<div align="center"><strong>Chapter One</strong></div><br/>Our story begins in small city that lies on the border between the Heart of Sin and Zenith. The city, known as Outlook, is remarkable only for it's strategic location. In times past, this city served as something of a first line of defense for Zenith, keeping an eye on the orcs and halting any raiding parties before they made it farther into the mainland of Zenith. As such, the city has a decidedly military orientation, and while it still maintains the robust trade routes of most cities in Zenith, anyone looking at the imports and exports to and from Outlook would notice that almost all of them are weapons, defenses, or the materials one could use to make such weapons or defenses.<br/><br/>Now, Outlook is in a full-scale panic, as the might of the demon army approaches. The demons have made their camp less than a mile from the city, and are preparing to lay siege to the city. A few Champions have been deployed to the city, but it will take a few days for the might of the mortal army to arrive, time Outlook probably can not spare. The demon camp is currently under the authority of the demon general, as the demon lord himself is still on his way, but he will arrive shortly. Both sides have time to prepare for the coming battle and formulate a strategy. Outlook is fairly well fortified, and its defenses are fairly strong, but they are still vastly outnumbered. All they can hope for is to stall long enough for the rest of the army to arrive, and hopefully weaken the demon forces sufficiently that they will be forced to retreat if and when they army does arrive.