Chapter 212: The Forgotten Queen
As Yuri and Julius were locked in their days of conflict on land, Serena Grand Admiral of the Romanus Fleet was still aboard her command ship.
The hundreds of ships who’d made the journey the Transport ships had returned to restock and return bring further supplies while contingent broke off to begin harassing Greecian shipping, the majority of the navy meanwhile had by Serena’s command begun sailing their way south leaving the waters around Sparta, the south of the Greecian Penninsula housed harbours of two Greecian Nation states, The Athenians and the __________ Serena’s plan was to end the superiority of both these forces here and now.
Her own power was limited and she was in essence just a figurehead leader of this strike force but it mattered little this was a request from Julius, from her King... from her beloved person.
And so qualified or not she must fufill this request.
At first they came across only a few military vessels allowing the men to slake their bloodthirst, taking a few captives and ownership over any slaves aboard, while tossing the dead over the sides to become food for the marine life.
As they neared closed to the first "hostile" port city, their presence had become known as an opposing navy came out to meet them.
While the one side was curious to see why this unknown fleet had appeared in their waters Serena’s own fleet was hastily making preparation, on the bow and stern of each ship was mounted a scorpion launcher, a precursor to the ballista capable of launching wood or iron rods a great distance.
Having loaded and taken aim all patiently waited as the opposing navy continued to close in.
Serena raised her hand up in the air, the othersides captain likewise did the same assuming it was a sign of greeting but in the next moment her hand dropped and with it the projectiles were launched from the mouths of the scorpians and dozens of massive spears began to sail through the air till they eventually embedded themselved in the sides, desk or flesh of the ships and men manning them.