SbG's 5th round of the Arena, facing an unstoppable force!

Time was not waiting for anyone, and because of this, events were arriving nonstop for Ashun, who was more than happy to take on all of them in order to increase his strength and understanding of the world of Westeros. The event that had arrived this week for him was Arena of Honor, an event with which he was highly familiar with, having battled in it many times in the past year. He took on the challenge of conquering the main objective of the arena every single round in the previous seasons, alongside various fighters with whom he grew a bond with. But as seasons change, inevitably, so did his team despite the bonds formed, but now, he was fighting alongside the members of SbG, a highly skilled group of fighters from within RoD, an up and coming alliance in Westeros.

The team had many prestigious names that were important parts of history in shaping Westeros as we know it today, and Ashun was glad to be a part of seeing them fight in person. He was not a fighter who could only hear the tales of their names, instead, he was watching them side by side on the battlefield. In their previous rounds, they had encountered fighters with a great renown, just as them, in HOH and Grombold, facing against them in each and every round this season. This made Ashun think that it would happen once again this time around, but if not, maybe an even harder match-up awaited them, but he was ready for anything that would come their way. In the previous rounds, they had finished on the podium each and every time, showcasing that they had a lot of consistency in their strategies and strength, a fact which Ashun was proud to see.

The strongest fighters of SbG are LoliEdd, HeavensSake and Hyber, all experienced warrior whose names were heard around all Westeros, as a force to be reckoned with. Ashun was thrilled to see them fight for his cause, and now they were heading together towards the battlefield.

Arena of honor is an event where 6 factions fight over the capture of the city of glory and various other buildings. They are bestowed with a house and a few strongholds to protect as they head into a fierce all out war against each other. Every building provides a specific bonus and points, but all paled in comparison to the City of Glory, the building which more than guaranteed the victory.

Once they arrived onto the battlefield, Ashun scouted the area in hopes of seeing a chance at fighting for the City of Glory and winning it. The first few factions that he took notice of, were not someone impressive, and his hopes were growing higher and higher, but as he looked at the house to their left, he saw a fighter whom he recognised from tales he's read: Ganicus. He was an unstoppable force, an immovable giant that would not accept anything other than winning the City of Glory, he had the highest calibre of strength one could achieve, he is simply too strong for Ashun and SbG to handle.

This altered the entire approach that SbG was going to have on the whole round, as the aim will be to only secure a safe amount of points and reach the second position in the rankings, they would avoid fighting for the City of Glory, as Ganicus was bound to capture it. The strongholds would be built as trading posts, this would ensure a safe path to climb the rankings with the points that they provide every minute. Once the altars unlocked, they would try to capture as many as they could, no matter the risk and circumstances, Ashun and SbG both knew that any hesitation could cost them the podium.

Ashun believed that despite Ganicus being an impossible force to defeat, all other factions paled in comparison, thus a second place finish was what he believed would be a fitting finish. When the altars unlocked, it seemed that maybe Ashun's thoughts were right, as SbG had secured 2 altars right off the bat, Ganicus and his team secured other 2, they were equal for now.

But as the battle progressed, experience in fighting over the altars for SbG showed above all else. They were in the first spot in the rankings, but bound to fall under Ganicus' team. However, Ashun was proud of these moments, they were all giving everything they had and it was showing in the rankings, and not only that, but they were once again only coordinating better and better as the round went on.

The fierce battles over altars were swiftly taken care of by rallies made by the strongest rally leaders, their points and buildings count only kept on rising by the minute, whilst everyone else's slowed down.

The City of Glory had unlocked, and as expected, Ganicus and his team had secured it without any delay, without giving anyone a chance to try and take it from them. They fully reinforced it and no one could do anything against it, pure strength had won them the round.

Although SbG's strength couldn't be compared to Ganicus', they were doing an amazing job. Ashun captured altars left and right, and so did everyone else, getting all of the trading altars possible, not giving any other team a chance, as reinforcements were on point.

As the round quickly came to an end, time passing by just as quickly as the wait for the event before it, SbG still found themselves on the second spot, at a safe difference from the other factions, this was a great display of teamwork.

Ashun was proud to be a member of such a team, that consistently grew better and better. They haven't managed to win the City of Glory yet, but the season was still young, only 5 rounds had passed and there were many more ahead of them. Ashun had great expectations from everyone going further into the season, but as the fame points grew each round, so will the strength of the opponents, SbG needs to be ready for it.