Somewhere in the island kingdom there was a prince he was average with all his stats he was a bit of everything.
the island is an archipelago small patches of island separated 500 meters apart this kingdom suffered by how hard their lifestyle was that is until the 15th king rose to the throne
when crown prince Alexander ascended to the throne he immediately fixed the problem of his kingdom he build numerous ships and called them GALLEON these gigantic ships were the size of a hill
their purpose was to transport large amounts of people and food across the kingdom the large ocean waves were ignored by these GALLEON ships, the were given hope because of their location outsiders rarely come to their kingdom
the island kingdom Herma is 1 month away from any land mass around the continent of Terra making it isolated but because of this isolation the kingdom flourished. far from the wars of the main continent
the island kingdom is unique in its features each island had a mountain despite each island being roughly 1 mile long and half wide at first it invoked fear that each mountain are sleeping volcanoes which was later dismissed
rather these towering mountains contain large amounts of precious metals and coal which made the island kingdom into an economic giant despite its isolation
this peaceful life went on for 10 years until the 36th birthday of king Alexander, the intercontinental war started the war dragged every kingdom and able bodied men into the fray
but king alexander refused to participate in the war nor choose sides, with his neutrality the first battle of Herma Started on the (3rd age era of the human)
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in a sunny day on a scout ship it seems war is an impossible thought by how peaceful the waters are, but then a great shadow on the horizon appeared
it was hundreds of warships invaders, as soon as the scouts saw this the small ship raced to deliver the crucial information to the king
after 24 straight hours of running towards the palace the messenger alerted the king of the enemy fleet
"so it has finally come to this huh..... alert every one and prepare the militia we shall meet them before they land on the shore they would take 4 days before they can arrive i want every thing prepared"
with the order the commanders of their respective island city rushed out and begin the preparations.. the mines in the mountains were filled with rations and refugees only fortified cities were left undisturbed the kingdom of herma is only composed of 15,000 active soldiers and most of them are only used in monster subjugation 2,000 mages which were originally just healers and scholars and 10,000 volunteer militia men while the enemy forces are estimated to be 50,000 strong
should this invasion be successful it would fuel the main continents war efforts because of the sheer amounts of resources the kingdom of herma have and their way of life would end
king alexander led the battle on the shores some islands were left by the refugees taking all of their valuables leaving nothing for the invaders to benefit a rushed wooden fortress were erected 100 meters away from the calculated landing spot for the invaders
the beach was littered with 1 foot long spikes and obstacles everything has been prepared
after 5 days the enemy fleet has arrived and a message was given to king alexander "this is admiral dugalle from he federation alliance surrender now and your kingdom will be treated as a vassal nation, fight and all of you would perish the horrors of war"
murmuring and angered retorts would be heard from the kings aides then the king said " hmp! tell that admiral of yours to come with his full might for this place will be your shallow graves and will be a testament of your folly!!" cheers would be heard from the tents the messenger left..
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"captain!" said king alexander
"yes my king!"
"send the flaming galleon ships on a collision course to theirs"
"as you command"
that night the screams of the enemy could be herd from the main camp
"general tell all archers to fire shadow arrows and retreat only if we suffered casualties...."
this strange command left the general baffled but followed the instructions none the less
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Admiral Dugalle POV
"GUH! such a thing!! how could i let this happen........ tell the all men to rush the beaches the flaming galleons are empty rescue the survivors and supplies!!"
but during the confusion arrows showered the confused soldiers many soldiers died and triple injured but despite this they still hold a numerical advantage and would be victorious in a head-on fight
the flaming ships lit the night like day and skirmishing archers would be seen along the coastline, despite their casualties they pushed forward with their numbers the traps and disadvantageous positions they have did little to decrease their numbers and reformed their lines in the coast.
end of pov
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"hmmm they have more soldiers than we have" alexander said to his generals and captains
one captain said " i suggest we take a small fleet of galleons and shower them with arrows from behind my king my men are ready and waiting!"
"agreed but never fight them head on their numbers are too great, once they reach the wooden fortress we shall retreat and every one will retreat to the capitals port, we will bring them deeper on our territory then we shall do a counter offensive" alexander said as he stares deeply on the map planning his next move.
DAYLIGHT
after the tiring night battle the 55,000 invaders have suffered 10,000 casualties while the soldiers of Herma only suffered 3,000 deaths
this boosted the morale of the soldiers and done the opposite to the invaders
after 1 week of a standstill admiral dugalle retreated but left assassins to kill king alexander
his death enraged the entire kingdom of Herma king alexanders wife queen Emily rallied the entire kingdom and turned it into a militaristic kingdom over the span of a month now the soldiers numbered 100,000 1,000 GALLEON ships they raided all and every coastal lines in the continent of Terra
the queens revenge would go down in history as 'massacre of tears' for each soldiers shed their tears while fighting for their beloved king
the island kingdom of Herma would be put on the map not only as an economic giant but also a fierce militaristic nation their Galleon ships ravaged the coastal cities and major ports around the continent her thirst for blood was only quenched after the federation alliance offered admiral dugalles head and returned home to tend to the queens only son of 3 years old
this battle was so fierce it was never forgotten in the annals of history
the queen ruled the kingdom in her son's stead until he is ready to be crowned king.
the child's name is alexander the 2nd and on his 5th birthday
"ooooH!!! My beloved Emily you are alive! i have been in the darkness of oblivion until now"
however alexander only then noticed that the words coming out of his mouth were gibberish and realized that he is in his son's body
this realization grieved alexander and collapsed due to grief...........