Templa
05-08-2006, 04:42
OOC: Okay. The whole military thing has kept me pretty busy, this is to get me back on the II map. So please respond...and then I'll get around to doing something with it.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Deep within the Temple Church at New Acre/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The aged religious leader looked at the other men seated around the glossy black table in a dimly lit chamber. “So, we are agreed?” he asked in a wheezy sort of voice.
“Yes, the nation has already deviated too far from the precepts of the faith.”
“Good.” he wheezed, “Are we prepared?”
After exchanging uneasy glances, one spoke up. “We are prepared, but…”
“But what?”
“But the Knights are not a united front. There is a faction that believes in this preposterous separation of church and state. That the Church should not take an active role in the private lives of the people.”
“Any dissenters will be dealt with. Are all of the pieces in place?”
“Yes, all is ready.”
“Then let it begin. For too long have we allowed Templa to stray from the path.”
/\/\/\/\/\/\Steps of the Capitol Building, Templa City/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The Templar president was holding a press conference, totally unaware of the Church’s plot. “Yes.” he said, answering a reporter’s question. “The Church has been an integral part of society and the government since the nation’s formation. However, in just a few minutes I will sign into law a bill calling for the Church’s separation from power and wealth. In fact, it--”
\/\/\/\/\/\/\Roughly a mile away and a hundred feet up/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The man switched off the portable television. He was a Knight, a soldier sworn to the Church. He was standing in the bell tower of the massive Payans Cathedral, which provided him an unobstructed view of the capital building. Raising a rifle to his shoulder, he looked through the high-powered scope. The president was still talking. The man must have had a premonition, because he suddenly looked up as if he could see his doom. So much the better, thought the sniper, farewell, heretic. He squeezed the trigger and had the satisfaction of watching the confusion before the stairs disappeared.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Streets near the steps/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
An unmarked van was parked at the corner, occupied by Knights. The side door slid open and a man emerged, extending a LAW. As he brought it up, he saw the president’s head snap back as he fell. During the ensuing confusion the rocketeer fired, engulfing the stairs in an explosion. Tossing his expended weapon aside, he leapt back in the van and slammed the door as it tore off down the street. Moments later, the Capitol Building itself exploded in a rain of debris.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Other places/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
At various locations across the country, military leaders and others in positions of power received anonymous phone calls. The fruit of these calls would be revealed in the future.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Still someplace else/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The old man smiled. Everything had happened live, on national television. The event would be seen by the leaders of the other nations of the world. All was going according to plan, it had begun.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Deep within the Temple Church at New Acre/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The aged religious leader looked at the other men seated around the glossy black table in a dimly lit chamber. “So, we are agreed?” he asked in a wheezy sort of voice.
“Yes, the nation has already deviated too far from the precepts of the faith.”
“Good.” he wheezed, “Are we prepared?”
After exchanging uneasy glances, one spoke up. “We are prepared, but…”
“But what?”
“But the Knights are not a united front. There is a faction that believes in this preposterous separation of church and state. That the Church should not take an active role in the private lives of the people.”
“Any dissenters will be dealt with. Are all of the pieces in place?”
“Yes, all is ready.”
“Then let it begin. For too long have we allowed Templa to stray from the path.”
/\/\/\/\/\/\Steps of the Capitol Building, Templa City/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The Templar president was holding a press conference, totally unaware of the Church’s plot. “Yes.” he said, answering a reporter’s question. “The Church has been an integral part of society and the government since the nation’s formation. However, in just a few minutes I will sign into law a bill calling for the Church’s separation from power and wealth. In fact, it--”
\/\/\/\/\/\/\Roughly a mile away and a hundred feet up/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The man switched off the portable television. He was a Knight, a soldier sworn to the Church. He was standing in the bell tower of the massive Payans Cathedral, which provided him an unobstructed view of the capital building. Raising a rifle to his shoulder, he looked through the high-powered scope. The president was still talking. The man must have had a premonition, because he suddenly looked up as if he could see his doom. So much the better, thought the sniper, farewell, heretic. He squeezed the trigger and had the satisfaction of watching the confusion before the stairs disappeared.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Streets near the steps/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
An unmarked van was parked at the corner, occupied by Knights. The side door slid open and a man emerged, extending a LAW. As he brought it up, he saw the president’s head snap back as he fell. During the ensuing confusion the rocketeer fired, engulfing the stairs in an explosion. Tossing his expended weapon aside, he leapt back in the van and slammed the door as it tore off down the street. Moments later, the Capitol Building itself exploded in a rain of debris.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Other places/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
At various locations across the country, military leaders and others in positions of power received anonymous phone calls. The fruit of these calls would be revealed in the future.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Still someplace else/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
The old man smiled. Everything had happened live, on national television. The event would be seen by the leaders of the other nations of the world. All was going according to plan, it had begun.