You've fallen on hard times huckleberry. It's a dangerous life, escorting merchants from city to city across Myria. The wastelands around Stonescar offer little respite from the sun's heat. Drift too far towards the Shadowlands and you're almost guaranteed a grisly fate.(click-replace: " and you're almost guaranteed a grisly fate.")[, and you're liable to disappear into the toxic mires or find yourself face to face with a Direwood beast. Or worse.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Direwood_Rampager.png">]
The other members of your convey seem nervous. To the right of your path you can see the sickly green mists rising from the Shadowlands. To your left, a dust cloud approaches. Perhaps it's merely a dust storm.
What do you do?
(link: "Prepare for trouble, but keep moving.")[
(set: $flag to 0)
(goto: "Raiders")]
(link: "Halt the convoy and prepare for an attack.")[
(set: $flag to 1)
(goto: "Raiders")]
Abandon your charge. Flee alone into the Shadowlands.(click-replace: "Flee alone into the Shadowlands.")[
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Stray_into_Shadow.png">
That way lies certain death.](if: $flag is 2)[Those few from your convoy who survive are shuffled back in chains to the slaver's camp. It seems the Censari have been busy. You pass several tents and nomadic lean-tos on your way to the camp's center.](elseif: $flag is 3)[You wake up in a strange yurt. A Censari sporting strange tattoos grins down at you. "Got spirit," she growls. "Make good slave." You reach for (if: $specialty is "Weapons")[a pistol that is no longer there](elseif: $specialty is "Spells")[magic that refuses your call]. The centaur laughs at you as she closes manacles around your hands and ankles.]
The next several days are spent in chains. You overhear the slavers celebrating their success and glean that they're low on supplies, but a day away from an unsanctioned shiftstone mine. They plan to sell you and the rest of the captives there. After you're sure all but the nightwatch has gone to sleep (if: $specialty is "Weapons")[you manage to pick the lock on your shackles](elseif: $specialty is "Spells")[you torch the chains that bind you].
You could attempt to sneak away and hope the other captives don't raise the alarm. Some of the oni slaves that share your tent look at you with hope. You could certainly use their muscle in attempting your escape. That or you could activate some of the spare grenadin in the tent to cause a distraction while you and the slaves make a run for it. Perhaps the best option is to sneak away with only a few key members of your convoy? You weigh your options before making a move.
(link: "Help the Oni.")[
(set: $foundation to "Oni")
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Oni Ronin (Set1 #13)
4 Fallen Oni (Set2 #138)")
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Back-Alley Delinquent (Set4 #200)")
]
(if: $specialty is "Spells")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Hotblood Barbarian (Set4 #12)")
]
(goto: "Picking up the pieces")]
(link: "Activate the grenadin.")[
(set: $foundation to "Grenadin")
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Grenamender (Set3 #204)
4 Grenadin Drone (Set1 #5)")
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Grenadin Bellower (Set3 #214)")
]
(if: $specialty is "Spells")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Rally (Set1 #33)")
]
(goto: "Picking up the pieces")]
(link: "Attempt to sneak away.")[
(set: $foundation to "Stealth")
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 On the Hunt (Set2 #5)
4 Ghostform (Set1 #258)")
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Flamefang Charmer (Set4 #18)")
]
(if: $specialty is "Spells")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Suffocate (Set1 #251)")
]
(goto: "Picking up the pieces")](if: $foundation is "Oni")[After the first few oni are free, breaking the rest of the chains takes a matter of moments](elseif: $foundation is "Grenadin")[The grenadin sparks to life. It grins up at you as you explain your plan](elseif: $foundation is "Stealth")[You are selective about who joins you in the escape. Some of the members of your convoy were Oni, and finding them among the rest takes a moment. Still, none of the other prisoners raises a fuss. Thankful, you make your move].
The slave tent is in the center of camp. (if: $specialty is "Weapons")[In the nearest wagon you spot a cache of firearms. In the opposite direction you see a collection of swords and armor. Which way do you go?
(link: "Fine blades make for quick work.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Ornate Katana (Set1 #23)
4 Venomfang Dagger (Set1 #263)")
(goto: "A hidden place to regroup")]
(link: "You prefer to put holes in enemies from range.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Blackguard Sidearm (Set1 #266)
4 Welding Torch (Set4 #36)")
(goto: "A hidden place to regroup")]
](elseif: $specialty is "Spells")[You take a moment to catch your breath. What will you do if you run into a guard while escaping?
(link: "Hope to surprise them.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Assembly Line (Set1 #29)
4 Devour (Set1 #261)")
(goto: "A hidden place to regroup")]
(link: "Hope to overpower them.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Rapid Shot (Set1 #259)
4 Rampage (Set1 #17)")
(goto: "A hidden place to regroup")]]You manage to escape to a craggy outcropping without incident. The slavers begin their search with the dawn.
From your hiding place you can see the smoke rising from the slaver's mining camp in the distance. The last landmark you can remember was days past. If you're careful, you think you can travel along the crag where the slavers will have a hard time reaching or tracking you.
The sun beats down on your head as you consider your next move.
Flee into the shadowlands.(click-replace: "Flee into the shadowlands.")[Braving the shadowlands without supplies or a guide is suicide.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Shadowlands_Guide.png">]
You'll kill the leader of these damned slavers.(click-replace: "You'll kill the leader of these damned slavers.")[You suspect the slaver's leader is in the mining camp.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Zuberi,_Outlands_Warlord.png">]
(link: "Raid the mining camp for supplies.")[
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Hair-Trigger Pistol (Set4 #216)")
]
(if: $specialty is "Spells")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Madness (Set1 #267)")
]
(goto: "Steal Supplies")]
(link: "Free the mining camp's slaves.")[
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Cabal Bludgeoner (Set2 #156)")
]
(if: $specialty is "Spells")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Execute (Set1 #277)")
]
(goto: "Slave revolt")]You and your fellow escapees creep to the mining camp's outskirts with nightfall.(click-replace: "nightfall.")[<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Cover_of_Darkness.png">]
After scouting out the area, you discover that getting to the slave's bunks shouldn't be a problem. What you're not sure of is what to do once you've freed them.
(link: "Turn them against the guards in brutal revolt.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Deathstrike (Set1 #290)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]
(link: "Attempt to sneak them out en masse.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Devastating Setback (Set3 #226)")
(goto: "Captured")]
(link: "Use a distraction to arm the slaves.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Cloud of Ash (Set1 #39)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]
(link: "Use skirmishing tactics to harry the guards until they flee.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Guerrilla Fighter (Set1 #36)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]The food stuffs and supplies essential for travel are heavily guarded. Luckily the warehouse nearby has only a single sentry. A few of the (if: $foundation is "Grenadin")[grenadin](else:)[oni] that followed you through the waste make short work of the centaur guard.
You take stock of the warehouse. Several crates of shiftstone line one of the walls. A few rusty rifles lay scattered nearby. A pair of direwood beasts snuffle in their cage near one of the exits. From here you might be able to sneak into the supply house next door, but without some sort of distraction or cover, your odds of making off with enough are slim.
(link: "Light a fuse leading to the shiftstone crates.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Burn Out (Set1 #28)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]
(link: "Release the caged direbeast to cover your retreat.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Ravenous Thornbeast (Set1 #278)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]
(link: "Get the goods and get out.")[
(if: $foundation is "Stealth")[(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Audacious Bandit (Set2 #17)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")
](else:)[(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Shogun's Scepter (Set1 #26)")
(goto: "Captured")]
]
(link: "You post snipers to cover your escape.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Outlands Sniper (Set1 #42)")
(goto: "Slavers flee")]You come back to consciousness facing Zuberi himself. "I like you," growls the outlands warlord "You've got fire in your gut, and that's worth its weight in 'stone. Still, what you've done deserves punishment."
(link: "Become the mine's executioner, starting with the other escapees.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Inspire Obedience (Set2 #169)")
(goto: "Months go by")]
(link: "You and the other escapees will go to the camp's fighting pit.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Pit Fighter (Set2 #27)")
(goto: "Months go by")]
(link: "To the mines. Working beside grenadin may be dangerous, but it's better than the alternatives.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Quarry (Set1001 #15)")
(goto: "Months go by")]
(link: "I choose death.")[
(set: $flag to 5)
(goto: "Death")]The mining camp is in uproar. From your hiding spot overlooking the main camp you can see the bulk of Zuberi's centaur outriders galloping hither and yon.
One of the other escaped slaves recognizes Zuberi himself. They say, "We should kill him."
Another mentions the scrapshop and says, "That's where the true boss of this mine lives. Plus, we could raid the shop for weapons."
(if: $foundation is "Oni")[(link: "Chase Zuberi.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Oni Striker (Set1 #44)")
(goto: "Give chase")]
(link: "Raid the shiftstone scrapshop.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Lurking Sanguar (Set1 #293)")
(goto: "Raid shiftstone scrapshop")]
](elseif: $foundation is "Grenadin")[(link: "Chase Zuberi.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Powderkeg Rider (Set3 #38)")
(goto: "Give chase")]
(link: "Raid the shiftstone scrapshop.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Stonescar Pickaxe (Set4 #263)")
(goto: "Raid shiftstone scrapshop")]
](elseif: $foundation is "Stealth")[(link: "Chase Zuberi.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Lethrai Bladewhirl (Set4 #236)")
(goto: "Give chase")]
(link: "Raid the shiftstone scrapshop.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Soul Collector (Set1 #291)")
(goto: "Raid shiftstone scrapshop")]]You manage to get the drop on Zuberi around a blind corner in the crag. In the briefest moment you realize he has nothing left in the mine. The slaves are free. The supplies are under your control. From the way he keeps his eyes dead-set on the horizon you can tell Zuberi is headed towards the shadowlands.
The moment passes. You must decide what to do about the fallen warlord.
(link: "Shoot Zuberi in the back: He dies like a dog for what he's done.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Runic Revolver (Set1 #404)
4 Ashara, Ruthless Assassin (Set3 #220)
4 Rakano Outlaw (Set1 #20)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Challenge Zuberi to unarmed combat.")[
(set: $flag to 4)
(goto: "Death")]
(link: "That way lies death and worse. Let the shadowlands take care of Zuberi.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Stray into Shadow (Set1001 #9)
4 Shadowlands Guide (Set1 #280)
4 Pyroknight (Set1 #16)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Shout and give the warlord a chance to defend himself. Whoever's quicker on the draw shall live.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Jekk's Choice (Set4 #264)
4 Jekk, Lone Gun (Set4 #265)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]You and your band of escapees confront the scrapper in his shop.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Stonescar_Scrapper.png">
"Zuberi held me here against my will. Honest. I am as much a slave as you. Or I was. Take me with you. I promise you won't regret it."
(link: "Accept the scrapper's offer.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
3 Stonescar Scrapper (Set3 #236)
3 Devious Drone (Set3 #227)
3 Recycler (Set3 #269)
3 Toppletower (Set3 #26)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Kill the scrapper.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Sparkbot (Set2 #13)
4 In Cold Blood (Set1003 #15)
4 Treachery (Set1 #394)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Tell the scrapper to run, then raid his shop.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
3 Obsidian Golem (Set1 #398)
3 Ticking Grenadin (Set1 #12)
3 Prickly Grenadin (Set3 #224)
3 Toppletower (Set3 #26)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]The slaves' life is cruel and hard. Months go by as you endure your punishment.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Won't_Be_Pretty.png">
(link: "Attempt another escape.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Inner Fire (Set3 #35)
4 Piercing Grief (Set2 #143)
4 Champion of Chaos (Set1 #402)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Tackle your punishment with gusto.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
4 Censari Brigand (Set1 #34)
4 Outlands Brute (Set2 #18)
4 Warband Chieftain (Set1 #395)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]
(link: "Resign yourself to your fate.")[
(set: $decklist to it + "
3 Stonescar Excavator (Set2 #14)
3 The End is Near (Set4 #237)")
(goto: "Present Deck")]Throughout the story, your decisions led to the decklist below. I can't promise it's good, but it should at least be playable once you add power. Simply copy the decklist and hit import on Eternal Card Game if you'd like to take it for a spin.
If you try a different path, you'll produce a different deck entirely.
Did you get the best ending?
$decklist
(if: $decklist contains "4 Trusty Revolver (Set3 #206)")[Hopefully the weapons, and weapon synergies in this deck match your style. With a trusty revolver at your side, what could go wrong?](if: $decklist contains "4 Torch (Set1 #8)")[You chose spells. This path opens up a number of synergies for the deck you built. Specifically, Torch is an excellent all arounder.]
(if: $decklist contains "4 Oni Ronin (Set1 #13)")[Helping the Oni showed them that you could be trusted. Their units bring much to the table, but they're vulnerable to removal.](if: $decklist contains "4 Grenamender (Set3 #204)")[Using the Grenadin as assistants in your escape proved you are a black thumb at heart. They're especially strong at a go-wide strategy. Aren't their explosions adorable?](if: $decklist contains "4 On the Hunt (Set2 #5)")[You chose the path of subterfuge and stealth. Your units will have an easier time connecting with an enemies face. However, this is a high risk, high reward strategy.]
The (if: $specialty is "Weapons")[tools](else:)[tactics] you chose in making your escape from the slavers can be found in your deck as well.
(if: $decklist contains "4 Cabal Bludgeoner (Set2 #156)")[The Cabal Bludgeoners joined your cause, whether your attempted slave revolt was successful or not.](if: $decklist contains "4 Execute (Set1 #277)")[You received removal based on the slave revolt, regardless of how well it was "Executed".](if: $decklist contains "4 Hair-Trigger Pistol (Set4 #216)")[Raiding the warehouse for supplies granted you the Hair-Trigger Pistols.](if: $decklist contains "4 Madness (Set1 #267)")[Raiding the warehouse for supplies before gathering allies was Madness. However, a little Madness is fun, no?]
(if: $decklist contains "4 Deathstrike (Set1 #290)")[You proved you're no stranger to violence during the revolt.](if: $decklist contains "4 Cloud of Ash (Set1 #39)")[Distraction served you well during the revolt. Perhaps it will help you in future battlefields too?](if: $decklist contains "4 Guerrilla Fighter (Set1 #36)")[Your skirmishing tactics show you have much in common with Guerrilla Fighters.](if: $decklist contains "4 Devastating Setback (Set3 #226)")[The slave revolt failed. Still, perhaps you know how to turn Devastating Setbacks to your advantage?](if: $decklist contains "4 Burn Out (Set1 #28)")[You like explosions. I like explosions. Just be careful in deciding when you wish to Burn Out.](if: $decklist contains "4 Audacious Bandit (Set2 #17)")[Audacity does not always lead to victory. Perhaps in the future, you'll have better luck?](if: $decklist contains "4 Ravenous Thornbeast (Set1 #278)")[Be careful with the Thornbeasts from the warehouse: They bite. I suppose that's the point though, isn't it?](if: $decklist contains "4 Outlands Sniper (Set1 #42)")[Snipers provide excellent cover, both in raids and in general.]
(if: $decklist contains "4 Oni Striker (Set1 #44)")[Your Oni allies helped when you pursued Zuberi.](if: $decklist contains "4 Lurking Sanguar (Set1 #293)")[After you raided the scrapshop and set out into the Shadowlands, you managed to tame a pack of Sanguinar. I suppose scavengers band together as well as any pack predator.](if: $decklist contains "4 Powderkeg Rider (Set3 #38)")[No grenadin hunts down a foe quite as effectively as a Powderkeg Rider. They helped your hunt for Zuberi.](if: $decklist contains "4 Stonescar Pickaxe (Set4 #263)")[You picked up a pickaxe from the scrap shop. I dig it.](if: $decklist contains "4 Lethrai Bladewhirl (Set4 #236)")[The Lethrai are known to be cuthroat hunters. With your stealthy nature, and bloodthirst, they were quick to join your cause once you set out into the Shadowlands.](if: $decklist contains "4 Soul Collector (Set1 #291)")[You went to the scrap shop to collect. The Sould Collectors seem to be kindred spirits to your style.](if: $decklist contains "4 Inspire Obedience (Set2 #169)")[The camp executioner comes with several fringe benefits. Intimidation, and the ability to inspire obedience are chief among those. You also get plenty of clothing, though getting the stains out is a bit of a challenge.](if: $decklist contains "4 Pit Fighter (Set2 #27)")[The camp arenas necer lack for bodies, though only the best rise to become true Pit Fighters.](if: $decklist contains "4 Quarry (Set1001 #15)")[Your familiarity with the mines gives you a sixth sense for finding shiftstone or whatever you seek through Quarry.]
(if: $decklist contains "4 Runic Revolver (Set1 #404)")[Assassinating Zuberi earned you the respect of several outlaws and cuthroats. Ashara chief among them.](if: $decklist contains "4 Stray into Shadow (Set1001 #9)")[You let the Shadowlands take care of Zuberi for you. Perhaps he will live, perhaps not. Either way, you have the twisted sense of honor Pyro Knights and Shadowlands Guides admire.](if: $decklist contains "4 Jekk's Choice (Set4 #264)")[You handled Zuberi as Jekk himself might. Well done partner.](if: $decklist contains "3 Stonescar Scrapper (Set3 #236)")[Allowing the scrapper to join your growing army was a sound strategy, especially if you have Grenadin in spades. The only problem you find with the man is his murderous tendencies, especially towards the adorable mad robots. He is not a Robobuddy, if you catch my drift.](if: $decklist contains "4 Sparkbot (Set2 #13)")[Killing the scrapper In Cold Blood could be considered a touch Treacherous, but you came away with some interesting grenadin allies all the same. Your allies start naming the little bots. All the names seem to be "Sparky" however.](if: $decklist contains "3 Obsidian Golem (Set1 #398)")[You let the scrapper live but drove him away. In thanks, he pointed you to his favorite stash.](if: $decklist contains "4 Inner Fire (Set3 #35)")[Your Inner Fire meant that the Censari could never truly bring you down. You eventually managed to escape, and found yourself in league with other Chaotically minded individuals.](if: $decklist contains "4 Censari Brigand (Set1 #34)")[Impressing the Censari with your dedication as a slave eventually won some measure of respect. They take much support, but hit like a sentinel if given half a chance.](if: $decklist contains "3 Stonescar Excavator (Set2 #14)")[You gave up, but there is a certain solace to be found in in the certainty of defeat. Your end may be near, but occasionally you can use that to your advantage: Desperation is the mother of creativity.](if: $flag is 0)[You keep the wagon train rolling. Behind you, your own dust cloud serves as a flag for any would-be threats.](elseif: $flag is 1)[You circle the wagons and hand out weapons. Grim faces poke out above the makeshift cover of the train as the dust cloud approaches.] Over a crest behind your party, a stream of figures surge forth.(click-replace: "figures surge forth.")[Censari raiders surge forth.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Censari_Brigand.png">]
The Centaurs give a warcry. Merchants and hired hands ready their guns. Your breath catches. You are outnumbered. The scene plays out in flashes. Brigands thunder down upon the wagons and wares. They slash and shoot any of your party unfortunate to be out in the open.(if: $flag is 1)[ Thankfully most of your group manages to avoid the worst of the assault.]
The next moment the raiders are out of range. They wheel about for another charge.
How will you meet them?
(link: "Guns blazing.")[
(set: $specialty to "Weapons")
(set: $decklist to "4 Trusty Revolver (Set3 #206)")
(goto: "Fight back")]
(link: "\With fire and rage.")[
(set: $specialty to "Spells")
(set: $decklist to "4 Torch (Set1 #8)")
(goto: "Fight back")]
(link: "\With a white flag and hope for mercy.")[(goto: "Surrender")]One of your party strips off a dirty white shirt as a makeshift flag. To the Censari's credit, they do not kill outright. Once the convoy's weapons are secure however, they take stock of their newly gained mortal wares.
They go from person to person. In stilted grunts, and gruff words they assess their prizes. Any that do not meet some unknown standard meet a quick end. When it's your turn they drag you forward. One of the hulking brutes checks your teeth, and squeezes your arms, appraising your health as if you were a horse for market.
"This one needs more meat on bones," growls the raider. "You got any reason why might keep?" You panic for a moment, scrambling for words that might save you from becoming just another buzzard's meal.
(link: "I know my way around tools weapons. Let me live and I can work hard.")[
(set: $specialty to "Weapons")
(set: $flag to 2)
(set: $decklist to "4 Trusty Revolver (Set3 #206)")
(goto: "Escape")]
(link: "I know spells that will serve. Let me live. I can work.")[
(set: $specialty to "Spells")
(set: $flag to 2)
(set: $decklist to "4 Torch (Set1 #8)")
(goto: "Escape")]
(link: "You remain silent. Perhaps stoicism is the only safe response?")[
(set: $flag to 2)
(goto: "Death")]The mob wheels and roars towards you. You wait until you can see the yellows of their eyes before unleashing on the nearest Centaur.(click-replace: "nearest Centaur.")[lead Centaur Outrider.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Centaur_Outrider.png">]
(if: $specialty is "Weapons")[You level your trusty revolver and fan the hammer.](elseif: $specialty is "Spells")[A bolt of fire leaps from your fingertips, torching the raider's torso to ash.] The outrider falls. Others from the hoard trample the body. On instinct, you duck below one's passing saber. You (if: $specialty is "Weapons")[take aim at the next target](elseif: $specialty is "Spells")[ready your next spell], but a weighted net knocks you off your feet.
You tumble along behind the raider like a tin can on a string until you lose consciousness.
(link: "Are you dead?")[
(set: $flag to 3)
(goto: "Escape")](if: $flag is 2)[The centaur nods gravely. As he turns away you breath a sigh of relief. Your sigh is cut short as a blade crosses your throat. For a moment all you can do is gurgle.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Execute.png">
The world goes dark. Better luck next time partner.](elseif: $flag is 4)[Zuberi weighs three times as much as you do, all muscle and sinew. He grins as he runs you down. You fall honorably, but you fall all the same.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Hoof_Slash.png">
Better luck next time partner.](elseif: $flag is 5)[Zuberi weighs you with eyes that have seen more death than you could imagine. Finally he nods. He draws his curved blade.
"I'll make this quick then. Your definance is admirable." As the weapon arcs towards your neck you feel a rush of blood. Light fills your vision, and then... nothing.
<img src="https://cards.eternalwarcry.com/cards/full/Spirit_of_Resistance.png">
](else:)[You lose. You get nothing. Good day sir.]