Episode: And Not to Yield
Posted by Story on 01/27/24
Most of Arvum has fallen to the demonic invasion. The Mourning Isles has no domains remaining in human hands, having pulled all its forces to Arx, and the combined fleets of the Compact patrol of the Bay of Thrax and the Gray River. The ancestral homes of the other great houses remain, held at terrible cost, but aside from the great houses and the duchies of Ostria and Artshall, all the noble houses evacuated their homes and have concentrated their might at Arx. But for those small bulwarks of safety, Arvum falls.
The Compact burns.
And while harrying their approach as much as they can, with traps and brief attacks while fading before their strength, the demonic horde comes on, marching steadily towards Arx. Scouts report that as the forces near within a day of the city, a great many humans taken captivate by the forces of Azazel were ritually sacrificed, and great black mirrors appeared on the ground and air, and an unending torrent of demons emerged. Azazel bolstering his forces directly from the Abyss.
The combined armies of the Compact prepare in Arx. They do all they can as time ticks down.
As they wait for the end.
The Compact burns.
And while harrying their approach as much as they can, with traps and brief attacks while fading before their strength, the demonic horde comes on, marching steadily towards Arx. Scouts report that as the forces near within a day of the city, a great many humans taken captivate by the forces of Azazel were ritually sacrificed, and great black mirrors appeared on the ground and air, and an unending torrent of demons emerged. Azazel bolstering his forces directly from the Abyss.
The combined armies of the Compact prepare in Arx. They do all they can as time ticks down.
As they wait for the end.