Act 1 Scene 1

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The decryption of the "four heavens" start to bother the king thus, introducing the protagonists.

Caesar : Well, if i told you i hated being a ruler, will you believe?

Cornelius : I, as your most treasured steward Cornelius, will reply a very big no.

Caesar : i wish there was someone around who could just let me slide out for a vacation.

Cornelius : Ha, (chuckles), for a king, a leader, a man of great power, there is no rest.

Caesar : (chuckles), you tell me, i mean, it takes great effort to do so.

Cornelius : Well, that aside, the four heavens continue to be the main tactics of the Serdians and they promise to wage war with the remaining clans of Sidone. What are we to do?

Caesar : You well know that i have started to age, Cornelius and at this point, we as a nation have striven to break into that code but each time, it is a smile in a wrinkle.

Cornelius : My king, if you do not mind my indulgence, let me bring to your notice that Jorel, the arms and tactical specialist is outside your courtyard and he is available at this moment to give strong devaluation of how this code can be broken.

Caesar : Cornelius, do you remember when we crossed the blue sands, how our legs begged for sandals on the feet?, how lice had bedrooms in our hair?, how our stomachs were emptiest of them all in it's greatest sonnets?

Cornelius : Yes, my king, how dare i forget such troublesome times.

Caesar : Then,  do not betray this one time.

            ( Jorel comes in)
Jorel : Long live my king, may your days continue to be numerous on the land as respects the grey of hair you possess. I am Jorel, tactical war specialist of Anila, where the grasses grow and thrive under the sea, where doves fly like they ran from a siege.

Cornelius : You flatter me with your words (chuckles). You well know the beauty of Anila and the raid that proves to destroy our land; that eccentric beauty. Well, my servant what do you have?

Jorel : Sire, if you permit me and this request, i will be most gracious in our dealings.

Caesar : Speak!!!

Jorel : The four heavens is a colony developed by Forice, Urich, Healma and Venice. These are the four indignant seeders in this business. They channel goods around their borders and networks and thus shatter those who deflect their requests. Apart from their tight market structure, among their soldiers and barbarians, archers and magicians they connect together to destroy the remaining four clans of Sidone.

Caesar : Boy, i well know and i'm familiar with all these things, what is the way out?

Jorel : Your majesty, like our most heroic soldier who was murdered once said; the only way to beat a battalion is to have more than a battalion. Crotches said we should form an alignment and coordination with neighboring clans before their requests spread here for we are the noblest of them all.

Cornelius : And, eh, of course they will not expect us to create an empire; to rule; to lead and succeed with an eccentric and defining purpose.

Caesar : You dare insinuate that i crave and form an empire; do you know what will come upon us if we do so? Do not speak of Crotches! For Crotches himself knew what he proposed against himself which sang his death.
Guards!!!

Guards : Yes, your majesty

Caesar : Lead them out, i need some time alone.

Guards : Yes, your highness.

Cornelius : (Smuggled out by the guards) Think about it, this could be the only strategy.  

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