The Anomie of the Nightmare Anew, a Living Hel [Skarnfel v. Aphros]

[Chance]

The grand invasion heralded by the Demon King Na'Ria was overwhelming; many soldiers were trampled and felled by the demons and the acolytes that swarmed the district. Even the splinter attack that sought to divide the forces with the advantage of the Alliance's numbers wasn't enough to eek out a victory.

It was a hard won, difficult battle. Skarnfel's forces managed to slowly force their enemies to retreat further and further into the interior of their city, until the district was theirs. It was razed, and Aphros was burning: The Cathedral collapsed, and its bell was buried beneath the rubble, silenced.

Vera Cruz was set to the torch, ransacked by the invaders.

And yet, it couldn't be called a victory. Na'Ria's rival, the solemn Oracle Lirael, against all odds managed to best the Storyteller, claiming their heart. And before her eyes, the Time Lord Xarxes took the lives of Palade Avincus and Edward Aubreen; the Demon King did not live much long after that. The battlefield froze in its entirety, and not a single sword clashed in that period of loss and mourning.

(Vera Cruz's destruction is imminent; residents have an OOC courtesy of 48 hours before the buildings in Vera Cruz are destroyed)