Rapture-Order War

The Rapture-Order War (known by the Third Order as 'The First Holy Crusade Against the Antichrist and His Instruments') was a conflict in Wojcraft 4 fought between the Third Order of Bethlehem and Rapture that lasted from February 24th and ended with the Wojcraft 4 Nuclear Apocalypse. Due to the fact that the Third Order survived the nuclear fire, as well as capturing Rapture and making territorial gains on the Union of Salavation while suffering no territorial losses of their own, the battle is regarded as a Third Order victory. As it was directly responsible for the apocalypse itself, the war was the last pre-apocalypse war fought in Wojcraft 4.
== BUILDUP TO THE WAR ==
On February 21st, a confrontation between Bvll of Rapture (who it would later be revealed was another 70Shades alias) and Chrissant of the Third Order of Bethlehem which led to a shootout between the two at the Rapture lighthouse. The shootout ended after the two had gotten multiple kills on each other, with Chrissant declaring war on Rapture, causing Bvll to leave. Bvll would later issue an apology at the behest of Rapture leader Tante, however relations between the two nations would remain tense. 
Following the shootout, Tante would message Chrissant, pleading him to not drag him into a war. Chrissant would not seem to take these messages too seriously, sending a total of 3 messages in the conversation to Tante's 19, however the former would send their last message claiming that they had already removed Rapture as an enemy. Despite this, Tante would attempt another "peace talk" on the 23rd, which would be ignored. Chrissant would later state that a part of the reason he ignored these messages for the most part was the fact that he did not respect Tante as a leader, stating "I don't take people who beg me in DMs as serious leaders, nor people who refuse to take responsibility for members of their group".
On February 24th early in the day, Chrissant would post a video to the Third Order publishing site. This video would show a full body image of Tante, with a black background and a static overlay. An eerie tone pattern would play during the video. The final frame would show Tante's body turn red. While this video was meant to be interpreted as a warning or intimidation, Rapture interpreted it as a declaration of war. In the following hours, Tante would release a statement on 'Rapture Today' claiming that while Rapture "tried to be peaceful and negotiate", Tante has "come to the conclusion that peace can't be accomplished via talk", and that "The only means of achieving peace in this scenario is total extermination". This would be Rapture's official declaration of war against the Third Order.
Shortly after this, the Holy Union of Salvation would make an announcement on their publishing service "Ascension Press" where they would seek "solidarity with the submerged nation of Rapture against the unholy forces of the Third Order of Bethlehem", a "powerful war song" accompanying the message.
ATTEMPTED PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Upon learning of the events, NUP Leader and Foreign Minister of the Duchy of Aldebaran KimJongNut urged Chrissant to meet with Tante, Kim suggesting that as Foreign Minister he act as a "gateway" between the two nations. Chrissant agreed to this, and Kim ended the discussion by claiming that the Duchy would remain neutral if a conflict were to emerge.
Tante and Chrissant met shortly after, and Chrissant read his demands, consisting of the following:
* Rapture is to completely disarm themselves
* Rapture is to never verbally, physically or otherwise threaten the Third Order again
* Rapture is to cut ties with the Hyacinth Foundation
Tante refused the first demand, claiming that the other two were negotiable. Chrissant altered the first demand to restrict Rapture from using Assault Rifles (FN FALs and AK-47s) while giving them access to PDWs (shotguns and Uzis), which Tante again refused, stating that a restriction of guns would be a breach of the Rapture constitution. Chrissant claimed that Rapture forfeited their right to access assault weapons following their threat of extermination against the Third Order. The discussion continued, devolving into an argument where no side would make further concessions, and ended upon Tante leaving the meeting. This would solidify the state of war between the two nations.
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