¨From the ashes we will rise¨ KvK k500 vs K503

Hello, welcome. The War of the Kingdoms event took place this past weekend. This event, better known as Kingdom vs. Kingdom, is a very fun and bloody event, featuring many interesting battles. Here you can see strategy, communication, coordination, alliances, and pacts at their best. Friends, enemies, all fighting for the same goal: victory.

In this edition of the event, Kenpachi's kingdom, K500, faced the kingdom K503, in a fun but unfortunate matchup for TCs, the ruling alliance in K500 and led by our protagonist. They had very few options to win against a significantly more powerful adversary. In K503, an old acquaintance of Kenpachi's ruled: The Kitten, a sweet but dangerous friend Kenpachi has known for a long time. Her alliance, YEa, had a presence of stronger players than those of TCs, who were mostly new players with little power and little knowledge of PvP.

For this occasion, victory is the main objective, but it's not the only one for our protagonist. Wanting to gain more merit and tokens by taking advantage of the 15% increase due to the blessing present in this KvK, Kenpachi would have to be very bold and cautious when using his truce to trigger the Fervor effect. Aware of the slim chances of winning, it would be an incredible challenge for him and his allies.

These allies would be a great help to him... that is, if they had participated despite not really knowing how to fight... because fighting isn't the only way to get points. Garrisoning troops in Great Cities, farming resources on the enemy server, and fighting and killing enemy troops are all ways to get points in this event, which offers substantial rewards at both the alliance and personal levels.

By the time the KVK began, everything was quite calm; you could hear the wind rustling through the trees, the bards singing in the taverns of Westeros. But that tranquility would soon end. War drums began to sound, and a raven brought a global notification: "Your alliance has lost King's Landing." Indeed, a group of fighters from the enemy kingdom had invaded Westeros, led by The Kitten. Forming a mini hive formation to share security and castle skin buffs, they had abandoned the peace offered by their truce and taken possession of the castles.

Kenpachi, analyzing his options from afar, listened as his war advisors discussed strategies and offered counsel. Analyzing his enemies, he noticed that most were lance players, which was very unfavorable in terms of odds. Attacking these lance players wasn't an option; the lance's counter-effect on cavalry didn't work in his favor. Besides, they were large armies, so attacking alone wasn't an option either. But something did catch Kenpachi's attention. A small player was garrisoning castles, which meant his bubble had burst. So, without hesitation, Kenpachi charged at him, but not before taking the necessary precautions: a full attack buff, increased army capacity, and checking his weapon configurations and presets. And after all this, he launched his attack...

A devastating blow. SOLVEIG, the YEa player, defenseless against such a blow, with a poorly configured wall defense, would have nothing to do to defend himself against Kenpachi, who was very bold and swift and vigorously mobilized all his troops, and jumped several times to get out of the enemy's sight, before launching another attack, which was delayed enough for SOLVEIG to send his troops out and keep them out of reach of Kenpachi's valiant cavalry hordes, which would be intercepted this time... blocked by the enemy. A legendary dragon flew over his castle and roaring fiercely launched an ability over his territory, thus preventing the movement and leaving our protagonist in a bad position.

The Sapphire Dragon's ability "Block" made escape impossible, so Kenpachi only had one option: to endure whatever came, waiting for a rally from the enemy who was letting time pass without doing anything. Kenpachi checked his defenses once more to try to respond to his enemies; fire is fought with fire.

But despite having it served up on a platter, YEa showed no signs of coordination except for the brave maleRR who would dare to test his offensive power on Kenpachi, but... Kenpachi would not be afraid, his commanders increased the morale of their troops and his troops roared with ferocity, they seemed like predators not men.

Despite having the counter effect in his favor, maleRR wouldn't have the necessary power to seriously damage Kenpachi. The difference in troop numbers was immense, allowing Kenpachi to capture the lord and adorn his dungeon with that character. In this report, we can see that maleRR attacked with a synergy of weakness, commanded by Jaime Lannister and accompanied by his faithful companion, the sailor of Valyrian waters, Drake, who is the perfect complement to Jaime due to his Awakening ability.

Even so, maleRR, annoyed and somewhat immature, showed his displeasure with someone like Kenpachi, who could only defend himself, which he did. Even so, GG, it was very brave of you, and we'll take good care of your lord :P

Some time later, now free from the block imposed by Sapphire's ability, Kenpachi moved to the major cities and scouted them, but without attacking. He was looking for another brave soul who would try to strike him alone, but this time he had no luck. The terrified enemy was being more cautious around him.

The point difference in this KvK was becoming too large. Kenpachi, once again without support from his allies, knew that in events like this, coordination, teamwork, and communication were key to victory. Some of his loyal squires were busy due to their different time zones, while others were simply hiding, doing nothing. In short, another event where Kenpachi would have to give it his all, as he would have little to no help from his alliance.

Kenpachi would employ a rather surprising tactic: diplomacy. The enemy kingdom would honor Kenpachi's bravery and accept his request. Each kingdom would respect and refrain from attacking the rival kingdom's major cities. Therefore, if the agreement remained intact, they could position themselves there without any risk, unless someone broke the agreement by betraying their leaders and discarding their honor. Kenpachi would then take control of their cities for hours, always keeping a watchful eye on his castle, since the agreement stipulated respect for the major cities. Players' personal territories could and would be attacked without hesitation.

And indeed, Kenpachi would catch a defenseless player from the enemy alliance, who would lose their lord with the first blow. Kenpachi, attacking with his usual hybrid synergy of female-weakness, would devastate the Russian player, who would have to significantly replenish their troops after such a devastating blow.

As the hours passed, a valiant warrior from K500, Ironmind, made his presence felt on the battlefield. Ironmind, defying our enemies, knew how difficult it would be, but fearlessly stood his ground in the heart of King's Landing. There, he was spotted and attacked by one of our aforementioned enemies, MaleRR, who once again abandoned his lord to Ironmind's care as if he were his babysitter, hahaha.

But, to Ironmind's misfortune, the queen of the party made her triumphant entrance. With a cold heart and razor-sharp spears, The Kitten, as lethal as ever, froze Ironmind and swiftly launched a rampage against my little friend, who could do nothing but watch as a seasoned warrior shattered his defenses.

This rally was something else entirely. The inspiring presence of commanders like Daena and Sararer in The Kitten's ranks was too much for Ironmind to bear. He deserves immense respect for not hiding his troops and fighting bravely to the death.

This rally completely devastated Ironmind, causing him to lose all his troops and his lord, thus concluding a KvK filled with adrenaline. As expected, with two legends like Kenpachi and The Kitten present, nothing less could be expected.

In short, the KvK was good. We lost, but we gained experience. We analyzed reports, drew conclusions, and know where to better adjust our defenses. Rewards are always welcome, and Kenpachi secured a spot in the top 3 of individual scores, proving himself to be an active fighter, and second place in the alliance score. They noted certain aspects to improve, and having impressed the rivals, right after the battles ended, new negotiation offers were proposed, which are still being carried out today. So, despite everything we learned, this KvK resulted in an ally or a merger... I don't know... find out soon. I hope you enjoyed this story, and I'll see you again soon. GG TCs, GG YEa, GG dear Kitten