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Chapter 9 - Ships and undead

I appeared at Bronze forge I looked side to side but I didn't see the smith at all so I walked up to someone that was walking passed it was the old hunter Heart he stopped and smiled at me saying hello lad can I help you with something I nodded yes I was looking for Bronze to ask if the divers are ready Heart eyes want wide slightly and he chuckled o well I am sorry to tell you this lad but the divers have already gone I was stunned hearing this but I recovered quickly how long ago did they leave he shrugged it has been probably been a hour already I was a little surprised you wasnt with the group but your mother said you needed time to recover so she just sent the divers off my cold expression got even colder and I asked one last question who are the divers he shrugged saying Bronze, Thick, Snape, crimson, Fred, Ron, Mike, my son Wolf and lastly that Thorn girl that has been staying with you but they should be but when I heard this I bowed to him saying thank you elder and I was gone in a flash Heart was stunned on how fast I departed but he shrugged and continued his walk I appeared in the beach where I seen the elder along with 10 of the other hunters they was fighting against undead there skin a sickly blue color sea weed and other sea plants growing out of them and in there eyes was a bright green flame I noticed something strange though these undead didn't leave the water y the others didn't notice that and continued to fight against them I had no idea but with the elders druid magic the undead was falling like flies I snarled screaming you fucking idiots move away from them they can't leave the water they all was stunned seeing me rushing forward as I did a thorn whip formed in my hands and I whipped it forward the whip wrapped around a undead throat I jerked the whip down this made the undead stumble forward out of the water the moment it was out of the water it turned to dust they all seen that and immediately stepper back the undead took swipes at them as they jumped away a few people got hit by the undead attacks but most was unharmed and as I thought the undead didn't follow after then I ran up to them all my eyes was burning with anger what was that I growled one of the hunters shrugged I believe her name was Pike how was we supposed to know they couldn't move out of the water I snarled cuz the elder house has books on monsters I assumed everyone had at least read the bare minimum of that book but it would seem not but you all are fucking fools y the hell would you charge forward and fight in the water where you would have to fight against the waves brushing against your feet and worry about your footing you all are fucking hunters if you would have been patient and let the enemies come to you then we wouldn't be having this conversation and you I looked to the elder who was staring fearfully at the undead when I seen this I walked forward and smacked him across the face saying snap out of it elder the elder eyes cleared up as he looked towards me with a frown did you just hit me he asked I nodded yes in fact I did but who gives a shit what was your thinking charging forward into the water to fight water undead huh I would have thought someone as old and wise as you could at least come up with a decent strategy he frowned but didn't say anything I walked passed them growling you all have disappointed me when I said that Pike scoffed what do you think your doing kid scream at them to what the fuck but that last part she yelled as they all seen me pull out my short sword I spun it when I did I cut my self on the leg the moment my blood touched this blade lightning sparked down it I smiled back at her saying I am going to do the job you all failed so watch and learn with that the scythe was in my other hand as I flashed forward as I did the edge of my scythe turned blood red I swung it forward when I did a sharp blade of blood shot forward and cleaved off the heads of half of the undead the other half got half of there bodies cleaved in half from there heads down to there stomach I was nothing but a blur of blue crackling I sheathed my weapons my coat bellowing behind me as I did so I stood up glancing back at the group who all had stunned dumbfounded expressions even the elder I gave them all a toothy smile before saying warn the tribe and prepare the cleansing spells and medical equipment cuz if there's this many there is bound to be more till then and I through off my coat and boats onto the beach right in front of the elder before finish I will want those back elder but if yall will excuse me I got undead to kill and my diving group to find with that I put on the mask before turning forward and seem where 3 rafts was floating I disappeared into the shadows appearing right next to these rafts I waved at the 3 people that was on the rafts before I hit the water with a splash I looked around as I started to swim down luckily my people had very good dark vision or else it would have been hard to see down here but it was almost like I was looking through a clear river I could see the sea bottom where I noticed about 40 sank ships all had didn't amounts of damage and decay hell I even seen a few ships stacked ontop of each other or that had moved smashing into one another from the sea current but the closer I got to these ships the more my tattoos turned a green color my eyes narrowed at that and that the movement I would catch out of the corner of my eye but each time I looked there was nothing there I felt like I was being watched which I definitely was and it was from many undead and this magic energy I am sensing this is fallow grounds something was doing this to the land I coldly scoffed fucking intelligent undead they can never just grow crops or something but no they always curse the land they make there home and raise more undead gods this should be fun just thinking about the loot makes me lick my lips in greed now where are yall I mumbled as I floated over this shipyard scanning over each ship that is when I seen a flash of gold light come from a black gallon I smiled found you I moved my arms forward but when I got with in 20 feet from the ground I seen three undead step out from behind there hidding spots as they throw waited nets towards me I chuckled and exploding out from the shadows was black tendrils that cot these nets before throwing them back at there senders I winked at one undead as I grabbed one tendrils that came out of the ships that I was heading to shadow the tendrils started to withdraw its self very quickly back into the shadow so I flew through the water I let go of it ones I got in range of the ship I swam to the gun port that I seen the light coming from I looked through it when I did I was looking down the barrel of a really rusty cannon but I couldn't see clearly passed it but I could tell combat was happening I side shadow walking into the ship when I appeared the pupils in my eyes burned and my eyes squinted plus my skin started to burn slightly from the holy gold light that was coming from Thorn elegant rapier I seen the rest of the group was hiding in the shadows trying not to be burned from Thorn flame the only two people that continued to fight alongside Thorn was Thick and Wolf both had old fishing spear and tridents in there hands and pass them at the door Snape was making sure no other undead got into the room the figure they was fighting was holding its own against three people when my eyes fell on this scaled monster I snarled mumbling a undead Sahuagin the Sahuagin was a humanoid monster with two lets and webbed feet and hands with a long tail there face was that of an anglerfish just without the light at the top of there heads actually an anglerfish looks cutter then these creatures who was the sworn enemies of the merfolk I was very familiar with these damn creatures that even Davy Jones hated and he had a squid face haha but being undead definitely didn't help this creatures looks sickly pale blue scales that was hanging on by a thread its teeth a black and green color and its pale dead eyes that shined with some intelligence in its hand was a long trident that had a glowing green skull just below the blades my eyes fell on that Skull that was was the things that was making this place a undead hell but a artifact that small couldn't have effect this large of a area I side shit that means there is more of these around with that swam forward blocking a strike that was aimed at Thorns throat I cot the trident with my short sword wall in my other hand I snapped my fingers when I did 3 bolts of lightning formed above me I forced this trident up above my head as I flicked my hand forward when I did that two shadow tendrils grabbed Thick and Wolf forcing them back just before the bolt of lightning sank into this Sahuagin chest it let out a pained screech as my bolts of lightning fried it insides I didn't let this change go I lunged forward stabbing my short sword into its skull killing it I spun around glaring at Thorn and pointed at her flaming sword and made stop hand sign she stared at me with confusion I repeated my motion 3 more times before she understood my meaning and the holy gold fire was gone but my scan was already burning and there was red burnt marks all over my body from her holy fire I glared at thick making a hand signs 

Me : Y the fuck is she here 

He signed back 

Thick: She is a paladin good against undead 

Me : are you stupid we are underwater ones more we have to fight the undead to kill them if we have her hurting us any time she casts her holy magic we wont last 

Thick: but she is the only one who can cleanse cursed items 

Me : the fuck she is watch 

And I swung my scythe down cleanly cutting the skull in half the green light from it disappearing from it ones the rune that was in the center of its skull was cut in half I turned to him and motioned down to it like to say see I told you he scratched the side of his head as he looked away from me I side but jumped back when I sensed Thorn put her hands on my arm luckily I jumped back when I did cuz the next second her hands flashed with a gold light she glares at me and pointed at me and then pointed in front of her self like to say come here now I glared at her shaking my head as I took off my mask so she could read my lips holy magic hurts us but she still stood there with a angry look her hands on her hips I tried repeating my self a few time but she just wasn't getting it I snarled taking off my left glove before rushing forward and grabbed her hand glaring ar her but she ignored my glare and moved her other hand on top of my hand the next section her hands started to glow with a gold light but immediately burn marks started to appear on my hand Thorn quickly withdraw her hands away from mine as her eyes want wise I pointed at my burnt hand with anger like to say see told you I put back on the mask before pulling on my glove again before looking over to Wolf who floated next to me I made a hand sign first ship he shook his head and held up 5 fingers then signed all had one of these creatures we haven't had time to loot do to us being ambushed by the basic undeads or one of these fuckers I nodded signing we will clear out 5 more then yall will go take a brake and meditate we will loot later he made a ok sign with his fingers I nodded kicking up the trident the undead Sahuagin was using mumbling lets do this and like this I took lead Thick, Wolf and I was the front liners Snape and Thorn was the mid-range wall the rest of them guarded our flanks with this easy battle strategy it soon showed his efficient it was we cleared out 7 more ships before I had them go up and switch with another team and rest as that happened I cleared out two more ships by my self it was easy sense every undead Sahuagin was in the ships hold so it could us it's superior swim speed to its advantages but if you know where the mini boss room was and you had the ability to easily buy pass everything to get to it the time definitely shortened but these undead Sahuagin was no joke it took all I had to kill the two monsters by the time the second group got down here I was in mid fight against the third creature there was a few cuts and stab marks on m body but I was fighting against this ugly fish almost on equal footing I had long abandoned the trident sense it broke in my hands was my shortsword which was crackling with lightning and scythe I cot this ungly fish trident with my scythe before twisting the blade around the trident forcing it down this forced the fish to lean forward I then thrust my blade right up into its skull killing it I wasted no time and destroyed the skull artifact that was hanging around its neck I side lowering my weapons before shadow walking outside of the ship moving to my next ship but this is when a familiar women with a silver glave swam in front of me and crossed her arms I side looking at my mother and signed 

Me: what mother 

Mother: dont you what mother me son you ant to old to get your ass spanked 

Me : sy 15 ships have been cleared there is 25 ships left I will clear 3 more with you before going up ok 

Mother : glaring at me for a few minutes but side nodding ok son but only 3 more

I grinned nodded and like that we swam forward the 8 others following behind us time slowly passed with me fighting next to my mother and honestly I enjoyed it quiet a bit I could tell so did my mother we easily cleared three ships this is when it was time for me to go I looked to my mother and pointed up before making a heart she nodded and made a heart also before I started to swim up and she to another ship when my head breached the service someone grabbed me and helped me into a raft I took off the mask and who I seen was Thick he pat me on the shoulder saying good job lad I sat down smiling at him thanks uncle I looked around and noticed we was the only ones around but there was3 other rafts tide to ours this is when I looked back to Thick who just sat down and what I seen was no longer his normal happy smile but the cold expression of a veteran his eyes was glowing slightly and his presents even change normal it was warm and friendly but at this moment it was cold and ruthless I even felt some hostility but I didn't mind I simply looked to him waiting for him to speak and I didn't have to wait long who are you he asked in almost a growl I shrugged I am your nephew he slammed a hand on the edge of the raft growling bull shit that day your mother found you in the woods a year ago you started acting way different from the hunter before then so tell me the truth and he leaned forward looking into my eyes who are you and do not lie to me this time I chuckled and crost my legs shrugging O uncle who is any of us I have memories of my childhood up to know I remember at 3 you took me fishing for the first time and I cot a snapping turtle instead haha I remember when my sibling was born hell I even remember my father and his last words to me before he left never to me seen again he said my dearest oldest son this might be the last time we meet but do not worry no matter where you go I will always be watching over you I have a feeling you will live a fulfilling life and I can't wait to see it happen so son grow up strong and protect this family in my stead I trust you completely cuz your my blood I chuckled shaking my head and looked towards the tribe mumbling it would seem you was right father but and I looked back to Thick sying I also have memories of another life or should I say memories from the future me Thicks eyes want wide asking was this other you sent back in time I side shrugging honestly Uncle I have no fucking idea in that timeline I had died at the hands of the lichs cultists who set up a trap for me in the area I was training and they sadly got the jump on me they had 4 powerhouses with ascendant weaponry that was covered in hi-grade poision that doesn't even exist yet I killed all 4 cultists but at the cost of my own life I floated in darkness for a while till I woke up in the forest my clothes bloody and on my right side was stab marks that was when I realized I had come back in time but and I looked at the tribe again and he side this didn't happen in your old life I chuckled sort of lets start with the attack in the woods in my old life it wasn't a stabbing but a hand cannonball to the chest that's one thing that has change the second thing that change was me killing that fallen in my old life you killed it then we get to the tribe improving it did improve but not to this extent as for the ships below us who fucking knows sense in my old life we wasn't able to get the bounty of the sea so its possible it could have been there but just undiscovered Thick nodded as he stroke his chin his cold presents going away slightly he then asked you said the poison that killed you didn't exist yet what do you mean yet Hunter I side shrugging the second conjunction is coming uncle and this one is going to make the first one look like a fuckings kids show ones more in my old life the second holy war will start soon after that his face want pale slightly and asked a second conjunction and holy war how the fuck what sort of fucked up future was your old life Hunter I shrugged a ruthless one he nodded it sounds like it tell me what does the holy knights do I side shaking my head they don't have time to do anything uncle in my old life all the holy knights was betrayed and killed by the other kingdoms of The world just before the second conjunction his hand clinched so hard It drew blood they do what he growl I side snapping my fingers when I did a shadow tendril grabbed a bucket that was in the raft it filling it with water before dumping it on Thick his head snapped side to the side looking for who broke him out of his thoughts but his eyes fell back on me who had a calm expression you need to calm down uncle it hasn't even happened yet and as we have already seen we can change this timeline he nodded your right Hunter I am sorry its just those who are in the holy knights are my fellow brothers and sisters in arms who was led by your father and his second in command your mother not all of us was there that say but I got one more question Hunter are curse is there's a curse I laughed darky of course there is uncle but it all depends on what your willing to pay for example in my old life the blood melody tribe joins the lich cult and help rebirth the lich in return she "heals" them I do air quotes cuz she makes thin into humanoid monstrosities with there souls still attached but there curse is gone but another replaces it or there's the soul cleave that I have just recently learned a ritual that drags the chaos out before cleaving its connection with your soul but you would then have to fight against the chaos monster that would form plus you would be missing parts of your soul so this technique is out then we get to my idea but he nodded I already know it your mother told me everything about your little talk I side shrugging as I looked towards the tribe saying whats your opinion on the matter uncle he didn't respond at first but he side your right nephew I was shocked my headshot to him he chuckled you heard me right nephew I have seen how our peoples looks detected at you and if we truly want to thrive in this land we have to stop looking to others for all the answers we need to learn, experiment and fail if we want to be better you have set us on are feet so its time for us to learn how to run I also agree you traveling to the other tribes to improve there living is a good idea if we are going to face the forces outside of this prison we must come together and exchange things plus this will help you greatly this will give you experience plus you will get the chance to earn the knowledge from the tribes but this path will be dangerous nephew and you will be away from home for a while are you sure you think you want to preseed I side nodding yes uncle its for the tribe and mine growth this must happen if we are to survive the future he side nodding ok I will try and convince your mother the same and with that we looked to the tribe enjoying the moment.