Press Release 10/4

*I have so many questions, yet no answers!*

The cry of the entire fanbase for the Universal War. We are at an important place in the series. As we go on few questions will be raised and many answers will be shared. We decided to hold a conference today in order to establish the new setting, rules, and people that will be revealed in Act V and VI. Hold on to your hats.

## Act V

*An Immutable Distance*takes place on the mysterious Island on the Ethereal Plane. We are immediately introduced to almost 25 new characters, with returners such as Chase from the Blood of Von Shaft miniseries and Shamus from the Unforgettable Others. While the characters are currently irrelevant; we will be building a new universe and home where each character functions as an important piece of the puzzle. We will test Alvera and Attalia in new ways, and find out where their boundaries as leaders lie.

Most of the people in Attalia's camp are disciples of Zeus, and much to Alvera's dismay, they have concocted a plethora of fake holidays in order to get out of doing any work. We are exposed to a much older and wiser Attalia. She has recently shirked her responsibilities as a leader in order to raise her recent triplets on top of the four children she already has. Attalia was once a strong leader within the group but times have changed due to the death of an unrevealed member of the group. She has lost everyone's trust. So when Alvera arrives, Attalia ends her leadership and Alvera takes over. Attalia thinks this will work in her favor on two levels: the people will love Alvera due to her obsession with Zeus, and Attalia will be able to bond with her children. She is incorrect. Alvera, due to the recent changes in her own life, has strayed from the teachings of Zeus and ostracizes herself from the group by helping Attalia relocate them to the cavern. Alvera is unaware that the people did not want to move, and by helping Attalia she has dug herself a deeper grave. Attalia's children need her attention less than she originally thought, and while she works to find her purpose she is faced with the inevitable truth that while the young ones need her now - they will not need her forever; causing Attalia to spin into a deep depression and fight some of her toughest demons.

The primary antagonist in Act V is the Man in Black. This entity, never before seen in the series, will be a key contributor in the final act of Alvera and Attalia's life. The events on the Island act as a mirror to the events occurring in the Consequence. Though they will be going through similar trials; Alvera's connection to Klemens will fade with their distance, and she will be faced with the ghosts of her past. Attalia, on the other hand, will face off against her demons when the realization of her fading youth and time wasted on the Island come to fruition.

Once again, everything is not what it seems. But for the first time in the series the answers are closer than ever.

## Act VI

*Truth by Death*follows Klein Klemens and the Solemn Seers in what would appear to be a nearly identical setting to the Island with a few noticeable differences. The Consequence is a star-shaped land mass surrounded by lava. In the center is a large eye. The pupil being made up of filthy, black water. Klemens plunges deep into the eye and is immediately lifted out by the inhabitants of this dark land. Due to him wielding the Cork, he is made into their leader, much to Rasmus Balmore's dismay. He is tasked with keeping his people safe from an unknown evil, one that has the power to remove the remnants of the tarnished souls of the Consequence and cause them to fade into the Relentless Black.

Klemens makes his home with a group of inhabitants. He meets a man named Anais, and eventually becomes the leader of Anais' tribe. The two are not friends. They are not companions. Anais acts as Klein's foil and disagrees with him about everything. So the two must try to keep the people safe under new rules, and Klemens must find a way to locate the mysterious Ripple in order to help the inhabitants escape the Consequence.

In this compelling story the characters will be faced with some of the most dangerous villains yet to be seen. The faces from Klein's past will come back full force in order to take the valuable resource he has that nobody else does: his soul. With the help of some reluctant allies, Klemens may be able to escape the Consequence with the people he has sworn to protect, and he may finally find peace.

## The Future

The Universal War begins in 9050. When and where it will begin is unknown. All that is known is that while Alvera, Klein, Attalia, and the others are in the Ethereal Plane time moves slower - but it is not frozen. There are only three months left in 9050. The Great Fall that was prophecized has already occurred. So it will not be long before the final pieces of the puzzle fall, and the heroes we have come to love are faced with their individual endings.

*Stay on the right path, ask all the right questions, and may you keep all the things you find Holy dear to your mortal Heart.*