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La Figlia del Corsaro Nero e il mare di fuoco
by Zenox

chap1: "the pirate's daughter"

There's a legend that is told, an ancient story passed down from some old sea dog to the mariners of the Seven Seas, it's a story of mystery, adventure and death, a story in which a famous pirate has disappeared for years: someone said he was dead, others say he has become a ghost, the fear for the undiscovered and what's unseen has limited the horizons of many, but luckily not for the pirates.
Their courage -and perhaps even a bit of stupidity- gave the chance to these outlaws without a future to live exciting adventures: who did for money, for fame or simple curiosity, men who take their place in the sea under the sign of black flag with the skull, symbol of anarchy and freedom,
the story tells of how the pirate called "Black Corsair" vanished into the nothing, 15 years have passed, more or less, since his disappearance, and many pirates never dared to venture where the Black Corsair went, but as they say.. good blood doesn't lie.
And so, first rumors have sprouted up out of nowhere: rumors about a daughter, the Black Corsair daughter who want to take up the title of her disappeared father, and that's how her story began: the story of Minerva.

It was a dark, stormy night, the sea is rough, scourged by the strong winds of the North, in that raging sea there's a ship, surely of the Spanish mold and belonging to the Navy, the sails are unfurled and tugged violently by the wind, threatening to break up the masts of the ship in any moments, the men on board are struggling to keep the route and the captain shout through the lightning and thunders of the storm,
"Hurry up, you inept! I surely won't die here because of you! Fold those damn sails and be careful not to die!"
the sea is powerful and the ship is at its mercy like a twig in the wind, aboard on that ship, as hub, there's a young man called Mickey: he's a brave guy, maybe a bit too much naive for sea life, but he wanted to follow the footsteps of his elder brother as the tradition of his family, but he never wanted favoritism: to his own will Mickey started from the lower level.. what a pity, that was not for sure his lucky day.
Under that pouring rain the man on the lookout, telescope at his hand, sees something that made him cringe, he yells down at the crew
"Black flag!! PIRATES!" and then several cannon shots befall on the ill-fated ship,
"Damn! Bloody Jackals!!" the captain shout, holding himself at the wooden handrail
he recognized the enemy vessel, turning suddenly pale as if he had seen a ghost.. that vessel is the Folgore, the ship of the infamous Black Corsair!
"no.. it can't be!" he whined out scared and immediately yells, eventually beating some of his subordinates
"We must flee away! We can't face the Folgore in these conditions!" at that name many of the sailors began to shiver, but not Mickey, he straighten up to see that vessel in the storm,
"the Folgore… it really exist…" he saw the black flag with the skull and crossed swords, its impressiveness… all the legends about the Folgore was maybe true, maybe the corsair was back? Or it was all work of a foolish idiot who wanted to imitate him?
In any case there was no doubt, the vessel who was attacking them was the Folgore, a cannon shot struck the navy ship and Mickey was thrown backwards, hitting his head and fainting, despite his senses became dulled his ears could still hear the terrorized screams and chaos, until a voice he didn't recognized said,
"take this guy on board, he's in good conditions and the captain want new cannon fodder!" then he slipped into the nothing…
The awakening was abrupt, a bucket of icy water hit Mickey's face, who coughed and sprang on his feet, only to become aware he was tied and pushed on his knees with two comrades, both tied tightly too, surrounded by pirates with certainly bad intentions, a burly pirate grabbed roughly his head and laughed,
"AHR AHR AHR! Fresh meat, aren't ye? wondering' if the captain wants to keep ya or throw ya down to the sharks"
"th-the Black Corsair.. he's alive?!" Mickey stammered confused and squirmed into the pirate's iron grip,
"oh well.. more or less" the fat cat say and another pirate warns the crew aboard,
"th' Captain's coming!"
The large pirate push Mickey on the flow violently and put himself into salute position with his companions, letting out a heavy puff,
out of the main door of the captain's cabin a figure stepped out, slightly smaller than a common man, it's clear she's a woman: a beautiful mouse with long dark hair in her rich clothing of captain, on her sweet frame there's three pistols and two sabers, on her shoulders a long black ruined cloak,
the woman walked with firm steps to the three kneeling prisoners, stopping in front of them and staring at them, Mickey was surprised to see a female captain, instead the others grit their teeth,
"So, these wastes are the men you manage to capture? I'm talking to you, Pete!" the woman say with a stern tone to the huge cat,
"the others have been mistreated a lil' with cannons and everythin', these rookies are the only intact ones, ma'am" the pirate captain huffed and glared at the three sailors with folded arms,
"very well, ye bloomin' sewer rats, I'm Captain Minerva Ventimiglia and I'll be your divinity on this ship, if ye -even just a little- value yer miserable lives you'll have to obey at every single order, whim or vice I'll have! I don't want objections, yer opinions with less than dung of seagulls on there! So.. welcome aboard!"
one of the three prisoners laughed and stare malicious at the pirate girl,
"ahah.. so we should obey to a woman?! you poor idiots, you just know better than me a woman aboard brings bad luck, plus.. a whimp, a vitiated little girl who wants to replace the Black Corsair can be considered as a real insult to his memory!"
Minerva looked coldly at the sailor and slowly knelt in front of him, grabbing his hair roughly,
"ya know pal, maybe your right, a woman aboard can bring bad luck… so sorry that bad luck it's yours!" and grasping the still tied up man by his belt, with a uncommon strength throws him out the vessel, Mickey and the other survivor are surprised and shocked by the violent gesture of the captain, Minerva then glared at them and added
"something' to say, gentlemen?" and in answer they didn't dare to say nothing.

Description
La Figlia del Corsaro Nero e il mare di fuoco
by Zenox

chap1: "the pirate's daughter"

There's a legend that is told, an ancient story passed down from some old sea dog to the mariners of the Seven Seas, it's a story of mystery, adventure and death, a story in which a famous pirate has disappeared for years: someone said he was dead, others say he has become a ghost, the fear for the undiscovered and what's unseen has limited the horizons of many, but luckily not for the pirates.
Their courage -and perhaps even a bit of stupidity- gave the chance to these outlaws without a future to live exciting adventures: who did for money, for fame or simple curiosity, men who take their place in the sea under the sign of black flag with the skull, symbol of anarchy and freedom,
the story tells of how the pirate called "Black Corsair" vanished into the nothing, 15 years have passed, more or less, since his disappearance, and many pirates never dared to venture where the Black Corsair went, but as they say.. good blood doesn't lie.
And so, first rumors have sprouted up out of nowhere: rumors about a daughter, the Black Corsair daughter who want to take up the title of her disappeared father, and that's how her story began: the story of Minerva.

It was a dark, stormy night, the sea is rough, scourged by the strong winds of the North, in that raging sea there's a ship, surely of the Spanish mold and belonging to the Navy, the sails are unfurled and tugged violently by the wind, threatening to break up the masts of the ship in any moments, the men on board are struggling to keep the route and the captain shout through the lightning and thunders of the storm,
"Hurry up, you inept! I surely won't die here because of you! Fold those damn sails and be careful not to die!"
the sea is powerful and the ship is at its mercy like a twig in the wind, aboard on that ship, as hub, there's a young man called Mickey: he's a brave guy, maybe a bit too much naive for sea life, but he wanted to follow the footsteps of his elder brother as the tradition of his family, but he never wanted favoritism: to his own will Mickey started from the lower level.. what a pity, that was not for sure his lucky day.
Under that pouring rain the man on the lookout, telescope at his hand, sees something that made him cringe, he yells down at the crew
"Black flag!! PIRATES!" and then several cannon shots befall on the ill-fated ship,
"Damn! Bloody Jackals!!" the captain shout, holding himself at the wooden handrail
he recognized the enemy vessel, turning suddenly pale as if he had seen a ghost.. that vessel is the Folgore, the ship of the infamous Black Corsair!
"no.. it can't be!" he whined out scared and immediately yells, eventually beating some of his subordinates
"We must flee away! We can't face the Folgore in these conditions!" at that name many of the sailors began to shiver, but not Mickey, he straighten up to see that vessel in the storm,
"the Folgore… it really exist…" he saw the black flag with the skull and crossed swords, its impressiveness… all the legends about the Folgore was maybe true, maybe the corsair was back? Or it was all work of a foolish idiot who wanted to imitate him?
In any case there was no doubt, the vessel who was attacking them was the Folgore, a cannon shot struck the navy ship and Mickey was thrown backwards, hitting his head and fainting, despite his senses became dulled his ears could still hear the terrorized screams and chaos, until a voice he didn't recognized said,
"take this guy on board, he's in good conditions and the captain want new cannon fodder!" then he slipped into the nothing…
The awakening was abrupt, a bucket of icy water hit Mickey's face, who coughed and sprang on his feet, only to become aware he was tied and pushed on his knees with two comrades, both tied tightly too, surrounded by pirates with certainly bad intentions, a burly pirate grabbed roughly his head and laughed,
"AHR AHR AHR! Fresh meat, aren't ye? wondering' if the captain wants to keep ya or throw ya down to the sharks"
"th-the Black Corsair.. he's alive?!" Mickey stammered confused and squirmed into the pirate's iron grip,
"oh well.. more or less" the fat cat say and another pirate warns the crew aboard,
"th' Captain's coming!"
The large pirate push Mickey on the flow violently and put himself into salute position with his companions, letting out a heavy puff,
out of the main door of the captain's cabin a figure stepped out, slightly smaller than a common man, it's clear she's a woman: a beautiful mouse with long dark hair in her rich clothing of captain, on her sweet frame there's three pistols and two sabers, on her shoulders a long black ruined cloak,
the woman walked with firm steps to the three kneeling prisoners, stopping in front of them and staring at them, Mickey was surprised to see a female captain, instead the others grit their teeth,
"So, these wastes are the men you manage to capture? I'm talking to you, Pete!" the woman say with a stern tone to the huge cat,
"the others have been mistreated a lil' with cannons and everythin', these rookies are the only intact ones, ma'am" the pirate captain huffed and glared at the three sailors with folded arms,
"very well, ye bloomin' sewer rats, I'm Captain Minerva Ventimiglia and I'll be your divinity on this ship, if ye -even just a little- value yer miserable lives you'll have to obey at every single order, whim or vice I'll have! I don't want objections, yer opinions with less than dung of seagulls on there! So.. welcome aboard!"
one of the three prisoners laughed and stare malicious at the pirate girl,
"ahah.. so we should obey to a woman?! you poor idiots, you just know better than me a woman aboard brings bad luck, plus.. a whimp, a vitiated little girl who wants to replace the Black Corsair can be considered as a real insult to his memory!"
Minerva looked coldly at the sailor and slowly knelt in front of him, grabbing his hair roughly,
"ya know pal, maybe your right, a woman aboard can bring bad luck… so sorry that bad luck it's yours!" and grasping the still tied up man by his belt, with a uncommon strength throws him out the vessel, Mickey and the other survivor are surprised and shocked by the violent gesture of the captain, Minerva then glared at them and added
"something' to say, gentlemen?" and in answer they didn't dare to say nothing.