Ultimus Thesaurus: The last Treasure (Era of Change Book 1) by Maximilian Warden Page A
Authors: Maximilian Warden
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our little bub. And have we finally lost our anger problem? Just take a look around and tell me what you see. Isn’t this all a man needs?” said the captain cheerfully and raised his cup to his men.
“I would like to join you,” I replied immediately and kept him from drinking.
I knew that men like him would never refuse another man a drink. The owner filled a cup for me, but now the captain expected a toast. It was clear to me that this would mean that all of these men die, and so I tried my best to keep the words long.
“In an unknown way we are all connected. Out there in the world, full of treasures and secrets, we are outcast. We are looking for something that changes who we are, that makes us more like the people we admire. But I have now understood that there is no such thing. If even the greatest pirate of this world is afraid and if his life is nothing more than a shadowy existence, then I also no longer want to be an adventurer. So let us drink, to the fear, and the simple life!”
Of course I awakened the anger of the crew and the attention of their master. He suspected that there was something wrong, but at this moment I could only hope that he couldn’t see through me completely.
“What a load of rubbish! Our captain is the greatest hero the world has ever seen. I shit on your simple life, bub! To captain Greybeard! To the Iron Ocean!” called one of the men and drank a sip of the elixir.
Many followed his example, but quick-thinking I grabbed the arm of the captain before he could take a sip as well. He looked me in the eyes and knew immediately what had happened.
It did not take long for most to fall from their chairs. They tripped and vomited on the ground before their body began to tremble and all that was left for them to do was to scream and die. It only took a few minutes for silence to return and the captain and I were the only survivors.
“I warned you. An attack on a pirate, you must have truly given up on your life. Meet me in the morning in the harbour; we set the sails, as soon as the sun shows itself. If you come late, you shall die, like the rest of this village,” said the captain and left.
He went past the corpses of his men, and threw a last glance at the round, but it was still just the two of us who had survived.
“What do you mean by die?” I asked him and he spat on the ground and drew his sword.
“Do you see this? It was forged in the fiery cauldron of the volcano Ignis, as one of the seven hundred Iron Guards. It was the last time that the mountain spat fire and there probably only remain a few blades like this. Many brave men fell by this sword, and now that I am free again, many more will follow. The pirates of this world who are proud swear an oath to the tomb of Sir Abhay, the first person who travelled the world as a free man. If someone kills a member of my family, then I will repay him with his own coin.
This city will burn and the people who live here will suffer, just like these people suffered today. And only when their ash is scattered in the wind and the name of this place is forgotten, will I forget my anger against you. Together we will find this treasure, but only one of us will keep it in the end” he yelled and left the inn.
I breathed faster and felt the consequences of my pride. My fear had always protected me, but now I understood what happens when a person feels too safe.
Chapter 15: Set Sail!
Even if Dylan was nothing more than an old man with a ship and a sword, he soon found easy substitutes for his deceased crew because these two things were exactly what the lawless people of this country needed. I only had a few hours until the ship would leave the port, but the important thing to me was to warn Lucia. I could not even imagine how it would be to lose her. When I arrived at the house she sat outside and saw me coming from afar.
“You must leave!” I yelled at her, while I stopped running and tried to catch my breath.
“No, you
“I would like to join you,” I replied immediately and kept him from drinking.
I knew that men like him would never refuse another man a drink. The owner filled a cup for me, but now the captain expected a toast. It was clear to me that this would mean that all of these men die, and so I tried my best to keep the words long.
“In an unknown way we are all connected. Out there in the world, full of treasures and secrets, we are outcast. We are looking for something that changes who we are, that makes us more like the people we admire. But I have now understood that there is no such thing. If even the greatest pirate of this world is afraid and if his life is nothing more than a shadowy existence, then I also no longer want to be an adventurer. So let us drink, to the fear, and the simple life!”
Of course I awakened the anger of the crew and the attention of their master. He suspected that there was something wrong, but at this moment I could only hope that he couldn’t see through me completely.
“What a load of rubbish! Our captain is the greatest hero the world has ever seen. I shit on your simple life, bub! To captain Greybeard! To the Iron Ocean!” called one of the men and drank a sip of the elixir.
Many followed his example, but quick-thinking I grabbed the arm of the captain before he could take a sip as well. He looked me in the eyes and knew immediately what had happened.
It did not take long for most to fall from their chairs. They tripped and vomited on the ground before their body began to tremble and all that was left for them to do was to scream and die. It only took a few minutes for silence to return and the captain and I were the only survivors.
“I warned you. An attack on a pirate, you must have truly given up on your life. Meet me in the morning in the harbour; we set the sails, as soon as the sun shows itself. If you come late, you shall die, like the rest of this village,” said the captain and left.
He went past the corpses of his men, and threw a last glance at the round, but it was still just the two of us who had survived.
“What do you mean by die?” I asked him and he spat on the ground and drew his sword.
“Do you see this? It was forged in the fiery cauldron of the volcano Ignis, as one of the seven hundred Iron Guards. It was the last time that the mountain spat fire and there probably only remain a few blades like this. Many brave men fell by this sword, and now that I am free again, many more will follow. The pirates of this world who are proud swear an oath to the tomb of Sir Abhay, the first person who travelled the world as a free man. If someone kills a member of my family, then I will repay him with his own coin.
This city will burn and the people who live here will suffer, just like these people suffered today. And only when their ash is scattered in the wind and the name of this place is forgotten, will I forget my anger against you. Together we will find this treasure, but only one of us will keep it in the end” he yelled and left the inn.
I breathed faster and felt the consequences of my pride. My fear had always protected me, but now I understood what happens when a person feels too safe.
Chapter 15: Set Sail!
Even if Dylan was nothing more than an old man with a ship and a sword, he soon found easy substitutes for his deceased crew because these two things were exactly what the lawless people of this country needed. I only had a few hours until the ship would leave the port, but the important thing to me was to warn Lucia. I could not even imagine how it would be to lose her. When I arrived at the house she sat outside and saw me coming from afar.
“You must leave!” I yelled at her, while I stopped running and tried to catch my breath.
“No, you
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