#red typhoon

[teapartysquad]

Leave at once *points to the door*

Dr. Hare: And you are telling ME to leave?! HOW DARE YOU >:0

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my secret santa gift for @askredtyphoon

btw i am @pegakid2012, even though it looks kind of silly i still had great fun making this ^^;

[mrneighbourlove]

Red Typhoon: Ch 6. Looming Epitaph

Halvar was a light sleeper, so he started to wake when Liz rolled over in the bed. True to his word, it was just a night of comforting cuddles. It did make Halvar snicker when Liz talked in her sleep. It was something along the lines of 'stupid horse shit' and 'I didn't burn the toast'. He thought it was absolutely adorable.

Liz was in her p.j's, and rested on his chest. Slowly waking up from just making a rant about 'bloody pirates', she held Halvar close. "You feeling ok?"

"Heh, I'm fine. I don't know about your 'burnt toast' being okay." Halvar snickered.

"Oh shut it." Liz pinched his nose, giving him a peck.

"... you know, I've been doing some thinking." Halvar then suggested to Liz. "When we get back to Uskar, I know it's traditional for the royals to live in the Grand Halls. Though, I also know you like your privacy. Do you want me to build you a new house?"

Liz shrugged. “Is that something you want to do? I know your family cherishes their traditions.”

"They do, but I'm not the firstborn son, so technically, I don't have to follow them." Halvar reminded her. "We could always make our own little world if that's what you want."

“Ok.” A blush crept on Liz as she held onto Halvar. She always felt she should keep pushing her boundaries. “Halvar? Don’t laugh... but can I hold onto your fox tail and brush your fox ears?”

Now, it was Halvar's turn to blush.

"Um... I... I guess you can, but they're sensitive." He let the insinuation hang in the air.

"Maybe... I can give you something in return? Something you've wanted to see for a while?"

"Your butt." Halvar blurted out before he thought and then covered his face with his hands. "Rotar, sorry. It's just that you have such a fantastic ass."

Liz took a few deep breathes. With a shy smile, she nodded. "Ok."

She stood up, turned around, and bending over, slowly dropped her pants for Halvar to look upon her ass. Liz even slowly pulled down part of her panties so he'd get a clearer look at her bare bum, but nothing totally lustful down lower. "I-Is that satisfying?"

"... whoa." Halvar actually started to purr a bit from the view. "So round and like... the color of cinnamon." His hands slowly traveled to her ass, and gave it a squeeze... before just burying his nose between her cheeks, taking a deep sniff of her scent, his exposed fox tail wagging so fast.

Liz gasped, NOT expecting him to push in. She didn't complain though, leaning down ass in the air as Halvar continued to bury his face in. When his tail wagged close, Liz took hold of it, grasping the length of the tail, rubbing the soft fur with her face. "H-halvar."

"YIP!!!" Halvar jumped when Liz suddenly grabbed his tail, turning blood red in the face.

"Y-you ok?" Liz turned to him, getting on her knees, but still holding the tail. Her hands rubbed the length up and down. It was the softest material she ever held.

"Y-Yes, but if you k-keep rubbing it like that then---" Halvar inhaled sharply. "You're going to get a r-reaction!"

"What reaction?" Liz kept rubbing, leaning closer to Halvar, inches away from his lips. "You're very soft Halvar. I love your fur. And you're so cute too."

There was an opportunity to pounce and Halvar did exactly that. With his lips pressed to Liz's, he pinned her on the bed, purring loudly. Already, he was semi erect from her playing with his tail.

Liz kissed him back, moaning. She kept rubbing his tail as they continued to kiss. Oh how she loved kissing him.

"HEY!!!" Corsaire rapped his knuckles on the cabin door where Liz and Halvar were sleeping. "No sex on my ship!"

The young prince was so startled, he fell off the bed with a thud.

Liz screamed as Halvar took her off the bed with her. "W-were just kissing Uncle!" The young Gerudo couldn't stop massaging against Halvar's tail. It was just soooooo soft.    

"Kissing, and we all know what that leads to, don't we?" Corsaire said again. "No sex. Keep your hands to yourself."

Snatching his tail back, Halvar blushed darkly.

"We know, Captain Corsaire."                                          

Liz huffed. Others might put up with it, but she wouldn't. Not giving a damn if Halvar looked, she got undressed and into uniform. Quick as she could, she went to confront her Uncle. "Captain Corsaire. I find your lack of trust in me disturbing and completely unjustified."

"... darling, it's the dicks and the hormones I don't trust." Corsaire simply stated. "I was your age once, and I know how it goes."

"Than you mock my lover. Permission to speak freely."

"I'm not mocking anyone, Liz, I'm stating me rules on me ship." Corsaire groaned, not wanting another argument. "You can fuss about it all you want. Once we reach land, I don't care if you two want to do something then. But not on me ship."

"Captain. I've done plenty of thinking, and it's absolutely unacceptable that you've been treating the younger members of this crew like teenagers. For instance, why is my sister still in her room? You haven't even made any attempts to talk things over with her."

"Liz, I'll say this once, and once only," Corsaire was getting tired of hearing this. "You have been on me ship for years now. You know the ropes, you follow the rules, and you're safe. I trust you to do the right thing. You're a wonderful sailor. Your sister, on the other hand, is a loose cannon. She disobeyed my orders, put us in danger, got Revy hurt, and nearly got herself kidnapped. I'll be more than happy to trust her when she shows that she can listen and follow orders." He stated very firmly. "Until Lex wises up, and realizes that she has to listen and think of everyone before she acts."

"She did stop Eltontor from fleeing. Yes, in the long run she got Revy hurt. I know this. But Revy was proud to fight." Liz took a step closer, standing tall. "You're right. Lex is a civilian. But she's just someone who wants to feel love. Love and the respect that comes with it. Being hard on me worked for me, but it can't work for her. And if I might add, you've been on edge for this entire journey. The Captain I know would have never allowed my father to slip into that monster that tried to kill me, let alone let that same monster traumatize him. Bakura still hasn't left his chambers either. I find your command slipping, sir." With a nod, she kept her voice calm and firm. "I think it would be best for everyone, now that Bakura can't help her, you sit down with Lex, and be kind to her. I'm more than certain she's felt enough guilt now to change. Sir."

"The captain you know..." Corsaire's voice was very hard. "Is resulting to old tactics of his pirate days to find your father. Your uncle isn't a knight in shining armor, lassie, he's done things he's not proud of. Your other father knew the risks, and if he can't keep his other damn self under control, that's not my problem. I'm responsible for my men, yet Bakura is responsible for Seth. If you have a problem with my command, then you're free to leave, Elizabeth, yet I'd like you to stay and keep your sister under control. I'm doing my best to hold everything together at the seams where Adda clipped them to pieces." He then added. "I will talk to Lex, though I will not promise everything will be running smooth after this."

Liz's expression grew dark, and she pointed a sharp finger at her Uncle. "Don't. You. Dare. Compare yourself to a pirate. You are not our enemies. We will NOT lower ourselves to Adda and the rest of the monsters that follow her. You go down that road, and she will have already won. With us at each others throats." Liz turned on him without saying another word, returning to her cabin.

"Goddess damn women... where's my spitfire to handle these girls when I need her?" Corsaire muttered under his breath. "Ain't no damn babysitter." Grumbling, the captain knocked on Lex's door.

"Yes?" Lex had spent that last better part of two weeks in her room like her Uncle wanted, thinking over her actions in catching Eltontor. Why did her Uncle Corsaire think she was a liability? She just wanted to do her best for everyone. She didn't want to be kicked off this mission.

"Requesting entry."

"You may enter Uncle..."

Corsaire entered the cabin and shut the door behind him.

"Your sister wishes for me to talk to you." The captain told Lex. "Are you ready to talk?"

"I am." Lex was sitting on the bed, very shy. She looked like a mess, her makeup having been runny from crying.

"Do you want to start or shall I?"

"...Do you think I'm really a bitch?" Lex sniffed, gripping the sheets. "I just... I just wanted to show that I'm not useless. My sister is a navy officer. And Revy's a hero. So what does that make me? Just some pretty bitch?"

Sighing loudly, Corsaire leaned against the door.

"No... I don't think you're a bitch." The captain kept his voice low and soft. "I was wrong for yelling at you. My temper got the best of me because I was afraid." He then told Lex. "Look, Alexandria. I know you want purpose in life, and I know you want to try to help as best you can. I admire both of these things, yet sometimes, you are brash and reckless. This cannot be with a mission as critical as this. However, there are reasons I have rules in place to keep everyone safe. If you don't follow those rules, then bad things can happen like they did with Eltontor." He took a deep breath and then tried to be as blunt, but less callous, as he could. "If he would have gotten away with you, then there's no telling what he would have done to you."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I was stupid." Lex couldn't look him in the eye, not wanting him to see her cry.

"Do you understand why I'm telling you this? And why I was upset with you now?" Corsaire felt like he was talking to one of his own kids when they had done something wrong. "... and why I need you to listen to me? I'm not trying to control you, or make you feel inferior. I'm just trying to keep you safe. For Seer." He told Lex. "Seer would be crushed if something happened to you. And if it happened under my watch, I'd never forgive myself."

"I-I understand. I won't disobey you again."

"... does your uncle still get a hug even though he's a mean bastard sometimes?"

Lex looked up finally, and her face breaking down into tears, she ran to her Uncle and hugged him deeply. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

"Hey, hey... shh, don't cry." Corsaire told Lex softly as she hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry too, okay?"

"Why are you sorry???"

"I shouldn't have brought you girls along." Corsaire said to Liz with a defeated tone. "All I've done is put you in more danger. I should have just told you to stay in Uskar."

"Now that's what I don't want. Your pity." Lex brushed her tears away, trying to calm down. She was being embarrassing. "I have to find my mother. I need to confront her. That's my quest. I need to see it through."

"I'm not pitying you, Lex, I'm simply worried for you. There's a difference." Corsaire then asked. "If you find her, confront her, then what?"

"I'm gonna talk to her. I want answers." Lex knew her Uncle was going to interject, so she quickly added, "And I'll freeze her feet to the ground so she doesn't go anywhere either."

"... you do know there's a chance that Adda isn't getting out of this alive." Corsaire frowned. "If you're... not ready to face that, I'll understand."

"Can you give me a chance? Please? That's all I ask for."

"Yes... I will." Corsaire then asked. "Though, you're going to have to promise me to listen. For your safety and everyone else's. Is that clear?"

"I promise."

Just then, a knock came at the door. Revy had taken the time to recover, already limber and ready to go. "Uncle Corsaire. Dad says the island is in sight."

"We'll go into port and be careful. Remember, we're not naval officers, we're pirates. We have to make them believe that." Corsaire then gave the order. "Everyone goes in pairs again, and we have to make sure that we're careful. This 'King Crimson' is probably a lot more so dangerous than Eltontor was."

Bakura was dishevelled as he came out of his room. He had bags under his eyes, and his hair was a mess. Gripping his weapons, he looked out to the mansion in the distance. "Captain Corsaire. I should provide recon before we go charging in. This isn't a major port for pirates and sailors to come and go. This is someone's established business. We should know what we are up against first."

"Recon?" Rat seemed a little tense. "Bakie, you really shouldn't go alone."

"It what we- shut up- I'm trained for." Bakura was already getting his gear together.

"Daddy? Are you ok?" Lex took a step forward to check up on him, but Bakura raised his hand to her.

"I'm fine sweety. Just fine."

"Are you sure you're okay to do it?" Rat pulled Bakura aside to speak to him. "You don't have to a-do this if you don't a-want to."

“Of course I’m okay with it. It’s the mission. Now let go.”

"... all right, Bakie." Rat sounded reluctant. "If we don't hear from you in an hour, we're a-coming to look for you."

“An hour? I can give you that.” Bakura slipped his mask on. Sometimes, he wondered what clan he belonged to more. The Shiekah. Or the Yuga. He felt his bloodlust growing and a need to kill and complete his mission. “Captain Corsaire. Is an hour adequate for you?”

“I’ll try and find a window.”

Liz frowned, gripping her hips tightly. “I don’t like this.”

"I don't either, but we can't exactly stop him." Halvar held Liz around her waist. "Besides, your dad is very capable. I'm sure he'll be just fine."

“I’ll return shortly.”

Diving from the boat, Bakura swam his way to the island, able to surprisingly go quickly. Reaching the island, Bakura argued with Seth in his mind. His dark side wouldn’t stop hissing from the blackest corners of his soul.

“You have nothing to give your friends. You’re useless on this mission. Leave it.”

“You’re nothing but a rat that ruins everything, like a pestilence.”

“I help you. I keep you safe.”

“You ruin lives. Including my own.”

“I am you. I’m more you than you’ll ever be.”

Bakura discovered a small sewage drainage, and with a little effort, pried open some bars. Crawling through a pipe the size of a large wolf, Bakura eventually heard voices below him. They were muttered. A few were scared. He than heard a scream, followed by an echoed silence. Continuing to crawl forward, he found an opening and hopped down.

Landing, he hit the floor with a splash. A liquid was up to his knees, and it ran along the floor. Bakura drew his knife and walked along the corridor. It quickly become apparent the area was built like a grid. Continuing, Bakura found a doorway that was far away from the murmurs behind and above him. Opening it, the Shiekah discovered an alter. There were torches in a circle of blue fire. The whole thing seemed ritualistic. However, now that there was light, it dawned on Bakura what he was standing in. It was a river of flowing blood.

“Bakura Saibot. Adda has told me much of you.” The voice came directly from behind Bakura. Even Seth was shocked that they were so easily sneaked up from behind. “You’ve done well to get this far. But you must know that you won’t find Adda.”

Seth was screaming at Bakura to let him take control, but Bakura drowned it out. His sweat was pouring down. The man felt his hot breath circulate in his mask. He had to act fast.

“I’m fascinated by you. A man with two minds. Two souls in him. You should know that there is a price for coming into my court. A toll. I require a soul.”

Bakura moved fast, faster than he’d ever moved before, drawing his sword. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough. The only look he got at the man in the dark was his darker skin and red tie, before a tendril shot out from his attacker and stabbed through Bakura’s stomach. His face drained of blood as he gasped for air.

“Two souls. One body. I will take the one who is most worthy.”

Bakura and Seth felt a wave of unspeakable magic channel through them, and they screamed in agony. A torrent of blood swirled in front of him, and he was not sure if he was hallucinating from the pain, but a duel image of himself swarmed in the blood. Seth screams grew quieter in his mind, and more external, and Bakura’s own pain and sounds of torment filled the halls.

~

An hour had passed, and no sign came from Bakura. Liz and Lex were barely keeping it under control. Revy looked to her Uncle, tapping her sword. “What’s the plan now?”

"He never shot the flare." Bomba was looking at the skies with a telescope. "Been an hour. Think we should go look'in for him."

"It's not like Bakie to not check in." Rat remarked to Corsaire. "He doesn't like to a-worry the girls."

"Maybe we s-sh-should go look for him?" Pockets asked.

"Aye, we should go, but some of us have to stay with the ship." Acrobat volunteered. "Me's not so fast on me legs. I'll stay here."

"He can't stay here alone." Bomba spoke up to the crew. "Me's staying with him. Gotta have someone here ta help him."

Scarlet looked to Bomba and gave him a nod. “Good. Best you stay on the ship. Don’t need you getting hurt. And you can man the cannons if we need them.”

"Maybe you should stay with Bomba, lassie." Rat told Scarlet. "Acrobat and Bomba can man the cannons, but they're shit for a-fighting close range."

"HEY!" Bomba huffed at that statement. "I can fight!"

"Not like we can." Rat patted the man's head like a child, earning a scowl from Bomba. "You can hold your own at long range, but at a close range, you a-stink."

"Or perhaps you should stay. I'm looking after my daughter."

"Revy's not going." Rat told Scarlet. "We's already talked. She needs longer to rest. Besides, Cap'n trusts her to get the ship out of the harbor if something happens and he can't. Besides the crew and Liz, she's the only other one who knows how."

Scarlet swallowed her fears with a slow gulp. "Than who will look after you?"

"Scarlet, I's in a gladiator ring for the first half of me life." Rat assured the woman. "Me survived all that time. Stabbed, burned, and even mauled by a tiger. Death ain't gonna be knocking on me door. He'll have to a-come after me when me's sleeping or else, death's gonna get a fight."

"Everyone needs backup." Scarlet gripped her axe tightly.

"He has backup, Scarlet." Corsaire nudged Rat in the side. "We's always had each other's backs. Rat will be fine."

"Besides, more important you's a-looking after Revy." Rat chuckled in good humor. "Me's more scared of what Borgie will do to me if her cub doesn't come back."

"Mom... can you go with Liz and Lex?"

The twins looked towards Revy, who looked unpleased that she was being benched for this raid. Her mother held a bit of surprise and worry. "Why hon?"

"Because if I can't look out for them, I want someone who can trust to do so. Can’t protect my Uncles here and my best friends at the same time ya know."

"Heh, we can always use another set of eyes to watch those two troublemakers." Corsaire grinned in good humor.

"I'm not a-"

"Yes you are." Liz interrupted her sister. Turning to Revy with a light smile, Liz patted her shoulder.  "Revy. Always the hero looking out for us."

"You each have your orders," Corsaire told the young girls. "Though most importantly, your first priority is to stay safe. If you feel unease, then trust your gut."

"We will Captain Corsaire." Liz gave a salute.

Scarlet put her suit of armour on, and painted her chest plate in Corsaire's flag design to give more of a pirate look to her background. "Let's get a move on than."

The crew sailed into port, the members staying on the ship waving goodbye. The group marched up a paved pathway, leading up to a mansion on the hill top. As they neared the door, a man in robes answered the door. "Which crew do you fly your colours under?"

"We're here under the brother captains, Hazir and Azir."

"I see. And did you bring a human cargo to join the auction?" The servant tilts his head, looking at Lex.

"That we did. Look at this beauty here," Corsaire yanked harshly on Lex's arm, shoving her forward. "A mixed blood, but sure turns head, doesn't she? Has a little bit of a temper sometimes, but I know your men like to break their pets."

The man grasped her by the neck, and held on of her arms. Lex was miffed her Uncle volunteered her, but she would act out her role for the sake of the group. Even if this man's hands were disgusting. "Yes. She is. Bring her and follow me."

"Keep it together, Lex, we know you can do this." Corsaire whispered in her ear as the group strolled into the mansion. "Don't let us down."

"Just don’t let them fuck me."

The servant lead the group through the mansions halls. Psychedelic art littered the walls, that was bizarre and eerie. The servant pointed Corsaire to another room as he took Lex. "What is her ethnicity?"

"She is a," Corsaire thought quickly, knowing that there was no hiding Lex's Gerudo heritage. However, the white hair could play into their favor. He had to give them something rare to be considered for entrance. "Gerudo and Uskarian mix. Her father is an arctic fox, hence the white hair." He gave a little tug on one of Lex's braids. "Pretty, isn't it?"

"She is. Starting price?"

"Considering she was a tough one to get, I'd say I'd start at the very minimum 300,000 rupees."

"Very well." The servant waved his hand and a secret door opened. "Make your way down the staircase. Follow the forward path until you reach the fourth doorway on the right. Do not enter any other door."

He took hold of Lex and started to walk away with her. Liz looked at her sister with worry, but a nod of encouragement for her to not hold any fear. Lex nodded subtly back.

Before the group had left the ship, Corsaire had given Lex one of his smaller guns. He had Lex keep in on a garter strap on her leg, just in case she needed to use it. He figured if she was going to dress in a provocative manner, she might as well make use of it.

Lex was thrown into a cell and told to get naked, or they'd force her to get undressed. She did as she was told, deciding to hide the small gun in her thick hair. Better than some other places to hide the weapon. When the servant came in, he placed a chain around her neck and lead her away.

Meanwhile, the group went down the hall. Below them, they heard a steady stream of water flowing. Liz looked to Corsaire, checking her compass. "We're going to split up, obviously?"

"We're going to split up, but we're also going to cause a distraction." Corsaire then handed each crew member a pick pocket kit. "Free the slaves here. We're not leaving them to their grisly fates. I'm heard that this King Crimson has a knack for cannibalism for the more unfortunate ones. Not sure if that's true, but I don't want to risk it." He ordered. "Scarlet, Liz, Rat, you go to the left. The rest of you are with me."

"Someone should go see this auction through so that we know Lex is safe." Scarlet mentioned to Corsaire.

"We's can go, cap'n." Mojo offered. "Juju and I's the best sharp shooters. We can take 'em done wif'out be'n seen."

"But cap'n can't go alone." Juju told his brother.

"No. You stay with the captain. I promised Revy I'd look after Liz and Lex. Liz, you stick with the men. Mousa, you come with me to see the auction."

"Scarlet, the auction is... distasteful." Corsaire gave her a fair warning. "Don't be surprised by what you see."

"That's why Liz isn't going." Scarlet pulled Rat's hand to follow her down the hall. "Go. Find Bakura. Find this Crimson King."

"We'll find him. You two stay safe." Corsaire took Mojo and Juju with him, and kept Liz close.

"Oi, Scarlet, you's pulling kinda hard." Rat had to trot slightly to keep up with her. Something was bothering her.

“I just want to get out of here.” The two of them entered the room. It contained a glass window with two cushioned seats and a buzzer to raise prices. The room had a podium in the middle to show off slaves for purchase, and other windows in a circle for buyers to view in. Above all the buyers was seating area with a black throne. Sitting on it was man in a red tie.

Scarlet and Rat were too late to watch a current auction end. A small naked boy stood on the podium, a servant speaking. “And for 100,000 silver coins, the seven year old Danjuran boy goes to Mr. Gillian.”

The boy was taken away to his new master, another slave being brought forward. Scarlet squeezed Rat’s arm. This slave was a pale girl, the age of a teenager. She had dark hair and red eyes. “This is a rare find. A species known as the Mortuus, hailing from the unknown country of Malus. Captain Faliz is pricing her at 150,000 gold coins. The bidding starts now.”

Rat felt his insides twist. He had seen this several times throughout his younger years, but it never failed to make him shudder. The gladiator had to keep a hand on Scarlet for balance, lest he feel dizzy. So many fights, so close to freedom, but his master always extended his chains. Still, he had to keep it together for Seer. His eyes wandered over the crowd, until he noticed the description of the man Bakura saw in his vision.

"There."

Looking up on the throne, they saw the Crimson King atop his seat. They didn't notice he had bought the girl. The servant spoke allowed. "King Crimson has spoken! The girl is his! Master, her fate is yours!"

King Crimson raised his hands, and liquid around the podium churned. The slave girl looked around, scared at was going on. Her thoughts of fear were dashed by overwhelming agony when tendrils rose up and penetrated her body. The girl was drained of her bodily fluids and soul, and Scarlet and Rat watched in horror as her body became reduced to a frail, thin husk. The King radiated a dark red glow, before sitting back down. One servant dragged the corpse away while another one spoke. "180,000 silver coins to Captain Faliz. Now, the next item is a fine crossbred between a Gerudo and a Uskarian. Behold her."

Lex was dragged onto the podium, frightened at seeing a corpse dragged past her. She was naked, with chains around her hands. "This woman is starting at a price of 300,000 rupees. Bidding begins now."

"No. NO THEY DON'T!" Scarlet drew her axe and smashed her way in. Swinging, she cut the servant in half. She’d not see any other innocent be slain here. "LEX! FREE YOURSELF!"

Lex did as she was told, and used her ice magic to break her bonds. King Crimson watched in fascination, but he also knew that his base was compromised. While his servants would deal with these Gerudo, he'd find the other intruders. He quietly stood up and left to seek his prey out.

Rat went to chase after King Crimson, but was blocked by his guards. He picked up one man, tossed him against another, and then punched the last man, knocking him out cold.

Liz was with her Uncles, Mojo, Juju, and Corsaire. Halvar had been instructed early on the boat to come in right behind them to cover their flanks. She felt content that although he wasn’t with her now, he was safe nearby. With fury, she finished hacking a man down. The four of them had found a group of slaves that were waiting to be auctioned off. "Listen to me, all of you. We have a ship. We can save you if you all flee now."

"Liz, you shoulda lead 'em back to the Sea Witch." Mojo finished unlocking the chains from most of the slaves. Some were weak and malnourished, but still had the strength to stand. A few were hurt, but others were helping them move. "Dey don't need ta be in the crossfire."

"You know the way and the ship." Juju handed Liz one of his smaller pistols. "Get 'em out of here."

"There's... a lot of blood here." Corsaire watched the blood swirling, moving even, almost as it were alive. "We need to be careful."

Liz kicked the blood with her feet, cringing at the liquid. "Alright. You two go find our target. I'll be back."

"Liz, tell Bomba to give you a few canisters of his black powder," Corsaire told the young woman. "Have Halvar come back with you. We're going to blow this place to kingdom come."

"Understood." Liz ran off, leading the slaves down a safe path.

As Corsaire investigated, he found a chamber with multiple maps and books with leather covers laid on a desk.

The Captain looked around the room, with Mojo and Juju covering him, finally settling on peering through the various books. In a red book bound in human leather and written in blood, he flipped through the pages. Finally, he find his treasure. Under the name, Captain Adda, Corsaire saw the description of a vanishing island. The book held details of the slow path the island moved in, but, most importantly, a spell that would reveal the island to the rest of the world, and allow ships to enter its waters. Other information included Adda's mental weaknesses, with notes on how perhaps her daughters could be used against her.

As he finished reading, the excitement building at finally having the answer to find Seer, he heard a sickening sound of pierced flesh. Turning, he found Mojo and Juju falling into the blood floor. A man in a red tie stepped forward into the light dim light of the torches. His arms had crimson clawed hands, fingers as long and sharp as machetes. He held the face of Corsaire's long dead brother. "Didn't you know it was foolish to snoop into information that is not yours?"

Corsaire felt like he was frozen in place for a moment. Gharhad... his younger brother, what was he doing here? No, he had to get a grip on reality. It had been years, and Gharhad was dead. The actual sea witch, the Queen of Lorleidi, had killed him for raping her sister. There was no way he could possibly still be alive. Clenching his fist tightly, Corsaire had a stiff jaw when he spoke.

"If you really were my brother, then he wouldn't have attacked my crew mates." Corsaire glared at the man and drew his pistol. "Not to mention, Gharhad is long dead. Nice try, fake king. You won't fool me."

Mojo and Juju were stuck. The blood was almost like glue. Yet, that didn't keep them from trying to move.

"I know. Zarazu is quite the inspiration in power, isn't she? Did you know how much water is in the human body? It's intoxicating to consume. Imagine what someone like her could accomplish with just a little blood magic. But go ahead, shoot me. Shoot your brother in the head. Let my silence drown your internal screams." King Crimson started to drain the brothers, stabbing them both with tendrils from his hands, smiling cruelly with the face of Gharhad.

Corsaire did not hesitate and fired the gun.

The bullet pierced through King Crimson's head. It was enough for him to release Mojo and Juju, but all Corsaire got out of the King was a laugh as the blood poured from his head. "Useless... Useless... Useless... I can't be killed by the likes of you fools. Now watch and wait. I will gladly write out your epitaph."

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Red Typhoon [Capsule Notes]

Red Typhoon [Capsule Notes]

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Red Typhoon: Ch 9. The Storm

The battle for paradise island had begun. Onslaught had plunged the waters into pure chaos, and ships sailed to engage one another. Lex and Liz were struggling in the water, when they felt someone tugging at them. Revy had dived in after them, struggling to swim. "Will you two please kick!"

"Take the bitch down!!!" Corsaire shouted his orders, the age old command of his arm thrust forward in an indication to take aim. "FIRE!!!"

"The girls!" Seer stood on the ship, trying to find his balance. "Bakura! The girls!!!"

Bakura dove into the water, and as he was underwater, he noticed one of Adda's counter measures. Breed Gyrog were unleashed into the waters, and one in particular was massive. Swimming to intercept the fish from reaching the girls, Bakura took a bite to leg. The sheikah struggled under the water, stabbing into the monster to let him go. Revy was able to get Liz and Lex onto the side of the boat. "UNCLE SEER! BAKURA NEEDS YOUR HELP!"

"Cap'n, there's something inhuman in the water." Seer's heightened senses were picking up the Gyrog zipping through the sea. He did not notice it before, the blast having stunned his senses. "Hold on, I'm coming!"

"SEER!" Corsaire exclaimed in exasperation. "I just fished you out of the water! Don't make me jump in there again!!!"

"I'll be fine! The chains aren't constricting me anymore!"

He dove back into the water and started to shift. When he was fully transformed, he bit the Gyrog in half and maneuvered to where Bakura could hold onto his fin. Then, he swam in the direction of Lex, Liz, and Revy. Squeaking at the ladies, he swam underneath them, letting them crawl onto his back.

All of them crawled onto Seer's back. The ocean was turning into a blood bath. Pirate and Navy ships pulled up against each other, tearing one another apart with cannon fire. Bakura patted Seer's back. "We need to get on the ship old friend."

"Taaaaaakeeee... brrrrrreaaath." Seer's voice sounded so strange in his whale form, much deeper and sort of harsh. "Hoooold oooonnnn." With that, he dove under the water and hurriedly swam back toward the ship.

Adda's capital ship veered around the island, focusing cannon fire on Corsaire's support ships. "Tear them all apart. I want every one of those fuckers rotting in the ocean floor."

Using the Wind Waker, Adda started to call upon storms to ravage her enemies.

With the sails, Corsaire's ship was able to dodge the cannon fire. However, the Hylian and Danjuran Navy were having locked in battle with the other ships of Adda's. The captain expected Adda to play dirty despite any deals. Still, he had one final idea that could possible take down Adda's ship and get that blasted wand out of her hand.

"BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!"

Adda wasn't expecting a full on tackle by Corsaire, but it certainly worked. She fell backwards, dropping the Wind Waker, and felt her ship tipping slightly to the right. With a growl, she grabbed her shotgun, inserting the shells. "Bastards. Come on. Come get me."

Adda's crew members were getting reorganized when Corsaire's men and woman invaded the Pirate Queen’s Capital ship. It was the size of a massive cruise vessel. Scarlet deliberately attacked the non Gerudo members of the crew, using her battle axe to rip apart a few Zora and Lizard men. Looking down at Gerudo engineers, she spoke in their native tongue. "Lie on your hands and knees, and you'll be spared."

Some did. Others didn't. "You're the traitor!"

Bakura took his sai, and made quick work through the light hitters. He had to find Adda before Corsaire, but as he was pushed back by an Iron Knuckle, he knew that would be unlikely.

Corsaire was old, but he was still damn sneaky. His ship was holding onto Adda's, and she could not reverse out of the situation. His ship could go forward or backwards, despite the sails, for in the bowels of his ship, there was an engine. The Sea Witch was his own creation, and he knew he'd be damned if he didn't cover all the potential bases of a battle at sea. Finding Adda, he took aim with his pistol.

KA-POW!

His shot went straight through Adda's hat and knocked it off.

Adda reeled back, and she shot towards Cosaire with her buck shot. Cocking the next shell in, her blood was pumping. She shot as Corsaire as he dove for another spot of cover. As Corsaire shot again, Adda hid behind a pillar.

Once Seer had ensured the girls and Bakura were safe on the Sea Witch, he decided to finish his task that he was unable to the last time there was a battle. Come heaven or hell, he was determined to sink that awful ship of Adda's. Swimming at full speed, he rammed against the ship, the wood breaking in the hull.

Adda rolled, firing at Corsaire's cover with two shots.

"Will someone take that deranged woman out?!?!" Corsaire loaded his gun while the mast covered him. "Mojo! Shoot at----WHOAH!!!"

Seer ramming the ship caused it to started to turn on it's side. It was sinking.

Adda took the change of the ship in stride. With gravity on her side, she jumped kicked Seer, her foot driving into his chest. Up close, she wore her Gerudo Golden Gauntlets, amplifying her strength to ludicrous levels. She wore a fine black sea coat, and her hair was wild like fire. Drawing her sword, she smashed Corsaire's gun out of his hand by directly cutting the revolver. "Let me give you the kiss of death Corsaire."

The blow stunned Seer in the water, but luckily, just for a moment. In his Direnor form, he was able to take a hit much more effectively than when he was a human man. There were broken bones, but no pain he had not known before. Before Adda could shoot his captain, this time, Seer was not going to show any mercy. Lunging out of the water with his mouth wide open, Seer attempted to chomp around Adda's midsection.

"MOTHER FUCKER!" Adda dodged, throwing herself away, and giving Corsaire enough time to grab his sword, and Seer to transform back into a human and not leave himself exposed.

In the sinking ship, Lex, Liz, and Revy were fighting other Gerudo. It disturbed them to be fighting girls their age, some even younger. The three tried their best to avoid killing them if they could.

Scarlet threw herself between Adda and Corsaire. "Sister! This needs to stop!"

Adda eyes glared with sadness and fury. "You lost the right to call me a sister of the tribe when you left me alone."

Another explosion from a Hyrulian Cannon rocked them, sending Scarlet sliding away. Adda grabbed her sword, and barely intercepted a strike from Corsiare. Bastard was aiming for her neck.

The transformation and back exhausted him, but Seer had to help fight. His crew was outnumbered. Corsaire and Adda were sword fighting from what he could hear. The captain was using his arm as a shield, yet Adda was just as good as Corsaire with a sword. He had to end this. Feeling on the ship, there was a dagger beside a body. He grasped it, charged toward Adda... and sunk the blade into her back.

Adda gasped, the stab knocking the wind out of her. With a quick motion of pure adrenaline coursing through, she got a hit one Corsaire's leg, getting him to one knee. She gave him a kick to the face to hurtle him away. Whirling on Seer, she punched him with the hilt of her blade, and amplified by the gauntlets, she broke one of his ribs and threw him against the door to the bridge. Grabbing her revolver, she cocked it, and fired. She no longer had any hesitation. Seer wanted her dead. So she’d end his life first.

The girls had fought their way to the deck of the ship. They'd still have half an hour, maybe more, until it sank. Revy couldn't believe her luck when she found the Wind Waker. She smiled at her mom, who was being guarded by Bomba. "MOM! I GOT THE WIND WAKER!!!"

Liz saw her father being throttled by Adda. When her mother pulled out that gun, she moved on instinct. Jumping, Liz threw herself in front of Seer, taking the bullet. No one saw where it entered, but Liz's body landed with a thump against the deck.

Adda froze, her world going cold. Her blood drained from her face as she saw her daughter, limp on the deck. She dropped her gun as she lost sensation to her fingers. What had she done. "No.... oh god no."

"LIZ!!!" Halvar screamed when he saw his lover get shot. He tried to make his way to her, but the Gerudo woman kept him back.

Seer was on his knees, gathering Liz into his arms. His breath hitched. She was not breathing.

"No, no, no, don't you die on me!" Seer shook her hard. "Liz! Wake up! Wake up!!!" He laid her flat on the ship and pressed his mouth on top of hers, trying to force air into her lungs. Feeling of her body, he gasped when he felt blood on his hands. Her chest, she was bleeding, there was blood, if he did chest compression and pushed the bullet closer to her heart… "Liz!!! Please! Please wake up!!! Answer me!!!"

His little girl.... was she gone? She could not be gone. Seer's despair turned to rage. He snarled at Adda, "You... you did this!!!" Slamming her against the mast, Seer had always been rather meek in person. But now, he was a completely different man. His hands were gripping her shirt holding her off the ground. The features of his Direnor side were showing, but were horribly distorted. He was going into what the Direnor's called a 'Berserk Hold', unable to hold onto rational thought. "You murderer! Your quest for power killed your daughter!!! Killed my Elizabeth!!! I'm going to rip you limb from limb and make you pray for death!!! Tell me, Adda," His voice was starting to become distorted as well. "Was it all worth it?!"

Adda looked blankly down at Liz, reaching a hand for her when Seer easily threw her about. Her voice cracked, as tears left her eyes. She realized how much of a monster she grew into. "No."

Bakura saw the whole situation play out from Seer stabbing Adda to her shooting their daughter, but was unable to interfere in time. As Seer threw Adda against the wall, Bakura was rushing to his daughter, intent on saving her life. "Seer, you need to calm down!"

When a Direnor was in a 'Berserk Hold', it was as if a veil was pulled over their eyes. Seer could not think rationally. The only objective on his mind was to kill Adda for taking his precious Liz away from him. With the massive amount of strength surging through his body, his other hand grasped Bakura around the throat and brought him closer to his face. Half of Seer's face resembled a twisted version of his Direnor side. There were jagged teeth coming from his uneven mouth and his eyes were almost black.

"Don't interfere unless you want to die alongside this filth."

With a heave, Seer tossed Bakura halfway across the ship. Then he dragged Adda by her throat over to the side of the ship, taking her overboard with him. He intended to make good on his threat of tearing her limb from limb.

Idiot. Bakura was in the middle of surgery on Liz when was pulled from her. Seer didn't even notice Liz coughing blood from the wound as the bullet Bakura was getting out was slightly moved. The man ran as fast as he could to Liz, his adrenaline kicking in. "No, no, no, no."

Diving next to her, Bakura focused, praying for a miracle. And he was given one. The knowledge Seth kept from him on teleportation magic was free to explore now. Taking a deep breath, Bakura felt the bullet fall from inside Liz's body into his hand. Gasping with relief, he quickly applied what healing herbs he could to put inside his daughter's bullet hole.

Adda was gasping, her hands around Seer's hand. She was feeling her life drain. Taking a small dagger, she stabbed it into his hand, desperate for him to free her.

Seer felt no pain. Nothing registered in his mind. He was not himself, he was going to live up to his name; a killer whale. The Direnor was halfway shifted and opened his large jaws to bite off Adda's head.

"I won't let you succumb to your demons." Bakura dropped two portals. One sent Seer hurtling into the sea by some enemy ships. If he wanted to bring destruction, he could do it out there, and not biting Adda's head off in front of Lex.

The second portal dropped Adda in front of Bakura. She looked up at him, terrified of the look of anger in his eyes.

"NO NO NO NO!!! DAMN YOU BAKURA!!!" Seer was screaming profanities and frustrations as he headed back toward the Sea Witch and Adda's ship.

The moment Adda was back on the deck, Corsaire pulled a gun and held it point blank to the back of her skull.

"Give me one good fucking reason why I shouldn't blow your head off right here."

Bakura didn't look at Corsaire as he spoke, his eyes deadlocked with Adda. "Because you'd be executing her in front of my daughter."

Lex was watching in the near distance, knowing she couldn't stop her uncle even if she wanted to.

Adda slowly stood, her body slumped against a beam. Bakura grabbed her by the collar, and with Corsaire’s gun pointed to her head, Adda was sure she was going to die. Instead, Bakura’s expression softened. “Liz is going to be ok.”

“…I never meant to hurt her.”

“I never meant to hurt you.”

"Do you think she deserves to live after all she's done?" Corsaire was angry. This woman had kidnapped his brother. She had hurt so many innocents. "Nothing justifies the torment of the innocents. That is what my men and I have always lived by. She," He knocked the end of this pistol against her head. "Has killed those who did nothing against her. I've had to explain to many families of why their loved one is not coming home. I had to search for years to find Seer, and now, she has hurt her own flesh and blood. She is a killer. Not just for the incident that happened in Uskar, but Hyrule, Danjur, and Labrynna too. If she lives, she'll cause more destruction and death. Scarlet begged me not to harm the innocents on this island and I won't, but the same cannot be said for Adda."

Adda fell on her hands and knees, not making a move to defend herself. She merely looked at Bakura. "I never stopped loving you. I want you to know that in the end. I’m sorry for being so petty."

"I know. And despite you hurting me by protecting the girls from Seth, despite all the pain you brought about with the destiny I threw you down, despite all the destruction for the sake of power.... I could never find the will to stop loving you."

Adda was stunned. Everything she did, and he didn't stop loving her back. Her defeat was now final. "You foolish man..."

Bakura looked to Corsaire, swallowing the bulge in his throat, causally speaking. "She can be my responsibility. Locked up in Hyrule. It was Seer who shot my daughter indirectly by stabbing Adda in the back. I can look past that because Liz is going to live. She's going to grow up with the fox prince. And Lex is going to find so much fortune in her life. Shoot her here, now, in front of them, and they'll never forgive you for that."

"Seer did nothing, this monster shot Liz." Corsaire snapped at Bakura. "Adda cannot be your responsibility if you're in love with her. Too many conflicts, Bakura, you know that. Take Lex and Liz away, and step aside. She's meeting a bullet right here and now. I can live with the girls hating me, but I cannot live with the fact of knowing Adda might try to hurt my loved ones again." He ordered the assassin. "You pledged your loyalty to Uskar and Hyrule all those years ago, and to my ship, my crew, and myself. I order you to return to the ship with the girls."

"It was an accident on her part. I won’t let you execute her here. " Bakura spat back.

Lex was going to run to her mom if Scarlet didn't stop her. "UNCLE CORSAIRE! DON'T YOU DARE!"

"We can't stop him Lex..."

Adda stood up again, looking Bakura in the eyes. "It's ok.... we should let this happen. This is what I deserve."

Bakura shook his head in denial, but slowly, it was dawning on them they had no happy way out of this. "You and Seer. You're acting mad, you know that?"

"Says the crazy man." Adda's voice was defeated, even when she traded humour.

"Got that fixed."

"Did you now.... we could have been so happy together, couldn't we?"

"We could have..."

Adda walked forward to give Bakura one last kiss. If this was the last time, at least she would have it with a man that loved her.

Before Corsaire could execute her, a floosh of air rushed behind him, and he was sent flying by the claw of Onslaught. The dragon grasped Adda and Bakura with his claw tail, squeezing them together. "How touching. But you've let your weakness drag you too far down. Goodybe Captain Adda!"

Onslaught threw the two of them at the end of the ship. Seer looked from the water, Liz was just opening her eyes, and everyone else starred in horror as Onslaught's mouth charge up his plasma. Releasing his fire, a beam headed straight towards Bakura and Adda. They took one last look at each other, than, everyone witnessed as they were caught up in a massive explosion.

"Long live the Queen." Onslaught flexed his wings out, giving a roar of victory. With the only person who knew how to conduct the Wind Waker dead, he would finally rule the oceans uncontested.

Revy saw this armoured dragon. He radiated death, his aura making her legs shake. In an instant, he blew Bakura and Adda up, and possibly killed Corsaire. He saw the monster smiling down at Liz with a toothy grin. So, with all the courage she could muster, she jumped to attack. Throwing her axe, she sent it flying at the unprotected foot of the dragon. Onslaught at didn't care at first, until Revy snapped her fingers, and a bolt of lightning flew down from the sky into his foot, the axe acting like a lightning rod. It certainly shocked him awake. The dragon growled as he got over his first bout of pain. "Magic?! Shame you can't pierce my heart little snack!"

Onslaught walked towards her on two feet, and reeling his arm back, swiped at her with his claws.

Corsaire was knocked unconscious, and floating in the water. Luckily, at the last possible moment, he had lifted his metal arm to protect his chest from the sharp claws. He still had a sizable knot on his forehead and some scratches. Seer swam over to his captain and held him, above the surface for air. Corsaire coughed and sputtered, groaning, but still alive. The Direnor could sense the dragon's presence and decided the best thing to do for the moment was to look after his captain. He did not have the best fighting abilities and would just get in the way.

Revy, was not so lucky. She drew her sword, protecting her body from three out of four claws, but Onslaught slapped her across the ship, one of her eyes being cut out by the one claw that reached her flesh. With a toothy grin, he looked towards Rat. "Adda told me you begged for Scarlet to stay and raise her kids. Did you know I was the reason she had to fight her little war? And tell me, was this brat I just hit yours or Adda's?"

Rat's breath hitched when he saw Revy tossed around by Onslaught like a rag doll. It took every fiber of his being not to rush to his daughter. He had to keep his cool. Years in the gladiator rings were starting to pay off now. He never thought he'd be grateful for it, but now, he sure as hell was.

"Aye, me did, but me's not ashamed of it." Rat had to think quick on his feet. The dragon had an armor-like body. His bullets would not pierce it. He had to have something with more power behind it. The gunpowder barrel... Onslaught was close to it. If he was fast enough, he could draw his gun and shoot it. Maybe the blast would at least stun the dragon for a while so the crew could get away. His fingers twitched, ready to react. "You's just a big, fat lizard who's a bully. Why don't you go a-crawl back into your hidey-hole and stay there?"

"How about this instead?" Onslaught swatted the barrel Rat was eyeing with his tail towards the gladiator, and fired a bolt of plasma as got close, igniting it near Rat. The dragon was intelligent, having followed Rat’s eyes to the barrel. His feet and wings were the only exposed parts of his body. Explosions and firepower could hurt him, but he could regenerate. His foot was already stitching itself together from the axe the brat threw. Magic was his only weakness, but he wasn't concerned. That's why he had the near indestructible armour around him. It was almost invincible from the outside.

Lex rushed to her sister, looking on in terror at Revy being injured. "Sis! Get up! We need to help them!"

"I... I can't... I'm too weak."

Lex saw Halvar making his move against the dragon. "Our best friend is dying! Your boyfriend is gonna commit suicide being out there! Get up!"

Rat was knocked overboard by the explosion, the fire burning various parts of his skin.

Halvar, however, reacted by shifting instantly. His huge fox form leapt across the ship and onto Onslaught's back. Growling, his teeth pulled at the armor, trying to rip it off the dragon to expose a weak point on his neck. His claws dug into the metal, the horrid screeching sound filling the air as Onslaught tried to shake him off.

Onslaught roared, thrashing about, until he used his tail to reach up and grab Havlar by the fur with its claw. Throwing the fox onto the ground, the dragon turned on him, and bit down into his neck. He would have applied more force for a killing bite, if Scarlet didn't slam her axe down, cutting deep into the dragon's right wing. He released the prince with a roar of fury, and blasted at Scarlet. Her armour kept her alive as she was shot down a floor into the sinking ship.

"Liz! Scarlet said we're Twinrova. We have to work together to beat this guy!"

"I'm feeling too weak Lex. We're nothing..."

Lex squeezed Liz's hand, he magic radiating. "No. We're a team. That's what we are."

Liz looked back into the hopeful eyes of her sister, and she pushed her own magic back towards her. Their energies combined, and a beauty of blue and red light radiated from them. Stepping from the light was a singular woman. Her hair glowed of fire and ice. With a smirk of confidence and courage, she fired a beam of the two elements at Onslaught, just as he was about to dig into Halvar. The blast sent him flying through a mast, and the whole beam fell on him. Throwing it off him, he felt his armour effected by the intense temperatures of their magic. The bitch actually made Onslaught worried for his life. Flying into the air, he gave a roar, and fired a stream of plasma at the witch. Twinrova fired her magic back, and the two streams collided, forming a ball of energy in the middle, until they both detonated. The magic backlash nearly tore the ship in half. As Onslaught was pushed back by the explosion, Twinrova went over Halvar, shaking him awake. "Halvar? You ok?"

Halvar's thick fur had protected his neck, but Onslaught's teeth still had cut through to his skin. With a nod of his fox head, he signaled he was all right. Nudging the fused twins onto his back, the Direnor showed his teeth to Onslaught, growling.

The remaining crew members were trying to help some of Adda's leftover girls. Mojo and Juju were helping those who could walk onto the Sea Witch, while Pockets carried the injured. Acrobat was readying the sails, knowing that the Sea Witch was their best chance to try to outrun this dragon. Seer had climbed up the side of the ship with the unconscious Corsaire, taking him below deck to a bed. Bomba, however, had been hurt pretty badly. During the ensuring chaos, a stray shard of metal from the dragons blast had struck him, piercing his liver. He knew he did not have long, having already lost too much blood.

Onslaught roared, charging towards Halvar on wings of death. Twinrova jumped off Halvar, delivering a punch of fire that exploded against the dragons face, revealing a side of his skin as his armour was torn from his head. As she shot a blast of ice close range, freezing his chest and arms so he couldn’t grab her, Onslaught's tail snatched the woman by the leg and threw her next to Revy. Knowing the wolf would intercept, he flexed, breaking the ice, and shot a blast of plasma at the girls.

Halvar did the only thing he could do. He ran toward the girls, grabbed them both in his massive mouth and dove into the water.

Onslaught was already flying next to them, a cruel smile as his plan had been calculated perfectly. Grabbing Halvar, he held him close, and pile drived him directly onto the Sea Witch. The girls were sent rolling to either side of the ship, and the dragon kicked the wolf away with his clawed foot.

Scarlet grabbed Bomba and jumped off the sinking ship back onto the Sea Witch. "Stay here. I'll get you medic once I tear this things head from his body."

Onslaught looked upon all the faces of the crew, plasma simmering from his mouth. "Pathetic. Once I'm done here, know that I'll raid Hyrule first."

"GO TO HELL!" Scarlet swung her axe, smashing it against the dragon's face in series of heavy blows. Onslaught's skull was even split apart as she swung directly downwards. It was not enough to kill him, however. No steel could. Firing a bolt of plasma at her feet, he knocked Scarlet down. With a snarl, his tail grabbed her and smashed her against the deck of the Sea Witch, breaking her armour apart. His wings flapped hard to make wind gusts that kept the twins and Revy down. His jaws opened wide, ready to snap down on Scarlet. "Time to die Gerudo!"

Bomba was wheezing and already starting to see black spots. He knew his time on this earth was not much longer, yet, his friends were in danger, his brothers needed help. Watching as Scarlet tried to battle Onslaught, Bomba got to his feet. Coughing, he spat up blood in his hand. Then, with a determined grunt, Bomba wiped the blood from his mouth and saw Onslaught getting ready to make dinner out of Scarlet. He was never a big man, nor was he considered one of the stronger crew members. At that moment, however, Bomba was the strongest force on earth as he rammed into Scarlet, Onslaught's jaws snapping around his midsection instead. The blood splattered everywhere, on Scarlet's face and ran down the dragon's jaw.

"Oh, me lovely lassie... how me wishes we had more time." Bomba choked on words. "You're... quite the woman."

Scarlet looked at Bomba, complete terror filling her face. "B-Bomba! NO!!!"

Onslaught, with no hesitation, threw Bomba into the air, and bit down into him as he came down. SNAP!

His jaws cut Bomba in two, his upper half being swallowed, and his legs dropping to the floor. The entire crew went silent with terror initially. With a disturbing chuckle, Onslaught scooped the legs up and gobbled them down.

Mojo and Juju were screaming for their fallen brother. Pockets was too stunned to move, paralyzed by shock. Acrobat was yelling at the others to do something, to fire upon the monster, to avenge Bomba. Seer heard the broken wail from Scarlet and rushed back to the deck after making sure Corsaire would be fine. He smelled blood. Bomba's blood.

"No..." Seer felt his heart clench in his chest. "Not... not Bomba!!!"

Revy and the twins felt hopelessness as Onslaught roared with laughter. The dragon scraped his claws against the ships deck, then stood tall. "Show your respects for your fallen man! Know that he'll be digested, and become part of me! But don't worry, you'll see him all very soon!"

Onslaught flew just above the deck, and charged one final beam of plasma to tear the ship apart.

Bomba always used to joke that when he died, he was going out with a bang... either that, or death by tit suffocation. Though, what the crew did not know was like all good bomb makers, Bomba had a self-destruct option should the worst ever happen to him. He refused to ever be a burden to his crew, and boldly declared that he would gladly take down the enemy with him. In all their years together, never did he have to act upon that promise.

Until now.

Inside of Bomba's necklace, he kept the deadliest powder on the planet. A pinch would bring any palace to ruins. He kept a teaspoon of it inside a small metal rod on a string around his neck. Every crew member assumed it was just a necklace and never knew of the true contents inside of it. If he pulled the top of the rod out, it would cause a spark and ignite the powder.

So Bomba got his wish. He was not going to be dragon food. He was going out... with a bang.

The plasma from inside Onslaught's stomach ignited it, and his body exploded. A massive detonation tore his body apart, his metal shell having no protection from a blast that came from the inside. What was left of him was almost a skeleton of burning muscle fibres. Half his head was gone, and 90% of his body was lost, scattered across the sea. What was left of his brain generated the simple thought over and over of how this could have happened. He was Onslaught, Terror of the Sea and Sky. Wasn’t he invincible?

Twinrova and Revy saw a heart beating, pulsing with dark magic. Already, yet at a sloths pace, the dragons body was trying to repair itself. He would get no chance. The Gerudo ladies poured their magic together, and with a scream of righteous fury and grief, fired a blast of lightning, fire, and ice which launched the rest of the body out to sea, and a second denotation rocked the battlefield. An explosion of magic blew what was left of Onslaught to atoms and scattered him into the wind. The war out on the ocean had come at many prices too terrible to speak, but with the word of Adda falling and disappearing, and Onslaught detonating, the morale of the remaining pirates plummeted. They either surrendered to the navies, or fled. The war on the sea was won.

Twinrova took a few deep breathes of exhaustion, than split apart, a bright light singling the defusion. Liz and Lex both fell unconscious, while Revy fell back, finally feeling the sting of her missing eye.

Meanwhile, Scarlet fell to her knees where the blood stain of Onslaughts first explosion took place, where her Bomba laid. She looked to Seer, and a part of her wondered if it was all worth it. So many lives lost, all to save one blind man.

"... we... we need to get the girls taken care of." Seer tried to keep his emotions in check. "And get the Sea Witch away from this sinking one." He pulled Scarlet to her feet. "Come on... our work isn't done yet."