Coyote
The Ferryman
Alciela AKA “Alciarlo”
Cannon fire. The distant echoes of ignited gunpowder and the silence that followed. Alciela paused. She waited. Then, her vision went white. An explosive force slammed into her. A cannonball had blasted the side of the ship as she walked below deck, striking the hall she was walking in and sending her hurtling back. Silence once more.
It took her a moment to come to. Her hair felt wet… and warm. Alciela groaned and attempted to sit up, only to feel a sharp pain in her chest. Broken ribs. What happened? Where was she? What day was it? Gusts of wind blew past her through the gaping hole in the Infinity.
“P-papa..?” she whimpered. “W-where are you papa?” Alciela slowly started moving her legs but found one knee couldn’t bend. When she glanced down, she found the metal was bent and had forced her leg in an unnatural direction. Then the pain hit. Alciela screamed for but a second before she clamped her teeth down on her tongue. Her adrenaline was coursing through her every vein and she could hear every heart beat in her ears as the blood rushed around her body.
Now was not the time to lose her head. She trained for this. Right. She’s a royal guard. Alciela was stronger than this. She attempted to lift her arm… dislocated shoulder. On top of the broken ribs and the blown leg, movement was beginning to grow more and more difficult. She coughed, clearing her lungs of blood. There was a puddle of that under her too. Well… that couldn’t be good. At the very least, she had one good hand and one good leg. Alciela pushed her should back into place and got to work, placing both hands on the armor over her broken leg, heating the metal and reforging it into a splint. That was serviceable. She grabbed her shoulder pauldron and ripped it off, melting it and transforming it into a crutch.
Using it to support herself, Alciela leaned on the white hot crutch and brought herself back to her feet, wincing at the heat under her arm.
“Ok… now step- whoa…” Alciela staggered, dizziness washing over her. Her hair was slick with blood, likely from the blunt force trauma of being slammed into a wall by a cannonball. At the very least, her voice was still “Alciarlo’s.” Everything hurt, but at least her cover hadn’t been blown. Alciela scoffed.
“Just think of pasta. Mama’s pasta and ravioli. And papa’s pork. And counting potatoes with papa,” Alciela limped her way up the stairs, her voice cracking. “I’m sorry mama. I’m sorry papa. I will go home. I will just go home and grow potatoes for the rest of my life,” she felt a lump in her throat as she re-emerged above deck and spotted the others.
“H-help,” Alciela managed to say before her crutch bent under her weight and the massive armored figure crumpled to the ground.
(@ All who are on the deck)
Cannon fire. The distant echoes of ignited gunpowder and the silence that followed. Alciela paused. She waited. Then, her vision went white. An explosive force slammed into her. A cannonball had blasted the side of the ship as she walked below deck, striking the hall she was walking in and sending her hurtling back. Silence once more.
It took her a moment to come to. Her hair felt wet… and warm. Alciela groaned and attempted to sit up, only to feel a sharp pain in her chest. Broken ribs. What happened? Where was she? What day was it? Gusts of wind blew past her through the gaping hole in the Infinity.
“P-papa..?” she whimpered. “W-where are you papa?” Alciela slowly started moving her legs but found one knee couldn’t bend. When she glanced down, she found the metal was bent and had forced her leg in an unnatural direction. Then the pain hit. Alciela screamed for but a second before she clamped her teeth down on her tongue. Her adrenaline was coursing through her every vein and she could hear every heart beat in her ears as the blood rushed around her body.
Now was not the time to lose her head. She trained for this. Right. She’s a royal guard. Alciela was stronger than this. She attempted to lift her arm… dislocated shoulder. On top of the broken ribs and the blown leg, movement was beginning to grow more and more difficult. She coughed, clearing her lungs of blood. There was a puddle of that under her too. Well… that couldn’t be good. At the very least, she had one good hand and one good leg. Alciela pushed her should back into place and got to work, placing both hands on the armor over her broken leg, heating the metal and reforging it into a splint. That was serviceable. She grabbed her shoulder pauldron and ripped it off, melting it and transforming it into a crutch.
Using it to support herself, Alciela leaned on the white hot crutch and brought herself back to her feet, wincing at the heat under her arm.
“Ok… now step- whoa…” Alciela staggered, dizziness washing over her. Her hair was slick with blood, likely from the blunt force trauma of being slammed into a wall by a cannonball. At the very least, her voice was still “Alciarlo’s.” Everything hurt, but at least her cover hadn’t been blown. Alciela scoffed.
“Just think of pasta. Mama’s pasta and ravioli. And papa’s pork. And counting potatoes with papa,” Alciela limped her way up the stairs, her voice cracking. “I’m sorry mama. I’m sorry papa. I will go home. I will just go home and grow potatoes for the rest of my life,” she felt a lump in her throat as she re-emerged above deck and spotted the others.
“H-help,” Alciela managed to say before her crutch bent under her weight and the massive armored figure crumpled to the ground.
(@ All who are on the deck)
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