The Capital Under Siege

As undercurrents rocked mortals and godly matters alike, time continued its unstoppable march. Merciless in its fleeting nature, yet carrying the promise of a better, united future, Adam continued to cleave a path toward his unavoidable conquest.

Each passing day was the theater of new bloody raids. Magic creatures fell like leaves, their bodies repurposed to arm the ever-expanding army. Fierce demons and elven archers rose from their cores, tightening the noose of invasion around the Oikos kingdom.

Much worse, Adam swept the market clean of cores daily, increasing his ranks without limit now that living space wasn't a problem anymore.

A week later, a fiery sea of fifteen thousand demons swallowed the three western cities, cutting Oikos from its last shred of supplies.

Left with its center and witnessing the horrible number, the kingdom's nobles entered a state of unrest.