Author's Note: So as promised. Violence. And other stuff too. Enjoy this one!
Zinsafil looked at the people standing around him. "Well?" he asked. Jack stepped forward. "Look mate. You're not going to just come on me ship and demand stuff from me. I'm the captain here." he said. Zinsafil rolled his orange, glowing, molten lava eyes. "Now, now pirate. I only wish to make this easier on you." he said.
Jack stared at him. "Really?" he asked. The Sorcerer Lord smiled. "No." he replied as he sent a ball of liquid rock at him. Jack dodged out of the way as it hurtled toward him. 'How did I not see that coming?'
Zinsafil began to laugh as he targeted the other members of the crew. Jack looked out from his hiding place. The deck of the ship was completely ruined, with most of the wood burned through and the sails scorched.
"Oh little prince, where are you?" Zinsafil called out in a sing-song voice. Lava dripped from his fingers as he walked.
"What are we goin' ta do captain?" Gibbs asked. Jack jumped at his sudden appearance. "I think it would be a good idea if we got him into the water." he said. Gibbs nodded. "How?" he asked. Jack thought for a moment, then he smiled. "Just leave that to me." he said. Gibbs swallowed. Whenever his captain got that look on his face, he was about to do something crazy.
Will groaned as the magic assaulted his senses. It was powerful fire magic, that could only belong to a Sorcerer Lord. He could smell the wood burning above him, but it was thick so it would take a while to burn through from where he was.
He looked up as the door opened. "Will! What are you doing here? You should be in the cellar." Jack said. Will shook his head, curling up into a ball. "Fine. Stay here. I don't care if you're burned to a crisp. More food." h said. Will glared at him. "Just kidding. We'd never eat you. I swear." he said, holding up his left hand.
He pushed Will out of the way to get to the harpoons and whips behind him. Will stared at them, not seeing how they would help the situation. Or why they were even on the ship anyway. Jack shrugged. "In my younger days, I was experimental. Now don't move." Jack said. Will nodded.
Zinsafil inhaled deeply. He could smell the Prince of Sinkilvania close by, but he couldn't figure out where. Ever since that fight with Az'Nok, his powers had never been the same. He had shamed himself that day. His sire had been the Sorcerer Lord before Az'Nok. But he had been weak when he died and had to claim his father's title. But he had failed. But with the Sinkilvanian prince, he could reclaim his honor. He turned as he heard foot steps behind him. And then he smiled.
"You think you can defeat me with a few pointy sticks and some rope? How amusing." he said. Jack smiled back, turning the metal over in his hands. "Why do you people want William so bad?" he asked. Zinsafil made a sound that was between a growl and a snarl.
"He is the last of his kind. The last of the Sinkilvanian princes. They help us to maintain our ranks. And to reproduce. It is only logical that we would search for him." he said. "Well, how did they get so low in number? If they're that important, why not try to keep them alive?" the pirate asked. Zinsafil grunted.
"There can only be one Sorcerer Lord. Their power depends how many mates they have. Since there is only one Sinkilvanian prince left, then who ever becomes his mate is the most powerful. Of course, the Sorcerer Lord must fight challengers, but his power is magnified because of his mate." he explained. At that point, they were both circling each other now, the rest of the crew waiting for Jack to give the word for attack.
'There's got to be something more to that. Why would Tia Dalma want to keep the last Prince of Sinkilvania from away from, if that was the only reason they would be able to continue on?' he thought.
"Is that all there is to it?" he asked aloud. Zinsafil stared at him, confused. "What ever else could there be for my kind to have them?" he asked. Jack shrugged. "I don't know. That's why I'm asking you. I mean, two of you have invaded my ship to try and get him, and caused more damage to it fighting me and my crew. Why not tell us before?" he said. Zinsafil growled.
"My brethren are all different. I am not sure what their reasons were for damaging your ship..." he looked around. "And I apologize for my contributions to it, but it is in our nature to attack first in the presence of a potential mate." he said. His eyes had dimmed greatly, to the color of dying embers. They narrowed at Jack suddenly, as they seemed to realize something.
"You work for her,don't you?" he asked. "Who?" Jack asked. "The Sea goddess. That is why you keep the prince from us. You work to further her plans to destroy us." he said accusingly. Jack cursed silently. "You mean Calypso?" he asked. Zinsafil's eyes flared up again. "You do serve her!" he cried. "No, no, no. I don't serve anyone." he said quickly.
"How do you know of her then?" the sorcerer demanded. "I'm a pirate mate. I've sailed the sea most of me life. You hear stories. To scare the newer pirates. If you find treasure, the less pirates aboard a ship, the more you get." he said.
"You lie to me. Pirates serve her. Her plot to end the Sorcerer Lord race. She is jealous of our power. She believes we have grown too much in her absence. So she create you to act as her little spies. To report to her of our actions. And now that she has seen our strength, she wishes to diminish us so that we do not overwhelm her." he continued. Jack groaned, seeing now that nothing he said was going to calm the Sorcerer Lord.
He looked at his crew, figuring now was the best time to do this. He nodded, giving the signal. Then they all rushed forward.
Zinsafil stared down at the harpoon sticking from his abdomen, and then at the rope tied to the end. He staggered back as the rest of the rest of the harpoons held by the crew went through him. He glared at Jack. "So it is true." he said quietly. 'Shit.' Jack thought. 'Oh well. Plan B.'
They gripped the ropes and began to pull, trying to finish before the metal melted, or the ropes burned through. Which ever came first.
Using their strength, they managed to pull the sorcerer over to the side of the rail and into the water. But then as they began to cheer their victory, the water began to bubble. Zinsafil rose out of the water, parts of him turned to hardened lava rock. Jack stared at him, his heart sinking.
"You all shall die, servants of Calypso. You will not stand in our way of prospering." he said, summoning a wave of lava from deep within the earth to rise up behind him.
The pirates dove into the water just as it crashed into the ship.
"Where's Wil?" Jack asked. Everyone looked at him, shaking their heads. "We didn't see him get out of the water." Gibbs said. Jack looked back at the water. He was sure Will as a good swimmer and hadn't drowned. "Maybe he ended up on a different part of the island." he said hopefully.
"Or maybe them wizards finally got him when the ship went down." Gibbs suggested. Jack groaned, sitting down.
'Tia is going to kill me.'
