Era of a Red Sky by Ryan Gilbert

Author:Ryan Gilbert [Gilbert, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-07-19T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

“Wake up, Captain Riggs.”

“I don’t think he’s waking up.”

“Maybe this’ll wake him.”

*slap*

Riggs’ eyes shot open. What had happened? Was he still alive? Was he dead?

His present company seemed to answer all of those questions.

Directly in front of him crouched Ororis, her arms crossed in front of her as she glared at him with her devilish eyes. Behind her stood the crew of the Flying Dutchman, their mangled bodies still terrifying to behold. Even Grim stood on the deck, his full body cloak still covering every bit of his skinny features. At the head of his crew stood Hades, his half-melted face on full display for the crew of the Red Sky to behold.

As the situation finally sank into Riggs’ mind, he tried to reach down to push off of the deck to stand up. Unfortunately for him, his ears were greeted with the sound of clanging metal.

Shackles were locked tight on each of his wrists, effectively chaining him to the mast. He tried to pull on them to slide his hand through the clamps, but they were far too tight to even allow any wiggle room. Looking to each side, he could see nearly all of his crewmembers. He could even see Julia as she roused from her unconsciousness.

Everyone was chained to the ship.

“It’s nice to have you back with us, Captain,” said Ororis with a teasing smile.

“I’d hoped for better,” Riggs replied, trying to bide his time.

“Yes, I’m sure you were,” said the mermaid.

Taking out her golden sword, she pulled the sleeve of Riggs’ coat down past his wrist. Exposed for all to see was the jagged scar that ran down his arm.

“Tell me… what does that scar mean to you?” asked Ororis.

Without even giving his enemy time to finish a breath, Riggs said, “It means nothin’.”

“Liar.”

Behind Ororis, Hades strode forward, his eyes locked with Riggs. He could tell that the pirate captain was lying.

“You forget that I am the ruler of death’s realm. I am there to lead the dead to the afterlife. I know everyone who dies.”

Grabbing Riggs by the coat and hauling him to his feet, Hades pushed him back against the mast and growled, “If the scar doesn’t mean anything to you, then does the name Philip Briggs mean anything?”

At that, Riggs clenched his fists tightly. Hearing his father’s name again was enough to anger him. After everything that he had done, all the notoriety that he had won, his father still affected him.

At Hades’ side, Ororis looked dumbfounded.

“Philip Briggs? Who the hell is he?”

Letting go of the restrained pirate, Hades answered, “This cretin’s father.”

The god of death clutched the pirate captain by the neck, just barely keeping from strangling him.

“Ain’t that right, Captain? He was the father you never wanted… a man so vile that he would carve a jagged wound into your arm. I know the memory of him still eats away at you from the inside. You want so hard to be able to escape from that, but I’m not going to let that happen.

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