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For any society to maintain prosperity, order must be kept. From the earliest tribes of caveman to the
modern world today, government have existed in one form or the other. The fantasy world of PILI is
no different. There are governments ruling each of the organisation although the government system
from each are relatively different. However, like our world the systems of dictatorship, absolute
monarchy, anarchy, theocracy and democracy exists.

Dictatorship
Dictatorship is one of earliest forms of government that existed. Dictatorship is the form of government
where an individual or group holds supreme power and does not need consultation to make a choice.
Dictatorship is by far the most common form of government within the PILI world. From the earliest
organisations such as 霹靂門, 魔火教 to organisations like 南霸天, 歐陽世家, 集境 and finally into recent
organisations such as 天策王朝, 冥界天嶽, 北辰皇朝, 異度魔界, 長生殿,紫耀天朝, 東瀛… Dictatorship has
been around in every moment in time. However, dictatorship does have some good and bad points.
Firstly under the rule of the dictatorship, people are usually unified and strong due to its obvious
advantages. However, once the dictator becomes weak or dies the organisation is either destroyed such
as of that of集境. Sometimes within a dictatorship is a huge power struggle, or betrayal of important
roles that significantly weakens the dictatorship such as of that of北辰皇朝 and紫耀天朝. At times, a
dictator may become weak and the power struggle may exist of powerful  roles such as of that of東瀛.
Dictatorship is a relatively strong from of government but can fall easily under the death of dictatorship
or may easily be weakened through power struggles.

Absolute Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy is similar to dictatorship, although significant differences do exist. Absolute Monarchy
is hereditary and was the most common form of Europe before the revolution democracy, while
Dictatorship was the most common form in Asia. Because of this, Absolute Monarchy is relatively rare in
the world of PILI although some organisation are modelled like this, such as the嗜血族. Absolute
Monarchies, like Dictatorships are strong, but are also more accepted by the significant roles within its
societies. Unlike Dictatorships, Absolute monarchies are more likely to be destroyed by outer forces rather
power struggles within itself, although betrayal is usually also a factor in the final destruction of the
organisation.

Theocracy
Theocracy is the state of government in which religious or philosophical leaders rule and the systems are
usually worked within the organisation. Because of the rich religion and philosophies that the PILI world has,
Theocracy is also a common form of government in the PILI world. The most prominent Theocracy in the
PILI world is of couse 佛教, 道教and 儒教. Other Theocracy style organisations include欲界第六天, 希羅聖教,
法門, 仙靈地界 and 真龍妙道. Theocracies are usually well structured although not necessary strong. The
strength is usually acquired through the power of belief and faith of religion and philosophies. However,
theocracies are usually involved due to the fact that religion often tell people to do good, although of course,
some theocracies within the PILI world like 欲界第六天 are dominantly bad. It is because of this, theocracies
within the PILI world are usually on the extremes, either on the good or bad. An exception being儒教 and 法門
because they are more of a philosophy rather than a religion. However, one factor that usually leads to the fall
of a theocracy other than outer forces would have to be betrayal – belief and betrayal are among the most
important forces within the theocracy which determines the survival of a Theocracy.

Anarchy
Anarchy is the confused state of society in which no government exists to rule from above. Anarchy has never
been trialled in any real society though. In the PILI world the entire 武林 is an anarchy, while the most important
organisation 中原正道 is an anarchy. Of course, leaders within中原正道 exist, although they do not rule.

Democracy
Surprisingly enough, democracy is very rare within the PILI world. Because of the nature of some people, who
are blinded by power, democracy never last long enough because they usually end up turning into a dictatorship.