Pirate vs Ninja

Japan; 1600s

A local gambling attracted A hairy man goes to the bartender and bribes him with a heavy coin purse. "I'm lookin' for the wereabouts of 'The golden armor of Kagura Uchia'." The bartender gives him a scroll, with a map written on it. "A three days journey, if the sea winds allow it.' He then shoots the bartender dead and takes his gold back. The people were shocked of course, as he turned his guns to them. The bearded man was a Pirate, and he turned over his hat; asking the other patrons to 'donate' their money to them. But as he left, one of the patrons he stole from rushed into the forrests. This man was secretly a well known criminal too, a Ninja. He wore his dark clothes, carried his gear and went through the trails. The pirate was still headed for his ship, but before he left the tree line he hears the bending of branches and the rustle of leaves. Thinking someone was following him, he lit a grenado and threw it at the path behind him. In the flash of the explosion the forrest lit up, just for a second. Just long enough for the Pirate to see a black figure leap at him from the tree tops. He rolled out of the way of the Ninja, just in time, as the Ninja stabbed into the ground. By the time the Ninjato was pulled out, the Pirate sheathed his Saber in his right hand with a pistol in his left. "Is this 'black cat' in my path?"

The two slashed and stabbed at each other, but neither could land a blow. The Ninja made a defensive stance, but this allowed the Pirate to aim his pistol and fire. The Ninja ducked just in time, and he heard the bullet fly past his ear. The Pirate reaches for another pistol from his vest. The Ninja saw this action and threw three shuriken; two of which hit in the chest and shoulder. But the Pirate has a history of getting stabbed, as seen by his many scars. He pulled out the shurikens and taunted; "You can't kill a gull with a toy!" The Pirate had his own knife; he unsheathed and threw it at the Ninja. It landed and lacerated his arm, but it was only a glancing blow. Yet the Ninja knew that with his cover blown, he lost his advantage. The Pirate drew two pistols and aimed both at the Ninja's head. The Ninja was crafty however; he threw a smoke bomb into the ground. The cloud quickly faded, but so did the asssassin. He sees the bushes shake as the Ninja flees. The Pirate keeps his guns at the ready as he exists the tree-line. At the sandy beach his rowboat rests on the shore. He keeps an eye out, knowing the beach has no cover to hide behind. But as he pushes the boat back into the water, he spies the Ninja's shadow, swiming just under the tide. The Ninja rises up with his sword, but the Pirate blocks just in time with his own blade. With their blades locked, the Pirate uses his free hand to pull a pistol and fire it at the Ninja point blank; but the gun misfires. Frustrated, the Pirate instead pistolwhips the Ninja. The Ninja's ninjato is knocked out, but he carries other weapons. The Pirate charges, but the Ninja breaks open a black-egg and throws it at the Pirate. The Pirate flinches in pain as the dust of glass scrapes his eye. The Ninja then pulls out a chain. It whips around the Pirate's legs, and with a sharp tug, the chain pulls the Pirate's legs upwards and the Pirate falls onto his back. The Ninja retrieves his sword and prepares to land the killing blow. But the Pirate grabs a heavy pile of sand and throws it at the Ninja. As the Ninja flinched; the Pirate pulls out his blunderbuss. The Ninja is too close to dodge the mighty thundering blast. The shot drills into the Ninja's leg; amputating it instantly. The Ninja drops his weapons and lands into the sand hard. The Ninja watches as the Pirate steals his Ninjato and throws it into the sea. The Pirate readies his rowboat, and before heading out to sea, shouts. "A parting gift for the beached whale!" He chucks a grenado at the Ninja, and it lands mere inches away. He whispers. "You drunken bastard ape..." And the bomb detonates.

The Pirate rows back to his ship, sake in hand. He takes a big gulp. "Ack, my drink has been poisoned!" He takes a sniff of the bottle. "Arg, it's just a tad stale. I'll mix it with some grog."