Nichols Falls

Nichols is ruined. Zombies have finally won a huge victory in the Crusade, or as the harmanz have dubbed it, The Battle of the Kilt. Many valiant deeds on the field of combat were performed on both sides of the over-month long battle. Combatants got to know the names of their enemies as they clashed repeatedly in one of the biggest sieges in recent history. Yet harmanz were still heard to gripe over the outcome about issues such as ‘failure’ and ‘reinforcements’. In a speech made to the troops of the RRF, Lord Moloch, Papa of the RRF praised the efforts of the combined zambah forces at the siege, and spoke to these baseless criticisms.

“Every zombie and death cultist involved in the siege played a major part in its dramatic conclusion. The fall of Nichols was a victory for all of our kind, just as holding on for as long as they did was a victory for all the survivors involved. The difference is that there are certain survivors who take eventual defeat very badly and so they seek out the first available excuse. It’s to be noted that these survivors are very rarely leading members of significant groups, but instead usually either unaffiliated or mouth-pieces from no-mark groups of no significance.

There is a fact that they, the true ’trenchcoaters’, overlook: It took barely seventy zombies to annihilate Nichols Mall when we took it effortlessly at the start of the siege. It was when the local survivor groups called for massive assistance, and were answered by huge numbers of survivors who were bored in their own territories due to the lack of zombies, that they managed to retake and fortify it beyond our taking at that time. At that stage we did not even have half of the RRF present, so we did not have the muscle on hand to nip it in the bud at the early stages.

So, they call for allies to round their numbers up to almost 700 total in the greater Nichols area and it’s good practice. We call for allies to take our numbers up to roughly 350 and it’s a failing? Bullshit. We took, held and retook the NTs of this area over and over. Now you see the result: The mall has collapsed entirely and absolutely, because we have starved them of syringes and forced them to flee the area for their revives. This was your work and you all did it well. You, soldiers of the RRF, did not fail. You were victorious and you now reap the spoils of victory alongside our friends and allies.

Let’s be clear about this. Had we taken this mall (again) before LUE returned then we would have given great credit to our allies too, because the likes of the M!n!anz, Undeadites, Feral Undead, Eastonwood Ferals and even, in cameo, the MOB have aided in the Crusade project. Now we credit all of the above as well as LUE and ourselves for a fantastic team effort. We will not scrabble for glory like vultures, each fighting for the greatest acclaim and nor will our allies. We were in it together and we did it together.

For those who don’t know, that is something that we call Barhah.”

Many combatants on both sides of the barricades have taken the spirit of this contest for what it truly was - fun for all involved. While some few harmanz bemoan their fate, most are proud of the fight they put up here, and there is a bounty of mutual respect created during this battle. We have each faced worthy foes, and though zambahz are triumphant, there is no gloating. This was a hard-fought siege, and no one should walk away ashamed of the efforts they’ve put in during their time at Nichols.