Dragon Hero II: Bounty of the Blood Witch by C Woodward

Author:C Woodward [Woodward, C]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-10-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Everyone! Get below!” a crew member shouted. A moment later, I knew why. Once the ship got into close range, a barrage of arrows rained down on us.

I ran below to the crew quarters. Jerak was already putting his armor on. He looked at me, “Gear up!” I practically dove toward my bundle of armor. I was breathing heavily trying to untie it. Several other crew members were there with us and most were panicking. I untied my armor and grabbed the greaves. Suddenly, a large jolt hit the ship and I dropped everything. “Watch out! They are coming aboard!” a crew member yelled overhead.

I gave up on the armor. I had no time, besides, a suit of armor on the ocean would be a very stupid thing. Jerak grabbed my arm, “We don’t have time. Here!” He handed me his knife. The knife barely extended three inches but was better than nothing.

I could hear men running around up on deck. Jerak and I stood near the doorway, waiting for attackers to barge in. Jerak was fully hoping to take them on. I, on the other hand, wasn’t sure I could keep up yet in combat. I heard them begin to break down the door. I backed away and looked for a better weapon. Some crewmen were equipped with short swords and pikes while a small handful were cowering behind anything they could.

The doors burst open. I grabbed the nearest weapon I could find, which turned out to be a pike lying on the floor. A few arrows shot in. I heard a crewman gasp in pain. Jerak was hit as well. It struck the plate of armor covering his chest. The arrow pierced the chest plate, and I saw him stagger backward.

He grunted and yanked it out, “Oh, now, that’s it!” It appeared that the arrow scarcely touched him, since it didn’t slow him down. He charged straight at them with his buckler and mace swinging away. I charged as well, with two other crew men swinging pikes. We thrust forward at the invading forces.

I shoved my pike at an enemy, but to my surprise, I did no damage. Then, I saw that it wasn’t using a pike at all. I was holding a mop handle! The raider froze for a moment, then chuckled at his good fortune. He swung his sword at me. I leaned back and blocked it with my mop handle. The sword sunk halfway into the handle. I stepped to the side and swung my mop handle with his sword attached, using both arms. The handle smacked the side of his head. It broke at the point where the sword cut it. He leaned over and covered his face. He looked at me showing a smashed lip and anger in his eyes. Now freed, he thrust his blade at me. I scarcely dodged it, but fell back into another raider. To my luck, this guy was in the middle of a fight with another crew member.

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