100 Words: Stand Before the Gates
They lounge on the Vaticanus Mons under a sky full of stars.
“Will there truly be enough bloodshed?”
“Definitely.”
“It’s been a long time since we drank ourselves to bursting.”
“I know.”
Tomorrow night will be thick with the smoke of a thousand fires.
“Still, centuries of stability have been good for us.”
“We’re in a rut, darling.”
“True. We’re not meant to settle down, are we?”
“No. It’s unnatural.”
All they have to do is open the gate for the Vandals.
“I can’t wait to see the sun set.”
“What? We can’t watch a sunset.”
“I mean on Rome.”
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For consideration: "Empires come and go / We live forever"
“Will there truly be enough bloodshed?”
“Definitely.”
“It’s been a long time since we drank ourselves to bursting.”
“I know.”
Tomorrow night will be thick with the smoke of a thousand fires.
“Still, centuries of stability have been good for us.”
“We’re in a rut, darling.”
“True. We’re not meant to settle down, are we?”
“No. It’s unnatural.”
All they have to do is open the gate for the Vandals.
“I can’t wait to see the sun set.”
“What? We can’t watch a sunset.”
“I mean on Rome.”
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For consideration: "Empires come and go / We live forever"