Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-31336039-20191129214650

The world has changed.

It has been years since a disaster struck the world. A mad archmage wanted to find a way to prevent the conversion of humans into mamono. But after years of unsuccessful research, he lost all hope of one day being able to reverse the trend. He saw time passing, and the demonic energy spreading ever further. That's when he had a totally crazy idea. What if he makes the cause disappear? Demonic energy was produced by mamonos and spirit energy by men. Energy that the mamonos stole to produce even more DE to multiply. His new research took him a few years but he was finally able to put it into practice. It was the beginning of the end.

The experience was both a success and a disaster. A cataclysm changing forever the laws of this world occurred. The demonic energy stopped spreading before it simply disappeared. This is what the archmage saw with his own eyes before giving back his last breath. Because it had also stopped the spirit energy production. Not totally, but the production was so limited that magic had almost disappeared. The heroes themselves had become simple humans again. The mamono also entered into crisis and desperately pursued potential husbands to scrap the few spirit energy they can.

But if only the story had stopped there and everything had returned to normal. For the very laws of the world were affected. First came autumn, then winter. A cold winter that lasted and lasted. One month, three months, six months,... As time passed, the temperatures keep decreasing. Poorly prepared populations disappeared under the snow and never came back. The others resisted as best as they could. Great migrations began in search of a new life under better skies. The losses were terrible and very few found refuge.

One group, however, reached an old fortress of the Order. The icy winds and snow had not yet damaged the structures. The occupants were gone. Having abandoned the place or deserted for a long time. Inside, they discovered an underground area filled with precious resources and a coal mine that was going down to the depths. An archaic coal-fired heating system was used to heat the main dungeon. The surrounding walls and watchtowers remained icy.

An armoury contained some abandoned functional weapons. A basic infirmary, a kitchen, as well as a workshop were located in the heated area on the main floor. A library was located in the Lord's quarters. As well as some rooms in addition to the soldiers' quarters.

The place seemed habitable and usable. The group settled there and undertook to make the place usable quickly.

For the time being, children were placed in single rooms, as well as pregnant and sick women. The others occupied the soldiers' quarters. Life was quickly organized, well-maintained military equipment required little maintenance before it came to life.

A few weeks later, your small community had established a solid and well-prepared shelter. Most of the patients had recovered. Each individual had been assigned a role and learned to occupy it for the benefit of the group. While searching the lord's quarters, a diary was discovered. It stated that this place was to serve as a refuge for the Pope and her relatives during the future collapse of the Order.... Well... that was interesting.

That's when the alarm sounded. The guards rushed in. The sky was strange and in the distance we could see a disturbing shape taking the whole horizon... A storm worse than anything that had ever happened was approaching. Orders were given to reinforce all the openings. The coldest rooms were abandoned. Windows and doors locked. Each access for cold weather was isolated to the best of the refugees' abilities with their meagre means.

As they walked out of a tower, carrying the wooden furniture that was there to make fire, guards saw movement. A group was fleeing the storm and was approaching the old fortress.

Half an hour later, the group had moved close enough to allow the binoculars to distinguish its composition. Men and monsters were approaching. Concern grew among the people of the fort. Some were even terrified that monsters were approaching their refuge. Some of them were already catching weapons.

After a careful inspection, the group seemed to be in poor condition. Refugees carrying what little they still had. Rare monster children in a group of about a hundred individuals. They no longer represented such a great danger since the magic had disappeared, but most monsters remained more physically powerful than humans. And desperate... On the other hand, the rooms heated enough to withstand the storm would hardly accommodate so many people. Not to mention the limited food available and that no one knew how long the storm or even the winter would last...

A decision would have to be made. Both groups are in desperate situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbXS3t4h8-o 