Post by Mint on Jan 9, 2024 22:44:17 GMT -5
"You sure this a good idea? You not fully recovered from the surgery." Yoku proclaimed as Mint walked out to meet with a large crowd waiting outside the palace. Mint had been allowed to live on Arcose for some time, but his crimes were now fully out in the light. All the horrible things he had done over the last two centuries to keep a tight grip on power. Ticoga's reign meant that it could not be allowed to pass. He had to face the music at some point. He had been deciding what to do for two long months after he had gotten critical surgery. Mint's bio gem had been badly damaged for nearly his entire life—an injury he had sustained from a brutal attack committed by his father. Like himself, he had been a man trying to cling to the past and his power. However, that lie had ended just like his days in the underworld.
Mint stepped forward to meet the crowd of citizens of Arcose. His Chest thumped with a newfound strength. Small wires etched themselves in his flesh. A faint sign of the cybernetic process. A process Mint had loathed for the last two hundred years. To become a machine was a sign of weakness. But Mint had grown weak, as some would say. But Mint had also learned to grow. The marks of Ticoga were clear as day; the Arcosian was a beacon in an empire filled with darkness. A true emperor, a man Mint could respect. A man that Mint was willing to change for.
"I've come to speak on behalf of all the actions I did in my past. As some of you have learned, I am the former leader of a vast underground network with much control over the planet. Some of you may call foul and ask why I've not faced any punishment for my actions. I assure you it is not because I have wormed out of it. There are actions I've done that have done harm, but there are some that have done good. In times of chaos, I kept this planet afloat. However, there was a man who, clear as day, should have been an emperor; he was Ticoga. Our Emperor Ticoga is a great man who has brought Arosce into an era that will one day be remembered with the most extraordinary emperors our empire has ever known. However, I will not allow a dark cloud to hang over that reign. I will face the music, as some will say. But before I face that music, I've come to ask for understanding. I was a monster, but I am trying to change. Each citizen of this planet should know who I am. You should know the man before you now, who desires to see Arcose grow. Not burn at the hands of a former thug. Not that the hands of an emperor who swamped himself in fear rather then courage. So, if you have something to say to me now say it!"
Mint stepped forward to meet the crowd of citizens of Arcose. His Chest thumped with a newfound strength. Small wires etched themselves in his flesh. A faint sign of the cybernetic process. A process Mint had loathed for the last two hundred years. To become a machine was a sign of weakness. But Mint had grown weak, as some would say. But Mint had also learned to grow. The marks of Ticoga were clear as day; the Arcosian was a beacon in an empire filled with darkness. A true emperor, a man Mint could respect. A man that Mint was willing to change for.
"I've come to speak on behalf of all the actions I did in my past. As some of you have learned, I am the former leader of a vast underground network with much control over the planet. Some of you may call foul and ask why I've not faced any punishment for my actions. I assure you it is not because I have wormed out of it. There are actions I've done that have done harm, but there are some that have done good. In times of chaos, I kept this planet afloat. However, there was a man who, clear as day, should have been an emperor; he was Ticoga. Our Emperor Ticoga is a great man who has brought Arosce into an era that will one day be remembered with the most extraordinary emperors our empire has ever known. However, I will not allow a dark cloud to hang over that reign. I will face the music, as some will say. But before I face that music, I've come to ask for understanding. I was a monster, but I am trying to change. Each citizen of this planet should know who I am. You should know the man before you now, who desires to see Arcose grow. Not burn at the hands of a former thug. Not that the hands of an emperor who swamped himself in fear rather then courage. So, if you have something to say to me now say it!"
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Powerlevel:130,000