Editing Chapter 8.84

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'''Chapter 8.84''' is the 103rd chapter of [[Volume 8]].

== Synopsis ==
The armies of the Walled Cities reach the [[Meeting of the Tribes]]. [[Fissival]] deploys a mile away, in formations to protect their [Mages]. Wall Lord [[Dragial]], leading Fissival's army, gives orders to [Mages] and [[Manus]]' army, then begins to address his army.

[[Snapjaw]], flying on Icecube above the battle, warns [[Perorn Sadiluc|Perorn]] of the hundreds of Wyvern Riders. Perorn gives new orders to [[Wil Kallinad]] and [[Torishi Weatherfur]] to account for them. Elsewhere, [[Belavierr Donamia|Belavierr]] is fought by [[Saliss Oliwing|Saliss]], [[Lehra Ruinstrider]], [[Gadiekh]], and [[Garsine Wallbreaker]]. Belavierr kills a Steelsoul warrior of [[Steelfur Tribe]] and offers a deal to [[Nokha]] and the captive [[Raskghar]].

[[Adetr Steelfur|Adetr]] fights through Steelfur warriors and persuades [[Iraz Steelfur]] to turn away from Plain's Eye. Adetr and Steelfur Tribe turn to fight Manus' army. Elsewhere, the 120 [[Pallass|Pallassian]] [Soldiers] are told to fight against the Drakes. [[Chaldion Oliwing]] talks to [Major] [[Etella Doscale]] and convinces her to martyr herself and her forces to make Pallass look good after the war.

[[Dragial]] gives final orders and a speech to his army, preparing them for the fighting. [[Salazsar]]'s army, led by Wall Lord [[Ilvriss Gemscale]], arrange themselves next to his. As Dragial is about to charge, Ilvriss feints a charge ahead and turns his forces into Salazsar's army to fight them. Ilvriss aims to kill Dragial.

In the sky, [[Snapjaw]] is saved from Drake Wyvern Riders by [[Badarrow]] and [[Bird]] on the ground. She draws the Wyvern Riders higher, away from the fighting on the ground. On the ground, [[Ulcreziek]] spots [[Mrsha]] and the [[Fellowship of the Inn]], and catches a bolt of lightning summoned by [[Numbtongue]]. He returns the lightning to the wagon, blowing it up. Ulcreziek encases [[Ulvama]]'s skin, throat, and lungs with stone, then casts [The Bloodless Lands Open--], resisting [Deathbolts] cast by [[Reiss]]. Ignored, [[Apista]] approaches and stings him in his real eye with her Naq-Alrama stinger, getting burned and falling down in retribution.

[[Rasktooth]] and [[Infinitypear]] pick up the fallen Apista and heal her, then, running, break out of the Gnolls and run into the approaching [[Manus]] Drakes. Rasktooth is stabbed through the belly and Infinitypear is non-fatally stabbed, then they are saved by [[Berr]]. As Berr rampages through Manus lines, Infinitypear attempts to heal Rasktooth, then picks him up and runs when Rasktooth realizes he's paralyzed from the waist down.

[[Luciva Skybreath]] of Manus tells [[Lulv]] to stay where he is and sends eight headhunters after Berr. She orders Manus to push into the center of the Meeting of Tribes, focusing on [[Belavierr Donamia]] and the [[Daemon]] of Luck. She hopes to harness the Daemon's luck.

[[Zeres]]' army approaches with three of the Admirality-[[Horsthe]], [[Asale]], and [[Femar]]-leading hundreds of thousands of marines, and Liscor's famous [[Liscorian Army|mercenary army]] in the vanguard. Liscor's High Command communicates that they won't enter combat with the tribes, fearing a riot from their Gnoll forces, only [[Salazsar]] and [[Oteslia]]. As [[Sserys]] and [[Relc Grasstongue]] approach on Pegasi, Liscor's army shoots Sserys down.

Sserys survives the fall with the help of a potion and talks to Liscor's army, eventually leading them against Manus after they realize who he is. In the sky, Snapjaw passes [[Valeterisa]] and [[Montressa du Valeross]] standing on a platform of magic thousands of feet above the ground. Valeterisa addresses the [[Fissival]] [Mages] riding Wyverns before blinding and freezing them.

Sserys attempts to summon an army company, requesting "the bravest bastards. A group with punching power" and is surprised when his skill pulls Battalion 1, Squads 1-10 from [[Olesm Swifttail]]'s army, comprised of [[Antinium]]. This includes Crusaders [[Crusader 53|53]], [[Crusader 57|57]], and [[Artur]]. Ssserys momentarily attacks Crusader 53 before abandoning them. The Antinium see [[Mrsha]] run past, recognizing her from stories of [[The Wandering Inn|the inn]], and follow her into [[Plain’s Eye Tribe|Plain’s Eye]] and [[Az’muzarre Tribe|Az’muzarre]] Gnolls. The Dragonbone relics of Az'muzzare prove to be less than useful against the [Crusader]s' [Weapons of Faith]. The Antinium manage to push Az'muzzare back, but [[Vetn]] carries Mrsha away from them, terrified of the Black Tide.

[[Sserys]], charging away from the Antinium, looks back and questions the Antinium being summoned by his skill. He sees the Zeres army summoning the First Tide and [[Fetohep]]'s ships approaching in the distance. He uses his company-summoning skill again, this time requesting the most honorable group to hold the line. He receives the Beriad of the Antinium from Olesm's army, and they ask for orders. Grudgingly, Sserys orders them to hold the ground against Zeres.

As [[Zeres]] summons the First Tide, knee-high water on land, the Beriad overcome their fear of water. As they are without [[Calruz]], their mentor, and leaderless, one of them soon steps forward and turns to address the Beriad and Zeres kills him with arrows. Another steps forward and Zeres kills him with magic. The Beriad begin to stomp in the water and sing the [[House of Minos]] song, drawing the attention of [[Venaz]], who is racing through the battlefield. Venaz and [[The Crimson Soldier]] join the Beriad, Venaz with hesitation at first. A [[Unitasis Network]] starts to form from The Crimson Soldier.

On the wagon, [[Bird]] is shooting down Oldblood Drakes when enemy [Archers] lock on his position and began to return fire. As an [[Az’muzarre Tribe]] Gnoll raises a dragonbone bow against him, other Antinium [Archers] in 1st Battalion begin to mimic Bird's shooting ability, killing the Az'muzzare Gnoll. Bird begins to hear the other [[Antinium]] inside his head, and learns the skill [Unitasis Network].

[[Wrymvr]] and [[Klbkch]] arrive on the battlefield, thrown through a portal by [[Xrn]], and Klbkch speaks to Bird about the Unitasis Network before calling to the Antinium Queens. The Queens reach out to Bird and the Antinium in the Gnoll Plains, lending their skills through the Unitasis Network. Klbkch sees Erin's body and [[Relc Grasstongue|Relc]] before plunging into combat.

Elsewhere, [[Az’kerash]] commands [[Belavierr Donamia|Belavierr]] to stop fighting, which she ignores. Belavierr reaches an agreement with [[Nokha]], and opens the captive Raskghars' cages and the ground to drop them to freedom in the sunken Kingdom of Gnolls, where more [[Raskghar]] have lived belowground. As [[Torishi Weatherfur]] attacks Belavierr, Belavierr drops her to the same sunken city. [[Khelt]]'s ships reach the Meeting of Tribes.

[[Fetohep]] takes tens of thousands of undead off the ships first, prompting the [[Walled Cities]] to launch a magical bombardment on them and the Gnolls, codenamed the Tidebreaker Contingency. The bombardment lasts for five minutes and is powerful enough that even Belavierr is surprised. However, this turns out to be all according to Fetohep's plan, as he uses the broken tens of thousands of undead, the massive amount of death mana, and the magical residue of the Walled Cities' attack to open the Graven Passage, a giant legendary undead-only portal between Khelt and [[Izril]]. Khelt's true armies begin to march through. [[Rasea Zecrew]] takes the Illuminary forwards as the [[Horns of Hammerad]] make their way to [[Sserys]].

[[Theikha]], her old body wearing itself out with the magic she has been casting, shields the Gnolls from the bombardment, causing her body to finally give out. As her heart stops, she falls beneath [[Khoteizetrough]]'s corpse. As her eyes close, Khoteizetrough momentarily returns to life and seemingly makes Theikha's body young again. She returns to fighting. 

In [[Kasignel]], the ghosts on Izril, including [[Khelta]], [[Zirconia]], and the last Giants, fight the [[Seamwalkers]]. [[Califor Weishart]] and the last coven of great [Witches] wait for a spark in the darkness. 
== Characters ==
( * = First Appearance)

* [[Fissival]]’s army (x400,000)
** [[Dragial]]
** [[Hexa]]
** Koore - [General] (''Name Revealed'')
** Qeuse - [General] (''Name Revealed'')
** Wyverns riders
* [[Snapjaw]]
* [[Perorn Sadiluc]]
* [[Wil Kallinad]]
* [[Belavierr Donamia|Belavierr]]
* [[Saliss Oliwing]]
* [[Lehra Ruinstrider]]
* [[Gadiekh]]
* [[Maviola (Undead)]]
* [[Garsine Wallbreaker]]
* ? - Steelsoul Warrior (''Deceased'') *
* [[Raskghar]]
**[[Nokha]]
*[[Iraz Steelfur]]
* [[Adetr Steelfur]]
* Daemon of Luck
* [[Xherw]]
* Geith - [[Steelfur Tribe|Steelfur]]’s [Shaman] (''First Time Mentioned'', ''Deceased'')
* Pallass’ forces (x120)
** [[Etella Doscale]] (''First Official Appearance'')
* [[Chaldion Oliwing]]
* [[Salazsar]]’s army (x80,000)
** [[Ilvriss Gemscale]]
**[[Osthia Blackwing]] / Shieldscale
** Greex
** Rubirel Guard
** Erchirite Spears
** [[Tessa]] / Shriekblade
* Icecube - Frost Wyvern
* [[Fellowship of the Inn]]
** [[Badarrow]]
**[[Bird]]
** [[Salkis Blackwing]]
** [[Gna]]
**[[Numbtongue]] + [[Reiss]]
**[[Garia Strongheart]]
** [[Serafierre val Lischelle-Drakle]] / Fierre
**[[Ulvama]]
**[[The Crimson Soldier]]
**[[Apista]]
**[[Rasktooth]]
**[[Infinitypear]]
*[[Mrsha]]
* [[Ulcreziek]]
* [[Manus]]’ 6th Advance Spears *
** ? - Drake [Lieutenant] (''Deceased'')
** ? - [Tactician]
** ? - [Major]
* [[Berr]]
* [[Manus]]’ army
** [[Lulv]]
**[[Luciva Skybreath]]
* [[Zeres]]’ army
**[[Horsthe]]
**[[Asale]]
**[[Femar]]
** [Marines] *
*[[Liscorian Army]] / Liscor’s mercenary army
** Axter
** ? - Gnoll [Veteran] *
** ? - [Wing Commander] *
** ? - Male [Strategist] *
** ? - Old female [Strategist] *
** ? - [Major] *
** ? - Old female [Captain] *
** ? - Young [Lieutenant] *
*[[Sserys]]
* [[Relc Grasstongue]]
* [[Valeterisa]]
* [[Montressa du Valeross]]
* [[Vetn]]
* 1st Battalion of [[Liscor’s Volunteer Army]] (x100)
** [[Crusader 57]]
**[[Crusader 53]]
**[[Artur]]
** Crusader 50
** Crusader 59
** Crusader 21
*[[Olesm Swifttail]]
* 6th Battalion of [[Liscor’s Volunteer Army]] / Beriad of the Antinium (x100)
*[[Venaz]]
* [[House of Minos]]
* [[Calruz]]
* [[Wrymvr]]
*[[Klbkch]]
* [[Xrn]]
* [[Grand Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Armored Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Silent Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Flying Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Twisted Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Free Queen]] (''Mental Voice Only'')
* [[Az’kerash]]
* [[Torishi Weatherfur]]
* [[Feshi Weatherfur]]
* [[Fetohep]]
* Serept’s half-Giants Revenant
* [[Doubte]]
* [[Flos Reimarch]]
* [[Ierwyn]]
* Terandrian [Knights]
* [[Pisces Jealnet]]
* [[Hecrelunn]]
* [[Salui]]
* ''[[Illuminary]]'s'' crew
** [[Rasea Zecrew]]
* [[Ceria Springwalker]]
* [[Ksmvr]]
* [[Seamwalkers]]
* [[Khelta]]
* Kheltian [Mages] (''Voice Only'')
* [[Theikha]]
* [[Khoteizetrough]] (''Corpse'' + ''Spirit''?)
* [[Zirconia]]
* Ghosts of Chandrar's Greatest [Witches]
* [[Califor Weishart]]
* 
* 

== Gnoll Tribes ==

* [[Weatherfur Tribe]]
* [[Plain’s Eye Tribe]]
* [[Steelfur Tribe]]
* [[Az’muzarre Tribe]]
* [[Gaarh Marsh Tribe]]
* [[Wild Wastes Tribe]]

== Locations ==

* [[Innworld]]
** [[Izril]]
*** [[Great Plains]]
*** Az’kerash's Castle
*** Soieln - River
* [[Kasignel]]
** [[Izril]]

== [[Undead]] ==

* Khelt’s undead skeletons
* Fetohep’s companions (Normal undead - ''Destroyed'')
* Skeletal horse

== Creatures ==

* [[Wyverns]]
* [[Pegasi]]

== Vehicle ==

* ''[[Sand At Sea]]''
* ''[[Illuminary]]''

== Items ==

* Mage Throwers / Magic Throwers
* [[Blade of Mershi]]
** Armor of Stars
* Serpentarrow
* ''[[Plain's Eye|Plain’s Eye]]''
* ''[[Naq-Alrama]]'' needle
* Lulv's Adamantium-tipped Spear
* Potion of ???
* Zweihander sword
* Dragonbone weapons
** Dragonbone spear
** Dragonbone mace
** Dragonbone bow
* [[Diamond Swords of Serept|Windblade of Serpisel]] / Diamond Greatsword of Serept
* Graven Passage

== Statistics ==

==== [[Bird]] ====

* Skill Learned = [Unitasis Network]

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