The red numbers on the master ledger dropped by tens of thousands every second. Lord Silas clawed at the digital interface hovering in the center of his private pavilion. The Azure Archipelago was suffering a catastrophic financial hemorrhage. He had borrowed heavily against his future tax revenues to purchase the Invincible Armada. The Ashguard artillery had sunk his vanguard in minutes and Leo had just vaporized his flagship with an Abyssal Geyser.
The surviving galleons were severely damaged and sinking fast. Their emergency repair protocols triggered automatic systemic deductions to keep the wooden hulls afloat. Silas watched his lifeblood drain away as the daily maintenance fees hit a treasury that possessed zero income.
"Cancel the repair spells," Silas screamed at the interface.
