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@ZX-MetalMonster The adrenaline finally started to wear off leaving them tired and numb. Tori heard the rush in his ears when he stepped into the captain's cabin. There were still shouts from the main deck but he could barely head them now. Slowly he walked to the bed, the red coat heavy on his shoulders, the smell of the blood following him. His arms hurt, the fresh cut on his side was now merely a source of a dull pain. His whole body started to shut down due to exhaustion. He fell to the bed, face first, and lost consciousness once he touched the pillow. He jerked awake the next day when someone shook his shoulder. It was Luka, the boatswain standing over him, a tall and dark with almost black skin and long hair, always tied up tightly; his face still not washed from the yesterday's fight, stains of blood on his tattered shirt. “Captain” he said and at first Tory wasn't sure why he's addressing him that way. Just when he reminded himself where he slept and what he did, the full realisation hit him and he broke out in a cold sweat. “You promised us a mage.” Trying to do it gracefully, despite the stiff joints and the pain in his neck and shoulders, Tory got up slowly. He coat fell to the floor but Luka pick it up. He weighed it in his hand for a moment but it seemed too much of a responsibility and he handed it to Tori. “They are waiting” he said and left the young man alone. 'They' meant twenty four angry people tired of being robbed and beaten up, who took their lives in theirs own hands somewhere between Summer Sea ad the Red Coast. And now Tori was their captain. Short, dark haired Tori, who was barely seventeen, who joined them when they attacked the ship he worked on; Tori, who learned how to write and read between the times the captain was making a good use of him. It was Captain Tori now. And will last longer if he finds a mage as promised. A ship without a mage soon would turn into a wreck. The cabin looked just like it did when captain Colter last left it yesterday morning. The death got him in the battle. Tori remembered the smell of blood and gun powder, the pain in his side and the way his vision changed, the way everything moved to fast to notice, him going on an instinct. He walked to the bowl and poured some water inside. He washed his face and ran the wet hands through his short hair. There was blood too. At some point during the battle he noticed boatswain holding captain's body he felt like ice cold shots through his veins. With a scream of a haunted man he ran to fight again and the others followed him. He looked around again, this time more consciously He hung the coat on his shoulders. It was Colter's coat, red with blood of his enemies, long, with golden buttons made on the gold he stolen from The Kingdom. Or so they were told. Tori adjusted it, feeling heavy fabric stiff with salt, blood and dirt. It smelled with yesterday's fight and many previous. He took a deep breath, checked if his side didn't bleed and then walked out. Slowly, feeling all eyes on himself, he climbed the stairs to the bridge. They watched him silently. He faced them and was almost surprised to see them all like yesterday. The same dirty faces, the same alert eyes, the same beards and hair and clothes. Only the ship was different, the part of the rail was burned, the rigging fell, through the holes made by bullets one could see the lower deck or the blue water. But they were not sinking so there was still hope. Yesterday he spoke to them. He assured them that the Great King of the Sea took their captain, that they need now a new one for all the adventures that are coming. He promised them gold and blood and, more important, he promised them a mage. And they, drunken with the victory, cheered and screamed and Luka gave him captain's red coat. Now it was silent. They were watching him and for the first time they realised that they've chosen a boy to be their captain. It was now when he needed to prove them that he can lead them. “The battle is over. You fought well. But it's not time to rest. There's more ships like that” he gestured to the place where the rest of the ship was floating on the sea. “We need to prepare. We will stop at the nearest island and repair the ship. Then we will go to the south, where in one of Five Cities I will hire a mage. There will be no more fights like this! Next time we will have gods on our side! Are you with me?!” After a moment of silence Luka shouted 'ay!' and the rest repeated more or less enthusiastically. Tori got the message. He returned to captain's cabin to see the maps. This was something he didn't now very well. He maybe could read a map but he had no idea how to tell the position of the ship. With a relief he took off the coat and looked at the maps on the table. He remembered when Colter said they are going to pass the Green Man Island, was the any chance that were still near? There was knocking and Luka came in with the cook. Tori hoped this wasn't a revolt about food. “Yes?” he asked as calm as he managed. “Rodis here was in school in Touena.” There was the best marine school Tori heard about. He frowned. “Then what are you doing as our cook?” he asked fore he could stop himself. “I'm better cook than captain” the man shrugged with a smirk. “But I still remember something and can teach you.” Tori nodded feeling relief, now he had a chance to do it right. It took them two weeks to get to first of Five Cities. Tori didn't lose any of the time, he learned as much as he could and slowly it became easier and easier. Or at least less alien. When they harboured, Tori left Luka with the ship, he took only the cutlass, some gold and the coat and he walked to the streets, hoping that he will find a mage in one if the taverns.

I was thinking of starting my own video blog things, and one of the things I would like to do is pirate vs ninja tests, to see which is really the best, so I need ideas. It can really be any challenge, I'm already thinking of doin a DDR challenge. So any suggestions would be great. When I start making and uploading the videos I will put a link on my profile.