The Bloody Defensive War of The Ancient Builders (fandom story)

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I highly recommend listening to this song while reading the story: [ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMchAcKPcKo&list=RDPMchAcKPcKo&start_radio=1] - CRUSADER (Slowed) by RVKN We were a peaceful town, built from the ground up. Having made pacts with neighboring settlements, we invested our resources not in defense, but in architecture and research. However, this would lead to a profoundly bitter outcome... We had torn down our defensive walls one by one, embracing a settlement that seamlessly integrated with our harbor. But the ruthless invaders did not attack our safe city—flanked by mountains on both sides—by land; they struck from the sea in a sudden, devastating raid. They swarmed and multiplied so rapidly that keeping up was impossible. Reinforcements arrived from the surrounding villages, but it was not enough. Their ruthless objective was clear: our monumentally beautiful palace, the seat of our administration, and the holy temple built upon the sacred ground where we first set foot on this island. The invading monstrosities paid no heed to the swords and arrows piercing their flesh, relentlessly assaulting the sacred temple with all their might. We formed a wall of flesh before it.