The Scarlet Fleet was Shorty, Andro, Zan Zelin, and Pabo Chun. The Azure Fleet was Amanda, Rain, Otho the Shiny Compton, and Xi. The first half of the battle raged, fast and furious. Finally, there were only 4 ships left. Shorty and Amanda exchanged fire as they passed, leaving Amanda's Azure Schooner crippled and dead in the water. Otho had delt with Zan's Scarlet Schooner the same way. Shorty charged Otho, preventing him from finishing off Captain Zan. After leaving Captain Zan's Schooner awash and de-masted, Otho the Shinning One set course downwind with Shorty's schooner continuously barraging the sloops vulnerable stern with her forward chasers. Finally, with her back broken, Shiny's sloop slipped beneath the waves. Moments after Shiny's demise, Zan managed to kedge his crippled ship around so his broadside faced Amanda's dead ship. Amanda helplessly watched as he opened fire and sent her to the briny deep winning the first half of the battle for the Scarlet Fleet. The fleets regrouped and engaged again. Rain and Xi tangled up their rigging leaving port slowing them down enough for the Scarlet Fleet to catch up with them and temporarily have and advantage in numbers. Otho and Amanda quickly came about and rushed to their teammates aid. The battle raged, and ships started sinking one by one. It came down to Andro and Zan vs Amanda and Rain. Amanda managed to get on Andro's stern sailing close hauled to the wind south. Amanda's shots crashed through Andro's stern as he tried to kedge his broadside around, but Amanda managed to finish him just in time. Amanda brought her damaged ship about to confront Zan who was sailing down from the north. Rain hurried to catch him from behind. Amanda and Zan exchanged shots before Zan had to veer off to confront Rain. Rain charged in, guns blazing, and Zan sank like a lead zeppelin. Both the Azure and Scarlet Fleets limped, floated, and swam home, neither victorious. Sketches by Fluer
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