A half dozen of the maritime predators were cutting through the water of the harbor, their hunting calls a danger with so many people on and around the docks. The humans were safe enough so long as they could reach shore or climb aboard boats, but the Mer in the area had no such protection.
Luckily Flora was not a woman to be taken lightly, as her dagger proved. A shark that had just surfaced to let out another luring cry took the blade directly to an eye. It thrashed twice and then went still in the water, slowly rotating to float belly up while its brethren swam around it, closing in on the docks and the merfolk that gathered in the sea beside them. Her advice was sound as well, but the remaining sharks weren’t in the mood to cooperate.
Jack ‘s magic was joined by Hadama’s as Captain and King both reached out with mastered water manipulation to cover twice the area either might alone. Unfortunately the echo sharks were disinclined to wait around for the water to freeze around them; the pack swiftly broke apart and spread out wide before the sea could harden completely. Some of the cold did seem to affect them, however, as their movements grew more sluggish even outside the new ice floes that bobbed within the harbor as an additional shipping hazard.
”The sharks mimic human voices,” Hadama pitched his voice to Koa, even as his brow furrowed at the way his magic had missed its mark. ”If you have a bow, take your shot.” He hadn’t realized yet just how little the Dragoon had come aboard with, but there would be time to learn about it later. For now the King gathered his magic again and called to the sailors: ”Fire when ready!”
Several sailors had gathered around the canons and were hurriedly packing in powder and loading them, preparing to fire off the big guns within the next round. Overkill? Only if they hit.
5 Echo sharks remain, and they’re closing in on civilians in the water!
No posting order!
Luckily Flora was not a woman to be taken lightly, as her dagger proved. A shark that had just surfaced to let out another luring cry took the blade directly to an eye. It thrashed twice and then went still in the water, slowly rotating to float belly up while its brethren swam around it, closing in on the docks and the merfolk that gathered in the sea beside them. Her advice was sound as well, but the remaining sharks weren’t in the mood to cooperate.
Jack ‘s magic was joined by Hadama’s as Captain and King both reached out with mastered water manipulation to cover twice the area either might alone. Unfortunately the echo sharks were disinclined to wait around for the water to freeze around them; the pack swiftly broke apart and spread out wide before the sea could harden completely. Some of the cold did seem to affect them, however, as their movements grew more sluggish even outside the new ice floes that bobbed within the harbor as an additional shipping hazard.
”The sharks mimic human voices,” Hadama pitched his voice to Koa, even as his brow furrowed at the way his magic had missed its mark. ”If you have a bow, take your shot.” He hadn’t realized yet just how little the Dragoon had come aboard with, but there would be time to learn about it later. For now the King gathered his magic again and called to the sailors: ”Fire when ready!”
Several sailors had gathered around the canons and were hurriedly packing in powder and loading them, preparing to fire off the big guns within the next round. Overkill? Only if they hit.
5 Echo sharks remain, and they’re closing in on civilians in the water!
No posting order!
