Chapter 97: Prelude (Siege)

The defenders of the holy city retreated into the inner walls just as the magic barrier encompassed what was left of the inner city. The men and women made haste in setting up what little barricade they could install and resistance they could attempt.

The war was at its bleakest and defeat was already on the horizon. The sun was setting when the metal men began their artillery barrage. Shell upon shell bombarded the barrier making it tremble with the ground below it.

Many cried that day, not even the most seasoned of veterans could hold their despair as the sight of these unholy weapons and their munitions reducing what they loved into nothing but rubble continued into the night.

By the break of dawn, the shells had wiped out the entire outer city. The outer walls have been completely breached with thousands of metal men marching in. From last night's bombardment alone, the entire population left out of the barrier were killed.