Radukon wasn't the greatest blood bowl player. Not by a long shot. No stats to buff him up and no doubles to spice his skills, indeed he was as plain as an elf blitzer superstar can get.

But he was a teamplayer. Always harassing the ball, always getting hit, all for the sake of victory. "Take one for the team" was his personal motto. One thing Radukon knew: and that thing was the value of Sacrifice.

But in the first XFL game, all hope seemed lost for the Wanderers, even Radukon's efforts weren't helping much. Nuffle had chosen his champions, and they had a name i can't reproduce.

It's turn 16. We're outbashed, and all we can do is leave Radukon in the middle of a scrum, marking the ball carrier. Another lonley blitzer stands in the way, but all he can really do is to force the opponent to gfi once to get past him.

All hope rested on Radukon to mark the ball carrier and hopefully tackle him down. So when some mean blitzer succesfully punched Radukon to the face, everyone thought the match was over. But it wasn't, and the subsequent turn of events once more showed how fickle nuffle's favour really is.

The bards sing that, as Dako Wolf struk his face with a flying kick, while his body was standing in mid-air, Radukon's spirit was summoned by the great Nuffle himself. The god stood before him, looking down on him as a child staring at his toy.

"Do you really want your team to win the game, Radukon?" Nuffle's voice echoed in the timeless realm of gods.
Thousands questions crossed his mind: how could we possibly win? Is this just a dream? Why does he know my name? Stuff like that. But Radukon didn't ask. He just nodded.

Then a smile appeared on Nuffle's face. He opened his hands, and confronted Radukon with a choice. On one side was his gravestone, snakes coiled all over it. On the other was defeat.

"If you want to win, you need to sacrifice. Give your life and I will grant you victory." The god demanded.

Thousands questions crossed Radukon's mind. Bue he didn't ask. He just nodded, for one thing Radukon knew: it was Sacrifice.

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The game. Enjoy.