History 22: The Rhozobian War

The Rhozobian War - Part 1
Mercia, for the majority of it's lifetime, has been a united Country. No other Player, NPC, Clan, Guild, or Hero ever threatened the Mercian Government in a full fledged war. No one had the power to do so. Sure, during the 4th Age, chaos was the name of the game and Mercia all but crumbled, save for Sancre Tor. This was an apocalypse though, not an official army or group. After the smoked cleared the Age and multiple clans allied to help Mercia return to it's former glory, a new threat appeared. This threat was unlike anything Mercia had ever seen. It couldn't be bought or reasoned with, and it had no need for a treaty. It only wanted War, and a bloody war at that. They wanted to show themselves better than Mercia. Their name was Rhozobia, and they hit hard right from the start. News spread of their impending attack, and over a dozen knights answered the call. Lord Solo of the Dreadnoughts led the charge to the Former Wilderness Wall, which separated the Realms of Men from the horrors beyond. Search parties looked for the weakest point in the wall, and subsequent attack force, and they found it. North, at the end of the Gold Road, they found an Army of thousands of Rhozobians. Their General sat atop a Dragon, waiting for the right time to strike.

The time came. The Mercian Resistance were too little too late. The Rhozobians blew a hole in the wall the likes of which rocked the Server with lag, felt from every person playing. It was then that the Resistance finally arrived at the Wall. To their horror, it had exploded and started fires hundreds of blocks in every direction. They began their charge, despite their charge not being ready. They slammed into the wall of Rhozobians, slashing at who they could, while they slashed back. Names flashed across the screen, as their unprepared charge was knocked back with force, unseen by anything they'd ever faced. They slashed at the foot soldiers and surrounded the officers at great cost. Minedragon, King V, Kriminal, Quad, Solo, Gruigi, among many others spent the better part of the day pushing the force back beyond the wall. The General used magic that none of them possessed to disorganize and put them in weakened positions. Elytras disappeared on the over head flyers, plummeting them to the ground. Confident that their Resistance would hold, they pushed on, taking down Officer after Officer. They would not allow this army to raid the lands they've all come to know and love. And then it came. Unexpectedly, the Rhozobians all but seemed to disappear. The scattered soldiers painted the wild black but they weren't a threat anymore to Mercia. The Resistance planted their banner and praised themselves conquerors. They saw no threat and fell back to Solos ship to celebrate. The party was fantastic, similar to the War of 1000 Withers, but their celebration was unwarranted. As their war had only just begun.

To be continued...