Expansion

Mahek and the U.A.C. managed to fortify the island of Sicily putting the signature on who owned the island. This was something that Mortis had kept his eye on. He knew the island was lost, but he didn't know that the island would get this way. This only drove determination deeper into the fire that was in his soul. The battle between him and Mahek was going to spark something within the hearts of all Italians within the country.

"You see this." Mortis said pointing to the flatscreen he had mounted in the meeting room he had put into his home.

His followers murmured amongst themselves as they all gazed and pointed at the screen. Everything they saw was just driving more and more into why they had started the group. The government just looked more and more useless to them. This was their purpose, this was their calling.

"This is the reason that we exist now! This is proof that the government has lost its ability to protect us! We will take their place and we will protect the people of Italy!" Mortis said as he slammed his fist onto the table in front of him.

His followers cheered as he continued to preach about the failures of the government. The more he spoke the more they bought into everything he said. It had been four months since they took power over the city and now they had control over two nearby towns. His speeches had started being broadcast to each town. These speeches drove out everyone who didn't support him and his government; which they started calling themselves two weeks prior to their second town being claimed.

"We will fortify the side of our towns nearest to Sicily!" Mortis yelled, but he had already started the project of fortification.

This was the statement that brought him the most support. Everyone knew that they wanted to protect Italy and everyone had become so desperate that they didn't care what would come after. The mayor that they had left in office had been promoted to Mortis's right-hand man. This meant that the mayor; who Mortis now knew was named Davonte Cal. Mortis grew to trust him as Davonte kept the government away from attacking their expanding country. The peace came with an agreement. The agreement was that the A.F.A.F.I. would help Italy with taking back Sicily and it would be handed to the A.F.A.F.I. after the battle ended. The acknowledgment of the A.F.A.F.I. as its own country took four months after the city was taken and the cities that fell into Mortis's control, but it happened.

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"The world has now signed the paper that tells everyone that we are serious. We have achieved another goal that was on our list. Now we need to move on to the next goal and that is to establish a wall between Italy and our invaders. We can now operate with a true military presence. We have opened trade with Italy and with France. This has started our economic growth.

We are coming for you Sicily and we will take you back. You will be part of our family and we welcome you with open arms. My name is Mortis and as far as you are concerned that is my full name. Everyone within my borders is allowed to carry weapons, but if you are seen with it outside of your homes it will be taken. If we go into battle here then I want everyone to be ready for the fight."

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This speech gave everyone a boost of confidence for what was to come. Everyone found out that Mortis had a natural talent for talking to people and making them feel great about themselves. This was needed for what was to come to their home in the near future. Right away after the speech was given training classes and camps began to pop up throughout the Allegiance territory. This attracted the attention of the countries around them. It was seen as an act of aggression by the countries that didn't communicate actively with them.

"We will train everyone that lives within our borders and I know that everyone will see us as aggressive. I want them to know we are serious, but we do not seek to take the world. We just want Sicily and if we need to sign a paper saying that then we will." Mortis said as he stood in front of several video cameras.

This had become his new normal. One of the cameras broadcasted him to a council of government leaders and the other broadcasted him to his citizens. He knew what he wanted and he knew the lies to tell so that he could get it. All he knew was that he needed to gain the trust of at least the few remaining superpowers. He wanted to make it to power before America fell, but he remembered seeing that they fell around the third month of the fog covering the world.

"This new world of ours will not survive without people that want to protect it. We need to be the people that will protect it. We are its protectors." Mortis said it creating a wave of murmurs among the world leaders.

The people he spoke to only felt the emotions he put out in his words. It was like a mask he put on when he wanted people to give him what he wants. He enjoyed having the power to turn it on and off as he pleased. His true intentions felt like the biggest secret he would ever keep and even if he told someone they wouldn't catch the meaning because of his power with words.

"We have signed alliances with Italy, Russia, Germany, and France. Well, I guess I should call them The Euro Homeland Decree. Either way, we will all work together in an effort to push against these invaders. Together we can save this world." Mortis put the meeting to an end with this final statement as the world leaders erupted in applause for the progress they had all made together.