History 13: Kings' Cross - A History

The only city to ever threaten Mercias dominance in the world Kings' Cross, or Rome as it was originally called, has had many different residents, clans, and rulers stake a claim to it. It's close proximity to Mercia left it a treasure and a target during the Fourth Age, where it was bombed repeatedly into oblivion. Today, we walk through the unfortunate events that have plagued the once promising city of Kings' Cross.

It's construction began shortly into the Third Age, meaning it was one of the newest cities to be formed in the world prior to the Bomb. It was initially started by a Northern Warlord who was seeking a capital to match his own self-perceived grandeur. He enlisted his own slaves as well as construction workers from across all lands, including Mercias' own great builder, @Maclimara. The scale of the project was huge, removing massive mountains and constructing massive builds as far as the eye could see. The Mages Tower and the Callborough Palace were first to see construction, followed by the road system. The city also hosted a colosseum, as well as more shops than the rest of the world combined. Thought to be the the future superpower of the world, this reign of regency would soon come to an end.

After the Bomb hit Mercia, many citizens who could make it out ventured to Rome. Sailing across the sea and seeing this new city, it felt like a bad dream had finally ended. They began storming the city, overpopulating it's already overwhelmed system. Food was lacking in the city, and many began starving within the first days of moving in. Little in the way of complaining though, as this was their only choice other than a brutal death. It was thought that life here may be possible initially, despite the issues. However, with the influx of new players, their new home would soon be sacked as well.

The first known clan to venture here was the Dreadnoughts, by means of Captain Solo commandeering their ships outside the city. This was a brief stunt, as he was never known to return here. The second attempt of claiming the city was from Salmon, the leader of the now defunct Obsidian Shield. She initially claimed the entire city with promises of building it to its original plan. She began construction on the palace once again and had renamed the city 'Kings' Cross". This wouldn't last as prior to her arrival here, she had attacked the members of Lapis Nation who, at the time, was allied with The Vicerant Empire. This was not an unwarranted attack though, as detailed in her book "Clovers Last Day".

Salmons city would fall victim to the Vicerant and their terroristic ways. Initially, they had chunk crashed her out of the Realm, causing The Dark Day, and leading to Mercias' first roll-back. The second attack was far more destructive though, as this was the site of the initial stages of The War of 1000 Withers. When the leader of the Vicerant had decided to spawn Withers by the hundreds onto cities across the world, Kings' Cross was hit the worst, leaving it in ruins.

Shortly after the War, Salmon had left the city to form The Obsidian Shield, and it's new inhabitants would be The Freelancers, who claimed it as their home and renamed it to Frontier City. Construction initially went well and things began looking great once again, but this wouldn't last. The Freelancers had made enemies with Xaasty the Cruel, who was at the height of his power. Xaasty, though in the middle of battling the Obsidian Shield, made time to attack the city and murder the Freelancers countless times. It was here he began demanding offerings from The Freelancers in exchange for protection of their city from him.

It wasn't long after this though, that one of the leaders of The Freelancers had gone to Mercia City to attempt to fix the damage, starting the first known reconstruction. Frontier City's construction would thereafter be mostly abandoned and would soon fall victim to The White Roses' attack on the city, where the rubble from the encounter still remain to this day..