#plus i was able to finally use a story idea related to grumpbeard that i've had for a while

[lazuli-bloom]

Screams of the crew rang out in the night air, drowned out by the torrential rain and waves crashing against the splintering vessel. Another bombardment of fiery orange cannonballs struck the hull of the ship, rocking the ship to and sending several grumps into the violet waves below. Captain Pommet cried out orders to fire back at their assailant only for it to r strike the ship with its tail, cracking the battered planks and allowing the ocean to pour in.

Sneed chanced a look away from the chaos of his crew fighting back this monstrous attack and towards the island in the distance. Snaktooth Island, the island rumored to be Grumpbeard's current hiding spot, and island for Sneed to confront the grump who stole everything from him. Enacting his revenge way almost within reach.

Another barrage hitting the ship snapped the captain back to the matter at hand. He grit his teeth and ordered another round of shots. Miss after miss, as the cannonballs shot at the beast below the waves, until finally a hit. The small cheer among the crew still standing was short lived as the monster charged the ship with more force than ever before.

Sneed called for another volley, but the command died in his throat. The beast rose from the sea, briefly illuminated by the distant strikes of lightning. The serpent glared the captain dead in the eye before slamming it's upper body against the bow, dipping the end below the water for a moment. Sneed and his crew clung to what scraps of wood remained nailed to ship. Soaked with rain, several more grumps lost their grip and fell to the ocean.

A deep roar bellowed out from the leviathan as it dove under the waves once more. Sneed's claws dug into the waterlogged wood, then he let out a breath. He ordered the last of his crew into the canoes for their retreat. The beast continued to knock against the ship, but no more shots coming from the pirate, it shifted its attention to the grumps already in the sea.

Captain Pommet and his crew seized advantage of the opportunity, fleeing the sinking ship and the poor souls trapped by the serpent. The journey back to the mainland would be long and push the grumps to their limits, but it was a better option then staying.

Sneed took one last look to the island sinking below the horizon. If a monster such as that makes its home on Snaktooth Island, then may whatever gods be out there have mercy on Grumpbeard's soul.