In 2080, even as the empire celebrated a string of victories, misfortune struck in the heart of Uglyboi, where laborers toiling on a massive construction site faced a disturbing wave of accidents and strange ailments. Fear gripped the workers, who whispered of a vengeful spirit haunting the site, angered by the empire’s ambitions. Seeing the unrest spread through Uglyboi like wildfire, the decision was made to offer a grim appeasement to these supposed forces. In a ritual steeped in dread, a handful of laborers were sacrificed in the hopes of placating whatever malice lingered at the site. Though this act sowed terror, it was believed that such a sacrifice would finally allow the labor to continue undisturbed, if only for fear of what might happen next.
