Dawn of a Red Sky by Ryan Gilbert

Author:Ryan Gilbert [Gilbert, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-10T22:00:00+00:00

As soon as Ororis sounded the alarm, the entire ship fell into chaos. Pirates rushed all over the ship, quickly trying to weigh anchor and drop the sails. Below deck, all of the crew could hear Ripper bellowing at the top of his lungs, trying his best to get the gunners to ready the cannons even quicker. Riggs rushed out of his cabin, still pulling his shirt over his head.

“How long until that walkin’ bag o’ bones reaches us?”

KEBOOM

A cannonball smashed into the side of the Red Sky, sending bits of wood flying into the water.

“I think he already has, Captain,” Clint yelled.

“Hard to starboard. We’ve got to cut him off before he reaches the port,” Riggs ordered.

As quickly as he could, Clint spun the ship towards their fearsome foe. With the black sails bearing down on them, the pirates could see the black eye sockets of Every’s crew staring back at them. Their laughs carried across the water as soon as the sound left their bony jaws.

“Let ‘em have the bow cannons,” Riggs shouted down to the gunners.

“Fire!” Ripper yelled.

BOOM BOOM

The two cannonballs did not even make it to the ship. Riggs could see Every standing on deck, effortlessly deflecting the shots.

Suddenly, a blue beam of light blasted across the water, hitting the Pirate King square in the chest. He staggered backwards, shaken by the attack. While Every was recovering, Riggs searched the deck of his ship, seeing bits of glowing blue light swirling around Sapphire’s wand.

“Hit him again, Saph.”

The fairy let loose another stream of magic, sending it hurtling through the air.

KEBOOM

A barrage of cannonballs forced Sapphire to duck, whipping her attack across Every’s head and knocking him to his knees.

“Give it all ye got, mates,” Riggs shouted to his crew, “We might just be able to defeat him this time.”

Rushing to the rail, Sapphire tried to summon as much power as she could. An orb of magic appeared at the end of her wand, ready to burst with destructive force once she unleashed it. As Riggs watched, he saw the determination written on the fairy’s face. She was going to destroy Every.

Thrusting her wand forward, Sapphire shot another beam of blue light straight toward the Fancy. Riggs’ hand rested on his pistol, ready to fire his weapon once the fairy’s attack reached the weakened King of Pirates.

As the beam of light reached the enemy ship, it was met by a yellow burst of energy. Hastily, Riggs grabbed a spyglass, needing to see exactly what was happening.

Every was blocking Sapphire’s attack. He was blocking it with his golden sword.

“Bloody hell,” said a shocked Captain as he ripped his pistol out of his belt.

As steadily as he could, he aimed it at the skinless figure of Every. He knew that Sapphire could only keep her stream of magic going for so long before it gave out. He had to make his shot count.

BANG

The shot struck the sword, knocking it out of Every’s hand just as the beam of blue light disappeared.

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