Then Valkrill, begins turning his eyes toward Utgar. He feels that Utgar’s Army is too big and eventually it will win the War after the betrayal of Vydar. Valkrill wants war, he relishes it…so Utgar needs to go and his Army needs to break apart.
This time Valkrill contacts Runa, directly. He makes her promises and convinces her that if she were to engineer the demise of Utgar, she and Taelord would rise from the ashes to rule all of Valhalla. Runa’s greed gets the better of her and she orchestrates the assassination of Utgar.
This causes a major stir in the Utgar Army. The Soulborg have left (summoned by T-Prima) and Ne-Gok-Sa decides it is time for the Marro to lead. Ne-Gok-Sa finds his way to the Wellspring and drinks from it. Taelord, assuming that he has always been Utgar’s Champion, takes Utgar’s amulets and also drinks from the Wellspring. Taelord and an enhanced Ne-Gok-Sa battle each other for control. Both are severely injured in the contest. Runa steps in to take control until Taelord recovers, and the Marro take the opportunity to leave Utgar’s Army behind and relocate the rest of their Army deep within the Ticalla Jungle; where they have already established a foothold.
Ne-Gok-Sa, through his influence by Valkrill, directs the Marro towards Aquilla and her home. Valkrill sends the Havech Marro, in gesture of good faith, to join with their legendary hero, Ne-Gok-Sa. Valkrill also sends his Demon Army to attack the edges of the Ticalla Jungle, to draw away some of Aquilla’s reserves.
Aquilla, in turn, sends the Dwarves, the Mohicans and the Varkaanans to face the Demon Army. While Aquillia and Valkrill’s forces clash; the Marro move into the Jungle quietly and are able to reach the home of Aquiila and the Moon Tribes. Aquilla and the Moon Tribes fall under the combined weight and power of the Marro and the Havech. Kee-Mo-Shi actually takes over the mind of Sujoah and Aquilla dies by the stinger of her beloved pet.
Valkrill, retreats his Demons, and the Dwarves and Varkaanans find out about Aquilla’s fall too late. They find themselves facing the Marro at their backs; so they flee north towards Jandar’s realm. The Mohicans decide to join with Ullar’s Army when they reach Elkstrom as they see their beliefs in the quality of nature as kindred.
Meanwhile, Morag has whipped into a frenzy the Orcs of Utgar. He tells them he has been visited by the Great spirits (Valkrill) and Orcs from other lands will come, if the Orcs leave Taelord, while he is weak and helpless. Morag promises the Orcs viscous glory as they raze this land to the ground. So the Orcs leave the lands of Utgar’s reign and start the Orc Nation.
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