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Starfisher Remembered
T he mass burials that took place on Wednesday passed by relatively peacefully thanks to the cease fire both major parties of the world agreed upon. Millions of people in KART confederacy were out in the streets, but this time some of the demonstrations were in support of the Congo-Moscow government. The people were protesting against barbaric behaviour, calling for peace supporting the government cease-fire decision.

On Monday, the KART Confederacy inaugurated a new fountain on the formerly known Revolution Square. The square was renamed to Starfisher Square and a magnificent fountain was placed in the middle. The fountain shoots water above a giant statue of late Generalissimus Starfisher, giving the appearance of a rainbow shining above his head - a symbol of diversity, harmony and a brighter future. Starfisher is also surrounded by seven cats, which symbolise gentleness and independence. When the statue in the middle was revealed, many observers fell to their knees crying.

A mistake or a planned ambush?
D ue to the success of the temporary ceasefire, negotiations of signing a peace treaty were beginning between the two new armies. Two days ago, an agreement was made and LoD Founder Ghoul was invited to the Croatian border town of Klana to sign the treaty.

The LoD Delegation arrived in Klana, however for unknown reasons shots were fired between the LoD and KART bodyguard parties, which quickly escalated into full scale warfare between the escort forces for both sides. No LoD personnel survived, and dozens of KART troops were critically wounded.

The delegation leader for LoD was not Ghoul, but LoD Commander .Sup. .Sup was a very experienced field officer who fought numerous battles under the Gladius banner before General Arcturus surrendered, and he was among the first officers to join the Black Legion and partly responsible for its rapid expansion. It appears that .Sup was sent instead of Ghoul to sign the peace treaty. It is unknown as to why LoD sent such an experienced officer to these negotiations if they believed they were to be the victim of foul play. It is possible that Ghoul sent such a respected officer to handle the negotiations to show he was serious about committing to them, however it is also possible that the reason the fight started is due to KART feeling insulted that Ghoul did not make a personal appearance. KART officials have commented saying they are "Investigating this incident".

When Ghoul heard about the death of .Sup, he immediately commanded his generals to launch an attack on KART as a retaliation for fighting during a meeting of peace. Ghoul gave a speech to his followers, declaring himself as Emperor Of The Legion: "Those [KART] cowards tried to kill your emperor by luring him to sign a false peace treaty. Although their attempt failed, a lot of high ranking LoD officers were murdered, including Commander .Sup, a close friend of mine. We will not let it pass! This was a direct attempt to destroy our great empire and seize our freedom. They will soon find that those who send their fist at us will find their arm cut off!

The call to arms caught the LoD commanders off guard as legions were still deployed in a defensive stance, and not prepared for mobility. Some of the more resourceful generals gathered up the soldiers in their immediate area for attack, ordering more distant units to replace them.

This resulted in many small attack groups, catching KART defenders off guard. LoD strike teams were able to breach KART defences various oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexio, the Middle East and Western Japan. They also managed to take five KART divisions captive, striking a great blow to the KART Confederacy. Despite the momentum, the unprepared attack had to be slowed down for supply lines to be secured in order to keep the units at the front stocked with ammunition, fuel and replacement troops.

World leaders have declared that a new World Wide War is upon us. KART senior officers are being flown to their headquarters in Moscow for an emergency meeting, while LoD armies are also in a race to re-arm and regroup.

Sweet Destruction
A fter the Legion of Doom’s recent takeover of Texas, Ghoul’s followers have been moving through shopping centres targeting confectionery stalls and vending machines. Reports from the Valley View Centre in Dallas depict groups of LOD infantry, dressed in long black cloaks, entering shops and smashing open the containers filled with various products. The members then went on to collect the fallen sweets in large bags and remove them from the premises. Witnesses in Town East Mall, Mesquite, claim that bubble gum machines were also subject to these bizarre acts of brutality, their multi coloured content spilled across the floor before being collected. In North East Mall, Hurst, the violence extended to shop fronts. Brightly coloured store fronts, such as Great American Cookie, were torn down and destroyed. These scenes have been repeated across the state.

Wednesday evening, during the height of this bizarre action, Legion Commander Zorplex released a statement to the press. In it, he declared that all brightly coloured confectionery was now banned across all LOD controlled regions. He continued on to say that all signage or publications that used more than two colours would be seen as supporting the Kitten Adventure Rainbow Time Confederacy. Selling, distributing or being in possession of any of these items is now considered a capital crime across all LOD controlled regions. It is assumed that the collected items have been destroyed.

World At War!


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