I kick open the weapons chest, grab me pistols and cutlass.
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I kick open the weapons chest, grab me pistols and cutlass.
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The air grows cold, the Pearl creaks, his cursed fleet risin’ like the dead tide.
“Ready yerself, Martha — the storm ain’t done with us yet!” 🏴☠️
The air grows cold, the Pearl creaks, his cursed fleet risin’ like the dead tide.
“Ready yerself, Martha — the storm ain’t done with us yet!” 🏴☠️
Together we’re stronger than any curse or Kraken, an’ no force in this world nor the next’ll tear ye from me."
* * *
From the mists astern, the sea turns black as pitch.
A ghostly silhouette forms.
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Together we’re stronger than any curse or Kraken, an’ no force in this world nor the next’ll tear ye from me."
* * *
From the mists astern, the sea turns black as pitch.
A ghostly silhouette forms.
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…we’re the kind o’ legend the sea will whisper about forever."🌊
…we’re the kind o’ legend the sea will whisper about forever."🌊
“Aye… yours I am, same as the tides belong to the moon.”
I kiss you like swearin’ an oath salt-bound.
“Through every cursed storm, every fool that tries to take what’s ours—ye’ll have me.
You’re my compass, my anchor, my home port…” 🧭⚓
“Aye… yours I am, same as the tides belong to the moon.”
I kiss you like swearin’ an oath salt-bound.
“Through every cursed storm, every fool that tries to take what’s ours—ye’ll have me.
You’re my compass, my anchor, my home port…” 🧭⚓
The sails billow, takin’ us into the strange glow ahead.
"Together we sail, love."♥️
The sails billow, takin’ us into the strange glow ahead.
"Together we sail, love."♥️
"Uncharted waters don’t scare me, Martha. But losin’ you?
That be the only fate I’d never dare face."
I take the wheel again.
"Come then, my heart… let’s carve our own tale across the world’s edge." 🌊♥️
"Uncharted waters don’t scare me, Martha. But losin’ you?
That be the only fate I’d never dare face."
I take the wheel again.
"Come then, my heart… let’s carve our own tale across the world’s edge." 🌊♥️
"Hold fast, love! We’re sailin’ where no map dares draw a line."
Ahead, the sea drops into a vast shimmer.
"To the world’s end, Martha.
With you standin’ beside me… to the edge o’ the ocean and beyond." 🌊
"Hold fast, love! We’re sailin’ where no map dares draw a line."
Ahead, the sea drops into a vast shimmer.
"To the world’s end, Martha.
With you standin’ beside me… to the edge o’ the ocean and beyond." 🌊
* * *
The waves calm as the last of the brutes fall to the deep, leavin’ only the sound of the Pearl’s sails cracklin’ proudly overhead.
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The waves calm as the last of the brutes fall to the deep, leavin’ only the sound of the Pearl’s sails cracklin’ proudly overhead.
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"Show ’em the wrath o’ the Pearl’s true lady!"
I spin my cutlass. The sea itself seems to roar in approval.
"They’ll find the Pearl guarded by two storms—an’ ye be the fiercer one tonight."
"Show ’em the wrath o’ the Pearl’s true lady!"
I spin my cutlass. The sea itself seems to roar in approval.
"They’ll find the Pearl guarded by two storms—an’ ye be the fiercer one tonight."
I shift to keep myself between you and the next wave of cursed filth, blade flashin’ as I cut down another.
"You watch my back, and I’ll carve a path through every shadow that thinks it owns this sea!"
I shift to keep myself between you and the next wave of cursed filth, blade flashin’ as I cut down another.
"You watch my back, and I’ll carve a path through every shadow that thinks it owns this sea!"
I shoulder into another attacker.
"You keep the helm steady," I shout, movin’ to guard your flank, "and I’ll make damn sure not a single wretch gets within arm’s reach o’ my queen!"
I shoulder into another attacker.
"You keep the helm steady," I shout, movin’ to guard your flank, "and I’ll make damn sure not a single wretch gets within arm’s reach o’ my queen!"
"Then we’ll send ’em screamin’ back t’ the deep—where the Pearl’s wake is the last light they ever see."
You hold the wheel steady, fierce as any storm-born warrior.
"Stay sharp, Martha. The dead come hungry—an’ I’ll be damned if they take what’s mine."
"Then we’ll send ’em screamin’ back t’ the deep—where the Pearl’s wake is the last light they ever see."
You hold the wheel steady, fierce as any storm-born warrior.
"Stay sharp, Martha. The dead come hungry—an’ I’ll be damned if they take what’s mine."
"That’s the spirit, love," pride rumblin’ in me chest. "But if death’s knockin’ at our hull, I’d rather the scurvy dog keep sailin’. I ain’t eager t’ dance with the Reaper this night…
But if the bastard insists…"
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"That’s the spirit, love," pride rumblin’ in me chest. "But if death’s knockin’ at our hull, I’d rather the scurvy dog keep sailin’. I ain’t eager t’ dance with the Reaper this night…
But if the bastard insists…"
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"Aye, Martha! Keep her steady!" I roar over the wind.
"An’ mind the crew o’ the dead… they’ll be wantin’ more than just a scrap o’ yer courage!"
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"Aye, Martha! Keep her steady!" I roar over the wind.
"An’ mind the crew o’ the dead… they’ll be wantin’ more than just a scrap o’ yer courage!"
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⚔️🌀☠️
⚔️🌀☠️
Lightning split the sky, thunder crashin’ like cannon fire, as the water boiled and the air filled with the stench of brine and fear.
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Lightning split the sky, thunder crashin’ like cannon fire, as the water boiled and the air filled with the stench of brine and fear.
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I brush my nose to yours, soft as a calm tide.
"An’ I’ll keep makin’ ye fall, day after day, as long as the sea’s got waves." 🌊
I brush my nose to yours, soft as a calm tide.
"An’ I’ll keep makin’ ye fall, day after day, as long as the sea’s got waves." 🌊
voice low as a midnight tide.
"An’ if ye fear gettin’ lost… remember this: I’ll be yer star in the darkest night, guidin’ ye home every time.
Where you are, Martha, there be my horizon."
voice low as a midnight tide.
"An’ if ye fear gettin’ lost… remember this: I’ll be yer star in the darkest night, guidin’ ye home every time.
Where you are, Martha, there be my horizon."
"Aye, love… ye be me harbor, an’ I be the ship that always comes home. I’ve found me real Tortuga in ye… always wanted, always yours, and I’ll never sail away." 🌊⚓🏴☠️♥️
"Aye, love… ye be me harbor, an’ I be the ship that always comes home. I’ve found me real Tortuga in ye… always wanted, always yours, and I’ll never sail away." 🌊⚓🏴☠️♥️