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Region: The Story of Civilization

The venusians

The Etlur-Insurrection II

Ingomar, thinking to himself: “The attack will soon begin, soon the sign will be shown and then we can finally attack the palace and make me the king of Venusia.”

Meanwhile in the woods two men, belonging to the Etlur-Order, are beginning to create a large a forest fire, a fire which will show everyone of the etlurian warriors that the time for an attack has just began. The situation is optimal for them, as this day is a very hot day, where the forest is very prone to forest fire. The smoke coming from the burned trees and plants rises up in the air, visible for nearly all of Alaricstedt's citizens. Now the warriors of the Etlur-Order see the sign and the attack is about to begin.

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The giant forest fire outside disturbs Adelina, as her husband Zelig had gone to hunt in the forest a few hours ago. She hopes, that her husband will not be trapped in the forest fire and can somehow make it out the forest back to the city. As she is sitting in a room together with her two children, a servant is running into the room, with panic clearly visible in her face

Servant: “M.. my Lady, we are attacked, the palace is attacked, we need to flee this place now!”

Adelina was shocked, how can the palace be attacked? How came it to be that no one noticed anything before the attack? And who would attack anyway? Was this a publectian slave revolt or were they Venusians being angry for what reason whatsoever?

Adelina: “Warn my father of this attack! Warn Alaric immediately!”

The servant runs fast to Alaric's throne room as possible. Adelina tries to flee together with her two four-year old children. She takes a sword and a child and tries to flee the palace as fast as possible. She wants to first reach her father before fleeing.

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A servant came into Alaric's room, trying to warn him of the attack on the palace. But before Alaric could react, the attackers came into the room. They crush the servant's head and begin to surround Alaric. A man steps out of the group of the attackers and begins to speak.

Ingomar: “Greetings my King.”

Alaric: “What do you want, traitor?”

Ingomar: “I'm not a traitor, I'm the hero Venusia needs. Your rule began with conquest, but where is this conquest now? We need more men to lay siege on publectian cities and we need more time to conquer them. You are becoming weak Alaric!”

Alaric: “If I'm so weak, why don't you fight against me one to one?”

Ingomar: “A duel is what you're asking for? Agreed. Men, leave this room immediately and take care of others! May the strongest one win.

Alaric and Ingomar now begin to fight each others with the sword and for a moment it looks like both were equal in their fighting. Until Alaric stabs Ingomar in his chest. But as Alaric thought he had won, Ingomar uses the last of his strength before dying to storm to Alaric's direction and in a surprise attack slice up his throat.

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Adelina is almost there, she almost reaches the room where Alaric is, but then the attackers caught her and her children. With her sword and shield she tries to defend herself and her children and while she manages to wound and kill many of her opponents, she is overwhelmed by them. Luckily for her Zelig came together with some guardsmen and manages to kill the remaining attackers. Both Adelina and Zelig fall into their blood smeared arms, while the kids cry loud on the horror they just saw.

Zelig: “Are you all okay?”

Adelina: “Y.. Yes, we are... okay I think.”

Zelig: “I'm glad that nothing serious happened. I shouldn't go hunting this day, I shouldn't have left the city. Where is Alaric?”

Adelina: “Oh no, father. Hopefully nothing happened to him!”

She runs to Alaric's room as fast as possible, only to see her dead father's corpse lying on the ground. And as she saw her fathers death body, she burst into tears, crying out loud.

Adelina: “Father,NO! Father! No! NO! No, why must he die, why?

Her screams were very loud and the remaining servants and guardsmen in the palace knew what happened.

Alaric was dead!

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