The Legend of Galfrid

   Massive Galleon sailing the seas.Strong minded,confident captain at the helm of the ship,guiding her to a better tomorrow,to new treasures,new bounty and to live another day. Men,scrubbing the deck,sing the marry song,the skies are clear,the birds are flying and fish jump out of the sea as the ship passes by. Another day in paradise,Captain Galfrid thought to himself. That didn’t last,never does,he thought to himself as he heard :”Enemy ships!!!!Left side!!”.Galfrid took the telescope from his right hand man..Many ships,lots of cannons,approaching fast!As soon as the good captain began to think of what to do and give out the orders,he hears:”More enemy ships,right side!!!”. First, it were the English,now it’s the French from the other side. They were either hunting this ship down or it was stuck right in the middle of a fight,either way,they had to get out!

    “Full sail!Cannon’s ready!”.Galfrid will get his men out of this mess,he will get them out alive,they were good men and they believed in their captain to guide them. If it will come to it,they will be ready and they will fight. In the chaos,nobody noticed the skies getting darker and the waves started to pick up in strength and speed. The ships were approaching fast but started the fight between them.Smoke filling up the ocean air,flame seen from the distance,ships going down one by one as the fight grows. It started to rain and one of the ships,was now approaching fast behind them. “Cannons!At the ready!Ready to shoot on my command!Places!”:Captain barked the orders at full voice,ready to take on the enemy and come out victorious.The cutlass was out,captain himself was ready to be part of the fight and take the fight to the enemy before they come aboard. Once the ship got close enough,it’s sink or sink yourself…”FIRE”!Captain exclaimed,galleon opened fire upon the enemy before they get too close.”Fire”! The galleon kept firing the cannons,shooting fast,shooting true. Enemy ships filling up with holes,people screaming,fire spreading. The ship is shooting back and cannon balls zoom past the crew,some people get hit and killed right there and with every death,the captain is determined to destroy the enemy more than ever. He has to win,no more losses,not another ship,not on his watch. “FIRE,FIRE,FIRE!!!”:he exclaims,shredding the ship into nothing but a pile of wood,sails ablaze,people leaping off board to save themselves and soon the ship starts to sink,with crew getting swallowed by the waves. “HURRAH!HURRAH!” The crew shouts,cheering their captain who with strength and confidence, guided them to victory. Galfrid looks back at the ships behind him, and barely any ships were left standing,they have dealt with each other with no clear winner. The winner was the sea as it usually is, with flames and waves swallowing all that was.Smoke spreading,skies red from the flame,the fight was brutal and Galfrid, got out.Close one,he thought..but it was not over.

   The skies were darker than ever,raining,waves turning from mild to vicious,throwing themselves at the galleon.Even this mighty ship could not handle too much beating, especially after the fight that was. Lighting was coursing through the dark cloud above. It felt like the end,like the seas would swallow whole world and this was the end of the captain and his whole crew.Suddenly,the seas parted around the ship,it was right in the middle of vortex which came out of nowhere and began to suck the ship into the sea. Twisters started to appear around,ship spinning uncontrollably right in the middle of the whirlpool and suddenly the roar. The roar like nothing,the men,the captain have ever heard. Suddenly the whole crew went quiet,the screams,the shouts muted by the fear of what is coming and what will happen. At this point everyone was convinced they will die,and they were right. A giant tentacle came out from under the ship,right from the middle of the whirlpool and grabbed the ship right in the middle.”KRAKEN”,Galfrid shouted and before they all realised what has happened,snap! The ship broke under the weight and the power of the creature.It broke like a splinter,like a toothpick. Lightning,dark cloud,twisters all around all claiming the lives of the man. On that day their fate was to die,regardless of what fight they win or loose. As the ship plummeted into the murky depths,the brave captain went with it,swallowed by the sea,by the waves with last thing he heard is the groan of the mighty kraken and the screams of his men.The last thing he saw,the bodies of his men and the ship he loved so dearly,broken into pieces,falling to the bottom of the ocean with him and last seconds of his life. His compass falling lower past him,opened with picture of his love inside.The last face the captain was meant to see, “Anna” ,he thought to himself, as he closed his eyes and let sea claim his life.

   Some say it is all a legend of the beast and the brave captain.Some say he lost the fight while others say that the others caught up with him, and destroyed his ship with him and his men on it. Some believe he was take prisoner. But,but some say they have seen the brave captain Galfrid in taverns around Caribbean and out in sea. Whether he is alive or dead,the legend of the brave captain lives on. The legend of the captain who always put great faith in his men,who always looked after his crew and who always thought with valor til his last breath.The legend of Galfrid,still lives on.