An Elven Pirate Lord Complete Series – Marcus Sloss

Each one tasted worse than the last, almost as if she were punishing me for lying to her back in the arena, but I could feel their effects as they numbed the blazing fire that came with every breath. It would take me much longer than a few days to recover this time, but with the medicine numbing the pain, at least I’d be able to get a good night’s sleep.

I glanced back at the docks, expecting to see several ships full of marines setting out after us, but few of the boats had even stirred from their moorings. There were a few that started to make their way out, but several other fishing vessels moved in and ‘accidentally’ blocked their paths. “Was that your plan?” I turned back to Lira, who remained focused on the bay and the open waters of the Lanoi Sea rather than the scene that unfolded behind us.

“They’ll get out of that eventually, you know.” “Maybe.” Lira turned and nodded back toward the dock. “Or maybe they’ll have something else to worry about.” I turned back to see a large plume of smoke drifting skyward from the docks, originating at the far end of the waterfront. It took me a moment to figure out that it must have been Lira’s old office that had gone up in flames.

Destroying her own property to provide a minor distraction? Risky, but I respected the decision. “Kid, if I’d know you were planning on turning big ugly loose on the city, I’d have left my place in one piece,” she grumped, her hands tightening around the spokes of the ship’s wheel. “A shame that,” she sighed, “but you can’t change the past.

Bloody good distraction, though. How’d you manage it?” “Olea helped us out, there.” I grinned as I tried to imagine my aunt’s furious expression when the Grand Zekier broke free of the arena. “But we have a serious problem. They’ve found a way to control the behemoths, through some sort of runesmith device. We had to leave it behind, though.” “Here, Master.” Freya pulled a shard of metal from her pouch and passed it to me.

“I couldn’t get all of it, but this should help us figure out how they managed to control that monster.” The runes still glimmered on the broken shaft of metal, warming my hand as I stared down at their flowing script. “We knew they were planning something, but this is much bigger than anyone imagined.” Lira glanced down at the shard, then focused her attention back on the calm waters. “I know someone who can take a look at it, once we’re in the-” “Halt!”

t’s really here…” The Commander of the advanced unit stared up at the towering structure before him. “I thought the scouts had been driven insane by their desire to escape this accursed isle.” He knew what the scouts had reported, but he still couldn’t quite believe what they’d found—despite the cryptic message that saw the council sending him and his crew to the Monster Isle with all haste.

“Sir?” His second in command turned her gaze from the towering stone walls with great difficulty. Even with the immense threat of the environment in which they traveled, most of the Navy squad couldn’t tear their eyes away from the massive building. “What should we do? I don’t see a way in.” “The front door seems implausible. Perhaps we can find a side entrance.” Her superior officer took the issue in his stride as he surveyed the area. Their own scouting units hadn’t reported anything, so the chances were high that they’d bypassed the inhabitants of the isle without being sensed.

Not that their trip had been smooth from start to finish. “Those damn pirates. They must have a hidey-hole nearby.” His follower grumbled to herself as she turned back to examine the ruin before them. “No way they just so happened to run into us as we made landfall. It’s going to be a rough trip, getting back with only one ship.” “Rougher for those who sleep beneath the waves,” he murmured. “Ah, yes Sir.” The Commander scratched his cheek awkwardly as the young elf blushed in embarrassment.

He hadn’t meant to call her out, but the truth was that they had lost a good number of their comrades in the unequal exchange against the pirates. Then again, the battle needn’t have happened. If the idiots who’d manned the guns had even the slightest bit of sense, then they wouldn’t have fired the first shot without his giving the order. It took a few moments for him to push down the remnants of his anger.

Those guilty of insubordination had taken a one-way trip to the bottom of the Lanoi Sea, so it wasn’t like he could punish them for their transgressions. Still, two for one wasn’t bad. They even had a high-ranking prisoner from the exchange, one who would be of great interest to the council back in Keria. Just as he was about to order his squad to search for another entry into the ancient ruin, the Commander froze in place, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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