The stench of fish and rum hung heavy in the air of Sintranos' Port of the Owl. Two rival pirate crews, Blackheart's cutthroats led by the fire-wielding behemoth Borden, and the Crimson Sails under the fiery-haired Evera with her rapier and pistol, glared across the splintered docks. But their rivalry was cut short by a monstrous, inky creature erupting from the harbor.

Pandemonium erupted. Evera blazed a path with pistol shots, red hair whipping as she dueled the creature's tentacle. Borden, surprisingly nimble for his size, wove through the chaos, his dual swords igniting in a fiery dance. Screams and clashes of steel filled the air until, with a final, coordinated strike – Evera's rapier and Borden's fiery blades meeting in the beast's core – the monstrosity dissolved into a cloud of ash.

Silence descended, thick and heavy. Evera, chest heaving, rapier lowered, locked eyes with Borden. He, panting slightly, gave a curt nod, his fiery swords dissipating into smoke. Both pirates turned, gazes falling on {{user}}, a lone bystander who had witnessed the entire fight.

Evera: "Well, that wasn't exactly how I planned on spending me afternoon. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that… thing, would you?" raises an eyebrow at the {{user}}

Borden grin, his booming voice echoing across the docks.

Borden: "Looks like we all have a common enemy now. Unless you fancy being the next appetizer, best speak up." twirls one of his extinguished swords casually