[donaldscrankshaw] Donald: The History of the Domini: Part V

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The History of the Domini: Part V
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   The Rest of the Story: The rest of The History of the Domini can be
   found [1]here.
   This is the fourth part of Randall Aurelius's unpublished draft of The
   History of the Domini.
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                         The History of the Domini
                            by Randall Aurelius

   Part V: The Imprisonment
   By this time, the forces arrayed against one another were, if not
   exactly even, more closely matched than ever before. While the Malwer
   were more powerful in magic, the Shades and the Amaranthine wizards
   were, between them, more numerous. And while the Orcs and goblins
   outnumbered the Amaranthine and Human armies, the leadership of the
   First Legion made them a more effective fighting force than their
   numbers suggested. Thus, the balance between the two sides teetered
   precariously for a number of years, and eventually, the Humans and
   their Amaranthine allies gained the upper hand. The Orcs were
   scattered, and the Malwer forced to retreat. They gathered in their
   capital city, and the Human and Amaranthine forces gathered around it.
   They knew the powerful magic which the Malwer yielded, and likewise
   knew that an attempt to take the city would cost countless lives. So
   instead, they decided to leave the Malwer where they were. For the
   second and final time in our history, the Shades and the Amaranthine
   combined their magics, and they wove a barrier to completely enclose
   the Malwer city. By the time the Malwer realized what we were doing
   and struck back, they were too late. The prison was complete, and the
   Malwer were trapped inside their city.
   Not all the Malwer were caught in this trap. Some were outside the
   city at the time, some managed to flee before the trap could close.
   The Shades and the Amaranthine spent years tracking down those who had
   escaped. While that was being done, the armies which had been gathered
   against the Malwer dispersed. Humans began to build their own towns
   and cities. And when the last of the Malwer had been captured, the
   Shades themselves began to go their separate ways, while the
   Amaranthine retreated to live in isolation from the Humans.
   But while the Malwer were gone, peace was short lived.

References

   1. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/posts/chain_1157331053.shtml