It’s Hard Being the General of the Otran Empire
Original War Fiction
Written by Kewl Kat
(a.k.a. Southern Cowboy)
(a.k.a. Southern Cowboy)
Chapter 5
The SUV took the General to School 05 in the eastern part of the city.
The school had two main wings connected to each other. There were other buildings in the back of the main wings.
There was bell tower on top of the main wings, that rung every morning and afternoon for prayer.
The main patio had a fountain and small guard house at the entrance of school steel doors.
The General walked in the school through the back door and walked to the main stage where the headmaster welcomed him.
The headmaster looked at the assemble students and said, “Let’s sing the pledge of our Empire..”
The students in a united tone said, “For the Otran Empire we fight, for our Great Leader we die, there is no shame in dying for our Motherland, its glorious day when we defeat our enemies Long Live the Otran Empire and its Leader!”
The General walked to the microphone and observed the crowd.
Standing in straight lines in front of the stage were the students with their respective teachers.
The students in black and red uniforms without scarves were kindergartens. The ones with blue scarves were students from first to fourth grade. And red scarves were fifth and sixth graders.
The General spoke to the microphone and said, “You may proceed inside to class.”
The headmaster took the General and started to give him a tour of the school. Inside the school, the smell of urine and old food filled the air.
They walked in a third grade class. All the students stood up and saluted their great Leader.
The General observed around the classroom and noticed his young daughter Katrina sitting in chair near a corner half-asleep with her uniform not tucked in.
He pointed at Katrina and she stood up.
The General said, “Tuck in your uniform and wake up..”
She looked at him embarrassed and quickly tucked in her blouse.
The General looked at her once again and said, “Can you tell me when the Empire was founded?”
“1891 by Emperor Lavada, sir,” she told him.
The General smiled and pointed to another student and said, “Tell me what our religion is, what is the sacred city of it and who is our highest priest?”
The student thought for a couple minutes but couldn’t come up with an answer.
The General looked at the headmaster and told her to take this student out of the classroom and put a bad mark on his student folder.
The General exited the classroom accompanied by the headmaster.
As they walked down the hallway with pictures of the Empire and the Leader, the headmaster said, “I’m sorry about that student. He will get the punishment he deserves.”
“I hope so, if you want keep your position and advance within your department,” he said not smiling.
“Yes, sir. If you want can see the fifth and sixth grader in the religious service,” she told him.
“Please take me,” he said.
They walked through the hallway, students and teachers saluted him as they passed by.
The smell of old food got stronger as they passed the cafeteria and continue walking through the school.
As the hallway ended, the sound of choir music contaminated the hallway.
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The Crystal murals in each of the windows celebrated Xexa, the Goddess of Fertility. Mosk, The God of War. Karana, the Goddess of Love and Home. Lara, the Goddess of Agriculture and spring. And Yuda, the God of the fall and winter.
There was a crystal dome depicting an epic battle between Duna, the God of the Sun and Sea and Yula the Goddess of the Underworld.
The columns inside the temple had carved the stories of how Yana ascended to the top of mount Narad and became the God of Thunder.
The students were kneeling in silk rugs holding each hand a Vara, the main book of the Olaka religion. All students had their uniforms tucked in and were neatly dress.
Vara contained stories and poems praising and talking about epic battles of each of the God and Goddess against evil. It also talked about how to please each God and Goddess and how to never work on the holidays.
There was a chapter that explained what each person needed to do to ascend to top of mount Narad with Gods and Goddess in the afterlife.
The last chapter of the Vara talked about the sacrifice and how it was good to sacrifice an animal or another human in the name of that God or Goddess.
In the center stage in front of the all silk rugs the students were kneeling on walked a priest dressed with gold robes with a crown with a head snake and fox in the top. Behind the priest there was statue of Yana.
The priest opened the Vara and told the students to open to page 55.
Then the priest started talking in Ouranda, the ancient language of the Otran Empire.
“Owada duda Empire, honor lad God Yuda no la upset la him.”
“Dah,” the students responded in a unified tone.
“Vinada for orada lanada von brougshka drola von banada.”
“Dah,” the students replied once gain.
An hour or so later, the service ended.
The General exited the school and got in his SUV.
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