January 18, 1780
Coast of Japan.
"Captain! We're approaching the coast of Japan!" Thatch yelled. "Prepare to anchor!" Leon yelled. The crew of the 'Llewpard' ran around the ship preparing the anchors. As soon as they were able to dock, the crew dropped down the anchors and the 'Llewpard' docked. "I'll meet all of you in a bit. I wanna investigate something." Leon pulled up his hood and jumped onto the main docks.
Leon walked up to the harbour master. "What's this place called?" he asked the harbour master. "Nagisaki." he answered, his accent thick. "Thanks. You know where the Taga Castle Ruins are?" "Go farther north. Through channel narrow." Leon nodded in thanks. Leon ran back to his ship and went to the ship's wheel. The crew yelled in excitement as Leon began to navigate the 'Llewpard' down a narrow channel. "Captain! Incoming Hunter Ship!" Thatch yelled as he handed Leon a telescope. Leon peered through it, and saw the incoming Hunter Ship. Leon threw the telescope back to Thatch and yelled. "Prepare for battle! Man your battle stations! Open up Battle Sails!
"Fire!" Leon yelled as the 'Llewpard' fired heavy mortar fire, damaging the ship. Thatch grabbed ahold of the Puckel Gun and began to fire at any weak points he could find. "Brace for impact!" Leon yelled. The rest of the crew and Leon crouched down as cannon fire pierced the 'Llewpard's' hull. "Fire!" Leon yelled as the final shot hit the Hunter Ship, and incapacitated the ship. "Board the ship!"
Leon jumped onto the enemy ship, his laser cutlass at the ready, and stabbed through two men at once. He pulled it out and slashed another's knees as they charged at Leon. Leon looked around, and saw what was most likely the captain attempting to escape. Leon sheathed his cutlass and threw a knife at the captain's neck. The captain collapsed, his now lifeless corpse upon the ground. The crew, for some reason surrendered at the sight of their now dead captain.
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January 19, 1780
Taga Castle Ruins.
The 'Llewpard' sailed through the sea, until approaching a decimated castle. "We've arrived, Captain!" Thatch yelled. Leon nodded. "Drop anchor boys!" he yelled. The 'Llewpard' creaked to a stop as the anchors hit the bottom of the sea, digging deep into the sea floor. "Get armed! We may be going into hostile territory!" Leon yelled once again. The crew practically stampeded into their quarters, and charged back on to the ship deck. Leon sighed, and chuckled under his breath.
"Captain, what type of shit did you bring us into?" one of Leon's crew asked. "The shit that'll make you fools rich." Leon replied. "AGH!" a voice echoed. Leon looked around, and saw a crew member falling to his feet, a hole in his chest. "Edward!" Thatch yelled, grief in his voice. Leon looked up, and saw a group of men. "How? I killed that Assassin!" the leader of the group yelled. Leon sighed. It was the Cormac.
"Seems as if you can't kill anyone!" Leon yelled, attempting to taunt the man. The Cormac cursed under his breath. "Attack! Leave the Assassin to me!" Cormac yelled. Leon smiled as his crew ran towards the enemy.
The clang of metal. This sound was the only sound audible in the ruins. Leon ran through the clashing groups of pirates. Someone went to stab Leon with their dual cutlasses. Leon barely avoided the attack, and pulled out his dagger, and thrusted the blade into the mans chest. The man collapsed, and Leon kept running through the combating crowds, with no sign of remorse for the death he had caused.
Leon was behind the Cormac, and steadily snuck towards him, his knives ready. He was ready to jam his knives into the Cormac's knees, when Leon was blinded by tears flooding his eyes, as the Cormac kneed Leon directly in the nose. Leon sprang to his feet, wiping away the reflex tears. "Let's dance." Cormac replied as he threw a knife towards Leon's eyes.
Leon avoided the blade with ease, and began to sprint towards Cormac. Cormac blocked Leon's incoming fist, and used the momentum to throw Leon against a chunk of stone. Leon grimaced in pain. "Might've fractured a rib..." Leon thought to himself as he struggled to stand. "I've beaten you before, I'll beat you again." Cormac taunted.
Leon finally stood, his knees shaking to support him. Cormac was strong, immensely strong. Leon breathed heavily and raggedly. "I'm...going to kick...your ass." Leon barely spat out as he tried to recover from his damaged rib. "Really? Seem's as if I'll be the one to kick your arse." Cormac cackled with joy. Leon pulled out a laser knife. "No. You won't." Leon replied as he threw the knife at a hanging chunk of stone above Cormac. The knife cut through the stone, and it fell down at Cormac. Cormac went to run, but it landed onto his knees.
"AGH!" Cormac yelled in agony as he collapsed, the boulders crushing his knees. Leon walked over, and said. "No wonder white people can't dance."
Leon went over to the battling pirates, and saw that his crew had survived, although a few of them had died, and others had injuries. "Don't worry. When we succeed, we'll be rich." Leon said, attempting to lift their spirits.
Leon and his crew ventured deeper into the ruins, the crew thinking that they were searching for treasure, and they were, and in reality, Leon wished to find the tear in spacetime. "Captain, this place reminds me of John's mum." a crew member yelled. "Oi! Shut up!" a man yelled, who was presumably John. "Alright you lot, pay attention, we have to stay calm right now. We have to climb down this small cliff." Leon said. John ran up and looked down the 'small' cliff. "This ain't a small cliff. This is a damn chasm."
The crew began muttering, fear dripping into their voices. "Calm down!" Leon yelled. "If this scares you, how will you get the damned treasure?" The crew stopped their chattering and went silent. "Good. Now, we'll climb down slowly. There are some large chunks of rock sticking out of the cliff. We'll climb down, chunk by chunk." The crew nodded in agreement.
They were finally near the bottom. Only a few hundred feet separated them from the ground, where the crew could see the glint of gold. "I'll climb down first." Thatch said as he began to scale downwards. Thatch slowly made his way to the next chunk, and rested. "That was eas-" Thatch began until the chunk broke.
And Thatch began to fall.
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Assassin; Lost in Time
Phiêu lưu[Highest Rank #4 in Adventure.] In the year 2438, Leon Aux, an newly inducted assassin, hates his assignments. He finds it useless, and a waste of his time, as nothing ever happens. Until one day, when an organization, known only as 'OmniPotent' att...
