2766auc Story
Matthew Ryan Fischer
No matter what happened to the world, no matter what
empires came or went, no matter what new rulers rose or former emperors fell,
no matter what, they would be the eternal
ones. That was what they believed. That was what they knew. History had proven
it to be true so far, so why wouldn’t it continue to be so?
Theirs was a world that was without end. The world was
theirs. Civilization was theirs. They had made it. They had guided it. They had
crafted the foundations of everything – art, math, science, law, government.
They had given it to the world. Education, medicine, literature and architecture
– the world studied what was theirs, what they had created. The world spoke
their language, used their currency, walked on their roads, and drank their
water. The world followed their lead, their example. Whatever others achieved,
it was on their shoulders and blanketed by their shadows. The world owed them
everything. How could the world ever pay them back?
They had spread and explored and conquered. It was
their destiny. They crossed the entire known world and brought peace with them.
They learned that order and trade were more powerful than the blood on a sword.
They had made culture and order and given it to the masses. They made the world
better. One day at a time. One step at a time. They looked for answers. They
studied and learned and taught. They strove for greatness and never stopped
trying. What better purpose could be served than that?
They had reached their gods. They had looked out at
the stars and the planets and decided that they could go there. They had
reached their gods and proven they were nothing but barren orbs. They were not
gods at all. They had reached their gods and conquered them, learned to control
them, and learned to make new homes on them. They had reached their gods and
become their masters. What other achievement was left?
They were the eternal people. They had been the
eternal city, the eternal nation and they had become the eternal world. They
knew the future would be theirs as well. The past was, so why shouldn’t the
future be? It would be the eternal universe and the eternal future. Pax Aeterna.
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