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Mort à Logan!

Warpedhero

Warped Hero
Jul 21, 2008
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Mort à Logan!

Smoke and embers filled the air, floating quickly above the rooftops.

The crackling of the great bonfire was only interrupted by the occasional poke of our Hero's walking stick.

He casually leaned over the fire and watched with admiration as a poster of King Logan was slowly engulfed in flames. The edges cracked and curled, Logan's face slowly darkening until the entire image was destroyed.

The people of Bowerstone surrounded the Hero as he threw the last bundle of posters on the fire. As soon as they were aflame, our young revolutionary ripped up some dry grass, stuffed it in a crack at the head of his staff, and lit it.

"Citoyens, nous avons gardé le silence depuis trop longtemps. Le tyran se renforce de jour en jour..."
"Citizens, we have been silent for far too long. Day by day, the tyrant has grown stronger..."

The peasants hushed and gave the Hero their full attention.

"Mais nous aussi. Il va payer, ne vous méprenez pas, camarades. Aux armes! Mort à Logan! Mort à la tyrannie!"
"But so have we. Make no mistake, comrades, he will pay. To arms! Death to Logan! Death to tyranny!"

All throughout the countryside, a tune not unlike La Marseillaise spread like wildfire.

The people of Albion made torches of their own; the blacksmith worked with feverish determination, for business was now better than ever before.
Anyone who could afford a sword bought one; the farmers grabbed their pitchforks, the woodcutters their axes.

Side by side, that great mass of men marched onward. Nothing deterred them from the task at hand; if soldiers stood in their way, they did not stand long.

As the great melody of the revolution filled the air with incense, King Logan cowered in his great castle. He could do nothing more than watch helplessly as the united front marched closer and closer, their footsteps growing louder and louder, Logan's eyes bulging as he looked on.

Night came, and, from the battlements, orbs of flickering light seemed to encompass the whole of the ground, gradually forming a circle around the great fortress of the tyrant.

The lights faded.

Shrieks of agony were heard, then nothing more.

Blood flowed richly down the walls of the castle, spread across the floors, and dried.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

Why not?

P.S. I like their anthem. La Marseillaise. Pretty good anthem for a revolution.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

Why the hell is it french? This would probably be good but I don't understand the ****.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

Warpedhero;420287 said:
Why not?

P.S. I like their anthem. La Marseillaise. Pretty good anthem for a revolution.

I understand french, so I know what they're saying, and the french revolution is a very good idea to base this off, but could a translation be put in spoilers for those who want to enjoy this but can't understand it.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

White Knight;420464 said:
I understand french, so I know what they're saying, and the french revolution is a very good idea to base this off, but could a translation be put in spoilers for those who want to enjoy this but can't understand it.

Done.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

French aside, this is a nice post Warped. Although short, it was an enjoyable read, full of great descriptions. +rep
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

killerequinox;425396 said:
French aside, this is a nice post Warped. Although short, it was an enjoyable read, full of great descriptions. +rep

Thanks man. I guess I write alot of short stories. Perhaps one day I will attempt something longer. Mainly I just don't want to be long winded like the 'Dark and Stormy Night' stories. Lol.
 
Re: Mort à Logan!

Nothing wrong with that. I’m a short story writer myself. Honestly, most people would rather read a few pages or a few chapters of good writing instead of a whole novel anyway. People want things fast. Just look at the world around you. Everything has been made easy for us. Society craves convenience.