The dragon's harem

Chapter 1002: Let Yog Sort Them Out

”Or that she doesnʼt have any.” Prince Jack patted Annʼs head, ”Little girls like you shouldnʼt be carrying weapons around. Youʼre way cuter like this.”

Later that day Prince Jack found that Ann was carrying a gun after the riding inspection of the warship albeit that everyone was told that carrying weapons aboard is forbidden on everyone. What scared him the most was that she managed to get that gun past the security.

”Get your hand off my head.” She pushed his palm away, but he kept patting her, ”What will you do if I donʼt stop?”

”Iʼll shoot you.” At that moment, Jack felt something hard pushing against his thigh. When he looked down he saw a flintlock pointed at him. She still had it, this little girl is dangerous.

”Got it!” Jack instantly swung his hand down to snatch the gun from her, but he only ended up with a spoon in his hand. ”Where did it go?”

”I donʼt know what youʼre talking about.” Ann pretended she knew nothing and went back to drinking her juice. ”Where do you keep it?” Jack growled and she ignored him.

”Well.” He sighed, looking at Mary, ”Keep an eye on her. Things would get more complicated than I can handle if she shoots someone.”

”Things would get more complicated if you harm her.” Echidna glared at him, ”You donʼt want the honored guest getting mad.” Jack was told before that Ann belongs to Akasha and that is why they are carrying her with them. To him, he couldnʼt care less what Akasha needed to do with this little girl, all he cared about was getting this mission done without a hitch.

In reality, Ann is being kept by Arad now that her father died and she was left alone. The girls knew that if she was to get harmed, Arad wouldnʼt be happy about it and some people might end up dead.

As Jack left Mesharra asked Ann, ”But honestly, where do you keep that gun? They inspect all passengers for weapons and storage magic. How did you get past them?”

Even Mesharra and Echidna couldnʼt hide weapons or magic. Poor Echidna had to disable her curses half a day before so they fade all from her body only to be allowed in the warship. Of course, she activated them right after riding, but thatʼs beside the point.

”Youʼll take them from me if I told you.” Ann replied with a smug smile.

****

On the pirate ship, several people were peeking into the inner rooms where the coffin was kept, tied to the wooden floor with ropes and hooks. ”I canʼt even take a nap. Are we really moving her?”

”Yeah man, the queen of the night is asleep inside that coffin. I heard sheʼs as pale as snow and her hair is redder than blood.” He giggled and his friend beside him smacked him in the face, ”Get that thought out of your head, thatʼs a monster. Youʼll only be sticking it in a meat grinder.” They looked to the side where the other sailors were feeding pigeons. ”Once we finish this job weʼll get enough money to set us for life. Youʼll never think of her ever again.”

One of the pigeons flew to them and landed on the shoulder of one of them, peeking through the hole at the coffin.

One of them giggled, ”See? Even those pigeons are scared of him.” He then hushed the pigeon away, ”You fools! Stop feeding them, weʼll need that bread!” He stood, ”And youʼre just baiting them away from land, theyʼll get tired and fall to the sea before managing to fly back.”

”We already know...” One scowled, ”Weʼre fattening them up... we can scoop them later from the water.” He giggled and another one laughed, ”Or weʼll harpoon the fish trying to eat them.”

As the sailors laughed aboard the ship, one of the pigeons flew to the back of the ship and made its way to the window of the captainʼs room. As it landed, she could see an old man looking down at a map, mumbling to himself as he tried to figure out the quickest path through the wild tempers of the deadly sea. He has multiple storms, Kraken spots, whirlpools, and compass-less zones marked with red.

”Drop it in the sea...” A deep voice boomed from the window and the old man slowly looked back, seeing the pigeon glaring at him. ”Did you just speak?” In the blink of an eye, he lunged forward, thrusting his sword at it.

The pigeon caught the blade with its beak, breaking it with ease. ”Foolish human, the devil you carry upon your ship shouldnʼt be allowed to exist.” The pigeonʼs voice boomed again, ”Throw it in the sea, bury it in the depth of the unknown ocean and it shall not terrorize the world any longer.”

”A brass dragon? Finally one paid us a visit. Heard your kind like to meddle in the seas a lot.” The old man growled, ”Sorry, but we canʼt comply. Our hands are tied, weʼll get the coffin where it should go. Fight it for all we care afterward, donʼt get us mixed in your problems.” ”Foolish human, canʼt you see it? If the monster gets buried beneath the sea it wonʼt come after you again. This is the worldʼs golden chance to get rid of her.” The pigeon flapped its wings, ”I can sense it from here, the dark powers of Akasha, sheʼs the one asleep in that coffin. Rid the world of her evil, Iʼll give you five days.” It flew away.

The old man growled, ”Should I contact the captain...no, too risky heʼs on a warship now.” He scratched his head, looking back at the map, ”That dragon mustʼve seen our course and memorized it. Thatʼs how itʼll find us five days from now.” He quickly changed their route. After one day theyʼll go on a different path, one that is a bit risky but should allow them to avoid the dragon five days from now.

****

Five days later, the dragon didnʼt show up. The old manʼs plan seemed to have worked for the time being, but he knew better not to underestimate a dragonʼs ability to find people, especially in the open sea.

He had the man upon the ship cast several camouflage spells daily and made sure to erase any trail they might leave, whether it was magic or waste thrown into the sea. The warship seems to be about to land which means they should be able to deliver Arad tomorrow.

While most trips across the sea can take years, the pirates and military war generals have both studied the sea for generations and know it like the palm of their hands.

Some thunderstorms in the sea keep raging for years and block the path of all ships, the compass-less zones can keep a ship sailing in the same place for months before they find out. Itʼs now expected to have at least one or two disasters like those in each trip which cause normal trips to take a lot of time.

To the military, itʼs best if only they could effectively sail the sea so thatʼs why normal ships were never allowed the necessary information to sail the dangerous sea.

”I even gave you one extra day.” The pigeon was sitting in the window, glaring back at the old

man.

”You! How did you find us?” The old man growled.

”I never left. I remained on the ship, as a barnacle on its bottom. Weʼre above a nice deep crack on the bottom of the sea. Drop her here and sheʼll never come back out.” The pigeon glared at the old man, ”This is my last warning, pirates.”

”Never, why donʼt you go drop her then? You know sheʼll kill anyone who approaches the coffin.” The old man smiled, ”I know you brass dragons would kill us pirates without batting an eye. You wouldʼve sunk this ship whole if you didnʼt fear her, do you?”

”So you want me to gamble on it? Will she wake up or not?” The pigeon giggled, ”Unlike you petty thieves, I gave you a nice chance to redeem yourselves. And now I shall prove to you that Iʼm not as spineless as you fools.” The pigeon flew out and reached the sky.

The old man jumped out to the deck and screamed, ”Everyone! Get out of the ship, escape immediately!” He yelled at the top of his lungs.

The pigeon flew into the sky, its body expanding and its feathers falling off. Massive claws, scales, and lightning crackled from it as it shifted into a massive brass dragon that was almost twice as big as the ship itself.

Everyone in the pirate ship paled and those who were all the way in the warship could spot the dragon emerging engulfed with roaring thunder.

”Whatʼs that!” The king cried and Jack growled, he knew that was the direction his pirate ship was supposed to be in. The ship should be camouflaged with magic, but he was certain the dragon must be targeting it.

”Shit, this is bad.” Jack looked back, seeing Mesharra and Echidna rushing to the deck to look, ”This is bad, isnʼt it?” Mesharra growled.

Echidna lifted her hands, ”Iʼll try something.” But Plum landed on her hands and tied them, ”Donʼt, itʼll come to sink us right after.”

They could try to rescue Arad from the depths of the sea later, but if they got killed now then

no one would pull him out.

But sadly, in that fraction of a second that Echidna was about to use her curses, the brass dragon sensed her magic.

^A witch? Akashaʼs associate? Iʼll deal with her if I survive this. The brass dragon looked down at the ship and roared.

”Shall my death come today! I wouldʼve died saving the world.” Lightning exploded from his back the clouds started spinning behind him, charging with magic and lightning. ”Sink to the depth of the underworld, devil!” He opened his massive maw pointing at the ship and a blast of compressed air exploded in a massive shockwave.

The shockwave breath was aimed straight at the coffin and it hit it square in the middle. The

water around the ship exploded and flew hundreds of meters into the air as a massive wave was pushed in all directions. Everyone in the pirate ship died instantly as the ship shattered and sank deep into the dark depths of the ocean.

The brass dragon remained floating above the location for several minutes awaiting Akasha to retaliate, but nothing came out.

”Today a devil died! A long-awaited victory for all that is good!” The dragon roared, spinning

backward in the air before his gazes shifted, ”Many souls died, but itʼs not my job to care. Kill them all and let Yog sort them out.”

His gaze shifted toward Echidna, ”Too many innocent people around a vile witch.” He shifted into his humanoid form, a young man with long green hair, glowing emerald eyes, and thunder crackling behind his back. His humanoid form would make it easier to fight without causing too much collateral damage.

In the blink of an eye, he flew toward the warship where Echidna was using shockwaves that exploded from beneath his feet. He clenched a fist, aiming to punch her in the face as hard as he could. ”One swift hit and no one besides the witch shall be harmed.”

As he was just a few meters away from the warship, no one had yet managed to reach him

thanks to his speed. For a moment he thought it would be a quick kill, but at that moment he noticed something strange. A little girl pointed a rifle at him.

Right behind Echidna, a little girl sat on a large cannon, pointing a hunting rifle straight at his face. ”How...” BANG! Ann fired one shot, hitting him straight in the left eye.