Korne Wars

### Result

United States Victory, Fifth Battle of New York, Conviction of Elf King, fleeing and disunification of the Evilties

## Belligerents

### Commanders and leaders (side 1)

Barack Obama, Ray Odierno, Thomas J. Konju, Zach Soclin, Collin Toomy, Pyro Kayron, Lucy Soclin, Jeremy Walker, Stanley Arson, Stephen Jefferies, Bennett Shipton, Sikl+ (changed sides), Rodrigo (changed sides)

### Commanders and leaders (side 2)

Erkhon Stardom, Elf King, Benjamin Fyr-Leknev, Sikl, Rodrigo, Redgehn Stromlik

## Strength

### Side 1

United States, Kingdom of Korne (from March 6, 2014)

### Side 2

Eviltie Empire, Kingdom of Korne (until March 6, 2014)

## Casualties

### Side 1

United States, Kingdom of Korne (from March 6, 2014)

### Side 2

Eviltie Empire, Kingdom of Korne (until March 6, 2014)

The **Korne Wars** were a series of conflicts fought between the United States; and the Eviltie Empire alongside the Kingdom of Korne. The conflicts began after the Fourth Battle of New York in March of 2012, when Eviltie and Korne forces attacked and destroyed the City of New York. It ended with the Fifth Battle of New York on March 6, 2014, where the Kingdom of Korne switched sides and Korne King Sikl was murdered by the Elf King. After the battle, Elf King was arrested and the Evilties fled, ending the war.

The war was manipulated by the Eviltie Empire which blocked the United States from sending relief to Korne, which was experiencing a famine. After the Evilties destroyed a Korne Relief Center, they framed it on the United States and made a pact with Korne.

On March 18, 2012, the Evilties and Korne attacked New York City and destroyed it. It was not rebuilt until 2014. Battles were fought on Korne and Frostlandyaa. Collin Toomy started negotiating with the Korne. At the Fifth Battle of New York, in the partially reconstructed New York, the Korne switched their alliance. This caused the Elf King to kill King Sikl. Elf King was arrested and the Evilties fled.

## Origin

In 2009, the planet of Korne fell into a famine. The United States, an ally of Korne started sending relief. The enemy Eviltie Empire saw an opportunity to destroy the Legion 5 by starting a war. Royal Governor of Frostlandyaa Elf King started conspiring with Zurg Erkhon Stardom to turn Korne against the Legion 5 and the United States.

On February 13, 2012, Elf King had an Eviltie Destroyer destroy two relief ships. The Destroyer then intentionally crashed into a Korne Relief Center. This enraged the Kingdom. The Evilties framed the disaster on the United States. Elf King was sent to negotiate with the Korne. The Treaty of Korne was signed on February 21, 2012, officially making an alliance between the Eviltie Empire and the Kingdom of Korne. News that Legion 5 Master Thomas J. Konju was alive caused the Evilties to plan an attack on New York City, Konju's city of residence.

## Forces

**American**

The Americans, allied with the Legion 5, were adaquately equipped to fight the Korne Wars. The armed forces were mostly led by the Legion 5 members during this war with additional guidance from President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff of the Army Ray Odierno.

#### **Evilties and Korne**

The Evilties and the Korne were allied as a result of the Treaty of Korne. Every battle except for the first and last battles of the war was held on Korne and Eviltie territory. The Korne switched alliances during the Fifth Battle of New York due to negotiations with Collin Toomy and agression from Elf King, leading him to kill Korne King Sikl.

## Attack on New York

On March 18, 2012, the Evilties attacked New York with an army of 1,293 soldiers led by Commander of the Eviltie Army Benjamin Fyr-Leknev. The attack was watched by Stardom and Elf King via a hologram. Konju sent Jeremy Walker and Pyro Kayron to attack the Eviltie Flagship. Walker and Kayron ran to the observatory of the flagship. This cut off the feed to Terin where Stardom and Elf King were. Therefore, they were unable to direct Fyr-Leknev. Meanwhile, the other Legion 5 members, helped by the U.S. Army, fought off any Evilties that managed to get to the ground. Walker and Kayron were able to get to the cockpit, killing the pilots and disabling the ship. Fyr-Leknev, and his inner circle of 11 generals, left aboard escape ships and headed for Yyteir, the capital of Terin. Once Walker and Kayron realized they could not save the ship, they contacted Konju and informed him that New York had to be evacuated as the ship crashing would likely destroy the whole city.

The Legion 5 and the military then evacuated the city and led most of the citizens out on transport ships, taking them to either army carriers in the sea, or to homes of relatives. Shortly after the city was evacuated, the ship began to tilt down into the center of the city. Walker and Kayron jumped off the ship, landing in Albany. Kayron had only minor injuries while Walker injured his left arm and his right leg. The flagship would then crash into the center of New York City and destroy it.

## Frostlandyaa Campaign

The following day, Walker and Kayron arrived at the Legion 5 carrier. After the success at New York, the Evilties met at Zurg's Palace in Yyteir, Terin. Elf King wanted to cut aid to Korne, believing the war to be over. Stardom argued against it as he wanted to wait a while before doing an action that would undoubtedly turn the Korne against the Evilties. General Redgehn Stromlik, who was present at New York, had seen some of the evacuation ships leaving, and suspected that the Legion 5 members were aboard. He investigated the manner, sending small drones to check over New York. They were found on the carrier.

Elf King returned to Frostlandyaa on March 28th. There, Stromlik informed Elf King of the team's survival. Elf King told Stromlik to leak information of the superweapon they were building, but to leave a decoy at the base. American intelligence say the message and suspected it would be used against Earth. The military then sent 5,000 troops along with the Legion 5 to the planet on April 1st and arriving on April 4th. They were told that they would be aided by Frostlandyaans who were rebelling against the Eviltie Government, known collectively as the Frostlandyaan Freedom Coalition. The Freedom Coalition gave some of their settlements over and the U.S. began planning their attack.

Konju decided to send a strikeforce to find and destroy the weapon. He sent out Zach Soclin as well as Kayron, Toomy, and Walker to lead it. With a group of 12 troops, they set out to the Eviltie base. At the base they were fought by Eviltie guards, who were instructed by Elf King to fight the team but to let them get into the base. The guards let themselves die and the Legion 5 got in. Once they were in, the strikeforce broke up into four groups of 3, two soldiers led by one Legion 5 member, to look for the weapon.

The group which was led by Pyro Kayron and containing soldiers Joe Brown and Jack Beauregard found the decoy superweapon, and believing to be the real thing, alerted the other Legion 5 members. General Stromlik then sent Eviltie guards into the room to kill the incoming Legion 5 members. As they were about to snipe Beauregard, they were attacked by the teams of Walker, Toomy, and Soclin, who had seen them as they were coming in. The guards were killed, and Soclin began to electrocute the decoy while Kayron shot fire at it. The soldiers joined by Toomy and Walker fired at it. The decoy exploded and the Legion 5 left. Soclin then ran to the power generator and electrocuted. It was overloaded and the base began to explode. The team left and returned to the rebel encampments.

Stromlik went to Elf King's residence at the Ice Crystal Mountains and informed him of not only the destruction of the decoy, but the destruction of the base. The destruction of the base angered Elf King who had expected the Legion 5 to destroy the decoy and then be ambushed by Eviltie guards. Elf King ordered Stromlik to call for the destruction of all United States Troop Transports, which were stationed behind the Ancient Frostlandyaan Mountains. That night, the destruction was done via Eviltie bombers. This left the U.S. unable to leave.

### Slope Thorn

Believing their mission to be over, the Americans prepared to leave. The pilots left in the morning to retrieve their transports. At Slope Thorn, near the Ancient Frostlandyaan Mountains, they were stopped by Eviltie soldiers, led by Redgehn Stromlik, who ordered them arrested. One pilot, Jonas Harrison, fired at one of the soldiers. The Evilties fired upon the pilots with Harrison being killed first. Lenny McGill, another pilot, ran behind a rock and contacted Konju and General Stanley "Blaze" Arson, calling for their help. Right after finishing his call, McGill was killed by a grenade thrown by an Eviltie.

Arson called out for his troops while Konju got the Legion 5, and they headed out to Slope Thorn. When they arrived they found all the pilots including Harrison and McGill, dead on the ground. Arson shot Eviltie soldier Rentuot Uritlenoftuerilkyt. The Evilties fired back, with Konju and the Legion 5 heading to the front lines. Kayron shot a fireball at Stromlik which Stromlik dodged. A battle broke out with several casualties on both sides. However, no Legion 5 members were killed. By the end of the day, the battle was not over. Some soldiers went back to their camps, including Legion 5 members Konju, Lucy Soclin, and Walker, while Legion 5 members Kayron, Toomy, and Zach Soclin staying with other soldiers to fight. The battle lasted into the next day with Walker returning to fight. Stromlik left in the morning to inform Elf King of the battle. He was almost shot in the head by General Arson, but the bullet narrowly missed.

Stromlik arrived at Elf King's residence and informed him of the battle. Eager to fight, Elf King went back to Slope Thorn with Stromlik. He was disappointed when he did not see Konju there but he fought with vigor, killing 49 American soldiers that day. At the end of the day, Elf King went back to his residence while telling the Evilties to keep fighting. He sent a transition to Stardom and asked him for reinforcements. At sunrise on April 9th, Soclin collapsed at the battle due to exhaustion due to fighting nonstop without sleep for four days. He was taken back to the encampments by Toomy. From then on, the team fought in a rotation in two groups of three. The one that fought during the day contained Konju, Collin Toomy, and Zach Soclin. Walker, Lucy Soclin, and Kayron fought during the night.

The reinforcements for the Evilties arrived on April 13th. With the reinforcements there, Elf King was confident in his chances of winning the battle. He returned to the battlefield and killed and additional 185 Americans. Elf King then murdered the members of the Frostlandyaan Freedom Coalition. On April 21st, Arson was killed by the Elf King.

The United States appeared to be on track to lose the battle. Elf King declared victory on April 27th despite fighting continuing after that. Elf King's declaration was affirmed by Stardom. However, a major turning point occurred on April 29th, when while Elf King was fighting at Slope Thorn during the day, Zach Soclin returned to the Legion 5 Encampment and woke up Pyro Kayron. The two ventured out to raid Elf King's residence. There they discovered the true superweapon. They brought it back to the encampment, called Konju back and showed it to him. Konju sent 17 American soldiers with them to destroy it. They threw it off a cliff and then fired upon the machine with their weapons. The machine was thoroughly destroyed.

The U.S. was reenergized and fought with energy that day. For the first day since the first day of the battle, there were more Eviltie casualties than U.S. casualties. When Elf King returned to his home, he found the superweapon missing. On April 30th, an Eviltie soldier found it and ran back, avoiding the fighting to report it to Elf King. Elf King was distraught and the Evilties saw a massive drop in morale. The U.S. began to win and the Evilties surrendered on May 28, 2012.

### Battle of Crystal Oetlen

The United States and the Evilties mostly stayed peaceful until August as the Legion 5 was trying to get transports to Frostlandyaa but their communications with Earth were damaged. Small confrontations between soldiers would break out but no battles.

That changed on August 1st when a confrontation between two U.S. and three Eviltie soldiers broke out by an Eviltie base at Crystal Oetlen. A U.S. Soldier threw a grenade into the base. It blew up and killed one of the Frostlandyaan generals, Oruty. The other general, Utorlik quickly called in reinforcements.

Elf King recieved the call but declined to show up as he felt shame over what he saw as a very winnable battle at Slope Thorn. Despite Elf King's absence, it ended up being a swift victory for the Evilties. Konju was shot in the leg and only managed to kill 3 Evilties. Many casualties were on the U.S. side, however, no Legion 5 members. The battle finished on the same day it began, considerably shorter than Slope Thorn. A factor in the Eviltie's success may have been the presence of Benjamin Fyr-Leknev, the commander of all Eviltie forces, and a well trained soldier who took out many U.S. soldiers.

### Battle of Icen

Fearing that the Evilties would find their settlements and now without the help of the FFC, the United States decided to leave their settlements. They resettled at the bottom of the Hillean Cliff near Icen. They decided to wait, hoping the Evilties would not find them. After a couple months of searching, the Evilties gave up. However, they refused to declare the war over as the United States had not surrendered. However, on July 27, 2013, while going for a walk in Icen, Elf King heard voices from the bottom of the Hillean Cliff. He looked down and spotted U.S. troops. He quickly alerted Stardom who called for the Evilties to destroy the settlement. Elf King and Fyr-Leknev lead the Evilties into battle, shooting into the cliff. United States soldiers ran up with Zach Soclin forming an electric bridge and Lucy Soclin an ice bridge for soldiers to climb up the cliff.

Upon reaching the top, they were chased by the Eviltiies to the nearby village of Icen. Pyro Kayron briefly dueled Elf King. Elf King managed to kill 31 U.S. Soldiers but again, no Legion 5 members. Fyr-Leknev also racked up a kill count of 29. The Evilties seemed to be winning the battle until reinforcements came in from the settlement for the U.S. The battle ended in a draw with both sides retreating back to their respective bases.

## Battle of Korne

On July 31, 2013, President Barack Obama and Chief of Staff of the Army Ray Odierno approved the use of U.S. troop transports to go to Frostlandyaa and pick up the U.S. Forces there. The transports arrived on August 3rd and managed to pick up the U.S. Army, the Legion 5, and supplies. Elf King called for Eviltie soldiers to attack the transports once he heard from General Stromlik that they had arrived, but the transports left before Elf King and his army could arrive.

While flying over Korne, one of the transports was shot down by a Korne scout. The transport caught on fire and fell into a field, exploding, and killing all aboard it. General Stephen Jefferies demanded that the transports land on Korne and fight the Kornians due to this. This decision was opposed by Konju, who eventually submitted. The transports landed in the field where the transport had been destroyed. Upon their arrival, Kornians came out from the fields and attacked. The Legion 5 took the frontlines in the battle and defeated the Kornians although the battle was costly for the U.S., taking 8 generals and 423 regular soldiers. At the end of the battle, Collin Toomy flew up and saw King Sikl of Korne. He felt sympathy for the Kornian.

## The Fifth Battle of New York

The troops arrived back in a partially rebuilt New York on August 29th. The team settled back into their cave which had been damaged. There, Toomy sent a transmission to King Sikl saying "This war is not beneficial for anyone but the Eviltie Empire. We should begin speaking of ending it". Sikl agreed to discuss ending the war with Toomy. For several months, the two would talk in secret via hologram. Sikl came to agree with Toomy's view that the Eviltie Empire had manipulated the Kingdom of Korne into the war. However, Sikl was afraid to end his alliance with the Evilties as he believed that they would ruin his planet forever if he were to. Nevertheless, he promised to do as much as he could to end the war,

On February 27, 2014, Sikl got a message from Elf King asking for Sikl and his army to join himself and the Evilties to New York aboard Elf King's ship, "The Icemaster". Sikl was reluctant to go but eventually accepted, believing he could talk with Toomy in person. Sikl contacted Toomy and informed him that he was coming to New York with the Evilties, and to meet with him aboard Elf King's ship when Elf King was not there. The Evilties arrived in New York on March 6th.

Elf King sent his troops out to fight the Legion 5 on the ground. He then went to contact Zurg and talk to him about battle plans, leaving Sikl in the ship's conference room. Once Elf King had gone to talk with Zurg, Sikl contacted Toomy and informed him that he was clear to board. Toomy told Konju that he would fight Elf King aboard the ship. Konju wanted to send an army with Toomy, but Toomy refused. Toomy flew up while the rest of the Legion 5, with the assistance of the U.S. Army fought the Evilties.

Toomy boarded and met with Sikl. Sikl stated that if the Legion 5 were to win the battle, he would state Korne's neutrality in the conflict. Toomy wanted Sikl to ally with the Legion 5, stating that the United States could protect Korne from the Evilties. However, before Sikl could be convinced to form an alliance with the U.S, Elf King finished discussing with Zurg and entered the conference room. Witnessing Sikl and Toomy talking peacefully, Elf King became enraged, uttering "You dirty scumfilled traitor. Curse you Sikl." Elf King then charged at Sikl, stabbing him in the chest repeatedly. As Elf King did this, Toomy called U.S. troops to "The Icemaster". Elf King stabbed Sikl 21 times. When he was done, he turned to Toomy and prepared to stab him. However, the U.S. troops shot into the room, catching the attention of Elf King. Elf King chased the soldiers out of the room.

Dying, Sikl told Toomy to get his trusted aide Rodrigo, who was in the ship's cockpit. Toomy quickly called Rodrigo into the conference room. There, Sikl named Toomy his successor as King of Korne and asked Rodrigo to serve as a witness. He also stated that he had surrendered the war to the United States. Toomy, humbled, accepted. Sikl's last words were "I place my trust in you to lead my people." Sikl died 3 minutes later in Toomy's arms.

More soldiers were to go up to arrest Elf King in the observatory of the ship. Konju was invited to go with them but declined. The soldiers quickly boarded "The Icemaster" and gathered in the observatory, sending a message to the soldiers Elf King was chasing to lead him into the observatory. Elf King was quickly surrounded by soldiers. Rodrigo went back into the cockpit and over the intercom stated "King Sikl is dead. In his last order he has surrendered the war to the United States. The Evilties have turned on us. All Kornians aboard the ship are requested to stop any efforts against the Legion 5 and the United States." Toomy ran to the observatory to help arrest Elf King. Some Kornians joined him. They enttered the observatory and Toomy kicked Elf King to the ground. Elf King surrendered the war and was arrested.

Meanwhile, Rodrigo sent a transmission to all Kornian soldiers on the ground telling them that the war was over and to return to "The Icemaster". The Legion 5 and the U.S. kept fighting but the Korne soldiers refused to fight back and instead flew away, except for one named Ileu who bit Konju and was quickly killed. The ground troops were quickly informed by Commander Bennett Shipton that both the Kornians and Evilties had surrendered the war. Shipton then stated that any Eviltie who did not stop fighting would be arrested. Most Evilties surrendered but those who did not were arrested with a few being killed.

## Trial of the Elf King

Elf King was charged with murder, terrorism, and treason. His trial was held from March 14, 2014 - March 18, 2014, in the Eastern District Court of New York, presided by Judge John Gleeson. Thomas J. Konju, Zachary Soclin, Lucy Soclin, Pyro Kayron, Collin Toomy, Jeremy Walker, Rodrigo, and General Stephen Jefferies testified against Elf King. Elf King's lawyer was Jerome Hefstein. However, Hefstein had no interest in helping Elf King and poorly defended him. Elf King was found guilty on all 3 charges. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison followed by his execution. Konju and the Soclin children did not support the death penalty being used against Elf King. Shortly after, he would be taken to the Osgood Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania and handcuffed with ice restraining cuffs. Elf King's sentencing officially saw the end of the war.

## Aftermath

### United States & Legion 5

The destruction of New York was devastating to the United States. However, the city was rebuilt quickly and fully rebuilt by 2017. The country also took their victory in the war as proof that they could survive interplanetary warfare. The public's approval of the war was much higher than the long wars in Vietnam and Iraq as well as Afghanistan. It can be speculated that this was partially because of how quickly the war went. The Legion 5's great help in the war also spoke to how well the alliance between the two forces went. However, this alliance would be disbanded a little over a year later during the Kibbian Conflict.

### Korne

After being named King of Korne, Collin Toomy left the Legion 5 and went to Korne. He quickly rebuilt Korne's economy and military. Korne would ally with the United States in early 2015. Toomy resigned as King on July 1, 2015 to rejoin the Legion 5 after the Kibbian Conflict which Korne played a small part in. He named Rodrigo his successor. Rodrigo, who had great respect for Toomy, continued his policies and Korne began to prosper once again.

### Eviltie Empire

The Evilties were greatly embarrassed by their loss in the war and became disorganized. The empire became even more disorganized after Stardom fell seriously ill in August of 2014. They split into three factions, the Marauders, the Fascists, and the Expansionists. The Marauders were pirates and terrorists who were led by Benjamin Fyr-Leknev. The Fascists wanted strong enforcement of Eviltie Law and saw the Evilties as the direct successors of Nazi Germany. They were led by Slyrouhjjeh Krjlioek. Finally, the Expansionists maintained that the Korne Wars were ongoing and that the Evilties could win if they expanded and invaded Korne. They were led by Redgehn Stromlik. The Expansionists held the most planets but the Fascists held some as well. Stardom recovered in 2018 and ordered that all Eviltie factions come back together or he would have their members executed. The Evilties managed to come back together and Elf King escaped from prison in 2019 on the day of his execution.