“Surrender?” he begged.
Aisha gazed down her rapier at Admiral Benpassa. When last they’d met, he was raping her mother, the Queen. Aisha escaped the horror that followed; fleeing her father’s fallen kingdom to be reborn as a pirate.
A sharp blade and sharper mind had kept her safe when her blossoming femininity betrayed her. Her beauty and fearless nature were unrivaled; pirates flocked to her banner.
She raided the usurper’s fleet mercilessly, taking joy in each victory. Today was particularly fine.
Aisha drove her rapier through Benpassa’s skull, then swung from the burning flagship; steely eyes smoldering.
Surrender?
Never.
Ryan Stone
Interesting. There were indeed women pirats!
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Thank you. Yes, I know a few 😉
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I will be on her side!!!
I have come to really enjoy these shorts, since they constantly reveal your immeasurable skill of fitting so much in so few words.
P.S. Arrgh 😉
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Arrgh, thank ye very much matey!
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Ryan?
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Yes, Manan?
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love it! What a short story, punchy to the end!
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This flash gave birth to a (nearly completed) novel. I fell in love with Aisha and couldn’t let her go! Thank you again, dear Melinda.
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You’re welcome 🙂 that’s wonderful news about the novel! Congratulations
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Pretty epic. A lot in a little.
Reminded me of Black Flag.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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