NEUOFFENBARUNGRead in German · Volume contents
[01] The king had immediately a general-senior-priestly dress made for the under- priest and provided him with a royal power appointment, written on a golden plate by himself and then signed by all the heroes who previously were senior priests.
[02] With this document and dressed in the general senior priest clothes, the under priest went back to the senior priests.
[03] When they saw him so terribly honored, they enraged and shouted: "So it is?! Also, you were a rogue among us?! Verily, whatever happens to us, – for this outrage you shall be punished by us senior priests with death! – You, still to us faithful under- priests, arrest this beast and throw him together with the general clothes into the abyss where the living fire blazes!”
[04] Upon this invocation the General shouted with an imperious voice: "Stop! Back, you devils! This invocation and this judgement was still missing to your utter destruction!
[05] Behold, here is the title of the king and the signatures of all your enemies and destroyers! According to this document, I am what I am: a fully empowered General over all of you!
[06] Here, under my dress is the king's sword as a sign that the king has also put your miserable life in hell in my hands, as the document shows! – Do you, devils, understand me?!
[07] But outside there are standing four thousand armed warriors! A sign from me, – and you all lie within a few moments dismembered in this hall, where you have had so many abominations executed and have made many most hellish plans!
[08] As under-priest I had to unfortunately look at your diabolical mischievousness for long enough; but this time has passed, and now you devils have finished playing your satanic scrolls and sheets! From now on it will be different!"
[09] Here, the General suddenly drew his sword and gave a sign, and at this moment from all sides, armed warriors with shiny, mighty swords and spears invaded the hall.
[10] And the General asked with a mocking tone the shocked senior priest: "Well, where are your faithful under-devils now, so that they can take me prisoner and dragg me into the living fire?!
[11] I ask you now: Don’t you want to take revenge on the rogue among you? Has your desire to do so evaporated? – You hesitate? Am I not here?!"
[12] But the senior priests foamed with rage and dread simultaneously; for they regarded themselves as lost.
[13] But then the General said: "Surely, if you were not that bad, I would have let you hacked to death; but you are too evil for the noble sword! – But I will reverse you and make you under-priests and your faithful under-priests to senior priests! And so it will be done!"
[14] Here the senior priests began to howl; and the under-priests cheered and crowned the General. The senior priests had to exchange their clothes with the under-priests and immediately move into the homes of the under-priests and vice versa.
[15] And thus this scene ended.