Strange things began to happen after Kmet's last transmission. I started having terrible dreams about bloodshed and destruction. In the dreams, there were scenes of battle between peasant armies, armed only with scythes and pitchforks, against the noblemen's troops in heavy armour wielding swords, axes and flails. The peasant armies fought hard but always ended up defeated, after which their leaders were brutally executed by the king. Kmet must have been showing me scenes from the peasant wars. Then, at the end of one of the dreams, I heard a voice repeating the words: "Join us". Join who? A peasant army? One could only laugh at the nonsense I was experiencing.

Nonetheless, I began to look for mention of spirits like Kmet appearing in the history books. It turned out there were many folk stories about mythical peasant leaders, some supposedly with supernatural powers, scattered throughout the history of the world. Was Kmet just another one of these mythical figures? Or was someone playing an evil trick?

released January 25, 2022

Mix & master by Oliver Smith at Maelstrom Brink

Art by BIBVIO