One blue. One red. One yellow. One orange. One purple. One green. And one indigo. All sitting there in a perfect row, each the exact same size as a potato. And inscribed on each was a unique, small rune. All seven glittered inside the chest, and looked like they haven't been touched in hundreds of years.
Coldwood gazed at them hungrily.
Jack grasped onto Ares's hand that was squeezing his throat, "Coldwood...you don't understand what-" He choked out, but Ares tightened his grip before he could finish.
At Ares's other hand, Jason was focused on prying away the large fingers from his throat, but was having no success. Beads of sweat trickled down from under his dark, shaggy hair. He was also having trouble getting air to his lungs.
Coldwood slowly reached in and grasped the blue one, lifting it up so it was eye-level with him. A loud and long, "NO!" could be heard behind them, and Jack knew that voice belonged to Barbossa.
Coldwood spun around and pointed his pistol straight at Barbossa, saying, "One more word out of you, and you'll regret it. I have all the power now, Barbossa!" A mad smile appeared on his face.
Barbossa wasn't going to let Coldwood get away so easily. With a booming yell, he charged for the other captain, dodging the bullets being shot at him. Barbossa slashed away at him, beads of new sweat already tricking down his brow.
And just as this new duel had begun, someone must have attacked Ares from behind. He grunted with pain, and loosened his grip just enough so Jack and Jason could escape and fall back to the rocky ground. Ares turned, and there stood Anya, no more tears on her face and a sword with a bloody tip in her hand. Ares touched the long but non-life threatening red cut in the middle of his back, confused on why she would do such a thing.
While the brawny pirate was distracted, Jack began to quietly walk away. He then saw the fight between Barbossa and Coldwood. Barbossa now had a jagged cut across his cheek and Coldwood still had the blue Jewel tucked safely in his coat.
Jack crept silently behind them, careful to be as stealthy as he could possible, and was now next to the diamond chest. The Jewels glittered back at him, making the light dance across his face. He gingerly picked up the green one, which had a tiny triangular rune inscribed on it. Instantly, he could feel the flow of energy that the Jewel possessed, and knew with a simple thought, he could create a hurricane to destroy an entire island, or a deadly storm that could last for weeks.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Coldwood cried, after knocking Barbossa off his feet. But now he was staring at Jack, "Do you have any idea how much power you're holding in your hand?"
Jack looked him in the eye and nodded, "Aye, mate. But no man should have power over the seas." He then held the green Jewel high in the air, and as Coldwood screamed, "NOOOO!" Jack smashed it to the ground.
The Jewel broke into thousands of tiny green pieces, which scattered all over the rocky floor, and a whooshing sound escaped from it. "You complete idiot!" Coldwood growled, coming up to Jack. Jack reached for his sword, but then realized he had dropped it when Ares had choked him. But Coldwood wasn't worried about him, he was focused on the tiny fragmants which he was leaning over, trying to collect.
"It's too late, Coldwood!" Barbossa yelled, getting to his feet, "Now you can't control the North Pacific!" Coldwood snapped around and glared at the other captain, opening his mouth to shout something back, but was cut off by Jack quickly snatching the yellow Jewel and throwing it to the ground. Another whooshing noise escaped from it as it shattered like the green one.
"STOP!" Coldwood screamed, and then launched himself at Jack. He wasn't quick enough, and Coldwood knocked him to the hard ground.
"Get off!" Jack managed to say before he noticed Barbossa now advancing on the chest, ready to destroy the rest of the Jewels.
"Dammit!" Coldwood swore quickly, also seeing Barbossa. He reached for that ruby around his neck, but Jack yanked it off before he could go control Ares again. Before anyone could stop him, he tossed it at the cave wall, and like the Jewels, it shattered into thousands of pieces. But, a peculiar cloud of black smoke escaped from the shards, and then vanished into thin air.
Coldwood's eyes widened at the shattered bits, then they narrowed at Jack. Jack, however, had used this rare opportunity to escape.
But the thing was, he didn't need to.
Someone had yanked Coldwood off Jack and thrown him roughly towards the crystal chest. It was Ares, who had such a furious and loathing look on his face, it even frightened Jack a little. Anya had joined Barbossa, who had just smashed the indigo Jewel. Coldwood, who not a moment ago looked like he was about to loose it, now was staring at Ares with complete confusion, "I-"
"Save your breath, you filthy liar." Ares spat at him, his voice deep and gruff. Jack was now struggling to his feet, and wasn't even focused on Ares's first words since he arrived; for his eyes were fixed on Angelica.
She was using all her strength to get up, for their son was now dueling One-Eyed Rex. Coldwood's first mate had a long cut along his face, probably from Jason. He slashed away at the younger boy, determined to destroy him. But Jason was quick and light on his feet, like his mother. And like his mother, he was ignoring every wound, new and old, in order to stay strong and fight Rex.
Angelica had made eye contact with Jack now, and mouthed his name to him. His heart melted, for he loved it when she spoke his name with her perfect lips. It would make butterflies appear n his stomach, and if he wasn't trying to act tough, make him smile. But not a second after that moment, a lot of things happened at once.
Ares had grabbed Coldwood by the collar, shouting in his face, "I'm going to kill you! For tricking me, and almost every bloody being you've encountered!" But Coldwood only grinned slyly, and pulled a knife from the inside of his coat, and stabbed Ares in the stomach.
At the same time, Anya was holding the purple Jewel as Barbossa destroyed the orange one. But she wasn't doing this out of greed, she was looking at Ares's body crumpling to the ground, complete and absolute shock in her eyes. Tears began to form as her mouth gaped open and her chin trembling.
Also during this, Jason had managed to slice Rex across the chest, opening a deep gash that began to bleed terribly. And not a moment later, Angelica had managed to fetch a fallen gun nearby, and took quick aim to shoot Rex in the center of his forehead. The bulky pirate froze, then as also collapsed to the rocky floor, leaving a pool of his own blood beneath him.
"Uncle..." Anya whispered, still only having eyes for Ares's corpse, "how could you?"
"C'mon, girl, destroy the Jewel!" Barbossa hissed, for he had just shattered the red Jewel.
Coldwood stood up straight, spitting out blood from his mouth from before. "I did what had to be done, Anya." He answered, then took the blue Jewel out of his coat pocket. He smiled like a madman, "Now, give me your Jewel, or perhaps I'll drown Cuba! Or send a massive maelstrom to every corner of the seas!"
Anya blinked at her uncle, holding back tears. Barbossa was getting impatient, and Jack was reached quietly for a sword that was near a dead pirate. He planned to kill Coldwood from behind before anymore damage could be done.
Of course, Jason shouted, "Jack! Come quick!" right then, and everyone who wasn't still fighting in the shrinking battle turned to face him. Angelica was fading, and fast. Her wounds were too great, and she had lost too much blood. Of course, Coldwood saw Jack with the sword, and instinctively took out his.
"Enough of this!" Barbossa shouted, and hit Anya's hand so the purple Jewel dropped out of her hand and hit the floor, shattering and releasing the whooshing sound.
Coldwood swirled back around, cursing at both Barbossa and his niece. "You stupid girl! How could you let this happen?" He screamed, advancing at her. And this was when Jack made his move.
Barbossa was pulling out his sword just as Coldwood raised his. But before they could start another duel, Jack came from behind him, and stabbed his sword through Coldwood's back.
It went all the way through, the tip glistening red on the other side at his chest. Coldwood tilted his head down at it, his sword lowering at his side before it clattered to the ground. Anya had gasped, then covered her mouth with her hand. Her uncle barely had time to look up before his eyes rolled to the back of his skull.
Jack pulled the sword out as the captain's knees gave out and he crumpled to the ground, finally dead.
A/N: AWWW SNAP SO MUCH IN ONE CHAPTER! I know this took forever, but school kept me busy :( but hey, it's finally here! And also, we're heading towards the end! So remember to review, favorite, and thanks so much for reading! :D
I apologize again for this being so late. But I'm so happy with myself I finally finished it! I swear, I'll try my hardest to get the next one out ASAP!