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You open your mouth to call out to the nearest sailor to alert them to the danger, when a bell rings loudly across the deck. Sailors frantically begin working the sails as the Captain barks out fresh commands. Steelbrow pacing up and down the deck to bellow loudly at anyone slacking off.

The Sea-Dragon veers quickly to the left and speeds up as more canvas is poured on. The wind for now blowing with them to give them the added speed.

Warriors stream onto the deck armed with bows and curved blades, their leather armor glistening in the sunlight, while Lorna and her fellow mages make their way to the foredeck of the ship to begin firing a barrage of fireballs and lightning bolts. But the distance is simply to great and they ease off their attack.

Gorrack joins you by the bow. "Pirates?"

You nod your head in assent as you watch the enemy ships come about as well and change course to give chase, their much larger ships somehow able to close the distance between them rapidly.

Fireballs blast across the bows of the pirate ships as the mages upon the opposing decks release volley after volley of magic that slams just short of the Sea-Dragon, throwing up water and creating a hissing steam. Their black flags displaying the white skull of a minotaur with balls of fire for eyes.

Grabbing hold of an wizened old sailor passing by, you ask, "Whose flag is that?"

"That be the flag of The Grey Death, black hearted pirates from deep north seas." The sailor replied, before spitting on the deck and quickly wheeling away.

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Familiar with the name, you watch the sleek war galleys pick up even more speed, their black sails unfurling to reveal burning red eyes watching them. Born on a small island ravaged by a horrible disease called the Grey Death, they had begged the Minotaur Lords for aid, but were refused, the Lords fearing that they would spread the disease to their people.

With so many dead and dying, the people had chosen to flee their island and in time gradually became pirates as they were forced to live off the ocean, the islanders never forgetting the treatment at the hands of the minotaur Lords.

More fireballs crashed into the water beside them, this time much closer, it wouldn't be long now before the enemy were in range. You needed to do something, but what? You were no sailor or mage, this was their fight and yet you had to find someway to help, else they were all doomed. The enemy battlemages would blast them out of the water with sheer numbers.

5. Do you hide below decks, waiting for the battle to end?

Not really sure what you can do to swing the battle in your favor, you head below deck to the anger and surprise of Gorrack, who calls you a coward. But you're beyond caring, this was about survival and you refuse to die here.

Climbing down, you feel the ship rock from side to side, the blasts of magic penetrating the walls of the ship to rip apart the decking. Fire and smoke filling the lungs, water sloshing against your feet from the dozens of leaks that erupt all around you.

The tumultuous sounds of battle becoming louder and louder, the ship bouncing up and down in the water, knocking you from side to side. Water bursts in from a floorboard that flys past your head, the ship taking in lots of water.

Terrified of being trapped, you hurriedly make your way out back onto the deck to scenes of utter carnage and mayhem, fire bolts burning sailors alive, while unshaven, scarred warriors pour onto the decks from all sides to cut down everyone in their path.

Ducking to avoid a blow, you rush to stern of the ship, and leap overboard.

Clinging onto a piece of driftwood, you watch the Sea-Dragon sink into the sea with a whoosh.

Battle Results

- 80 Health Points

No enemy ships destroyed

Loot

None

(Remove every single item from your inventory, except for your divine object, which you safely tucked away into a pouch. Chapter 4 will begin with no gold and no equipment. It will be you against the elements.)