In the meantime, these stopgap measures will have to suffice, as people around the world look to their leaders for help. This past winter alone, an estimated 3 million people in North America died due to lack of proper heating. This crisis has led to a number of smaller conflicts around the world. Aside from the war between humans and Votans, human versus human and even alien versus alien skirmishes are increasingly common. Some believe we’re living in the end of days. Everywhere they look, they see war, famine, and pestilence walking among us—with death’s pale horse rounding the corner. Perhaps that’s why many are already calling this worldwide conflict “The Pale Wars.”
==[[Arche#Chute des Arches|Chute des Arches]]==
{{Traduction}}What follows is a partial transcript from The Affiliated Press wire service on January 5, 2030—a day otherwise known as ARKFALL. This document was recovered from the wreckage of a bombed-out building in lower Manhattan almost eight years later.