~={ Black Flag Rising -- Story for Viscet #1643 }=~

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~{ Chapter I ; Razing a Child
~{ Chapter II ; Titanic Plans
~{ Chapter III ; The Enemy of My Enemy

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----- I heard the screams. I heard the shouting. I saw the blood. I saw the cold steel flash in the light of the fire.
-----But I was frozen in time.
-----It wasn't real. This couldn't be happening.
-----They said they'd never leave me.
----------They promised.
-----The spell was broken as a crash sounded from outside. Coming to my sense at last, I ran.
-----I bolted to the back of the house where the bottom story window was always open and climbed out as fast as I could. When I landed, I didn't look back. I just kept running. I ran until the shouting was only distant thunder. Then I stopped and turned around.
----------To this day, it doesn't matter what I do, that will still have been the greatest mistake of my life.
-----The image of the smoke and flames and bloody snow and bodies sprawled on the ground will forever haunt me for as long as I live.
-----I didn't pause for long. A minute later I was running again. I had to warn the others. I had to get out.

----------I had to make them pay.

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-----The five Viscets advanced on me slowly and threateningly. Their toothy grins told me they clearly had no interest in anything I said. I stammered but could no longer find my voice.
-----I'd never felt fear that intense before.
-----Was this the end?
----------Would I die here?
-----The answer to both of those questions was apparently "No," as signaled by a vicious growling coming from behind me.
-----It all happened so fast it's a blur in my memory.
-----The Viscet I'd been caring for the past two weeks woke up and lunged toward the five Viscets approaching me. He grabbed a knife right out from one of their hands and immediately turned it upon it's previous owner.
-----I couldn't see all that happened next, but all I remember was it ended when one was stabbed in the chest and two others had deep cuts across their faces and shoulders.
----------I've never had friends before, but I think I just found my best one.

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-----Blade looked at me like I was crazy when I told I wanted to steal a boat, and probably rightfully so.
-----"Felix, that's insane!" he retorted. "Neither of us have ever even been on a boat before, much less piloted one!"
-----"Yes, but we can learn," I answered. "And besides, I'd rather go out trying to steal a ship than die a humiliating death at the paws of those traitors."
-----He sighed and seemed to relent. He still looked skeptical for a moment before busting out into a grin.
----------"Y'know what Felix? Fine. Why not? Let's steal a damn boat."

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-----"Felix!"
-----A familiar voice called to me and I looked down to see Blade approaching me.
-----"Look at the harbor! Hawk-Eye just told me there's a caravan down there of about six or seven wagons."
-----I looked in the direction he pointed me, and sure enough there it was. In the distance, I could just barely make out the outline of a ring of wagons. Viscets were crawling all over, but I'd been to this port before and knew there were no guards to be seen within a good three mile radius.
-----"Oh, lucky day!" I exclaimed. "It must be Christmas."
-----"Felix, it's the middle of summer. Why do you say that?"
-----I just rolled my eyes. He never gets my jokes.
----------"Blade, you silly goose. It's because those wagons are gonna get unwrapped!"