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I'm a student and when I take a break from studying, I write stories. This is my first longer story. So I would like your thoughts and comments on this. There might be spelling mistakes in here, since English isn't my main language.
Give me an army and I will defeat them, he said. I can't said the king, we need the soldiers to evacuate the city. Then I'll ride alone and try to give you a bit more time. He left the throne room and went to the stables, the king ordered that he would get the fastest horse there was in his stables. But the knight said he would take the oldest horse, cause death was certain this time. Why would that amazing animal suffer the same faith as him? So he left the gate on top of the old stallion. And rode towards sunrise, thinking the next time the sun sets, the capital of the greatest empire ever would be burning like a second sun. A tear ran down his cheek as he took a last look at the marvelous city that has been his home for so long and he mumbled at least I don't have to witness it's downfall.
On his way east, he crossed paths with a lot of refugees, fleeing their homes for the enormous army coming their way. He felt bad for them, they thought they would be safe in the capital, they had no idea. Those poor people. He caught glimpses of hope in their eyes when he walked by. Sometimes even a smile, cause he was one of the Sigrot, the Iron Fists. They were said to be able to go one on one with Giants from the South and win, their voice would bring even the wild wolves of the North to obedience,... Because they were descendants of heroes with blood of the old Gods, their names lost into the dust of time. He knew not many of those stories were true and certainly the last one wasn't, he was just a poor son from a farmer that had to join the army after his sixteenth nameday, there they discovered his fighting skills and it didn't took him long to get the prestige he has now.
He came across the little town of Synor the last town before the eastern border of the Empire. At the market there was a fight going on. 'You're a fool old man. If we don't do something they'll overrun the wall and the capital will fall not long after.'
'He is right you know.' Said the knight.
'Oh my lord I didn't see you, excuse me for this chaos I didn't knew a Sigrot was coming to our humble town.'
'Spare me your apologies I don't have time for this I'm riding for the wall and anyone willing to join me is welcome, but beware death is certain. But for the existence of the Empire, sometimes sacrifices must be made...'
'I'll ride with you.' Said the young man who was arguing with the town's elder earlier. 'My name is Moro.'
'Good, get a horse and catch up to me, we don't have much time, they might already be at our borders, you'll get armor and a sword when we get to the wall, you do know how to use a sword, do you?'
'Yeah, I can manage, I used to tra...' 'I am coming with you too.' Only now he noticed the hooded person under the tree. 'My bow might come in handy and otherwise my wolf will.'
A shade shoots towards the man. Otis pulled it's sword, a reflex, but then he realised that was the wolf he was referring too. A big wolf from the North, saddled and ready to go.
)The two rode through town, towards the wall. 'You think he's still coming?' The knight asked. 'When I was his age I would run after an adventure even without a horse and you wouldn't be able to keep up with me not even if you had the fastest horse in the Empire.' They laughed and rode up the hill outside town and at that exact moment they saw the first glimpse of the wall. 'It's beautiful isn't it.' Said Moro, appearing out of nowhere. 'I have lived here all my life and still I'm impressed.' 'It is.' Replied the Graven. 'Real beauty, nothing like those odd coloured stupid houses they have in the capital, where everything they want to do is just be more impressive then their neighbors.' They arrived at the wall. 'Moro, go and search the captain for me.' Graven said and he went to the stairs and up the wall. 'By the blood of the old Gods, that is one big army, how many do you think there are?' The hooded one replied: 'At least ten thousand.' 'A certain death, with only the hundred people here.' 'But we have a Sigrot, that has to count for something.' 'And a halfman.' Graven replied with a grin on his face. 'So you noticed, there aren't a lot of people who know there are still halfmen in the Empire since They left our woods.' 'It became quite clear to me when I saw you ride that wolf, no human can do that, at least not without training from Them.' The halfman laughed. 'So you Sigrot do have some brains under those massive iron helmets.' Otis stopped grinning. 'Enough fun for now , how are we going to buy enough time for the capital to be rady for this army?' 'I've got an idea listen up.'
In the meanwhile Moro found the captain in the bar knocked out, with half a pint of beer still next to him.
Will Moro be able to wake up the captain?
What is the halfman's idea?
Will they buy enought time for the capital?
To be continued...
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
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You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
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