A/N: Sorry for the long update! I was distracted by many things including family life, university and that damn addictive Guitar Hero II. That's the game I'm playing at the moment until Soul Calibur 4 hits England during Summer lol. Anyway I would like to thank those who have reviewed and they are Major Mike Powell III, Firestrider, Razer Athane, Icy Cake, Jamester211, Not Jack Frost, Midnight Crystal Sage, Link Guru, Highwayman Myth, poop, Gerudo Girl89, SouloftheButterfly and finally Supreme Gamesmaster Yddisac. Okay, since Highwayman Myth would like to see Rothion get killed by pirates then an idea suddenly hit me. I've been planning this for such a long time so this is it!

Disclaimer: All the Soul Calibur characters belong to Namco, and not me. Myth belongs to Highwayman Myth – he's good enough to lend me him once again :)

Death by Cervantes

By AngelEyes87

"MYTH!"

The sound of Kayley's high pitched scream instantly woken up Myth. His eyes shot wide open and just as he sat up quickly in bed his forehead collided against an overhead wooden beam with a sickening thud. Pain gathered at his temple as he clutched his forehead in agony.

"Shit…" Myth groaned. "Damn beam!"

For a moment Myth sighed deeply. He was having such a lovely dream about his girlfriend Luri, the woman that he loved. In his dream they were kissing and cuddling then one thing led to another and they were slowly undressing each other. However just as he was on the verge of making love to her Kayley had JUST chose the bloody right moment to interrupt him! Why the hell did she have to go and do that? Well it has always been the same pattern for the past few months – Myth always had that dream and he was usually interrupted by Kayley or by other annoying things. A man having sensual dreams was normally a sign of sexual frustration and Myth was slightly suffering from it. The twenty year old pirate hasn't had sex for ages – four months to be exact – and to be honest it really bothered him. That was one of the problems of sailing the sea. Before Myth met Luri he successfully managed to suppress his male urges and he noticed that many members of his former crew couldn't wait to visit the brothels when they reached shore. They were all the same – desperate for sex and they would do anything in their power to get it! But up until now Myth was finding it hard to hide his desires and it was something that he couldn't come to terms with. God, I wish Luri was here with me…Myth started to smile widely while thinking about her. Soon enough he would eventually return to her once again and he was counting down the days until his wish finally comes true.

"Myth, get your arse up here straight away!" Kayley ordered from a distance. Myth's smile disappeared from his face. What the hell does she want now? Even though Kayley was a close friend of his Myth was actually tempted to chuck her overboard sometimes. Now that would shut her up completely!

He closed his eyes for a second and replied flatly, "What is it now Kayley?"

"It's Maxi. He has got himself into yet another argument AGAIN with a passing by ship!"

"Fuck!" Myth cursed loudly as his eyes widened. This didn't look too good. Either Maxi was pissed or he was looking to start a fight with some poor unsuspecting sailors. Well there was no time like the present! Myth shot out of bed and rushed to the upper deck where a shocking sight that greeted him. Oh God! Indeed there was Maxi leaning over the ship's railings with a pissed off look on his face while Kayley was trying to calm him down. Myth slapped himself on the forehead. When will Maxi ever learn to keep his BIG mouth shut?!

"WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE YOU FREAK?!" Maxi yelled furiously at the top of his voice to a nearby Italian army ship. "IF YOU EVER DARE TRY AND BOARD THIS SHIP I SWEAR I WILL KNOCK THE LIVING HELL OUT OF YOU!"

"Maxi, they are preparing the bloody canons!" Kayley hissed with venom in her voice. She tried to pull him back by the arm but he wasn't having any of it. "If they fire at us and cause our ship to sink then I'm holding YOU responsible!"

Unfortunately Maxi didn't listen to her. Myth could tell that the blonde haired girl was getting increasingly frustrated as Kayley pulled back her hand in a fist to punch Maxi on the back of the head. Instead for some strange she decided against it. If Myth were her then he would have hit Maxi without any hesitation whatsoever. Aware that none of his two friends were steering the ship Myth knew he had to think fast so he could sort out Maxi and then afterwards take control of the ship. At this rate something bad will happen. Myth started to approach Maxi without him even knowing. Maxi was immediately shocked when one of the Italian admirals from the ship gave him the finger.

Maxi's eyes burned with immense fury. "WHY YOU LITTLE MOTHER-!"

Before Maxi could finish swearing Myth violently seized him away from the barrier and glared at him. Well he doesn't look drunk to me. That could only mean one thing – he just wanted a fight. Maxi was renowned for his furious temper whether he was drunk or not.

"Why the HELL are you rowing with another damn ship?" Myth demanded. Maxi just stared back at him in stunned silence. "Didn't you realise it was an army ship? They would have blown us up and it's all because you can't keep quiet!"

"Myth, I can explain myself." Myth rolled his eyes up to the air while Kayley impatiently planted her hands on her hips. Great, not another one of his pathetic excuses! "The Italians were the one who started it in the first place, not me. They were making fun of my hair so I just insulted them."

Making fun of his hair? Out of all the excuses that he made up this was by far the most stupidest thing that Myth has ever heard in his entire life. He didn't know whether to have a go at him or just walk away. Myth decided to go with the latter as somehow the ship was sailing by itself without anyone tending to it. He sighed deeply before operating the ship. Kayley gave Myth a sympathetic look however he was oblivious to it. Poor Myth. Sometimes Maxi doesn't know what he's doing sometimes. Maxi just stood to the spot with a small smile upon his face.

"You know, I'm happy that we're all on this journey together," he admitted happily. "At least I have you guys to have fun with."

"Ha, I wonder how Xianghua and Kilik put up WITH you," Kayley murmured casually. Kilik and Xianghua recently got married after realising after many years they loved one another and currently they were on their honeymoon in Egypt.

Maxi stepped closer to Kayley, putting an arm around her waist and hugging him close to her. "Oh come on Kay…I know you had fun last night when we played card games and Myth had to run naked around the ship all because he lost."

"Yes, it was fun," she agreed, grinning widely as she remembered last night. Kayley hadn't laughed that much in months and it was thanks to good old Maxi suggesting the idea of playing card games. Kayley glanced at Myth, asking cheekily "Now what took you so long in getting back up here Myth? I hope you weren't doing anything naughty!"

At that, Maxi burst out laughing while Myth's eyebrows shot up in absolute surprise. To make it even worse he could feel his cheeks burning slightly.

"NO! If you must know I was dreaming about Luri…"

"Oh," Kayley drawled, walking over to Myth. She put a gentle hand on his shoulder. "I didn't realise that you were missing your girlfriend. You could have let me know."

Myth sighed briefly. "She means the world to me. I think you would get on with her if you actually met her."

"I intend to," Kayley informed. Even though she hasn't met Luri she was curious about what she was like from all the good things Myth said about her. It seemed that Luri was such a special girl. "So has Maxi met her then?"

He nodded, concentrating on steering the ship. Kayley called Maxi over and as soon as he came over the first thing that came out of her mouth was "What does Luri look like anyway?"

"Luri has really long hair and these cat-like yellow eyes," Maxi explained, a glint in his eyes. "She's a very beautiful girl."

Kayley's eyebrows shot up in disbelief. "You know, with those looks she can mistaken for a witch!"

Myth shot Kayley a harsh glare, silently warning that she should quit while she was ahead. Upon seeing the angry glint in her friend's eyes, she smiled sheepishly, inwardly cursing herself for that stupid comment. Now Myth would surely throttle me in my sleep. I guess I have to keep an eye open tonight just in case…Maxi shrugged, obviously not intending to get involved between the two. But nonetheless he secretly did find what Kayley said was amusing. Without saying a word Maxi went to the far side of the ship while Myth was continuing to steer the ship. Kayley sighed while leaning over the railings, peering out to the azure sea, lost in thought.

Sometimes she could hardly believe that she was on a quest, something that she hasn't experienced before in the twenty years of her life. Back in her homeland of England she desperately desired for adventure so she could grow as a person and finally find her place in the world. She reminisced about the events that happened over the past four months. Kayley had fallen in love with a man ten years older than her, but the problem was that he had a lover already. Overtime her feelings towards him became stronger and she convinced herself that he too was in love. Sadly she was mistaken – one fateful night she had confessed her feelings to him, putting her heart on the line for him, but instead he kindly told her that a relationship between them would never happen and that she should concentrate on other men who would return her love. Needless to say, it came as a blow to the girl. At one point she was even tempted to set fire to the man as a way of getting her revenge. Instead Kayley considered it as a lesson and she was determined to improve on herself and in a way, become more confident as well as being mature.

Kayley first had encountered Maxi and Myth in London when they were docking for supplies while she was shopping for a dress at the time. When she got to the stall, Kayley had saw a beautiful sapphire dress and wanted to buy it before a big breasted, silver-haired, posh woman bought it before her. Inevitably Kayley had got into a heated row with the woman and it got to the point where it almost turned physical – that was until Maxi thankfully stepped in. Maxi could tell that Kayley had a fierce spirit to her and suggested that she should aid them on the quest for Soul Edge. Since the past seven years or so she has heard countless legends of the cursed sword, knowing that many fighters would want it for their own purposes, whether it be good or evil.

Without any second thoughts Kayley had accepted their offer as not only did she had taken a liking to Myth and Maxi but it could help her become a proper adult. In no time her friendship with the men strengthened and she always considered them to be older brothers to her. The one thing that had never ceased to amaze her was how much Maxi and Myth were so alike – their quests were born out of vengeance. Maxi was hunting down a fearful golem by the name of Astaroth, the bastard who had slain his entire crew along with his sworn brother when Maxi had first met Kilik in an Indian harbour. On the other hand Myth wanted revenge on Cervantes, otherwise known as the Immortal Pirate, for the massacre of his father and his crew. In her heart Kayley knew that revenge wasn't for her, but if someone tried to hurt her or the people who she cared deeply about then they were in for a world of hurt!

"Hmm, I wonder whether we will find Cervantes," she murmured to herself. Currently they were making their way to Spain in the hopes of Myth finally fulfilling his quest of revenge. It wasn't before then she could hear Maxi yelling yet again, causing her to roll her eyes.

"Yes, thanks for SHITTING on me, you fucking stupid bird!"

The next day they successfully found Cervantes' secret hideout in the coast of Spain – it was a small, deserted port. The port was notorious for its infamous inn that usually Cervantes and his crew resided there. Without being seen, they carefully had docked their ship there, armed with their weapons. Myth lowered the staircase onto land so they can easily board the port.

"After you, signora," Myth politely said. Kayley smiled at him as a way of saying thanks before walking down the stairs, soon followed by Myth and Maxi. Both Myth and Kayley were waiting for Maxi to join them, Maxi got to the last step and to their surprise, tripped and landed on the ground face first.

"I'm okay!" Maxi exclaimed, shooting up while dusting himself down. Before either the two of them can tell him off, they caught sight of a pirate walking towards them. Oh God, this is what I need. Myth groaned to himself. The pirate appeared to be pissed out of his head, stumbling over his feet while singing a song really badly.

The pirate smiled wolfishly at Kayley as he neared her. "You're a fine looking girl. How about me and you can go back to my place and get acquainted with each other?"

"That REALLY sounds like heaven," Kayley purred, winking. Suddenly she kicked the pirate in the stomach, screaming at the top of his voice as he lost his balance, falling into the water with a loud splash. She smiled with immense satisfaction while both men looked at her in a mixture of surprise and awe.

"How the hell-?"

Kayley had gently cut them off. "It's simple! A few years back my dad taught me how to defend myself just in case men like THAT ever tried something."

The two men and the girl crept over to where the inn was, making sure that they won't be ambushed or something like that. Silently they peered through the window, stunned at the sight that greeted them. Inside there were half a dozen pirates getting drunk at the bar while other men gathered around the piano singing pirate songs. Not only that but there were harlots in revealing clothes, throwing themselves at men. Kayley's upper lip curled in disgust. The pirates were nothing but perverts who were more interested in women who would gladly spread their legs given the chance. I'm glad I'm not like them! She glanced at her two male companions and her mouth widened in shock – both Myth and Maxi couldn't take their lustful eyes off the women, appearing to be in a trance. Growling, Kayley slapped them harshly around their heads.

"You two ought to be ashamed of yourselves!" she scowled. "Myth, think of Luri! Maxi…uh, just think about something other than those tarts."

"Well, I can't help it," Maxi defended, smiling slyly. "Just thinking of women makes me want to have wild, passionate-"

"If you say anymore then I won't hesitate to castrate you!" she hissed, anger flaring in her eyes.

"Guys, be quiet," Myth said firmly. "Cervantes has entered the room."

True to Myth's word, Cervantes was indeed in the room. They watched him pace around the room, smiling and greeting his fellow crewmates. All the memories came flooding back to Myth when that fateful day, Cervantes had boarded the Medusa ship, slaying everyone in sight when Myth watched helplessly. In an act of desperation, Myth tried to attack the undead pirate until Myth's father intervened, bravely fighting Cervantes. Looking back on it now, standing up to him was Myth's father's downfall as he got killed much to Myth's surprise. Cervantes could sense Myth's thirst for vengeance and threw him overboard before telling Myth he wasn't ready to face him and when the time was ripe, hunt him down. Fury rose within Myth and he narrowed his eyes at the monster who had taken away everything that was very close to him. At that moment, Myth caught a glimpse of a blond hair man dressed in Grecian clothes, instantly recognising who the man was. It was Rothion! But what on earth was he doing here out of all places? Myth knew he had to think fast.

"You see that man sitting down at the table with a drink in his hand?" Myth questioned. Both Kayley and Maxi nodded, confirming their answer. "That is Sophitia Alexandra's husband, Rothion. He could be in grave danger so we need to rescue him straight away. You don't know what Cervantes might do to him."

"What's our plan, Captain?" Kayley gently asked.

"Right, Maxi, you will guard Rothion all the time and try and protect him from any possible threats," Myth explained. "Kay, you will cover me when I'm fighting Cervantes. Understood?"

"One question though. Why can't I be your backup, Myth?" Maxi complained, slightly frowning. "I mean, I'm talented with the nunchakus so I can-"

Maxi's sentence died a quick death as Rothion moved his chair backwards, unaware that Cervantes was standing behind him. The fast movement caused Cervantes' drink to spill down him while the pirates gasped. An uncomfortable silence lingered heavily in the air as Cervantes angrily threw the glass to the floor, making it shatter. His body trembled violently as he slowly turned around to face Rothion, glowering at the Greek man. The trio could tell that something nasty was going to happen so they crept to the door, planning their ambush.

"I-I'm so sorry," Rothion stuttered, backing up as Cervantes reached for his swords, advancing towards him. "How-how about I get you another drink to make it up to you?"

"YOU SCURVY FOOL, NO ONE DOES THAT TO ME! IT'S TIME TO SAY YOUR PRAYERS!"

At that moment the door to the inn was kicked forcefully. Cervantes, Rothion and the others looked to the doorway and saw Myth along with Maxi and Kayley standing there with their weapons drawn. An evil smile appeared on Cervantes' face, staring at Myth.

"GET THEM!"

A load of pirates rushed towards them with their weapons at the ready. The trio successfully fought them off, slashing them to pieces while the harlots run for cover. While his two friends were cutting down the pirates that were in their path Maxi took this as a chance and rushed over to a now terrified Rothion while striking down pirates with his nunchakus. Rothion screamed loudly with fear as he saw Maxi heading his way and before Maxi could say something to him, Rothion pulled back his clenched fist and punched Maxi in the nose. Maxi staggered back slightly from the impact, a hand covering his nose to ease the pain.

"What the HELL did you do that for, man?" Maxi demanded, glaring at Rothion. "I'm here to protect you, NOT fucking kill you!"

"Uh, sorry," Rothion feebly apologised. "I thought you were one of them for a moment – BEHIND YOU!"

Maxi span around, blocking a man's attack. Maxi sent the man flying back with a devastating kick, smiling in triumph as he heard his enemy's back colliding with the wall. Rothion's eyes widened in fear as he saw four pirates heading their way, intending to kill both him and Maxi.

"Relax, you're not going to die," Maxi gently assured Rothion who was now cowering behind him. "Anyway what are you doing here in the first place?"

Before Rothion could reply, Maxi was fending off the pirates without any problems whatsoever. Maxi took care of the first three pirates, wildly swirling his nunchakus around. In seeing that his comrades had fallen to Maxi, the last man desperately slashed at Maxi with his sword while Maxi lowered his upper body, narrowly missing the strike that could have beheaded him. With a dark chuckle Maxi stood to his full height, took a rapid step towards the pirate. He winded the man with a quick jab to the stomach then stepped to the side, striking the man's face with a boot, holding his foot there while attacking the man with a deadly blow with his nunchakus, sending the man flying to the floor. Maxi sighed, turning around to face Rothion once again.

"You were saying?"

"I just came here for a drink, that's all," Rothion explained. "I'm waiting for one of my friends to meet me here so we can discuss blacksmith techniques."

A beautiful red headed harlot approached Maxi. "My, you're a strong man. Say, why don't we go over there and get to know each other? Then if you're really lucky then maybe I can give you a lap dance…."

"You're on!" Maxi happily exclaimed. A stunned Rothion watched as Maxi and the harlot walked away, not believing what had just happened.

"Oi!" Rothion called loudly after Maxi who obviously wasn't taking any notice. "I thought you were protecting me! Get back here, you sex-mad lout!"

Meanwhile on the other side of the room, both Kayley and Myth were fighting Cervantes, having slain the rest of the pirates. Cervantes easily guarded every attack that was being thrown at him, laughing madly to mock them, especially Myth. I hate to admit it, but the boy has certainly improved. He was mildly surprised when he unleashed a swift deadly attack and Myth parried it, their swords locking in place. Cervantes' eyes drifted to where Rothion was standing alone, noticing that the Asian warrior was too busy with the harlot. Rothion was nothing but a sitting duck. Cervantes kicked Myth to one side, unlocking their swords. He raised Nirvana, one of the swords that had a pistol and fired at Rothion, completely missing him. Cervantes cursed himself for his foolishness and then charged at Rothion at a fast rate thanks to his supernatural powers. Before Rothion knew what had hit him, he was launched high into the air and a moment later he landed on the ground with a sickening crush. In seeing that Rothion's body wasn't moving, Cervantes chuckled.

"It would seem, matey, that your luck has run out."

Without Cervantes knowing, Myth plunged his sword into his back, instantly killing the dreaded pirate. When Cervantes' dead body slumped to the floor, Kayley smiled widely and hugged Myth. It had been one hell of a gruelling adventure but finally Myth had finally avenged his father and crew. He was on the top of the world until he noticed Rothion's corpse lying there. Shit, shit and double shit! Both Kayley and Myth angrily marched over to where Maxi was. Instantly Maxi stopped talking to the prostitute, smiling at both his furious friends.

"Oh, so we're done now?" Maxi asked cheekily. Myth and the harlot winced in pain as Kayley slapped Maxi around the face.

"You were supposed to be watching over Rothion, shit-head!" she yelled at him. "If it weren't for you talking with that SLUT then Rothion wouldn't have been killed!"

"Oops…"

"That's it!" Myth snarled, seizing Maxi by the arm and dragging him to the exit while Kayley was following them. "We are going to Greece now where you can explain to Sophitia that her damn husband is DEAD!"

Maxi tried to escape from Myth's strong grip, calling out before he got pulled out of the inn, "Don't worry, honey, when I come back you can give me that lap dance you promised me!"

A/N: So far, this was the longest chapter and I hoped you enjoyed it. By the way, if you wondering who Kayley is then it's me :) Anyway if you're a Tekken fan then I've got good news for you – I have a Tekken story up already by the name of Grace and Beauty so be sure to check it out!