Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [R]HEH heh heh...pirates? What PIRATES?
Message-ID: <1992Oct28.033209.8202@iscsvax.uni.edu>
From: vaughan8670@iscsvax.uni.edu
Date: 28 Oct 92 03:32:09 -0600

Radan is in the midst of a battle.
This would not be so bad if he had any control over what is happening, but with
men flining themselves into the melee and women screaming bloody murder and
charging at the pirates with all they have.  
Radan was laying down with the other crew members, then the captain from the
_Arcas_  commanded,"ALL HANDS!  ATTACK!!!!!!!!!"
Everyone got up, and started to attack the oncoming pirates, most of the
pirates were not expecting them all to just get up and start attacking them. 
Most of them were cutting through the wimpy defenders like butter.  Radan
looked over and watched as Shade jumped over to the other ship.  Radan just
stared at him, launching into an attack on the other ship, He was amazing.
Radan saw the captain of the other vessel talking to some of his crew members,
and one that got up in front of him to hear the captain accurately received an
arrow in the back.  Radan looked up and saw Angus aiming an arrow again at the
other ship.  He let go, and then notched another arrow, then loosed that one. 
Then, a sail from the pirate vessel dove onto the deck of the ship, covering a
good number of sailors about to attempt a cross over.  
Radan looked back down at the deck of the other ship, and noticed the captain
get visibly upset.  He then grabbed a line from the mast top and swung over,
the group he talked to joined him up at the front of the _Arcas_.  They made
their way back to the middle of the _Arcus_.  There were crew members from the
_Arcas_ that were satnding in their way, however, not many were doing much
good.  The enemy captain had 4 to 5 crewmembers with him to start out with,
and now, only about 3.  Radan felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, and then
a warmth.  Radan shuddered for a moment, and looked down, there was a hand
clutching a blade that had been piercing his abdomen, and now it was twisting
into his stomache, there was no pain, just shock. Radan looked at the person
holding the dagger.  He shuddered again, and an evil grin crept across Raden's
face, and a swift jerk and the pirate's hand was clutched by Raden's right
hand.  Pulling the hand out of Raden's gut with abnormal strength, the shocked
sailor could only stare as Raden laughed at him in a maniacally high pitched
shreik,  and took the dagger still in the persons hand and ripped it out of it.
Still holding on to the hand, Raden felt a surge of power and watched as a
ripple of pain go through the man's body.  Blood erupted out of his shirt and
splattered out onto the sawdust covered deck.  The pirate colapsed on the deck
and Raden was unscathed.  Looking around, Raden searched for anyone from the
other ship.  Finding his pray coming to him, he waited for one of the three
with the captain, and watched as Raden just smiled at him, and once in arm's
reach, grabbed the attacker by the throat and lifted him off his feet with one
arm.  The other grabbed for the second to come up to the changed Radan.  Raden
bagan crushing the sailors throat, and the second swung at him with a short
sword, biting into Raden's right arm.  He just laughed.  That seemed to upset
the sailor, especially his friend who at this time was turning blue, and a nice
shade of violet, and then blood started to oozed out of his right arm as he was
slowly loosing consciousness.  Raden twisted his wrist and snapped the pirate's 
neck in half, and he threw him down at the other sailor, nocking him down. 
The captain just stared at him for just a second...
Raden waited a moment before considering his next move...


ADMIN:Surprise!  Radan may be gone for a short while, at least until Raden
leaves....