The Arc of Conflict, Fragment e14e,2: I understand, but I cannot stay

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Alliances, it has been said, are at their weakest on the brink of defeat, and on the brink of victory. After defeating the China Sea omnium, the gods of Oasis offered their help to Russia, to defeat their own Siberian threat, and Russia accepted that offer - but made additional secret plans of their own.

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Conflict
Fragment e14e,2: I understand, but I cannot stay
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Aleksandra Zaryanova: Weightlifter. Olympian. Soldier. Hero. Icon. Symbol. Goddess.

Russian.

Zarya is all of them and more. But as the conflict between Oasis and her country grows, she still struggles to reconcile who she has been, and who she has become. When even the Gods cannot help her find an answer, where can she go?

Of Gods and Monsters: The Arc of Conflict is a continuance of The Arc of Ascension, The Arc of Creation, and The Armourer and the Living Weapon. It will be told in a series of eddas, sagas, interludes, fragments, texts, and cantos, all of which serve their individual purposes. To follow the story as it appears, please subscribe to the series.