Britannia (S7)

## **The Refugee Crisis**

With the fires of Milan behind them, the situation struck them all simultaneously, there was nowhere to go. Europe was a continent of freedom and capitalism, who would accept Syndacalist refugees? In truth, no-one. Ren quickly stood upon a rock, and locked eyes with the 400,000 men, women, and children forced out of Milan. With powerful motion, her words broke into everyone's mind, "My people, our people. Our brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, coworkers, enemies, and most of all, friends. We have been torn of our birthright, but what is it truly? A home isn't a place on a map, but a place we define! We have been battered in the mines, forced to go days without sleep or eating, forced to inhale toxic fumes for 20 hours a day. I don't know where we will go, but we will find somewhere, and that somewhere will be our home! Because god dammit I refuse to lose what we worked so hard for that easily!" She suddenly stopped speaking, and started to break down into tears, her emotions of rage and sadness both tearing into her tear-streamed face. "BECAUSE WE ARE NOT DEFINED BY WORDS, WE ARE DEFINED BY ACTIONS, AND WE HAVE WORKED FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS AND WE WILL TAKE BACK WHAT WE ARE OWED!" Ren threw her fist in the air, and the crowd began cheering, 400,000 men and women, crying with pride and screaming our national theme.

Over the next 6 months, the 400,000 survivors marched across France, through the mountains and the dangerous hills, the fright of scoits and animals, 20,000 survivors died on this journey. The survivors eventually made it to a port, all hungry, but would not be given food. They began rowing and took out of the ports, and began rowing. Over the next 6 months, they rowed now to the central of the Atlantic, having lost another 30,000 survivors. In the horizon, Ren saw something massive, unlike anything they've ever seen before, a.. ship? A ship unlike any other, and it housed many people, and seemed to contain all necessities of life. Ren, along with the now 350,000 survivors rowed to "Heaven" as they called it. Once they got close, they were greeted with open arms.

## **The British Collapse of Authority**

The Union Jack, a flag of the unity of Britain, a country long forgotten since 1776. With the American Revolution being successful, the British were in shambles, and the government fell into chaos. In the rage of the English people, the King was executed within the palace, which sent fourth the wave of chaos after. Seeing the opportunity in the chaos of England, Scotland declared independence, the Welsh followed suit, the English government was then left with only London left.

### **1822**

The Scottish have been overthrown by a new government, they call themselves "Communist" and believe in the rule of the people, where there is no government, although this never was the case, it was simply another dictatorship labeled something different. The Welsh have established free elections and the "Three Term Presidency" where the so called "President" of the country can only run for three terms of five years. The English government has been taken over by a Military Junta, where there are no elections, and the people have no say. Conditions are rough in this government, and nobody is truly safe from the Military.

### **1856**

The Industrial Revolution has taken full swing, with the now proclaimed "North Britannia" being the industrial powerhouse of Britain, although being the second most populous nation. London has established free elections and the Military has done so peacefully, order has been restored to England. But will this adaptation of "Democracy" truly work for the three nations? The governments of each other don't recognize either or as the true Britain, and only one can unite the isles, or can they do this in a diplomatic matter? In a way where no lives are lost, and the reformation of the Constitutional Monarchy be instated? The world shall only know once these events take place, **and we can only hope that the streets will not run red in this fallen empire.**