The Ship in the Midst of Attacking both the Palm and the Rotted ship of The Sonorous Pirates. It was a galley, a long slender ship that was being propelled at extreme speeds via the oars that lined the sides.
But it was in no way ordinary. All along the outside of the vessel was large pike like spears that poked from the stern in all manner of directions. Meant for ramming into opponents. The crows nest was as well modified into being used as a pyre, flames crackling from it. Many lanterns and torches that were half a dozen meters long at least were in similar position in the back as in the front. As if they were thrown into the ship with no regard and then lit on fire and used to hang lights from
The amber glow from all of the light made it a strange and certainly frightening sight for any normal travelers that were stuck in this wretched stretch of sea.
They were alone, but brazenly displaying their Jolly Roger. On a Black Banner of Fabric sat the top section of a White Skull. It was crossed by two axes below it, three dots of red in a triangular shape denoting spilt blood near the edges of the blades. Below it two was a simple shape resembling an hourglass underneath. A symbol representing 'time running out' before the viewers death
Thoom! Another cannon fired and zipped through the air! This time Leroy was ready, leaping up into the air and smacking an elastic arm through the air and causing the explosive munition to rupture before it could make contact!
The pirates were now right on top of them!
Roars came from the Pirates as they hoisted hook rope ladders up! But before any of them could even attempt boarding, Noir, Kale and Leroy were already in mid air! Leaping over the rail and falling down! Slamming into the Deck!
"For Barbary!" The Pirates roared even in the face of the three monsters. "How about we make this fun, yeah?"
"Fine by me." Kale gave a smirk as he thumbed his katana out of its sheath. Down to only two. He wasn't going to find a replacement until he found a sword suitable to be in the place Sujikiki had been in
Letting out a column of acrid gray smoke, noir flicked the stick away "Won't hear me complaining."
They were off! Leaping forward with attacks ready! These pirates were in strange attire, their clothes were fashioned with a multitude of protruding spikes and horns. Jagged metal coming from shoulder pads as they war black leather. Some wore little clothing revealing much of their abdomens and stomachs, others were clothed head to toe
One even war a large draping cloth that hid all of their body, a large mask with jagged teeth on the front and a forest of long black feathers came from all around their head giving them a large appearance
They brandished rudimentary weapons of jagged metal, chipped cutlasses, and a variety of self made weapons that lacked any sort of refinement but were brutal in design. Spiked bats, chain covered fist, rusted double barrel shotguns.
But they were no match for the trio
Leroy leaned to the side, avoiding a masked mans spiked club before cross his face with his fist and giving him a hard kick to redirect him into the path of Kale, who kept his sword sheathed as he quickly drew it half way out of its containment, slamming it into the mans solar plexus and then up into his chin causing him to stumble backwards where Noir gave a arching over head kick to slam him into the ground
"Do they usually do this?" Eddie asked, looking to Kirk who gave a slight sigh "Yeah, they're usually the ones who have all the fun in the fighting. But I myself am more than content with them doing it instead of me."
"I don't mind fighting" Dezzi began "But I'd prefer to treat them after the fact than be a part of it, since I'm a Doctor."
"A mink Doctor? That is Astounding…" The Old Skeleton said. In his time Minks were even more elusive than today. But not unheard of, but given the prejudice against, he was personally thrilled to learn that in some form the world had changed "Man you're old…" Dezzi said with a screwed face
"Yeah, they usually hog all the fun from us." Jeanne began to add "But like Dez said, most of us prefer to stick back a bit."
"Except for me!" Calli said as she slammed her hands into the railing. "They are hoggin all the fun! And those guys look so cool too…" She gave a pout and shifted her Jaw.
"I was quite the combatant back in my Day." Eddie said as the group continued to watch the trio bounce people between each other, slowly making their way to the back of the ship. "Pirates were ferocious back then. But it was a hell of a time." Eddie said in a steady voice, a subtle gleam in his spirit eyes.
Eventually, the Pirates were all sprawled across the deck in bloody beaten messes. Leroy having questioned one of the ones that could still speak well. Where he now sat on the Edge of the rail relaying the information
"Apparently this was just a scouting ship. And they said they had no Idea they were out here but were sent by a guy named 'Barnaby'."
"Barnaby?" Raven asked as she closed her book. Having sat down once knowing that the three had everything under control. "Yeah, he's the Marshal right?" Leroy asked
"Yes…He is. But I didn't think it'd be him in these waters. Figured it may have been one of the others. This isn't good…"
"Heh" Leroy gave a slight scoff "That bad huh? Just how bad we talkin'?" He asked with a smirk, excitement and intrigue beginning to grow.