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Author | Creeperopolis |
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Original title | The Vladimir Kruschev Saga |
Country | The League |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Creeperopolis |
Published | 2020–present |
Media type | RMB posts |
No. of books | 7 |
The The Vladimir Kruschev Saga, informally known as the Kruschev Saga, is an ongoing series of regional message board (RMB) posts made by Creeperopolis in The League since 2020. The following page contains only out-of-character (OOC) information for the purpose of recording the events of this particular roleplay in an OOC-manner. The events which occur in the story actually occur within the Terraconserva Roleplay but they are not known in an in-character capacity. Interestingly, most of the story's main characters are non-Creeperans.
Contents
Background
The idea for a series of regional message board posts (RMB posts) following the life of Vladimir Kruschev, a minor character in The League's Terraconserva Roleplay (TRA RP), occurred to Creeperopolis in late-2020. Creeperopolis had control of the character after he was arrested by his country's government in the TRA RP in September 2019 for violating the laws of his country. After approaching The Constitutional Republic of Zion, the character's creator, for permission to use the character in the story and getting approval, Creeperopolis began making lengthy posts giving the TRA roleplayers an update on Kruschev's life in a Creeperian prison known as the Tuxtla Martínez–Panachor Maximum Correctional Facility, otherwise referred to as "TMP" and is considered to be one of the worst prisons developed in the roleplay.
Characters
Character | Characteristics | Role in story | Status as of Part VI |
Debut | Appearances |
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Vladimir Kruschev | Morovan prisoner arrested on various false and ridiculous charges who faces challenges in his life in a Creeperian prison. He is very philosophical and is centered on trying to survive or escape. | Protagonist | Alive | Part I | All |
Rodolfo Infante Jímenez | Salvadoran prisoner arrested on 7 murder charges. He claims that he has abandoned the Church during his time in TMP and becomes a secret ally of Kruschev due to their similarities. | Deuteragonist | Alive | Part VI | VI–VII |
Seán Mac Stíofáin | Paleocacherian prisoner arrested on 2 murder charges. He is the leader of a prison gang he formed during his time in TMP and agrees to protect Kruschev as long as he does "work" for him, which would involve intimidation and murder. | Supporting character | Alive | Part VII | VII |
Template:Country data Lyoa Thomas Kagare | Lyoan prisoner arrested for anti-Creeperian activities. He becomes an opponent to Kruschev after he admits to being an atheist to him. He has since sought to kill Kruschev for being a heretic. | Main antagonist | Alive | Part III | III–IV, VI mentioned in V, VII |
TMP prison guards | Various unnamed guards who work for the Ministry of Law Enforcement and make Kruschev's life as miserable as possible. They are a constant threat but aren't necessarily Kruschev's primary enemy. | Secondary antagonists | N/A | Part I | All |
Template:Country data Lyoa Adi Ntabuwe | Lyoan prisoner arrested for anti-Creeperian activities. Becomes an ally of Kagare. | Supporting antagonist | Alive | Part VI | VI |
César Librado Legorreta | Creeperian prisoner arrested for 25 murders. Has a deep conversation with Kruschev before murdering a prison guard. | Minor character | Deceased | Part V | V mentioned in VI |
Kruschev Saga parts
Part I
Part I of The Vladimir Kruschev Saga was released by Creeperopolis on 1 December 2020. The part recaps Kruschev's initial arrest, gives a brief background of his character, and describes the events which happened to Kruschev throughout the day of 1 December 2020.[1]
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Background
Vladimir Kruschev was arrested on 2 September 2019 on charges of Blasphemy, De-Catholization Denial, Espionage, Homosexuality, Practicing Atheism, Practicing Communism, Waging war on God, and Waging war on the Empire for possessing a pamphlet entitled A Defense of Atheism, written by a prominent Morovan politician and later former Morovan Supreme Leader Alyosha Karamazov. Supreme Leader Fyodor Ivanovich met him on 5 September 2019 and allowed the Creeperans to retain his custody. He was sentenced to death and was sent to the Tuxtla Martínez-Panachor Maximum Correctional Facility (commonly known as Tuxtla Martínez-Panachor or by its abbreviation, TMP) on 6 September 2019. His sentence was later commuted to 8 consecutive life sentences on 7 September 2019. His prisoner number was TMP20190732. During his time in prison, he learned Creeperian Spanish as mandated by the prison guards and he was whipped for 30 minutes every time prison guards heard him speak in Morovan. He attempted to have affiliations with Mara Salvatrucha as a way to have support from the rest of the prisoners against the guards, but gang members jumped him and attempted to strangle him in November 2019 because they found out he was sentenced for homosexuality. The prison guards stopped the gang members from killing him and he was isolated from the rest of the prison population, but none of the gang members were punished. He experienced the "Wheel of Misfortune" in December 2019 and received waterboarding, which he was for 15 minutes. In January 2020, due to his previous experience as a steelworker in Morova from 2014 to 2019, he was forced to work in an on-camp factory working on Creeperian Army vehicles. Although the work was not the same as he did in Morova, the guards assumed it was close enough. When a part for a VEPRES 2 that was manufactured from the factory was found to be faulty, he had a two teeth removed as a punishment, despite no evidence proving he was to blame for the fault in the part. When Morova fell in April 2020, he was ridiculed by prison guards, and when Karamazov was beheaded on 4 April 2020 in Bostonia, Quebecshire, was forced to listen to DINA recorded audio of massacres they committed in Morova during their presence on the island. 1 December 2020 5:00am SST Kruschev was awoken in his cell and yelled at, being informed that his time in isolation was done and that he was returning to the normal prison population. He was forced out of his cell, but before he was returned to the crowded communal cells, he was given another experience of the "Wheel of Misfortune." He spun the wheel, and it landed on "Murder an Inmate." Kruschev was horrified and begged to spin again, and begged to just be killed on the spot, knowing that the guards would force him to kill a member of Mara Salvatrucha which would enrage the prison population. Martín Muñoz Lacasa, a prominent low-level member, was selected and informed that he would kill Kruschev, but he was tied up and Kruschev was forced to strangle Muñoz Lacasa to death while being threatened with hours of waterboarding. 7:00am SST At breakfast, the prisoners were informed that Muñoz Lacasa was killed by Kruschev after he escaped his restrains, a blatant lie, and that his punishment was that he was being given to the prison population beginning at lunch. The guards negotiated with prominent gang leaders, threatening proscribed torture for every single gang member if they killed Kruschev. The gang leaders accepted the deal and the prison guards promised leadership that they would be allowed to kill him in a to be determined date before the end of the year. The leaders informed the gang population of the prison of the deal and the threat if they killed him during work and lockup time. Kruschev entered the prison population at lunch at 1pm. During his second work shift of the day, Kruschev was harassed by his fellow workers for his convictions and for his skin tone. 12:00am SST Kruschev was assaulted by 12 gang members in the shower, breaking his left arm and inducing several other injuries in the process. The prison guards ordered the assault prior to shower period and gambled what injuries would be inflicted. At roll call, he was called "The Morovan" by the guards and gang members pressed him against the prison bars for 5 minutes. Kruschev went to sleep at 2am (standard sleep time) and began to think: "Why did I come to Creeperopolis? No, actually, why? What was I thinking? The airline clearly told me of the barbarity of his hellhole. Why did I bring that pamphlet? Why, why did I come here in the first place? And Ivanovich, why did you betray me? I'd like to believe there is a god so that I make it to paradise with Karamazov and Qarl Marx, and see all these animals get sent to hell. I used to believe that Karamazov would make an effort to save me, but maybe he thought I was dead. I thought I would die. He was killed by the imperialist TCN, and I may be killed by the imperialist Creeperopolis. Actually, this torment I am experiencing is evidence of the non-existence of god. If there was a god, I would not be experiencing this, and if there was a god, Creeperopolis would be smote off of the face of Terraconserva." |
Part II
Part II was released the day after Part I was released. Part II covers the events Kruschev goes through during that day.[2]
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2 December 2020
5am Roll call began at 5am, and when Kruschev's name was called, he was grabbed and had his head stuck into the toilet before it was flushed. 7am After surviving shower period without being assaulted, Kruschev was eating what little food the prisoners were given for breakfast. White he was finishing eating, a gang member threw a tray at his head yelling, "Stupid Moro." 8am While he was working, three gang members yelled at Kruschev saying, "Hey buddy, by the end of the month, you're gonna be out of here. Not alive, that is." Kruschev thought to himself, "I never thought death would be the greatest thing I could ever ask for." 1pm During lunch, a gang member gave Kruschev a cup with a suspicious liquid, and told him that if he did not drink it, he'd have all of his teeth scattered across the ground. He drank it, and threw up, and guessed what it could have been. 10pm At yard time, 6 gang member surrounded Kruschev and shoved him against an outer fence. The commotion alerted guard dogs who attempted to bite Kruschev through the fence, scaring him greatly. He was held up against the wall for the entire period. The guards did nothing and just stood there and laughed at Kruschev. 2am After surviving shower period and being pressed up against the bars again during roll call, Kruschev was knocked out by the gang members and left on the floor of the cell. He regained consciousness around 2 minutes later and stayed on the floor, fearing more retaliation from the gangs. He began to think to himself, "Maybe, death is not the only way out of here. Mara is a gang, maybe I can form my own gang. I saw some Lyoans in here, maybe I can join with them and form our own gang to protect ourselves from this abuse. Maybe, we can break out of here. Supposedly no one ever has, but I doubt that. There have definitely been successful escapes in the past. And if I get shot and killed during the escape, it'll be better than whatever fate lies here for me. At breakfast, I will meet them, and the gang will be formed. Karamazov, your follower in Creeperopolis is not done yet." |
Part III
Part III released the day after Part II. In Part III, the series' main antagonist, Thomas Kagare, was introduced, where he attacked Kruschev for admitting to him that he was an atheist, which enraged Kagare who is a devout Muslim.[3]
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3 December 2020
7am After being pressed up against the bars during roll call and being punched in the gut during shower period, Kruschev quickly finished breakfast and went to find Lyoan prisoners to form a gang with. He found Thomas Kagare sitting alone and began to talk with him. Kruschev: "Hey, are you from Creeperopolis?" Kagare: "No, I'm from Lyoa. I can tell you're not from here either." Kruschev: "Yeah, I'm not, and we're both in this hellhole." Kagare: "You get used to it after a while. You just joined the rest of us two days ago, I've been here to whole time. What are you in here for?" Kruschev: "BS I didn't even commit." Kagare: "Unfortunate. I'm in here for attempting to bring weapons to the Deltinian Liberation Army to overthrow the Creeperian imperial government. They messed Lyoa up, the Creeperans turned my homeland into a land of wars and atrocities. They killed people for no reason. Then I joined the Islamic Front, and when we punished people for violating our laws, the illegitimate governments of Lyoa and Creeperopolis deemed our acts 'atrocities.' What idiots. Foday's government is just a pawn of the Creeperans that they use to loot the country for its resources." Kruschev: Wait, you're not a Catholic? Kagare: Hell no. You're Muslim too, right? Kruschev: Actually no, I'm an atheist. I have enough proof there is no god. Since I've got- Kagare immediately began punching and kicking Kruschev for blasphemy and heresy, knocking him out in the process. The guards break up the fight and restrain Kagare, but they do not punish him. 8am Kruschev wakes up in the infirmary. The doctors informed him that he was knocked unconscious by a fellow prisoner and that he had to be injected with a substance to "get his brain back to functioning." He resisted, but he was injected with an unknown substance. He was knocked out cold again since they injected him with anesthesia. 2pm Kruschev woke up again and the doctors informed him that they had tended to his arm injury but that they had also pierced his body several times in several locations to put him in violation of Creeperian law. 8pm During roll call, his cell mates pressed him against the bars, as usual, and the guards saw that he had piercings. They dragged him out of the cell and began to kick and punch him. They threw him into an exterior cell with no heating. He was, however, alone for the first time since he was returned to the general population. "Ok. That was bad. Future reference, never mention that I am atheist. But there is still another Lyoan in here. I need to meet up with him." |
Part IV
Part IV released on 16 June 2021. The part went over the occurrences in Kruschev's life over four different days in December 2020, March 2021, April 2021, and June 2021. In the part, Kruschev is eventually told that he will be forced to work in the prison due to his background as a steelworker.[4]
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4 December 2020
After spending all night in an exterior outdoor cell in the middle of summer, Kruschev thought that he would be sent to another day in Hell on Terraconserva with the prisoners, but he was looking forward to looking for any potential allies he can meet up with to provide himself some sort of protection from the remainder of the prisoners. He was looking for a fellow foreigner trapped in TMP. When the guards came to get him, they shoved him around, as he expected, but instead of being taken to the general population, he was returned to the medical ward. He was confused for a bit, as he had just been in the medal ward the day prior. There, he saw a doctor, who in 1 minute, without even examining him, judged that he was unfit to remain in general population. He thought to himself: "Really? Wow, what a break. I never thought I'd be able to escape the general population again. Maybe, this is a sign, that there is some sort of divine which is smiling down on me; an innocent among criminals, being mistreated by criminals." The doctor then said: "Ok guards, I am placing him into the Insane class, and he must be shackled in his cell all day, every day." Kruschev again thought: Um, ok, yea, never mind. Being shackled all day for, from what I know, the rest of my life, is probably worse than being in general population. At least there, I can either get by and live with some sense of freedom left, or I'll die quickly so I can leave this Hell. God is dead." The guards took him to a solitary cell and forcibly shackled him in an intentionally uncomfortable position. There, they also waterboarded him, yelling and mocking at him: "Oh poor Kruschev. 'When men are ruled by a dictator, be it of God or of earth, who watches as children burn, they must rebel,'" quoting a section of A Defense of Atheism by Alyosha Karamazov, which its possession initially got him arrested in September 2019. "Rebel then, coward. Rebel against us, and see how that will end for you. We dare you. Do you know why you cannot see God? Because God abandoned you, as He does to all nonbelievers. God is dead to you, because YOU are dead to God." 31 March 2021 After spending months in solitary confinement, the guard opened his door. He expected his usual meal, low in calories, low in vitamins, low in protein–void of nutritional value–but instead of food, they handcuffed him, unshackled him, and dragged him out of his cell. He was confused, and then he thought, "No, please don't send me back with the rest. I was starting to like my misery all by myself." His concerns dissipated when he was placed in a black room with a screen. "Oh great, I'm here to watch some propaganda or something," and he was correct. The guards forced him to watch propaganda footage of the Creeperian Navy's show of force from that day on the 1 year anniversary of the defeat of Morova in the Battle of the Glaceis Ocean. The guards further mocked him when the captured Morovan submarine, now the BIC DA 109, appeared. "The Great Karamazov's submarine is now in the possession of the lowly Creeperopolis! How embarrassing, for communism to be defeated by the Creeperans!" He was also shown footage from the battle aboard the Creeperian ships, and he was shown more footage of Morovans being killed by the National Intelligence Directorate in the days before and following the battle. He was also shown the documentary produced by Morovans in Creeperopolis, showing Creeperans killing atheists by burning them alive and crucifying them, and by the end of 3 hours, Kruschev had been brought to tears. Afterwards, he was sent back to his cell, given his meal, and left alone. "To Hell with Creeperopolis." 4 April 2021 Guards entered his cell at 4am and began to relentlessly whip him, for seemingly no reason. He couldn't understand what he did for the guards to begin torturing him out of no where for seemingly no reason. (4 April is the year anniversary of the 2020 Bostonia Attack; link –> https://lcnwiki.xyz/index.php?title=2020_Bostonia_Attack) 16 June 2021 The guards opened Kruschev's door. He expected his daily meal, but instead, he saw a sight he did not want to see. It was Thomas Kagare, the man who beat him relentlessly for admitting to him that he was an atheist and that he did not believe in any god. The guards released Kagare, who proceeded to kick and punch Kruschev over and over. After 2 minutes of relentless beating, with Kagare yelling insults at Kruschev, the guards restrained Kagare and removed him from the cell. Kruschev had no idea why the guards allowed Kagare to keep beating him, but he just accepted it. He was moved to the medical ward afterwards, and the doctors treated his injuries, and fed him an actual good meal, seeing that he was beginning to starve. After 5 hours, doctors preformed a medical evaluation on Kruschev, and after 2 minutes, the doctor stated that he was fit to work manual labor. "No! No-no-no-no-no! I can't do manual labor! Can't you see me and my condition?! I need medical attention!" Kruschev continued to protest and plead with the doctors about their decision, but when the guards had enough of his talking, they put duct tape over his mouth to prevent him from talking. The guards took him back to his cell and told him: "Be ready for tomorrow Vladi! You will start working for the Fatherland tomorrow!" The guards closed the door, and all Kruschev could think about was how he would survive in the general population again. |
Part V
Part V released on 1 August 2021. The part primarily revolved around Kruschev's conversation with serial killer César Librado Legorreta who was later executed for murdering a guard in the part.[5]
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1 August 2021
After living and working in the general population of TMP for a month and a half, Kruschev had gotten used to daily prison life and had even begun to gain a bit of respect from his fellow prisoners. He still, however, continued to be harassed by guards and by some higher-ranking gang members. Kruschev still sometimes spots Kagare, and immediately attempts to hide himself, being traumatized from when Kagare beat him relentlessly back in December 2020 and June 2021. While working, Kruschev began talking with a fellow prisoner. Kruschev: "So, how long have you been here for?" Prisoner: "I still remember the day, 30 January 2012. I was arrested by the filthy DINA on 18 January 2012 in La'Victoria. They ended my spree of exerting revenge on those who wronged me." Kruschev: "Oh, what is the DINA? And, who were you exerting revenge on?”" Prisoner: "The DINA is the secret police of Creeperopolis. They see, well, they claim that they see, your every move. I managed to evade them from 1997 until 2012. During that time, I killed 25 people who have wronged me: politicians, police officers, and especially gang members. I wish death upon Mara Salvatrucha. They murdered by father, abducted my mother, and destroyed my home when I was fourteen. They forced me into joining Los’Sureños, and the rest is history." Kruschev: "Wow, now that's a story. Wouldn't you be famous for assassinating politicians and killing so many people?" Prisoner: "Yea, I am. I was known as The Southern Assassin, a name I gave myself. All my victims were in southern Creeperopolis, but I gave myself the name because I'm a part of Los'Sureños. My real name is César Librado Legorreta, by the way." Kruschev: "Well, you have quite the story and really live up to your name." Inside, Kruschev was a bit nervous as he was speaking to a former serial killer who had murdered 25 people. He tried his best to keep the conversation going and to not enrage Librado Legorreta. While they were working and still talking, the guard monitoring them ended his shift and was replaced with another guard. Librado Legorreta noticed the new guard and yelled at him: "Hey! Aren't you that guard that had a brother partake in the raid which arrested me? I’ve heard you brag about it!" The guard responded: "Yea I'm him, and I'm glad you're now rotting in here with the rest of the animals in here. Know your place boy, and don’t talk back at me!" Librado Legorreta was filled with rage, and attacked the guard. He managed to steal his handgun and shot the guard seven times, killing the guard. More guards quickly rushed in and began shooting at Librado Legorreta and the other prisoners in the room. Librado Legorreta was restrained and carried away by the guards to the medical ward. Kruschev was shot once in the arm and also restrained and taken to the medial ward. There, he received genuine medial attention. He thought: "Wait, actual medical care for this bullet would in my arm? Am I the Emperor or something? I thought I was in TMP? Oh well, enjoy this treatment and care while it lasts, as I'll be back in pain and suffering after all this is done with. I wonder what they'll do with Librado Legorreta. I hope he does well." |
Part VI
Part VI was released on 28 February 2022. One of the longer parts of the series, it recounts occurrences in Kruschev's life in August 2021, November 2021, and February 2022. The part also introduces Rodolfo Infante Jímenez, the story's deuteragonist.[6]
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3 August 2021
It's been two days since Kruschev was shot in the arm by guards for merely being in the same room as César Librado Legorreta when he attacked and killed a prison guard. On 3 August, Kruschev was in his overcrowded cell when he heard the news that Librado Legorreta had been executed by the prison's administration for claiming his 26th victim. He though to himself: "Well, Librado Legorreta, you escaped one hell, and who knows, if you do believe in heaven and hell, you may be in another hell, or you may be in heaven after serving your time here. I'll get out one day too, but I won't leave through death and spiritual escape, but instead alive and physically, and return to Morova, well, what's left of it. Maybe Ajakanistan is my best option to flee to; that'd be quite the dream." Later that day, he saw Thomas Kagare again, and Kagare saw him too. Kagare stared him down and seemed to mouth to him a phrase, but Kruschev was unable to decipher what he was trying to tell him. "I may not understand what he's telling me, but oh boy I can imagine what he's telling me. Maybe how he's gonna turn me into a soup, or forcefully convert me to Islam, or paint Muhammad's name on the wall in my blood if I don't convert, or something else insane. Hopefully I don't ever find out." 14 November 2021 After another day of laboring in TMP, Kruschev was eating dinner, continuing to isolate himself from the rest of the prison population in fear of being beaten up by the prisoners for his background or by the guards for simply existing. While eating what could barely even be considered a meal, a guard threw a rock at him, barely missing his head. A little later, some more guards came up to him and slammed his face into what's left of his food and shoved him to the ground. They said to him, "Get up Moro, you're meal is over now get to the yard." At yard time, one of the guards made an announcement over a loudspeaker: "Tonight, our poor Tuxtla Martínez has been defeated 4–0 by Chalatenango. As punishment for this loss, all you prisoners from Castilliano are not safe tonight and some of you will pay with your lives for this injustice." (Chalatenango 4–0 Tuxtla Martínez) Kruschev immediately ran and hid behind a group of prisoners who he knew were not from Castilliano, and watched as guards began to single out Castillianan prisoners. He witnessed 12 being executed by a firing squad of guards. Then he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and his heart fell, as he had run into a group of prisoners where Kagare was. Kagare and another prisoner, Adi Ntabuwe, proceeded to beat up Kruschev. Them attacking Kruschev led to other prisoners fighting each other, and the guards opened fire into the group to stop the fight. Kruschev was taken way from the group by guards and thrown into his cell. "Well, at least this is better than the medical ward. I can't tell if Kagare or the guards are the bigger enemy to me here. And every Sunday seems to remind me that being non-Creeperian isn't all that bad; at least I won't get killed for having nothing to do with a team beating the guards' team. Maybe if they start winning matches the guards will give us all luxury massages and a five course meal or something nice like that." 28 February 2022 Kruschev was working and making conversation with Rodolfo Infante Jímenez, a Salvadoran prisoner. After he told Kruschev of his criminal history, Kruschev tried as best as he could to not enrage Infante Jímenez and end up becoming his 8th victim. While talking, both of them heard someone screaming while being hit multiple times. Kruschev looked around and saw Kagare beating a prisoner to death with a metal rod, yelling "Heretic! Blasphemer!" over and over again. Witnessing what was happening, Kruschev immediately hid himself to prevent meeting the same fate as the poor prisoner he was seeing becoming one of Kagare's victims. Infante Jímenez asked him, "Why are you hiding, are you also a heretic and a blasphemer?" Kruschev nervously told him, "Um, I guess you could say." Infante Jímenez responded, "I see, you could say I am too. I've rejected the Church during my time here, since how could any god allow this to happen without sending another flood to cleanse this place." Kruschev somewhat excitedly asked him, "So, are you atheist?" When he responded with an "I guess so," Kruschev immediately asked if they would form some sort of protection alliance to protect each other from the guards and prisoners like Kagare. Infante Jímenez quickly told him "Hell no, you've made your heresy overt, everyone here still thinks I'm faithful. I'll give you this, I will help you out, but not openly. You're a good person, so if I can find a way to help you out I can. But if you say anything about my beliefs, I will use your head as a soup bowl. Got it?" "Alright, yea, I understand." While trying to fall asleep that night, Kruschev thought, "Now this has been a turn of events. Kagare is now hunting heretics, now that I think of it, I have't seen him be punished by the guards for his episode. Anyway, I have found an ally here, somehow, by some miracle. Maybe this is god trying his best to convince he of his existence, but like Infante Jímenez said, 'how could any god allow this', all this crime and misery, 'to happen without sending another flood to cleanse this place.'" |
Part VII
Part VII was released on 5 March 2022. The longest singe-day part of the series up to that point, it recounts occurrences in Kruschev's life on 2 March 2022 when he met Seán Mac Stíofáin, who was introduced in this part as a supporting character.[7]
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2 March 2022
While working, Kruschev was approached by Infante Jímenez who informed him that he had thought of someone who could help protect him from prisoners like Kagare, but that protection from the guards was not on the table. Kruschev quickly asked Infante Jímenez who could help him, but Infante Jímenez only told him to meet up at lunch time so that he can introduce him to his contact. At lunch, Kruschev met Infante Jímenez who told him to wait with him while the person he told him about arrives. Kruschev began conversation with him: “So, who did you find? Is this some tolerant gang member, or a corrupt guard, or a secret gang of Morovans that have evaded me for over a year?” Infante Jímenez responded: “Come on, you think the Creeperans here want to help you? Not a single one here sympathizes with you and the only reason you’re still alive is because you being here is worse than death.” Kruschev responded: “But, why are you helping me if you said all Creeperans hate me? Doesn’t you helping me disprove your point?” Infante Jímenez slapped Kruschev and told him “Did i not tell you I’m Salvadoran? We are not Creeperans, and we never will be, and El Salvador will one day be freed from Creeperian oppression.” Kruschev quickly shut up on the matter. Just then, a prisoner approached them and sat down. When he appeared, some prisoners nearby got up and walked away with nervous looks on their face, and Kruschev thinks, “Oh boy, what am I getting myself into?” The prisoner asked Infante Jímenez, “Is this the guy who wants to join?” Infante Jímenez responded affirmatively, as the prisoner turned to Kruschev: “So you’re the Morovan I’ve heard about?” He responded, “Um, yea, I assume you’re an influential figure here.” “Yea, I pretty much have formed by own gang here; plucked them off from the Creeperian gangs which have many of them pissed, but they can’t do anything about it. They don’t wanna find out what happens if they try to topple me as I have some of the guards on my payroll.” Kruschev responded, “What? How do you have the guards on your payroll?!” The prisoner responded, “It’s an exaggeration, but I have found some corrupt guards who agreed to torture and kill those who wrong me personally. Additionally, if I have someone within my ranks annoying me, I say one word to others in the ranks or a guard and the problem is taken care of. So I’ve heard that you want protection from other prisoners in here, I can do that. You also want protection from the guards, but that is not anything I can offer. You have no say in what protection you get or who you are protected from, so if you had anyone in mind you need protection from specifically, I cannot do that. If you want protection, you need to do work for me. Understand?” Kruschev responded, “Yea, I do.” He thought to himself, “Damn, I can’t be assuredly safe from Kagare. What work will he have me do. I hope he won’t make me kill anyone, because I don’t think I can do that. Yea, I’ve been disposed to murder and death for over a year and a half now, and yea I’ve become morbidly used to it, but I don’t think I can do it myself, even in defense. But, now that I think of it, that is very ironic of me to say. Most people here are Catholic, and one of the most basic principles ‘You shall not kill’ and to take care of your fellow humans, but here, that’s thrown out of the window essentially. Meanwhile, I, with no religious holdings, still honor and regard life highly. I guess this is some sort of commentary on the hypocrisy of every action taken by the government.” He responded to the prisoner: “[i]So, what type of work will I have to do exactly, and what does protection mean exactly?” He answered Kruschev, “Well, if I need someone beat up, I call you. If I need someone spied on, I call you. If I need someone eliminated, I call you. If you cannot handle this, you will not get my protection, and seeing the situation you are in, I think your choice to accept these terms is clear.” Kruschev told the prisoner that he agreed to his terms, and the prisoner told him “Glad to see that you can accept this, and if you haven’t caught on, I’m Seán Mac Stíofáin, and I’m affiliated with the Paleocacherian Mafia. I’m not a Mara amateur here.” Lunch ended and everyone was forced back into their cells or back to their work stations. For the rest of the day, Kruschev kept thinking “Why am I accepting this? Why am I stooping down to criminality for my own safety? Am I becoming an honorary Creeperian? Is this place somehow a massive, unethical, inhumane human experiment to turn us into Creeperans? I can’t do this, but I can’t back out now or Mac will have me executed for betraying him. But, will it be worth it in the end? Will this get me somewhere; out of this place? I can’t just spend the rest of my life in here murdering people and warding off attempts on my own life, I have to get out somehow. Karamazov killed people on his way to power, or so the guards have said, which I suspect is merely just an attempt to slander his name, but, it may be a means to an end: to escape this hell alive and find a way to flee home. If there is a divine figure out there, prove yourself to me and get me out of this mess.” |
See also
- Vladimir Kruschev, the in-character (IC) page of the central character
References
- ↑ Creeperopolis (1 December 2020). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part I (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (I ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (2 December 2020). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part II (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (II ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (3 December 2020). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part III (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (III ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (16 June 2021). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part IV (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (IV ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (1 August 2021). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part V (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (V ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (28 February 2022). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part VI (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (VI ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Creeperopolis (5 March 2022). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga – Part VII (RMB Post). The Vladimir Kruschev Saga (VII ed.). The League: Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 6 March 2022.