Queerophobic Quarrels

Chapter 1

Januarius 3rd, 2232.

Imperator Rufus, the twenty-two-year-old Imperator of the Hyperion Empire, was on the outskirts of Hyperion Heights as word of his mate's successful labor raced south to meet him. "Imperium Tuum!" the messenger called.

"The pups are born!" he exclaimed. Afterwards his entire party knelt down and cried. "The pups are born! Long live the Imperator!" On the surface, this would've looked to have a bit backwards, as usually witches only did this to show their allegiance to the new Imperator when the previous one perishes, at least in the other empires.

In this case however, Imperator Rufus' party had their reason. On Aprilis 14th, 2206, Imperator Azur II, Imperator Rufus' father, was crowned Imperator shortly after defeating Decessorem Suum Possessum, Unum Acetic, as well as Princeps Daimon, Rashid Clawthorn. However, as to be expected the first few years of his reign were tumultuous at best.

Just as the then Prince Henri predicted in the previous tale, Unum Acetic had revived several of Chenghiz's laws which barred the rights of anywitch who wasn't cishet and though Bis Nepotem Meus had overturned many of these laws, the damage was done, and the Hyperion Empire's witches to regress back to how they were before legendary the aether pack came to be.

According to the myth, long ago, centuries after the Olympian family had finished creating this great land, witches became conservative and assumed that their gods and titan were similar to those in other empires which, as the events of the previous two centuries had shown, wasn't the case, but either way the belief stuck.

So, for two hundred years from the fifth to almost half of the seventh century, queerophobia ran rampant. Businesses, social services, workplaces, and schools abused, and belittled queers throughout the land which got so bad that many of them perished before adolescence.

However, after two centuries of being treated like that, they finally had enough. In the spring of six-twenty-four, the Battle of Cannae took place, each side had between ten thousand to twenty thousand witches, eventually leading to a series of battles known the Thirty Years War.

Before commenting on the name, I'd just like to say that I'm also aware of how half straight it sounds but when one was fighting for both their lives and their rights, searching for a better name for one's war should be the least of one's concerns.

Anyway, after thirty years of bloodshed amongst his creations, on Quintilis of six-fifty-four Titanfather Meus came up with a plan to put an end to it. He breathed life into a new type of being, one that he could use to create a new lineage of witches to spread the message of the Olympians. That being was Dominus Dylanus Orca.

The hope was that upon having a being who was, in a way, both queer and cishet explain that Titanfather Meus Et Familiam Suam didn't view queerness as a crime then perhaps both sides would listen, restoring unity and stability to the land.

As for his reasoning behind creating Dominus Dylanus as a werewolf instead of a witch. While Titanfather Meus was almost completely certain that the queers would listen and yield, there was he was unsure about the cishets.

Thus, he created Dominus Dylanus with the DNA of multiple creatures alongside his witch DNA, using a combination of the DNA code of each of his twelve Natorum's pets, which coincidentally all happened to also be mixes of DNA codes from witches, though in various percentages, and three different creatures, as well as their abilities, to defend themself in the event that those stubborn queerobigots either didn't yield or pretend to yield only to go back on their word.

He also created two more witches, not just so his new creation wouldn't be lonely but also as a solution to the realm's other issue. While the realm was divided between sexualities, it was also divided between territories and politics as well.

At that point, there was no witch ruling any of the then four territories, Tartarus, there was no witch to rule the land in general, and as a result, the witches of the time often argued with each other over how the realm should be run.

Each territory had its own set of values, and traditions, despite only having existed for a few centuries, thus whoever became the central figure to unite all for them had to exemplify all their values and create laws that'd maintain order while also ensuring the safety, and prosperity of their subjects.

Thus, on the Sextilis of six-fifty-four, Imperator Lancea, and Dominus Paramveer were created, and given the roles of Imperator, and Vizier. This was a far simpler process, after having created a werewolf, creating two more regular witches was pup's play.

Once Dominus Dylanus arrived in the Hyperion Empire, with Imperator Lancea and Dominus Paramveer arriving a month later, he managed to resolve the conflict, and disposing of those who refused to relent.

While he was dealing with that, his two witch companions united the land, and in fifty years the Hyperion Empire was born which as one could easily tell was named for the titan that created it, much like how the other empires were named after their titans.

Also keep in mind that while yes, queerophobia was also a large concern during Chenghiz's reign, with the aethers being dead and all, the difference was that it was no longer Titanfather Meus' biggest concern. No, in all honesty, it was truly the other forms of discrimination that were the issue, so my godparents, and secret Majorum, resurrected, reraised, and trained Pater Et Avunculi to prepare them for their future roles in dealing with them.

But anyway, back to the time of Imperator Azuro, the main reason Bis Nepotem's queerobigot subjects didn't concede was because queers couldn't extend their own lineage naturally at the time but thankfully Avunculus Hyperion accounted for this. He made Dominus Dylanus' intersex and bigender with both male and female reproductive organs, allowing them to breed both ways.

After the Thirty Years War, it's said that Titanfather Meus created another wolf with similar reproductive abilities. The two of them had five wolf pups a year later, giving rise to the next generation of aethers, and silencing the last of those half straight queerbigot arguments much in the same way, Imperator Rufus and his siblings' birth had for Pater Eorum.

Though, it wasn't enough to dispel queerophobia completely, the birth of eight strong and healthy imperial puppies managed to quell at least some of the tension as queerobigotry across the empire decreased. And yes, as uncouth at it sounds yes, queerobigotry was the appropriate term.

"How is she!?" Imperator Rufus asked upon returning to the palace. "The labor went well Imperium Tuum!!" the healer answered. "Dominus Kurin, is already in your bedchamber with the new arrivals." "Gratias Tibi," the Imperator said politely. After making himself more presentable, Imperator Rufus entered his bed chambers, and nearly fainted when he saw his adorable little newborns.

The current Imperator soon regained his composure and sat next to his suckling mate. "They're perfect," he beamed as Imperatrix Lucia Aurelius handed him two of his pups. He gently began to burp them as he asked. "Where are the other two?". "Right here," I answered, cradling two sleeping pups, one of which strangely in wolf form.

"Salve, Avunculus," Imperator Rufus said, turning to me. After several moments of watching his pups sleep, Imperator Rufus let out a deep sigh. "Quid Mali Mea Amica?" Imperatrix Lucia asked, concerned. "Is it those queerobigots again?" "Afraid so," Imperator Rufus answered. "But what if they!" "Nolite Solliciti Amare," Imperator Rufus interjected. "No matter what is required of me, I will put them in their place."