latitudes

"What will it be, Potter?" he asks, words stilted by the cold hissing as he speaks. The serpents dance through the air, reaching toward him in anticipation. "Do we have an accord?"James fights against the noose around his neck, grasping at it with his bound hands, attempting to ignore the pain as the rope burns and cuts into his skin. He keeps his mouth tightly shut, refusing to let out any noise."No?" Riddle asks softly. "To the depths with you then."One of the Death Eaters steps forward to cut the rope. Before anything happens, a blade protrudes out of his chest from the back, instantly killing him, splattering crimson across the deck. The Death Eaters nearby scuttle back while the rest look on in shock. Behind him, the culprit pulls the sword out, face concealed by a mask. He steps forwards and cleans the blood off on Riddle's trousers. One of the serpentine appendages shoot forward, ready to attack, only to be caught in the stranger's gloved hands. James strains to breathe, swearing he would laugh if he could.Regulus Black pulls Riddle to him, ignoring the shriek of rage. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out an obsidian orb. "Let him go, and I'll give you anything you want."

This is going to be a long fic. If things go according to plan it will be 50 chapters.Before you begin you need to know some things:1) The scene in the summary won't happen for a while. It will remain there to entice people to this fic until I can write a better one.2) Characters that are known to hang out with each other in other fics are split up here in ways that make sense to me.3) On the off chance people read this and like it, expect biweekly updates for the next month and a half. I am adulting and my job is demanding around this time of the year. When I get more than 40 minutes a day to write, I'm sure I'll be able to push out updates faster.4) My prose is not the best. I tend to write succinctly and while I am feeling this creative for the first time in a long time, I plan to work on my writing style. The purpose of this fic for me is just to explore what I can do.5) It will also kind of be a slow burn in terms of the relationships. No Lily bashing at all. Chapters will likely be in the range of 5k-8k words to give characters time to deal with their thoughts and feelings.6) Plans can go awry. I would hate it if they did but that's what writing a WIP can do.7) This is a pirates of the carribbean au not just a pirate au so there will be elements from the movies. This is supposed to be a fun fic. There will be moments of angst and references to past trauma but my intention is to make you guys happy here.