War of Kingdoms: A special Beginning

It was only the 5th day of the new year when a rift between two worlds opened, revealing the new battlefield for the monthly War of the Kingdoms. It always happens late at night which leaves K363 defenseless against any enemy located in a better time zone which worried Arthena, the infantry warrior who was a member of the realm’s council. 

“What if they manage to defeat our allies and take over all the castles while we are asleep?” she asked her husband the mighty spear fighter Lemon who was watching her pace up and down the room anxiously. “They won’t and even if they do, we have the force to fight back. After all, if worst comes to worst we still have El Sicario, the chances are low that anyone can defeat him.” This calmed her nerves slightly but she still had a bad feeling about it all. “Let’s get some sleep now my dear, we will need our energy in the battle tomorrow”, her husband suggested after finishing writing a letter to their strong ally whom they needed to watch over the events of the following day. 

When the clock ticked 12 and everyone was sleeping peacefully Lady Arthena was twisting and turning in bed, unable to find rest so she decided to get a cup of water and some medicine to help her fall asleep. And right when the rift was about to open, revealing their opponent she finally drifted off… 

”NOOOOO!” The screams of the falling soldiers were deafening, Arthena was trying hard to defend Kings Landing alongside her troops, El Sicario was wounded badly, it was up to her and Lemon to fight for their kingdom now. That is when disaster struck again, one of the strongest players in the whole universe was marching towards her husband's castle, full speed ahead. “Watch out” was all the infantry fighter could yell before everything got quiet for him. Their opponent had not only defeated El Sicario but also just slayn her beloved right in front of her. The shock hit hard. Too hard. She was frozen in place, unable to move. And this was her mistake. An arrow came right her way but she didn’t dodge. She let it hit her, right in her heart. Everything was black. “Arthena, wake up, come on, wake up!” it was her husband's voice calling her from afar. 

And finally she woke up from her nightmare, covered in sweat, panting heavily. It took her a while to fully figure out what had happened and that the events she had just witnessed weren’t reality. A sense of relief ran through her veins when she realized this. But only seconds later this relief was ruined by the deafening sound of dragons roaring right outside their window. King’s Landing was under attack by their opponent! How could Arthena forget about the war going on just because of a silly dream??

Within seconds she got dressed, marching to the barracks where her soldiers and commanders were already awaiting her impatiently, not knowing what building they should defend first. Night King, Arthenas newest Lord Commander after Daeron requested to step back, was approaching her first. “My lady, where can we be of assistance?” he asked. Her answer was short but clear “Reinforce all buildings, be ready to defend our castle when necessary”. And with that they recovered what was lost and invaded the enemy kingdom to take what was theirs as well.

The time was passing and nothing happened for a while which caught Arthenas curiosity. “Where is everyone and why is nobody coming to attack us?” she questioned. And just a few seconds later something happened. One of K268’s fighters, Piquithor58, lost his protection bubble! Without hesitation she sent a scout his way, when it was clear he was leading the fight with bowmen she sent her husband to set a rally against him. Blockade had already been cast by Storm, her Sapphire dragon, so their opponent wouldn’t be able to escape in case he was active. And when the 5 minute timer was finally over the troops began to march. The closer they got to their target the more anxious Arthena got. What would happen if Lemon lost his lord commander? Would they be able to retrieve him? But surely he won’t be defeated so easily, he is very strong. The walls of the enemy castle came into sight, the first spears breaking down his walls in record time. “KILL THEM ALL”, Daena’s voice sounded across the battlefield. And without hesitation everyone followed her orders. It took mere minutes to break down all defenses and the troops that were hiding were killed as soon as they were found. It truly was a slaughter. 

Once the first defense wave was eliminated, the spear warrior decided to send his own march again, not needing any more assistance from his allies, given how much they already weakened their enemy. But mere seconds after his final hit the team got ambushed. Acass 1 appeared, ready to attack them while they were distracted! He went for Arthena first, knowing she was leading an infantry front line he thought his cavalry would have better chances but no. He failed. Not only did Arthena capture his lord within seconds but she also sent him back carrying a letter. “Try again and you will get his head will end on a spike as decoration” it read. Acass however, brave as he decided to go for her friend Lady Morgana who was defenseless at the moment after finding a target to hit! He had already sent his dragon to attack her when Arthena decided to risk everything. She called the Night King to ready his troops. Everything happened so quickly. Morgana was about to be rallied, that couldn’t happen. So she sent them to attack… Unknowing of what was hiding behind his wall aside from his cavalry commanders. 

Having only sent ancient infantry against an enemy who only had very few ancient troops, her chances to win this battle were low but at least not zero. And when they finally arrived at the gates of Acass’ fortress the bloodbath began. Troops were falling on both sides, Acass losing millions of light cavalry but also all strengths of spearmen, Arthena losing ancients in return. When only a few thousands of her troops were standing she realized what was happening. They were surrounded! “Hit the spearmen first, they are blocking our way out!”, her command echoed through the air. Not a minute later the spearmen of their enemy were slaughtered and the troops escaped, retreating back to their own castle. 

Lemon was defending all castles in the meantime with the help of El Sicario who watched out for any opponents who might be stronger than the people they had to fend off so far. And when Morgana finally got to retreat under her bubble, Arthena and the others got a chance to breathe and look at the score. This is when they noticed that they made up for all the points they had lost while being asleep and reached a point where the enemy couldn’t catch up to them anymore.

The fighter let out a breath, not knowing she had been holding it out of fear that they would lose this battle against an opponent who turned out to be far weaker than originally anticipated. Sighing in relief she turned around, briefly pressing a kiss on her husband's cheek, signalling him that she was going to return to their home kingdom and call it a day. Upon arrival in her castle she decided to take a hot bath, getting rid of all the blood that covered her while enjoying a book before heading to bed. This time sleeping peacefully.