Scouts have reported ill tidings on the horizon, and The Grim made a last ditch assault into the Terrace of Endless Spring.
Straddling the mountain range between the Jade Forest and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, the Terrace of Endless Spring has been a sacred refuge for millennia. Its peaceful fountains are said to have the power to heal and rejuvenate, but when the Sha of Fear attacked, many of the complex’s guardians turned on each other in fits of terror.
The Sha of Fear loomed in the distance, but in order to face the beast, others that he had corrupted needed to be defeated. Through grit and determination, as well as luck and skill, the Grim would press onward. The first to face our might were called the Protectors of the Endless. They have been ended.
When the Sha of Fear invaded the Terrace of Endless Spring, three venerated jinyu protectors were corrupted, and they betrayed the other mortal sentinels, slaying them all. The twisted guardians have now turned their attention to any intruders who might interrupt the sha’s attack on the area’s last defenses.
Upon the defeat of the Protectors, a shadowy dragon came upon us. The beast Tsulong, once majestic in its splendor, now a sinister mockery. The beast called upon many of the Sha’s minions, and breathed it’s foul shadow breath upon the Grim, and we held fast. Glimpses of its true might and purpose shone through as we fought, and eventually we were able to free the beast from the Sha.
Legends speak of a spiraling, golden serpent that can sometimes be seen high in the sky, basking in the sunlight above the clouds. The few who claim to have observed it themselves say the creature is fiercely protective of the terrace.
As the beast flew off toward the Sha, the Grim rushed to keep up but were blocked by a deceptively vicious foe. The spirit of water known as Lei Shi stood before us, calling upon the elemental forces that had been corrupted, its mind so lost in horror and fear, it lashed out. The Grim do not negotiate with those that raise a hand against us, even if they know not what they do. The creature would not be fully destroyed, however, and it eventually regained its mind. The Grim marched up the steps with the spirit of water to face its final foe.
For countless years, this friendly water spirit frolicked in the Fountains of Endless Spring with childlike wonder and glee. When fighting suddenly broke out in this peaceful place, Lei Shi saw the crystal-clear water turn cloudy and murky, and terror fell over her mind.
Sadly, the Sha of Fear proved to be too much for an exhausted Grim force, though it will fall soon enough. For now, the Sha’s forces did their job in tiring our troops, and we are forced to withdraw. We lick our wounds, and vow to destroy this creature once and for all.
The battle is far from lost, and the war will always rage on.
Peace Through Annihilation!
While only a small portion of Grim actually were able to battle in the Terrace of Endless Spring, success is due to everyone in The Grim. We are a unified front, and with that unity we will succeed in our mission.
