Chapter 15. This chapter is rated M for intense torture scene.
Across the sea on a barren island far from any civilization stood a massive stone structure. Armed to the teeth with cannons. It stood over five hundred feet tall and within the halls of the dark structure lived thousands of the most feared men in the world.
The Black Suns.
On the top of the structure sat a very large man littered with burns and scars. He stood an intimidating seven foot five and weighed three hundred pounds. Rumor had it that he could crush a man's skull with his bare hands. His sword was so heavy that it took two normal sized men to pick it up. He had a long black beard with a balding head. He wore an eye patch over his left eye which had been lost long ago. Around his neck he wore a necklace containing the teeth of his most hated enemies. He puffed on his cigar and then proceeded to put it out on his calloused leathery hand. He paid no heed to his burning flesh. His eyes homed in on a drawing of his most despised enemy that still lived.
"Seawasp." He said hawking a large glob of black spit at the drawing. Seawasp and those damn Sea Rangers had been causing too much trouble.
"Lord Bloodbeard." A smaller Black Sun said coming in. "We have news regarding Seawasp!"
"TELL ME!" The massive pirate lord Bloodbeard yelled.
"Bring in the prisoner!" The messenger said as two more Black Suns escorted a Sea Ranger in the room. The two pirates though the ranger to the ground. The ranger was scared but refused to show it. The ranger felt himself get yanked up as Bloodbeard picked him up by the forearm where he examined the ranger's tattoo.
"Seasnake is it?" Bloodbeard asked as he viewed a snake in water on the man's forearm. Bloodbeard dropped Seasnake who hit the ground hard. Seasnake looked around for something, anything sharp to run Bloodbeard through with."Tell me lad, where is Seawasp?"
"I'll never tell you Bloodbeard." Seasnake said shivering in fear. He had heard what Bloodbeard did to his prisoners.
"Is that right?" Bloodbeard said as two Black Suns grabbed Seasnake from behind and held him down. Seasnake struggled but these men were too strong. Bloodbeard grabbed Seasnake's face with his left hand and used his finger to push into Seasnake's eye.
"AHHH!" Seasnake yelled as Bloodbeard gouged his eye out. Bloodbeard smirked as he pulled his finger out and snapped Seasnake's eyeball right out of the socket. Seasnake looked with his remaining eye to see Bloodbeard holding his bloody mutilated eyeball. Seasnake vomited all over the floor. Bloodbeard walked over to the vomit and rubbed the eyeball in the vomit and brought it up to Seasnake's face.
"Eat it or I'll gouge ye other eyeball." Bloodbeard said. Seasnake kept his mouth closed till he saw Bloodbeard move his finger to his remaining eye. Seansnake quickly opened his mouth as Bloodbeard stuffed the vomit covered eyeball into Seasnake's mouth. Seasnake gagged immediately but Bloodbeard threw his hand around Seasnake's mouth.
"Oh no ye don't, ye gonna swallow like a good little bitch." Bloodbeard said as he moved his hand and snapped Seasnake's jaw in half as Seasnake swallowed his own eye. Bloodbeard than grabbed Seasnakes leg and kicked in it at the knee cap causing it to hyperextend. Seasnake fell to the ground in agony as Bloodbeard walked over and picked up a spike. Seasnake was overcome with unbelievable pain and sickness as the two black suns once again held Seasnake down as Bloodbeard slammed the spike down onto Seasnake's groin. Seasnake let out an inhuman scream as his testicle exploded.
"ARENDELLE!" Seasnake cried in pain. "He's in arendelle!"
"See that wasn't so hard!" Bloodbeard said as he grabbed Seasnake's head and twisted in 180 degrees. A disgusting snapping sound was heard as Seasnake fell to the ground limp.
"I got you now Seawasp." Bloodbeard said grinning.
"Mikkel!" Elsa called as she looked around a tree. She heard laughter but couldn't pinpoint its location. Her small body was ready to explode in excitement. She silently walked up to a tree and swung around it. Sure enough there was Mikkel standing there laughing.
"FOUND YOU!" Elsa said.
"Well now you gotta catch me!" Mikkel said as he took off.
"Hey no fair!" Elsa cried as she chased after him. The two children laughed as the ran across the field together. Up on the hill sat Agdar, Idun and baby Anna with a escort of guards. Elsa looked up and waved to them but they did not see her behind the trees. She wasn't looking and she stepped into a ditch and twisted her ankle. She let out a pained yelp as she started to cry. Mikkel heard her yelp and like a tiger he launched himself back to Elsa who was sitting there crying.
"Elsa!" He said concerned. "Are you okay?"
"I-I hurt my foot." Elsa said sniffling. Mikkel saw the ditch next to her and swelling in her ankle.
"Its okay, I'm here." Mikkel said taking her hand and holding it tight. Elsa leaned her small head into his barely muscled chest as he rubbed his thumb along her finger.
"Oh precious girl, oh pretty lady." He began to sing.
"Won't you stay beside me?
To dance, to hug, to hold
and to set me free." Elsa sniffled as she sang the next verse.
"Oh dashing man, oh handsome boy,
Come take my hand.
You may be small
but are the finest in all the land." Elsa and Mikkel both opened their mouths for the next part.
"Across the sea,
above the sky,
stay with me,
and you will never cry.
Your voice is all I hear,
your eyes are all I see,
You'll never be alone,
if you stay with meeeeee." They said together as the wrapped each other in a warm hug.
"You're my bestest friend Elsa." Mikkel said smiling.
"You're my bestest friend too Mikkel." Elsa said blushing. Mikkel than wrapped one arm under her knees and picked her up as Elsa put her arm around his neck. She snuggled her head into his chest as he carried her up the hill so her foot could get looked at. When she was in his arms, she forgot all about her foot. Elsa blinked and saw darkness, she blinked again and saw she was in her room. She realized she was dreaming of a precious memory. What she would give to go back to those days. Mama and Papa were still alive, Mikkel was her best friend, and her powers hadn't hurt anyone. She looked back at the feeling she had when Mikkel carried her up the hill that day she twisted her ankle. She felt so safe and warm and longed to be held like that again. After dreaming about him, she had to see Mikkel again, this time she would not let her anger get the best of her. She walked out of her room in her nightgown and made her way to the dungeon. T guards gangway for her as she entered the dungeon doors. She followed the dimly lit path to Mikkel's isolated cell.
"Hey you!" An irish man called out. Elsa turned to her left to see one of Mikkel's crew trying to get her attention. His body covered in wounds from the whip.
"Yes?" Elsa asked trying not vomit at the sight of all the blood. She could see a wolf tattoo on this man's arm and assumed him to be Seawolf.
"You knew the captain when he was a kid right?" Seawolf asked.
"Yes I did." Elsa said sadly.
"And you let him be beaten like that?" Seawolf said. "I know all of you royals think all us pirates the same. A bunch of barbaric savages, that is true for most but we are not like most pirates."
"Is true." A large russian man dripping in fresh blood said from the other side of her. "We no kill unless attacked."
"We are exiles, all of us. Framed for crimes we did not commit." Seawolf said. "I thought you of all people would understand."
"What do you mean?" Elsa asked.
"Word has reached us of your story Snow Queen." Seawolf said. "Thirteen years isolated to your room, an exile just like us. Only you didn't have to fight for your life day after day."
"I'm sorry!" Elsa said. "I really am trying to get you all out!"
"Is this your best try?" Seawolf said showing his arms which had chunks of flesh hanging off it from the whip. "Cause if so, we don't want anymore help." Elsa gasped as she ran away from the Sea Rangers. Her heart was heavy for them, Seawolf was right, she should understand their situation. She eventually made it to Mikkel's isolated cell. She stepped in and saw him standing straight up with his eyes closed.
"Mikkel?" Elsa asked.
"It hurts too much to lay down on my back, front, or side." Mikkel said. "This is the only way I can really get some shut eye." Elsa collapsed, she couldn't stand to see him like this.
"Here." She said as a small breath of frost encased his wounds. Mikkel sighed as he felt the burning pain become faint under the cool layer of ice. Mikkel looked over to her and gave her a nod.
"Thank you." He said. "But why?"
"What do you mean?" Elsa asked.
"After what I said earlier." Mikkel said. "Why would you want to help me."
"A few words can't undo fifteen years of friendship." Elsa said smiling gently. Mikkel felt touched by this.
"Ross hurt my mother today." Mikkel growled. Elsa felt her anger rise, that son of a bitch hit a woman? Ms Erikson of all people too!
"Is she okay?" Elsa asked frantically. She made a mental note to freeze Ross to the ceiling later.
"Yeah, he threw her down and Aksel clocked him right in the nose." Mikkel said laughing for the first time in days. Elsa felt her heart rise seeing him laugh. "Oh what I would give to see that again."
"Me too." Elsa said looking down. Mikkel looked over to her curiously.
"I thought you didn't mind him?" Mikkel said.
"He's terrible, I hate him!" Elsa cried. "He is so rude and inconsiderate! He only thinks of himself and makes everyone lives miserable because he doesn't wanna be here. We sleep in separate rooms now its so bad! Upon mentioning sleeping together, Mikkel shivered at the though of Ross having sex with Elsa. He hoped that she had enough sense to not give herself to that bastard.
"I'm sorry." Mikkel said. "I wish there was something I could do." Elsa's ears perked up at this. He was acting like his old self again!
"Could I stay here with you?" Elsa asked. "Just like when we were kids?"
"Of course." Mikkel said. "Just don't freeze me this time." He said as a joke. This hit Elsa hard as she let her face fall in sadness. Mikkel looked over to see her saddened by what he said.
Dammit Mikkel! This is why no one likes you! He thought to himself. He reached through the bars and put his hand on her shoulder. Elsa felt a powerful warmth fill her body as Mikkel rubbed his fingers along her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I was only joking." Mikkel said. Elsa looked up at him and smiled as she stared into his eyes. She could see tales of war and unimaginable heartbreak in his weary green eyes. She thought back to what would have happened if she never hurt Anna. Mikkel would have stayed with them, her parents never would have left for the trip that killed them, she never would have had to marry Ross.
"Mikkel can I come in there with you? I'm really cold." Elsa lied.
"How does the Snow Queen get cold?" Mikkel asked. Elsa looked at him with wide eyes. Damn she still had that face.
"Please?" Elsa asked.
"Won't you get in trouble?" Mikkel asked. "What if King Ass walks down here and sees in the cell together?"
"I don't give a damn what he thinks." Elsa said. "Besides I just want to catch up with you."
"Okaayyy." Mikkel said not sure about this as Elsa opened the cell door and stepped inside. Once there was no more bars blocking her from him she ran at him and embraced him in a tight hug and knocked him to his feet.
"AHH! Watch the cuts!" Mikkel groaned. Elsa felt the same warmth she did all those years ago now that she was in his arms again. She closed her eyes peacefully as she lay her head on his chest.
"Elsa? Elsa?" He said. "Oh come on no one falls asleep that fast!" Mikkel said. He didn't have the heart to move her head, she looked so peaceful. "Son of a bitch." He said as he laid his head back with Elsa sleeping on top of him.
Tried to draw Elsa on paint and sticking a fork up my ass would have been less frustrating! Hope you all like my new cover photo. More pictures to come!