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| The Legend of Anastasius and Iulios | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 3 2014, 09:31 AM (118 Views) | |
| Sedulius | Oct 3 2014, 09:31 AM Post #1 |
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War. The western half of the Roman Empire, excluding Macedon and Thrace, has risen up in rebellion against the Emperor, declaring themselves the Alliance of Greek Republics. All of the Greek nobility have been imprisoned or have fled. The imprisoned nobles await trial for their crimes against the people, which are indeed numerous. Thus, a republican democracy centered on Athens has been born. It has the full support of the Greek military, which includes over half of the massive Roman navy. The Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Armed Forces, President Iobos Traino, has declared that in order for Greek republican democracy to flourish, the Roman autocracy must be destroyed. Hence, Constantinople became the primary war target. Three fleets under the command of Admiral Pippo Mitro were mobilized for the capture of Constantinople, while 100,000 men of the Greek Army under the command of Strategos Teodors Dellis were ordered to invade Macedon. However, Doux Anastasius Makedon had prepared for these events, having known about the democratic plot for some time now, though he had been ignored by his superiors, and unable to gain an audience with the Emperor to warn him of the danger. The Emperor had been apparently busy tending his garden, hunting, or some other such nonsense. Anastasius quickly dispatched Strategos Sosigenes Kouris, his closest friend since childhood, to deal with the situation in Macedon. Anastasius himself launched his fleet to intercept the fleets inbound for Constantinople. Rear Admiral Iulios Valli was on board the flagship Helios alongside Commodore Lykos Antonopoulos and Vice Admiral Arcenio Michaelides. His friend Commodore Stefanos Mikos was on board the Prometheus, and Iulios hoped that if worse came to worse, he could count on his friend. The Battle of the Aegean was soon to take place, and with the Imperial fleet outnumbered by the Alliance fleet three to one, victory seemed almost certain for the Greeks. (OOC: While this may seem like it should go in War and Negotiation, this RP will span several periods of war and peace. Rest assured each war will be documented in War and Negotiation, but this RP will continue to go on even after the wars are concluded. Please feel free to jump in with the reactions of specific characters here, but official government reactions should be kept to War and Negotiation. I shall be writing the first post for that right after this is posted.) (EDIT: OOC: I've decided to rename Seleukos. He is now Ioannes. I will do this in all posts where he has already been mentioned. Luckily this RP is not too far along. Otherwise I wouldn't change it. Seleukos seems a silly name for a modern Greek, and Ioannes fits better with one of my plot points. EDIT2: Scratch that. The Emperor is already named Ioannes. Let me find another name and I'll change this shortly. EDIT3: I've settled on Anastasius.) Edited by Sedulius, Dec 12 2014, 01:55 PM.
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| Sedulius | Oct 14 2014, 01:02 PM Post #2 |
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Palace of Blachernae, Constantinople "So we might actually lose this one?" Emperor Ioannes inquired. "Yes, my Basileus. Our forces are outnumbered three to one. However, Anastasius is the admiral in command of our forces. I would not underestimate him," answered Doux Georgios Laskaris. "And if we lose?" "Constantinople can hold out against any enemy siege, by land or sea. If Anastasius is defeated, we will be attacked by the rebel fleet, but they will be annihilated by our shore batteries and missiles." "In other words, we have nothing to worry about." "Exactly, my Basileus." ----- Aegean Sea, Anastasius's flagship Imperator Heraclius "We have the advantage," declared Doux Anastasius. "How can that be? They outnumber us three to one. The only option is to retreat to Constantinople and hold there!" argued one commodore. "That's right! You are leading us to our deaths!" argued another. Anastasius countered. "I am in command here! And you all fail to realize something. Each enemy fleet is in fact smaller than our own. The enemy in fact only outnumber us two to one, and we nearly outnumber each single fleet of theirs two to one. We will destroy them each in turn, starting in with the one in the center. They are too far spread apart to combine in time to stop us. We attack immediately." "But my Lord!" "Enough! Any of you that disobeys my orders will be put to death. Dismissed!" The Imperial onslaught against the center Alliance fleet was vicious and effective. Within minutes the enemy center was broken, and the flagship Ares sank to the bottom, with Admiral Pippo Mitro killed in battle. The two remaining Alliance fleets scrambled to react against Anastasius's assault, as it began to turn its attention towards the fleet to its right. Flagship Helios "Well, there goes that plan out the window..." mumbled Rear Admiral Iulios Valli. "They really should have listened to you, but the old brass thought we could win by overwhelming numbers," replied Commodore Lykos Antonopoulos. "Is there any chance to win now?" "Yes. I'll tell Vice Admiral Michaelides, but I doubt he'll listen." Iulios walked over to Arcenio Michaelides. "Sir, I believe we can still win this if we combine with our other remaining fleet and go around to the enemy's rear." "But what about Admiral Mitro's fleet?! We can't just abandon them!" protested the Vice Admiral. "Sir, with all do respect, the Admiral's fleet is already lost. If we go to their aid, it will take too long and the Prometheus will likely have already been sunk. Then we shall be isolated and destroyed in kind," countered Iulios. "I won't be known as one who abandons his allies! We go to their aid!", ordered Vice Admiral Michaelides. Iulios saluted him, "Aye-aye, sir. I'm sorry to have suggested such a dishonorable option." He walked back over to Lykos. "Well, I tried." As the Helios fleet approached to aid the sinking Ares fleet, there was a similar commotion on board the Prometheus. However, Commodore Stefanos Mikos was also ignored by his commanding officer, and as their fleet too went to the Ares fleet's aid, the Imperial fleet struck. The Prometheus was quickly damaged too badly to stay afloat, and Stefanos died impaled upon a metal rod, his lasts thoughts being of his fiance, whom he apologized to silently as he lost consciousness from blood loss. "The Prometheus is sunk," it was reported on the Helios. Iulios and Lykos sank in their chairs, silently mourning their friend Stefanos, when suddenly an enemy shell hit the bridge. Lykos was lucky enough to be on the other side of the bridge and was unharmed. Iulios hit the ground hard, and was bleeding slightly from his head, but it was not a light wound. Vice Admiral Michaelides, however, was critically wounded. Iulios quickly took control of the situation. "We need medical personnel on the bridge immediately! The admiral is in critical condition and needs medical attention now!" "Rear Admiral..." said Michaelides, "you have command of the fleet now... please... save us." Just then, medical personnel came onto the bridge and got Arcenio Michaelides into a stretcher. "We can save him as long as we treat him quickly," said the doctor. "Do so immediately," ordered Iulios. "So is there any chance we can get through this alive?" Lykos inquired. "Absolutely. We have an even chance. The enemy don't outnumber us by much at this point, and if we counter them correctly, I think we may still even have a chance of winning." And so, as the battle continued, wreckage strewn all about the Aegean, two giants were about to clash, the outcome of the battle to be insignificant to mankind, as this was just one of countless events that have been and will be. Edited by Sedulius, Dec 12 2014, 01:59 PM.
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