Helping a friend get their revenge

The sun shone brightly onto the docks of Zyniii as i watched the Black Skull pirates load some supplies onto their ship. The Morvor cultist who killed Lucid's father had managed to procure a ship and escape our clutches. Fortunatley the Black Skull pirates had offered to take us on their ship to continue our pursuit of this pesky cultist.
 
Gurval decided to help the pirates load the supplies onto the ship while i waited on the docks with my fellow misfits. We had experienced a lot together but despite that Gurval was still an enigma to me. He had a friendly nature and seemed happy to chat to the locals during our travels, but on the other hand he had an immense hatred for his own people and a barbaric side you wanted to steer clear of. I often wondered if there was something more to his hate then a simple repulsion for the magic of his people. What terrible things had the Phrat'ii done to him which caused him to hate them so?
 
The pirates finished loading the supplies onto the ship and then Prince Liuni turned up. He was accompanined by a young frog lady, athough now that i think about it i remember Lucid mentioning they were called the Nusaru. Prince Liuni gave us advice on where we should sail and then introduced us to his Nusaru companion called Froblena. He wished for her to accompany us and felt that her abilites would be beneficial in our search for the murderous cultist. We welcomed her to our group of misfits and then we set sail.
 
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We sailed away from the docks and a few minutes later Lucid asked if he could takeover at the helm. The helmsman reluctantly stepped aside and let Lucid take the helm. It became obvious pretty quickly that Lucid did not know how to steer a ship. I think he was hoping to tap into the skills of the sea captain's soul that resided in him, but was unsuccessful. Yifeng and Froblena's skills were on full display, Froblena manipulated the water around the ship while Yifeng manipulated the wind hitting the sails. Thanks to their combined efforts we had smooth sailing out of Zyniii.
 
I gazed out to the ocean and various thoughts swam around in my head like the fishes in the deep blue sea. I recalled when i had first travelled to Zyniii by ship, so much has happened since which has expanded my worldview. I do not regret my decesion to leave home and seek adventure, even though i now feel the bitter sting of my fathers disappointment.
 
My musings were interrupted by a large wave and strong winds which caused the ship to suddenly soar through the air for a few seconds. The ship's momentum caused most of us to be flung upwards but thankfully i was able to land gracefully onto Gallant's back. Gurval's cow and the pirate Toes were thrown overboard, thank goodness Gurval was able to summon his cow back onto the boat, and Toes too since he was strapped onto the cow. Part of me felt that the pirates should just put Toes out of his misery, he did not exactly have a good quality of life since he was missing all his limbs.
 
After i regained my compsure i went to sit with Arthom. and asked about his history with the female druid Celia. I figured asking him about Celia might open him up to talk about his past more, but he answered it was none of my business. I told him i got the impresssion he did not like talking about his past. He agreed and then unexpectadly said that he did not think people would want to hear about his past. I said to him that i would be happy to hear his story and gave him a reassuring tap on the shoulder. At first he just stared at me and then he offered me a drink from his flask, maybe he appreciated my sentiments after all.
 
Meanwhile Syrus was scouting the water around us and had now flown back to tell us that he spotted a ship up ahead, and the person giving the orders on that ship matched Lucid's description of his father's murderer. Lucid called us to attention and together we came up with an attack plan which would give Lucid the chance to avenge his fathers death. Yifeng had an issue with inflicting harm to the crew on the enemy ship, i admired her desire for peace but the reality was the cultists would not think twice about attacking us, which i made sure to mention to her. Instead she woud check the ship for any prisoners that she could set free.
 
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Yifeng and Froblena used their powers to get us closer to the enemy ship, whilst Ko Rava and Zyanya used their magic to cast an illusion around our ship so it looked like our ship was an approaching storm. We were getting closer to the enemy ship when suddenly a stone pilar rose out of the water in front of us. Ko Rava let go of Zyanna's hand and drew a symbol in the air with her Katana, the symbol glowed pink and then a force pushed our ship away from the pillar. I was grateful for Ko Rava's quick thinking in that moment and was impressed by her powers. I was also impressed by Zyanna's ability to keep the illusion going while so much was happening.
 
We pulled up alongside the enemy ship and I could see that the crew of the enemy ship were Nusaru. Gurval teleported onto the enemy ship and brought with him Arthom, Lucid, Yifeng and Froblena. Myself, Zyanya , Ko Rava and Syrus stayed on our ship to provide ranged attacks if need be. As soon as they landed on the enemy ship the Nusaru raised their crossbows and the Morvor cultist sneered at Lucid. He said something to Lucid which i could not make out, but it must have been bad because Lucid threw a dagger at the cultist, which landed into his hand. Then Lucid lunged at the cultist and they started exchanging blows. Syrus shot a projectile at him and then i shot an arrow at him with my bow. Zyanya shot projectiles at the cultist with her magic and Ko Rava shot lighting at him. Our combined efforts had wounded the cultist but he was a tough bastard cause he was still standing.
 
While this was happening i could see that Froblena was talking to the Nusaru, Yifeng and Gurval had dissappered below deck by this stage. Whatever Froblena had said to the Nusaru was enough to convince them to drop their crossbows, and then they all jumped into the water.
 
Lucid threw more of his daggers at the cultist and i was amazed at his speed during the fight, then in one swift movement he decapitated the cultist. Now that he had gotten his revenge did he feel complete or did he still feel hollow inside? I guess only time will tell.