All around the world of New Eden, tensions reached a high point. Small kingdoms reinforced their defences, villages boarded up their houses, and even guarded road checkpoints were suddenly refilled with soldiers.
They kept the attacks from corrupted monsters under limited control, and the only reason the damage levels hadn't reached catastrophic levels was that the great alliance had been sending their armies across the two continents, trying to maintain liveable conditions.
But they were now pulling back all their troops, and people were scared.
Everyone knew this moment was coming since it was 'That' time of year. But they had somehow wished the great alliance would bring the situation under control before starting their vanity contest.
Missives were being sent back and forth between the smaller kingdoms and the great alliance, asking to have the support back, but the answers were never positive.