Swept from the Sea- Prologue
February 12th 2007 08:17
Hi everyone
This a story called Swept from the Sea, I originally wrote it for someone called Jenny who I had chatted with for a while from a chat room, she asked me to write something, so I asked what she would like? 'Suprise me' she replied, so I wrote this story including things like her horse, rabbit, fave drink etc.
I have posted this before on Coversations from NZ blog but decided to continue developing this story.
Copyright H.A.Ling 2007
Swept from the Sea- A tale of romance and heroic fantasy
Prologue
The ship shuddered as another wave crashed violently against it’s
bows, sending spray high into the air as the sails flapped almost
uselessly in the howling gale that was relentless in it’s fury.
‘My Lord!’ A sailor shouted out to a man that was standing near the
centre mast, turning just as another huge wave crashed into the ship,
causing both men to stagger and struggle to keep their balance as
barrels, wooden buckets and pieces of torn sail floated across the
decking in the wave’s wash.
‘What is it?’ The man asked concerned.
‘We are way off course, this storm is almost unnatural as it seems to
be pushing us further and further into the uncharted seas’ the sailor
replied with terror creeping into his voice.
Lord Deveer knew that he couldn’t show any fear to his men but
everyone who had sailed into these waters had never returned.
No one knew what the causes were, legends told of giant sea monsters
devouring whole ships, storms of incredible fury that just appeared
from nowhere and ships disappearing into thin air.
But at the moment his first concern was to correct their course.
Lightning flashed in the dark night sky as a cold rain fell, driven so
hard by the wind, that upon the skin it felt like dozens of pin pricks.
Men ran every where, trying to lash down sails, secure loose items
that rolled across the deck as the ship pitched and rolled in the
heaving seas.
‘Any sign of our pursuer?’ He called out to one of the sailors who
was just coming across the deck.
‘No my lord, can’t see anything since this storm hit’ the man replied
quickly.
He was just about to say something else when a cry of alarm could be
heard from the bows.
‘Come with me’ he told the man as they both made their way
forward to where cries of terror could be heard.
‘What is it?’ Deveer asked urgently as he neared the bows.
‘Look’ one of the sailors said, pointing with his arm out ahead of
them.
His gaze followed where the man was pointing and his blood turned
to ice when he saw what was in front of them.
‘In the nine gods!’ He exclaimed with horror as another flash of
lightning illuminated the giant whirlpool that lay just ahead of them.
He shouted orders for full rudder but even as the words left his lips,
he felt the strong tug as their vessel was caught in it’s deadly grip.
Without a moments hesitation he ordered ‘Get my horse from below decks now!’ As even though he thought their chances of surviving were very slim, he didn’t want his beloved horse to be trapped below.
Men were screaming as they picked up speed, drawing closer and
closer to whirlpool’s gaping maw.
‘Grab hold of anything you can’ Deveer cried out urgently to his men
as the ship started to list dangerously to one side, timbers groaning
and creaking under the strain.
Suddenly there was a loud crack and splintering of timber as the
main mast failed, the wreckage falling over to one side, which caused
them to list even more. Everything seemed to happen so fast, the ship
started to break apart, the remaining masts crashed to the deck in a
mass of snapping rigging and broken timber. Sailors struggled to control his frightened horse before a huge wave washed them all over board into the swirling water and the last thing Deveer thought as he saw his death approaching was that he would soon be with his family once more, before they were all lost to the blackness of the swirling maelstrom.
Tune in again to catch Chapter One
Hal
This a story called Swept from the Sea, I originally wrote it for someone called Jenny who I had chatted with for a while from a chat room, she asked me to write something, so I asked what she would like? 'Suprise me' she replied, so I wrote this story including things like her horse, rabbit, fave drink etc.
I have posted this before on Coversations from NZ blog but decided to continue developing this story.
Copyright H.A.Ling 2007
Swept from the Sea- A tale of romance and heroic fantasy
Prologue
The ship shuddered as another wave crashed violently against it’s
uselessly in the howling gale that was relentless in it’s fury.
‘My Lord!’ A sailor shouted out to a man that was standing near the
centre mast, turning just as another huge wave crashed into the ship,
causing both men to stagger and struggle to keep their balance as
barrels, wooden buckets and pieces of torn sail floated across the
decking in the wave’s wash.
‘What is it?’ The man asked concerned.
‘We are way off course, this storm is almost unnatural as it seems to
be pushing us further and further into the uncharted seas’ the sailor
replied with terror creeping into his voice.
Lord Deveer knew that he couldn’t show any fear to his men but
everyone who had sailed into these waters had never returned.
No one knew what the causes were, legends told of giant sea monsters
devouring whole ships, storms of incredible fury that just appeared
from nowhere and ships disappearing into thin air.
But at the moment his first concern was to correct their course.
Lightning flashed in the dark night sky as a cold rain fell, driven so
Men ran every where, trying to lash down sails, secure loose items
that rolled across the deck as the ship pitched and rolled in the
heaving seas.
‘Any sign of our pursuer?’ He called out to one of the sailors who
was just coming across the deck.
‘No my lord, can’t see anything since this storm hit’ the man replied
quickly.
He was just about to say something else when a cry of alarm could be
heard from the bows.
‘Come with me’ he told the man as they both made their way
forward to where cries of terror could be heard.
‘What is it?’ Deveer asked urgently as he neared the bows.
‘Look’ one of the sailors said, pointing with his arm out ahead of
them.
His gaze followed where the man was pointing and his blood turned
to ice when he saw what was in front of them.
‘In the nine gods!’ He exclaimed with horror as another flash of
lightning illuminated the giant whirlpool that lay just ahead of them.
He shouted orders for full rudder but even as the words left his lips,
he felt the strong tug as their vessel was caught in it’s deadly grip.
Without a moments hesitation he ordered ‘Get my horse from below decks now!’ As even though he thought their chances of surviving were very slim, he didn’t want his beloved horse to be trapped below.
Men were screaming as they picked up speed, drawing closer and
closer to whirlpool’s gaping maw.
‘Grab hold of anything you can’ Deveer cried out urgently to his men
as the ship started to list dangerously to one side, timbers groaning
and creaking under the strain.
Suddenly there was a loud crack and splintering of timber as the
main mast failed, the wreckage falling over to one side, which caused
them to list even more. Everything seemed to happen so fast, the ship
started to break apart, the remaining masts crashed to the deck in a
mass of snapping rigging and broken timber. Sailors struggled to control his frightened horse before a huge wave washed them all over board into the swirling water and the last thing Deveer thought as he saw his death approaching was that he would soon be with his family once more, before they were all lost to the blackness of the swirling maelstrom.
Tune in again to catch Chapter One
Hal
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