The Day the Ocean Burned || A Song of Purple Summer Spinoff
"Embracing the fear, chasing the fightThe glow of the fire will light up the night"***The ocean burned. Boiling blue and flaming red and thick, black smoke filling the sky. Heavy silence on the mainland and screaming below the waves, the Sun high, the Moon obscured. A battle changes into slaughter, a war into occupation, a man into legend. This is the story of the Day the Ocean Burned.***On midsummer day, 3050, the power of Phoinix reaches its peak, as one of their leaders appears at the frontlines to set the ocean ablaze for an entire day, in an attempt to force the enemy nation of Nerinea into surrender. It's a flawless plan: only the opposing side will have casualties, and everyone will be saved from further fighting. But the price of victory is high - higher than Phoinix's first consul is willing to pay. As soon as the order is given, his hands will be blood-stained, and all eyes will be on him. This is the story of a man who wanted anything but become a legend.***This short story is a spinoff and prequel of my fantasy-stories A Song of Purple Summer and The Day the Ocean Burned. While it could be read as a standalone, it makes more sense in context. TW: genocide from the perspective of those to blame for it, who through religious and cultural fanatism and radical militarisation are convinced that they are in the right.…