Chapter 13: Let Battle Commence
Chapter 13: Let Battle Commence “Sound the horns. Raise the flags. Let the heavens bear witness: this day, we drown the world in war.” The battlefield stretched for miles — a broken, jagged scar beneath a slate-grey sky. Smoke curled thick through the air , stinging eyes and cloaking shapes in shadow. The scent of blood, ash, and burning oil rode on the wind like a song of death. The Adderlin — that war-powder of champions — rushed through the veins of Salty’s warriors, sharpening senses to the edge of madness. From atop his war-steed, Sir Salty looked over the field. Armour etched in gold and scarlet, his great battle axe shimmered with runes freshly awakened. At his sides, rode Queens Sarah and Michelle , draped in cloaks of midnight silk, their busty figures proud beneath gilded plate. Behind them marched the armies of Virellia : pike-men, lancers, crossbow units, and the thunderous line of cannon and mortars . And leading the vanguard, like twin stars before the storm...