"I would say that is a damn shame but when you don't follow instructions there are consequences." Letting out an exasperated sigh looking up at Lyric. "Why the hell didn't you kick her off the ship? Now who is going to clean all this blood up?" Alexandria turned to the man who was now on his knees slamming his fists on the deck. There wasn't much he could do now since he was alone.
Lyric wiped off her blade on the woman's clothes sheathing it for right now. There didn't seem to be anyone else on the other ship. If they didn't come when their crew member's throat was slit they wouldn't come at all. "How about you have him do it after he gives you all the information? I am sure he knows how to do that." Walking over to the man pushing him out of the way so she could board the other ship.
Alexandria scoffed watching Lyric walk away. "You will help clean this when you get back, damnit." Lyric waved her off disappearing into the enemy ship.
"I am not going to give you anything now. Killing my partner wasn't part of the deal." He tried to keep on a brave front but Alexandria knew better. There was no way in hell he was going to be able to keep up that type of strength. She had some plans to make him talk. Moving closer to him leaning down to his level.
"How do you figure that is the case? Your partner received one warning then her throat was slit. How long do you think you will last in that position?" V was still on Alexandria's shoulder bobbing her head back and forth. Alexandria figured he was more afraid of V since animals are not easily reasoned with for the most part.
A devious smile crept across her face. Hopefully she didn't have to do much to him in order to get him to talk. Of course she was starting to enjoy pressing for answers. The man didn't say a word. He stared at her fury danced in his eyes. She was going to enjoy breaking him.
"Alright if you don't want to talk, maybe this will help motivate you." Walking over to the lifeless body of her partner kneeling down next to her. Grabbing the pistol on her belt looking it over. "This is a nice piece. What do you think this thing would do to a body?"
His eyes widened for a moment. She pressed the muzzle of the pistol to his partner's head, locking eyes with him. "Now we can start having an adult conversation about everything you know or I can paint some more of my deck with your partner's blood. Which do you prefer?"
A few moments passed with the two of them just staring a whole through one another. Alexandria didn't want to stain her new ship even more but this was the best way she knew to get his attention. A smirk crossed her face pulling the hammer back on the pistol. Her index finger dancing on the trigger starting to hum a tune. He looked at her, a face twisted in horror, anger, and disgust.
"If you want to avoid picking up the pieces of your partner then start talking. I want the truth too, no lies." The humming picked up as she started to sway back and forth. V was mimicking her tilting her head to the side. Alexandria felt a bit of rhythmic peace from the song not taking her eyes off the man.
Lyric had made her way into the lower deck of the ship looking around. There were crates and barrels everywhere. Different materials were used to create each one. It looked like this was a ship for collecting tributes from different places. There were not many of them. Walking up to one she knocked on it. No echo returned her knock. That would mean this one was full of something. It would take too long to look through each one.
She needed to get the others to help move everything. While this ship was a bit bigger than their new one it didn't feel like home. They already had a ton of supplies. Everything on here could serve for trade or even a bit of goodwill from wherever they were taken from. Moving through the lower deck she found a cabin tucked away. Opening the door her eyes lit up with excitement. It was a map room which meant Alexandria would forget about her having to clean up blood and get lost in all this.
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Looking around the room trying to find something to put all the maps inside to carry them over. After locating a crate that was the right size a map on the table caught her eye. Putting the crate down she started to study the map. It would seem there were places on this map that even she had never seen before. Tilting her head to the side, running her hand over the name on the map.
"What the hell? I haven't heard that name before." She let out a soft giggle rolling up all the maps in the room stacking them in the crate. The map on the table she wanted to personally hand to Alexandria. Lyric believed she found a map to an area that had yet to be explored. There were no names on any of the islands. There was only the name on the map. Skiedge
She left the map room making her way back up to the deck. There was one more place she wanted to check out. That was the main cabin which had to have some interesting things inside.
Alexandria was done playing games with the man. Footsteps echoed behind him as Lyric walked up onto the deck with a crate in her hand. She was moving with purpose to the cabin on the other end. Alexandria was ready to get this over with since she spotted paper in the crate. That must mean Lyric had found something interesting. Turning her attention back to the man letting out an exasperated sigh.
"I am done playing around now. Say goodbye to paying your respects." Her finger started to move. "Wait!" The man cried out, extending his hand in protest. Alexandria moved her finger back. She was getting tired of this game. If he didn't start talking she was going to blow her head off. He would be picking up pieces of her brain for days if there were any left.
"Alright, start talking. What is the reason for taking this ship and what do you have onboard yours?" Once he was done talking she was going to get rid of him. There was nothing more he could offer her. Besides, he folded rather quickly before his partner was even killed. That type of weakness was not needed on her ship. Snapping her fingers she added. "Also how the hell are you out here without dropping dead?"
He closed his eyes, taking in a breath. There was a lot to say and he figured no matter what death awaited him. "As I said before, the ship was payment for breaking the rules. The settlement would be left alone provided the leader and his family were killed. Once that was finished their greatest possession was handed over." He paused for a moment trying to keep from freaking out. "This ship is one of many that collects items from all over the known world. Protection needs to be paid so that the settlements are allowed to trade. Of course not all places pay willingly."
Alexandria didn't like the direction the story was moving. This would mean that the walled cities were no better then the people that came before them. How in the hell could everyone live free if they were in constant fear of being stolen from? "You finally have some good information to give me which might have just saved your life. Now what about how you're able to walk about freely?"
He still wasn't sure that she could be trusted since she had already killed his partner. Of course there was no way she was going to let him leave there alive. There must be something he could do to get out of this alive. "There is something that was developed to allow a few males to live outside the walled cities for a short time. However, if I don't get back soon the effects will wear off and I will die."
A smile crept across her face. This was news she had not heard before. If there was something that could allow males to live it would change the face of the world. Finding a way to get rid of that limitation would allow for natural births to occur again. "What do you have to take and how long does it last? If the walled cities are holding onto technology like that the world might be able to begin again."
A soft chuckle escaped the man's lips. Alexandria wrinkled her nose at him pointing the pistol in his direction. "What is so funny about the world coming back to life? Do you enjoy having to hide behind a wall from a virus that can kill you in seconds?" She was starting to get a bit impatient. There was no way this conversation was going to yield anymore information. It was time to decide what to do with him.
Tilting her head to the side, cracking her neck. "I think you should pay for what your people did at that settlement with your blood. Maybe if we can find someone to test it then we can get all the answers we need." The man's eyes widened, putting up his hands in protection. However it was a bit too late.
A shoot echoed over the water accompanied by V's shriek. His body hit the floor, a smoking bullet lodged in between his eyes. "Lyric, get back here now! Find a way to put these two on ice and what are you carrying around in that crate?"