la borgia - 01 - blood for the pope .pdf
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I BLOOD FOR THE POPE
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GLADIUS DOMINI SUPER T E R R A M CITO ET
VELOCITER! I HAVE SEEN THE DIVINE SW ORD STR IK IN G
M A N 'S LAND! I HAVE SEEN R IVERS OF
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ROME IS NO LONGER A HOLY CITY! IT HAS
BECOME A HOTBED OF SIN AND INIQUITY!
CITIZENS ARE BEING M , ATTACKED IN THE .
STREETS AND THEIR $ K HOMES LOOTED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT!
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THE HIGHER CLERGY SELLS INDULGENCES FOR THE M O ST IGNOBLE OF CR IM ES! EVEN THE POPE D A R E S SELL G O D 'S PARDON!
C A R D IN A LS ACCEPT B R IB E S AND KEEP M IST R E S SE S ! SHAME. CORRUPTION AND LUST HOLD SW AY! .
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G O D 'S ANG ER ANNO U NCES THE
RETURN OF PLAGUES AND FAMINE!
PATHETICFANATIC!
WE MUST KEEP AN EYE ON THAT MADMAN SAVONAROLA. THE MOST POWERFUL DYNASTIES HAVE BEEN OVERTHROWN BY FANATICS WHO
WERE CERTAIN THEY KNEW THE TRUTH...
OTHERS HAVE BEEN OVERTHROWN BY RULERS OF SMALL
PROVINCES WHO FELT THEY HADNT BEEN RECEIVED WITH DUE RESPECT... /
TODAY, HIS HOLINESS'S FAILING HEALTH WILL
ONLY ALLOW HIM TO RECEIVE CARDINAL ROD-
V RIGO BORGIA... i
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WHAT SORT OF FARCE IS THIS? INNOCENT VIII. WOULD RATHER SEE A SPANISH DOG L THAN THE LION OF
RIMINI?
THE POPE WILL HAVE TO COME TO MY PALACE ON HIS KNEES, IF HE WANTS
ME TO TAKE PART IN HIS RIDICU- LOUS CRUSADE A G A IN S T ^
THE TURKS! 7 ^
STOP HIM, GUARDS!
SIGNOR MALATESTA, IT IS ADVISABLE THAT
YOU COME BACK WHEN YOU FEEL
CALMER!
YOUR SMILE WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO TEARS
OF BLOOD! BY GOD, ~ I SW EAR IT!
STOP BEHAVING AS IF YOU WERE THE LORD
OF THE LAND... PRIDE IS THE MOST TERRIBLE OF SINS...
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ENOUGH! NONE OF THESE MEDICINES
ARE OF ANY USE!
LOOK CLOSELY AT ME, YOU HOPELESS IDIOTS! I AM
NOTHING BUT A SHADE! I'M BEING CONSUMED BY AN
ICY FIRE!
FRANCE, SPAIN AND EVEN THOSE DAMN TURKS ARE ALL TRYING TO DEVOUR ME! I MUST RECOVER MY STRENGTH... WITHOUT ME, THERE . WILL BE NO MORE ROME!
CURSED BE THIS MISER ABLE DIVIDED PENINSULA WHERE EACH CITY-STATE VIES TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL THAN THE HOLY - CHURCH!
MOVE BACK! DONT TOUCH ME! I HAVE NO NEED OF USELESS HYPOCRITES!
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LOCK UP THIS WOMAN AND FEED HER WELL.
I'LL SUCK AT HER BREAST TWICE
A DAY.
GIVE ME BACK MY
BABYI
EVEN THOUGH GOD HAS STRIPPED ME OF MY LAST SHREDS OF STRENGTH, AT LEAST HE HAS LEFT ME ONE FAITHFUL FRIEND.
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AND FEED THE LITTLE MONSTER
TO THE DOGS!
MOST HOLY VICAR OF CHRIST, I HAVE ALSO BROUGHT YOU SOME
YOUNGBLOOD... .
DON'T WORRY, YOUR HOLINESS... JUST ONE
GOOD... HERE, DEAR CHILDREN... HERE'S A
BLESSED DUCAT...
THANK YOU, YOUR
HOLINESS...
IT ISN 'T DANGER
OUS, IS IT ?
DOMINUSVOBISCUM.
VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA...
DONT BE AFRAID! YOUNG PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVE TOO MUCH BLOOD. YOU WILL FEEL SO MUCH LIGHTER AFTERWARDS,/ YOU'LL PRACTICALLY BE ABLE TO FLY..
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HAAA! I FEEL MUCH BETTER... BONUM VINUM
LAETIFICAT COR v HOMINIS... A
WE HAVE A MINOR TECHNICAL PROBLEM, YOUR HOLINESS... THE DONORS ARE DEAD...AH! AH!
LIFE ONCE AGAIN COURSE THROUGH MY
VEINS!
then THEY ARE W BLESSED... THEY MAY HAVE
LOST THEIR LIVES BUT THEY HAVE , WON PARADISE FOR ALL ETERNITY.
TAKE BACK TWO DUCATS... THEY CAN 60 TOWARDS MY CRUSADE /
v AGAINST THE TURKS... /
f I ACCEPT IT OUT OF ' DEVOTION RATHER THAN
SELF-INTEREST, FOR HOW COULD I TURN DOWN A GIFT FROM GOD'S OWN REPRE-,
SENTATIVE ON EARTH? j f '
' IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION FOR YOUR SERVICES, I GRANT YOU THE ABBEY OF SUBIACO,
ITS TWO CONVENTS, ITS VINEYARDS AND /\
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IT'S GOD'S PUNISHMENT AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ESCAPE IT! SELF-FLAGGELATION IS OF NO USE. SINNERS! THE PLAGUE WILL HOUND YOU TILL THE END OF THE EARTH! ROME IS NOTHING BUT A WHORE AND MUST BE EXTERMINATED!
COME NOW, ' SHOW MORE DEVOTION,
SOME MORE ENERGY! YOU SHOULD ALL SEEK TO BE TOUCHED BY THE GRACE OF GOD AT THE SAME
TIME...
CATASTROPHE, MASTER! THE
PLAGUE!
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PLEASE EXCUSE ME, MASTER... BUT THE
DISEASE HAS REACHED THE HOME OF YOUR FA- ^ VORITE, VANOZZA k CATANEI...
YOU'RE THE PLAGUE, MICHE LETTO! HOW DARE YOU IN
TERRUPT THIS SACRED . EVENT?
LET WE THROUGH!
IM SORRY, CARDINAL BUT OUR ORDERS ARE TO LET NO ONE IN. THE PLAGUE MUST NOT BE
ALLOWED TO a SPREAD...
YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM GOING IN! MY
FAMILY LIVES IN THIS HOUSE!
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IF YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR GOD'S AUTHORITY, SHOW SOME RESPECT FOR THESE
DUCATS...
THE PLAGUE STRIKES BOTH, SINNERS AND SAINTS. MY
ORDERS ARE CLEAR: NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS
CURSED PLACE...
I C A N T CONVINCE THEM
YOU DO IT!
A A A R G H !GAAAHH!
DAMN. o u G h H!!
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QUICK! COME!YOU'LL BE RE
WARDED LATER...
MY CHILDREN, MAY GOD WELCOME YOU IN HIS HOLY MAN
SION...
MY GREATEST \ 1/ REWARD IS TO
SERVE YOU, MASTER!
MY MISTRESS'S ^ SERVANTS AND HER DEAREST FRIENDS...
DEATH HAS NO MODESTY AND GOD IS MERCI- a
LESS... ^
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IT'S GIORGIO DE GROCE, AN IMPO- TANT OLD MAN THAT I MARRIED OFF TO VANOZZA SO I COULD VISIT HER WITH NO
PROBLEM!