Chapter Two
"Sohee, Sokil, run towards the life boats now!" Mom exclaimed.
"But Mom! We can't leave like this…-"
"How are we going to leave then? Don't bother Sohee and go with your brother to the life boats." She ordered harshly, it was hard to believe it was for our well being.
"You're not planning on taking them down are you?" Sokil asked in an exalted manner.
"Of course not! That would be foolish! But Mom! Dad is out there trying to save us and-"
"Go to the ships NOW!" Silence passed by, slowly yet trembling. Mom has always been short-tempered yet nobody could ever negate the fact she is indeed scary and demanding.
"…"I couldn't deny it; orders such as the ones of Mom were absolute and un-questionable.
Sokil had already gone down stairs first, it seemed as my dull and head-strong attitude really well described me. I joined my hands in the symbol of prayer and closed my eyes in short seconds, within them, the very desires of Dads' well being.
The ship suddenly shook softer than the first time, as I looked through the side-way windows, my heart couldn't stop beating, its' pounds harsher each time my thoughts darted towards our calm father. There was a silence between the three of us while watching such black ship pass by, almost brushing our ship. I understood right away the silence between us, the horror that each one of us felt by the vision.
As I stood, watching the sight the ship offered, people were to be seen by the windows.
"Ah!" As my eyes were fixed on the windows' sight, men were bound to be everywhere. Suddenly, a young man from the black ship looked and closed one of his eyes…in a flirty manner with a huge smile.
"…Don't tell me that black pirates flirt too…" My face grew in un-pleasant.
"D-Dad…." I joined my hands again, shutting my eyes firmly.
The black ship met its' full stop right beside our ship.
"…." I couldn't stand the fears that possessed me each time my crazy imagination ventured the different choices the black pirates could have over our un-armed ship.
"They are here for the money right?" I asked Mom.
"…..I think." Mom's concern for Dad wasn't hidden enough to discover it.
Suddenly, from the main deck burst open, my heart jumping way out of reach, my voice paralyzed inside my thick throat.
"That was just too quick." As the three of us darted our eyes to the open door, our bodies paralyzed in the spot, three interesting clothed men arrived to the bridge, with swords and guns hanging from their wastes and un-describable features drawn on their faces.
"Look what we have here." The ragged shirt, dirty blonde man looked at the three of us with such interested eyes.
"We have a whole family of strangers." The reddish haired man said. Let me get the point, you mean our physical?
"Hey, how much money we'll get if we make them cook or do something from their weird looking?" Asked a black haired man.
"Sell?" My voice was a whisper, unable to find courage to yell or whine. It seemed it was the best choice to stay quiet though.
"There is no value like that; selling each one of them for a full prize is the only way to earn some money.
"What the?" I then understood they had plans on selling each one of us, was it a good thing that they wouldn't kill us or a bad thing because we were going to get sold?
"Take a look at the missy there." Just great, now they discovered a Yafutoman girl of 14 years.
"W-what?" I couldn't contain myself and spoke out loud.
"So missy…. you've got how many years?" One of them asked. I didn't know if I was irritated or just frightened.
"Why do you ask me for my years?" Seems that I really was kinda irritated.
"Hey, don't raise your voice on us." The red haired man pointed towards me his gun, my heart pounding deeper and faster. I felt Moms' and Sokils' lament for my stubborn and reckless behavior.
"Mua ha ha ha! It's been so often these days to see those faces! I really just can't get tired of them!" Laughed out loud the dirty blonde haired man.
"Now now, we've always seen them when being in these posses." Liar.
"Fear us! Oh sailors beyond, the might of the black pirates, the horror in life!" I was glad my heart no longer pounded so harshly of despair and fear after hearing their… conversation.
"Mua ha ha! I like that! Say that next time when raiding at Nasr." Laughed as well the black haired man. My eyes then fell upon the sword that hanged from his waist."
"But I've really missed the fight, ain't that right?" The black haired man added.
"Oh… you are such a warrior! Always taking on mind fighting!" Said the dirty blonde haired man. At any rate, I was ready for a suspicious attack yet…seeing them so… carefree really seemed as contagious.
"I know I know! We've always won without fighting these days… It such a shame seeing my sword just hanging without needing its' use." The black haired man replied, with such an un-humble face painted with every detail on his face.
"How much I long for a fight! I worthy fight to satisfy this emptiness and thirst!" ….You've got to be kiddin'….
"Where's our Dad?" I asked, waiting for the right moment… I suppose.
"Hey! She stopped trembling!" Exclaimed the dirty blonde man.
"I'll make her then." The black haired man unleashed his saber in front of me.
To tell the truth, I knew how to manage with some magic and weapons yet, was it going to result? They are older than me.
"Leave the bridge, take away the brat and the woman below now." The red haired man ordered as the other ones quickly obeyed taking then Mom and Sokil down stairs.
"Ah! Mom! Sokil!-" The I hear foot steps getting nearer and nearer… That's right…The red headed guy had not left…
"So… pirates don't consider use the method of differencing an un-equipped man or an un-equipped woman?" It was our first experience with black pirates, if I say the wrong words… wonder what could happen.
"Heh." The red haired man stood right in front of me, I wasn't able to look forward into his face.
"How's the first time for being raided?" The reddish haired man darted towards my eyes with his. I couldn't move, it was useless; my eyes were glued to his.
"Such deep eyes…" I couldn't stand it! He was getting close and closer to my face with his.
"I'll be nice only because you are not from here missy. Where do you come from?" Suddenly I felt something caressing my left cheek.
"!" It was his hand that caressed the surface of my face. Using the other hand, he pushed me and I ended up against the metal wall that stood behind me. How uncomfortable, how despicable… My thoughts running full of hatred while it was uncontrollably hidden by my dark eyes.
"Don't even-" I felt a concrete cold on my right cheek… It was his gun.
"You've got some sweets in there, don't you?" He began to poke my right cheek with his gun. Calling me chubby faced or what ever he meant, I wasn't even bothering to think on it in my busy hating mind.
"Why do black pirates raid?" I asked glaring at his yellow eyes.
"So naïve… just like the other thousands girls we've raid. Do something interesting and don't bore me missy, that physical of yours is despicable."
"…" I couldn't get a quick plan…He had me covered in front and both sided. Guess there's no other way out…
"I-I…" I tried to act as best as I could trying to sound hurt by his words, waiting for the gun to be in perfect angle.
"Is everyone of your specie like that? What do you do? Throw fire?" He had lowered his gun till his waist, perfect!
"I-I just…" I wasn't able to cry false though; the excitement within me couldn't leave me in fear. The man left the gun back to its' cover, now!
Quickly grabbed the gun with my right hand and pulled it towards me. The red haired man, astonished by my action, grabbed my wrist trying to make me let go of the gun.
"You maggot!" I struggled as much as it was needed and made the gun be at my side.
"Sorry but, I really can't forgive you." I quickly pointed the gun towards his head.
"Heh heh."
"Is those you last words?" I asked trying to take command.
"You know how to handle a gun missy? Handle all the blood the may spur from this head and brain?"
"No."
"…Well?" His face never seemed to take off that repugnant smile.
"…."
"Shoot right here, on my eyes or my nose, the skeletons are weak there for the blood to flow eager."
"…Close you eyes."
"Ha ha…" he shut his eyes closed. I just wonder how long he was going to pretend being the strong.
"Whenever you desire missy… my brain awaits to meet fresh air for once."
"….I-I..."
"My blood will sink your floors for eternity and my organs will rot in the name of your very hands, murdering hands that killed a man! Carry with you-" I smacked him hard with my irony right knuckles on his nose, leaving him quiet for once.
"Sorry but, If you don't want to imagine all the disgusting things you said you just don't imagine them." I saw the man with his bleeding nose on the ground, unconscious.
"When did I ever say I would kill you?" I hurried my way through the door to the main deck, hiding the silver gun behind me.
"Sorry Sokil and Mom, I gotta see first Dad alright…"
"So then, choose, be a good father and abandon your ship only with your family and leave the ship to us or…"
"Very good, I take the first one."
"Intelligent aren't you?-"
"W-What? But Dad!" I hope the acting works on that…black bearded man.
"Sohee? Get out of here! Now!" Dad ordered harshly.
"So this is your daughter… How did you come here?" Asked me a black bearded man.
"……" I walked towards Dad with solemn steps.
"Sohee!" Dad pulled me back.
"Dad! Please leave this to me!" I couldn't say it out loud.
"Girl, you don't know who you are encountering. For the first time being raided, all your family got the worst luck!" He exclaimed. His dark pirate hat and clothes really made him look slightly better ranked than the pirates that entered to the ship.
"I am the captain of the Black pirates! Tremble by my name, black pirate captain Baltor! Ruler of these oceans!" I just hoped his mouth had the same intellect as his head.
"You even got the luck to have me introduce you my name missy!" Seems that missy is quite familiar with the pirate language.
The black ship was brushing ours, seems that only four had filtrated our ship…
"…" I still had the red haired mans' gun right behind me, no matter what, Baltor shouldn't know about it, now, the problem was, when should I use it?
"Sohee, get back to the bridge." Dad ordered. I didn't know if he knew that I was carrying a gun behind.
"I gotta take it out in the perfect moment…" My head rumbling with ideas and thoughts. If I failed this entrance, I fail all what I've done, my family and ship, yet, there wasn't any other way. Seems that I'll need my stubbornness too be able to point the gun towards Baltor.
"Missy, take your hands forward!"
"W-What?" Damn it… Seems he offered me the entrance. I quickly took my right hand forward and pointed with the silver gun to Baltor.
"S-Sohee!" Dad didn't seem to be in agreement with my action.
"L-Leave this ship at once and I'll don't have to shoot." I tried not to let my voice was tremble. First time with Black pirates, first time holding a gun and pointing it at the captain.
"…Ha ha ha ha!" Baltor laughed out loud.
"... Why are you laughing?" Maybe he was trying to stand strong, just like the other pirate.
"You think you can beat the great known Baltor like that? You've got to be kiddin' me!" He just continued laughing out loud. It really got me the conclusion he used those words very often. Suddenly, Baltor raised his right arm, a signal?
"Play time's over missy, for you and your ship." As I looked behind Baltor, his black ship was loaded with men pointing at us with guns.
"What kind of sight is that?" I still had my gun pointing towards Baltor.
"…Something, anything." I couldn't find a way to get me and Dad out.
Pirates pointing at us with guns, Baltor aboard the ship, other two pirates taking care of my brother and mother, still pointing at Baltor. What should I do?
"We surrender! Take all what you want from the ship but leave us!" Dad exclaimed. Saying sorry to Dad wouldn't be of use.
"Lower your gun, Sohee." Dad's voice was grave. I really ruined it…
"…I-I…"
"We'll give you seven minutes too abandon the ship, whoever is in the path, looses her life!" Baltor looked at me and laughed out loud once again. Seems that luck really wanted to teach me the meaning of confronting pirates.
The winds danced with my short dark hair as I tried to put them in order.
"Run Sohee!" Dad ordered as he went jogging to the inside of the ship while I still stood, not moving.
"Sohee!" Dad yelled at me. I was being a nuisance again.
"Didn't you hear you daddy? Disappear!" Yelled Baltor at me. What the heck was I doing? No logic excuse came from my mind as my body held still to my feet on the main deck.
"Are you provoking the great black pirate Baltor?" Baltor took a front step.
"I'll shoot you!" He exclaimed as all his men from the black ship pointed towards me.
" O-Ok! I-I'll move!" What the hell was I doing? Was it a short period of confusion and intolerance?
"That is your only choice if you still want your head!-"
"Captain!" Suddenly a pirate came running to Baltor through the wooden bridge that connected our and their ship.
"Captain! A-Air pirates!" You've got be kiddin' me, wait a sec… Why is the pirate so… exalted?
"W-Wha-?" I didn't take my eyes from the events occurring.
"What did you say?" Baltors' behavior was clearing my head towards confusion.
Suddenly, a strong blast was heard right beside us and made both ships rumble, the black ship took a much more sever one than ours.
"What the-? Were those canons?" My faced couldn't erase the expression of surprise.
"Curse the Blue Rogues! Always getting on my way!" Blue…Rogues? My heart pounded of excitement.
"Man! I've got to see it myself!" I said in low voice as my eyes reflected the excitement within. Another blast was taken from the black ship making the rumble on ours. I stood my ground firmly, trying not to loose balance.
As my eyes looked beyond the black pirate, another ship appeared at the horizon, their flag was blue… a white skull engraved in the middle.
"Air pirates! Air pirates!" Yells were heard all over the black ship.
"Calm down you fools! They are just Blues Rogues!" Baltor turned his body towards his ship. Whatever those 'Air pirates' were, they sure made their openings and reputation high. I grinned to myself and watched closely the ship that arrived at full speed towards us. Perfect!
"Captain! It's Dyne from the Blue Rogues!" A pirate informed Baltor.
"I know you fool!" Baltor crunched his teeth.
Soon enough, the ship with the blue flag got near enough the black ship. Thick ropes with hooks at the end hooked to the wooden frame of the black ship. People from the blue flagged ship began to by the ropes and their hands towards the black ship.
Men of pirate uniform clashed their weapons with the ones of the black pirates.
Shouts of attacks made clear ways to my ears as I then hurried to the inside of the ship, I never forgot to get Mom and Sokil free!
I ran down the stairs and found immediately the two other pirates that were in charge of guarding the door were Mom and Sokil must be.
"You! What was the noise missy?" The black haired man said taking his sword at hand
"Hey, neither I know much. I think they were called…Air pirates? Blue Rogues?" I saw their fallen expression of mess and disaster.
"We'll just kill take you up and have you as hostage!" The dirty blonde haired man said taking his sword.
"Sohee!" I then heard Sokils' voice as someone opened the door behind the two pirates, Sokil appeared, carrying with him a sword inside its' cover, hey! It was my katana!
"Sokil!-"
"What do you think you're doing brat?" Both pirates crossed their sword making a cross in front of my poor brother.
"Sohee!" He then threw the covered katana towards me landing harshly on the ground at my right.
"You whelp!" The black haired pirates ran towards me before I could grab my katana. As soon as I reached my katana, I took it out of the cover and pointed at the pirate that had ran towards me, he stopped, petrified by the close sharp blade that brushed his neck.
"You'll be fine after letting my brother and mother escape, I hate soaking my blade with blood." I wasn't joking or lying. My eyes penetrating the depths of his eyes.
"You-"
"I'll say it again; leave my brother and mother free!" I said putting closer my katana to his throat.
"Heh, as you wish missy."
"Is not that I have to wish for it." I putted my ready katana against his throat.
"Sohee!" Moms' commanding voice rang.
"Mom! Don't worry! You run for the upper deck with Sokil. Air pirates are infiltrating everything." I said not taking my katana away from the black haired pirates' throat.
"A-air pirate?" Sokil instantly reacted.
"Just put it as the Good pirates! Just go to the main deck! And as for you two…" I said glaring each one.
"Don't dare to get in their way for reaching the main deck." I commanded. How much confidence Blue dragon gave me, my katana.
"Now run!" I ordered to the two of my family. They quickly passed the dirt blonde haired pirate and hurried their way up the stairs.
"Heh…" I heard one of the pirates.
"I was missing a missy that could say that for a while." The dirty blonde pirate said as he raised his sword. Suddenly I felt a cold metal against my neck. Just great, guess the only excuse for this is 'I forgot the black haired man was armed too'. Now it was the both of us, threatening each other with sharp blades at our throats, threatening our only lives. My vision looked behind the black haired pirate; the dirty blonde haired pirate was coming closer with his sword in hand.
"…" I had very few possibilities, I wasn't a master with the katana yet neither saw much of plans.
"The Air pirates are here and your ship's being raid!" I exclaimed, holding firmly the hope I had. As I spoke, I had not noticed the blood that spurred smoothly through the cut that my katana had made. The black haired pirate smirked and created a cut at my throat, as little as what I had done accidentally by speaking.
"Go ahead, dive your katana deep to my throat missy." Are all the pirates the same in bravery and acting? I supposed by logic he didn't want to die.
"Hmph…I'll do what I want to do."
"Really?" He walked slowly towards me, with an evil smirk painted on his face, my katana just being against his throat as he continued advancing, so as his.
"Well then? Look how I am advancing missy." He was getting closer and closer, just like the red haired pirate! Man, the sword on his hands and against my throat just didn't make things easy.
He was just centimeters from my face, our two blades were now against each other and so our red throats, his blood spurred more than before and so it must have been mine as I felt my shirt soaked.
"Black hair, black eyes and repugnant to look at." He mentioned as his face got nearer. I just need to get free from the guy so I could launch an attack!
"Sorry missy but, that other pirate you were with wasn't even ranked as being a fighter." I concluded he was from a higher battle rank.
"Heh…I noticed." I said, showing a smirk on my face.
"Guts to very end huh? Cry and beg for mercy!" He declared.
"Ahh!" I had forgotten completely about the dirty blonde hair until his voice had interrupted the threatening.
"What?"
"Now this is the first time I see a pirate threatening a girl with a sword." A young girls' voice said.
"Leave the girl alone and battle like a man." I glanced at the ones who leaved the dirty blonde pirate unconscious. My eyes met two young people, similar to my age, a blue clothed boy with a glass patch on his right eye holding two cutlasses and a bright orange haired girl with an over-sized boomerang on her left hand. Man I've sure ran on luck today.
"Ha ha ha ha! What do I have here, children playing with sharp objects?"
"Are you al right? Ah!" The orange headed girl asked and then looked at me with wide eyes.
"Huh? W-What's wrong?" I asked, still not being free from the black haired man.
"How dare you!" The blue clothed boy took a fighting stance.
"Brats, I won't be playing with you." The black haired man took away his sword from my throat, as soon as he did, I quickly prepared my katana. The man took few steps backwards and prepared his soaked sword, wait a sec, was I bleeding that much?
"What? How did I bleed?-"
"I was planning leave you unconscious but, it seems I over did it." He smirked as he pointed at me with his soaked sword.
"You little…"
"Wait! Your cut is going to open!" Exclaimed the orange headed girl.
"Thanks for worrying. I'll support you from behind with magic while you can attack then. If you need it of course." I added guarding my katana back to its' cover.
"That'd be helpful, thanks. By the way, the name's Vyse from the Blue rogues." Introduced the blue clothed boy.
"I am Aika, we'll talk later." Introduced the orange headed girl.
"I am Sohee, nice to meet both." I looked at both of them, lifting my face to be able to be seen. As I looked at them, I met with surprised eyes and wonders.
"Huh? S-Something wrong? Am I bleeding a lot?" I didn't understand their surprised face.
"As soon as I get the brats out of the way I'll rush to the deck."
"Brats huh?" I was ready to support with magic.