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The Moot, 10:35AM 9th of September.
The Averland battle line was drawn up and ready for the day's action. The halberdiers and swordsmen were drawn up at its center with the 22'd firelocks divided to either flank of the battle line. In front were the falcones arrayed in a battery and ready to fire at the given word. In the rear was the reserves of the knights and pistoliers whose job it would be to intercept the Halfling militia bots that would come to aid the town when it was under attack. In front of the cannons stood Colonel David in his full plate armor.
David looked at his men and then gave his pre battle speech." See those homes over there?" He asked his men, sweeping his hand to the Halfling village which was unaware of what was to happen to them on their second breakfast" In those homes are dry, sandy holes. With pantry's full of food and plenty of loot. There are cute Halfling girls in those homes. Lets go and take their homes, rape the woman and eat our fill! For Averland and PLA!" His men shouted in return." For Averland and the PLA!"
Ducan licked his lips in anticipation. He really had no qualms about sacking the town. They were after all virtual creations and they had no rights in his book. This was one of the few ways he could have any enjoyment now a days anyway.
David then gave the signal to the battery who fired their cannons into the town. The cast iron balls destroyed a windmill, the shots blowing out the wooden beams supporting the windmill, causing it to collapse in on itself. David then ordered." All halberdiers and swordsmen charge. Take this town and what you want."
Duncan and his halberdiers along with the swordsmen surged forward past the cannons. There was a guttural roar as they did so. They felt the restraint of their commanders imposed on them lifted and they moved towards their reward like possessed beasts.
The melee troops were half way to the town when David ordered the handgunners to move in next to support the melee armed soldiers. When the melee troops reached the town, the first few spear and bow armed Halfling militia were forming their ramshackle units. The swordsmen blocked the scatter arrows with their shields and the halberdiers tore into the spearmen. It was a massacre that did not end with the militia. The old and young who were running for their lives were cut down in the street from the hand gunners.
Those that did not flee hid in their homes, but it was no use. The Averlanders broke into the homes and taverns. This was done by the players as the bots killed and slaughtered outside of the building.
Duncan broke into a home on the main market. An older Halfling male was there with a young son and a teenage daughter. The father Halfling was protecting his children by shielding them with his arms. Duncan laughed at the sight." Let's see how you like my pig sticker tubby." He then thrusted the spear point of halberd through the fathers throat and pinning him to the wall. The children screamed out as their father gargled out blood. His life slipping away as he watched his children at the mercy of the man.
The two children tried to run but Duncan grabbed them by their throats. They were smaller than a human equivalent and he easily lifted them up. He looked over the Halfling girl, she was a little pudgy but she was cute and would do. The boy, he didn't even care with. He slammed the boy's head into the nearby fire place, splitting his skull. The sister yelled out and cried, Duncan looked at her and smirked. From the corner of his eye he saw his karma meter fall even more slightly and he reached out to rip the girls dress off.
Then the game paused.
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Outside of Altdorf, 10:35AM
"Target 350 yards ahead. Elevate 5 degrees. Steam pressure?" Kazumi asked Michele, her own hands full with one holding up a telescope and another on her far squeaker box. The machine was a recent addition the girls had received the day before. It was a radio box set powered by warp stone that allowed both internal communication in the steam tanks and external to reach the other members of the armored company and beyond.
Through the slight static of the head set Kazumi heard Michele speak." Pressure at normal levels, estimated loss of pressure will put us at lowest level." Kazumi thought.' That means another 30 seconds till we can move again and another minute to shoot.' The commander then heard the gun adjusting with the crank of gears shifting. The cannon was mounted in the hull and the entire tank had to be adjusted in order to fire in the right direction.
"Cannon ready to fire." Michele said.
"Alright, fire!" Kazumi spoke and Michele pulled the level unleashing blast of steam into the cannon. A cast iron cannonball shot out through a plum of steam into the air. It hit the earth a few feet away from the target and bounced through the round wooden target. The other two tanks floowshed with steam plums as the cannons fired. For a brief moment the entire rang that the steam tanks sat were engulfed in smoke and were obscured. The trio of commander's eyes being protected by brass goggles.
At the other end of the range the girls could see their targets. Kazumi's steam tank hit to the bottom right of the target's outer ring, Sandy's hit the just above the inner most ring and Tammy's was dead on in the center. The tankers were practicing with their heavy steam cannons today. Their lighter turret mounted steam guns were used just in case they got into close range of human or lesser bots.
" Good shooting ladies. A little off target there Ulrics Fist, but still good shooting." Sandy spoke through the far squeaker and then there was a pause." We'll take another ten volleys and head out to the valley for some real hard targets. That should be at about 1045 hours."
Kazumi and Tammy replied at the same time." Rodger." That was a rougher range where the ground was uneven and the targets were set at different distances.
The tankers were working at another round a few minutes later when the game paused for them.
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The Gunners Arms Tavern, Nuln, 10:00AM
Resting in Color Sergeant Oak's arms was a naked Delia. They both slept in a bed in a private room on the second level of the tavern. After 18 hours of constant love making with various 'accessories' to stimulate themselves they finally collapsed a few hours ago. In between their kinky time's there was also the down time where they shared and got each other up to speed on what they had been up to, when they didn't share over private messaging.
They were sleeping peacefully till there came a knock at the door. They both didn't notice it and continued to sleep in their dream land. The knocking came more of a thump and a male voice called out. Delia stirred but her lover was a deep sleeper." Uh?" Asked the furry beastwoman.
The door was kicked in with a pair of heavy cavalry boots. The room's occupants suddenly came alive." Da fuck!" Shouted Oak as Delia gave a shriek.
Through the door Euan, Likes Gaming and another sergeant named Dagon walked through." Up we go Oak. We have a nose to bloody up." Said Euan in his thick accent.
Delia pulled back and covered herself with the sheets as she watched the scene unfold. Euan picked up Oak along with Dagon and pulled him towards the door." What the hell do you mean a bloody nose. I'm on leave!" He wasn't struggling but he was trying to stand up.
"Leave's been canceled for the entire Brunswick Corps boyo. You just haven't checked your messages." Euan said and let Oak stand.
"Can I get a minute then to get my clothes on?" Asked the color sergeant.
"Aye." Euan let his grip slip." Let him get his clothes on Dagon." Dago let his hand slip.
Oak equipped his clothes while in the bed Delia did so as well, glaring daggers at the men of IHA for barging in. Oak took the opportunity to also chk his messages and saw the half dozen messages informing him that it was leave was canceled." Oh fuck." He groaned as he read the messages. He looked at Delia with an apologetic look." I really got to go. Else it's the brig."
"True laddy." Euan said and then tapped his foot." So come along before we put you in the same cell as a boyo named Bubba."
Oak was fully dressed in his uniform as was Delia in a more conservative dress. Delia sighed as well and said." Very well love. Just be careful." She then walked up hugged him and pressed her curvaceous body against him and pressed her lips against his. He wrapped his arms around her and returned the good bye kiss.
Euan then pulled Oak along with Dagon's help." I'm moving, I'm moving!" Oak said and started to move with them. He shouted over his shoulder to Delia." I love you!"
Oak was moving his Regiment members and was furious about the situation." What the hell is going on that needs all of us to take off leave?" His voice was edged.
The other IHA men started to move faster at a jog through the tavern and out onto the street. Euan said." We've been tapped for a raid into Averland." Before Oak could ask why the major continued." Michal told me it was because the boy's upstairs and Sharpe wants us to attack the PLA bastards before they can get in the first hit. "
Oak ran along with them and said." Damn. We are going to stir up a hornets nest." He was not looking forward to the response from the PLA.
"Aye that's the point. Also I think we are to draw in as many of the bastards and lead them straight to Nuln. We don't want them running around causing problems now do we?" Euan said as the group made it to the small steam engine station.
"Lovely." Oak rolled his eyes as he took his seat with the rest of the IHA that had brought him here." The entire PLA gunning for us."
"Look on the bright aide, you'll get to run away without anyone thinking less of you after we hit them." Dagon, a Brit, said. The train rolling out to the training grounds.
"If they catch us I'll show them my skills with my sword." Oak crossed his arms. He still was pissed at being tore out of the arms of his lover just scant moments ago.
Likes Gaming then spoke at that wonderful happy time for Oak and asked." Speaking of skills. Do you get hair balls when you and her-"
Oak glared at Likes Gaming." You say another word and you'll be eating with gold teeth for the rest of your time here." He said to the corporal who promptly shut his face.
The rest of the ride to the training grounds was uneventful save for the steaming sergeant sitting and stewing his feelings. When they arrived at the muster grounds the BC were formed up and preparing to move out. Oak could see that his regiment was near the front, third only to the pistoliers at the very front and the riflemen just ahead. Oak could see his old commander Sharpe going over the plans with the commanding officers of the various regiments in the Brunswick Corps at the front of the column. He could spy a certain blue haired sniper from his time in the resistance, she was now a sergeant in the 1st Imperial Green Jackets.
Oak took his place on a limber for a Saker as did Likes Gaming. The great and demi-cannons of the Empire were to heavy for a mobile regiment and would be left back on the heights for when the enemy attacked. Sakers and Falcone's were better suited to the warfare on the move, yet the sakers had the heaviest hitting power of the two. So the regiment had taken the sakers with them and were designated as flying artillery. There were 24 such guns in the regiment and half of them were controlled by bots and the other half by human commanders.
After the IHA came the other regiments part of the BC, they were light melee troops of halberdiers and swordsmen. In addition to the humans going on the expedition the Brunswick Corps also had a fresh detachment of several wagons belonging to Skaven players. These wagons contained far squeakers and runners to the various regiments. Texting in a fight was a dangerous business for a fighting man and message alerts may not of been heard over the din of battle. The inclusion of the signal corps was a welcome one.
It was a little after 10:30 that the regiment finally started to move out and on the road for Averland. The BC's black flags were covered and there was only a light march on drums and fief for musical accompaniment with Killaloe. Oak's thoughts as they moved out were of his beloved and how he felt so sorry about what he was forced to do….
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In the city of Nuln, after her darling had left, Delia sat on the bed and thought to herself.' I traveled a few hundred miles… waited months… and only had a single night with Oak' She was not happy about the men who busted into the room with her and her boyfriend and took the latter away.
'What am I to do? Wait again to see him, if at all?' She looked out of the window their room had.' He is only a few miles away at most.' Delia added to her thoughts.
'I can go after him… but I'm not a high level like he is… I can still use a spear though in a pinch. I think, yes I will!' Delia stood and opened her menu." I'm going to follow him and I'm going to stay with him when he isn't fighting." She said aloud and equipped herself in form fitting brigandine, leather breeches and salet helm. She then equipped her spear, which was a inwardly curved spear.
Delia then ran out of the room and down the stairs. She was careful with the point and once she was outside she placed it onto her shoulders and proceeded to run towards the eastern part of town.
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The lovers were just over three miles apart when the game paused.
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The Lower Reik, 10:24AM
"Sail upstream!" Shouted the spotter in the crows nest of The Titans Hand. The human crew and it's passengers suddenly came alive with a new vigor. Various crew members suddenly went to their battle stations and the two passengers moved to the aft of the brig.
"What's coming?" Asked Chica as she made it to the helm where Rosina had taken out a spyglass to look for the sail. Philip ran up with his menu open and equipping his armor.
" Two master around the bend, out about a mile away." Rosina said to her passengers. She then shouted up to the crows nest." What class!"
It took a moment for the answer to reach down." Brig, Ship of the Line class. They are unfurling full sails!" The man spoke.
" Damn." Rosina cursed. She looked at her passengers." That's a step above our ship with a copper bottom and about two more guns per broadside. It has better speed on us as well with the copper bottom. If it was a carrack we could outrun it or if it was a sloop we could easily take them on. But we will need to face this vessel on one to one."
Philip then said." We are down river wouldn't that give us an advantage and a chance to get away?" He put on his plate mail as he spoke.
Rosina shook her head." We are also going up river the time it would take for us to turn and try to run would not be enough. The only chance we have is that we face this patrol on our own." She then walked past the passengers and had a bot ring the ships bell in alarm. She then yelled out." Battle stations! Load chain shot and set the guns elevation high!"
Her crew complied with her orders. The former pirates turned mercenary had learned a few things about naval discipline when it came to actual battle, unlike every other time. That amounted to going to your station and following the captains orders.
Philip looked and asked." How can I help?"
Rosina looked at Philip and Chica. They were her charges and she had to admit they were not pricks, so she had a certain respect towards them. So she took a split second to decide." If you are going to stay and fight I would suggest you get yourself scarce and keep yourself hidden until we are going to board them. If you really want to live though you can try to swim for the shore or fly away."
" I'll take the second option." Chica said. She got her mount and then made to flew low and fast down the Reik.
Philip on the other hand said." I'll fight for you and your crew. Best of Luck to you ma'am and try to survive." He saluted Rosina and proceeded to placed himself next to the gunwales, sitting.
Rosina said." You to!" She then set back to the task at hand and saw the Imperial Vessel with the black griffon on red field flag of Altdorf emerged from around the bend. The ship was similar to hers, though slimmer and additional sails to catch the wind. From the bow she could see a man dressed in a white coat lift up a megaphone." Marianburg Vessel! You are in Imperial Territory Illegally. Heave to port and prepare to be boarded!" After 30 seconds, in which Rosina's and the Imperial Vessel continued to bear down on each other, there came a plum of smoke and fire from the Altdorf ship's bow. A cannon ball splashed next to The Titans Hand can sprayed water on the deck.
'Warning shot.' Rosina thought. She looked through her spy glass and saw more details on the Imperial Ship. Its name was 'The Sea Hag' and she had a single great cannon mounted on the bow. She could see more details about the captain, his white coat trimmed in white and his hair long and a dark black along with a goatee. He was typing out a message in his menu, most likely to his superiors.
She lowered the spy glass and ordered out to her men." Prepare to bring her hard too port and brace for a broadside!" She moved down from the aft to the main deck and drew a pistol and equipped her halberd. She had to keep moving else she would be a sitting duck with her bright red hair. The Sea Hag was 300 yards off but closing fast.
There was another shot from The Sea Hag, this time it shot through the figurehead and embedded itself in the wooden bow of The Titans Hand.' Close enough.' Rosina thought and then shouted." Hard to port! Starboard prepare to fire!"
The helmsmen shouted." Aye aye! Hard to port!" He then pulled the wheel to the left, the ship lurching. The human crew on the Sea Hag saw what was happening and took cover for the coming broad side, the bots didn't have that luxury.
The Titan's Hand crossed in front of the imperial vessel. For a moment there was a serern silence as the ships creaked on the river. Then Rosina shouted." Fire!" The guns of her brig's starboard erupted in a single volley. Chain shot spined and whooshed through the air. The shots tore into the sails of the Sea Hag and into her top mast.
The Sea Hag kept coming though and was turning to port to bear its guns on The Titans Hand. The Titans Hand continued to bear at port when the Sea Hag's starboard erupted in flames and smoke. Round shot blasted through the aft cabin of the Titans Hand and two of the cannon balls made it through the cabin, one of which caught a bot through his chest removing it in a red mist. The other cannon ball missed Rosina by flying right past her head by scant inches.
She watched the Sea Hag as her own vessel turned. Rosina then raised her halberd as the two ships were parrel to each other." Fire!" She brought her weapon down as she yelled. The Titan Hand's port side then erupted in flames and smoke as more chain shot spun out. The chain shot caught the main mast of the Sea Hag and one cut it in twain.
For a moment the Sea Hag's mast was standing, then it began to tilt and fall to the port. It crashed with the sound of wood and rope snapping. Rosina laughed at the sight and ordered."" Load Canister! She's crippled and ours for the taking! Make ready to broad!" There was a roar of agreement and the Titan's Hand made it's way to the Sea Hag.
With the Hag's main mast down it was not able to meet the Titan's Hand with a proper broad side. The Titan's Hand, with it's sails fully functioning was able to sail behind the Sea Hag. Musket armed bot's fired at each other as did swivel guns, unleashing a wall of lead at each other. Bot's and a few unlucky players on each side were struck by the projectiles.
The Titans hand then sailed to the port side of the Hag and then unleashed a voley of grape, ripping into the bots crewing the ship. The Hag then delivered another volley of round, hitting the hull of the Titan's hand. None were critical but splintered some of the broads." Grapping hooks!" Hooks went over the side of the Titan and caught the railing. The two ships pulled close and more small arm's fire peppered the decks of both ships. Rosina raised her pistol up and shot at a player armed with a blunder buss on the aft castles railing. She caught him in the shoulder and he was spun around from the force of the shot.
Philip made himself known at this point with his sword and shield drawn, going towards the railing. Rosina saw him and then yelled out." Boarders away!" She ran at the railing and dropped her expended pistol on the deck, drawing another pistol. She jumped onto the Hag's deck with her men following. She shot another of the Imperial's in the chest and then went to both hands with her halberd. Both sides shot and slashed at each other as the melee started. Philip was like an tank armed with a sword rather than a cannon, he was able to parry and deflect blows off his body and hack into the lightly armored sailors.
Rosina made moved herself to the bow with a pair of players who took care most of the fighting, while she handed bots when she could. She tried to avoid players since they could think and made them more dangerous than the NPCs. That was when she was confronted by a player ahead of her, he was the captain of the ship and raised up a pistol in a blur. His finger was on the trigger and-
Then the game paused.
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Slyvania, 30 miles South West of Konrads Watch, 10:22 AM
Sieges were surprisingly quick in WAO. Unlike in the real world equivalents of sieges which could take months if not years to launch assaults on castles, the amount of time to set up siege engines and trenches could be reduced to only a few hours. This was even quicker with the castle that the Zhufbarian-former Averlander army had besieged was half ruined.
The heavy guns of the mixed expedition had made short work of the remaining warmachines operated by skeletal bots. They also created a few more breaches in the wall to allow the infantry into the fortress without having to deal with bottlenecks already in the fortress. The dwarfs were in the front of the infantry, having more runes engraved in their axes and hammers, no matter how minor gave them a weapon to slay ethereal creatures. Wizards, both human and elven, supported the manlings and elves who were taking the second wave. The ranged weapons they carried would be of little use when they could not be enchanted.
After a night of the infantry resting and arty setting up, then the early morning of the cannons destroying the walls of the ruined castle, the infantry were eager for action. The ranks of the dwarfs surged forward, a couple thousand dwarfs bots and they few human masters marched towards a trio of breaches with a point of the commander's fingers and an verbal order. Roshi was one of those commanders who was leading her contingent forwards.
Roshi's contingent consisted of 30 dwarf players with her 2 captains having 20 each and the siege troops kept in reserve. Behind them were the human and elven players in about equal numbers. Combined there were over 5,000 bots. The castle had an unknown numbered of undead, but the number was most likely not even a few hundred of their numbers. There wasn't any spells thrown out by the fortress so the chances of their being necromancers let alone vampires was slim.
Almost as one, with a crashing of armored foot falls the army marched forwards. They moved briskly and charged into the breaches. The undead consisted of zombies and skeletons. The zombies were the easiest to dispatch with a good heavy blow to the body to knock it down or to take their heads off. The skeletons showed a ghost of skill and were armed with a verity of spears, shields and hand weapons. Some were even armored and as the army pushed deeper into the fortress to the keep they encounter grave guard.
The grave guard were heavily armored skeleton warriors who carried shields and swords. They were the most skilled of the undead. But against the tide of dwarfs and men they were quickly overtaken. That was till when Roshi's forces pushed into the keep and faced the master of the castle.
Sitting on a throne, clad in black armor was an ancient wright king. His eyes glowed with ethereal green flame. In his hands was a great axe that pulsed with strange power. With the creak of his bones and rusty armor he stood and pointed his great axe at Roshi. Above his head was a health bar and a name 'Jelso the Hellish' appeared above him.
Roshi took the challenge and stepped forward. She drew a pistol and fired a silver bullet at the wight king. He was staggered and his eyes flickered. Jelso opened his mouth in a silent hiss and began to barrel down on the dwarf woman.
Roshi sheathed her pistol and then drew her shield and axe. She braced the shield to her front as the wright king raised his great axe to bring it down on her. Jelso brought his axe down. The dwarf thane was quick though, stepping to the side. The axe hit the stone tile of the floor and sparks flew up into the air. Roshi then brought her hand ax down on the wright king's left knee. Her blade broke the through the bone and cloth of the knee. Jelso stumbled and slashed towards Roshi. She blocked the strike with her shield and rolled with the hit. She then attacked again this time taking his right arm with an upper cut. She unleashed one last blow with a downward strike to lift his head from his shoulders. The helmeted skull rolled onto the stone tile floor and opened it's mouth in a silent scream, the light in it's eyes flickering and dying.
Roshi smirked and before she could take her prize from the mid boss, the game paused.
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Leicheberg - Stirland, The Grand Gazebo East, 10:33 AM
There was a question at the back of Rufus's head that had been sitting there for a few weeks. It was a thought that he was not pleased by but he had to confront it sooner or later. It started when he decided that he would ask Tatianna to marry him.
The practical problem of marriage in the game was non-existent, a player just needed to send an engagement request to another. If the opposite player accepted then they would be married without any ceremony. A highly unromantic affair to say the least.
Rufus was not that crass. He wanted to make his proposal special since he did want to make his girl feel special. Bringing her to one of the few resorts in WAO was the best way to do so. It may have been 100 gold per day per person, but the views and service was worth it. He had the money to spare for the rooms, but even then he couldn't be sure she would say yes.
The problem he had now that she had accepted his proposal was how far Tatianna would take their future marriage. If she was to view this marriage as an in game thing, not going further than the virtual world. That was not something he was looking forward to, he wanted to continue it in the real world. But there were so many problems, there was a real language barrier back at home, an international gap and then there was her father which from the stories she told was a loving but scary man.
These thoughts stirred in his mind as he awaited Tatianna who was occupying the shower. She was cleaning and drying herself, which given that she was covered in fur took a long time to accomplish. After last night's activities she did need to get her fur clean. He had already showered earlier and was fully dressed in an orange silk shirt, brown vest and tan pants as part of his day ware. He laid on the bed and was looking up at the white plaster ceiling of the room, his hands linked on his chest.
Then he turned to the bathroom door when he heard the handle opening the door. Tatianna walked out in a bright green flowing dress, showing a considerable amount of leg with a slit that went up to her lower thigh." Ready for breakfast?"
He stood and joined her." Eeyup." They then left the room and Rusty was waiting outside for them.
"About time. I'm starving and can't get my breakfast without you two being there." The young skaven boy said.
"Well come along then." Rufus said, as he and Tatianna walked down the hall. Rusty followed after the couple, not entirely pleased. Rufus hid his thoughts well as he walked.' I need to talk to her about it. I really do need to talk about real world stuff… I can't right now with Rusty in tow. Just a few more hours and I can.'
The group made it to the restaurant and ordered their late breakfasts. As they settled in a shadow took it's place above Rufus." Mind if I join you three?" The voice was female and familiar.
Rufus's face's color drained under his burnsides." Oh sweet Sigmar, it's you again." He turned and saw that it was Argo.
The others looked to her, Rusty with some appreciation and Tatianna with her face mixed with emotions. Argo took her seat with nary a word as Rufus said." I must say that when I do have your company it's pleasant, but it usually involves bloodshed at some point."
Argo chuckled and said." That is true." Her expression then harden." That's why I'm here. I want to talk to you about Averland."
That sent a shiver down both Rufus's and Tatianna's spine. Both having ties to the current military heads of the Imperial and Beastmen forces, they understood the situation in Averland was coming to a head. They both knew that it wouldn't be long till Averland had finally slipped it's bounds and made it's move to conquer the Empire.
"What about it do you want to talk about?" Rufus asked with caution in his voice. If Argo was here he knew something bad was going to go down. After all last time they met he got shot.
She then leaned forward and said." Averland will-"
Then the game paused.
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Across the Warhammer World, 10:40 AM
The game paused across the virtual world. Battles stopped, sentences were cut off and the globe was frozen in that moment of time. For a split second countless thousands thought that Akihito Kayaba had sent them to another meeting place. Those thoughts were dispelled instantly when a movie played before their eyes.
The movie started in a dark dungeon with a circle of nobles in the red, yellow and black of Averland. The movie circled around the nobles as a male narrator spoke." In the darkest of times, many are lead by the smallest glimmer of light." The camera began to pan up and looked down at the gathering of nobles." But for some they embrace the darkness." It was then revealed that the nobles surrounded an 8 pointed star with a sacrifice victim on it." And the darkness embraces them."
The movie then blurred as the camera shot up through the earth. The camera followed the burning of a Temple of Sigmar, unholy icons being hammered into the stone work. Upwards the view went and settled onto a fortress. A warrior priests head was on a pike with a three eyed raven pecking at his eyes. Behind the priest the Averland flag flew with an 8 pointed star painted on the fabric with blood. The narrator then finished." Averland has fallen into heresy and the foundations of the empire have shaken."
The cut scene ended. But its implication was felt throughout the world with every player knowing this game had gotten darker more than ever before.
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A/N: Oh what do you think about the unofficial title for this chapter being. 'The Cliff Hanger Chapter?'