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The Ghost Crew Member

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Leon nodded to Jill and got down behind some barrels. Jill was on the roof of a house right in front of the stage where Rebecca was going to be hanged .

There used to be a crowd around when it was some criminal execution, but for Rebecca's there was only a few people there. Rebecca's one-hour trial didn't get the inhabitants attention.

Jill couldn't understand how the governor allowed fanatical groups to judge and execute people without his consent. This was just another reason for not wanting to marry a man who was so indifferent to his people.

Rebecca kept her head bowed and Jill could not see the expression on her face, but she was sure that the girl was frightened. The executioner approached the girl, putting a noose around her neck. A man who was standing beside the executioner seemed to be the mastermind, there were two other men around wielding swords .

"Kill that witch" One of the few people shouted.

Jill had only three arrows, which meant three chances to save Rebecca. She was in position and she aimed for the rope. Her heart was beating wildly and Jill tasted a drop of sweat which trickled down to her mouth.

Even though she loved adrenaline, Jill felt nervous knowing that Rebecca's life depended on her accuracy at that time and on Leon's ability as well.

The hangman kicked the box where Rebecca was and suddenly Jill heard anothing almost else, the only thing she could hear was her own breathing. She knew breath control was very important that moment. The rope moved a little and stopped, Jill held her breath and shot the first arrow, in a quick movement she shot the second and Rebecca fell down.

Leon jumped over the barrels and went towards the men. Among attacks and dodges, Leon dueled with the two men at the same time. Jill jumped from the roof on the top of a barrel running towards Leon. She realized that the executioner had taken a scythe and walked towards her man. Meanwhile the mastermind fled.

The few people who were there began to scream and run desperately.

Leon managed to hit one of the men who fell to his feet, but there was still another one and Jill was afraid she couldn't reach Leon before the executioner.

Leon kicked the man's body to the side and dodged the attack of the second guy. Taking advantage of a careless move, Leon hit him in his belly. The man was falling down and Leon tried to pull his sword back when he heard a noise behind him. Leon turned his head and saw the executioner ready to attack him with the scythe. With his sword stuck into the man's body, Leon found himself in trouble.

The Executioner was raising the scythe over Leon when an arrow pierced his head, causing him to fall to the side with his scythe .

Leon looked up and saw Jill far ahead. Their eyes met for a moment and Leon nodded gratefully. Jill smiled before running towards Rebecca.

Rebecca was still lying on the floor, Jill checked her pulse and realized she had just fainted. Jill tried to wake her when Leon came closer to them.

Jill and Leon raised their heads and looked around when they heard sounds of footsteps and they quickly realized that they were surrounded by men, some with guns and others with swords.

Holding Rebecca, Jill realized that the mastermind showed up behind those men. He looked at her while playing with his mustache.

"How dare you interfere in the Lord's affairs?"

"Lord's affair? What I saw here was a bunch of man trying to play God. This is about your own affairs and your cruelty" Jill placed Rebecca gently on the floor so she could stand and face the man.

"She is a witch. God wants her dead."

"When you judge and kill, you are the one going against your God's will, for putting yourselves above him. God is sovereign and powerful enough to do what he wants without your permission or help. Or maybe yours is weak? If God wanted her dead, that could be done in many natural ways. Let him decide. Do you really think an almighty being needs help from poor, weak mortals like you?"

Jill realized the mastermind became even angrier and he commanded his men to catch her. At that moment a man appeared in the main house terrace, behind the stage. Everyone turned their face to him at the same time and she heard someone say that there was the governor.

Jill had never seen him in person and although she could not see his face in detail, she realized that he didn't seem as old as his father had said. The governor looked at her and then he looked at the mastermind before motioned with his hand.

"Let them go." The mastermind said frustrated "Orders from the Governor."

Jill felt a shiver up her spine and she felt paralyzed, she didn't even realized that Rebecca was awake and was getting up with difficulty. Only after the third time, she could notice Leon was calling her. He pulled Jill by her arm and she walked behind him, while he was helping Rebecca walk. Although she felt like looking back to thank the governor, her fear was stronger.

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"I don't know how to thank you both. What would have happened to me?" Rebecca was sitting on her bed and holding her own neck.

"Don't think about it, Rebecca. You're alive!" Jill hugged the girl . "Try not to be alone in the woods and try to be more discreet from now on."

"Yes, I guess I learned my lesson."

"You Okay?"

Rebecca's mother entered the room carrying a bowl with water.

"I'll be, Jill."

After giving Rebecca a smile, Jill and Leon both said goodbye and walked away. Once they realized they were alone, they kissed.

"What are your plans now?" Jill asked playing with the collar of his white shirt.

"I've gotta help your father with things for the trip. I think we're leaving at dusk, after the meal."

"So you're also going to Yuhinb?" Leon nodded and Jill wondered why he was lying to her, but she said nothing. "But you always leave early in the morning, why don't you wait until tomorrow?"

"You're father is in a hurry."

Jill smiled trying to hide his distrust. She kissed him to hide the laughter .

She thought of inviting Leon for lunch , but she knew she would have little time to pack then.

"I won't be here when you leave, so I see you when you return." Leon seemed confused as she continued. "I have things to settle in the city because of Rebecca." She lied to him.

"Promise me that you won't do anything crazy?" Jill nodded and he added "I'll miss you."

"You won't. Just wait for me, I'll be in your dreams soon." She winked at him before turning and walking away.

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Chris looked at his outfit and felt annoyed. For him those clothes looked more like a torture. Instead of handing him an outfit like theirs, those stupid pirates managed to find a sailor uniform somewhere, but it was very small. Besides tight it was extremely short. Chris was sure those men wanted to mock him.

All men went down to the sleeping berth compartments about an hour ago. Chris was in the captain's cabin with only one other man, who was watching him.

They were already navigating for a long time and Chris was not a danger for them anymore because he had nowhere else to go. The hangover from the previous day had stopped him from escaping at first and he promised himself he would never drink the same way again.

Although annoyed he also realized it wasn't so bad to travel with a great crew like that, he just needed to devise a plan to not be killed when he was no longer useful for Dick Valentine and also to get what he need to get.

That tight clothing seemed to choke him, Chris said he would take a breath in the deck and the man just nodded.

Arriving on the deck, Chris looked at his greatest passion, Queen Amaranthus. The biggest legacy from his father. That ship was everything he had and he'd defend it from those pirates with his life if he needed to. He approached the bow, as he always loved to do, to admire the sky and the ocean.

The moonlight made Queen Amaranthus even brighter and he felt proud to be the captain of that beauty. In the silence of the night, Chris thought he heard a noise. Everyone was sleeping and he returned to the deck looking around, but everything seemed normal.

Suddenly a person wearing a cape jumped out of the boat in front of him and before Chris could ask something or yell for someone, he was attacked. Chris was very strong, but he was surprised with the man's agility, who jumped and dodged his punches so masterfully.

Although weak, the man could hit Chris at precise movements. Chris was so confused with that attack that he didn't attack with all he got, he was just trying to immobilize the man to know who he was and what he wanted.

When Chris finally managed to hold his hand and hit him in the belly he heard a shriek and felt even more amazed. 'A woman?' he thought.

Chris ran up to her holding her by the wrist, but he got kicked on his face and let her go. He touched his nose painful watching her run into the ship, towards the berth compartments.

Under the moonlight some object sparked on the ground and Chris came closer, picking it up. It was a gold bracelet with blue gemstones which curiously exuded a floral and sweet perfume. He decided not to follow her, but he could not hide the curiosity and interest he felt by that ghost crew member.

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OMG! You guys have no idea how I feel while I'm writing some pieces. The last one let me breathless, cause I pictured how sexy it was. Hope u guys also felt the same and liked it!

Who do you think the governor is? :D TAKE A GUESS :D

Thank you very much for reading and thank you guys for the reviews, they mean a lot to me! ;)

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NerdGirl4Life: Aaaaw sweetie! Thank you very much for this. I'll do my best to deserve your kind words! :)

Rtal: Ur always so kind and I'm really happy you are reading this story since the beginning with us. I believe it's nice to watch it develops like your doing now. OMG! Can u imagine if I had money to make it a movie like Degeneration? :D Thank you very much for everything. Ur very special! :)

xjillvalentinex : Thank you dear! Yeah, I thought it could be interesting to explain they were so close today because they were mother and daughter before :) hehehe.