The glowing blue plasma spheres reached their maximum diameter across the bay.
Lord Silas maneuvered his fifty ironclad warships into the shallow waters of Saltbreeze Cove. The invasion fleet choked the horizon with dark metal and sprawling canvas sails. Captain Alden stood firm on the wet sand and watched the magical siege weapons hum with lethal energy. The heavy Ashguard infantry held their runic shields locked in a solid wall to protect the artillery.
Forty massive pneumatic cannons rested behind the soldiers and vented thick clouds of white steam into the salty air. Balthazar and his engineering crews monitored the ticking glass gauges as the internal boiler pressure climbed toward the critical red line. The beach smelled of burning coal and hot grease. The industrial machinery pr
