Rhemic Empire (2) Auto-translated

/according to the laws of the empire

Which allows you to buy drugs from the law-abiding Daiss...

/according to the laws of the empire

/ I agree. As one Imperial to another, maybe you can accept Elrira's offer and not send her into deadly traps? )/

— Unfortunately, you have no options for joint cooperation. Those who do not leave here using one of the proposed methods will have to fight to the end against representatives of other factions.

/Unfortunately, she only has two options. Both have sharpened spikes.
//Well, if Alex wins, and it's clear that he's playing for himself and not for the faction, then maybe we can come up with something.
///Well, it seems like it's not possible.

/ Yeah. So, it seems like everyone who left made the right decision. Except maybe someone could have role-played, pretending to be on the Fortress side.
I don't really understand Elrina's logic, though. If Ples had decided to be stubborn, they would have ended up on different teams, while technically being on the same one, which would have been awesome.

I don't really understand Elrina's logic, by the way. If Ples had decided to be stubborn, they would have ended up on different teams, even though they were essentially on the same one; that would have been awesome.

I warned Heroist that I probably wouldn't participate. So everything is fine.

Yeah. Well, that means everyone who left did the right thing. Unless someone wanted to role-play and pretend to be on the Front team.

Those who were going to role-play and pretend to be on the Front team already did so.

The idea was to find out how it would all end. What if it wouldn't be a complete disaster! Or at least the sides would be roughly equal. In any case, it's not a decision I'll regret, since it's already the end.
Now I'm going to eat something and write a final post.

it's still the end

It seems like Revan wanted a time skip after that, as well as some balance fixes. I might be wrong.

The continuation is expected in about a week or two, but it will feature a somewhat unusual narrative.

but there, a somewhat unusual narrative is planned.

Imp as a narrator?

Kyoko as a narrator.

Better to be used as fertilizer...

"Well, in that case, I suppose my adventure is coming to an end." Elrina clapped her hands, then turned to Haldemir: "First of all, I wanted to express my gratitude to you and your allies for giving us, albeit a small chance, to avoid bloodshed. Even now, when there is no hope of victory. In the news, your organization was called nothing less than a gathering of bloodthirsty terrorists, but, as it seems to me, in certain cases, the authorities were wrong about you. I don't know who the Emperor appointed as the true heir to the throne, but I suppose it could only be Thiary. And if fate favors him and his allies today, granting them power over the capital's secrets, I hope that you will at least try to use this power for good, so as not to allow even more casualties. Although it may sound silly and ridiculous at the moment. Good luck, gentlemen. Our brief acquaintance was an interesting experience for me. We will not see each other again." After that, Elrina turned to Asparagus and took a small step forward. "I also thank you for the hospitality in this, without a doubt, luxurious estate. Frankly, however, I was quite disappointed with the reception we received. Demons, traps, and deadly puzzles resulted in casualties that could have been much greater. Until the very end, I hoped that these trials were designed by you to show us the power of unity and teamwork, but, as it turns out, I was very naive. " She put her hand to her heart. "I don't think you ever wanted to resolve our conflict peacefully. And all this philosophy was nothing more than a sham. I suppose you took a certain pleasure in watching our misfortunes, then momentarily showing apparent mercy, only to strike an even more unexpected blow. And even the opportunities provided to leave this place are nothing more than an attempt to atone for your own sins and present yourself as a supposedly just judge. Without a doubt, in this estate, you are God and Creator, possessing great power to control human destinies. But despite all this, I am almost certain that behind this shell of an all-powerful creator lies a lonely, unhappy, and weak-spirited person. Broken by fate and a world that refused to accept him. Incapable not only of giving good to people freely, but simply of giving peace to the remnants of his wounded soul. This world is undoubtedly full of disappointments, betrayals, greed, lies, aggression, and depravity. But if everyone does something to make the world around them better, we could change this injustice. But the courage of spirit needed for this is, alas, not available to great rulers, nor to all-powerful sorcerers. It cannot be measured by power or philosophical knowledge. This estate has become an eternal punishment for some, and a great reward for a few. But unlike us, mere mortals, you will never cleanse or justify your own true essence." rolling the dice

In response to Elrina’s monologue, the estate owner said nothing and only offered a faint smile. It was difficult to understand what this smile expressed – mockery? A heavy acceptance of her words? Or perhaps sympathy or respect?
Falis and Sir Nisse Totentanz, like Elrina, preferred to leave their fate to chance, believing that the circumstances were not in their favor, and that it was now more important for them to share the information they had obtained with their comrades.

Elrina

Falis

Sir Nisse Totentanz