Stories tagged “Esmil”
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On Patrol: Evasive Maneuvers
I kept calm and relayed the information. “One ship, maybe more, not any of ours- at least according the troop movements we last recieved. Long range skirmisher. We went dark as soon as we saw them but they’re already moving to intercept us....
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On Patrol: Hooked
“That flare was meant to draw more attention that of the bats. The ghost flares will be useless if they can pinpoint our location.” Firus said. We rushed back down the stairs to the lower deck and opened the door to a hellish scene. Small f...
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On Patrol: True Grit
“How can you see anything in all of this?” I waved my Krillman to try and dissipate some of the smoke and dust to no effect. “Here, maybe this’ll help.” Esmil yelled, bringing a portable elp-lamp to bear. It was the size o...
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On Patrol: To the Sideline!
Groaning metal that drowned out all other sounds preceded the violent tilting of the Heart’s Desire as it slowly began rolling onto her side. Firus was banking to give us the best possible targets. That was the reason I’d been ordered down ...
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On Patrol: Marionette
Navigating the ship at such an extreme angle was an excercise in upper body gymnastics. The worst part was trying to monkey around the upper decks. Going outside was not only treacherous but deadly. A single misstep could cause a man to fall to his dea...
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On Patrol: Signs of Victory
“Nevermind that now, look!” I screamed with excitement. Everyone followed my gaze and started whooping and laughing. The only thing left of the ship that had attacked us was the one mag anchor still attached to our hull, its chain, and some...