The Next Warmother

**The Next Warmother** is the true uprising of Madeleine Clemirosa as she recovers from the loss of her place among the next generation of heroes. To begin, she relies on her instincts to survive on her own in the Northern lands, with the ultimate objective of establishing a connection with her late mother's tribe in order to become a *Warmother*, more than ever determined to expanding Ashe's legacy. This means that, despite the insurmountable odds, she fulfills to accomplish her destiny on her own.

As a result, Madeleine politely declined the option to rejoin the Legion, believing that it was fated for her to become a hero and adhere to society's expectations. When she chooses to stay with her family, it is evident that it has been and always will be her destiny to lead them, just as Ashe did in her prime. This earned her the title of Warmother.

## History

### Prelude - Trouble Awaits

As she has defeated Frozia and left her in the summit, she ends up being detected by Mimeographer though she managed to make him escape after throwing a grenade at his face. Much to her chagrin, every renegade stationed in Vuraki has been ordered to kill her, but Templar Vanguard changes the order by confirming that capturing her is the best option. Madeleine did her best to evade the renegades and stay undetected, until Obsidian Rush has tracked her down and the rivals reunite.

Madeleine, for one, was eager for a rematch. Alyssa questioned how she survived the base's destruction, claiming that the rest of them had perished. Madeleine simply shrugs and confirms that fleeing into her own country was the only way to survive, and she is aware of the renegade takeover in Avarshi. Alyssa shrugs her rightful words, claiming they are Ashe's words. Madeleine fought the latter before she could react when she heard her mother's name.

Hand-to-hand combat was used in the fight, which ended in a stalemate.

### Capture

As the entire rivalry fight ended, Obsidian Rush taunts her as their commotion caused the renegades to converge in their position, leaving Lunar Frost powerless to intervene. After her failed escape attempt in which she kicked Nightfall, Chaos EXO, and the Reaper, Templar Vanguard grabs her and congratulates everyone on finding the pesky prodigy. Bloodlust briefly smiles at her when she is taken away and later reunites with her while the Iceborn prodigy is being taken away inside a truck, though she refuses to say anything, knowing that her girlfriend serves the enemy.

Madeleine is aware that no one will come to her aid at this time, and she has accepted the fact that she will be tortured in order to reveal the location of the heroes. As she entered their base with cuffs, she was met with a massive reaction from the renegades, with the majority of them taunting her for being captured for the first time ever, and some attempting to kill her by throwing knives at her, which she dodged and was later thrown in a spare room, which contains the corpse of Seeker. Alissandre is clearly concerned about her renegade allegiance as her girlfriend, Madeleine, is tortured in an attempt to reveal the location of the missing heroes and warriors after the base was destroyed.

Bloodlust later looks away from the scene that she cannot stand watching Lunar Frost be tortured by Obsidian Rush, Chaos EXO, or even Templar Vanguard. Furthermore, Salazar Progektö has repeatedly attempted to question her about the rest of her compatriots and their whereabouts, but as a renegade, she cannot risk freeing her own girlfriend because doing so would effectively declare her a traitor if she is exposed. As Lunar Frost refused to reveal anything, the renegades have decided to use her as a bargaining chip in two days, intending to take over Frostvile, the only place in Avarshi that has not been touched by their presence.

### Unlikely Reunion

As Madeleine is being tortured in exchange for information on the Legionnaires' whereabouts, Bloodlust forcibly declares that "she is mine," indicating that she will be the one to interrogate her instead, knowing that the Iceborn prodigy will not risk her compatriots' locations no matter what. Obsidian Rush is taken aback by her, claiming that even if Madeleine is injured and bound, she can still kick her interrogator with her long legs. Bloodlust shrugs and says she has the perfect method, which in reality is to rekindle her relationship with Madeleine by nursing her wounds.

The Iceborn prodigy is taken aback by Alissandre's hospitality, but she refuses to say anything knowing the fact that she is a renegade assassin. Alissandre had had enough of her silence and untied her, placing her on a chair and suggesting she say something. She only thanked her, baffled by her actions, which seemed out of character for her persona as the Bloodlust. However, as the renegades became suspicious, Madeleine breaks her silence and admits that she has no idea where her fellow compatriots are because they have all fled. Alissandre and her evil father were the last thing she saw before the base. Alissandre begs Madeleine not to kill her father, hoping to reach an agreement in case the heroes and renegades have a final battle in their war.

Alissandre accepts her honesty and admits to many heinous crimes. She is also aware that the renegades are becoming suspicious of her, and Madeleine advises her not to over-fix her face in order to appear inconspicuous with the bruises she had. The deal was simple: instead of killing Templar Vanguard, she asked that he be imprisoned so that she could pay him daily visits as promised. Madeleine accepts her agreement while being returned to the ropes to prevent the suspicions from becoming true.

The only thing Madeleine and Alissandre lacked at those days was to copulate in the moment. Perhaps it is still unsafe and they went back to their daily duties. Bloodlust then "interrogates" her and turned on security cameras to look unremarkably normal. The Next Warmother now expertly deceives everyone by claiming that every hero and warrior has been scattered throughout Avarshi, aware that everyone is looking for her, both the good and the bad guys.

### Hail, LORD ANNIHILATOR

Yellowjacket Wolf travels to the SUPREME headquarters. To prevent SCODOK from knowing his defection, he has used a perfect clone of him to take his place as he intends to restore ANNIHILATOR to finally assist the renegades in their inability to take over Frostvile. He kills all the detectives inside Sublevel 19A, whom are intending to expose that PROJECT has a final contingency in case of their downfall. After that, he activates the console and PROGRAM welcomes him. Frazier Lashley later joins him and they reunite as the sole two and true members of the already defunct PROJECT.

Frazier was given the opportunity to browse through the console. It turns out, the artificial intelligence known as the PROGRAM has been running the factory all along. Yellowjacket Wolf later shows him the code to unlock ANNIHILATOR's mind, in order to enact the renegades' true purpose against the planet: Restore PROJECT, no matter the methods. This includes their current actions as they activated the console to wake up ANNIHILATOR from his slumber.

The tyrant stated that he knew about the spare bodies, and thanked both of them as they revived him from a state of stasis. However, he instructs them to leave to prepare for his new body and become LORD ANNIHILATOR, knowing that he knew about the renegades' ultimatum. Both ex-PROJECT men left in satisfaction, while Yellowjacket Wolf saluted before leaving.

### Redemption of Heroes

Skullface now provided a chance for the legionnaires to reunite, as he returned to his safehouse and stole devices from the renegades, all of which were advanced enough for him to enable global communications. Fiona Vance and Benjamin Timewatcher awaken from their slumber and discover their rendezvous point: Cho'Vai. As a result, they travelled to the country and snuck through the patrols of the renegades. Bloodlust saw both warriors but chooses not to report her observations as she returns to base to continue her "interrogation." The Corporate Renegades are about to get a taste of their own medicine, as the Panamoan military and the Clementia tribe have agreed to invade their base.

Eion Brightblast subsequently appears, meeting Fiona Vance and Benjamin Timewatcher in Skullface's safehouse. The masked scout inquired about the others, to whom Fiona just replied that all of them are still missing, and their most precious prodigy remains unknown, despite the fact that they are unaware that she is alive and attempting to flee the renegade headquarters. Skullface then deduced since the entire renegade occupation is centred on Avarshi, a massive battle will erupt at some time to escalate the war. Later, it is revealed that Gwyneth Forgesteel has escaped from renegade captivity and has brought her sword as a means of retribution.

So far, NEXTECH Man, Spartacus Brightspear and The Trinity are still unknown. Some reports claim that Lidia Dionizy Napieralski has been killed after an unsuccessful attempt of breaking in a S.O.L.A.C.E headquarters in the Panamoan Republic, whilst Amanda Norcross is presumed to have stayed in the Aryaine Kingdom and Henry Prescott, presumably killed.

Lunar Frost was able to escape after Bloodlust has freed her. Though unsuccessful on escaping the Inner Haven by herself, the renegades were interrupted by the tribe of Clemirosa, allowing the Iceborn warriors to disable the renegades by throwing ice explosives at them, freezing them in solid blocks, and grabs her, whom was still limping despite Bloodlust's efforts to nurse her, though it was part of the plan. Salazar Progektö was enraged by the time she left the base, ordering every sentry in the base to find and kill her, no matter the costs. Their plan is still underway.

### Madeleine's Trials

Making her way to the *Great House of Clemirosa*, Madeleine becomes close to Ashe's parents because she wanted to learn more about her mother, even if she was raised by Ashe. Oluf has detailed her career and accomplishments, while Khalsa acknowledges that it is Iceborn tradition for a Warmother to be replaced by a capable daughter at the appropriate time. The Tribe advises that she be trained, which she eagerly accepts. To everyone's surprise, her training was far *too easy* for her, with Khalsa observing that she had been extensively taught and conditioned by Ashe herself. Clyde, Grenda, Corey, Halki, and Melody, the tribe's current most proficient warriors, have challenged her.

Madeleine was so enthralled by the challenge that she challenged all five of them to hand-to-hand combat. Melody then toughens the battle and requests the use of melee weapons when all of them have been defeated. Madeleine, knowing her abilities are not limited, promptly picks up a bladed pole arm and defeats Melody following the test. Melody compliments her extraordinary abilities and acknowledges to having served under Ashe, saying that she is the ideal successor to honour her and become a Warmother. After completing all of her trials, she was handed an arrow-shaped herb to seal the trial, since this will allow her spirit to visit the Astral Plane and converse with her mother.

Madeleine had the most heartbreaking, and the most heartfelt interaction with Ashe in the dimension of the afterlife. Upon returning back to the Physical World, Ashe knows that Madeleine will be her successor, no matter the odds. Khalsa was very proud of her and they quickly presented her something. Though Madeleine spent a day in reflection being a Warmother, Oluf finally motivates her to become one, knowing that she earned her place. The six warriors noticed her unusual silence and asks about what keeps her up at night, to which she replies: "Falling in love with a woman, whom was sided with the enemy."

Though she had feelings for Alissandre and the latter wants to unite with her, Madeleine has set that aside and finally steps on Ashe's shoes as a Warmother, now wearing a uniform and was given a bow of true ice, all designed for Madeleine Clemirosa herself. Khalsa knew she would be replacing her mother as a leader of their tribe some day, and her days of being the defacto leader is now over. Oluf was curious if she was skilled in archery, to which she replies by perfectly shooting a distant rock with five arrows at once.

Now dressed in Warmother uniform and armed with a bow of True Ice, Madeleine is now more ready than ever.

### Fear the Warmother

Madeleine Clement has finally completed her trials as a Warmother, just a few days after being rescued by tribe Clemirosa. Since her immediate leadership, the people of Frostvile have actively opposed the renegades, preventing all of them from even stepping foot within their harbour, with any renegade who does end up being shot or blown into pieces as the local warriors have placed elaborate traps to deal with the enemy and prevent hostiles from settling in camps and outposts. Salazar Progektö decides to take matters into his own hands, marching into Frostvile alongside the Corporate Renegades to meet up with the Clementia tribe, inquiring as to why they've grown invincible and persistent in preserving their home.

The Corporate Renegades then demanded their leader's appearance. Khalsa, the former leader of Clementia, urges them against it, knowing that their meeting will result in a fight regardless of the outcome. Salazar mocks them by implying that their leader must be weak because she is a woman. Bloodlust is clearly bored with the meeting, so much so that she pulls a little dagger from her wrist with the goal of killing a renegade in front of her. It didn't take long for the leader to go up and formally greet them. Madeleine swiftly identifies herself as the leader and threatens them to keep away from Frostvile, knowing that their usage of Aether is no match for True Ice.

The Renegades ultimately realised she was Ashe's daughter after seeing her clad in a white uniform that matched the former and holding a mystical True Ice bow in her right hand. Bloodlust notices this and tries to attract Madeleine's attention, but she just winks at her girlfriend to escape suspicion from her compatriots and the enemy. Without any intention of prolonging the meeting, she quickly draws her bow and loads five arrows. Without warning, the renegades quickly drew their weapons at her, whilst the tribe progressively forms up to protect their leader.

### Renegade Downfall, Warmother vs Legionnaire Leader

Lunar Frost ends up fighting Salazar Progektö after the entire negotiations fail after his almost successful manipulation of their tribe. To everyone's surprise, she is able to match the renegade leader in Hand-to-hand combat, until she is winded after Salazar punched her in the stomach through his left arm with incredible force. As a result, the tribe simultaneously kicks him in the head that throws him back as they form up to protect Madeleine, all while she ordered them to "Attack them. Kill or disable. Your choice."

The Clemirosan warriors are now attacking the renegades with full force, while most of the Corporate Renegades suffer, including Nightfall, who was injured by Madeleine after being shot by an arrow while refusing to fight Obsidian Rush because she did not want to waste her time on a petty rivalry, the vicious Dark Python was also killed, and is revealed to have a relationship with Nightfall. Salazar Progektö finds himself encircled by Fiona Vance as he retreats. He equalises her and throws her on the ground, ordering Templar Vanguard to kill her, but he ultimately fails. Vance was on her way to killing the renegades' second-in-command when she was stopped by Bloodlust. Bloodlust's face is filled with hatred as the two women meet, and she pulls out her knives towards Fiona. Interesting coincidence.

Bloodlust longs for the day when she may kill Fiona Vance, saying that she failed to save Madeleine from her "death" (despite the fact that she plainly did not inform Fiona about seeing her prior). Fiona then points out that she isn't to blame for being away from them and abandoning her legion. Without further ado, both ladies fight, all while yelling disparaging statements at each other, with Fiona citing her commitment to the renegades as an example, and Alissandre stating that she would have felt like an outsider in the legion if it weren't for Madeleine. Alissandre is later disarmed and put in a chokehold. Fiona asks that she give up and be imprisoned, but she refuses since as knew she will have to see Madeleine again. She breaks free after hitting Fiona more than enough times in the stomach , putting her down to the ground, coughing in annoyance.

Fiona coldly and logically replies to her, regarding their relationship. Alissandre shrugs and angrily confirms that is she gets hurt, Madeleine is there to protect her, in case she ends up being outmatched, as Fiona has demonstrated. She even taunted Fiona for not being as tough as Madeleine, despite sharing the same height, which she points out that she is "too slender, a little soft". Fiona then snarks at her and was about to stab her, if not for Madeleine to interrupt, all while dropkicking her to the face. Madeleine asks her to let her finish the fight, which she then kissed her to the temple before seeking to fight her own former, leader. Bloodlust then demands a kiss to the lips if the entire thing is over and they both survived. She received no response, much to her laughter.

Fiona Vance then is left at the hands of Madeleine, not aware of her identity as she refused to say a word and has a mask that covers everything but her eyes, whilst the tribe encircled them as they conducted a duel. However, some of the tribe are still occupied fighting the renegades. Madeleine then used sign language to demand her for a fight, which Fiona did not hesitate by immediately front kicking her, forcing Madeleine into a fight stance. However, Fiona ends up becoming outmatched after a long fight of Hand-to-hand combat that she pulled out her sword in an attempt to defeat her, which Madeleine simply tore her mask off and used her bow as a melee weapon.

Fiona was taken aback when she saw Madeleine dressed in regal white attire, inquisitive about her status as a Warmother. Madeleine does not respond since she is focused to settle the fight first. Fiona eventually has the upper hand by pinning Madeleine to the ground with the sword's blade inches from her throat, with Madeleine having little defence, save for utilising her bow to prevent the Legionnaire commander from slitting her throat. However, it ends on a draw as the tribe demands it to stop. The Warmother then confirms it as a win by disarming her sword and now traps her with a boot to the chest.

"I win, I've bested you. Now, stay out of our way."

### Reunification

As the tribe congratulates Madeleine for defeating the elite duelist, The NEW/G finally has reformed during the convergence. NEXTECH Man, Spartacus Brightspear, Gwyneth Forgesteel, Benjamin Timewatcher and Skullface appeared as the prominent members. A bunch of younger heroes also appeared. Lunar Frost then admits that she never thought she'd see them again, even though Seeker has been killed, and The Trinity is still missing. Fiona Vance stands up and shakes hands with her, proclaiming that it was a good fight. Madeleine however, is undeterred, knowing that their intentions are to make her rejoin their ranks. She then warned her to stay out of Alissandre, proving that she can change, and they're in a relationship that goes strong.

Having failed to convince Madeleine from rejoining the NEW/G, the Legionnaires left as the Iceborn warriors wished for them to leave. It is later seen that the Armed Forces of the Panamoan Republic have destroyed the Inner Haven, leaving the renegades without a headquarters, and suffering heavy casualties. Still, the renegades are on the loose.

### Epilogue

S.O.L.A.C.E has slowly fallen as a traitor seemed to be instrumental on their downfall. Without the renegades to rely on or backup or infiltrating the nations of the planet, it continually becomes the nail of their coffin, owing to Phantom Wolf, formerly the Yellowjacket Wolf. Slowly, the world recognises the secret of SUPREME: Sublevel 19A.

## Cast

*The Next Warmother* jumpstarts Madeleine's true rise to power. As she was unable to communicate with almost everyone, she relied on her intuition, refined abilities, and knowledge of her country's terrain to survive. This, paired with good concealment, a trustworthy gun, and her tactics, allowed her to remain unnoticed for an extended amount of time. She was finally apprehended because Mimeographer shattered her concealment and the renegades pursued her, allowing Obsidian Rush to defeat her rival and place her in renegade hands.

Madeleine's toughness will be tested as she is captured, and she can only predict for so long while bound in chains. When she broke free, life was far more majestic than she initially thought. She thought of being shot from the back, but in reality the tribe has found her and rescued her. This is when her transformation to being a Warmother, has begun.

### Main Cast

* **Madeleine Clemirosa**, the Lunar Frost: In her own way to redeem herself as more than just being Ashe's daughter and prodigy, she goes out of her way to confront the renegades alone with nothing but her skills, limited supplies and weaponry, whilst having a clear, dedicated mindset to become a warrior.

* **Khalsa Clemirosa**: Khalsa is Ashe's mother and a retired warrior. She is remarkably skilled with a spear, and her leadership abilities allowed her to be Clementia's Warmother for so long, until Ashe took over due to her old age, and now she has her full support for Madeleine, knowing it is her destiny to succeed her predecessors as a Warmother.

* **Oluf Clemirosa**: Oluf is a renowned blacksmith and Madeleine's mentor. To strengthen his relationship with her granddaughter, he tells her about all of Ashe's accomplishments, what she is like as a leader, and how she rose to become Avarshi's most renowned hero. He also believed she was more than prepared to take her mother's place and embrace her destiny.

* **Bloodlust**: Alissandre's new allegiance transformed her into a bloodthirsty assassin. She strives to free Madeleine from their own base, unable to stand by while they torture her girlfriend. Despite her allegiance, she plots her escape from the base, even if it means becoming a double agent for two powerful, opposing factions at war.

### Recurring Cast

* Yellowjacket Wolf
* Frazier Lashley
* Fiona Vance
* Nightfall
* Mimeographer
* Skullface
* Eion Brightblast
* Templar Vanguard
* Salazar Progektö
* Dark Python

## Trivia

### General

* Typical of Lunar Frost, she goes one-man-army against the renegades with great success.
* Bloodlust reveals to her that she tried everything to sabotage the CHIMERA, and notes that it was quickly destroyed after the entire tragedy.
* It is clear that Alissandre was excited when she saw Madeleine, despite the fact that they captured her in Avarshi, after believing everyone in their ranks believed that Frozia has been killed.
	+ Alissandre asked the others to "leave her to me," implying that she needed a moment with Madeleine to heal her wounds and have a reunion.
* Obsidian Rush was hyped to fight Lunar Frost without any gizmos, just pure Hand-to-hand combat.
* This is the first time the NEW/G members have been referred to as legionnaires. Perhaps the media gained trust to the Legion, in which they have formed a collective word for their members, not using the words "hero" and "warrior" anymore, to avoid confusion in their allegiances.
* Those who referred the tribe as "Clementia" ended up having a slap of their lifetimes. Literally.
* Bloodlust looked extremely worried when they are viciously torturing Madeleine for information.
* Even Nightfall has even show disgust over what the renegades are trying to coerce Madeleine for the Legionnaires' whereabouts. This explains Alissandre's elaborate plan to free Madeleine, and Adrianne appears to have stopped the duo, but chose not to. If anyone noticed, this is foreshadowing her path to redemption.
* If the NEW/G did not disperse when their base was destroyed, it would've only been a few days for them to rescue Madeleine. However, Madeleine wouldn't like things to be easy, she wanted to have an effort, explaining her severing ties with them to become a Warmother.

### Developmental Notes

* Madeleine's character has developed to the point that *The Next Warmother* mostly functioned as an addition to her extensive character arc. As a consequence, this page does not only serve as a chapter to the storyline of *Dawn of Era: An Uprising*, but to further improve Madeleine and her role in the story.
* This chapter is clearly ACT-67's favourite part to write in the sequel storyline.
* Bloodlust's redemption was not originally planned to implemented. This final version did it nonetheless after Alissandre proved how close she was to Madeleine.
* The original draft depicts a bloody fight between Obsidian Rush and Bloodlust against Madeleine herself. She ends up winning the fight with decent ease as she willingly absorbed punishment before the killing blow.
	+ In this manner, Madeleine has suffered from PTSD afterwards, but she managed to become composed and became more ruthless, even more so than a renegade.