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Ark one: Boyhood part 4
Arthur's startled face stared up at the ex-first-mate. He was dressed as he himself was the captain, his clothes frilled and expensive, showing his wealth and status. "You..." Arthur whispered his voice full of shock. He didn't want to believe what he was seeing. Yes the first-mate had been very gruff, and not exactly nice to him and Alfred, but he had always been near the Captain. Arthur was under the illusion that the first-mate was totally loyal to the Captain. "Why...? Aren't you...don't you have any sense of loyalty? We all thought you were dead!" Arthur's face had scrunched up in anger, his eyes glaring up at the man he once took orders from.
The man started to laugh, his head tipped back, " Do you really think I would serve a fool like him?" He questioned, his voice full of humour. Arthur clenched his fist in rage, but cried out when the cruel man above him stamped on his broken arm. He vaguely heard Alfred call his name, but he could not react, his world was an explosion of pain until the man stepped back laughing to himself again.
Arthur heard the clang of metal on metal when his senses returned. He moved his head slightly to see what was going on. The Captain was stood facing off against the first-mate, his face was full of rage. Their swords clashed, sending sparks across the blood soaked deck. He felt a tug on his leg and sluggishly looked back to see Alfred pulling him to safety. The younger ones eyes shone with freight but at the same time burned with hatred, as if he was about to go and join the Captain in fighting. Arthur opened his mouth to speak but Alfred got there before him, " Shut up, you're badly injured, you rest. I'll be your hero!" He declared pointing to himself.
The older of the two blondes smiled and nodded a little letting Alfred drag him to safety. They looked so out of place, two children stuck on a ship as adults fought around them. They spotted Rosa off to the starboard side, fighting a burly man with nothing but a chain and a small dagger. By the looks of it she was winning as the man had several cuts in his skin but Rosa was barely scratched. Other crew members however were dealing poorly. Many were badly injured. Arthur's eyes widened as he witnessed a crew member fall and die. The gravity of his situation dawned on him and he gripped Alfred's hand tightly.
Arthur's world completely stopped however when Antonio staggered backwards and towards the railing. His eyes widened and he immediately got up from his position against Antonio's cabin and raced toward him. Arthur's world was moving in slow motion, he couldn't seem to run fast enough. Just as Antonio fell, the boy grabbed his wrist. " Captain!" Arthur cried holding on with all of his might. His broken arm ached badly. The Spanian smiled warmly at Arthur and reached up to his neck. He slowly undid his cravat and pushed it into the hand holding his wrist.
" For you...Arthur..." He wheezed. Arthur hadn't noticed at first, but now he did, Antonio's chest was bleeding badly. His face was pale and he looked tired. His eyes widened as Antonio went slack and began to fall from his grip." Captain!" He screamed tears falling from his cheeks. In his hand he gripped the Captains cravat. This one was his special one, his best cravat. It was White like all the others, however this one had a golden trim and an emerald imbedded in the middle surrounded by pure gold. He gripped it tightly and slowly lifted himself so he's stood straight.
"I've done it!" The ex-first-mate shouted behind him, " I'm officially the strongest Pirate in the world!"
Arthur slowly turned and knelt to grab Antonio's forgotten sword. His hands shook with anger and adrenaline pumped through his veins as his pocketed the cravat and gripped the sword with his uninjured arm, " Bastard...I'll kill you!" He screamed charging at the man. Laughter ceased as Antonio's sword aimed straight for the ex-first-mates head. The sword was quickly stopped by his own. Arthur's eyes were dark and bloodthirsty as he stared up at The Captain's killer. " You! What is your name?" Arthur hissed.
The other man laughed, " It doesn't really matter, but your Captains killer is called Loki Schnitel, remember it well!"
Arthur's sword was brushed aside and a searing pain appeared across his chest. The pain didn't register at first, nor did the blood on his hands but soon he collapsed backwards. Alfred rushed over catching him. His chest was bleeding badly and soaked Alfred almost immediately. "Arthur!" He shouted just before Arthur passed out and the two of them were pushed overboard.
End of Boyhood Arc
End of chapter! Next chapter is the start of the next arc "The rising"!
R & R plz ^^
