Chronicles of Admiral Demon

Prologue

Two years after 'Day of Treachery'

I bet your wondering what the Hell is day of Treachery? Well it's a holiday I made up for the greatest betrayal that has been dealt at hand in this world. The day when that brat New King of the Heartland Nation promised my fleet supplies to fight back the Eastern Empire's advance, well the supplies never came because they were never sent…. By the time the enemy realized this they raided my fleet. All until my Flagship the Ravager was barely left standing, my crew dead…. If I was going to die that day at least I'd bring a few of them with me, I operated the entire Ravager main guns and fired upon the vessels, but the bastards kept coming, from gun boats and frigates, to cruisers and battle ships. That day they called my ship the Ghost Ship, like something out of a story you tell children to scare them. They claimed that my flag ship the Ravager, was possessed of a thousand angry spirts who came back to wreak vengeance on an unjust battle…. Maybe they were right, I don't remember much, only that everything just went white, the anger that surged through my body, the only thing that kept me going was sheer will that day.

As the Eastern Fleet fled, I turned the ship around and set course for dry-dock on the capital Alchera, little did I know that day the King fully expected me to die that day, my ship before it came insight of the fleet was approached by a rubber raft, Lt. James Vega on board the small boat, to warn me about a plot by the King, the fleet had orders to sink the Ravager. Lt. James Vega told Demon he left the Heartland Military to join as a part of my crew, as well as some sympathizers: a helmsman Joker, Karin Chakwas a medical professional, two engineers (Gabriela, Kenneth), fourteen marines, twenty seven sailors, and one cook. As soon as they boarded the Ravager, we got the hell out of Heartland territories. The Ravager was wounded, and I couldn't command a floating pile debris, she needed to get repaired. Now before this incident about a year ago I saved a Quarian engineer from a slaver raid, by the name of Tali' Zorah Nar Rayya, she promised me, that if I ever need her help she would come to my aid…. So I did, she sounded so excited, she organized a date to meet up when the patrol fleet was changing shifts, even with my ship a mess, she seemed in awe of its design…. So I made her chief engineer. This was to be the start of our adventure. Two years ago, was hell but we survived.

Demon shot up from his King Sized double bed from a nightmare long ago, the shock was still wearing off, as the sweat traveled down his forehead.

Got to keep it together….

Demon hopped out of bed and began to put on his normal attire. Demon stepped over Urz who was sleeping on the mat by the bed.

Sleep tight Urz.

Demon approached the steel door unsealing the hatch, as he pulled the door wide open, his eyes were invaded by the harsh rays of the morning sun. Demon was approached by none other than Mikoto who held the sheath of her blade to her left.

"Good morning Demon, you don't look so well, are you alright?"

Demon chuckled a bit.

"Yeah, drinking till you drop will do that to you… uh how are you this morning?"

Mikoto looked behind her at the Ravager's deck then at the ships following the Ravager.

"I- I uh couldn't sleep last night so I patrolled the deck of the Ravager…. Seventy-Two times…"

Jesus she looks unfazed by the lack of sleep.

Demon put both of his palm of his hands on both sides of her face.

"Well you look no worse for wear… do you need to get some sleep?"

Mikoto gently lowered Demon's hands down from her face to above her chest while giving his hands a gentle squeeze.

"No, though I wouldn't say no to some coffee."

I bet…

"Want to accompany me to the cafeteria?"

Mikoto only nodded, before giving off a small yawn. The two made their way down the stairs Demon holding on to the rail, vaguely remembering an incident when Urz came charging down the stairs and making Demon tumble down the stairs. The two approached the mess hall only seeing Gardener, making a pot of Oat Meal, Skipper Nick, while he was playing poker with James and Kasumi. Before Mikoto and Demon could start up the coffee machine Nick made a loud victory shout as he began pulling in his winning. James throws his hands up in the air, stating how much he lost, while Kasumi's head just smacked the table.

"Shit Nick, I was sure I'd win that time."

Nick was chuckling as he was putting the gold in a leather sack.

"Well next time put down the cards, if you weren't prepared to lose that much James."

Mikoto leaned in to whisper something to Demon.

"How does he keep winning?"

Demon made a quiet laugh before leaning in to Mikoto.

"Don't let Nick fool you he's horrible at poker, he keeps cards under sleeves."

"Did he ever try that with you?" Question Mikoto.

Demon with a straight face, void of all emotion after that question just stared at her.

"How did you think I found out?"

One Year Ago….

5:59 P.M./Mess Hall

Nick was winning all the earnings on the table, Demon thought he had a flush in his hand but Nick had a better hand.

AGAIN!

Nick was quickly taking the different types of treasure putting in his pack, but before he got the last piece of silver, a handful of cards fell out of his sleeves.

What the….

Nick's eyes widened as he saw the mistake he just made. Demon's eyes just turned in to a murderers glare.

"You Son of a Bitch!"

Demon grabbed Nick by the collar punching him on the table. Nick head butted Demon before he tried making a run for it, but Demon just slammed Nick's head on the table and began to strangle him.

"I'LL TEACH YOU TO CHEAT AT CARDS WITH ME!"

Out of the Midst of this chaos in comes Garrus preparing to get some grub. Garrus just look at the event unfold.

"What the-"

Nick with desperate eyes look at Garrus.

"Garrus, quick shoot him, he's gone insane!"

Present time.

Yeah good times….

Mikoto after hearing that story, tried to hide her laugh by covering her mouth. Demon left Mikoto by the coffee pot, and began to navigate his way to the Cook, Gardner.

"Hey Gardner."

Gardner gave a salute to the Admiral, before Demon said at ease.

"What can I get for you Admiral?"

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon, Bacon…

"Got any Bacon?"

Gardner rubbed the back of his neck, while shaking his head.

"Sorry Admiral, all we have left is packages of oatmeal, and potatoes."

Damn well we're nowhere near civilization, might as well hit a heartland merchant ship.

"No worries Gardner, I'll get you some real ingredients shortly."

Gardner just nodded as he got back to cooking the oatmeal. Demon grabbed a quick cup of coffee before he made his way to the bridge. Demon entered the bridge seeing Joker and Presley hard at work.

"Pressley any ships near our waters?"

Pressley handed Demon the reports of several sightings of merchant vessels.

Excellent there is one near us.

"Joker continue East I want to get to the Merchant Ship…. ' The Cheswaltz' Jesus Christ… before it gets near a harbor."

Joker smiled as he leaned in his seat.

"You got it Admiral."

As the Ravager picked up speed on its destination the six other ships behind were signaled to follow the Ravager in. Demon picked up the radio and tuned in on his ship only.

"Attention this is your Admiral speaking, I know it's been a while since I used this for talking, but better late than never… We've spotted a heartland merchant ship making way for one of the governments capitals, well I don't think that greedy little brat needs all that supplies, so it's our job to relieve him of it, boarding party meet me in the briefing room."

Demon was awaiting the crew members, the first one to enter was Lingqi.

"Demon"

Ah one of my favorite crew members.

"Lingqi, that was fast…"

Lingqi looked at the map, seeing the information and the battleplan.

"are there any defenses on board?"

Demon shook his head while circling the clear sheet over the map with a marker.

"only one, so I want to minimize any ship batteries firing on the vessel, I don't want to damage the goods or the ship if it's in good condition. You, Nick, Fenris, as well as twenty Marines will board the vessel and take out anyone who fires at our ship. After all hostiles are dead, scout the ship for cargo, then I'll send a retrieval team to take everything that is not bolted down to the ground, after that we'll inspect the ship, if it's sear worthy, we'll refit it and make it guard the 'Retriever'."

Lingqi stepped by Demon pointing at the circle on the map.

"There's no escort, are they trying to get their people killed?"

Demon looked at the reports in his hand then at the map.

"Yeah that seemed a little off to me…. So we should complete the objective quickly then."

25 Minutes Later…

Demon on the bridge took out his binoculars seeing the approaching objective.

There it is…. Just like the reports say, no escort…..

Demon set down the binoculars on the table as he approached Pressley.

" Pressley have the fleet encircle the merchant ship as the Ravager boards it."

Pressley began issuing commands through the radio. As soon as the fleet began to break off formation, the merchant ship fires its main battery canon on the rear deck of the ship. The Ravager's MG guns begin to suppress the ships fire so the Ravager can safely board with the Cheswaltz. Lingqi jumped on first swinging her cross pike taking out fourteen crewmen of the enemy ship. Nick jumps in firing different assortments of handguns taking out the advancing infantry. Fenris swung his broadsword taking out a dozen sailors armed with rifles. Lingqi tossed her crossed pike into a group of the merchant hired guns. A mercenary thought she exposed herself from throwing her weapon away, the mercenary charged at her with his bayonet on his rifle. Lingqi directed the rifle's bayonet into the deck, with the mercenary stunned of what just happened, Lingqi drew a Colt 1911 from her holster strapped on her right leg. Lingqi quickly raised the handgun to the Merc's chest and discharged the weapon. The Marines entered the fray boarding the ship quickly while clearing the deck. Nick grabbed the last merc by his neck, pulling him in while wrapping his arm around it, with one quick twist, a sickening pop could be heard from the merc's now broken neck. Demon got on board checking the scenario which just ended in the boarding party's favor.

Fenris made his way to the lower deck to clear out any more mercs. Nick took the twenty marines and headed to the bridge of the ship, to check for any more resistance. Lingqi approached Demon handing him a small pouch with a captain stamp on it.

"Thank you Lingqi…. Lingqi you're hurt!"

Lingqi just looked at the cut on her hip, from the bayonet.

"It's fine Demon, it's just a scratch I've had far worst."

Yeah she was in pretty bad shape when I found her on that burning ship…. Had to carry her off the ship myself, I know I shouldn't have to worry about her when bullets are being shot at her, but maybe… maybe I do overreact of the scratches... But still.

"Please just report to the infirmary, Lingqi… for me"

Lingqi froze for a second, before replying.

"I- okay Demon, you win." Relented Lingqi with a sigh.

Fenris came up the deck with two metal drum barrels. Demon approached hoping he bared good news.

"Fenris, what did you find."

Fenris set down the barrels one at a time, as he was about to inform Demon what he found.

"What you expect on a merchant ship, food, weapons, armor, small caches of treasure… and this."

Demon's eyes widened as Fenris popped the barrel's lid, inside the drum was very dangerous material Arruvian Spice.

Shit this stuff is used for a lot of things, explosives, chemical warfare, black market drugs… this makes napalm look like tinker toys. Bastard King Alfred now what would you need with all this spice?

Demon operated the hand radio by the technician, ordering the salvage team to remove everything off the ship. Tali was sent down in to the cargo bay of the ship to check the status of the ship, as she spotted one of the ventilation shafts sealed, she began to pry it open, but not before Nick appeared right behind her scaring her.

"Boo!"

Tali dropped the crow bar holding her chest as it made her heart jump.

"Keelah, don't do that Nick!"

Tali picked up the crow bar putting back on the hatch.

"Sorry Tali… so what are you doing?"

Tali was making a couple of grunts, from the stuck hatch.

"Can you help me with this hatch?"

Nick made a shrug getting behind her, bending the crowbar, Tali was not joking the Ventilation shaft was sealed shut. A pressurized hiss could be heard from the opening, the latch fell off sending Nick and Tali to the ground. Out of the Ventilation shaft came pouring a vast amount of silver.

Two Minutes Later…

Demon along with a large portion of the Ravager crew approached the large pile of silver, some of the crew members got an idea to retrieve the silver cache. James however held them back.

"Whoa! Back the hell up!"

Demon crouched down observing the silver. He noticed each piece had a symbol on them what it looked like a Hydra symbol. Demon dropped the silver in to the pile.

This is Cartel currency, their dealing with the Heartland Nation, and we just attacked a trade ship Fuck!

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