Chapter 38: The Rain Own This Land
As I carried Jessa on my back, my cape clung between us—soaked, heavy, wrapping her in the only warmth I had left.
I looked around at my people.
Their uniforms once sharp were now nothing more than rags caked in mud, clinging to shivering bodies. Faces pale. Hands trembling. Not from fear.
From cold.
I turned to the ice dome I’d just raised. It shimmered faintly under the weight of the storm. It wouldn’t hold long. The rain was too relentless. Too cruel. It pounded the structure like it wanted to erase us.
I glanced at my syncwatch.
The objective flickered into view.
To win, a faction must plant their own banner inside every other faction’s Stronghold including defending their own. The last Stronghold flying a single faction’s banner wins.
You can invade, claim, and reclaim Strongholds.
Only one banner can be flying in a Stronghold at a time.
A team can retreat to reclaim their Stronghold if it’s been overtaken.
A banner must be defended for 5 minutes after placement to be permanent.