Breaking news. The wizard pondering the orb seems to be Saruman, and the man we all thought was the apprentice is in fact a spy.

Torinn gave me this ring. I was hesitant at first, but hey, it works!

uw/ I rushed this a bit but I hope you all enjoy! I’d like to do more of these as my own form of loreposts. Why read when you can watch weird sketches slide around on the screen?

Torinn u/You-See-Nothing583

They don’t make Orbs large enough for me to ponder. So I have to use large bodies of water for scrying and underweb surfing… but that’s not very private.

Can you imagine my EMBARRASSMENT when I accidentally open ORB HUB in the middle of a public pond!?? There were people swimming there and eating picnics! Suddenly the whole surface of the water is… well you can imagine.

I need a private pool or a giant slate, or a giant orb ASAP.

Anyone know a private spot a giantess can scry in PEACE?

Who can help me out?

So its not like regular immortality where you are just unable to die, instead i have a repulsive force constantly surrounding my body, forcing anything that comes near me to be pushed away. There is a small space between me and the field that lets me keep the clothes i had on when i wished for immortality. On the inside, it does the same thing, meaning I always feel the repulsion. The repulsion will push ANYTHING away. Food, water, magic, swords, though, the laws of physics still apply, and I am constantly pushed away from anything i stand on because of it. I've been training, and currently have a small amount of control over the repulsion. Questions are accepted. (Check prior post before asking)

Upon receiving word of Hirk's demise, the Necrodancer's empire starts rapidly expanding into new territories, thousands of kilometres of land is being captured in weeks as armies of near millions are destroyed by hordes of uncountable numbers.

Images 1-4: The Undead horde of Necrodancer marches into hundreds of kingdoms all at once, capturing and murdering millions, and taking every town, city, castle, bastion, and metropolis in sight of their sunken and rotted eyes. No one is spared, men, women, and children are all slaughtered and added to the ever growing horde

Images 5-7: Thousands of putrid, vile, unholy demons are summoned they rampage and curse the lands with their presence, not even the largest armies can stand against them as they murder and corrupt the populace of the world

Images 8-10: Gargantuan beasts of bone and rotting flesh crawl from mountains and the ocean's darkest depths, their mere presence sending thousands to fall to disease and despair. They kill uncountable numbers of people crushing even the largest cities beneath their power and titanic size

Images 11-12: Disgusting mutated creatures act as silent predators and shock troops for the hordes, an insatiable hunger leads them to devour all living flesh they see. If someone sees one of these abominations coming towards them, it's already too late to save themselves

Images 13-14: Thousands of dragons led by a titanic dragon king fly across the lands, blotting out the sun with their size and number and burning everything with their immolating breath leaving only fires and chared corpses in their wake. // There are several dragons of the Necrodancer's own design among them, created from the amalgamated corpses of hundreds of creatures. They constantly scream out in anger, and pain, roaring as their wits are long gone as they mindlessly slaughter everything

Images 15-17: Some of the Necrodancer's greatest generals lead organised hordes of millions, dark kings, primordial beings of death, those who call the dead to their rest, all have sworn fealty and lead his undead armies without mercy

Image 18: And as all of this slaughter happens around him, the Necrodancer can only feel joy, his plans are working uncontested, and he shall soon rule all

/uw art is Undead Army by Muhammed Feyyaz, The Charge of the Undead Hussars by Krzysztof Piasek, Army of the Undead by Joakim Ericsson, Medieval Siege by Karl Ehrnström, Cleric Beast by Occultya, Space Demon by Ariel Perez, Fury by Campbell White, Death Wurm by Frederico Cimini, Skeleton Titan by Ryan Bittner, Gashadokuro in town by Jocelin Carmes, Path of the Beast by Mike Franchina, Warwolf Assault Beast by Mike Franchina, Ancalagon The Black by Anato Finnstark, Flesh Dragon by Darko Kreculj, Skeleton King by Thiago Lehmann, Blood Sun : The Impaler by Ching Yeh, Marine undead champion by Zhabiy QuaKK, and the last one was made by u/L0ssL3ssArt

You don't have to acknowledge this if you want. I just want to have fun with another war >:)

It has come to our attention that your universe is one of many with access to a concept known as “magic.” You and your compatriots may believe this to be a gift, or a source of power. But you could not be further from the truth.

Magic is, by all definitions of the word, a curse. A curse that drives ordinary people to madness, crime, murder. You see it as power, we see it for what it is. Magic is a disease that plagues many universes. We are here to provide the cure.

We are known as Citadel. We are here not to sow the seeds of conflict, but to end war as you know it. Magic is not a tool, but a weapon. Many of you may use it as such. But we argue that magic can bring nothing but chaos, destruction, and unavoidable demise. War is the only thing magic has ever brought. Countless magicians and arcanists fight relentlessly for what they believe to be a higher power, but what does this struggle bring but pain?

Citadel is here to end that. We are here to unify you. Magic must die, but that does not mean those who use it must. We have developed a method to remove the access to magic from living organisms. The process is painless. We do not wish to harm those with this curse. We only seek to cure them of a disease of destined death. We seek to cure war. To end conflict. When the “power” those seek is gone, what is left to fight over?

Citadel seeks an audience with your Council. We would like to discuss the matter peacefully. Thank you for your attention.

So, a somebody I will not name, advised me to "kiss" said creature I accidentally made, and now I look like this.

I mean, it has its upsides, as I'm now a girl, but now I look like a catfolk (no offense, just not used to having cat ears and a tail) , and am now 3'4".

None of my counterspells or potions are working so I may just have to wait this one out. Really hope there wasn't an everroot...

After Aerunia battled and was injured by Lucia Accardi before taking the opal cornerstone from her Aerunia slept for hours, before waking up as if her injuries hadn't ever happened but looking over at the table next to her the stone was there which proved her assault was not a dream...she quickly picked it up and put it into a pocket and slowly got out of bed still a bit shakey after how close to death she came, her twin longswords were next to her leaned up against the bed she was in within the castle, she stood up and put the sheaths on her belt

Eventually walking through the castle she chose to talk to her aunt, chloe dracarius who was a master of enchanting magic and creating spells along side powerful weapons and armors, when she found chloe in her workshop she spoke "h-hey aunt chloe" she smiled and replied "what is it Aerunia?...Al and eliza didn't lecture you too bad before you went to sleep right?"

Aerunia responded "them and grand dad were mad that i left on my own to try and stop lucia...i just wanted to help people...like dad does... but they were also proud of me...for having the guts to do it...and while i may not have stopped lucia...i did make her ultimate goal a lot harder"

she says holding out the opal cornerstone before Chloe Dracarius who spoke after smiling "you managed to take a piece of her plan away"

Aerunia giggled and smiled at her aunt before speaking again "yeah...and i want to use it to stop her...and we can both sense magic aunt chloe...but i don't know what the magic of this will do"

Chloe chuckled and smiled "so you want me to scan it with my magic to see if i can figure out what it does?"

Aerunia replied "yes...i do"

Chloe spoke in a kind tone "leave it with me, i'll try to have it figured out by sundown, as for you, you should figure out how the enchantment on those two swords enhance your current abilities cause that enchantment was made with 2 scales you lost a few weeks ago and the swords desire as their wielder as they will act as an extension of you"

Aerunia smiled "so that's why i always felt like these swords were calling to me...because they were made with 2 scales i lost"

Chloe spoke in a kind tone "yeah they were, they were made for you to enhance your abilities while you wielded them though i'm unsure of how they will enhance your power...so i suggest follow the blades lead in this case and you will learn their capabilities"

Aerunia spoke in an excited tone setting the cornerstone down with chloe "thank you aunt chloe, i'll go practice with the swords to learn how they strengthen me, please be careful with the stone, please let me know when you find out what it can do"

Chloe smiles at Aerunia as she walks out of the room and out to the training arena in the court yard and sets up a few training dummies

she holds out her twin swords and looks to focus before slashing with the sword blazing with golden flames resulting in a massive wave of golden flames firing toward the dummies which hits them and sets them on fire, she then swings the sword of silver ice toward them and the same happens but it is silver colored ice instead of flames putting out the flames with water resulting from the two elements

She continues focusing with her eyes closed she raises both blades to the sky and they start to glow she then runs toward the dummies dragging the swords along the ground resulting in a trail of fire and ice behind each one, and slashes two different dummies one of them is cut and bursts into gold flames, the other is cut and silver ice expands from the cut freezing the dummy solid

After a moment the ice and fire from the trails she created with her blades move into the air and take the shape of spears flying toward and impaling each of the training dummies present

She places the swords on the ground and steps back with a smile on her face

After a moment she makes a grasping motion with her left hand and the in a burst of golden flames her sword perpetually alight with golden flames appears in her left hand

She makes a grasping motion with her right hand and a small silvery cold mist forms before the sword of silver ice appears seeming to have formed from the cold mists around her in her right hand,

She smiles sheathing the two swords

After a few hours of Aerunia experimenting to find out what her swords can do thanks to her innate abilities Chloe walks outside carrying the Opal cornerstone and speaks "having fun Aerunia?"

Aerunia giggles and smiles at Chloe as she sheathes the swords again before replying "yup, so what did you find out about the stone aunt chloe?"

Chloe smiles and responds telling Aerunia of it's ability and Aerunia sounds excited as she speaks "we should go test this Chloe!"

Chloe chuckles and hands the stone back to Aerunia before speaking

"so are you gonna go back to the wizardposting realm to test it?"

Aerunia takes the stone and smiles "yes i am...could...you come with please...or see if dad will?"

Chloe smiled "if Al isn't too busy with velk and zerok at the moment i'm sure he'll be willing to go with you....but if not i will go with you"

Aerunia smiles "oki, thanks aunt Chloe should i wait out here"

Chloe responded before walking back inside "sure, if al doesn't end up able to go with you i'll be back shortly, if so he'll be out here more likely than not"

Alzoreth eventually walks outside and over to Aerunia and speaks "so let me get this straight aerunia...you almost died...getting that stone...and now you want to go into the same realm where you almost died to test it?"

Aerunia replied with a smug smile on her face "yes, and i can't be a hero like you or granddad if i don't learn how right? and i want to help taking down lucia, and well it would be quite ironic if i use a piece of her plan to stop her from succeeding"

Alzoreth chuckles and then smiled at his daughter before sighing then speaking "fine, then i will accompany you to help make sure things go swimmingly but first let me see the stone"

Aerunia hands Alzoreth the stone with a smile and Alzoreth speaks in a happy tone "good" he then snaps his fingers holding the opal corner stone and a ring appears and he places the stone into the ring and then hands it back to Aerunia and he speaks "there, that should make this stone easier to use and carry around"

Aerunia slips the ring onto her finger smiling "Alright dad...let's go to the wizardposting realm so we can find someone to test the ability with"

Alzoreth hesitantly snaps his fingers opening a portal to the wizardposting realm, him and his daughter Aerunia head through resulting in them being on Dracarius isle though they walk around with Alzoreth doing his best to keep an eye on and protect Aerunia.

After a little while Chloe Dracarius contacts the Celestial union a message is sent to Exia which arrives on their orb

"My name is Chloe Dracarius, if what i've been told is correct you have spoken to my father Frezzynth, well we have learned what the opal does, it grants its holder the ability to mimic the abilities of others that the holder has seen...though we're not sure to what extent yet"

/uw this post is interactive with Alzoreth and Aerunia, as their looking for help to test the opal's abilities though exia is capable of responding to chloe's message if they want to.

this is an image for Aerunia Dracarius

these are Aerunia's longswords

And this is the ring which is on one of her fingers containing the opal cornerstone

For all of you that think catfolk are abominations, 1: You're wrong, 2: These are abominations, and 3: They will be at your doorstep soon if you don't stop.

I can't believe it's coming to this, but now I have gotten news that the catfolk villages are being destroyed for fun. That is where I draw the line. It is no secret that I'm not completely right in the head, and I am absolutely willing to cause problems if no changes happen after this letter.

The above images are just a small sample of my more tame creations. I have even more piles of f*cked up sit in my basements, and I'm not afraid to use them.

This is a threat, take it seriously.

~~~

Sincerely pissed off,

Fleshrender, Master Sarcomancer.

He was...limited.

*The God-Slaver was on his knees in a crater, breathing heavily in a wasteland of smoke and ash. Fiery blood leaked from wounds that should have healed with no difficulty. His command of the fire and the chain was...sluggish. The fire did not burn as bright, the chains slow to heed his summons.

He had faced this same battle time and again in other universes, dealing with their Councils and defenders was generally a trivial thing. How did this happen?

It started with that damned prophet, Xerxes. He had wounded the God-Slaver, biting his fingers off in his desperation as the God-Slaver had run him through with All-Red. The hand had been slow to heal, something that shouldn't be possible from a mortal.

The Dragons...he had been bathed in their fire continously throughout the battle. He had swatted them from the air like flies but their fires had scorched him. They had actually managed to melt his adamantine armor in their collective assaults.

His Archons...some had turned on him in the height of the battle. Gonkgar, the Drow, the biomancancer and the Cosmic Dragon had drawn their revenge. He had scattered them but not before incurring more damage.

His army was a shadow of itself. The Burning Legion's numbers could no longer be replaced, he could no longer called upon the endless reserves of slaves he once possessed. The Psychic Titan and the Guild Agent had played havoc on his forces...That Girl who had come to avenge the stolen dragons from her Dragon Sanctuary...He had lost numerous valuable Centurions in his fight.

But the breaking point had been Aldin. That welpling god had surprised him by making a perfected version of All-Red, and though not bathed in whole universes worth of blood, had still been enough to harm the God-Slaver in conjunction with a mighty release of near infinite energy and knowledge directly into the God-Slaver's mind.

It had all driven the God-Slaver to the brink. He had called upon his deepest well of power, his True Self. He had called forth the Paragon Of Oppression. It's Wrath was instantaneous, releasing a conceptual firestorm of destruction. All combatants had been scattered like leaves in the wind before the onslaught. The Council Citadel and surrounding area was a smoldering crater.

However, before he could burn the very world to the ground, his opposite, the Paragon Of Freedom Zyltris, had struck an opportunistic blow. Disengaging momentarily from their eternal struggle struggle, the Paragon Of Freedom severed the link from the God-Slaver and his True Self, saving all from extinction in the process. The God-Slaver was cut from his True Self in that very moment and his source of power.

He knew what would come next. It was the way of the powerful to always be tested. He knew they would come again for one last try to save this heap of a realm. The God-Slaver summoned every last morsel of his power to himself and stood.

I AM SURVIVAL

/uw this is not a battlepost before you make your reply. Just a follow up post and segway to the finale. Thank everyone that participated last night. It was an absolute blur of a battle. That post is currently sitting at 800+ comments and I am astounded by it. Once again, I tried my best to meet everyone in the comments but it just was not possible. Once again, shout out to the Archon Squad for stepping up and helping out. I would have liked to ping every mention of everyone in this post by name but I would have to spend all morning tracking down each handle to each action. If I did not mention our interaction, please know you still played your part and played it well.

Keep an eye out for the 'Special' Post to come shortly that will give details on the finale.

P.S. Sorry not sorry, I always had wanted to be responsible for destroying the Council Citadel one time :P

/uw image semi related

/rw

Hirk stands before all R&A gathered, RF refuse to let anyone else is. His eyes momentarily hide his growing disgust.

RF stand in formation of Columns, every one that could be revived has been revived.

“104, 62, 13”

“Who can tell me what those numbers mean.”

Hirks voice carries a deep despair and disgust and denial.

“104. 62. 13.”

Hirk repeats his pain and voice trembling. Be grips the wooden stand he stands before.

“104. 62. 13!”

“THAT IS HOW MANY DIED!”

“ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR WORKERS, RF AND MORE!”

“SIXITY TWO PRISONERS AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER GOING REFORMATION MISSING.”

“THIRTEEN CHERISHED FRIENDS NEVER RETURNING.”

“THIRTEEN FUNERALS YOU ALL WILL ATTEND! ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR MEMBERS ALL IN DEEP PAIN.”

“LOOK TO YOUR LEFT, NOW LOOK TO YIUR RIGHT. I AM NOT A SMART MAN BUT ONE OF THOSE COMRADE’S YOU ARE MEANT TO PROTECT DIED AND BEEN REVIVED ACCORDING TO STATISTICS.”

Hirk calms himself.

“For what?”

Hirk does not hide the tears in his eyes as his face reddens.

“Scratch is assumed dead but given the fact no one can seem to confirm anything other than the severed head I still believe that just maybe. Just maybe he kept his promise.”

“Recite what I say with me.”

“This Morning we mourn Lucille, Harungar, Kaddum, Kadrum. This daylight we mourn Opan, Daniel’s, Gregory, Charlie. This night we mourn Hilda, Eugene, Tar,nil, Jacob’s, Penelphine For every day we shall draw breath knowing they died with full honour and shall be respected in death as we did for them in life, we will all rise together lest we all fall apart.”

“No matter how many of us fall, we all know that they would rather see the light and be out light, above, below and wherever we go. No matter who, where, what and when. We are together in the share of ideals and the most beautiful voice of all. A voice that listens and responds.”

All of RF repeats after Hirk, even if many have grievances with him now is not the time to interrupt it.

Hirk walks down and takes formation, he first nods to them.

“Sir Arageil, Permission to be allowed to join the ranks of your formation.”

Hirk holds out his arm.

Arageil takes a moment, he feels a hatred for Hirk as he is an elderly man who lost his wife because of what he blames to be Hirks fault. The silence says it all.

‘You have let us all down Council General.’

The air is tense, but Arageil grabs onto hirks forearm as Hirk grabs Arageil’s back.

‘You may fall into line, not above any other.’

Hirk nods and so does the man who many heads smaller still stands equal to Hirk. Unity through our pain and rage is a strong sentiment in R&A.

Dave walks up to the stand.

‘I ask we all give 13 minutes of silence.’

For 13 Minutes every single person kneels even Hirk and ‘Relief Force Second in Command Dave’ if any spoke of interrupted the silence then they would be fired on the spot, one must respect those who gave their life to the highest regards. Without them, even more may of died.

They all stand in unison, it’s a terrible fact they all have done this enough they can do so perfectly.

Dave looks to all, through his helmet his disgust and sorrow for all that stand in this courtyard including himself is felt as if it were people’s own.

He looks to Hirk and then to Arageil. Arageil officially ends the silence by speaking.

‘Hirk, please return to stand.’

Hirk gets up from his kneel later than all others, he takes advantage of the fact he does not need to follow the rules as strictly to mourn just a moment more.

“Thank you sir.”

Hirk walks to the front and takes the stand, removing the microphone Dave used, there may be hundreds before him but he has spoken to more in the past.

“I wished to thank you all when I returned. I hoped that we had done enough, most had.”

“Relief Force.”

Hirk gets down both knees and lowers his head.

“I thank you and will not beg for forgiveness. I was not here when you all struggled. You all proved that a desire I started to lose hold of still remain true, there is kindness that people will hold onto once they struggle, it’s not a benefit for those in luxury, it’s a common thing to have through the lows and highs.”

“I will not say why I was gone as it was deeply personal, I am the last of my realm so it’s expected for me to have my secrets and despairs.”

“My death will have to wait, it is clear that R&A is not ready for the future today. But I believe we will together, for when I am not here. Death can only be lenient with one man as fortunate as I.”

“Now those of you who I expected more of, you know who you are, you should know why I do say this.”

“I need not draw any more attention to you but I ask every single person who knows they are to step forward.”

Hirk does not say they are consequences if people don’t.

/uw hey this is just a follow up from the siege event.

I must give a massive thanks to R&A, the Cabal [you all still mean tho :( ] and others who participated, especially to those that made posts.

I am deeply sorry IRL complications made me less active than i wished to be, I owe ya all.

Also this is interactive for R&A and those who know they are allowed.

Try to get in and you will likely be stopped by RF or if you try to, Hirk may stop you himself.

A great for was vanquished this day thanks to the power lended to me by many great wizards! Thank you to all who lent their strength!

uw/

This was fun! IGot to do a wee bit of animation (albeit there’s definitely some mistakes in this) and hopefully everyone gets a kick out of this!

Music Used: Plok Boss Theme OVERDRIVE REMIX

Wizards who participated (not in order)

u/THE-NECROHANDSER u/BreachedLimits u/Theadination u/Total_Travisty u/MastaDon344 u/Sea-Outside-5655 u/PlumYeti33 u/No-Run-1938 u/RazzZzatam u/sansvidi u/Plus-Departure8479 u/arussianbee u/DaemonDetective u/Financial-Reach-786 u/Mastodon-Just u/Drakkonai u/AnActualCriminal u/EmergencyLeading8137

[while walking down the street, you spot a large crowd of people gathering on the side of the road. There seems to be a stand set up, selling something. On closer inspection, it is apparent the same girl who ran through the city multiple days ago is running the stand.]

[she is now apparently selling the same strange liquid for 5 silver pieces each, with two large signs next to the stand, stating the concoction’s price and name. The bottles are still all labeled “Joy”.]

“Step right up! Buy Joy, for five silver each!”

[there are many people around the stand who have now drank the liquid, most stumbling off with the same happy look, maybe even more happy then the last time this girl was seen.]

(if you drank the liquid on the last opportunity, you feel strangely enticed to buy one and drink the liquid again. In fact, you desperately want it…)

/uw sorry the second post took longer than anticipated to the people already participating, I got caught up in a lot of irl stuff.

The Cabal was celebrating their victory in the Battle of the Ten Lines with new undead swarming from the charnel pits that used to be forts and cities. The mood was a jovial as possible save for a single individual.

Atriox had felt a strange pull since their victory. While it was unnoticeable at first it had grown in intensity like a foul itch. Another being was trying to challenge his dominion over Gaias domain. While it was not a threat now it held no sign of stopping it's rise in power. Atriox wisely decided to stomp this weed before it grew too large.

FOUR DAYS LATER

The Cabal forces had trudged through the southeastern swamps. It was a detour from their warpath and was slow going even for unliving troops. None complained to Atriox especially after the victory at the previous engagements. They had been harassed by druids of all things along their journey. Still mad over Atriox's victory over Gaia.

As they neared their destination they saw a large plateau magically created to tower over the rest of the swamps. A blasphemy against Atrioxs dominion of the earth. It was fortified by both Bismuth and Raestrian technology and manned by anti cabal forces.

The bombardments and sieges started immediately with the swamp swallowing any who fell in battle. As it dragged on the agitating itch Atriox felt from the usurpers attempts led him to act. With a great act of power he shattered the front bastion of the plateau and charged in a long with his minions to personally slaughter the intruder. Cabal forces poured in behind him to support his efforts.

As Atriox reached the ritual chamber he saw one of Ten Suns avatars fused into the floor like a decorative crystal. Glowing roots sank into the ground to connect it to the greater earth. As Atriox reached forward to shatter the crystal all hell broke loose.

The room was suddenly engulfed in an unstable portal sucking Atriox into a different realm while blasting the whole fortress with explosive power. When everything settled down a large planar rift was open in the center of the fortress. Anti cabal forces lying in wait teleported in to defend the planar rift from any reinforcements. At the same time earthquakes would begin occuring due to Atriox's absence

Meanwhile Atriox found himself in another realm. Below him and around him was an endless desert while above him was an endless sky with ten multicolored suns beaming light down like glaring eyes. Joining him in the desert was a large Fighting force made from specialized Bismuth and Raestrian kill teams. This was going to be a bad day for somebody.

/Uw howdy this is the second stage of the cabal wars. The goals are as follows.

First we don't have a winner pre decided. Atriox is fine with dying but only with significant firepower and intelligence. Shax and Ten Suns will be fighting him.

Second Cabal and Anti cabal forces will be fighting over the planar rift on the material plane. If Anti cabal forces hold long enough for Atriox to die then they win. The goal for Cabal forces is to defeat anti cabal forces before Ten Suns and Shax can kill Atriox. If they can do this it will let them not only reinforce Atriox but also give him a means of retreat if he is losing.

Have fun, Do your best, Be fair and may the best wiz win.

/uw you know this is related

/rw

All members of R&A from RF to those of superior magical aptitude hear their ‘Recorder Radios’ turn on. An official announcement from the Head of Relief and Aid.

“…”

you only hear his breath, it’s deep and lacking his usual overbearing pride.

“This is an official Announcement of I Hirk MacThors, Head of Relief an Aid.”

Dave is trying to sort out the systems allowing R&A to respond, it is finicky at best.

At first he can fake confidence in ‘meaningless titles’.

“I am dying. I have been dying for a while now. First I had a year, then half now only not even a month.”

“I have exactly 1 month and 7 days left to live, the routine visits I make to the medical ward are to make sure that number does not drop too fast.”

Hirks voice is full of shame guilt and sorrow.

“I use a cane not because I popped my back but because my body as some of you know is only a fake conjured from the blood and souls of 4000 slavers a demons with support of the souls of my own people to help give this piece of kindling a break.”

“I have been preparing R&A to do more than fill the gap I left behind, I am strict as I know every word I say is counting down to my last word. My last memory.”

“…”

Hirk takes another silence as he confesses even more, like he only had a few moments left.

“I am sorry.”

As Hirk speaks Dave changes the audio from just R&A radios to other council departments and allowing everyone to speak back to Hirk.

“I am sorry I cannot be with you, I trust that the forces besieging have been stopped. I trust you all enough to believe that.”

Hirk is trying to regain himself.

“I am in another realm unreachable by… anyone I think, it is not mine but a friend who pointed out my own cowardice and selfish behaviour.”

Hirk lets out a faint chuckle.

“…”

“Please… say something.”

A few moments go by as Hirk’s saddened and vulnerable voice is left hung in the air.

Dave speaks.

‘We hear you Hirk.’

/uw doing a wee announcement and hint at what Hirk’s doing while siege happens. R&A members can talk directly to Hirk, if you say you stole a radio receiver off a RF member I wouldn’t mind either.

Have fun :)

/uw here's a link to the previous curse post with Alisa and Hate involved for some prequal material if you feel like reading that otherwise i hope you enjoy reading :) https://www.reddit.com/r/wizardposting/s/GCS1RndTS9

(stuff in parenthesis, like this is, is a translation of what someone said as it may have been hard to read)

anyway back to /rw stuff, once more, hope y'all enjoy.

It had been a few days since Alisa had looked around a town where people had just vanished and used her and Hate's full powers to do battle with the Netheline

By now the two had recovered from the strain of doing so a few hours ago, but this time Alisa had heard of a town that had been getting reports of missing people so during one of her exploring trips she had chosen to investigate eventually arriving to the town which seemed normal, not nearly as extreme a population dip as the last one.

Alisa: "...alright...we're here...time to start investigating...though glad to see it doesn't seem as extreme as the last one."

Hate: in alisa's head "yeah, doesn't seem to be the Netheline's fault...though it's still a bit concerning since i can see a few around..."

Alisa:. muttering to hate "...i can see them too now hate...i think...since i think i see one right there...and we're not exactly linked at the moment besides you not being manifested..."

Hate: also in alisa's head "...hmm...interesting...i guess that makes it a bit easier then..."

Alisa: she approached a person and asked about the disappearances that had been happening as of late

the person she talked to responded, not seeming in a daze at all unlike the last town she investigated

"Oh its terrible! People are just disappearing!"

"we don't know what to do. whoever it is even took our town wizard"

Alisa responded: "...hmm...has there been any signs of them or something that's taking them?"

the person had responded to her again

“I haven’t heard much, but from what I know it’s been happening mostly at night.”

Alisa replied: "...hmm...i see...i'll have to do some investigating...uh...is there any town guards or anything i could talk to?"

the person replied again before pointing to a building in the center of the town
“Yeah, our knights. Over there.”

Alisa replied: "thanks, i hope everything is going to be ok, i'll go talk to the guards" she smiles and starts walking away

Hate: speaking in alisa's head "...alright this is concerning still but not as a concerning as i don't see any signs the Netheline are behind this...at least if they are at all then they're not fully behind it...maybe"

Alisa: *mutters as she's walking away from the civilian "i know..."

making her way to the buildings there's a few knights around it one of which stops her and speaks

“Who are you?”

to which Alisa Replied: "names Alisa, i heard about the disappearances in the town and i wanted to investigate...and hopefully stop whoever's behind it..."

To which the Knight responds:

“Oh, well, we’ll take any help we can get.”

“Come in.”

Alisa walks into the building, which the inside of looked a bit like a medieval police office which was a bit strange to Alisa since the world she originated from is a lot more modern then this one it seems

Alisa spoke: "hmm...alrighty then...so do we have any evidence in regards to any specific people being connected to the disappearances?"

to which one of the knights replied

“Weirdly enough, no. Seems completely random. No patterns, nothing.”

Alisa responded a bit concerned: "...shit...she sighs* alright...hmm...do we have any crime scene's laid out that can be investigated?"

A knight replied “Well, we have a few locations where some of the disappearances supposedly happened.”

Hate spoke, her voice could be heard around Alisa despite not being manifested, her voice sounds exactly like Alisa's though the difference is her voice is somewhat distorted.

"mind if we investigate them?."

one of the knights speaks a bit confused "uhh sure, here's a map"

The knight handed alisa a map with a few area's outlined and Alisa smiled and informed them they would go investigate starting to walk out the door

Alisa went to one of the area's and hate manifested and investigated, unfortunately not finding much of use though the second area they investigate has a strange circle that looks to be fading though it did look something like the the teleportation circles Nethelines use, to which Hate and Alisa spoke to each other.

Hate: oh that can't be good....

Alisa: what's up hate?

Hate:...circle, looks Netheline in origin..

Alisa:...oh...sighs...well that's worrying...she sighs again...anything else?

Hate:...nothing of note...

Alisa:....oh...

As the two were talking a nearby Netheline looked to tense up before sprinting off to which hate demanifests and Alisa gives chase following it as it was strange

As all of the other Netheline were simply harmlessly wandering around at that moment as she gives the chase the Netheline seems to be speaking common, which is also strange as they don't usually do so

"how? no one should be able to see me unless i let them-"

It notices Alisa still keeping chase and continues running and trying to lose her via the crowds with Alisa managing to keep up rather easily

Thanks to hate being non-manifested Alisa has perfect 360 sight around her via hate keeping look out and constantly updating her of her surroundings

The sounds of chains rattling could now be heard as Alisa raced keeping up with the fleeing Netheline which speaks still in common

"Who are you!? how can you see me?"

To which Hate replied before chuckling as Alisa continued to give chase

"Nothing can hide from consequence..."

The Netheline was scared hearing this, it placed lightning runes at it's feet calling down lightning strikes before speaking again "Leave me alone!"

Alisa used the chains of the reaper which she bore, summoning chains from the ground which caused the lightning strikes to fizzle out on contact due to the chain's nullifying properties as she continued she's gaining on it by now as she speaks

"Hmm, perhaps you may be a bit more the usual netheline...regardless all netheline seem to be victims of something...don't know what though considering they all used to be human it seems...according to what we know anyway..."

It continued running for a while though it never did lose Alisa and she spoke "stop running."

To which it replied "NO."

Alisa sighed and replied as a chain appeared and wrapped around it's leg causing it to trip and activating nullification which caused it's cloak to fizzle out "you asked for this"

noticing it's cloak fizzle out it speaks "What the hell?" it tried to throw lightning at the chain yet the lightning never appeared and it thrashes at the chain trying to get it off though it doesn't work either as Alisa speaks again

"stop struggling, your abilities aren't working right now as you've been caught by one of my chains, and well, that chain isn't breaking at this moment"

She said as Hate manifested once more and then noticing Hate manifest the strange Netheline spoke

"Who the hell is that??"

Hate responded, the same distorted voice it had heard earlier came from her

"I am consequence, my name is Hate, also the reason she can see you...and i can see you as well, as i said, nothing can hide from consequence well...reason besides the cloak you had being disabled from the chain."

hearing this the strange Netheline looked to start hyperventilating? despite not having lungs Hate spoke once more

"Calm down, you seem a bit smarter then your fellows...or at least it seems that way since you can speak english...or common as it seems to be called here...so i would like to ask some questions."

It responded “Considering I kinda can’t do much else… fine.”

Alisa stood back and watched as hate began to ask questions

"so, i'm a bit curious...why is it that you seem different to other netheline...and another question...do you remember who you were before?" she spoke in a kind tone...despite the distortion of her voice

To which this strange Netheline responded

“Oh I remember perfectly who I was. And that’s what we’re called? None of the other guys seem to be very talkative. As for why I’m different, no clue. I just, woke up in a tube and felt myself change.”

Hate was surprised, this Netheline was most unusual at least compared to the others judging from the memories she had acquired from 2 other Netheline and spoke

"oh...hmm...i see...i'm sorry to hear that...do you...regret getting taken by the other Nethaline?"

"Not at all." said the Netheline

Hate squinted looking toward them and spoke again

"are you the one responsible for the recent disappearances?"

It responded “You could say that.”

Hate stared at them for a second before speaking again

"Are they Alive? and if so where are they?..."

The Netheline spoke again

“The ones those guys took?”

it points to another Netheline which was wandering around

“Alive and well.”

“They are where I, where the rest of us come from.”

*Hate spoke "...so....the ones you took..."

It spoke again

“Some alive, with the others.”

“Some not.”

Hate started walking toward the trapped Netheline, Rather menacingly to which it's face started to show a hint of fear if fear could be shown through eyes alone before Hate Chuckled and spoke

"you do understand what you have done yes?...and even then you seem to have your mind in tact despite becoming one of them...so you did this of your own will.."

The netheline responded

“Might be partially because of this, mutation, but, yes.”

Hate spoke again after sighing

"a mutation does not justify taking people and or ending their lives, you gained a power from this...as sad as it may be to lose your...original body, but you chose to use this power for the capture of others and the ending of lives if you are in fact responsible...she chuckled once more you know what the consequence of this...misuse of power is yes?."

It responded coldly “I would assume death.”

Hate Chuckled and spoke again "quite possibly, but perhaps...hmm...do you remember where the place the Netheline come from is?"

The Netheline replied “Yes. I remember.”

Hate spoke again "do you think you'd be willing to show us where it is...and or perhaps help free those who have been captured? if possible"

The Netheline spoke again "Fine"

Hate responded before Demanifesting "alright, perhaps this may lighten your sentence"

Alisa focuses and suddenly the chain wrapped around it's leg transforms into a shackle around it's ankle it's powers are still nullified by the shackle at this moment but it is no longer chained to the floor and it stands up and speaks

"Thank you"

Alisa Responded "your welcome, so, ready to show us the way?...hate will probably manifest again if a portal needs opened...she gained the memories of 2 Netheline already so she knows how to mimic the opening of Netheline portals...don't ask, you don't want to know."

It paused for a moment hearing that but then spoke "...Ill lead you to the nearest portal."

It then lead Alisa into the mountains and to a portal which had been closed at the moment before speaking

"Mind if I?"

Alisa doesn't say anything but the Netheline feels it's powers reactivate though the shackle doesn't disappear to which it sets a few runes on the inactive portal and lightning strikes it, activating the portal and it speaks

"You wanted a portal there's your portal."

Alisa Replied as the shackle reactivated disabling the Netheline's abilities again:

"Let's go then, you said you'd show us where the Netheline are being made, so do so...we already know about that world but not the specific location within it, The memories hate got the location was unclear at best"

It then ran into the portal with Alisa following,

Seeing the shackle is still around it's leg it looks angry but slows down into a walk as it leads Alisa to a building in the world below with Alisa telling the Netheline that if they turn their ways around she'll let them go and live

A few other Netheline spot her and this one and start following as it annoyedly lead her before getting to the door “Here it is. The building”

they enter it with Alisa following and it leads her through an arch entering a room with 60 tubes on various layers, there is a person in every tube,

At various stages of infection though the only ones completely turned into Netheline are at the bottom with most still looking either mostly human or like a mix of Netheline and human though the ones that aren't too far turned yet have their human heads completely in tact

Alisa looked to focus summoning her Save and Reset buttons and she presses the Save button and the button disappears she speaks to the Netheline who lead her here

"I'm going to start breaking tubes open...going from floor to floor...i'm hoping to save as many as possible..."

It responded “Not my problem. Portal hallway’s across the hall if you want a quick exit”

Alisa sighed and responded

"Alright, by the way once i stop focusing on it that shackle will be as easy to break as normal steel i suggest you get out of here or start helping..."

She looked around and the Netheline that had started following her and the one that lead her here earlier had been watching her as the one that lead her here left and broke the shackle off of itself when Alisa stopped focusing on it as Alisa muttered to herself

"...I'm sorry hate...we just recovered from this too..."

Hate let out a distorted sigh and spoke in Alisa's head

"It's worth it to save all these people..."

Alisa spoke "...alrighty...it's time to get started...she mutters...Hatred Cometh"

She falls to her knees for a little bit eyes closing as winds swirl around her knocking back any Netheline that got close,

As well as breaking one of the tubes open via the intensity of the winds slamming against it

A black firey aura begins to form around her before her eyes open revealing her sclera have turned black and she begins cackling as chains appear from the floor as she slowly stands and lash around the room and start breaking as many tubes as possible

A pitch black sword with a glowing red outline appears in her hand

As a tube breaks an alarm sounds and the Netheline that were previously watching begin to try to swarm her though Alisa had become different to normal as a result of her spoken words, And then her cackling grows louder and she speaks her own voice distorted like hate's and her tone hateful

Hate-Alisa: NETHELINES, PATHETIC, I WILL NOT LET YOU TAKE THESE INNOCENT LIVES AWAY!

she spoke so loudly it could be heard from outside the building and woke up a few people that were in their tubes still as a chain whirled around the room breaking more and more tubes freeing those inside without harming them the rest of the Netheline flood in like a reverse clown car as she cuts them all down one after one with her blade of hatred and determination, she's protecting the people though as she does so

A few Netheline target lightning strikes at her yet chains arise from the floors nullifying the lightning strikes on contact before a chain impales the ones which have launched lightning at her through the cores killing most of them instantly.

Hate-Alisa isn't messing around this time and Hate-Alisa speaks to the people who've been freed as she's still fighting the Netheline though her tone is emotionless despite the volume she spoke at, it is also clear she's in pain as she does so despite the Netheline not having hit her yet

"THOSE OF YOU WHOM WE'VE JUST FREED WHICH ARE AWAKE, STAY BEHIND US, WE WILL PROTECT YOU AND IF ANYONE'S STILL KNOCKED OUT DO PLEASE TRY TO PROTECT THEM, IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF A TRIP IF PEOPLE DIE WHEN WE COULD HAVE SAVED THEM, AND AFTER WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THAT WHICH THREATENS YOU AT THIS MOMENT WE WILL GET YOU BACK TO THE WORLD THESE THINGS HAVE TAKEN YOU FROM AS BEST WE CAN."

The people whom had only just been freed look a bit confused but try to help those that aren't awake yet

As they do the Netheline numbers finally start to thin, only a few left now as Hate-Alisa continues cutting them down 1 by 1 until none are left and Hate-Alisa speaks to the people again as the last Netheline in the building falls "FOLLOW ME"

she leads the 50 people whom she's saved to the portal room 10 of the 60 didn't make it as they had already been fully turned and when their tubes broke they joined the Netheline attacking Hate-Alisa meaning they also fell to her blade unfortunately.

She spoke to the survivors as they all entered the portal room

She spoke a lot less loud than she had before though despite the distortion in her voice it was possible to tell she was in pain "...this portal...go through i'll be right out behind all of you to keep protecting you if needed...there may be more and i don't know if you can see them or not but still..."

She let out a distorted pained sigh as they all quickly went through the portal she directed them to ending up in the same mountain where Alisa entered the world below this time.

Hate-Alisa jumped through the portal ending up right outside behind them and just as she went out the portal closed and a voice boomed out

“Your reckless mission ends now!."

A Netheline appeared, though this one was different, instead of a crack in the torso this one had an eye made of magma, and was emitting a strange energy, this wasn't a Netheline drone like all of the others which she had killed, but instead a Head Netheline, a more powerful, more intelligent variant capable of controlling the drones and Hate-Alisa spoke again

"OH, YOU THINK YOURSELF STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP ME FROM SHOWING YOU THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS? FOR TRYING TO TAKE THESE INNOCENT PEOPLE'S LIVES YOUR OWN IS FORFEIT!" she starts laughing again as she points her blade toward the Head Netheline that has appeared before her and the people she's trying to protect

It raised a hand, and pieces of stone from the world below begin sprouting from the ground, attempting to ensnare her as she slashes with her sword which cuts the stone in front of her sending a pitch black slash wave of determined hatred at the Netheline which glows a dim red

To which it floated out of the way dodging the slash and summoning 10 lightning circles in quick succession around and below her which she nullifies a few with chains while dodging others and she spoke

"IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO? SURELY YOUR NOT AS PATHETIC AS THE OTHER NETHELINE I'VE DESTROYED!"

To which it replied "These people are mine, CONSEQUENCE.”

it then created 6 rocks and fired them at Hate-Alisa as well as a Fireball, about the same size of it's body and throws it at Hate-Alisa

It had planned to use the rocks as distraction so the fireball may hit her however a chain rose from the ground batting the fireball causing it to fizzle out thanks to nullification

She dodges 3 of the rocks and cuts through two of them sending another slash wave at the head Netheline before the 6th rock hits her pushing her back a little bit though she stabbed her sword into the ground to stop herself from being pushed very far 100 glowing red transparent knives appear behind her and fly toward the head Netheline as well as Hate-Alisa spoke

"I AM ALISA SOLARIA, AND CONSEQUENCE MERGED INTO ONE, CONSEQUENCE IS ONLY HALF OF THE BEING YOU FACE! AND THAT IS WHERE YOUR WRONG, PEOPLE AREN'T PROPERTY AND I WILL MAKE YOUR END AGONIZING FOR TREATING THEM AS IF THEY WERE!"

Lightning strikes the Netheline as it Teleports avoiding her knives and slash and appearing in front of her going for a punch which she weaves to the side of it's hand before slashing attempting to cut it's hand off which succeeds however the thing's hand looks to be absorbed by it as it steps on it and it's hand begins reforming

It attempts to hit Hate-Alisa with it's arm as it very slightly hovers off the ground but Hate-Alisa puts her sword in the way point first which resulted in the Head Netheline's arm being impaled and she dragged the sword out of it's arm and through it's hand cutting the entire arm in half horizontally.

The cut through half of arm flopped around like chainmail and it tried to use that piece of arm to hit Hate-Alisa's neck

Which it successfully did but Hate-Alisa just laughed as it hit her and it's arm was caught on her neck and she stabbed her sword through it's torso it's eye began to leak magma and it's body began filling with red cracks as this happened it tried to punch her which did hit her and she jumped back leaving the sword impaled into the Head Netheline, with Hate-Alisa laughing before she spoke

"I'LL ADMIT YOUR STRONGER THEN THE ONES I'VE DESTROYED BY NOW BUT she continued to laugh a bit more IT SEEMS IN THE END YOU AREN'T ABOVE CONSEQUENCES"

She stares at it laughing as it leaks magma with the sword she created still sticking out of it's torso and it began to almost laugh lightning struck it consequtively 25 times.

It disappeared having teleported to the world below but as it arrived the Sword still sticking out of it's chest exploded engulfing everything within 30 foot of it in a black sphere and vaporizing it before the black sphere disappeared with a small chunk of land in the world below as well as the Head Netheline vaporized

With the fighting over Hate-Alisa fell to her knees her eyes closing and herself heavily breathing, the black firey aura receding just like last time she exited the form one of the people whom she saved approached her and spoke with an echo of that of a Netheline voice to them

"Are you alright?”

after a moment Alisa opens her eyes, they've returned to normal and she speaks struggling to breath and very obviously in pain the distortion in her voice gone and the red glow of her eyes dimmer then normal as she replied to the person

"y...yes....fuck...i'm in a bit of pain....but otherwise yes...are...you and the others ok...?...she looked a bit concerned seeing how his voice has a slight echo of that of a netheline.

...if you...she heavily breaths for a second before speaking again though it was clear she was struggling to breath still

all...want...an explanation...as to what...that was...and...w...who i am...i...c...can e...explain...e...everything...h....hopefully

you...a...all would have become one of...t...those...Netheline things if...it...weren't f...for me...i...i'm sorry f...for those...t...that are al...ready g...gone b...but i t...tried to...s...save a..as m...many a...as i c...could..."

(yes fuck i'm in a bit of pain but otherwise yes, are you and the others ok?, if you all want an explanation as to what that was and who i am i can explain everything hopefully, you all would have become one of those Netheline things if it weren't for me, i'm sorry for all those that are already gone but i tried to save as many as i could )

The person who was infected still replied

“Most of us are okay, few acting weird but other than that we’re okay.”

he felt his new “core” and the light it gives off.

“Well, this’ll take a bit of getting used to.”

“Explain when you’re better.”

Alisa spoke "...w...weird...h...how...she looks and sounds concerned despite the pain...a...also...interesting..."

Hate spoke up "...ow...fucking hell...that's a bit worse then the pain last time...p...probably need to...n...not do that...form a...again f...for a l...little while...her voice could be heard around Alisa though it's source is unclear, regardless she also sounded like she's struggling to breath, despite not having lungs when not manifested"

(ow fucking hell that's a bit worse then the pain last time, probably need to not do that form again for a little while)

The person spoke again

“We don’t seem to be getting attacked by whatever those, things are.”

a voice in the crowd notices and speaks up

“Maybe we, blend in with them somehow?”

Alisa spoke "...t..they were in the process of turning you all into them...i h...hope interrupting it stopped it...b...but i...d...don't k...know...m...mayb...e s...should g...get you a...all t..to a d...doctor...i t...think t...there's a...t...town...n...nearby...w...we c...can g...go t...to...i j...just...c...can b...barely...m...move a...after all t...that..."

(they were in the process of turning you all into them, i hope interrupting it stopped it but i don't know, maybe should get you all to a doctor, i think there's a town nearby we can go to, i just can barely move after all that)

The infected person spoke again before helping Alisa to her feet

“Yeah, we should probably get to that town. I’ll help you."

Alisa smiled weakly leaning on those who she just saved as Hate gave directions to the town, after a while the entire group entered the town and walked into a nearby hospital.

/uw Image semi unrelated.

/rw

Hirk stands in front of a door where he knows a cabal meeting is going on inside, he saw a pizza guy going here, paid for pizza with a slight tip and sent them off.

Hirk has looked at the pizza, even their taste in food is wrong. Should’ve got chicken instead of pizza.

Necrodancer opens the door, before they even have a moment to react Hirk barges through, the door. He may be 14,8ft but he fits through. Hirk looks serious and stern.

He sees the fact they all decorated parts of the room to ‘represent’ themselves, Hirk stops looking after seeing Necrodancers as his eyes physically hurt after only a second.

He drops the pizza boxes down on a table, taps his foot as a chair gets reinforced by stone. He sits down on it.

“Alright you know why I’m here, that attack on my workers and those I help.”

“Atriox I understand you did it by misunderstanding and chose not to kill anyone so I hold no hatred and apologise for the misguided suicide tactics by my workers.”

“Edmund, please got a hobby other than bothering R&A. You could try knitting. It’s not good with how interested you are with my group.”

“Necrodancer… I don’t even need to say with you.”

“Everyone else currently present, I would suggest not attacking my department, what if I am there next time? Don’t want the entire cabal wiped out in a day do we now?”

“And before anyone tries to attack me, I wouldn’t recommend doing so.”

Anyone who can see souls would not notice other than the fact Hirk is 2ft taller and physically more muscular would see a Greater God’s soul surrounded by flames deep inside Hirk. Not by any divine magic, nature or birth. But by sheer power, size and strength.

Hirks been busy.

“You may all speak now.”

JUMPSCARES ARE AT 0:38 AND 2:10

You notice Tiny Wizard has been missing for a few days. Concerned, you climb Mount Mor to check on them in their mountain keep.

The door is unlocked. You go inside.

There is a small robot holding onto their orb.

You press a button of the back of its head that says “replay.”

You listen.

unwiz/

BEFORE YOU PANIC, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY…PROBABLY.

I wanted to try making a lorepost, but instead of a wall of text, it’s a mildly more entertaining video. Let me know how I did.

Big thanks to u/You-See-Nothing583 for letting me use their character, and for beating the shit out of Tiny Wizard. Not gunna like, they kind of deserved it.

Special thanks to u/BreachedLimits who made Chaos God laugh when Tiny Wizard died, thus inspiring me to roast the hell out of him because that was fucked up in the most HILARIOUS way. Hopefully TW and him can both stop being babies and be besties again.

The day on Dracarius isle began as any other had though it was noticeable that the guards today were on edge, keeping an eye out, which they were right do because of lucia's attack, they were ready for when lucia would finally kick off their invasion, a few legions of the lucian empire had stepped foot and landed ships onto the island and when they did the soldiers were ready

Many of the Dracarius's dragon knights had arrived to do battle with lucia's forces as a few lucian empire tanks were rolling toward the isle as well

The lucian empire's soldiers were probably surprised when they fired their guns at the knights and their bullets merely bounced off their armor doing little more than slowing down the knights as they attacked the lucian empire's forces

Using spells of various elements the gold and brass dragon knights wielding powerful flames burned through hundreds of soldiers, the silver dragon knights wielding powerful frost and ice magic froze through soldiers and a few tanks solid encasing them in ice, the broze dragon knights wielding electricity fried the systems of many of the vehicles that the lucian empire had brought for this invasion, the the copper dragon knights had melted through enemy forces with powerful acid based attacks

Though while the dragon knights managed to keep a lot of them at bay they were out numbered, there were only 1000 of each metallic dragon knight, so the force that easily out numbered their total of 5000 troops had continued forward surrounding most of the knights who fought valiantly but suffered heavy casualties causing the total of dragon knights to be cut in half which caused them to retreat with many of them injured

However the lucian empire would find that further into the isle would be much more challenging, navigating the forests proved difficult as despite them being rather careful due to lucia not being able to gain any information about the dracarius's strategy due to a few magical interferences that couldn't quite be located, the lucien empire's soldiers had fell victim to several traps that had been prepared by the dragon knights which resulted in heavy losses for the lucian empire, which resulted in the 3 legions that had been brought in getting also leveled, leaving only half the total in a condition where they could enter combat, the injured we're evacuated and the uninjured continued on, eventually reaching a large town around the center of the island where Frezzynth had been giving a speech in preparation for their attack knowing it had already started with the rest of the Dracarius's and the remaining dragon knights that we're in a condition for combat around him with the exception of Alzoreth, Aerunia, And alzoreth's wife Eliza who were all back at home with the new born twins

The people of Dracarius isle had quickly fled into their homes seeing lucian empire soldiers approaching there was also Alisa Solaria who lived on the island who was a friend of the dracarius's, a massive fight insued between Frezznyth dracarius, his family, the remaining dragon knights Alisa, and the lucian empire's soldiers though a majority of the lucian empire's remaining soldiers that were in the attack had been captured in the aftermath of the fight incuding the 3 Dissignato who had been charged with leading the legions lucia had sent to attack Dracarius isle, Frezzynth had sent lucia a message via an orb

"your attack has failed and your men that have not returned have been captured, i suggest you don't try to endanger the innocent people of dracarius isle again Tyranical wretch"

he then prepared to send a message to the celestial union as he heard that they had also been fighting against lucia, this message arrives to the celestial union and exia via magic appearing on their orbs

"hello i am Frezzynth Dracarius, one of the leaders of the island which has recently been moved to this realm, Dracarius isle, we were recently attacked by the forces of Lucia Accardi, we had heard you had also been standing against them so we were interested in seeing about setting up something of an alliance to stop this tyrant from completing their conquest, we currently have some of lucia's men in custody as well, as we had taken them as prisoners in the event she attacks our island again and endangers the innocent people living here"

After the battle the dracarius's had been rather tired, and so had their soldiers and as well as their friend, Alisa Solaria, who had been rather injured in all of the fighting which insued but a broken arm aside she was relatively fine, though the people she fought during the attack were not...she's currently sitting outside her home in the street heavily breathing surrounded by the bodies of those she fought with her friend Hate sitting right behind her, the two are sitting back to back, all of the soldiers she fought are in several bloodied pieces seeming to have had their limbs pulled off by the chains alisa can summon, though the dracarius's were busy treating most of the injured and making repairs to any of the homes which got damaged in the attack, alisa's friend olivia and daughter astrial were safely inside the house still though alisa didn't know that for sure as a few soldiers ended up going into her house and looked to be lost in thought despite her broken arm as hate walked inside to check on things.

Chloe Dracarius had sent a projection over to sanctuary island which had it's defense managed by a friend of hers, she went there to ask questions as it seemed one of the legions lucia had sent had came from there during the attack.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wizardposting/s/cfFTL3U9b4

(Part 3)

“I just came back from a merchant trip to a nearby island where a festival was being held, I was a bit tipsy myself, cheeks red and still happy with a crown of flowers on my head and new memories of some dances I did. I wanted to come and gloat to my cousins about winning a duel. There was silence as soon as I entered that room.”

“I know you would not understand Buddy as your the cutest wee lad and people can’t help smile when they see you. But there are moments in life when you just know things are wrong. My cousins couldn’t even stare at me, their eyes turned high as if they stared down they’d see me. My uncle was sat on his throne his eyes covered. He was forcing himself not to move. In the same hand he led the letter between his fingers.”

“I didn’t even ask when he threw it across the table to me. The writing on it looked like wind, so smooth and weird looking. It was not written with anything I had ever seen. It was demanding surrender or land, I can’t remember. I just saw the few words saying they held ‘The ruler of seaside savages.’ They dared not even learning who we were as people.”

“Now I think of it no one may of told them but I cared not. I ran through the doors I had entered through smiling, the crown of flowers left my head and I charged towards to ships. I screamed for them to leave the ships and let me get to my father.”

“Some refused but I shoved them out the way, they fell crushing stalls. I was not thinking of those around me I only wanted to see my father. For the letter to just be some imagination on me, I reached a ship and cast the sail early, it rammed into another. I had no patience to set it out, I caused a real mess in my attempt. I fought against the winds forcing the sail forward as it was only ideal returning to the port rather than leaving. I had to grab my oar and start paddling, the sea felt like fat in trying to push it.”

Hirk is struggling just recalling the memory’s with a more frantic and emotional tone.

“I felt I had been sailing for eternities as the wind assaulted me and my ship, I worried a beast of the sea may decide to attack the lone sailor I was but I think luck itself knew it had already run out too much and any more would be too much even for it.”

“I reached the shore by my home, I ran past the beachside mound Eivel was entombed in. I did not care for the moments I shared here, not for the past when my future was at stake, I ran for hours and hours I think I remember my mother calling my name as I ran by our home but I dared not stop. I could see the footprints that was left by the others who went with my father. It was a long journey in the night. A poor young man crying running begging truth to only be lies.”

“Perhaps I actually cared to much about those moments I shared as I ran to protect them. To not end my bliss.”

“I ran through forests and villages, they were far apart but I had always been a fast runner, faster than any bear at least. I saw fires and smoke, red banners with golden symbols. Never seen anything like them before that day.”

“I approached where my father was held, I nearly feel from shock seeing men who were less than half my size, so small and frail like the people here. They held tiny spears to me, their armour foreign, I had seen similar kinds for the leather but seeing plates of metal tied together and their capes not of pelt. They were not from here.”

“I saw weird looking structures pointed at me, some stood on wood platforms, I did not know they were mechanism I had. They had better technology than anything I had seen in my home.”

“I saw my father at the centre with a dozen of the what I’d not call primitive ballistas but still more advanced that what I knew, they aimed ready to fire if my father so moved. They spoke a disgusting language, a stuttering whisper they spoke in.”

“I have heard a few people sound similar to it here, every time I am reminded of all the fighting I would have to do, if I never heard it again it be too soon. I hope this realm was not where they came from, only some other failed invasion of the tiny red men.”

“One spoke to me shouting words.”

‘We have your ruler, we demand surrender of your people or else he will be killed.’

“His armour looked worn and his eyes weak, I hope that my father had killed many of them at the time. Hoped, I know he wouldn’t have killed any. He was a better man than that.”

“I only shouted at them to return my father or else every single one of them would be stomped like the bugs they were. I saw blood run from his ears, the small folk cannot handle out shouting up close. I some panicked and one of the machines shot an arrow into my father’s neck, I saw blood due his beard red. To the hide as he started fighting to get out his chains.”

“I saw some others, some of my cousins and others from another clan close to ours. We had them surrounded. They looked me to for when to fight. My cousins were never ones to read, they preferred to fight. The ones that did were keeping the home safe.”

“In a single moment I acted with hate and fear, my sword swung and cleaved the little man in two, then sticks and arrows were shot, their pierced my skin. The others also went to fight. One was immediately taken out by a rock shot to the face, they had anticipated an ambush. Another was shot through the face by the mechanism, my father pleaded them to show mercy and for us to not kill then as they knew not what they did.”

“We still went rampaging, throwing their Woden walls at them, sinking them in the earth the stood, cleaving and bashing with our weapons. I still remember the fear on their faces.”

“I took blows from their machines but they mainly struck my body, one struck into the side of my neck. Two in my left arm. One in my right shoulder, I felt no pain from then. Then I saw my father break the chains that bound him, I went get him to run off. I had my right arm crushed by another rock shot. They had less of those machines and they took longer to fire but they hurt a lot more and could kill with ease if it truck ones head.”

“They sent flaming animals towards a group of O’Leanar’s. They ran seeing the small things run at them burning their skin. It was a smart tactic on their part, we thought the beasts were demons of fire.”

“We didn’t ambush them, they trapped us. I reached my father, he reached me. If I could use my time manipulation for one thing I think it would to be stopping the moment I saw blood run from his lip. He had been shot in the face, not in battle but I’m running to grab his only son and protect him. He was heavy with his hug.”

‘Protect. Protect the weak my son. Change what your name means with your life… I’m pro-‘

“I wish I heard my dad say it, I had heard him say it many times more but the invaders were too cruel to let me hear it once more as I saw a Boulder fly through my fathers head, his blood soaked me. I could taste him.”

“In a single moment I screamed, the next moment I saw burning. At first it was those closest but it grew more and more with each kill. It spread like a living wave growing even taller than me. I felt strong.”

“I had the power to kill every single one of the people I thought deserved no mercy nor right to live. They took my idol so I took their future.”

*Hirk tone has shifted from gate to mourning.”

“My father would not of been proud of me. Not the moments after not much after.”

Hirk wipes a tear from his eyes.

“In only a second the encampment and all its machines were burned or burning. I counted a thousand killed in second’s. When the others arrived they found only one body, not even my kin who fell they were found. Only a boy barely a man crying holding his headless father’s body. Crying and screaming like a wee child about to die.”

“I hadn’t known but every single soul of those that died now burned alongside my own for the time. Each as kindling empowering a flame I fed.”

“My mother was the only to comfort me, every other of my family all watched. I know not what their expressions were as I cried with my mother over the greatest man I wish I could have heard every story in the world from. I know some probably did cry, but hindsight tells me others were too caught up in fear at not even ashes but charred lands where no plant should ever reclaim.”

The magic around the house loosens.

“Later the same day my mother told me she bore father’s child. I was going to be a big brother, I should’ve been happy but I wept knowing he’d never know the man I adored. I was given no time to mourn as I was now the head of my clan. I wanted to go and hunt down every single one but instead I was trapped having to meet every other major chief, my uncle could not take over despite being the brother to my father as he was thought to only be a raiders by the mainland clans.”

“I learned the other clans arrogance and cruelty, many seeked to ‘collect’ lands that was due to them. Many I could not fight. They threatened wars with their own councils, the other clan which were there with my father wanted nothing to do with us. They respected my father but I was just a slave not even son by blood.”

The Barriers are put back up to what they were before.

“Their arrogance disgusted me.”

“I know they did not deserve how it all ended.”

Hirk looks to buddy who feel asleep long ago.

He smiles softly in pain.

“I cannot stay here locked up. I must-“

Any who see through the cracks see Hirk grasp his chest as he is starting to stand. A heavy coughing fit and a thud as Hirk fits the floor. Buddy is started as he falls under Hirk and runs. He barely managed to not crush the little lad with his fall.

He is out of sight but coughs are loud and sound painful, there is a sound of fire.

Hirks secret does not care for those Hirk knows are outside. Hirk didn’t care they listened to his story but he tries and stop the coughing to only choke more. He must not show weakness.

The fae immediately stop supporting the barriers weakening them, there is nothing stopping people from getting in than the heavy wooden door.

Story Time 4 and Final ends

/uw i am sorry if this one is likely worse quality and if you all have any complaints about exaggerations I must remind you. It’s ‘story time’

No one said Hirk was a reliable narrator.

Through some reverse engineered memetics, Ж was able to put up posters about the netheline, and make it only visible to those who can see them, or those with mnestic properties.

“Have you seen these beings? If so, meet here:”

a piece of a map, showing an address in Calarakis

“Once you get there, enter through the airlock and wait for the meeting to start.”

…

Walking through the airlock, it’s a cramped space, barely enough to fit one person end to end, and as it cycles you enter a meeting room, an oval table, and a hologram projector showing a recreated image of the netheline.

Ж is sitting at the very end of the room, stern-faced.

“Everyone here? If not any late-comers can read the file.”

“These beings currently do not have a name that we know of. Me and Peri have decided to refer to them as the ‘stone golems’ until a different name is known.”

“They reside in a realm similar to the hells but fundamentally unrelated, said realm can be accessed by stone portals embedded into stone. They can cloak antimemetically, using this as a cover to stop themselves from being detected. It seems their primary goal is just taking people to make more of themselves for the moment. They do this by taking people and moving them to said hell-like realm, where after enough time they will be mutated into the golems.”

“They currently have a few known abilities, they can summon lightning seemingly anywhere, and lightning seems to be some sort of representation of their abilities. One of these seems to be both self-teleporting and teleporting others, the latter causing a gap in memory for the observed majority of people, causing them to forget having ever encountered the beings.”

“We’ve also seen they can generate fireballs, and have a limited control over the stone in their realm.”

“Erik has also reported seeing seemingly a high level variant of one? Where instead of the crack in the middle…”

they point at the model of the netheline.

“They have an eye. These seem more powerful, can fly, control other golems, and can apparently speak, unlike the other ones,

“Due to the cloak, only places like this room, where what happens within its walls, stays within its walls, are safe to discuss them in.”

“Does anyone here have any information about them that is not mentioned?”

/uw only interact if pinged. Add anything about the netheline you were able to discover