Snippets and Shorter Stories 2.0 Warns You to Never Trust a Pirate

2.15 I have been doing a lot of fantastical snippets lately and thought it would be nice to have a change. This pirate battle was one I found a few days ago and loved. It has so many details and angles that the snippet could go that it took me a while to actually write one. I haven't written a pirate snippet before so I hope you enjoy! Artist: Sinto-risky.

A Pirate's Revenge

Cannons exploded and wood cracked and burned. Bits of both pirate ships flew all around Piran. When Piran and his crew had pulled away from Diamond Isle with their cargo full of jewels, Captain “Blue Blooded” Bill had appeared around the east side of the island and overtaken his heavily laden ship. The fight had only been going for a couple of minutes and already the bodies were piling up. Piran himself had killed several men and moved to strike at an enemy pirate who was attempting to swing across the gap. No need to use his last bullet when he could kill the man with one stroke of his sword. 

However, just before the man reached him, one of Pirans' crew mates hoisted Piran up and threw him into the swinging man. Turning in surprise, Piran’s eyes widened then his face twisted and his eyes narrowed with rage and cold fury. Mutiny! They will pay dearly for this, Piran thought as they both plunged into the clear, warm water with a splash, barely audible over the din of the nautical battle. The man emerged a few feet away from Piran and began swimming toward him. Piran pulled his gun out of the water and hoped desperately that it hadn’t gotten too wet. He aimed it at the approaching man, who was reaching for him, and pulled the trigger.