[center][img]https://images.alphacoders.com/152/152813.jpg[/img][/center][center] [COLOR=black][sub]| [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0sI6eFarFE][i]Evil Always Wins[/i][/url] | [/sub][/color][/center][center][sub][i]N[/i]ow as the sun sets we shall recall the histories. These blood-stained pages tell the tale of the Endless, once the consuming abyss and now but a frayed shadow. Born through deceit and treachery, Hand became Undying and all bowed. Listen then to these words and let it serve as warning and reminder.[/sub][/center]
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[indent][h3][sub][sub][color=#FF0000][I] P R O L O G U E :  A V E L E S S [/I][/color][/sub][/sub][/h3][/indent][hr][indent][indent]
[color=ghostwhite]The conquest of Zanthalia has begun in earnest. Ships bearing the Black and Crimson set forth from across the Mourning Sea towards the rising sun. The Old Continent would provide a new set of challenge to be overcome. The largest of these challenges would be conquering the Jeweled Cities. These massive city-states, the so called birthplace of civilization have stood against every invader which have tried to break their walls. From technological marvels to dramatic and awe-inspiring sorceries these great monuments possess defenses found scantly anywhere else in the known world. The first of these cities to be addressed is Aveless, The Ruby Citadel. Built into the southern edge of the Black Mountains, once the great bulwarks which surrounded the city were of a brilliant ivory but legend has it that the stone now is blood red from the nurmeroious invaders that had died against them. With its towering walls and large population including a powerful cadre of sorcerers which live in a large fortification carved into the mountain proper. Aveless is bigger than any city in Nurban, yet in comparison to it's sisters Avless isn't that much of a challenge and would be a benchmark to see if the Undying's might could even reach this far.

The responsibility of breaking the Walls of Aveless was placed upon the shoulders of the Legion. It was a near Herculean task, necessary but a charge into death none the less, not that such a weight wasn't expected to be placed upon their shoulders. Thus a siege would began with the forces of the Anthem repulsing and entrapping those within the walls as the Legion attempted to break them throwing all they had against it. Engineers and sappers work tirelessly but the walls still held. Eventually they took to the underground digging tunnels beneath the city: tunnels which would became filled with water, fire, and the corpses of their fellows as time progressed. But eventually the walls were reached and while they were fortified against attacks from above they were not fortified against attacks from below and crumbling earth drove crimson pride to sinking dust.

Yet a great victory was not without its costs. The Legion lay scattered and broken with nought one hundered souls left to their name with all of Zanthalia left ahead of them.

[i]This is where the RP proper begins. If we are being technically it's actually in the twenty four hour period before and after the fall of Aveless. With the first few posts split between the past and the present. In the past we will be exploring what the characters actually did and how they made a name for themselves in the battle, namely retaking one of the siege tunnels and more importantly how they got somewhat acquainted. In the present we will be exploring the aftermath of the siege and all that entails. [/i][/color][/indent][/indent]