ENTER, SIMPSON:
I look upon these lands once more
Now I see
These carcasses of the dead, those brave souls no longer theirs
Steel marred with flesh and blood
All reason now lost to them, the butcher's work done
Welcome Caesar, conqueror of lands;
Welcome, Warlike Goths, destroyer of souls;
Welcome, Desert Lords, ravagers of hope;
Welcome, Kings of Java, bringers of death;
I have given my welcome to thee, all you cultists to Gods of War
Of a thousand names, of a million years
And Blood, blood for the Gods of War
For a million years more.
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1821 - The Battle for Palembang
Ficción históricaFOR FANS OF SHARPE, HORNBLOWER, AND TOER. The Year is 1821. Having murdered someone for a love he could never win, Waterloo veteran James Simpson has no choice but to leave England and start a new life in the Dutch East Indies... But to enjoy it, he...
