Vol. 9 The War of Legions

The War of Legions
The reign of Emperor Veransk III, the last true ruler of the Empire of Stars, was a dark one. It was during this time that Zaramoth the Unmaker began to gather power in the east, and the ancient war between the Agallans and the Utgards began to draw in all the armies in Aranna.
The Emperor himself was childless, and there were many who wished to be his heir. All were surprised when he chose Zaramoth, who was not even Human, to inherit his crown upon his death. He did not live to see another week after his decision.
Thirteen of the Empire's fabled legions hailed their new Emperor, for Zaramoth was a might commander, always victorious, and brutal to his enemies. But one legion chose to abandon the Empire completely, and escape to the west.
Stories of what became the lost Tenth Legion are told to this day.
The addition of thirteen battle-hardened legions to his already formidable armies made Zaramoth nearly unstoppable; the only threat still facing him was that of the Agallans, his race's ancient enemies. But Zaramoth cared not for that old dispute. He wished only to have dominion over all of of Aranna.
So he made a bargain with the Agallans. Elandir, the First Man and leader of the Agallans, agreed to lead his people out of Aranna, and to take no more part in its affairs. What Zaramoth's side of the bargain was, no one knows. But the ancient war between the Giants was finally over.
In its place, the War of Legions spread like a plague, drenching the entire land in blood. No one was neutral -- those who wished to be led like sheep, for all of Aranna to be united in tyranny, and for magic to be outlawed, joined the armies of the Unmaker. Those who wished for freedom resisted him.
But the resistance had no hoep of succeeding until Azunai the Defender appeared to leaad the people of Aranna to victory and freedom.
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