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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5058090" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>City Under Siege: Part 6b – The Battle Begins</strong></p><p></p><p>After repulsing the attack on Freeport, the Captain’s Council demanded revenge. Emric Ossan-Drac, in his new role as Sea Lord, made his first declaration an act of war. Without delay, Freeport’s fleet set sail after the barbarians to hunt them down and punish them for daring to attack Freeport. </p><p></p><p>Admiral Rankin took charge of the situation, gathering a fleet of over fifty ships in just two hours. Captains Gordon, Roberts, Torian, and Varellion from the Council accompanied the fleet. Drak Scarbelly pledged two orc ships for the effort, including his own, the Bloody Vengeance.</p><p></p><p>Kham stood on the deck of his ship, the Divine Fury. The fastest of the fleet, they came upon the barbarian longships near sunset.</p><p></p><p>As dusk approached, a light fog spread out over the sea, reducing visibility. Through the vapor, the deep red disc of the sun hung low on the horizon. A half mile out, at the limit of vision through the haze, was the barbarian fleet. They began to turn to do battle.</p><p></p><p>“They are brave to meet their end in this way,” said Beldin. “We greatly outnumber them.”</p><p></p><p>“The seas will overflow with blood this night,” said Sebastian.</p><p></p><p>Sebastian took to the air. Beldin simply walked off the side of the deck. Held aloft by Cho Sun’s ring, he kept walking straight towards one of the longships. </p><p></p><p>“Prepare cannons!” shouted Kham.</p><p></p><p>“Preparing cannons!” responded his first mate. When they were ready, the first mate shouted. “Cannons ready!”</p><p></p><p>Sebastian’s tiny form was visible in the distance, raining flames down upon one of the ships. Beldin was sinking a longship with Cho Sun’s ring, a whirlpool churning beneath it.</p><p></p><p>“Fire!”</p><p></p><p>“Fire!” repeated the first mate.</p><p></p><p>The fusillade of cannonfire tore through another one of the longships. Against long-range fire, the barbarians were helpless. It was only a matter of time before they paid the ultimate price for their folly. </p><p></p><p>Sebastian and Beldin returned. “They must have been desperate indeed,” said Sebastian. “Victory is at hand.”</p><p></p><p>”Ships ahoy!” shouted the first mate. </p><p></p><p>Kham scanned the horizon, desperately looking for the new threat. At last he saw them. Moving quickly toward the Freeport ships was another fleet. </p><p></p><p>“Elorii warships,” said Kham. He recognized the sleek and fast ships. </p><p></p><p>“Reinforcements,” said Sebastian. “Finally, the orcs will see that the elorii are not their…” he looked up “…enemies.”</p><p></p><p>The sun, having risen in the morning sky, went out.</p><p></p><p>“ARROWS!” shouted Sebastian. “Get behind me!” </p><p></p><p>Thousands of arrows had been launched from the ships with perfect aim. They flew in a volley so thick that the sun itself was obscured.</p><p></p><p>The dark-kin spread his wings. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Incendiares globus!</span>”</p><p></p><p>The fireball tore through the arrows, but it only served to turn them into flaming projectiles. Kham and Beldin, behind Sebastian, were protected from the volley as the arrows bounced off an invisible field. But all around them came shouts of agony and surprise. Not all of Kham’s crew was so lucky.</p><p></p><p>The other Freeport ships were caught by surprise. They wheeled about in the chaos, struggling to mount a counterattack. </p><p></p><p>“Reload cannons!”</p><p></p><p>Kham’s first mate was down, incapable of relaying commands. The Altherians were well disciplined, however, and jumped to do his bidding.</p><p></p><p>“Fire!”</p><p></p><p>The cannons fired again, tearing one of the graceful elven ships apart. </p><p></p><p>“If we can take out their lead ship, we may have a chance,” said Sebastian. </p><p></p><p>Kham pointed. “Head for that ship!” </p><p></p><p>“I’ll take care of the ship,” said Beldin. “You take care of the captain.” The dwarf walked off the deck and this time he didn’t surface. </p><p></p><p>As the ships closed, exchanging volleys of arrows and shot, Kham recognized the captain. “Sevestia,” he whispered. “And that’s her father, Xerxes!”</p><p></p><p>Sebastian flew into the air. “I’ll take out the wizard...” Dodging arrows, the dark-kin strafed the ship with flames, only to suddenly veer off. A shimmering blade was in pursuit. </p><p></p><p>An arrow whistled through the air and struck Kham in the thigh. </p><p></p><p>He swore. “Who shot that?”</p><p></p><p>Reaching for his spyglass, Kham focused on Sevestia. She had struck a nearly fatal blow despite the distance between them. </p><p></p><p>“Two can play that game.” Kham drew his pistol and took careful aim. His eyes flashed for a moment.</p><p></p><p>An explosion of crystals blasted from the pistol, tearing into the elorii captain. She shrieked and fell down. On the deck near Sevestia, her father turned in dismay.</p><p></p><p>“Take out the wizard!” Kham shouted to Sebastian as he flapped by.</p><p></p><p>“He’s too powerful!” Sebastian ducked as the glowing sword nearly decapitated him in midair. </p><p></p><p>Kham sighed. “Fine. I’ll handle it.” He focused and disappeared from the deck of the Divine Fury.</p><p></p><p>He reappeared seconds later in front of Sevestia’s corpse. The damage his crystals had inflicted on the woman was terrible indeed; her flesh was shredded and pulpy, and bones rent from her skin at odd angles.</p><p></p><p>Xerxes, towering over him, prepared to cast a spell. </p><p></p><p>“You see your daughter here?” snarled Kham. “She’s only dead. But I’ll be sure you never see her again.”</p><p></p><p>He concentrated and flashed out, reappearing in the hold of the Divine Fury along with Sevestia’s corpse.</p><p></p><p>Xerxes’ howl of rage was audible from below decks.</p><p></p><p>Kham gently lowered the corpse of Sevestia to the ground. “Well, that got his attention.”</p><p></p><p>A startled crewman looked from the corpse to Kham. </p><p></p><p>“Put her in a coffin. We’ll bury her at sea. But not now.” </p><p></p><p>Kham concentrated again and flashed into existence on the top deck. </p><p></p><p>The lead ship of the elven armada was turning towards the Divine Fury. </p><p></p><p>“I think he means to ram us,” said Kham with a smirk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 5058090, member: 3285"] [b]City Under Siege: Part 6b – The Battle Begins[/b] After repulsing the attack on Freeport, the Captain’s Council demanded revenge. Emric Ossan-Drac, in his new role as Sea Lord, made his first declaration an act of war. Without delay, Freeport’s fleet set sail after the barbarians to hunt them down and punish them for daring to attack Freeport. Admiral Rankin took charge of the situation, gathering a fleet of over fifty ships in just two hours. Captains Gordon, Roberts, Torian, and Varellion from the Council accompanied the fleet. Drak Scarbelly pledged two orc ships for the effort, including his own, the Bloody Vengeance. Kham stood on the deck of his ship, the Divine Fury. The fastest of the fleet, they came upon the barbarian longships near sunset. As dusk approached, a light fog spread out over the sea, reducing visibility. Through the vapor, the deep red disc of the sun hung low on the horizon. A half mile out, at the limit of vision through the haze, was the barbarian fleet. They began to turn to do battle. “They are brave to meet their end in this way,” said Beldin. “We greatly outnumber them.” “The seas will overflow with blood this night,” said Sebastian. Sebastian took to the air. Beldin simply walked off the side of the deck. Held aloft by Cho Sun’s ring, he kept walking straight towards one of the longships. “Prepare cannons!” shouted Kham. “Preparing cannons!” responded his first mate. When they were ready, the first mate shouted. “Cannons ready!” Sebastian’s tiny form was visible in the distance, raining flames down upon one of the ships. Beldin was sinking a longship with Cho Sun’s ring, a whirlpool churning beneath it. “Fire!” “Fire!” repeated the first mate. The fusillade of cannonfire tore through another one of the longships. Against long-range fire, the barbarians were helpless. It was only a matter of time before they paid the ultimate price for their folly. Sebastian and Beldin returned. “They must have been desperate indeed,” said Sebastian. “Victory is at hand.” ”Ships ahoy!” shouted the first mate. Kham scanned the horizon, desperately looking for the new threat. At last he saw them. Moving quickly toward the Freeport ships was another fleet. “Elorii warships,” said Kham. He recognized the sleek and fast ships. “Reinforcements,” said Sebastian. “Finally, the orcs will see that the elorii are not their…” he looked up “…enemies.” The sun, having risen in the morning sky, went out. “ARROWS!” shouted Sebastian. “Get behind me!” Thousands of arrows had been launched from the ships with perfect aim. They flew in a volley so thick that the sun itself was obscured. The dark-kin spread his wings. “[FONT="Impact"]Incendiares globus![/FONT]” The fireball tore through the arrows, but it only served to turn them into flaming projectiles. Kham and Beldin, behind Sebastian, were protected from the volley as the arrows bounced off an invisible field. But all around them came shouts of agony and surprise. Not all of Kham’s crew was so lucky. The other Freeport ships were caught by surprise. They wheeled about in the chaos, struggling to mount a counterattack. “Reload cannons!” Kham’s first mate was down, incapable of relaying commands. The Altherians were well disciplined, however, and jumped to do his bidding. “Fire!” The cannons fired again, tearing one of the graceful elven ships apart. “If we can take out their lead ship, we may have a chance,” said Sebastian. Kham pointed. “Head for that ship!” “I’ll take care of the ship,” said Beldin. “You take care of the captain.” The dwarf walked off the deck and this time he didn’t surface. As the ships closed, exchanging volleys of arrows and shot, Kham recognized the captain. “Sevestia,” he whispered. “And that’s her father, Xerxes!” Sebastian flew into the air. “I’ll take out the wizard...” Dodging arrows, the dark-kin strafed the ship with flames, only to suddenly veer off. A shimmering blade was in pursuit. An arrow whistled through the air and struck Kham in the thigh. He swore. “Who shot that?” Reaching for his spyglass, Kham focused on Sevestia. She had struck a nearly fatal blow despite the distance between them. “Two can play that game.” Kham drew his pistol and took careful aim. His eyes flashed for a moment. An explosion of crystals blasted from the pistol, tearing into the elorii captain. She shrieked and fell down. On the deck near Sevestia, her father turned in dismay. “Take out the wizard!” Kham shouted to Sebastian as he flapped by. “He’s too powerful!” Sebastian ducked as the glowing sword nearly decapitated him in midair. Kham sighed. “Fine. I’ll handle it.” He focused and disappeared from the deck of the Divine Fury. He reappeared seconds later in front of Sevestia’s corpse. The damage his crystals had inflicted on the woman was terrible indeed; her flesh was shredded and pulpy, and bones rent from her skin at odd angles. Xerxes, towering over him, prepared to cast a spell. “You see your daughter here?” snarled Kham. “She’s only dead. But I’ll be sure you never see her again.” He concentrated and flashed out, reappearing in the hold of the Divine Fury along with Sevestia’s corpse. Xerxes’ howl of rage was audible from below decks. Kham gently lowered the corpse of Sevestia to the ground. “Well, that got his attention.” A startled crewman looked from the corpse to Kham. “Put her in a coffin. We’ll bury her at sea. But not now.” Kham concentrated again and flashed into existence on the top deck. The lead ship of the elven armada was turning towards the Divine Fury. “I think he means to ram us,” said Kham with a smirk. [/QUOTE]
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