denyd
Emperor
When we last left our hero Mursilis, he was sitting at his desk sweating. If I was on Alpha Centauri now, Id be sipping a Vodka & Tonic in my air conditioned palace, waiting for one of my concubines to call me for dinner. Instead, here I sit in a hot, humid palace on the edge of a stinking river, where that @#$%^&* Ainwood dropped me. Im mad as hell and Im not going to take it anymore he screamed to no one in particular, get me a map of Babylon and call in my generals, theres pain to be dished out and Im in the right mood for it.
The hot sun shone in through the skylight when the messenger arrived at Hammurabis Palace. What is it this time? Come to offer alms from Mursilis asked Hammurabi. His smirk was soon replaced by a quivering lower lip and his left eye-lid began to twitch, War he murmured but Im not ready for war. This became readily apparent as city after city quickly left his empire, each falling to the onslaught of the Hittite swordsmen. It was during the siege of Eridu that a great hero, Supplimumus rose from the ranks of an elite swordsmen unit and slay a dozen defenders with a single stroke (so the tale goes) and the city raised the banner of Mursilis from the highest tower.
With his capital fallen and the rest of his once mighty empire gone, Hammurabi sat shaking on a makeshift throne in Ellipi, his lone remaining city. His emissary was returning and he hoped his offer of peace and what was left of his gold would be sufficient. To his relief it was enough and to his surprise Mursilis had sent him the gift of the knowledge of currency. Now with his entry to the Middle Ages, one of his remaining thinkers had a brilliant idea, a religion based on a single god.
Mursilis was quite happy to hear that his pity on Babylon and his gift of Currency would be rewarded with a fair offer from Hammurabi of this single god theory for the now passé knowledge of engineering and a little gold. I guess it was worth keeping him around after all Mursilis chuckled. Now, fill me in on what went on while I was working with my generals he asked of his advisors, You first he said to the representative from the navy. The young naval officer began, Well, your highness, things started out poorly, as our early vessels did not return. We did find evidence of their fate washing up on our western beaches, however our most recent captains were quite successful in reaching the distant shores. Our laborers are now building libraries thanks to a deal made with the Korea King, Wan Kong. Weve also received reports of another country led by a man wearing a funny hat. Henry, that old sot, hows he doing? Mursilis laughed, Quite well replied the officer. For that bit of good news, Ive decided to put use of a new knowledge my wise men presented me with this morning, I will make you a Knight of the Realm, whats your name young man? he asked. Bugsy came the timid reply. Well, from now on you shall be known as Sir Bugsy, anything else? Mursilis asked. Yes my liege, news of two other countries, one to the north of Henry, led by Mao and one to the south of King Kong, led by Shaka. Both are quite backwards and appear to be quite handicapped by their lack of quality land and resources.
The ministers of science (discovery of Invention), culture (lots of new temples) and treasury (those marketplaces are really helping the income) completed their reports without incident and then General Grahamiam addressed the room Weve got troops sitting around with nothing to do, we need a plan he boomed. When the ringing in Mursilis ears subsided, he spoke I give you the plan of Lightning and Thunder, General. I want you to collect our faster troops, the newly trained knights, our elite Three Man Chariots and the Army of Swords on the southern edge of the continent. Then, collect the slower troops, the newly trained Medieval Infantry, the elite Swordsmen and the Trebuchets across the border from Sumer. Once there in place wait for my signal and then send the lightning units on sweep along the coast collecting the smaller Sumerian cities, while the thunder troops pound on the large ones into submission, now away with all of you, its time for my massage, someone call Joan and tell her to bring Cleo.
What a lovely day for a walk in the Hanging Gardens though Gilgamesh as the emissary from the Hittites approached him. Welcome to the land of art and culture, my good man, what has Mursilis to offer me today he said. War was the one word reply from the man. And so it was to be as the mighty Mursilis had planned it. During the initial battle of he war, Muwatallis led an elite Chariot unit to victory and was proclaimed to be a Great Warrior of the Republic. Dont return him to the capital, I have plans for him was the response from Mursilis. The next day saw the pounding of Sumer by mighty stones from the Trebuchet and the thunder of mace and sword soon saw the Hittite troops surveying their new city. Quickly, build me remote palace for me Muwatallis ordered Mursilis and in the blink of an eye their stood the Forbidden Palace next to the Temple of Artemis. Not to be outdone, the lightning struck again and this time Hatallis was to be declared a Great Warrior of the Republic for his daring leadership of an elite chariot unit in the capturing of Kish. The successes on the front were tempered by the losing of Akkad, an undefended city to a Sumerian archer who stepped off a galley next to the city. That mild set back was erased, as a newly formed Knight Army of Hattallis rampaged into Bad-tibira and a recently healed chariot took Akkad thank to the actions of Huzzyla the Great, who would be sent to Adana to record his heroic deeds in epic format for all times. The seemingly unstoppable Knight Army of Hattallis completed the capture of Ur that the thunder troops began and the Hanging Gardens and Pyramids were now proudly displayed as possessions of the great Hittite Empire. The war with the Sumerians was now all but over. The remaining six cities would quickly fall as would the cities of Umma (internal revolt killed the pike garrison) and Bad-tibira (lost to a horseman attack) and Gilgamesh would join Abu Bakr to live only in the history books. The great warrior, Anitta would arise from the knights during the final battle to crush the resistance in Umma and be sent to the capital to form an army. This army would lead to the building of a military planning headquarters for all the service branches.
Im disappointed Mursilis said All that effort to build the Knights Templar, Sun Tzus War Academy and Leonardos Workshop and there is only a single Babylonian city left to conquer. After the distant city of Ashur revolts, Hammurabi would join Gilgamesh and Abu Bakr in tales of old soldiers.
You know how sea travel upsets my stomach groaned Mursilis This land should be enough for our future needs, thank the troops for their service and let them go home.
With the trade of Chemistry for the Printing Press, a new group of citizens were created. The birth of the media was at hand. Call a press conference, said Mursilis to his aides.
Gentlemen, we are meant to be among the stars. We choose to go to the stars. We choose to go to the stars in my lifetime and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too and so with the one speech the entire focus of a nation was to reach for the stars.
The economy was roaring and scientific discoveries were pouring in at a regular rate. The construction of a building to study the stars and a new master science university were constructed and time marched forward. The discovery of the working of metals and the completion of a wondrous economic trading center coincided with the end of the Hittite Republics stay in the Middle Ages and they began the Industrial Age as the #1 Largest Nation on the planet.
The hot sun shone in through the skylight when the messenger arrived at Hammurabis Palace. What is it this time? Come to offer alms from Mursilis asked Hammurabi. His smirk was soon replaced by a quivering lower lip and his left eye-lid began to twitch, War he murmured but Im not ready for war. This became readily apparent as city after city quickly left his empire, each falling to the onslaught of the Hittite swordsmen. It was during the siege of Eridu that a great hero, Supplimumus rose from the ranks of an elite swordsmen unit and slay a dozen defenders with a single stroke (so the tale goes) and the city raised the banner of Mursilis from the highest tower.
With his capital fallen and the rest of his once mighty empire gone, Hammurabi sat shaking on a makeshift throne in Ellipi, his lone remaining city. His emissary was returning and he hoped his offer of peace and what was left of his gold would be sufficient. To his relief it was enough and to his surprise Mursilis had sent him the gift of the knowledge of currency. Now with his entry to the Middle Ages, one of his remaining thinkers had a brilliant idea, a religion based on a single god.
Mursilis was quite happy to hear that his pity on Babylon and his gift of Currency would be rewarded with a fair offer from Hammurabi of this single god theory for the now passé knowledge of engineering and a little gold. I guess it was worth keeping him around after all Mursilis chuckled. Now, fill me in on what went on while I was working with my generals he asked of his advisors, You first he said to the representative from the navy. The young naval officer began, Well, your highness, things started out poorly, as our early vessels did not return. We did find evidence of their fate washing up on our western beaches, however our most recent captains were quite successful in reaching the distant shores. Our laborers are now building libraries thanks to a deal made with the Korea King, Wan Kong. Weve also received reports of another country led by a man wearing a funny hat. Henry, that old sot, hows he doing? Mursilis laughed, Quite well replied the officer. For that bit of good news, Ive decided to put use of a new knowledge my wise men presented me with this morning, I will make you a Knight of the Realm, whats your name young man? he asked. Bugsy came the timid reply. Well, from now on you shall be known as Sir Bugsy, anything else? Mursilis asked. Yes my liege, news of two other countries, one to the north of Henry, led by Mao and one to the south of King Kong, led by Shaka. Both are quite backwards and appear to be quite handicapped by their lack of quality land and resources.
The ministers of science (discovery of Invention), culture (lots of new temples) and treasury (those marketplaces are really helping the income) completed their reports without incident and then General Grahamiam addressed the room Weve got troops sitting around with nothing to do, we need a plan he boomed. When the ringing in Mursilis ears subsided, he spoke I give you the plan of Lightning and Thunder, General. I want you to collect our faster troops, the newly trained knights, our elite Three Man Chariots and the Army of Swords on the southern edge of the continent. Then, collect the slower troops, the newly trained Medieval Infantry, the elite Swordsmen and the Trebuchets across the border from Sumer. Once there in place wait for my signal and then send the lightning units on sweep along the coast collecting the smaller Sumerian cities, while the thunder troops pound on the large ones into submission, now away with all of you, its time for my massage, someone call Joan and tell her to bring Cleo.
What a lovely day for a walk in the Hanging Gardens though Gilgamesh as the emissary from the Hittites approached him. Welcome to the land of art and culture, my good man, what has Mursilis to offer me today he said. War was the one word reply from the man. And so it was to be as the mighty Mursilis had planned it. During the initial battle of he war, Muwatallis led an elite Chariot unit to victory and was proclaimed to be a Great Warrior of the Republic. Dont return him to the capital, I have plans for him was the response from Mursilis. The next day saw the pounding of Sumer by mighty stones from the Trebuchet and the thunder of mace and sword soon saw the Hittite troops surveying their new city. Quickly, build me remote palace for me Muwatallis ordered Mursilis and in the blink of an eye their stood the Forbidden Palace next to the Temple of Artemis. Not to be outdone, the lightning struck again and this time Hatallis was to be declared a Great Warrior of the Republic for his daring leadership of an elite chariot unit in the capturing of Kish. The successes on the front were tempered by the losing of Akkad, an undefended city to a Sumerian archer who stepped off a galley next to the city. That mild set back was erased, as a newly formed Knight Army of Hattallis rampaged into Bad-tibira and a recently healed chariot took Akkad thank to the actions of Huzzyla the Great, who would be sent to Adana to record his heroic deeds in epic format for all times. The seemingly unstoppable Knight Army of Hattallis completed the capture of Ur that the thunder troops began and the Hanging Gardens and Pyramids were now proudly displayed as possessions of the great Hittite Empire. The war with the Sumerians was now all but over. The remaining six cities would quickly fall as would the cities of Umma (internal revolt killed the pike garrison) and Bad-tibira (lost to a horseman attack) and Gilgamesh would join Abu Bakr to live only in the history books. The great warrior, Anitta would arise from the knights during the final battle to crush the resistance in Umma and be sent to the capital to form an army. This army would lead to the building of a military planning headquarters for all the service branches.
Im disappointed Mursilis said All that effort to build the Knights Templar, Sun Tzus War Academy and Leonardos Workshop and there is only a single Babylonian city left to conquer. After the distant city of Ashur revolts, Hammurabi would join Gilgamesh and Abu Bakr in tales of old soldiers.
You know how sea travel upsets my stomach groaned Mursilis This land should be enough for our future needs, thank the troops for their service and let them go home.
With the trade of Chemistry for the Printing Press, a new group of citizens were created. The birth of the media was at hand. Call a press conference, said Mursilis to his aides.
Gentlemen, we are meant to be among the stars. We choose to go to the stars. We choose to go to the stars in my lifetime and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too and so with the one speech the entire focus of a nation was to reach for the stars.
The economy was roaring and scientific discoveries were pouring in at a regular rate. The construction of a building to study the stars and a new master science university were constructed and time marched forward. The discovery of the working of metals and the completion of a wondrous economic trading center coincided with the end of the Hittite Republics stay in the Middle Ages and they began the Industrial Age as the #1 Largest Nation on the planet.
I now had no horses or saltpeter. My tech rate severely suffered because of this and i had just begun to research an industrial age tech. But the important thing was that i was still alive. I was a parasite living off the beast Sumeria. But i would hold on until the end. In next spoiler u''' find out what i do!
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