Epilogue: Children of the Meek
After countless years fighting insurgencies in it's remote outposts, the Empire finally crumbled as constant war and a pre-occupation with entertainment, created a dangerous distraction from the plight of the Earth's collapsing ecosystems.
People battled the transition from industrial to nomadic lifestyles, as weather conditions destabilised making agriculture impossible. Cities fell into anarchy and were abandoned. The Empire broke up into small isolated communities where only the resourceful lived to childbearing age.
Though initially most effected by the change, groups of the world's most poor quickly adapted, becoming humanities greatest hope for survival. Thousands of years later, they began to explore the ancient cities, finding great halls - some more than a kilometer square. Inside they discovered hundreds of rooms designed for displaying treasures, and public spaces adorned with images of gods and goddesses.
Images of beautiful women dominated these spaces, leading experts to conclude the were ruled by a superior class of matriarchs who kept men for breading purposes - until texts worshiping med, and denouncing these matriarchs as tricksters creating beauty through the illusion of advanced medical technology - were unearthed in many of the great halls ...
Episode 3: The All in Brawl
Three long decades since the war began, millions have been slaughtered and few remember why.
Feeling the loosening grip of his power, the Emperor hatches a plan to lure neighbouring territories into the conflict to secure greater emergency powers and lucrative military contracts for his family company.
But the plan seems to unravel as the number of rouge entities with portable nukes and easy access over Empire boarders, becomes painfully clear...
Episode 2: Baghdad Barbie in the Cradle of Civilisation
The Empire is being lured into protracted civil wars in each of its newly established territories, whilst small but well publicised victories mask the insurgents' progress towards a new world order, carved out of the chaos.
Troop morale is plummeting as it becomes clear on the ground that the only winners in this war are the armies of extreme adventure tour guides providing hard-core thrill seekers with the war zone adventure of a lifetime. Chief among these reckless chaperones is Baghdad Barbie, a black belt super-model packing an array of rocket launchers and automatic weaponry, which she uses to protect her charges.
In a bid to establish a safe but close vantage point for her tourists to watch a pitched battle on the south-eastern border, Baghdad Barbie destroys a highway bridge leaving hundreds of Empire troops trapped on the other side. When news services report the incident was the result of intervention by 'foreign' influences, troop leader GI Joe begins to suspect a sinister sub-text...
Episode 1: Unleashed!
A long, long time ago, in a land far, far away...
A preacher, a hegemonic ruler, and his inappropriate use of nails threatened the tenuous balance of power in a remote outpost of the Empire. These 'troubles', which have since grown to plague the entire planet, are documented by the chronicle - Making the Empire Cross.
In Unleashed! - the first episode for the new millennium - the peace of the New World is shattered by the evil Jihad Joe who storms the Capital, destroying everything in his path. It seems clear that this dealer of death is merely a foot soldier in a war between two fundamentalist groups, each fighting for the supremacy of their own self-styled hegemony. But many questions remain.
Who is Public Enemy Number 1? And who is this two-bit dictator wading into a battle that has now raged for two millennia? A babble of speculation filled the news-wire, opinions were offered, and official statements released. But just when the truth seemed within reach, a strange silence descended upon the people...