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foreign

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me

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if i had governed like this i would have

destroyed rome by now

six traitors have ridiculed the roman

empire in your palace and then fled

and no one can do anything about it

emperor i suspected them from the very

beginning

especially that arrogant maximilian

but it was that same arrogant maximilian

who humiliated and ridiculed all of us

he chewed up the very beliefs you were

defending

and then spat them out and it was you

deoclitian whose incompetence allowed

them to escape

but they will never escape my clutches

your highness rest assured they will be

arrested

and subjected to the most severe

punishment

listen here dear cletian i am leaving

here today and heading towards jerusalem

if i receive news that you have arrested

and punished them before my arrival

there you will be spared if not it will

be the

end of deocletian the commander of the

fifth

legion of the empire of rome

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i cannot believe this does this mean

that maximilian diocletian's son-in-law

was a christian

five or six of his advisers it seems

were also

christian but nobody knew

who would have thought that people who

seemed

so kind and caring were actually

so foul and two-faced

and what about the way they disrespect

the emperor of

rome that is far worse

but i don't think they are bad people

just because their beliefs differ from

ours

there are people who worship our gods

but are foul like julius

i cannot lie i find i still respect them

greatly

i do not know i really do not know

the breaking of the idols and the

burning of the temples was also their

doing

you were not there to see how they

disgraced our gods and ridiculed our

sanctities

this shows deocletian's incompetence

he cannot even control a bunch of

traitors and pagans i think diocletian

knew about this all along but he didn't

say anything to maximilian for the sake

of his daughter helen

if we stay silent and refrain from

defending

our beliefs and our gods we will surely

be subjected to their wrath

and will be destroyed but i think if the

gods were capable of destroying anything

or anyone

there is no greater enemy to be

destroyed than maximilian

and diocletian's advisers when you

yourself disgrace our gods in such a way

how can we expect anything more from

maximilian and his

friends

i would have ripped them to shreds if

the emperor had

allowed it if they were punished right

away they wouldn't have had the chance

to escape

people are beginning to believe that

their gods save them from

the wrath of the emperor this is just

nonsense how could they have been

rescued by a god

who cannot even be seen and whose

appearance we do not recognize

i don't know what kind of god that is

but i do know that our

gods were incapable of defending

themselves

and punishing those traitors i hope i do

not offend you by saying this

but it seems their god is more capable

than ours

your highness this man says our gods

should have taken revenge if they had

the power to do so he says that our gods

are incapable it is not a question

of the god's ability or inability

you see your highness i say that

a wise person should never

abandon common sense

i have been thinking to myself

for a while whether it is possible

to avoid a war between those

who worship jupiter apollon

and the other gods and those who worship

the lord and his son christ

cannot this hostility be turned into a

friendly relationship

you mean to say there is nothing wrong

with abandoning

our gods and worshiping the christian

god instead

i believe that what we are fighting over

is just a name

and this is a meaningless battle i don't

understand

you mean they accept our gods and have

merely

altered the names i think that is

exactly the case

in actuality there is no difference

between those who worship

the christian god and those who worship

the gods of rome

romans worship jupiter while they

worship god

which are just two names for one being

we believe

that apollon is the son of god and they

believe that jesus was the son of god

those two beliefs are the same

i don't believe what you say is true

maximilian and his friends were speaking

of monotheism and they do not believe

that god has a son

if what you are saying is true

we face an ominous threat

we must prevent the spread of this kind

of

thinking otherwise it may encourage the

worshipers

of jupiter to convert to christianity

your highness what is the problem with

people

choosing their own religion what we want

is for them to have

faith the god's name makes you fool

the treasures of the gods are in

opposition

the offerings and gifts given

to the gods are all ours

if those who praise the gods of

rome convert to christianity instead

what do you think will happen to our

authority

but people do not think like we do

whether we like it

or not people will convert to

christianity in droves

this cave is a quiet and calm place

eat animal

if we are blessed with luck and are not

found too soon we can stay here in this

cave for a few days as god's guests

as we have nothing else to eat

and whose guests were we before now

we cannot create anything in and of

ourselves

we can only receive the blessings given

to us by god

in truth god is the real host who gives

us

everything and he will continue to

bestow his gifts upon us for as long as

he sees fit

with or without his sustenance we will

not last more than a few days

by the looks of this cave when the

soldiers arrive we will be buried in

here alive

undoubtedly he who brought us here did

this

with the knowledge of what is best and

his will is superior to the will of

others

maximilian may i ask you

a question that has been on my mind for

quite some time

i hope i can give an appropriate answer

why is right always overshadowed by

wrong

why does god almighty not use his power

to ensure that right prevails

why does god not show us a sign of his

existence so that all praise him without

doubt

do you want god to take away your

greatest

asset your free will

if we've used our free will to uphold

what is right and to eliminate what is

wrong

we have taken the path of faith and made

use of our greatest asset

if not we would be no different from

those species that have faith but no

free will

don't you think that the dominance of

idol worship in tyranny and the spread

of corruption are against god's will

does god want wrong to prevail

over right

i do not know

i do not know how right will prevail

over wrong

but i feel that the truth

will eventually reveal itself and

prevail

but when only god

only god knows a verse from the bible

which maximilian always recites

what i tell you in darkness you must

repeat in daylight

and what is whispered in your ear

you must shout from the rooftops

will that day come will the day come

when monotheists

prevail over idol worshippers

but how how maximilian

i do not know i do

not know how there is no doubt that the

truth will prevail

but it's possible this will not happen

during our lifetime

and future generations will witness it

instead

did you hear that

i feel like we are not alone

it is as if someone is watching over us

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i am so tired i don't know if it's just

me

who's so sleepy or if you all feel the

same thing

it is taking all my strength to keep my

eyes open

one of us must stay awake in this

situation

you should rest the long journey and the

lack of sleep last night has left us all

exhausted

all of you should rest

do not rush

your highness maximilian i slept well

last night

and i'm not as tired as you are

you rest i will stay awake

all right antonios all right

to sleep

i don't know why i'm so tired

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i've never been this sleepy in my entire

life

it is as if i have no control of my

desired sleep

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um

oh god how will right prevail over wrong

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how

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why am i so sleepy

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i'm exhausted are you going to sleep as

well kidney

everyone fell asleep so quickly

it's very strange kidmia how did you

fall asleep with your eyes open

i've never seen you sleep like that

before

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i promise to stay awake and keep watch

but i'm so tired i cannot

i hope nothing will happen i just sleep

here for a few

who made it

if i sleep for a few minutes

i'll be able to guard better

i just hope maximilian will forgive

i me help myself

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i will wake up soon

his highness maximilian

was being tortured when he told me

to enlighten the people

he told me to tell the people how

monotheists defied

the emperor of rome in the palace and

destroyed

emperor hadrian's idol as well as those

of other gods

he asked me to tell you that god is your

protector

your religion will one day spread

across the world and attract a great

many followers

let it be known that those gallant men

in the euclideans caught

fought against the false gods in order

to revive

monotheism yes

they insist on taunting us and saying

our religion belongs to servants and

slaves and beggars

and now we see that high-ranking

noblemen worship and follow our religion

and this is proof of the truthfulness

of the religion of our lord christ

those gallant men were not only

monotheists themselves

but they were the guides of the many

others who came before them

yes that is true those men were

truly brave and fearless

challenging the emperor is not an easy

thing to do

and deocletian too humiliating him

requires

great courage

oh jesus son of mary

befriend them he will certainly befriend

them

they are not clever or capable enough to

detain

maximilian and his friends if they could

they would have arrested them by now

friends i think they are on their way to

antioch

no one will be able to arrest them

if i were in their shoes i would head

toward the white sea

and exit roman territory that way

yes no tattoos is the best place for

these men to hide

do not argue maximilian

knows best what to do friends

let us pray for their salvation together

dear god these brave men

fought in your name be with them

and protect them from deocletian

soldiers

you were supposed to guard every

inch of the city what happened we have

not rested for a moment

but we have not found any link between

the people of the city and yes how is it

possible that there is no link between

them

finding the link requires competence

which the two of you

do not possess your highness you can be

sure that we will leave no stone

unturned ah

your highness we have searched all the

roads and paths surrounding the city

messengers have been sent to every

single village and city we will leave no

place unsearched we will find them

wherever they are

you can be sure that time is against you

if you do not detain them before the

emperor's arrival in jerusalem

you will have to prepare yourselves for

crucifixion

matthias yes your highness

i believe you will find them i have no

other choice

if i do not

oh jupiter the great help me

let me see matthias

how do you feel about a large estate

near philadelphia

a larger state in philadelphia

in exchange for what

i don't want you to bring maximilian

back

alive eventually they will be killed

anyway

it is more certain this way and

you will be awarded a grand estate

yes he will be killed upon

arrest

and lady helen will be within your reach

and maybe even the crown and throne

follow me give me

the soldiers have searched everywhere

they have been searching for two days

and nights but they still haven't found

them

i must also tell you that julius was

hollering with anger

and he was not alone deocletian was

screaming at them

incessantly

you can be certain there is no way they

will find them

i hope that god will keep them safe and

give them a refuge

the voice within me tells me i will

never see maximilian again

what are you saying

the devout must always have faith in

god's mercy

something within me tells me that i will

never see him again

but i dreamt he had returned

and i was talking to him

i am sure that it was maximilian and i

was a young girl do not worry

these strange dreams are brought on by

all the anxiety

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my poor mistress

are looking for six fugitives

the escapees and noble men of rome and

advisers to the eucletian who have

committed

treason against the emperor and the gods

of rome

their punishment is death

if anyone has given them shelter or has

any knowledge of their whereabouts

and does not come forward he will face

the same punishment

the fugitives believe in the new

religion

claiming to be followers of jesus of

nazareth

they have denounced our gods

and insulted the emperor

so anyone who has news of them

and will assist our guards in our search

will win himself the gratitude of his

highness the euclidean

who will no doubt reward him handsomely

i believe i may have seen you have seen

them uh

i have seen them so speak up tell them

sure

you it seems you have something to say

me yes you

your highness

matthias request your permission to

enter

let him in

your highness we have managed to trace

the escapees

the guards are currently searching

everywhere to arrest them

where are they in a village called

rakhim near philadelphia

well done matthews prepare

my carriage i will go there

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myself

the cattle he must have gone with the

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fugitives

there is no place to hide here

their crime must have been severe and

they must be hiding in the cave

they say they are up in the mountains

someone has seen them

climbing up

it's very strange how did antonius know

them

maybe he did not know that maybe he just

went along as a guy

no i don't think so i believe antonius

was

like them i've never heard him

mention the gods or offer sacrifices in

their honor regardless he was not a bad

person

he was a shepherd in this village for

years and we have never seen him do

wrong

it seems their crime is very severe

and if they are caught they will be

killed

hey

all escape routes must be entirely

blocked

your highness the man who saw the

fugitives

go ahead and tell me what you saw

yesterday morning

when i was traveling along mount angelos

i saw a few suspicious persons climbing

the mountain

how many people did you see five

six people i couldn't see clearly but i

could tell that they were strangers

how can you be so certain i know the

people of my village sir

if they didn't look like locals they

didn't dress like them either

i could easily tell that they were not

from around here

i think they were from the city i wanted

to follow them

find out what they were up to but i

decided against it

how did you know they were from the city

they were wearing expensive clothing

i was curious to know what they were

doing here

but i wasn't sure what to do but as it

was no business of mine

i didn't interfere until today when your

guards told us

they were escaped prisoners

i am certain that if it weren't for this

man

you would never have managed to trace

the fugitive

so quickly this man deserves a reward

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thank you your highness thank you julius

hurry instruct the guards to thoroughly

search the entire mountain

carefully matthias start the search

men get going

you come with us

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undoubtedly succeed come on let's go

keep moving get going let's go

get going

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god

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give me your hand sir

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i don't think they are here i saw them

with my own eyes your highness

i am very hopeful we must have hope

otherwise that man sitting down there

has it in for us

let's go

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um

dear god do you think they'll be

captured

only god knows

wow

how can we be sure they are still here

if they came to this mountain they are

certainly still here

maybe there is a secret hideout

somewhere yes there is

there is a large cave is it a long way

to the cave

no it's nearby let's get going

how can we be certain that what the

villagers saw was right

don't be so hasty we must have

patience

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julius

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do you think the escapees are there

i'm confident your highness

based on what the villagers saw there

were five or six of them

dressed in nobleman's attire

who else could they be

they have no escape

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no i see it it's over there

the cave is there

everyone come here everyone this way

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other fugitives in there i don't know

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it is over gentlemen you have been

surrounded

come out

you must surrender and come outside

there is no chance of escape

you have no other choice get out

you and you go inside

you can't

ah

what happened to you they were all they

were they were all in there they were

they're

dead they were all controlling yourself

they were what you saw

look at this brave officer of the roman

army

the fugitives are here the fugitives are

here

your highness the fugitives have been

found

they have been surrounded in a cave

calm down what happened calm down here

what what has happened to you please

calm down follow me

tell me what has happened inside the

cage calm down

just tell me what's happening there

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tell me what happened please be calm

calm down sir

calm down your highness let me go calm

down let me go

calm down that was terrifying what has

happened

you must tell me what's happened calm

down try to relax and calm

what is this rubbish you're telling me

are you clowns or gods

what do you mean you cannot get close to

them

what do you mean what do you mean

what are they saying julius are you

ridiculing me believe us your highness

you can see it for yourself it was very

terrifying terrifying even our most

courageous soldiers could not get

close to them i cannot tell whether they

are dead or alive

whether they are humans or saints the

light of their eyes was blinding

they were horrifying they were

frightening your highness

they were terrifying shut up you coward

that is enough matthias

if his highness sees fit he should go

inside the cave

and see for himself they are abnormal

beings your highness they they that is

enough

i'm afraid if a few more people go

inside the cave

they will be turned into saints

what nonsense julius

yes sir come with me

i will not leave here until i

am sure they are all dead

julius let's go

oh mary

do not let anxiety take over my lady

have faith in god differs from his

commanders

he will arrest them for sure

everything is in the hands of god if

diocletian

and julius capture them they will have

no mercy on them

don't worry my lady if matthias and

claudius could not succeed

then deocletian won't be able to find

them either

have patience be patient and we will see

what happens

um

let's go julius

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uh

it is a dog

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whoever beheld their greatness

was overcome with fear

and fled

oh my god oh i saw their eyes

your highness your highness don't go any

further stop don't go any further

i'm down your highness

your highness your highness

your highness

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oh i saw their eyes

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your highness what is it what happened

say something why are you so petrified

say something what did you see inside

that cave

say something your highness what have

they done to you your highness

if they curse you your highness oh the

cave

but calm down your highness it was

blocked

out of the cave blocked the entrance of

that cave so they die in there

they must be buried alive in there no no

they must be buried alive in there they

must be buried alive they must be buried

alive they must be buried alive

buried alive buried alive

suddenly as you wish no

no don't do this father don't do this

i beg you i beg your father please

get out of here helen just

leave i beg you father please father

have mercy upon me forgive them

i told you leave helen forgive them

i beg you your highness we have no one

but

them if you insist

anymore you will be buried alive with

them

take them away

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i don't want

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i do not want to live

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sir elios yes your highness

have this mountain surrounded for three

months straight

so that no one tries to rescue them

lutos yes your highness have a large

tablet built and have the story of these

traitors

inscribed on it mounted above the cave

is a lesson to

others yes sir julius yes sir

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send a message to the emperor

inform him of how these traitors have

been

punished yes sir

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we will head out

what a terrifying sight it was

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i cannot stay here

damn you

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dear god how long will the dominance of

these

idol worshipers last