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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = The Siege of the Vatican
| partof = the [[Ashina-Kingdom of God War]]
| image =
| date = June 15, 2021
| place = [[Kingdom of God|Vatican City, Kingdom of God]]
| result = KingdomDecisive ofAshina God occupied by Ashinavictory
* Kingdom of God occupied by Ashina
| combatant1 = [[Kingdom of God]]
| combatant2 = {{plainlist|
* [[Ashina Empire]]
* [[Free Cities of Alathra]]
* [[Fare-Sesso]]
* Supporting towns:
* Volunteer fighters
* [[Winterhallow]]
* [[Silvek]]
* Volunteer fighters
}}
| commander1 = Mistapurple
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The '''Siege of The Vatican''' was the final event of the [[Ashina-Kingdom of God War|Ashinian]] conquest of the [[Kingdom of God]]. It took place on June 14th, 2021 at 9:30 PM CDT, when a coalition of [[Ashina]], [[Fare-Sesso]] and [[Free Cities of Alathra|FCA]] forces stormed an abandoned Vatican City. The Ashinian forces were led by Emperor KnightofNotch, King Shepsicle of [[New Ashina City]], and Grandpa_boob of [[Lothridge]]. The FCA Battalion was commanded by Chancellor Cody29797, and the Fare-Sesso Battalion by King RaptorJ6.
 
The battle was won by Ashina following a refusal of war by the [[Kingdom of God]], led by Pope Mistapurple, and Vatican City fell under Ashinian rule.
 
==Background==
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On June 14th at 9:25 CST, the Ashina-led force landed at nearby Homo Town to the east and began to advance to their positions, just as a brutal thunderstorm descended on the battlefield. Although some units were separated during the storm, by 9:30 CST, all troops were in position, ready to attack. At this time, Emperor KnightOfNotch started playing music from the DOOM soundtrack and gave the order to attack.
 
However, once the alliance arrived at the gates of the Vatican, they came to a stunning realization: none of the members of the KOG were there. Instead, they found a book entitlesentitled "you goofy as fuck" that mocked the Ashinians for taking a computer game so seriously. Over the course of the next hour, citizens of the Vatican logged on and off, taunting their attackers. The city was formally besieged, with the Ashinians painstakingly capturing the Vatican chunk by chunk.
 
===The 0utFoxxed-Grandpa_Boob Duel===
While the alliance forces were waiting to capture the Vatican, Sir 0utFoxxed of Uhovia, then known as austinzhu, challenged Grandpa_Boob of Lothridge to a duel to entertain the army. After a fierce fight, 0utFoxxed lost, but Grandpa_Boob graciously granted his items back.
 
===The Final Siege and Giant Battle===
Many of those involved were disappointed in the lack of participation from the KOG. In order to prevent boredom and frustration over such a highly anticipated battle, Admin EmprZedd began spawning Giants for the attackers to fight off while they seized the city. The force sustained numerous casualties during this fight, including several friendly-fire incidents, but ultimately succeeded in defeating the Giants.
 
==AftermathReactions==
Public reaction to the battle was mixed. Many Alathran citizens took pride in participating in the battle and defeating the Kingdom of God. However, many were disappointed to how the battle turned out. While many people had logged in to fight, most of them did not stay to see the siege through. Pope Mistapurple and the Kingdom of God were widely seen as cowards for refusing to fight, but some citizens sympathized with the small nation. The abandonment of Vatican City could be seen as an act of nonviolent protest against the imperialism of Ashina. However, public opinion still remained strongly with the Ashina Empire.
Once the Vatican was claimed by Ashina, it was placed under occupation. Members of the city fled, with Jupiterdude relocating to [[Synbio]] to found the town of Final Rest. The Kingdom of God became Ashina's second largest occupied territory, after Aquendavia.
 
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The Siege also marked the FCA's first military involvement and entrance to the wider stage of Alathran politics. From that point on, the FCA played a major role in the Northern Continent, helping to resolve the Rome-Redwood Dispute.
 
In addition, the sheer scale of the Siege prompted Mayor Crowe of Braudwell to propose the creation of a new international organization, the Alathran Union of Township Peace (AUTP) as a trade organization that would theoretically promote peace, though it soon collapsed after a disastrous first press conference.
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