Session 17 (The Pirates of Atlas)

 

"Session 17"
The Pirates of Atlas episode
Episode no.	Episode 17
Original air date	December 10, 2023 (2023-12-10)

"Session 17" is the seventeenth session of the campaign The Pirates of Atlas. It is the final session scheduled for the calendar year of 2023.

Synopsis

As the crew are in the thicket of the Wildlands hears a voice. It is Reyen. He informs them that he will teleport them all back to the ship against their will. Before they can even react properly, he brings them back. For the first time in a long time, they see the ship has been reoriented to become a central command war room. They make their way into the captain's quarters. They see Death taking Maren away and letting them know Jué Zosteif will be joining them in a little while. Laid on the war table, Reyen has laid out the portfolios of the various members of the Stormlords, including the Stormlord Varen Hollow himself.

The description of the main figures of the Stormlord are as follows:

• The Stormlord: The Leader of the Pact, The Stormlord has ascended to a power few have ever felt. Capable of magic and blade, no one has managed to win against him yet.
• Krovar The Blind: The Stormlord's first mate, Krovar is second in command of the Stormlord's powerful empire. A Archmage capable of bending the weather to his will, his domination over the storms allows him to shower enemies with lightning. His mastery over magic causes him to become a high priority target that must be put down or he will continue to unleash attacks on incoming ships and soldiers.
• Daramier The Raging Bolt: One of the Generals, Daramir is a barbarian that strikes down those unworthy of life. Often charging in, his aggressive nature can cause him to be outsmarted, but if he gets close, no doubt he will unleashed devastation on you. It is believed the powers gifted to him by the Stormlord allows him to gain flight. Putting deadly mobility to a deadly warrior
• Totem The Hundred Fist: An expert martial artist, Totem's furry of blows is made with extreme speeds. A hard target to catch, he can only be hit by those with matching speeds or skill. The strongest of warriors and mages have gone against him and some have died from a single blow. He is believed to be one of the strongest monks in the entire world.
• Frelya The Winter Wolf: Frelya is one of the Stormlord's generals and commander of the Valkyries, an elite force of women warriors that while act independent of the Stormlord's command, have aligned themselves under his banner. She is tasked with the protection of the city and its civilians. An devoted paladin, her divine oath makes her prone to be talked down
• Maya The Angel: A Fallen Aasimar, Maya is a tempest cleric that has gained the favor of the Stormlord. Believed to commune with the God of Lighting, Maya has become a prophet and as such a symbol of hope for the people of Stormwind. It is ensure what her true nature is, but so long as she thrives the people cannot be broken
• Haflan The Giant: A goliath archer, Haflan is believed to be among the greatest snipers ever. Said to deliver his arrows from miles away, it is not only deadly in accuracy but its terrifying size capable of pinning down someone 7 ft tall
• Ryu and Akuma: The Two Brothers, they are never split apart and should be expected to be fought together. With spear and sword they are a perfect duo that quickly finds the weakness in an opponent
• Lorell the Stormsinger: Guarding the Throne room itself, Lorell also kills those who step out of line. The grand punisher she can be anywhere and fight with anyone.
• Storm Borne Ragnarr: The first general you will see, Ragnarr defends the seas and commands the ships. It is known that he sacrificed his soul for power. His battle will most likely be on a boat and around water, so devil fruit eaters beware

Reyen breaks down further details for each of the listed individuals. The crew discusses among themselves on how to strategically take out each of the strongest in the Stormlords.

Durgl is assigned to Freliya to possibly charm her and have her join the crew. Pravuil is assigned to Maya. Akula is asked who he would like to tackle on. Akula says he would not meeting Willem's father. He is assigned to Storm Borne Ragnarr. Reyen warns them that lightning-based attacks would most likely not be able to affect the Stormlord. Vidro says despite this limitation, they could possibly deflect the Stormlord's attacks to their own advantage, and redirect them elsewhere. By doing this, they would be able to neutralize the Stormlord's main offensive power. Reyen tells them that they have been invited to the Ruby Queen's court prior to their fight against the Stormlord.

A week passes and it is the eve of the crew's onslaught against the Stormlord. The seas surrounding the Stormlord's headquarters are frigid, stormy, and unforgivingly cold. Vidro gives each crew member some metal rods in order to deflect the lightning from the Stormlords. Akula makes a meal for everyone before they dock. The kitchen robot assists in the meal preparation. Akula's meal is a five-star meal which nourishes them.

As they draw nearer and nearer to an island with a large watchtower where the meeting is slated to happen, they see the banners of other pirates, including those of the Ruby Queen. They see another ship flying banners similar to the Willem's Willies. As they prepare to dock, they are informed over the designated representatives from each crew will be allowed to disembark. The remaining crew must steer the ship away and dock elsewhere as the island does not have enough capacity to accommodate everyone.

Willem, Durgl, Pravuil, Akula, and Reyen head in as the representatives. The mood in the meeting seems rather upbeat, optimistic, and jovial. They hear chatter among strangers of talk boasting that they would take down the Stormlord. They also see members of the Navy who seem emotionless and quiet. They make their way towards the meeting room before they are met by an 8-foot hobgoblin wizard who welcomes them as the Willem's Willies.

Durgl begins hearing voices as he sees familiar voices. It turns out to be his good friends, Milo the Cat and Maxi the Axolotl. Durgl lashes his tongue as it touches Milo's extended tongue as well as a greeting. Durgl's friends seem rather unhinged despite their cute appearances. Durgl introduces his friends to his crewmates. They say they will see them in the meeting.

Willem hears a voice behind him. It is Thogrin, an old friend from the Navy. Willem looks at him in disbelief and gives a firm hug and handshake. Thogrin tells Willem he has heard many stories and says fate has brought them together once more. He believed that Willem had been dead for a long time. They reminisce of their life in Flairwind and Willem tells him of his misadventures with his crew. Thogrin asks if the rumors are true that Willem is the son of the Stormlord. Thogrin tells him that from his tribe, a father and a son must not ever fight and create a war between them. He asks if this is not the custom of humans. Willem tells him it is not typical either among humanity but because of the extenuating circumstances, it must be so. Willem wishes the best for Thogrin.

Willem, Durgl, and Pravuil are then ushered to their seats in the meeting. Akula and Reyen are led to the upper story to spectate the meeting as observers. Akula tries to sneak into the conference room and miraculously is able to go through. Willem, Durgl, and Pravuil is led in the conference room by a guard named Viktor. Durgl coughs up two slimeballs. Someone slips on it. They sit in their assigned seat in the conference room. Akula is able to catch sight of his crewmates and Durgl sees him. Akula takes a random seat, hoping the assigned person they will not come to take their seat. Vidro, back on the ship, is able to sense Akula not being where he is supposed to. A warforge shows up at Akula and demands he gets out of his seat. The warforge beckons Viktor over but Viktor comes over and says that Akula belongs in that seat. The warforge sits in the adjacent seat and a chain of other unseated people are moved down the aisle. One of the guards notices Akula, not being sure he belongs there, but they are too afraid to question it.

As Pravuil sits, he sees his sister, Meldra, sit down. Pravuil is pleasantly surprised and they catch up. Next to Meldra is Melora. Melora glances at Durgl and then stares at Willem. Melora says she has heard that Willem is the son of the Stormlord. Willem is perplexed that word has gotten out that everyone now seems to know. He speculates that Serena Lockwood had something to do this after she quit from the crew.

The warforge speaks to Akula about Melora and says he has heard that the Ruby Queen will also be at the meeting. The warforge says that the Ruby Queen is beautiful. He then feels a large finger tap his shoulder and he turns around to see one of the monks from the Stormlord. Ever since their encounter in Flairwind, he reconsidered everything, changed his ways, and left the Stormlord.

Sitting to the left of Melora, Willem sees a large gorilla in a pirate hat. It is a familiar face, the captain whom they met back in Elytra. The captain apologizes that his underlings nearly killed Durgl and Willem apologizes what they did to his vessels. The captain does not mind and says water is under the bridge. He formally introduces himself as Captain Blackbeard. Captain Blackbeard says they are rivals as they are both seeking the same thing, to be the best captain there is, but Willem corrects him that he does not care about that, and there seems to be a misunderstanding.

At the center of the conference room, they see various prominent, important-looking figures make their way to their seats throughout the conference room. Akula notices the Ruby Queen, whom he had never seen in person before. As the Ruby Queen and her attendants sit down, all eyes draw on them and the room becomes hushed. Akula yells out towards the Ruby Queen but he coughs and says it very squeakily. Someone calls him a loser.

The meeting is set to begin in two minutes. A minute goes back. 30 seconds goes by. Then, on the dot, they see one last figure step into the room. It is the Grand Admiral Akore. Akore scans across the room and informs everyone that they had come today to ensure that the Stormlord will finally die. He says he expects each and everyone of them that they are in common agreement to put aside their differences temporarily in order to take down the Stormlord. Once the Stormlord is dead, all will be rewarded. He then says his time here is done and leaves the room. Eliana then takes the center stage and begins speaking. She addresses the various species and classes convened here today. She then draws her attention to Willem, the son of the Stormlord, the captain of the Willem's Willies. The Ruby Queen speaks up to say that she hired the Willem's Willies to be part of her personal envoy so if there is a problem with Willem, there is a problem with the Ruby Queen. Captain Blackbeard speaks up and says he wishes to speak of compensation after the battle. Other captains begin to let their concerns be heard.

At this point, another captain says he is interested in the women. Eliana then sharply chastises him and reminds him that many of the women on the Stormlords were indentured unwillingly and trafficked. The Ruby Queen tells the captain that he is disgusting and he is no position to attempt to bargain. She says if there is any insubordination or acting unethically, they will be dealt with promptly. Another captain, Anitoni, asks whether any of them feel capable of taking on the Stormlord and calls into question whether or not if Willem can be trusted to fight against the Stormlord. He says they need faith and assurance if Willem can deliver the final blow. He says he wishes to know who can take on the Stormlord. Blackbeard says he can. He says he took down one of the Zodiac signs in Lordarin and takes out the seal of Gemini. Pravuil pulls out the seals of Pisces and Aquarius. Willem then reminds them that they were the only ones to standoff the Stormlord in person and live, and the fact they killed one of the generals, Krix. Another captain, Gnome Capone, in a godfather voice, says anyone who kills the Stormlord, will get 100,000 gold pieces to avenge his daughter's death. He then warns anyone who decides to defect the Stormlord, he will dispose of them with absolute retribution. Willem then says whoever will ultimately kill the Stormlord shall have the bragging rights but for now, they must all remain focus to take down the Stormlord collectively.

Representatives from Mechagon informs everyone of their invention of airplanes and says the main hinderance against deploying them are the active lightning storms conjured by the Stormlord. Kainak, the prime strategist of the Navy, the tiny eye-patched pirate, reminds everyone that they, in the view of the Navy, but mere chess pieces, and that they will be used as meat fodder. He tells them not to take this personally. Underneath each person's seat is a card representing a piece from dragon chess. One crew has been designated the king piece. Akula stands up right, but is told to sit down, as his piece is that of a bishop. The gnome captain is offended, questioning why he is a rook. It is Willem. He is told to stand up at the beckoning of the Ruby Queen. Kainak then addresses Willem and says he is the king piece because if he dies, then the hope is lost. If Willem dies, it shows that the Stormlord himself has no problem purging his own blood. The Stormlord knows that only his flesh and blood is capable of taking him down. Kainak asks if Willem is willing to take up the helm as the one to take down the Stormlord. However, there is a dilemma. If Willem ends up killing the Stormlord, that would mean martyring him and inspiring others to take on the Stormlord's role. There must be another way that does not involve killing him but still neutralizing him. Kainak gives his parting words and adjourns the meeting.

Everyone is ushered out of the conference room. Akula reunites with his crew, stepping over seats. Gnome Capone is taken away by his crewmates. They are greeted personally by Kainak, acknowledging that they are all fellow devil fruit and haki users. He says they must full faith and trust in him as their tactician and warn them to not kill the Stormlord unless absolutely necessary to avoiding massacring him. He also says he can offer a greater bounty than even Gnome Capone's offer. He says, as a bladesinging user, he is able to foresee one's abilities and powers, and will consecrate a temple to them. He says he will put unwavering faith in Willem and his crew, and will give them a device that will be able to teleport two people in emergency situations. It is a ring. He asks if their ship is outfitted for speed. "Kill your father, then you prove you are stronger than him; spare your father, then you prove you are better than him--you cannot have both," Kainak says before he leaves.

The crew returns to their ship and informs the rest of the crew the details of the meeting. Willem informs them that there will be numerous factions and says that they should all be weary of the other fellow factions. If the opportunity arises, they should take out any other factions who may become an issue in the future. For example, the captain who asked for the women. Akula asks if Willem will reconsider killing the Stormlord. Willem says he is still set on killing him but may reconsider later. Above them they hear Goatsetsu snoring, who has been in deep hibernation for a long time. Willem says he is comfortable with the Ruby Queen and the Coven, and the Navy, but the other freelancing factions are fair game.

They eat and prepare for the most important fight in their lives yet. Durgl says once they usurp the Stormlord, they may take Stormwind as their rightful territory, to which Willem concurs. Reyen asks if they may still be able to use their nuclear weapon. Vidro asks if Reyen has a spell strong enough to contain the power of nuclear weapon for a while before deploying it when it must be needed. Akula says he has the spell for it. Reyen says it may hypothetically be able to contain such a bomb but it requires a sacrifice. Willem says he is willing to sacrifice himself and Akula assures him that he will use revivify to bring Willem back. Reyen describes the difficult logistics in pulling this off. Willem decides to hold off on using the bomb.

Vidro goes to Diana's cabin and is met by Lara. She says she can speak to Diana on Vidro's behalf. Durgl comes and says Lara would like some alone time to talk to Diana. Durgl convinces her to leave with him. Vidro goes inside and tells Diana that he is apologetic for his actions and cannot blame her for no longer trusting him. However, he still had a vow to always protect her and Diana is appreciative of this. Lara and Durgl eavesdrop on the conversation inside. Lara thinks Diana might stab Vidro. Diana and Vidro keep talking. She inquires him if he is a pirate, a spy, or someone else. Vidro says he is still trying to figure that out himself. For now, he is simply Ryul Vidro. Diana says as someone who has done everything in her power to forsake everything from her old home, she too is on her own path figuring out herself. Vidro then leaves and Durgl and Lara scramble to leave. Vidro pats Durgl on the head and thanks him for helping.

Later, the whole crew hears the warhorn bellowing. The crew sails towards the Stormlord's headquarters. As they sail closer, the storms grow stronger, making visibility difficult. As they sit on their ship, they see ships in the distance in active combat. As they steer away from the battlefield, they suddenly encounter Ragnarr, who is capable of flight, and comes in beaming from lightning. Ragnarr warns them to back off as the final warning. Willem throws a rod at him and Ragnarr stares at him blankly, rather confused. Lightning does not strike. Ragnarr then shoots a bolt at Willem. The crew retaliates against Ragnarr. They kill him off with Akula biting his neck off. They then make their way deeper through the Stormlord's headquarters. They have heard of the stories of gargantuan ships belonging to the Stormlords. They witness for themselves the breadth of the Stormlord's headquarters, a massive, well-fortified fortress. They careen onward, flanked by ships and crews from the various allied forces.

They witness reckless, unbridled violence unfold before their eyes as hoards of people get mortally wounded by volleys of artillery and spells. Vidro guides Zosteif, who has been dropped off by Death, through the chaos. The crew, one-by-one, split up into their assigned formations as they enter into the castle.

Akula, storming through the hallway alongside Willem, is greeted by the jeering laughter of one of the Stormlord leaders. They head up the staircase. They are let off by the leader who says he is merely interested in fighting their sharpshooter.

Vidro and Zosteif sneak through the chambers. As Zosteif is seeking her target, she tries to detect where the sniper is, but is unable to locate him. She remains hidden.

Pravuil and Durgl are able to walk through the Stormlord Valkyries and Durgl meets Freyla and tries to talk her down from fighting. Pravuil meets the prophetess, Maya the Angel, who says that this is a place of sanctuary as they observe a group of parishioners huddled about, praying. Pravuil, recognizing they are innocents, are harmless and says as long as she means peace and will protect these people, so shall he. He then heads out before he is met by a pirate who tosses in a dead body. Pravuil says to back off as this is a place of worship and the pirate says that he should head back to his crew. Pravuil warns him if he lays a blade on any of the worshippers, he will be the first to die. The captain says to not waste his time and they should have no problem. As soon as Pravuil leaves, he hears screams and as he comes back, he sees this same pirate and his men are already attacking the worshippers. Pravuil, angered, retaliates.

Willem confronts the Twins and tries to swing between both of the individuals. He is able to land a hit on one of the two, as he goes for the other. Akula tries to grapple one of the enemies and is able to pin him down, choking him out. The Twins fight back and are able to land a decent blow on Willem. They launch several more blows and are able to leave a searing scar on him.

Pravuil flies off and slams down at the renegade captain with smite and deals significant damage. The captain attacks backk.

Akula and Willem continue their fight against the Twins, able to deal an opportunity attack.

Durgl calmly walks off with the Valkyrie and is then seen by Eliana who draws her sword. However, Durgl reassures her that the Valkyrie has defected to their side and they must escort refugees out of harm's way. Eliana finds this excusable and allows safe passage for the refugees, but she grabs Durgl and says she will keep him close to her side in the meantime.

Vidro, in his spot, is able to see the sharpshooter and his weapon, loading up, becomes imbued with incredible arcane power, and radiant bullets, before he is able to shoot the shot of the century. The shot explodes on the sharpshooter and everyone throughout the battlefield can hear it. She is completely eviscerated and all those who witness it on the allied side cheer.

Willem and Akula launch their killing blows against the Twins in a brutal fashion, as one of the brothers is cut in half and his blood showers over his other brother. The surviving brother, enraged, has bloodthirst in his eyes. The two crewmates are able to kill.

Zosteif sneaks through the chambers and finds a tiny tunnel and sees the giant archer, Haflan, shooting away, crouched down. Zosteif throws a dagger at the archer. She throws another. They both land on the archer and he lets out a cry of pain. He notices her but dismisses her, not believing she was capable of such an attack, and continues shooting arrows outside.

Pravuil summons his black hole, which is able to take out the captain.

Zosteif uses her haki on the archer and forces him to do the cha-cha and has him point the tip of the arrow against his neck. Zosteif asks him if the Stormlord is affiliated with Damien. Zosteif demands she answers her questions and forces the tip closer to his neck. She asks if he has any weaknesses. She then has him plunge the arrow against him and he falls asleep as it turns out to be a tranquilizer arrow. Zosteif takes out her dagger and finishes him off, cutting off both his "heads" (decapitating him and castrating him).

Eventually, the entire crew reconvenes together as they make their way toward the throne room of the Stormlord. They are stopped in their tracks with the decapitated corpse of Daramier. They see Blackbeard had finished him off and has trophied the grisly corpse. Blackbeard says if Willem wants to fight the Stormlord, he can make off with the Stormlord's ships. Willem contends that the Blackbeard is afraid of the Stormlord, but Blackbeard says he is not stupid. He will let Willem fight and when Willem dies, Blackbeard will come back to finish off the weakened Stormlord. Willem taunts Blackbeard. Blackbeard says he means no disrespect against Willem or the crew. Willem says he will not allow Blackbeard to take the ships. Vidro attempts to teleport Blackbeard into the Stormlord's throne room, but Blackbeard is able to resist. He says if they continue testing him, he will kill Vidro. Blackbeard says if he will help them take down the Stormlord, he will get to kill Vidro. Willem lies, saying he will agree to this.

Akula sees Zosteif and greets her, shaking her hand after having not seen him in ages. They then make their way to the doors guarding the Stormlord's throne room. They are met by the blind mage, Krovar the Blind. He tells them that his duty is to defend the gate of the strongest man in the world. He says that his tribe always respects a challenge between two men, especially that of one between a father and a son. He says he will open the doors for him, but if Willem manages to kill the Stormlord, he will then, by oath, go after him. He then asks Willem if he wishes to challenge the Stormlord to the death. Willem merely nods. Krovar the Blind then opens up the gates to allow them in. He then disappears into a field of snow. As the throne room is laid bare, they see the room is empty. Not a single soldier or guard, except for one, the Stormlord himself.

Durgl casts Bardic Inspiration and Pravuil casts Death Ward on the captain. As they walk in, Willem faces off his father, eye-to-eye. The one foretold by the Godslayer to kill. The Stormlord stands up from his throne and glances at Willem. "So you have come...at last." He advances. Vidro flies up and uses his haki against the Stormlord. He shoots at the Stormlord, able to land a scar on him. The Stormlord continues to advance towards them, unflinchingly. The Stormlord addresses Willem directly and promises he will kill everyone around Willem first. He suddenly lights up all the glyphs below the floor. He then flies forward and lands on Akula, and revs up his fist with lightning. He then teleports to Akula, striking him thrice and then casts two lightning bolts which are able to strike Vidro and Durgl.

Akula tries to lash back but flails at one of his swings. He is able to swing two other blows which land. Blackbeard, in an act of treachery, goes for Durgl. Vidro casts lightning bullet to intervene and neutralizes him. Pravuil and Durgl land retaliatory opportunity attacks and additional attacks against the traitorous ape. The Stormlord casts a lightning bolt against the flying Vidro. Vidro shoots haste on Willem and then phases out with mystic step.

Zosteif attempts to attack the Stormlord but is unable to land any hits.

Willem makes a mad dash towards the throne as he readies his bludgeoning axe. With incredibly fury, he leaps up and brings the axe, slamming against the throne. The throne completely shatters upon the first hit and upon the second hit, a golden flash explodes as the entire rooftop of the throne room is blown away. The Stormlord looks back and he smiles. "He is my son," he chuckles. He then looks back at the rest of the crewmates as his eyes glow blue once more and slams next to Vidro.

Akula, trained in his haki, can sense the Stormlord's weapon glowing black as he swings against Vidro. Vidro uses his haki to halve the damage dealt by the Stormlord. The Stormlord immediately takes down Vidro with furious might. He then looks at Pravuil and the Stormlord tries to attack him, but Pravuil dodges. Blackbeard then says he will take care of Pravuil and smashes Pravuil. Pravuil absorbs the damage as much as possible. He then retaliates and attacks Blackbeard with the swing of his sword, full of necrotic damage, and knocks Blackbeard out of balance. Durgl then lands the finishing blow on Blackbeard with the Frogger and launches a headshot and his head rolls away down the steps.

Vidro, having been fully healed, readies his enlarge spell on Willem. Zosteif, meanwhile, dashes under Akula's legs, and tries to shackle the Stormlord before he is able to free himself. Willem then switches his positions with his clone who was near the Stormlord, and sizes off the Stormlord. The Stormlord merely glances back behind Willem, who is able to land a strike, which for the first time, pains him, but tells Willem that Blackbeard was disappointing. The Stormlord activates his haki and tells Willem if he is worthy as a captain, he must choose which of his crewmates must die first. He then strikes Willem.

The Stormlord casts another bolt. Everyone manages to dodge it except Pravuil who gets directly hit after Akula ducks. Nonetheless, the aasimar paladin remains standing.

Akula, with his black blade, clashes against the Stormlord. Their blades meet and he is able to strike against the Stormlord. The Stormlord smacks his hammer down. Pravuil heals himself. Durgl also applies healing.

Vidro teleports towards the Stormlord and latches onto him with a frag grenade onto the Stormlord and tries to foist it into the Stormlord's mouth. The grenade explodes immediately upon contact and they both take damage. Zosteif tries to use her voidcutter to poison the Stormlord. She is able to poison him. The Stormlord launches another thundering blow which heavily damages Durgl.

Willem lands a quadruple crit attack on his father. The Stormlord's ribs crack, leaving a nasty bruise against his chest, as he laughs. The Stormlord then tries to grab Vidro but misses. He then tries to attack but misses the first hit, but lands the second hit. The Stormlord then tries to hit Willem. The Stormlord keeps swinging and is able to hit Vidro once more. The effects of Zosteif's poison on the Stormlord begins to take a toll on his body.

Vidro casts another bolt at the Stormlord. The Stormlord slams another hammer down and it is able to gravely hurt Durgl. The Stormlord lurches towards a green glyph on the floor. Akula musters all his strength to attack the Stormlord before the Stormlord is able to step away. Heavily injured, his wounds begin to mend as he steps on the green glyph. Pravuil casts a black hole on the green glyph upon which the Stormlord stands.

Vidro notices Durgl is lying on the floor in mortal danger. Vidro dimension doors both of them out of harm's way as he grabs Durgl and they make a run for the medic camp. Zosteif dashes towards the Stormlord and string strikes him with her Voidcutter. She hits two of the three attacks.

Willem launches another soul-crush blow with his axe alongside his shadow clone. Finally, Willem lands the finishing blows. He knocks the Stormlord down with his soul-crush blow and his chest caves in. The Stormlord, downed, tells Willem to finish it. Willem lands the final blow into his chest and the Stormlord, at long last, is dead. The lightning escapes his eyes and he draws his final breath. The storms begin to retreat and now, it is only the Willem's Willies remaining left. Willem then claims his soul into his soul-cage. Everything remains still for about a moment. Suddenly, they hear a distant sound.

Vidro and Durgl arrive to the medic camp and immediately receive medical attention. As Vidro lies down, focusing on trying to breathe and heal, he begins to see the painful visions once again from his observation haki. He sees visions from past and present of the Mechagon ships laying down artillery, bombing ships. He sees a vision of a council of Mechagon robots. One of them says Operation SENTRY shall commence. All five raise their hands. As the visions stop, they hear distant sounds. The rest of the crew hear war sirens blare. Each of them hear a sending from Reyen. Reyen tells them they need to get out as soon as possible. Vidro realizes they are getting bombed. They see people rushing into portals, pushing through in frenzied stampede.

The sounds get louder and louder. The crew loots the Stormlord's dead body and are able to snag the Stormlord's totem necklace. Zosteif tries to saw off the Stormlord's head, and Akula helps her by dealing a clean cut with his blade. The crew then splits into two teams and scramble. Vidro and Durgl are escorted into the portals, and are sent alongside six other strangers. Willem decides to ask the Stormlord's soul if there is a way out of the throne room. The Stormlord said there used to be a way out but it has been destroyed now. All powers it once had is now void. Unless Willem prays to the same god as he once did, then he will may be able to conjure the powers. Pravuil recognizes that the symbol of the totem, it is that of the Godslayer. Willem prays to the Godslayer and invokes his power, reminding him of his religious zeal. Suddenly, they all see a pool of shade form into a knight. Standing at 12-feet tall, they see the Godslayer rise up. He congratulates Willem and says he will give favor. They then find themselves back on the ship. However, they are not safe. They see in the distant skies, a hovering, metallic ship. It is an airplane. They see below is Stormwind. They then see a metallic object drop onto Stormwind. They then see a bright, large yellow flash fill up. What looks like a cloud in the shape of a golden tree bloom into the sky. As the ships hover, they then a voice from Mechagon. "Crikeys mate, let this be a warning who tries to threaten us."

Featured characters

Player characters

• Akula
• Anradeem Pravuil
• Durgl
• Jué Zosteif
• Ryul Vidro
• Maren
• Willem