The Eternal Light
Okay here we go no excuses for the late entry. It's time to go to chapter 14!
Chapter14: Respect
When our heroes woke up the next morning they saw the Egyptian coastline in the distance but they were heading towards the little Island not to far away.
"Soon our plan will come into action and we'll be in the clear."
Suddenly the Captain's door flew open and the 'intelligent' Captain Tyler walked out.
"So there's our sorry captain," Taki laughed "What a joke." even though to other less formidable opponents he was a quite a match.
"Oh we have women aboard. Are they our wonderful cooks because no man could have made a wonderful meal like I had last night? I swear you girls keep this place so clean it is amazing."
"You must be blind because I don't believe maid or cooks would be carrying around weapons."
"You're kidding me right, you all are warriors. Well you must not be very good. Why don't you tell me another joke?" His men laughed "women are only good for 3 things food, cleaning and sex other than that they should be left at home. I must say however you all are beautiful and would be wealthy prostitutes."
"You are pathetic" Lyric said walking up from below the deck " You call yourself a man yet any one of us woman are 100x the warrior in our big toes than you can ever achieve in your miserable life."
"I like my woman feisty but as for your skills I doubt there really that great."
"The way you talk you must also like the taste of cold metal. If you don't believe in our skills take us all on. Since your skills are so superior and since we're so helpless it should be easy."
"Sounds good maybe then you'll learn your place wench."
"Lyric," Taki said "All of us fighting would be over kill; I want to take him on alone and would appreciate it if no one else jumped in."
"I'd like to do the same, I just figured we'd all like a crack at him but go ahead your right we don't want to hurt him to bad."
"Haaaaaaa, You here that boys they don't want to hurt me too…" he wasn't able to finish because Taki kicked him in the gut then in the mouth. The captain then pulled out his sword and tried to slash Taki's arm but she went into stalker mode and jumped up and behind him then delivering a low kick sending the captain to the floor. He recovered quickly but not quick enough for the speedy Taki who slashed his right arm with Rekki- Maru and the captain fell back to the floor clutching his bleeding arm. "How could a… a…a wench like you beat me. There's no way I could have lost… no way."
"How sad I was hoping from the way you talked you'd be an actual challenge what a disappointment. I suggest you go with your crew and get you're wound bandaged by a professional. I hope you've enjoyed your first lesson in Respect you should tread lightly from now on or you might end up with more than a little cut."
"You… You … Men attack, attack them all!" His men went straight into action but this time Lyric stepped in and delivered a menacing spin attack sending them back.
"If you don't fear death then come and fight because I assure you will meet it." Lyric threatened
"Make no mistake about it." Sueng Mina said walking right alongside Lyric and Taki.
"Just who do you guys think you are making bets but when you lose you whine over it like babies? Well if you want to fight you'll surely meet your maker." Xianghua said also walking beside the other woman
"I'm not one for violent approaches but I won't stand here and watch you fight my friends and not do anything about it." Talim said joining the other women
"Fall back men." The physically and mentally wounded Captain said "We have much in store for you." He said staring at them menacingly but they returned his glare saying they'd be ready for it.
"Haaa, haaa, haaa" They were surprised to here Maxi laughing about the incident later after what he had said about fighting earlier. "Now they know not to mess with us for sure. Taking over this boat will be simple."
"The captain thinks his plan is fool proof, I can't wait to see his face when we leave this place with his ship." Mitsurugi laughed as well
"What an asshole, he'll get his just desserts soon enough." Kilik said
In a few hours they had reached the shore of the little Island.
"Well this is where you get off." Captain Tyler told the heroes
"What you are to take us to Egypt." Maxi yelled
"You know you just weren't careful enough, we knew it was you guys who emptied out our supplies. Why, I don't know for sure but it won't go unpunished. I'm sure you'll comply because if you look below on the dock you'll see I have reinforcements."
They looked down and saw thousands of armed men.
"Damn it all I didn't want to kill anyone but now we have no choice. You should have just followed the plan." Maxi said shaking his head.
"Ha, we'll see who'll be killing whom. You are greatly outnumbered you have no chance."
"Yes but you forget we are all greatly skilled."
"So I guess you'll be taking the hard way."
"If that's how you want it." The reinforcements ran up onto the ship and the battle began. It soon became clear however that these reinforcements were definitely skilled fighters unlike the captain's crew.
They took the warriors head on and were extremely aggressive however they lacked in defense. It was easier for the woman to cut into there aggressive patterns and bring them down because of there speed and Mina was able to keep them at bay with her zanbatou.
The men used there powerful moves to quickly take down opponents. Soon the sea of fighters became just a large crowd and still there were no injuries on the side of the heroes. Also the Captain had disappeared. Lyric noticed and went down to the brig to find him Lyric listened intently for the Captain when she heard the barrel of a gun go off. She quickly went behind the metal contraption behind her. She heard a bullet find its way to where she had just been standing and graze the metal.
The captain fired six more rounds hoping he had hit her but out of the smoke she ran past him piecing his chest. She gathered his body and dragged it up to the deck. The battle was over when she came up and the warriors were pilling up the bodies.
"We have a lot of blood on our hands we should pray that we are given mercy. Although it was necessary they were still innocent they in no way were connected to soul edge, in no way." Lyric said
"Innocent are you crazy we defended ourselves because they wanted to kill us, there weren't innocent." Yunsung said
"Maybe not but … still… They were acting in defense; we did threaten them, did we not. The goddesses would be displeased with us, with me, and they entrusted us, Link and I with their sacred power for good therefore I must repent. I'm sorry to have included you with my burden. She took out her ocarina and laid her sword down in front of the bodies and followed.
"Lyric you really think the goddesses can see what happens in this world."
She nodded "They're apart of us and they see through our eyes."
"Then wouldn't they understand."
"Yes I'm sure they do but I'm sure they understand the intentions of the crew here and everything. Besides it's about time I did this I have a lot of blood on my hands and I let one of my fellow heroes fall, I must apologize and hope for forgiveness."
Without another word they began to play a song of great sorrow and pain and as the song played Maxi took the wheel. They headed towards Egypt and everyone said a silent prayer, a prayer for the future and a prayer for those poor souls in the past who have fallen for the sake of the sword and the sake of the prophecy.
End of chapter 14
So they get the boat but plan fails and it brings lots of death.
Preview of the next chapter: They reach Egypt but upon reaching it
The Hylans find that their Ocarinas are missing. How and when were they stolen, no one knows, and does it have anything to do with the Soul Edge shard. Find out in chapter 15: The Underground City.
I can't wait to put the next chapter up. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope I get some reviews.
Inuken