Eichenwalde

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The Story of Eichenwalde
There once was a place called Eichenwalde, a medieval German town that was located in the middle of a lush, green forest. The people of the town were joyful and happy. There was always an event going on somewhere. But the real highlight of the town was the castle. It was large and towering, with a grand arched gateway that was a few stories tall. But what many people didn’t know, was that was home to a force of knights called the Crusaders. They were valiant and brave, and whenever anyone in Eichenwalde or the surrounding area needed help, they were the first ones to be called. One problem with being so isolated, however, was that they didn’t know that the world was changing around them. The Crusaders, as time passed,
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There were robots being built. Millions of them. They were called Omnics. They were, at first, a major technological advancement. They were just like humans, after all. They could think and do things for themselves, and had emotions. They could even build other Omnics, so their population kept increasing. They lived among humans as another race. But when there is another race, racism exists. There were few places in the world where Omnics were truly accepted. They got tired of being oppressed, and so began something called the Omnic Crisis. The Omnics turned against their human creators, and the world went into all-out war. The people of Eichenwalde had no …show more content…
Balderich was in the front, his hammer raised and gleaming, ready to defend his castle until death. The Crusaders gave a warrior cry, and the Bastions came and opened fire with their small automatic guns. Those did nothing against the Crusader’s sturdy shields. That was just a distraction, however, as the units in the back set up in sentry mode and fired their gatling guns. That broke through the shields, and Crusaders started falling one by one. Balderich gave the order to fall back. Some of the Units were destroyed, but not as many as the Crusaders. The Bastions broke through the front gate and into the town. They were approaching the castle. Reinhardt and few others had noticed the birds flying around the Units. They also noticed that when a bird fell, a Bastion shut

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