Chapter 19
Purge of the North
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Kassandra was not a happy woman for a year now she hunted down the Sons of Xerxes it had been one pitched Battle after Another never an outright full fledge battle like at Gaugamela the stress was getting worse for her, not only was she fighting in an unknown land she had the House Of Eurypontid was still trying to cause problems for her thought that had somewhat died down with the Arrival of General Brasidas.
However, his arrival had only forced them to become more secretive on there plans despite her Mothers protests she would be guarded at all times by Spartan Troops whose loyalty was unquestionable.
For now however her mind was set on the present the Persians had abandoned the region north of the Spartan border in favour of the lands near the Black Sea but to chase them it required more men or she be forced to leave half of her army in this Region she had sent word to Sparta Requesting aid only for the council at the request of her Grandfather to deny it claiming not enough manpower available.
So to piss him off she sent word to Egypt for additional support which came in the way of 6000 Egyptian warriors and Medjay ready to serve the reincarnated Isis with her army reinforced she left Stentor with a contingent of 5000 at the Citadel to oversea there new province which was named the Balkans which included modern day Bulgaria Albania Macedonia Serbia Montenegro Kosovo Romania and Moldova.
Of course, when word of this reached Sparta Leotychidas was enraged he tried once again to have her brought up on charges only to be reminded that as the soul Queen of Egypt it was her right to request aid from her land as he had refused to stake a claim to the desert rat Kingdom as he had publicly called it.
By the end of that year the region known ad Crimea would be taken by Spartan forces after their first official battle against the Persian remnants.
(Flashback)
The region had been secured greatly by the Persians who were using the local population to build ships for a new fleet to use against Byzantium Kassandra had pushed the Persian army back to there fortified ship yard the base had been under siege for a week now but Kassandra was not going to wait much longer with Sparta under threat she had no time to spare.
The Base fell within an hour the Persian ships were burned with there commanders inside them Kassandra soon mobilised her army and marched on to the final location near the mountains the bordered northern Anatolia/Persia they would be the final stage of the conquest.
Flashback over
Was Kassandra truly worried about a civil war while it was true her grandfather was not as young as he once was, he was still a King his family were instructors for new Soldier's in the Peloponnesian now normally she wouldn't worry newly trained spartan warriors would not stand long against her veteran's or herself for that matter, there was only one problem the majority of her veterans were in the east guarding Egypt or Persia the majority of the solders in Greece were new Blood untested in war.
But if she was to cut down scores of her own men it could backfire horribly for her in places such as Persia or even her newly conquered Balkans, she could not afford any sort of Civil-War no matter how Small as it could lead to bigger problems in the future?
3 weeks later in Sparta
King Leotychidas was getting Desperate his support was dropping latterly dropping as his strongest supporter in the council passed away and with him the majority of his support with Kassandra finding Victory over the Sons of Xerxes conquering new land, she would soon be back in Sparta he had to make his Move.
His sons had gathered the new recruits just outside the city they would march to the council chambers and arrest Queen Gorgo declare the so-called Immortal Queen a Heretic and then he alone would sit on the throne of Sparta.
To the citizens of Sparta, they watched as the group of young solders marched behind the Queen with confusion why was the King marching troops into the capital was it an honour guard for the Queen hell even the Recruits were confused.
But some of them were worried for example young Calisto Vidales was very worried he had heard rumours that the King was going to usurp the throne using them to arrest the Queen Regent he prayed to the gods this was just a rumour his older brother had served in the campaign in Anatolia and Egypt he had told him of the Queens Power.
He would find out soon enough as they arrived at the council chambers as they marched in behind the King it received the kind of response you would expect from the council and the Queen Regent the council were up in seconds in complete outrage while guards in the room stood ready to move.
"Quiet my fellow Spartans this is the day we restore order as King of Sparta I declare the Queen regent a traitor and her Daughter the so-called Immortal Queen a Heretic Guards arrest the Queen regent".
The hall was silent while the instructors drew there blades the Recruits did not move making Gorgo Smile the sheer stories of Kassandra powers was enough to secure the loyalty or fear in the young Spartans.
Leotychidas was fuming he drew his blade at the young Group. "I said arrest them, I AM YOUR KING!" the Recruits however had made their choice as one they yelled, "LONG LIVE THE IMORTAL QUEEN!".
Gorgo smiled and stood from her throne to address the loyalists, "Spartans arrest the Traitors and lock them up they will await the justice of our sole Monarch Queen Kassandra long may she reign".
(City of Kassandria Egypt)
The city was breath-taking even thought it was still under construction the palace and most of the city walls were complete she was currently reading a document that had been left on her desk by a Medjay.
The art of Blood magic
By Grand Vizier Imhotep
Grand Vizier to the great Pharaoh Djoser
As old as the world itself Blood magic can bend the very fabric of the world to its will but at a great cost there is always a cost to blood magic, I should know I used blood magic to help build my Lords Pyramids I used blood magic to hide my Tomb.
Kassandra continued to read this document she knew in the wrong hand Blood magic was an Evil most foul however to protect her empire borders it might be worth it and now she had the entire House of Eurypontid to use it on.
This would be the first and last time Kassandra used Blood Magic originally she would have used this power to secure the borders of her Empire but it would have put her in a coma for more than a decade leaving various Factions to fight over the throne but now she had the blood of traitors to fuel it.
Authors Note: yes yes I know Blood Magic is Bad but it will be explained better in the next chapter
Hope you like it guys until next time.
Revan Shan 2077
