..."
"That is enough," the Horus said. "We could argue this for weeks. You would achieve little else but humouring the gods. We are not at war, you do not need all of what you ask. We do have educational and health needs. This is appropriate. Is there any other business for this morning? I have a meeting in Hermopolis to attend."
"Yes your greatness," the DR nodded. "I feel it wise to announce ourselves to the world, rather than be 'discovered' by accident."
"Why?"
"Likely if we are discovered by accident, it will be by somebody looking to expand their borders," the DR shrugged. "This way, we may at least be able to rally support if such a thing were to happen."
"Very well," the Horus nodded.
"We should dig out the ancient position of 'Representative for Foreign Business' to make the announcement," the DR said. "I believe there is still a course at the Hermopolis University which deals in international diplomacy. A few are qualified for the position."
"I trust you and your fellow Representatives to handle this matter," the Horus said, standing up. Two medjai armed with gold-effect machine guns moved forward, ready to escort him. He stepped into the elevator on the far side of the room, and departed.
"Ask Hermopolis University for a list of people who are qualified for this position," the DR said to the ER. "Then shortlist a few candidates. We'll have somebody within a week, hopefully."
Greetings;
I represent our nation in all things foreign. I contact you all in the hope of establishing relations of the peaceful variety.
The Spiritual Community of Ra-Horakty opens its gates to your foreign representatives and, I believe you refer to them as 'embassies'. Our city of Heliopolis is a beautiful one and your embassies would be so as well.
On behalf of the Horus and our people, I bid you good day. May the gods smile down upon you.
Sincerely;
The Representative for Foreign Business
Confirmed Ambassadors in Ra-Horakty (so I don't forget :D):
-Ambassadors of Grenval; located in Governmental Pyramid
-Ambassadors of Northrop-Grumman; located in Embassy 01, Ramesses Business Estate, Heliopolis
- Ambassador Goris Yanis of Apollina; located in Embassy 02, Ramesses Business Estate, Heliopolis.
- Ambassadors of The Phoenix Militia; located in Southern Giza Plateau.
- Ambassadors of The Merchant Guilds; located in South Imhotep Street, Unit 10.