Meditations On Victory

[_pok_ 1768]

“Rize Orcs. Rise so that our children will no longer cower in the shadow of the Empire. Rise so that one day we may say that it was us who brought our race back from the brink.”

 

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Drokon stood silently atop the massive peak that loomed over the grand city of San’Torr, his body covered in dried up blood and fresh scars from the heavy fighting at the Battle of Goldfield. The young Rex took a deep breath followed by a heavy sigh, his eyes drifted from the massive citadel of the Krughai to the Arena where already Orcs began to prepare for the next battle as they sparred with one another. Heavy with fatigue, his eyes began to shut and he soon found himself in a state of complete relaxation as he began to meditate.

“To the arena then, Drokon? Let’s get this matter settled.”

Those words, that decision made by Kulgarok, the false Rex, to challenge Drokon in the arena over his title changed the course of Drokon’s legacy. Prior to that moment, the last Ugluk was content with his status as a well-respected Orc, and he intended to live his life devoted to serving whoever may come into power, but Kulagrok’s challenge changed all that. When Drokon emerged victorious, a fire erupted inside of him that drove him to pull the War Nation out of the ashes and bring it back to a position of dominance.

Under his command, the Orcs swiftly established a new government with respected Orcish leaders at the helm. Soon after the establishment of the Third War Nation of Krugmar, the Orcs broke ground on the city of San’Torr; a shining beacon in the middle of a desolate mesa. The new city represented hope for a new beginning, and not long after its gates welcomed the Orcs for the first time, did that hope translate to success on the battlefield.

After suffering embarrassing defeats in the mountains, the Orcs, Snow Elves, and Dwarves faced a critical battle at the fortress of the Khaganate, a newly integrated Orcish clan. For the first time in decades, the Orenian war machine ground to a halt against the walls of the fortress and the Empire of Man found itself reeling. With renewed momentum, allies rallied to the cause of the Orcs and Dwarves with the formation of the Axionite Coalition. Rebels, emboldened by the defeat of the Emperor’s forces, sprang up throughout Orenian territory and voices of dissent grew louder in every oppressed corner of the Empire. Finally, the world was waking up.

The next time the Krughai assembled to meet the Orenians, it would be at the Battle of Goldfield. There, the Krughai would crash into the armies of Man alongside their coalition allies and rise victorious. Orcish heavy infantry stood among those in the vanguard and became some of the first to clash with Orenian footmen. As bodies began to litter the field, the Krughai stood firm with limited casualties and continued to cut down human soldiers, pushing them until finally their line broke and the humans began to rout. Not since the golden ages under Rex Mogroka did victory come so easily for the Orcs.

As Drokon began to wake from his meditation, he could not help but think about the future of the Orcs whom he held so close to his own heart. Despite the criticisms he faced, Drokon cared for the Orcish people far more than they could ever realize, and finally he began to see the fruits of his labor. Krugmar was rising, and Drokon would ensure that their rise would not slow any time soon.

[Smaw 2376]

Kharak would look upon his brothers with pride, for where the Axis had stood on the verge of victory and failed, the Coalition would see it through and preserve the Orcish people.

 

"May the tyranny of Men buckle beneath your weight." He remarked, watching from Stargush'Stroh as the Krughai rushed into battle.

[PraiseTheLord 868]

The Ex-Wargoth of Raguk smiles upon hearing of the victory, him still healing from his wounds. "Who thought a Ugluk could bring us back? To etch our names in the halls of history? Nagijak Urukhim none the less! To victory we go."

[Daisy 9740]

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