"Welcome to the Corporeal. Your work with me will be important, if somewhat
- strange.
Humanity has changed somewhat since I first gained my Word. How humans
function during crisis is mostly instinctive, which is why my Word has
survived, but social evolution has made things more complicated.
You see, societies originally disintegrated due to external pressures, or
internal violence. Hell was often behind this, and always took advantage of
it. We had to respond. That was my job - to help the humans rebuild. As a
Dominican, that meant ensuring Law and Order. Of course, in times of crisis,
humans tend to follow anyone who sounds like they know what they're doing;
and order is maintained by the human with the biggest weapon. Not a problem;
within a couple of generations even the most muscle-headed barbarian has
been replaced by a more subtle ruler. People tend to think of my best work
as being during the Dark Ages; building societies out of the barbarian
tribes which had overrun the Empire. I get more support if I simply accept
their praise; in honesty, though, I think the humans could have done that
themselves. But it was a good time.
Better than the Empire. I don't like empires. You see, empires rot; they're
so big that a section can disintegrate without leaving the empire. So you
end up with large tracts of countryside, or sections of cities, with no real
affiliation to the rest of the nation. Worse, they have no one to turn to;
no one to enforce the rules.
So, I create such organisations. Of course, this organisations are often
'illegal' - however, as an angel I am not subject to human laws and have
Dominic's personal permission to do so. The organisations I create ensure
that a rough form of justice prevails; create a sense of community, purpose
and order. Important work.
Hmm? A question? Yes, this is normally handled by David's Servitors. But you
must understand, David is more concerned with human unity; my job is to
ensure that the rules are obeyed. Humans are not terribly bright, and
normally need to be taught simple rules first. Things like:
Do Not Cheat Us Out Of Our Cut!
It is an ideal rule. It allows us to root out humans overly affected by
Greed, and can be punished swiftly. Further, the ability to strengthen our
Roles while enforcing the rules is useful for our duties - and the War.
I do not know what the future holds. Normally, the spread of my Word - of
the gangs - indicates that the society is about to break down, be overrun;
that it is time for the gangs to become the new nations. This time feels
different. For starters, of course, there is no "outside" - no barbarian
wastes to overrun the world. More importantly, my current proteges have
networks which cross the boundaries of many nations. Perhaps they are the
government of the future? They are the ideal for solving international
problems. 'We solved the river pollution problem by making them an offer
they couldn't refuse'...it has potential."
- Breziahiel, Angel of Gang Enforcers
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