BECOME THE EMPEROR OF YOUR FACTION.

Post 5. Awakening. It has been 273 years since Nowizard was imprisoned. Almost 900 years since the war began. - Something is stirring inside... Something... familiar... warm... warm... A HEART! My heart is beating! - Nowizard was happy. After so many years of silence, his heart had come alive again! Until now, the only joy for him and a source of comfort were Marina's walks along the lake shore, near the place where he stood. - How pleasant... warm... - With each passing year, Nowizard felt more and more alive. By the 295th year, he could already feel the wind, the cold, the touch. In the last 3 years, the elves had a very hard time. Desmond concentrated most of his troops in their territory, and some orcs joined the Kodoan and acted more organized. However, there were also orcs who turned away from evil. They joined the elves and dwarves around the 713th year of the war. As a reward, Ashah restored their human faces and freed their bodies from the curse. The reborn people founded their kingdom, called "Traidiral," and its inhabitants became known as Traidir. Thus, an alliance of three factions emerged: elves, dwarves, and Traidir. The 925th year of the war. Desmond literally destroyed the elven settlements, one after another. Even the titans could not resist such an army and were forced to retreat. But even with an army of several million undead, Desmond reached Verdant with considerable losses. The siege of the elven capital took the tyrant 2 years. But finally, the enemies broke into the capital. Nowizard wanted to cry, but he wasn't capable of it yet. He watched as the orcs brutally slaughtered the civilian population. 150,000 women and children died before his eyes. Even stone could not withstand the grief that was tearing Nowizard apart. Two streams of tears flowed down through the statue's shell. Suddenly, he saw that Desmond had noticed him. The villain approached Nowizard, and they began a silent dialogue. What they said to each other in silence - no one ever found out. Desmond beckoned a few orcs to come closer. - Shatter the statue. - The orcs grinned maliciously. The Kodoan jumped on his horse and galloped towards the entrance to the palace. One of the orcs raised his mace above Nowizard and... Nowizard broke through the remaining stone shell and was more furious than ever. He swung his sword from side to side, cutting down orcs and zombies, fighting his way to the palace. He made it just in time. Elaine lay on the floor, covering her face with her hand, as Desmond approached. He raised his sword above her... Just as Nowizard's sword had stopped when he wanted to kill her, so Desmond's sword stopped when Nowizard was saving the Queen's life. Desmond stumbled. A furious duel began. Nowizard struck blow after blow, thrust after thrust. It seemed that the very fury challenged evil. Desmond could only retreat into a defensive position. Finally, the villain's blade broke, and Nowizard lowered his sword over him. - Wait. - said Desmond. - First, I need to tell you something. - Nowizard leaned in to listen, but Desmond struck him with a treacherous blow with a knife to the face. Nowizard lost his left eye. In that instant, Nowizard cut off the Kodoan's head. Learning that their leader had been killed, the orcs panicked and fled from the almost destroyed capital. All the undead that Desmond had ever summoned instantly turned to dust. Now, the fate of the enemies was sealed. The next post will tell about how the Krigans came to Arculon, about the catastrophe that befell it, and about the floating empire.