A Warlock's Ascent

The soldiers were quite surprised when they saw their oldest and toughest soldier run into the tower covered in blood and guts. They immediately jumped up on their feet and ran behind to ask what had happened…

"Ron! Where are Stewie and Brian?" one of the soldiers asked Ron who ran inside. But Ron didn't even acknowledge their questions. He didn't stop, just ran straight inside.

He practically knocked down the door of the communication room of the tower, he created a lot of noise, which still wasn't enough to wake up the sleeping operator of the device. Ron had seen the operator use the device a thousand time, so he straight away started using it.

The communication machine was a big chunky metal box that had many dials and switches. With this device, the people of the watchtowers were able to communicate with any watch towers in the vicinity, as well as with the city itself. He started rotating some dials and immediately contacted the central tower which was responsible for all the watchtowers in his sector….

"This Control tower-3, whom am I speaking to?" came the voice from the speaker.

Ron, who was very frightened from what he saw, practically yelled in the receiver."This is Ron from watchtower number 50. I need to report an upcoming beast wave!"

"You don't have to yell man, speak normally in the receiver." Came an annoyed voice from the other end.

But Ron was not having it, he had very urgent news for the central tower, so he kept yelling. "No, you don't understand. This wave… This is different. It is very different from something that we had encountered. It is too big!"

"FUCK! DO NOT SCREAM IN THE RECEIVER ASSHOLE! And give me specifics. You know the rules, without specifics, I can't get this to my senior to sign troops."

"I saw around 400 goblin riders. Around 11-13 Earth Porcupines. And there were I guess 23-30 Kobolds."

The man on the other line paused for a second, and then he continued. "Oye Oye… Are you drunk? Do you even realize what you are saying? This is a literal army, not a Beast Wave. You know that if this is a prank or we find out that you are lying then you will be executed."

It is then the dam of Ron's patience broke. "Listen to me you mother fucker! I just lost 2 of my friends. And I am standing in the watchtower covered in guts and blood. So no, I am pranking you. Nor am I lying to you. Just send the troops as fast as you can!"

The person on the other end paused yet once again and then continued. "Roger. Stay there. I will get my supervisor then." The guy from the other end said and then he disconnected the communication.

After he was done, Ron turned around and saw that all the soldiers were looking at him. They were all very frightened, all of them were hurdled together looking at him anxiously.

Ron then gulped some saliva, then continued. "Men. Prepare for battle. I will inform the neighboring towers about our situation. Till then you guys go and suit up. This is going to be a very long night."

All the soldiers took a few seconds to process his words and then suddenly everyone started running. The people of the tower started gearing up in preparation for the battle.

***

Sonia and Igor were running towards the Yureka. They both got the message of the cataclysm. Neither one of them had any idea about what was about to happen, but they knew that there was one person in the city that could help them. And that was Yureka. Thus both of them were currently running towards her manor.

As Sonia got to the gate of Yureka's manor, soldiers at the gate stopped her. After all, she was visiting her at a very odd time.

"Stop! You cannot go inside. Come back tomorrow." One of the guards asked her.

"No, I have to meet her. Something terrible is going to happen and I need to inform her about it." Sonia pleaded. But before the guards could say another word, Yureka flew down from the sky.

"Sonia? What are you doing here at this time?" Yureka asked in a very sweet voice while coming down.

"Your Lordship, I just received a message on my system. It said that a cataclysm is about to happen, and I don't know what that means. It said that all players or Earthians are supposed to brace themselves. What does this mean, your lordship?" Sonia asked.

"Cataclysm? I don't know. Quite frankly I have never heard about such a thing before." She answered in a sweet voice. But it was then horns started to blow all around the city….

BOOOOOHHH!!!!

[A.N- I don't know how to write the sound of a horn.]

Hearing the horn everyone was startled. After all, the horn represents a high-level attack on the city. It is usually used when Roghorth comes to the city for destruction or another city is invading them.

"Meet me at the Front Line," Yureka said, and then she flew away. Sonia nodded and started running again, Igor who was tired from the previous run mumbled some profanities and then started running after them…

Vecrus wasn't an advanced city like Ravenshade. It is powerful, there was no doubt about it. But it didn't have big walls like the Infragilis or Ravenshade. Also because of politics, Vecrus is a city that had no allies. Ravenshade and Cloudhold have formed an alliance on the left, while Infragilis and Bacrcelma have formed an alliance on the right. Thus there were no allies of Vecrus.

With no allies, comes no import-export. And because of this Vecrus is considered the poorest Great city. And with the lack of funds, the great city of Vecrus could not make appropriate initiatives to guarantee the security of its people.

Even though they do not have a great wall like Infragilis or a communication network like Ravenshade, Vecrus was still a great city. Its security measures, although not that efficient, are still considered great.

Vecrus had made 8 strongholds in some strategic parts of its domain. Rangers from these strongholds regularly patrol the area and if they spotted a beast wave, they would use firecrackers as a way to inform the city about the wave.

The main army of the city is then deployed towards the beast wave to take care of it. But tonight something very incredible happened. 3 beast waves were reported in the span of 5 mins. Because of this city lord had to set foot on the battlefield.

For Yureka, defeating a beast wave would be a walk in the park as she is the second strongest being of Midgard. She is a Level-92 Warlock and is only second to the skills of the lord of the city of Infragilis. But the thing that one has to worry about was the fact that there were 3 beast waves. One of the waves could be dealt with by the army. She could take care of one. But the last one would still be able to reach the city. After all, even for Yureka defeating a beast wave within seconds is impossible…

As Yureka landed in the boot camp of the main army, she saw that the whole camp was awake. Almost everyone was ready and would be deployed in a matter of minutes. And it was then she noticed that the commander general of the army was running towards her…

"Your Lordship!" the man yelled while coming towards her. Yureka nodded her head as he yelled. And when he came to Yureka he started whispering…

"Your lordship, something terrible has happened." He whispered. Commander knew that the news of three beast waves hitting at the same time could cause panic and may lower the morale of the men. That is why he had previously disclosed that there are only two beast waves, out of which one would be dealt with by the city lord. But the information that he received moments ago was a piece of very grave news. That is why he couldn't help but whisper...

"I know. That is why I am here." Yureka whispered back.

"Your Lordship, the situation has changed drastically. Firecrackers and ravens had come from the other 5 strongholds as well. They have also reported possible beast waves."

"What!" Yureka exclaimed.

"Yes, Your Lordship. What should we do?"

Hearing this, Yureka pinched herself to see whether she was dreaming or not. And sure enough, she was not. There was no way in hell that they had the manpower to deal with this. The people of the city would be slaughtered at a very large scale if 8 beast waves hit them. It was also possible that the city of Vecrus would be gone by tomorrow.

'Eight beast waves, hitting at the same time is not possible. So what is happening right now? Wait… Sonia! She said something about a cataclysm. This is bad. Very bad.' Yureka thought.

It was then she looked at the soldiers that were running around here and there. She then clenched her fingers tightly and started thinking carefully. Beast waves are formed when monsters spawn randomly at a place.

But the thing is that these monsters remain docile for some amount of time. And they would only attack when approached. After all the monsters are spawned, there is a buffer time in which they stay docile, but after that they go into a frenzy state and start running toward the populated area. killing anyone in their way.

The only way to defeat the beast wave is to kill all the monsters of the wave or to wait it out. After a fixed amount of time, the beasts that had spawned turned into dust, like they were never there in the first place. Waiting out beast waves is never a good option, as beast waves cause too much destruction to leave them be, which is why they are dealt with as soon as they are spawned.

In today's case, as they will not be able to defeat the wave, the only thing that they could do right now is to wait it out. Vecrus didn't have outer walls like Ravenshade and Infragilis, but they do have walls located in the inner part of the city.

That part of the city is where the rich reside. Therefore to appease them and maintain their security, Yureka made those walls. But at this moment, that wall was their best shot…

"Commander, I want you to send ravens throughout the Vecrus and tell them to gather in the inner city. If they are not able to come then seal the stronghold and hide. While I want all of your men to go and wake up the city. And get all the citizens to get behind the inner wall. And secure it." Yureka said loudly.

"Your Lordship, what about the small villages which don't have Raven coops?" Hearing this question, Yureka didn't reply. Seeing this commander understood what she was trying to say. He immediately turned around and started barking orders to his men.

While Yureka supervised him. She also instructed some soldiers to carry as many rations and supplies as they can, and take them to the inner city, they could be stuck there for a long time, and they would need all they help they can. Soon ravens were sent to all the strongholds.

Yureka knew that the main problem with her plan was the inner city wall itself. It was never made to withstand such a siege in the first place. It is not that high and it would probably break apart if a high-ranking monster attacked it. And if her doubt is right then there will be several monsters in the beast wave who would have the ability to break those walls.

"Your Lordship!" someone Yureka from behind. This broke her stupor and looked at Sonia and Igor who were running towards the Front. As soon as they came over to her, Sonia started speaking furiously….

"Your Lordship, it is very bad. We just received an emergency quest from our system."

"What is the quest?" Yureka asked in an emotionless voice rather than the sweet voice that she used in public.

And thus Sonia started narrating the quest to her….

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EMERGENCY QUEST

Name- Survive the Cataclysm

Rank- Gold Level

Details- To scout the potential Familia members, an event had been organised by the Gods. Players had to showcase their power, during the event, to get invites from the different familia. In half an hour's time, multiple beast waves would hit all the cities and establishments, all around Midgard. One has to survive the constant onslaught of the beasts.

If any God recognizes the player's potential then they will make a familial bond with the player. After joining the familia of a particular god, the player would be able to enjoy a lot of benefits that the Gods would give them if they manage to entertain and impress them.

​ The benefits may be some exclusive powers that the Gods have domain over.

Rewards- Chance of joining the familia of a God.

Penalty- <None>

Time Limit- Until Sunrise.

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Hearing this Yureka immediately took out a watch from her pocket and checked the time. They had 6 hours before sunrise. And they had to survive till then.

It was then that Yureka instructed Sonia and Igor to the inner walls and stay there. She would wrap up everything and come there….

***

The safest and most powerful city in all of Midgard is called The Infragills. The word 'Infragilis' itself means something which is not fragile or unbreakable. And that is why the city was named such. Iit was not arrogance that made the people give this city such a grand name. Instead, the name of the city comes from the 10Km long walls that hide the city from outside influence.

The 15m high, grand walls of Infragilis protects its citizens and had held the record of never being broken through once. But the wall itself is not the only thing that protects the city.

The city itself is located in such a place that it is surrounded by the abyss from three sides. While the fourth side is protected by the wall. Thus it is practically impossible to infiltrate the city. Anyone who wants to enter the city had to go through the wall. That is why even during the time of beast waves, the city remains impenetrable.

This place is also the home and under the leadership of the strongest mortal in Midgard, Damien Godric Grond…

On the top of the wall of Infragilis, many soldiers stood in formation with a quiver full of arrows and bows in their hands. There were many barrels of combustible liquid with them as well, these had been prepared to deal with the beast waves.

Amongst the soldiers stood two men with knight-like silver color armor. One of those knights was a very muscular and handsome man. He had short hair with a little bushy beard. While the other man was an old man with a grey beard and a battle axe at his back.

"Your lordship if we believe those Earthians, then this assault would continue till dawn. But I am afraid that looking at the numbers of monsters that have spawned, I don't believe that we will be able to survive that long sir." The old man said.

"Do you think that monsters would be able to penetrate the wall?" the handsome man or Damien Godric Grond asked.

"I don't think they will be able to penetrate the wall. But I am more worried about the gate sire. There are three gates throughout the wall. And they are made entirely of wood. They don't have the same thickness or integrity as the wall. And I am afraid that the constant onslaught for 6 hours may break the gate." The old man said honestly.

"It seems that we just have to deal with it as it comes. Infragilis had not fallen for over 100 years. And it will not fall tonight." declared the Damien with arrogance and confidence in his voice.