AWWA Part 2-The Second Thirty Years War(IC)

[Luziyca]

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"Aye, there is too little reason to be found, even amongst those of us who do not necessarily worship it," Glenelg said, fascinated by how the Guyanese worshiped reason, liberty, and knowledge over all else. It was certainly a better religion than what the madman Joseph Smith had created in America. "I've read some of Voltaire's work myself, he was certainly a genius and an example for us all. Tell me, is his work amongst your holy scriptures?"

Pauline Leon replied, "Yes, sir, Voltaire is in our scriptures. All the major essays of the geurriers have wound their way to our scriptures. The thing is, there is no single book like your Bible. Although I've approved of compiling those works into a sort of a Bible, it will take a bit of time."

She then remarked, "There is very little reason these days, and unless we, the last custodians of the values of the French Revolution and its ideals spread it, I fear it will only go downhill. The great revolutionaries worshiped reason, liberty, and knowledge above all else, and we are trying to preserve these ideals."

Miel Dessalines sighed and said, "Leon, enough. You know what happened when we hosted a conference at the palace two years to avert war? The foreigners disliked the paintings of the French Revolution."
Leon replied, "And? I am just stating the truth. That's all."
Dessalines said, "I know, Geurrier, but we want to project a positive impression of our country. I'm the President of Guyana."
"And I'm the Geurrier of the Temple of Reason!" Leon exclaimed. That shut her up and then she said, "Sorry, your excellencies. Would you like to see our collection of scriptures?"

[Ruridova]

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The British were once again in the centre of this troublesome city, prepared to once again seize the old state house, even though it was no longer in use.

The Americaners prepared to slaughter any British soldier who tried to take the state house.

Mississippi-Missouri Confluence

Keane's force prepared to land here.

The Americaners moved to respond.

[Luziyca]

Alexander nodded, "We shall agree then, upon primary status quo on our borders, as is current." A diplomat came in and Alexander began to dictate the terms of the Pan-Asian Economic Community Treaty and the Heavenly Alliance Treaty to the writer. He turned back to Daoguang, "I apologize for being so forward, but it must be clear that Japan will not play second class for the Chinese Empire. We are both Empires in our own right, and we are both world powers -- cooperation is absolutely necessary so that we both have our places in the sun."

The Daoguang Emperor nodded solemnly.

After a long and awkward silence, he said, "I understand. It is not the 1300s anymore when China was the center of the universe. It is now a modern world where we must look west."

[Unicario]

The Sunrise of Nations was a play that hit the scenes of Japan's opera crowd. A composition of patriotic songs from all over the world.

The play begins with complete darkness. A voice rings out, "We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal." The lights flood the stage, with the American founding fathers gathered around a table. They debate and argue as the sound of British boots draw closer, and they sing and speak the lines of the "Battle Cry of Freedom", before redcoats storm the stage. A Japanese man steps forward, and the lights dim around her, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

The sounds of an instrumental of Umi Yukaba are heard in the background before they are cut abrupt by the shoutings of a Korean man, "Death to imperialism!" The cacophony of war rages, and the last King of Korea's voice is heard, "Korea shall never surrender!" and it draws silence once again. The Japanese general hurries the Americans off stage.

The triumphal sounds of La Marseillaise are heard as men dressed as French soldiers storm onto stage with Napoleon. Carrying flags of their revolution. The sounds of La Marseillaise are interrupted by Heil dir im Siegerkranz and God Save the King layered together, sang by their forces. Prussian and British soldiers storm against the Napoleonic tide, and the French men retreat, exchanging their flags for Guyanese flags, distantly shouting, "Liberty! Fraternity! Equality!"

The light fades and the British and German man exchange pleasantries before they go their seperate ways. The German man draws his Prussian flag from his hip and glances at it before depositing it on the ground and pulling out a larger flag of the German Empire. He patriotically sings Auferstanden aus Ruinen before exiting stage with German soldiers following him singing Das Lied Der Deutschen.

The light darkens before rising again over a frail woman standing in front of two people. A young girl of 19, and an older man of 50. The older actress gives a rousing rendition of Kimigayo and God Save the Queen, perfectly layering the two over each other. She commends the values of George the Martyr, and Victoria, before they both leave, humming their respective tunes.

The sounds of gunshots and the opening bars of Dixie play overhead as Confederate soldiers and British soldiers march against each other. The British shout, "God Save our Gracious Queen!" in response to it. However, the repetition of Dixie overpowers the British, who are forced to flee in the wake.

The scene changes to Daoguang standing alone in the Forbidden City. He sings a rendition of Cup of Solid Gold before joining Alexander in a round of My Country 'Tis of Thee.

The following scenes show the Sultana of the Turks, Russian Emperor and Ukrainian Tsar all singing their own respective anthems in their own scenes. In Adile's scene, she is joined by Daoguang, Alexander and Victoria, whom sing her off stage. Daoguang hums the tune to the Chinese anthem before he departs the stage. The two, now older, monarchs, look at each other.

At the end, Alexander and Victoria stand alone on the stage. Alexander and Victoria are both now very old and they share sentiments of their youth before they both smile to the audience and sing God Save the Queen. The rest of the cast joins them on stage and they all sing Ode to Joy in their respective languages of each country they're portraying. It ends with but just a few words, spoken in all the different languages.

"If more of us loved each other -- The world would be a better place."

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Around the same time, a composition of national anthems was publicized in Japan as a counterpart to the play. All of the major world anthems were included into the concert piece which spread to the courts of Europe, along with the play.

[Luziyca]

The play gained rapid success in China, and was quickly translated into Cantonese, Mandarin, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uighur, and English. Critics gave "The Sunrise of Nations" positive reviews, and was known in China as "和平頌" or Song of Peace. The composition that went on with the play was popular, and was also given "Song of Peace" in China.

[Bojikami]

The play and the music are well received in Ukraine. Critics praise it for its "deep meaning" and even the Tsar commends the Japanese for their vision of world peace and friendship.

[Unicario]

In nearly rapid succession, another play fell forward from the stages of Japan. This one was called Aux Armes Citroyens -- It was an elaborate musical play encompassing numerous French songs and symbols painting the establishment of French Republicanism, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the struggle between Guyana, attempting to establish the Temple of Reason, and the actual nation of France, struggling to regain her previous glory.

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In the novel scene, a Japanese author produced a book called The Fading Sun painting a dystopian Japanese alternate history in which the Japanese Empire never emerged from the 1331 Rebellion, and the Emperor was soundly defeated. The greatness that was Japan was butterflied away, showing a much radically different 1830's. Japan was still a Shogunate state under the rule of a tyrannical Ashikaga shogunate, with the Koreans and Chinese allied against a potential rising Japan. It mentions failed pirate invasions of Korea and the Qing Empire's rise even without Japanese aid. It fast forwards to the 1860's -- the United States, the aborted state that Britain and Japan defeated in the real world, arrives in Edo Harbor bearing massive ships to threaten Japanese independence. Forward comes the Meiji Emperor.

The controversial male Meiji makes the decision to open Japan up to the world and launches an overthrow of the Shogun. Japan grows rapidly, and gets into wars with China twice, Korea once, and the fictional United States of America once. In the end, Japan is ripped asunder by mushroom bombs, an element borrowed from A.D. 1951, and the Emperor, a descendant of Meiji in the distant year of 1965 declares the end of the Japanese Empire and woefully cries out as the novel ends, "All is gone, and my Kami have forsaken me! There are no gods, only men! The gods do not exist, nor have they ever!" He is then promptly shot by "Allied Occupational Forces" for war-crimes against unknown nations.

The last scene is a Japanese woman and her granddaughter in the dusty ruins of what was once Kyoto in the distant year of 2015, now part of a fictional East Asian People's Republic under China.

"Grandma, why are we at these ruins?" the girl asked.
"Once upon a time, my dear, there lived a great Empire here. An empire smothered in the cradle by the forces of evil men."
"The teacher told me that we were all evil, and needed to be educated on the true way of the worlds."
"...And I wish I could show you the truth, but there is nothing left of Nippon but dust and the memories of the frail and elderly... we are the dead ones. We are the last of the Japanese."

[Luziyca]

In Guyana, Aux Armes Citoyens was endorsed by the Guyanese government and playwright Toussaint L'Ouverture who was born in Haiti in 1743 and one of the oldest people in Guyana (fleeing there in 1801) writes a modified version, still being an elaborate musical play encompassing numerous French songs and symbols painting the establishment of French Republicanism, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the struggle between Guyana, attempting to establish the Temple of Reason, and the actual nation of France, struggling to regain her previous glory. However, the Guyanese struggle included far more than what the original play depicted: they depicted how they are trying to instill the values of the French Revolution, especially liberty, equality, and brotherhood in the population of Guyana.

Both the original version and L'Ouverture's version gain rave reviews, and L'Ouverture exports the play to Japan.

In contrast, The Fading Sun doesn't catch on, and is widely ignored.

[Shrillland]

London

In Britain, both Japanese plays were now playing on the West End to rave reviews, and Queen Victoria herself was a fan of The Sunrise of Nations more than Aux Armes Citoyens. The Fading Sun was also a popular book, though many couldn't believe that Japan would have ever been so backward in this day and age. And The Sunrise of Nations did have a few rocky moments on its first night, when the American anthems played there was nearly a riot in the streets. Future versions would not permit them to be played until after the war was over.

May 8, 1838
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The British battle appeared to be won, though the Americaners continued to fight tooth and nail. 3,000 had died in the last day or so, and Ishikawa could cot continue his advance. This was expected, and he now sent a letter to London:

Your Majesty,

The orders you have given me have been fulfilled. The Union Army has been destroyed along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Pennsylvania. I now request additional forces to launch an attack upon the rebellious middle and southern colonies.

Signed,
General Andrew, 3rd Baron Ishikawa

North of St. Louis, Missouri

The British ships started to pound the town's defences with their cannon, while Artillery on land did the same.

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"It would be an honour to see the scriptures of reason," Lord Glenelg answered, "And do not blame us for not liking all of your paintings, that Revolution resulted in the deaths of many fine British soldiers over many years."

[Luziyca]

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"It would be an honour to see the scriptures of reason," Lord Glenelg answered, "And do not blame us for not liking all of your paintings, that Revolution resulted in the deaths of many fine British soldiers over many years."

"Let us embark on the tour then," the Geurrier said.

"No worries, sirs," Dessalines replied. "I didn't want to offend you, especially after what happened when we had a conference last time."

Thus, the Geurrier showed them around the Temple, including the scriptures in their full contents, confession booths to confess the unreasonable things they have done to themselves or others, documents related to the history of the churches, and storage rooms for their feasts.

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May 12, 1838
Chagos Islands
Some Chinese sailors from Malei decide to sail south, to what was rumored to be "Follhavai" told by Maldivans. They wanted to claim it in the name of the Emperor of China, and to set up a Kingdom. Thus, the four-day voyage began to head from Malei to the rumored island. However, when they arrived on May 12th, the 40 sailors and 30 passengers (mainly female Maldivan slaves) saw the native people who called themselves Ilois, giving indication of former French rule. They were of African, Malay and Indian heritage, but a shipwrecked crew's descendants from the late 1700s also settled the island, from Guangxi and still spoke the Chinese language (only some older people spoke French, and many speak a creole derived from French, Chinese and African languages with influence from Indian languages).

The natives were known as the Ilois by what they called themselves, but they called the island "Shueh Zile" or in Chinese from the chief, "首頁島" (Shouye dao). Their main settlement was Kokoye, after the coconut plantations. Luckily, the royalty still spoke Chinese, and the traders gave them 3,000 yuan in exchange for the Ilois to recognize the Emperor of China as their head of state and to obey Chinese laws. Thus, the Qing flag was raised outside the palace at Shueh Zile, where around 600 Ilois lived. A few sailors and their wives (mainly slaves) and their stepchildren quickly made Shueh Zile their home, while most returned to inform the Chinese in Malei of a new colony in the Chagos.

[Shrillland]

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"This has been quite inspiring," Lord Glenelg said, and now let us see the city, and then we shall journey to Georgetown in the coming days."

St. Louis, Missouri

The British main force under Keane sailed up the Missouri river, planning to take the nearby city of St. Charles.

[Ruridova]

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"This has been quite inspiring," Lord Glenelg said, and now let us see the city, and then we shall journey to Georgetown in the coming days."

St. Louis, Missouri

The British main force under Keane sailed up the Missouri river, planning to take the nearby city of St. Charles.

The Americaners had a few ships clad in iron sheets to help defend the city and aid the soldiers on the land.

[Shrillland]

St. Louis, Missouri

The British steamers began to engage their enemy, not realising that the Americaners had created a new and devastating weapon of war that would change naval affairs for decades-The Ironclad. The British cannon bounced harmlessly off of their ships. The Artillery on land even tried to help, but to no avail. The British land force north of the city now attempted to move in with flank attacks from Cavalry.

[Luziyca]

Ville De La Liberte, Guyane

"This has been quite inspiring," Lord Glenelg said, and now let us see the city, and then we shall journey to Georgetown in the coming days."

"We shall," Dessalines said. Thus, she showed the British delegation around the prominent icons of the city: a lycee (one of the few in Guyane), a mansion of Haitian rebel and beloved playwright Touissant L'Ouverture (where they conversed for 30 minutes with the playwright), the house of the National Assembly, the Central Bank that prints and mints Guyanese libres and a monument to the metric system and the decimal time system.

After a day, they retired to a hotel in the heart of the city, one of the finest, and by morning after breakfast, they set sail for Georgetown. She would be the first President to visit what the locals call the "West."

[The Vaktovian Empire]

PAST-TIME (Due to being absent)

May 5th, 1838
With Portugal's formal surrender, the government had to give up several of its colonies, and its armies had been severely weakened in both Africa and Portugal itself. As a result, Portugal was left wide open to Rebellion, Invasion, and Corruption. Spanish Catholics were already being dragged to the Caliph's Supreme Palace as the Portuguese crumbled. Some of these numerous Catholic Rights Advocates and Revisionist Leaders were Ramon Bertrand, Carlo Teodulla, Geraldo Arnaz, Sardino Antonios, as well as Lalo Morabito, Sergio Robleto, Victor Aldama, Ricardo Lopez, Fernando Roches, Marcio Castro, Amadis Torres, Victorino Cruz, and Teodula Suarez. They were all lined below the Caliph's throne, and as he entered the room from his side-chamber door, they bowed to him, as did the guards and the Caliph's Grand Vizier; Abdul Anmor. "Be seated on one knee." The Caliph addressed the Spaniards at once. "Do you have any idea why you are all here?" The Caliph asked. Torres spoke; "No Your Greatness." "Well, I'm sure all of you are aware of the current situation in Portugal at the moment, and of their disorganized, and decentralized government?" The Caliph said. "Yes Your Greatness," The line addressed in unison. No one had any idea the purpose of this round-up of leaders nor did they want anyone going to the guillotine, or the chopping plate. "I have a proposition to make to you fine gentlemen." The Caliph said. "I realize that Andalusia has never treated you or your ancestors, fairly." He smirked. "Unless of course you're Muslim??" He said. "No Your Greatness." The crowd replied. "Well then," He said. "Of course, all of you I disrespect, and none of you I'd appreciate inside Andalusian Sovereign or Andalusia period for that matter," He said. "So.... as Portugal came to a crumble, I thought, well maybe I can give the Catholics what they want. And that is for you all, under help from Portuguese Rebels I know you've already engaged with and Andalusian Islamic Troops to invade Portugal and establish Lisbon as the capital of the first ever Kingdom of Spain. Here now is the leader of the rebel groups, former Portuguese Colonel and self promoted General Marshall Costez." A Portuguese man dazzled in a General uniform and with tons of medals lining his chest walked into the room from the back doors. "Greetings, gentlemen. I will escort you to our troops outside. W'eve already gathered the majority of your men and armed them while you were in this meeting. I can assure you we will round up the rest of your men across Andalusian Sovereign in due time and have them all ready to fight by daybreak tomorrow.

May 6th, 1838
Vizier Hamid Andoni was standing at the Palace Gates, as large armies of Andalusian Islamic Troops and Catholic-based guerrilla units were all starting to come to order. Amadis Torres, one of the more militarily inclined Catholic Revisionists arrived earlier than the rest of the troops. In carts and such that were 3 or 4 tied together and pulled by 6 columns of 2 horses each, food and soups were being stocked up. Water, poured by the gallons in large metal crates and tubs was being stocked up. Weapons and extra ammunition was being stocked up. The Andalusian Government had spent a small fortune on getting such supplies in such large demand. Andalusian Units from Morocco were, even at that current moment already moving by ship across the coast and towards the strait, to regroup and then approach Portuguese border towns.
From Madrid, the units would deploy straight towards Guarda, a large Portuguese town just West of Madrid. Torres, who had promoted himself to the common military rank of Colonel, had a revolver in holster, a military jacket on, and smoked a cigar. Andoni, likewise, was smoking a cigar. The caravan began to move out. Torres saddled up in a troop carrier wagon with several of the other Catholic Rebels and Revisionists. The plan was to meet with Portuguese Rebels on the border, and then assault Government Forces in Guarda. The Portuguese were actually well unified, in terms of those who had stayed with the government since the war. The Dutch, Japanese, and Germans had picked them apart, and there was not much of the Military left to fight rebels or a fully fledged Islamic and Spaniard Army. Catholics from Morocco were also en route. It was a en masse occasion.

May 8th, 1838
Linking up with the forces at the border, Torres was tasked with meeting some of the rebel commanders who would likely help contribute to the new government. Filipe Nene, Carlos Santino, Juan Branco, and Ruben Garcia-Shapiro were all former Military officers. Santino was General, the rest Colonels and Majors, but the bottom line was of the fact that Torres had to keep these men happy. As they crossed the border, they divided back up into respective divisions, companies, brigades, lines, squadrons, etc. Torres led the first charge alongside Vizier Hamid Andoni, the spokesman and representative for Islamic Forces of the invasion. Before even reaching Guarda, they traveled threw dense forests, and meant the enemy there. But the Andalusians far outnumbered the initial Government Troops, crushing them without even having to fire in one respective column. As they came into the outer city limits, Cannons erupted from the South, and the Moroccan Forces showed their card. Though the majority had landed at Sagres and Lagos, some had been able to approach Guarda by nightfall a day earlier. As the artillery crushed the Government forces garrisoning in the South, it became clear that Guarda was a city, and for that, City-Warfare, a method not uncommon to Andalusians, Spaniards, or the Portuguese, but probably quite uncommon to the standard battlers such as Britain and Germany, was necessary. Entrenching in masses into homes, and at some points killing uncooperative civilians, Spaniard Catholics began to move into upper city limits. Torres led a squad of superior Bolt-Action snipers to the tenth floor of a large building. As a division of Portuguese approached in masses, his unit, as well as one perched across the street, began firing. They picked off the first two columns almost entirely, until the entire columns were running into the side streets and alleys. Screams were heard from all over. Fires erupted as the cannons continued to lay siege. Torres grabbed his rifle, and advanced down the steps to the ground floor. As he came around, he saw Andoni, and the two charged another squad of Portuguese, finishing them before even one could get off a shot.
In another sector of the city, Filipe Nene, Colonel for the Rebel Forces, flushed out a whole building with a grenade-like bomb which he threw wholeheartedly through the window. His troops made a break for a different building, just as a cannon explosion rocked the street they had just been taking cover in. They advanced, and made their way to the roof, set up a small cannon, and fired downward, towards the Capitol Building. The shots missed, missed, and missed again. Nene realized that they were not in range, and decided to get back down to the street. As they did so, an explosion sounded, and Nene went flying. He would come to find out that his own side had fired on him.
At the same time, Andoni and Torres were approaching a market and villa, when Islamic troops reinforced Andoni, and Torres found unorganized Catholic troops in the streets, who he commanded to follow. As they flushed out Portuguese Units in the Market, and the streets became silent. Andoni cocked his rifle, and as Torres turned around, he saw that the Islamic Troops had done so as well. As he flung himself to one side, the shots rang out, and only a few other Spaniards had realized such deceit in time. The rest went sprawling against the ground, blood curdling from their heads and chests. Andoni pursued, and when Torres came to the end of an alleyway, Andoni was right behind him. Torres reached for his sword, and looked directly into Andoni's eyes. He said, in a low and mock tone; "Let's finish this as men." Andoni's desire to become one with Allah, and the ultimate goal of being a superior male as part of Islam, also made him remove his sword. He dropped his rifle. Torres didn't wait. He charged Andoni, gutted him, then rotated the sword and sliced. Andoni's arm was clean off. He looked up at Torres as he fell down, his beard filling with blood, and he grabbed the rifle, and hit Torres with the butt of it, with his one good arm, and went running. Torres recovered, but by the time he got back up, Andoni was clean gone. A Islamic Soldier saw Torres, but when he saw the blood, he helped him up. Torres, puzzled grabbed the soldier by the neck, who was actually a Spaniard but Muslim. The soldier looked at him, and held up his hands, as if to say; What are you doing??? What are you doing??? He dropped the man, and as he clutched his throat, he explained to Torres, after being questioned, that the whole of the Army had never been ordered to betray the Catholics. At this point, Torres realized Andoni was deceiving them all, and besides his own division, any Spaniards and Caliph-loyal Islamic Troops would betray eachother for the sole reason they saw Andoni's troops doing it. As he heard gunfire, and saw that it was Spaniards vs. Andalusians, Torres ran into the crossfire, and yelled, to the top of his lungs and to god: "STOP! STOP! STOP!" As both sides lowered their weapons he looked around in the street corner. He said: "Neither side is betraying the other. Vizier Andoni, for reasons unknown betrayed me and my unit, and it looks as if he's trying to help the Portuguese now, or probably cut a deal. The bottom line is, we've secured the majority of Guarda as we speak." Torres said. The sides cheered. "Now we move on to the big fish tonight. We're packing up, and going to Lisbon. Saddles up at 8:00 PM." He said.

[Shrillland]

May 10, 1838
St. Louis, Missouri

The situation was bad for Britain. The British forces were not able to advance in the wake of constant artillery fire, while the British fleet was pushed back into the Mississippi. Keane now decided to try and land a force directly in the centre of the city, and tried to sail southward. Even so, one of his ships blew up after the Ironclads fired a well-aimed shot into the engine, killing 1,100 men.

Georgetown, Guyana

One of the first things President Dessalines would have noticed on arrival to the British capital was its size. It was a much smaller city than Ville de la Liberte, and the kinds of people living there were also quite different. Most of them were newcomers from India, and many had brought their religions with them.

[Luziyca]

Georgetown, Guyana

One of the first things President Dessalines would have noticed on arrival to the British capital was its size. It was a much smaller city than Ville de la Liberte, and the kinds of people living there were also quite different. Most of them were newcomers from India, and many had brought their religions with them.

She expected Georgetown to be smaller, of course. What city would be larger than Ville de la Liberte in South America? But the people? Sure, there were immigrants from the East and some other countries like Haiti to Georgetown and adopted the Temple of Reason, but Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and Sikhs... She was amazed, and quietly began plotting to convince the Guerrier to incorporate some sort of caste system.

She jotted down in French, "Lords, Bourgeoisie, Workers, Peasants, and Indians." The last was not to the Indians in Georgetown, but to those residing in the rainforests, of which the Temple of Reason began to civilize them with their residential schools. But she marvelled at the architecture, and remarked, "Georgetown is quite lovely. The religions of the people are so interesting that I may convince the Geurrier to implement some caste system which you can either exit by fulfilling your deeds to society, or by learning everything about liberty, reason, and knowledge. However, I'm certain many Guyanese would not like my idea."

Miel was keen on attempting to convert the Indian population in Georgetown to the Temple of Reason, and would do anything to succeed.

[Ruridova]

May 10, 1838
St. Louis, Missouri

The situation was bad for Britain. The British forces were not able to advance in the wake of constant artillery fire, while the British fleet was pushed back into the Mississippi. Keane now decided to try and land a force directly in the centre of the city, and tried to sail southward. Even so, one of his ships blew up after the Ironclads fired a well-aimed shot into the engine, killing 1,100 men.

The Americaners on the land moved to prevent any force landing while the ironclads continued firing at the British vessels.

[Shrillland]

Georgetown, Guyana

"Castes?" Light said incredulously. "Do you know how much trouble we've been having trying to get that blasted idea out of their minds here? In India we don't mind their caste system, but here in the Americas no one should be considered "untouchable" just because they may have been an earthworm in their past life or some such thing..." he finished with a chuckle. He knew much about the Hindu Gods, but the labyrinthine structure of castes and how they related to reincarnation were still complicated to him. "At least with the Muslims and Sikhs we haven't had to deal with the problem...and I thank God that they haven't brought their arguments with them..."

St. Louis, Missouri

The Naval Commander was hit by a cannon himself, and had lost both of his legs, while Keane saw the the Americans had trapped the British ashore on the north. He could even see the white flag they held up in surrender. He did not realise how powerful they were, but seeing that he was in over his head, he sailed up the Mississippi, where one final engagement would await at the end of the Illinois River.

[Ruridova]

St. Louis, Missouri

The Naval Commander was hit by a cannon himself, and had lost both of his legs, while Keane saw the the Americans had trapped the British ashore on the north. He could even see the white flag they held up in surrender. He did not realise how powerful they were, but seeing that he was in over his head, he sailed up the Mississippi, where one final engagement would await at the end of the Illinois River.

A second Americaner ironclad fleet had been prepared, and the two fleets now prepared to finally destroy this British incursion.

[Luziyca]

Georgetown, Guyana

"Castes?" Light said incredulously. "Do you know how much trouble we've been having trying to get that blasted idea out of their minds here? In India we don't mind their caste system, but here in the Americas no one should be considered "untouchable" just because they may have been an earthworm in their past life or some such thing..." he finished with a chuckle. He knew much about the Hindu Gods, but the labyrinthine structure of castes and how they related to reincarnation were still complicated to him. "At least with the Muslims and Sikhs we haven't had to deal with the problem...and I thank God that they haven't brought their arguments with them..."

Miel Dessalines nodded, and replied, "I suppose you are right. I am not a missionary after all, I am just a head of state. I'll let the Temple of Reason tinker with ways to convert the Indian population. Perhaps encourage a system in which the Geurrier is head of the Temple of Reason, and the Indian Temple of Reason with its own rules."

She then changed topic, and remarked, "I am thankful for the religious conflict avoidance . Here, Anglicanism, Catholicism, and the Temple of Reason have co-existed very well, and there are no sectarian issues, since it is agreed that you don't need to adhere to the faith itself to achieve a total understanding of reason. Some Hindus probably are more likely to be 'enlightened' than some of our adherents in the Temple of Reason."

[Shrillland]

North of Alton, Illinois

The British met the second fleet head on, and with no way to escape, Keane decided he would ram into the largest of the ironclads in an attempt to run it aground.

Georgetown, Guyana

"Perhaps so," he said, "But there are many Gods that the Hindus worship, some like Kali are quite destructive, while others like Ganesha have more peaceful followers. But even they will hopefully find better enlightenment under both reason, and the Lord God almighty." With that he pointed to St. George's Cathedral, one of the tallest buildings in the city. A carraige awaited to take them to the Cathedral, and several major landmarks of state.

[Shrillland]

Georgetown, Guyana

The first stop was at St. George's Cathedral, where the Archbishop of Guyana, Micheal Irwin, was awaiting his guests. "God bless you and welcome my Lords, and you as well madam President," he said, "What brings you here on such a day?"

North of Alton, Illinois

Keane's ship rammed into the Ironclad, only to break under it's power. Most on board were drowned, and Keane himself was among the dead. His deputy took command and ordered a retreat to the northeast.

[Luziyca]

Georgetown, Guyana

The first stop was at St. George's Cathedral, where the Archbishop of Guyana, Micheal Irwin, was awaiting his guests. "God bless you and welcome my Lords, and you as well madam President," he said, "What brings you here on such a day?"

Miel Dessalines said, "I am inspecting Western Guyane. Seeing what the British have done for this possession is useful, and ways to convert the natives and the Hindus to the Temple of Reason. I could use knowledge to help advance the development of both Guyane and the West, and open it to French influence."

[The Vaktovian Empire]

Just Outside Lisbon, Portugal
May 11, 1838
Amadis Torres was a bold man. He marched into the outer villages of Lisbon with 5,000 strong. Unfortunately, intelligence was unaware of the true strength of the remainder of the Portuguese Government's supply, and was unsure of the structural stability of the situation in terms of politics for Portugal. As of yet, they had learned the King had been removed from power, and a military Junta had been established inside Lisbon, with Government forces swearing allegiance to this new Junta, and attacking several bases and cities unwilling to also follow the new leadership. Because of such, Torres was being quite bold just marching right into Lisbon, 5,000 strong. As they began to come to a closer look at Lisbon from a nearby village, Long Guns, over 10 feet in length shelled everything in their path on top of the Spaniards. With the majority and almost all Andalusian men still loyal to the Caliph, Hamid Andoni, might have made a tragic error. Men went flying into the air, as the people of the village went running. Spreading throughout the trees, Torres, with a Portuguese translator told all the people of the village to disperse and run. At that very moment, bullets came flying, machine guns roared, and more artillery came shattering through the trees. A cannon close up blew right into the front line. Torres was in the third row. Men went scattering even more, as Machine Guns came rolling on their wheels, and began shattering bullets across the lines of infantry. Torres ordered his own artillery to return fire, but it was no use. They had to regroup. Torres went running as he waved his men back. His Portuguese translator fired as he ran with him, getting caught in the shoulder and rocked back to the ground. Torres grabbed the man, pulled him behind a house out of the line of fire, and regrouped in the center of the village. Now, the Portuguese marched into the village with their main army, with their machine guns and marksman continuing to hold the right flank near Lisbon's East wall. A man by the name of General Gerardo Vasquez marched his 10,000 powerful line of troops into the village. Feet stomping, and not even forming an actual line. As they entered, they nearly picked off the closest man. 6-shot carbines firing off in unison, Torres looked to his left, and in the South, another Portuguese line of troops came charging into the South of the village, and cannons were pulled from there as well, and set up. Torres looked back to the main line again, and then, an explosion sounded right underneath him, and went flying. Blood sprawling from his head as he hit the ground, he narrowly remained conscious just as a man stood over him, with his hands holding his hips with a cold smile, and two men came and grabbed Torres, dragging him onto a cart. After that, everything went dark.

King's Palace, Lisbon
May 11, 1838
Torres awoke in a cold sweat, and was being dragged by two Portuguese Royal Guardsmen. Which was odd. He had assumed that the Portuguese Royal Guardsmen had helped the King when he was removed. It appeared there were even cracks in that system. Torres, as he entered a grand room, saw General Vasquez, Hamid Andoni, a bunch of Portuguese Military Officers, a woman, wearing a silvery and pink dress, with long brown hair combed back, a man shaved bald, with an eye patch, and a black guardsmen uniform, along with a royal looking servant man, someone who looked like an adviser, and a pile of bodies in the right corner of the room, which the pile included that of the King's guardsmen.
As Andoni saw him, he was appalled, and spat on Torres, as he was dragged by him. Vasquez also looked at him with disapproval. The Junta, as in the men sitting in the officers' uniforms, were seated in a round table. Torres was dragged right next to them, and thrown on the ground. His hands were bound. He could not get up on his own. He looked with his neck barely at the nearest member seated. One began speaking. Amadis Torres, Spanish Catholic and a pretend "military officer". You are a fool. You pulled off a lucky raid at Guarda, but one that will not be taken again. We led you into the perfect trap, and now you and the Andalusian Separatists will suffer the consequences. With the great King removed from power, we sought to take power, but revisionists of ourselves made things complicated. Because of such, we'd expect them to ally with you Catholics, but not with Andalusian Separatists." The man said. "Separatists?" Torres said. "Is that really what that fool told you?" He said, meaning Andoni. "They aren't Separatists, they're Andalusians, he's the separatist. He betrayed me in Guarda and is attempting to cut a deal. God knows, a man who would betray the Caliph only thinks he'll start his own dynasty. The Islamic man looked at the Junta, as they starred at him. The Royal Guardsmen grabbed Andoni, uncuffed Torres, and awaited for what would happen next.