The Fall of Consequence
Our top story is the fall of Consequence, capital of Hellifyno, to the combined forces of the Summer and Winter Fae. Tonight the Government of the Summit Law planet is in exile, her citizens are terrified, and the road ahead looks grim.
The battle began at twilight, during a political summit arranged by the Government of Hellifyno at the behest of the political agitators known as Summit Law LLP the Anarchists. As the Lady Echo made an eloquent speech calling on all parties to find peace and compromise, the air was shattered with the sound of violent explosions, mixed with an eerie sing song carnival music that seemed to come from every direction.
Minutes later a horde of pale faced clown soldiers appeared marching on the horizon. Beside them arose a mixed multitude of Fae Warriors including giant Gummi Bears, pink fluffy acid spewing elephants, red and white striped bullet proof giraffes, glass monstrosities, cotton candy creatures, and contortionists shooting razor sharp shards of popcorn. The force quickly surrounded the city and began pressing an attack against it from all sides.
Within the Summit, panic arose as members of the Anarchist organization fanned out into the crowd with military precision and began murdering citizens with concealed weapons. Guards and soldiers attending as security officers put up a valiant effort trying to defend people against these attacks; however, the suicide tactics of the Anarchists proved overwhelming.
Lord Executive Havoc and Proconsul Tye Sampson were seen disappearing from the Summit at the time of the attack. It was later revealed that they had suspected treachery, and had attended the conference via holographic imaging in order to allow them to quickly make their way to the army in case of trouble. This allowed them to immediately take command of the forces of Hellifyno and mount a defense. Unfortunately, their suspicion had been of treachery from within, by the Anarchists, which left the city vulnerable to attack from outside by the Fae contingents.
The nature of this battle was different then in previous attacks, as the forces of Summer and Winter Fae seemed to be able to focus on confronting the Hellifyno soldiers, rather than attacking one another. Many experts agree that the previous successes of the planet’s armies against Fae forces that vastly outnumbered them could be attributed to the foe lacking focus, seemingly more intent on killing one another than on wiping out the Hellifyno forces. This possible new found cooperation could be a grim turn in the course of this war.