Legacy of Lundaya: Memory of an Empire

The Griffin archer walked the walls surrounding New Lundaya he had about how close the Familiar was but they don't have the numbers to attack here....would they? A shadow began to cover the walls and the city.

"Wolken? aber-"

The Griffin's inner thought a stopped by an arrow going through his head, the others saw but the ones that weren't close to a door soon met the same fate along with any unfortunate soul that was outside at the time. Flame tipped arrow had part of the city burning, screams of panic was all that could be heard. Deus watched the smoke raise and gave the signal for the catapults the fired there explosive fire balls that crumbled parts of the wall. The Griffins scrambled to regroup moving their own catapults to what was left of the wall returning fire. As much as they wanted to take to the air they knew the Familiar had what they called missiles, really they were fireworks filled with shrapnel and explosive powder, but it still had devastating effects on air targets.

The two armies fired flaming balls of death back and forth for a good 5 min before the 20 siege towers moved in to take the wall. 7 were destroyed before they could reach the wall but the ones that did get through the first 10 unloaded armored starved trolls that slaughtered the Griffin defenders along the wall, the other 10 unloaded Familiar Knights that made their way into the city. Potestus stepped of the siege tower and looked around at the Griffin corpses that were ripped apart all over the wall, there wasn't an inch that covered in blood and entrails. He walked to one that was still breathing and crushed his head beneath his steel boot, then got the small fire work launcher from his belt and fired it up in the sky signaling Legatus to move to with his troops then lead his Knights farther into the city.

By med-day half the city was up in flames, war raged throughout the city the worst being where Potestus and his Vaguard were. The moved in on the palace as one force, there Shields locked together, separating briefly to the hack, slash, and/or stab any poor soul that was in there way. Potestus was at their head ordered them to break apart and take out any remaining Griffins, upon doing so a Griffin soldier attempted to blind side him. Potestus brought his shield sideways across his head get stuck halfway through his skull before ripping it out and drawing his sword and charging in.

On the other side of the city Legatus was finishing up clearing the med district of the city aided by his knights and his engraved great sword. He brought it down cut through a Griffin's Shield, arm, head, and torso. He brought it out and trusted it through the chest of another Griffin and the one behind him, he brought it out once more fast making it slam into the gut of the Griffin behind him making him bend over in pain then brought the giant blade down across his head taking it clean off.

In the port behind the palace the Griffin governor in charge of the city attempted to flee by way of boat but to his horror saw a fleet of huge iron and steel boats off the coast flying Familiar colors. Classis Cor-Lupus stood on the deck of the flag ship and smiled before ordering his fleet to open up. Cannon fire made his ears ring a bit but he enjoyed it. Cannon balls bombarded the palace port and walls, the governor fled to the temporary safety of what was left of the palace as the Familiar closed in on all sides.