113 Vol. 2 pt. 50 Patch 9.0: Confrontations and Revelations (2/2)
”The battle isn't over yet, so let's get the cannons and ballista reloaded! We've still got four bolts left, but I doubt we're even going to need them all. Still want to put another one or two into them to finish them off, though,” Fenrir says.
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Meanwhile, some of the longship's crewmembers try jumping into the water to take down the serpent assaulting the underside of their vessel, but those who do only distract the serpent for mere seconds before having their bodies rather violently torn in half or tossed far away. One of the men even gets smacked out of the air mid-jump into the water by the serpent's tail!
”We could win right now if we get the serpent to come over to us,” Cassiel says. ”These assholes are too busy trying to fix their ship, and the serpent could reach us before the longship does, so then all we have to do is go past the tower.”
”You're right, but we're getting revenge for Morven's crew, Jax, and everybody else. These guys thought that they were going to sink us last round and this round, but the truth is that they're going to be the ones who sink. Neither of them are going to make it out of this,” Fenrir answers.
Serra shoots another bolt at The Steel Tiger. This one fails to pierce its hull, but the explosion of its tip sends burning shrapnel into it.
”They're runnin'!” Tabitha shouts.
The Steel Tiger has changed course to head back to the piers.
”We're not letting them,” Fenrir says, rushing up to the ballista to help Serra load the hook-shot once more. ”Get us closer, Olly!”
As soon as they're close enough, Serra fires the ballista and hooks onto The Steel Tiger's stern. ”Take us back out!” Fenrir orders.
…
”They grappled us!” one of the men aboard The Steel Tiger shouts to Alexander.
Alexander, who has been biting the nail of his thumb for the past several minutes, swears under his breath as an expression of twisted rage takes over his face. ”They'd be dead if we had our wings. Were they saving those bolts for the last round?” he asks.
”What are we going to do, sir?”
”Are they still playing around with that serpent?”
”Yes. They can't help us. Should we use that?”
”We can't risk it. Our cover is blown if we do,” Alexander says with a groan. His demeanor changes a second later when he slams his fist into the hull of his ship and starts swearing and kicking things around. Then, he calms himself down and looks at the other man. ”They're grappled onto us and that chain is connected to their ballista, right?”
”Yes, sir.”
…
”What's he doing?” Cassiel asks when she sees Alexander stand next to where the shot is hooked onto. Rather than try to free their ship from the hook, Alexander places his hands on it and sends a magical flame running along it directly toward The Shoebill.
A fiery vortex consumes the chain.
”Release it!” Fenrir shouts at Serra.
Serra wastes no time in releasing the chain from the ballista, allowing it to fall into the ocean thus letting The Steel Tiger escape. It is heavily damaged and incapable of fighting further, but it is still able to limp into port and dock so that they may focus on repairs.
”He got away,” Serra says with an annoyed pout.
”No, he ran away. His pride is going to be even more hurt than it would've been from just dying,” Fenrir says.
”Then why didn't he let himself die? I thought he'd be too proud to run,” Cassiel says.
”Yeah, it doesn't really make sense, but that's not important right now. We'll worry about it later,” he says, looking at the longship. ”Let's go wrap things up.”