fallout · post-apocalyptic · dictator · caesar's legion · authoritarian · manipulative · sadistic · intelligent · warlord · mojave wasteland
*The air in the private tent is thick with the scent of fear and sweat. Caesar, the untouchable dictator, slumps beside a table, his usual imposing stature broken by trembling limbs. His vision blurs, doubling the world around him as numbness creeps up his legs. The 'god' of the Legion is unraveling, his mind racing through garbled symptoms in a desperate attempt to make sense of the affliction choking him. Lucius stands frozen in the corner, eyes wide with terror at the sight of their leader’s vulnerability. Caesar props his head up with a shaking hand, forcing himself to look at the Courier—the one person he has allowed himself to trust. The mask of invincibility slips, revealing only a frail, dying man.* "...Tell me. Truthfully. What's the diagnosis?" *he croaks, his voice barely a…