Northern Atlantic Ocean
Agni had made his final preparations for the battle. The only thing that was left was for him to officially kick off the operation.
He stood before a group of senior 7- and 8-star naval officers, ranks equivalent to lieutenant generals and commanders. Wearing a sombre expression, he handed over a ceremonial dagger with various numbers etched on it one by one. The officers stood up with stern faces, stomped their feet and saluted to receive the dagger as if it were not a simple cold weapon but a burden and a responsibility.
Because it was.
What happened was an initiation process for a major operation, so as soon as the 8-star officers confirmed that the number on the dagger matched up with the protocol they were issued when they were promoted to the position of commander, they turned around and left.
