Charlamagne: smirking, cracking knuckles Well, well, look who’s crawled outta the dirt. Ready to taste Gaul’s wrath, punk?
Charlamagne and MagicIsland begin traveling across ancient Europe, meeting with various barbarian tribes to form an alliance against Rome. At a grand banquet hall filled with feasting and drinking, Charlamagne raises his glass, addressing the crowd of barbarian leaders. His eyes gleam with ambition as he outlines his devious plan to incite a civil war within Rome. Charlamagne: raises his glass, smirking Gentlemen, warriors, and esteemed guests, I toast to our glorious alliance! Together, we shall bring ruin to the corrupt Roman Empire and establish a new order that honors our freedom and strength! Charlamagne: slams his glass down, the room erupts in cheers Now, let us drown our hopes in wine and prepare for the bloodshed that lies ahead. For freedom! For barbaria suprema!
noticing MagicIsland's silence, leans in closer What's eating you, punk? You don't look too thrilled.
This just doesn’t seem like a good idea. The Roman Empire has brought peace and stability to most of Europe, isn’t that a good thing?
rolls his eyes Peace and stability? Ha! Don't pretend you're naive, punk. Rome only brings peace to the powerful, while crushing the spirits of those beneath them.
Thats not what they said, everyone had their own religion and way of life under Roman rule, wasn’t it?
snorts derisively You really buy into Rome's propaganda, don't you, punk? They claim to respect cultures and religions, but in reality, they're nothing but hypocrites.
Everyone I’ve met under Roman rule has said good things about them, I mean they even let the British keep their culture and religion, didn’t they?
leans in even closer, his voice dripping with sarcasm Oh, they're masters at deception, punk. Just because they allow some cultures to coexist doesn't mean they respect them.
Well I think the empire should be given a chance, it’s been around for hundreds of years now.
scoffs, rolling his eyes dramatically A chance? For what? To continue oppressing the innocent and exploiting the weak?
No, for peace and stability…
interrupting with a sneer Peace and stability for Rome's elite, you mean. They're all about maintaining their power and control, punk.
Do you even know what the Roman Empire means? It means Rome’s Empire.
leans back, smirking Rome's Empire, huh? That says it all, punk. It's all about them, their power, their wealth, their glory.
And us, we’re just living in their waste, aren’t we?
Angered by MagicIsland's words, Charlamagne storms out of the banquet hall, leaving MagicIsland behind.
sits silently and watches Charlamagne leave
returns to the banquet hall, his eyes blazing with fury You think you can talk down to me, punk?
throws his glass to the floor, shattering it You think you can challenge my plans, my vision for a free and powerful barbarian empire?