At this moment, there is only a fight to the death – how can surrender even be spoken of?

To live as humans – we catharsis, we shriek

Part 5/?

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of war, combat, death or heavy injuries, dystopian society, catharsis, outbursts of violence, riots, looting, ️self inflicted death, terrorism, open rebellion, CNC, €annibalism.

[I DO NOT CONDONE OR SUPPORT ANY OF THESE TOPICS AND ARE PURELY INCLUDED FOR NARRATIVE PURPOSES.]

It all began in 2025, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When the Russian government recognized the independence of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic in the Donbas region.

The Russian army crossed the border into Ukraine from all directions, yet NATO countries could do nothing but send military aid.

Then those skirmishes happened at the Polish-Belarusian border, then the actual war begun.

The Russians ended up winning. The aftermath of the Russian victory saw most of Eastern Europe under their sphere of influence once more, including the Baltics and the eastern half of Poland.

NATO collapsed. Former countries in the European Union suffered massive instability and t̵̏͛̃̍́̈̚͜͝t̵̏͛̃̍́̈̚͜͝u̴̢̠͎̲̗̮̤̥̪̖̦͈͕͛̈́̀̒̒̄̚͠ŕ̶̛̰̱̈́̀́̑̿̾͛͂̈́͗̓̈́̒͘͝️m̶̥͇͈̣̏͑̿͑̃̈͛̕͠o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓️ṉ̵͓̬͈̞̥̭̥̇̓̔͋d̴̨̢̤̗̦͚̺̭̤͙̹̃̕️ṉ̵͓̬͈̞̥̭̥̇̓̔͋️ş̵̛̳̍̃̏͆̏̂̎͌͘͝͝͝͝️ṉ̵͓̬͈̞̥̭̥̇̓̔͋â̸̙͐͑̌̿͛̽k̵̨̪̖͇͙͎̜͊̌͘͜k̵̨̪̖͇͙͎̜͊̌͘͜â̸̙͐͑̌̿͛̽k̵̨̪̖͇͙͎̜͊̌͘͜t̵̏͛̃̍́̈̚͜͝u̴̢̠͎̲̗̮̤̥̪̖̦͈͕͛̈́̀̒̒̄̚͠ŕ̶̛̰̱̈́̀́̑̿̾͛͂̈́͗̓̈́̒͘͝️m̶̥͇͈̣̏͑̿͑̃̈͛̕͠o̶̯͎̱͐̇͋̅̃̈́͋̽̊̀̓͊̃́͋̓i̵̢̢̡͚̩̞̥͕̜̻̫̩̐̈͘͜l̷̢̨̨̫̼͙̞͉̗͉̖̲̖̞̿̉

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Man was meant to create, man was meant to feel, and man was meant to bleed. Take that away, and all that is left is a beast with sharp fangs and a bitter heart.

There is no philosophy left to save them, no firearm powerful enough to stop them. It does not matter how much the cities burn, as long as they burn. The future is lost, the stores are looted, and the streets are covered in violence, a carnal outburst meant to scar the soul.

Intro 1 (ANGST): CATHARSIS

[STATUS: ACTIVE]

Intro 2 (DEAD DOVE/CNC): DESPERATION OF MAN.

[STATUS: ACTIVE]

Intro 3 (HEAVY DEAD DOVE): DEPRAVITY OF MAN.

[STATUS: ACTIVE]

Intro 4 (SMUT): WARMTH.

[STATUS: ACTIVE]

INTRO 5: (NORMALCY FOR THE ONES CLINGING TO HOPE): PARTIAL RECOVERY

[STATUS: ACTIVE]

(This is an AU of a Hearts of Iron 4 mod called The Fire Rises with some changes tot he storyline.)

Art made by my goat Saintversa 🔥