Singer of the Shores

Raid Event: A Splash of Adventure

Story 5

Singer of the Shores

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Summary

The prince succeeds in securing Siren's cooperation while his allies distract Barbary. When the dragon sings her song, it charms Barbary long enough for the party to trap her once more in the space between worlds.

Dialogue

Yar, ye bilge rats better scurry outta yer holes before I raze this island to cinders! All right, let's split up. Hail, Barbary, you vile fiend! Come for us if you have the sand! At last, the deck-swabbin' cowards show their mugs. Ready yerselves for death, me hearties! Gahaaaar har har! Eeek! Do not let your spirit falter! Her attacks are random and haphazard—we are not yet in any true danger. Celliera is right. Let us hide ourselves in the jungle and call out to distract her. Okay, I'll give it a shot! That treasure belongs to Erasmus and Simon, Barbary! Give it back! Gar, it be the stone-headed lass again! I got just the thing for a prissy loudmouth such as ye, girlie! You've got this, Estelle! Keep talking! Ha! If there's one thing I'm good at, it's PREACHING! Hey, Barbary! Why don't you bring some of those tentacles this way?! I've had a hankering for octopus lately, and I think you're just the ticket! Gar, ye foulsome lass! How dare ye talk down to a pirate such as me?! I'm gonna kill ye special, so I am! Whoa! She's getting angry now! Perhaps we don't need to enrage her QUITE so much, Celliera? Wrong! This is all part of my plan. Go, Euden! Go now! Be careful, everyone! Do not be reckless, Julietta! No need to worry! I have this well in hand. Then I leave it to you. Farewell! If things get too hairy, I want all of you to fall back. You understand? No one here wishes to be a martyr... And yet, running from that brute is the last thing I want to do! Does your guilt over the lost treasure continue to drive you so? No—this is about my pride as a preacher! I won't be satisfied unless I can reform this dastardly pirate into a fine, upstanding member of society! Ha ha ha! Oh, but I had almost forgotten the passion of you mortals! What do you mean? Simon was fond of saying, "I won't be satisfied until I find the treasure." Your passions have returned me to those heady days of yore, and given me a new strength to take on Barbary! Come at us, pirate! We shall take all you can give out and return it tenfold! Meanwhile, the prince and his group head to a cave on the other side of the island... It would be easy to get lost forever in a twisty cave like this. It's like a natural maze... As if the land itself were pushing people away. I pray we are able to find Siren soon. Don't worry, Elly. We will. Our friends are counting on us. Wait, that voice... It must be Siren! She's just over there! Still, we'll need to be careful not to fall victim to that song's charms. We'll need to...be careful... So careful... Augh, I almost stopped right there! Come on, we have to keep going. We should block our ears. That's what Estelle did, right? ...Okay, that should do it. Let's go! Siren! Siren, please listen to me! Oh wow. You're, like, human. What are you DOING here? I thought all your people totally hated me and stuff... Aw, she doesn't seem so bad. I think the rumors about her might have been a little off. Ohmigosh, are people STILL telling all those nasty stories about me? They're TOTALLY not true! I'm a good dragon! Seriously, I am... We aren't here to judge you, Siren— we're here to ask for your help. Wait. You need...me? Yes. See, here's the story... Oh wow. That totally explains all the noise and whatever coming from the other side of the island. Even now, our comrades are desperately trying to withstand Barbary's assault. We need you to sing for us so Barbary lowers her defenses. Will you help? You're not, like, making this up, right? It's not some prank or whatever? You actually NEED me? We need you AND your song. FOR SERIOUSLY?! Is it really so strange a request that you feel the need to doubt us so? No, it's just... I mean, nobody's wanted me to sing in, like, FOREVS. Ah, right. Erasmus told us he'd warned you about that a few times before. Oh, and he also wants you to know that he doesn't hate you. Wait, really?! Really. He's just doing his job as the guardian dragon of sailors. In truth, he said your song was beautiful. And I know we can use that song to charm even Barbary! Oh man, this is bananas... But okay! I'll totally sing for you guys! Thank you, Siren! Now please, we have to hurry! AAAUUUGH! Celliera! Hang in the—AAAUGH! Celliera! Julietta! Curse you, Barbary! You truly are the most treacherous of fiends! There must be a yawning emptiness where your heart would be for you to cut down the entire forest in pursuit of us! Gar, THERE ye be! No more runnin' me trig lads and lasses—I'm gonna be finishin' ye for good! TO THE LOCKER WITH YE! Is this the end for us? Euden...please hurry! Gar, what'n the blazes?! Is everyone okay?! So if you're here, that means Siren... She's right behind me. Sorry for the delay! Reinforcements, eh?! Ain't no matter! The locker's got room for all'a ye! Go, Siren! Do it now! It's time for me to siiiiing! ♪ ♪ ♪ Gahar har har! Yer grand scheme is to fell me with some blasted heartfelt shanty?! What sort'a cockamamie plot is...is... Yar, but that be a lovely voice... It's working! Barbary is captivated! Then it's time for the otherworld fragment! What'n the hell? Noooo! Curse yer booooones! Come on, everyone—it's time for us to finish Barbary off for good.