ALLIANCE CONQUEST SEASON 24 6TH MATCH NOX vs WWW

It was a sultry autumn evening in Westeros, as everyone was gathered in the Great Hall it made the atmosphere of the room heavy and humid. They were sequestered as they were waiting to find out who NOX would get for their sixth and final game in the twenty fourth season of Alliance Conquest.

So far NOX had a great season, with three wins and only two defeats from ROD and NBE, but the odds of making it to Ultimate Conquest sadly were slim. 

If we win, we will surely qualify, ChristianOr was saying.

I am sorry to say that is by no means a certainty, said Belore, the NOX strategist, who had appeared suddenly behind them, with the raven message in his hand. We would need to win, with the biggest possible margin, and it might not be enough. Oh and btw, we play against WWW. A good alliance, we should be able to prevail though, but remember winning is not enough. We need to have a flawless victory where we do not lose a single point.

The NOX warriors marched down the battlefield in total silence, their determination etched in their faces. ChristianOr was checking for the hundredth time her gear, and looked over at WWW camps. 

Oh good they are just seventy nine of them, she exclaimed.

That actually is bad for us, Lord Glorie told her. The more of them, the more castle points we can take.

The trumpets signalled the start of the battle and the racers were off. ChristianOr was tasked to counter rally Mother, and was focused there, as WWW managed to capture it. The three other buildings were taken by NOX. ChristianOr saw the swap and released her rally but was too late as too many reinforcers had arrived.

OK no time to lose, we need every single point, so rallies up, Belore called hectically. The rally leaders called the banners and the rallies were filled instantly, even ChristianOr’s who was late in speeding her main march from the previous rally. 

They should be full, Belore said, mere seconds after he gave the call for the rallies to be opened. Let’s march and speed in three two one…. 

An onslaught was released onto the WWW building, and to her surprise ChristianOr acquired Mother.

Good work, Belore said, Chris disband for Vergo in wait, now……

While NOX was executing the swap the Outpost was lost.

I swear we fix one thing, and we lose another, Glorie mumbled in despair. This time however Belore did not have time to call for rallies, As soon as the bubble fell, NOX rally leads soloed fast, and Bearface planted the NOX flag on it.

Belore seemed calm as he was preparing himself and the rest of the racers for the port race that was about to happen. The bubbles fell and both ports blinked blue, passing into NOX ownership.

A small cheer was heard, and Belore turned with fury to address them

Do not dare, I repeat, do not dare to relax, he said. As if on cue, WWW began rallying MickyVee’s outpost. Infantry to the outpost, Micky, kick the small marches, he instructed.

NOX had worked well on reinforcing buildings all season, and the Outpost held. 

Still tension was high as the bubble fell in Casterly Rock. Having no margin for error was a nightmare. The building flickered, and turned blue. Everyone started sending infantry to Casterly without waiting to be told. Balrum was the usual swap for Casterly and he had a slowmarch.

Disband in two, one…

NOX managed to defend all their buildings but mines were approaching. They had to take both. There were just too many points in those mines to recover if WWW took one. The racers were off, and once more they made NOX proud, taking both mines. 

Belore called for Enki to be swapped in the mine, and did not dare to breathe till the mine was filled.

The second the end of the match was signalled, everyone turned to look at the final result. NOX had managed an astounding one hundred twenty seven thousand points and indeed had secured the maximum gain.

We did it, ChristianOr yelled happily, but not a single voice joined her. She turned in surprise, and saw everyone being silent.

What? She asked bewildered.

We did not make it, Chris, our win was not enough. We are seventeenth, Lord Glorie told her gently.

But, but we have the same score as Ygi and according to rules the alliance who has the bigger aggregate score is supposed to pass, she said uncomprehendingly.

Glorie shrugged. No human knew the will of the Old Gods. 

But, I want all of you to know, I could not be prouder than what NOX accomplished this season. You played well, you played with heart, and it was an honor leading this team, Belore told them. Now let’s get drunk!!!

A few hours later, none of NOX’s warriors was sober. ChristianOr noticed it was reset and out of habit checked her raven box. And screamed!!!

We made it!!!!!!! she yelled startling everyone and started reading her raven message. “Your alliance has qualified to Ultimate Conquest”

Legends has it, the cheers that were heard in the middle of the night, were so loud, the residents of that area asked the innkeeper never to allow these rowdy warriors again in his inn……

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