Nether War

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

*This article is about the Nether War **specifically under Naeus.** For the Nether War under Glutton, see Undead War.*

## Second Nether War

The three major figures of the Nether War

### War

* Battle of New Dragonspire
* First Battle of the Far Plains
* Battle of the Tundra Outpost
* Second Battle of the Far Plains
* Attack on the Frostbourne Castle

### Location

* Overworld: Far Plains, Barren Frontier, Frostbourne Tundra
* End: New Dragonspire

## Belligerents

* Nether Horde
* Wither Angels
* Piglin Kingdom(formerly, dissolved)

* Frostbourne
* Bandits
* Netherbane
* Ender Watchers(formerly, exterminated)

## Commanders and leaders

* Naeus
* Hogsworth
* Kralos
* Infernius†
* Brots
* Kaia
* Porkshire†

* Patrick Wynter
* Hilda
* Kane
* Ceris†

The **Nether War** is an ongoing conflict spanning all three dimensions. King Naeus of the Nether started the war with his campaign to subjugate the Overworld and End under the  Nether Horde. Multiple factions and groups are involved in the war, mostly to defend their homes against the Nether. It started in the episode "Ender Wish" and is the focus of *Fractures*' second, third, and fourth seasons.

After his victory in the Nether Civil War, the newly crowned King Naeus took the End capital, New Dragonspire. In the Overworld, the Nether captured the Far Plains, the Mystic Forest, the Wither Forest, and the Barren Frontier. Opposition from the  Frostbourne proved their greatest threat. The Nether King was killed in his first battle leading the Horde against them, but was later resurrected.

Before Dragonspire's capture, the End Queen scattered four End Crystals across the Overworld. The Frostbourne and the Nether raced to locate them. With the help of the Endstone Crusaders, the Frostbourne obtained two, but the other two were destroyed.

## Background

### Undead War

The Undead War of the first season began when Herobrine, a powerful necromancer, raised up  an undead army and captured Glacierford. Glacierford was a populous village in the tundra, which was  Frostbourne territory. After the Frostbourne allied with the  Ender Watchers, the two factions retook Glacierford. However, Herobrine allied with the  Nether Horde and their forces recaptured the village soon after.

The Nether Royal Family were assassinated by Rain and the False Pig King assumed the throne. His position was challenged by Naeus, who led the Wither Skeletons in a civil war against the pigmen. Herobrine therefore lost the Nether's support. Seeing an opportunity, Lord Patrick of the Frostbourne commanded a small party and they lured Herobrine to them. Herobrine was then killed when the Ender Watchers appeared.

### Aftermath

Without a leader, the undead fractured and the remaining undead lords gathered their followers into small factions across the Overworld. The Wither Angels established an outpost in the Overworld's Floating Isles, but it was destroyed by the Frostbourne warrior Azura, against whom they now seek revenge. In the Nether, Naeus killed the False Pig King and proclaimed himself king.

## Conquering of the End

*Main article: Battle of New Dragonspire*
After Naeus is crowned the King of the Nether, he launched a mass attack on the end, planning to conquer the dimension and take the End Crystals. When they launched the attack after igniting the Nether-End Gateway, at first Naeus had many of his troops wiped out by the Ender Watchers, most notably Ceris wiping out the mass numbers. However, once Naeus and Hogsworth manage to take down the Ender Dragon working together, the tides of battle took a turn, as the End rapidly was succumbing to the Horde. Hundreds of Endermen were killed. By this time, Vordus was killed, leaving only 2 of the Original Ender Watchers to fend for themselves.

Naeus was quickly winning, and the fate of the battle was clear. Near the end of the battle, Naeus teleported nearby the Ender Chest with the crystals cased inside. However, much to his disliking, Ceris was securing the chest, attempting to protect them. Once they noticed each other, they exchanged in a fight. But due to Ceris' weakened state, Naeus easily beat her. Suddenly, Zeganirn jumped in and grab the chest with the crystals and leapt away swiftly, right before Naeus was able to fully defeat Ceris. As Naeus was furious he had lost the crystals, Ceris tried to get up, much to end up being kicked back down and knocked out, declaring the Horde's victory and dominance over the Razed Dimension, despite losing the End Crystals.

## Conquest on the Overworld

*Main Article: Rain and Stella's Journey*

### Arrival at Coven Village

Tracking down Zeganirn's destination to the Coven Village, Naeus recognized an opportunity to both begin his great conquest on the Overworld and simultaneously obtain the End Crystals from Rain and Stella. The Nether King sent the first of the Horde's military as well as the feared Order of Nether Assassins to hunt down the duo, beginning the invasion.

Unaware of Zeganirn's presence within the Village, the Assassins allow themselves to be led into a clever diversion. Ambushing them from the rooftop, the End Dancer kills three of the Assassins, before facing Djinn and the Horde's army; although defeating a considerable number of foes, and wounding Djinn, the Enderman was left bloodied and fatally injured.

### Hunt for Rain and Stella

As the forces march on to claim the long-undisturbed Mystic Forest, Djinn hunts down Rain and Stella, leaving a subdued Zeganirn to perish from his fatalities. Finding the duo, Djinn inflicts Stella with the Demon Curse through his daggers, who immediately falls into a comatose state; furious, he is easily killed by Rain, failing the Assassins' mission to turn both of them.

Soon later, Stella finds herself transforming into a Netherkin and attacking Rain, an effect due to the Demon Curse. It also marks her joining the Nether Horde through forced means.

### Conquest of Mankind

*Main Article: First Battle of the Far Plains*

With Naeus likely unaware The Assassin failed his mission, he began his plan to conquer the last bastion of Mankind. To get a advantage, Naeus had taken Ceris, which had been imprisoned, and executed her in front of surrendered Endermen. This was also probably done for her powers.

Before Naeus arrived at the battlefield, the Frostbourne was winning. Many troops he had presumably sent earlier were wiped out by the Faction. However, once Naeus and many more troops arrived, things quickly went south for the Frostbourne. Naeus and the Horde managed to quickly turn the tides of battle in their favor. At a point where it was clear Naeus would claim victory, the Frostbourne retreated, fearing to loose more men then had been lost already. However, Daryll and a few soldiers stayed at the Battlefield. As the other soldiers were quickly getting killed off, Daryll fired near Naeus, getting his attention. Promptly, they exchange in a battle. Naeus manages to easily stab Daryll with his Ender Armblade, sealing Daryll's fate. However, the only remaining Airship crashed onto both Daryll and Naeus, ending Daryll's story and greatly injuring Naeus, leaving only his damaged skull.

### Aftermath

After conquering the Meadows, the Horde has been reported to have fully taken over the Far Plains, set outposts in the Mystic Forest and the ruins of the Coven Village and conquered several baronies. Their rule constitutes a significant portion of the realm, and seems to be the largest territory out of all Overworld factions.

### Hogsworth's Campaign

*Main article: Battle of the Tundra Outpost*
With Naeus' death, the Nether generals Kralos and Hogsworth now lead the Horde Campaign. Kralos watched over the conquered New Dragonspire, while Hogsworth led the Nether army to conquer the northwestern overworld and defeat the Frostbourne. However, they managed to defeat Hogsworth's army and incarcerated him.

### Naeus' Return

*Main article: Second Battle of the Far Plains*
With Hogsworth's imprisonment, the Frostbourne counterattacked and freed many formerly conquered Nether territories up until the Far Plains where they almost won, but once more Naeus, now with an upgraded netherite body, arrived and turned the tides of war to his side and forced the Frostbourne to retreat.

With Naeus' return, he planned to ultimately defeat the Frostbourne first by hiring undead mercenaries to help push into the cold tundra, then presumably attack the southern region and conquer the Saltbourne, another large Overworld faction.

### Wither Angels Attack

*Main article: Attack on the Frostbourne Castle*
As ordered by the newly revived Nether King, Kaia and the Wither Angels steal a crystal from the Saltbourne. However they go against there orders to take the crystal back to the nether and go on to storm the Frostbourne Castle, with Kaia luring Azura with the End Crystal into the Nether.

In the Nether Kaia is killed by Azura a duel, but the nether star borne from her death fuses with the end crystal, causing a shockwave that travels' throughout the Nether. The shockwave brings Abigail Crysteffor, whose body was retrieved by The Twins, back to life.

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