Pirates Collection: Anything For Treasure

By Kenneth Guthrie

Four stories about a group of treasure obsessed pirates. This collection contains the stories of a treasure map obtained under extreme adversity, the pillaging of merchant vessels and threat that the vile pirate killing Red League and their assassin, Black Death, present, love and a prison where a man was born, and, finally, a fight between two brothers that is destined for tragedy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lunatic Ink Publishing
• Release date: Aug 19, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466128040

Kenneth Guthrie

Kenneth Guthrie is a writer of sci-fi, fantasy and crime novels.Profile image credit: Vincent Gerbouin at Pexels.com

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PIRATES COLLECTION: ANYTHING FOR TREASURE

Kenneth Guthrie

Copyright 2011 Lunatic Ink Publishing

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Treasure Hunter

Buccaneer

Fortress of Memories

Meeting of Death

2Eyes looked at the treasure map. This would change everything. They were going to be very rich indeed!

PIRATES 1: Treasure Hunter

"3Eyes held the tattooed squealing pig up. This looks right. The cave wasn’t very inviting, but why would someone hide something this important in a place that invited inspection? He guessed it made sense."

DO NOT DISTURB

Fence sorted the products on the table. This one is pretty ugly. Why would someone try to sell something like this?

He put down the little ivory pig holding its butt cheeks apart in a rather amusing pose. These were looted goods from the merchants who tried to peddle their goods to the lands across the White Sea. He looked at another item: A woman dressed in little but a silk cloth draped across one shoulder. I might keep that one.

Fence was a pirate that had left the comfort of the seas for the loot that could be had selling the takings of the various pirate ships that preyed on the not so helpless merchants.

He heard a knock on the door. He turned around and pulled out his pistol in one clean movement and shot a hole dead center through the door. There was one other thing about Fence that most people by now had learned a long time ago, but the one at the door obviously hadn't been told yet: Don't disturb Fence when he's inspecting the loot.

The door slipped open and a bloody hand fell through the crack. Oh well, one less fool to feed.

A small figure in a black cloak slipped through the door and squatted quietly in the corner.

Fence looked down at the man. This was one of his more shady contacts and one that Fence had never quite got used to.

The little figure started to grumble something.

I see. You've found that son of a mink fish? Fence asked evilly.

The figure mumbled for a long time and shifted a little.

Yes, that's a good plan. Go ahead with it.

There was a period of squeaks and groans.

Fence sighed. Yes, you may use the toilet on your way out.

The figure left and Fence turned back to his loot. It looked like Grief had found his little brother. He chuckled as he picked up the little woman and started to squeeze it. 2Eyes would pay.

There was a crack. He looked down. The body of the statue was broken into small pieces on the floor. He was holding only its head. He looked at it for awhile. Soon it will be your turn, brother.

TREASURE

3Eyes, whose real name was Larry, which was something he kept well hidden, stood at the stern of the ship with his team.

Today, my brothers, we will drink from the mighty river that is fortune, he intoned.

He grabbed the ship's gunner by the shoulders.

Can you feel it, friend? 3Eyes said holding his arms out wide and spinning the big man around.

Gunner Blinks blinked at him.