SIR ST in the 5th round of the Arena

Arena of Honor has arrived for its 5th round for SIR ST, the lone warrior that hoped to win the City of Glory and the round with his abilities alone. Despite his willingness to give it his all, and despite his incredible strength, he had always come up short of winning. Each time there was a different reason for it, but he still believed this goal could be achieved in the future, if not even this current round. SIR ST was of a stubborn nature, and even though often he was proven wrong, he would not give up until the goal was achieved.

In the previous rounds, his comrades had gotten in his way, by not providing any help even when SIR ST considered the capture possible. This was not always going to be the case, as he knew the teams were always different, the mathematical chance was in his favour, as long as he gave everything he had on the field.

In the Arena of honor, 6 factions clash in a fierce battle over points provided by various buildings. The most notable of which were altars, dragon pits, strongholds and the City of Glory, all of which on top of the points, provided buffs to their respective faction. In order to capture a building, one needed to wait a specific amount of time which was different from a building to the other. Altars and strongholds provided a good stream of points and were widely the most fought over buildings, but the most wanted was the City of Glory, as it would provide an almost certain win.

With the new round of Arena being here, SIR ST was hopeful the team was cooperative and ready to give it their all, he now stepped into the round ready to see who his comrades were going to be.

To his disappointment, the team seemed to be in the same situation as in round 3, where he was dominated by the opposition, by having members of separate teams just added together. This made SIR ST doubt his chances in an instant, but he pushed those doubts aside and hoped that despite this, they could unite to form a great bond and team. His teammates were in great alliances, such WxC and SIN, both of which he held in high regard as skillful warriors who could do anything if they wanted to win the big prize.

As the strongholds were getting captured, the team had to decide on what the best choice to build would be. But when looking at the opposition, it became clear that they were all equally matched, meaning trading posts were going to be the best option as they provide a good income of points per minute. This alone was already an improvement for SIR ST compared to his past experiences, where he met fighters who could not agree on a single strategy to follow. His hopes were rising once again.

As the altars unlocked, fights over them had started and they were very intense, just as it was expected given every faction's strength. SIR ST jumped on the altar held by the Baratheon faction, one which he deemed capturable, however, in order to do so, he needed reinforcements from his teammates. Upon asking for help, there was no one coming, he was stranded alone inside the altar, wishing that he will manage to capture it.

He was certain that due to this, the altar would be lost, and without much delay, he was proven right, as yet another faction got involved, kicking SIR ST out of it without any chance of holding.

Following the next battles, this lack of help had only become a bigger and bigger problem for SIR ST and his team. They were not united in the slightest, everyone choosing to do as they pleased on their own, very unlike the beginning of the round. This came as a surprise to SIR ST but there was nothing he could do, except hope that once the City of Glory unlocked, a miracle would happen, and the warriors would all come together to capture it. But for now, they were almost in the last position.

Once the City of Glory unlocked, it was as if nightmare struck. SIR ST had captured the City of Glory with a solo attack, and waited, and waited, and waited some more, but to no alas, there were no reinforcements coming to help him. The opponents, noticing the lack of help, had in turn gone for the City of Glory themselves, kicking SIR ST out of there without much effort.

Seeing the opponent's strength, SIR ST believed that he could capture the City of Glory again, but this time, he raised a rally against them. However, that did not make any difference, his teammates simply refused to aid him, they were not sending any troops to the rally, he was fighting a battle alone, one he could not win, not against this kind of opponents who were united as one.

His efforts came in vain again and again, his disappointment immeasurable, SIR ST couldn't believe that alliances such as WxC and SIN would not fight together. In the end, the round had become a nightmare yet again for SIR ST.

They ended up as fourth in the rankings, a position that surprised SIR ST, as it was better than what he had anticipated with the lack of cooperation, but that was only a bandaid over a deep wound, it was not helping him much. He was sad at the outcome, but he was going to try and have a better one in the next round. He wanted an outcome he could be proud of, at least once this season.