(The DarkSky guild Headquarters)
While ChaosBringer and the rebel faction celebrated TheBoss's killing of the Emperor, Cervantez and the DarkSky guild entered a state of panic because of it.
"A 35% debuff? Is this a joke? Why must the entire righteous faction suffer because the Emperor is dead? How is that fair?" Lysa complained, as she simply could not accept over a third of her stats being locked.
"It wasn't fair on 'TheBoss' to have his location exposed every two hours. He managed to kill the Emperor, having surmounted impossible odds and outsmarting every righteous faction player along the way.
Although no-one from our guild participated in his hunt personally, none of us complained about it being unfair either.
Infact I remember you particularly following the hunt closely Lysa, even laughing gleefully when his back was against the wall.
However, now when the rules are against us, you immediately find things harder to accept…" Cervantez said, as he rejected Lysa's notion that it was unfair.
The entire righteous faction was coordinating to kill one man, if nobody protested for him when the odds were stacked against him, nobody had the right to protest now either, just because the situation did not favor them.
"But 30 days? 30 bloody days?" Lysa complained, banging her palm on the conference table as she seemed on the verge of popping a vein.
"The Uprising, being the opportunistic snakes that they are, will immediately try to make the most of this situation…. How are we to defend against them in this weakened state?" Lysa complained, as Cervantez and the other elders in the room let out a deep sigh.
What Lysa said wasn't untrue at all and a 35% debuff was definitely a big problem, however, complaining about it was going to solve nothing.
As bad as the situation seemed, they had no other option but to accept it and move forward, as just like Lysa feared, the uprising were definitely going to try and make the most of this situation.
"The main problem is that he did it too fast…. I did not expect the Emperor to be dead so soon. It will be harder to rally NPC support with the Emperor now dead, and I'm sure there will be many righteous faction players who will jump ship to the rebel side now that things don't seem so smooth on this end anymore" Tor said, as he voiced what everyone else on the table feared.
"Well, we can't afford to worry about the bigger picture right now. The North, South and center are sure to fall, so all we can worry about now is to protect the west.
We knew this day was coming, so even if it's a little early than what we anticipated, it's not like we are completely unprepared.
We will defend the west, even if it's the last thing we do" Cervantez declared eventually, as he ordered his men to not worry about the affairs of the rest of the Empire and solely focus all their attention on securing the west before the vast majority of enemies poured in.
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(Meanwhile the Whitesaber guild)
Whitesaber was The Uprising's partner guild in the Western Duchy region, who were promised a partnership with the uprising, as long as they managed to capture the western region.
After sending a notice to mobilize all the uprising guild members, the second message that ChaosBringer wrote was to the Uprising's partner guilds in the North and the West, of which there were three in the north and just one in the west.
The message read :-
[ As per our previous agreement, The Emperor is dead and the opportunity to strike and rebel has finally come.
The Uprising's forces will capture the South and Center as promised, however, we require you to honor your word as well.
The Uprising's victory is all but assured with 'TheBoss' as its leader, however, whether we partner with you or not, now depends on your performance.
With or without your help, 'The Uprising' will unite the Empire under one banner sooner or later, however, now is the chance for you to prove your competence and become partners and overlords of your own regions.
The North Duke is dead, and the Empire's NPC'S are weakened by 50%.
A better chance to strike will never come.
Your rewards will depend on your contribution and believe me when I say this, we will not be stingy with the spoils of war.
We at the uprising will be hoping to hear back news of your resounding victory in the coming days… Please feel free to connect with us in-case you need any supply or logistic assistance, or if you need urgent manpower.
-With regards,
Uprising Spokesman,
ChaosBringer]
As soon as the guildmaster of the Whitesaber guild received this message, he immediately began to mobilize his guild as even he could sense the change in tides.
Initially when the Whitesaber guild accepted the proposal to team up with 'TheBoss' and rebels, there were a few elders within the guild who remained doubtful about the rebels abilities to unify the east, center and south under their control, however, all those doubts were now dispelled.
With the Emperor dead and the NPC's demoralized, the current scales of war were tipped overwhelmingly in favor of the rebels and this was the last chance for guilds like them to partner up.
If they failed this chance, it was more than likely that 'The Uprising' would never partner with them again, and hence to maximize their own benefits, they had to win as much territory as possible.
"Prepare for war… we march tomorrow! Send orders to all guild members to prepare for war and recall all those who are away for levelling or adventure.
The entire guild will take part in this war for the sake of our future and by the grace of the gaming gods we shall prevail!
We will win this war, and we will become the next overlords of the west" The guildmaster said, instructing his vice guildmaster who immediately began typing the message as he prepared the men for war.