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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 26, 2007 22:28:02 GMT -5
A dingy docks at Tortuga, and two pirates climb out, carrying a chest. "Sorry Captain, this was all we could salvage," one of the pirates says, adressing Scarlet who walks down the gangplank, and opens the chest, examining the gold and jewels inside.
"It will have to do," Scarlet says. "Captain Fox, it just so happens that whoever commands the beast has struck again, I had some of my crew go and salvage what they could from a Spanish Pirate Hunter. Naturaly, the treasure will be split among my crew, but I believe that you are entitled to a share, as a thank you," she says, and takes a money pouch out, and removes a number of gold coins and jewels from the chest, and places them in the pouch, and tosses it to Captain Fox before having the two pirates take the chest onto the Sinfull Lilith.
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Post by Ninetales on May 27, 2007 0:44:05 GMT -5
Captain Fox only smiled. "Thank you..." he called out as he caught the bag of money and jewels. He then continued on his way up the gangplank to his own ship.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 27, 2007 1:37:44 GMT -5
Scarlet smiles, and heads up into her ship.
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Post by Ninetales on May 27, 2007 1:41:35 GMT -5
Captain Fox was soon lost amongst the bustle of his ship as he made sure that everything would be ready for departure tomorrow, he never liked staying long in Tortuga. A rather nasty place to do commerce, but becoming the only place to do such trading.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 27, 2007 1:58:07 GMT -5
As Scarlet enters the captain's cabin, she slips her coat off, pushing her sleave up, she examins the branding on her arm of the letter "P," her hatred ran deep for the East India Trading Company.
"Scarlet, your time is beginning to run out," a voice from behind her says, and she turns to see a handsome man with a slight goatee and black hair, wearing robes of pure obsian black. "You where given the duty to ensure that piracy continues on the high seas at all costs as it has, you do know your punishment if you fail."
"Master Lucifer, forgive me, it has not been an easy task," Scarlet says. "To ensure a war against the enemy, there has to be a Pirate King, and the other lords just aren't willing to vote one into power yet."
"You will find a way, Scarlet, you have no choice," Lucifer says, and dissapears.
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Post by Ninetales on May 27, 2007 2:02:31 GMT -5
((Oh joy... a plot development, interesting))
Captain Fox, watched from his cabin windows in the rear of the ship as the sun began to set. He sighed and sat in his chair at the desk, a lot to do, and so little time to do it in. He shook his head. They were slowly being strangled, and he needed time, time to finish his small fleet and hopefully be able to guard what few islands were left in Pirate hands... or ports that would except them.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 27, 2007 2:12:11 GMT -5
Scarlet takes a sip of tea, unlike the rest of her crew, and to be truthfull the majority of the pirate community, Scarlet hated rum and other alcoholic beverages. She had learned from stories about pirates that where captured or killed because they where intoxicated (Calico Jack for one), but other than that she hated the taste.
Putting her coat back on, and returning to deck, she has an arrow fired through a window of Fox's cabin, with a message: "Little time left, answer might lie in America."
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Post by Ninetales on May 28, 2007 12:49:08 GMT -5
Captain Fox leaned back in his chair, having untied the parchment and nodding his head, he kept the arrow that was inbeded in the support beam, he only smiled.
He soon got up and found his first officer. He pulled him aside and smiled. "Okay kit, we have some plans, tomorrow we leave, but for the American colonies, we might find some answers to this mystery that we have stumbled across there... so make sure we are set course for there."
"Aye Captain, understood. But what about our men here?" His first officer asked.
"Do the induction ceremony here, there are a few deserted islands we can drop of those that refuse, I find it more fun to have them decide when they know that they won't die, but rather spend time on a deserted Island, with little hope for rescue." He gave a smile and then continued on to find his archer.
Soon an arrow was buried in the wheel of Scarlet's ship, the message only said one word. "Understood."
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 28, 2007 21:24:10 GMT -5
Scarlet brushes her long hair back as she thinks. The pirate lords would have to be gathered yes, but why head for America? Being someone who frequently came into the courts of the governors, she had access to information few other pirates did, which would come in handy now, they had to find out what had happened to threaten piracy, and there had to be an answer in America.
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Post by Ninetales on May 28, 2007 21:32:56 GMT -5
Captain Fox was now on deck looking at the setting sun in the west, he felt the sea breeze on his face and he knew that when he was out at sea, he was free for a time, but at the same moment, the ocean kept some dark dangers that he always had to be on the look out. "Such beauty in this land, and yet, past the horizon's hide dangers to all of us." He felt being poetic tonight, he wondered what he would have been like if he had not been forced into piracy for a living... his parents were still alive, them outfoxing the East Indian Trade Company... he might not even hate the Spanish like he does now.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 28, 2007 22:57:53 GMT -5
Had he looked into the water, he would've seen a white shark's fin circling, and a bizare unearthly glow. Something had drawn the beast towards Tortuga.
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Post by Ninetales on May 28, 2007 23:32:14 GMT -5
Captain Fox eyes were drifting around when he first saw the unearthly glow, it was after seeing the glow that he saw a shark fin... his eyes went wide and he watched the antics of the shark, he was trying to ascertain what its actions would be next.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 30, 2007 17:15:09 GMT -5
(Lets skip ahead.)
Within a few days, Scarlet found herself seated at the table of the governor of Virginia, Fox not far away as she listens in on the conversations around her.
"I've heard that the captain of the Sinfull Lilith has gotten bolder," one man says. "I mean, after Westler dissapeared in the carribean, they're saying that the devil himself caught him."
"Oh please, all this talk of devils and sea monsters is a bunch of hogwash if you ask me," the governor says. "Everyone's gotten too superstitious, all we have on our hands is a very skilled pirate captain. But skill aside, I'd see to it that he hangs with the rest of the pirates in the world!"
Scarlet smiles inwardly, if only they knew how close they really where to the legendary pirate. Then a part of the conversation catches her attention...
"Can you believe what I've heard out of Bermuda, when they where being prepared to be hung on the gallows, a bunch of the prisoners began, singing," the governor says all of a sudden, getting Scarlet's attention fully. "Scared the guards half to death, and then at the same time, prisoners all over the carribean started singing the same exact song."
"Lady Morrison, what do you think of these things?" one of the guests asks.
"Well, its not my place to say anything, but there is an old legend among the pirates," Scarlet says. "That there is a song that all pirates know, a song that is only sung when piracy is threatened, is there any reason that piracy would be threatened, governor?"
"Well, the navy and the East India Trading Company have started to crack down on piracy on the high seas, yes," the governor says. "Needless to say, they want to whipe piracy off the face of the planet."
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Post by Ninetales on May 30, 2007 17:26:15 GMT -5
Captain Fox was standing a little ways out of the way but he felt like it, and knew his reputation preceeded him as being a person to usually side with the opposite of conversations sometimes.
"But what is Piracy to one person is only taking oppertunity of others to another... I could accuse the West Indian Company of Piracy myself."
The Same man that was talking superstition looked right at Captain Fox. "Please, not this talk again, we have all heard about your sob story of them robbing your parents company from you...that is business, and Pirates do not care for anyone but themselves."
Captain Fox was about to argue with the man when the governor stood up. "Gentlmen, please, we are not here to talk of that, we are here to talk of the problems of the Caribbean."
"That is what I mean." Captain Fox said. "The East Indian Trading Company, is becoming too powerful here, it is pushing out private traders and others trying to do trading without dealing with them." Captain Fox just wanted to try and needle them a little.
((What year is it? And I do not mind))
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 30, 2007 17:50:13 GMT -5
(Early 1700's, probably around 1725.)
"That is not yours to say, captain," a voice from the back of the room calls out, and a man who had not yet spoke stood up. He was an older man, dressed in the uniform of an officer of the Brittish Navy with a white wig, but sewn onto his coat is the logo of the East India Trading Company. "The East India Trading Company will do as it must to preserve free trade in the Carribean, you should know your place, captain."
Scarlet's hand starts moving towards the pistol she hides in her dress. "Lord Tobias Zolar, isn't it? I've heard of you, you think you see pirates everywhere, your the one who ordered the capture of all pirates."
"There is a quote from a man named Genghis Khan, I'm sure you've heard of him before, it goes like this: "I have commited many acts of cruelty and had an incalcuable amount of men killed, never knowing whether what I did was right. But I am indifferent to what people think of me." A lady of the king's court shouldn't be so rash as to adress a member of the East India Trading Company like that, they might start thinking your a pirate," Zolar says with a laugh.
"Don't you realize, Lord Zolar, that the Pirate Lords have been wanting your head for years? I'm sure they'd willingly give me sancuary if I was to deliver it to them," Scarlet says with a laugh.
"Lady Morrison, Lord Zolar, this isn't the place to be fighting," the governor says, and Scarlet shakes her head, and moves her hand away from her pistol while Zolar sits down.
(And enter the villain.)
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Post by Ninetales on May 30, 2007 18:05:28 GMT -5
Captain Fox glared at him like a wolf would glare at an intruder that he wanted to attack. "Ah... will before you ask, I will not captain any trading ships of yours... a profit can be made without slaves in the mix." He then smiled a friendly smile and laughed a little. "But the Governor is right, let us forget the past momentarily, and maybe a little of our parinoia and enjoy the hospitality of our dear friend of Virgina."
He moved now to the table, he was angry, it was this man that had caused his company to be acquired by the East Indian Trading Company. "He was tempted to ask about what he planned on doing once they controlled the Caribbean, but did not.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 30, 2007 18:41:28 GMT -5
"Have you heard anymore word about Captain Westler?" One of the guests questions. "Terribly dreadful thing to happen to a man, especialy one with a family."
"We, uhh, unfortunately found his body washed up on shore two days ago," Zolar says. "He was carrying this..." he says, tossing down a piece of cloth with the image of a female pirate embracing the devil. "The symbol of the Sinfull Lilith, it seems that he crossed the devil at some point."
"What proof do you have that the captain of the Lilith is in league with the devil?" Scarlet questions. "A flag means nothing."
"Because the devil's servant, the great sea beast always appears wherever the Lilith is," Zolar says simply. "A beast of that power can only be mastered by a servant of the devil."
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Post by Ninetales on May 30, 2007 18:49:15 GMT -5
Captain Fox looked at the group of men as if people were insane. "Can we change the subject? If we talk of these things we are only going to invite the fears into this meeting and I do not think we could handle any more problems. So unless we wish to talk to his servants, let us move to another topic."
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 30, 2007 18:51:31 GMT -5
"I need to get some fresh air," Scarlet says, and stands up before going outside.
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Post by Ninetales on May 30, 2007 19:04:31 GMT -5
Captain Fox looked at Lord Zolar before snorting. "I need to go calm down... all this talk of demons and monsters make me ill." he soon exits the manor home and looked out over the town, he breathed in the salty air and smiled. "The Ocean air is so relaxing."
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