Blood and bone, Fire and faith - Aftermath

The different gambits, tactics and ordinance of the fleet battle have all been used and the results stretch for a mile at least. The ships that are lit up like bonfires provide a hellish illumination as the smoke has blotted out the sun.
When the battle started to favour the friendlies, a good number of Zealot ships closed and attempted boarding manuevers. First the ranged sorties, then the narrowing of distance to vicious rolling broadsides, and finally the brutal boarding actions. That didn't turn out so wonderful, but the butcher's bill that will be tallied will state that the Zealot fleet was the loser. It's difficult to get hard numbers, but it seems 1/4 of the enemy has turned tail and is speeding or limping away as best they can. There are rumours of ships being taken as prizes on both sides, and it's next to impossible to get an accurate sail-count. Not all the enemy is willing to fight to the last soul.
Sinking ships, broken wreckage and bodies are in wide abundance, providing a maze for ships to navigate through. The only thing that is constant is the looming shapes of the three Arks through the smoke and haze. There are people thrashing about in the water and clinging to detritus, impotent pot-shots send after retreating enemy ships, and significantly less thunderous eardrum-bleeding sources of noise. This is the time to catch one's breath.
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