The Resolve of Elliom

Seeing the end of the Kingdom of Träd as well as the collapse of the Kingdom of Bride, LimitedHistory could no longer ignore the writing on the wall: The Dark Age had never truly ended, and the glimmers of hope given unto the world by the storm at its end were nothing but false idols. While reestablishing the towns of Träd Capital, Hardur Capital, and Bride Capital as the towns of Träd, Hardur, and Bride for Elliom, LimitedHistory thought back to all the peoples he had conquered or subjugated in the past.

He first remembered darktyui and his camp only a few hundred blocks north of Elliom Capital. Darktyui believed that it was in his best interest to join the Kingdom of Elliom for his own protection and as a military alliance, and he was endlessly rewarded for his choice. The town of Shadowmoor was established by LimitedHistory on his behalf and was given full autonomy. Darktyui had been loyal to the very end, but that end did come only two weeks later when he simply ceased to be. This saddened LimitedHistory, who left Shadowmoor fully intact in hopes he might one day return. However, realizing it was never meant to be, Shadowmoor's resources were transferred to the already-rich Elliom Capital with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Aetherreich and its founder, NoobyandApple. Aetherreich had been founded only a few hundred more blocks north of Shadowmoor and was discovered by darktyui in much the same way darktyui had discovered LimitedHistory: returning from a mining trip. The Kingdom of Aetherreich had always wished to pursue friendly relations and an alliance. Elliom rejected his offers for a long while, but, eventually, LimitedHistory reached out to NoobyandApple to establish an alliance. The alliance was agreed to, but by pure coincidence, NoobyandApple, too, disappeared, never to be seen again. Reluctantly, LimitedHistory declared war on the Kingdom of Aetherreich in his absence and integrated the towns of Aetherreich, Skyridge, and Cloudhaven into the Kingdom of Elliom with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of ALOT and its founder, CanineMinecraft, who had similarly approached LimitedHistory early on in the world's history for a defensive pact. LimitedHistory once again declined the offer and eventually declared war on the Kingdom of ALOT, conquering the town of ALOT for Elliom. CanineMinecraft would go on to help found a coalition against LimitedHistory out of anger, but later, the two would hold a historic summit that would see their hostilities come to an end on a mutual understanding of fun and enjoyment. These would turn out to be empty words, however, and the Anti-Elliom Coalition would also cease to be with The Dark Age. LimitedHistory and Bowmanium raided and destroyed the rest of ALOT with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Coalition, who had risen up against LimitedHistory to challenge his power as the only enemy to ever truly occupy Elliomer territory. Despite everything, the Kingdom of Coalition fell under the boot of the Kingdom of Elliom like all the others with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Monastery and its founder, Potato\_Paladin, another member of the Anti-Elliomer Coalition who had attempted to change LimitedHistory's ways knowing that Elliom's power had grown too large for its own good. LimitedHistory shrugged off the mystical attempts made by the monk and instead declared The Great War in their wake. A few days later, LimitedHistory occupied and subsequently raided Monastery with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Wildlands and its founder, Illidan92, who had also joined the coalition against the Kingdom of Elliom. Illidan92 had acted as a rallying cry for the coalition, but even he was unable to match the power of the great Kingdom of Elliom. He disappeared without a trace, and this offered LimitedHistory with little excitement.

He remembered the other kingdoms of Kektania, Usaje, and Hardur, who all fell to inactivity and had their lands occupied and looted by the Kingdom of Elliom. He remembered the many camps that were lost to a similar fate, such as Camp\_LordSetesh, Camp\_CadenceIsMusic, and Camp\_Cinamon\_Kittamon, and were similarly razed and plundered with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Solely, established by AirZeus21 after losing her home in ALOT to the Kingdom of Elliom. Eventually, relations between AirZeus21 and LimitedHistory would normalize despite a friendly rivalry leading to the creation and loss of the town of Mesopotamia (now called Synthetic) to the Kingdom of Solely. Hoping that this offshoot kingdom may one day challenge his own might, LimitedHistory helped build up the Kingdom of Solely and offered unending knowledge. These attempts at creating a strong rival would continue with little excitement.

He remembered the Kingdom of Teufort, founded by theLordJanet, and its quick fall to a succession crisis that would result in the Elliomer Acquisition of Teufort. He remembered the Kingdom of Bride, founded by Nyakomi, who LimitedHistory had similarly offered knowledge to in hopes that Bride may one day become a valid Elliom adversary. Teufort and Bride both fell with little excitement.

He remembered the kingdoms of Consillium and Nancres, both still standing, but only barely, with Consillium making minor but slow progress and Nancres nearly ceasing to be with not a single chest placed down. He considered them with little excitement.

But finally, he remembered the Kingdom of Träd, who had been founded at the very beginning just as Elliom had, by Kwitt111. He considered that Träd was the only kingdom who showed true interest in combating Elliom's power in the Anti-Elliom Coalition. He considered that Kwitt111 was the only person willing to reach out to LimitedHistory to discuss true intentions and a future greater than only Moundmakers. He considered that Träd was the only kingdom other than Elliom that still stood from the very beginning, and it showed that they truly had cared about maintaining what they started. Then, with sorrow, he considered that, only hours before, the Kingdom of Träd had abandoned everything they knew. Their spiritual lives in the Twin Acacia Trees had ended with one final sacred gathering and a willful destruction of their remaining valuables, and they had left nothing behind. Standing in the position where the Trädians had held their final gathering, LimitedHistory considered the future and what it could hold. He realized, with little excitement, that, as things stood, there WAS no future. Deep down, LimitedHistory had always known this to be true. However, he was unable to come to terms with it as it would mean his powerful position would be reduced to nothing, just as it had been before Elliom was ever founded.

Thinking back to everything that had happened, it all culminated in this one moment: Elliom had to finish what had been started. He had to return the world to a state of nature so that all the animosity he had brought could be cleansed from the world, and so that the inhabitants of the world of Moundmakers could finally have closure. And so he declared The Final War against the remaining kingdoms of Consillium, Nancres, and Solely. He had only one goal now: bring the kingdoms back to the stone age as they should have been in the first place. Once that goal was finally accomplished, he would then destroy everything that Elliom held near and dear and push the world into a perpetual, unending Dark Age. "Perhaps from there," he thought, "the world could begin anew. It may not be this universe, but somewhere, sometime, the kingdoms of Moundmakers could rise again."

And this thought filled him with much excitement.