the Writ of Lysander
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windhoverI don't know why, but lately I've been in the mood to post more of my original writing.
So, with that in mind, here is the complete version of this.
➣ Section I. Definition
I am the last true god of my people.
I am also their executioner.
There are those who call me villain. But are my deeds truly villainous? I am the Savior, the Messiah, the Authority Himself—is it not my duty to decide the fates of my followers? My people place their absolute trust in my absolute will and absolute power. By that definition, I am their God, and I freely act as such. By that definition, I can do no evil.
Then there are those who surely proclaim my words to be ill-chosen: there are many evil gods, are there not? Gods who thirst for blood and advance all manners of perversion—are they not evil?
Such remarks make one’s bias clear. Good and evil are little more than concepts—merely perceptions, at that. Good is simply that which opposes evil, and evil likewise. By its own definition, a God cannot do evil—He is the Authority to His followers, and all that He does must be good. Acts which oppose His will are those defined evil.
A villain is defined by his acts of evil. A God can only do good in the eyes of His followers. A God—as I am—cannot, therefore, be identified as villainous.
➣ Section II. Duty
My only duty is toward my people. To the end of their days, they shall follow me like lambs to the altar.
I must direct them. I must sate them. I must feed them with milk-and-honeyed gospels to quiet their fears and instill their faith in the uncertain future. These are the things a god must do.
A god’s followers, of course, have their own duties—vital to the avoidance of divine wrath and the repulsion of their society. They must obey sacred laws without question. They must exercise their faith with both pride and humility. Their faith must be absolute. To do otherwise is to sin, and the ultimate sin is blasphemy.
Man may act in God’s place to judge his peers in the earthly sphere—but for the Final Judgment, there can be no substitute. God sees all that is hidden to man, and only He is fit to punish man according to His law.
Each god is identified with a duty—their defining characteristic, their obligation, their passion—the exact nature of which matters not. A God is infallible in the eyes of His followers, and thus it is impossible for Him to fail at fulfilling such a duty. To do so would surely bring about a critical loss of faith, which would alter one’s very state of existence—and would no longer allow for one to be called God.
➣ Section III. Desire
My duty is my desire—my desire for vengeance.
I have seen Heaven. I have seen lofty, crystalline towers stretching far beyond the clouds, challenging the supremacy of the sky. I have seen their lofty masters—winged creatures with the arrogance to call themselves gods.
They were not gods, not by any definition. These creatures were never deserving of the title of God.
Sins of pride, sins of lust, sins of gluttony—the miserable existence of these false gods far predated the canon set forth by man, yet these sins and far more were committed in the heights of their great towers. Their culture, their actions, their mere presence among the heavens—it was all inexcusable.
This is why they were struck down by the Destroyer—He who reigns supreme over all existence, a true God of all that is.
But, for all his power, the Destroyer is not entirely omnipotent. He failed to follow through with the false gods’ punishment, and their existence continues to this day.
This must not be allowed.
The sins of their past have been erased from their memories. I am the only one alive who remembers their deeds, and I am the only one fit to punish them. I shall take them as my followers, and their wrongs shall be righted by my hand.
My mission has been laid bare, and I, as God, cannot fail.
So, with that in mind, here is the complete version of this.
➣ Section I. Definition
I am the last true god of my people.
I am also their executioner.
There are those who call me villain. But are my deeds truly villainous? I am the Savior, the Messiah, the Authority Himself—is it not my duty to decide the fates of my followers? My people place their absolute trust in my absolute will and absolute power. By that definition, I am their God, and I freely act as such. By that definition, I can do no evil.
Then there are those who surely proclaim my words to be ill-chosen: there are many evil gods, are there not? Gods who thirst for blood and advance all manners of perversion—are they not evil?
Such remarks make one’s bias clear. Good and evil are little more than concepts—merely perceptions, at that. Good is simply that which opposes evil, and evil likewise. By its own definition, a God cannot do evil—He is the Authority to His followers, and all that He does must be good. Acts which oppose His will are those defined evil.
A villain is defined by his acts of evil. A God can only do good in the eyes of His followers. A God—as I am—cannot, therefore, be identified as villainous.
➣ Section II. Duty
My only duty is toward my people. To the end of their days, they shall follow me like lambs to the altar.
I must direct them. I must sate them. I must feed them with milk-and-honeyed gospels to quiet their fears and instill their faith in the uncertain future. These are the things a god must do.
A god’s followers, of course, have their own duties—vital to the avoidance of divine wrath and the repulsion of their society. They must obey sacred laws without question. They must exercise their faith with both pride and humility. Their faith must be absolute. To do otherwise is to sin, and the ultimate sin is blasphemy.
Man may act in God’s place to judge his peers in the earthly sphere—but for the Final Judgment, there can be no substitute. God sees all that is hidden to man, and only He is fit to punish man according to His law.
Each god is identified with a duty—their defining characteristic, their obligation, their passion—the exact nature of which matters not. A God is infallible in the eyes of His followers, and thus it is impossible for Him to fail at fulfilling such a duty. To do so would surely bring about a critical loss of faith, which would alter one’s very state of existence—and would no longer allow for one to be called God.
➣ Section III. Desire
My duty is my desire—my desire for vengeance.
I have seen Heaven. I have seen lofty, crystalline towers stretching far beyond the clouds, challenging the supremacy of the sky. I have seen their lofty masters—winged creatures with the arrogance to call themselves gods.
They were not gods, not by any definition. These creatures were never deserving of the title of God.
Sins of pride, sins of lust, sins of gluttony—the miserable existence of these false gods far predated the canon set forth by man, yet these sins and far more were committed in the heights of their great towers. Their culture, their actions, their mere presence among the heavens—it was all inexcusable.
This is why they were struck down by the Destroyer—He who reigns supreme over all existence, a true God of all that is.
But, for all his power, the Destroyer is not entirely omnipotent. He failed to follow through with the false gods’ punishment, and their existence continues to this day.
This must not be allowed.
The sins of their past have been erased from their memories. I am the only one alive who remembers their deeds, and I am the only one fit to punish them. I shall take them as my followers, and their wrongs shall be righted by my hand.
My mission has been laid bare, and I, as God, cannot fail.
