The Deicide Revolution

The Deicide Revolution in a Magdorish protest against Emperor Ozymandias and his dictatorship of the Imperial Magdorland Forareich. The Revolution happened during the Titanomachy, a war between the Magdorland and Seth Forareichs. The Revolution was conducted by a rebellion led by Theseus the Challenger in 73 IE.

## Prelude

### Backstory

Prince James was exiled by Emperor Ozymandias to an isolated part of Aquatis, hoping he would never come back or die off there and pose no threat to his dictatorship. However, against all odds, Prince James would make it back to civilization. Bearing the name of Theseus, he began to dabble in the world of politics. He protested and questioned the government of the Magdorland Forareich out loud. He was smart however, hiding in an undisclosed location after each public speech. Confused and inspired, the people began to follow him, fueled by their collective discontent to the government.

### Recruitment

Many people were in for the cause. Theseus was able to gather a horde of 300 people to protest against the government. Among the 300 people were 25 Montu, aiming to reform the now disbanded Ares. These rebel Montu were helpful, as they provided somewhat of a protection for the other 275 people after every public appearance. After every protest, they gained more and more people.

## Events

### The First Speech

The first official speech made by Theseus as a part of the Deicide Revolution was a protest made in public near the Magdorish palace. In it he questioned economic management and practices by the government. He protested that money and jobs were centralistic, and that people in Magdorland would have more opportunities of getting jobs rather that someone in say, Aquatis. Theseus also complained about the inequallity in gender and the patriarchal state of Magdorland, stating that men would have more opportunities and higher wages than women or others. This led to one of the head guards near the speech ordering the seizing of Theseus and his followers. Fortunately, Theseus managed to escape and gone into hiding. Many people hearing the speech began to agree with Theseus' way of thought and followed him in his journey to replace the government.

### Mass Protests

Several thousand people joined after the first speech. Theseus planned to make another one, this time about the state of chaos Magdorland had gone into. The protest was not like the first one. A group of thousands of people marched near the palace gate. In front, were Theseus along with several young men, who acted as leaders below Theseus. The young men would scream positive words, encouraging the mass behind them, they would act like coal fueling the fiery furnace of the people's spirit. After this protest, many more would come after it, occupying the same formation. More and more people would join each day, most importantly rebelling Montu, which would act as guards for the greater rebellion. Eventually, the group reached a total of 20,000 people. Of course, some were dying, but the Medjay were also beginning to get overwhelmed by the sheer size of the rebelling forces.

### The Deicide Revolution

Having in his side about 3,000 rebelling Montu, Theseus thought it was time to actually overthrow the government. With his leadership, the Montu were tasked to smuggle an amount of military weapons, such as EISs, guns, or even mere axes. These would act as a way so that rebelling civilians could protect themselves against loyal Montu. Some working civilians were also tasked in getting food and drinks to supply the masses. On Christmas day, 25th of December 74 IE, the very same day the coup that took Theseus' father's life away happened, he led the Deicide Revolution. It was similar to many protests that have come before, but now they are all supplied and armed. The rebellion marched into the palace, bringing down the locked fence that blocked their way.

Emperor Ozymandias was having a cup of tea in his office, when he suddenly felt the rattling of the ground, and a march of soldiers sounding like thunder. Ozymandias took a step to look out his balcony, and there he saw a horde of people entering the palace. Panicked, he ordered his guards to attack them. The 20,000 people had some loses, but ultimately they took the Royal Guards down. Ozymandias then took matters into his own hand. Attacking with the Duat, he managed to change the tides of war significantly. But the rebellion did not back down so easily. The very same young men that led the previous protests began to scream valiant shouts of honor, boosting the people's morale. Ultimately, Theseus was able to get close enough to Ozymandias and stab him in his stomach, with a standard issue EIS. As the spears he conjured with the Duat began to erode, Ozymandias fell to the ground before his enemy.

Theseus confessed that he was, in fact, the exiled Prince James. Shock ran through Ozymandias' body, his spine grew cold and his fingers went numb. Alive but dying, Ozymandias feared that Theseus would ultimately end him like he did Theseus' father. But no, he was condemned to exile by Theseus, on an escape pod packed with food, launched toward a place called Tartarus on the planet of Khione. And with that, the Imperial Magdorland Forareich fell, Theseus was crowned emperor of the new Reformed Empire of Magdorland.