Release

Empire

Your leader has fallen.
Your entire civilization will fall as well.

Because, your leader has failed you
her golden headdress is fool's gold
and her throne is made of wood, not silver
her jewelry is not of turquoise or jade
it's of painted wood
and it's rotting away.

So I beg you, O sacred one
let me into your world
I beg you, high priest
sacrifice me
for I was undeserving of this world
this luxury
I am unholy and unfit to be your leader.

Are you polytheistic?
That doesn't matter
sacrifice me to as many gods as you please
for I am undeserving, unholy, and unfit
take my body to rest in your shrine, forever
my blood will line your streets
my soul into the underworld
and my heart is his to keep.

Chant the sacred chants
sing those sacred songs
about how this sacrifice will grant you eternity
of course it'll grant you eternity!
Sacred sacrifice
royal ritual
take me.

Body in your shrine
blood lining your streets
soul in the underworld
and heart, his to keep
sacrifice me, mere mortals
I will gladly live forever in the underworld
as long as I don't have to deal with your superficiality.

The ritual is done
sacrifices made
your leader is dead
your civilization plagued
by war and sickness
and all your precious gold will shatter, I will shatter it all!
You'll whisper in the streets
"I wish we never had a woman for a leader."
"But she kept us safe."
Safe? Ha! My sacrifice brought you eternity, yes, of course!
It brought eternal hell upon your empire!

Your empire has fallen.
Your civilization failed.