Ch.2 Slave Life (CLOSED)

[Sol-Kar]

this is a continuation of this: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36598

this is about a young slave (23 yrs old) who is going to the Empire, the slave will be played by Grandtaria

[Grandtaria]

Ah freedom, it now seemed so ironic that the fight for freedom had forced him into slavery, heh. Only a day ago, William had been a free man with a family, now he had been draged back into the empire that his great great grand parents had fled in 450. Ah what days those had been. But rome abandon us Romano-british and left us for the celts. So we fled across the sea and found a huge island chain. We first settled down on the largest one but quickly more than half of us wanted to leave, due to the poor soil. My ancestors left and some fools stayed behind. As far as we know, none are left. Now he was on a ship, a slaver, headed for roma.

OCC: Just to get you up to speed, the ancestors of Grandtaria were romano-british who fled when rome fell. The half that stayed behind forms my nations base while the half that left, this mans ancestors went to the island talked about in the last chapter. Since the split nethier has known that the other still exists. That is why Sol-kar wants to cover it up, so as not to make Grandtaria angry. Hope that helps

[Sol-Kar]

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[Grandtaria]

As the ship pulled into a harbor and he saw light, he was hit with a state of shock. Such a city, the likes of which he was yet to see. Huge towers that seemed to be made from glass, and looked as if they held up the heaveans. The city streets cloged with people and vehicles of ever sort, troops marching, the sprawling market, the massive concofiny of sound that threated to burst his ears, and the mix of it all. He had never seen such a man made wonder. It was clear he would not have time to look around as he was chained to other slave and they were marched off the ship, onto the dock and into the city. Now we were being hearded into train cars and I, as we were shunted like cattle, I say my buiteful wife and my son. Oh god, the pain, I start tearing and calling out. The gaurds force them into a different train and knock me into mine. Will I ever see them again? I kneel once im inside and ask the others to all say a prayer with me. Perhaps when all else fails, god will come through. He always has and will and thus I pray, and take comfot from the fact that we are in his hands now. I will see them again soon, I know it!!!

[Sol-Kar]

The train pulled up to anouther station, and one of the train guards got off and spoke with an Oppugna that was waiting for them

"We have the slaves for mine A17 sir"

the oppugna's face could not be seen, covered up by his hood, but he said in a low, almost whisper, "good, make sure they get there safely"

"of course sir!" he said

the oppugna heard a chanting from one of the cars

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen

'praying...' he thought 'christianity...its catholocism'


he walked over to the train car, his step made it seem as though he himslelf was a weapon, and opened the car

[Grandtaria]

As they stood at the end of they prayer, the cart door flew open. All of the men stood up and one was grabed by the colar and throne out of the cart. The other men wached in horror as the man was stabed in the neck and went limp.

"God shall punish you for your crimes, heretic!"

[Sol-Kar]

The Oppugna stood from the dead body, and smiled at the savage

"Your God is dead" he said in a near whisper, and walked away as the soldiers took the body away and began hearding all the slaves out of their cars and into the trucks that would take them to the mine.

[Grandtaria]

Upon being put in there trucks they started praying again, for the reunion with there familys, for there safty and that of there family, for the freedom of them all, But most of all for the down fall of the empire. That cursed and corrupt empire that had spawned unholy hertic's like those fithy assasins. How dare he question the almighty. Even if they kill us all one by one, they would never take our faith, our faith is indestructable. He began to chant, one that sent chills down roman spines, and soon the others joined in:

"We the children of god shall not yeild,
For our faith is unshakeable!

We the children of god shall not yeild,
For our faith is unshakeable!

We the children of god shall not yeild,
For our faith is unshakeable!

WE THE CHILDREN OF GOD SHAll NOT YEILD,
FOR OUR FAITH IS UNSHAKEABLE!!!

[Sol-Kar]

The trucks arrived at the mine, and the slaves were hearded out and lined up, where a man in Roman armour stood.

"welcome to silver mine A17!" He shouted "Now then, first order of business, STOP YOUR CHANTING!" they did not, he then made a sign with his hand, and one of the two oppugna behind him stepped in front of a boy, about the age of 10, and pulled him out. He dragged him to a spot where everyone could see him. The boy was crying. The Oppugna kicked him t the ground and placed his boot on the boys back, preparing to stab him...

[Grandtaria]

The chanting stoped, all but the young boy. He turned and to everyones amasment, yelled at the man before him:

"WE THE CHILDREN OF GOD SHALL NOT YEILD,
FOR OUR FAITH IS UNSHAKEABLE!!!"

Cheering erupted from the slaves as the young charge, only 10 years old, punched the imposing figure before him. Square in the croch.

[Sol-Kar]

The Oppugna was in terrible pain, but he did not show it, he received much worse in training, and wasnt about to show pain here. He picked up the boy by the neack and regarded him with cool eyes. the boy was scared, but he continued praying in gasps. The Oppugna tightened his grip, the boy stopped, but he was still trying. The cheering stopped. The Oppugna tightened further, and slowly, the boy suffocated. The man began to speak again.

"Now then!" he shouted "I will make this plain and simple, if any of you rebel, this same thing will happen! But oh, not to you, but to the women and children slaves, in the other camp! I doubt you want that to happen, now do you? I thought not! Move out!"





(OOC: The number of slaves at the camp is around 750 and there are 1,500 guards)

[Grandtaria]

The toil in the mines that followed serve but to fuel there fever to distroy rome. They hated imperium, and its army, they hated the faithless and swore they would somday start a crusade to remove roma. They would not give up!

[Sol-Kar]

The slaves never did rebel, and they worked for the rest of their lives.

END OF CHAPTER 2