"Welcome to The Blind Doom," She said with a grin, motioning to her ship as she stopped a few feet away from him, just out of sword range. Her eyes glinted dangerously and she nodded to the boy alongside him, noting his young age. This captain seemed to know what he was doing, but he didn't know this ship or any of it's tricks that she knew. Reva let her sword hang at her side in her hand, seeming calm but in all reality she was coiled like a spring, ready to attack.
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A glimmer shimmered in his eyes at how cute this sight was to him. He liked how this girl had so much confidence, but it wasn't enough. "Thanks for the welcome deary." His sarcastic tone and smirk made a few of his crew members around laugh. "You see im impressed with how you have held up, I didn't think that someone like you could hold up this long, it's a shame that it will be put to waste." At this he smirked. Arlo smiled and nodded towards him. "Sorry." At this he put his fingers up to his mouth and started to whistle loudly.
She raised an eyebrow and watched him, letting him whistle before raising her sword and giving him only a few moment before she sprang towards him, blade flashing through the air. Her eyes narrowed and she gave a sharp laugh in response as she attacked, "You know, that's the one thing I can't handle." She growled, "Being laughed at, that just cost a few more members of your crew their lives."
He moved away fast enough pulling Alro with him. Holding his sword out. Observing the girl he backed away about a foot out of sword range. He smirked in response, was this her way of threatening someone? She would have to work better if she was going to try and intimidate the captain of the Silver Stallion. "My dear, you may just reconsider saying that, especially after you see what's in store for you." He pointed towards his ship, where a whole new crowd of more of his crew came swarming from the below deck. "And that's not even the best part." That's when The Blind Doom started to shake.
She growled lowly and only glanced once at his ship, "You want to know a secret captain?" She asked lowly, rolling her neck before springing towards the boy. Attacking someone that was unarmed was cheap, even for her, but she wasn't going to give up. They would have to blow her ship to smithereens and knock her unconscious if they wanted her to stop fighting. Losing wasn't in her nature.
Pushing Alro out of the way he put he blocked her with his sword. Tch, how cheap could she be, she was going to have to try better. He took a small glance at the water to see something moving below the depths, making him smile big. She could try as hard as she wanted, but he had one thing that would win this fight. "Ah, and what might be that lass?"
She swiped at the captain's chest with her sword, "I'm not stupid, I know exactly what you whistled for, I know why my ship is shaking." She motioned to the water, a small grin on her face, "I have to say, I didn't expect that, you surprised me." Reva took a half step away from him before swiping at him again, craving a real fight, not one where she had to go easy on her opponent because it was a fellow crew member.
Grinning big, he blocked the girl and went for her side arm, trying to take out her weapon. "Haha, so you were smart enough to figure it eh? Didn't think you would." He was impressed to say to the least. He hadn't expected her to catch on so quick. That didnt mean she had any more chances of winning this though. Taking the time to make sure he was safe he gave Alro a look, just one look that made Alro shout out one word over the side of the ship. "Sirens!"
"Like I said, I'm not stupid captain." She jumped out of the way of his attack before coming at him again, aiming for his chest and sword arm. The probability that her crew and even herself were going to survive this was low, but even then she wasn't going to give up. Her mind processed what the boy shouted, and it didn't surprise her since she already knew what was going to happen.
Just in time for saving his life one of Jeromes crewmates jumped in blocking the sword from hitting Jerome. At that moment the ship started to shake madly and screeches from the water blew through the air. Those screeches were exactly what he was hoping for. "Haha, never implied it lass, and sorry to say this but I dont think your crewmates will be making it out of here." He grinned at this. How exciting this fight was. Turning fast to face the area where the majority of his crew was, he shouted out orders. "If none start cooperating, throw the lads overboard!" They all nodded and started throwing the men overboard, he turned to face the confident captain once more.
She glared and glanced at her crew, a frustrated growl coming from her, "What do you want?" She asked lowly, standing her ground and doing her best to ignore the pleading from some of her crew, the others just fighting back in rage. The Blind Doom was far past the point of saving, she decided that, now she had to figure out if he was going to kill her crew if she cooperated, or if he would actually spare them.
He took a step forward ignoring the screams and pleads of mercy coming from The Blind Dooms crewmates. Afterall, he was used to it. Taking a step forward to the captain, he went about what he wanted. "Well first and foremost, I would like you to order your crewmates to stand down, unless of course you have no value for their lives. As for what I really want, I want your crew and you." He grinned with an cold stare, one that could send shivers up your spine.
She narrowed her eyes and went silent for a moment, "Stand down," She shouted to her remaining crew, not taking her eyes off of the captain. He could still be planning something and she didn't trust him. "You want us to join your crew?" She asked, raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms. Her sword was still in her hand and she made sure that she could still fight if she needed to.
Watching her be so cautious made him grin even more. He strolled around her, circling her, not once taking his eyes off of her. "I can see when one has spark and is good enough, and when one is not good enough. Color me impressed lass but you have spark. Something I like in a crewmate, so yes I want you and your crewmates to join my crew." He tilted his head and remained grinning. "What do you say? Yes?"
"Ask them, I don't control their every action." She said lowly, jerking her head towards the crew, "As for myself," She started, "I'll think about it. I didn't become captain just so I could throw away the title and join a new crew." The crew muttered among themselves and she clenched her jaw, hoping that they would play along and call her captain even though they knew she was only the first mate.
He stayed grinning, but his eyes became lifeless and cold. He ever so slowly moved up to her ear and whispered. "Lass, I can't tell when one is lying about being a captain, I myself have been one since I was just fifteen." He pulled back fast and faced her crew. "As for you men, I can give you two choices. You may resign me, only to stay on a ship that will be gone in just a matter of time and suffer a slow painful death from the sirens. Or, you can join me and my crew of men on the Silver Stallion, your choice." His crewmates made their way to his side, all facing the old crew of the perishing ship The Blind Doom.
The men mumbled and slowly, one by one, they joined his crew, besides a few older members that decided that death was a better fate. Reva's jaw tightened and she slowly put her cutlass away, glaring at the captain, "I may not have been captain, but I am now since Hayes fled when he saw your ship. I will not join your crew, but I refuse to be left on this ship." She crossed her arms and went silent, her eyes flashing in defiance.
Jerome chuckled, he loved winning. His crew had already started moving back to the Silver Stallion, taking the new crewmates with them. He studied the girl with observant eyes. Crossing his arms to mock her, he smiled. "Oh well, I guess I can just leave you to be captain of this sinking ship. Say hi to the sirens for me!" With that he turned around and started for his own ship, leaving her standing there with her old crewmates. Alro waited a few seconds looking at her and turned to start for the Silver Stallion with the captain.
"I refuse to be left on this ship." She growled, "Lock me in your ship's brig if you want, but I will not join your crew, and I will not be left here." Reva started to follow the boy to ship, a small flash of fear crossing her face before she resumed her stone cold expression. Her pride and stubbornness meant that she refused to let him win, it also meant that she refused to be left on this worthless ship.
A few of the Silver Stallions crew members blocked her way refusing to let her on. Alro mouthed the word "Sorry" before making his way onto the Silver Stallion. Jerome however who had stopped in his tracks, made his way back onto the slowly perishing ship face to face with the girl. "If there is one thing I hate most in the seas, it's a pirate who is stubborn as yourself. That attitude will get you nowhere lass." He growled, "If there is one thing you should know about the Silver Stallion is we hold no prisoners, you either join us or die, I gave you a chance. Now I might as well push you into the water and leave you for the sirens to deal with." A few of the crewmates chuckled at this.
She spread her arms out and met his eyes. "Then do it." She growled, "Push me in captain." She spat the last word, her hair blowing in the wind and her eyes flashing dangerously as she took a step towards him, "That, or lock me in the brig on your ship. Starve me if you wish." The Blind Doom creaked and shook as it started to fall apart, slowly falling apart.
He laughed, he laughed loudly. Did she really think that he wouldn't push her into the water? He could have cared less what happened to this girl. By then Alro had silently crept back onto the falling ship next to Jerome, giving the girl a pitiful look. Some of the crewmates had started backing away reverting to the Silver Stallion. He smirked. "Well lass, suit yourself, you should have taken my mercy." With that he pushed the girl into the water.
She met his eyes and the boy's one last time as she fell, a mix of fear and stubbornness in her eyes, "It was nice meeting you captain, take care of that boy of yours." She shouted up before she hit the water, bracing herself for the sirens to come for her as she swam deeper into the water. The sea was cold and unforgiving but so was she. All she had to do was make it away from the beasts. Her eyes stung as she opened them under the waves and looked around for the bottom of his ship, swimming towards it the instant she saw it.
He watched the girl swim towards the bottom of his ship. Pathetic is all the could think. The rest of his crewmates and him made their way back onto the Silver Stallion. The crewmates were mumbling to themselves wondering if she would make it to the ship. "Don't worry about that lads, being as im on good terms with those sirens, she won't make it in time." He said reassuringly. Alro hadn't even listened to what the captain had said, he jumped in the water towards the girl and pulled her to one of the ships lifeboats on the side, still left in the water. Disobeying what the captain had said. No saving those meant to die
She silently questioned why the boy was helping her, but she took the help, climbing into the lifeboat with his help. "Your captain isn't going to like that you helped me," She said, nodding in reluctant thanks. The Blind Doom continued falling to pieces in the water and she felt a pang of sadness, that was one of the few places she had ever called home, and now it was sinking to the bottom of the sea.