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The Chronicle of Akakor
This is the law of nature. My people are also subject to that law. It is strong enough to trust in the
highest law of the world. But what sense has life for us if we do not fight? What sense is there if the
White Barbarians want to wipe us out? They have taken away our land and hunt men and animals. Wild
cats disappear fast. There are only a few jaguars left which were plentiful some years ago. Once they are
extinct we will have to starve. We will be forced to surrender to the White Barbarians. But even that
does not satisfy them. They demand that we live according to their customs and laws. But we are free
men of the sun and light. We do not wish to burden our hearts with their false beliefs. We do not wish to
be like the White Barbarians, who can be happy and joyful even when their brothers are unhappy and
sad. Therefore we have no alternative but to pick up the Golden Arrow, to fight, and to die the way
Lhasa taught us, the Exalted Son of the Gods who came to found a new empire and to guard the Ugha
Mongulala from destruction.

"Lhasa left behind him power and glory. There were decisions and government. Sons were born. Many
things happened. And the Chosen People grew more famous when it rebuilt Akakor with mortar and
lime. But the Chosen Servants themselves did not work. They built neither fortresses nor dwellings.
They left this to the Subject Tribes. They had no need to ask, to command, or to use violence. Everyone
gladly obeyed the new masters. And the empire expanded. The power of the Chosen Servants was great.
Their laws were valid in all four corners of the empire."

Lhasa restored renown to the Ugha Mongulala. The borders were peaceful and secure. The hostile tribes
had been defeated. The Allied Tribes were subject to military service as the Exalted Son of the Gods
had ordained. But Lhasa did not only reestablish the exterior power of the empire; he also renewed the
interior order of the realm. Lhasa divided the Ugha Mongulala into ranks and classes and for the first
time laid down the bequest of the Gods in written laws. For thousands of years these governed the life
of my people. They were only changed and completed after the arrival of the 2,000 German soldiers
many centuries later.

"We must divide our tasks." Thus spoke and resolved Lhasa. And thus the ranks were renewed and the
classes were distinguished. The prince, the high priest, and the elders of the people—all titles and
dignitaries were newly appointed. This was the origin of all ranks and classes. This was the new order
of the Exalted Son of the Gods which determined the life of the Ugha Mongulala."

According to Lhasa’s written law, the prince is the head of the Ugha Mongulala. He is the highest
servant of the gods, the descendant of the Former Masters, and ruler over the Chosen Tribes. The people
call him the Exalted because they have chosen him to administer the empire. He is not elected. The
office of the prince is hereditary and descends from father to son, who is taught the bequest of the Gods
by the priests from the age of eleven onward. They instruct him in the history of the Chosen Tribes and
prepare him for his future task with physical and spiritual exercises.

After the death of the prince, his firstborn son is called before the elders. He must prove to them that he
is destined to be the highest servant of the Former Masters. After he has passed the test, the high priest
sends him into a secret region of the underground dwellings. Here he must remain for thirteen days and
discourse with the Gods. If they think he merits inheriting their bequest, the elders present him as the
new ruler of the people. If the Gods reject him and he does not return after thirteen days from the
underground regions, the priests determine with the help of the stars the correct heir. They calculate the
birth of a male child one day and one hour six years ago. The chosen one at this time is taken to Akakor
and prepared for his future office.

And this is the way the prince rules over the Chosen Tribes: He is the supreme warlord and the highest
administrator of the empire. The warriors of the Ugha Mongulala are under his orders. The armies of the
Allied Tribes also owe him allegiance. He alone decides on peace and war. He appoints the highest civil
servants and warlords. Lhasa’s venerable laws can only be changed with his approval. For as the
legitimate descendant of the Gods the prince is above the law of men and is entitled to overrule the
advice of the elders three times.

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