Jackson climbed aboard his vessel and ordered his crew to fire the engines. After informing his crew that they were heading for the Far Skies in search of an heir to the Sky King's throne, Jackson retires to his quarters to get some rest. However his dreams are plagued with visions of his past and he doesn't sleep well at all.
In his slumber he remembers the final battle of the great war: the night sky was peaceful, eerily so. it had made him uneasy, later he would be glad it did because it saved his life.
His dream shifts to images of his home Landfall Island, and of a brunette woman. her name is Celia, and she is the one thing that keeps him going everyday. the thought of one day being able to see her smiling face again helps him face the day. Jackson is in love with this woman. painfully so, and he remembers how he felt when they first kissed. soon the clanging of the Orphineon's alarm bells wakes Jackson from his slumber, and causes him to rush to the bridge half dressed. "captain! we're under attack!!" his first mate Riley yells. "i can see that." he mutters as an explosion rocks the bridge. "hail them and see what they want!" he orders. After a few moments a face appears on the screen. A look of recognition crosses Jackson's face and he manages to mutter. "i never thought i'd see the day when you took to the skies......"
TO BE CONTINUED IN: Chapter 6: The Princess of Landfall Island
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The Last Skyship Captain
Science FictionIn the days since the sky wars all of the great sky dreadnoughts the flagships of the war have been scrapped. All but one that is. this ship, the Orphineon is piloted by Jackson Blaze and is basically a floating mercenary fortress. This is his story.
