Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic]

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In 1716, far out into the Caribbean, an evil power is about to awaken. The English privateer vessel Lively has just pulled off a daring attack against the Spanish vessel Nuestra Señora de la Purificación, and has done so with the help of the pirate vessel Hazard, captained by John "The Ladyman" Laurier. The odds seemed impossible, and their crews doubted them, but they've pulled off what no one thought possible--the defeat of a Spanish galleon amidst a storm! But after their victory, the sun sets...and it doesn't rise again.

A cosmic horror may be upon them. The stars appear to have shifted, two alien moons occasionally appear in the night sky, and strange things move beneath the water. Fighting panicking crews, both Laurier and his friend, Benjamin "Devil's Son" Vhingfrith, must keep their wits about them as they seek to understand this cosmic phenomenon and reach Port Royal. If it's even still there.

This story includes action, adventure, exploration, detailed battle sequences and descriptions of sea tactics, and both ship and island politics, amid a shifting landscape that involves historical events altered by an extreme cosmic phenomenon. There are Lovecraftian creatures, secret cults, discussions about religion and its views on what this cosmic event may foretell. There will also be graphic violence and some romance (two of the main MCs are bisexual, but they try and keep that a secret). But make no mistake, this is already a gruesome, grim topic when you decide to include actual pirates, their lifestyles, and their tactics, which I intend to go into detail about. The "Golden Age of Piracy" is one of my favorite topics to research and you will occasionally see historical figures in this story. Pirates were complex people with complex relationships and opinions on government and faith. Many escaped slaves became pirates themselves, even captains of their own ships. Our world was forever reshaped by the "Golden Age of Piracy," and I intend to explore how those changes might've been even more bizarre had there been a bizarre cosmic event on this scale.

If you came for detailed descriptions of sailing, life as a pirate and privateer, politics concerning cosmic horrors, and epic battles, I think you've come to the right place.

Finally, while we will bounce around between lots of character over time, the mains are John Laurier and Benjamin Vhingfrith. Laurier is a white man of privilege who, because of his sexual orientation being discovered, was driven away from his home out of shame and desperation. Benjamin is a half-Black man whose white father raised him to be a businessman, sailor and privateer, and fights to earn respect in the only place that will even marginally give it to him--the near-lawless territories of the Caribbean.

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Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 42 Chapter 42: Yo-ho! RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 41 Chapter 41: The Doldrums RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 40 Chapter 40: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 39 Chapter 39: The Messenger is Not Important RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 38 Chapter 38: Business in Nassau RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 37 Chapter 37: A Better Pirate Never Lived RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 36 Chapter 36: The Kind of Doom Only the Sea Brings RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 35 Chapter 35: The Battle for the León Coronado RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 34 Chapter 34: The Goddess Gawa RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 33 Chapter 33: Old Charley RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 32 Chapter 32: Hunger Makes Men Stupid RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 31 Chapter 31: Uncharted Isles RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 30 Chapter 30: Tortuga RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 29 Chapter 29: The Attack on Porto Bello RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 28 Chapter 28: A Little Dance with Jack Ketch RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 27 Chapter 27: The Deception at Porto Bello RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 26 Chapter 26: Oddsummers RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 25 Chapter 25: A Dark Visitor RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 24 Chapter 24: Toby, and the Monsters of Port Royal RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 23 Chapter 23: The Behemoth RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 22 Chapter 22: The Dead Who Walk as We Do RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 21 Chapter 21: The Trap RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 20 Chapter 20: Do You Understand What Room You're In Now? RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 19 Chapter 19: The Masquerade Ball RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 18 Chapter 18: One Dark Rumour RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 17 Chapter 17: The Firmament Stirs RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 16 Chapter 16: A Treasure Worth 300 Million Pounds RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 15 Chapter 15: Jack the Pickpocket RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 14 Chapter 14: Port Royal RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 13 Chapter 13: The Mallory RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 12 Chapter 12: Land Ho! RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 11 Chapter 11: Honour, the Cosmos, and the Republic RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 10 Chapter 10: The Short Mutiny RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 9 Chapter 9: A Dark Deed That Needed Doing RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 8 Chapter 8: The Frenchman RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 7 Chapter 7: A Review of the Facts RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 6 Chapter 6: The Hellmouth RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 5 Chapter 5: First Anomaly RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 4 Chapter 4: Castle at Sea, Under Siege RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 3 Chapter 3: Boarding Action RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 2 Chapter 2: The Lively RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] 1 Chapter 1: The Hazard RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] Third Interlude: Blackbeard's Final Lesson RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] Prologue: How it Came to Be This Way RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] Second Interlude: Queen Anne's Revenge RoyalRoadL
Pirates of the Long Night [Grimdark Fantasy Epic] First Interlude: The Leaving of London RoyalRoadL