Evening 5
Captain Pinman was a patient man. He was prepared to wait for years to achieve his goals, and could overcome obstacles with ease. It was that ability which had developed a master plan to save himself in the instants before his apparent death. So far his plan seemed to be working, but there were always hiccoughs, and an ego was the mortal enemy of any strategist.
So Pinman viewed the recent developments with an unparalled calm. As he felt power flooding into him, his rational mind analyzed the development without panic. He knew what the source had to be, but while the horrific thought that a bond could work in reverse might have paralyzed most men, Pinman tried not to let it faze him.
After all, he saw several ways to turn what he was feeling into an advantage.
Meanwhile on the island, in a tied vote broken by the Captain, it appeared that Lightfang had been sentenced to death. The faithful servant to the Riverkings had been disowned by his new master Kol.7, who had led the accusations against him. It was decided that with the ample supply of wood in the nearby forest, the best method of execution was a public hanging. The necessary equipment was quickly constructed throughout the day, and was ready for the scheduled time of death.
Lightfang stepped forward before the assembled survivors and surveyed them.
“ Friends, Countrymen and Lovers.,
I am an innocent man and you all wrong me. I have never willingly shed the blood of another living being, nor do I ever plan on it.
Your willingness to kill innocents will doom you all. That is all I have to say. “
With his piece said, Lightfang Riverking stepped slowly towards the gibbet, and for all intensive purposes prepared to die. Everybody expected that they were going to kill another innocent after the speech and it was with some reluctance that they prepared to finish their duty.
That’s when they saw the flash. Red streaked out of the corenr of their visions as a terrible laughter pierced the air.
“I’m alive!” he screamed.
“I’M ALIVE!”
The voice was very familiar, and almost all recognized it before they turned around. The voice belonged to Captain Pinman.
The man was now striding purposely towards them, with an evil grin on his face.
“It seems that I didn’t need your help after all, my friends. Perhaps I can finish my plan, right here, right now. “
“No” said a soft yet confident voice. “I won’t let you”.
The crowd turned around as Niklas Wavewalker walked calmly towards Captain Pinman. He was a man on a mission, and his eyes seemed to glow. As he reached the Captain, he threw his cloak on the ground and waited.
“Its been a long time hasn’t it my servant? I think its about time that I renewed the bonds between us.” Said the newly revived Captain with a smile. “ I will enjoy controlling you once more”.
“I AM NOT YOUR SERVANT!” shouted the first mate. He drew back his hand, and with immense concentration shot a bolt of energy at Pinman.
The captain was thrown back several feet and recovered just in time to deflect the second blast, which would probably have taken off his head.
Anger flashed in the captain’s eyes as he stood up. “ You are truly a fool if you think that you can match me. You are a nothing, a nobody.
Feel the power of the Ashen Veil.”
The captain’s hands lit up as fire shot out towards Niklas. The man tried to stop it, but he was unable to. The fire burnt a hole right through his chest.
“Well now that that’s over and done with, who is next to die?” None of the shocked survivors could answer him, their mouths seemed to have sealed themselves shut. “I guess I get to choose then, how about-“
It was just as the captain turned away towards the others that the first mate staggered up. Using his last reserves of power he sent the captain back to the place he knew that he must have come from with a great flash of light. He then died, his blood spilling out onto the sands.
Silence ruled the island at that moment. None of the survivors could comprehend what had just happened and some of them never would.
“Well I guess we should go to bed” started the shocked captain, “wait I think Niklas has something here”
Indeed there was something. In his hand, the captain held a small ruby like crystal. With another cursory search, he discovered a silver amulet, that had been voted to him just days before.
The mystery of these items would have to wait for morning though, as night refused to wait on the survivors. It seemed though that the orb shouldn’t be left unguarded and Kol pocketed it for the night.
As the survivors headed off to bed accompanied by the Song of the Nightingale something occurred to them. That music stirred a memory, a shocking one. The night had been silent after the ethereal battle between Pinman and Niklas for a surprising reason. The song of the Nightingale had stopped dead.
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Voting Tally:
Kol.7 Riverking Lightfang
Lightfang RiverkingLightfang
Niklas Wavewalker Niklas
Izipo Wavewalker Lightfang
qoou Wavewalker
Chandrasekhar Wavewalker
Merciary Oceandweller
Tyrs Oceandweller
Methos Oceandweller Niklas
Catharsis Oceandweller Niklas
Frozen in Ice Hammerfist Lightfang
Tasslehoff Ironsmith Niklas
Rheinmetall Ironsmith Niklas
Tolis Ironsmith
Renata Plainsrider Niklas
Stuck in Pi Silver-rider
mythmonster2 Silver-rider Niklas
Accusations
Niklas: 4
Lightfang: 3
Supports
Lightfang: 1
Niklas: 3
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