Avast, Mateys!

[highseasmods]

Who: The Crooked Bone Boys, Esper "the Conflagration" Jones, and you!
Where: All over the high seas!
When: Tuesday, March 24th
What: Fighting, fire, winning, losing, and a whole lot of smack talk.
Warnings: Just your usual potential battle-type violence.
Style: Any!
Status: Open!


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Comments

[seadevil]

[Oh dear.

His wives are fighting.]

Er...there are quite a few ships out there...you could go to different ones... Might get the job done faster anyway.

[If they start fighting on this ship, it'll sink faster than it would with anything their enemies might try.]

[cherrybombpie]

[It was fortunate, then, that Motochika was good at managing the members of his harem.]

[It was a good idea, and Kodachi nodded. Something for each wife to do.]

Brilliant - the faster we get this done with, the better! I wish I had a dinosaur to ride into battle, though.

Miss Xun Yu, could you take me to the crow's nest of one of the ships?

[seadevil]

I told you it wouldn't fit on the ship...

[He muttered it mostly to himself as he steered the Katabami closer to the enemy ships. Nothing looked too out of the ordinary. No big, elaborate weapons or anything of that sort. However, that didn't mean the enemy didn't have tricks up their sleeves. They always seemed to, really.]

There should be a few of those signal flare things in a box on the deck. Take one in case you need to call us in. Who knows what those blackguards have in store this time.

[rebellions]

... Suit yourself.

[Ragna doesn't sound entirely pleased with the arrangement, but it's probably the best he can hope for. As long as she doesn't get dragged into a bloodbath, that should be enough.

As for Motochika's suggestion, well.]

Won't be needing that.

[Let's be real here, with how much of a stubborn ass he is, he's more likely to go down with that ship rather than ask for help. Besides, the thought they could have something he wouldn't be able to handle doesn't even cross his mind.

As he prepares to board the enemy ship, Ragna's lips curl up in a smirk. It's not a nice one.]

Speaking of which... I don't think we'll need any prisoners either, eh?

[Leaving any really isn't in his nature.]

[curseking]

[Well, well. Looks like there's one more thing Mitsunari and Ragna can agree on.]

Allowing any of them to live will be nothing but a detriment to us.

[There was no chance Mitsunari was going to sit idly by as everyone else did the fighting. It was a conqueror who raised him.]

[seadevil]

[Motochika frowns and lets out a little sigh. There's not much that he can do that will change how the two of them choose to go about things, but that doesn't mean he won't try. He's no pacifist, not at all, but he'd prefer not to leave a bloodbath behind. Enemies are enemies, of course, but there's no need to slaughter them.]

No prisoners, sink them if you can, but there's no need to slaughter them out of hand. We're pirates, aye, but aside from that we don't know what their quarrel with us is. We fight to drive them off, not destroy. Be mindful of that. Captain's orders.

[curseking]

[Mitsunari casts him a glare.]

Their quarrel does not matter.

[Then, he briefly deliberates over whether or not he wants to contest Motochika's orders.

He decides not to.]

If they return to avenge their dead, know it was preventable.

[harbouredheart]

[When Xun Yu answers her voice resonates at a second pitch, as though she speaks with two voices.]

Of course, Kodachi.

[A barely visible cocoon of magic spreads across the ship, encompassing it, before Xun Yu gets up to her feet.]

[rebellions]

Right, right...

[Ragna chooses to wave it off. It's not like he ever listens to the captain's orders, anyway. Besides, what's the point of letting people who are actively trying to kill him live? Seems counterproductive.

Either way, they seem to have finally come close enough for him to be able to cover the distance, so talk time is over.]

Well, you can leave this one to me.

[The Grim Reaper doesn't waste his time saying more than that and leaps on the deck of the enemy ship, leaving the other crew momentary stunned (that was what they intended to do, after all) before they all rush at him. A short moment later the air fills with their agonized screams.

So much for that "no slaughter" thing.]

[cherrybombpie]

[Kodachi waited for Xun Yu to magic her onto another ship, and when she got there, it was quick work. They of course didn't expect a young girl to put them all to sleep - literally. Kodachi went down below deck and made quick work of blasting holes through the hull, both with bombs and with her clubs.]

[When she was done, she stole the ship's rowboat and blew that up as well before leaping to the next nearby ship to do the same.]

[seadevil]

At least Kodachi listens.

[There isn't a single man aboard the ship who heeds him the majority of the time. It makes him miss Kodai and Adol a bit. They listened.

He turns to survey the rest of the ship. Aside from Xun Yu, the only back-up he can count on if they're boarded is Yo-chan. Ohtani is around somewhere, as far as he knows, but he can't imagine him lifting a finger unless Mitsunari is in danger.]

We'll just have to stay vigilant and keep them at bay.

[rebellions]

[Just as he suspected, it doesn't take Ragna long to get rid of all the enemies, and with a single Ars Magus explosion that's left a huge, gaping hole going all the way down to the bottom of the ship, he figures it might be for the best to find a way back on the Katabami. Fortunately, broken masts make quite useful bridges, and soon enough he's back on the deck safely.

The only downside of all this is that now he's covered in blood. Damn. He's gonna need a bath after this is over.]

Guess they're nothing but a bunch of show-offs after all.