One month has passed since the Various superpowers had set foothold upon this dreaded continent of Titans. This is a once in a millennia chance for the leaders and kings of countries to exploit all they could from this divide. Thus all of these powers agreed to an unspoken rule in which the conflict must remain and make the divide more prominent.
This was apparent as many struggling Beast Lords were almost killed but was given timely aid by the various races. This brought a good impression into the minds of these Beast as they started to lose their xenophobic view towards these small creatures. Some Beast Lords found this revolting thus another group was formed and these were the prideful Beast that see no honor in gaining help from these treacherous small creatures.
This was mostly because some human organizations had used underhanded tactics in winning their battles. Some use the offspring of a Beast Lord which was later forced to bend it's knee after being forced to receive a slave contract. This also gained the distrust of other groups as they were much compatible with the Beast Lords they have befriended. Thus another divide was made and now four groups had been formed so far.
The side of the Eagle Lord which were mostly the prideful ones, The side of the Dragon Lord which consisted ot the most arrogant beasts, the despicable Races who enslaved the beasts and the Pacifist Races with the good natured Beasts. This brought a four side war that was later on called by historians the Beast's Supremacy War.
But this War was brought into a cease fire as there is something all of the Beast and Various Races couldn't ignore, battle with nature's deadliest champion. Winter, the bane of life and the bringer of the long night. Only beings like the Beast Lords and their strongest clansmen are strong enough to wander the winter wasteland.
But titans like them must also rest on this long night as there is something that stops them, food. Supply is at it's all time low on seasons like this and should the Beast Lords fight, injuries are inevitable. When injuries happen, energy is required to patch the damage but in winter, more energy is wasted on keeping things warm. To have more energy, food is a must and when food is scarce, so should battles that'll bring damage to them.
Because once one is injured, others would have a better chance than the individual to survive the Long night. For winter is cruel and unforgiving to most of the creatures so a ceasefire was inevitable. This was good news to the various super powers as they have finally found time to consolidate their forces in this unforgiving continent,
But small skirmishes still happen should opposing sides meet even in this cold winter. But while blood was getting spilled and lives were lost in this freezing dessert, the individual which sparked this Great War was having the time of his life making stuff with the snow.
[In the cave]
" Hah!! That should fit!! Now the winds not gonna get in!" Brad placed a piece of Ice with a wooden frame frozen inside it. Brad made this because the small crack by his room is carrying cold wind inside, so he made a makeshift wooden frame after measuring the size off the crack. Then he shaped the crack into a rectangular mold to fit the home made window Brad made by making Ice freeze on the wooden frame.
"Damn! That really improves the aesthetic of the place, no more cracks and now a working window to keep the cold winds out!" Brad felt that all those times he had wasted watching whatever YouTube videos finally paid of, cause sometimes the Algorithm brings him to toe nail videos, DIY crafting videos, survival videos, conspiracy theories and many things he had thought to have no need for space in his brain.
But hey, brains full of stupid stuff anyway so why bother. Brad smile as he thought of the various things he had made to prepare so he could start prospecting these caves for minerals, ores and various natural resources he might find useful.
Brad hummed as he inspected the window and felt it was secure already, so he stood up and changed his clothes to a more comfortable one cause he was about to go on an long adventure down the tunnels. So he brought out one of his favorite costumes, a Riot gear from fallout, with it's cool trench coat and amazing helmet with flashlight on it would work as a miners helmet.
"This thing really cost me $5,000.00 so it better be worth it." Brad never wore this cause he really loved this costume that he was afraid to ruin it but now he was alone here he felt this would just go to waste if it was kept sitting on this box for long.
"Thankfully my Bed is King sized or how else am I gonna stuff all these things here, hmm... my bed is king sized." Brad went silent as he looked at the direction of his bed as he remembered he only opened the drawers on its side and never thought of checking the rest if there are other things he had hid.
"Did it have more compartments?" Brad placed the Riot Gear down as he walked to the bed. He looked at the large frame and pulled at the drawers on it out and looked inside as he flashed his detachable flashlight. He then saw some boxes that was taped and three bags that had stuff inside it.
"Oh yeah, that's right my cadet stuff. Forgot they were under my bed." Brad sat down as he went into contemplation.
"Guess I am still uncomfortable knowing I couldn't see my brothers at arms again that I unconsciously avoided looking down here. It felt like my life before was a dream that I made myself work hard to forget that life. Seems I still have to work on myself, haha" Brad laughed depreciatingly as he stared at the ceiling which was just rocks.