Chapter 1 - Stranded
The remains of a torn pirate ship, which once sail the sea proudly. Now plummets into the vast abyss of the ocean water's depths. Its pieces broken parts are floating across the open water's surface. Floating along with the broken pieces are dead bodies of people who once sail on the now destroyed ship. But among the floating bodies and broken pieces there was a particular female pirate. Who she alone, in the midst the dead bodies of people, was still alive, drowning but alive. The women felt the ocean water surround her as she sinks down below, its weight pressing heavy around her. As it is squeezing the oxygen that her so desperately need from her lungs. Her body continues to sink into the ocean depth, neither having the energy to swim back toward the surface or the energy to move her limbs.
Her eyelids flickers, opening and closing in salt water, but all she sees above is the blue of sea colours shine through. When a long black shape shadow appears to come into her view. She could feel it... something was moving within the water around her. A strong pressure was suddenly place against her lips, before being pushed down to her lungs. This burning feeling that was once in her lungs and stomach had suddenly heated up before cooling down. With it cooling the weight of the water that was around her was no longer pressing heavy. But still there was a weight of something else... which still remained. The ocean's salty water stung in her eyes along with her injures and open wounds. She felt her self being pulling through water, dragged along by something.
She wanted to do something… anything like open her mouth. But she was extremely tired as if the water was drain energy from her body. She peeled her golden coloured eyes open once more, seeing the black shadow like shape becoming redder in colour. With a distinct feature of a crown made from what seem like blood-red coral resting on the head of what could possibly be a body. The crown colouring was so extremely sinister and frightening. That she was surprised her heart didn't lurch through, but that could of being because she lacks the energy within her body to do so. Deep red eyes came into view, boring into her own eyes as she begins to finally lose unconscious. Her eye lids began growing heavily with the tiredness settling in and with it closing, the dark welcomed her.
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Laying on her side and washed ashore was the drowning female pirate from the ship wreckage. She slowly begins to awaken from what seem like an eternal slumber. The salty sea water lapping at her waist with her long black hair spread out on the sand. Her stomach burning fiercely as the bile move from her stomach to her throat and onto the sand. Hurling the liquid substances that want to escape, until there was no more left. Looking at the stuff she threw up, she gagged at the sight of it. The disgusting green goo of water and stomach acid mixer that was now on the sand. She forced herself into moving, slowly and painfully, towards the shore water. Where she submerged her entire being into the shallow water before surfacing again. Her golden irises now scanning around the environment she found herself within. It was a beauty, that of which was completely hidden from the outside world. A hidden cove that seemly had no way in or out of from the land.
In fact, she would go so far as to say that the only way in and out of this place was by passing underneath. Going within the very depth of the water, which wasn't possible for a human to do. Turning away from the water she noted the forest grouping of trees and vegetation behind her. But not a sight or sound of animals, with the exception of the bird hovering above the sky. Standing up from the ground, she waded out of the shallow water to the nearby trees. She takes off her leather jacket from her shoulders. Tossing it along with the weapon she had on hand pistols, knives and a sword. All tossed onto the growing pile of her belongings. She takes a look at her weapons starting with the gun which was useless now that it was wet. For the gun powder within would also be wet, making it unable to produce the spark in need to create an explosion. Her blades however were fine in term of is usability. But they were heavy and would make her tire quicker than she'd like.
She goes on to adjusting her damp, heavy clothing into a more comfortable position. With the corset pulled to sit comfortable on her breast. Taking another scan around her area, she concludes that she was mostly stranded here for the time being. However, she had no idea just how long it would take her to leave this place isolated. Thinking back to the night before she had no idea what happened to the other crewmates and the Captain of the ship nor of her own teammates. But if the fiery explosion in her memory had hinted anything, they might not be faring well. She remembers the ship going under fire from the rival pirates in the area they were passing. When the fight reaches its peak, the Captain of the ship gave the command to steer them into dangerous waters. As the ship when through, it was still under fire when a huge explosion took place on deck. Where she happens to have been when the explosion, knocking her overboard.
As she was still in thought, the sound of splash from the water behind her startle out of her thought. She quickly turns around with her hand poised over her hip. Reaching for her weapon, only to remember that she removed them minutes ago. Scanning at the water shore and there sitting on the shore was a large fish on the bank. There were large red gashes on the fish's hide. She turned her gaze toward the water depth, where a dark red dorsal fin unlike anything she had ever seen emerge. Before it dips back into the dark shadowed depth of the cove waters. Its shape of the fin was not that of a fish, shark, or dolphin or any other sea creature she had seen before. Its structure had a mixture of a dorsal fins, but with the skin hide of an alligator. The woman made her way towards the trees, pulling small twigs and branches from the tree and ground. Before setting the bundle, she collected on the sandy ground.
She returned to her fallen pile of thing, where she fished out a flint from inside pockets of her jacket. Then grabbing the dagger from the pile and she returned to her collected pile. Where she quickly organised it into a proper fire starter with the wood collection forming tipi shape. Pressing the flints against she strokes them together in a downwards motion. Cursing when it nicked her nail once, before trying again three more times. Eventually the wood caught aflame and the woman sighed in relief. She tossed the flints back towards her discarded pile of things. Making her way to the large fish that was left on the water shoreline. Stabbing the knife into the dead carcass and began to pull strips of flesh from it. If that fish was left there for her consumption by some strange underwater sea fishlike creature. Then she was going to be sure to eat it.
Settling back down onto the sandy ground near the open camp fire. Holding a piece of fish meat, she had pulled for the fish. She skewered the meat on her dagger and put it over the flame until it was cooked enough. She takes bites into the cooked meat, not caring much for it taste and was more concerned about getting it into her stomach. Before her body shut down from lack of energy. She teared the meat apart with an appetite she wasn't aware that she had until she started eating. She quickly added another chunk onto her dagger and repeated the process until her stomach felt heavy and content. Done with her meal she stands up and get to work. Grabbing the gear still in a pile by the tree and layout her weapons to dried in the sun. Before walking to the water and dipping her jacket in. Pulling it back out of the water, she makes her way towards a low hanging branch.
Located in one of the nearby tree underbrush to drape it over, too dried as well. The water behind her once again splashed, she turned quickly towards it. Hoping to get a proper look at what was in the water. She was greeted with a blood red colour that she vaguely remembers seeing when she was sinking into the water depth. Slowly made her way back to the water, she tries to catch a better glimpse what it was. But all she got was a glimpse of its dorsal fin. Sighing heavily with disappointment, she flops back down into the sand. Stared up at the view of the current cloudless night sky before closing her eyes. Falling back asleep to earn some well need her energy for tomorrow.
Published 22/11/2017 | Update 29/05/2018