FTO2
Assaulting the Black Crow island base was a daunting proposition.
Besides having a juggernaut-class ship and three other ships anchored off the coast, the island itself had a wooden fort that likely housed several hundred.
Captain Krysaos had the Neptune's Revenge anchored adjacent to the pirates' single juggernaut... a ship amusingly named the
Balancing across a long plank, Tycondrius followed Krysaos onto her deck.
"Captain, with all due respect, I have yet to see why you requested my presence."
"Oh, you'll see, Tycon," Krysaos chuckled to himself.
Casually observing the deck, no living enemies remained. There were, however, dozens of corpses strewn about-- the ones with intact faces having died with fear in their eyes and unvoiced agony on their lips.