Chapter 34: Attack in Proskur

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As we sailed over the huge city, the smell of sulphur and the heavy, heavy scent of smoke hit our lungs. I gagged on the noxious scent, and both BahnBarr and Finana started prepping spells as we flew over the city.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?"

BahnBarr looked over the side, peering at the burning town beneath us, and she threw her hair back, tying it into a pony tail as she got ready to fight.

"Pirates!!!!" She yelled. "Four different airships!!! Must've been an aerial bombardment with fire!"

She pointed below us, and sure enough, on the southern side of the town, there were four airships, all of them launching firebombs into the city via mangonels. So far, the entire city wasn't on fire just yet, just most of the southern side. However, as I watched, the pirates fired ballista's and arrows into the crowds of the town's guards that were desperately trying to defend the townsfolk, but with the aerial advantage that the pirates had, it was falling more towards the pirates winning. I swore under my breath, then piloted the ship to the left, bringing us closer to the flaming part of the city. Even from hundreds of feet in the air, the heat from the roaring flames of the city was nearly horrific. It scorched all of our faces as the flames roared far above the chimney tops, and as I was watching wearily, I saw a large tavern collapse against the roaring flames as a bunch of civilians ran away from it. One of the pirate airships dipped down right next to the tavern, and three of the ballistas aboard started firing at the town guard, and that sent me into a rage. A very, very bad idea popped into my mind, exploding all throughout me, and I piloted the ship at the pirate airship as both BahnBarr and Finana screamed.

"TREVON!!!!!" BahnBarr yelled, grabbing the mast in desperation. "WHAT THE FUCK!??!!?!"

I wasn't listening, but the pirates shouted orders right as the two ships collided, and instantly, I pulled back on the wheel and the altitude lever with all of my strength. However, it wasn't nearly enough as the momentum of our downward trajectory not only pushed the pirate airship straight into the flames, but also caused the flames to swell around us, scorching our skin as the heat seared us. We all screamed as I pulled the airship back, and BahnBarr whirled to me, her eyes full of anger.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM????" She yelled, then ran to the command center and pushed me off. "I'll take control!! You fight!!!"

"You?? Fly the ship??"

"Yes me fly the ship!!" She yelled back over the roaring, burning hot flames. "At least I'm not going head first into the flames!!"

"Well you're welcome for taking out one of the ships!!!!"

"Well, YOU CAN-"

"INCOMING!!!" Finana screamed.

The argument was broken by her scream, and when I looked, there was one of the pirate ships flying over to us, but instead of ramming us, they swung their ship to the side, brandishing swords and bows and ballistas as they screamed threats and insults. I drew my Halberd, getting ready to attack, and I ran as fast as I could and jumped from our ship to theirs, screaming a battle cry.

"FRAHREAK!!!!" I screamed.

As I jumped from our ship, I found a surge of strength in my legs, and I managed to perfectly land on the ship, tucking and rolling, and finishing with a blade pose as I looked up at the pirates.

"Alright, you want a fight? Lets fight."

I immediately swung my Halberd at the first pirate, completely cutting him in half and nicking another with the point of the blade. I screamed in rage as his bisected body hit the deck, and the other raiders backed up, clearly scared of me. Three of them rushed forward, trying to get the best of me, but, over my shoulder, I barely had the time to register that Finana fired one of the ballistas on the ship, and it pierced one of the pirates right through his leather armor, spearing him against the mast of the ship. The three pirates attacked me, brandishing their little scimitars, and while I blocked the first and forced the second to ricochet off of my plate mail armor, the third hit me square in the shoulder, letting blood flow down my arm. I howled in pain, then, I felt a surge of action and energy coursing through me, and I swung my Halberd two times, cutting two of the pirates in half as I screamed in rage.

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