Gog is under attack in his own home by the citizens of Selve.
THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor...Chapter Eighteen
Gog swam from one end of his pool to the other; back and forth for an hour. Nothing seemed to satisfy his restlessness. He had tried pacing and lifting weights, but nothing worked.
He floated on his back and watched the clouds drift by. Suddenly, the clouds were torn apart with a huge fiery explosion and fire hung like strings in the air.
"What the hell!" blasted Gog. His wife came running from their house screaming bloody murder.
"Shut up, Berna! What's wrong?"
"We're being bombed! Didn't you see that bomb?"
"I saw fireworks. It's just someone playing around."
"Gog, you're not listening. All the help have been talking about terror in the streets. They say the people are revolting against your rule. What's going on?"
"Berna, no one can revolt against me because everyone who does is immediately shot, or hung. My soldiers are loyal to me and all of the people back my goal to annihilate the Wales.
"Trust me, Berna, we are safe here!"
"Gog, they say that you are starving the people. That you have locked up all the food."
"I locked up the food so I can feed my army; the army that protects the people's lives. If the people are hungry, then they can go fish or harvest kelp."
"Oh Gog, what about food for the children, and the elderly? They're helpless. Our servants say that we're the only ones that are eating at this time, and that the people will rise up and take our food away."
"My god, Berna, wouldn't I know it if there was trouble in the land?"
Gog dismissed Berna and floated over to the radio by the side of the pool. He called General Rusk and commanded him to come to the palace.
General Rusk was on hand before Gog finished drying off. Gog motioned the general to his patio table and followed him. Both men sat down, the general waiting for a moment before he sat down.
"Yes, Gog, how can I be of service to you?"
"What are these 'bombs' going off?"
"Sir, things are not going as well as we had hoped. I think we should have given the people rations. They've gone to the streets over food; or rather, the lack of it."
"No! No rations. No more discussion. let them eat fish and kelp. That's all their bodies need to function.
"Go through the streets and shoot down anyone rioting."
"Yes sir, but we may have a bit of a problem with that. When you forced enlistment on the people, it seems to have been the last straw for them. There are some firebrands that have rounded up weapons and joined forces and now they have even found a stock of our bombs. Anyway, they are now in control of some of the city blocks and they're gaining ground rapidly.
"They are attacking our soldiers and killing them. I have been told that their goal is to storm Burgess Hall and hand out all of the food.
"I do not like what I'm hearing, but I didn't want to tell you false information so I have waited until this moment."
"Humpf!"
Suddenly another bomb exploded in the air. It seemed to be a little closer than the one before.
"Damn it, General Rusk, take charge! You have plenty of ammunition and guns. Take your whole force and go show those bastards who rules Selve!"
"Yes sir, I will do your will and I will also surround your home with a unit of my best men. You and Berna should be safe."
"Safe? Safe? It has come down to this? That I who rule this land, and have all the power, should merely be SAFE?
"Are you still hanging resisters?"
"We've had a problem with that. It seems that at every hanging, the executioner is shot before he can hang the prisoner. We can't seem to catch the sharpshooter, and no one wants to be the executioner anymore."
"All you bring is bad news! Get out of here and create some good news. You're dismissed!"
Gog thought that it might be time to disappear. He had all the gold necessary to take care of himself for the rest of his life. He would disappear into the Vorask Forest one night very soon.
Tomorrow we find Adam, Wills, Tom and Ed preparing for their assassination of Gog.
THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor...Chapter Eighteen
Gog swam from one end of his pool to the other; back and forth for an hour. Nothing seemed to satisfy his restlessness. He had tried pacing and lifting weights, but nothing worked.
He floated on his back and watched the clouds drift by. Suddenly, the clouds were torn apart with a huge fiery explosion and fire hung like strings in the air.
"What the hell!" blasted Gog. His wife came running from their house screaming bloody murder.
"Shut up, Berna! What's wrong?"
"We're being bombed! Didn't you see that bomb?"
"I saw fireworks. It's just someone playing around."
"Gog, you're not listening. All the help have been talking about terror in the streets. They say the people are revolting against your rule. What's going on?"
"Berna, no one can revolt against me because everyone who does is immediately shot, or hung. My soldiers are loyal to me and all of the people back my goal to annihilate the Wales.
"Trust me, Berna, we are safe here!"
"Gog, they say that you are starving the people. That you have locked up all the food."
"I locked up the food so I can feed my army; the army that protects the people's lives. If the people are hungry, then they can go fish or harvest kelp."
"Oh Gog, what about food for the children, and the elderly? They're helpless. Our servants say that we're the only ones that are eating at this time, and that the people will rise up and take our food away."
"My god, Berna, wouldn't I know it if there was trouble in the land?"
Gog dismissed Berna and floated over to the radio by the side of the pool. He called General Rusk and commanded him to come to the palace.
General Rusk was on hand before Gog finished drying off. Gog motioned the general to his patio table and followed him. Both men sat down, the general waiting for a moment before he sat down.
"Yes, Gog, how can I be of service to you?"
"What are these 'bombs' going off?"
"Sir, things are not going as well as we had hoped. I think we should have given the people rations. They've gone to the streets over food; or rather, the lack of it."
"No! No rations. No more discussion. let them eat fish and kelp. That's all their bodies need to function.
"Go through the streets and shoot down anyone rioting."
"Yes sir, but we may have a bit of a problem with that. When you forced enlistment on the people, it seems to have been the last straw for them. There are some firebrands that have rounded up weapons and joined forces and now they have even found a stock of our bombs. Anyway, they are now in control of some of the city blocks and they're gaining ground rapidly.
"They are attacking our soldiers and killing them. I have been told that their goal is to storm Burgess Hall and hand out all of the food.
"I do not like what I'm hearing, but I didn't want to tell you false information so I have waited until this moment."
"Humpf!"
Suddenly another bomb exploded in the air. It seemed to be a little closer than the one before.
"Damn it, General Rusk, take charge! You have plenty of ammunition and guns. Take your whole force and go show those bastards who rules Selve!"
"Yes sir, I will do your will and I will also surround your home with a unit of my best men. You and Berna should be safe."
"Safe? Safe? It has come down to this? That I who rule this land, and have all the power, should merely be SAFE?
"Are you still hanging resisters?"
"We've had a problem with that. It seems that at every hanging, the executioner is shot before he can hang the prisoner. We can't seem to catch the sharpshooter, and no one wants to be the executioner anymore."
"All you bring is bad news! Get out of here and create some good news. You're dismissed!"
Gog thought that it might be time to disappear. He had all the gold necessary to take care of himself for the rest of his life. He would disappear into the Vorask Forest one night very soon.
Tomorrow we find Adam, Wills, Tom and Ed preparing for their assassination of Gog.
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