Chapter Ten
Sullivan marched into the governor's quarters. He stood firm as he said "I am prepared to make a deal. Kill me and spare my son"
"And who are you?" a man asked as his wrinkled face looked at Sullivan's. Sullivan pulled his sleeve up as he said "I am the pirate king. You have my son, I want him back"
"You are the king of the pirates?"
"I am the one who can wage war against this pathetic country. I am the one who can call others to fight and they have to obey me. If I don't have my son back, I'll give them the order and there will be war!"
"You will not rage war, not for a child. Is it not true? Are you not immortal? You can have plenty more children"
"Shall I ask you the same thing? I am immortal so your guards can do nothing when I cut out your son's eyes"
"You will not have your deal. There is no point, I cannot kill you but your son is easy prey. Goodbye, Sullivan"
"I will get him freed, one way or another he shall be free" Sullivan promised as he left. There was no point in trying to capture him; he was too fast for people and not that easy to kill anyway. He had been killed that many times, it was becoming impossible to keep track of the amount of times he had fallen to his death, drowned, been hung, shot, stabbed and even burnt alive once.
He'd live through all that, fathered his only son, Julian and yet failed to keep his promise... protect him. He mattered to him, without Julian, his life was incomplete, dangerous... he was dangerous. Without Julian there, he was going to go mad with pure rage.
Julian was in prison and due to die, Sullivan had one last hope, an ally who might help him... getting in contact wasn't going to be an easy task but he was going to do it for his son, his only son.
He stepped into water and cut his arm, hoping the smell would draw Davy to him. If he was going to have any hope, he'd need to summon Davy Jones, force him out into the open.
Davy Jones stood in the water, staring at Sullivan as he said "that was a frantic call. What is it you want from me?"
"Deal my son in"
"Excuse me, what are you asking me?"
"My son is about to be hanged for piracy, I am asking you to please, please save him"
"Why would I do that, what will you offer me? You have nothing to offer me!"
"What about an exchange, my life for his, he takes my immortality and I die for him?"
"Are you asking me what I think you are asking me? You want me to swap your immortality with your son's mortality so he will live and you will die?"
"Yes"
"Fine but I shall add my own pieces into it. Unlike you he'll never get out of his deal, ever"
"Whatever you want, you can have it. Whatever you need, you can take it. Have what you need, take what you want from me as long as he stays alive"
"Ok. For this deal, I shall have you, the fallen king, he shall be named the next king and you will be with me until I say otherwise"
Sullivan reluctantly nodded as Davy Jones grabbed his hand and said "the deal has been struck; you have made your choice. You shall hang for your son; face your every death as you see no way to get out of it. You will never live, never be human again nor shall you be immortal, instead you will be dead and your son shall have an... upgrade"
"What kind of upgrade?"
"Not for you to know, the deal has been made"
"I know. I understand what I have done"
"No, no, you do not understand, you shall never understand. As soon as you step off land, you shall be arrested and sentenced to death. This is my deal"
"But if I die that way, the pirates, they shall rage a war!"
"That was not my problem nor was it part of our agreement. You agreed to our terms and now you must face them"
"What about my son, will he live?"
"He will as I agreed. He was part of our agreement; your wars were not part of our agreement. If you all die, she will never be free and I will never be killed by your son"
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CRUEL? HE HAS DONE NOTHING TO YOU!"
"I am cruel, we both know why. You were lucky I gave him a deal... I saw an opportunity and I took it, say goodbye to your life, as soon as you touch land or land touches you, you are mine for good"
"I WILL GET YOU FOR THIS!"
"I think not"
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