By Stathis Trapezanlidis/ info@eurohoops.net
Previously on Games of Cup – Lord Obradovic is getting ready to defend Istanbul against the White knights of Madrid who want to protect their crown. However, this is not the only battle coming in the realm…
Diamantidis in Vitoria
The voyage to Vitoria is long and dangerous. General Sale chose the sea as the most safe passage and the ships with the six stars on their sails crossed the Mediterranean Sea, entered the Atlantic and reached San Sebastian
The Green banner with the Shamrock had invaded once again Spain. Its legacy is heavy. This symbol is legendary and the feats of the knights who wear are the inspiration for songs throughout the empire. But this is the past and before Duke Diamantidis says his farewell to arms, he wants to make the stars of the banner seven.
With the unexpected help of the uknown sir Williams, Diamantidis can get, when nobody predicted it, back to the throne. “You will do it and you don’t have to retire. There’s no one else like you”, said Sale once again to him. Diamantidis didn’t speak. “You have many summers before you, nobody can attack like you”. Diamantidis didn’t speak. “I know that you will be ready and that you will not leave us”. And Diamantidis didn’t speak a word.
His mind was drifting back to his old opponent Bourousis. A giant who wants to prove that he should have been serving under the white banner of Madrid and upon his rage, he made all the old continent suffer.
Teodosic and the Oracle
In a secret cave under Kalemegdan hill, the Oracle of the eight kingdoms resides. Inside the cave he hears the wisdom of the Gods and he counsel kings and generals about their future. His prophecies are always peculiar and in order for them to be clear, a riddle must always be solved and the omens must be interprated.
Sir Milos is there for the same reason. He had many chances to be the first night of the realm, but he failed and failed again. “You have given many battles until now, you have tried hard, but you need to try harder”, said the Oracle upon gazing over him.
“Which will be my future? Will a have the honor of the last blow?”
“Milos, you will win great battles, your name will be whispered from the one corner of the world to the other, but in order to be the first of the eight kingdoms, a great decision must be made by you. You will have a dilemma, you will be under pressure and you will have to decide which is the right thing to do in less than a second”.
“You speak with riddles Oracle, what’s the right thing for me to do?”
“That’s what the Gods allow me to see… and now begone! I need time to rest”. The Oracle tasted once more his Scottish blend, he petted his beloved pigeon and closed his eyes. He knows that this is not the only visit he will get…
Teodosic went back to Moscow. He has to defend the city against his beloved Red and White army, before getting to Berlin…