Drum Gods
03-10-2004, 12:48
The sounds of footsteps filled the Royal Governance Building hallways as reporters battled for a decent position at the imminent press conference. This would be the Drum God Empire's first official press statement for almost over thirty years. The reasons for such an Empire suddenly dissolving and losing the vast majority of its colonies was still as much of a mystery now as it was back then.
The grand, ornately decorated oak doors suddenly creaked as they were pulled apart revealing a number of soldiers leading and clearing the way for the Emperor. Making his way forward was a tall, powerful man with greying hair and dark green eyes. He frowned slightly at the mass of before him before stepping up to the lectern:
"Good morning. I am hear today to explain why a nation, an empire is no longer dormant. We have waited and waited and waited even longer for the right opportunity to arise that would allow us to rekindle our relationship with the world of international politics. Now we stand before you again ready to embrace this phenomenon that makes our world work if not at least make it a bit more exciting to live in."
He paused momentarily.
"Why did we disappear all of a sudden though? What triggered the demise of what had been a great and by and large successful Empire? Well, we were too eager. The decline of our major alliance, GDODAD, at the time left the Empire confused and not too sure of its place any longer on the global stage. Too hastily we formed our own spin off alliance called CIPE. Though several powerful members joined eventually they were found wanting and premature in their loyalty. When called up to lead the most adventurous if not audacious military attack of all time the so called allies collapsed in the face of danger leaving the Empire to bear the brunt of the attack and have to subsequently withdraw from the international scene in order to rebuild."
The Emperor readjusted his microphone and took a sip from glass of water before continuing.
"So what is our new agenda? First of all we want to, no, we need to regain control of our colonies. We must firmly put ourselves on the political map once more. However, we must secondly also shed the image we once had of being a domineering, ill-concieved group of warmongerers. We must cultivate a reputation of sustained power with respect and not fear. It is with that I reintroduce the world to the Empire of Drum Gods. Thank you."
The Emperor steadily steps down from the lectern before being completely surrounded by his guards. The rain outside the building had built up into a torrential storm smashing against the windows. A dark day for the reintroduction of an Empire.....
The grand, ornately decorated oak doors suddenly creaked as they were pulled apart revealing a number of soldiers leading and clearing the way for the Emperor. Making his way forward was a tall, powerful man with greying hair and dark green eyes. He frowned slightly at the mass of before him before stepping up to the lectern:
"Good morning. I am hear today to explain why a nation, an empire is no longer dormant. We have waited and waited and waited even longer for the right opportunity to arise that would allow us to rekindle our relationship with the world of international politics. Now we stand before you again ready to embrace this phenomenon that makes our world work if not at least make it a bit more exciting to live in."
He paused momentarily.
"Why did we disappear all of a sudden though? What triggered the demise of what had been a great and by and large successful Empire? Well, we were too eager. The decline of our major alliance, GDODAD, at the time left the Empire confused and not too sure of its place any longer on the global stage. Too hastily we formed our own spin off alliance called CIPE. Though several powerful members joined eventually they were found wanting and premature in their loyalty. When called up to lead the most adventurous if not audacious military attack of all time the so called allies collapsed in the face of danger leaving the Empire to bear the brunt of the attack and have to subsequently withdraw from the international scene in order to rebuild."
The Emperor readjusted his microphone and took a sip from glass of water before continuing.
"So what is our new agenda? First of all we want to, no, we need to regain control of our colonies. We must firmly put ourselves on the political map once more. However, we must secondly also shed the image we once had of being a domineering, ill-concieved group of warmongerers. We must cultivate a reputation of sustained power with respect and not fear. It is with that I reintroduce the world to the Empire of Drum Gods. Thank you."
The Emperor steadily steps down from the lectern before being completely surrounded by his guards. The rain outside the building had built up into a torrential storm smashing against the windows. A dark day for the reintroduction of an Empire.....