07-09-2015, 01:22 PM
Edward’s Trip with Choprot hadn’t been short, but it had been fun. Choprot had told Edward stories of this man they had escorted around for a while. He called himself ‘Doomguy’ and, to Edward, he sounded like a fun guy. But When Edward saw the ship that had been stranded on a sand bar, he had little hope that he’d be able to restore it to its full glory, he’d be able to get it up and going so that it could get far enough to be repaired, but It wasn’t taking him to where he needed to go until it had the proper repairs.
‘This isn’t all of the ship… is it?’ Edward half sighed in disappointment as he looked at Choprot. Choprot returned his sigh with a look of confusion and worry.
‘No, dis iz only most of da zoggin’ thing.’ Choprot replied as he looked out to his stranded ship. The water gushed over the carcass of the ship as if it was trying to devour it. Edward watched in silence as they pulled up next to the sand bar, it was large, and the water seemed to rush over it almost every second, covering the entire surface of the sand.
‘Well… it’s not going to be good for my boots… but come on.’ Edward said as he vaulted over the edge of the ship and landed on the water covered sandbar below.
We water washed over Edwards shoes as the tide pushed and pulled itself along the sand. He could feel the waterlogged sand beneath his boots compress as he walked around the stranded ship. It didn’t look good for the ship, and Edward didn’t think he could fix it completely. No, this was definitely something that needed the attention of a Shipwright.
‘I could probably use alchemy to get it running. It could make it back to Costa Del Sol. But it won’t be completely fixed.’ Edward thought to himself as he continued to survey the damaged ship.
‘So… can ya fix da zoggin’ ship?’ Choprot asked nervously as he watched Edward walk around his ship.
‘I can fix it… to a point. I can get it running, but you’ll need to take it to a shipwright.’ Edward said as he turned back to the Orc. Choprot sighed and then shook his head in agreement with Edward. Edward turned to look at the ship they had here on, only to notice the yelling, pointing and calling of the crew still on board. They were yelling about something in the water behind them. Edward turned as the water began to bubble, as if something below the surface was releasing air. Edward watched with a blank expression for a few seconds before realizing that something big was coming for them.
A wave of water pushed Edward back as three, large, snake-like heads burst from the water. Two of them focused on Edward, while the third one instantly charged Choprot.
‘Just my luck.’ Edward said as he stared back at the two heads. Large, snake-like eyes showed their malice and hunger, he was to be their meal. One of the heads plunged its gaping mouth towards him causing Edward’s reflexes sprang into action. Edward rolled out of the way and instinctively used his alchemy to create his Arm blade. Slid backwards along the sand as the beast brought its head up, baring its razor-like teeth as it let out a low pitched growl. Edward returned its growl with the only action that came to his head, an determined stare, one that displayed his desire to beat this monster and survive.
‘Winry would kill me if I died here.’ Edward gritted through his teeth as he readied his arm blade.
The two heads charged towards him, their scaly heads glistening as the water splashed over them. Edward watched as their gaping jaws barreled towards him, he took a large breath to calm his nerves and then returned his attention to the beasts. They twirled around each other, their long snake-like necks twisting together, almost seeming to come together as one as the two heads shot towards him. Edward launched himself into the air only moments before the two beasts reached his position. Edward began his descent quickly, the empty space between him and the two beasts faded quickly as he landed on the necks of the beasts, but the momentum was too great and he was knocked over. Edward fell face first on to the razor sharp scales, tearing his red jacket to shreds as he rolled along the scaly necks. Edwards face also received a few cuts before he jammed the blade into the monsters thick hide. Edward’s quick thinking had stopped his momentum and allowed him to gain proper footing on the beast and plan his next move. The blood that trickled from his cheeks failed to distract him as the Heads unraveled themselves, the one with Edwards blade puncturing it let out a large howl that shook Edwards bones as it began flailing. The sound of the scream was ear piercing as it filled the area with a noise that could only be described as the crying screams of thousands of animals all at once. Edward pulled his arms and pushed with his legs, launching himself backwards off of the beast and into the water. Edward’s splash went unheard by the two beasts as the sound of the screams still echoed throughout the entire area. Edward made it back to the sand bar pretty quickly, he didn’t want to be fighting within a setting he had almost zero mobility in. The beast he had stabbed rushed him immediately, without giving him time to react and before he’d realized, the beast he it’s massive jaws wrapped around his metal arm and blade. Small, jagged, teeth crunched the metal and the skin where his automail connected to his arm. It felt as though tiny razors were poking into him and exerting an almost unbearable pressure on his body, but he couldn’t give up, not with so much to fight for, not with so much to live for. Winry and Alphonse were the first two things to pass through his mind, stirring a new strength from within him. Edward turned his forearm and drove his blade upwards and into the roof of the creature’s mouth. Blood streamed from his torso as he tensed his muscles and began to heave the colossal creature upwards.
‘GRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!’ Was all the sound Edward could muster as the weight of the creature’s head was lifted up and thrown down and onto the waterlogged sand. The beasts jaw released itself as it began to retreat back into the water, its eyes closed slowly as it disappeared into the water. Edward glanced over at where Choprot had been, he was managing the beast as if he’d done this before, well… he was faring much better than Edward was.
‘That guy’s crazy…’ Edward sighed as he returned his attention back to the second head.
Edward had taken care of the first head, now he only had one more to deal with. Edward clapped his hands and created his spear, grasping it with a firm grip and a determination to match as the head began charging towards him, traveling along the sand as it barreled towards him like a steam train. Edward took a deep breath as he flipped to the left, narrowly dodging its fierce crunch. The sound of its teeth snapping together echoed throughout his head as he spun around on his feet. Edward drove his spear into the beast’s eye, causing it to emit a loud, deep roar before retreating back into the water. Edward sighed in relief as he sat down to rest. He didn’t care about the sand or the water, only that he’d survived. There was some damage though, the beast had managed to damage his arm to some degree, some minor dints and scratches, but it would eventually need repairs. Edward looked over at Choprot as the head he’d been fighting retreated back into the ocean below them. Choprot smiled at him and held up his large, hook-like arm in victory and shouted something that Edward did not understand. Meanwhile, under the surface of the water, the beast that had fought the two grew angry, it could feel everything they did, their actions made it more enraged as they believed in their false victory. The creature surfaced quickly and without warning. It’s huge, dinosaur-fish hybrid, body broke the surface of the water, revealing an extra 4 heads in addition to the three it had attacked them with before.
Edward and Choprot looked up at the huge beast as their victory had been cut short.
‘It’z one of dem Hydra beasts!’Choprot called out as Edward stood up and turned to glare at Choprot, who returned his look with a menacing smile as he signaled for the two of them to charge towards the gargantuan Hydra.
‘This isn’t all of the ship… is it?’ Edward half sighed in disappointment as he looked at Choprot. Choprot returned his sigh with a look of confusion and worry.
‘No, dis iz only most of da zoggin’ thing.’ Choprot replied as he looked out to his stranded ship. The water gushed over the carcass of the ship as if it was trying to devour it. Edward watched in silence as they pulled up next to the sand bar, it was large, and the water seemed to rush over it almost every second, covering the entire surface of the sand.
‘Well… it’s not going to be good for my boots… but come on.’ Edward said as he vaulted over the edge of the ship and landed on the water covered sandbar below.
We water washed over Edwards shoes as the tide pushed and pulled itself along the sand. He could feel the waterlogged sand beneath his boots compress as he walked around the stranded ship. It didn’t look good for the ship, and Edward didn’t think he could fix it completely. No, this was definitely something that needed the attention of a Shipwright.
‘I could probably use alchemy to get it running. It could make it back to Costa Del Sol. But it won’t be completely fixed.’ Edward thought to himself as he continued to survey the damaged ship.
‘So… can ya fix da zoggin’ ship?’ Choprot asked nervously as he watched Edward walk around his ship.
‘I can fix it… to a point. I can get it running, but you’ll need to take it to a shipwright.’ Edward said as he turned back to the Orc. Choprot sighed and then shook his head in agreement with Edward. Edward turned to look at the ship they had here on, only to notice the yelling, pointing and calling of the crew still on board. They were yelling about something in the water behind them. Edward turned as the water began to bubble, as if something below the surface was releasing air. Edward watched with a blank expression for a few seconds before realizing that something big was coming for them.
A wave of water pushed Edward back as three, large, snake-like heads burst from the water. Two of them focused on Edward, while the third one instantly charged Choprot.
‘Just my luck.’ Edward said as he stared back at the two heads. Large, snake-like eyes showed their malice and hunger, he was to be their meal. One of the heads plunged its gaping mouth towards him causing Edward’s reflexes sprang into action. Edward rolled out of the way and instinctively used his alchemy to create his Arm blade. Slid backwards along the sand as the beast brought its head up, baring its razor-like teeth as it let out a low pitched growl. Edward returned its growl with the only action that came to his head, an determined stare, one that displayed his desire to beat this monster and survive.
‘Winry would kill me if I died here.’ Edward gritted through his teeth as he readied his arm blade.
The two heads charged towards him, their scaly heads glistening as the water splashed over them. Edward watched as their gaping jaws barreled towards him, he took a large breath to calm his nerves and then returned his attention to the beasts. They twirled around each other, their long snake-like necks twisting together, almost seeming to come together as one as the two heads shot towards him. Edward launched himself into the air only moments before the two beasts reached his position. Edward began his descent quickly, the empty space between him and the two beasts faded quickly as he landed on the necks of the beasts, but the momentum was too great and he was knocked over. Edward fell face first on to the razor sharp scales, tearing his red jacket to shreds as he rolled along the scaly necks. Edwards face also received a few cuts before he jammed the blade into the monsters thick hide. Edward’s quick thinking had stopped his momentum and allowed him to gain proper footing on the beast and plan his next move. The blood that trickled from his cheeks failed to distract him as the Heads unraveled themselves, the one with Edwards blade puncturing it let out a large howl that shook Edwards bones as it began flailing. The sound of the scream was ear piercing as it filled the area with a noise that could only be described as the crying screams of thousands of animals all at once. Edward pulled his arms and pushed with his legs, launching himself backwards off of the beast and into the water. Edward’s splash went unheard by the two beasts as the sound of the screams still echoed throughout the entire area. Edward made it back to the sand bar pretty quickly, he didn’t want to be fighting within a setting he had almost zero mobility in. The beast he had stabbed rushed him immediately, without giving him time to react and before he’d realized, the beast he it’s massive jaws wrapped around his metal arm and blade. Small, jagged, teeth crunched the metal and the skin where his automail connected to his arm. It felt as though tiny razors were poking into him and exerting an almost unbearable pressure on his body, but he couldn’t give up, not with so much to fight for, not with so much to live for. Winry and Alphonse were the first two things to pass through his mind, stirring a new strength from within him. Edward turned his forearm and drove his blade upwards and into the roof of the creature’s mouth. Blood streamed from his torso as he tensed his muscles and began to heave the colossal creature upwards.
‘GRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!’ Was all the sound Edward could muster as the weight of the creature’s head was lifted up and thrown down and onto the waterlogged sand. The beasts jaw released itself as it began to retreat back into the water, its eyes closed slowly as it disappeared into the water. Edward glanced over at where Choprot had been, he was managing the beast as if he’d done this before, well… he was faring much better than Edward was.
‘That guy’s crazy…’ Edward sighed as he returned his attention back to the second head.
Edward had taken care of the first head, now he only had one more to deal with. Edward clapped his hands and created his spear, grasping it with a firm grip and a determination to match as the head began charging towards him, traveling along the sand as it barreled towards him like a steam train. Edward took a deep breath as he flipped to the left, narrowly dodging its fierce crunch. The sound of its teeth snapping together echoed throughout his head as he spun around on his feet. Edward drove his spear into the beast’s eye, causing it to emit a loud, deep roar before retreating back into the water. Edward sighed in relief as he sat down to rest. He didn’t care about the sand or the water, only that he’d survived. There was some damage though, the beast had managed to damage his arm to some degree, some minor dints and scratches, but it would eventually need repairs. Edward looked over at Choprot as the head he’d been fighting retreated back into the ocean below them. Choprot smiled at him and held up his large, hook-like arm in victory and shouted something that Edward did not understand. Meanwhile, under the surface of the water, the beast that had fought the two grew angry, it could feel everything they did, their actions made it more enraged as they believed in their false victory. The creature surfaced quickly and without warning. It’s huge, dinosaur-fish hybrid, body broke the surface of the water, revealing an extra 4 heads in addition to the three it had attacked them with before.
Edward and Choprot looked up at the huge beast as their victory had been cut short.
‘It’z one of dem Hydra beasts!’Choprot called out as Edward stood up and turned to glare at Choprot, who returned his look with a menacing smile as he signaled for the two of them to charge towards the gargantuan Hydra.