Chapter 9: Revolution Part 1
The year is 1658 several years after the reclamation of Egypt. Byzantium has been in the home land completely ignoring his colony thinking that he was good enough to handle the land on his own. In the new world France and England are fighting over the northern areas, Spain is insanely expanding in the lower areas. While Byzantium has carved out a good bit of the coast from what is in reality, Virginia to Maine and some land in wards up to the Alps.
Byzantium had no time on his hands to even care about the new world, but his colony misses him and wishes he would visit… this is were in the very deepest part of the colony ideals of leaving the empire are brewing, and a small light has been lit.
New Byzantium had a lot of management to do now that Byzantium wasn't paying much attention to him, it was to say the least a nightmare. "Handle our problems, do this do that! I swear its madding! I don't get how big brother does it… sigh I miss big brother." New Byzantium said as he went around his office doing exhausting work. "I cant believe it though that people think that we can get away with leaving the Empire, its just stupid I mean the guy has conquered countless lands, but I guess it would be nic- no I cant, I wont…" New Byzantium looked out side to the capital of the Colonies in America, his home had grown so much over the last couple of years. "I just don't know how we would do it if we tried… maybe I should go and talk to the other colonies about this." New Byzantium left the office and said that he was going to take a break for a little while.
The first was the colony he went to was to the south, to England's colony, America/New England.
(for the sake of simplicity I will explain now, New Byzantium and America are two different entites in this story, also I will be referring to New England, which in this reality is basically florida up to North Carolina in ward to Mississippi, as America.)
"So America how's England been treating you?" America looked at New Byzantium at the table they were sitting at, "Well enough he visits from time to time, mostly when he's not fighting France, for Canada." New Byzantium nodded, "Tell me have you ever felt like… leaving your country and making your own." America tilted his head and staired at New Byzantium, "No not really, but England's been really ignoring me as of late, seems he's so occupied with taking other colonies than he is with preserving the ones he already has." America looked out the window and sighed, "Its been a while since I saw him." New Byzantium nodded and replied, "Same here… I just don't know how it could be done though… I mean we and or just I would be rebelling against one of the strongest countries, if not the strongest country in the world." America nodded feeling exactly the same. The seeds of rebellion and revolution were every were in the new world, no one could help but feel they have been forgotten by their European counter parts, except for maybe Canada which is constantly being fought over by England and France.
More years went by as New Byzantium meet no one new, it was like Byzantium had forgot about him tell one day in 1700 on the new years day, Byzantium came to visit. New Byzantium was relieved, but was still somewhat hurt that it took him so long to visit. "I am so very sorry my little brother, I had so much to do, rebuilding the home lands after the previous war was hellish so much work trying to gain their trust, but now that's over and I can spend time with you." It was a good excuess, but Byzantium had done this before and it never took this long. New Byzantium embraced him with a hug, but was now more into the idea of independence he had, had enough of being ignored and wanted recogniztion in the royal court. "Byzantium, please I have been with you for well over three hundred years, I think its time I am fully incorporated into the country, with full recogniztion in courts and the like." This was one of two options as New Byzantium didn't want to be nothing more than a colony his whole life. Byzantium stepped back and looked at him not expecting this… "I… I… I wish it was that easy to do, but there are intricate rules that have to be followed… its not like annexing a country, I am sorry, but I cant do that." This was all a lie, in reality Byzantium didn't want to incorporate him into the country, because then he would disappear and would be part of him, but he didn't want to tell him that. New Byzantium then pushed Byzantium up to the wall, and looked him in the eyes, "Why? Am I not loyal enough? Do I not pay my taxes? What the Hell have I done that has lead you to believe I am not worthy of being in your Fucking court? Answer me damn it!" Byzantium was taken back, what had gotten into him he wasn't acting normal. "Look I told you-" Byzantium was cut off with a punch to the face, "Bullshit, either I join your god damn country or I leave!" Byzantium was then angered by that comment and picked him up holding him between his two hands, "YOU WILL NOT LEAVE ME! I WILL NOT GIVE YOU A PLACE IN MY COURT! NOW CALM DOWN!" Byzantium threw him to the ground, "That is my final words you ungratefull child, I have kept you safe from war, I have made you a bastion of safety! You would spit on that, I saved you from being another more corrupt nations colony!" Byzantium than looked at him and in his eyes he didn't see that childly love that he had once seen no now it was spite and hatred. New Byzantium stood up and said, "I wont have this, get out now, if I cant be accepted into your land fully, than I will make my own land!" Byzantium stepped back shocked was his colony just declaring independence? "No I wont let you!" Byzantium charged his colony, but was tripped and thrown out a window on to the street. "I am declaring independence let the revolution begin!" Byzantium had never felt worse in his inter life.