While Damon was busy preparing for war, the rest of the world erupted in chaos.
The first ripple hit the global forums. A weird piece of news started spreading like wildfire.
[Blood Domain], a new guild had appeared out of nowhere. And right beneath it, stamped in bold, unmistakable letters was the Guild Leader’s name [Blood God].
At first, people thought it was a prank. A fan-made troll guild. Some idiot trying to ride the Blood God’s fame wave. After all, no one in their right mind would believe that the Blood God had created a guild overnight, especially one that was accepting literally anyone.
But then the second ripple followed.
Screenshots poured in. People started joining the guild left and right even if it was just to see what the hell was going on.
A thousand. Ten thousand. Hundreds of thousands. The guild roster was filling at a rate never before seen in Earth Online’s history. Every second, dozens of names flashed onto the list, low-levels, mid-levels, even a few high-level adventurers who joined out of curiosity or sheer insanity.
Then came the third ripple. Some of the recently joined guild members posted the latest guild announcements in the forums.
[Ding! Guild Blood Domain has officially declared a Regional Skirmish War!]
[Ding! Guild War Objective: Securing total control of the Nine Rivers Region.]
[Ding! All Blood Domain members will be force-teleported to the combat zone in 10 minutes.]
[Ding! Failure to participate will result in automatic expulsion.]
Forums exploded. Streamers nearly fainted. Guild leaders choked on their drinks. Every major super guild went into emergency meetings. News channels set up live panels. People who had casually joined in the first wave of curiosity now clutched their heads and screamed as their inboxes flooded with interview requests, bribery offers, and assassins-for-hire warnings.
Because now it was real.
The Blood God had formed a guild.
And he had done it in the most unhinged, unpredictable, lawless fashion imaginable.
Who in the right mind would take a newly formed guild to war and that too a guild where anyone could enter and be a part of? What sort of lunacy was this? Wasn’t this just asking to be wrecked?
"He’s coming to Nine Rivers! He is actually coming to Nine Rivers! EVERYONE RUN!"
"Bro declared war with a hobby army."
"I joined Blood Domain for the memes. Now I’m apparently going to die."
"I love this game so much."
"Fuck it. Blood God is going to win this hands down. That’s it. I am switching sides. I am going dark baby!"
"Count me in! I am going dark too!"
"Heh. You guys are not bold enough. I am going to become a fucking vampire!"
"You guys are all idiots. Obviously Blood God is going to lose this bullshit war attempt. Don’t get me wrong, he is a talented player but no one can win under these circumstances. He is simply courting death."
"Fuck you! You are courting death!"
"Sir... he has an army of three hundred thousand. Their guild currently has three thousand members and it is increasing every second."
Eternal Sovereignty – Strategy Office
The top strategist, Alesia, stared at the announcement in complete silence.
Then she whispered, "Blood Domain... what a name. He’s not hiding his intentions at all."
A vice commander swallowed. "Should we prepare defenses?"
"For what?" She gave him a cold look. "Do you intend to stop a hurricane by opening an umbrella? We need to be smart about this. Let’s get all our allies. We need all the manpower we can gather."
Titanfall Guild – Training Arena
Their strongest Warrior, Raizor the Titan, cracked his knuckles with a grin. "Hah! Finally! Something interesting! The Blood God is making moves again!"
His second-in-command trembled. "B-But sir... reports say he is using random players as soldiers."
Raizor laughed even louder. "Of course he is! That madman uses players the same way others use consumable potions! Don’t worry about small fry. Blood God is our primary target. As long as we take him down, the guild will collapse. Hmph. Today I will show him who the real Titan is!"
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