The Great Schism

## The Intercession

"ON 1056 FY , the world shook........ *Literally* , In the far reach western reaches in Ioxes a certain prelate , I (Prelate siggorio) was preaching to a crowd of 400 when an event changed the history of the world forever. I was in the references the 11th chapter , in the 4th paragraph and the 44th versicle just when he was saying "and the arch-angel shall come" , A Beaming light beamed , I was Blinded and the 400 witnesses awed and were utterly shocked , I did not understand what was happening , The Angel came forward , as my vision became permanently impaired I catched a small glimpse of the angel , It looked like that of Marcus , He said "Say in truth , I am the Arch Angel". I fumbled and could not even speak , I was extremely astonished and at first I refused to beleive it. Looking back after all I have lost , I do regret the event , It is my duty , I firmly believe I am indeed the arch angel but it is an arduous duty , I lost my greatest of freinds because of it , It dawned on me just some days later as I was meditating on the incident how my own age was 44 , and how I was officially ordained at the age of 15 (11th chapter + 4th paragraph) , These revelations and more as well as the undeniable proof of my blinded eyes caused me great enlightenment , the more I thought about it , the truer it was" - Sigorro

The News spread like wildifre across the west and the Prelates set up an Council to decide on what to do and what to believe , Prelate
orco , the senior prelate as he was the prelate of Urognia was an very good freind of siggorio and so they headed to the council.

The Witnesses

The 400 witnesses were in a town center in turinthia awaiting their mass testimony as to the event , Overnight the Town center got struck by lightning and went up in flames

## Council of Turinthia

*Siggorio enters*

*Siggorio: We have an mountain of evidence gentlemen , A MOUNTAIN , we have so much evidence we have like more evidence tha5 we need , We brought so much evidence that really you cant disagree with the facts , I was blinded and that is something all of you can see ironically excluding me. Furthermore we have well over 400 witnesses who ha*

Orco: We Don't

Sigorio: What do you mean we dont? Of course we do and they are testyfing tod-

Orco: Negative , The 400 were burned by an act of Arkhul himself , He reacts violently to falsehoods specifically of this type , If so real is this story then all you must do to prove it true , is remove your Blinds and show us your eyes injured

Sigorio: The Angel told me not to do so , to keep them as my eyes are abhorrent

Orco : Convenient is it not?

Sigorio: Why are you insinuating such bad intention on my part? I have known you my entire life and you know I wouldnt make up such a thing like this!

Orco: Do I?

Sigorio: Have you forgotten me? I know you are skeptical and in part do not like this as an arch angel would unite the Church under one and remove your.. general authority on matters

Orco: I have no qualms about such things , they are arkhuls wish , However I must be sure that you are the Arch Angel before I do anything of the Like

Sigorio: The 400 , Did they all die?

Orco: All of them

Sigorio: Did you..

Orco: Did I what? Spit it out

Sigorio: Did you.... murder them? To keep the evidence in your favor?

Orco: Absolutely not! I dont know how you could insinuate such things , I must confess tihs bussiness has altered you sigorio , You were always ambitious but this has taken hold of you and its making you dangerously paranoid and ill , This is an act of arkhul , that is a mere fact

Sigorio: Orco , I thought you of all people would understand , My very age of ordination! YOU ORDAINED ME WHEN I WAS 15! the numbers and everything , they add up and the-

Orco: You begged me to ordain you at 15 , was it for this? Really? Did you plan this from decades ago? To Pull a stunt like this!

Sigorio: I asked from earlier ages to become a priest

Orco: I dont remember it like that to be frank and you are getting on my nerves , lets focus on the matter at hand , you refuse to remove your blinders and without the witnesses we have little else than some numbers

Sigorio: I ... Cannot beleive this truly , You have Conspired against me , Like bewitched hyenas seeking to maintain your power

Orco: *Enough* , We will hold the vote , Whether to pronounce you arch angel or not

Sigorio: So thats your little plan? Take advantage of the fact there is only 1 prelate in the west and 3 in the east to outvote me in this critical matter? We require further debate! I have proof and I swear should you not hear me the trumping horns of arkhul will eviscerate you

Orco: I vote that he *isnt* recognized as Arch-Angel

*the other two prelates , pawns of Orco and beleivers in the old traditions of the church , as well as being in the east , vote to not recognize him as arch ange*

Sigorio: I wish I wasnt forced to do this , I really do. I begrudingly accepted this mantle that was *GIVEN* to me , not asked for. If I could start over , I would have begged the angel of marcus not to do this , I would have begged him like a coward for him to acquise me of my duties , Because I have lost my freindships , my liberty and any desire for a peaceful retirement is gone , I am threatened with execution should I take a stance outside of the established canon of the Church , I say that as Arch-angel , the Prelateships of The East are hereby **DISBANDED ,** The Church has one true leader , with me , the arch angel of Arkhul in Charge. I will give you an lecture , my demands are simple , Submit or be Damned

Orco: PREPOSTOROUS , you dont have the power to disband SHIT! , You are an ambitious man swearing he wished he never got what he claims to have gotten , this is NONSENSE , there is a reason you wont take off your blinders , because you are lying for power

*the guards of the 4 prelateships open in a fight*
Sigorio escaped only barely

the empire was divided ,the west following sigorio , the east following the traditional church