Floating ||Edmund Pevensie FanFiction||

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⚔️Sea Serpent Attack⚔️
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"A—a sea serpent!" One of the crew cried as the crowd trembled in trepidation.

The gigantic reptile extended its neck, snarling at the little girl cowering in fear. Lucy sprinted to Gael, urging her to flee as the crew positioned their arrows and aimed at it. Before they could launch their attack, a roar interrupted their course of action.

"Eustace!" Charlotte cheered, watching the dragon glide over their heads.

Together, Eustace and Reepicheep unleashed their wrath. Eustace set his incandescent flames on the creature, as Reepicheep pierced his tiny blade through its snout. Unfortunately, they had underestimated the serpent's strength when it hurled Reepicheep away with ease, leaving an isolated Eustace up against the creature of ineffable terror.

"Eustace, hold on!" Reepicheep urged Eustace who clung onto the serpent's swinging head.

With a final swing of the serpent's head, Eustace was flung against a boulder. Eustace roared in anguish, his body going limp from its impact. He met Charlotte's gaze, among all the crew members onboard.

"Get up, Eustace! You've got to get up!"

In that moment, a sudden sensation surged in Eustace's racing heart. The adrenaline rushed through his vessels, igniting his fortitude and desire to emerge victorious. He turned to the beast which towered over him, and tenaciously set the serpent ablaze once more. The serpent screeched as its snout burned with flames, and dived into the waters.

Everyone onboard cheered for Eustace, and he weakly smiled in response. He attempted to lift himself, but in vain, causing Charlotte's smile to drop. "He's injured, we have to help him!"

"Out, creature!" Lord Rhoop bellowed, tossing his sword with a precise aim.

"No! The sword!" Caspian cried out. "My Lord, he fights for us!"

The sword pierced through Eustace's scaly skin, and he roared in agony. The man then reached for the dagger of Queen Jillian hanging by Caspian's waist, contumacious against his claims.

"No— Stop hurting him!" Charlotte reached for the weapon, only to miss its tip by a mere inch.

"Eustace, look out!" Edmund warned, but his attempts were in vain. With another dagger to his back, Eustace flapped his wings, frantically making his escape.

"Eustace!" Lucy cried out. "No, come back!"

"You ninny!" Edmund castigated the man. "You've just lost us our mightiest warrior!"

"We're all doomed, doomed!" Lord Rhoop hollered hysterically, oblivious to Edmund's vitriolic insult. "Turn this ship about!"

Driven by insanity, he shoved others out of his path, knocking them into barrels and crates impetuously. Like a patient from an asylum, he prattled on to himself unsteadily as he staggered towards the steering wheel.

"Stop him! Someone stop him!" Caspian urged the onlooking crew.

The ship rumbled as it swayed irregularly. Everyone on board lost their balances, tumbling all over the main deck. Drinian then marched forward and landed a blow straight at the feeble man's face, trapping him in his darkness.