Damocles - Redressing the Broken Pledge (Aphros v Dawnstone)

[KaneRage]

The Demon Lord of fel Garden awakens from their mourning only to find the world aflame
in the chaos of war and destruction once more,

There was of course no rest for the wicked,
the Phantom Nethrademon could sense the demise of many great enemies once more,
written within the cosmos as Death awakens even more firmly within their being.

The Nightmare of Death and Despair continued.

The Phantom Knights of fel Garden begin to haunt the battlefields near Dawnstone,
While once they would move to raze it now they seem willing to protect it.

Specters and Demons of all shapes and sizes move attuned to the mind of the Nightmare Phantom.
It seemed wherever there was the most vital source of Death and Decay the Spectres would be there
to devour all the hopes and dreams of humanity.

To once more spew out the Despair they have always represented.

"In truth I find all you mortals grotesque.

How you cling to life in desperation.

How you attack one another like rabid animals to chew upon their rotting carcass

If it means you would survive you would do anything.

We are the same, aren't we?

Except you deny that about yourselves
what it truly means to be born of Darkness

Even when you Defile yourselves further into the Depths of the Void
there is only so far you can go before the world and your gods turn on you.

My Nightmares have only grown more frequent,
Your worst fears come to life
You believe yourselves to be anointed in the  Light in hopes it will exalt you.
However the truth? You are nothing more than specs in the cosmic flow.

I am beyond Death,
and With my fated Rival Palade's Death
 the stars have ordained that I must ascend further.

I will become the next Demon King.
with the Deaths of your masses I will ascend even further.

The Imperfect Nightmare exists because humanities fears.

I will relish in your demise.

The Era of Darkness will change all.

Even those once believed as enemies.
Are now spun in the entropy of their worst nightmares coming to life.

Don't you see?
The Nightmare never ends."

Atop Mourngrave Castle was there a Black flame pyre burned in the name of the fallen Demon King Na'Ria.

Yet there were no tears shed by the Nethrademon.

Greif was not a word that registered in the Demons mind

With a seat of power opened, there was a chance, and opportunity to become greater.

There was never a better time than now.

To put more of their enemies to the Death.

fel Gardens forces follow Skarnfel into battle as expected.

Objective: Defend Dawnstone?

True Objective: Exploit the War to become Imperfect